Snodgrass procedure for distal penile and mid-shaft hypospadias repair in children by S. S. Zadykyan, R. S. Zadykyan, V. V. Sizonov, I. M. Kagantsov

“…Hypospadias is one of the most frequent penile malformations in newborn boys. Warren Snodgrass developed the «tubularized incised plate» (TIP) urethroplasty that is the most often procedure used in the surgical treatment of distal hypospadias for the last 20 years. …”
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Causal link between humid heatwaves and ischemic heart disease: assessing hospitalizations and economic burden across 955 Chinese counties by Teng Wang, Hanxu Shi, Zhisheng Liang, Haojun Fan, Taojiang Meng, Fan Dai, Wei Huang, Ming Xu, Huining Yang, Shyam Biswal, Murugappan Ramanathan, Gorden G. Liu, Minghui Ren, Shengzhi Sun, Zhenyu Zhang

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Systematic review of case series and case reports on pediatric pulmonary embolism by Mohammed Alsabri, Almoatazbellah Attalla, Salma Tamer Abdelrahman, Ahmed Bostamy Elsnhory, Dina Essam Abo-elnour, Nicholas Aderinto, Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka, Basel F. Alqeeq, Luis L. Gamboa

“…This systematic review aims to consolidate data from case series and case reports to provide a comprehensive overview of pediatric pulmonary embolism, focusing on clinical characteristics, diagnostic approaches, treatment strategies, and outcomes. …”
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Study on the Influence of Window Size on the Thermal Comfort of Traditional One-Seal Dwellings (Yikeyin) in Kunming Under Natural Wind by Yaoning Yang, Junfeng Yin, Jixiang Cai, Xinping Wang, Juncheng Zeng

“…Utilizing the Grasshopper platform integrated with Ladybug, Honeybee, and Butterfly plugins, we developed parametric models incorporating Kunming’s Energy Plus Weather meteorological data. …”
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Evaluation of enhanced external counterpulsation with different modes on acute hemodynamic effects by Yujia Zhong, Liling Hao, Xue Jia, Songrim Paek, Shuai Tian, Guifu Wu

“…However, there are minimal data regarding the effects of different EECP modes on acute hemodynamic changes, particularly blood flow redistribution. …”
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Evaluation of community pharmacists' knowledge and attitude about Hajj and Umrah-related health conditions in the western region, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study. by Nasser M Alorfi, Ahmed M Ashour, Maan H Harbi, Fahad S Alshehri

“…The study made use of a self-administered questionnaire consisting of four sections that aimed to obtain information about the CPs' knowledge and attitudes towards health conditions related to Hajj and Umrah. Data analysis was conducted using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 26 (SPSS).…”
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The relationship between organizational commitment, psychological capital, positive coping styles, and perceived professional benefit among new nurses: a longitudinal study by Hangna Qiu, Juntong Jing, Zhengyi Ma, Yongkang Fu, Dongrun Liu, Huanhuan Zhang, Jie Liu, Chaoran Chen

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS 27.0, and structural equation modeling was performed using Amos 24.0 to examine the mediating role of psychological capital and positive coping styles between organizational commitment and Perceived Professional Benefit. …”
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Comparison of Effects of ACEIs and ARBs on Albuminuria and Hyperkalemia in Indonesian Hypertensive Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients by Putri S. Agustina, Em Yunir, Pukovisa Prawiroharjo, Johanda Damanik, Rani Sauriasari

“…There is no compelling evidence in favor of ACEI over ARB or vice versa except for data supporting the early use of both drugs in patients with overt proteinuria. …”
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Effects of Standardized Brazilian Green Propolis Extract (EPP-AF®) on Inflammation in Haemodialysis Patients: A Clinical Trial by Marcelo Augusto Duarte Silveira, Hayna Malta-Santos, Jéssica Rebouças-Silva, Flávio Teles, Erica Batista dos Santos Galvão, Sergio Pinto de Souza, Fábio Ricardo Dantas Dutra, Marcel Miranda Dantas Gomes, Maurício Brito Teixeira, Luis Filipe Miranda Rebelo da Conceição, Carolina Sa Nascimento, Carolina Kymie Vasques Nonaka, Rodrigo Silva Cezar, Paulo Benigno Pena Batista, Andresa Aparecida Berretta, Valeria M. Borges, Rogerio da Hora Passos

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The phenomenological examination of Turkish mothers who have hemophilic sons by Veysel Gök, Sebahat Aydos, Begüm Fatma Kıryar, Alper Özcan, Ebru Yılmaz, Musa Karakükcü, Ekrem Ünal

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Investigating the effect of the digital storytelling of peers’ childbirth experiences on the perception and mode of childbirth: a quasi-experimental study by Zahra Mahdavi, Leila Amiri-Farahani, Sally Pezaro, Hamid Salehiniya, Soghra Omrani Saravi

“…After giving birth, data were collected via telephone from those in both the control and intervention groups in relation to their mode of childbirth as a primary outcome. …”
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Poppers use, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and risky sexual behaviors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Chongqing, China by Huailiang Chen, Jin Chen, Qingge Zhao, Min Zhou

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Advances in Periodontal Diagnostics: Application of MultiModal Language Models in Visual Interpretation of Panoramic Radiographs by Albert Camlet, Aida Kusiak, Agata Ossowska, Dariusz Świetlik

“…ChatGPT, the leading conversational model, has recently been extended to process visual data. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the ChatGPT models 4.5, o1, o3 and o4-mini-high in RBH measurement and tooth counts in relation to dental professionals’ evaluations. …”
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Synergistic effect of Co3O4/CdAl2O4 nanocomposite for photocatalytic decontamination of organic dyes under visible light irradiation by Zahra araei, Mohsen ghorbani

“…Various techniques have been developed to treat industrial wastewater. This study synthesized a Co3O4/CdAl2O4 nanocomposite using a hydrothermal method to remove Direct Blue and Basic Yellow organic dyes from aqueous media. …”
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Prevalence, characteristics and management of migraine patients with triptan failure in primary care: the EMR France-Mig study by M. Lanteri-Minet, C. Casarotto, O. Bretin, C. Collin, M. Gugenheim, V. Raclot, A. Cases, P. A. Squara, W. Aissani, A. Saighi, H. Lefebvre

“…Methods The France-Mig study was a retrospective analysis of a cohort of patients suffering from migraine in 2022 identified using data from the IQVIA electronic medical records (EMR). …”
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Prognostic role of preoperative inflammatory markers in postoperative lung metastasis of colorectal cancer: a retrospective study by Jiukang Sun, Weili Xiong, Zhang Fang, Chuanjun Song

“…Results Among the patients, 55 developed lung metastasis during the study period. …”
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Protocol to quantify bacterial burden in time-kill assays using colony-forming units and most probable number readouts for Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Marie Sylvianne Rabodoarivelo, Eik Hoffmann, Cyril Gaudin, Diana Angélica Aguilar-Ayala, Jordana Galizia, Lindsay Sonnenkalb, Michael Dal Molin, Laura Cioetto-Mazzabò, Giulia Degiacomi, Deborah Recchia, Jan Rybniker, Riccardo Manganelli, Maria Rosalia Pasca, Santiago Ramón-García, Ainhoa Lucía

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What can be learned from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on work participation among people with work disabilities? A qualitative practice & policy perspective approach by Mara de Visser, Trees Juurlink, Astrid Bosma, Marloes Zijl, Johannes R. Anema, Maaike A. Huysmans

“…Participants were asked to share their experiences about employees or job seekers with work disabilities on (re)gaining and maintaining paid employment, barriers and facilitators for work participation during the Covid-19 crisis and what is needed to enhance work participation among people with WD in times of crisis and beyond. Data were analysed using thematic content analysis. …”
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El trabajo de campo en estudios sobre educación: cuando los investigadores enfrentan la realidad / Fieldwork in research studies on education: when researchers face reality by Silvia Patricia Aquino Zúñiga, Armando Lozano Rodríguez, Jaime Ricardo Valenzuela González

“…This paper discusses the contributions that the participation of undergraduate students as research assistants in research projects can have on their research training and development. The undergraduate students collaborated in a research project named Evaluating to improve: Educational evaluation system for schools of low academic achievement, funded by the Science and Technology National Council (CONACYT), of Tabasco in Mexico, During six weeks, 30 undergraduate students, organized into 10 data collection teams, visited 105 primary and secondary schools in the State of Tabasco. …”
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Rural-urban disparity in uptaking skilled antenatal care visits by pregnant women in Bangladesh: Zero and One Inflated Poisson regression model. by Lubana Tanvia, M Ershadul Haque, Wasimul Bari

“…<h4>Methods</h4>In this study, data have been retrieved from last four waves of Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys ranging from 2011 to 2022 and later combined together to form a pooled dataset. …”
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