Comparative Assessment of Microleakage in Nanohybrid Composite Using Two Different Layering Techniques for Class V Cavities: An In-vitro Study by R Aswathy Raj, Ida De Noronha De Ataide, Rajan Lambor

“…Afterward, the teeth were sectioned parallel to the long axis of the tooth and examined under a confocal microscope to assess microleakage. The data were tabulated and analysed using One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and the Bonferroni Post-hoc test. …”
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Postoperative Neuropsychiatric Dysfunctions After Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study by XIE Sining, JIANG Chenguan, LI Xiangjiahui, HAN Ruquan, YANG Zhou, LI Bingxin, SHI Lin

“…Perioperative clinical data were collected, and PND (outcome measure) within 3 days postoperatively was assessed using the Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA), mini-mental state examination (MMSE), Hamilton depression and anxiety scales, and 3-minute diagnostic interview for confusion assessment method (3D-CAM). …”
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PRECIS-2 used as an implementation science tool for global environmental health: A cross-sectional evaluation of the Ecolectivos study protocol to reduce burning of household plast... by Lisa M Thompson, Annalyse Ferguson, Hina Raheel, Amy E Lovvorn, Mayari Hengstermann-Artiga, Maria Renee Lopez, Melinda Higgins, Eri Saikawa, Margaret A Handley

“…<h4>Results</h4>Twenty-five respondents provided data. Among the nine domains, four were rated as pragmatic-eligibility, setting, flexibility-delivery, and primary analysis. …”
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Features of the vegetative state and arterial pressure level in children with chronic gastroduodenal pathology by A. S. Hotsulia

“…The structure of the obtained compounds is confirmed by the data of elemental analysis, 1H NMR spectroscopy, IR-spectrophotometry. …”
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GENETIC ASPECTS OF PANNICULITIS IN A RUSSIAN POPULATION: A PILOT STUDY by M. Yu. Krylov, O. N. Egorova, B. S. Belov

“…Group  1 of 46 patients with erythema nodosum  (EN)  and Group  2 of 8 with Weber-Christian panniculitis  (WCP) were formed for genetic study. The genotyping data on 197 healthy unrelated  individuals were used as a control.  …”
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A Model Predicting Occult Metastases in Lateral Lymph Nodes in pN1a Stage Papillary Thyroid Cancer by Chen Y, Chen S, Mei Y, Wang F, Wei T, Wei C

“…Yan Chen,1,2,&amp;ast; Shaohua Chen,2,&amp;ast; Yujia Mei,3 Fengwei Wang,4 Teng Wei,2 Changyuan Wei1 1Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Liuzhou People’s Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 4Health Management Centre, Liuzhou People’s Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Changyuan Wei, Email changyuanwei@gxmu.edu.cnObjective: This study aimed to develop and validate a nomogram for predicting occult lateral neck lymph node metastasis (LLNM) in patients with pN1a papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), addressing the clinical controversy surrounding prophylactic lateral neck dissection (PLND).Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 128 pN1a PTC patients who underwent total thyroidectomy with bilateral central lymph node dissection and ipsilateral PLND between 2020 and 2023. …”
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Application of handheld near infrared device for in-plant quality assessment of tomato paste samples by Shreya Madhav Nuguri, Silvia de Lamo Castellvi, Didem Peren Aykas, Mustafa Mortas, Luis Rodriguez-Saona

“…Partial least squares regression (PLSR) was used to analyze the multivariate data and develop predictive models for the quality traits. …”
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Association between stress hyperglycemia ratio index and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study using the MIMIC-IV database by Siyuan Cheng, Hui Shen, Yucheng Han, Shaojie Han, Yun Lu

“…Methods The patients’ data were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) database. …”
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Effect of preoperative nutritional support on the main indicators of body composition and nutritional status in patients with high operative and anesthetic risk in abdominal oncolo... by A. Yu. Medvedev, I. N. Leyderman, O. G. Eremeeva, R. A. Zukov

“…Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) is a key method of analyzing the body composition. …”
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Psychometric Properties of a Neuropsychological Assessment Scale for Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease in the Illiterate and Low-Educated Subjects in Iran by Ameneh Ahmadi, Maryam Noroozian, Mohsen Kachooei, Zahra Hooshyari, Aram Golsokhan

“…The aim of this study was to design, develop, and evaluate the reliability and validity of a diagnostic scale for Alzheimer's disease tailored to low-educated and illiterate populations. …”
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Virtual Primary Care for People With Opioid Use Disorder: Scoping Review of Current Strategies, Benefits, and Challenges by Shawna Narayan, Ellie Gooderham, Sarah Spencer, Rita K McCracken, Lindsay Hedden

“…We conducted searches in MEDLINE, Web of Science, CINAHL Complete, and Embase using our developed search strategy with no date restrictions. …”
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Medication-related infrastructure and medication reviews in nursing homes—a rapid appraisal study by Carla Meyer-Massetti, Magdalena Osińska, Naomi Welte, Franziska Zúñiga

“…We followed up with 60-minute, in-depth, interprofessional, online group interviews, using a semi-structured interview guide, focusing on interprofessional collaboration and medication reviews. Data analysis was done iteratively in a descriptive manner. …”
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Lipid accumulation product and cardiometabolic index as indicators for sarcopenia: A cross-sectional study from NHANES 2011–2018 by Xuyan Hu, Yisong Yang, Ke Gao, Zijin Zhang, Gege Guan, Gang Zhang, Shen Cao, Bing Yu, Chao Yang, Yubing Zhang

“…This cross-sectional study analyzed data from 4,172 adults aged 20–59 years from the NHANES 2011–2018 cycles. …”
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Restricted kinematic total knee arthroplasty provided better functional outcomes and higher satisfaction rates for Asians of genu varum with apex distal joint line over unrestricte... by Jia Yi Loh, Ming Han Lincoln Liow, Glen Purnomo, Merrill Lee, Jerry Yongqiang Chen, Hee-Nee Pang, Keng Jin Darren Tay, Seng-Jin Yeo

“…Methods Prospectively collected data from 232 patients who underwent KA-TKA between 2015 and 2018 were reviewed. …”
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Prognostic and diagnostic significance of the cardiac biomarker NT-proBNP in the perioperative period of vascular surgery procedures by I. A. Kozlov, D. A. Sokolov, P. A. Lyuboshevsky

“…NT-proBNP blood level was determined at stages: I – before surgery, II – 24 hours after surgery, III – before discharge from the hospital. Correlation analysis, logistic regression and ROC-analysis were used for data processing.Results. …”
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A EXECUÇÃO ORÇAMENTÁRIA DO MARANHÃO, DE 1988 A 2009: uma análise preliminar by José Menezes Gomes, Jessé Sales Rego

“…BUDGET EXECUTION OF MARANHÃO, FROM 1988 TO 2009: a preliminary analysis Abstract: Analysis of the data collected during the research on the budget execution of the State of Maranhão from 1988 to 2009 comparing the expenses for education, culture, health and sanitation with the expenses for interests and public debt amortization. …”
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Risk factors for low resilience among Grade 10 adolescents in the Gampaha district, Sri Lanka: a case-control study by Pavithra Godamunne, Shamila Manori, Pushpa Lalani Jayawardana

“…Results were expressed as ORs with respective 95% CIs.Results Among the 33 putative risk factors analysed, 13 were found to be significant in bivariate analysis. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, out of 24 independent variables entered initially into the model, only 9 were retained in the final model. …”
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Spatiotemporal changes in precipitation and drying-wetting patterns in the Yellow River Basin by MA Jie, LIAN Luyao, LIU Yuanfeng, SU Penghai, YANG Ruzhen

“…【Method】 The study was based on meteorological data measured from 1960 to 2022 at weather stations across the basin. …”
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Ecological momentary assessment of meal context and food types contributing to salt intake at meals by Nana Shinozaki, Kentaro Murakami, Shizuko Masayasu, Satoshi Sasaki

“…Methods This cross-sectional analysis used data from 2757 adults aged 18–79 years. …”
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Exploring Active Learning Strategies in Science among Senior High School STEM Learners and Teachers by Ananias Jr Yunzal, Aubrey Ginelle Rallos, May Noren Nanud, Ma. Lina Ondoy, Jhun Matthew Ares, Marchee Picardal

“…This qualitative study explored the perceptions of STEM learners on different ways of learning science concepts and how teachers developed the habits and attitudes of learning science among their students to develop conceptual understanding. …”
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