Economic burden of becoming a dentist in Thailand by Teerawat Tussanapirom, Prachya Siribal, Phiranat Trirattanaphinthusorn, Witchapat Kengtong, Piyada Gaewkhiew

“…Abstract Objectives To determine the overall estimated financial impact and related expenses incurred over the duration of the undergraduate Dental Degree in Thailand. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among all 658 dental undergraduates in Mahidol University, Thailand. …”
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Does the public health education affect health inequality among the migrant population in China? by Lanyan Cheng, Deshui Zhou, Zangyi Liao

“…In this context, the present study systematically investigated the impact of public health education on health inequalities among the migrant population and explored the underlying mechanisms through which it exerts its influence. Methods Based on data from the China Migrants Dynamic Survey, this study employed the Recentred Influence Function regression method—a two-dimensional decomposition technique—combined with Instrumental Variable approaches to examine how public health education influences health inequality and to explore the underlying mechanisms. …”
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Effect of grain refinement by ECAP on the corrosion resistance of anodic coating of AA6063 prepared by pulse constant voltage anodizing process by Maryam Mehdizade, Ali Reza Eivani, Mansour Soltanieh

“…The processed substrates were anodized using a two-step anodizing method under constant pulse voltage and identical electrochemical conditions. …”
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Personalized Clustering for Emotion Recognition Improvement by Laura Gutiérrez-Martín, Celia López-Ongil, Jose M. Lanza-Gutiérrez, Jose A. Miranda Calero

“…An initial approach for clustering labeled data compiled (physiological data, together with emotional labels) is presented in this work, as well as the method to ensure the enrollment of new users with unlabeled data once the AI models are generated. …”
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THE MECHANISM OF VIBRATIONAL MOVEMENT OF TANGENT STRUCTURES IN CLOSED VOLUMES by Anatoliy Kovtun, Volodymyr Tabunenko, Sergiy Nesterenko

“…The following methods are used: mathematical modeling and experimental study. …”
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The Life Experiences of Loss and Grieving for Indonesian Wives Who Had Lost Their Husbands Because of a Critical Illness: A Case Study by Priambodo AP, Hidayati NO, Nuraeni A

“…It was conducted using Zoom and recorded. The analysis method uses thematic analysis.Results: Four major themes were described in the case: experiencing the pain of the loss, searching for the meaning of being lost, embracing the new being, and exploring unmet needs in a widow. …”
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Investigating inequality of childhood obesity in Bangladesh: a decomposition analysis by Abdur Razzaque Sarker

“…A regression-based decomposition method was applied to assess the socioeconomic contributors to inequality in childhood obesity. …”
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Scientific Substantiation, Development, Evaluation of the Safety and Clinical Efficacy of Vitrectomy Technology in Patients with Severe Forms of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy... by A. S. Golovin, E. I. Belikova

“…Patients were divided into two equal age, gender and number of patients (50 patients, 50 eyes) groups — the main group (MG), who underwent vitrectomy according to the developed technology, and the control group (CG), who underwent surgical intervention according to the traditional method. …”
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Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of Triphala mouthwash and Curcumin mouthwash in the treatment of gingivitis – A randomized controlled study by S. Divya Bharathi, S.P. Aiswarya, Archana R. Sankar

“…Objectives: To access the efficacy of all the mouthwashes in the management of gingivitis. Methods: By purposive sampling, 81 patients of both sexes with gingivitis were randomized by lottery method into 3 groups - A, B and C. …”
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Variety of active ingredients in leaves and flowers of <i>Chamaenerion angustifolium</i> (L.) Scop., depending on type of natural population by M. S. Antonenko, V. S. Mesnjankina, E. L. Malankina

“…Identification of variability and relationships between the content of various groups of phenolic compounds in raw material of Chamaenerion angustifolium, depending on ecological conditions.Methods. At the first stage of our work was used the cartographic method. …”
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The relationship between frailty in older adults and anxiety and depression in china: propensity score matching and network analysis by Yinglin Li, Ling Zhao, Doudou Lin, Xinmei Wang, Chunlong Zhang, Jiali Zhou, Zhongxiang Cai

“…Interventions for anxiety and depression are equally beneficial for both frail and non-frail elderly.…”
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A fast and fully automated system for segmenting retinal blood vessels in fundus images by Alqassab Ans Ibrahim Mahameed, Luque-Nieto Miguel-Ángel

“…Additionally, existing automated methods often struggle with low-quality images or variations in illumination, hindering their effectiveness. …”
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Clinical Efficacy of Telemedicine for Musculoskeletal Conditions in a Medicare Advantage Population by Mary I. O’Connor, Megan Dorak Ribaudo, Kaitlyn Cooney Peters, Jim Fiechtl, Tessy Oommen, Carrie McCulloch, Rusti Quarles, Krista Schonrock, Ryan A. Grant

“…Results: The average age of our patients was 72 years with sex equally divided. Fifty-two percent of our patients presented with symptoms in their lower back. …”
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Degree-Constrained k-Minimum Spanning Tree Problem by Pablo Adasme, Ali Dehghan Firoozabadi

“…Each proposed ACO and VNS method is also compared with another variant of it which is obtained while embedding a Q-learning strategy. …”
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Inhibitory effects of propolis and essential oils on oral bacteria by Zoran Tambur, Biljana Miljković-Selimović, Dolores Opačić, Branislava Vuković, Adam Malešević, Luka Ivančajić, Ema Aleksić

“…Results: Propolis solutions dissolved in benzene, diethyl ether and methyl chloride, demonstrated equal effectiveness against all investigated oral bacteria (MIC=12.5 µg/mL). …”
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Theoretical background for the bionic substantiation of parameters of the stubble cultivator working bodies by L. F. Babitsky, I. V. Sobolevsky, V. A. Kuklin

“…The main parameters of the toothed cutting surface were determined by the method of bionic comparisons, with a scarab beetle as a bionic prototype. …”
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Network pharmacology and experimental validation to investigate the mechanism of action of Zhilong Huoxue Tongyu capsule in the prevention and treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy. by Fang Yang, Gang Luo, Meng-Nan Liu, Ping Liu, Dan Wu, Hao-Ling Chen, Shan Li, Si-Jin Yang, Li Dong

“…Thus, this study aimed to comprehensively explore the mechanism of action of ZL on DCM.<h4>Method</h4>Network pharmacology approaches were applied to predict the potential pathways and targets of ZL on DCM. …”
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Scale-up of CHO cell cultures: from 96-well-microtiter plates to stirred tank reactors across three orders of magnitude by Anne Neuss, Thomas Steimann, Jacinta Sofia Tomas Borges, Robert Dinger, Jørgen Barsett Magnus

“…It offers the opportunity to adapt the method to other, more sensitive mammalian cells and to perform cost- and time-effective experiments in high-throughput.…”
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Management of Urban Amenities in the Context of Public Health Care for Local Communities by Svitlana Kolomiiets, Agnieszka Jakubowska, Eugeniya Goreva

“…The methodological part of this study rests on the dialectical method of scientific cognition and a systematic approach. …”
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Puppet play therapy in emergency pediatric dental clinic. A randomized clinical trial by Layla N. Khogeer, Heba Jafar Sabbagh, Osama M. Felemban, Najat M. Farsi

“…The subjects were randomized into 2 equal groups: the PPT group, where behavior management was provided using PPT, and the TSD group where TSD was used as the behavior guidance technique. …”
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