Alternative Health and Conventional Medicine Discourse About Cancer on TikTok: Computer Vision Analysis of TikTok Videos by Roxana Mika Muenster, Kai Gangi, Drew Margolin

“…First, videos from the alternative health sample were more likely to contain a single face that was prominently featured (making up at least 7.5% of the image) for a substantial period of time (35% of the shots), with these testimonial-style videos making up 28.5% (93/326) of the sample compared to 18.6% (94/505) of the conventional medicine sample. …”
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Feeding, dysphagia, weight, and sleep in pediatric patients: mediation analysis and comparison of autism and non-autism by Ann H. Johnson, David Farbo, Wilson Johnson, Andrea M. Smith, Lisa Bashore

“…Feeding difficulties and dysphagia predicted sleep disorders in the sample; however, those with autism were 3.83 times more likely to have feeding difficulties than patients without autism and 2.19 times more likely to have dysphagia. …”
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Identification of potential prognostic biomarkers of thymoma with myasthenia gravis based on serum proteomics by Xiaoting Lin, Xiaoting Lin, Xiaoting Lin, Xiaoting Lin, Peng Liu, Peng Liu, Peng Liu, Peng Liu, Guoyan Qi, Guoyan Qi, Guoyan Qi, Guoyan Qi

“…Through proteomic analysis, we examined preoperative serum samples from patients with TMG to identify key prognostic proteins that could serve as a foundation for clinically predicting postoperative efficacy and guiding treatment selection.MethodAccording to the Clinical Research Guidelines of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) for Post-Intervention Status (PIS), 20 patients with TMG were divided into an effective group (T1) [the PIS was minimal manifestation status (MMS) and above] and an ineffective group (T2) (the PIS did not reach MMS and above), with 10 cases each, and a healthy control group (C) with nine cases. …”
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Application of flow cytometry to analyze microbial quality of dental unit waterWhy Is This important? by Clifton M. Carey, PhD, Shannon E. Mills, DDS, Richard Vigil, MS, Madison Aungst, BS, DDS, Lacey Favazzo, PhD

“…Flow cytometry (FCM) directly counts bacterial cells using laser-activated fluorescence, providing more reliable and timely results. Methods: Approximately 1,700 DUWL samples were measured by both HPC and FCM methods. …”
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Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in an adult intensive care unit: A retrospective study from a tertiary Center in Portugal by Ana Catarina Rodrigues Gonçalves, Diogo Costa Oliveira, Rita Jorge, José Chen-Xu, Matilde Couto, Isabel Campos, José Artur Paiva

“…Subgroup analysis focused on patients with IPD. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on adult ICU patients with SP infection in a Portuguese tertiary hospital from August 2018 to August 2023. …”
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A Simple and Precise Procedure for a Complete Characterization of a Cone-Beam Computed Tomography System by Kun-Long Shih, Shih-Chun Jin, Chia-Wei Wang, Jyh-Cheng Chen

“…We present here a validated method for calibrating a CBCT system and rectifying the effect of its tilting sample platform with good accuracy.…”
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Evaluation of the Microbiological Performance and Potential Clinical Impact of New Rapid Molecular Assays for the Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections by Mateo Tićac, Tanja Grubić Kezele, Maja Abram, Marina Bubonja-Šonje

“…These results support the use of MMS as a valuable complement to conventional culture methods for more rapid BSI diagnosis and adjustment of empirical therapy.…”
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Association between dermoscopic features and tumor thickness, diameter, age, and sex in acral melanoma: A cross-sectional studyCapsule Summary by Yaei Togawa, MD, PhD, Yosuke Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Keisuke Suehiro, MD, Yuki Shiko, PhD, Kohei Takahashi, MS, Yohei Kawasaki, PhD, Hiroyuki Matsue, MD, PhD, Takashi Inozume, MD, PhD

“…With an increase in age, regression structures and milky red globules became more frequent. Blood vessels were more commonly found in women. …”
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Domain generalization for image classification based on simplified self ensemble learning. by Zhenkai Qin, Xinlu Guo, Jun Li, Yue Chen

“…The introduction of focal loss and complex sample loss weight further fine-tunes the model's sensitivity to hard-to-learn instances, enhancing generalization to difficult samples. …”
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Polyphenolic Profile of Maize Seedlings Treated with 24-Epibrassinolide by Hadi Waisi, Aleksandra Kosović, Đurđa Krstić, Dušanka Milojković-Opsenica, Bogdan Nikolić, Vesna Dragičević, Jelena Trifković

“…High-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) combined with image analysis and pattern recognition methods were used for fingerprinting of phenolic compounds present in seedlings of two maize genotypes ZP 434 (new generation hybrid, drought tolerant) and ZP 704 (older generation hybrid, drought sensitive) treated with different concentrations of 24-epibrassinolide. …”
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Proteomic insights into biology of bipolar disorder: implications for health complexity and mortality by Paola Rampelotto Ziani, Marco Antônio de Bastiani, Pietra Paiva Alves, Pedro Henrique da Rosa, Tainá Schons, Giovana Mezzomo, Ellen Scotton, Flávio Kapczinski, Adriane R. Rosa

“…Despite these promising findings, further research is warranted, encompassing larger sample cohorts and incorporating biological validation through molecular biology methods.…”
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Representations of the image of women in the works of Mahood Ahmed - Sattar Kawoosh (a comparative analytical study) by Abrar Ibrahim Jabar

“…Connotations that carry within them more than one meaning, and it has become necessary to reveal The underlying contents and the idea that the artist wants to express, as the researcher seeks to reveal them in new formats and methods as a means of discourse that conveys ideas in different formulations. …”
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Structured tb risk factors in regions with low and high population density by Zinaida M. Zagdyn, A. B. Zudin, N. V. Kobesov, T. P. Vasileva, A. S. Galoyan, E. V. Verbitskaya

“…The study aim was to assess structured TB risk factors in the Russian regions with high and low population densities decreasing public health quality. Materials and methods. There was conducted a study using sociological, cluster-quota approaches, with respondent-based sample and a face-to-face distribution questionnaire provided by 2500 subjects, of which 1497 were from the North Ossetia-Alania Republic with a high population density, 1003 — from the Republic of Karelia with a low population density. …”
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Intervention and application of drawing therapy in cancer patients: a scoping review by Chu Jinhui, Sun Jiaqi, Wang Liping, Hong Chengang

“…Information extraction mainly included basic information about the literature, sample information, intervention methods, and outcome indicators. …”
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Sex differences in problematic pornography use among adolescents: a network analysis by Alejandro Villena-Moya, Marc N. Potenza, Roser Granero, Úrsula Paiva, Gonzalo Arrondo, Carlos Chiclana-Actis, Fernando Fernández-Aranda, Susana Jiménez-Murcia, Enrique Normand, Lluís Ballester, Gemma Mestre-Bach

“…The interplay between these factors remains underexplored. Methods Using network analysis (a novel model of growing interest), this study examined the interrelationships between variables linked to PPU (such as victimization, sexual double standards, loneliness, family relationships, and risky sexual behaviors) in a Spanish sample of N = 650 adolescents. …”
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CORONARY HEART DISEASE PREVALENCE AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS HEALTH AND PREVENTION IN THE MALE POPULATION OF TUMEN CITY by E. V. Akimova, M. M. Kayumova, E. I. Gakova, V. Yu. Smaznov, V. V. Gafarov, V. A. Kuznetsov

“…To assess the associations between the prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and the attitudes towards one’s own health and prevention among 25–64-year-old male residents of Tumen City.Material and methods. The representative study sample was selected from the electoral lists of 25–64-year-old men — residents of one Tumen City district. …”
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Anticipatory solastalgia in the Antipodes: Evidence of future-oriented distress about environmental change in Australia and New Zealand by Samantha K. Stanley, Omid Ghasemi, Robert M. Ross, John R. Kerr, Mathew D. Marques, Niels G. Mede, Sebastian Berger, Mark Alfano, Neil Levy, Marinus Ferreira, Viktoria Cologna

“…Our research examines the measurement of anticipatory solastalgia: the experience of present distress about expected environmental change. Methods: Our preregistered research uses survey samples from Australia (n = 1450) and New Zealand (n = 1022) to validate a recently developed five-item Anticipatory Solastalgia Scale (the ANSOS). …”
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Identification of an elusive SERPING1 deletion in a family with hereditary angioedema type I utilizing soft clipping by Keith Wetherby, Joseph Chiao, Emily Faulkner, Yongjian Guo, Shaobin Hou, J. Joanna Yu, Jinguo Chen, Lili Wan, Lili Wan, H. Henry Li, H. Henry Li

“…We further investigated a family with laboratory-confirmed HAE type I despite previous negative genetic test results for SERPING1 mutations.MethodsWe consented and collected whole blood samples from three family members with clinical diagnoses of HAE. …”
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Impact of propylene fibers and industrial wastewater on the properties of self-compacting concrete by Amirmasoud Salehi, Gholamreza Asadollahfardi, Somaye Mafakheri, Peyman Homami, Javad Akbardoost, Hamid Soleymani Tushmanlo, Abolfazl Soleymani Tushmanlo

“…Significantly, the presence of C–S–H is more prominent in these samples, with a lower Ca/Si ratio correlating with increased compressive strength.…”
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Women and Drugs : A Sociological study by Dr. Khalid Hantoosh Sachit

“…More than two-thirds of the sample do not currently own homes and mostly live in working-class areas…”
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