Comparison Of Orthopantomogram and Lateral Cephalogram for Gonial Angle, Mandibular Ramus Height And Body Length by Mobina Fatima Zulfiqar, Kanwal Zulfiqar, Ulfat Bashir, Uzair Luqman, Zarnab Rizwan

“… Objective: This study aims to compare orthopantogram and lateral cephalogram for gonial angle and mandibular linear measurements (ramus height and body length). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Islamic International Dental Hospital. …”
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Outcome of Hindfoot Nail in Old Distal Tibia and Plafond Fractures of Adult Patients in a Tertiary Care Center by Sudipta Samanta, Soumyadeep D Roy

“…Hindfoot nail (HFN) attempts to allow early mobilization of these patients by sound arthrodesis of the near-stiff ankle joint, and the study aims to evaluate the patients in terms of outcome. Materials and methods: This is a prospective study conducted on 30 subjects with old distal tibia and/or plafond fractures over a period of 2 years, and the study subjects were compared in terms of preoperative and postoperative functional, clinical, and radiological parameters. …”
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A comparison of the predictive validity of the combination of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and other risk scoring systems for intravenous imm... by Seiichiro Takeshita, Takashi Kanai, Yoichi Kawamura, Yusuke Yoshida, Shigeaki Nonoyama

“…In the present study, to evaluate the effectiveness of the new risk score, we compared its predictive validity to that of previously reported risk scores.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>The laboratory records of 437 patients with KD before IVIG therapy were retrospectively analyzed, and the IVIG-responsive (n = 344) and IVIG-resistant (n = 93) patients were compared. …”
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Public Policy Measures to Manage Nutrition-Related Health Risks by N. A. Grechushkina

“…To summarize and characterize the key public policies that exist worldwide to reduce the risks of diet-related non-communicable diseases.Materials and methods. A content analysis of scientific and internet publications on nutrition and dietary management was used. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Eight Weeks of Corrective Exercises and Ergonomic Recommendations on the Frequency of Recurrence of Back Pain Caused by Musculoskeletal Disorders in the... by Aydin Ali khiavi, Mohsen Barghamadi, Mehrdad Moharramzadeh

“…Therefore, the aim of the present study was to ‎investigate the effect of eight weeks of corrective exercises, ergonomic recommendations on ‎the frequency of recurrent back pain due to musculoskeletal disorders in the staff of Ardabil ‎Youth and Sports Department‎. Methods: The present study is applied and quasi-experimental. …”
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SEM and elemental analysis evaluation of the working surface of instruments from two different nickel titanium rotary file systems by Hachko Giragosyan, Ivan Filipov, Emiliya Simeonova, Nikolay Zahariev, Stela Kasabova

“…Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the surface changes in two different systems of rotary instruments before and after use by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive analysis (EDA). Materials and methods: We selected thirty files and divided them equally into two groups of 15 files each based on their manufacturing technology. …”
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Financial inclusion for sustainable agriculture: Pathways among smallholder women farmers in rural Zambia. by Gershom Endelani Mwalupaso, Xianhui Geng, Salman Ibn Yasin

“…A cross-sectional, mixed-methods design was employed, using a multistage random sampling technique to survey 436 smallholder women farmers in rural Zambia. …”
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Exosomes: Key Messengers Mediating the Interaction Between Tumor Cells and CD8+ T Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment by Li Y, Yang Q, Li D, Li W, Men W

“…Furthermore, it summarizes the potential for clinical treatment in this realm when integrated with existing immunotherapy methods—particularly exploring the feasibility of clinical translation alongside engineering materials science techniques.Keywords: CD8+T, TME, exosome, EVs…”
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Smoking and alcohol use plays a mediating role on the social determinants of high blood pressure: Evidence from nationally representative sample in India by Arivarasan Barathi, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Rajan Rushender

“…Behavioral characteristics are strong candidates to act as mediators of the observed effects of socioeconomic determinants on BP; therefore, we aimed to investigate the mediating role of smoking and alcohol on the association between education, wealth index, sex, and hypertension using NFHS-5 data. Materials and Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of the data collected from a nationally representative survey (NFHS-5 data) in India. …”
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Biomechanical Quantification of Children’s Gross Motor Movement: A Systematic Scoping Review by Andrew Hammocks, Carina Price, Paul A. Jones

“…This review aims to identify and map the approaches and sources of the current literature in biomechanically quantifying the gross motor movement of typically developing children. <b>Methods</b>: A systematic scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. …”
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Analysis of variation of sagittal position of the jaw bones in skeletal class III malocclusion by Stojanović Zdenka, Nikolić Predrag, Nikodijević Angelina, Milić Jasmina, Duka Miloš

“…The aim of this study was to determine variations in the sagittal position of the jaw bones to the cranial base in subjects with skeletal Class III, for the earliest possible diagnosis of malocclusion. Methods. Fifty children and as many adults with skeletal Class III, both sexes, were examined and selected, based on the findings of sagittal interjaw relationship (ANB) ≤ 0° from the cephalometric analysis of tele-x-ray profile head shots. …”
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Gender and Child Maltreatment: The Evidence Base by Corinne May-Chahal

“…There is, thus, a need to develop normatively accepted methods that adequately represent these social relations of violence in their situated contexts through the authority of scientific research. …”
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Profiling of outpatients attending Centre for Rural Health, Nutakkhi, Andhra Pradesh, South India by Arti Gupta, D Hashini, Rajeev Aravindakshan, Ajay Moparthi, Gangadhar Makkena, Yamini Marimuthu

“…The present study aimed to assess the morbidity profile of outpatients at a Centre for Rural Health AIIMS, Nutakkhi, Andhra Pradesh, South India. Materials and Methods: This record-based study analyzed morbidity data from outpatients at the Centre for Rural Health AIIMS (CRHA), located in Nutakkhi, Andhra Pradesh, South India, serving a population of about 15,000. …”
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The characteristics of excess body weight in the school-going students of Qatar by Mohammaed Hamad Al-Thani, Shamseldin Ali Hassan Khalifa, Hammad Akram, Benjamin Vinodson, Muhammad Asif Ijaz

“…The results help categorize the participants based on the body mass index (BMI) score as overweight and obese. Materials and Methods: The data were collected during the academic year 2016–17, from 332 school campuses and included 186,986 students. …”
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The Effect of Medical Students' Moral Identity on Their Predisposition to Ethical Values by Ruhuşen Kutlu, Fatma Gökşin Cihan, Nazan Karaoğlu, Nur Demirbaş

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between medical students’ predispositions toward ethical values and moral identity and the sociodemographic factors affecting these predispositions.Methods: The population of this descriptive study consisted of first-year medical faculty students. …”
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Co-produced decentralised surveys as a trustworthy vector to put employees’ well-being at the core of companies’ performance by Adèle Bréart De Boisanger, Wendy Sims-Schouten, Francois Sicard, Francois Sicard

“…Assessing employees’ wellbeing has become central to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and contribute to companies’ adaptability and competitiveness in the market. Traditional methods for assessing wellbeing often face significant challenges, with a major issue being the lack of trust and confidence employees may have in these processes. …”
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Subthreshold micropulse green laser versus yellow laser in the treatment for chronic central serous chorioretinopathy by Mohamad G. Zeinalabdeen, Ehab El Rayes, Mahmoud Genaidy, Ayman Khattab, Abdussalam M. Abdullatif

“…The eyes were equally randomized to either SMYL or SMGL (20 eyes in each group). …”
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Assessment of Population Knowledge and Awareness of Nursemaid’s Elbow in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study in Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia by Ramy Samargandi, Reem M Alharthi, Adham M Alghamdi, Miad A Alzahrani, Majdi H Alzahrani, Khalid A Alzahrani

“…In this study, we aim to assess the knowledge and awareness of the NME in children between population in Al-Baha region in Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted among the population Al-Baha region, from February 2024 to April 2024, inclusion criteria include individuals living in Al-Baha, who are older than 18 years and agree to participate. …”
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Changes in the River’s Ice Regime Characteristics of the Votkinskoe Reservoir Catchment for 1936–2018 by V. G. Kalinin, V. V. Chichagov

“…Using the methods of difference-integral curves and t-test revealed statistically significant changes in the behavior of the characteristics under consideration with the change point in 1997. …”
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Receptor Status Differences in Prognosis for Breast Cancer by Yelda Deligöz Bildacı, Deniz Yamaç, Uğur Coşkun

“…Our objective was to determine the difference in overall and disease-free survival for breast cancer types categorized by receptor status. Methods: This is a retrospective matched case-control study with breast cancer patients of two types. …”
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