The influence of prosthetic treatments and implant-supported prostheses on posterior mandibular ridge atrophy: a retrospective cohort study by Alwin Sokolowski, Sandra Huber, Behrouz Arefnia, Anke Pichler, Martin Lorenzoni, Armin Sokolowski

“…Conclusion Bone atrophy in the posterior mandible should be expected to vary greatly with prosthetic designs. Long-term stability is possible with fixed partial prostheses, RPDs are less favorable in the absence of a distal support and bar-retained overdentures on four or more implants exhibited the lowest bone atrophy in fully edentulous mandibles. …”
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Nursing of a patient with mammary nodules of Liver-Qi stagnation syndrome treated with Chinese medicine ointment rubbing therapy combined with holographic scraping treatment (乳腺中药膏... by LIU Shanshan (何静), Chen Hong (陈宏)

“…The Chinese medicine ointment rubbing therapy combined with holographic scraping treatment gives full play to the characteristics and advantages of TCM nursing clinics, and provides reference for the design of nursing operation technique treatment scheme of mammary nodules of Liver-Qi stagnation syndrome. …”
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Cross-Cultural Gender-Based Investigation of Filipino and Chinese Facebook Users’ Disagreement Strategies by Joan C. Ravago, John Arvin V. De Roxas, Joel M. Torres, Daisy O. Casipit, Mercedita M. Reyes

“…Methods: A descriptive-qualitative design was used. The corpus consisting 50 discourses derived from the participants’ Facebook posts were analyzed using Leech’s (2016) Taxonomies of Directness and Levinson's (2017) Categories of Indirectness. …”
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Neurological history both twinned and queried by generative artificial intelligence by Jung-Hyun Lee, Jung-Hyun Lee, Jung-Hyun Lee, Eunhee Choi, Sergio L. Angulo, Sergio L. Angulo, Robert A. McDougal, Robert A. McDougal, Robert A. McDougal, Robert A. McDougal, William W. Lytton, William W. Lytton, William W. Lytton

“…Three standard GPT-4 models were designated Models P: patient digital twin; N: neurologist to query Model P; and S: supervisor to synthesize the N-P dialogue into a derived HPI and formulate the differential diagnosis. …”
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Video-feedback intervention for promoting social engagement in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities by Rosario Montirosso, Serena Micheletti, Camilla Pisoni, Eleonora Mascheroni, Elisa Scarano, Elisa Scarano, Cecilia Naboni, Elisa Rosa, Annalisa Castagna, Margherita Bonino, Elisa Fazzi, Elisa Fazzi, Simona Orcesi, Simona Orcesi

“…., the Face-to-Face Still-Face, [FFSF]) paradigm.MethodsA single-cohort design with pre-(T0) and post-(T1) intervention assessment was used to evaluate 37 mother–child dyads from three units in Northern Italy. …”
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Genome sequence and metabolic analysis of Pseudomonas fragi unveil the meat spoilage and CO2-antibacterial mechanism under high-oxygen modified atmosphere packaging by Jun Yang, Yikun Xu, Yimin Zhang, Rongrong Liang, Lixian Zhu, Yanwei Mao, Xin Luo, Xiaoyin Yang

“…Pseudomonas fragi is a predominant meat-borne spoilage bacterium that is sensitive to CO2 under high-oxygen modified atmosphere packaging (HiOx-MAP). This study was designed to reveal the spoilage potential of a popular wild-type P. fragi T1 in HiOx-MAP beef by whole genome sequencing, and explore the bacterial metabolic response to CO2 utilizing combined metabolomic and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) analysis, under treatment (CO2-enriched) HiOx-MAP (TMAP, 50% O2/40% CO2/10% N2) or control (non-CO2) HiOx-MAP (CMAP, 50% O2/50% N2) during chilled storage. …”
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Evaluating the spatiotemporal patterns of GPP and tree growth for their response to CO2 fertilization effects in mid-latitude forests of China by Bin Wang, Xiangqi Kong, Shaojie Bian, Ying Quan, Zechuan Wu, Jianyang Liu, Mingze Li

“…Herein, we selected the mid-latitude forests of China as the designated study region. Accordingly, remote sensing Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) products were used along with model-based GPP simulation results and tree-ring data in this study. …”
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Digital Literacy on SME Business Performance and The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Skills by Intan Novela Q.A, Hunik Sri Runing Sawitri, Asri Laksmi Riani, Suryandari Istiqomah, Anastasia Riani Suprapti, Mugi Harsono

“…Purpose: The aim is to uncover how improving digital literacy can lead to better business outcomes for SMEs. Design/methodology/approach: The research targeted 101 SMEs from manufacturing and trade sectors in the Greater Solo area. …”
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Mapping ground deformation in the northern Yangtze River estuary using improved MT-InSAR based on ICA and non-stationary analysis by Zhijie Zhang, Songbo Wu, Guoqiang Shi, Xiaoli Ding, Chaoying Zhao, Bochen Zhang, Liang Chen, Zhong Lu

“…In this paper, we introduce a novel approach that designs a non-stationarity test for independent component analysis (ICA) to effectively separate the APS and deformation phase components in MT-InSAR applications. …”
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Amphiphilic Ruthenium(II) Terpyridine Sensitizers with Long Alkyl Chain Substituted β-Diketonato Ligands: An Efficient Coadsorbent-Free Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Ashraful Islam, Surya Prakash Singh, Masatoshi Yanagida, Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Liyuan Han

“…Three alkyl-substituted β-diketonato-ruthenium(II)-polypyridyl sensitizers with different alkyl chain lengths, [Ru(tctpy)(tfpd)(NCS)] (A1), [Ru(tctpy)(tfdd)(NCS)] (A2), and [Ru(tctpy)(tfid)(NCS)] (A3), were designed and synthesized for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) to investigate the effect of bulky alkyl chain substituents on the photovoltaic performances (where tctpy = 4,4′,4′′-tricarboxy-2,2′:;6′,2′′-terpyridine, tfpd =1,1,1-trifluoropentane-2,4-dione, tfdd = 1,1,1-trifluorodecane-2,4-dione, and tfid =1,1,1-trifluoroicosane-2,4-dione). …”
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Effect of visit-to-visit blood pressure variability on cardiovascular events in populations with different body mass indexes: a prospective cohort study by Shouling Wu, Haojia Chen, Youren Chen, Weiqiang Wu, Jianhuan Huang, Zekai Chen, Zhichao Chen, Xiuzhu Yan

“…Objective This study was performed to explore the effects of visit-to-visit blood pressure variability (BPV) on cardiovascular events (CVEs) in people with various body mass indexes (BMIs).Design Prospective cohort study.Setting The average real variability of systolic blood pressure (ARVSBP) was the indicator for visit-to-visit BPV. …”
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High-Affinity Anti-VISTA Antibody Protects against Sepsis by Inhibition of T Lymphocyte Apoptosis and Suppression of the Inflammatory Response by Tianzhu Tao, Lulong Bo, Teng Li, Longbao Shi, Hui Zhang, Bo Ye, Yuhai Xu, Qingqing Ma, Xiaoming Deng, Guorong Zhang

“…The current study was designed to determine the potential therapeutic effects of a high-affinity anti-VISTA antibody (clone MH5A) in a murine model of sepsis. …”
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Relationships among thriving at work, organisational commitment and job satisfaction among Chinese front-line primary public health workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a structural e... by Di Jiang, Jingjing Wang, Lei Guo, Yuanmin Jia, Mo Yi, Zeyi Zhang, Ou Chen, Baosheng Zhao

“…Objectives This study aims to explore the mediating effect and influence mechanism of organisational commitment on the association among thriving at work and job satisfaction among frontline primary public health workers (PHWs) in China during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design This study is a cross-sectional written survey.Setting We included 20 primary care units in northern provinces of China.Participants A total of 601 PHWs who worked in primary organisations and against COVID-19 on the front line were included.Methods We collected the data from the participants’ written questionnaire (Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire, thriving at work scale and organisational commitment scale), and programmed AMOS V.26.0 to develop a structural equation model (SEM) based on the relationships among the three variables.Results The thriving at work scores of the primary PHWs were (M=3.17, SD=0.65), and job satisfaction was (M=3.05, SD=0.69); the scores of their thriving at work, organisational commitment and job satisfaction were all significantly correlated (p<0.01); and the SEM indicated that organisational commitment had a significant partial mediating effect between thriving at work and job satisfaction. …”
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Opinions on hypertension care and therapy adherence at the healthcare provider and healthcare system level: a qualitative study in the Hague, Netherlands by Mattijs E Numans, Michiel L Bots, Sytske van Bruggen, Hedwig M M Vos, Rimke C Vos, Guy Rutten, Saskia E van Grondelle, Judith Meijer, Erik van Duin

“…Since the latter two levels are often overlooked, we wished to explore facilitators and barriers on each of these levels in relation to hypertension care for people with hypertension, with a specific focus on therapy adherence.Design Qualitative study using focus groups of healthcare providers. …”
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Amplified impact of contact uniformity on the performance of low-catalyst-loading fuel cells by Yuanzhe Ma, Xuanyu Wang, Ziliang Deng, Yongzhen Wang, Nanfeng Zheng, Kai Han, Zipeng Zhao

“…Our findings suggest that the requirement of mechanical design and manufacturing accuracy of the components should be higher for PEMFC with lower catalyst loading.…”
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Incidence of cancer-related lymphoedema: a protocol for a living systematic review with meta-analysis by Nele Devoogdt, Hildegard Reul-Hirche, Kira Bloomquist, Michael Bernas, Ben Singh, Sandi Hayes, Melanie Plinsinga, Debbie Geyer, Louise Koelmeyer, Neil Piller, Stanley Rockson

“…Two investigators will independently extract data and assess the risk of bias using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool Version 2.0, the Risk of Bias in Non-randomised Studies – of Interventions or the National Institutes of Health Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Study Quality Assessment Tools, depending on study design. The overall strength of evidence will be appraised with the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations tool. …”
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Severe Obesity in Women Can Lead to Worse Memory Function and Iron Dyshomeostasis Compared to Lower Grade Obesity by Jessica M. V. Pino, Vitória F. Silva, Marcos Mônico-Neto, Danielle C. Seva, Melissa Y. Kato, July N. Alves, Gabriela C. Pereira, Hanna Karen M. Antunes, Thales D. Galvao, Lia R. A. Bitterncourt, Sergio Tufik, Lysien I. Zambrano, Ana R. Dâmaso, Lila M. Oyama, David Thivel, Raquel M. S. Campos, Kil S. Lee

“…This study aims to evaluate the cognitive function of subjects with distinct degrees of obesity, comparing class I and II obesity (OBI/II) to class III obesity (OBIII), and to investigate metabolic markers that can distinguish OBIII from OBI/II. Study Design. This is a cross-sectional study, in which 45 females with BMI varying from 32.8 to 51.9 kg/m2 completed a set of 4 cognitive tests (verbal paired-associate test, stroop color, digit span, and Toulouse–Pieron cancellation test) and their plasma metabolites, enzymes, and hormones related to glycemia, dyslipidemia, and liver function, as well as the biomarkers of iron status, were concomitantly analyzed. …”
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Care coordination across healthcare systems: development of a research agenda, implications for practice, and recommendations for policy based on a modified Delphi panel by Aneesa Motala, Susanne Hempel, Michelle Wong, Maria Bolshakova, Ning Fu, David Ganz, Sonali Saluja, Timothy Kim, Carolyn Turvey, Kristina Cordasco, Aashna Basu, Tonya Page, Reshma Mahmood, Jenny Barnard, Isomi M Miake-Lye

“…We explored the domains and requirements for care coordination by professionals across healthcare systems and developed an agenda for research, practice and policy.Design The modified Delphi approach convened a 2-day stakeholder panel with moderated virtual discussions, preceded and followed by online surveys.Setting The work addresses care coordination across healthcare systems. …”
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Efficacy of biocompost from pineapple waste coupled with indigenous fungi strains Trichoderma spp. on soil fertility, nutrients uptake, growth, and yield of Ananas comosus (L.) M... by Nguyen Quoc Khuong, Truong Thi Kim Chung, Le Thi My Thu, Tran Chi Nhan, Lieu Mong Ca, Le Thanh Quang, Ly Ngoc Thanh Xuan, Ngo Thanh Phong

“…Method: The experiment with two factors followed a completely randomized block design, including 20 treatments (4 replications). …”
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Can the 3rd Hour Value of 100 g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Be Ignored in the Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus? by Mehmet Metin Altay, Serdinç Özdoğan, Aytaç Tohma, Sertaç Esin, Okyar Erol, Orhan Gelişen, Melih Akkuş, Sinan Karadeniz

“… OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the 3rd hour value of 100 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) can be ignored when diagnosing gestational diabetes. STUDY DESIGN: During the first 8 months of 2010, 6909 patients between 24 and 28 weeks’ of gestation were screened with 50 g glucose challenge test and 140 mg/dl or higher plasma glucose levels were further evaluated with 100 g OGTT to diagnose gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). 1195 patients’ test results were acquired for this retrospective study. …”
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