Assessing Perceived Need for Mental Healthcare Among Adults in Germany by Lena Walther, Felicitas Vogelsang, Julia Thom, Heike Hölling, Thomas G. Grobe, Timm Frerk, Ursula Marschall, Diana Peitz

“…ObjectivesTo describe the prevalence and distribution of perceived need for mental healthcare among adults in Germany and examine its association with more objective indicators of need as well as mental health literacy.MethodsWe used data from 6,558 adults randomly sampled from a health insurance company as well as nationally representative survey data from 10,676 adults. …”
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Protein “purity,” proteoforms, and the albuminome: critical observations on proteome and systems complexity by Breyer Woodland, Jens R. Coorssen, Jens R. Coorssen, Matthew P. Padula

“…IntroductionThe identification of effective, selective biomarkers and therapeutics is dependent on truly deep, comprehensive analysis of proteomes at the proteoform level.MethodsBovine serum albumin (BSA) isolated by two different protocols, cold ethanol fractionation and heat shock fractionation, was resolved and identified using Integrative Top-down Proteomics, the tight coupling of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) with liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).Results and discussionNumerous proteoforms were identified in both “purified” samples, across a broad range of isoelectric points and molecular weights. …”
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Burn lesions with progression to neoplasia: Marjolin’s ulcer by Thiago Maciel Valente, Mateus Pinheiro Fernandes Feitosa Arrais, Bárbara Matos De Carvalho Borges, Samy Lima Carneiro, Maressa Cavalcante Fernandes de Albuquerque, Nelson Gurgel Simas de Oliveira

“…Results: A total of 31 studies were analyzed, of which only 6 were included in the final sample. Discussion: Marjolin's ulcer is found in old burn scars and can occur anywhere, but it is more common in the upper and lower limbs. …”
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Exploring the determinants of fruits and vegetables consumption among adults in Saudi Arabia: integrating habit strength in theory of planned behavior by Buthaina M. Aljehany, Haya Aljadani, Howeida Abusalih, Eman A. Abduljawad

“…IntroductionFruit and vegetable consumption is low among adults in Saudi Arabia.AimTo identify the main determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption among Saudi adults and to suggest possible intervention strategies to promote healthier eating habits.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of Saudi adult students (n = 471), using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) as a conceptual framework. …”
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Frontal Lobe Atrophy in Depression after Stroke by W. K. Tang, Y. K. Chen, J. Y. Lu, V. C. T. Mok, Winnie C. W. Chu, Gabor S. Ungvari, K. S. Wong

“…This study thus examined the association between FLA and DAS. Methods. A convenience sample of 705 Chinese patients with acute ischemic stroke admitted to the acute stroke unit of a university-affiliated regional hospital in Hong Kong participated in the study. …”
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Progress in quality assessment of Italian saffron by Irene Locatelli, Davide Pedrali, Silvia Grassi, Susanna Buratti, Annamaria Giorgi, Luca Giupponi

“…However, SIMCA modelling resulted more appropriate for class-modelling, confirming that none of the “premium” samples were misclassified as “high-quality” and vice-versa. …”
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Public Acceptability in the UK and USA of Nudging to Reduce Obesity: The Example of Reducing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Consumption. by Dragos C Petrescu, Gareth J Hollands, Dominique-Laurent Couturier, Yin-Lam Ng, Theresa M Marteau

“…<h4>Background</h4>"Nudging"-modifying environments to change people's behavior, often without their conscious awareness-can improve health, but public acceptability of nudging is largely unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>We compared acceptability, in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA), of government interventions to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. …”
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The flow of two zinc oxide-eugenol-based endodontic sealers by Ilić Dragan V.

“…Some samples of one ES were prepared as thick consistency with 10% more powder and some as thin mixture with 10% less powder than the standard prescription. …”
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Variance in brain volume with advancing age: implications for defining the limits of normality. by David Alexander Dickie, Dominic E Job, David Rodriguez Gonzalez, Susan D Shenkin, Trevor S Ahearn, Alison D Murray, Joanna M Wardlaw

“…Using nonlinear regression within both samples, we compared mean and percentile rank estimates of whole brain tissue volume by age.…”
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Experimental Medications Made with <i>Сetraria islandica</i> Showing Antiviral Activity against Influenza A Virus by E. V. Makarevich, M. A. Protsenko, O. Yu. Mazurkov, E. I. Filippova, N. A. Mazurkova

“…Therefore, the development of new antiviral drugs will always be relevant.The aim of the study is to obtain and test the chemical composition and antiviral activity of the lichen Cetraria islandica extracts against the influenza A virus.Material and methods. Samples of lichen Cetraria islandica (aqueous and ethanol extracts) were tested for toxic properties and antiviral activity against influenza A virus in MDCK cell culture.Results. …”
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Autophagy crosstalk with the immune microenvironment in chronic myeloid leukemia and serves as a biomarker for diagnosis and progression by Fangmin Zhong, Fangyi Yao, Jing Liu, Qun Fang, Xiajing Yu, Bo Huang, Xiaozhong Wang

“…The value of autophagy-related genes (ARGs) in diagnosis and treatment evaluation was analyzed and verified by a variety of machine learning algorithms.ResultsCompared with normal samples, CML samples had significantly lower autophagy scores and more downregulated ARGs. …”
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Some virulence genes are associated with antibiotic susceptibility in Enterobacter cloacae complex by Fatemeh Mosaffa, Fereshteh Saffari, Mahin Veisi, Omid Tadjrobehkar

“…The present study was designed to find probable association between VGs and antibiotic susceptibility in different ECC species. Methods Forty-five Enterobacter isolates that were harvested from different clinical samples were classified in four different species. …”
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Pregnancy does not affect HIV incidence test results obtained using the BED capture enzyme immunoassay or an antibody avidity assay. by Oliver Laeyendecker, Jessica D Church, Amy E Oliver, Anthony Mwatha, S Michele Owen, Deborah Donnell, Ron Brookmeyer, Philippa Musoke, J Brooks Jackson, Laura Guay, Clemesia Nakabiito, Thomas C Quinn, Susan H Eshleman

“…HIV surveillance occurs at maternal-child health clinics, but it is not known if pregnancy affects HIV incidence testing.<h4>Methods</h4>We used the BED capture immunoassay (BED) and an antibody avidity assay to test longitudinal samples from 51 HIV-infected Ugandan women infected with subtype A, C, D and intersubtype recombinant HIV who were enrolled in the HIVNET 012 trial (37 baseline samples collected near the time of delivery and 135 follow-up samples collected 3, 4 or 5 years later). …”
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Viral Fragments in the Urine Proteome: New Clues to the Cause of Fever by Minhui Yang, Yan Su, Chenyang Zhao, Youhe Gao

“…Background: To provide clues and a diagnostic basis for patients with fever of unknown origin through urinary proteomics analysis. Methods: For the first time, an attempt was made to conduct a full-library search for viruses in urine samples. …”
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Micro-computed tomographic analysis of the morphology of maxillary canines by Thomas Gerhard Wolf, Theodora Rempapi, Niccolò Giuseppe Armogida, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Andrea Lisa Waber

“…The most prevalent RCC is 1-1-1/1, with accessory or connecting canals present in over half of the samples. However, it is noteworthy that in more than one-fifth of the examined samples, a particularly challenging RCC was observed. …”
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Development of a scale for measuring university students’ attitudes toward oral health by Muhammet Fidan, Ceren Mutluer, Mustafa Fidan

“…The aim of this study was to develop a scale for measuring college undergraduates’ attitudes toward oral and dental health.Materials and Methods: A sample of 770 college undergraduates (241 male, 529 female) enrolled in various academic programs of three universities in Turkey participated in this study. …”
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Multi-omics analysis identifies Sphingomonas and specific metabolites as key biomarkers in elderly Chinese patients with coronary heart disease by Xiaoshan Zhou, Tianlong Zhang, Sixiang Jia, Shudong Xia

“…This study aimed to explore the key gut microbiota and metabolites, as well as their relationships in CHD.MethodsFeces samples and blood samples were collected from CHD patients and healthy controls. …”
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Detection of Nonpolio Enteroviruses among children with acute flaccid paralysis from institutions and from migrants’ families by N. I. Romanenkova, O. I. Kanaeva, M. A. Bichurina, N. R. Rozaeva

“…Aim: to study of the frequency of isolation and determination of the spectrum of enterovirus serotypes excreted by children living in the North-Western region of Russia and children arriving in this region from unsafe territories.Materials and methods: we investigated 832 samples of children with acute flaccid paralysis and 1153 samples of healthy children from institutions and migrants’ families. …”
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KIF13B C.*3163G>A SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE VARIANT ON OROPHARYNGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA SUSCEPTIBILITY AND TUMOR CHARACTERISTICS by Ericka Francislaine Dias Costa, Gustavo Jacob Lourenço, Carmen Silvia Passos Lima

“…The genomic DNA was obtained from peripheral blood leukocyte samples from patients and controls entered the study. …”
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Cytotoxicity and biocompatibility of high mol% yttria containing zirconia by Gulsan Ara Sathi Kazi, Ryo Yamagiwa

“…To overcome this, stabilizing the translucency zirconia to a significant cubic crystalline phase by increasing the yttria content to more than 8 mol% (8YTZP). However, the biocompatibility of a high amount of yttria is still an important topic that needs to be investigated.Materials and MethodsCommercially available 8YTZP plates were used. …”
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