Normal Facial Nerve Enhancement on Volumetric Interpolated Breath-hold Examination MRI Sequence.

Background And Purpose: Enhancement of the facial nerve can be seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) due to its rich arteriovenous plexus. Classically, enhancement of the facial nerve beyond the geniculate ganglion has been described as a normal finding, while enhancement of the canalicular and labyrinthine segments is considered abnormal. We hypothesize facial nerve enhancement of the canalicular and labyrinthine segments is a normal finding on the post-contrast T-weighted, fat-saturated VIBE (volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination) sequence on both 1.

Geographical targeting of active case finding for tuberculosis in Pakistan using hotspots identified by artificial intelligence software (SPOT-TB): study protocol for a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomised control trial.

Introduction: Pakistan has significantly strengthened its capacity for active case finding (ACF) for tuberculosis (TB) that is being implemented at scale in the country. However, yields of ACF have been lower than expected, raising concerns on its effectiveness in the programmatic setting. Distribution of TB in communities is likely to be spatially heterogeneous and targeting of ACF in areas with higher TB prevalence may help improve yields.

6-Methoxyflavone antagonizes chronic constriction injury and diabetes associated neuropathic nociception expression.

Neuropathy is a disturbance of function or a pathological change in nerves causing poor health and quality of life. A proportion of chronic pain patients in the community suffer persistent neuropathic pain symptoms because current drug therapies may be suboptimal so there is a need for new therapeutic modalities. This study investigated the neuroprotective flavonoid, 6-methoxyflavone (6MF), as a potential therapeutic agent and gabapentin as the standard comparator, against neuropathic models.

Comparison of the Efficacy of Two-Week Vonoprazan Versus Lansoprazole-Based Quadruple Sequential Antibiotic Therapy in Eradicating Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Non-randomized Clinical Trial.

The prevalence of is escalating in developing countries, exacerbated by unjustified antibiotic usage, which leads to increased resistance. This trend has been notably amplified since the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, the effectiveness of existing eradication regimens has been compromised.

Cholestatic Drug-Induced Liver Injury in a Patient Taking High-Dose Niacin for Hyperlipidemia.

Niacin, an important component of a balanced diet, is central to lipid metabolism. Occasionally used to treat hyperlipidemia, niacin is widely available without a prescription, making its use often unknown to treating physicians. Severe hepatotoxicity has been reported with niacin use.

Determinants of instant messenger (IM) adoption and its effect on team performance: Mediating role of knowledge creation and quality communication.

Computer-mediated communication has dramatically transformed the human communication landscape by enhancing speed, content and social presence. The world has been experiencing a sharp decline in using email and phone calls due to organizations' rapid adoption of instant messenger (IM) for their day-to-day communication with their stakeholders. Moreover, the world has been experiencing a sharp decline in using email and phone calls since the beginning of the IM era.

The relationships between amotivation, employee engagement, introjected regulation, and intrinsic motivation: A double-layered moderated-mediation model.

The objective of this research is to examine the amotivation-turnover intention relationship through self-determination theory (SDT). A double-layered moderated-mediation model was developed to investigate the influence of three components: affective, continuance, and normative commitment on turnover intention. The data collected from 771 faculty members from higher educational institutions (HEI) in southern India were analyzed to test the hypothesized relationships.

E-learning adoption for sustainable higher education.

Electronic learning (-L) is a profound transition that is occurring in education as a new learning platform in countries across the globe. COVID-19 pandemic has forced all higher education institutions in Sri Lanka to adopt e-learning to maintain sustainable teaching. This study identified the relationships between the main influencing factors of e-learning usage behaviour and, in turn, sustainability in teaching.

A comprehensive review of security threats and solutions for the online social networks industry.

The term "cyber threats" refers to the new category of hazards that have emerged with the rapid development and widespread use of computing technologies, as well as our growing reliance on them. This article presents an in-depth study of a variety of security and privacy threats directed at different types of users of social media sites. Furthermore, it focuses on different risks while sharing multimedia content across social networking platforms, and discusses relevant prevention measures and techniques.

Structure-based virtual screening and molecular docking of drugs against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-ACE2 receptor complex.

The agent responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic was the newly discovered coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. A trimeric spike protein on the SARS-CoV-2 virion binds to the ACE2 receptor on host cells. In this study we performed a structure-based virtual screening and molecular docking of existing drugs against a high-resolution structure of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-ACE2 receptor complex.

Lysozyme and Its Application as Antibacterial Agent in Food Industry.

Lysozymes are hydrolytic enzymes characterized by their ability to cleave the β-(1,4)-glycosidic bonds in peptidoglycan, a major structural component of the bacterial cell wall. This hydrolysis action compromises the integrity of the cell wall, causing the lysis of bacteria. For more than 80 years, its role of antibacterial defense in animals has been renowned, and it is also used as a preservative in foods and pharmaceuticals.

Does gender moderate the purchase intention of organic foods? Theory of reasoned action.

Purpose: This study examines the role of gender as a moderator on the relationships between subjective norm on attitude and purchase intention and attitude on purchase intention by using the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) among organic food consumers.

Methodology: Data is collected using a crowdsourcing platform called Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk). The respondents are organic food consumers (N = 633) from the US.

Impact of Inclusive Leadership on Innovation Performance During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak: Mediating Role of Employee Innovation Behavior and Moderating Role of Psychological Empowerment.

This study investigates the effect of inclusive leadership on innovation performance with a mediating role of employee innovation behavior and the moderating role of psychological empowerment (PE). Supervisors and employees of Saudi manufacturing firms are the participants of this study. This study used a quantitative research technique with a cross-sectional approach and a self-administrative survey questionnaire to collect the data.

Strategic analysis of intimate partner violence (IPV) and cycle of violence in the autobiographical text -.

Objectives: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a globally recognized societal problem that requires intensive research to raise public awareness.

Aim: Accordingly, the purpose of the study is to analyze IPV at the physical, psychological, and social aspects of abuse.

Method: The methodology of the study correlates IPV to the personal experiences of notable Indian writer, Meena Kandasamy, according to the autobiographical account of her abusive married life in the award-winning novel When I Hit You, which depicts the horrible treatment of women by their perpetrators within a closed sphere.

Aspect based sentence segregated dataset of hybrid car's consumers online reviews.

Dataset presented in this paper is obtained from the top online automobile selling and purchasing websites. A total of 1000 reviews related to hybrid cars in the form of text reviews are extracted with the help of the Web Scraper tool. The dataset presents the customers sentiments in the form of reviews related to hybrid cars.

Role of organizational commitment in career growth and turnover intention in public sector of Oman.

Introduction: Creating a proper career program is the best way to enhance employees' organizational commitment; it motivates and retains them. This research aims to measure career growth's influence on turnover intention, mediated by employees' commitment through self-reported employees' perceptions. This study identifies the key dimensions of organizational commitment (affective, continuance and normative commitment) that mediate the relationship between career growth and employee turnover intention exploring the indirect effects between career growth and turnover intention.

Risk Factors Associated with Perinatal Relapse to Opioid Use Disorder.

The recent opioid epidemic in the United States has led to rising prevalence of maternal opioid use disorder (OUD). First-line treatment for maternal OUD involves the use of opioid agonist pharmacotherapy, such as methadone or buprenorphine, in addition to cognitive behavioral therapy and counseling. The management of maternal OUD can become overwhelming for both patients and clinicians, especially during the early postpartum period.

Hormonal Treatment of Acne and Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Adolescent Patients.

Homeostasis of the cutaneous microenvironment is complex and depends on multiple intrinsic and extrinsic factors, including the influence of hormones. Hormones exert action on the hair follicle and associated sebaceous glands via both endocrine and intracrine mechanisms. The profound impact of hormonal action on follicular homeostasis can be leveraged in the treatment of disorders, such as acne and hidradenitis suppurativa.

Hypertension and Blood Pressure Pattern among Teenagers.

Because of its high prevalence, hypertension (HTN) will continue to exert an increased financial burden on both the individual and the governmental health budgets unless we consider changing our efforts in managing HTN. Since the discovery of the first antihypertensive agent, during the 19 century, we had been focusing on blood pressure (BP) treatment by lowering the systolic and diastolic levels. Over decades, multiple drugs and combinations were introduced to lower the BP and reduce target organ damage, but they were unsuccessful in reducing the incidence or significantly limiting the prevalence.

New Concept for the Facile Fabrication of Core-Shell CuO@CuFeO Photocathodes for PEC Application.

The CuO@CuFeO core-shell structure represents a new family of photocatalysts that can be used as photoelectrodes that are able to produce hydrogen under a broad spectrum of visible light. Herein, we report a novel approach for the production of this active film by the thermal conversion of CuFe Prussian Blue Analogues. The outstanding photoelectrochemical properties of the photocathodes of CuO@CuFeO were studied with the use of combinatory photo-electrochemical instrumental techniques which proved that the electrodes were stable over the whole water photolysis run under relatively positive potentials.

Impact of Education 4.0 among engineering students for learning English language.

Education 4.0 is considered a significant technology for teaching and learning. The present study aims to explore the impact and the importance of Education 4.