Comparison of two plates and screw osteosynthesis configurations in a rat model of critical sized femoral defects to reduce implant related failures by Marc Saab, Anne-Sophie Drucbert, Nicolas Blanchemain, Feng Chai

“…Abstract This study aimed to compare the failure rates of two different sizes of plates and screws to stabilize critical-sized (7 mm) femoral defects in male Sprague‒Dawley rats (aged 10 weeks). Femoral defects were stabilized with either a 4-hole plate (length 29 mm, thickness 1 mm, 10 rats, Group 1) and 4 cortical screws (diameter 2 mm) or with a 6-hole plate (length 30 mm, thickness 0.6 mm, 9 rats, Group 2) and 4 cortical screws (diameter 1.5 mm). …”
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Treatment Interruption and Regimen Change in Firstgeneration versus Second-generation Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors used as First-line Therapy for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia by Melea A. Ward, Gang Fang, Kristy L. Richards, Christine M. Walko, Stephanie R. Earnshaw, Laura E. Happe, Susan J. Blalock

“…Patients with CML who were between the ages of 18 and 89 and newly initiated 1GTKI or 2GTKI therapy between June 1, 2010 and December 31, 2011 were included. …”
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Educational migration from Tajikistan to Russia: trends and consequences by A. Kh. Rakhmonov

“…The second group consists of middle-aged and older people, skilled workers, and specialists with secondary specialized and higher education. …”
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Understanding barriers to young people’s utilisation of sexual and reproductive health services in Asia-Pacific countries: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis by Daniel Mackay, Benjamin Gregory, Evi Germeni, Watcharakorn Riabroi

“…The goal of this study was to identify and synthesise published qualitative research on factors affecting young people’s utilisation of SRH services in Asia-Pacific countries.Methods We systematically searched five electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Web of Science) for qualitative studies reporting the experiences, attitudes and views of young people (aged 10–24 years) regarding the utilisation of SRH services in Asia-Pacific countries. …”
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Effect of Existential Group Therapy on the Quality of Sexual Life in Infertile Men\'s Spouses by samira ghorbani, Shahrbanoo Salehin, Ali Mohamad Nazari, Seyedeh Solmaz Talebi, Afsaneh Keramat

“…Materials and Methods: The present study followed a randomized controlled clinical trial from 2020-2021 on 96 women aged 20-45 with male-caused infertility. The samples were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. …”
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Effect of Chemical Challenges on the Properties of Composite Resins by Omar Geha, Luciana Tiemi Inagaki, Jaqueline Costa Favaro, Alejandra Hortencia Miranda González, Ricardo Danil Guiraldo, Murilo Baena Lopes, Sandrine Bittencourt Berger

“…To evaluate the chemical degradation effect on microhardness and roughness of composite resins after aging. Materials and Methods. Specimens (n = 10) were used for Filtek Z350 XT (Z350), Filtek Bulk Fill (BULK), Micerium HRI (HRI), Micerium BIOFUNCION (BIO), and Vittra APS (VITTRA). …”
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Falling sex ratios and emerging evidence of sex-selective abortion in Nepal: evidence from nationally representative survey data by Mahesh Puri, Melanie Dawn Frost, Peter Richard Andrew Hinde

“…Changes in the sex ratio at birth since legalisation would suggest an association with legalisation, even though sex-selection is expressly prohibited.Design Analysis of data from four Demographic and Health Surveys, conducted in 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011.Setting Nepal.Participants 31 842 women aged 15–49.Main outcome measure Conditional sex ratios (CSRs) were calculated, specifically the CSR for second-born children where the first-born was female. …”
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Development of Corneal Astigmatism (CA) according to Axial Length/Corneal Radius (AL/CR) Ratio in a One-Year Follow-Up of Children in Beijing, China by Fenglei Wang, Lin Xiao, Xuxia Meng, Ling Wang, Dabo Wang

“…We found that UCVA and AL growth were affected by aging. An increase in the AL/CR ratio is a risk factor for the progression of corneal astigmatism for school children.…”
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O efeito do exercício físico nos níveis de cortisol em idosos: uma revisão sistemática by Helena Moraes, Andrea Deslandes, Thais Cevada, Ana Carolina F. Mendonça-de-Souza, Jerson Laks

“…Para a busca foram utilizadas as bases de dados PUBMED, ISI, SciELO, Scopus, BioMed central e Scirus, com as palavras cortisol, exercise, aging e o operador booleano [AND]. Os critérios de inclusão utilizados foram artigos randomizados e controlados ou ensaios clínicos, utilizando humanos e escritos em língua inglesa ou portuguesa. …”
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“…They were just treating her Symptom by Symptom”: maternal experiences of having a child with spinal muscular atrophy in Ghana by Esther Doe-Yo Tawiah, Jacob Owusu Sarfo

“…Methods We conducted an interpretative phenomenological study with a purposive sample of seven mothers whose children, aged between 8 and 24 months, were diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and registered with the Rare Disease Ghana Initiative (RDGI). …”
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C1q Levels: A Reliable Biomarker for Differentiating Active and Latent Tuberculosis Infection by Sepideh Darougar, Afshin Moniri, Parvaneh Baghaei, Esmaeil Mortaz, Makan Sadr, Arad Moniri, Majid Marjani, Payam Tabarsi

“…Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2017 to February 2018, involving HIV-negative adults aged 18 and older attending TB clinics. Participants were categorized based on clinical symptoms, imaging results, and laboratory tests into active or latent TB. …”
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Effect of TiO2 Nanoparticles on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cement at Low Temperatures by Li Wang, Hongliang Zhang, Yang Gao

“….% TiO2 nanoparticles and cured under temperatures of 0°C, 5°C, 10°C, and 20°C for specific ages. Physical and mechanical properties of the specimens were evaluated through the setting time test, compressive strength test, flexural strength test, hydration degree test, mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP), X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in order to examine the performance of cementitious materials with and without TiO2 nanoparticles at various curing temperatures. …”
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Micro CT evaluation of marginal discrepancies of endocrown restored molars with different intrapulpal depths and materials of fabrication. (in-vitro study) by Mohamed Aly Mohamed Badr Elagwany, Amina Mohamed Hamdy, Maged Mohamed Zohdy, Aliaa Mahrous, Ahmed Tawfik, Soha Osama Nabih

“…After cementation of restorations over abutments, hydrothermal aging was performed, and then marginal adaptation was evaluated via micro CT technology. …”
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Construction of a Multimodal Neuroimaging Data Fusion System and Evaluation of Mental Fatigue Using Nonlinear Analysis by Rui Chen, Zhenzhong Li, Yi Lai

“…The proposed data analysis and fusion system have great application potential and propose a new idea for analyzing human brain fatigue and brain aging.…”
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INTRAVENOUS VITAMIN C (IVC) TREATMENT OUTCOME OF COVID 19 PATIENTS ADMITTED IN HOSPITAL: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW by Auria Ekanti Pratiwi, Oki Suwarsa, Achadiyani, Nur Atik

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The systemic approach to the formation of preschool administrators’ perceptions about the psychological safety of the educational environment by Maria D. Kukushkina

“…The study involved 111 kindergarten managers from seven cities of Russia. 72 people participated in the formative experiment: directors, deputy directors and senior preschool teachers aged 35 to 70 years. Methods. The study used survey and diagnostic (questionnaires, surveys) methods, observations, and a formative experiment. …”
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Clinical, immune and genetic risk factors of malaria-associated acute kidney injury in Zambian children: A study protocol. by Chisambo Mwaba, Sody Munsaka, David Mwakazanga, David Rutagwerae, Owen Ngalamika, Suzanna Mwanza, Mignon McCulloch, Evans Mpabalwani

“…A case-to-control ratio of 1:1 is used and 380 children with malaria and aged less than 16 years are being recruited from two hospitals in Zambia. …”
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RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF LONG-TERM TREATMENT OF FELINE IDIOPATHIC CYSTITIS by Anca Bărbos, Vlad Luca, Alexandra Biriș, Radu Lăcătuș

“…Most cats affected by this pathology were neutered males (70%), Domestic ShortHair breed, middle aged (with a mean of 9 years for group A and approximately 8 years and 2 months for group B), overweight and mostly living indoors (80.95%). …”
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Pain-Related Behavior and Pain Perception Associated with Intraosseous Local Anesthesia (QuickSleeper 5^®) in Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Zeyad A. AlRaddadi, Latifa A. AlHowaish, Ayman M. Sulimany

“…Methods: A split-mouth randomized clinical trial was conducted involving 33 children aged 4–9 years. Each participant received both traditional local anesthesia and intraosseous local anesthesia with QuickSleeper 5 across two visits. …”
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Associação entre nível de atividade física nos diferentes domínios e sintomas do envelhecimento masculino by Leandro Corrêa, Airton Rombaldi, Marcelo Silva

“…Para avaliar os sintomas do envelhecimento masculino foi utilizada a escala The Aging Male’s Symptoms Scale (AMS) e para verificar o nível de AF nos diferentes domínios foi utilizado o International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), versão longa. …”
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