Cessation of thumb/finger sucking habit in children using electronic habit reminder versus palatal crib: a randomized clinical pilot study by Tassneim Eltager, Adel El Bardissy, Fatma Abdelgawad

“…Results The total number of participants who were randomized and analysed was 22 (11 per group). …”
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Psychological Aspects of a Police Officer’s Professional Success by M. V. Butenko

“…The author emphasises that at the scientific and legislative levels there are no explanations and clarifications as to who is a professionally successful police officer. …”
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Influencing factors of the outcome of patients with haemophilia after knee replacement–a retrospective study by Hongyu Jiang, Xueke Chang, Fubin Yu, Ming Zhang, Yifan Liu, Jianzhi Man, Kangshu Guo, Hongzheng Meng, Wenqiang Zhang

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 87 patients with hemophilia (PWH) (117knees) who underwent knee arthroplasty in our hospital from January 2012 to December 2020 (mean follow-up 70.8 ± 22 months). …”
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Ankle Arthrodesis: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Complications in Diabetic vs Nondiabetic Patients Using US Nationwide Inpatient Sample Data by Assil Mahamid MD, David Maman MD, Summer Sofer, Mykhail Pavlenko MD, Amr Mansour MD, Marah Hodruj MD, Yaron Berkovich MD, Eyal Behrbalk MD

“…Methods: Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database, 12 325 patients who underwent ankle arthrodesis were identified from 2016 to 2019 based on ICD-10 procedure codes. χ 2 tests and t tests were used for univariate analysis, followed by multivariate logistic regression to assess complications between diabetic and nondiabetic patients. …”
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The Rate of Clinical Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation according to Antithrombotic Strategy: The COOL-AF Registry by Rungroj Krittayaphong, Arjbordin Winijkul, Komsing Methavigul, Poom Sairat, C. O. O. L.-A. F. investigators

“…Ischemic stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA), major bleeding, and death are common outcomes in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients, so appropriate antithrombotic therapy is crucial. …”
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Vegetal and Animal Food Proteins Have a Different Impact in the First Postprandial Hour of Impedance-pH Analysis in Patients with Heartburn by Irene Martinucci, Giada Guidi, Edoardo V. Savarino, Marzio Frazzoni, Salvatore Tolone, Leonardo Frazzoni, Lorenzo Fuccio, Lorenzo Bertani, Giorgia Bodini, Linda Ceccarelli, Vincenzo Savarino, Santino Marchi, Nicola de Bortoli

“…Patients and Methods. We enrolled 165 patients with heartburn and negative endoscopy, who underwent impedance-pH monitoring off therapy. …”
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Donor site healing response to low-level laser therapy following skin graft surgery by Mahmoud Salah Salem, Haidy Nady Ashem, Salah Mohamed Abdelghani, Noha Mohamed Kamel

“…Objectives: The purpose of this research was to examine the efficacy of low-level laser therapy in promoting donor site healing in burn patients who underwent skin graft surgery. Methods Forty patients of both genders (16 male, 24 female) aged 20–40 years suffered full-thickness burns with a total body surface area varying from 20 to 35% and had undergone split-thickness skin graft surgery were selected randomly and divided into two equal groups. …”
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Excess mortality across countries in the Western World since the COVID-19 pandemic: ‘Our World in Data’ estimates of January 2020 to December 2022 by Gertjan Kaspers, Saskia Mostert, Marcel Hoogland, Minke Huibers

“…Insight into excess death rates in years following WHO’s pandemic declaration is crucial for government leaders and policymakers to evaluate their health crisis policies. …”
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Pain Reduction in Patellofemoral Knee Patients During 3-Month Intervention with Biomechanical and Sensorimotor Foot Orthoses: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study by Steven Simon, Andreas Heine, Jonas Dully, Carlo Dindorf, Oliver Ludwig, Michael Fröhlich, Stephan Becker

“…<b>Background:</b> Patellofemoral pain (PFP) significantly affects patients’ daily activities and consequently reduces their quality of life. …”
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Detection and Quantification of the Relationship between the Ratio of Triglycerides over High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and the Level of Serum Uric Acid: One Cross-Sectional... by Yuexi Li, Yuhan Luo, Qiaoli Wang, Xiaoqin Liu

“…A total of 5,402 participants who underwent physical examinations in 2021 were analyzed during our cross-sectional research. …”
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Gene networks for use in metabolomic data analysis of blood plasma from patients with postoperative delirium by V. A. Ivanisenko, N. V. Basov, A. A. Makarova, A. S. Venzel, A. D. Rogachev, P. S. Demenkov, T.  V. Ivanisenko, M. A. Kleshchev, E. V. Gaisler, G. B. Moroz, V. V. Plesko, Y. S. Sotnikova, Y. V. Patrushev, V. V. Lomivorotov, N. A. Kolchanov, A. G. Pokrovsky

“…The analysis revealed four significantly different sphingomyelin contents in patients with POD compared to those who did not develop POD (control group). Employing gene network reconstruction, we perceived a set of 82 regulatory enzymes affiliated with the genetic coordination of the sphingolipid metabolism pathway. …”
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Bone-patellar tendon-bone vs hamstring tendon autograft for anatomical anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: outcomes at a mean follow-up of 8 years by Thatchinamoorthy Santhamoorthy, Anish Anto Xavier, Lalithambigai Chellamuthu, Arun Kaliaperumal, Dharamveer Kumar Dubey

“…The study enrolled 150 patients who underwent primary anatomical anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using either bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) or hamstring tendon (HT) autograft. …”
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ROMANTIC HUMAN STUDY: PECULIARITIES OF PERSONALITY PHILOSOPHY IN THE LITERATURE OF THE 1820-1830-IES. by T. N. Zhuzhgina-Allahverdian, S. A. Ostapenko

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What are the general public’s expectations about the likely duration of common acute infections? A cross-sectional survey of Australian residents by Mark Jones, Tammy Hoffmann, Mina Bakhit, Kwame Peprah Boaitey

“…Most common reasons for care-seeking were severe or worsening symptoms, a desire for quick recovery and fear of progression to complications. After being shown typical durations, the proportion of participants who reported having no concerns waiting for spontaneous resolution while managing symptoms with over-the-counter medications ranged across the infections and was highest for common cold (68%) and lowest for UTI (31%).Conclusion Participants underestimated the duration of some infections compared with evidence-based estimates and were accurate in their estimates for other infections. …”
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Construction of a nomogram model to predict the risk of retinopathy of prematurity reactivate after intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy: a retrospective st... by Ziyun Shen, Qingfei Hao, Tiantian Yang, Xiuyong Cheng

“…ObjectiveTo explore the risk factors for the reactivate of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) after intravitreal injection of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and to construct a nomogram model to predict the risk of ROP reactivate.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on 185 ROP children who underwent anti-VEGF treatment at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2017 to October 2023. …”
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Efficacy of Amflow®, a Real-Time-Portable Feedback Device for Delivering Appropriate Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients: A Randomised, Controlled, Cross-Over Simulation Study by Jong Won Kim, Sang O Park, Kyeong Ryong Lee, Dae Young Hong, Kwang Je Baek

“…A total of 40 trained participants who underwent training for SB ventilation were recruited. …”
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Status Kerentanan Aedes Aegypti Vektor Demam Berdarah Dengue di Kota Padang by Kharisma Putra, Hasmiwati Hasmiwati, Arni Amir

“…Salah satu upaya mengurangi kasus DBD adalah pengendalian vektor Demam Berdarah Dengue (DBD) dengan larvisida temephos. …”
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation complexity score by Christopher Malkin, Daniel J Blackman, Noman Ali, Amr Abdelrahman, Michael Cunnington, Paul Bamford, Sacchin Arockiam, Suleman Aktaa, Rowan Hall

“…To validate the TEX score, we have undertaken a retrospective analysis of TAVI cases. …”
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Effects of Immediate or Delayed Estradiol on Behavior in Old Menopausal Macaques on Obesogenic Diet by Kristine Coleman, Nicola D. Robertson, Adriane Maier, Cynthia L. Bethea

“…Thus, WSD may precipitate the behaviors observed in humans who then become obese, sedentary, anxious, and socially isolated. …”
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Application of Functional Capacity Evaluation in Return-to-work Ability Assessment of Work-related Injury Patients with Local Factures by Ru HUANG, Xunwen LU, Yanwen XU, Huiling ZHOU

“…Base on the FCE and the pain-related assessments, participants who would leave hospital soon received recommendations of return-to-work(It includes four kinds of suggestions:1.Return to previous job; 2.Return to previous job but adjust task; 3.Do the other job; 4.Do not return to work). …”
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