Prevalence of tooth decay in deciduous and permanent teeth in a schoolchildren population: an epidemiological investigation by Silvia Fanelli, Letizia Lugli, Francesca Chiara De Razza, Francesca Gazzani, Saveria Loberto, Elisabetta Cretella Lombardo, Francesco Fabi, Arianna Malara

“…The Group A consisted of n. 385 patients (197 M, 188 F) with a mean age of 6.9±0.8 years; the Group B consisted of n. 355 patients (188 M; 167 F) with a mean age of 10.5±1.2 years; the Group C consisted of n. 293 patients (157 M; 136 F) with a mean age of 12.6±0.9 years. …”
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Image-guided orbital surgery: a preclinical validation study using a high-resolution physical model by Andrew Dickson, Kealan McElhinney, Conor Murphy, Rizwana I Khan, Ronan P Kileen, Donncha F O’Brien

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Simulation-based training program effect on pediatric nurses’ knowledge and performance regarding heel-prick during newborn blood screening test by Abdulaziz Asiri, Abeer A. Almowafy, Shimaa M. Moursy, Hanan A. Abd-Elhay, Shimaa Abdelrahim Khalaf Ahmed, Aml S. Abdelrahem, Marim T. Abo Seif, Faransa A. Ahmed

“…Intervention and control groups received two hours of instruction every 5 days. …”
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A Study on Differences between Professional Endoscopists and Gastroenterologists in Endoscopic Detection and Standard Pathological Biopsy of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by Dong Yang, Yuqin Li, Haibo Sun, Chuan He, Geng Chen, Zhuo Zhao, Tongyu Tang

“…Doctors including gastroenterologists (group G) and professional endoscopists (group E) participated in the study. …”
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Evaluation of The Effect of Pre-Operative Informed Consent Form on Pre-Operative Anxiety by Sultan Zortul

“…The same method was applied to patients staying in the same room: odd-numbered room numbers were assigned to Group 1, and even-numbered room numbers to Group 2. …”
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Care coordination across healthcare systems: development of a research agenda, implications for practice, and recommendations for policy based on a modified Delphi panel by Aneesa Motala, Susanne Hempel, Michelle Wong, Maria Bolshakova, Ning Fu, David Ganz, Sonali Saluja, Timothy Kim, Carolyn Turvey, Kristina Cordasco, Aashna Basu, Tonya Page, Reshma Mahmood, Jenny Barnard, Isomi M Miake-Lye

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Cohort profile: the Halland osteoarthritis (HALLOA) cohort–from knee pain to osteoarthritis: a longitudinal observational study in Sweden by Ann Bremander, Maria L E Andersson, S Bergman, Katarina Aili, Emma Haglund

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Research priorities for preterm lung health research across the lifespan: a community priority setting partnership by Anne McKenzie, Shannon J Simpson, Naomi R Hemy, Amber Bates, Belinda Frank

“…From the 150 prioritisation survey responses, the 20 themes receiving the most votes were taken to the consensus workshop. Participants identified the following top 10: (1) lifelong impacts; (2) interventions, treatments or supports; (3) ongoing lung health follow-up; (4) diagnostic tools, resources and education for primary healthcare providers; (5) resources to inform and empower families; (6) relationship to physical health and developmental issues; (7) preventing and/or treating lung infections; (8) additional supports, resources and research for minority groups; (9) impact on mental well-being; and (10) likelihood of asthma diagnosis.Conclusion Priorities identified through the PSP will be invaluable in informing future research into prematurity-associated lung disease.…”
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Translation of PET radiotracers for cancer imaging: recommendations from the National Cancer Imaging Translational Accelerator (NCITA) consensus meeting by Martina A. McAteer, Daniel R. McGowan, Gary J. R. Cook, Hing Y. Leung, Tony Ng, James P. B. O’Connor, Luigi Aloj, Anna Barnes, Phil J. Blower, Kevin M. Brindle, John Braun, Craig Buckley, Daniel Darian, Paul Evans, Vicky Goh, David Grainger, Carol Green, Matt G. Hall, Thomas A. Harding, Catherine D. G. Hines, Simon J. Hollingsworth, Penny L. Hubbard Cristinacce, Rowland O. Illing, Martin Lee, Baptiste Leurent, Sue Mallett, Radhouene Neji, Natalia Norori, Nora Pashayan, Neel Patel, Kieran Prior, Thomas Reiner, Adam Retter, Alasdair Taylor, Jasper van der Aart, Joseph Woollcott, Wai-Lup Wong, Jan van der Meulen, Shonit Punwani, Geoff S. Higgins

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Effects of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome on Changes in Dynamic Postural Stability during Landing in Adult Women by Chanki Kim, Seunghyeok Yeom, Seji Ahn, Nyeonju Kang, Kiwon Park, Kyoungkyu Jeon

“…Thirty-eight adult women were recruited and divided into two groups, the PFPS group and the control group. The study participants performed a single-leg drop landing from a 30 cm box, and their lower limb movements and DPS were measured. …”
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Chronic lower back pain among occupational workers: effect of relaxation technique on quality of working life, pain and disability level with nurse-led intervention by Nabila ELSayed Sabola, Kamal Wifaq, Musaad M. Alruwaili, Rasha Kamal Mohamed Sweelam, Sabah Hassan El-Amrosy, Amal Yousef Abdelwahed

“…Sample A purposive sample of 100 industrial workers with persistent LBP was chosen. The participants were matched and sorted into two equal groups: the study group and the control group. …”
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Preterm preeclampsia screening and prevention: a comprehensive approach to implementation in a real-world setting by Stefania Ronzoni, Shamim Rashid, Aimee Santoro, Elad Mei-Dan, Jon Barrett, Nanette Okun, Tianhua Huang

“…Results Out of 974 participants, 15.6% were deemed high-risk for preterm preeclampsia. …”
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The Use of L-Menthol in Endoscopic Transpapillary Interventions. Prospective Randomized Dual-Center Study by M. A. Anishchenko, M. A. Nazmeev, S. G. Shapovalyants, S. A. Budzinsky, A. V. Rogov, R. R. Zaynutdinov, A. S. Melnikova, E. D. Fedorov, E. N. Platonova

“…The inclusion criteria were age 18–75 years, indications for ERTI, absence of previous endoscopic papillotomy, absence of allergy to menthol, consent to participate in the study. After randomization, the main group (“L”) included 70 patients, the control group — 56. …”
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CHAT-S study protocol: A randomized controlled trial of a health insurance literacy education program for young adult cancer survivors by Mary Killela, Cindy A. Turner, Amy Chevrier, Monique Stefanou, Perla L. Vaca Lopez, Heydon K. Kaddas, Karely M. van Thiel Berghuijs, Echo L. Warner, Giselle K. Perez, Austin R. Waters, Douglas B. Fair, Richard E. Nelson, Mark A. Lewis, Elyse R. Park, Anne C. Kirchhoff

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Cultural validation of the Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination Version III Urdu for the British Urdu-speaking population: a qualitative assessment using cognitive interviewing by Nadine Mirza, Maria Panagioti, Waquas Waheed

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Dentoskeletal effects of aesthetic and conventional twin block appliances in the treatment of skeletal class II malocclusion: a randomized controlled trial by Mohamed Najati Alsilq, Mohamed Youssef

“…The participants were randomly assigned to a study group according to a simple randomization method using a numbered and sealed envelope. …”
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Effects of Flotation-REST on Muscle Tension Pain by Anette Kjellgren, Ulf Sundequist, Torsten Norlander, Trevor Archer

“…They were randomly assigned to either a control group (17 participants) or an experimental group (20 participants). …”
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Dissociative psychosis or dissociative schizophrenia? Comparison of two phenomena by Mahir Akbudak, Hasan Belli, Hasan Gökçay, Uğur Takım

“…Methods: To test such hypotheses, we divided the patients into two groups; the first group consisted of patients with psychotic disorders not otherwise specified (PNOS), and the second group consisted of schizophrenic patients. …”
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Mental health challenges and perceptions of stigma among youth living with HIV in Tanzania. by Laura S Mkumba, Fortunata Nasuwa, Blandina T Mmbaga, Aisa M Shayo, Coleen K Cunningham, Karen E O'Donnell, Dorothy E Dow

“…This study was designed to understand better the change in mental health symptoms and experiences with stigma among YLWH in Tanzania who completed the original pilot Sauti ya Vijana (SYV), a mental health and life skills group intervention. YLWH who completed SYV and demonstrated a change of ≥2 points in either direction on their Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ-9 (depression screener) from baseline to 18 months were purposively sampled. …”
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The Influence of the Hyaluronic Acid Gel on the Postoperative Sequelae following Surgical Removal of the Impacted Mandibular Third Molar in Comparison with the A-PRF: A Randomized... by Thoulfokar Shokor Al-Saadi, Ahmed Fadhel Al-Quisi

“…Results. Sixty-six eligible patients participated in this study; both hyaluronic acid gel 1% (periokin®) and advanced platelet-rich fibrin showed a significant reduction in pain, swelling, and trismus on the 1st, third, and seventh postoperative days when compared to the control group, while the comparison between HA and A-PRF showed no significant differences except for the pain on the third postoperative day. …”
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