Assessment of Dental Arch Width Expansion Effectiveness Using a Novel Hybrid Aligner with Virtual Brackets and Nickel–Titanium Archwires: A Prospective Clinical Study by Jhonny Leon-Valencia, Jose Antonio Alarcon, Conchita Martin

“…<i>Results</i>: No significant baseline differences in transverse dimensions were found between groups. …”
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Determinants of Mortality among Adult HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in a Rural Hospital in Southeastern Nigeria: A 5-Year Cohort Study by Kelechi N. Eguzo, Adegboyega K. Lawal, Cynthia E. Eseigbe, Chisara C. Umezurike

“…Patients on Truvada-based first-line regimens were 88% more likely to die than those on Combivir-based first line (95% CI 1.05–3.36), especially those with CD4 count <200 cells/μL. …”
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Substituting time spent in physical activity and sedentary time and its association with cardiovascular disease among northwest Chinese adults by Yutong Wang, Peiying Yang, Huimeng Liu, Suixia Cao, Jingchun Liu, Yating Huo, Kun Xu, Binyan Zhang, Mengchun Wang, Qian Huang, Chunlai Yang, Lingxia Zeng, Shaonong Dang, Baibing Mi

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A NEW APPROACH TO ESTIMATION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH QUALITY by V. I. LEVIN

“…The paper highlights the essence of the bibliometric approach to modeling and evaluation of scientific research results, considers the basic foundations of the theory of bibliometric indicators. The baseline data for the evaluation of these indicators are established. …”
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Probabilistic forecasting of multiple plant day-ahead renewable power generation sequences with data privacy preserving by Hong Liu, Zijun Zhang

“…To verify the advantages of the DIFL, a preliminary exploration of its theoretical property is first conducted. Next, computational studies are performed to benchmark the DIFL against famous baselines based on datasets collected from commercial renewable power plants. …”
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Effects of different approaches of infraclavicular brachial plexus block on perfusion index and tissue perfusion by Çağdaş Baytar, Bengü Gülhan Köksal

“…Secondary outcomes were the duration of block application, sensory and motor block onset time, time to first analgesic need and duration of motor block.Results The PI and StO2 increased significantly from baseline to each time point in both groups; however, there were no significant differences between the groups. …”
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Abiotic factors: Its relationship on the yield of mango ( L.) with science and Mangifera indica technology interventions by Normina A. Mamalinta, Junito P. Marcelino

“…In simple linear regression, a single independent variable, ie, rainfall or temperature, was used to predict the value of a dependent variable, the yield of mangoes per hectare during the first and second cycle productions of farmer-cooperators in four provinces, namely: Sultan Kudarat, North Cotabato, South Cotabato and General Santos/Sarangani. …”
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A Weighted Statistical Network Modeling Approach to Product Competition Analysis by Yaxin Cui, Faez Ahmed, Zhenghui Sha, Lijun Wang, Yan Fu, Noshir Contractor, Wei Chen

“…Our findings suggest that the weighted network model outperforms commonly used binary network baselines in predicting product competition as well as market share. …”
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DMR: disentangled and denoised learning for multi-behavior recommendation by Yijia Zhang, Wanyu Chen, Fei Cai, Zhenkun Shi, Feng Qi

“…Existing MBR task faces two primary challenges. First, the irrelevant auxiliary behaviors that do not align with the target behavior, can negatively impact the prediction accuracy for user preference in the target behavior. …”
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The Impact of Preoperative Fasting Duration on Blood Glucose and Hemodynamics in Children by Pouran Hajian, Minoo Shabani, Elham Khanlarzadeh, Mahshid Nikooseresht

“…Mean blood glucose 20 minutes after surgery was 101.17 (SD 92) mg/dl, which was significantly higher than the baseline values (87.66 (SD 11.84) mg/dl) (P<0.001). …”
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Engagement With an Internet-Administered, Guided, Low-Intensity Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for Parents of Children Treated for Cancer: Analysis of Log-Data From the... by Christina Reuther, Louise von Essen, Mudassir Imran Mustafa, Markus Saarijärvi, Joanne Woodford

“…Nonadherers who opened behavioral activation as the first LICBT module allocated had a significantly higher level of depression symptoms at baseline than adherers. …”
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Early release of circulating tumor cells after transarterial chemoembolization hinders therapeutic response in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma by María L. Espejo-Cruz, Sandra González-Rubio, Juan J. Espejo, Javier M. Zamora-Olaya, María Prieto-Torre, Clara I. Linares, Álvaro Ruiz-Ramas, Álvaro Jiménez-Arranz, Marta Guerrero-Misas, Pilar Barrera-Baena, Antonio Poyato-González, José L. Montero, Marina Sánchez-Frías, María D. Ayllón, Manuel L. Rodríguez-Perálvarez, Manuel de la Mata, Gustavo Ferrín

“…CTC levels increased at D1 (114.0% [IQR 76.5%-178.0%], p = 0.019) and normalized to baseline levels in the first month after TACE (76.5% [IQR 41.3%-131.8%], p = 0.263). …”
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Efficacy of dupilumab with concomitant topical calcineurin inhibitors treatment for preschool children with atopic dermatitis: a retrospective cohort study by Wu Liming, Kamran Ali

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Prognostic Significance of Early Postoperative Choroidal Detachment in Patients with Congenital Glaucoma Operated with Nonpenetrating Deep Sclerectomy by Shaikha H. Aldossari, Konrad Schargel, Ibrahim Aljadaan, Khabir Ahmad, Rakan Gorinees, Nouf Alzendi, Gorka Sesma

“…The intraocular pressure was evaluated in the first 72 hours after surgery and at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months. …”
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Canadian real-world study of access and clinical results using dupilumab for chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps by Shaun J. Kilty, Andrea Lasso

“…Abstract Background Dupilumab is the first monoclonal antibody therapy to be approved in Canada for the treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP). …”
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Th1/Th2 cytokines and ICAM–1 levels post-liver transplant do not predict early rejection by E. Granot, A. Tarcsafalvi, S. Emre, P. Sheiner, S. Guy, M. E. Schwartz, P. Boros, C. M. Miller

“…In order to determine whether monitoring of cytokine profiles during the first days post-liver transplant can predict early rejection we measured IFN-gg, IL–2, sIL–2 receptor, IL–4 and ICAM–1 in 22 patients, in plasma samples obtained within 4h after liver perfusion (baseline) and between postoperative days (POD) 3–6. …”
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Photobiomodulation Therapy Plus Usual Care Is Better than Usual Care Alone for Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ann K Ketz, Juanita Anders, Judy Orina, Betty Garner, Misty Hull, Nicholas Koreerat, Jeff Sorensen, Candice Turner, James Johnson

“…Pain (with Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale) and function (by Foot and Ankle Ability Measure) were measured at baseline, weeks 3, and 6 for all groups, and at 13 and 26 weeks for PBMT groups…”
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Aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase ratio and short-term prognosis of patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalized for heart failure by Dan Liu, Li Liu, Nan Li, Yiling Zhou, Hongmei Huang, Jidong He, Heling Yao, Xiangyang Chen, Xiaochi Tang, Miye Wang, Ying Qi, Si Wang, Ye Zhu, Haoming Tian, Zhenmei An, Sheyu Li

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Retrospective Study Looking at Cinacalcet in the Management of Hyperparathyroidism after Kidney Transplantation by Habib Mawad, Hugues Bouchard, Duy Tran, Denis Ouimet, Jean-Philippe Lafrance, Robert Zoël Bell, Sarah Bezzaoucha, Anne Boucher, Suzon Collette, Vincent Pichette, Lynne Senécal, Michel Vallée

“…The secondary objective is to identify baseline factors that predict cinacalcet use after transplantation. …”
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Women Hospitalized for Acute on Chronic Decompensated Systolic Heart Failure Receive Less Furosemide Compared to Men by Tyler P. Rasmussen, Noah N. Williford, Christopher DeZorzi, Aziz Hammoud, Brenden J. Boyle, Yunshu Zhou, Patrick Ten Eyck, Milena A. Gebska

“…We studied 434 patients (31% female) with similar baseline characteristics. Females received significantly less furosemide compared to men for the initial dose, over the first 24 hours, and throughout their hospitalization. …”
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