Evaluation of knowledge and attitudes of dentists and dental students about oral cancer by Dicle Altındal, Filiz Acun Kaya

“…Therefore, deficiencies should be assessed comprehensively at regional and national levels, and it should be addressed.Keywords: Dental student, dentists, knowledge, mouth neoplasms, risk factors, squamous cell carcinoma…”
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Effect of variation in gridded cattle diet composition on estimated enteric methane emissions in data sparse tropical regions by J.Y. Mutua, A.J. Duncan, T.P. Robinson, S. Fraval, A.M.O. Notenbaert, G.R. Watmough

“…It is crucial to revise default values for production systems to improve results from livestock emission models, thus informing better national-level strategies for emission reduction.…”
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Association between systemic inflammatory response index and glaucoma incidence from 2005 to 2008 by Xiang Li, Yi Qing Sun, Xiao Dan Zhong, Zhi Jie Zhang, Jia Feng Tang, Zhan Yang Luo

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the association between the Systemic Inflammatory Response Index (SIRI) and glaucoma using data from the 2005–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional analysis using data from NHANES (2005–2008). …”
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Growing Significance of EU Institutions in Promotion of Inter-regional policies by E. V. Ermakova

“…The author analyzes the mechanisms of promotion of external regional relations in Belgium as a means of addressing different problems both on national and all-European level, supporting the arguments and conclusions by examples of relevant EU initiatives. …”
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THE USSR AND FRG’S “NEW OSTPOLITIK” by A. M. Filitov

“…Critically scrutinized in this context are the attempts to promote the course towards the “fencing-off” in the German-German relations as dictated by the theory of “two German nations”. The examples of confronting those mindsets are cited – in particular, from the exponents of the nascent civil society in the USSR (the case of the “Spiegel” interview by the Soviet expert on Germany D.E. …”
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Sustainable Urban Design Approach for Public Spaces Using an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) by Ipek Yaralioglu, Can Kara

“…This study examines how sustainable public space design should be structured within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically Goal 11, and the parameters set forth by Project for Public Spaces Inc. …”
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Can handheld ultrasound probes reliably measure transabdominal prostate and bladder volumes? A prospective randomized point-of-care ultrasound study by Henry C. Wright, Dillon Corrigan, Smita De

“…BackgroundNational guidelines recommend obtaining prostate gland volume (PGV) prior to benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) surgery. …”
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Development and pilot testing of a nurse-led common-sense model of self-regulation-based heart failure self-care program by Zehao Huang, Sek Ying Chair

“…Methods Intervention development was informed by a comprehensive review of the relevant literature, the CSM of self-regulation, international and national guidelines, and findings from our previous systematic reviews. …”
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Association between cardiovascular health and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a nationwide cross-sectional study by Lian-Zhen Huang, Ze-Bin Ni, Wei-Feng Huang, Li-Ping Sheng, Yan-Qing Wang, Jin-Yan Zhang

“…Methods 5680 adults aged ≥ 20 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017-March 2020 were included. …”
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Deriving and validating a risk prediction model for long COVID-19: protocol for an observational cohort study using linked Scottish data by Jennifer K Quint, Aziz Sheikh, Chris Robertson, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Emily Moore, Colin R Simpson, Luke Daines, Eleftheria Vasileiou, Syed Ahmar Shah, Rachel H Mulholland, Vicky Hammersley, Steven Kerr, Ting Shi, David Weatherill, Elisa Pesenti

“…In this protocol, we describe plans to develop a prediction model to identify individuals at risk of developing long-COVID.Methods and analysis We will use the national Early Pandemic Evaluation and Enhanced Surveillance of COVID-19 (EAVE II) platform, a population-level linked dataset of routine electronic healthcare data from 5.4 million individuals in Scotland. …”
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EUROPEAN POSITION ON CLINICAL PRACTICE OF EXTRACTION AND NONEXTRACTION THERAPY IN ORTHODONTICS by V. D. Kuroiedova, A.V. Petrova, Y.V. Rud

“…New diagnostic methods, modern orthodontic appliances, national peculiarities of face and other features are needed for correct European thought in orthodontist.…”
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Systemic doxycycline as an adjunct to nonsurgical periodontal therapy in diabetic patients with periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zheng Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Zhenyu Zhang, Guoquan Zhang

“…The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the effect of systemic doxycycline as an adjunct to SRP against SRP alone for improving clinical outcomes of periodontitis in diabetic individuals.MethodsA systematic literature search was performed using PubMed, Cochrane library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and VIP Data from the beginning of the database until March 2024. …”
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Ecological and human health implications of mercury contamination in the coastal water by A. Mallongi, A.U. Rauf, R.D.P. Astuti, S. Palutturi, H. Ishak

“…Furthermore, polymer sulfur was used as a promising technique for capturing and reducing the level of mercury in the water column.FINDINGS: The results showed that the mean concentration of mercury was very high and exceeded the values established by the World Health Organization, United States of Environmental Protection Agency, and Indonesian National Standards, indicating elevated risks to the ecosystem and human health in the future. …”
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Barriers and facilitators of loaded self-managed exercises and physical activity in people with patellofemoral pain: understanding the feasibility of delivering a multicentred rand... by Michael Skovdal Rathleff, Phillipa Logan, Marcus Bateman, Benjamin E Smith, Fiona Moffatt, Paul Hendrick, James Selfe, Toby O Smith

“…The trial investigated a loaded self-managed exercise intervention, which included education and advice on physical activity versus usual physiotherapy as the control.Design Qualitative study, embedded within a mixed-methods design, using semi-structured interviews.Setting A UK National Health Service physiotherapy clinic in a large teaching hospital.Participants Purposively sampled 20 participants within a feasibility RCT study; 10 patients with a diagnosis of patellofemoral pain, aged between 18 and 40 years, and 10 physiotherapists delivering the interventions.Results In respect to barriers and facilitators, the five overlapping themes that emerged from the data were: (1) locus of control; (2) belief and attitude to pain; (3) treatment expectations and preference; (4) participants’ engagement with the loaded self-managed exercises and (5) physiotherapists’ clinical development. …”
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Legal Aspects of Telepathology by Christian Dierks

“…To guarantee a cross‐border security level the regulations of the EU‐Data Protection Directive need to be transformed into national law. In practise, cross‐border dataflow shall only take place where the security level can be maintained even within the other country. …”
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Excess deaths from all-causes mortality in children following the discontinuation of the COVID-19 policy in Thailand by Phanthila Sitthikarnkha, Sirapoom Niamsanit, Leelawadee Techasatian, Suchaorn Saengnipanthkul, Rattapon Uppala

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, the average monthly excess mortality decreased from January 2020 to September 2022 when surveillance measures were in place. However, once the national surveillance measures ended in October 2022, excess mortality experienced a significant increase, with a P-score of 13.0%. …”
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Identifying biomarkers for epilepsy after cerebral malaria in Zambian children: rationale and design of a prospective observational study by Bo Zhang, Archana A Patel, Gretchen L Birbeck, Maitreyi Mazumdar, Suzanna Mwanza, Rosemary Nyirongo, Dixon Berejena, Joseph Kasolo, Tina Mwale, Violet Nambeye, Kafula Lisa Nkole, Nfwama Kawatu, Alexander Rotenberg

“…We will test the performance of these EEG and clinical metrics in predicting development of epilepsy through multivariate logistic regression analyses.Ethics and dissemination This study has been approved by the Boston Children’s Hospital Institutional Review Board, University of Zambia Biomedical Research Ethics Committee, and National Health Research Authority of Zambia. Results will be disseminated locally in Zambia followed by publication in international, open access, peer-reviewed journals when feasible.…”
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Comparison of Expectant and Excisional/Ablative Management of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2 (CIN2) in the Era of HPV Testing by Kevin Dominique Tjandraprawira, Adeola Olaitan, Aviva Petrie, Nafisa Wilkinson, Adam N. Rosenthal

“…CIN2 cases diagnosed between 01/07/2014 and 31/12/2017 were either conservatively managed or treated with excision/ablation and then were followed up until discharge from colposcopy clinic and then using the national cervical cytology database. Outcomes were defined: cytological/histological regression was absence of high-grade CIN on biopsy and/or high-grade dysplasia; virological regression was cytological/histological regression and negative human papillomavirus testing; persistence was biopsy-proven CIN2 and/or moderate dyskaryosis; progression was biopsy-proven CIN3+ and/or severe dyskaryosis. …”
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Associations between Chinese Visceral Adiposity Index and the Risk of Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Liver Fibrosis: A Large Cross-sectional Study by Hui Liu, Mingming Deng, Gang Luo, Jie Chen

“…The present study aimed to investigate the relationships between CVAI and MASLD or hepatic fibrosis in an American population, as well as to assess the diagnostic value of CVAI for MASLD and fibrosis.Methods: After excluding missing data on calculations of indices, diagnosis of MASLD, and covariates, 3242 participants were selected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017-2020. …”
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Mapping the landscape and evidence of cross-sectoral collaboration models targeting individuals referred for assessment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism spectr... by Niels Bilenberg, Pernille Tanggaard Andersen, Rikke Kirstine Kristensen, Emilie Dalsgaard Milling, Julie Dalgaard Guldager

“…Findings will be disseminated at national and international conferences and will be integrated into future efforts to develop cross-sectoral collaboration models in Denmark.…”
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