Validation of the Malay version of Epworth sleepiness scale for children and adolescents (MESS-CHAD).

Background: Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents (ESS-CHAD) is a valid and reliable eight-item self-administered questionnaire for the assessment of excessive daytime sleepiness and is commonly used to screen sleep-disordered breathing for children and adolescents. The cross-sectional study aimed to translate and cross-culturally adapt ESS-CHAD into a Malay version of Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents (MESS-CHAD) for the Malaysian population, and to assess the validity and reliability of MESS-CHAD.

Methods: Forward-backward translation method was used to translate and cross-culturally adapt ESS-CHAD.

Dopant engineering for ZnO electron transport layer towards efficient perovskite solar cells.

The conventional electron transport layer (ETL) TiO has been widely used in perovskite solar cells (PSCs), which have produced exceptional power conversion efficiencies (PCE), allowing the technology to be highly regarded and propitious. Nevertheless, the recent high demand for energy harvesters in wearable electronics, aerospace, and building integration has led to the need for flexible solar cells. However, the conventional TiO ETL layer is less preferred, where a crystallization process at a temperature as high as 450 °C is required, which degrades the plastic substrate.

Digitally versus conventionally fabricated complete dentures: A systematic review on cost-efficiency analysis and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs).

Statement Of Problem: Reports on digitally fabricated complete dentures are increasing. However, comprehensive evidence-based research on their cost-efficiency and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is lacking.

Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review was to compare the cost-effectiveness and PROMs between digitally and conventionally fabricated complete dentures.

Efficient adsorption of organic pollutants phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA) utilizing magnetite functionalized covalent organic frameworks (MCOFs): A promising future material for industrial applications.

The utilization of phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA) as the major component in plastic and its derivative industry has raised concerns among the public due to the harmful effects caused by these organic pollutants. These pollutants are found to exhibit unique physicochemical properties that allow the pollutants to have prolonged existence in the environment, thus causing damage to the environment. Since phthalates and bisphenol A are used in a variety of industrial applications, the industry must recover these compounds from its water before releasing the pollutants into the environment.

The quality of life and body image disturbances of Turner syndrome patients in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Turner Syndrome (TS) is a rare sex chromosome abnormality occurring in 1 in 2500 female live births. To date, there is limited data on TS patients in Malaysia. This study aimed to investigate the quality of life (QoL) and body image disturbances among adult population with TS in comparison to age-matched controls in a tertiary hospital in Kuala Lumpur: Hospital Chancellor Tuanku Mukhriz, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HCTM, UKM).

The influence of learning styles on academic procrastination among students in mathematics.

Introduction: Procrastination is a complex psychological and behavioral construct that is strongly influenced by certain personality traits. In mathematics learning, students find it difficult to master the concepts because of less exposure to learning styles. Poor knowledge of mathematical concepts leads to academic procrastination in the subject of Mathematics among students.

Practical psychiatry: On therapeutic equipoise - Principles of a balanced approach to psychiatric treatments.

Objective: There are many burgeoning treatments, and a large range of therapeutic options for 21 century psychiatry. This paper briefly comments upon considerations for balancing treatment to suit the patient, their illness, and their milieu.

Conclusions: Therapeutic equipoise, for psychiatric care, is an aspiration rather than a position easily achieved.

Broad vs. narrow traits: a scoping review of measuring personality traits in teacher selection using the situational judgment test.

Situational Judgment Tests (SJTs) have gained popularity and are commonly used as a measurement technique in a variety of professions, particularly those that include hiring, promoting, and professional development. In various educational sectors around the world, SJTs are being utilized as a measure by which to choose individuals who possess the requisite non-academic attributes for the profession. The objective of this review is to identify and analyze the traits that are measured in teacher selection using SJTs, in terms of both broad and narrow traits.

Preliminary in vitro cytotoxic evaluation of Uncaria gambier (Hunt) Roxb extract as a potential herbal-based pulpotomy medicament.

Background: The downfall of formocresol as a pulpotomy medicament highlights the importance of cytotoxic evaluation and the establishment of a safe concentration of dental material prior to its usage in the oral cavity. Uncaria gambir is an herbal plant that possesses antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, suggesting its potential as an alternative medicament for pulpotomy. However, there are not many studies published on its cytotoxicity, with some using non-standardised techniques and reported variable outcomes.

Concomitant Kawasaki Disease and Rotavirus Infection-More Than Just a Coincidence: A Case Report.

The definitive role of viral infections, such as rotavirus, in causing Kawasaki disease (KD) remains uncertain. However, the intriguing observation of concomitant rotavirus infection and KD suggests a potential association. This study aimed to investigate this relationship.

Identifying 5 Mutation in Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma Patients With Baseline Characteristics Using Machine Learning Technology.

Background: Primary aldosteronism is characterized by inappropriate aldosterone production, and unilateral aldosterone-producing adenoma (uPA) is a common type of PA. 5 mutation is a protective factor in uPA; however, there is no preoperative approach to detect 5 mutation in patients with uPA.

Objectives: This study aimed to provide a personalized surgical recommendation that enables more confidence in advising patients to pursue surgical treatment.

Artificial intelligence in orthodontics and orthognathic surgery: a bibliometric analysis of the 100 most-cited articles.

Background: The application of artificial intelligence (AI) in orthodontics and orthognathic surgery has gained significant attention in recent years. However, there is a lack of bibliometric reports that analyze the academic literature in this field to identify publishing and citation trends. By conducting an analysis of the top 100 most-cited articles on AI in orthodontics and orthognathic surgery, we aim to unveil popular research topics, key authors, institutions, countries, and journals in this area.

Primary aldosteronism: molecular medicine meets public health.

Primary aldosteronism is the most common single cause of hypertension and is potentially curable when only one adrenal gland is the culprit. The importance of primary aldosteronism to public health derives from its high prevalence but huge under-diagnosis (estimated to be <1% of all affected individuals), despite the consequences of poor blood pressure control by conventional therapy and enhanced cardiovascular risk. This state of affairs is attributable to the fact that the tools used for diagnosis or treatment are still those that originated in the 1970-1990s.

Gender and age effects on dental and palatal arch dimensions among full siblings.

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the dental and palatal arch dimensions of male and female siblings in relation to gender and age, using three-dimensional (3D) digital casts.

Methods: This study involved 54 subjects (27 pairs) of male-female siblings aged 15 to 45 years. Dental casts were digitized and analyzed for tooth size (TS), arch width (AW), arch length (AL), arch length discrepancy (ALD), and palatal arch dimensions (PAD).

Pitfalls in machine learning-based assessment of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in breast cancer: A report of the International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group on Breast Cancer.

The clinical significance of the tumor-immune interaction in breast cancer is now established, and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) have emerged as predictive and prognostic biomarkers for patients with triple-negative (estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and HER2-negative) breast cancer and HER2-positive breast cancer. How computational assessments of TILs might complement manual TIL assessment in trial and daily practices is currently debated. Recent efforts to use machine learning (ML) to automatically evaluate TILs have shown promising results.

Spatial analyses of immune cell infiltration in cancer: current methods and future directions: A report of the International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group on Breast Cancer.

Modern histologic imaging platforms coupled with machine learning methods have provided new opportunities to map the spatial distribution of immune cells in the tumor microenvironment. However, there exists no standardized method for describing or analyzing spatial immune cell data, and most reported spatial analyses are rudimentary. In this review, we provide an overview of two approaches for reporting and analyzing spatial data (raster versus vector-based).

Applications of drug delivery systems, organic, and inorganic nanomaterials in wound healing.

The skin is known to be the largest organ in the human body, while also being exposed to environmental elements. This indicates that skin is highly susceptible to physical infliction, as well as damage resulting from medical conditions such as obesity and diabetes. The wound management costs in hospitals and clinics are expected to rise globally over the coming years, which provides pressure for more wound healing aids readily available in the market.

Tuberculous chylothorax in paediatric population-a case report and systematic review of the literature.

Background: Chylothorax as part of the clinical spectrum of tuberculosis (TB) is a rare entity, especially among children. However, it is crucial for clinicians to be able to identify, correlate, and diagnose chylothorax as it poses significant morbidity to patients.

Case Description: We report on a paediatric case of pleural TB complicated with complex chylothorax, and systematically reviewing the literature for cases of tuberculous chylothorax among children particularly looking at the (I) demographic, (II) clinical presentations, (III) radiological findings, and (IV) investigations among this cohort of patients.

Synergistic Effect of Allium-like NiS & CuS Electrodeposited on Nickel Foam for Enhanced Water Splitting Activity.

This study explores a water-splitting activity using a biphasic electrodeposited electrode on nickel foam (NF). The *NiS/CuS/NF electrode with citric acid reduction exhibits superior OER (oxygen evolution reaction) and HER (hydrogen evolution reaction) performance with reduced overpotential and a steeper Tafel slope. The *NiS/CuS/NF electrode displays the ultra-low overpotential value of 212 mV for OER and 109 mV for HER at the current density of 10 mA cm.

Development and validation of a questionnaire on perceived prosthodontic treatment needs in Malaysian adults.

Statement Of Problem: A discrepancy between dentists' assessments and patients' expectations during prosthodontic treatment is inevitable. Incorporating dental patients' concerns about their prosthodontic treatment needs is essential during treatment planning, yet studies assessing these needs in adult dental patients are lacking.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a novel instrument, termed the questionnaire on perceived prosthodontic treatment needs (PPTN), that assesses perceived prosthodontic treatment needs in adults.

Effect of Academic Self-Efficacy on Test Anxiety of Higher Vocational College Students: The Chain Mediating Effect.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the impact of academic self-efficacy on test anxiety among higher vocational students, as well as the role of sense of life meaning, fear of failure, and gender difference in mediating this relationship.

Methods: A total of 2231 higher vocational students from Shandong Province were surveyed by means of Academic Self-efficacy Questionnaire, Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and Test Anxiety Scale.

Results: There were significant negative correlations among academic self-efficacy, sense of life meaning, and test anxiety.

Practical psychiatry: Providing temporary psychiatric cover.

Objective: Psychiatric cover for healthcare staffing shortfalls is increasingly common post-pandemic. We aim to provide comprehensive practical advice on providing temporary inpatient or outpatient cover as a psychiatrist, based on the authors' clinical experience and the existing research literature.

Conclusions: There is limited peer-reviewed advice available on providing safe and effective temporary psychiatric consultant cover for patient care.