Validity assessment of a third-generation light-induced fluorescence device in detecting proximal and occlusal caries lesions: A cross-sectional study by Ahmad Bittar, Tuba Çetin, Gizem Meva Başyiğit, Burcu Gözetici‑Çil

“…Results: The AUROC values for both ∆Fmax and ∆Rmax were found to be excellent. The sensitivity of QrayCam Pro was found to be 84–88.6%, while the specificity was 100%. …”
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Risk assessment for foot ulceration in a nigerian diabetic population attending university of Ilorin teaching hospital, Ilorin by John Olarinoye, Abiodun Bello, Saint Ogunkeyede, Adebiyi Aderibigbe, Babakayode Olagbaye, Kolawole Wahab

“…Results and Conclusion: Intermittent claudication was found in 40 patients (26.5%), 76 (50.3) had paresthesia. …”
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Outcomes of Combined Proximal Medial Gastrocnemius Release and Achilles Tendon Debridement and Reinsertion for Calcified Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy by Daniel Saraiva MD, PhD, Markus Knupp MD, Daniel Freitas MD, André Sá Rodrigues MD, Tiago Pato MD, José Tulha MD, Tiago Mota Gomes MD, PhD, Xavier Martín Oliva MD, PhD

“…Clinical assessment was performed evaluating preoperative and last available follow-up visual analog scale for pain (VAS-P) and the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS). …”
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Relationships between Running Biomechanics, Hip Muscle Strength, and Running-Related Injury in Female Collegiate Cross-country Runners by Elena N. Venable, Lily A. Seynaeve, Scott T. Beale, Albert Gamez Jr., Antoinette Domingo, Michael D. Rosenthal, Mitchell J. Rauh

“…Similarly, no significant differences were found between mean values of selected kinematic variables of runners who did and who did not report an RRI. …”
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The effect of protein intake levels on early postoperative outcomes following impacted mandibular third molar removal: a pilot study by Canseda Avağ, Merve Safa Avağ, Özgür Sakarya, Attila Vural

“…No significant differences were found between the study groups regarding age, sex, body mass index, surgical difficulty, or operation duration. …”
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The role of self-compassion in mental health among early adulthood with ADHD symptoms: a network psychometric approach by Hui Heng, Yingcan Zheng, Fangfang Zheng, Hong Su, Lili Tang, Yunxuan Zhao, Ying He, Guoyu Yang

“…Furthermore, a strong positive correlation was found between neuroticism and the following symptoms: Isolation (r = 0.71), Self-judgment (r = 0.63), and Overidentification (r = 0.71). …”
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The Adaptive Characteristics of Cholesterol and Bile Acid Metabolism in Nile Tilapia Fed a High-Fat Diet by Rui-Xin Li, Yi-Fan Qian, Wen-Hao Zhou, Jun-Xian Wang, Yan-Yu Zhang, Yuan Luo, Fang Qiao, Li-Qiao Chen, Mei-Ling Zhang, Zhen-Yu Du

“…Furthermore, the increased protein expressions of acyl-CoA oxidase 1/2 (Acox1 and Acox2), which serve as peroxisomal fatty acid β-oxidation (FAO) rate-limiting enzymes and play key roles in the transformation of cholesterol into bile acids, were found in fish after 4-week HFD intake. Notably, 8-week HFD intake remarkably elevated FFA content (about 1.7-fold increase), and unaltered TBAs were found in fish liver, accompanied by suppressed Acox2 protein level and cholesterol/bile acid synthesis. …”
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Factors Associated With Delay in Seeking Abortion Care Until the Second Trimester at Jimma University Medical Centre: A Prospective Cross‐Sectional Study Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia... by Taju Abdi, Fanta Assefa, Dejene T. Debela

“…P‐value adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with their 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to determine the association between variables. Results The study found a high prevalence of second‐trimester abortion at 58%. …”
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Comparison of Closed Irrigation and Drainage vs Repeated Wound Dressing Changes for Iliac Crest Bone Donor Site Infection in Spine Surgery by Li X, Xiao Q, Zeng JH

“…Detailed information about pre- and intra-operative characters, laboratory results, pathogens results, duration of antibiotics use, visual analog scale (VAS) score of donor site pain, total hospital stay, cost after primary operation, and final outcomes of the BDSI were collected.Results: No significant difference was found among the included baseline characters. …”
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Laminoplasty (LP) Versus Laminectomy and Fusion (LF) For Multilevel Cervical Myelopathy: A Single-Center Study by Saumyajit Basu, Ayon Ghosh, Amitava Biswas, Kushal Gohil, Vikas Hanasoge, Sunkappa Reddappa Sunkappa

“…Duration of surgery and blood loss were found to be more in patients who underwent LF (P = 0.137 for duration of surgery and 0.001 for blood loss). …”
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Does Vision Health Knowledge Matter? A Cross-Sectional Study of Primary School Students in Rural China by Pang Z, Jia X, Zhou M, Zhang X, Feng C, Ma Y

“…Parents with higher education levels, at least one family member wearing eyeglasses, medium to high family wealth demonstrated higher levels of vision health knowledge.Conclusion: We found that poor vision health knowledge is prevalent among children, parents, and teachers in rural western China, and that prevalent visual impairment among children is accompanied by low eyeglasses ownership and wear rates. …”
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Treatment of knee joint osteoarthritis in overweight women in outpatient practice by P. S. Kovalenko, I. S. Dydykina, E. S. Aronova, O. G. Alekseeva, E. L. Shakhramanova, A. V. Kudryavtseva, E. G. Zotkin

“…A negative feedback was found between the baseline indicator of health status and the assessment of the effectiveness of therapy. …”
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Diversity of arthropods subservient to olive groves in arid region (Northeastern Algeria) by Hayet MIMECHE, Smail CHAFAA, Ayache LAABASSI

“…Three classes of arthropods were found: Insecta, Arachnida, and Malacostraca. Captures were numerically dominated by Insecta, representing 96.88% of total captures. …”
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Quantitative MRI assessment of idiopathic temporal lobe epilepsy: comparative study between automated MR volumetry and proton MR spectroscopy over conventional measures by Radwa Abo El-Kasem, Mona G. Maghrabi, Hosam E. G. Elmalah, Reda Badry, Shimaa Farghaly

“…Also, a statistically significant difference between controlled and uncontrolled cases regarding calculated tNAA/(Cho + Cr) ratio was found (p = 0.032), with a substantial mild positive correlation between tCho/Cr ratio and illness duration (r = 0.374, p = 0.032). …”
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Does proprioceptive training improve joint function and psychological readiness in patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? A randomized controlled trial by Qun-ya Zheng, Jian-ning Sun, Rui-song Wang, Yun-ru Ma, Peng Chen

“…Results We found that, at 12 weeks post—surgery, patients in the proprioceptive group had significantly higher IKDC scores compared to those in the control group (74.8 ± 4.3 vs 71.6 ± 5.2, P = 0.04). …”
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Integrative Physiotherapy Approaches for Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction: Efficacy of Ultrasound, Ventral Glide Mobilization, and Lumbopelvic Rotation Mobilization by Tiar Erawan, L Sri Saadiyah, Rahmat Nugraha, Andi Halimah, Muhammad Nuralamsyah, Agussalim

“…Result: We found that the diagnosis of pain and functional movement limitations was due to Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction. …”
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Discovering the Wisdom of the Orang Asli Traditional Dwellings: Typologies Formation Through Physical Characteristics by Noor Hanita Abdul Majid, Mohd Afiq Rosali

“…Data are collected through field measurements, interviews, and visual recordings of the identified case studies. …”
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Conjunctivolimbal Autograft versus Cadaveric Keratolimbal Allograft in Ocular Surface Disorder: A Comparison by Jaya Kaushik, Jitendra Kumar Singh Parihar, Vaibhav Kumar Jain, Vijay Mathur

“…The outcome measures were functional vision (best corrected visual acuity ≥ 6/60), gain of ≥ 2 lines of Snellen's visual acuity, corneal neovascularisation, visually significant corneal opacity (Iris details poorly visible), fluorescein stain, Schirmer's ≥ 10 mm, tear break-up time (TBUT) ≥ 10 seconds. …”
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Thoughts of Third and Fourth Grades Primary School Refugee Students on Matter Concept by Övgü Dönüş Coşgun, Orhan Karamustafaoğlu

“…From the analysis, it was found out that these students could not acquire the basic concepts placed in the primary school science curriculum such as classifying the matters and describing the matter. …”
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Exploring Positive Humor as a Leadership Tool: A Biblometric Review by Muhammad Syaifussalam, Saikhoni Saikhoni, Rima Wilantika

“…Articles were obtained through Publish or Perish (PoP) software with the Google Scholar database. 53 out of 81 articles found in the Google Scholar database from 2018 to 2023 were analyzed in this research. …”
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