Investigating root and canal morphology of anterior and premolar teeth using CBCT with a novel coding classification system in Saudi subpopulation by Mohammed Mustafa, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Ali Abdullah Alwan Al-Maqtari, Abdulaziz Abdulwahed, Ahmed A. Almokhatieb, Laila S. Almufleh, Qamar Hashem, Abdullah Alsakaker, Mohammad Khursheed Alam, Hany Mohamed Aly Ahmed

“…Results showed that maxillary and mandibular central incisors, lateral incisors, and canines predominantly exhibited the 1TN1 configuration. …”
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Evaluation of Common and Atypical Clinical Presentations of Tinea Faciei: A Cross-sectional Study from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India by Suganita, Deepika Agarwal, Sonal Sachan, Vandana Yadav, Harshit Jaiswal, Divya Prajapati

“…The most common morphology included ill-defined margin, absence of scaling, the central clearing, pustular lesions, incomplete circle, psoriasiform and erosions. …”
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Effect of a prepartum and postpartum, complex interdisciplinary lifestyle and psychosocial intervention on metabolic and mental health outcomes in women with gestational diabetes m... by Umberto Simeoni, Antje Horsch, Arnaud Chiolero, Yvan Vial, Nicole Sekarski, Jardena J Puder, Pascal Bovet, Yvan Mivelaz, Adina Mihaela Epure, Bobby Stuijfzand, Leah Gilbert, Stefano Lanzi, Justine Gross, Didier Hans, Stefano Di Bernardo, Elena Gonzalez-rodriguez, Alain Lacroix, Jean-Benoît Rossel, Dan Yedu Quansah, Amar Arhab, Sandrine Estoppey Younes, Seyda Mayerat

“…Secondary outcomes included changes in total and central body fat, anxiety, wellbeing, glycaemic parameters (homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (known as HOMA-IR) and Matsuda indices), aerobic fitness (maximal oxygen uptake), gestational weight gain, and weight retention. …”
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Role of preconception nutrition supplements in maternal anemia and intrauterine growth: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Sumera Aziz Ali, Jeanine Genkinger, Ka Kahe, Linda Valeri, Nayab Khowaja, Nancy F. Krebs, Louise Kuhn

“…We searched PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Cochrane Central, and Embase. We computed summary mean differences and risk ratios (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using random-effect models. …”
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Ibuprofen reduces inflammation, necroptosis and protects photoreceptors from light-induced retinal degeneration by Ping-Wu Zhang, Zi-He Wan, Weifeng Li, Abhishek Vats, Kunal Mehta, Laura Fan, Lingli Zhou, Sean Li, Gloria Li, Casey J. Keuthan, Cynthia Berlinicke, Cheng Qian, Noriko Esumi, Elia J Duh, Donald J. Zack

“…In IBU 200 mg/kg treated mice, central ONL thickness was 74.9 ± 7.7% of untreated retinas (p < 0.001). …”
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The analgesic effects of quadratus lumborum block versus caudal block for pediatric patients undergoing abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yu Zhu, Jin Wu, Shenglong Qu, Peng Jiang, Chetan Bohara, Chetan Bohara, Yi Li

“…Other secondary outcome measures were the time of first rescue analgesia, the incidence of PONV, and the incidence of postoperative complications, such as post-block infection, anaphylaxis to local anesthesia and hematoma.Evidence reviewWe systematically reviewed Pubmed, Central, EMBASE, Google Scholar, Web of Science citation index, the US clinical trials register, and abstracts for randomized controlled trials that compared these blocks and reported the rate of postoperative rescue analgesia.FindingsSeven RCTs (444 patients) were included in the final analysis. …”
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Litiasis urinaria en el donante cadavérico: respuestas a la penumbra urológica desde un análisis bibliométrico by Federico Solórzano-Torrejano, Gabriela Castañeda-Millán, Juan C. Álvarez-Restrepo, Kateir Contreras-Villamizar, William Fajardo-Cediel, David A. Castañeda-Millán

“…M&eacute;todos: An&aacute;lisis bibliom&eacute;trico ejecutado mediante una b&uacute;squeda sistem&aacute;tica de la literatura en Medline, Embase, SciELO, Cochrane Central, Google Acad&eacute;mico y Web of Science utilizando combinaciones de los t&eacute;rminos MesH &ldquo;urolithiasis&rdquo;, &ldquo;kidney calculi&rdquo;, &ldquo;ureteral calculi&rdquo;, &ldquo;tissue and organ procurement&rdquo;, &ldquo;brain death&rdquo;, &ldquo;living donors&rdquo; y &ldquo;kidney transplantation&rdquo;. …”
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Relationship between internet gaming disorder, interpersonal needs, loneliness, and depression among adolescents using a chain mediation model by GAO-QU Yige, MUZAI Baier, DONG Jingwen, ZHAO Yuxi, ZHU Pengyu, GU Xicheng, LIU Shangbin, CAI Yong, YUAN Dong, WANG Ying

“…ObjectiveTo explore the relationships between internet gaming disorder (IGD), interpersonal needs, loneliness, and depression in adolescents through the construction of a chain mediation model, to clarify the underlying mechanisms of these associations, and to provid a theoretical basis for depression prevention and intervention.MethodsBased on the data of the 7th Population Census, using convenient sampling method 1 106 adolescents aged between 10‒19 years in South China (176), North China (147), Central China (332), and East China (451) were selected to conduct a cross-sectional survey, with a ratio of 1∶1∶1.5∶2.5. …”
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Behavioural components and delivery features of early childhood obesity prevention interventions: intervention coding of studies in the TOPCHILD Collaboration systematic review by Brittany J. Johnson, Paul M. Chadwick, Samantha Pryde, Anna Lene Seidler, Kylie E. Hunter, Mason Aberoumand, Jonathan G. Williams, Hei In Lau, Sol Libesman, Jannik Aagerup, Angie Barba, Louise A. Baur, Samantha Morgillo, Lee Sanders, Sarah Taki, Kylie D. Hesketh, Karen Campbell, Alexandra Manson, Alison Hayes, Angela Webster, Charles Wood, Denise A. O’Connor, Karen Matvienko-Sikar, Kristy Robledo, Lisa Askie, Luke Wolfenden, Rachael Taylor, H. Shonna Yin, Vicki Brown, Alexander Fiks, Alison Ventura, Ata Ghaderi, Barry J. Taylor, Cathleen Stough, Christine Helle, Cristina Palacios, Eliana M. Perrin, Elizabeth Reifsnider, Finn Rasmussen, Ian M. Paul, Jennifer S. Savage, Jessica Thomson, Jinan Banna, Junilla Larsen, Kaumudi Joshipura, Ken K. Ong, Levie Karssen, Li Ming Wen, Márcia Vitolo, Margrethe Røed, Maria Bryant, Maribel Campos Rivera, Mary Jo Messito, Natalia Golova, Nina Cecilie Øverby, Rachel Gross, Rajalakshmi Lakshman, Rebecca Byrne, Russell L. Rothman, Sharleen O’Reilly, Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, Vera Verbestel, Claudio Maffeis, Kayla de la Haye, Sarah-Jeanne Salvy, Seema Mihrshahi, Janani Ramachandran, Paola Seffrin Baratto, Rebecca K. Golley, on behalf of the TOPCHILD Collaboration

“…Methods Annual systematic searches were performed in MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane (CENTRAL), CINAHL, PsycINFO, and two clinical trial registries, from inception to February 2023. …”
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Factores clínico-epidemiológicos asociados a litiasis residual en pacientes sometidos a litotricia láser by Saul E. Velázquez-Guerrero, Luis A. Gastélum-Félix, Julio A. Ruiz-Torres, Uziel F. Rodríguez-Muñoz, Juan A. Lugo-Machado

“…Se aplicó estadística descriptiva con medidas de tendencia central y de dispersión. Para buscar asociación, se empleó ji al cuadrado de Pearson y prueba exacta de Fisher, considerando un valor de p ≤ 0,05 como significativo. …”
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Multisectoral interventions for urban health in Africa: a mixed-methods systematic review by Meelan Thondoo, Ebele R. I. Mogo, Lambed Tatah, Monica Muti, Kim R. van Daalen, Trish Muzenda, Rachel Boscott, Omar Uwais, George Farmer, Adelaide Yue, Sarah Dalzell, Gudani Mukoma, Divya Bhagtani, Sostina Matina, Philip M. Dambisya, Kufre Okop, Charles Ebikeme, Lisa Micklesfield, Tolu Oni

“…This approach requires multiple sectors to consider health and well-being as a central aspect of their policy development and implementation, recognising that numerous determinants of health lie outside (or beyond the confines of) the health sector. …”
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Healthcare practitioners as accomplices: a qualitative study of gender affirmation in a context of ambiguous regulation in Indonesia by Benjamin Hegarty, Alegra Wolter, Amalia Puri Handayani, Kevin Marian, Jamee Newland, Dede Oetomo, Ignatius Praptoraharjo, Angela Kelly-Hanku

“…Methods In this qualitative study, we drew on a participatory methodology to conduct 46 semi-structured interviews between October and December 2023, with trans people (10 trans feminine people and 10 trans masculine people, each interviewed twice) and key informants (three healthcare providers and three lawyers and paralegals). Trans people were a central part of the research team from inception through to analysis and writing. …”
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Characterization of a novel covS SNP identified in Australian group A Streptococcus isolates derived from the M1UK lineage by Johanna Richter, Amanda J. Cork, Yvette Ong, Nadia Keller, Andrew J. Hayes, Mark A. Schembri, Amy V. Jennison, Mark R. Davies, Kate Schroder, Mark J. Walker, Stephan Brouwer

“…The two-component CovRS system, comprising the sensor kinase CovS and transcription factor CovR, is a central regulator of GAS virulence genes. In the M1 serotype, covRS mutations are associated with an invasive phenotype. …”
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Eu:CROPIS AIV Program: Challenges and Solutions for a Spin-Stabilized Satellite Containing Biology by Toni Delovski, Catherin Düvel, Fabian Greif, Ansgar Heidecker, Sebastian Kottmeier, Olaf Mierheim, Falk Nohka, Fabian Orlowski-Feldhusen

“…This is achieved by rotation of the satellite around its central body axis, using only magnetic torquers as actuators. …”
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Efficacy and Safety Outcomes of Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant Therapy for the Treatment of Adult Coats’ Disease by Qingshan Chen, Saying Liang, Xizhen Wang, Chenli Hu, Jieting She, Zi Li

“…The primary outcomes included best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central retinal thickness (CRT), and intraocular pressure (IOP) at month 6. …”
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Clinicopathological and molecular characterization of astrocytoma by Xiaoyan Wu, Wenfeng Peng, Xu Zhang, Tao Tang, Ling Deng, Yuxia Xu, Xiaoyun Liu, Fang Wang, Wujian Peng, Jianrong Huang, Xiaoni Zhong

“…IntroductionAstrocytoma is a rare tumour of the central nervous system that often manifests with non-specific clinical symptoms and lacks distinct histological features. …”
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Histopathologic Progression and Metastatic Relapse Outcomes in Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinomas of the Urinary Tract by Mohammad Jad Moussa, Georges C. Tabet, Arlene O. Siefker‐Radtke, Lianchun Xiao, Nathaniel R. Wilson, Jianjun Gao, Christopher J. Logothetis, Petros Grivas, Byron Lee, Amishi Y. Shah, Pavlos Msaouel, Roger Li, Leticia Campos Clemente, Jianping Zhao, Nizar M. Tannir, Ashish M. Kamat, Donna E. Hansel, Charles C. Guo, Matthew T. Campbell, Omar Alhalabi

“…Ninety two (41%) patients had relapse with 77 (83.7%) having distant organs as first metastatic sites, including 10 (10.9%) with exclusive central nervous system (CNS) metastases, mostly (9/10) within 1 year of surgery. …”
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Blockchain-Based Value-Added Tax System: A Systematic Review by Vahideh Ghanooni Shishavan, Shaban Elahi, Sadegh Dorri Nogoorani, Ali Yazdian Varjani

“…By identifying existing challenges in electronic invoices, such as transaction forgery, the long process of issuing electronic invoices, and hacking of the central database, blockchain technology, with its features like decentralization, tamper-proofness, transparency, and automation, emerges as a suitable solution. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cells from perinatal tissues promote diabetic wound healing via PI3K/AKT activation by Jiawei Huang, Qingwen Deng, Lai Ling Tsang, Guozhu Chang, Jinghui Guo, Ye Chun Ruan, Chi Chiu Wang, Gang Li, Hon Fai Chan, Xiaohu Zhang, Xiaohua Jiang

“…Mass spectrometry revealed a conserved set of proteins including THBS1 (thrombospondin 1), SERPINE1 (serpin family E member 1), ANXA1 (annexin A1), LOX (lysyl oxidase), and ITGB1 (integrin beta-1) which are involved in extracellular matrix (ECM) organization and wound healing, with the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway playing a central role. The PEGDA/SA/Col-I hydrogel demonstrated a unique balance of mechanical and biological properties and an optimal environment for MSC viability and function. …”
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The Croton genera (Euphorbiaceae) and its richness in chemical constituents with potential range of applications by Carlos Andrés Coy-Barrera, Laura Galvis, Maria Juliana Rueda, Sergio Alejandro Torres-Cortés

“…Conclusion: This revision has a novel and principal aim: to collect information on the biomedicinal, chemical, and industrial applications of extracts from several species distributed across various regions of the world (Africa, South America, Asia, North America, Central America, and South America), providing an objective evaluation of the relevance of the studies cited here and their suitability for scientific scrutiny and systematic reproduction of the results obtained . …”
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