Efficacy of vibrotactile device DentalVibe in reducing injection pain and anxiety during local anaesthesia in paediatric dental patients: a study protocol for a randomised controll... by Elitsa Veneva, Radka Cholakova, Ralitsa Raycheva, Ani Belcheva

“…Outcome measures will be self-reported pain felt during LA on Visual Analogue Scale; self-reported anxiety on Facial Image Scale; pain-related behaviour according to Faces, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability Scale; heart rate; patient preference to LA technique.Data will be analysed with intention-to-treat concept by Student’s t-test for paired samples, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, p<0.05. …”
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Gemstone Spectral CT Virtual Noncontrast Images and Iodine Maps for the Characterization of Thyroid Lesions and Distinguishing Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma from Nodular Goiter by Chun Yao, Xiaofeng Chen, Zhiqi Yang, Ruibin Huang, Sheng Zhang, Yuting Liao, Xiangguang Chen, Zhuozhi Dai

“…TNC attenuation, VNC attenuation, absolute attenuation between TNC and VNC, and iodine density were compared between thyroid papillary carcinoma and nodular goiter by using Student’s t-test. The diagnostic performance for distinguishing papillary carcinoma from nodular goiter was evaluated by using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) value, sensitivity, and specificity. …”
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Developing a Toolkit to Evaluate Listening Comprehension and Speech Use Abilities of Children Aged 12 to 36 Months by Thuy Bich Thi Nguyen, Linh Khanh Thi Vo, Chi Van Nguyen

“…This study has practical implications for pedagogical lecturers and students majoring in Early Childhood Education for teaching, learning and scientific purposes; for preschool teachers in assessing children’s language development, allowing them to choose appropriate content, methods, and educational forms to effectively support the children’s language development as well as for parents in evaluating their children’s language proficiency in order to proactively seek professional assistance if necessary. …”
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Investigation of the allelopathic potential of Zygophyllum eurypterum L. plant on seed germination and seedling growth indices of Triticum aestivum L. plant and Acroptilon repen... by Sakineh Esfandiari, Alireza Dadkhah, Reza Rezvani

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Psychological well-being and healthy personality in sports practice by Vanesa García-Peñas, Olivia López Martínez, Enrique Garcés de Los Fayos Ruiz, Javier Corbalán Berná

“…Data analysis consisted of Student's t-tests and multiple linear regression models. …”
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School-Based Intervention to Enhance Parent-Adolescent Sexual Communication: A Literature Review by Annisa Rachmawati, Widyatuti, Indah Permata Sari, Henny Permatasari

“…Interventions targeted students from sixth to 11th grade and involved parents. …”
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Medical education in Poland: a descriptive analysis of legislative changes broadening the range of institutions eligible to conduct medical degree programmes by Robert Kupis, Ian Perera, Alicja Domagała, Magdalena Szopa

“…The index was comparable, regardless of the teaching language. The number of students positively correlated with the number of physicians working in each voivodship. …”
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Empowering Pre-Service Teachers to Produce Ubiquitous Flipped Classes by Soraya García-Sánchez, Jose Miguel Santos-Espino

“…The classroom becomes, therefore, a more participatory learner-centred scenario with a variety of interactive and collaborative activities performed by foreign language students.…”
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Optimization procedures in the problem of marketing educational services at the stage of forming a policy for recruiting applicants to universities by V. A. Rogova, R. V. Shamin

“…An increase in this parameter contributes to the fact that the average USE score of enrolled students increases, but at the same time the number of students enrolled in places with full cost recovery decreases. …”
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Effects of Hydroxycitric Acid Supplementation on Body Composition, Obesity Indices, Appetite, Leptin, and Adiponectin of Women with NAFLD on a Calorie-Restricted Diet by Helda Tutunchi, Sara Arefhosseini, Solmaz Nomi-Golzar, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mameghani

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Et jevnere utdanningsløp: Reduserte forskjeller eller selvforsterkende marginalisering? by Ann-Cathrin Faldet, Jonas Yassin Iversen, Thor-André Skrefsrud

“…We argue that the expert group adopts a partly deterministic view of students, as well as an individualistic and cognitive view of learning. …”
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Pressing Pause: Critical Reflections from the History of Media Studies by Brian Dolber, Andrew O'Baoill

“…We argue that a historical, political economic orientation demonstrates that media studies faculty and students are subject to many of the same institutional pressures, providing fertile ground for new pedagogical approaches. …”
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A tutorial on the physics of light and image shading by James T. Todd

“…The primary goal of this discussion is to provide the necessary background information to help students and young researchers more easily understand the scientific literature on the perception of 3D shape and material properties from patterns of image shading.…”
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CHANGES IN HEMOMICROCIRCULATORY BED OF RAT ILEUM MUCOSA IN TRANSPLANTATION OF CRYOPRESERVED PLACENTA AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF ACUTE ASEPTIC INFLAMMATION OF PERITONEUM by K.V. Shepitko

“…The mathematical processing was performed by means of Student's t test (t). Differences at p <0.05 were considered reliable. …”
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ANALISIS KEMAMPUAN LITERASI MATEMATIKA BERDASARKAN PADA ASPEK NORMA SOSIOMATEMATIK by Ayu Budi Cahayani Budi Cahayani, Samsul Maarif

“…The subjects of this research consist of 3 selected students categorized as high, medium, and low achievers. …”
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International Conference “Ethno-Pedagogy as a Factor of Preservation of the Russian Identity,” Dedicated to the 90^th Anniversary of the Birth of Academician of Russian A... by S. L. Mikheyeva, O. A. Dimitriyeva, A. P. Nikitin

“…It is reported about composition of participants, directions of the conference, thematic areas, student competition.…”
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The presentation of a Pattern for Financial Empowerment in Small and Medium Enterprises Government, Cooperative, and Private and Private Companies: An Integrated Approach by Gholamreza Elahi, parviz saeidi, Jamadverdi Gorganli Dooji, Maryam Bkoharaiyan Khorasani

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Sociological Analysis of Factors Affecting the Selection of the Type of Reference Groups among the Citizens of Kermanshah by Azim shakari, Omid aliahmadi, Ali moradi, roshanaei Ali

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THE FORMATION OF A SINGLE VECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT OF TALENTED YOUTH IN THE CONTEXT OF ONGOING NORTH-CAUCASIAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY PROJECTS FOR THE PROMOTION OF OLYMPIAD MOVEMENT IN TH... by Natalia Shiryaeva, Irina Oblasova

“…Based on a large personal experience, the authors systemize the complex of measures on support of gifted students participating in contests at all its stages.…”
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Teaching Commons through the Game of Musical Chairs by Alekos Pantazis

“…I have delivered this workshop to diverse audiences during the last five years, from activists for the commons and NGO members to university masters students and scholars. This article presents the stages, the form, the content and the educational approach of the three-hour workshop and discusses further steps based on participants’ reflections and criticism. …”
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