Impact of oral hygiene on the development of oropharyngeal neoplasms by D. G. Kiparisova, Yu. S. Kiparisov, N. S. Nurieva

“…The patient hygiene performance (PHP) index (Podshadley, Haley, 1968) was used to estimate his/her baseline ability. The rates of initial visits made by patients with oropharyngeal tumors to physicians of different specialties were also analyzed.Results. …”
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Meningitis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus: a case report by Yifei Zhang, Yu Ma, Rushuang Yue, Yuan Meng, Yue Jin, Chengwei Yin, Qianmei Zhou, Rong Shi

“…Conclusion A. fumigatus meningitis represents a rare but life-threatening infection characterized by diagnostic challenges and alarmingly high mortality rates. Stringent diagnostic vigilance is essential to avoid diagnostic errors in these cases. …”
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Residual Behavior and Dietary Risk Assessment of Fluopicolide, Its Metabolite and Propamocard on Three Leafy Vegetables by LI Xinxin, HUANG Lanqi, CHEN Xiu, WEN Guangyue, ZHANG Songhan, ZHAO Li

“…Results: The average recovery rates of fluopicolide, 2,6-dichlorobenzamide and propamocard were 82%–109%, 74%–103% and 76%–115%, with relative standard deviation (RSD) of 2%–13%, 1%–13% and 2%–8% in the three leafy vegetables at three spiked levels (0.01, 0.5, 30 and 70 mg/kg), respectively, and the limit of quantification was 0.01 mg/kg for all three compounds. …”
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The 2024 resurgence of Bordetella pertussis in Brazil and a decade-long epidemiological overview by Nathália Mariana Santos Sansone, Nathália Mariana Santos Sansone, Nathália Mariana Santos Sansone, Matheus Negri Boschiero, Matheus Negri Boschiero, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson

“…Geographically, the South region recorded the highest number of cases (N = 3,579), followed by the Southeast (N = 3,134). Incidence rates mirrored this pattern, with the South reporting 11.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and the Southeast, 3.54 per 100,000 inhabitants. …”
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Comparison of phytochemical composition, antimicrobial, antifungal, and antioxidant activities of lipophilic and ethanolic green tea leaf extracts by O. Yu. Maslov, M. A. Komisarenko, S. V. Ponomarenko, S. V. Kolisnyk, T. P. Osolodchenko, M. Yu. Golik

“…The lipophilic extract exhibits greater inhibition of the growth of S. aureus, E. coli, P. vulgaris, B. subtilis, and C. albicans compared to the 96 % ethanolic extract processed with chloroform, with inhibition rates of 19 %, 18 %, 12 %, 12 %, 16 %, and 20 % respectively. …”
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SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE HEAD AND NECK: NEW AVENUES OF TREATMENT? by T. Braunschweig, A. Lewandrowski, D. Smeets, M. V. Bolotin

“…HPV related squamous cell carcinomas show better survival data, especially in regard to recurrence free rates or secondary carcinoma of adjacent locations. …”
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An Evolutionary Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Framework for Efficient Anomaly Detection in Smart Power Distribution Grids by Mohammad Mehdi Sharifi Nevisi, Mehrdad Shoeibi, Francisco Hernando-Gallego, Diego Martín, Sarvenaz Sadat Khatami

“…Conventional detection methods often struggle with adaptability, generalization, and real-time decision-making, leading to high false alarm rates and inefficient fault detection. To address these challenges, this study proposes a novel deep reinforcement learning (DRL)-based framework, integrating a convolutional neural network (CNN) for hierarchical feature extraction and a recurrent neural network (RNN) for sequential pattern recognition and time-series modeling. …”
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Heating Experiments on Benthic Foraminifera Ammonia sp. to Assess the Suitability of Amino Acid-Based Dating by Rahmadi Hidayat, Didit Hadi Barianto, Sugeng Sapto Surjono, Che Aziz Ali

“…The racemization rate differs from four selected amino acids reported in this study, where aspartic acid is the fastest, followed by glutamic acid, valine and isoleucine epimerization. …”
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Assessment of the experimental infection by Echinostoma paraensei (Lie & Basch, 1967) (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) in two Biomphalaria tenagophila (D’Orbigny, 1835) (Gastropoda: P... by Michele Maria Santos, Juberlan Silva Garcia, Raquel de Oliveira Simões, Samaly dos Santos Souza, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho, Zilton de Araújo Andrade, Arnaldo Maldonado Júnior

“…A correlation between the number of miracidia and the infectivity rate of B. tenagophila (TAIM) was observed. There was no correlation between the number of miracidia used and the number of cercariae released for both B. tenagophila isolates. …”
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Análisis técnico-económico para selección de aspersores Technical and economical analysis for sprinkler selection by Eduardo A. Holzapfel, Ximena M. Pardo, Vital P. da S. Paz, Antonieta Rodrigues, Ximena C. Orrego, Marco A. Lopez

“…To accomplish this an analysis was performed of different factors such as rate of water application, available time for irrigation, wind velocity, distribution pattern and pressure. …”
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Varied Presentations and Clinical Outcomes of Proliferative Glomerulonephritis with Monoclonal Immunoglobulin Deposit: An Indian Series of Five Patients by Uttayan Chakrabarti, Manish Chaturvedy, Arghya Majumdar, Nitin Kumar Bajpai, Aasma Nalwa, Tapabrata Das, Arpit Agarwal, Rajesh Jhorawat

“…The mean estimated glomerular filtration rate at presentation was 34.6 ml/min/1.73 m2 with 60% patients presenting as RPRF, the mean proteinuria being 5.8 g/day. …”
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The Association of Serum IL-10 Levels with the Disease Activity in Systemic-Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients by Yu Peng, Xiaohui Liu, Zhao Duan, Junkai Duan, Yulan Zhou

“…Moreover, the levels of IL-10 at diagnosis were significantly higher in SoJIA patients with a nonmonocyclic pattern than in patients with a monocyclic pattern. …”
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Experimental Investigations of the Process of Carbonate Fracture Dissolution Enlargement under Reservoir Temperature and Pressure Conditions by Jingxia Wang, Qingchun Yu

“…The laboratory dissolution rate of S1, S2, S3, and S4 were 2.50 × 10−6, 3.11 × 10−6, 2.70 × 10−6, and 3.04 × 10−6 mol/m2/s. …”
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Discrimination of mercury, cadmium and lead polluted rice leaves based on near infrared spectroscopy technology by ZHANG Long, PAN Jiarong, ZHU Cheng

“…And the correct classification rates of rice in mercury, cadmium and lead polluted soil and control soil were 95.5%, 81.8%, 91.3% and 100.0% respectively.Our results indicated that it should be feasible to develop useful calibration models for the prediction of heavy metal in rice leaves. …”
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Preparation and Evaluation of Alpha-2-Macroglobulin Hydrogel for Drug Release Kinetics and Biocompatibility on Human Gingival Fibroblasts: An In-vitro Study by Poulami Chakraborty, ND Jayakumar, S Raghunandhakumar

“…Cytotoxicity tests revealed that the hydrogel was non toxic at concentrations up to 400 micrograms/mL, with cell viability rates exceeding 85%. Additionally, the hydrogel supported cell adhesion and proliferation, suggesting its suitability for periodontal regeneration. …”
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Rabbitpox by Lyudmila F. Stovba, Aleksandr A. Petrov, Dеnis P. Belozerov, Oleg V. Chukhralia, Sergey A. Melnikov, Sergey V. Borisevich

“…A rabbitpox virus may provoke a grave and highly contagious disease in rabbits with a high death rate. The symptoms of this disease in rabbits is similar to symptoms of natural smallpox in humans. …”
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Assessing patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in paediatric oncology research: Which PRO would a pro pick, if a pro was picking PROs? by Ameeta Retzer, Sarah Al-Jilaihawi, Shivani Bailey, Vickie Buenger, Sarah Damery, Anne-Sophie Darlington, Manuel Diezi, John Devin Peipert, Jessica Roydhouse, Bryce B. Reeve

“…The choice of PRO depends on the intended application and associated research questions, and structuring a rationale for the use of PRO data is key to deciding upon a PRO strategy. Rates of PRO use in paediatric oncology research remain low though the general use of PROs in clinical trials has been gradually increasing. …”
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Climate change-induced shifts in landslide susceptibility in São Sebastião (southeastern Brazil) by Enner Alcântara, Cheila Flávia Baião, Yasmim Carvalho Guimarães, José Antonio Marengo, José Roberto Mantovani

“…Frequency Ratio (FR) analysis revealed varying levels of landslide susceptibility across scenarios, with RCP2.6 showing lower probabilities for moderate landslides (FR: 0.007946) compared to higher ratings for RCP4.5, RCP6.0, and RCP8.5 (FR: 1.663156 for high landslides). …”
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Encephalitis Unraveled: The Unlikely Encounter of Sickle Cell Disease and Cerebral Malaria in a Teenager by Christer Ruff, Leonie Zerweck, Andrea Bevot, Jonathan Remppis, Benjamin Bender, Ulrike Ernemann, Georg Gohla

“…Cerebral malaria is a rare complication of malaria infection and is associated with a high mortality rate.…”
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Gastric Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma: An Important Differential Diagnosis for a Rapidly Growing Gastric Subepithelial Tumor - A Case Report and Literature Review by Nah Ihm Kim, Dong Hyun Kim, Hyun Soo Kim, Seon-Young Park, Hyun A Cho, Ho-Goon Kim

“…Gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a low-grade lymphoma with a long median survival time because of its low proliferation rate. A 75-year-old man was referred to the hospital for hematemesis. …”
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