How does medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) influence the health-related quality of life after surgery? by Oliver Bissinger, Josefa Greiser, Elisabeth Maier, Philipp Ehrmann, Tamara Kakoschke, Klaus-Dietrich Wolff, Carolin Götz

“…Results In comparison to normative data of the German population cancer and osteoporosis patients showed a reduction in their QoL in general. It was demonstrated that MRONJ causes an even further negative impact, particularly on role and social function. …”
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Two miRNA prognostic signatures of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: A bioinformatic analysis based on the TCGA dataset by Chaoying Wu, Lingxia Tong, Chaoqun Wu, Dong Chen, Jianguo Chen, Qianyun Li, Fang Jia, Zirui Huang

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Comparison of Intercostal Nerve Block Versus Patient-Controlled Intravenous Analgesia for Post Thoracotomy Pain by Reema Meena, Renu Garg, Arun Garg, Shunmugam

“…Conclusion: Our study suggests that the ICNB is more effective than PCIA for post-thoracotomy analgesia and also requires a lesser total dose of opioid.…”
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Comparison of the rate of complications after TUEB and cystic prostatectomy in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia by G. V. Bachurin

“…The indications for open prostatectomy is the presence of bladder stones, bladder tumors and bladder diverticulum, a large volume of a gland (80 cm3 or more). Endoscopic intervention (without opening of the bladder) is performed if there is a serious general comorbidities, which does not allow to carry out major surgery if prostate volume does not exceed 80 cubic centimeters. …”
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Intentional heterogeneity in autologous cell-based gene therapies: strategic considerations for first-in-human trials by Antoni Ribas, Carl H June, Philip D Greenberg, Crystal L Mackall, Marcela V Maus, John E Connolly, Christopher R Cabanski, Ute Dugan, Mark D Stewart, Jeff D Allen, EnJun Yang, Alexander Marson

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The Thoracic Anatomy of Two Flightless <i>Chrysolina</i> Species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Sipei Liu, Xiaokun Liu, Xieshuang Wang, Wenjie Li, Xin Liu, Siqin Ge

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THE MUNICIPAL LEGAL AWARENESS: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS by Denis O. Bobrovnyk

“…The author considers that, unlike municipal legal psychology, which is formed mainly spontaneously, depending on subjective events in municipal life and the experience of past generations, municipal legal ideology is formed in a systemic way as a result of: a) scientific (doctrinal), theoretical reflection of the municipal legal reality, b) based on the generalization and development of the most famous and significant municipal legal theories of the past and present; c) study of the main regularities of the formation, development and functioning of municipalism and its regulatory support and maintenance; d) study of the fundamental principles of municipalism, which are enshrined in international legal standards of local democracy; e) study of the basic principles of the state municipal policy. …”
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The cardiac microenvironment uses non‐canonical WNT signaling to activate monocytes after myocardial infarction by Ingmar Sören Meyer, Andreas Jungmann, Christoph Dieterich, Min Zhang, Felix Lasitschka, Susann Werkmeister, Jan Haas, Oliver J Müller, Michael Boutros, Matthias Nahrendorf, Hugo A Katus, Stefan E Hardt, Florian Leuschner

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Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis in Children and Adults: Clinical Manifestations, Management, and Outcome—Case Series and Literature Review by Beidi Zhu, Zunguo Du, Zhengxin Wang, Yang Li, Jiming Zhang, Haoxiang Zhu

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Prevalence of daily family meals among children and adolescents from 43 countries by José Francisco López‐Gil, Lee Smith, Mark A. Tully, Julio Álvarez‐Pitti, Santiago F. Gómez, Helmut Schröder

“…In the present study, which included large representative samples of school‐going children and adolescents from 43 countries, more than half of the participants did not have daily family meals.…”
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Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Patients with COVID-19: Results of a Cross-sectional Study by Azar Daneshpajooh, Reza Shamsi, Mahboubeh Mirzaei, Hanieh Salehi-Pourmehr

“…Objective: We aimed to investigate the effect of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 infection on lower urinary tract function using validated questionnaires in patients with patients. …”
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Predictors of pain reduction following manual therapy in patients with temporomandibular disorders: a protocol for a prospective observational study by Alison B Rushton, Nicola R Heneghan, Deborah Falla, Giacomo Asquini, Andrea Edoardo Bianchi, Giulia Borromeo, Matteo Locatelli

“…Candidate predictors including demographic variables, general health variables, psychosocial features, TMD characteristics and clinical tests of the temporomandibular joint and masticatory muscles will be collected at baseline. …”
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Design of Morlet wavelet neural networks integrated with sequential quadratic programming to analyze the dynamics of Ebola virus disease by Asifa Ashraf, Abaid Ur Rehman Virk, Umar Ishtiaq, Ahmed Samy Mohamed Elwahsh, Ioan-Lucian Popa

“…Unlike previous models, which focused mostly on the general population, our model provides a more in-depth study of public health measures. …”
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Collective escape waves provide a generic defence against different avian predators by David Bierbach, Juliane Lukas, Luis Gómez-Nava, Fritz A. Francisco, Lenin Arias-Rodriguez, Stefan Krause, Korbinian Pacher, Yunus Sevinchan, Pawel Romanczuk, Jens Krause

“…It is an intriguing question whether this generality at the level of mechanism also translates into generality at the level of function. …”
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How do clinicians use, experience, and value applications of outcome information in daily care? A mixed-methods study by Yara van Kooij, Nina Loos, Grada Arends, Kasia Tabeau, Harm Slijper, Joris Veltkamp, Ruud Selles, Robbert Wouters

“…Design: We used a mixed-methods design, including surveys (n = 56 clinicians), interviews (n = 16 clinicians), and eye-tracking experiments (n = 8 clinicians) across 3 different settings: a specialized clinic, a rehabilitation centre, and a general hospital. The applications, bundled in dashboards, include visual representations of patient information, individual treatment goals, screening tools for mental health, pain, and physical function, individual predictions of recovery and treatment effect, visuals of treatment outcome information, and identification of extreme values that fall outside the expected values. …”
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Probabilistic Approach for Assessing the Occupational Risk of Olfactometric Examiners: Methodology Description and Application to Real Exposure Scenario by Elisa Polvara, Andrea Spinazzè, Marzio Invernizzi, Andrea Cattaneo, Domenico Maria Cavallo, Selena Sironi

“…The application of probabilistic risk assessment provides a more comprehensive and effective characterization of the general exposure scenario for olfactometric examiners, surpassing the limitations of a deterministic approach. …”
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A systematic review of flotation-restricted environmental stimulation therapy (REST) by Elnaz Lashgari, Emma Chen, Jackson Gregory, Uri Maoz

“…Research suggests that REST can help reduce anxiety, alleviate chronic pain, improve sleep, and enhance creativity and cognitive function. Flotation-REST is a popular type of REST that utilizes an enclosed tank filled with buoyant saltwater to facilitate relaxation. …”
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Exploring the Neuroplastic Effects of Biofeedback Training on Smokers by Niki Pandria, Alkinoos Athanasiou, Nikos Terzopoulos, Evangelos Paraskevopoulos, Maria Karagianni, Charis Styliadis, Chrysoula Kourtidou-Papadeli, Athanasia Pataka, Evgenia Lymperaki, Panagiotis D. Bamidis

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Quality of Life Assessment After Uterine Artery Embolization in Patients with Fibroids Treated in an Ambulatory Setting by Jean-Francois Geschwind, Bahman Afsari, Nariman Nezami, Jacob White, Michael Shor, Yan Katsnelson

“…On the other hand, improvements were seen in the level of activity in 82%, energy and mood in 85%, and sexual function in 71% of the patients, whereas the general QoL index significantly increased in 86% of the patients (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Correction of Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Essential Hypertension when Using a Combination of Olmesartan/Lercanidipine and Zofenopril/Lercanidipine by O. V. Zimnitskaya, M. M. Petrova

“…Thus, olmesartan + lercanidipine combination has more significant effect on endothelial function than zofenopril + lercanidipine combination.…”
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