CLINICAL AND INSTRUMENTAL STUDY RESULTS OF COMPARING DIGITAL OCCLUSION INDICES AT REGISTRATION OF INTERCUSPAL POSITION IN PATIENTS WITH EDENTULOUS SPACES BEFORE AND AFTER PROSTHETI... by Тaras Hlushko, Yuriy Vovk, Volodymyr Vovk, Petro Kryukov, Мaksym Lohash

“…Examination of 5 patients of both genders aged 28 to 51 years was performed at clinical bases of the department of surgical and prosthetic dentistry of the Faculty of Postgraduate Education at Danylo Halytskyi Lviv National Medical University. …”
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Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study by Yanqi Kou, Shicai Ye, Yuan Tian, Ke Yang, Ling Qin, Zhe Huang, Botao Luo, Yanping Ha, Liping Zhan, Ruyin Ye, Yujie Huang, Qing Zhang, Kun He, Mouji Liang, Jieming Zheng, Haoyuan Huang, Chunyi Wu, Lei Ge, Yuping Yang

“…Stratified analyses by sex, age, occupation, marital status, and other subgroups consistently showed that the association between CHD and GIB remained robust across all subgroups. …”
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Dietary and lifestyle patterns identified through reduced rank regression and their association with insulin-related disorders: a prospective analysis from the Tehran Lipid and Glu... by Ebrahim Mokhtari, Hossein Farhadnejad, Farshad Teymoori, Mitra Kazemi Jahromi, Mehrnaz Nikkhah, Parvin Mirmiran, Fereidoun Azizi

“…Methods The current study was conducted on 1063 individuals aged ≥ 25 years old of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study who have complete data on fasting blood sugar, plasma insulin, anthropometric variables, and nutritional intakes. …”
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Ozu, le siècle et le geste by Román Domínguez Jiménez

“…Pour des raisons qui nous semblent évidentes, l’histoire comprendra sans aucun doute le xxe siècle comme l’âge de la grande catastrophe de l’humanité. Catastrophe qui porte non pas seulement sur la déchéance des grands récits politiques, mais aussi sur l’émergence de la technique comme agent du pouvoir. …”
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Prevalence of common diarrheagenic enterobacteriaceae in Iran (2000–2023): a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mozhgan Derakhshan-Sefidi, Fereshteh Eidy, Somayyeh Nadi-Ravandi, Sareh Bagheri-Josheghani, Maryam Mirfakhraei

“…The criteria did not restrict patient demographics such as age, gender, health conditions, or occupation. This meta-analysis employed a 95% confidence interval (CI) for analysis. …”
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Epidemiology of hereditary eye disease in the populations of Russian Federation by V.V. Kadyshev, E.K. Ginter, S.I. Kutsev, Zh.G. Oganezova, R.A. Zinchenko

“…The entire population irrespective of gender or age was examined. To confirm a certain type of inheritance of diseases from heterogeneous groups, the material was subjected to the multicomponent analysis used in multiple family registration. …”
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Early Postoperative Safety of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients by YANG Xingdong, YU Muyang, XU Yiming, ZHU Wei, HU Mingwei, WENG Xisheng, FENG Bin

“…Using propensity score matching, we matched patients in the two groups at a 1∶1 ratio according to gender, age, and surgical side. Subsequently, we compared the clinical characteristics, incidence of major complications within 30 days postoperatively, and allogeneic blood transfusion rates between the two groups.ResultsA total of 270 patients in the SLE group who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected. …”
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Identifikasi Emosi Manusia Berdasarkan Ucapan Menggunakan Metode Ekstraksi Ciri LPC dan Metode Euclidean Distance by Siti Helmiyah, Imam Riadi, Rusydi Umar, Abdullah Hanif, Anton Yudhana, Abdul Fadlil

“…Voice data used with different sentences, actors, ages, and accents can influence the recognition of emotions, therefore the extraction of features in the recognition of speech patterns of human emotions is very important. …”
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Fatty Acids of Erythrocyte Membranes and Blood Serum in Differential Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by M. V. Kruchinina, I. O. Svetlova, M. F. Osipenko, N. V. Abaltusova, A. A. Gromov, M. V. Shashkov, A. S. Sokolova, I. N. Yakovina, A. V. Borisova

“…We examined 110 patients (mean age 37,7 ± 12,1 years) with IBDs and 53 healthy patients in control group (43,3 ± 11,7 years). …”
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Effect of prehospital physician presence on Out-of-Hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR): A secondary analysis of t... by Futoshi Nagashima, Satoshi Inoue, Tomohiro Oda, Tomohiro Hamagami, Tomoya Matsuda, Makoto Kobayashi, Akihiko Inoue, Toru Hifumi, Tetsuya Sakamoto, Yasuhiro Kuroda

“…Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed using six covariates (age, sex, witness status, presence of bystander CPR, initial heart rhythm, and location of cardiac arrest) to adjust for baseline differences. …”
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Time Interval for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Related Expenditure in Selected Health Centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Ezra Shimeles, Melaku Tilahun, Tsegaye Hailu, Fikre Enquselassie, Abraham Aseffa, Alemayehu Mekonnen, Getachew Wondimagegn

“…This cross-sectional study was conducted among pulmonary TB patients who are bacteriologically confirmed, whose age is above 15 years and diagnosed at health centres in Addis Ababa. …”
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Analysis of the relationships between the degree of migraine with right-to-left shunts and changes in white matter lesions and brain structural volume by Xin Pan, Haoran Ren, Lili Xie, Yu Zou, Furong Li, Xiaowen Sui, Li Cui, Zhengping Cheng, Jiaojiao Wu, Feng Shi, Hongling Zhao, Shubei Ma

“…The brain structural volumes of 102 migraineurs with RLS were calculated from T1-weighted images via artificial intelligence, and the brain structural volumes of healthy controls matched according to age and sex were also calculated. The correlations among WML location, RLS, headache degree, WML severity and brain structural volume changes in migraineurs were analyzed. (1) The WMLs of migraineurs with RLS were concentrated mainly in the white matter of the lateral ventricular margin and deep white matter. …”
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Evolution of burnout syndrome in Spanish healthcare professionals during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: psychosocial variables involved by Fernanda Gil-Almagro, Fernanda Gil-Almagro, Fernanda Gil-Almagro, F. Javier Carmona-Monge, Fernando J. García-Hedrera, Cecilia Peñacoba-Puente

“…Together with sociodemographic and occupational data (age, gender, professional category, years of experience, hours of work), anxiety, depression, stress, family support, friends’ support, and self-efficacy were assessed at the first time point. …”
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Association of ambient air pollutants with blood physiological and biochemical indicators and systemic immune inflammation index in people living around Beijing: an analysis of air... by Bingqian DU, Zhiqiang REN, Peian CHEN, Zhenjun LI

“…After adjusting for confounders such as gender and age, multiple linear regression analysis showed that for every 1 μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 concentration, MCHC decreased by 2.947 g/L; for every 1 μg/m3 increase in PM10 concentration, NEUT#, MO#, and SIRI increased by 0.236 × 109/L, 0.025 × 109/L, and 0.112, respectively; for each 1 μg/m3 increase in NO2 concentration, MO#, RDW-SD, and SIRI increased by 0.011×109/L, 0.136 fL, and 0.023, respectively, and MCHC decreased by 2.743 g/L; for every 1 μg/m3 increase in SO2 concentration, MCHC decreased by 1.871 g/L; for every 1 μg/m3 increase in CO concentration, MCHC and RDW-SD decreased by 1.383 g/L and 0.460 fL, respectively; for each 1 μg/m3 increase in O3 concentration, MO#, RDW-SD, and SIRI increased by 0.005×109/L, 0.113 fL, and 0.005, respectively, and MCHC decreased by 1.245 g/L. …”
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Safety and efficacy of catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by Songbing Long, Yuanjun Sun, ShiYu Dai, Xianjie Xiao, Zhongzhen Wang, Wei Sun, Lianjun Gao, Yunlong Xia, Xiaomeng Yin

“…Results After a mean (± SD) follow-up of 36 ± 3 months, 50.8% of patients in the AFPHF-CA group and 52.0% in the AF-CA group remained in sinus rhythm (P = 0.94), compared to only 12.5% in the AFPHF-Med group (P < 0.001). Age (OR: 1.09, 95% CI: 1.02–1.08, P = 0.016), duration of AF history (OR: 1.01, 95% CI: 1.00-1.02, P = 0.017), left atrial diameter (OR: 1.52, 95% CI: 1.06–2.19, P = 0.024), and the type of atrial fibrillation (OR: 4.02, 95% CI: 1.28–12.62, P = 0.017) were consistent multivariable predictors for sinus rhythm maintenance in AFPHF. …”
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Efficacy of a Mobile Health–Based Behavioral Treatment for Lifestyle Modification in Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management: Greenhabit Randomized Controlled Trial by Ana Maria Ruiz-Leon, Rosa Casas, Sara Castro-Barquero, Sofia Alfaro-González, Petia Radeva, Emilio Sacanella, Francesc Casanovas-Garriga, Ainhoa Pérez-Gesalí, Ramon Estruch

“…MethodsA 12-week, parallel, single-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted with 123 participants (62/123, 50%, female; mean age 58.25 years, SD 9.46 years) recently diagnosed with T2D. …”
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Effect of Electroacupuncture on Chondrocyte Apoptosis in Knee Osteoarthritis Rat Based on PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway by Yuanyuan ZHANG, Xinyu JIANG, Xihai LI, Mingxia WU

“…Objective:To investigate the effect of electroacupuncture on chondrocyte apoptosis in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) rat based on PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.Methods:A total of 50 male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats, aged eight weeks, weighing (200±20) g were selected and randomly divided into sham operation group, model group, experiment group 1, experiment group 2 and experiment group 3. …”
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Episiotomies and obstetric anal sphincter injuries following a restrictive episiotomy policy in France: An analysis of the 2010, 2016, and 2021 National Perinatal Surveys. by Raphaele Houlbracq, Camille Le Ray, Béatrice Blondel, Nathalie Lelong, Anne Alice Chantry, Thomas Desplanches, ENP2021 Study Group

“…Variations between 2010 (reference), 2016, and 2021 were analyzed by Cochran-Armitage tests and using Poisson regression models adjusted for maternal age, BMI, country of birth, antenatal classes, suspicion of fetal macrosomia, and neuroaxial analgesia during labor, the professional who attended the birth, the annual number of deliveries, and the maternity unit status to account for changes in women's characteristics and obstetric practices. …”
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Comparative analysis of morphologival parameters in isolated and fused L5 spondylolysis patients on the basis of CT features by Rui Ma, Xiaoxia Huang, Luyao Li, Ye Kai, Jun Liu, Gao Leilei, Xiangning Sun, Yong Teng

“…Results There were no significant differences in age, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), or Pfirrmann grade among the three groups. …”
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Thoracolumbar fascia ultrasound shear strain differs between low back pain and asymptomatic individuals: expanding the evidence by Norio Tomita, Marie-Hélène Roy-Cardinal, Boris Chayer, Stacey Daher, Ameer Attiya, Aline Boulanger, Nathaly Gaudreault, Guy Cloutier, Nathalie J. Bureau

“…Results Thirty-two NSLBP participants (mean age, 57 ± 9 years [standard deviation]; 21 women) and 32 controls (51 ± 10 years; 22 women) (p = 0.02) were enrolled. …”
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