White matter hyperintensities and their role in major depressive episodes: a cross-sectional study in adults under 65 by Edouard Baudouin, Emmanuelle Corruble, Pietro Gori, Isabelle Bloch, Laurent Becquemont, Emmanuelle Duron, Romain Colle

“…This study aimed to assess the association of WMH volume with MDE and its severity in patients aged < 65. Methods: Cross-sectional study (ancillary to clinical trial NCT02051413) of subjects under the age of 65. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Patch Testing: Comprehensive Review of Current Applications and Future Prospects in Dermatology by Hilary S Tang, Joseph Ebriani, Matthew J Yan, Shannon Wongvibulsin, Mehdi Farshchian

“…ObjectiveThis narrative review aims to examine the current applications of AI in patch testing, identify challenges, and propose future directions for their use in dermatology. MethodsPubMed was searched in August 2024 to identify studies involving human participants undergoing patch testing with AI used in the study. …”
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The Relationship between Parenting Style and Career Planning of Vocational Students by Educational Psychology under Information Technology by Qian Zhang

“…Secondly, through the questionnaire survey, the career planning of students and the status quo of parenting styles are investigated, and the sample data are statistically analyzed by data analysis methods such as standard deviation analysis, cluster analysis, and correlation analysis. …”
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A status report on management of cleft lip and palate in India by A. Gopalakrishna, Karoon Agrawal

“…Objective: To collect basic data on the management of patients with CLP in India for further evaluation. Materials and Methods: A proforma was designed and sent to all the surgeons treating CLP in India. …”
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What drives export resilience? The case of post-transition country firms in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by Marian Gorynia, Jan Nowak, Piotr Trąpczyński, Radoslaw Wolniak

“…We tested the propositions on a sample of 500 Polish exporters in a COVID-19 environment. …”
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Are there distinct subtypes of developmental dyslexia? by Maria Chalmpe, Maria Chalmpe, Filippos Vlachos, Filippos Vlachos

“…IntroductionThe aim of this study was to identify if children with dyslexia can be distinguished into discrete categories based on their domain deficits, indicating various neurocognitive subtypes of developmental dyslexia (DD).MethodsThe sample included 101 students in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades of primary school (mean age 11.15 years) with a diagnosis of dyslexia from a public center and Greek as their native language. …”
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The importance of clays in speleothem magnetic remanence acquisition by Rashida Doctor, Joshua M. Feinberg, Plinio Jaqueto, Ricardo Trindade, Janine A. Carmo

“…At any given field strength, more clay resulted in lower alignment efficiencies. …”
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Pioneering contribution of Professor Bruce Ames to early development in biochemical aspects of oxidatively generated damage to DNA by Jean Cadet, J. Richard Wagner

“…Low levels of oxidatively-induced lesions in cells are difficult to assess by chromatographic and MS methods because of a significant increase in the yields of oxidized bases/nucleosides above the background level including a significant contribution of adventitious oxidation reactions that cannot be totally suppressed. …”
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Confronting the uncertainty: Vulnerability to climate change among smallholder farmers in the Sidaama region, Ethiopia. by Abera Argo Lankamo, Dayanandan R, Bantyergu Engida Bati, Samuel Jilo Dira

“…This study examines livelihood vulnerability in the face of climate change in the Sidaama Region, Ethiopia. A mixed-methods approach with a descriptive and explanatory sequential design was employed. …”
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Transforming education in a rural ecosystem: school libraries as hubs for teaching-learning innovation by Lulama Mdodana-Zide, Godsend T. Chimbi

“…This study, therefore, positions libraries as innovative hubs for improving how teachers teach and students learn in rural schools, often incapacitated by resource scarcity in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.MethodsDeploying the theoretical lens of Todd and Kuhlthau's Model of the School Library as a Dynamic Agent of Learning, this qualitative study explores the potential of school libraries as innovative pedagogical hubs to improve teaching and learning in rural schools. …”
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Dentaoalveolar changes in young adult patients with Class II/1 malocclusion treated with the Herbst appliance and an activator by Nedeljković Nenad, Šćepan Ivana, Glišić Branislav, Marković Evgenija

“…The aim of this study was to analyze and compare dentoalveolar changes in the group of young adult patients with Class II/1 malocclusion treated with the Herbst appliance and an activator. Methods. The sample for this study consisted of 50 patients of both sexes, 14-21 years of age with Class II/1 malocclusion. …”
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Should One Measure Balance or Gait to Best Predict Falls among People with Parkinson Disease? by Ryan P. Duncan, Gammon M. Earhart

“…We aimed to determine whether gait velocity is as useful as a balance test, a self-report measure of freezing of gait (FOG), and/or a measure of motor symptom severity for predicting falls among people with Parkinson Disease (PD). Methods. Fifty-six individuals with idiopathic PD completed a baseline assessment consisting of these measures: (1) MDS-UPDRS III, (2) Mini-BESTest, (3) gait velocity (forward, backward, dual task, and fast), and (4) FOGQ. …”
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Anatomical study of superficial fascia and localized fat deposits of abdomen by Pramod Kumar, Arvind K Pandey, Brijesh Kumar, Shrinivas K Aithal

“…This study aims at ascertaining the gross anatomy of superficial fascia and the localized fat deposits of abdomen. Materials and Methods: Eight adult cadavers (four males and four females) were dissected. …”
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The effect of oral anticoagulant use before visit for patients with COVID-19 on mortality: A meta-analysis by Cornelia Ghea, Ardyan Wardhana, Alfredo Nugroho, Fika Humaeda Assilmi

“…Objectives: Anticoagulants have been used as therapeutic or prophylactic agents in COVID-19 and seem to be more beneficial. However, the advantage of oral anticoagulant (OAC) consumption before visit in lowering mortality in COVID-19 patients remains debatable. …”
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Keefektifan Model Pembelajaran Think Talk Write (TTW) dan Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) dalam Keterampilan Menulis by Nina Prince Simorangkir, Ramly Ramly, Ambo Dalle, Johar Amir

“…Thus, the TTW and CIRC models are equally effective in improving news text writing skills, but CIRC is more optimal. Further it is advised to do research to increase the sample size and explore the effect of duration and frequency of application of this model on other language skills or different levels of education. …”
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Dog ownership and all-cause mortality in a population cohort in Norway: The HUNT study. by Magnhild Oust Torske, Steinar Krokstad, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Adrian Bauman

“…Much of the reported research has been cross sectional, and very few epidemiological studies have examined the association between dog ownership and mortality in populations.<h4>Methods</h4>We used data from the Norwegian county population-based Nord-Trøndelag HUNT Study (HUNT2, 1995-1997). …”
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A Focused Exploratory Study on Understanding the Role of Healthcare Quality Professionals in the Middle East by Shaik Mohiuddin

“…Further investigation and extension of this study to a larger sample size is required, especially in the Middle East region, to assess the subject in more noteworthy profundity.…”
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Changes in the acid resistance of erythrocytes upon contact with TiC, TiN, Ti-Nb, Ti-Zr and Ti-Ta compositions by Petr A. Ilchenko, Elena N. Sazonova, Alexander A. Burkov

“…Objective — To study the effect of ESD coatings of titanium nitride, titanium carbide, titanium-niobium, titanium-tantalum and titanium-zirconium on the course of acid hemolysis induced by HCl. Methods — To test biocompatibility, coating samples on Ti6Al4V alloy substrates were incubated with a suspension of erythrocytes. …”
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Gendered linguistic patterns in online reviews on localized E-commerce platforms in Jordan and the UAE: an exploratory study by Rania Za’rour, Lama Damra, Abdel Rahman Mitib Altakhaineh

“…The study highlights practical implications for online shopping platform design and marketing, advocating for integrating small-scale sociolinguistic analysis with large-scale computational methods to understand trends in online reviews. However, the study is limited by its binary gender framework and a small, context-specific sample that may affect generalizability.…”
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The effect of one and two sessions endurance and resistance exercise training per day on serum levels of IgA and cortisol in soccer players by Nabi Shamsaei, Hadi Abdi

“…The aim of current study was to investigate the effect of one and two bouts of selected training per day on IgA and cortisol serum levels in soccer players. Methods: Sixteen nonprofessional soccer players were randomly assigned to endurance and resistance exercise groups. …”
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