Stereotypes and social representations associated with pediatric surgeons among medical students, residents and physicians: a cross-sectional study by Coline Ducrot, Max Piffoux, Mathilde Payen, Sebastien Raux, Franck Rolland, Evan Gouy, Linh Nam Truong, Ariel Frajerman, Florent Vinchon, Nawale Hadouiri

“…The willingness to pursue a carreer in a PS was positively influenced not only by its social representation (p < 0.001) but also by completing an internship in pediatric surgery (p < 0.01) and having a family member practicing pediatric surgery (p < 0.05). …”
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New Technological Knowledge Integration in Industries with Long-Wave Innovation: Case Study of Iran Mining and Mineral Industry by akbar Mohammadi, Nima Garosi Mokhtarzade, Ahmad Jafar nejad

“…Mining and mineral enterprises, recognized as long-wave innovators, must not only assimilate new knowledge and technologies but also effectively incorporate them within their organizational processes. …”
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Integrated analyses uncover new features of atypical memory B cells and novel targets for intervention by Fuli Fan, Shubei Liu, Bin Wang, Xiaojian Song, Wei Wang

“…This study aimed to characterize transcriptomic features, immune phenotypes and potential signaling pathways of AMB, and also to confirm its alternations in systemic rheumatic diseases via combined transcriptome analyses. …”
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Impact of the severity and extension of dental caries lesions on Turkish preschool children’s oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study by Ayça Kurt, Damla Bolat, Ömer Hatipoğlu

“…Parental distress was also notably high, with significant scores in feeling upset (mean score 1.07 ± 1.31) and feeling guilty (mean score 0.929 ± 1.26). …”
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Enhancing Arabic text-to-speech synthesis for emotional expression in visually impaired individuals using the artificial hummingbird and hybrid deep learning model by Mahmoud M. Selim, Mohammed S. Assiri

“…Furthermore, the AMCDD-AHODL technique utilizes a hybrid LSTM+BiGRU model for the recognition and classification model. …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Soil Improvement Measures in Apple Orchards on the Loess Plateau: A Meta-Analysis by DUAN Shunxia, LIU Jiayuan, ZHAO Hongxiang, LI Yangyang

“…Additionally, grass mulching and straw mulching also significantly increased soil nutrient contents. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Cataract Surgery Combined with Ab Interno Canaloplasty and Micro-Trabecular Bypass Stent Surgery in Open-Angle Glaucoma by Porter MS, Flowers A, Wood BP, Gallardo MJ

“…No eyes underwent additional glaucoma surgery in the study period.Conclusion: Canaloplasty combined with microtrabecular bypass stent surgery following cataract extraction demonstrated efficacy in reducing IOP and medication burden up to 24 months postoperatively. IOP reduction was also sustained up to 36 months postoperatively. The combined MIGS procedure is also effective in eyes with uncontrolled glaucoma.Keywords: intraocular pressure, glaucoma medications, canaloplasty, microtrabecular bypass stent, primary open-angle glaucoma…”
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Clinical characteristics of patients with coronary artery disease by smoking status by Olga V. Nakhratova, Daria P. Tsygankova, Joseph M. Tsenter, Evgeny D. Bazdyrev

“…Also, more than half of smoking patients [60 (56.1%)] were not motivated to quit smoking, 41 (38.3%) were poorly motivated, and only 6 (5.6%) were highly motivated. …”
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The relationship between oxLDL, sLOX-1, PCSK9 and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes by Zeki Dogan, Abdulhalim Senyigit, Sinem Durmus, Canan Duvarcı, Remise Gelişgen, Hafize Uzun, Omur Tabak

“…Both right and left CIMT also showed significant differences between the groups of prediabetes versus uncomplicated diabetes at p < 0.001 showing progressive increase in vascular involvement with progression of disease. …”
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Impact of measles vaccination strategies on vaccination rates in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Andrew Hayen, Kiddus Yitbarek, Mirkuzie Woldie, Firew Tekle Bobo, Jane Frawley, Abela Mahimbo, Meru Sheel

“…The meta-analysis indicated that vaccination-targeting interventions such as vaccination reminders, cash incentives, community engagement and health education activities increase measles vaccination coverage (RR 1.19, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.27). Our analysis also indicated that interventions such as vaccine reminders, educational programmes and incentives improved timely vaccination. …”
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Structural insights into dynamics of the BMV TLS aminoacylation by Wen Yang, Ran Yi, Jing Yao, Yongxiang Gao, Shanshan Li, Qingguo Gong, Kaiming Zhang

“…These findings not only enhance our knowledge of virus-host interactions but also offer potential targets for antiviral drug development.…”
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Synthetic CT generation from CBCT and MRI using StarGAN in the Pelvic Region by Paritt Wongtrakool, Chanon Puttanawarut, Pimolpun Changkaew, Supakiet Piasanthia, Pareena Earwong, Nauljun Stansook, Suphalak Khachonkham

“…For sCT generated from MRI, qualitative evaluation also favored the anatomical preservation provided by StarGAN. …”
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Examining the Leverage Effect, Dynamic Conditional Correlation, and Volatility Spillover Among Selected Indices of the Tehran Stock Exchange: Evidence from the ARMA-DCC-GJR-GARCH M... by Gholamhosein Golarzi, Seyed Ramin Abolfazli

“…The asymmetric behavior of volatility refers to empirical evidence that a negative return shock causes a greater increase in volatility than a positive return shock of the same size. Also, concerning the asymmetric impact of news on stock volatility, two hypotheses, namely the leverage effect and volatility contagion, have been postulated. …”
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Comparative the effect of bisphenol A and bisphenol S on the development and spectral sensitivity of cone photoreceptors in zebrafish larvae (Danio rerio) by Liguo Qiu, Peng Yu, Qiang Li, Cuiping Wen, Haiyang Wang, Dongying Zhao, Tianyu Zhang, Chenghui Wang, Lixia Liu, Dongxue Li, Shiyong Wen, Yinghui Sun

“…In the present study, we investigated the effects of BPA treatment (1, 10, and 100 μg/L) on cone cell development and function to evaluate visual toxicity. We also compared the mechanisms of color deficiency induced by BPA and BPS at the same concentrations. …”
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Elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and inflammation in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: a retrospective dual-center cohort study by Angela Pepe, Cristina Fevola, Daniela Dolce, Silvia Campana, Novella Ravenni, Giovanni Taccetti, Donatello Salvatore, Vito Terlizzi

“…Laboratory data of a control group (pwCF, not in ETI therapy, same demographic characteristics as the study group) were also collected. Results: Sixty-six patients (30 males, median age: 12 years, F508del homozygous: 23) were included. …”
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Influence of Secondary Inorganic Aerosol on the Concentrations of PM2.5 and PM0.1 during Air Pollution Episodes in Hanoi, Vietnam by Nguyen-Quoc Dat, Bich-Thuy Ly, Trung-Dung Nghiem, Thu-Thi Hien Nguyen, Kazuhiko Sekiguchi, Truong-Thi Huyen, Thai-Ha Vinh, Le-Quang Tien

“…Concentration-weighted trajectory analysis demonstrated that PM2.5 and SIA levels were also influenced by long-range transportation from the upper areas. …”
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Prevalence of Hyper virulence and Multidrug resistance Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from UTI patients by Manar Abdul karim, Zainab Mohammed Alzubaidy, Khazal Dabua Wadi

“…Resistance patterns for the isolates K. pneumoniae was also calculated and 16(53%) isolates were MDR which includes isolates that have resisted three groups of antibiotics and the 14(47%) were XDR which resisted four or five groups of different antibiotics. …”
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MicroRNA-541-3p/Rac2 signaling bridges radiation-induced lung injury and repair by Jiandong Zhang, Lei Ma, Limin He, Quanxiao Xu, Yan Ding, Lidong Wang

“…The connection between microRNA-541-3p, TNFRSF10B signaling, and TGFβ1 signaling is also unclear. Objective: This study was performed to explore the regulatory effects of microRNA-541-3p on TNFRSF10B and TGFβ1 signaling. …”
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The Ethical Challenges of Gamification in Iran: Uncovering the Dark Side by Mona Jami Pour, Hamideh Binaei

“…ObjectiveThe popularity of gamification in business, in areas such as marketing, sales, human resources, and education is growing rapidly. Gamification has also attracted significant attention from academic researchers as an emerging study field. …”
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Preparation, characterization, and antibacterial application of cross-linked nanoparticles composite films by Yuxin Zhao, Guanglong Yao, Kaimian Li, Jianqiu Ye, Jian Chen, Jie Zhang

“…The results showed that the cross-linked starch, SA, AgNPs, and ZnOs had good biocompatibility and interactions, and the AgNPs and ZnOs had synergistic effects. ESEM also revealed that the polymer and nanofiller had good compatibility. …”
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