Advances in Radiation Protection in Oral and Dental Radiology: Pragmatic Approaches and Recent Innovations by Saiedeh Sadeghi, Nastaran Saeidi, Ali Salehi, Kamal Attari, Mohammad Ali Irani, Seyed Sasan Aryanezhad, Reza Malekzadeh, Reza Mahmoudi Anzabi

“… Purpose: The utilization of Ionizing Radiation (IR) in diagnostic dental techniques poses inherent risks, especially when patients are exposed to it repeatedly. Therefore, it is crucial to continuously evaluate and improve the measures taken to protect individuals from the potentially harmful effects of ionizing radiation in dental radiology. …”
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Reproductive Performance in a Selected Sample of Dairy Farms in Una-Sana Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Adis Softic, Adam Dunstan Martin, Eystein Skjerve, Nihad Fejzic, Teufik Goletic, Aida Kustura, Erik Georg Granquist

“…The calculated interservice intervals showed that approximately 69% of the repeat breeding animals came back to the oestrus in the period of 18 to 24 days. …”
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Intermittent theta burst stimulation for negative symptoms in schizophrenia patients with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trail by Jing Li, Xian Mo, Dan Jiang, Xinyu Huang, Xiao Wang, Tingting Xia, Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang

“…Changes in scale scores were analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA.ResultAfter 20 sessions of iTBS, the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS) total and sub-scale scores significantly improved in the treatment group, with statistically significant differences. …”
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Rockfish abundance, recruitment, and community structure trends in the western Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, 2005-2023 by Shawn E. Larson, Katie Shelledy, Daniela Escontrela Dieguez, Jeff Christiansen, Amy Y. Olsen, Zachary Randell, Megan H. Williams, Chris VanDamme, Dayv Lowry, William Jasper

“…Divers performed 100-meter video transects devised to be both non-invasive and repeatable, for assessing both relatively sessile bottomfish and for schooling, transitory rockfish species. …”
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FORCE platform overcomes barriers of oligonucleotide delivery to muscle and corrects myotonic dystrophy features in preclinical models by Timothy Weeden, Tyler Picariello, Brendan Quinn, Sean Spring, Pei-Yi Shen, Qifeng Qiu, Benjamin F. Vieira, Lydia Schlaefke, Ryan J. Russo, Ya-An Chang, Jin Cui, Monica Yao, Aiyun Wen, Nelson Hsia, Tama Evron, Katy Ovington, Pei-Ni Tsai, Nicholas Yoder, Bo Lan, Reshmii Venkatesan, John Hall, Cody A. Desjardins, Mo Qatanani, Scott Hilderbrand, John Najim, Zhenzhi Tang, Matthew K. Tanner, Romesh Subramanian, Charles A. Thornton, Oxana Ibraghimov-Beskrovnaya, Stefano Zanotti

“…HSALR and TfR1 hu/mu ;DMSXL Tg/Tg mice were used as models of myotonic dystrophy, the latter expresses human TfR1 and a human DMPK RNA with >1,000 CUG repeats. Cynomolgus monkeys were used to determine translatability of DYNE-101 pharmacology to higher species. …”
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Severe pneumonia due to concurrent Legionella pneumophila and Acinetobacter baumannii infections: a case report by Xiaoming Yang, Zhongda Liu, Xiaojing Liu, Quan Li, Hui Huang, Yibo Wei, Tao Sun

“…His clinical symptoms gradually subsided. The repeat chest CT image showed no infiltration or pleural effusion. …”
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Anti-NMDAR-Positive Small-Cell Lung Cancer Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Raman Sohal, Steven H. Adams, Vishal Phogat, Abha Harish, Carlos Ynigo D. Lopez, Michael P. A. Williams, Kamal K. Khurana, Basel Abuzuaiter, Nia Jagroop, Bhavya Narapureddy

“…Initial EEG was unremarkable, though a repeat EEG showed mild slowing of the posterior dominant rhythm consistent with mild encephalopathy. …”
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Effects of nintedanib on circulating biomarkers of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by R. Gisli Jenkins, Vincent Cottin, Yasuhiko Nishioka, Imre Noth, Eric S. White, Carina Ittrich, Claudia Diefenbach, Klaus B. Rohr, Moisés Selman, Toby M. Maher

“…Fold changes in adjusted mean levels of circulating biomarkers were analysed using a linear mixed model for repeated measures. Results 346 subjects were treated (116 randomised to nintedanib, 230 to placebo). …”
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Impact of nurturing care educational videos focusing on children with nutritional problems aged 6-23 months on mothers' knowledge and child growth by Fitri Haryanti, Lely Lusmilasari, Sri Hartini, Ayyu Sandhi, Ika Parmawati, Akhmadi Akhmadi, Nisa Nur Hasanah, Fitriana Andarwati, Hani Risnawati, Alissa Nur Pratiwi, Ananda Sekar Kusumawati, Redyta Dwi Cahyani

“…Statistical analyses included dependent t-tests, independent t-tests, and repeated measures ANOVA. Results: The intervention group showed significant improvements in nurturing care knowledge (p = 0.012), responsive caregiving (p = 0.018), and safety and security (p = 0.006). …”
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Learning from wildfires: A scalable framework to evaluate treatment effects on burn severity by Caden P. Chamberlain, Garrett W. Meigs, Derek J. Churchill, Jonathan T. Kane, Astrid Sanna, James S. Begley, Susan J. Prichard, Maureen C. Kennedy, Craig Bienz, Ryan D. Haugo, Annie C. Smith, Van R. Kane, C. Alina Cansler

“…In this study, we present a repeatable, remote sensing–based, analytical framework for conducting fire‐scale assessments of treatment effectiveness that informs local management while also supporting cross‐fire comparisons. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Hair Growth Formulation Containing L.f (Teak) Leaf Extract: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study on Males with Androgenic Alopecia by Nutchaninad Tanuphol B.ATM, Neti Waranuch PhD, Vanuchawan Wisuitiprot PhD, Wudtichai Wisuitiprot PhD, Kamonlak Insumrong PhD, Prapapan Temkitthawon PhD, Nungruthai Suphrom PhD, Katechan Jampachaisri PhD, Corine Girard PhD, Kornkanok Ingkaninan PhD

“…Data was analyzed using repeated measure ANOVA. Results Both the HT-teak and minoxidil groups exhibited a significant increase in TAHC and A/T, along with a decrease in hair shedding compared to baseline values. …”
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M. A. Fedorova, M. W. Tofique, A. Löf, C. Millward, Z. Günther. Testing and calculation of impact fatigue strength of Flap-X and SS 716 flapper valve steel grades / trans from Engl... by M. A. Fedorova

“…This load pattern is repeated billions of times during the service life of a compressor and it defines the service life and reliability. …”
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Effects of in-ovo injection of Yu ping feng polysaccharides on growth performance, intestinal development, and immunity in broiler chickens by Li-Gang Xue, Tian-Kui Guo, Juan Wang, Yu-Quan Shan, Li Guo, Dong-Xing Zhang, Zhong Wei, Dan Wang

“…The related indexes of hatched chicks were detected, and there were 5 repeats in each group. Compared with the other three groups, the in-ovo YPF injection did not affect the hatching rate of chicken embryos; however, the initial body weight of hatchlings significantly increased and the feed conversion ratio decreased. …”
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Effects of a Meal Replacement on Body Composition and Metabolic Parameters among Subjects with Overweight or Obesity by Xiaohui Guo, Yifan Xu, Hairong He, Hao Cai, Jianfen Zhang, Yibin Li, Xinyu Yan, Man Zhang, Na Zhang, Rolando L. Maddela, Jessie Nicodemus-Johnson, Guansheng Ma

“…A post hoc analysis (least significant difference (LSD) test), repeated measurements, and paired T-test were used to compare each variable within and between groups. …”
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Investigation of a Novel Noninvasive Risk Analytics Algorithm With Laboratory Central Venous Oxygen Saturation Measurements in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients by Sarah A. Teele, MD, MSHPEd, Avihu Z. Gazit, MD, Craig Futterman, MD, William G. La Cava, PhD, David S. Cooper, MD, MPH, MBA, Steven M. Schwartz, MD, MS, Joshua W. Salvin, MD, MPH

“…The central venous oxygen saturation (Svo2) enables an estimate of cardiac output yet obtaining these clinical data requires invasive procedures and repeated blood sampling. Interpretation remains subjective and vulnerable to error. …”
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Association between beta‐blocker atenolol use and prostate cancer upgrading in active surveillance1 by Ali H. Zahalka, Ethan Fram, Evan Garden, Lauren Howard, Emily Wiggins, Mustufa Babar, Jay Annam, Allison Reagan, Benjamin Eilender, Amanda deHoedt, Stephen J. Freedland, Ash Tewari, Kara L. Watts

“…Postdiagnosis atenolol use was associated with a decreased risk of pathologic upgrade to GG ≥ 3 on final repeat biopsy (HR 0.81, 95% CI 0.39–0.98). Longer duration of postdiagnosis atenolol use (>2 years) and greater cumulative atenolol dose (>730 defined daily doses) were associated with a more pronounced decreased risk of upgrade to GG ≥ 3 (HR 0.41, 95% CI 0.05–0.88, and HR 0.32, 95% CI 0.15–0.99, respectively). …”
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Genomic data suggest parallel dental vestigialization within the xenarthran radiation by Emerling, Christopher A, Gibb, Gillian C, Tilak, Marie-Ka, Hughes, Jonathan J, Kuch, Melanie, Duggan, Ana T, Poinar, Hendrik N, Nachman, Michael W, Delsuc, Frédéric

“…Whether the pattern among extant xenarthrans is due to an ancient and gradual decay of dental morphology or occurred repeatedly in parallel is unknown. We tested these competing hypotheses by examining 11 core dental genes in most living species of Xenarthra, characterizing shared inactivating mutations and patterns of relaxed selection during their radiation. …”
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The <i>Meq</i> Genes of Nigerian Marek’s Disease Virus (MDV) Field Isolates Contain Mutations Common to Both European and US High Virulence Strains by Joseph N. Patria, Luka Jwander, Ifeoma Mbachu, Levi Parcells, Brian Ladman, Jakob Trimpert, Benedikt B. Kaufer, Phaedra Tavlarides-Hontz, Mark S. Parcells

“…Mutations common to field strains that can overcome vaccine protection were identified in the C-terminal proline-rich repeats of the oncoprotein Meq (Marek’s <i>Eco</i>RI-Q-encoded protein). …”
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Biologically targeted discovery-replication scan identifies G×G interaction in relation to risk of Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma by Li Yan, Qianchuan He, Shiv P. Verma, Xu Zhang, Ann-Sophie Giel, Carlo Maj, Kathryn Graz, Elnaz Naderi, Jianhong Chen, Mourad Wagdy Ali, Puya Gharahkhani, Xiang Shu, Kenneth Offit, Pari M. Shah, Hans Gerdes, Daniela Molena, Amitabh Srivastava, Stuart MacGregor, Claire Palles, René Thieme, Michael Vieth, Ines Gockel, Thomas L. Vaughan, Johannes Schumacher, Matthew F. Buas

“…Identical scans were repeated among males only (78%), with two independent GWAS datasets used for replication. …”
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Gestational - age - specific reference intervals for blood pressure in normal pregnancy in a Southern Chinese population by Yuguo Deng, Lanfang Liang, Ying Gao, Guilian Liao, Qiaozhu Chen, Zijian Huang, Jinying Yang

“…Methods Antenatal blood pressure measurements [median (interquartile range) 9 (8 - 10) per woman] were repeated in 17, 776 women from a Southern China population. …”
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