Characterization and quantification of proteins secreted by single human embryos prior to implantation by Maurizio Poli, Alessandro Ori, Tim Child, Souraya Jaroudi, Katharina Spath, Martin Beck, Dagan Wells

“…This study illustrates the potential of high‐sensitivity proteomics to measure clinically relevant biomarkers in minute samples and, more specifically, suggests that key aspects of embryo competence could be measured using a proteomic‐based strategy, with negligible risk of harm to the living embryo. …”
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A new phantom to evaluate the tissue dissolution ability of endodontic irrigants and activating devices by Kimia Khoshroo, Brinda Shah, Alexander Johnson, John Baeten, Katherine Barry, Mohammadreza Tahriri, Mohamed S. Ibrahim, Lobat Tayebi

“…Further, the study evaluated whether the utilization of endodontic activating devices led to enhanced phantom dissolution rates.Materials and MethodsBovine pulp tissue was obtained to determine a benchmark of tissue dissolution. …”
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Long-Term Quality of Life after Acute Uncomplicated Diverticulitis: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yara Azzawi

“…Setting: Two teaching hospitals in Southern Sweden. Patient and Methods: The records of patients who were treated for AUD from 2015 to 2017 were extracted, and their medical charts were used to gather data. …”
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Comparison of the Degree of Hip Rotation Between Amateur Golfers With Low Back Pain and Matched Desk-Bound Individuals in Ebonyi State by Uzunma PI, Chukwuemeka UM

“…Adequate categorising of sample population made the finding more definite thereby clarifying the ever evasive paradox of the hip function -LBP relationship. …”
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Practical and effective diagnosis of animal anthrax in endemic low-resource settings. by Olubunmi R Aminu, Tiziana Lembo, Ruth N Zadoks, Roman Biek, Suzanna Lewis, Ireen Kiwelu, Blandina T Mmbaga, Deogratius Mshanga, Gabriel Shirima, Matt Denwood, Taya L Forde

“…We validated microscopic and molecular methods for the detection of Bacillus anthracis in field-collected blood smears and identified alternative samples suitable for anthrax confirmation in the absence of blood smears. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on eating habits, physical activity and sleep in Brazilian healthcare professionals by Isabella Araújo Mota, Gilberto Diniz de Oliveira Sobrinho, Iuara Paiva Silva Morais, Thamires Ferreira Dantas

“…Objective: To investigate changes in the daily life and sleeping habits of healthcare professionals in Brazil. Methods: We conducted an observational and cross-sectional study from May to July 2020. …”
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Enhancing attachment of human gingival fibroblasts to periodontally compromised teeth: A comparative analysis of hyaluronic acid, EDTA, enamel matrix derivatives by Baher Khaled Felemban

“…Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate fibroblast-root surface adhesion and determine whether periodontitis-damaged root surface microstructure can be restored using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and an enamel matrix derivative (EMD), individually or in combination. Material and methods: Teeth extracted from patients with periodontal disease were used to create 60 samples, with each group containing six specimens. …”
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Targeted Sequencing of Lung Function Loci in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cases and Controls. by María Soler Artigas, Louise V Wain, Nick Shrine, Tricia M McKeever, UK BiLEVE, Ian Sayers, Ian P Hall, Martin D Tobin

“…We followed up the top signals with data available (only 67% of collapsing methods signals) in 4,249 COPD cases and 11,916 smoking controls from UK Biobank. …”
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A pilot study: relationship between Bisphenol A, Bisphenol-glucuronide and total 25 hydroxy vitamin D in maternal-child pairs in a South African population by Verena Gounden, Rajen N. Naidoo, Anil Chuturgoon

“…The aim of this pilot study was to examine the relationship of BPA and its naturally occurring metabolite BPA-glucuronide (BPA-g) with 25-hydoxy vitamin D (25OHD) levels in South African mother-child pairs.MethodsThird-trimester serum maternal samples and matching cord blood samples were analyzed for BPA and BPA-g using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and 25OHD3 and 25OHD2 using high performance liquid chromatography. …”
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Long-term consequences of COVID-19 on sleep, mental health, fatigue, and cognition: a preliminary study by Armin Adibi, Ali Motahharynia, Iman Adibi, Mehdi Sanayei

“…Prospective longitudinal studies with larger and more diverse samples are warranted to confirm and expand upon these findings.…”
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Epidemiology with real-world data: deep endometriosis in women of reproductive age by Nilson Abrão Szylit, Luciana Cristina Pasquini Raiza, Anucha Andrade Schindler Leal, Sérgio Podgaec

“…This study aimed to determine the prevalence of symptomatic deep endometriosis and the clinical factors associated with this condition in women of reproductive age. Methods: A descriptive prevalence study combined with a cross-sectional observational study was conducted between 2017 and 2021 at a public primary care outpatient clinic in Brazil. …”
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Systematic review of risk prediction models for arteriovenous fistula dysfunction in maintenance hemodialysis patients. by Shiyan Yao, Guannan Ma, Yongze Dong, Mengjiao Zhao, Luchen Chen, Wenhao Qi, Huajuan Shen

“…This study aims to systematically evaluate risk prediction models for AVF failure in MHD patients, thereby providing insights for clinical practitioners in selecting or developing more effective risk assessment tools.<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic search was conducted across multiple databases, including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov registry platform,the China Biomedical Literature Database, CNKI, WanFang Database, and the VIP Database, focusing on studies related to risk prediction models for AVF failure in MHD patients. …”
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Expression of two long noncoding ribonucleic acids (growth arrest-specific 5 and H19) in rheumatoid arthritis patients: Relation to clinical characteristics and disease activity by Gehan Abdel-Fattah Hegazy, Olfat Shaker, Omnia Aly, Hanan Hassan Zaki, Mohamed R Herzalla, Ahmed Fathy Gomaa, Safaa Sayed, Maysa M Haroon

“…Patients and Methods: Levels of GAS5 and H19 expression were compared in serum samples from Egyptian RA patients (n = 100) and age- and sex-matched healthy controls (n = 100) and then correlated within the RA group to disease activity measured by the Disease Activity Score 28–erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28-ESR). …”
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Clinico-mycological Study of Dermatophytosis and Their Antifungal Susceptibility, A Hospital Based Study by Manish Bhakta Pradhan, Vikash Paudel

“…Potassium hydroxide positivity was seen in 228 samples (65.3%) and culture positivity was found in 202 samples (57.9%). …”
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Trends in the Incidence of Hypertensive Emergencies in US Emergency Departments From 2006 to 2013 by Alexander T. Janke, Candace D. McNaughton, Aaron M. Brody, Robert D. Welch, Phillip D. Levy

“…Background The incidence of hypertensive emergency in US emergency departments (ED) is not well established. Methods and Results This study is a descriptive epidemiological analysis of nationally representative ED visit‐level data from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample for 2006–2013. …”
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Effect of Health Educational Program on Knowledge, Attitude, and Reaction of Pregnant Women Regarding Obstetric and Newborn Danger Signs by Somaya O. Abd Elmoniem, Elham A. Ramadan, Ahlam E. M. Sarhan

“…Further research regarding replicating this study on a large representative probability sample is highly recommended to achieve more generalization of the results. …”
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Forecasting of Inflation Based on Univariate and Multivariate Time Series Models: An Empirical Application by Hasnain Iftikhar, Faridoon Khan, Paulo Canas Rodrigues, Abdulmajeed Atiah Alharbi, Jeza Allohibi

“…The results indicated that the factor approach based on Partial Least Squares delivers significantly more effective outcomes than its competing methods.…”
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Using the Uganda Demographic and Health Surveys from 2011 and 2016 to assess changes in Saving Mothers, Giving Life intervention districts by Lindsay Mallick, Trinadh Dontamsetti, Thomas Pullum, Julia Fleuret

“…These indicators included four or more (4+) antenatal care (ANC) visits; two components of ANC including urine sample taken and blood pressure (BP) measured; postnatal care (PNC) by a skilled provider for the mother; and PNC by a skilled provider for the baby. …”
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Molecular correlates of childhood adversity – a multi-omics perspective on stress regulation by Johannes C. S. Zang, Caroline May, Katrin Marcus, Robert Kumsta

“…We found that stress associated gene-expression pattern were most strongly associated with childhood adversity, and integrating multiple cellular layers did not results in better discriminatory performance in our rather small sample. The capacity and yield of different omics-profiling methods might currently limit the full potential of integrative approaches.…”
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Dynamic Cycle of Low Back Pain: A 17-Year, Population-Based Study Analyzing the National Health Insurance Service Data in South Korea by Mi-Ran Goo, Deok-Hoon Jun, Do-Youn Lee

“…Healthcare utilization also increased, with patients requiring more visits per episode over time. The demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the LBP patients in our sample were also described. …”
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