The impact of children’s dental anxiety on dentists by V. A. Katyukhina, I. A. Nikolskaya, I. Yu. Gileva, L. A. Sokolov, A. S. Larina, D. F. Galiullina, S. Zh. Zhusupbekov

“…To determine the effect of children’s dental anxiety on emotional stability during admission and psychoemotional status after admission by dentists with emotional burnout syndrome.MATERIALS AND METHODS. The study involved 76 pediatric dentists and 68 patients aged 6–7 years. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of financial management from Web of Science (WoS) database by Wan Nurulasiah Wan Mustapa, Nurul Labanihuda Abdull Rahman, Ahmad Zulhusny Rozali, Hafizul Fahri Hanafi, Rabeatul Husna Abdull Rahman, Fatin Syazwani Safiyuddin

“…Higgin Stephen, Zapounidis Constantin, Vochozka Marek and Marouskova Anne are the most prolific authors in this field.Originality/ValueThis study among the pioneers to shed lights on the current research status of financial management using the bibliometric method and the newest data. This study also suggests that collaborations between scholars and institutions require to be enhanced for better management of financial management and to contribute to sustainable development.…”
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Sustainable Deforestation Evaluation Model and System Dynamics Analysis by Huirong Feng, C. W. Lim, Liqun Chen, Xinnian Zhou, Chengjun Zhou, Yi Lin

“…Experimental and theoretical results illustrated that light cableway skidding is an ecoskidding method that is beneficial for the sustainable development of resources, the environment, the economy, and society and forecasted the broad potential applications of light cableway skidding in timber production technology. …”
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Pulsed radiofrequency of iPACK (interspace between the popliteal artery and the posterior knee capsule) for pain control following meniscus repair - A case report by Romy Deviandri, M. Pramana KH, Viet Yuliana, D. Irawan

“…The pulsed radiofrequency of the interspace between the popliteal artery and the posterior knee capsule (PRF-iPACK) is a recently developed method. This study aimed to evaluate the use of PRF-iPACK in patients who underwent MR. …”
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Human Similar Activity Recognition Using Millimeter-Wave Radar Based on CNN-BiLSTM and Class Activation Mapping by Xiaochuan Wu, Zengyi Ling, Xin Zhang, Zhanchao Ma, Weibo Deng

“…Given this problem, a recognition method based on convolutional neural networks (CNN), bidirectional long short-term memory (BiLSTM), and class activation mapping (CAM) is proposed in this paper. …”
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Imprint Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging (IDESI-MSI) Reveals Absorption of Triclopyr-Based Herbicide in Plants and Mouse Organs by Hanzhi Liu, Yunshuo Tian, Ruolun Wei, Yifan Meng, Richard N. Zare

“…Background: Understanding the absorption and distribution of herbicides in plants and animal tissues is essential for assessing their potential risks to human health. Method: In this study, we employed imprint desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging (IDESI-MSI) to visualize in both vegetable and animal tissues the absorption of Roundup which is a widely used herbicide. …”
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Assessment of Vegetation Indices Derived from UAV Imagery for Weed Detection in Vineyards by Fabrício Lopes Macedo, Humberto Nóbrega, José G. R. de Freitas, Miguel A. A. Pinheiro de Carvalho

“…Classification performance was assessed using precision, recall, and F1-Score, supported by descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, and 95% confidence interval), inferential tests (Shapiro–Wilk, ANOVA, and Kruskal–Wallis), and visual map inspection. Statistical analyses, both descriptive and inferential, did not indicate significant differences between classification methods. …”
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Myopia prevalence, refractive status and uncorrected myopia among primary and secondary school students in Germany by Astrid Hönekopp, Lisa-Marie Tommes, Philipp Doebler, Sarah Weigelt

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Choroideremia with Mutation in CHM Gene. Clinical Cases with Literature Review by I. V. Zolnikova, S. V. Milash, V. V. Kadyshev, A. B. Chernyak, D. V. Levina, R. A. Zinchenko, I. V. Egorova, E. A. Eremeeva, S. Y. Rogova

“…The purpose: to describe clinical cases of choroideremia with mutation in CHM gene with molecular genetic verification of the diagnosis. Methods. Two relatives: a patient aged 33 and his mother’s sibs aged 39 with a rare hereditary retinal disease — choroideremia were examined. …”
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Connection Between Foreshock Structures and the Generation of Magnetosheath Jets: Vlasiator Results by J. Suni, M. Palmroth, L. Turc, M. Battarbee, A. Johlander, V. Tarvus, M. Alho, M. Bussov, M. Dubart, U. Ganse, M. Grandin, K. Horaites, T. Manglayev, K. Papadakis, Y. Pfau‐Kempf, H. Zhou

“…In this study, we use a method for automatically identifying and tracking jets as well as foreshock compressive structures (FCSs) in four 2D runs of the global hybrid‐Vlasov simulation Vlasiator. …”
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Serum vitamin C levels and risk of osteoporosis: results from a cross-sectional study and Mendelian randomization analysis by Zhiwen Liu, Zijing Peng, Yelin Zhong, Jianjun Wu, Sicheng Xiong, Wei Zhong, Jiehua Luo, Zhihai Zhang, Hongxing Huang

“…Mendelian randomization, employing methods such as IVW, reinforced the absence of a significant causal relationship between serum vitamin C levels and osteoporosis risk (IVW OR = 1.000, 95% CI: 0.999–1.001, P = 0.601).Subgroup analyses, visualized through forest plots and restricted cubic spline (RCS) curves, supported the primary findings, showing no significant effects or interactions between vitamin C levels and osteoporosis risk across different demographic and lifestyle subgroups. …”
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Current Evidence Does Support the Use of KT to Treat Chronic Knee Pain in Short Term: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Wen-hao Luo, Ye Li

“…To demonstrate whether KT is better than placebo taping, nonelastic taping, or no taping in reducing pain. Methods. PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, the Cochrane Central Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov were systematically searched up to 20 October 2020 for randomized controlled studies that used KT to treat chronic knee pain according to PRISMA guidelines. …”
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Sounds and Sights of Motivation: Using Digital Encouragement and Dissociation Strategies during Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing To Improve Patient Engagement and Diagnostic Qualit... by Sascha Ketelhut, Ralf Brand, Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken, Daniel Hug

“…Adaptive audio-visual methods could improve test reliability, validity, and workflows while enhancing participant enjoyment. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety Analysis of Plasma Beam in the Treatment of Facial Depressed Scars by Juan Li, Xia Zhang

“…The study aimed to analyze the effectiveness and safety of microplasma beam in the treatment of facial depression scars. Methods. 106 patients with facial depression scars treated in the hospital between January 2017 and September 2021 were selected as the observation subjects. …”
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Patient’s intellectual and memory impairments before and after resection of brain glioma by V. Yu. Cherebillo, M. Yu. Kurnukhina

“…The objective of the study was the analysis and evaluation of patients` intellectual and memory impairments before and after resection of brain gliomaMaterial and methods. We performed the study of 30 patients with brain glioma. …”
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IRFNet: Cognitive-Inspired Iterative Refinement Fusion Network for Camouflaged Object Detection by Guohan Li, Jingxin Wang, Jianming Wei, Zhengyi Xu

“…Despite recent advances, extreme object–background similarity causes existing methods struggle with accurately capturing discriminative features and effectively modeling multiscale patterns while preserving fine details. …”
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Efficacy of highly selective M-cholineblocker hyoscine butylbromide at patients with chronic pancreatitis by V. B. Grinevich, Ye. I. Sas, N. N. Scherbina, F. A. Karyev

“…Besides traditional methods of investigation electrogastrointestinography, transendoscopic topical express pH-metry with positioning of potential electrodes in the esophagus, body, antral region of the stomach and duodenum were carried out. …”
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An Improved Low-Bit-Rate Image Compression Framework Based on Semantic-Aware Model and Neighborhood Attention by Chengbin Zeng, Liang Zhang

“…Experimental results on public benchmark datasets show that our proposed framework achieves comparable results to current mainstream image compression methods. In addition, our proposed algorithm effectively mitigates distortions in facial and textual regions while preserving the structural integrity and visual fidelity. …”
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Evaluating the Educational Impact of Video Tutorials on Coproparasitological Diagnostic Techniques in Veterinary Parasitology: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yazmin Alcala-Canto, Juan Antonio Figueroa-Castillo

“…This study aimed to evaluate the impact of instructional videos on students’ understanding and perceptions of coproparasitological methods. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 110 veterinary students who viewed instructional videos covering 11 coproparasitological techniques. …”
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Tech-Enhanced Vocabulary Acquisition: Exploring the Use of Student-Created Video Learning Materials in the Tertiary-Level EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Flipped Classroom by Jelena Bobkina, Svetlana Baluyan, Elena Dominguez Romero

“…Quantitative analysis revealed that students who created and utilized videos (Group 1) showed the highest improvement in vocabulary scores, followed by those who only used the videos (Group 2), with the control group relying on traditional teacher-led methods showing the least improvement. Qualitative feedback highlighted that video creators experienced deeper engagement and better vocabulary retention, while users appreciated the videos’ visual and auditory elements but faced challenges with vocabulary overload. …”
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