Factors associated with dental care utilization among Iranian adult populations based on Anderson model by Ashkan Negintaji Zardak, Mostafa Amini-Rarani, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Faezeh Eslamipour, Bahareh Tahani

“…Better perceived oral health status was associated with lower chance of visiting the dentist (OR = 0.9, 95% CI = 0.8–0.9). …”
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Glucagon: a potential protective factor against peripheral nerve compromise in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity by Hao Hua, Rui Wang, Yu-xian Xu, Feng Xu, Chun-hua Wang, Li-hua Zhao, Li-hua Wang, Cheng-wei Duan, Jian-bin Su

“…Furthermore, multivariate linear regression analyses indicated that elevated AUCgla was independently associated with a lower overall composite Z-score for latency (β = –0.304, t = –3.391, p = 0.001), as well as higher overall composite Z-scores for amplitude (β = 0.256, t = 2.630, p = 0.010) and NCV (β = 0.286, t = 3.503, p = 0.001), after adjusting for other clinical covariates within the T2D/OB group. …”
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iMulch: an investigation of the influence of polymers on a terrestrial ecosystem using the example of mulch films used in agriculture by Carmen Wolf, Mike Wenzel, Björn Fischer, Ralf Bertling, Erich Jelen, Dieter Hennecke, Karlheinz Weinfurtner, Martina Roß-Nickoll, Henner Hollert, Antonia Weltmeyer, Kristina Bitter, Pauline Ruiz, Dusica Banduka, Jochen Tuerk, Lars M. Blank

“…For this purpose, a minimum lower limit for the material thickness should be defined. …”
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Remote Epilepsy Monitoring: Signal Quality and Reliability Comparative Analysis by Theeban Raj Shivaraja, Rabani Remli, Wan Asyraf Wan Zaidi, Kalaivani Chellappan

“…Reliability tests confirmed repeatability, with intra-system differences lower than inter-system differences, and Bland-Altman plots meeting 83% agreement criteria. …”
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Oncological outcomes following extreme oncoplastic breast conserving surgery (eOPBCS) for locally advanced breast cancer (LABC): A systematic review and meta-analysis by Megan Chua Wern Ee, Ashley Lee Shi Hui, Wong Hung Chew, Emmeline Elaine Cua-Delos Santos, Sean Li Siwei, Sng Ming Xian, Qin Xiang Ng, Serene Goh Si Ning

“…Meanwhile, HRs for DFS (1.11, 95% CI 0.60-2.08) and LRR (0.67, 95% CI 0.38-1.18) showed that there were no statistically significant differences but a trend toward lower recurrence rates with mastectomy. Conclusion: eOPBCS demonstrates comparable to superior oncological outcomes to mastectomy in LABC, offering a promising option for selected patients. …”
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Composition and Performance Evaluation of SBS/SBR Modified Emulsified Asphalt for Tack Coat on Airport Pavement by Kaiwei Wang, Xiangbing Xie, Guanghui Li, Jinggan Shao, Meng Bao, Mingwei Wang, Xianglei Zhu, Yahui He

“…The Han curve indicates that the SBS/SBR modifier has excellent compatibility with asphalt and can maintain a stable state at a lower frequency. Before demulsification, SBS/SBR modifier and emulsified asphalt formed a stable spatial network structure. …”
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Socio-economic inequality in the nutritional deficiencies among the world countries: evidence from global burden of disease study 2019 by Mohsen Bayati, Elham Arkia, Mehrnoosh Emadi

“…Results CIs for DALY, YLD, YLL, prevalence, incidence and death rate show negative values and their, which indicates the concentration of nutritional deficiencies burden among lower HDI countries. The highest value of CI (lowest inequality) for DALY was related to iodine deficiency (-0.3401) and the lowest (highest inequality) was related to vitamin A deficiency (-0.5884). …”
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Early weight gain after stopping smoking: a predictor of overall large weight gain? A single-site retrospective cohort study by Alexandra Pankova, Eva Kralikova, Kamila Zvolska, Lenka Stepankova, Milan Blaha, Petra Ovesna, Paul Aveyard

“…A receiver operating curve analysis showed that patients gaining more than 0.98% of their baseline weight during first 3 months had a sensitivity of 66% and specificity of 44% for gaining 7% or more weight by 12 months. In addition, lower body mass index and an increase in appetite at 3 months after quitting were associated with greater weight gain, while using nicotine replacement therapy was associated with less weight gain at 1-year follow-up.Conclusions People who stop smoking and gain a larger amount of weight early after quitting are not more likely to gain excessively at 1 year.…”
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Renewal of wheat cultivars enhances ozone resistance in yield but detrimentally impacts quality: a survey of Chinese wheat by Yinsen Qian, Zheng Zhao, Yifan Cao, Quan Ma, Nanyan Zhu, Lingqi Song, Min Zhu, Min Zhu, Chunyan Li, Chunyan Li, Jinfeng Ding, Jinfeng Ding, Wenshan Guo, Wenshan Guo, Xinkai Zhu, Xinkai Zhu, Xinkai Zhu

“…Our findings also revealed that elevated O3 concentration led to higher sedimentation values and protein content while lowering bulk density, hardness, and starch content. …”
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The Impact of C-Peptide and Diabetes Mellitus on Coronary Ectasia and Effect of Coronary Ectasia and C-Peptide on Long-Term Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Kenan Toprak, Mustafa Kaplangoray, Ali Palice

“…Patients with CAE and higher C-peptide levels (Q4 + Q3) showed higher rates of MACE as compared to those without CAE and lower C-peptide levels (Q1 + Q2) (20.8% vs 7.6%; 70.1% vs 29.1%; p<0.001, for both of them). …”
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Development of a latency model for HIV-1 subtype C and the impact of long terminal repeat element genetic variation on latency reversal by Shreyal Maikoo, Robert-Jan Palstra, Krista L. Dong, Tokameh Mahmoudi, Thumbi Ndung'u, Paradise Madlala

“…By enriching for latently infected cells, and treating them with different latency reversing agents, we developed an HIV-1C latency model that demonstrated that the HIV-1C consensus LTR has lower reactivation potential compared to its HIV-1B counterpart. …”
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Adaptive Hosting Capacity Forecasting in Distribution Networks with Distributed Energy Resources by Md Tariqul Islam, M. Jahangir Hossain, Md. Ahasan Habib, Muhammad Ahsan Zamee

“…The sensitivity gate also impacts the model’s performance, lowering MAE to 0.2030 compared to 0.2283 without the sensitivity gate, and increasing the R-squared value from 0.9152 to 0.9854. …”
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Comparison of Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimation from Serum Creatinine and Cystatin C in HNF1A-MODY and Other Types of Diabetes by Magdalena Szopa, Maria Kapusta, Bartlomiej Matejko, Tomasz Klupa, Teresa Koblik, Beata Kiec-Wilk, Maciej Borowiec, Maciej T. Malecki

“…Cystatin C levels were lower (p<0.001) in the control (0.70±0.13 mg/L), HNF1A (0.75±0.21), and GCK (0.72±0.16 mg/L) groups in comparison to those with either T1DM (0.87±0.15 mg/L) or T2DM (0.9±0.23 mg/L). …”
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Effects of Glycyrrhizin (GL) Supplementation on Survival, Growth Performance, Expression of Feeding-Related Genes, Activities of Digestive Enzymes, Antioxidant Capacity, and Expres... by Yuntao Wang, Wenxuan Xu, Jianmin Zhang, Jiahui Liu, Zhen Wang, Yongtao Liu, Kangsen Mai, Qinghui Ai

“…Moreover, the mRNA expression of interleukin-1β (il-1β) and interleukin-6 (il-6) (proinflammatory genes) in larvae fed the diet with 0.02% GL were significantly lower than the control (P<0.05). In conclusion, the supplementation of 0.005% -0.01% GL could enhance the expression of orexigenic factor genes, activities of digestive enzymes and antioxidant capacity, ultimately improving the survival, and growth performance of large yellow croaker larvae.…”
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Charming e-cigarette users with distorted science: a survey examining social media platform use, nicotine-related misinformation and attitudes towards the tobacco industry by Elexis C Kierstead, Barbara Schillo, Jodie Briggs, Nathan A Silver

“…Reddit use was associated with lower odds of believing COVID-19-specific distorted science (OR=0.72, 95% CI=0.59 to 0.88). …”
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Effect of soluble dietary fiber extracted from Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler on lipid metabolism and liver protection in mice on high-fat diet by Kangxiao Guo, Kangxiao Guo, Jing Liu, Zihan Yao, Zhoujin Tan, Tao Yang

“…In order to further explore the added value and effective utilization of Lentinus edodes, we studied the lipid-lowering efficacy and liver protective effect of Lentinus edodes soluble dietary fiber in mice on high-fat diet. …”
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Prognostic factors for successful extubation in newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia by A. Rannebro, C. Mesas-Burgos, C. Mesas-Burgos, U. Fläring, U. Fläring, S. Eksborg, S. Eksborg, J. Berner, J. Berner

“…Patient demographics, surgical repair with patch, oxygenation saturation index (OSI), rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI), ventilatory settings, fluid balance and sedation on the day of extubation were recorded.ResultsPatients in the failed extubation group (FE) had lower birth weight (p &lt; 0.05), surgical patch repair (p &lt; 0.05), longer length of stay in intensive care (p &lt; 0.05), longer time on the ventilator (p &lt; 0.05) and other comorbidities (p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Effect of Increasing Running Cadence on Peak Impact Force in an Outdoor Environment by Taylor Musgjerd, Jacob Anason, Drew Rutherford, Thomas W Kernozek

“…Increasing step frequency (cadence) while maintaining a consistent speed has been shown to be an effective way to lower impact forces which may reduce injury risk.…”
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Protocolized approach saves the limb in peripheral arterial injury: A decade experience by Pratyusha Priyadarshini, Supreet Kaur, Komal Gupta, Abhinav Kumar, Junaid Alam, Dinesh Bagaria, Narender Choudhary, Amit Gupta, Sushma Sagar, Biplab Mishra, Subodh Kumar

“…Patients with acute upper limb arterial injuries or lower limb arterial injuries at or above the level of popliteal artery were included. …”
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KMO-driven metabolic reconfiguration and its impact on immune cell infiltration in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a new avenue for immunotherapy by Nijun Chen, Yuan Zong, Chen Yang, Lei Li, Yang Yi, Jiawen Zhao, Xiaoyu Zhao, Xianfei Xie, Xingmei Sun, Ning Li, Liting Jiang

“…Further investigation indicated that individuals with elevated KMO expression may exhibit heightened sensitivity to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy compared to those with lower KMO expression. Conclusion The mitochondrial hub gene KMO plays a pivotal role in regulating mitochondrial metabolism and modulating the immune microenvironment in NPC. …”
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