DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF LABORATORY TESTS OF WOMEN IN THE DYNAMICS OF TREATMENT OF PERIODONTAL DISEASES CONCOMITANT WITH BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS by T.O. Petrushanko, A.D. Krutikova, E.I. Krutikova

“…The lack of clear dental screening strategy for women with bacterial vaginosis (BV) leads to inadequate treatment planning, since atypical triggering factors are not considered, despite the given evidence for the presence of chronic generalized inflammatory and inflammatory-dystrophic periodontal diseases in patients with BV. …”
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Genome constitution and differentiation of subgenomes in Siberian and Far Eastern endemic species of the genus Elymus (Poaceae) according to the sequencing of the nuclear gene waxy by A. V. Agafonov, S. V. Asbaganov, E. V. Shabanova (Kobozeva), I. V. Morozov, A. A. Bondar

“…(Poaceae), which are widespread in Russia, are generally assumed to have three haplome combinations: StH, StY and StHY. …”
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Lasater clinical judgment rubric in nursing education: a Turkish validity and reliability study by Esra Sezer, Hilal Yıldız Çelik, Ükke Karabacak, Kathie Lasater

“…Furthermore, confirmatory factor analysis showed that the four-factor structure model had an acceptable and generally good fit and was statistically significant and valid. …”
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Trace element concentrations, multivariate analysis and health risk potential of soils from urban and peri-urban agriculture by K.M. Hawrami, A.K. Baset

“…Evaluation of enrichment factors indicates that the concentrations of trace elements generally remain within the anticipated background levels, with the exception of the municipal waste disposal site. …”
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The association between eight complete blood count-derived inflammatory markers and muscle health by Jingyuan Zhang, Yuqi Wang, Heng Liu, Zhuolin Lei, Shouquan Cheng, Hong Cao

“…., PIV and dNLR), the SII demonstrated a more robust predictive ability, was less influence by covariates, and exhibited high generalization performance in internal and external validation. …”
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Surrogate-based model parameter optimization in simulations of the West African monsoon by M. Fischer, P. Knippertz, C. Proppe

“…Results show that the ICON model is already generally well-tuned for the WAM system. However, a lower entrainment parameter would lead to a more accurate simulation of accumulated precipitation, averaged 2 <span class="inline-formula">m</span> dew point temperature, and mean sea level pressure over the considered domain (15° W to 15° E, 0 to 25° N). …”
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Weight Change and Predictors of Weight Change Among Patients Initiated on Darunavir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide or Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamid... by Bruno Emond, Carmine Rossi, Aurélie Côté-Sergent, Keith Dunn, Patrick Lefebvre, Marie-Hélène Lafeuille, Prina Donga

“…Baseline characteristics were generally well-balanced (mean age=\~50 years, female: \~30%), except for the type of antiretroviral therapy from which patients switched. …”
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Evaluation of the Clinical Efficacy of Prednisolone in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases with Different Dosage Methods by O. P. Alekseeva, S. V. Krishtopenko, A. A. Alekseeva

“…The clinical response to treatment was evaluated at the time of complete withdrawal of prednisolone using the generally accepted criteria. Two efficiency functions were constructed, compared and analyzed: the first — at the initial dosage of prednisolone in mg and the second calculating the dose in mg/kg of patient weight. …”
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Using Dose-Effect Relationship for Optimising Systemic Corticosteroid Dosage in Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by O. P. Alekseeva, S. V. Krishtopenko, A. A. Alekseeva

“…The effect was evaluated past two weeks and at a time of complete withdrawal of prednisone using the generally accepted clinical response and remission criteria. …”
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Autoimmune Hepatitis in Children: The Current State of the Problem by G. V. Volynets, A. I. Khavkin, T. A. Skvortsova, V. V. Matkash

“…Aim. To generalize the results of existing research studies carried out to investigate autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) in children, and the contemporary approaches to the diagnosis and therapy of the disease. …”
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Household dietary diversity and associated factors in rural and peri-urban areas of Mbale District, Eastern Uganda by Sunday Mark Oyet, Robert Mbabazi Kaahwa, Christopher Muggaga, Duncan Ongeng, Ipolto Okello-Uma

“…However, significant differences were observed in the consumption of cereals and roots/tubers/plantains (p < 0.05), while intake of animal-source foods and fruits remained generally low across both settings. In rural areas, household DD was significantly influenced by the education levels of the household head (β: -1.276) and spouse (β: -1.123), as well as access to credit (β: 1.136), while in peri-urban areas, average monthly income (β: -0.801) was a significant predictor of household DD. …”
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Comparative effects of different dietary pectin types on growth performance and intestinal health in pearl gentian grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀ × E. lanceolatus♂) by Lulu Zhu, Xiaoxue Meng, Xuehan Wang, Jiongting Fan, Beiping Tan, Junming Deng

“…The results indicated that dietary inclusion of 8 % pectin generally promoted the growth performance of grouper, but significant difference was observed only in the ALP group. …”
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Sex-biased prevalence in infections with heterosexual, direct, and vector-mediated transmission: a theoretical analysis by Andrea Pugliese, Abba B. Gumel, Fabio A. Milner, Jorge X. Velasco-Hernandez

“…Quantitatively, the ratio of final attack ratios generally will not exceed 1.5, if non-sexual transmission accounts for most transmission events (ρ ≥ 0.6) and the ratio of gender-specific susceptibilities is not too large (say, 5 at most).The third model considers vector-borne, instead of direct transmission. …”
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Determination of Vibration Properties and Reliable Frequency Estimation for Synchronous Vibrations Through Improved Blade Tip Timing Techniques Without a Once-per-Revolution Sensor by Marios Sasakaros, Luca Mann, Markus Schafferus, Manfred Wirsum

“…Blade Tip Timing (BTT) is a promising technique for monitoring synchronous vibrations due to its non-intrusive nature and ability to monitor all blades at once. BTT generally employs a Once-per-Revolution (OPR) sensor that is mounted on the shaft for blade identification and deflection calculation. …”
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Spatial Distribution of Tsetse Flies and Trypanosome Infection Status in a Vector Genetic Transition Zone in Northern Uganda by Robert Opiro, Okello Allele Moses, Robert Opoke, Francis A. Oloya, Esther Nakafu, Teresa Iwiru, Richard Echodu, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Joel L. Bargul, Elizabeth A. Opiyo

“…The infection rate was not significantly associated with the sex of the fly (generalized linear model (GLM), χ2=0.051, p=0.821, df=1,n=477) and district of origin (χ2=0.611, p=0.434, df=1, n=477). …”
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Real-World Analysis of Weight Gain and Body Mass Index Increase Among Patients with HIV-1 Using Antiretroviral Regimen Containing Tenofovir Alafenamide, Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumara... by Bruno Emond, Carmine Rossi, Rachel Rogers, Patrick Lefebvre, Marie-Hélène Lafeuille, Prina Donga

“…Compared with TAF 25 mg, time-to-weight and BMI increase ≥5% in the other treatment cohorts were longer (hazard ratios ranged from 0.77 to 0.94), although findings were generally not statistically significant. **Conclusions:** Among a population of patients predominantly initiating integrase strand transfer inhibitors, increases in weight and BMI post-ART initiation were common and appeared to be higher and occur more rapidly among patients receiving TAF 25 mg compared with lower TAF doses or other nucleosides. …”
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The Clinical and Economic Impact of Employees Who Are Care Partners of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by Disease Severity by Barry Hendin, Richard A. Brook, Ian A. Beren, Nathan Kleinman, Cindy Fink, Amy L. Phillips, Carroline Lobo

“…Employee care partners’ demographic/clinical characteristics and direct/indirect costs were compared across predetermined MS severity categories. Logistic and generalized linear regression modeled the costs. **Results:** Among 1041 employee care partners of patients with MS, 358 (34.4%) patients had mild MS, 491 (47.2%) moderate, and 192 (18.4%) severe. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress among women of reproductive age with delayed conception in urban and peri-urban low to mid-... by Barsha Gadapani Pathak, Gitau Mburu, Ndema Habib, Rita Kabra, Aiysha Malik, James Kiarie, Ranadip Chowdhury, Neeta Dhabhai, Sarmila Mazumder

“…Quantitative data were collected using a 4-item Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) which is an ultra-brief self-report questionnaire consisting of a 2-item depression scale (PHQ-2) and a 2-item anxiety scale (generalized anxiety depression-2). Data were collected between July 2020 and August 2021. …”
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Prospective study of the association between chronotype and cardiometabolic risk among Chinese young adults by Tingting Li, Yang Xie, Shuman Tao, Liwei Zou, Yajuan Yang, Fangbiao Tao, Xiaoyan Wu

“…The cardiometabolic (CM)-risk score was the sum of standardized Z scores based on gender for the 5 indicators: waist circumference (WC), mean arterial pressure (MAP), triglyceride (TG), homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), where the HDL-C is multiplied by-1. The generalized linear model was used to determine the cross-sectional and prospective longitudinal associations between chronotype and each cardiometabolic parameter. …”
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Neural network based classification of rock properties and seismic vulnerability by U. Muksin, E. Riana, A. Rudiyanto, K. Bauer, A.V.H. Simanjuntak, M. Weber

“…Four learning model clusters were developed from the three input seismic parameters: shear wave velocity, peak amplitude, and dominant frequency.FINDINGS: Generally, the values of the horizontal to vertical spectral ratios in the west of the study area were low (less than 5) compared with those in the southeastern part. …”
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