Trajectories of Change, Illness Understanding, and Parental Worries in Children and Adolescents Undergoing Internet-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Functional Abdominal... by Eva Skovslund Nielsen, Karen Kallesøe, Tine Bennedsen Gehrt, Ellen Bjerre-Nielsen, Maria Lalouni, Lisbeth Frostholm, Marianne Bonnert, Charlotte Ulrikka Rask

“…ResultsRecruitment of participants began in June 2022 and is finalized for substudy 1 and ongoing for substudies 2 and 3. …”
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Early Childhood Caries: Expectant Mothers’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Willingness to Treatment by Malini Venugopal, Vinitha Alex, Ektah Khosla, K. Korath Abraham, Arun Roy James, Elsa Thenumkal

“…Awareness about dental health must be started during pregnancy to initiate prevention as early as possible. …”
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Prevalence of nutritional anemia and its risk factors in children under five in the Gaza Strip by Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi, Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi

“…A total of 750 children, aged 24–59 months, were selected from all Gaza Strip governorates, using a cluster random sampling method. Children and their parents were assessed using an interview-based questionnaire, anthropometric measurements, biochemical measurements, and clinical examination. …”
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Epidemiology and outcomes of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in patients with hematological malignancies from 2014 to 2022 by Meng Li, Liyan Ye, Zhenghao Yu, Hongwu Yao, Yunxi Liu, Guanglei Wang, Mingmei Du

“…Only one new carrier (0.9%) was identified during the two cross-sectional active screenings of the rectal swab. …”
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The Efficacy of 480 ml Oral Sodium Sulfate for Improving Insufficient Bowel Preparation of Colonoscopy with High-Concentrated Polyethylene Glycol by Naohisa Yoshida, Yoshikazu Inagaki, Daisuke Hasegawa, Reo Kobayashi, Yuri Tomita, Hikaru Hashimoto, Ryohei Hirose, Osamu Dohi, Ken Inoue, Yasutaka Morimoto, Yutaka Inada, Takaaki Murakami, Yoshito Itoh

“…Oral sulfate solution (OSS) is used for bowel preparation (BP) during colonoscopy. …”
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Effects of carob rich-polyphenols on oxidative stress markers and physical performance in taekwondo athletes by Nawel Gaamouri, Hassane Zouhal, Katsuhiko Suzuki, Mehrez Hammami, Aloui Ghaith, El Hafedh El Mouhab, Anthony C. Hackney, Ismail Laher, Omar Ben Ounis

“…We studied the effects of daily supplementation with carob (40 g/d, for six-weeks) on performance levels and antioxidant capacity in 22 taekwondo athletes (age 21.9 ± 1.2 years; height 1.66 ± 0.34 m; weight 68.3 ± 16.9 kg; women = 10, men = 12) using a randomized, double-blinded study. …”
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Direct and indirect effects of land use on microbiomes of trap-nesting solitary bee larvae and nests by Birte Peters, Birte Peters, Birte Peters, Sara Diana Leonhardt, Michael Schloter, Alexander Keller

“…We anticipated reduced microbial diversity and altered composition with increased land use intensification, which is known to decrease the number and diversity of resources, including the pool of floral and soil bacteria in the surrounding environment.ResultsAs expected, we observed significant shifts in the bacterial composition and diversity of bees and their nests across varying degrees of land use intensity, differing in management types and the availability of flowers. …”
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Growth and survival of giant gourami juvenile immerse indifferent frequencies using recombinant growth hormone by Aras Syazili, . Irmawati, . Alimuddin, Komar Sumantadinata

“…Fish were kept in 7L aquaria during the first four weeks, transferred into 50L aquaria for two weeks, and then in hapa (2×1×1 m3 in size) for two weeks. …”
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Exploring the impact of health literacy on pregnant women from ethnic minority groups: A scoping review. by Sarah E Feldman, Laura Lennox, Natasha Dsouza, Keivan Armani

“…<h4>Data sources</h4>A scoping review using the Arksey and O'Malley's framework was conducted. …”
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Incidence and risk factors for mortality of vertebral osteomyelitis: a retrospective analysis using the Japanese diagnosis procedure combination database by Hideo Yasunaga, Hirotaka Chikuda, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hiromasa Horiguchi, Toru Akiyama, Kazuo Saita

“…Objective To examine the incidence of vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) and the clinical features of VO focusing on risk factors for death using a Japanese nationwide administrative database.Design Retrospective observational study.Setting Hospitals adopting the Diagnosis Procedure Combination system during 2007–2010.Participants We identified 7118 patients who were diagnosed with VO (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision codes: A18.0, M46.4, M46.5, M46.8, M46.9, M48.9 and M49.3, checked with the detailed diagnoses in each case and all other codes indicating the presence of a specific infection) and hospitalised between July and December, 2007–2010, using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database.Main outcome measures The annual incidence of VO was estimated. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of the Performance of Leading Countries in Conducting Artificial Intelligence Research by Ahmed H. Al-Marzouqi, Alya A. Arabi

“…Given the dynamic nature of AI research, staying up-to-date with this evolving landscape is imperative to guide the global race in this field. Using the world’s largest bibliometric database (SciVal/Scopus), we analyzed the research output of the top 15 countries in AI research productivity between the years 1998 and 2022. …”
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Optimizing Cucumber (<i>Cucumis sativus</i> L.) Fruit Metabolomics Under Elevated CO₂ and High-Temperature Stress in the Greenhouse by Xian Du, Yang Song, Lu Pan, Shimao Cui

“…The fruits of the experimental material cucumber (<i>Cucumis sativus</i> L., ’Jinyou 35’) were grown under soil conditions in the greenhouse. We used untargeted metabolomics methods to analyze the effects of varying temperatures (normal temperatures of 25 to 35 °C and high temperatures of 35 to 45 °C) and CO₂ concentrations (400 ± 20 µmol/mol and 1200 ± 20 µmol/mol) on the morpho-physiological traits, yield-associated traits, and metabolomic profiles of cucumber fruits. …”
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prescribing Practices for Dental Implant Placement in Croatia: A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Mare Ković, Ajka Pribisalić, Joško Viskić, Jure Martinić, Josipa Grubišić, Ante Vardić, Tina Poklepović Peričić

“…We used snowball and convenient sampling methods for recruiting dentists. …”
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Fracture resistance, failure mode and restorability of CAD CAM Zirconia endocrowns with different pulpal extension depths bonded to maxillary molars: an in-vitro study by Sarah Salah Gaafar, Dana El Ballouli, Mohammad Rayyan, Mohamed Sayed, Doaa Gamal Basta, Maha Fouad

“…Tall walls should be shortened during the preparation of endocrowns in maxillary molars.…”
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Russia of PeterI: Gaining Great Power Status by P. A. Krotov

“…The article focuses on the issue of the international status of Russia during the reign of Peter the Great, which progressed from regional power in Eurasia to great power. …”
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Beyond containment: driving change in residential care: a Queensland, Australia model of therapeutic residential care by Shelley Wall, Stewart Redshaw, Kym Edwards

“…Finally, the paper will share learning experiences from the implementation of the model into practice and initial outcomes for the young people placed during the first year of operation.…”

Dynamic Functional Ability in Lacrosse Players in Relation to Development of Sport-Related Onset of Musculoskeletal Pain by Zane Thompson, Joseph G. Wasser, Kevin R. Vincent, Heather K. Vincent

“…Sagittal and frontal plane movement from 2D video during single and double legged squats was assessed. …”
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Space-time Characteristics of 16 PM2.5-bound Phthalates (PAEs) in Ambient Air from Shanghai: Profiles, Sources, Meteorological Effects, and Exposure Risks by Janvier Munyaneza, Md Faysal Hossain, Qilong Jia, Yusen Duan, Guangli Xiu

“…Daily mean and median concentrations comprising all the species (Σ16PAEs) were generally higher in samples collected during colder periods (38.3 and 37.5 ng m−3, respectively) rather than within samples gathered in warmer periods (31 and 26.9 ng m−3, respectively), though there wasn’t a statistically significant difference between mean concentrations for both periods (ANOVA: p > 0.05, F stat. < F critical). …”
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Clinical manifestations, para-clinical features and outcome of Iranian adults with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection: a report from hospitalized patients by Maryam Shafaati, Abbas Shakoori Farahani, Mohammadreza Salehi, Mohammad Arabzadeh, Helya Bolouki Azari, Arman Soleimany, Maryam Edalatifard, Vahid Salimi, Alireza Abdollahi

“…The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical manifestations, para-clinical characteristics, and outcome of RSV infection among adult patients who were referred to the Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex during the winter and spring of 2022–2023. Methods From December 21, 2022, to May 20, 2023, we conducted a cross-sectional study on hospitalized adults having positive RT-PCR results for RSV. …”
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Serotype distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus suis isolates from porcine diagnostic samples in Hungary, 2020–2023 by Ervin Albert, István Emil Kis, Krisztián Kiss, Katalin K-Jánosi, Tamás Révész, Imre Biksi

“…Serotyping of the isolates was carried out by using molecular methods (cps-typing). The isolated strains belonged to 24 single cps-types. …”
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