Investigation of the Role of Schmorl’s Nodes in Lumbar Disc Degeneration in Pa-tients with Low Back Pain (Ahvaz, 2022–2023) by Mohammad Ghasem Hanafi, Zahra Fazelinejad, Maryam Hoseini Siahi, Amir Mansouri

“…The present study aimed to investigate the association between Schmorl's nodes and degenerative changes in the lumbar intervertebral discs in MRI scans of patients with LBP. Materials and Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study included 160 adult patients with LBP and radiologically confirmed intervertebral disc degenerative changes. …”
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Arab Gulf English majors’ language preferences, use and beliefs across domains by Christopher Denman, Chandrika Balasubramanian

“…The research reported here sought to redress this imbalance by examining the domain-based language preferences, use, and beliefs of English majors at Oman’s national university. A mixed methods approach was employed involving the administration of a 35-item questionnaire to 120 English majors and one-on-one semi-structured interviews with 13 participants. …”
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Art as Document. Opening Historical Archive to Artistic Registers: Plan Barron 1938-2004 by Maria Rita Pais

“…In the scope of the inhabitant spatial recognition, three researchers have been highlighted in recent years, with a perspective of relation with the work in architecture: Dana Arnold, (Arnold, 2014) presents methods of spatial investigation through biographies of the inhabitant, revealing personal meanings and strategies of relation with space; Jane Rendell with a work in understanding space through site-writing and site-specific as fictional forms of emotional relationship with the space; and Giuliana Bruno through the rescue of the "maps of the emotions" to make understandable some relations with space. …”
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Small Target Detection for Power Line Components in Complex UAV Imagery by Zhiyuan Sun, Xu Wang

“…Under identical conditions, our algorithm outperforms existing methods in terms of accuracy and exhibits superior small-target detection capability in complex backgrounds.…”
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Inequalities in health in a municipality of Serbia by Simović Tatjana, Radojlović Jasmina, Memić Mensur

“…The aims of this study were: to analyze the association of socioeconomic factors with self-perceived health and utilization of health services as well as to suggest some interventions to overcome the existing problems. Methods. Hybrid study was pefrormed. The two cross-sectional studies were conducted on quota samples (1999 and 2015) in Kruševac Municipality. …”
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Inclusion in and through disability sport? A scoping review using the examples of goalball and wheelchair basketball by Felix Oldörp, Christopher Mihajlovic, Martin Giese

“…Therefore, a scoping review has been conducted to map the existing literature concerning the conceptions of inclusion in disability sports using goalball and wheelchair basketball as examples. Methods: For the scoping review a comprehensive search of five databases was conducted, resulting in the identification of nine articles that were deemed eligible for review. …”
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Barriers to access of healthcare services by the immigrant population in Scandinavia: a scoping review protocol by Preben Ulrich Pedersen, Lily Appoh, Franca Felix

“…The aim of this review is to map and report the evidence available on the barriers to access of healthcare services by legal immigrants in Scandinavia.Methods and analysis We will adopt the six-stage framework developed by Arksey and O’Malley: (1) identifying the research question(s); (2) searching for relevant studies; (3) selecting studies; (4) charting the data; (5) collating, summarising and reporting the results; (6) conducting consultation exercises refined by Levac et al and the Joanna Briggs Institute. …”
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Comparison Of Orthopantomogram and Lateral Cephalogram for Gonial Angle, Mandibular Ramus Height And Body Length by Mobina Fatima Zulfiqar, Kanwal Zulfiqar, Ulfat Bashir, Uzair Luqman, Zarnab Rizwan

“… Objective: This study aims to compare orthopantogram and lateral cephalogram for gonial angle and mandibular linear measurements (ramus height and body length). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Islamic International Dental Hospital. …”
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Outcome of Hindfoot Nail in Old Distal Tibia and Plafond Fractures of Adult Patients in a Tertiary Care Center by Sudipta Samanta, Soumyadeep D Roy

“…Hindfoot nail (HFN) attempts to allow early mobilization of these patients by sound arthrodesis of the near-stiff ankle joint, and the study aims to evaluate the patients in terms of outcome. Materials and methods: This is a prospective study conducted on 30 subjects with old distal tibia and/or plafond fractures over a period of 2 years, and the study subjects were compared in terms of preoperative and postoperative functional, clinical, and radiological parameters. …”
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A comparison of the predictive validity of the combination of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and other risk scoring systems for intravenous imm... by Seiichiro Takeshita, Takashi Kanai, Yoichi Kawamura, Yusuke Yoshida, Shigeaki Nonoyama

“…In the present study, to evaluate the effectiveness of the new risk score, we compared its predictive validity to that of previously reported risk scores.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>The laboratory records of 437 patients with KD before IVIG therapy were retrospectively analyzed, and the IVIG-responsive (n = 344) and IVIG-resistant (n = 93) patients were compared. …”
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Public Policy Measures to Manage Nutrition-Related Health Risks by N. A. Grechushkina

“…To summarize and characterize the key public policies that exist worldwide to reduce the risks of diet-related non-communicable diseases.Materials and methods. A content analysis of scientific and internet publications on nutrition and dietary management was used. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Eight Weeks of Corrective Exercises and Ergonomic Recommendations on the Frequency of Recurrence of Back Pain Caused by Musculoskeletal Disorders in the... by Aydin Ali khiavi, Mohsen Barghamadi, Mehrdad Moharramzadeh

“…Therefore, the aim of the present study was to ‎investigate the effect of eight weeks of corrective exercises, ergonomic recommendations on ‎the frequency of recurrent back pain due to musculoskeletal disorders in the staff of Ardabil ‎Youth and Sports Department‎. Methods: The present study is applied and quasi-experimental. …”
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SEM and elemental analysis evaluation of the working surface of instruments from two different nickel titanium rotary file systems by Hachko Giragosyan, Ivan Filipov, Emiliya Simeonova, Nikolay Zahariev, Stela Kasabova

“…Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the surface changes in two different systems of rotary instruments before and after use by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive analysis (EDA). Materials and methods: We selected thirty files and divided them equally into two groups of 15 files each based on their manufacturing technology. …”
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Financial inclusion for sustainable agriculture: Pathways among smallholder women farmers in rural Zambia. by Gershom Endelani Mwalupaso, Xianhui Geng, Salman Ibn Yasin

“…A cross-sectional, mixed-methods design was employed, using a multistage random sampling technique to survey 436 smallholder women farmers in rural Zambia. …”
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Exosomes: Key Messengers Mediating the Interaction Between Tumor Cells and CD8+ T Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment by Li Y, Yang Q, Li D, Li W, Men W

“…Furthermore, it summarizes the potential for clinical treatment in this realm when integrated with existing immunotherapy methods—particularly exploring the feasibility of clinical translation alongside engineering materials science techniques.Keywords: CD8+T, TME, exosome, EVs…”
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Smoking and alcohol use plays a mediating role on the social determinants of high blood pressure: Evidence from nationally representative sample in India by Arivarasan Barathi, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Rajan Rushender

“…Behavioral characteristics are strong candidates to act as mediators of the observed effects of socioeconomic determinants on BP; therefore, we aimed to investigate the mediating role of smoking and alcohol on the association between education, wealth index, sex, and hypertension using NFHS-5 data. Materials and Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of the data collected from a nationally representative survey (NFHS-5 data) in India. …”
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Biomechanical Quantification of Children’s Gross Motor Movement: A Systematic Scoping Review by Andrew Hammocks, Carina Price, Paul A. Jones

“…This review aims to identify and map the approaches and sources of the current literature in biomechanically quantifying the gross motor movement of typically developing children. <b>Methods</b>: A systematic scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. …”
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Analysis of variation of sagittal position of the jaw bones in skeletal class III malocclusion by Stojanović Zdenka, Nikolić Predrag, Nikodijević Angelina, Milić Jasmina, Duka Miloš

“…The aim of this study was to determine variations in the sagittal position of the jaw bones to the cranial base in subjects with skeletal Class III, for the earliest possible diagnosis of malocclusion. Methods. Fifty children and as many adults with skeletal Class III, both sexes, were examined and selected, based on the findings of sagittal interjaw relationship (ANB) ≤ 0° from the cephalometric analysis of tele-x-ray profile head shots. …”
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Gender and Child Maltreatment: The Evidence Base by Corinne May-Chahal

“…There is, thus, a need to develop normatively accepted methods that adequately represent these social relations of violence in their situated contexts through the authority of scientific research. …”
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Profiling of outpatients attending Centre for Rural Health, Nutakkhi, Andhra Pradesh, South India by Arti Gupta, D Hashini, Rajeev Aravindakshan, Ajay Moparthi, Gangadhar Makkena, Yamini Marimuthu

“…The present study aimed to assess the morbidity profile of outpatients at a Centre for Rural Health AIIMS, Nutakkhi, Andhra Pradesh, South India. Materials and Methods: This record-based study analyzed morbidity data from outpatients at the Centre for Rural Health AIIMS (CRHA), located in Nutakkhi, Andhra Pradesh, South India, serving a population of about 15,000. …”
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