The Association of Oral Processing and Salivary Flow Rate on Food Intake and Appetite in Older Adults (Aged ≥ 65 Years) by Dimitra Zannidi, Lisa Methven, Gerry McKenna, Jayne Woodside, Ciarán Forde, Martin Schimmel, Miriam E. Clegg

“…Saliva uptake was assessed using standard test food, and questionnaire data were collected to assess oral health, lifestyle and sensory preferences. …”
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Assessment of the impact of power business intelligence on adenoma detection rate: a prospective observational trial by Ya-Hui Hsu, Chia-Hsin Cheng, Ping-Hung Ko, Chia-Pei Tang, Chih-Wei Huang, Chih-Wei Tseng

“…Power BI automatically processed pathology data to calculate ADRs and provided real-time visual feedback on endoscopy quality indicators. …”
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Geospatial Trends in Insurance Payor Reimbursements Based on Area Deprivation Index for Total Ankle Arthroplasty across Southwestern Pennsylvania by Garcia Findlay BS, Marfred Umanes Munoz BS, MS, Kenzo M. Cotton BS, Devon Scott, Richard Michael Smith MD, Jarrett D. Cain DPM MSc, Lauren Lewis MD MPH, Macalus V. Hogan MD, MBA

“…Home addresses were converted to geographic coordinates using Google Maps API and visualized with R-Tool geospatial mapping based on insurance payor. …”
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Open-Source High-Throughput Phenotyping for Blueberry Yield and Maturity Prediction Across Environments: Neural Network Model and Labeled Dataset for Breeders by Jing Zhang, Jerome Maleski, Hudson Ashrafi, Jessica A. Spencer, Ye Chu

“…Harvesting and quantifying the yield for each blueberry breeding accession are labor-intensive and impractical. Instead, visual ratings as an estimation of yield are often used as a faster way to quantify the yield, which is categorical and subjective. …”
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Microvascular flow imaging of fibroids: A prospective pilot study by Marissa Frijlingh, Barbara Stoelinga, Robert A. deLeeuw, Wouter J. K. Hehenkamp, Jos W. R. Twisk, Thierry van denBosch, Lynda J. M. Juffermans, Judith A. F. Huirne

“…Microvascular (MV) flow imaging is relatively new and is able to detect slow flow in small vessels. Data on feasibility, reproducibility, and reliability of MV‐flow imaging in fibroids is lacking. …”
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Application of a Dual-Stream Network Collaboratively Based on Wavelet and Spatial-Channel Convolution in the Inpainting of Blank Strips in Marine Electrical Imaging Logging Images:... by Guilan Lin, Sinan Fang, Manxin Li, Hongtao Wu, Chenxi Xue, Zeyu Zhang

“…By designing a texture-aware data prior algorithm, a high-quality training dataset with geological rationality is generated. …”
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Concentrations of DDT metabolites in different food items and public health risk in Africa regions: systematic review and metal analysis by Dechasa Adare Mengistu, Abraham Geremew, Roba Argaw Tessema, Tara Wolfing

“…SCOPUS, PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, DOAJ, national repository, and MedNar were used to retrieve articles from October 1, 2023, to January 20, 2024. Meta-analysis data visualized using a forest plot. A random-effects model was applied when heterogeneity existed in overall mean concentration of DDT metabolites. …”
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Association between red blood cell distribution width to serum calcium ratio and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with diabetic nephropathy: a retrospective analysis... by Yanyi Huang, Kaiwen Jiang, Yang Liu, Wei Mo, Yanping Zeng, Ying Yang, Jianlu Bi

“…Kaplan-Meier curves were used to visualize outcomes by quartiles. Cox proportional hazards regression and restricted cubic spline (RCS) methods assessed the RCR index’s impact on prognosis. …”
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Outcome of COVID-19 in children: results of a 12-month follow-up by T. M. Chernova, V. N. Timchenko, E. V. Barakina, A. A. Zherebtsova, N. S. Gusarova, Yu. S. Khabarova, V. V. Bulygina, D. E. Shakhrai, A. V. Zhiglova, E. A. Ttsvetkova

“…At present, there are isolated data on the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in children, especially those who have experienced asymptomatic and mild forms of infection.Purpose: to analyze the nature and frequency of postCOVID symptoms in children during 12 months. after recovery.Materials and methods. …”
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Efficacy of Tulsi-Turmeric Oil Pulling versus Sesame Oil Pulling on Temporomandibular Joint Movement in Oral Submucous Fibrosis (Vata Pitta dominant Tridosaja Sarvasara Mukharoga):... by Anshika Kishor Singh, Gaurav Rajendra Sawarkar, Punam Gaurav Sawarkar

“…Descriptive statistics will summarise demographic data, and results will be expressed as mean±standard deviation for continuous variables and frequencies for categorical variables. …”
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Perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution for dry eye disease: pooled analysis of two phase 3 clinical trials by Ahmad M. Fahmy, Jennifer S. Harthan, David G. Evans, Jack V. Greiner, Joseph Tauber, John D. Sheppard, Sonja Krösser, Jason L. Vittitow

“…This study evaluated treatment effects of perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic drop (formerly NOV03) in the pooled dataset from 2 pivotal clinical trials in patients with DED associated with MGD, both in the overall population and in patient subgroups based on sex, age, and baseline severity of eye dryness.MethodsPooled data from 2 similarly designed, phase 3, randomized controlled trials (GOBI, MOJAVE) were analyzed. …”
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Effect of MED-TLIF Combined with Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation on Function and Spinal Pelvic Parameters in Patients with Lumbar Spondylolisthesis by Huiqiang Lv, Hailiang Bi, Jianming Wei, Bin Xia

“…The clinical and surgical data of 106 patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis treated in our hospital were selected and divided into research group (56 cases) according to surgical methods (MIS-TLIF combined with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation). …”
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Research on ecological quality and restoration of fragile mining areas in the Yellow River Basin—The case of Xiegou coal mine by Xin Sui, Yiming Sun, Xuan Wang, Jin Yuan

“…The Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform enables efficient extraction of long-term remotely sensed data, significantly enhancing monitoring capabilities for temporal analysis. …”
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A telomere-associated molecular landscape reveals immunological, microbial, and therapeutic heterogeneity in colorectal cancer by Yinmeng Zhang, Jiawei Fan, Jiahui Zhao, He Zhu, Yan Xia, Hong Xu

“…Chemotherapeutic drug sensitivity was evaluated using pharmacogenomic data from the Genomics of Drug Sensitivity in Cancer (GDSC) database. …”
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Direct anterior approach versus posterior approach in total hip arthroplasty after ONFH with failed vascularized iliac crest bone grafting for hip preservation: a retrospective com... by Kun Chu, Yuchuan Wang, Bo Liu, Zihang Li, Zhaolong Wang, Junheng Zhang, Yongqiang Fan, Binquan Zhang, Huijie Li

“…Surgical time, blood loss, and perioperative complications were compared between the two groups. Visual analog scale (VAS) results were recorded for all patients at 1, 3,and 6 months postoperatively to assess the severity of pain. …”
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Open surgery and minimally invasive repair of acute Achilles tendon rupture: stratified outcomes based on immobilization duration in a prospective cohort study by Yuan Cao, Xiuzhi Li, Zengzhen Cui, Yang Lv, Gao Si

“…The primary outcomes were postoperative complications, while secondary outcomes included recovery times for Achilles tendon function. Data regarding the operative times, incision lengths, the visual analog scale (VAS) score, the Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score (ATRS), and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot Scale score, and the relative Achilles tendon resting angle (ATRA) were also collected. …”
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Endovascular management of carotid-cavernous fistulas: a 16-year retrospective analysis of multimodal treatment strategies and long-term clinical outcomes by Chingiz Nurimanov, Iroda Mammadinova, Karashash Menlibayeva, Yeldar Kydyrmoldin, Ramazan Duisengali, Diana Kerimbayeva, Serik Akshulakov, Yerbol Makhambetov

“…BackgroundCarotid-cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are abnormal connections between the carotid artery and/or its branches and the cavernous sinus, potentially resulting in significant complications, including visual impairment and neurological deficits. Timely diagnosis and appropriate therapeutic intervention are critical to minimizing the risk of adverse outcomes. …”
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Midlife cognitive testing in Africa: validity of the Harmonised Cognitive Assessment Protocol in the Kenya Life Panel Survey by Jinkook Lee, Anthony Ngugi, Joshua R Ehrlich, William H Dow, Alden L Gross, Madeline Duhon, Eric Ochieng, Jean N Ikanga, Michael W Walker, Michelle Layvant, Edward A Miguel

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Efficiency of surgical treatment of neovascular glaucoma: a retrospective analysis by A. V. Zolotarev, E. V. Karlova, M. V. Radaikina, A. A. Kuz'mina, O. V. Ryzhkova

“…In group 1, NVG was caused by diabetic retinopathy (DR), which accounted for 19 eyes (57.6 %), and post-thrombotic retinopathy (PR) — 14 eyes (42.3 %). IOP data in group 1 at admission was 38.00 ± 6.82 mm Hg. …”
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Fourth-Generation Metatarsal Extra-Capsular Transverse Akin (META) Osteotomies for Percutaneous Hallux Valgus Correction: A Series of 729 Consecutive Feet by Peter Lam MBBS (Hons), FRACS, FAOA, Evelyn Murphy MBBCh BAO MCh FRCS (Tr & Orth), Min Jia Chua MB BS FRCSEd, Peter Robinson BSc(Hons), MBChB, FRCS(Tr & Orth), Clare Watt BNurs, Robbie Ray MBChB, ChM(T & O), FRCSed(TrOrth), FEBOT, Thomas L. Lewis BSc (Hons) MBChB (Hons) FRCS (Tr & Orth) MFSTEd

“…Secondary outcomes included Visual Analogue Scale for Pain and radiographic deformity recurrence (defined as HVA >20° at final radiographic follow up). …”
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