Assessment of Oral Health Status, Care Seeking Behaviours, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among Indian Adults Using the World Dental Federation’s Digital Application by Lakshmi Balraj, Kunal C. Oswal, Ramana B. V. Reddy, Pooja D. Kunjan, Viswa C. Chandu, Manu R. Mathur

“…Descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests, and Mann–Whitney U tests were performed to analyse the study data using SPSS software. Results: Data of 1049 patients (61.01% males, 38.98% females, mean age 38.6 ± 12.1 years) were collected using the OHO app on their oral health-seeking behaviour and habits. …”
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Umidade do solo no semiárido pernambucano usando-se reflectometria no domínio do tempo (TDR) Soil moisture in Pernambuco semiarid using time domain reflectometry (TDR) by Thais E. M. dos Santos, Abelardo A.A. Montenegro, Demetrius D. Silva

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How well do mothers recall their own and their infants’ perinatal events? A two-district study using cross-sectional stratified random sampling in Bihar, India by Caroline Jeffery, Joseph James Valadez, Baburam Devkota, Wilbur C Hadden

“…Measurable differences are detected in 33% (8/24) of the indicators on Front Line Worker (FLW) support, 26.9% (7/26) of indicators of birth preparedness and place of birth and attendant, and 9.5% (4/42) of the indicators on neonatal and antenatal care.Conclusions Differences in FLW visits and compliance with their advice may be due to seasonal effects: mothers of older infants aged 3–5 months were pregnant during the dry season; mothers of infants aged 0–2 months were pregnant during the monsoons, making transportation difficult. Useful coverage estimates can be obtained by sampling mothers with infants aged 0–5 months as with two samples suggesting that mothers of young infants recall their own perinatal events and those of their children. …”
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Novel strategy for whole-genome sequencing of hepatitis A virus using NGS illumina technology and phylogenetic comparison with partial VP1/2A genomic region by Paola Sicilia, Anabella Clara Fantilli, Facundo Cuba, Guadalupe Di Cola, María Gabriela Barbás, Tomás Poklepovich, Viviana Elizabeth Ré, Gonzalo Castro, María Belén Pisano

“…The DNA library was prepared using the Illumina COVIDSeq Test and sequenced in a MiSeq equipment. …”
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Prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors among university students using the newly developed Student Lifestyle and Obesity Risk Questionnaire (SLORQ): a cross-sectional st... by Mohamed K. Seyam

“…However, current assessment tools lack comprehensive multidimensional coverage of obesity risk factors, especially tailored to the cultural context of Saudi University students, representing a significant gap this study aims to address. …”
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Mamba-based super-resolution and semi-supervised YOLOv10 for freshwater mussel detection using acoustic video camera: A case study at Lake Izunuma, Japan by Fan Zhao, Decong Xu, Zhiyan Ren, Xinlei Shao, Qingyang Wu, Yongying Liu, Jiaqi Wang, Jian Song, Yijia Chen, Guochen Zhang, Yasufumi Fujimoto, Tetsuo Shimada, Katsunori Mizuno

“…However, traditional monitoring methods face challenges, such as water clarity issues, labour-intensive surveys, outdated technologies, incomplete datasets, and limited spatial coverage. In a field survey at Lake Izunuma, Japan, a new mussel-monitoring approach was developed for turbid underwater environments using a custom-designed Sonar Speedy Scanner (SonarSS) system integrated with Mamba-based image reconstruction and an improved YOLOv10 identification model (Mussel-YOLO). …”
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Urban-rural disparities in cervical cancer screening among Indian women between 30–49 years: a geospatial and decomposition analysis using a nationally representative survey by Priyanka Garg, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Pritam Halder, Sathish Rajaa, Madhur Verma, Ankita Kankaria, Anil Goel, Rakesh Kakkar

“…Methods We did a secondary analysis of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey in India (2019-21) data with a sample size of 3,48,882 women. The coverage of cervical cancer screening was estimated using sampling weights. …”
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Planning and Dosimetry Study of Dynamic Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy and Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy for Carcinomas of the Pharynx Using 6MV Flattening Filter and Flatteni... by E Rajadurai, A. Saravana Kumar, KN Govindarajan, Bharath Pandu, Saro Jacob

“…Materials and Methods: Twenty patients who had previously undergone treatment for advanced pharyngeal cancer were randomly chosen. They were replanned using a fixed nine-field dynamic IMRT and VMAT with RapidArc using both 6MV flattened and unflattened beams. …”
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Evaluation of a novel approach for colorectal cancer screening using an intelligent tool (INTEL-PATH CRC): a protocol for a multicentre, real-world, cohort study by Hongda Chen, Min Dai, Yuelun Zhang, Dong Wu, Bin Lu, Na Li, Kai Song, Yuqing Chen, Chenyu Luo, Yueyang Zhou, Jiahui Luo, Yike Yan, Xinran Cheng, Zhiliang He

“…Introduction Traditional colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programmes in China face two major challenges: low screening coverage and poor adherence. Mobile health shows promise for cancer prevention, and a WeChat-based intelligent tool has been developed to support full-cycle CRC screening, including risk assessment, individualised screening recommendation, appointment management, result processing and health education. …”
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Discovery and fine-mapping of adiposity loci using high density imputation of genome-wide association studies in individuals of African ancestry: African Ancestry Anthropometry Gen... by Maggie C Y Ng, Mariaelisa Graff, Yingchang Lu, Anne E Justice, Poorva Mudgal, Ching-Ti Liu, Kristin Young, Lisa R Yanek, Mary F Feitosa, Mary K Wojczynski, Kristin Rand, Jennifer A Brody, Brian E Cade, Latchezar Dimitrov, Qing Duan, Xiuqing Guo, Leslie A Lange, Michael A Nalls, Hayrettin Okut, Salman M Tajuddin, Bamidele O Tayo, Sailaja Vedantam, Jonathan P Bradfield, Guanjie Chen, Wei-Min Chen, Alessandra Chesi, Marguerite R Irvin, Badri Padhukasahasram, Jennifer A Smith, Wei Zheng, Matthew A Allison, Christine B Ambrosone, Elisa V Bandera, Traci M Bartz, Sonja I Berndt, Leslie Bernstein, William J Blot, Erwin P Bottinger, John Carpten, Stephen J Chanock, Yii-Der Ida Chen, David V Conti, Richard S Cooper, Myriam Fornage, Barry I Freedman, Melissa Garcia, Phyllis J Goodman, Yu-Han H Hsu, Jennifer Hu, Chad D Huff, Sue A Ingles, Esther M John, Rick Kittles, Eric Klein, Jin Li, Barbara McKnight, Uma Nayak, Barbara Nemesure, Adesola Ogunniyi, Andrew Olshan, Michael F Press, Rebecca Rohde, Benjamin A Rybicki, Babatunde Salako, Maureen Sanderson, Yaming Shao, David S Siscovick, Janet L Stanford, Victoria L Stevens, Alex Stram, Sara S Strom, Dhananjay Vaidya, John S Witte, Jie Yao, Xiaofeng Zhu, Regina G Ziegler, Alan B Zonderman, Adebowale Adeyemo, Stefan Ambs, Mary Cushman, Jessica D Faul, Hakon Hakonarson, Albert M Levin, Katherine L Nathanson, Erin B Ware, David R Weir, Wei Zhao, Degui Zhi, Bone Mineral Density in Childhood Study (BMDCS) Group, Donna K Arnett, Struan F A Grant, Sharon L R Kardia, Olufunmilayo I Oloapde, D C Rao, Charles N Rotimi, Michele M Sale, L Keoki Williams, Babette S Zemel, Diane M Becker, Ingrid B Borecki, Michele K Evans, Tamara B Harris, Joel N Hirschhorn, Yun Li, Sanjay R Patel, Bruce M Psaty, Jerome I Rotter, James G Wilson, Donald W Bowden, L Adrienne Cupples, Christopher A Haiman, Ruth J F Loos, Kari E North

“…We performed large scale meta-analyses and replications in up to 52,895 individuals for BMI and up to 23,095 individuals for WHRadjBMI from the African Ancestry Anthropometry Genetics Consortium (AAAGC) using 1000 Genomes phase 1 imputed GWAS to improve coverage of both common and low frequency variants in the low linkage disequilibrium African ancestry genomes. …”
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Comparative evaluation of coronally advanced flap and semilunar coronally repositioned flap, using platelet-rich fibrin in Miller’s Class I recession defects: A randomized clinical... by Sumbul Saifi, Shiva Shankar Gummaluri, Avantika Rani, Rayashettypura Gurushanth Shiva Manjunath

“…With significance set at p=/<0.05 and <0.001, the Chi-square test was used to analyze intragroup data and the paired t-test was used to analyze intergroup differences. …”
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A Novel Evolutionary Deep Learning Approach for PM_2.5 Prediction Using Remote Sensing and Spatial–Temporal Data: A Case Study of Tehran by Mehrdad Kaveh, Mohammad Saadi Mesgari, Masoud Kaveh

“…While ground-based pollution measurement stations provide highly accurate PM_2.5 data, their limited number and geographic coverage present significant challenges. Recently, the use of aerosol optical depth (AOD) has emerged as a viable alternative for estimating PM_2.5 levels, offering a broader spatial coverage and higher resolution. …”
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testCompareR: an R package to compare two binary diagnostic tests using paired data [version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Marc Y.R. Henrion, José A. Roldán-Nofuentes, Kyle J. Wilson

“…The output and efficiency of testCompareR is compared to the only other available package which performs this function, DTComPair, as well as an open-source program, compbdt, using a motivating example. Results testCompareR achieves similar results to DTComPair using statistical methods with improved coverage and asymptotic performance. …”
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A Mixed-Method Approach to Explore Successful Recruitment and Treatment of Minority Patients on Therapeutic Cancer Clinical Trials at a Tertiary Referral Center Using Photo-Elicita... by Katharine A.R. Price, Rahma Warsame, Mary O'Shea, Yonghun Kim, Sara A. Ellingson, Gladys B. Asiedu

“…Conclusion: Success stories of minority recruitment can provide useful information to enhance minority accrual. Photo elicitation interviews provide rich narratives of patient experience.…”
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Comparison of the egg recovery rates and limit of detection for soil-transmitted helminths using the Kato-Katz thick smear, faecal flotation and quantitative real-time PCR in human... by Patsy A Zendejas-Heredia, Vito Colella, Sze Fui Hii, Rebecca J Traub

“…As preventative chemotherapeutic program coverage for STH expands, the necessity of gaining insights into the relative or comparative sensitivities, in terms of limits of detection (LOD) and egg-recovery-rates (ERR) for microscopy and quantitative polymerase chain reaction qPCR-based diagnostic techniques becomes imperative to inform suitability for their intended use for large scale STH monitoring and treatment efficacy studies.…”
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Novel prophylactic and therapeutic multi-epitope vaccine based on Ag85A, Ag85B, ESAT-6, and CFP-10 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using an immunoinformatics approach by Muhammad Fikri Nugraha, Daniel Alexander Changestu, Rizky Ramadhan, Tasya Salsabila, Arsila Nurizati, Sari Eka Pratiwi, Ysrafil Ysrafil

“…Results The multi-epitope vaccine, which was assembled using 12 CTL, 25 HTL, and 21 LBL epitopes associated with CpG adjuvants, showed promising characteristics. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prescription refills for immune-mediated inflammatory disorders: a time series analysis (January 2019 to January 2021) using the English Prescrib... by Ravina Barrett, David Culliford, Christopher John Edwards, Simon Fraser, Sharon X Lin, Rob Barrett

“…After the first lockdown, medicines use fluctuated, with wide confidence intervals. …”
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A comparison of established and digital surface model (DSM) ‐based methods to determine population estimates and densities for king penguin colonies, using fixed‐wing drone and sat... by J. Coleman, N. Fenney, P.N. Trathan, A. Fox, E. Fox, A. Bennison, L. Ireland, M.A. Collins, P.R. Hollyman

“…Abstract Drones are being increasingly used to monitor wildlife populations; their large spatial coverage and minimal disturbance make them ideal for use in remote environments where access and time are limited. …”
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Contributions of a community health worker program in improving district health system performance in South Africa, using routine health service variables in a quasi-experimental s... by Leena Susan Thomas, Joyce Jordaan, Yogan Pillay, Eric Buch

“…Performance of intervention clinics with community health worker teams that had more than 60% population coverage were compared to similar control clinics that had no teams or teams with less than 30% coverage. …”
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Comparison of dried blood spot (DBS) and plasma HIV-1 viral load measurements using Roche COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan assay, Northwest Ethiopia by Firehiwot Kebede, Getu Girmay, Gezahegn Bewket, Muluneh Assefa, Tadelo Wondmagegn, Mulualem Lemma, Nega Berhane

“…Abstract Introduction Quantitative determination of HIV-1 viral load measurements using plasma samples has been widely applicable for prompt monitoring at baseline and following initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). …”
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