Clarifying the prevalence of OCD: A response to reader comments by Ilenia Pampaloni, Lucy Morris, Himanshu Tyagi, Enrico Pessina, Sabina Marriott, Claire Fischer, Heba Mohamed, Anusha Govender, Augusta Chandler, Stefano Pallanti

“…This response to a reader's comment on our paper “The Global Assessment of OCD” addresses the critique regarding the stated prevalence of OCD as the fourth most common mental disorder. We acknowledge an oversight in our initial reference, discuss the variable prevalence rates from various studies, and highlight the significant disability caused by OCD. …”
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Enhancing dexterity: Soft pneumatic actuation utilizing granular jamming for a human finger flexo-extension by X. Yamile Sandoval-Castro, J. German Cortes-Gonzalez, Maximiano F. Ruiz-Torres, Eduardo Castillo-Castaneda, Med Amine Laribi

“…Experimental results revealed that the honeycomb geometry most closely aligned with the natural index finger trajectory. …”
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Improving ACS prediction in T2DM patients by addressing false records in electronic medical records using propensity score by David Seung U Lee, Jung-Hyun Won, Howard Lee

“…We expanded the definition of PS into the probability of having a record for a binary variable given covariates. We calculated PS for the binary categorical variables in their EMRs and developed PS datasets. …”
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Magnetic anisotropy investigation of grain-oriented electrical steels for a wide range of temperatures by Zhiye Li, Yuxiao Li, Yiwei Qin, Xiaodong Hu, Xiaoyu Liu, Ruilin Pei, Lubin Zeng

“…The increase of temperature will increase the magnetic flux density and permeability in the unsaturated state, which is the most obvious in the range of easy magnetization angle. …”
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Aboveground biomass relationship with canopy cover and vegetation to improve carbon change monitoring in rangelands by Chiara Pasut, Jacqueline R. England, Melissa Piper, Stephen H. Roxburgh, Keryn I. Paul

“…Here, results were compiled from extensive field measurements across 431 Australian rangeland sites (covering an area of ~6 million km2) to develop empirical relationships to predict BAG from C and other structural variables. A boosted‐regression‐tree model was trained to identify the relative importance of predictor variables. …”
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Adaptive Artificial intelligence based fuzzy logic MPPTcontrol for stande-alone photovoltaic system under different atmospheric conditions by Zaghba Layachi, Abdelhalim Borni, Abdelhak Bouchakour, Nadjiba Terki

“…<p><strong>there is an increased need for analysing the effect of atmospheric variables on photovoltaic (PV) production and performance. …”
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A Particle Swarm Optimization-Guided Ivy Algorithm for Global Optimization Problems by Kaifan Zhang, Fujiang Yuan, Yang Jiang, Zebing Mao, Zihao Zuo, Yanhong Peng

“…The results demonstrate that IVYPSO outperformed most competing algorithms on the majority of benchmark functions, exhibiting superior search capability and robustness. …”
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Development of a General Composite Scale (GENCOMS) for Progressive Neurodegenerative Diseases and Implications for the Assessment of Disease-Modifying Therapies by Samuel P. Dickson, Craig H. Mallinckrodt, Basia Rogula, Lauren C. Powell, Michele H. Potashman, Vladimir Coric, Gilbert J. L’Italien, Suzanne B. Hendrix

“…A partial least squares regression analysis was conducted with temporal change as the dependent variable and change scores in standardized items as the explanatory variables. …”
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The relationship between early life urbanicity and depression in late adulthood: evidence from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe by Daniel Howdon, Jochen Mierau, Samuel Liew

“…We conditioned on circumstances early in life as well as later in life, most importantly late-adulthood urbanicity. We estimated the associations using linear regression models and limited dependent variable models.Results A pooled regression of both men and women suggested that childhood urbanicity is associated non-monotonically with depression in late adulthood and is particularly apparent for those spending their childhoods in suburban settings. …”
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Cutaneous Electrohydraulic (CUTE) Wearable Devices for Pleasant Broad‐Bandwidth Haptic Cues by Natalia Sanchez‐Tamayo, Zachary Yoder, Philipp Rothemund, Giulia Ballardini, Christoph Keplinger, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker

“…Devices that provide richer haptic stimuli, including contact feedback and/or variable pressure, are typically heavy and bulky due to the underlying actuator technology and the low sensitivity of hairy skin, which covers most of the body. …”
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Virulence profiles and innate immune responses against highly lethal, multidrug-resistant nosocomial isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii from a tertiary care hospital in Mexico. by Roberto Rosales-Reyes, Catalina Gayosso-Vázquez, José Luis Fernández-Vázquez, Ma Dolores Jarillo-Quijada, César Rivera-Benítez, José Ignacio Santos-Preciado, María Dolores Alcántar-Curiel

“…Isolates were classified in 11 different clones. Most isolates, 88% (99/112), were metallo-β-lactamases and carbapenemases producers, associated in 95% with the presence of blaOXA-72 gene. …”
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Morphology of maxillary and frontal sinuses in different skeletal vertical malocclusions by Hafiz Zuhair Ahmed, Irfan Qamruddin, Hina Siddiqui, Sooraj Lohana, Sohail Khan, Sunia Soomar, Hunny, Afreen Panjwani

“…BACKGROUND: On every patient’s lateral cephalogram, the frontal and maxillary sinuses are the most often seen paranasal sinuses. Impacted teeth alter the morphology of the frontal and maxillary sinuses. …”
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Biopolymers in Facial Aesthetics: Gel-Based Applications, Safety, Effectiveness, and Future Prospects—A Systematic Review of the Literature by Gonzalo Ruiz-de-León, Daniela Cortés-Eslava, Esther Hernández-Pacheco, María-Ángeles Serrera-Figallo, Daniel Torres-Lagares, María Baus-Domínguez

“…The selected studies showed improvements in facial volume and wrinkle reduction with gel-based biopolymers such as poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), polycaprolactone (PCL), and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). Most studies reported high patient satisfaction and a low incidence of serious adverse effects. …”
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The Burden of Care in Nasoalveolar Molding Treatment in Cleft Patients by Dominika Magyar, Bálint Nemes, Laura Pálvölgyi, Zoltán Pulay, Krisztián Nagy

“…The way of feeding was variable. Seventeen percent of the parents were able to breastfeed. …”
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Self-efficacy profile in daily activities: Children at risk and with developmental coordination disorder by G.C. Nobre, N.C. Valentini, M.H.S. Ramalho, R.F. Sartori

“…The discriminate analysis showed that perceived self-efficacy in leisure activities was the variable that most contributed to the discrimination of the groups. …”
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Nutritional quality and functional properties of finger millet, sweet potato, and soybean composite flour as affected by blending ratios by Ibrahim Mohammed Ali, Sirawdink Fikreyesus Forsido, Chala G. Kuyu

“…Abstract Despite their low nutritional values, cereals are the raw materials used the most for developing different food products. This study aimed to enhance the nutrient content of finger millet flour by developing nutrient-rich flour blended from orange-fleshed sweet potato, finger millet, and soybean. …”
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Identifying compassionate oesophago-gastric cancer service care: a qualitative exploratory study of patient experiences and expectations in England by Simon Parsons, Christopher Bailey, Louise Bramley, Alison Cowley, Joanne Margaret Cooper, Anne Sims, Sevim Y Hodge

“…Objectives Oesophago-gastric cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer death worldwide. Care pathways are highly variable and complex to organise;however,there is limited evidence from a service user perspective to inform service design for best experience of care. …”
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Kriging-Variance-Informed Multi-Robot Path Planning and Task Allocation for Efficient Mapping of Soil Properties by Laurence Roberts-Elliott, Gautham P. Das, Grzegorz Cielniak

“…One of the most commonly performed environmental explorations is soil sampling to identify soil properties of agricultural fields, which can inform the farmer about the variable rate treatment of fertilisers in precision agriculture. …”
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How Much Should Consumers with Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss Spend on Hearing Devices? by Vinaya Manchaiah, Steve Taddei, Abram Bailey, De Wet Swanepoel, Hansapani Rodrigo, Andrew Sabin

“…The “Initial Fit” is designed to approximate the most likely fitting for an individual with a mild-to-moderate sloping sensorineural hearing loss. …”
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Detecting small seamounts in multibeam data using convolutional neural networks by Tobias Ziolkowski, Colin W. Devey, Agnes Koschmider

“…Seamounts play a crucial role in marine ecosystems, ocean circulation, and plate tectonics, yet most remain unmapped due to limitations in detection methods. …”
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