Effects of different charcoal-containing whitening toothpastes on color and surface roughness of a supra-nanofilled composite resin by Meltem Nermin Polan, Sevil Gurgan

“…Results Color alterations (ΔE00) in all groups treated with charcoal-based whitening toothpastes exceeded the clinical acceptability threshold. However, no statistically significant differences in ΔE00 were noted among these groups (p > 0.05).The SNE group exhibited significantly higher ∆b values than the COW and CBW groups (p < 0.05), while the CBW group presented considerably lower ΔL values than the COW, IPW, and SNE groups (p < 0.05). …”
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HIGH PREVALENCE OF ANXIETY AND 15-YEAR CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN RUSSIA/SIBERIA INHABITANTS (WHO FRAMEWORK “MONICA-PSYCHOSOCIAL”) by V. V. Gafarov, E. A. Gromova, D. O. Panov, I. V. Gagulin, A. V. Gafarova

“…To assess the influence of high level of personal anxiety (PA) on the differences in hazard ratios of myocardial infarction development and stroke in men and women in open population of Russia/Siberia.Material and methods. …”
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Different diagnostic criteria influence the determination of Vitamin D nutritional status in children: a cross-sectional study by Qingling Zhu, Qingling Zhu, Yueyuan Zhu, Jiajia Liu, Huiling Huang, Liuhong Huang, Weihua Lin, Weihua Lin

“…ObjectiveTo assess Vitamin D status in children aged 0–6 years in Quanzhou, China, and compare the impact of diagnostic criteria on deficiency/sufficiency classification.MethodsThis cross-sectional study enrolled 1,183 healthy children aged 0–6 years (January 2022–March 2023). …”
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Impact of Different CKD Definitions on Long-Term Renal Function and Mortality in a Population-Based Cohort Study by Delal Dalga, Aurélie Huber, Anne Dufey, Peter Vollenweider, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Sophie de Seigneux, Belen Ponte, Lena Berchtold

“…For each, we assessed the prevalence of CKD and the combined impact on rapid renal function decline (RRFD) and mortality. Methods: Patients were classified as CKD according to the presence of significant albuminuria and/or different eGFR thresholds as follows: (i) < 60ml/min per 1.73 m2; (ii) < 60ml/min corrected to i-BSA; (iii) stratified by age, that is, < 75, < 60 and < 45 ml/min per 1.73 m2 if aged < 40 years, 40 to 65 years, and > 65 years, respectively. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Four Different Anti-CCP Assays for the Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Diagnostic Performance Analysis by Lydia Lamara Mahammed, Tamazouzt Hadjout, Asma Bensaci, Ryma Hamma, Ghalya Bousbia, Nawel Dahmani, Halima Ismail, Nadia Tamechmacht, Reda Djidjik

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Characteristics and Quality of Life of Patients with COPD with Different Degrees of Exercise-Induced Desaturation on Six-minute Walk Test by Gao B, Wang S, Zhao L, Liao H, Qumu S, Wang P, Yang T, Jiang S

“…Beiyao Gao,1,&amp;ast; Siyuan Wang,1,&amp;ast; Li Zhao,2– 5,&amp;ast; Hongbin Liao,6 Shiwei Qumu,4,5,7 Peijian Wang,1 Ting Yang,4,5,7 Shan Jiang1 1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Lung Transplantation, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3National Center for Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 4National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 5Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China; 6Department of Clinical Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shan Jiang, Email landjiang@126.com Ting Yang, Email zryyyangting@163.comObjective: To identify predictive factors for different exercise-induced desaturation (EID) severities and evaluate health-related quality of life six months later in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.Methods: This retrospective study consecutively analyzed 116 COPD outpatients (male: 82.8% [96/116]; age: 63.48 ± 7.48 years; disease severity distribution: GOLD 1/2/3/4 = 55.8%/34.6%/7.7%/1.9%). …”
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Sex differences in myocardial flow reserve among individuals with type 2 diabetes: insights from the DiaHeart study by Anne-Cathrine Skriver-Møller, Philip Hasbak, Ida K. B. Rasmussen, Martin B. Blond, Victor S. Wasehuus, Mats C. H. Lassen, Morten Lindhardt, Allan Kofoed-Enevoldsen, Urd L. Kielgast, Emilie H. Zobel, Jens P. Goetze, Lene Holmvang, Tor Biering-Sørensen, Peter Rossing, Andreas Kjaer, Rasmus S. Ripa, Tine W. Hansen

“…We investigated sex-dependent effects of risk factors on myocardial blood flow (MBF) and myocardial flow reserve (MFR) in individuals with type 2 diabetes without overt CVD. Methods Cross-sectional analysis of a prospective study including 901 individuals recruited between 2020 and 2023. …”
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Color Doppler ultrasound imaging in varicoceles: Is the difference in venous diameter encountered during Valsalva predictive of palpable varicocele grade? by Kelly Lehner, Catherine Ingram, Utsav Bansal, Colleen Baca, Adithya Balasubramanian, Nannan Thirumavalavan, Jason M. Scovell, Saneal Rajanahally, Matthew Pollard, Larry I. Lipshultz

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German DVO risk score identified more patients requiring treatment compared to FRAX by Anna Frank, Judith Charlotte Witzel, Christina Heppner, Annette Lamersdorf, Andreas Leha, Heide Siggelkow

“…We calculated the risk probabilities of major osteoporotic and hip fractures using the DVO score established in German-speaking countries and the FRAX tool. Methods: We retrospectively analysed data from 555 female patients (mean age 64.2 ± 10.3 years) evaluated for osteoporosis. …”
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Evolution characteristics of extreme maximum temperature events in Central China and adaptation strategies under different future warming scenarios by Duan Yiping, You Xia, Wang Rongrong, Ouyang Ping, Wang Guanhua, Chen Muyan, Gong Min

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Tumor-specific PET tracer imaging and contrast-enhanced Mri based tumor volume differences inspection of glioblastoma patients by Irshad Ahmed Abbasi, Mohammed Alshehri, Yahya AlQahtani

“…These methods encompassed adaptive threshold algorithms, batch processing pipelines, and image attribute extraction algorithms. …”
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Identification of Non-HLA Genes Associated with Celiac Disease and Country-Specific Differences in a Large, International Pediatric Cohort. by Ashok Sharma, Xiang Liu, David Hadley, William Hagopian, Edwin Liu, Wei-Min Chen, Suna Onengut-Gumuscu, Ville Simell, Marian Rewers, Anette-G Ziegler, Åke Lernmark, Olli Simell, Jorma Toppari, Jeffrey P Krischer, Beena Akolkar, Stephen S Rich, Daniel Agardh, Jin-Xiong She, TEDDY Study Group

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>There are significant geographical differences in the prevalence and incidence of celiac disease that cannot be explained by HLA alone. …”
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Applying the Triangle Taste Test to Assess Differences between Low Sodium Salts and Common Salt: Evidence from Peru. by Lorena Saavedra-Garcia, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Robert H Gilman, Francisco Diez-Canseco, María Kathia Cárdenas, Katherine A Sacksteder, J Jaime Miranda

“…<h4>Methods and results</h4>A triangle taste test was conducted and participants were offered samples of cooked rice prepared with different salts. …”
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Corn Seed Freezing Damage Identification of Different Sides Based on Hyperspectral Imaging and SPA-2DCOS Fusion Algorithm by Jun Zhang, Limin Dai, Ruiyuan Zhuang

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Timing of activation of different inspiratory muscles during incremental inspiratory loading in healthy adults: A cross-sectional study by Umi Matsumura, Antenor Rodrigues, Tamires Mori, Peter Rassam, Marine Van Hollebeke, Dmitry Rozenberg, Laurent Brochard, Ewan C Goligher, Darren Roblyer, W Darlene Reid

“…# Purpose To evaluate whether the onset and duration of electromyography (EMG) activity of different inspiratory muscles vary during an incremental inspiratory threshold loading (ITL) in healthy adults and whether it is associated with dyspnea and inspiratory mouth pressure (Pm) at task failure…”
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Preoperative factors associated with failure to achieve the minimal clinically important difference in quality of life following total knee arthroplasty by Takaya Watabe, Takuya Sengoku, Ryota Muramatsu, Masafumi Kubota, Goro Sakurai, Shinya Yoshida, Yuta Taniguchi

“…Methods This single-center cohort study included 149 patients with knee osteoarthritis who underwent primary TKA using the subvastus approach. …”
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Fecal 16S rRNA sequencing and metabolomics reveal abnormal metabolism activity in preterm infants with different gestational ages by Ling Liu, Liang Guo, Jincheng Dai, Xiangsheng Cai, Benqing Wu, Benqing Wu

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the differences in gut microbiota and metabolomics in preterm infants stratified by gestational age.MethodsFresh fecal samples were collected from neonates within the first 3 days after birth. …”
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Improved sub-band JND model with textural decomposition and its application in perceptual image coding by Ming-kui ZHENG, Kai-xiong SU, Wei-xing WANG, Cheng-dong LAN, Xiu-zhi YANG

“…In order to improve the accuracy of the just noticeable difference (JND) model in transform domain, an en-hanced JND model with a new method for contrast masking factor estimation was proposed. …”
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FPGA-based point processing for denoising of the show-through effect in scanned document images by Habibunnisha Nazeer, Nedumaran Damodaran

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Film mulching can alleviate soil quality decrease and produce high maize yield under different irrigation strategies by Hao Quan, Lihong Wu, Jiaming Sun, Tibin Zhang, Lianhai Wu, Kadambot H.M. Siddique, Hao Feng, Bin Wang

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