Evaluation of salivary parameters and remineralizing effects of yogurt in counteracting the cariogenic impact of candy consumption: An in vivo study by Tanvi Shah, Kripa Dutta, Swagata Saha, Manju Raman Nair

“…Aim: To compare the impact of candies on the oral environment and assess the effectiveness of rinsing with water versus consuming yogurt in reversing cariogenic changes in saliva. Materials and methods: Baseline saliva samples (5 mL) were collected from 60 children. …”
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Abstract 275: Hypothesizing After Results are Known (HARKing) in Neurovascular Research Induced by Meeting Abstract Preparation Guidelines by Venya Vaddi, Jesse W. Hou, Neal M. Rao, Jeffrey L. Saver

“…Results The 163 abstracts (39 to 43 in each meeting year) equally sampled the 14‐17 ISC topic categories. Explicit “hypothesis” statements were more common in the highly and moderately forceful instruction years (30% and 27%) than in the non‐forceful instruction years (9% and 13%) (p = 0.006). …”
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Cannabis Use Is Associated with Pain Severity and Interference Among Cancer Survivors by Shannon Nugent, Emile Latour, Jeong Lim, Jackilen Shannon, Benjamin J. Morasco

“…Methods: We conducted a population-based, cross-sectional survey developed in conjunction with 11 other NCI-designated cancer centers and distributed to eligible individuals. …”
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Quality of life and activities of daily living one year after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery: a cross-sectional study by Khashayar Rezvani Emamzadehashemi, Atefeh Ghanbari Khanghah, Ali Azizi, Ezzat Paryad, Marzieh Jahani Sayad Noveiri

“…This study aims to determine the quality of life and activities of daily living one year after CABG. Methods This cross-sectional study was performed on 206 patients who had undergone CABG for more than one year in 2018 in the north of Iran. …”
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Risk factors associated with early childhood caries in autonomous province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia by Tušek Ivan, Tušek Jasmina, Ukropina Snežana

“…Sample type has been projected as a systematic sample and contained both parents and their children from 13 to 71 months of age. …”
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Characteristics of Norovirus infection in Serbia by Relić Tijana, Begović-Lazarević Ivana, Pavlović Nevenka, Ilić Nevenka, Kačarević Hranislav, Jovanović Dara, Kostić Gordana, Lazarević Ivana

“…The aim of this study was to describe characteristics of acute gastroenteritis with the established NoV etiology in Serbia. Methods. The study group included 88 patients with the symptoms of acute gastroenteritis, throughout the year 2010 and 2011. …”
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Differences in anthropometric characteristics and motor abilities of professional football players from leading and average teams in Serbian super league by Radivoje Radakovic, Branislav Majkic, Borko Katanic, Karuppasamy Govindasamy, Aleksandra Aleksic Veljkovic, Alexandru Ioan Băltean, Vlad Adrian Geantă

“…Methods The sample was divided into players representing the leading team (LT; n = 29) and the average team (AT; n = 26) in the Serbian championship. …”
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Risk assessment for the development of surgical positioning injuries in teaching hospitals in Brazil by Luana Bastos Araújo, Maria Zélia de Araújo Madeira, Ana Maria Ribeiro dos Santos, Odinéa Maria Amorim Batista, Pedro Venicius de Sousa Batista, Sandra Valéria Nunes Barbosa, Liliane Moretti Carneiro, André Luiz Silva Alvim

“…This study aimed to assess the risk of developing surgical positioning injuries in orthopedic surgeries within teaching hospitals. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between February and July 2023 in two teaching hospitals in Brazil. …”
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Assessment of spatial autocorrelation and scalability in fine-scale wildfire random forest prediction models by Madeleine Pascolini-Campbell, Joshua B. Fisher, Kerry Cawse-Nicholson, Christine M. Lee, Natasha Stavros

“…We found that after increasing sample spacing, model accuracy declined. However, we found declines in model accuracy were more impacted by decreased training set size compared to the distance spacing-indicating that the models are likely accurately capturing fine-scale processes. …”
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To predict the prognosis of adolescents with anorexia nervosa leaving inpatient treatment: the development and initial evaluation of a novel tool to be used by a multi-disciplinary... by Eleanor Herrmann, Hayley Johns, Emma M. Giles, Philippa McQuilton, Sarah Astbury, Rachel V. Matthews, J. Hubert Lacey

“…This information is intended to guide individualized community support, enhance post-discharge recovery, and aid in the allocation of limited community-based resources. Methods A group of adolescent girls and boys undergoing inpatient treatment for AN participated in the study. …”
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Escherichia coli in septic arthritis: prevalence and antibiotics susceptibility patterns by Masroora Ali Khan, Muhammad Kamran Taj, Zahid Khan, Imran Taj, Muhammad Naeem, Saima Azam

“…This study aimed to assess the occurrence and antibiotic resistance patterns of E. coli in SA patients in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2021 to December 2023. 220 samples were collected from SA patients from tertiary care hospitals. …”
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Transmissible Viral Proventriculitis in Broiler Chickens from Bosnia and Herzegovina by Jovana Dervović, Šejla Goletić, Alma Šeho-Alić, Senad Prašović, Teufik Goletić, Amer Alić

“…A representative number of proventriculi samples (<i>n</i> = 50) that exhibited histopathologic changes were processed for molecular detection of chicken proventricular necrosis virus (CPNV), girovirus (GyV3), chicken anemia virus (CAV), and infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) by PCR-based methods. …”
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Distribution and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Aeromonas spp. from different aquatic environments in north Lebanon by Rayane Rafei, Imad Al Kassaa, Marwan Osman, Fouad Dabboussi, Monzer Hamze

“…This work aims to explore the presence of four clinically relevant species in Lebanese waters and to study their susceptibility to antibiotics. Methods: One hundred water samples are collected in northern Lebanon from different sources (river, springs, wells, ponds, sea, chlorinated water and sewage) and analyzed by culture methods. …”
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Contacts with health services for COVID-19-related reasons during the first wave of the pandemic in Portugal: a longitudinal study by Henrique Barros, Raquel Duarte, Raquel Lucas, Teresa Leão, Sílvia Fraga, Milton Severo, Elisabete Ramos, Susana Silva, Ana Isabel Ribeiro, Nuno Lunet, Joana Araújo, Paula Meireles, Sofia Correia, Carla Lopes, Luís Alves, Artur Rocha, Mónica Granja, Daniela Correia, Margarida Tavares, Ana Cristina Santos, Gonçalo Gonçalves, Makram Talih, Rui Camacho

“…We aimed to describe access to care for COVID-19-related reasons during the first 9 weeks of the pandemic in Portugal, to quantify the frequency of remote and in-person contacts with healthcare for COVID-19-related reasons and to assess the association between individual and context characteristics and contacts with health services.Methods We conducted an internet-based open cohort study with a non-probabilistic sample of 12 006 persons aged 16 years or more. …”
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Assessment of resistanse to Globodera rostochiensis (Ro-1) of newly created potato breeding material by D. Sigareva, T. Bondar, K. Nikishicheva

“…Also, three more variety samples showed signs of tolerance, which turned out to be weakly resistant or unstable to G. rostochiensis (Ro-1). …”
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Monitoring Soil Salinity and Vegetation Using Multispectral Remote Sensing Data in Interceptor Drain of Salt Marsh in Qazvin Plain by Afshin Uossef Gomrokchi, Mehdi Akbari, Mehdi Akbari, Mahdi Younesi

“…Using Remote Sensing method and georeferenced and laboratory data, soil salinity changes over time can be monitored. …”
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Development of fi lm forming formulation and technology of polymeric fi lm coating on Indotril tablets by L. I. Kucherenko

“…Obtained tablets were checked according to pharmacopeia methods. Results and discussion. First we studied tablet compression force influence on main parameters of «Indotril» cores tablets: on crushing strength, abrasion in pseudo-fluidized layer unit and disintegration. …”
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Reinterpreting ethnic patterns among white and African American men who inject heroin: a social science of medicine approach. by Philippe Bourgois, Alexis Martinez, Alex Kral, Brian R Edlin, Jeff Schonberg, Dan Ciccarone

“…Social science theory and methods offer tools to understand the reasons for economic and ethnic disparities that cause individual suffering and stress at the institutional level.…”
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Insight on the relationship between heart rate variability parameters and the risk of stroke among non-valvular paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients by Yaohua Bu, Fabrice Yves Ndjana Lessomo, Zhiquan Wang

“…Cases and control data were analyzed using different statistical methods based on distribution, and the association between HRV parameters and the risk of stroke in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation was assessed. …”
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Internet addiction in adolescents in Central Siberia: analysis of prevalence and structure of consumed content by L. S. Evert, S. Yu. Tereshchenko, O. I. Zaitseva, N. B. Semenova, M. V. Shubina

“…The structure of the consumed content was estimated in the overall sample and in two age groups. The data obtained were processed by non-parametric statistical methods using the Statistica 12.0 software. …”
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