The Oral Mucosa Status and the Correlation between the Functional Parameters and the Level of Nitric Oxide Metabolites in Saliva among Patients with GERD by G. I. Lukina, A. V. Ivannikova, M. Y. Abramova, E. M. Kuzmina, A. V. Lukin, A. V. Alimova, A. B. Slabkovskaya

“…The study involved 91 patients (48 women and 43 men), aged from 18 to 70 years with GERD. All patients underwent the clinical dental examination according to a single scheme including general clinical manifestations (nausea, single vomiting, belching, heartburn, pain in the epigastrium and around the navel, and poor appetite) and dental manifestations of GERD. …”
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Associations between choroidal thickness and rate of axial elongation in orthokeratology lens users by Riping Zhang, Suoqing Zhuang, Youming Zhou, Man Pan Chin, Lixia Sun, Vishal Jhanji, Mingzhi Zhang

“…Methods: 36 myopic children (36 eyes) aged 8 to 16 years were enrolled. For the duration of one year, the OK group (18 subjects) utilized OK lenses, while the spectacles group (18 subjects) utilized single-vision spectacles as a control. …”
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Prevalence of HIV and Associated Risks of Sex Work among Youth in the Slums of Kampala by Monica H. Swahn, Rachel Culbreth, Laura F. Salazar, Rogers Kasirye, Janet Seeley

“…Analyses are based on a cross-sectional study (N = 1,134) of youth aged 12-18 years, living in the slums of Kampala, conducted in Spring of 2014. …”
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Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma of Nasopharynx and Paranasal Sinuses in Children Diagnosis and Treatment—Review of the Literature and Case Report by Cristian Mârțu, Ștefan Dragoș Tîrnovanu, Ioana Mârțu, Dan Ferariu, Dan Mârțu, Alexandra Jităreanu, Luminița Rădulescu

“…In young children, especially those aged 4 to 12 years, rhinopharyngeal masses are often attributed to chronic adenoiditis; however, other benign (e.g., angiofibroma in boys) and malignant tumors may also be present. …”
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Enhancing grape juice with Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus CWKu-12: Assessing probiotic viability, physicochemical changes, sensory characteristics, and quality kinetics throughout st... by Shaghayegh Echresh, Behrooz Alizadeh Behbahani, Fereshteh Falah, Mohammad Noshad, Salam A. Ibrahim

“…Fruit juices are popular with people of all ages and are seen as healthy and refreshing, leading to interest in creating probiotic functional beverages from them. ​…”
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Use of the Da Vinci SP surgical system in robot-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomy: a single-center, retrospective study by Sae Byul Lee, Jisun Kim, Il Yong Chung, Hee Jeong Kim, Jong Won Lee, Byung Ho Son, Beom Seok Ko

“…Medical records of 60 women aged ≥ 19 years who had undergone SP robot-assisted unilateral or bilateral NSM with immediate reconstruction between October 2020 and August 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Developing a Health Support System to Promote Care for the Elderly by Marcell Szántó, Lehel Dénes-Fazakas, Erick Noboa, Levente Kovács, Döníz Borsos, György Eigner, Éva-H. Dulf

“…In light of the demographic shift towards an aging population, there is an increasing prevalence of dementia among the elderly. …”
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The role of self-rumination and self-reflection in depressive symptoms among individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder traits by Takehiro Tamura, Shunsuke Takagi, Hidehiko Takahashi, Genichi Sugihara

“…This study of 3,000 Japanese adults (aged 18–50 years) investigates self-rumination and self-reflection in depressive symptoms related to ADHD, using the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, Rumination–Reflection Questionnaire, and Beck Depression Inventory-II. …”
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Data-Driven Prediction Methods for Lithium-Ion Battery State of Health Based on Elbow Rule by Liu Zhang, Bo Xing, Yanbing Gao, Lei Yao, Dengfeng Zhao, Jinquan Ding, Yanyan Li

“…Addressing challenges in extracting aging features and the complexity of modeling, this study proposed a feature parameter identification method leveraging Incremental Capacity Analysis (ICA) technology and the elbow rule. …”
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Medieval Overexploitation of Peat Triggered Large-Scale Drowning and Permanent Land Loss in Coastal North Frisia (Wadden Sea Region, Germany) by Hanna Hadler, Antonia Reiß, Timo Willershäuser, Dennis Wilken, Ruth Blankenfeldt, Bente Majchczack, Stefanie Klooß, Ulf Ickerodt, Andreas Vött

“…Along the southern North Sea coast from the Netherlands to Denmark, human cultivation efforts have created a unique cultural landscape. Since the Middle Ages, these interactions between humans and natural forces have induced major coastal changes. …”
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Characterization of aroma compounds of Pu-erh ripen tea using solvent assisted flavor evaporation coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-olfactome... by Bei Wang, Qing Meng, Lin Xiao, Ruili Li, Chunhai Peng, Xueli Liao, Jingna Yan, Honglin Liu, Guanhua Xie, Chi-Tang Ho, Huarong Tong

“…Further investigation showed that 6 methoxybenzenes were responsible for the aging aroma in Pu-erh ripen tea; α-ionone, 3,4-dimethoxytoluene, 1,3-dimethoxybenzene, etc. were responsible for the wood-like aroma. …”
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One-year outcomes of elderly acute cholecystitis patients by index treatment by Núria Lluís, Celia Villodre, Celia Villodre, Lucía Guilabert, Lucía Guilabert, Isabel de Castro, Isabel de Castro, Pedro Zapater, Pedro Zapater, Pedro Zapater, Pedro Zapater, Belén Martínez, Belén Martínez, José R. Aparicio, José R. Aparicio, Fèlix Lluís, Enrique de-Madaria, Enrique de-Madaria, Enrique de-Madaria

“…BackgroundStrategies for managing the elderly with acute cholecystitis need to be refined.AimsTo examine additional procedures, hospital readmissions, and outpatient visits in the year following the index admission.Patients and methodsSingle-institution retrospective study of fifty consecutive patients aged ≥70 years admitted with acute cholecystitis. …”
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Metabolic Alterations in Different Stages of Hypertension in an Apparently Healthy Nigerian Population by M. A. Charles-Davies, A. A. Fasanmade, J. A. Olaniyi, O. E. Oyewole, M. O. Owolabi, J. R. Adebusuyi, O. Hassan, M. T. Ajobo, M. O. Ebesunun, K. Adigun, K. S. Akinlade, U. A. Fabian, O. O. Popoola, S. K. Rahamon, W. Okunbolade, M. A. Ogunlakin, O. G. Arinola, E. O Agbedana

“…MS components and other CVD risk measures were investigated in different stages of hypertension. 534 apparently healthy Nigerian traders aged 18–105 years were participants of a cohort study. …”
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Cement Dust Exposure and Perturbations in Some Elements and Lung and Liver Functions of Cement Factory Workers by Egbe Edmund Richard, Nsonwu-Anyanwu Augusta Chinyere, Offor Sunday Jeremaiah, Usoro Chinyere Adanna Opara, Etukudo Maise Henrieta, Egbe Deborah Ifunanya

“…Two hundred and ten subjects (50 workers, 60 residents, and 100 controls) aged 18–60 years were studied. PEFR, liver function {aspartate and alanine transaminases (AST and ALT) and total and conjugated bilirubin (TB and CB)}, and serum elements {lead (Pb), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cadmium (Cd), selenium (Se), chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn), and arsenic (As)} were determined using peak flow meter, colorimetry, and atomic absorption spectrometry, respectively. …”
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Association of Depression with Uncontrolled Hypertension in Primary Care Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study in Less-Developed Northwest China by Lin Wang, Nanfang Li, Mulalibieke Heizhati, Mei Li, Zhikang Yang, Zhongrong Wang, Reyila Abudereyimu

“…We used a stratified multistage random sampling method to obtain 1856 hypertensives subjects aged ≥18 years among primary care setting in Xinjiang, Northwest China, between April and October 2019. …”
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A Comprehensive Exploration of the Fatty Acids Profile, Cholesterol, and Tocopherols Levels in Liver from Laying Hens Fed Diets Containing Nonindustrial Hemp Seed by Youssef Rbah, Yassine Taaifi, Aymane Allay, Kamal Belhaj, Reda Melhaoui, Nadia Houmy, Abdessamad Ben Moumen, Embarek Azeroual, Mohamed Addi, Farid Mansouri, Hana Serghini-Caid, Ahmed Elamrani

“…This study investigates the impact of dietary nonindustrial Moroccan hemp seed (HS) on the fatty acid profile, cholesterol, and tocopherol levels, in the liver of 120 Lohmann brown laying hens aged 22 weeks during 12 weeks of treatment. The hens are randomly allocated into four treatment groups, each subdivided into six replicates with five birds in each replicate. …”
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Comparison of the Efficacy between Bilateral Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Block versus Incision Site Infiltration for Duration of Analgesia in Lumbar Spinal Surgery Using Levob... by Karthik G Sheshadri, Sudheer Ramegowda, Mahesh Chandra, Prajyot Bhurli, Ashwani Kristipati, Renjan R I

“…Methods: A prospective randomized single blinded study was carried out in 50 patients of ASA grade I and II, aged 20 to 60 years scheduled for elective lumbar spine surgeries. …”
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Transfer Learning-Based Health Monitoring of Robotic Rotate Vector Reducer Under Variable Working Conditions by Muhammad Umar Elahi, Izaz Raouf, Salman Khalid, Faraz Ahmad, Heung Soo Kim

“…Fine-tuning pre-trained architectures on operational data for the three different reducers of health conditions, which are healthy, faulty, and faulty aged, improves fault classification across different motion profiles and variable speed conditions. …”
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Egyptian Novel Goose Parvovirus in Immune Organs of Naturally Infected Ducks: Next-Generation Sequencing, Immunohistochemical Signals, and Comparative Analysis of Pathological Chan... by Mohamed A. Lebdah, Amal A. M. Eid, Reham M. ElBakrey, Abd Elgalil. El-Gohary, Mohamed G. Seadawy, Mohamed R. Mousa, Hagar F. Gouda, Nehal I. A. Goda, Mostafa F. El-Hosseny, Ahmed S. El-tahlawy, Rokayya Sami, Rasha A. Al-Eisa, Sarah S. Helal

“…For this purpose, 99 ducks (25 flocks) of different breeds, aged 14–75 days, were clinically examined, and 75 tissue pools from the thymus, bursa of Fabricius, and spleen were submitted for virus detection and identification. …”
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Clinical characteristics of dengue virus infections in Karachi from 2019 to 2023: a cross-sectional study by Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Rashid, Sabeeta Kanwal Ansari, Fatima Kanani, Thomas Iftner

“…Males (53.87%) had a higher infection rate than females (46.13), with ages 18–60 years having the highest infection rate (69.14%). …”
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