Experiences of HIV Positive Serostatus Disclosure to Sexual Partner Among Individuals in Discordant Couples in Mbarara City, Southwestern Uganda. by Atwijukiire, Humphrey, Nakidd, Gladys, Tweheyo, Otwine Anne, Kabami, Jane

“…Results: The mean age of the participants was 38 years old, ranging from 20 to 67 years. An equal number of males (six) and females participated in this study. …”
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Early assistance children and their families: regulatory legal regulation by S. V. Pavlova, O. V. Rodriges-Navarro, A. V. Sokurov, T. V. Ermolenko, I. S. Ishutina, 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.Object of research: Early care for children and their families.Subject of research: Regulatory legal regulation of Early care.Results. …”
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Novel Glasses-Free Distance Stereotest Using Eye Tracking: Evaluation of Sensitivity, Validity, Reliability, and Monocular Cue Masking by Cao LQ, Cui B, Li XL, Zhou BY, Qin LW, Li MG, Wang YQ, Wang FX

“…Li-Qun Cao,1,2,* Bei Cui,1,2,* Xue-Ling Li,3 Bi-Ye Zhou,4 Li-Wei Qin,1,2 Ming-Gao Li,5 Yuan-Qing Wang,6 Feng-Xiang Wang1,2 1Senior Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100089, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Ophthalmology, The Sixth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100048, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Emergency Medicine, The Sixth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100048, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Special Operations Medicine, The Sixth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100048, People’s Republic of China; 6School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Feng-Xiang Wang, Senior Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital; Department of Ophthalmology, The Sixth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 69 of Yongding Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100089, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13810862297, Email fengxiangwangwdf@126.com Yuan-Qing Wang, School of Electronic Science and Engineering,Nanjing University, No. 163 of Xianlin Street, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 19951935195, Email yqwang@nju.edu.cnObjective: This study assessed the sensitivity, validity, reliability, and monocular cue masking of a novel glasses-free distance random-dot stereotest system (GFDRDSS) compared with the established Distance Randot stereotest in youth with normal vision.Methods: A total of 185 participants (17– 20 years) with normal uncorrected visual acuity and eye alignment were enrolled. …”
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A cost-benefit analysis of using wastewater monitoring to guide typhoid vaccine campaigns by Aparna Keshaviah, Agha Ali Akram, Dheeya Rizmie, Ian Raxter, Rezaul Hasan, Ziaur Rahman, Afroza Jannat Suchana, Farjana Jahan, Aninda Rahman, Mahbubur Rahman, Mahbubur Rahman, Megan B. Diamond, Anthony Louis D’Agostino

“…To motivate why countries should invest to improve wastewater testing methods, we conducted a cost-benefit analysis, quantifying the value this approach could yield. …”
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Intra and Inter-Test Reliability of Isometric Hip Adduction Strength Test with Force Plates in Professional Soccer Players by Jorge Pérez-Contreras, Juan Francisco Loro-Ferrer, Pablo Merino-Muñoz, Felipe Hermosilla-Palma, Brayan Miranda-Lorca, Alejandro Bustamante-Garrido, Felipe Inostroza-Ríos, Ciro José Brito, Esteban Aedo-Muñoz

“…However, a less common but equally important analysis is the verification of inter-measurement agreement, which complements the reliability results. …”
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STATIC OF ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES WITH MOVABLE INCLINED PLANE FOR MESIAL BATE TREATMENT by P.S. Flis, A.I. Hryhorenko, N.M. Doroshenko, M.M. Tormakhov, V.V. Filonenko

“…Mechanics and mathematical modeling of functionally directing appliance with a movable inclined plane static work for improving sagittal dentoalveolar anomalies and deformations treatment methods. Materials and methods. Maxillodental patient’s static was modeled by the methods of theoretical mechanics during the treatment of mesial occlusion with the appliance with a movable inclined plane. …”
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Sensitivity and Specificity of Three Measures of Intrinsic Capacity in Older People Aged 80 and Over in Nursing Homes by Ma L, Zheng E, Fang Y, Chen H, Zhou C, Cai S, Luo F, Jiang W, Wang J, Ning X, Tu H, Yin Z

“…Diagnostic efficacy was gauged using sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), positive predictive value (PPV), accuracy, Youden index, and the area under the curve (AUC).Results: The detection of IC decline exceeded 85% across all methods. Using ICOPE Step 2 as a benchmark, ICOPE Step 1 showed robust performance across four domains of locomotion, psychological, cognitive, and vitality, whereas the Lopez-Ortiz’s IC scoring system was generally ineffective.Conclusion: All three IC assessment methods have limitations. …”
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Genome data based deep learning identified new genes predicting pharmacological treatment response of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by Yilu Zhao, Zhao Fu, Eric J. Barnett, Ning Wang, Kangfuxi Zhang, Xuping Gao, Xiangyu Zheng, Junbin Tian, Hui Zhang, XueTong Ding, Shaoxian Li, Shuyu Li, Qingjiu Cao, Suhua Chang, Yufeng Wang, Stephen V. Faraone, Li Yang

“…The current study employed a comprehensive approach, combining genome-wide association analyses (GWAS) and deep learning (DL) methods, to elucidate the genetic underpinnings of pharmacological treatment response in ADHD. …”
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Prediction model based on gut microbiota as a non-invasive tool for gastric cancer diagnosis by Changchang Chen, Chen Chen, Xiaoguang Zheng, Weizhong Wang, Jian Shen, Gulei Jin, Jianxin Lyu, Lijun Lin

“…Previous studies have shown that current diagnostic methods largely rely on invasive procedures. Moreover, there are no highly sensitive and accurate biomarkers available for early GC diagnosis. …”
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Improvement in Depressive Symptoms Is Associated with Reduced Oxidative Damage and Inflammatory Response in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Subsyndromal Depression: The Results of a... by Marijana Vučić Lovrenčić, Mirjana Pibernik-Okanović, Mario Šekerija, Manja Prašek, Dea Ajduković, Jadranka Kos, Norbert Hermanns

“…Participants in all three groups equally improved in depressive symptoms from baseline to one-year follow-up (repeated measures ANOVA; F=12.51, p<0.0001, η2=0.07). …”
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Comparative evaluation on the masking ability of different tooth colored restoration over blackish discoloration caused by 38% silver diamine fluoride: an in -vitro study by Prajval Mahajan, Anupama Nayak P, Srikant Natarajan, Karuna Yarmunje Mahabala, Kiran N Baliga, Ashwin Rao, Charisma Thimmaiah

“…Conclusion All 4 restorative materials were equally effective in terms of color masking over 38% SDF discoloration.…”
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Fishery and ecology-related knowledge about plants among fishing communities along Laguna Lake, Philippines by Jimlea Nadezhda Mendoza, Baiba Prūse, Aimee Ciriaco, Amelia Mendoza, Harvey Ciriaco, Cynthia Buen, Julie Joyce Pua, Francesco Primavera, Giulia Mattalia, Renata Sõukand

“…It is crucial to consider fisher knowledge and involve them as equal partners in conservation efforts of LB.…”
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A Comparative Evaluation of Shear Bond Strength of Type IX GIC to Demineralized Dentin in Primary Teeth with and without Application of SDF: An <i>In Vitro</i> Study by Swapnaja V Gadekar, Amey M Panse, Prasad Jathar, Pradyumna S Khairnar, Abhijeet V Gadekar, Apurva Pawar

“…The silver-modified ART (SMART) technique was proposed to address the drawback of ART. Materials and methods: The ultrasonic scaler was used to clean and debride 65 healthy, noncarious primary molars. …”
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HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Latin America: Public policies, healthcare systems and human rights by Herta de Oliveira Alexandre, Sofia Gruskin, Adriano Massuda, Maria Rita Bertolozzi, Aluisio Cotrim Segurado

“…Our study analyzes PrEP's integration as a public policy in Spanish, Portuguese and French-speaking Latin American countries. Methods: We reviewed documents published through December 2024 from Ministries of Health, international organizations, relevant non-governmental organizations, and collected data on countries' human development index (HDI), healthcare system organization/expenditures, assessing compliance with human rights standards. …”
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FRAX-Based Intervention Thresholds for Osteoporosis Treatment in Ukraine by Vladyslav Povoroznyuk, Nataliia Grygorieva, Helena Johansson, Mattias Lorentzon, Nicholas C Harvey, Eugene V McCloskey, Anna Musienko, Enwu Liu, John A Kanis, Nataliia Zaverukha, Oksana Ivanyk

“…We used a similar approach to that first proposed by the UK National Osteoporosis Guideline Group, whereby treatment is indicated if the probability equals or exceeds that of a woman of the same age with a prior fracture. …”
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The role of children and adults as a reservoir of pathogens during the seasonal rise in the incidence of upper respiratory tract infections by T. V. Solomay, T. A. Semenenko, N. N. Filatov, K. B. Kolbutova, D. Yu. Oleinikova, N. V. Karazhas

“…During the seasonal epidemic upsurge, children and adults are equally involved in URTI epidemic process and are sources of EBV infection with a frequency of 3 1.39 and 37.14 per 1 00 examined and an average concentration of the virus in smears of 31 199 and 33 074 copies/ ml, respectively. …”
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Efficacy of azithromycin and metronidazole combined therapy on rats’ gingival overgrowth induced by cyclosporine-A: An experimental animal study by Mohammed Ali Elkabir, Rehab R. El-Zehery, Mohamed I. Mourad, Omar Soliman, Mohamed E. Helal, Ali K. Refai, Mohammed E. Grawish

“…Aims: To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of azithromycin (azm) and/or metronidazole (mtz) on the histopathological features of rats’ gingival overgrowth (GO) induced by cyclosporine-A (CsA) in an animal model. Methods: Ninety male albino rats were divided randomly into six equal groups. …”
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INTRAOPERATIVE PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY IN GASTRIC CANCER PATIENTS by E. V. Filonenko, A. D. Kaprin, E. A. Suleymanov, A. N. Urlova, V. M. Khomyakov, L. A. Vashakmadze, V. V. Sokolov, N. V. Kirillov

“…The group 2, the control group, included 100 patients who also  underwent nominally curative or palliative surgery (equal to extent  of surgery in patients from the study group) for locally advanced and disseminated gastric cancer and no intraoperative implication of physical or chemical treatment methods. …”
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Personalized Contrast Agent Volumes in Abdominal CT: Bridging Theory with Practice by Walter Coudyzer, Lesley Cockmartin, Bram Miseur, Tim Busselot, Didier Bielen, Dirk Vanbeckevoort, Raymond Oyen, Hilde Bosmans

“…This can be achieved with a personalized contrast agent volume (ml), equal to − 108.5 + ∗ weight(kg) + 0.40 ∗ heart rate(bpm) + 0.61 ∗ height(cm). …”
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Anti-bacterial efficacy of Aloe vera against E. Faecalis in comparison to other intracanal medicaments: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Rabia Tariq, Zohaib Khurshid, Waqas Ahmed Farooqui, Nejdet Adanir

“…Conclusion: In summary, Aloe vera exhibits antibacterial capabilities against E. faecalis that are superior or equal to those of saline and CaOH, respectively, while CHX and NaOCl showed greater antibacterial efficacy against E. faecalis than Aloe vera (PROSPERO registration no. …”
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