Impact of Non-Surgical Periodontal Treatment on Total WBC Count in Patients with Periodontitis by Hozan Wrya Azeez, Arkhawan Ali Abdulhaq, Ziwar Ahmed Salih

“…Clinical parameters such as Plaque Index, Gingival Index, probing pocket depth, the clinical attachment level for group II were measured. …”
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Mediating effect of frailty on social isolation and cognitive function among the elderly by JIANG Meiting，YANG Wenfei，ZHANG Xiang，CAI Xin，GUAN Aijun，ZENG Dongyang

“…There were 432 cases with social isolation (15.31%), with a median social isolation index of 10 (interquartile range, 5) points. The median frailty index was 0.11 (interquartile range, 0.15). …”
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Current and future burden of breast cancer in Asia: A GLOBOCAN data analysis for 2022 and 2050 by Mengxia Fu, Zhiming Peng, Min Wu, Dapeng Lv, Yanping Li, Shuzhen Lyu

“…Both incidence and mortality rates were notably higher among older individuals, especially in countries with high human development index. A positive correlation between human development index and incidence rates was observed, while mortality rates were highest in countries with low human development index. …”
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Obesity-related indices are associated with self-reported infertility in women: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Hong Zhang, Minmin Yu, Li Li, Chen Chen, Qinyuan He

“…Objective Obesity can contribute to infertility, but the exact relationship between infertility risk and obesity-related measurements like waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), body roundness index (BRI), conicity index (CoI), and A body shape index (ABSI) in women is uncertain. …”
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Differences in Sexual Function Between Trimesters During Pregnancy: An Observational Study by Sunullah Soysal, Abdullah Sarioz, Umran Kilincdemir Turgut, Gokce Anik Ilhan, Yusuf Arman, Begum Yildizhan, Tanju Pekin

“…Beck Depression Inventory was used to evaluate depression. Index of female sexual function questionnaire was used to assess sexual function. …”
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The Single Leg Bridge Test Does Not Measure Isolated Hamstring Endurance in Healthy Men by Lucas S Roberti, Rodrigo A Franke, Bruno Q Robaina, Diulian M Medeiros, Bruno M Baroni

“…Likewise, the limb symmetry index obtained from the SLBT (99±12%) did not significantly correlate with index from the hamstring endurance test: peak torque (107±26%; p=0.540, r=-0.100) and work (102±18%; p=0.849, r=0.031)…”
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The MyJump App is a Valid Method of Assessing and Classifying Limb Symmetry During Recovery from Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Isaac Whiteley, Vasileios Sideris, Roula Kotsifaki, Enda King, Rod Whiteley

“…Irrespective of jump type, the MyJump app displayed excellent reliability (ICC\>0.95) for both height and reactive strength index. Minimum detectable changes were approximately 1cm for height, 0.1 for reactive strength index, 0.02s for contact time, and 0.3s for flight time…”
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Concurrent Force Feedback on Load Symmetry in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients by Steni Sackiriyas, Becky Heinert, Drew Rutherford, Gwen M Fritz, Thomas W Kernozek

“…The leg press showed a greater mean symmetry index compared to the squat regardless of time (p=0.001)…”
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Prognostic value of serum inflammatory markers in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma undergoing surgery: a two-center retrospective cohort study by Yaqin Dong, Fan Wang, Jiaying Deng, Tong Tong, Xiangxun Chen, Liming Wu, Yichun Wang, Mei Kang, Yutong Xu, Guangjie Shi, Liyang Zhu

“…Abstract Background and purpose The combined assessment of the neutrophil-platelet score and prognostic nutritional index is yet to be applied in evaluating the prognosis of patients following an operation for esophageal cancer. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Ozonated Water and 0.2% Chlorhexidine with Scaling and Root Planning in Chronic Periodontitis – A Randomized Controlled Trial by Priyanka Aggarwal, Akshay Bhargava, Shweta Bali, Vaishali Rai Sharma, Amit Garg, Neeti Mittal

“…Subjects and Methods: Thirty-one patients with at least one site of 4–6 mm periodontal pocket depth (PD), bilaterally (either maxillary or mandibular arch) were randomly divided into two groups (Group 1 [0.2% chlorhexidine + SRP], Group 2 [ozonated water + SRP]). Plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), modified sulcular bleeding index (mSBI), PD, and clinical attachment level (CAL) were recorded at baseline, 1, and 3 months and bacterial count at baseline and 3 months. …”
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Modern Contraceptive Use in District : Crossectional Study by Yanna Wari Harahap, Arinil Hidayah, Febrina Angraini Simamora

“…The skewed method was in injection contraceptive (62,4%). Service environment index in district is 75% inadequate. Service environment index family planning in district showed inadequate (75%), availability contraceptive methods in district is less than 5 methods (69%). …”
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Evaluation of spatial variation and nutritional status of environmental quality in the surface seawater from fishing harbours of Hainan island by Ren Bingnan, Geng Jing, Qin Dajun, Yang Bo

“…The eutrophication index (EI) of the different fishing ports ranges from 2.38 to 56.29, indicating a high level of eutrophication.…”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Starch and Noodles Quality of Different Sweet Potato Varieties Based on Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Analysis by Mi LUO, Wang YIN, Renju DENG, Yufang GUAN, Mu PAN, Qiaoyu WU, Mei FU

“…Results exhibited significant variations in starch quality indexes among different varieties (P<0.05). Correlation analysis revealed varying degrees of association among the starch property indexes, with noodles quality primarily influenced by starch composition, particle size and molecular polymerization. …”
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Comparison of scores for predictability of corticosteroid failure in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis by Knežević Milica A., Janjić Nebojša M., Lečić Vuk B., Todorović Nemanja B., Damjanov Dimitrije D.

“…Introduction: Methylprednisolone and hydrocortisone are the first-line drugs in the treatment of acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC). The Oxford index and the Lindgren score are two of several prognostic systems for the early assessment of corticosteroid (CS) failure. …”
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Comparison of Real-world Outcomes Between Patients Treated with Tapentadol ER or Oxycodone CR by Mike Durkin, Jacqueline Pesa, Jessica Lopatto, Rachel Halpern, Damon Van Voorhis, Stephanie Korrer

“…The date of the first observed oxycodone CR or tapentadol ER claim was the index date. Patients had continuous health plan enrollment for 6 months before and after the index date, ≥ 90 days supply of opioid therapy, and no index drug claims in the preindex period. …”
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Design and experiment of air-suction drum-type seedling seeder for irregular-shaped vegetable seeds by Yanjun Li, Yunqiang Liu, Yichao Ning, Hongxin Wu, Yaqian Zhao

“…The relationship between the main factors (suction air pressure, clearing air pressure and vibration frequency of seed supply box) and the seeding indexes (reseeding rate, empty hole rate and pass rate) was studied, and the effects of the factors and their interactions on the indexes were analyzed and the parameters were optimized by multi-objective optimization method. …”
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Coping with sand and dust storms: Developing and validating of an adaptation assessment tool by Shiva Salehi, Ali Ardalan, Abbas - Ostadtaghizadeh, Armin Zareiyan, Gholamreza Garmaroudi, Abbas Rahimiforoushani

“…The reliability of the tool was then calculated using Cronbach's alpha test and the intra -cluster correlation index. Results: After calculating the item effect score index with values higher than 1.5, the content validity ratio higher than 0.49, and the content validity index higher than 0.79, 40 items out of the initial 101 were selected. …”
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Investigating Postoperative Urinary Retention: Risk Factors and Postsurgical Outcomes in Total Joint Arthroplasty by Madeleine J.F. Powers, MSIII, Zachary T. Grace, MD, Barrett B. Torre, MD, Dorothy B. Wakefield, MS, Laura Sanzari, MS, BSN, RN, Matthew J. Grosso, MD

“…Variables analyzed included age, sex, alpha-blocker prescription, operative joint, body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiologists score, Charlson Comorbidity Index classification, and anesthesia type. …”
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Scholarly impact of the dissertation requirement for postgraduate medical education and factors affecting transformation into publication: A bibliometric analysis of 2434 dissertat... by İbrahim Ulaş Özturan, İbrahim Sarbay

“…Journals indexed in the web of science (WOS) were defined as high-quality journals. …”
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Analysis of quality of life and periodontal health with an eight-unit maxillary fixed retainer through a prospective clinical trial by Mohamed H. Abbas, Essam M. Abdalla, Nadia M. El Harouni, Eiman S. Marzouk

“…The Probing depth, Gingival index, Plaque index, Bleeding index, and mobility index were significantly lower in these patients. …”
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