Effectiveness of Super Floss and Water Flosser in Plaque Removal for Patients Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Nozha Sawan, Afnan Ben Gassem, Faisal Alkhayyal, Aroob Albakri, Nada Al-Muhareb, Eman Alsagob

“…A total of 62 subjects were screened; however, only 34 subjects were enrolled in the study with an equal number of males and females. …”
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Migrant Identity: Maintenance of Lithuanianness, Language Attitudes and Language Policy in Lithuanian Diaspora by Gribauskienė Skirmantė

“…Most of the respondents enroll their children to Lithuanian Saturday schools. …”
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Assessment Of Fetal Maturity At Various Gestational Ages Using Modified Dubowitz Scoring System by Afreen, Lubna Ejaz, Shagufta Saeed Sial, Humera Noreen, Humaira Bilqis, Saman Akhtar

“…After the informed consent of the parent /guardian of the neonate, a detailed maternal and neonatal history was taken including demographic data and obstetric history. All neonates enrolled in the study were divided into three groups. …”
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Knowledge and Practice of Employed Mothers towards Exclusive Breastfeeding and Its Associated Factors in Mecha District, Northwest Ethiopia by Amare Lisanu Mazengia, Hibru Demissie

“…A total of 449 participants were enrolled with a response rate of 95.54%. The study revealed that 92.1% (95% CI: (89.5–94.6)) of participants had good knowledge. …”
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Role of Epidural Electrode Stimulation in Three Patients with Incomplete AIS D Spinal Cord Injury by Yu-Chen Chen, Xiang-Ling Huang, Hung-Yu Cheng, Ciou-Chan Wu, Ming-Yung Wu, Lian-Cing Yan, Shin-Yuan Chen, Sheng-Tzung Tsai, Shinn-Zong Lin

“…<b>Methods</b>: Three individuals with cervical-level chronic AIS D SCI were enrolled in the study. The mean injury duration and age were 4.8 ± 4.5 (range: 1.5–10) and 56.7 ± 9 years, respectively. …”
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Cardiac Abnormalities in Acromegaly Patients: A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Study by Xiaopeng Guo, Jian Cao, Peijun Liu, Yihan Cao, Xiao Li, Lu Gao, Zihao Wang, Ligang Fang, Zhengyu Jin, Yining Wang, Bing Xing

“…Sixty-one patients were enrolled in this study. The rates of LVH, IVSH, LVSD, RVSD, and MCF were 26.2%, 27.9%, 8.2%, 9.8%, and 14.8%, respectively. …”
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Magnetic resonance imaging -based radiomics of the pituitary gland is highly predictive of precocious puberty in girls: a pilot study by Michele Maddalo, Maddalena Petraroli, Francesca Ormitti, Alice Fulgoni, Margherita Gnocchi, Marco Masetti, Eugenia Borgia, Benedetta Piccolo, Emanuela C. Turco, Viviana D. Patianna, Nicola Sverzellati, Susanna Esposito, Susanna Esposito, Caterina Ghetti, Maria E. Street, Maria E. Street

“…The selected RFs correlated with baseline and peak LH (p &lt; 0.05) after GnRH stimulation. The diagnostic sensitivity was improved compared to pituitary volume only (0.76 versus 0.68, p&lt;0.001) and demonstrated higher inter-reader reliability (ICC&gt;0.57 versus ICC=0.46).DiscussionRadiomics is a promising tool to diagnose CPP as it reflects also functional aspects. …”
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Comparison of Real-world Outcomes Between Patients Treated with Tapentadol ER or Oxycodone CR by Mike Durkin, Jacqueline Pesa, Jessica Lopatto, Rachel Halpern, Damon Van Voorhis, Stephanie Korrer

“…Patients had continuous health plan enrollment for 6 months before and after the index date, ≥ 90 days supply of opioid therapy, and no index drug claims in the preindex period. …”
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Proceso atención de enfermería en un paciente con diabetes mellitus tipo 2, sin mención de complicación by Edith Verónica Vivanco Jacobe, Jose Cristhian Huayhuas Flores, Any Rúa Echaccaya, Jasmin Melisa Ponce Lozada, María Angélica Fuentes Siles, Yurik Anatoli Suárez Valderrama

“…Llega a la clínica por control de colesterol y peso, donde le toman análisis de sangre; en el resultado de perfil lipídico se observa colesterol, triglicéridos y glucosa elevados. Fue dada de alta en enero de 2022, con diagnóstico de diabetes tipo 2, seguido de metformina 850 mg y atorvastatina 20 mg, cada una o dos veces al día. …”
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Real-World Efficacy and Safety of Tafluprost in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients with Corneal Disorders: A Taiwan Experience by Ju-Kuo Lin, Fu-Tsung Wei, Yi-Chun Liu, Yung-Chang Yen

“…Of the 20 patients initially enrolled, 17 patients, all with POAG, completed the study. …”
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Impact of COPD and asthma on in-hospital mortality and management of patients with heart failure in England and Wales: an observational analysis by Claudia Gulea, Rosita Zakeri, Jennifer K Quint, Constantinos Kallis

“…Objective To evaluate the association between having concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma, and in-patient mortality and post-discharge management among patients hospitalised for acute heart failure (HF).Setting Data were obtained from patients enrolled in the National Heart Failure Audit.Participants 217 329 patients hospitalised for HF in England–Wales between March 2012 and 2018.Outcomes In-hospital mortality, referrals to cardiology follow-up and prescriptions for HF medications were compared between patients with comorbid COPD (COPD-HF) or asthma (asthma-HF) versus HF-alone using mixed-effects logistic regression.Results Patients with COPD-HF were more likely to die during hospitalisation, and those with asthma-HF had a reduced likelihood of death, compared with patients who had HF-alone ((adjusted)ORadj, 95% CI: 1.10, 1.06 to 1.14 and ORadj, 95% CI: 0.84, 0.79 to 0.88). …”
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Performance of the WHO 2011 TB Symptom Screening Algorithm for Pulmonary TB Diagnosis among HIV-Infected Patients in Gondar University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia by Martha Alemayehu Menberu

“…A total of 250 HIV-infected patients aged ≥18 years visiting the University of Gondar Hospital, ART clinic, were enrolled. Information about WHO TB clinical symptoms and other known risk factors for TB was collected using structured questionnaire. …”
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miR-208a-3p discriminates osteoporosis, predicts fracture, and regulates osteoclast activation through targeting STC1 by Hongbing Qian, Fei Jia, Huiling Qin

“…Early screening OP could improve the prevention of fractures.This study focused on the significance of miR-208a-3p in diagnosing OP and development regulation, aiming to explore a novel biomarker and therapeutic target for OP. Methods The study enrolled a total of 154 post-menopausal women and grouping was performed based on the incidence of OP and fracture. …”
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Possible Roles of Micro RNA‑142‑5p and Claudin-1 in Development of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in Iraqi Patients by Khaled Nather Taha, Farhan Abood Risan, Abdulameer Jasim Mohammed

“…Methods: One hundred-twenty subjects enrolled in this study, divided into 40 newly diagnosed HT patients before treatment are classified into (Euthyroid HT, Subclinical HT, and Overt HT) based on thyroid function test presentation, 40 non-immune hypothyroidism, and 40 healthy controls. …”
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A análise sobre a encruza teórica do Reconhecimento e o Epistemicídio by Laís Moreira de Oliveira

“…Acessar espaços  responsáveis por promover o acesso e mobilidade por meio da educação, por exemplo, não é reconhecido facilmente para pessoas pretas; esse não reconhecimento se configura como estratégia de manutenção dos padrões previamente estabelecidos para o perfil de ocupação desses  e outros espaços dentro da sociedade. O colonialismo costurou com linhas grossas a ideia de uma cognição limitante para corpos pretos. …”
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Memory Buttons in Combination with Mobile Application-Induced Objective and Subjective Effects in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis by Kristina M. Joergensen, Christian Vestergaard, Morten S. Joergensen, Aleksander Eiken, Martin Malmstedt-Miller, Anders N. Ø. Schultz, Mette Deleuran, John R. Zibert

“…Results. 96 patients were enrolled and randomized, of which 83 patients completed the study. …”
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Effect of preparation method in the properties of iron oxide catalysts for fenton reaction by Fabiana Maria Barbosa, Andre Rosa Martins

“…/Este trabalho discute métodos de preparação de óxido de ferro para a reação de Fenton, utilizando o azul de metileno como molécula modelo. …”
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The effect of bioelectric and manual impressions on quality of complete dentures and quality of life: A cross over pilot study by Aditi Nanda, Modhupa Ghosh, Smiti Bhardwaj, Mahesh Verma, Harsimran Kaur

“…Material and methods: Ten completely edentulous participants were enrolled in the crossover, pilot study. Participants were randomized in 2 groups. …”
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A phase I, randomized, placebo‐controlled trial to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of nirsevimab in healthy Chinese adults by Xiaomeng Mao, Xiaohan Hua, Chengyi Wu, Xiaoyun Ge, Jie Zhang, Xiaojie Wu, Robert J. Kubiak, Ulrika Wählby Hamrén, Tonya Villafana, Georgios Christou, Jannine Green, Therese Takas, Yuwen Jin

“…Nirsevimab, an extended half‐life monoclonal antibody against RSV, is approved in China for the prevention of RSV lower respiratory tract disease in infants; however, global nirsevimab trials did not enroll Chinese infants. To inform the investigation of nirsevimab for the prevention of RSV LRTI in Chinese infants, this Phase I, randomized, placebo‐controlled trial evaluated the pharmacokinetics (PK) and safety of nirsevimab in healthy Chinese adults. …”
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Clinico-Epidemiological Profile of Children Orphaned due to AIDS Residing in Care Giving Institutions in Coastal South India by Rekha Thapar, Meher Singha, Nithin Kumar, Prasanna Mithra, Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan, Ramesh Holla, Vaman Kulkarni, B. B. Darshan, Avinash Kumar

“…All the educational institutions, wherein the children orphaned by AIDS were enrolled, were aware about their HIV status. Five of the participants felt discriminated in their schools. …”
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