Comparative analysis of upper body postural angles and their association with neck pain in car and motorcycle drivers by Aafreen Aafreen, Abdur Raheem Khan, Ashfaque Khan, Ausaf Ahmad, Monira I. Aldhahi, Weam Okab Alsalem, Mohammed M Alshehri, Almutasim Billa Moafa, Ahmed Ghazwani, Mohammad Abu Shaphe

“…Purpose: This study aimed to assess upper-body postural angles and neck pain among car drivers and motorcycle drivers separately, and to compare these outcomes between the two groups. Methods: This cross-sectional study comprised a total of 200 participants, with an equal distribution between car drivers (n = 100) and motorcycle drivers (n = 100). …”
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Global inequalities in arts, music or educational organization membership: an epidemiological analysis of 73,825 adults from 51 countries by Hei Wan Mak, Jessica K. Bone, Taiji Noguchi, Joeun Kim, Rina So, Emma Walker, Calum Smith, Marlee Bower, Ferdi Botha, Nisha Sajnani, Nils Fietje, Daisy Fancourt

“…Methods This study analyzed cross-sectional data from Wave 7 of the World Values Survey (2017–2023), with 73,825 respondents from 51 countries. …”
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Radiomics Results for Adrenal Mass Characterization Are Stable and Reproducible Under Different Software by Giacomo Feliciani, Francesca Mascolo, Alberto Cossu, Luca Urso, Francesco Feletti, Enrico Menghi, Anna Sarnelli, Maria Rosaria Ambrosio, Melchiore Giganti, Aldo Carnevale

“…<i>Background</i>: This study aims to investigate stability and reproducibility of radiomics biomarkers for adrenal lesion characterization across different software packages. <i>Methods</i>: Unenhanced CT images from patients with adrenal tumors were analyzed. …”
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Quantitative lung ultrasound to guide surfactant retreatment in preterm neonates born at ≤30 weeks’ gestation: a multicentre retrospective non-inferiority diagnostic accuracy study... by Daniele De Luca, Almudena Alonso-Ojembarrena, Davide Sarcina, Irene Gutierrez-Rosa, Barbara Loi, Fiorella Migliaro, Letizia Capasso, Francesco Raimondi

“…Methods: This was a multicentre, retrospective, non-inferiority, diagnostic accuracy study. …”
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Analysis of some error-causing factors in two-dimensional geoelectrical studies and providing a solution to minimize them by Hosein Moghaddasi, Mohsen Moghaddasi, Ahmad Neyamadpour

“…This means that the array with ‘n’ equal to 12 is less sensitive to deeper structures than the array with ‘n’ equal to 6. …”
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Evaluating Water Infiltration and Runoff: Stretcher Bond vs. 45° Herringbone Patterns in Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements by Mohammed Al-Fatlawi, Fatima Muslim Hadi, Baneen M. H. Al-khafaji, Sally Selan Hussein, Tamar Maitham Al-Asedi, Maryam M. Al-Aarajy, Ashraf Anwar Al-Khazraji, Tameem Mohammed Hashim, Ali Shubbar, Mohammed Salah Nasr, Thair J. Alfatlawi

“…The results indicated that at a rainfall intensity of 40 L/min, equal infiltration was observed in both patterns on 0% and 4% T-_Slope. …”
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Introduction of Question-making Sessions by Undergraduate Medical Students to Reinforce Learning in Pathology: A Cross-sectional Study by Shivani Kalhan, Paridhi, Bhuvan Adhlakha, Shalini Shukla, Shalini Bahadur, Madhuvan Gupta, Bharti Bhandari Rathore, Deeksha Singh

“…This study was planned to make MBBS students equal stakeholders in framing Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and, thereby, in the teaching-learning program. …”
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ASSOCIATION OF GLUCOSE WITH GENERAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY AMONG POPULATION FROM 55 YEARS AND OLDER by A. E. Imaeva, A. V. Kapustina, D. A. Smirnov, Yu. A. Balanova, G. A. Muromtseva, A. D. Deev, S. A. Shalnova, M. A. Shkolnikova, V. M. Shkolnikov

“…To evaluate association of various blood glucose levels with overall and cardiovascular mortality (CVM) among population 55 y. o. and older.Material and methods. Current paper represents partially the prospective study “Stress, ageing and health”. …”
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Correlation of clinical presentation with prognosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma associated with oral submucous fibrosis by H. Hande Alka, Gadbail Amol, Sonone Archana, K. Patil Swati, Pakhale Aayushi, N. Sharma Preethi

“…This study is intended to provide the basis of clinical presentation of OSCC associated with OSMF to consider a clinicopathologically unique entity compared to OSCC without OSMF. Methods The cohort of 320 OSCC patients was divided into two groups based on the association of OSMF. …”
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ICU Admission Preferences in the Hypothetical Event of Acute Critical Illness: A Survey of Very Old Norwegians and Their Next-of-Kins by Gabriele Leonie Schwarz, MD, Elisabeth Skaar, MD, PhD, Ingrid Miljeteig, MD, PhD, Karl Ove Hufthammer, PhD, Karen E. A. Burns, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Reidar Kvåle, MD, PhD, Hans Flaatten, MD, PhD, Margrethe A. Schaufel, MD, PhD

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Evaluation of insulin-like growth factor-1 in apparently healthy infants and prepubertal Egyptian children with different nutritional statuses by Hanan Mina Fouad, Amal Ahmed Mohamed, Nashwa Adel, Mohamed Abdulhay, Iman Khalifa, Randa Ibrahim, Naglaa Elsalway, Ghada Maher Thabet, Karima Nasraldin, Ingy Maher El-Hefny, Marwa S. Abd El-raouf, Dalia Ghareeb

“…We included 252 apparently healthy infants and children with a mean age of 3.7 ± 1.3 years (1.1–6.6), with equal gender distribution. Data retrieved included breastfeeding and anthropometric measures. …”
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Evaluation of hyaluronic acid gel with or without acellular dermal matrix allograft in the treatment of class II furcation defects in dogs: A histologic and histomorphometric study by Eman A. Tella, Salwa A. Aldahlawi, Ehab T. Azab, Wael E. Yaghmoor, Hoda A. Fansa

“…The teeth on the test sides were equally and randomly divided into the HA/ADMA group (n = 8) treated with 0.8% HA gel followed by ADMA, and the HA-only group (n = 8) treated with 0.8% HA only. …”
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Access to single-inhaler triple medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China: a national survey on accessibility and utilisation by Wei Li, Wei Guo, Hongdou Chen, Wei Lu, Shule Yu, Menglei Wang, Fangfang Zheng, Huanhuan Wu, Qingqing Yang

“…Both medications were equally affordable at 1.3 days of the minimum wage after reimbursement in 2022. …”
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Enhancing dyadic outcomes of stroke survivors and caregivers: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Tsan-Hon Liou, Feng-Hang Chang, Valeria Chiu, Pengsheng Ni, Yen-Nung Lin, Jiunn-Horng Kang, Der-Sheng Han, Shih-Pin Hsu, Juleen Rodakowski

“…However, few interventions equally prioritise the outcomes of both survivors and caregivers. …”
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Topical larynx lidocaine Spraying reduces cardiovascular stress response caused by suspension laryngoscopic surgery by Liu Huan, Bu Wenhao, Chen Xiangdong, Wu Zhilin

“…In Group L, patients received a sprayed lidocaine dose of 2 mg/kg on the larynx and trachea after anesthesia induction, prior to intubation. In Group C, equal volumes of saline solution were administered. …”
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The most effective combination of pharmacological therapy for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Huilin Tang, Kimberly Germinal, Alexandra Milfort, Wei-Han Chen, Shao-Hsuan Chang, Wenxi Huang, Yujia Li, Ying Lu, Mustafa M. Ahmed, Stephen E. Kimmel, Jiang Bian, Jingchuan Guo

“…Regarding reducing HHF, the combination of ACEI, BB, MRA, and SGLT2i as well as the combination of ACEI, BB, MRA, and Ivabradine were equally the most effective (both RR, 0.27; 95% CI, 0.18–0.39). …”
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General Practice-led urgent care practice vs. emergency room – satisfaction of ambulatory patients with low urgency medical problems by Katharina Schmalstieg-Bahr, Bastian Bessert, Penelope-Sophie Peters, Johanna Sophie Bobardt, Ulrich Mayer-Runge, Martin Scherer, Jan Oltrogge-Abiry

“…Time until the first physician contact was nearly equal, but the entire length of stay was shorter in the UCP (104 ± 88.0 min vs. 179 ± 301 min; p < 0.001). …”
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Linking Diet and Homocysteine to complexity of coronary artery disease using SYNTAX score – A cross sectional study by Sowndarya Kollampare, Anupama Hegde, Arpit Jain, Padmanabh Kamath, Ramya Shenoy, Poornima A. Manjrekar

“…Majority (n = 65) of Group I were vegetarians showing equal prevalence of high and intermediate risk SYNTAX score. …”
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Association between the difference in estimated GFR based on cystatin C versus creatinine in coronary artery diseases by Zechen Liu, Wangying Jiang, Yanjun Song, Kefei Dou, Weihua Song

“…However, primary prevention of the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) is equally important but there is a lack of studies specifically investigating this implication.Methods This prospective cohort study utilized data from the UK Biobank, including 437,536 participants without CAD at baseline. …”
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The effectiveness of David procedure for aneurysm of the root and ascending part of the aorta by O.V. Zelenchuk, B.M. Todurov, I.O. Stetsiuk, V.B. Demyanchuk, D.O. Loskutov, N.O. Yashchenko, N.V. Ponych

“…The aim – comparison of the results of David and Bentall operations in patients with aneurysms of the root and ascending aorta. Materials and methods. The one-centre study included 85 patients who underwent planned and urgent surgical treatment from 2019 to 2022. …”
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