Association between Possible Sleep Bruxism and Anxiety Disorders, Circadian Cycle and Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Cross Sectional Study by Larissa Soares-Silva, Claudia Tavares-Silva, Pedro Paulo Pires, Lucianne Cople Maia

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Assessment of Physicochemical Properties and Heavy Metals in Borehole Water Used For Drinking In Okada Town, Edo State, Nigeria by W.A. Raji, C.E. Anih, P.O. Obeta

“… The consumption of unsafe water is detrimental to human health. It is therefore important to ascertain the quality and purity of water set out for drinking. …”
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A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study of the Association between Liver Enzymes and Lipid Levels by Subrata Deb, Prasanth Puthanveetil, Prashant Sakharkar

“…Methods. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 1999 to 2012 was used to examine the association between liver enzymes and lipid levels amongst adults in the United States. …”
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Depression-induced changes in directed functional brain networks: A source-space resting-state EEG study by Zhongwen Jia, Lihan Tang, Jidong Lv, Linhong Deng, Ling Zou

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Probing the role of Coniferin and Tetrahydrocurcumin from Traditional Chinese medicine against PSAT1 in early-stage ovarian cancer: An in silico study. by Jia Zhang, Shalesh Gangwar, Nagmi Bano, Shaban Ahmad, Mohammed S Alqahtani, Khalid Raza

“…Ovarian cancer, a formidable gynaecological malignancy, poses a significant global health challenge, and it is characterised by late-stage diagnosis and a high mortality rate. …”
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Crack Detection of Reinforced Concrete Structures Based on BOFDA and FBG Sensors by Qinghua Zhang, Ziming Xiong

“…Reinforced concrete structural elements, as an important component of buildings and structures, require inspection for the purposes of crack detection which is an important part of structural health monitoring. Now existing crack detection methods usually use a single technology and can only detect internal or external cracks. …”
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Heterogeneous Photo-Fenton-like Degradation of Oxytetracycline Containing Wastewater by Gülin Ersöz, Ceren Orak

“…Its presence in rivers or water and wastewater streams can pose serious problems for human and environmental health, and therefore, it needs to be treated. OTC degradation was studied using iron-doped g-C3N4 through a photo-Fenton-like oxidation process under simulated sunlight. …”
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Analysis of the Structural Characteristics of the Online Social Network of Chinese Professional Athletes by Yue Wang, Qian Huang, Qiurong Wang, Yang Xun, Yujiao Tan, Shuqin Cui, Linxiao Ma, Penglin Huang, Meijuan Cao, Bin Zhang

“…In response to the lack of research on the online social network structure of athletes, elements of research on the online social network structure of athletes were constructed based on the whole network perspective and through the study of the characteristics of the whole online social network structure of athletes, in order to provide reference for the physical and mental health development of athletes from a new perspective. …”
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Classification and Regression Trees analysis identifies patients at high risk for kidney function decline following hospitalization. by Weihao Wang, Wei Zhu, Janos Hajagos, Laura Fochtmann, Farrukh M Koraishy

“…Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline is associated with negative health outcomes, but the use of decision tree algorithms to predict eGFR decline is underreported. …”
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Qat Chewing as an Independent Risk Factor for Periodontitis: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ali Kaid Al-Sharabi, Hussien Shuga-Aldin, Ibrahim Ghandour, Nezar Noor Al-Hebshi

“…This study assessed the effect of qat chewing on periodontal health, independent of other risk factors. Four hundred qat chewers and 100 nonchewers (20–50 years) were included. …”
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Deoxycholic Acid Could Induce Apoptosis and Trigger Gastric Carcinogenesis on Gastric Epithelial Cells by Quantitative Proteomic Analysis by Yanyan Shi, Ying Wei, Ting Zhang, Jing Zhang, Ye Wang, Shigang Ding

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Midwifery care in The Gambia: A focus group study with clinical midwives, midwifery students, educators and leaders on how barriers and facilitators impact quality midwifery care. by Lamin Suwareh, Helena Lindgren, Kerstin Erlandsson, Haddy Tunkara Bah, Evelina Holm, Majda Meljoum, Omar Manjang, Saineh Sanneh, Baboucarr Cham, Ulrika Byrskog

“…Guaranteed employment after completing education, equal opportunities for men and women to become midwives and the significance of passion are assets which need to be carefully maintained within the health care system.…”
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A New In Vivo Model System to Assess the Toxicity of Semiconductor Nanocrystals by Angela Tino, Alfredo Ambrosone, Lucia Mattera, Valentina Marchesano, Andrei Susha, Andrey Rogach, Claudia Tortiglione

“…In the emerging area of nanotechnology, a key issue is related to the potential impacts of the novel nanomaterials on the environment and human health, so that this technology can be used with minimal risk. …”
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A cross-sectional study exploring the positive aspects of caregiving in opioid dependence and its relation with quality of life, social support, and caregivers’ burden by Priyanka Saha, Sayan Saha, Gauri Shanker Kaloiya, Siddharth Sarkar

“…Participants were assessed using the Scale for Positive Aspects of Caregiving Experience (SPACE), World Health Organization Quality of Life–BREF version, Family Burden Interview Schedule (FBIS), and Social Support Questionnaire. …”
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Phylogenetic Analysis and Extracellular Enzyme Profiles of Yeast Strains Isolated from Raspberry Fruits by Melih Günay, Tulay Turgut Genc

“…Raspberry fruit contains phenolic compounds, flavones, flavonoids, vitamins, and antioxidant substances that are important properties for health and pharmacological sciences. Edible berries provide also a suitable habitat for the growth of various microorganisms. …”
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Quality of Life of Patients with Liver Cirrhosis by María Belén Alvarado Villavicencio, Evelyn Carolina Betancourt Rubio, Luis Roberto Villamarín Ponce

“…Comparative analyzes were performed to evaluate perceptions of quality of life, health, and other vital domains based on demographic variables. …”
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Signaling Pathway of Nucleotide-Binding Oligomerization Domain-Containing Protein 1 and Potential Therapeutic Targets for Regulating the Gut Microbiota of Individuals with Gallston... by Sanjana Murali, Nandini Krishnamurthy, R. B. Devi Krishna, Shanthi Vijayaraghavan, S. Rajesh Kumar, Andrea Mary Francis

“…Gallstone disease (GD) poses a substantial health challenge worldwide, and its complications are often associated with disturbances in the gut microbiota. …”
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Predicting individuals’ behaviors during a pandemic: why we might have acted as we did during the COVID-19 pandemic by Shaikha S. Aldousari, William Ickes

“…Conclusions Individuals’ personality traits and beliefs clearly play a major role in determining their behavior during health crises. In the case of the current COVID-19 crisis, some people adopt behaviors that ensure their safety and the safety of others, whereas other people display careless behaviors that contribute to spreading the infection. …”
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Prevalence and initial diagnostic evaluation of smoking in adolescents from Moa, Holguín by Alexander Torres Molina

“…<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: smoking in adolescence constitutes a global public health problem, is being considered the main preventable cause of illness and premature death.…”
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Alzheimer’s Disease and <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>: Exploring the Links by Ivana Shawkatova, Vladimira Durmanova, Juraj Javor

“…Recent research highlights compelling links between oral health, particularly periodontitis, and systemic diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). …”
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