Tax-Deductible Provisions for Gluten-Free Diet in Canada Compared with Systems for Gluten-Free Diet Coverage Available in Various Countries by Maria Ines Pinto-Sanchez, Elena F Verdu, Maria C Gordillo, Julio C Bai, Stephen Birch, Paul Moayyedi, Premysl Bercik

“…Celiac disease affects 1% of the North American population, with an estimated 350,000 Canadians diagnosed with this condition. …”
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Injection laryngoplasty during transoral laser microsurgery for early glottic cancer: a randomized controlled trial by Ayham Al Afif, Matthew H. Rigby, Colin MacKay, Timothy F. Brown, Timothy J. Phillips, Usman Khan, Jonathan R. B. Trites, Martin Corsten, S. Mark Taylor

“…Mean change in VHI-10 and MPT, compared to baseline and between time points, were compared. Survival estimates were calculated. Results Mean VHI-10 scores improved over time amongst all patients. …”
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Serum level of soluble interleukin‐2 receptor is positively correlated with metabolic tumor volume on 18F‐FDG PET/CT in newly diagnosed patients with diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma... by Hajime Senjo, Minoru Kanaya, Koh Izumiyama, Koichiro Minauchi, Kenji Hirata, Akio Mori, Makoto Saito, Masanori Tanaka, Hiroaki Iijima, Eriko Tsukamoto, Kazuo Itoh, Shuichi Ota, Masanobu Morioka, Daigo Hashimoto, Takanori Teshima, North Japan Hematology Study Group (NJHSG)

“…Serum level of sIL‐2R represents a convenient surrogate marker to estimate metabolic tumor burden measured by 18F‐FDG PET/CT that can predict treatment outcomes of patients with DLBCL.…”
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Role of Metformin in Preventing New-Onset Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Yu-Ling Lin, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Hsi-Hao Wang, Wan-Chia Hsu, Shih-Yuan Hung, Yuan-Yow Chiou, Hung-Hsiang Liou, Min-Yu Chang, Li-Chun Ho, Ching-Fang Wu, Yi-Che Lee

“…The primary outcomes were an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of <60 mL/min/1.73 m², urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio of ≥30 mg/g, and a composite outcome defined as new-onset CKD. …”
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Evidence from Indian studies on safety and efficacy of therapeutic transcranial magnetic stimulation across neuropsychiatric disorders- A systematic review and meta-analysis by Sai Krishna Tikka, Sangha Mitra Godi, M Aleem Siddiqui, Shobit Garg

“…Pre-post intervention effects of rTMS efficacy were estimated in “active only” rTMS treatment arms/groups and “active vs sham” (sham-controlled) studies using pooled Standardized Mean Differences (SMDs). …”
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The Impacts of Breakthrough Drug Classes on Total Healthcare Expenditures by Zeynal Karaca, Steven N. Wiggins

“…Third, we separately estimated the effects of each of these groups of drugs on drug and non-drug expenditures. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Periapical Radiography in Detection and Measurement of the External Root Resorption in Primary Molars: A Single-Blind Prospective Clinical Study by Shirin Taravati, Zohreh Balak, Vahid Rakhshan

“…After the extraction, the extent of resorption was directly measured, twice, by third and fourth observers blinded to radiographic estimates. Radiographic errors and absolute errors (mm) were calculated. …”
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Otolaryngology needs among an adult homeless population: a prospective study by Vincent Wu, Christopher W. Noel, David Forner, Florence Mok, Molly Zirkle, Antoine Eskander, Vincent Lin, John M. Lee

“…Descriptive statistics were used to estimate frequency of otolaryngology specific diseases for this population. …”
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A Study on the Evolution of Emission Altitude with Frequency Among 104 Normal Pulsars by Chaoxin Luo, Xin Xu, Changrong Du, Qijun Zhi

“…We also computed the emission altitudes across multiple frequency bands for these pulsars, thereby estimating the approximate range of the pulsar emission regions. …”
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Relationship between Obesity and Dental Caries in Saudi Male Adolescents by Asim Al-Ansari, Muhammad Nazir

“…The study involved measuring caries prevalence and DMFT estimates, assessing body mass index (BMI), and administering a self-completion questionnaire. …”
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Impact of clinical pharmacist integration on diabetes management: a prospective cohort by Nur Burcu Kutluay, Muhammed Yunus Bektay, Betul Sumbul-Sekerci, Abdusselam Sekerci, Fikret Vehbi Izzettin

“…The effects were assessed by comparing fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c, the homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), lipid profile, BMI, waist circumference, illness perception, and diabetes knowledge. …”
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Distinctive Gut Microbiota Alteration Is Associated with Poststroke Functional Recovery: Results from a Prospective Cohort Study by Yini Dang, Xintong Zhang, Yu Zheng, Binbin Yu, Dijia Pan, Xiaomin Jiang, Chengjie Yan, Qiuyu Yu, Xiao Lu

“…Relationships between discriminant bacteria and poststroke functional outcomes were estimated. Results. Higher alpha diversity of gut microbiota was observed in poststroke patients as compared to the healthy controls (p<0.05). …”
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Evaluation of willingness to pay and challenges to community empowerment in urban drinkable water by N.I.D. Arista, H.A. Negoro, D.E. Purba

“…This study presents the notion of community engagement related to urban drinkable water supply, specifically by examining the willingness of community members to pay for such services in response to environmental pressures.METHODS: This study used purposive sampling methods to determine the value of willingness to pay, identified challenges in the community through a questionnaire on drinkable water in Jakarta, Indonesia, and conducted estimation using ordinary least squares. This research used a sample of 503 households in Jakarta.FINDINGS: The coefficient values of the control variables, namely, daily income (0.448), education level (4.344), and age (628.1), exhibited a positive correlation and statistically significant impact. …”
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Sickle Cell Nephropathy and Associated Factors among Asymptomatic Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia by Uchenna Modestus Nnaji, Christian Chukwukere Ogoke, Henrietta Uche Okafor, Kingsley I. Achigbu

“…Renal function of HbSS subjects was evaluated using estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) which was compared with healthy HbAA subjects. …”
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Effect of maternal cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy on birth weight and cardiometabolic risk factors in infants, children and adolescents: a systematic re... by Eunice Bolanle Turawa, Tammy Charlene Hartel, André Oelofse, Juléy Janice Abigail De Smidt

“…A meta-analysis will be performed to estimate pooled effect sizes if there are sufficient good-quality studies available. …”
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Causal linkage between adult height and kidney function: An integrated population-scale observational analysis and Mendelian randomization study. by Sehoon Park, Soojin Lee, Yaerim Kim, Yeonhee Lee, Min Woo Kang, Kwangsoo Kim, Yong Chul Kim, Seung Seok Han, Hajeong Lee, Jung Pyo Lee, Kwon Wook Joo, Chun Soo Lim, Yon Su Kim, Dong Ki Kim

“…First, the observational association between height and estimated GFR determined by creatinine (eGFRcreatinine) or cystatin C (eGFRcystatinC) was investigated in 467,182 individuals aged 40-69 using UK Biobank. …”
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Assessment of Masonry-Infilled Steel Frames Using Existing Experimental Tests Database in Comparison to Standards by Ciprian Bratu, Dario Šokić, Naida Ademović, Ercan Isik, Borko Bulajić, Dorin Radu, Marijana Hadzima-Nyarko

“…The equivalent diagonal model, utilized in all analytical expressions, can provide highly accurate estimations of load-bearing capacities that closely align with the experimental results. …”
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MythicVision: a deep learning powered mobile application for understanding Indian mythological deities using weight centric decision approach by Tauseef Khan, Aditya Nitin Patil, Aviral Singh, Gitesh Prashant Bhavsar, Kanakagiri Sujay Ashrith, Sachi Nandan Mohanty

“…Then, model-wise weights have been assigned by estimating the test accuracies obtained from test sets. …”
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Oral Hygiene Practices and Associated Factors among Patients Visiting Private Dental Clinics at Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia, 2018 by Desalegn Humna Beyene, Bereket Beyene Shashamo, Lankamo Ena Digesa, Eshetu Zerihun Tariku

“…Crude and adjusted OR with 95% confidence level was estimated, and variables having P value ≤0.05 in multivariable analysis were considered as significant. …”
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Confounding Risk Factors in Developing Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus among Children and Adolescents at Sulaimani Chronic Diabetes Health Center by Pary Mohammad Azize, Chia H. Sadiq

“…The second most common factor effect on diabetes disease in children and adolescents are maternal habit and maternal disease followed by Gestational age at birth and Neonatal disease, then food habits, Neonatal weight was estimated as the fourth component factors affecting Type 1 diabetes mellitus.  …”
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