Impact of clear aligners on gingivitis incidence and prevention strategies in adolescents and adults: a prospective observational study by Haiying Zhang, Shuangyan Bi, Xiaojun Zhang

“…Methods This observational study included 120 patients undergoing clear aligner orthodontic treatment from June 2018 to September 2023. Participants were divided into an adolescent group (66 cases) and an adult group (54 cases), each further split into a study group and a control group. …”
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Acute exacerbation of COPD: Physiotherapy practice and factors that influence management by Motheo Phalatse-Taban, Heleen van Aswegen

“…Content analysis was done using an inductive approach. Results: Participants (n = 9) working in private hospitals reported that their management is based on patient-specific needs assessment. …”
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Multimodal treatments and the risk of breast cancer-related lymphedema: insights from a nationally representative cohort in South Korea by Sung Hoon Jeong, Seong Min Chun, Miji Kim, Ye Seol Lee, Jisun Kim, Ja-Ho Leigh, Yoon-Hee Choi

“…Methods In this retrospective study conducted using National Health Insurance data and the Korea National Cancer Incidence Database (2006–2017), 114,638 participants who underwent Surgery (Surg) or Chemo within 6 months after breast cancer diagnosis were enrolled, and the effect of multimodality treatment on the risk of BCRL was analyzed using the Cox proportional-hazards model. …”
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Greater impact of COVID‐19 on peer‐supported addiction services than government‐owned services for addiction in Japan: A nationwide 3‐year longitudinal cohort study by Munenori Katayama, Sou Fujishiro, Kanna Sugiura, Jun Konishi, Ken Inada, Norihito Shirakawa, Toshihiko Matsumoto

“…Results All 69 centers participated in the survey each year. Following the second year of the pandemic, both MHWCs and peer‐supported services experienced service closures and restrictions; however, peer‐supported services were notably more affected nationwide, such as downsizing of services, decreased number of users, shortage of operation funds, and inability to connect with other services being widely reported (p < 0.0001). …”
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Visión política de la prensa colorada durante el gobierno de Rafael Franco by Erasmo González G.

“…La revolución de febrero de 1936, desembocó en la caída del gobierno liberal de Eusebio Ayala; ante esa defenestración el Partido Colorado cifró sus esperanzas en las nuevas autoridades nacionales para volver al poder después de 32 años. …”
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NEWS You Can Use— Helping Older Adults Make Informed Food Choices by Chih-Cheng Lu, Sarah Francis

“…Notably, those receiving additional needed food applied NEWS for choices more than those with excess supply (p<0.05). Participants receiving more than needed food demonstrated higher use of resource management tips (p<0.05). …”
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Comparison of analgesic efficacy of continuous transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with continuous epidural analgesia in renal transplant recipients by Hemant Ojha, Ishwar Bhukal, Aveek Jayant, Sarbpreet Singh, Reshma Mulla, Pulak Priyadarshi Padhi

“…Methods: A total of 62 participants were randomly allotted to receive either continuous epidural or continuous TAP block. …”
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Sex differences in the association between fasting glucose and ischemic stroke incidence in people without diabetes: a 19-year prospective cohort study in Korea by Hyun Yi Kook, U Chul Ju, Yong Soo Cho, Eujene Jung, Hyun Ho Ryu

“…Over the 18-year follow-up period, which included 5682 participants, 333 cases of newly diagnosed IS were recorded, equivalent to 5.5 cases per 1000 person-years. …”
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Risk Factors for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Among Household Contacts of TB Patients: A Systematic Review by Jihan Fadilah Faiz, Ella Nurlaella Hadi

“…Inclusion criteria included studies on LTBI risk factors among household contacts of TB patients, written in English or Indonesian, research articles, and participants who lived with an active TB patient for at least one night and/or had frequent interactions with the patient within three months prior to TB treatment, Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRA) or Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) tests were required. …”
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Epigenetic and Neurological Impairments Associated with Early Life Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants by Nathalie Grova, Henri Schroeder, Jean-Luc Olivier, Jonathan D. Turner

“…In this review, we examine the effect of exposure to persistent organic pollutants and particulate matters in early life and the relationship to subsequent neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. …”
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Significant association between three atherosclerosis indexes and stroke risk. by Xin Wang, Lili Wu, Peng Shu, Wei Yu, Wangfang Yu

“…<h4>Results</h4>Four hundred and fifty-four of the 21,913 eligible participants had stroke. After multivariate adjustments and with respect to the lowest quartiles, the ORs (95% CIs) of stroke in the highest quartiles of the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP), the Castelli risk index I (CRI-I), and the Castelli risk index II (CRI-II) were 1.35 (0.99-1.83), 1.52 (1.13-2.06), and 1.40 (1.05-1.86), respectively. …”
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A qualitative exploration of owner experiences following dog adoption by Bethany Joy Moyer, Helen Zulch, Beth Ann Ventura, Oliver Burman

“…Six themes were described: adjustment period duration; behavioural indicators during adjustment; behaviours indicative of adjustment; factors influencing adjustment; owner change in routine; and adjustment concerns. Over half of participants perceived the adjustment period to last longer than four months. …”
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Eléments pour l’élaboration d’un manuel de littérature basque pour les collèges et lycées by Jean Casenave

“…However, there are other reasons which may also explain – partially – the fact that up to now, no attempt to publish a book has been achieved. …”
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Teachers’ Insights into the Efficacy of the ‘Reading Circle’ Project Using English Language Teaching Graded Readers by Inga Linde, Linda Daniela

“…During the school year 2023/2024, 45 teachers and 1328 students of Grades 3–11 participated in the 9-month project. The aim of this study was to analyse teachers’ perceptions on the efficacy of the ‘Reading Circle’ project and the most common teaching techniques. …”
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Do relationships with parents determine citizens’ reactions to war trauma? by Alicja Senejko, Ewa Gurba, Piotr Oleś, Mateusz Marek, Tomasz Franc, Krzysztof Gurba

“…Background The article concerns the psychology of trauma: the intensity of the experienced threats and reactions to the trauma in the form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), defenses and post-traumatic growth (PTG) in Ukrainian immigrants in Poland. …”
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Assessment of Air Quality and Noise around Okrika Communities, Rivers State, Nigeria by AE Gobo, TJK Ideriah, TE Francis, HO Stanley

“…The parameters measured were suspended particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, ammonia, carbon monoxide, methane and volatile organic carbon, temperature, wind speed, wind direction and relative humidity. …”
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Development and evaluation of winter barley varieties for group resistance to smut diseases by I. B. Legkun

“…They were all developed with the participation of donors s.i. 13664 and Dzhau Kabutak; however, the nature of the group resistance remained insuffi- ciently studied. …”
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Dyadic examination of rumination and depressive symptoms in Chinese heterogeneous young couples: the differential role of gender by Xiaoyu Liu, Anji Zhou, Zhuyun Jin, Zhuo Rachel Han, Jing Qian, Hui Wang

“…., depressed affect, positive affect, somatic and retarded activity, interpersonal distress) both on the intrapersonal and interpersonal levels among young couples.MethodsParticipants were 148 Chinese young couples (N = 296; males: M age = 21.94 years, SD = 2.40 years; females: M age = 21.62 years, SD = 2.26 years). …”
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Evaluating the Lifelong Learning Approach to Demand-Oriented Research in Student Theses Using the ADDIE Model by Abolghasem Rahmani, Pooria Gill, Siavash Moradi, Atefeh Zabihi Zazoly, Fattane Amuei, adele Rafati

“…Results: An analysis of the participants' comments revealed that the majority expressed satisfaction with the implementation of the program, using terms such as "suitability of the strategy", "attention to societal needs", "creation of job opportunities" and "focus on students". …”
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Translational succession by A. S. Slipchenko

“…The article examines the translational succession. The characteristic features and signs of legal acquisition have been identified. …”
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