Visión actual del diagnóstico y manejo clínico restaurativo de lesiones por abfracción by Cristian Camilo Morales Lastre, Alejandro Navarro Royero, Angie Paola Sánchez Amaris, Carlos Alberto Gomez Lopez

“…El principal desafío es lograr un sellado óptimo entre la restauración y el diente en el margen cervical, lo cual puede ser afectado por factores como la carga oclusal excéntrica, pérdida de retención, caries secundaria y decoloración. Es crucial adoptar medidas complementarias para eliminar los agentes causales y garantizar la longevidad de las restauraciones. …”
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Interviews with multimedia comics creators—how Hannah Berry, Lance Dann and Tom McNally use audio drama to move their work into new areas of storytelling by Alex Fitch

“…This interview was recorded at the Graphic Brighton conference, University of Brighton, 27th May 2022.Each of these Q&As was chaired by Alex Fitch and recorded in front of a live audience, and subsequently broadcast on Resonance 104.4 FM (London).Transcripts of these interviews demonstrate the connections between the related media, the different approaches each of these practitioners have undertaken regarding the creation of audio dramas and comics, how these creators became involved in each project being discussed, and the differences and similarities they have found working in each of the different media. …”
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Twelve-Month Retention in and Impact of Enhance®Fitness on Older Adults in Hawai‘i by Michiyo Tomioka, Kathryn L. Braun, Yan Yan Wu, Kay Holt, Paula Keele, Lori Tsuhako, Johnny Yago

“…Linear mixed-effects models were applied to analyze the physical performance measures (chair-stands, arm curls, and the up-and-go test) collected at baseline (month 0) and at 4, 8, and 12 months. …”
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Sternoclavicular Joint Reconstruction Using the Sternal Docking Technique by Yazdan Raji MD, Galvin J. Loughran MD, George Bugarinovic MD, Michael T. Freehill MD

“…Technique Description: In a lazy beach-chair position, a curvilinear incision is made over the anterior SCJ centered over the inferior portion of the joint. …”
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The Effect of Strength Training on the Quality of Life and Cognitive Functions of Elderly People by Ernesta Klimavičiūtė, Sandra Naujalė, Lina Mickevičienė, Erika Krasinskė, Margarita Drozdova – Statkevičienė, Vida Janina Česnaitienė

“…The short version of the World Health Organization (WHO 100) Quality of Life Questionnaire was used to assess quality of life, the subjects’ physical abilities were evaluated using the Fullerton Test set, and ANAM4 cognitive function tests were used to assess cognitive functions   Results: When comparing restricted blood flow, concentric training and control groups, the results of the functional test evaluation were improved statistically significantly: standing and walking, standing up from a chair (p<.001). The result of the hand grip test did not change significantly. …”
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Tracing Aquatic Macrophyte Development in Nansi Lake, Northern China's Largest Freshwater Lake: Plant Macrofossils From 1855 to Present by Qinghui Zhang, Yufei Wu, Liwei Yang, Zekun Li, Zonglei Li, Yuying Yang, Shiyue Chen, Enfeng Liu

“…Approximately 54.3% of the species historically recorded at the core site were identified through macro‐remains analysis, including five previously unrecorded submerged taxa (Myriophyllum verticillatum, Ranunculus trichophyllus, Chara sp., Nitella sp., and Vallisneria spinulosa) discovered during monitoring surveys. …”
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GDF-15 Is Associated with Poor Physical Function in Prefrail Older Adults with Diabetes by Reshma Aziz Merchant, Yiong Huak Chan, Gustavo Duque

“…Compared with T1, participants in T3 were significantly older, had a lower education level, had almost three times higher prevalence of DM, slower gait speed, longer chair-stand time, and lower SPPB scores. On multivariate analysis, the odds of having both DM and poor physical performance compared to having no DM and no poor physical performance were significantly higher in GDF-15 T3 vs. …”
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Perbandingan Metode Supervised Machine Learning untuk Prediksi Prevalensi Stunting di Provinsi Jawa Timur by M Syauqi Haris, Ahsanun Naseh Khudori, Wahyu Teja Kusuma

“…Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan kontribusi dalam penyelesaian permasalahan stunting di Provinsi Jawa Timur dengan cara menganalisis faktor-faktor yang diprediksi bisa memengaruhi tingkat prevalensi stunting berdasarkan data sekunder hasil survei dari beberapa lembaga resmi dan terpercaya di bidang kesehatan yang telah dipublikasikan. …”
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Jaringan Syaraf Tiruan Perambatan Balik untuk Klasifikasi Covid-19 Berbasis Tekstur Menggunakan Orde Pertama Berdasarkan Citra Chest X-Ray by Muchtar Ali Setyo Yudono, Eki Ahmad Zaki Hamidi, Jumadi Jumadi, Abdul Haris Kuspranoto, Aryo De Wibowo Muhammad Sidik

“…Merupakan hal yang sangat penting untuk mendeteksi kasus positif sedini mungkin untuk pencegahan penyebaran lebih lanjut dari virus ini. Teknik tes paling umum yang saat ini digunakan untuk mendiagnosa COVID-19adalah reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). …”
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Mutasavvıfların Adalet Anlayışı by Eyüp İnce

“…Dolayısıyla özellikle Hâris b. Esed Muhâsibî (öl. 243/857), Sehl b. Abdullah Tüsterî (öl. 283/896), Muhammed b. …”
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Image-Based Detection and Classification of Malaria Parasites and Leukocytes with Quality Assessment of Romanowsky-Stained Blood Smears by Jhonathan Sora-Cardenas, Wendy M. Fong-Amaris, Cesar A. Salazar-Centeno, Alejandro Castañeda, Oscar D. Martínez-Bernal, Daniel R. Suárez, Carol Martínez

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Advanced artificial intelligence with federated learning framework for privacy-preserving cyberthreat detection in IoT-assisted sustainable smart cities by Mahmoud Ragab, Ehab Bahaudien Ashary, Bandar M. Alghamdi, Rania Aboalela, Naif Alsaadi, Louai A. Maghrabi, Khalid H. Allehaibi

“…Initially, the AAIFLF-PPCD model utilizes Harris Hawk optimization (HHO)-based feature selection to identify the most related features from the IoT data. …”
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Maternal Satisfaction on Delivery Service among Postnatal Mothers in a Government Hospital, Mid-Western Nepal by Asha Panth, Praveena Kafle

“…A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in maternity ward of Bheri Zonal Hospital, Nepal. A total of 178 purposively selected postnatal mothers were interviewed face-to-face using semistructured interview schedules. …”
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Evaluation of a Low-threshold Exercise And Protein supplementation intervention for Women (LEAP-W) experiencing homelessness and addiction: Protocol for a single-arm mixed methods... by Fiona Kennedy, Deirdre Murray, Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Julie Broderick

“…Physical function (10m Walk Test, 2Min Walk Test, Single Leg Stance, Chair Stand Test, hand grip dynamometry), frailty (Clinical Frailty Scale and the SHARE-Frailty Instrument) and nutritional status (Mini-Nutritional Status), pain (Numerical Rating Scale) and quality of life (SF 12-V2) will be evaluated. …”
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Assessing universal competencies of students of non-linguistic specialties by Yulia B. Drobotenko, Natalia A. Nazarova

“…The following research methods are used: theoretical analysis and content analysis of normative documents that describe the structure of universal competence and determine the contribution of the discipline Foreign Language to the development of this type of competence among students of non-linguistic specialties; generalization of Russian and foreign experience in assessing competencies to identify the best practices for diagnosing their development; analysis of current and interim control test-tasks designed to evaluate universal competencies that can be found in the OmSPU evaluation funds; interviewing teachers of the Department of Foreign Languages (interfaculty chair) of OmSPU that aims at showing the advantages and disadvantages of case-testing in assessing the universal competencies of students of non-linguistic specialties. …”
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Vitamin D Status and Physical Functioning in Nursing Home Residents after Improved Adherence to the Vitamin D and Calcium Recommendation—A Quasiexperimental Study by Charlotte Mortensen, Anne Marie Beck, Inge Tetens, Charlotte Jeppesen, Søren Frank Jørgensen, Leif Kofoed Nielsen, Michael Kristensen

“…Outcomes were number of residents taking vitamin D and calcium supplements; vitamin D status; handgrip strength; and physical functioning with timed-up-and-go test and 30-second chair stand test. Results. Prevalence of vitamin D supplement users increased from 45 to 78% (mean dose 41 μg) and of calcium supplement users from 40 to 72% (mean dose 769 mg) (both P=0.002). …”
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NIH funding for the pediatric surgeon-scientist: An analysis of current trends by Colton D. Wayne, MD, Zachary Dumbauld, BS, Ethan Mills, BS, Diana L. Farmer, MD, Gail E. Besner, MD

“…There were 371 previous/current grants totaling $387,148,625. 31.7 % of funded surgeons held Chair/Chief positions, 77.9 % were male, and 84.1 % had M.D. degree only. 282 (76.0 %) grants were independent, and 42 (11.3 %) were mentored. 100 (69.0 %) funded surgeons obtained independent investigator awards, 33 (22.8 %) with and 67 (46.2 %) without prior training/mentored grants. …”
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To Compare and Evaluate the Efficacy of 1% Alendronate Gel and 10% Doxycycline Gel as an Adjunct to SRP in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Tri... by Laloo Phassang, Radhika Kapoor, Prashant Tyagi, Amit Wadhawan

“…Methodology: The study was conducted in Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College & Research Centre in Ghaziabad. …”
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Profile of non-invasive physical health indicators associated with cognitive performance in Chinese older adults: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Xiyu Wei, Chao Li, Dongyu Liu, Jieyi Chen, Yumeng Ju, Jin Liu, Bangshan Liu, Yan Zhang

“…Methods The present study utilized a three-year longitudinal cohort design, with data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). 4,869 participants aged 60–97 years from CHARLS wave 2015 and 2018 who were cognitively and physically healthy were included in analysis. …”
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Establishment of a rapid and quantitative method for detecting the range of infection exposure in preclinical dental education by Ayaka Ueda, Yuki Shinoda-Ito, Kazu Takeuchi-Hatanaka, Takashi Ito, Shintaro Ono, Kimito Hirai, Kazuhiro Omori, Tadashi Yamamoto, Shogo Takashiba

“…The degree of contamination of personal protective equipment and dental chairs in preclinical practice using this artificial saliva was determined using the ATP fluorescent method and measuring the luminescence areas among 10 dentists, 10 dental residents, and 10 fifth-grade dental students. …”
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