Bacillus licheniformis enhances Chlorella vulgaris’s biomass and biodiesel production in wastewater treatment by Xiuren Zhou, Yuqing Li, Pengming Yang, Guifang Xu, Hongsheng Wang

“…Chlorella-based wastewater treatment presents a sustainable alternative to conventional methods. While previous studies highlighted Chlorella-bacteria synergy in wastewater remediation, bacterial effects on Chlorella biomass and biodiesel production remain unclear. …”
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Comparison of clinicopathological characteristics of young and old North Indian patients of oral squamous cell carcinoma by G. Sharma, M. Kamboj, A. Narwal, A. Devi, J. Yadav, M. Sharma

“…A p-value less than or equal to 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Microvascular Density Analysis of Patients with Trigeminal Herpes Zoster—An Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study by Eliane Luisa Esser, Steven Brozmann, Sebastian Dierse, Martin Dominik Leclaire, Nicole Eter, Nataša Mihailovic, Jan Ehrchen

“…Our aim was to evaluate the retinal microvascular vessel density (VD) in patients with trigeminal HZ measured by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). <b>Methods</b>: 48 eyes of 24 patients with HZ and 48 eyes of 24 healthy age- and gender-matched controls were included in this study. …”
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Testing of the Serbian version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) questionnaire among professional members of the Serbian Armed Forces by Lekić Margareta, Daković Dragana, Kovačević Vladan, Čutović Tatjana, Ilić Irena, Ilić Milena

“…The aim of this study was to test the short form of the OHIP-14 questionnaire among professional members of the Serbian Armed Forces. Methods. A cross-sectional design was applied in this study. …”
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Ultrasound and CBCT analysis of blood flow and dimensions of the lingual vascular canal: A case control study by Tabrez Lakha, Mohit Kheur, Sven Mühlemann, Supriya Kheur, Bach Le

“…Objective: To assess the correlation between the diameter of the mandibular lingual vascular canal (MLVC) as determined on CBCT examination to blood flow and arterial diameter as determined by ultrasound Doppler analysis (USG) in dentate and edentulous patients. Methods: 20 subjects were equally distributed into two groups based on the status of their dentition. …”
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Temporal Parasitemia Trends Predict Risk and Timing of Experimental Cerebral Malaria in Mice Infected by <i>Plasmodium berghei</i> ANKA by Peyton J. Murin, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro, Leonardo José Moura Carvalho, Yuri Chaves Martins

“…However, variability in experimental CM (ECM) incidence, onset, and mortality introduce challenges when analyses rely solely on infection day, which may reflect different disease stages among animals. Methods: We applied machine learning to predict ECM risk and onset in a cohort of 153 C57BL/6, 164 CBA, and 53 Swiss Webster mice. …”
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Unveiling the role of knowledge management effectiveness in university's performance through administrative departments’ innovation by Abu Elnasr E. Sobaih, Hassane Gharbi, Mohamed A. Ben Abdallah, Osama H. Mahmoud Hassan

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Small airways’ function in Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome by K. Giannadaki, S. Schiza, G. Vavougios, V. Ladopoulos, N. Tzanakis, N. Siafakas

“…The aim of our study was the investigation of small airways’ function in patients with OSAHS.Materials and methods We studied 23 patients (mean age, 51.6 years) diagnosed with mild to severe OSAHS, without comorbidities and 8 controls (mean age, 45.9 years). …”
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Sample size calculations based on day-to-day variability of stress biomarkers in persons with dementia and their family caregivers by Azita Emami, Jeehye Jun, Gabriella Engström, Lars Berglund, Töres Theorell

“…For morning cortisol, five consecutive sampling days at baseline and an equal number of days at study termination is sufficient to detect a treatment difference>5% of baseline level with>20 dyads per group. …”
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Effect of botulinum toxin A on pain, bite force, and satisfaction of patients with bruxism: A randomized single-blind clinical trial comparing two protocols by Juliana Alves da Silva Ramalho, Luiz Felipe Palma, Karen Muller Ramalho, Tamara Kerber Tedesco, Susana Morimoto

“…Conclusion: In general, considering pain relief, reduction in bite force, and treatment satisfaction, both protocols of BTX-A seem to be somewhat equally effective in the short-term management (up to 120 days) of bruxism.…”
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Impact of expected waiting time on pediatric outpatient satisfaction: a behavioral experiment study by Hui Zhang, Junhua Tian, Yu Shi, Yuping Qian, Xuan Gao, Xiaowen Zhai

“…This study used a behavioral experiment to investigate the relationship between expectations and satisfaction levels to improve visitor satisfaction. Methods The experiment consisted of control and experimental groups. …”
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Protocol for validating an algorithm to identify neurocognitive disorders in Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging participants: an observational study by Verena Menec, Teresa Liu-Ambrose, David B Hogan, Megan E O’Connell, Mary Thompson, Andrew P Costa, Eric E Smith, Changbao Wu, Aaron Jones, Andrew Wister, Christina Wolfson, Parminder Raina, Jinhui Ma, Lauren E Griffith, Christopher Patterson, Alexandra J Mayhew, Benoit Cossette, David Hogan, Howard Chertkow, Susan Kirkland, Megan O'Connell, Vanessa Taler, Andrew Costa, Jacqueline McMillan, Gerry Mugford, Theone Paterson

“…To optimise the use of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) to understand the epidemiology and burden of NCDs, the CLSA Memory Study will validate an NCD ascertainment algorithm to identify CLSA participants with these disorders using routinely acquired study data.Methods and analysis Up to 600 CLSA participants with equal numbers of those likely to have no NCD, mild NCD or major NCD based on prior self-reported physician diagnosis of a memory problem or dementia, medication consumption (ie, cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine) and/or self-reported function will be recruited during the follow-up 3 CLSA evaluations (started August 2021). …”
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The main approaches to assessing the quality and effectiveness of measures for assisting persons with disabilities by S. V. Pavlova, A. M. Salogub

“…Applied general scientific methods (content analysis, analytical, system-structured, comparative) and methodological methods of systematization, comparison, generalization, interpretation, as well as special methods — formal legal, comparative legal.Results. …”
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Age features of myocardial remodeling in men with ischemic chronic heart failure and renal dysfunction by D. A. Lashkul

“…In men with ischemic chronic heart failure, regardless of age eccentric and concentric remodeling of the left ventricle occur equally often, in moderate decrease in renal function in middle age category concentric LV hypertrophy dominates and in elderly men eccentric and concentric hypertrophy are found equally common. …”
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[Translated article] Risk factors for complications in total hip arthroplasty by L.A. Hoyos-Velasco, J.C. Palacio, W.P. Stangl, C.L. Chacón-Castillo, V. Palacio-Aragón, J.P. Pulgarín

“…The objective of this study is to identify the risk factors associated with local and systemic complications in patients treated with total hip arthroplasty. Methods: Observational, analytical, retrospective cohort study, which included 304 participants treated with total hip replacement. …”
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Rengalin, a Novel Drug for Treatment of Cough in Children. Intermediate Data on Multicentre, Comparative Randomized Clinical Trial by N. A. Geppe, E. G. Kondyurina, A. N. Galustyan, T. E. Pak, N. B. Baltserovich, O. V. Zhiglinskaya, A. V. Kamaev, S. G. Lazareva, S. L. Laleko, I. M. Melnikova, E. V. Mikhailova, O. A. Perminova, A. U. Sabitov, Yu. M. Spivakovsky

“…The severity of the day-time cough by the area under the curve estimates for 7 days of the treatment in the rengalin group patients was equel to 14.3+5.6 numbers - days and that of the patients of the sinekod® group was equal to 15.9±6.1 numbers - days. The severity of the night-time cough was equal to 4.2+2.7 number - days respectively. …”
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Factores de riesgo para complicaciones en artroplastia total de cadera by L.A. Hoyos-Velasco, J.C. Palacio, W.P. Stangl, C.L. Chacón-Castillo, V. Palacio-Aragón, J.P. Pulgarín

“…The objective of this study is to identify the risk factors associated with local and systemic complications in patients treated with total hip arthroplasty. Methods: Observational, analytical, retrospective cohort study, which included 304 participants treated with total hip replacement. …”
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Application of Metagenomic and Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing in Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid by Yang Z, Liu Q, Hu Y, Geng S, Ni JX

“…Zhen Yang,&amp;ast; Qian Liu,&amp;ast; Yi Hu, Shuang Geng, Ji-Xiang Ni Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shuang Geng, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 26 Shengli Street, Jiangan District, Wuhan, Hubei, 430014, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13476192468, Email gengshuangsky@163.com Ji-Xiang Ni, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 26 Shengli Street, Jiangan District, Wuhan, Hubei, 430014, People’s Republic of China, Email Neejx77@163.comPurpose: To explore the application value of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) and targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF).Patients and Methods: Data from 202 patients with suspected PTB at Wuhan Central Hospital (Jan 2022 - Jan 2024) were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Bias Mitigation in Primary Health Care Artificial Intelligence Models: Scoping Review by Maxime Sasseville, Steven Ouellet, Caroline Rhéaume, Malek Sahlia, Vincent Couture, Philippe Després, Jean-Sébastien Paquette, David Darmon, Frédéric Bergeron, Marie-Pierre Gagnon

“…Other methods aimed at enhancing model fairness included group recalibration and the application of the equalized odds metric. …”
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Is extra virgin olive oil a promising remedy for reducing the impact of postmenopausal osteoporosis? An experimental study by El-Sayed El-Shafaey, El-Sayed El-Shafaey, Eman Ali, Magda Elkomy, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Saleh Altuwaijri, Saleh Albarrak

“…Therefore, this study aims to provide a potentially novel therapeutic approach by examining olive oil's effects on bone mineral density (BMD), biochemical markers, biomechanical properties, and histopathological changes in an ovariectomized (OVX) rat model.MethodsIn this study, Twenty-four 6-month-old female Wistar rats were randomly allocated into four equal groups (n = 6 rats, for each group): control group, rats given 1mL/100g olive oil, ovariectomized rats (OVX-group), and OVX rats treated with olive oil. …”
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