Inequalities in children’s tooth decay requiring dental extraction under general anaesthetic: a longitudinal study using linked electronic health records by Carol Dezateux, Nicola Firman, Vanessa Muirhead

“…We linked 120 985 EHRs to school weight records and estimated HRs (95% CI) for DGA by excess weight (body mass index ≥91st centile) using Cox’s proportional regression.Results 3034 children had at least one DGA (0.50%; 95% CI 0.48 to 0.52). …”
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A Low Complexity Dual-Phase Alternating Scheme is Used With the PTS Method to Reduce PAPR for B5G Systems by Yung-Ping Tu, Chen-Wei Hsu

“…To reduce computational complexity, before entering the second stage, we employ the pre-process by Monte Carlo method to estimate the amount of subcarriers worth altering, denoted as <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\beta $ </tex-math></inline-formula>. …”
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Enhanced adherence counselling completion rates, viral load suppression in people with HIV in Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis by Hafidha M. Bakari, Oluwafemi Alo, Mariam S. Mbwana, Swalehe M. Salim, Zuhura M. Ally, Rahma Musoke, Emilie Ludeman, Taylor Lascko, Natalia Blanco, Habib O. Ramadhani

“…We summarized pooled estimates of EAC linkage, completion rate, VLS and compared impact of EAC linkage, EAC completion on VLS among people with HIV in Africa. …”
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Effect of the host-specific toxin SnTOX3 from Stagonospora nodorum on ethylene signaling pathway regulation and redox-state in common wheat by S. V. Veselova, G. F. Burkhanova, T. V. Nuzhnaya, S. D. Rumyantsev, I. V. Maksimov

“…The results of plant redox status estimation showed that ethylene inhibited accumulation of hydrogen peroxide in SnTox3-sensitive genotypes by regulating the operation of various pro-/antioxidant enzymes at the transcriptional and posttranslational levels. …”
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Variability of daily feed intake as an indicator of resilience in Pietrain pigs by C. Casto-Rebollo, P. Nuñez, S. Gol, J. Reixach, N. Ibáñez-Escriche

“…A classical animal model was used to estimate the variance components of each RI, and a bivariate model was implemented to estimate the genetic correlation between RIs and the FET. …”
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Prevalence of nonrestorative sleep before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: based on a nationwide cross-sectional survey among Japanese in 2019 and 2022 by Kimiko Tomioka, Midori Shima, Keigo Saeki

“…We analyzed 426,510 people in 2019 and 375,578 people in 2022 aged ≥20 living in the community. The generalized estimating equations of the multivariable Poisson regression models were used to estimate adjusted prevalence of NRS by survey year. …”
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The Global Burden and Trends of Legionella spp. Infection-Associated Diseases from 1990 to 2021: An Observational Study by Yonghong Zhong, Linfeng Shen, Yan Zhou, Yibo Sun, Xiaofang Fu, Huaqiong Huang

“…Methods Age-standardized disability-adjusted life years (ASR-DALYs) and age-standardized death rates (ASDRs) of LSIADs from 1990 to 2021 were accessed from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021, which utilized the Bayesian hierarchical meta-regression tool and the Cause of Death Ensemble model to estimate these metrics. Trends in disease burden across age, sex, region, and Socio-Demographic Index (SDI) levels were estimated using annual percentage changes (EAPCs) and annual percentage changes (APCs). …”
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Within-hospital Temporal Clustering of Postoperative Complications and Implications for Safety Monitoring and Benchmarking Using ACS-NSQIP Data by Mark E. Cohen, PhD, Yaoming Liu, PhD, Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, Bruce L. Hall, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS

“…This article focuses on estimating the incidence of within-hospital temporal clusters. …”
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Brodalumab: Six-Year US Pharmacovigilance Report by Mark G. Lebwohl, John Y. Koo, April W. Armstrong, Bruce E. Strober, Soo Han Yoon, Nicole N. Rawnsley, Earl L. Goehring, Gina D. Mangin, Abby A. Jacobson

“…Brodalumab exposure was estimated as time from the first to last prescription-dispensing authorization dates. …”
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Prevalence of foodborne zoonotic pathogens in milk and milk products along the water buffalo milk value chain in Bangladesh by Shuvo Singha, Gerrit Koop, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Fabrizio Ceciliani, Md. Matiar Rahman Howlader

“…The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of important foodborne zoonotic pathogens in milk and milk products and identify the associated factors in the buffalo milk chain nodes in Bangladesh. …”
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Economic and Humanistic Burden of Moderate and Severe Hemophilia A and B in Spain: Real-World Evidence Insights from the CHESS II Study by Carmen Peral, Alfonso De Lossada Juste, Nadia Lwoff, Nataly Espinoza-Cámac, Miguel Ángel Casado, Tom Burke, Jose Alvir, Sheena Thakkar, Enrico Ferri Grazzi

“…In Spain, there is limited information on the societal economic burden of disease. **Objective:** To estimate the economic and humanistic burden of disease in adult patients with non-inhibitor moderate and severe HA and HB in Spain. …”
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Association of frailty with non-laboratory based cardiovascular disease risk score among older adults and elderly population: insights from longitudinal aging study in India (LASI-... by Pritam Halder, Semanti Das, Anshul Mamgai, Divya Sharma, Ashish Behera, Pulak Syal, Vineeth Rajagopal, Tanvi Kiran

“…Restricted cubic splines were also estimated to explore the association between probability of frailty and non-lab-based CVD risk score. …”
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Helicobacter pylori infection diagnostics and choice of eradication treatment: results of inquiry of doctors from different regions of Russian Federation by N. N. Dekhnich, R. S. Kozlov, O. A. Sablin, Ye. A. Prischepova

“…Aim of investigation. To estimate doctors’ awareness on diagnostic methods and eradication treatment modes of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in routine clinical practice. …”
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Comparison of Hydrus and iStent microinvasive glaucoma surgery implants in combination with phacoemulsification for treatment of open-angle glaucoma: systematic review and network... by Xiaoyu Wang, Rongrong Hu, Dongyu Guo, Nan Hong, Xiuyuan Xuan

“…Safety was estimated using the proportions of adverse events. …”
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Effect of a mindfulness-based cognitive behavior therapy intervention on occupational burnout among school teachers by Netra Raj Paudel, Netra Raj Paudel, Prakash K. C., Prakash K. C., Clas-Håkan Nygård, Clas-Håkan Nygård, Subas Neupane, Subas Neupane

“…Linear regression models with generalized estimating equations were used to calculate the mean, mean change estimates, and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs).ResultsThe mean level of EE decreased during the post-test for both treatment (mean change -0.93, 95% CI: -2.56 to 0.70) and control (-1.71, 95% CI: -3.24 to -0.18) arms. …”
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The Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) population genetic structure in Russia by E. A. Mudrik, Е. I. Ilyashenko, О. А. Goroshko, T. A. Kashentseva, М. V. Korepov, I. A. Sikorskiy, G. S. Dzhamirzoev, V. Yu. Ilyashenko, D. V. Politov

“…Genetic dif­ferentiation among populations has shown to be weak for both the microsatellite loci (Wright’s FST = 0.052 or AMOVA estimate 0.016) and mtDNA (FST = 0.040). No evidence of significant population structuring of the Demoiselle crane has been found using the STRUCTURE analysis of multilo­cus microsatellite genotypes and the NETWORK grouping of control region haplotypes. …”
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Delineation of potential management zones for cowpea by factorial kriging and spatial Fuzzy C-Means of yield and soil chemical and texture properties by João Fernandes da Silva Júnior, Thiago Thomé da Silva, Devid Jackson da Silva Sousa, Rose Luiza Moraes Tavares, Benedito Dutra Luz de Souza, Daniel Pereira Pinheiro

“…It also used Spatial Fuzzy c-Means to generate estimated maps. Only the kriged maps of soil properties were inefficient in delineating management zones. …”
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Navigating next-gen nutrition care using artificial intelligence-assisted dietary assessment tools—a scoping review of potential applications by Anuja Phalle, Devaki Gokhale

“…Dietary assessment tools integrated with AI and ML could estimate real-time energy and macronutrient intake in patients with chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and dementia. …”
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Evaluation of the Urine POC-CCA Test Accuracy in the Detection of Schistosoma mansoni Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Getaneh Alemu, Endalkachew Nibret

“…Single POC-CCA test resulted in a pooled sensitivity estimate of 0.81 (95% CI: 0.78–0.84) as evaluated by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) reference test. …”
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Association between intraoperative fluid management and postoperative outcomes in living kidney donors: a retrospective cohort study by Ja Eun Lee, Chisong Chung, Sunghae Park, Kyo Won Lee, Gaab Soo Kim

“…The following covariates were used: age, sex, body weight, height, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, preoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate, operation duration, surgeon, nephrectomy side, and estimated blood loss. …”
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