Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with early childhood caries in Peruvian pre-schoolers by Daniel José Blanco-Victorio, Nieves Asteria López-Luján, Walter Bernaola-Silva, Luis Antonio Vicuña-Huaqui, Rocio Cacñahuaray-Palomino, Julissa Sarai Diaz-Campos, Yeni Araceli Anicama-Barrios, Zenaida Rojas-Apaza, Sara Castañeda-Sarmiento, Evelyn Alvarez Vidigal, Roxana Patricia López-Ramos

“…Mothers or caregivers reported brushing their children’s teeth twice daily (56.99%) and giving sweets one to two times daily (79.03%). Factors significantly associated with ECC included the child’s age (OR = 3.32; 95% CI, 1.68–6.58), haemoglobin level (OR = 0.43; 95% CI, 0.25–0.72), monthly family income (OR = 0.99; 95% CI, 0.9972–0.9998) and mother/caregiver education (OR = 0.13; 95% CI, 0.03–0.52). …”
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Laboratory-scale biogas production from vegetable juice waste using an IC reactor by Boualy Vongvisith, Chengyue Liang, Changmei Wang, Fang Yin, Kai Wu, Bin Yang, Jing Liu, Hong Yang, Wudi Zhang

“…The experimental procedure was divided into five phases based on organic loading rates (OLRs) of 1.4, 2.2, 4.4, 8.4, and 17.6 g COD/L.d, with hydraulic retention times (HRTs) of 6, 4, 2, 1, and 0.5 days, respectively. …”
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Half-Elemental Diet Shifts the Human Intestinal Bacterial Compositions and Metabolites: A Pilot Study with Healthy Individuals by Jun Miyoshi, Daisuke Saito, Mio Nakamura, Miki Miura, Tatsuya Mitsui, Toru Kudo, Shinnosuke Murakami, Minoru Matsuura, Tadakazu Hisamatsu

“…Fecal samples were collected from all subjects at all time points, T1-3. Fecal DNA and metabolites were extracted from the samples. …”
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Association of the triglyceride glucose index with all cause and CVD mortality in the adults with diabetes aged < 65 years without cardiovascular disease by Chang Liu, Dan Liang, Guoan Xiang, Xuanbo Zhao, Kun Xiao, Lixin Xie

“…Abstract Although the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index has been established as a valuable predictor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cardiovascular mortality, there is limited research exploring its association with all-cause or CVD mortality specifically in adults with diabetes aged < 65 years without cardiovascular disease. …”
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Policies Affecting the Efficiency of Beef Production in Alberta: A Supply Chain Analysis by Derek Brewin

“…This is why access to foreign markets is crucial for producers, along with continued investment in research, sector-wide co-ordination to support market access and reviewing crop support to ensure livestock producers are compensated if grain policy changes harm them. Although live animals and much processed Canadian beef are exported to the U.S., fostering good trade relations in Asia and Africa is vital, given the growth in incomes and consumer demand for beef that is predicted for those regions. …”
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Survival outcome prediction of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients based on radiomics and mutation signature by Ting Yan, Zhenpeng Yan, Guohui Chen, Songrui Xu, Chenxuan Wu, Qichao Zhou, Guolan Wang, Ying Li, Mengjiu Jia, Xiaofei Zhuang, Jie Yang, Lili Liu, Lu Wang, Qinglu Wu, Bin Wang, Tianyi Yan

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Impact of Timing the Combination of Radiotherapy and PD-1 Inhibitors on Outcomes in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Zhong L, Peng W, Sun J, Luo Y, Sheng H, Wu Y, Zhou T, Zhou C, Cao C

“…Liting Zhong,1,2,&ast; Weiwei Peng,1,2,&ast; Jingyuan Sun,3 Yongyi Luo,3 Hailong Sheng,4 Yi Wu,5 Tonggang Zhou,5 Chaoming Zhou,1,2 Chuanhui Cao1,3 1Department of Oncology, Ganzhou Hospital-Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Oncology, Ganzhou People’s Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Interventional Radiology, Ganzhou People’s Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chuanhui Cao, Department of Oncology, Ganzhou Hospital-Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China, Email huichuancao@163.comPurpose: The optimal timing for combining radiotherapy with immunotherapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains uncertain and affects treatment efficacy and patient outcomes. …”
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Pathological and radiological assessment of benign breast lesions with BIRADS IVc/V subtypes. should we repeat the biopsy? by Wesam Rjoop, Anwar Rjoop, Alia Almohtaseb, Lama Bataineh, Zeina Nser Joubi, Maha Gharaibeh, Abdalrahman Al-Qwabah, Yousef Alasheh, Ismail Matalka

“…Abstract Background Timely diagnosis is a crucial factor in decreasing the death rate of patients with breast cancer. …”
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Central Obesity Is Associated with Variations in TSH and ACTH Levels among Euthyroid Obese Individuals by Difei Lu, Zhenfang Yuan, Ying Gao, Wei Liu, Junqing Zhang

“…Thyroid function, morning serum ACTH and cortisol levels, thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb), thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb), body composition, and metabolic indicators, including liver function and the lipid profile, were measured at the first visit. …”
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Temperature-Related Bioclimatic Variables Play a Greater Role in the Spatial Distribution of Bumblebee Species in Northern Pakistan by Muhammad Naeem, Arzoo Rani, Weiyao Lyu, Huaibo Zhao, Maryam Riasat, Saail Abbas, Sabir Hussain, Nawaz Haider Bashir, Qiang Li, Huanhuan Chen

“…However, their biodiversity is vulnerable to decline due to climate change, particularly in regions like northern Pakistan. Despite this, no research has yet been conducted on the distribution patterns of bumblebee species in this region. …”
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An integrated approach to predict genetic risk for Mosquito-Borne diseases in the local Population of Tehsil Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan by Rabea Basri, Muslim Bin Aqeel, Faryal Mehwish Awan, Sadiq Noor Khan, Ayesha Obaid, Rubina Parveen, Muhammad Mohsin, Wajeeha Akhtar, Abdal Hussain Shah, Tahira Sher Afghan, Amir Alam, Saira Khan, Anam Naz

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Cell Counts, rather than Proportion, of CD8/PD-1 Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in a Tumor Microenvironment Associated with Pathological Characteristics of Chinese Invasive Ductal... by Qingkun Song, Feng Shi, Maya Adair, Hong Chang, Xiudong Guan, Yanjie Zhao, Yuchen Li, Guangjiang Wu, Jiangping Wu

“…Absolute cell counts, not proportion of CD8/PD-1 TILs, were more likely to distinguish clinic and pathologic characteristics of breast cancer.…”
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Impacts of Land Use on Soil Erosion: RUSLE Analysis in a Sub-Basin of the Peruvian Amazon (2016–2022) by Moises Ascencio-Sanchez, Cesar Padilla-Castro, Christian Riveros-Lizana, Rosa María Hermoza-Espezúa, Dayan Atalluz-Ganoza, Richard Solórzano-Acosta

“…In addition, 7.65% of the study area (74.52 km²) exceeds the soil loss tolerance limit (15 t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹). The deforestation rate was 17.99 km² year⁻¹ and by 2022 the forested area reached 237.65 km². …”
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Virulence profile of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains by an in vivo model of Galleria mellonella by María Guembe, Rama Hafian, Marta Díaz-Navarro, Andrés Visedo, Flavio De Maio, Fulvia Pimpinelli, Ilaria Cavallo, Mauro Truglio, Francesca Sivori, Enea Gino Di Domenico

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Persistent effect of salt reduction in schoolchildren and their families: 1-year follow-up after an application-based cluster randomized controlled trial by Yuan Li, Puhong Zhang, Feng J. He, Rong Luo, Jing Song, Changqiong Wang, Fengge Chen, Wei Zhao, Yuhong Zhao, Hang Chen, Tianyong Wu, Xiaoyan Wang, Hui Zhou, Zhi Han, Jie Zhang

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Life cycle assessment of cocoa farming sustainability by implementing compound fertilizer by I. Idawati, N.A. Sasongko, A.D. Santoso, A.W. Sani, H. Apriyanto, A. Boceng

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Efficacy of medical thoracoscopy combined with fibrinolytic therapy in the treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema by Feng-Fu Zhan, Mao-Hong Huang, Yan-Ping Du, Yan Chen, Han-Han Chen, Yi-Li Lin, Yi-Yuan Chen, Ling Cai, Xiao-Bin Zhang

“…Secondary outcomes encompassed the duration of postoperative fever, drainage time, intravenous antibiotic use, complication rates, initial treatment failure, length of hospital stay, and hospitalization costs. …”
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Screening high-risk Veterans for cirrhosis: taking a stepwise population health approach by Jonathan Dounel, Carolyn Lamorte, Heather Patton, Ponni Perumalswami, Heather McCurdy, Nicole J. Kim, Lauren A. Beste, Dawn Scott, Jessimarie Casey, Patrick Spoutz, Linda Chia, Yiwen Yao, Elliott Lowy, Sandra Gibson, Timothy R. Morgan, Shari S. Rogal

“…The VHA Corporate Data Warehouse was queried to identify Veterans with possible undiagnosed cirrhosis using Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) ≥ 3.25 and at least one risk factor for liver disease (e.g., obesity), and generate an age-stratified sample. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells Carrying Viral Fusogenic Protein p14 to Treat Solid Tumors by Inducing Cell–Cell Fusion and Immune Activation by Yao Wang, Xunlei Pang, Ruirui Li, Jiuzhou Chen, Chen Wen, Huihuang Zhu, Tingyu Long, Jianjie Li, Lijun Zheng, Youcai Deng, Junnian Zheng, Bo Xu

“…Background: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-based immune cell therapies attack neighboring cancer cells after receptor recognition but are unable to directly affect distant tumor cells. This limitation may contribute to their inefficiency in treating solid tumors, given the restricted intratumoral infiltration and immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. …”
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Analisis Framing Pemberitaan Program Kerja Makan Siang Gratis Prabowo-Gibran Dalam Media Online Liputan6.Com Dan Republika.co.id by Fadisa Rahma Devi Triana, Muhammad Thoyib Amali

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