Effectiveness of biofilm-targeted therapy in managing and preventing dental caries: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Venkata Suresh Venkataiah, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari

“…Discussion This review anticipates providing evidence on the efficacy of BTT in reducing bacterial load, altering biofilm composition, and preventing caries progression. Variability in study design and outcome measures is expected, underscoring the need for standardized methodologies and more robust clinical trials. …”
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Sex differences in energy intake, sweat rate, and electrolyte loss among world-class archers during competition by Ozcan Esen, Stuart Goodall

“…Data were collected over four days; assessments of hydration, SR, sweat composition ([Na+] and [K+]), and nutritional intake were completed at the same time each day.Results Male archers consumed more total energy (2,889 vs. 2,353 kcal, p = 0.007) and carbohydrates (5.3 vs. 3.9 g/kg, p = 0.046) compared to females, with intake fluctuating based on competition demands (i.e. match duration, and the total distance walked). …”
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Benthic foraminiferal diversity in the Arabian Gulf: spatial patterns in a basin-wide assessment. by Abduljamiu Olalekan Amao, Khalid Al-Ramadan, Michael Kaminski, Fabrizio Frontalini

“…We compiled a comprehensive dataset of benthic foraminiferal occurrences from published literature and public databases, encompassing more than 492 species from nine orders, 39 superfamilies, 89 families, and 150 genera. …”
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Research on the impact of sports event image on tourism loyalty in heritage sites: An empirical study based on the Yongding Tulou marathon. by Juan Du, Guifeng Zheng, Jingxuan Liang, Yongqiang Ma

“…By combining sports events with world heritage sites, it attracts more tourists to pay attention to world heritage, serving as an important practice for the protection and sustainable development of world cultural heritage. …”
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Assessing variation among the national essential medicines lists of 21 high-income countries: a cross-sectional study by Nav Persaud, Michael Sergio Taglione

“…Most countries (71%) included naloxone while every country including at least one opioid medicine. More than half of the lists (52%) included a medicine that has been globally withdrawn or banned.Conclusion Essential medicines lists of high-income countries are similar to each other, but significant variations in essential medicine list composition and specifically the number of medications included were noted. …”
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CNT thin films based on epoxy mixtures: fabrication, electrical characteristics by Timur Yumalin, Timur Salikhov, Biltu Mahato, Alexey Shiverskii, Sergey Abaimov, Renat Salikhov

“…The CNT-epoxy mixture technology allows for more flexible and rapid fabrication of thin-film transistors compared to classical methods. …”
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Spatial distribution and habitat preference of sarcosaprophagus Calliphoridae (Diptera) in the Brazilian Northeast, with notes on the utilization of different animal baits by ANA BEATRIZ L. DE ASSIS, TACIANO M. BARBOSA, RICARDO JOSÉ P. SOUZA E GUIMARÃES, RENATA A. GAMA

“…The variables that most influenced the models were precipitation and wind. …”
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Dissipation of pesticides and responses of bacterial, fungal and protistan communities in a multi-contaminated vineyard soil by Gwenaël Imfeld, Fatima Meite, Lucas Ehrhart, Bertrand Fournier, Thierry J. Heger

“…Soil physicochemical properties had a more significant effect than pesticides on the various microbial domains in the vineyard soil. …”
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Uncovering mangrove range limits using very high resolution satellite imagery to detect fine‐scale mangrove and saltmarsh habitats in dynamic coastal ecotones by Cheryl L. Doughty, Kyle C. Cavanaugh, Samantha Chapman, Lola Fatoyinbo

“…With WorldView, we detected 800 ha of mangroves within the Florida range‐limit study area, 35% more mangroves than were detected with Planet, 114% more than Sentinel and 537% more than Landsat. …”
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Cardiac arrest while using the toilet: not uncommon and associated with adverse resuscitation profile by Elizabeth D. Paratz, Carl Johann Hansen, Andre La Gerche, Dion Stub, Ziad Nehme, Ashanti Dantanarayana, Kelila Freedman, Andreas Pflaumer, Jodie Ingles, Bo Gregers Winkel, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen

“…No differences were identified in OHCA aetiology, including rates of the composite variable of aetiologies such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and aortic dissection. …”
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Analysis of imperfect interfaces in cobalt ferrite plates using a linear spring model: a comparative study with terfenol-D by Seema, Abhinav Singhal

“…Findings The research findings indicate that the phase velocity is increasing more in Terfenol-D as compared to Cobalt ferrite, either the case magnetically open or closed. …”
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Shibboleth: An agent-based model of signalling mimicry. by Jonathan R Goodman, Andrew Caines, Robert A Foley

“…Here, we run five different versions of a 'Shibboleth' model: a first, simple version, which evaluates whether a composite variable of mimicry quality and detection quality is a superior predictor to the model's outcome than is cost of detection. …”
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Hospital discharge communication problems in 10 high-income nations: a secondary analysis of an international health policy survey by Neil J MacKinnon, Preshit Nemdas Ambade, Zach Hoffman, Kaamya Mehra, Munira Gunja, Breagh H MacKinnon, Minseo Yi

“…Objectives We aimed to determine the prevalence of hospital discharge communication problems in adults of 10 high-income nations and the associated factors.Design Secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey data.Setting 2023 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey for Adults, including data from residents of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the USA.Participants 3763 survey respondents aged 18 and older who reported hospitalisation at least one time in the past 2 years.Primary and secondary outcome measures Our primary outcome measure is poor discharge communication (PDC), which is a composite variable comprising three questions regarding the provision of written information, follow-up arrangement and discussion of medications at time of discharge.Results The overall PDC rate was 17.1%, with the highest in Germany (19.7%) and the lowest in the Netherlands (9.2%). …”
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Feature importance of climate vulnerability indicators with gradient boosting across five global cities by Lidia Cano Pecharroman, Melissa Oberon Tier, Elke U. Weber

“…Our results show that non-traditional variables were more relevant to self-reported exposure to extreme weather events than traditionally employed variables such as income or age. …”
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Validating the Social Vulnerability Index for alternative geographies in the United States to explore trends in social determinants of health over time and geographic location by Carmen D. Ng, Pluto Zhang, Stacey Kowal

“…Areas received a percentile ranking (range, 0–1) for SVI and each variable and composite theme, with higher values indicating greater social vulnerability.ResultsSVI estimates were produced for up to 3,143 counties, 32,243 ZIP-5s, and 886 ZIP-3s. …”
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Study of the synergistic effect of electrospun fiber structure and PPy particles on the electrical conductivity and tensile strength of PCL-PVA-PPy fibers by Zahra Sabet-Bokati, Seyed Mojtaba Zebarjad

“…The solution feed rate had a more substantial impact on mechanical strength than PPy particles or voltage. …”
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Chronic 17β-estradiol treatment improves negative valence, anhedonic profile, and social interactions in ovariectomized, middle-aged female rats by Cheryl D. Conrad, Dylan N. Peay, Sara Sladkova, Jinah L. Kim, Megan E. Donnay, Amanda M. Acuña, Kennedy E. Whittaker

“…Interestingly, FST immobility significantly and positively correlated with sucrose preference to show they were opposingly related: higher immobility on FST corresponded to more sucrose ingested. Also, time spent in a chamber with a novel conspecific was less informative than time directed at the conspecific. …”
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Retention Protocols and Factors Affecting Retainer Choice among Iraqi Orthodontists by Mushriq F. Abid, Ali M. Al-Attar, Akram F. Alhuwaizi

“…According to the respondents, bonding a fixed retainer to all anterior teeth was most common (79.7%), fabricated, and adapted directly inside the patient’s mouth (75.1%). More than half used flowable composite (54.8%) and recommend leaving the retainer forever (53.8%). …”
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Attachment style, thought suppression, self-compassion and depression: Testing a serial mediation model. by Clara V Murray, Juno Irma-Louise Jacobs, Adam J Rock, Gavin I Clark

“…The implications of the observed degree of shared variance between the two attachment dimensions suggests these constructs may be more appropriately considered overlapping, rather than orthogonal.…”
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Identification of fire severity in peat deposits using carbon and nitrogen isotopes by Aulia A. Patria, Stephen P. Obrochta, Toshihiro Miyajima, Bethany C. Behrens, Ferian Anggara

“…This condition led to N2-fixation by microbial activity and nitrification processes, resulting in higher δ15Ntot values as well more luxuriant plant growth, along with variable values of δ13Corg. …”
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