Examining associations between oral cancer mortality and economic development of 13 European countries: an ecological and correlational study by Klára Boruzs, Eszter Barbara Bán, Viktor Dombrádi, Gábor Bányai, Gergő József Szőllősi, Klára Bíró

“…Results We found that in 10 of the 13 surveyed countries, the age-standardized death rate of oral cancer initially increased with GDP growth and then showed a downward trend above a certain level of economic development. Austria had a weak but significant positive effect with the second lag of GDP, Hungary had a significant negative effect with the first lag of GDP, and Italy had a significant negative effect with the second lag of GDP. …”
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Topological and spatial heterogeneity of gut microbiota co-abundance networks in pigs revealed by using large-scale samples by Lin Wu, Yuxin Liu, Congying Chen, Jun Gao

“…The co-abundance network in the ileum had the lowest stability, but the highest vulnerability, while the co-abundance network in the cecum exhibited the highest stability, but low vulnerability. …”
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How Thermal Patterns Change During Dehydration in Non‐Vascular Epiphytic Communities by Giulia Canali, Pilar Hurtado, Sara Gariglio, Rodrigo Rocha deOliveira, Cristina Malegori, Paolo Giordani

“…In contrast, crustose lichens had opposing effects on WC and thermal dynamics. …”
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Revascularization impact: quality of life enhancement in chronic limb-threatening ischemia by Cristian Traian Paius, Vlad Denis Constantin, Alexandru Carap, Andrei Tarus, Grigore Tinica

“…The SF-36 questionnaire showed low data reliability for the General Health and Social Functioning domains. Additionally, the Hybrid Surgery group had poorer preoperative perception in the Body Pain category. …”
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ARCTIC «UPGRADE» OF V. V. PUTIN, PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION by I. S. Zonn

“…After establishment of the Soviet power the Arctic for seven decades had been in the focus of attention accomplishing the heroic, repressive, “educational”, economic, political and ideological functions. …”
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Innovative Virtual Reality (VR) Application for Preventing of Falls among Chinese Older Adults: A Usability and Acceptance Exploratory Study by Wing Keung Ip, Jeffrey Soar, Christina James, Zoe Wang, Kenneth N. K. Fong

“…Perceived ease of use (PEOU) and social norms (SNs) had an inconsistent result, and some items had low validity. …”
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The structure and predictive value of intrinsic capacity in a longitudinal study of ageing by John R Beard, A T Jotheeswaran, Matteo Cesari, Islene Araujo de Carvalho

“…Multimorbidity had an independent direct relationship with incident loss of ADLs but not IADLs, and also operated through intrinsic capacity. …”
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The Effect of Information Therapy Program of Quitting Smoking in Parents of Children with Asthma by Nicotine Replacement by Sedigheh Mohammadesmaeili, Nahid Ramzanghorbani, Shiba Kianmehr

“…Results: Children with asthma who had their parents quit smoking had a mean score lower than those who did not intervene. …”
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Pharmacovigilance systems for safety monitoring of herbal medicines: assessment of the national regulatory authority, manufacturers and marketing authorisation holders in Tanzania by Alambo K. Mssusa, Lone Holst, Sheila Maregesi, Godeliver Kagashe

“…Among the MAHs, only 64% had PV systems, with only 29% having mechanisms for the collection of ARs from their products. …”
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Stereotyping as a barrier to the social participation of older adults with low vision: a qualitative focus group study by Sarah Fraser, Irene Beeman, Kenneth Southall, Walter Wittich

“…Further, insiders experiencing stereotypes associated with older adults who are blind had a negative impact on their social participation. …”
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Prognostic role of Sokolow-Lyon criterion in further development of the left ventricular concentric hypertrophy in adolescents with arterial hypertension by O. G. Ivanko, A. V. Tovma, A. V. Kamenshchyk, M. V. Patsera

“…Sokolow-Lyon criterion >34 mm (3.4 mV) was identified as positive in 8 males with a stable and 6 with a labile hypertension, also it was the same in 6 females, all of them had stable hypertension. Morphological and functional left ventricular parameters in patients were minimal and appeared only as a mild thickening of the myocardial wall of the left ventricle. …”
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Repeat Resection for Recurrent Glioblastoma in the WHO 2021 Era: A Longitudinal Matched Case-Control Study by Melike Mut, Hatice Yagmur Zengin, Aynur Azizova, Cengiz Savas Askun, David Schiff, Figen Soylemezoglu

“…The patients with no residual contrast-enhancing tumor volume (0 cm³) after repeat resection had a median survival of 19.33 months, while those with any residual volume had a median survival of 10.13 months. …”
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Diagnostic patterns and predictors of cognitive outcomes in autistic children in Singapore by Chui Mae Wong, Hwan Cui Koh, Pratibha Agarwal, Lourdes Mary Daniel

“…Of 1326 with cognitive and adaptive assessment results, 16.6% had mild and 19.8% had moderate-severe cognitive impairment. …”
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Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils and Their Combination against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Skin Ulcer by Eshetu Gadisa, Hydar Usman

“…It had an inhibition zone (36 mm), MIC value 4 μl/ml, and MBC (8 μl/ml) against ESBL producing P. aeruginosa, whereas combined effects of R. abyssinicus and C. pustulatus had MIC values ranging from 2–8 μl/ml for E. coli and K. pneumoniae and 2 μl/ml for MRSA. …”
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Stiffness of muscular and elastic type arteries in patients with peripheral atherosclerosis by M. N. Denisenko, V. V. Genke, A. O. Salashenko, S. A. Kalugina, O. A. Alexeeva

“…To assess clinical and functional specifics of the persons depending on the predominance of vascular stiffness of elastic and/or muscle type arteries.Material and methods. …”
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Assessment of Sexual Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Dysfunction in Women Attending Obstetrics and Gynaecology OPD by Bhumika Mishra, Sujatha MS, T S S Rao

“…Results: Ninety-three percent of the women had an adequate amount of knowledge regarding sexual practice and 83.2% had a liberal attitude. …”
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Climate change and the size of glaciers in the Kuznetsky Alatau Mountains between 1975 and 2015 by M. M. Adamenko, Ya. M. Gutak, V. A. Antonova

“…An effort to compare dynamics of main climatic factors having impact on the glaciations with the dynamics of the glacier areas had been made.…”
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Optimized antianginal therapy: a randomized, comparative study of long-acting isosorbide-5-mononitrate and isosorbide dinitrate in patients with coronary heart disease and stable e... by Yu. E. Semenova, E. V. Alimova, N. A. Dmitrieva, M. P. Kozyreva, I. P. Konyakhina, Yu. V. Lukina, S. Yu. Martsevich

“…Mean duration of stable angina was 8.2 years; 21 patients had functional class (FC) II angina, and 9 – FC III angina, by Canadian Cardiology Association’s classification. …”
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Nutritional, Phytochemical, and In Vitro Antioxidant Activity Analysis of Different States of Soy Products by Rahat Bin Robbani, Md. Munnaf Hossen, Kanika Mitra, Md. Zahurul Haque, Md. Abu Zubair, Shumsuzzaman Khan, Md. Nazim Uddin

“…Results also demonstrated that FF had higher phenolic content, and SPC had higher flavonoid content than the other products. …”
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Assessing community awareness and participation in health facility governing committees in two districts of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study by Hussein Athuman Kapuya, Stephen Oswald Maluka, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Miguel San Sebastian

“…Although some studies have assessed the functioning of the HFGCs, little is known about community knowledge and involvement in their activities. …”
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