Comparison of smoking behaviors and associated factors between HIV-infected and uninfected men in Guilin, China: a case–control study by Yong Yu, Yong Yu, Fuqun Xiao, Fuqun Xiao, Mengqiu Xia, Liman Huang, Xiaohu Liu, Wenyu Tang, Xue Gong

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Hypertension and diabetes on cognitive impairment: a case–control study in China by Jing Wu, Xiangjun Yin, Weiqiang Ji, Yang Liu, Jing Tang, Han Zhang, Shige Qi, Jie Li, Li Lin, Xueqing Yang, Chengdong Xu, Qingfeng Du

“…We aimed to investigate whether HD influences development of cognitive impairment and whether the effect is cumulative. Methods A case–control study was conducted. From 40,103 subjects aged 60 years or older, enrolled from 28 representative communities of 9 provinces of China between January 2015 and December 2021 into the Prevention and Intervention on Neurodegenerative Disease for Elderly in China program using multi-stage stratified random sampling, individuals not meeting our propensity score matching criteria were excluded, and 13,252 individuals were finally selected for the study. …”
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The heterogeneity of mortality burden of lower respiratory infection associated with ambient temperature and its drivers in China by Sujuan Chen, Jinlei Qi, Yulin Zhuo, Jianxiong Hu, Jiangmei Liu, Peng Yin, Tao Liu, Mengen Guo, Guanhao He, Ziqiang Lin, Fengrui Jing, Jinling You, Wenjun Ma, Maigeng Zhou

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MODERN DIRECTION FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF TRAINING STUDENTS OF DENTAL FACULTY by M.V. Storozheva, S.N. Grigorov, L.P. Rekova

“…One way to encourage and motivate to study is method of creating a situation of cognitive dispute. …”
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A deep-learning-based consistency test approach for Earth system models on HPC systems by Yangyang Yu, Shaoqing Zhang, Haohuan Fu, Dexun Chen, Yang Gao, Xiaopei Lin, Zhao Liu, Xiaojing Lv

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A new, fast method to search for morphological convergence with shape data. by Silvia Castiglione, Carmela Serio, Davide Tamagnini, Marina Melchionna, Alessandro Mondanaro, Mirko Di Febbraro, Antonio Profico, Paolo Piras, Filippo Barattolo, Pasquale Raia

“…The search.conv method was found to be powerful, correctly identifying simulated cases of convergent morphological evolution in 95% of the cases. …”
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Metode Pendidikan Anak Berbasis Qishshah AL-Anbiyâ’ dan Kontekstualisasinya di Perguruan Tinggi Islam by Muh Syamsuddin

“…Using data from the literature and discourse analysis, this paper found that the prophetic method of educating children in the Koran are prenatally using monologues and after birth using the method of dialogue with intuitive engineering - shar'ī , case studies , emotive and scientific debate. …”
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Applications of the Ai Chi method in aquatic programs – a review of literature by Amelia Elena Stan, Marius Dumitru Dima, Teodora Dominteanu

“…The purpose of the review was to assess if there are studies about the effectiveness of the Ai Chi method in aquatic recovery programs for people with different conditions and/or for achieving a better state of relaxation. …”
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Which Method Should We Choose in ELT: A Real Challenge! by Necdet Osam

“…They are discussing the reasons for the failure o f having an efficient English language teaching in these schools despite a six-year-long education. After having studied English for six years at the secondary and high schools, the majority of high school graduates, except very few rare cases, are far from uttering a few words in English, let alone communicate with foreigners when needed. …”
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High Frequency Resonance Frequency Shift Method for Cable Distribution System by Mingxing ZHU, Binbin KONG, Huaying ZHANG

“…And then, based on actual project cases, the high frequency resonance suppression effects of the proposed method and its impact on the system stability are evaluated using the Bode diagram and root locus plotted with the system function, and the effectiveness of the proposed method is verified. …”
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Cartographic source materials and cartographic method of research in the past environment analyses by Nieścioruk Kamil

“…The article reviews a methodology of using early maps and other cartographic materials in the past environment studies. The application of the cartographic method of research is presented on examples from different research fields, but cases from the Earth Science are analysed deeper - from hydrography, through geomorphology to many aspects of economic geography. …”
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A Fast Analytical Method for Elastic–Plastic Analysis of Threaded Connections by Carlo Brutti, Corrado Groth, Marco Evangelos Biancolini

“…The yield limit can be reached under relatively small external loads, and elastic–plastic behavior has predominantly been studied using finite element models. While these models are highly valuable, they are often restricted to specific cases. …”
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A Novel Drone Sampling Method for Lower Atmospheric Fungal Spores by Rohit Bangay, Atsushi Matsuki, Nobuko Tuno

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Research Advances in Large Deformation Analysis and Applications of the Material Point Method by Changhong Zhou, Qing Zhong, Xuejiao Zhou, Xionghua Wu, Shiyi Chen

“…Traditional mesh methods often struggle with large-scale mesh distortion when dealing with such issues, which can compromise solution efficiency and accuracy, and in severe cases, even cause computational interruptions. …”
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A METHOD OF CONTACTLESS MEASUREMENT OF SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF RADIO ELECTRONIC OBJECTS by V. K. Bityukov, A. N. Zhukov, D. S. Simachkov

“…There exists quite an extensive bibliography on the methods of contactless measurement of temperature of the surfaces of objects. …”
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Role of consciousness formation methods and their application in class work with students of specialized higher educational institutions by Olga V. Igumnova

“…These directions of educational work must be focused on the students’ mindset formation by the means of the methods of the prospective penal officers’ consciousness formation such as convincing method, ethic discussion, clarification, debate, explanation, case study, example-oriented method. …”
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Local or Neighborhood? Examining the Relationship between Traffic Accidents and Land Use Using a Gradient Boosting Machine Learning Method: The Case of Suzhou Industrial Park, Chin... by Yueming Yang, Hyungchul Chung, Joon Sik Kim

“…Using a case study of Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) in Suzhou, China, this paper examines the relationship between different land use types and traffic accidents using a gradient boosting model (GBM) machine learning method. …”
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Determination of the Change of Agricultural Landscapes Based on CORINE Land Cover Agricultural Land Classes Using GIS and Visual Quality Value with the AHP Method: The Case of Tekı... by Meltem Güneş Tigen, Tuğba Kiper

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Utilizing an explanatory case method approach to explore alternative recruitment strategies for a longitudinal randomized clinical trial of insomnia treatment in cancer survivors a... by Suzanne S Dickerson, Karen P Larkin, Dianne Loomis, Donna Tyrpak, Misol Kwon, Youngran Cha, Heba Mohedat, Grace E Dean

“…Recruiting in-person post COVID-19 was challenging due to clinical staff barriers. The explanatory case study method offers insight into the complex recruitment process and potential approaches that could be implemented for future public health insomnia treatment studies.…”
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EXPRESS METHOD FOR CALCULATING GROSS MARGIN IN E-COMMERCE: A PRACTICAL APPROACH by Viktoriia Zalizniuk, Oleh Nozhovnik

“…A case study utilising tulle curtains demonstrates the practical application of the aforementioned method. …”
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