Dental Caries Pattern and Treatment Needs among Ugandan Adolescent Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Barbara Ndagire, Catherine L. Mwesigwa, Juliet M. Ntuulo, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Damalie Nakanjako, Charles M. Rwenyonyi

“…A total of 696 decayed teeth were observed, and the molar teeth, particularly the second molar (50.6%), were the most significantly affected. The prevalence of caries was higher in the mandible (51.4%) compared to the maxilla though the difference was not statistically significant. …”
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The effectiveness of nurse-led antenatal education on maternal self-efficacy: an evidence-based approach by Huda Hamdy Mohammed, Azza Ali Abd El Hamed, Nagwa Abd El- Fadil Afefy, Nadine Alaa Sherif, Sahar Mansour Ibrahim

“…Subgroup analysis showed the strongest and most consistent effects for face-to-face programs, while digital interventions demonstrated comparable efficacy with greater variability. …”
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Suicidality Risks Associated with Finasteride, a 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitor: An Evaluation of Real-World Data from the FDA Adverse Event Reports by Hilal A. Thaibah, Otilia J. F. Banji, David Banji, Hadi A. Almansour, Thamir M. Alshammari

“…<b>Methods</b>: Adverse events reported from 2015 to 2024 were extracted using preferred terms, quantified using Bayesian analysis and disproportionality metrics, including empirical Bayesian geometric mean (EBGM), information component (IC), reporting odds ratio (ROR), and proportional reporting ratio (PRR). <b>Results</b>: Most were male (87%), with 43% aged 18–40 years, primarily using finasteride for hair loss. …”
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“I think that that really could benefit a lonely user:” perceptions of overdose response hotlines among people who use opioids by Rachel E. Gicquelais, Rachel P. Chenoweth, Nora Jacobson, Caitlin Conway, Gina M. Bryan

“…Results Only 1 of the 10 participants had heard of overdose response hotlines, but most were optimistic about their potential benefits for PWUD. …”
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Improving antioxidant scavenging effect of fruit peel waste extracts and their applicability in biodiesel stability enhancement by Usman Bello, Nurul Aini Amran, Muhammad Syafiq Hazwan Ruslan

“…The increasing popularity of fruit peel extracts as effective sources of natural antioxidants is primarily attributed to their affordability, easy availability, and high phenolic contents that readily dissolve in solutions. However, most natural antioxidants demonstrate a lesser free radical scavenging effect when applied in mono blends compared to their synthetic counterparts. …”
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Chrononutrition Patterns and Nutritional Status Among Working and Non-Working Women Aged 20-60 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study from Surat, India by Shilpee Agrawal, Umaymah Mohmad Degia

“…Non-working women had significantly higher BMI (27.6 ± 6.8 kg/m² vs. 25 ± 5.5 kg/m², p<0.05) and waist circumference (85.9 ± 18.1 cm vs. 77.7 ± 17.6 cm, p<0.05), with 48.5% exhibiting central obesity (WC >88 cm) compared to 28.5% of working women. Most participants identified as intermediate chronotypes; however, the working group had a higher percentage of evening chronotypes (18% vs. 16%), while non-working women were more likely to be morning types (29% vs. 25.5%). …”
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New perspectives under heterogeneity: mechanism of nutrient heterogeneity on Cd-induced hormesis of soil respiration by Qian Gao, Jiangshan Yang, Junyang Wu, Yongli Zhu, Yongli Zhu, Diwu Fan, Jiangang Han, Jiangang Han

“…Studies on hormesis in soil ecosystems have made significant progress, but most of them have overlooked the impact of soil nutrient spatial heterogeneity on hormesis. …”
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Pharmacologic Disruption: How Emerging Weight Loss Therapies Are Challenging Bariatric Surgery Guidelines by Safi G. Alqatari, Abrar J. Alwaheed, Manal A. Hasan, Reem J. Al Argan, Marj M. Alabdullah, Mohammed D. Al Shubbar

“…Historically, bariatric surgery has been the most effective intervention for achieving sustained weight loss and metabolic improvement, especially in individuals with moderate to severe obesity. …”
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Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors for brain metastases of non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Bin Liu, Jie Chen, Mingqi Luo

“…SUCRA ranking identified pembrolizumab as the most effective agent for OS improvement (SUCRA 71%), while camrelizumab showed superior PFS benefits (SUCRA 92%). …”
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Dairy Farmers’ Perception on Dairy Cattle Feeds and Feeding System: Brewery By-product Utilization Practice at Kombolcha Regiopolitan City, Ethiopia by Shambel Kiros Simone, Solomon Tiruneh, Abto Asres, Demlie Chanie, Belay Deribe

“…The majority of farmers (59.6%) reared dairy cows with 50-75% exotic blood. The most smallholder dairy farmers satisfied their feed demand from the market and had a trend of providing both dense and poor quality affordable feed ingredients. …”
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Correlation of electromyography findings and magnetic resonance imaging in cervical radiculopathies by Dominović-Kovačević Aleksandra, Grgić Sanja, Vukojević Zoran, Tadić Daliborka, Grujičić Milorad

“…Besides magnetic resonance imaging, electromyoneurography is one of the most significant diagnostic methods in the evaluation of cervical radiculopathies. …”
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Clinical Efficacy of Sodium Butyrate in Managing Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Adrian Goldiș, Radu Dragomir, Marina Adriana Mercioni, Diana Sirca, Christian Goldiș, Ileana Enatescu, Laura Olariu, Oana Belei

“…Results: With 44 patients in Group A and 44 in Group B, 88 individuals with initially active illness finished the research. Most patients experienced remission by week 12 of the study (36 patients in Group A with sodium butyrate, 81.82%; 21 patients in Group B with placebo, 47.73%). …”
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Higher incidence of osteosynthesis of proximal humerus fractures in Germany—an epidemiological study comparing osteosynthesis of the proximal humerus and shoulder arthroplasty in G... by Johanna E. Müller, Dr. med, Angela Jussel, MD, Emily Procter, PhD, Ulrich H. Brunner, Dr. med

“…Background: Proximal humerus fractures (PHF) are one of the most common fractures in elderly patients, but consensus about optimal management is lacking. …”
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Knowledge and stigma of people living with HIV treated in a medication dispensing unit: a cross-sectional study by Ruthieli Santos Neves, Julia Monte Lacerda, Renata Braga Cordeiro, Vitor Santos de Sá Galina, Dyego Carlos Souza Anacleto de Araújo, Kérilin Stancine Santos Rocha

“…Results Among 104 participants, 79.3% answered most HIV-K-Q items correctly, indicating high knowledge levels. …”
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A Recent Supermassive Black Hole Binary in the Galactic Center Unveiled by the Hypervelocity Stars by Chunyang Cao, F. K. Liu, Shuo Li, Xian Chen, Ke Wang

“…Dozens of B-type HVSs moving faster than the Galactic escape speed have been discovered in the Galactic halo and are produced most likely by the SMBH Sgr A*. However, the velocity distribution and in particular the deficit of the HVSs above 700 km s ^−1 is seriously inconsistent with the expectations of the present models. …”
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Temporal Coupling of Brain Signals and Fine Motor Output Using Affordable EEG by Adam Gyula Nemes, Adam Gyulai, Adam Szarvas, Erno Nemeth, Kristof Tajti, Viktor Toth, Gyorgy Eigner

“…This multimodal approach enhances dataset quality by enabling millisecond-precise alignment between stimulus presentation, cortical activation patterns, and resultant motor behavior&#x2014;a critical feature lacking in most publicly available motor-related EEG datasets. …”
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Perceived acceptability, barriers and enablers in implementing mobile phone messaging-based message-framing intervention for improved maternal and newborn care in Jimma Zone, Ethio... by Gebeyehu Bulcha, Zewdie Birhanu, Demisew Amenu, Hordofa Gutema

“…Mobile phone-based messaging was perceived as highly relevant and useful by most participants. However, many had limited prior experience using mobile messaging for health information. …”
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Carbon Sequestration Potential of Paddy Soil in China under the Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality Goals by Longlong Bai, Yaqi Sheng, Lili Xu, Xiang Gao, Yongxin Zhang, Jinsong Deng

“…In the next two decades, the SOC density of paddy fields in most regions of China will change, and the increased areas will be significantly greater than the decreased areas, with a maximum growth rate of 9.2% and a maximum decrease rate of 8.0%. …”
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Pest categorisation of Matsucoccus matsumurae by EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Claude Bragard, Paula Baptista, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Francesco Di Serio, Paolo Gonthier, Josep Anton Jaques Miret, Annemarie Fejer Justesen, Christer Sven Magnusson, Panagiotis Milonas, Juan A. Navas‐Cortes, Stephen Parnell, Roel Potting, Philippe Lucien Reignault, Emilio Stefani, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Wopke Van der Werf, Antonio Vicent Civera, Jonathan Yuen, Lucia Zappalà, Jean‐Claude Grégoire, Chris Malumphy, Alex Gobbi, Virag Kertesz, Andrea Maiorano, Oresteia Sfyra, Fabio Stergulc, Alan MacLeod

“…Symptoms include the yellowing/browning of host needles, early needle drop, desiccation of shoots and bark necrosis. The most serious infestations occur in hosts that are 8–25 years old and there can be some host mortality. …”
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Multi-material additive manufacturing of conductor-insulator compounds for battery cell cap fabrication by Thomas Bareth, Daniel Eder, Maja Lehmann, Georg Schlick, Christian Seidel

“…Various strategies for optimizing the material transition zone were explored, with the most effective approach incorporating a stepped interface design combined with overlapping laser vectors to compensate for thermal shrinkage. …”
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