Sociodemographic factors associated with dental students knowledge and attitudes regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by Geanella Silva-Robles, Gissela Briceño-Vergel, Rosa Aroste-Andía, Emily Hernández-Huamaní, Marysela Ladera-Castañeda, Miriam Castro-Rojas, Percy Gavilán-Chávez, Luis Cervantes-Ganoza, César Cayo-Rojas

“…Abstract Despite maintaining a lower mortality rate and greater control of victims infected by COVID-19, the world’s population and science are still confronted with this coronavirus. …”
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The impact of Ramadan fasting on oxidative stress levels in the second trimester of pregnancy by Esin Kasap, Raziye Torun, Sema Kardeşler, Gökşen Görgülü, M. Bora Bozgeyik, Yılmaz Güzel, Ebru Şahin Güleç

“…A p value threshold of less than .05 was established to determine statistical significance.Results TAS level was found to be significantly lower in the group that fasted for more than 15 days compared to the non-fasting group that did not fast (p = .003), but no significant differences were found between the groups in terms of TOS and OSI (p < .05). …”
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Predictors of Alcohol Use, Alcohol-Related Problems, and Substance Use Following Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery by Gretchen E. White, PhD, Richard E. Boles, PhD, Anita P. Courcoulas, MD, MPH, Thomas H. Inge, MD, Susan Z. Yanovski, MD, Todd M. Jenkins, PhD, Meg H. Zeller, PhD

“…Female sex, pre-surgery lower body mass index, and pre-surgery substance use were independently associated with increased risk of incident post-surgery hazardous drinking. …”
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Rapid Point-of-Care Influenza Testing for Patients in German Emergency Rooms – A Cost-Benefit Analysis by Roland Diel, Albert Nienhaus

“…However, as the sensitivity of 75.3% was only slightly higher than that of conventional clinical judgement, improved classification of patients with true influenza and a correspondingly lower rate of illness in hospital employees could not be achieved. …”
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Aggression in crime and sports: a study on prisoners and amateur combat athletes in Türkiye by Muhammed Sıddık Çemç, Enes Madak, Özgür Gülen, Hüseyin Ozan Sönmez

“…Results Analysis of the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire scores revealed that the aggression levels of prisoners incarcerated for intentional injury were statistically significantly lower than those of both amateur combat athletes and control group participants (p < 0.001). …”
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In vitro evaluation of silver-zinc oxide-eugenol nanocomposite for enhanced antimicrobial and wound healing applications in diabetic conditions by Hari Prasath Nagaiah, Malik Basha Samsudeen, Akshaya Rani Augustus, Karutha Pandian Shunmugiah

“…Minimum inhibitory concentrations of Ag+ZnO+EU for standard and clinical isolates were significantly lower than those of the individual components, highlighting the synergistic effect of the nanocomposite. …”
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy via left bundle branch pacing in heart failure with complete left bundle branch block: is the defibrillator needed? by Dandan Yang, Dandan Yang, Qunchao Ma, Qunchao Ma, Hong Zhu, Lihua Wang, Meixiang Xiang, Meixiang Xiang, Jian’an Wang, Jian’an Wang, Jian’an Wang, Jian’an Wang, Xiaohong Pan, Xiaohong Pan

“…These criteria included a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of lower than 35%, a New York Heart Association functional class of II–IV, CLBBB meeting Strauss's criteria, intraventricular dyssynchrony, and confirmed correction of CLBBB during LBBP. …”
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In Vitro and in Vivo Hypolipidemic Effects of Protein-Polysaccharide Complexes from Three Species of Edible Fungi by GAO Chen, LI Wen, CHEN Wanchao, WU Di, ZHANG Zhong, LIU Peng, XIA Yongjun, YANG Yan

“…The in vitro and in vivo lipid-lowering effects of the complexes on oleic acid-induced liver LO-2 cells and high-fat diet fed mice were investigated. …”
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Phytochemical Analysis and Study of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Two Parts of Cupressus arizonica Essential Oils by Sara Cherrad, Imane Jaouadi, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Loubna Koursaoui, El Mahjoub Aouane, Badr Satrani, Mujeeb A. Sultan, Amal Alotaibi, Riaz Ullah, Mohamed Ghanmi, Abdelaziz Chaouch

“…The results indicate that the essential oils from cones of Cupressus arizonica possess a strong antioxidant activity (lower IC50) IC50 = 0.098 ± 0.008/EC50 = 0.646 ± 0.02) in comparison with those from the leaves (IC50 = 5.297 ± 0.09/EC50 = 2.335 ± 0.36). …”
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Effect of the Floor Level on the Probability of a Neurologically Favorable Discharge after Cardiac Arrest according to the Event Location by Han Joo Choi, Hyung Jun Moon, Won Jung Jeong, Gi Woon Kim, Jae Hyug Woo, Kyoung Mi Lee, Hyuk Joong Choi, Yong Jin Park, Choung Ah Lee

“…The probability of a neurologically favorable discharge after a high-floor OHCA was significantly lower than that after a low-floor OHCA if the event occurred in a public place (adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 0.58; 95% confidence intervals (CI), 0.37–0.89) but was higher if the event occurred at home (aOR, 1.40; 95% CI, 0.96–2.03). …”
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Sex differences in the association between composite dietary antioxidant index and hyperlipidemia: Insights from NHANES. by Xiaofan Miao, Bixia Li, Zhixian Zhu, Tao Yang

“…In addition, participants in the highest quartile had a lower risk of hyperlipidaemia compared with the lowest quartile of CDAI (OR = 0.83, 95%CI: 0.76-0.92). …”
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Knowledge, Awareness, and Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Students of Biomedical Faculties: A Cross-Sectional Study by Bruno Špiljak, Luka Šimunović, Ana Marija Miličević, Marko Granić, Lana Bergman, Jasminka Peršec

“…Additionally, those who engaged with the scientific literature were more likely to accept vaccination and showed lower levels of COVID-19 stigma. A majority (64.5%) believed that the media exaggerated the pandemic’s risks. …”
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High levels of type II Fusarium head blight resistance conferred in wheat by combining wheat gene Fhb1 with Lophopyrum elongatum gene Fhb7The2 by Jan Dvorak, Karin R. Deal, Patrick E. McGuire, Emily J. Conley, James A. Anderson, George Fedak, Julia A. Malvick, Han Chen, Hans-Georg Müller

“…FHB infection rates were significantly lower in lines combining Fhb7The2 with Fhb1 than in materials with Fhb7The2 or Fhb1 alone.…”
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Factors influencing image quality in Tibetan children by optical coherence tomography by Yao Yao, Jiawen Liu, Lei Li, Weiwei Chen, Zhaojun Meng, Jing Fu

“…Students in suburban schools (OR = 1.74, P &lt; 0.001) with lower near VA (OR = 6.64, P &lt; 0.001) or boys (OR = 0.78, P = 0.03) were more likely to have worse image quality on OCT scans when corrected for ethnicity. …”
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Long-term outcomes of Türkiye’s first population-based mammography screening program: a decade of breast cancer detection and survival analysis in Bahçeşehir by Beyza Ozcinar, Erkin Aribal, Neslihan Cabioglu, Sibel Ozkan Gurdal, Gamze Varol, Nuran Akyurt, Efe Sezgin, Vahit Ozmen

“…Conclusions This study demonstrates that with a committed team and sufficient infrastructure, screening mammography can be effectively carried out in Türkiye, leading to early detection and lower mortality rates. The recommended age to commence screening is 40 years old.…”
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Modeling the Viscoelastic Behavior of Quartz and Clay Minerals in Shale by Nanoindentation Creep Tests by Jianfeng Wang, Yuke Liu, Chao Yang, Wenmin Jiang, Yun Li, Yongqiang Xiong

“…Furthermore, the regression values for the viscoelastic parameters of clay minerals were lower than those of quartz and the bulk shale, suggesting the former facilitates the viscoelastic deformation of shale. …”
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Long-term sickness absence trajectories and associated occupational and lifestyle-related factors: a longitudinal study among young and early midlife Finnish employees with pain by Karen Walker-Bone, Tea Lallukka, Ossi Rahkonen, Rahman Shiri, Pi Fagerlund

“…No predictor was identified for the increasing trajectory.Conclusion A majority of young and early midlife employees with pain had no LTSA during follow-up; however, chronic and multisite pain, smoking, overweight or obesity, lower occupational class and higher physical workload were associated with the decreasing LTSA trajectory. …”
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The impact of chronic kidney disease on developed countries from a health economics perspective: A systematic scoping review. by Sarah Elshahat, Paul Cockwell, Alexander P Maxwell, Matthew Griffin, Timothy O'Brien, Ciaran O'Neill

“…For treatment with renal replacement therapy, transplant recipients incurred lower costs and demonstrated higher HRQoL scores with longer LE compared to dialysis patients. …”
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Enhanced wear resistance, hydrophobic properties and corrosion resistance of plasma electrolyte oxidation coatings on Ti6Al4V alloys via addition of ZrO2 nanoparticles by Yue Yang, Weihua Zhang, Kunlong Zhang, Xiangyu Sun, Boxuan Men, Sirong Yu

“…An enhancement in wear resistance was achieved for the PEO coatings with ZrO2 NPs due to the lower COF, higher microhardness and denser microstructure than that without NPs addition. …”
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Source material for breeding spring barley cultivars with high grain quality by I. Yu. Zaytseva, I. N. Shchennikova, E. M. Lisitsyn

“…Statistically significant correlations between chlorophyll content in the flag leaf and grain protein content were found in a set of accessions with environmental plasticity (bi) values lower than 1.0 (r = 0.585…–0.645). A decrease in protein content was observed in extensive-type accessions with increased pigment content in leaves (r = –0.643 and –0.638 for Chl a and Chl b, respectively; r = –0.645 for the total chlorophyll). …”
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