Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Brånemark Implants with an Anodized Surface following Seven-to-Eight Years of Functional Loading by David Gelb, Bradley McAllister, Pirkka Nummikoski, Massimo Del Fabbro

“…Two clinical centers participated in the study. One hundred and seven implants (80 in the maxilla and 27 in the mandible) in 52 patients were followed in the long term. …”
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Orthodontic Treatment Need and Complexity among Nigerian Adolescents in Rivers State, Nigeria by Elfleda Angelina Aikins, Oluranti Olatokunbo daCosta, Chukwudi Ochi Onyeaso, Michael Chukwudi Isiekwe

“…The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess these parameters using the Index of Complexity, Outcome, and Need (ICON) in a Nigerian adolescent population in a region where orthodontic services are just being established. Methods. Six hundred and twelve randomly selected Nigerian adolescents aged 12 to 18 years were examined using the ICON in their school compounds. …”
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Predictive value of hematologic indices in COVID-19 disease outcomes by Fatemeh Nejatifar, Ali Alavi Foumani, Saman Maroufizadeh, Bardia Afsharian, Zahra Chegini, Amir Mohammad Ghanbari

“…Materials and Methods: We evaluated two hundred and sixty-eight patients in this study. All patients had dyspnea, and O2 saturation below 93% and were tested positive for COVID-19 through RT-PCR. …”
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Assessment of the relationship between urinary iodine level and thyroid dysfunction among children in South India- A case-control study by Vignesh Sivaraj, Subbarayan Sarojini, Arul Suyambunathan V, Suresh Pichandi, Desigamani Kanniyappan, Ramadevi Kanakasabapathi

“…Material and Methods: One hundred children between the ages of 6 to 12 years with thyroid dysfunctions and 100 age- and gender-matched healthy children were enrolled in the case-control groups respectively. …”
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Association between sperm DNA fragmentation index and recurrent pregnancy loss: results from 1485 participants undergoing fertility evaluation by Guanying Yao, Xianchao Dou, Xiaozhu Chen, Haolin Qi, Jianling Chen, Peiwei Wu, Jialu Li, Shuang Liang, Zhongjiang Han, Shun Bai, Xu Hu

“…The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between semen parameters, sperm DNA fragmentation index (DFI) and RPL.MethodA total of 1485 participants were recruited from a university hospital between April 2020 and August 2022. Six hundred and thirtyfour men from couples with RPL were assigned to the case group, while 851 men from couple without RPL who underwent fertile evaluation were assigned to the control group. …”
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Interleukin-1-Beta and Dyslipidemic Syndrome as Major Risk Factors for Thrombotic Complications in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Oana Bădulescu, Codruţa Bădescu, Manuela Ciocoiu, Magda Bădescu

“…The study included one hundred eighty patients divided in the following groups: diabetic without ischemic cardiopathy-related disorders (DM), diabetic with clinical or off-clinical (electrocardiogram, cardiac ultrasound) ischemic cardiopathy-related disorders (DM + IC), and nondiabetic with ischemic cardiopathy-related disorders (IC). …”
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Surgical Approach and Laser Applications in BRONJ Osteoporotic and Cancer Patients by Paolo Vescovi, Elisabetta Merigo, Marco Meleti, Maddalena Manfredi, Carlo Fornaini, Samir Nammour

“…Bisphosphonates-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BRONJ) has been reported with increasing frequency in literature over last years, but its therapy is still a dilemma. One hundred ninety patients affected by BRONJ were observed between January 2004 and November 2011 and 166 treated sites were subdivided in five groups on the basis of the therapeutical approach (medical or surgical, traditional or laser-assisted approach, with or without Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT)). …”
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Decreased mental health care utilization following a psychosocial intervention in caregivers of hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients by Rita Ouseph, Calvin Croy, Crystal Natvig, Teresa Simoneau, Mark L. Laudenslager

“…Does an intervention targeting caregiver distress affect their health care utilization? One hundred forty-eight caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients were randomized to treatment as usual (TAU) or a psychoeducation, paced respiration, and relaxation (PEPRR) intervention. …”
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A user-friendly software to accurately count and measure cysts from the parasitic nematode Heterodera glycines by Joffrey Mejias, Djampa K. L. Kozlowski, Jackson Goshon, Thomas R. Maier, Thomas J. Baum

“…The primary phenotypic measure for assessing SCN resistance is often the number of cysts that form on a plant’s root system. Manual counting hundreds of cysts on a given root system is not only laborious but also subject to variability due to individual assessor differences. …”
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Skin Biopsy in the Context of Dermatological Diagnosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Chrysovalantis Korfitis, Stamatis Gregoriou, Christina Antoniou, Andreas D. Katsambas, Dimitris Rigopoulos

“…Methods. Six thousand eight hundred and sixteen biopsy specimens were reviewed and descriptive statistics were performed. …”
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Genome-wide association analysis of composite sleep health scores in 413,904 individuals by Matthew O. Goodman, Tariq Faquih, Valentina Paz, Pavithra Nagarajan, Jacqueline M. Lane, Brian Spitzer, Matthew Maher, Joon Chung, Brian E. Cade, Shaun M. Purcell, Xiaofeng Zhu, Raymond Noordam, Andrew J. K. Phillips, Simon D. Kyle, Kai Spiegelhalder, Michael N. Weedon, Deborah A. Lawlor, Jerome I. Rotter, Kent D. Taylor, Carmen R. Isasi, Tamar Sofer, Hassan S. Dashti, Martin K. Rutter, Susan Redline, Richa Saxena, Heming Wang

“…Abstract Recent genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of several individual sleep traits have identified hundreds of genetic loci, suggesting diverse mechanisms. …”
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Improving Cognitive Function after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinical Trial on the Potential Use of the Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality by Rosaria De Luca, Maria Grazia Maggio, Giuseppa Maresca, Desiree Latella, Antonino Cannavò, Francesca Sciarrone, Emanuele Lo Voi, Maria Accorinti, Placido Bramanti, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

“…Our purpose is to evaluate the effects of a virtual reality training with BTs-Nirvana (BTs-N) on the recovery of cognitive functions in TBI subjects, using the interactive semi-immersive program. One hundred patients with TBI were enrolled in this study and randomized into either the Traditional Cognitive Rehabilitation Group (TCRG: n=50) or the Virtual Reality Training Group (VRTG: n=50). …”
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Phenotypic Resistance of (MRSA) Clinical Isolates to Some Macrolide Antibiotic Groups by Ali Yaseen, Jaleel Samanje, Qahtan Adnan Rasheed, Rafah Sabah Barrak, Afraa Brahim

“…The study aimed to determine the prevalence of (MRSA) from different clinical samples to emphasise the suitable treatment. One hundred fifty different clinical samples were collected. …”
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Isolation of Salt Stress-Related Genes from Aspergillus glaucus CCHA by Random Overexpression in Escherichia coli by Jie Fang, Xiaojiao Han, Lihua Xie, Mingying Liu, Guirong Qiao, Jing Jiang, Renying Zhuo

“…Here, a full-length cDNA library of A. glaucus under salt stress was constructed to identify genes related to salt tolerance, and one hundred clones were randomly selected for sequencing and bioinformatics analysis. …”
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Factors Associated with Road Accidents among Brazilian Motorcycle Couriers by Daniela Wosiack da Silva, Selma Maffei de Andrade, Dorotéia Fátima Pelissari de Paula Soares, Thais Aidar de Freitas Mathias, Tiemi Matsuo, Regina Kazue Tanno de Souza

“…Bivariate and multivariate analyses by means of logistic regression were carried out to investigate factors that were independently associated with the outcomes. Seven hundred and fifty motorcycle couriers, of mean age 29.5 years (standard deviation=8.1 ), were included in the study. …”
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Facebook addiction among medical students: prevalence and consequences by Eman Fouad Mohamed, Amany Elshabrawy Mohamed, Amira Mohamed Youssef, Mohammad Gamal Sehlo, Eman Seif Alnasr Soliman, Abdallah Saad Ibrahim

“…The current study’s primary goal is to determine the prevalence of Facebook addiction and assess its influence on academic performance and mental health among medical students. Methods Six-hundred twenty-seven students from the Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, at Egypt were included at this cross-sectional study. …”
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Purine but Not Pyrimidine De Novo Nucleotide Biosynthesis Inhibitors Strongly Enhance the Antiviral Effect of Corresponding Nucleobases Against Dengue Virus by Laurent F. Bonnac, Christine D. Dreis, Madhu Rai, Robert J. Geraghty

“…Every year, dengue virus affects hundreds of millions of individuals worldwide. To date, there is no specific medication to treat dengue virus infections. …”
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Accuracy of Algorithms and Visual Inspection for Detection of Trigger Asynchrony in Critical Patients : A Systematic Review by Monique Bandeira, Alícia Almeida, Lívia Melo, Pedro Henrique de Moura, Emanuelle Olympia Ribeiro Silva, Jakson Silva, Armèle Dornelas de Andrade, Daniella Brandão, Shirley Campos

“…Results. One thousand one hundred and eleven studies were selected, and four were eligible for analysis. …”
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Vital Signs Directed Therapy for the Critically Ill: Improved Adherence to the Treatment Protocol Two Years after Implementation in an Intensive Care Unit in Tanzania by Anna Hvarfner, Jonas Blixt, Carl Otto Schell, Markus Castegren, Edwin R. Lugazia, Moses Mulungu, Helena Litorp, Tim Baker

“…Adherence to the protocol, defined as an acute treatment in the same or subsequent hour following a deranged vital sign, was calculated and compared with before and immediately after implementation. Two-hundred and eighty-nine deranged vital signs were included. …”
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Relationship between Illness Perception and Depressive Symptoms among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in China: A Mediating Role of Coping Style by Jiarui Li, Xiaohui Qiu, Xiuxian Yang, Jiawei Zhou, Xiongzhao Zhu, Erying Zhao, Zhengxue Qiao, Yanjie Yang, Depin Cao

“…The aims of the present study were to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in China and to explore how coping style influences the relationship between illness perception and depressive symptoms. Methods. Nine hundred and thirty-nine T2DM patients were recruited from a grade 3 Class A hospital in Harbin, China, and asked to complete a demographic questionnaire as well as the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R), and Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire (MCMQ). …”
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