Evaluation of Shear Bond Strength and Marginal Adaptation of Calcium Silicate-based Cements and Premixed Bioceramics When Restored with Glass Ionomer Cement: An <i>In Vitro</i> Stu... by Megha C Patel, Malayka H Shah, Disha Makwani, Khushi Rathod, Sarchi Patel, Prachi Patel

“…To evaluate shear bond strength (SBS) and marginal adaptation of calcium silicate-based cement and premixed bioceramics when restored with glass ionomer cement (GIC) immediately. Materials and methods: Forty extracted primary molars were randomly divided into two equal groups according to the material used (group I—e-MTA® Cement and group II—e-MTA Putty). …”
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A new tube chamber system for evaluation of anterior chamber pressure during phacoemulsification tested in porcine eyes by Fumiaki Higashijima, Makoto Hatano, Manami Ohta, Tadahiko Ogata, Takuya Yoshimoto, Atsushige Ashimori, Makiko Wakuta, Kazuhiro Kimura

“…AIM: To measure the optimal anterior chamber pressure (ACP) for safe phacoemulsification using a new tube chamber system with internal pressure measurement function in the porcine eye. METHODS: The 20-gauge and 21-gauge straight tips with yellow and orange sleeves, respectively, were covered by a test chamber combined with a pressure sensor for measuring ACP. …”
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Plant biodiversity, vegetation structure and provisioning services in rainforest, traditional and industrial oil palm cultivation systems in Liberia, West Africa by Cicely A. M. Marshall, Marshall M. Guahn, Tiecanna Jones, Morris T. Jah, Peter M. Hadfield, Ari Saputra, Rudy Widodo, Benedictus Freeman, William Draper, Jean‐Pierre Caliman, Edgar C. Turner, Michael D. Pashkevich

“…Working within the Sustainable Oil Palm in West Africa (SOPWA) Project (Sinoe County, Liberia), we surveyed canopy trees and understorey plants in 54 plots distributed equally across three ecological systems ‐ rainforest, traditionally‐cultivated oil palm (“country palm”) and industrially‐managed oil palm ‐ to assess differences in plant biodiversity, vegetation structure and provisioning services. …”
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A Study on Solar Photovoltaic Array Surface Morphology Variation in Sandy Area Based on Wind Tunnel Test by Tang Guodong, Meng Zhongju, Gao Yong, Dang Xiaohong, Guo Jianying, Xing Ende

“…In addition, when the absolute value of the included angle was equal and the sign was opposite, the wind and sand activity on the surface of the photovoltaic array was stronger when the included angle was positive than when it was negative. …”
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Implementing clinical guidelines for gestational weight gain care: a novel application of best–worst scaling to prioritise barriers by Eva Farragher, Laura A. Wall, Olivia Wynne, John Wiggers, Jenna Hollis, Luke Wolfenden, Francesco Paolucci, Justine Daly, Carly Mallise, John Attia, Craig Pennell, Maralyn Foureur, Karen J. Campbell, Melanie Kingsland

“…Not all barriers were equally important, and this ‘hierarchy’ differed across ACPs and sites. …”
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Not-prescribed Use of Herbal Products and Supplements Among Pregnant Women by Misa Naghdipour Mirsadeghi, Zahra Rafiei Sorouri, Mandana Mansour Ghanaie, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh, Sara Farzadi, Gelareh Biazar, Seyed Mohamadreza Tabatabaei Taher

“…Objective: This study aimed to determine how pregnant women take supplements and herbal medications.  Materials and Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in 2022. …”
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Randomized Trial Demonstrating No Translocation of Intact Intestinal Bacteria During Hemodialysis or Hemodiafiltration by Paul A. Rootjes, Muriel P.C. Grooteman, Andries E. Budding, Hetty J. Bontkes, Gertrude Wijngaarden, Menso J. Nubé, Camiel L.M. de Roij van Zuijdewijn

“…IL-6R, sCD14, and VCAM-1 increased equally in all modalities (median increase: 12.5%, 14.0%, 14.8%, respectively; P < 0.05). hs-CRP increased only in C-HD and HV-HDF (median increase: 12.6%, P < 0.05). …”
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OP-7 Further exploration of differences between lean and non-lean metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in Latino subjects: PNPLA3 frequency and lipidomi... by MARIA AYALA VALVERDE, Jorge Arnold Alvarez, Gustavo Ayares, Francisco Barrera, Daniel Cabrera, Luis Antonio Diaz, Juan Pablo Arab, Ibon Martinez-Arranz, Cristina Alonso, Jesús M. Bañales, Marco Arrese

“…Conclusions: PNPLA3 risk allele was equally frequent in lean and non-lean Chilean MASLD patients. …”
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SIGNIFICANCE OF ETV6-RUNX1 FUSION GENE TRANSCRIPT DETECTION IN PEDIATRIC B-CELL PRECURSOR ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA WITH TRANSLOCATION t(12;21)(p13;q22) by G. A. Tsaur, Т. О. Riger, A. M. Popov, T. Yu. Verzhbitskaya, L. V. Vakhonina, A. A. Vlasova, Yu. V. Olshanskaya, А. N. Kazakova, O. V. Streneva, O. V. Makarova, S. V. Tsvirenko, L. I. Saveliev, О. R. Arakaev, L. G. Fechina

“…Of note, defined TL for ETV6-RUNX1/ABL1 at days 15, 36, 85 were equal to prognostically important levels for flow cytometry MRD.Conclusion. …”
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Evaluating the Opioid-Related Adverse Events of Oliceridine Versus Conventional Opioids in Patient-Controlled Analgesia After Thoracoscopic Lung Resection: A Retrospective Cohort S... by Huang C, Liu B, Xie S, Zhang Y, Liu K, Qiu Y, Wu J

“…This study aims to elucidate the differences in ORADE rates between oliceridine and conventional opioids in PCIA.Methods: We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study at Shanghai Chest Hospital, analyzing linked healthcare data. …”
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Representasi peran ganda perempuan dalam iklan Sunlight Extra Higienis baru (analisis semiotika Roland Barthes) by Afifah Nur Ashikah, Wuri Handayani

“…This research uses a qualitative approach with Roland Barthes' semiotic data analysis method. Data collection instruments and methods are carried out by documentation and interview techniques. …”
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RIGHT VENTRICLE MYOCARDIUM CONTRACTILITY AS PARAMETER OF CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION EFFICACY by D. I. Lebedev, S. N. Krivolapov, K. V. Zavadovsky, S. I. Sazonova, R. S. Karpov, S. V. Popov

“…Implanting of the resynchronization device was done by standard method for biventricular electrocardiostimulation. …”
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Analysis of Acupoint Selection and Combinations in Acupuncture Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Protocol for Data Mining by He Y, Li L, Zhou M, Xu Y, Tang J, Wu Y, Liu M, Xing B, Li X, Wang X

“…This lack of clarity obstructs the standardization of acupuncture treatment, emphasizing the need for further research.Objective: Our purpose is to conduct the first thorough data mining analysis to identify the most effective acupoint selection and combinations for treating trigeminal neuralgia from published clinical trials.Methods: We will search 8 electronic bibliographic databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database and Chongqing VIP Database) from inception to May 2025. …”
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Molecular and Transmission Characteristics of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strains Among College Students in Beijing, China by Cao X, Li X, Song Z, He P, Zhang R, Teng C, Sun Q, Wang X, Zhao B, Zhang Z, Zhao Y

“…The aim of this study is to analyze the genetic diversity and drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in college students with tuberculosis in Beijing, revealing the lineage structure and transmission patterns specific to this group.Methods: This study used the hospital’s electronic management system to screen for tuberculosis among college students in Changping District, Beijing, from January 2004 to December 2023. …”
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Synergistic Effect of the CHA2DS2-VASc Score and Left Atrial Epicardial Adipose Tissue Volume on Predicting Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Ablation by Sang C, Gu R, Xia T, Shao Y, Zhu Y, Chen F, Sun L, Gu X, Zhang C

“…This study aims to evaluate the predictive potential of combining CHA2DS2-VASc score and LA-EAT volume in predicting recurrence in patients with AF who undergo ablation.Methods: The study encompassed a cohort of 507 patients who underwent ablation for AF finally. …”
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White Matter Imaging Phenotypes Mediate the Negative Causality of Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number on Sleep Apnea: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study and Mediation Analysis by Ying Q, Wang M, Zhao Z, Wu Y, Sun C, Huang X, Zhang X, Guo J

“…A two-step approach was employed to evaluate causal relationships between BIPs, mtDNA-CN and SA, utilising the &ldquo;product of coefficients&rdquo; method to assess the mediating effects of BIPs. Multiple testing errors were corrected using the Benjamini&ndash;Hochberg method.Results: Genetically predicted mtDNA-CN had a negative causal effect on SA (OR = 0.859, 95% CI = 0.785&ndash; 0.939, P = 3.20&times; 10&minus; 4), whereas SA did not have a causal effect on mtDNA-CN (OR = 1.0056, 95% CI = 0.9954&ndash; 1.0159, P = 0.2825). …”
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Intranasal Delivery of BACE1 siRNA and Berberine via Engineered Stem Cell Exosomes for the Treatment of Alzheimer&amp;rsquo;s Disease by Sun C, Sha S, Shan Y, Gao X, Li L, Xing C, Guo Z, Du H

“…Therapeutic strategies utilizing exosomes derived from hUC-MSCs (Exos) have emerged as an effective approach for AD intervention.Methods: Here, we used ultrasound to construct multifunctional Exos (MsEVB@R/siRNA) for AD therapy. …”
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Patient Factors Associated With the Use of Online Portal Health Information in the Postpandemic Era: Cross-Sectional Analysis of a National Survey by Ishana Maini, Kevin Gilotra, Gelareh Sadigh

“…Interventions targeted at equality in offering access to patient portals and encouraging patients to use them could advance equitable and widespread access to patient portals.…”
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Association Between Low Triglyceride-Glucose Index and Mortality in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Patients Without Diabetes by Zhang Q, Xu Y, Sun S, Ding X, Wang G, Jiang S, Zheng J, Gao P, Lin J, Wu Y

“…This study aimed to investigate the association between a low TyG index and 1-year mortality in ADHF patients without diabetes.Methods: A total of 652 hospitalized patients with ADHF without diabetes from January, 2020 to May, 2023 were included in this retrospective study. …”
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Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapy in the State of California: A Cross-Sectional Needs Assessment Study by Alismail A, Xu Y, Craddock K, Lopez D, Terry M, Tan L

“…Abdullah Alismail,1– 3,&amp;ast; Yiqing Xu,1,&amp;ast; Krystal Craddock,4 David Lopez,1 Michael Terry,1,5 Laren Tan1,2 1Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, USA; 2Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, USA; 3Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, College of Health Science, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA; 4Department of Respiratory Care, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA; 5Department of Respiratory Care, Loma Linda University Medicine Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Abdullah Alismail, Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA, Email aalismail@llu.eduIntroduction: As the respiratory therapy (RT) profession in the United States discusses the establishment of the Advanced Practice in Respiratory Therapy (APRT) profession, the purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of the respiratory therapy community in the state of California (CA) on the need to start the APRT profession within the state.Methods: This was a descriptive pilot cross-sectional anonymous study that was approved by the institutional review board at Loma Linda University. …”
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