Dental Ultrasonography for Visualizing Osteoimmune Conditions and Assessing Jaw Bone Density: A Narrative Review by Huber R, Choukroun E, Fahrenholz H, Notter F

“…The attenuation of US was used for imaging of jawbone density. (e) Patients who benefit from TAU-guided jawbone surgery: research has shown remarkable results in specific disease cases. …”
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The effect of Ocimum basilicum on the prevention of postpartum depression symptoms and sleep quality: A triple-blind randomized controlled clinical trial by Monireh Abdi, Elham Rezaei, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Fatemeh Ebrahimi, Laleh Payahoo, Alireza Shafiei-Kandjani, Solmaz Ghanbari-Homaie

“…Methods: This triple-blind parallel clinical trial (participants, the researcher, and the data analyst were blinded to the assigned interventions) included 78 postpartum women at Taleghani Hospital, Tabriz, Iran, between April 2023 and April 2024. Participants who scored 12 or less on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) were included in the study. …”
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Return to sport and patient satisfaction after arthroscopic Bankart repair: a single-institution experience by Yeow Boon Tan, Ken Lee Puah, Roland Weng Wah Chong, Kee Leong Ong, Yi-Jia Lim, Dave Yee Han Lee

“…This study aims to describe our experience with arthroscopic Bankart repair and its functional outcome. Methods: 107 patients who underwent arthroscopic Bankart repair from 2008 to 2013 were followed up for a minimum of three years and reviewed by an independent observer. 80 consented to being interviewed using the Oxford Shoulder Instability Score (OSIS) and Simple Shoulder Test. …”
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Rehabilitation and release of orphaned Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in Europe: Implications for management and conservation. by Anja Molinari-Jobin, Fridolin Zimmermann, Stéphanie Borel, Luc Le Grand, Elena Iannino, Ole Anders, Elisa Belotti, Ludek Bufka, Duško Ćirović, Nolwenn Drouet-Hoguet, Thomas Engleder, Michał Figura, Christian Fuxjäger, Eva Gregorova, Marco Heurich, Sylvia Idelberger, Jakub Kubala, Josip Kusak, Dime Melovski, Tomma Lilli Middelhoff, Tereza Mináriková, Paolo Molinari, Lorane Mouzon-Moyne, Gilles Moyne, Robert W Mysłajek, Sabina Nowak, Janis Ozolins, Andreas Ryser, Bardh Sanaja, Maryna Shkvyria, Teodora Sin, Magda Sindičić, Vedran Slijepčević, Christian Stauffer, Branislav Tám, Aleksander Trajce, Josefa Volfová, Sybille Wölfl, Diana Zlatanova, Kristina Vogt

“…The portion of rehabilitated lynx who survived at least one year after release was 0.66. …”
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Association between dietary mineral intake and new onset diabetes/pre-diabetes after chronic pancreatitis by Bingqing Li, Shan Guo, Wenlu Zong, Yuning Chu, Qi Zhang, Xiaoyan Yin, Tao Mao, Xiaoyu Li

“…This study aimed to figure out the association between dietary mineral intake and glucose metabolism with chronic pancreatitis.MethodThe study included 114 patients with chronic pancreatitis, who were grouped based on the sequence of onset for chronic pancreatitis and diabetes: normoglycaemia after chronic pancreatitis (NCP), type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and new-onset diabetes or pre-diabetes after chronic pancreatitis (NODCP). …”
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The effects of vibration frequency variation on volleyball players’ drop jump ability and postural control performance by Deniz Sımsek, Hayri Ertan, Izzet Kırkaya

“…The aim of the performed study is to present the acute effect of the whole body vibration (WBV) stimuli on drop jump (DJ) and postural control performance. 13 athletes who play in Turkish Women Volleyball Second League voluntarily attended to the study (22.3±2.6 age; 60.72kg ±1.74kg; 1.79cm±6.4cm). …”
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RESIDENTS’ COMPLIANCE WITH BUILDING SETBACKS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA by ADEJUMO, S. A., FATIMAH O. BADIRU

“…Findings revealed that majority of residents who complied with setbacks standard were males (55.6%), Yoruba (84.9%) and graduates (62.5%). …”
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Nocturnal sweating—a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnoea: the Icelandic sleep apnoea cohort by Thorarinn Gislason, Christer Janson, Erla Bjornsdottir, Bryndis Benediktsdottir, Erna Sif Arnardottir, Sigurdur Juliusson, Samuel T Kuna, Allan I Pack

“…Practitioners should consider the possibility of OSA in their patients who complain of nocturnal sweating.…”
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Reconstructing Risk Dimensions in Telemedicine: Investigating Technology Adoption and Barriers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Taiwan by Tzu-Chi Wu, Chien-Ta Ho

“…MethodsOur target population consists of adults aged ≥18 years who have used or may use telemedicine services, recruited through an anonymous, voluntary, open, web-based survey. …”
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An exploration of governance in teaching hospitals in the Netherlands focused on educational objectives by L. M. van der Baaren, R. E. Gifford, N. A. van der Baan, M. N. Sosef, J. H. Blaauw, R. J. Bennink, I. C. Heyligers

“…This study aims to answer the following exploratory question: Who are the primary stakeholders involved in educational governance, and what are their roles in safeguarding educational quality in teaching hospitals? …”
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Detection of Inguinal Hernia in Patients with Groin Pain on Ultrasound by Muhammad Arif Afridi, Imran Khan, Adnan Ahmed, Ibrar Ahmad, Mehmood Khan, Malik Mairaj Khalid

“…Exclusion criteria included patients who had undergone other ultrasound examinations for lower quadrant pain, diagnosed male prostatic pain, and pregnant women with groin pain. …”
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A randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of standardized tai chi in prefrail older adults with immunosenescence: design and protocol by Wen Zhong, Wei Huang, Hua Deng, Shuang Qiu, Qiyue Yang, Huanan Jia

“…Aims With the newly emerged concept of muscle-immune homeostasis, this study focused on determining the efficacy of tai chi prefrail older adults who develop immunosenescence. Furthermore, the proper timing of the exercise regimen for maximizing the therapeutic effect of tai chi has also been explored. …”
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Architectures and Spaces for Care: Recent Contributions to Spanish Postmodern Architectural Culture Led by Women Architects by Maria Isabel Alba Dorado

“…In this regard, this article aims to present a series of recent professional practices led by Spanish women architects during the period 1978-2008 who, from architecture and urban planning, as well as other peripheral positions such as the arts and social action, have worked around women’s experiences and lent prominence to day-to-day life and care. …”
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PEDAGOGICAL RESEARCH: IN SEARCH FOR MEANS OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT by Vladislav V. Serikov

“…The result of pedagogical research should contain criteria characteristic: the purposes of this process; maintenances of «transferred» experience; psychological conditions of its mastering; the description of system of pedagogical means and the receptions providing actualisation of these conditions; criteria and indicators of productivity of process; requirements to the teachers who are carrying out this process, and characteristics of pupils for which the offered technique is the most effective. …”
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Randomised, pragmatic, waitlist controlled trial of cannabis added to prescription opioid support on opioid dose reduction and pain in adults with chronic non-cancer pain: study pr... by A Eden Evins, Ellie Grossman, Julia Jashinski, Aurora Quaye, Corinne Cather, Kevin Potter, David A Schoenfeld, Jodi M Gilman

“…Here we describe the protocol for a randomised trial of the effect of cannabis, when added to a behavioural pain management and prescription opioid taper support programme, on opioid utilisation, pain intensity and pain interference.Methods This is a pragmatic, single-blind, randomised, wait-list controlled trial that aims to enrol 250 adults taking prescription opioids at stable doses of ≥25 morphine milligram equivalents per day for chronic non-cancer pain who express interest in using cannabis to reduce their pain, their opioid dose or both. …”
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Impact of leadless pacemaker implantation site on cardiac synchronization and tricuspid regurgitation by Xiao-fei Gao, Hong Zhu, Jia-sheng Zhang, Ning-Zhang, Xiao-hong Pan, Yi-Zhou Xu

“…Results A clinical trial was conducted involving 53 patients who underwent leadless pacemaker implantation at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine and Hangzhou First People’s Hospital between March 2022 and February 2023. …”
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Osteoradionecrosis in osseous free flaps after maxillofacial reconstruction: a single-center experience by Jakob Fenske, Philipp Lampert, Eirini Nikolaidou, Claudius Steffen, Marcus Beck, Norbert Neckel, Susanne Nahles, Max Heiland, Friedrich Mrosk, Steffen Koerdt, Carsten Rendenbach

“…This study aims to evaluate the therapeutic outcomes and potential predictors of free flap ORN within osseous free flaps based on a large-scale, single-center database.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on patients who underwent osseous free flap reconstruction of maxilla or mandible in a one stage procedure followed by adjuvant radiotherapy due to an advanced head and neck malignancy between April 2017 and July 2023. …”
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Classification of Wheezing Children in Rural Bangladesh by Intensity of Ascaris Infection, Total and Specific IgE Levels, History of Pneumonia, and Other Risk Factors by Haruko Takeuchi, Md Alfazal Khan, Khalequz Zaman, Sayaka Takanashi, S. M. Tafsir Hasan, Mohammad Yunus, Tsutomu Iwata

“…The participants included 219 5-year-old wheezing children who were randomly selected from 1705 children living in the Matlab Health and Demographic Surveillance area of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh. …”
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Navigating the Risk Landscape in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Postpercutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Narrative Review by Utkarsh Gaur, Charuta Gadkari, Aditya Pundkar

“…All these factors together create a complex, high-risk profile of patients who will need individualised and directed management strategies for optimum reduction in mortality. …”
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Political technologies: structural and functional indifference by O. N. Zabuzov

“…These examples show the functional indifference of political technologies.The functional indifference of political technologies has been shown: in terms of their content, structure and functions, political technologies are "indifferent" to the political process, to the person who uses them.…”
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