Adolescent developmental assets and longitudinal weight status and psychosocial health outcomes: Exploratory analysis from a youth cohort study in Taiwan by Meng-Che Tsai, Jennifer M.T. Ng, Yi-Fang Yu, Carol Strong, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Yi-Ching Lin, Chung-Ying Lin

“…This study aims to extend the current knowledge regarding the effects of positive youth development on weight status and psychosocial health outcomes in young adulthood using a large representative longitudinal sample. Methods: Data were retrieved from the Taiwan Youth Project that comprised a longitudinal cohort of adolescents (N = 2688) surveyed at grades 7, 8, 9, and 12, and at age 22. …”
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Hybridization capture sequencing for Vibrio spp. and associated virulence factors by Kyle D. Brumfield, Sana Enke, Brandon K. Swan, Lakeshia Carrasquilla, Michael D. Lee, David B. Stern, Linn Gieser, Nur A. Hasan, Moiz Usmani, Antarpreet S. Jutla, Anwar Huq, Katie Caviness, Jennifer S. Goodrich, Robert Bull, Rita R. Colwell

“…This approach was evaluated in parallel with traditional whole-community shotgun sequencing and whole-genome sequencing of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus strains isolated from the samples. Results suggest pathogenic Vibrio spp. in aquatic ecosystems may be far more common than currently understood, when multiple methods are considered for environmental surveillance.…”
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Adjunctive use of p16 immunohistochemistry for optimizing management of CIN lesions in a high‐risk human papillomavirus‐positive population by Renée M. F. Ebisch, L. Lucia Rijstenberg, Gilda Ghazi Soltani, Judith van derHorst, Judith E. M. Vedder, Meyke Hermsen, Remko P. Bosgraaf, Leon F. A. G. Massuger, Chris J. L. M. Meijer, Daniëlle A. M. Heideman, Folkert J. vanKemenade, Willem J. G. Melchers, Ruud L. M. Bekkers, Albert G. Siebers, Johan Bulten

“…With this study we assessed the impact of p16 immunohistochemistry on CIN grading in an hrHPV‐based screening setting. Material and methods In this post‐hoc analysis, 326 histology follow‐up samples from a group of hrHPV‐positive women were stained with p16 immunohistochemistry. …”
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Statistical Inference for the Rate Ratio in a Two-way Contingency Table with an Empty Cell by Mahmoud Okasha

“…The accuracy of all the methods is empirically assessed. We show that our modified conditional procedures are more reliable than both exact and asymptotic procedures in terms of coverage probability and expected interval width. …”
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Deep Embedded Auto-encoder for End-to-End Unsupervised Image Anomaly Detection by Xuan Huang, Hailin Tang

“…Abstract Image anomaly detection plays a critical role in industrial quality control, medical diagnostics, and security surveillance, yet existing unsupervised methods often suffer from limited detection accuracy and poor adaptability. …”
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The Fatty Acid Compositions and Textural Properties of Dry Clotted Creams Produced in Different Drying Systems by Esma Çapa, Bedia Şimşek

“…During the storage, it was observed that pH and titration acidity values of samples increased. The hardness levels of the clotted cream produced with the tray dryer were found to be higher than the vacuum and traditional methods. …”
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Exponentiated Inverse Rayleigh Distribution and an Application to Coating Weights of Iron Sheets Data by Gadde Srinivasa Rao, Sauda Mbwambo

“…The performances of the proposed methods of estimation are compared by Monte Carlo simulations for both small and large samples. …”
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A Normative Model Representing Autistic Individuals Amidst Autism Spectrum Phenotypic Heterogeneity by Joana Portolese, Catarina Santos Gomes, Vinicius Daguano Gastaldi, Cristiane Silvestre Paula, Sheila C. Caetano, Daniela Bordini, Décio Brunoni, Jair de Jesus Mari, Ricardo Z. N. Vêncio, Helena Brentani

“…While valuable, these methods are limited in their ability to evaluate a specific individual in relation to a normative reference sample of autistic individuals. …”
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Traditional Chinese exercises for the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Weiqiang Tan, Zhaoquan Pan, Jiawei He, Tiexiong Wu, Feng Wu, Yachen Xu, Lisha Liu, Ziyu Yang, Chunrui Li, Yuechen Hu, Muxi Liao

“…More high-quality research with larger sample sizes, including double-blind studies or those employing an active control group involving exercises such as walking, ought to be carried out to validate the above findings and strengthen the evidence base. …”
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Aircraft Multi-stage Altitude Prediction Under Satellite Signal Loss by Mengchan HUANG, Qiang MIAO

“…This approach provided a more effective feature representation for aircraft altitude prediction in the absence of satellite signals. …”
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The effect of education types on knowledge level in natural disaster information transfer by Mikail Batu, Mustafa Oz, İlknur Aydoğdu Karaaslan, Akan Yanık, Şehriban Kayacan, Ebru Dıvrak

“…Additionally, it compares the effectiveness of different communication tools—face-to-face, brochures, and videos—demonstrating that face-to-face and video-based methods are more effective than brochures in delivering disaster-related information.…”
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Older Fallers’ Comprehensive Neuromuscular and Kinematic Alterations in Reactive Balance Control: Indicators of Balance Decline or Compensation? A Pilot Study by Ringo Tang-Long Zhu, Timmi Tim Mei Hung, Freddy Man Hin Lam, Jun-Zhe Li, Yu-Yan Luo, Jingting Sun, Shujun Wang, Christina Zong-Hao Ma

“…Previous studies have compared postural sways or stepping strategies between older adults with and without fall histories to identify factors associated with falls. However, more in-depth neuromuscular/kinematic mechanisms have remained unclear. …”
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Addition of PARP1-inhibition enhances chemoradiotherapy and thermoradiotherapy when treating cervical cancer in an in vivo mouse model by Marloes IJff, Xionge Mei, Enzo M. Scutigliani, Hans M. Rodermond, Gregor G. W. van Bochove, Przemek M. Krawczyk, Nicolaas A. P. Franken, Lukas J. A. Stalpers, Johannes Crezee, Arlene L. Oei

“…The aim of our present study was to test efficacy of different combinations of treatment modalities radiotherapy, cisplatin, hyperthermia and PARP1-inhibitors using in vitro tumor models, ex vivo treated patient samples and in vivo tumor models.Materials and Methods: In vitro clonogenic survival curves (0–6 Gy) show that PARP1-i (4–5 M Olaparib) enhances both chemoradiotherapy (0.3–0.5 µM cisplatin) and thermoradiotherapy (42 °C for 1 h) in SiHa, CaSki and HeLa cells. …”
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Prognostic significance of perioperative circulating CD56bright NK cell and recovery of NK cell activity in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing radical surgery by Jeng-Fu You, Cheng-Chi Lee, Yun-Shien Lee, Yih-Jong Chern, Chun-Kai Liao, Hung-Chih Hsu

“…Venous blood samples were collected preoperatively and on postoperative day 3 (POD3) and 30 (POD30). …”
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ICalled-DIY Device for Hands-On and Low-Cost Adapted Emergency Call Learning: A Simulation Study by Luis Castro-Alonso, Sheila Vázquez-Álvarez, Santiago Martínez-Isasi, María Fernández-Méndez, Luz Rey-Fernández, María García-Martínez, Adriana Seijas-Vijande, Roberto Barcala-Furelos, Martín Otero-Agra

“…<b>Objective</b>: To assess the efficacy of a low-cost, Do-It-Yourself training material for emergency call simulation training, compared to a more traditional approach. <b>Methods</b>: A quasi-experimental design without pre-test was used. …”
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Endodontic Tendencies in a Very-Low-Income Population Area of Northeastern Brazil by Maria Tereza Pedrosa Albuquerque, Joice Velames Silva, David Junio Oliveira Poppe, Crislaine Santana Santos, Tainá Pires Santos, Eliseu Aldrigh Münchow, Juliana Yuri Nagata

“…Lastly, the professionals who attended (p<0.05) to a continuous education program in Endodontics were more frequently associated to performing incisors and molars RCT in one clinical appointment (p<0.05).Conclusions. …”
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CYTOTOXIC PROPERTIES OF NANOSTRUCTURES BASED ON ALUMINUM OXIDE AND HYDROXIDE PHASES IN RELATION TO TUMOR CELLS by A. S. Lozhkomoev, O. V. Bakina, S. O. Kazantsev, L. Yu. Ivanova, A. V. Avgustinovich, S. G. Afanasyev, L. V. Spirina, A. Yu. Dobrodeev

“…Γ-al2o3 had 6.5 times more basic centers than acidic ones, which determined its ability to exhibit more pronounced antacid properties, i.e. …”
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Association between calprotectin and volatile fatty acids in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases by Yu. M. Stepanov, I. A. Klenina, O. M. Tatarchuk, M. V. Stoikevych, Т. S. Tarasova, N. S. Fedorova, O. P. Petishko

“…Calprotectin detection in fecal samples was carried out using a kit “Immundiagnostik”, Germany. …”
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Comparison of clinic-based assistance versus a centralized call center on patient-reported social needs: findings from a randomized pilot social health integration program by Ammarah Mahmud, Meagan C. Brown, Edwin S. Wong, India J. Ornelas, Robert Wellman, Roy Pardee, Sophia Mun, Ariel Singer, Emily Westbrook, Kathleen Barnes, Heidi Den Haan, Cara C. Lewis

“…CRS participants reported 0.08 (95% CI: -0.710, 0.864) more needs at 2 months and 0.42 (CI: -0.288, 1.126) more needs at 5 months compared to CCC participants (p > 0.05). …”
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Risk factors for moderate disturbance of consciousness in patients with unilateral chronic subdural hematoma by Adrian Liebert, Thomas Eibl, Thomas Bertsch, Hans-Herbert Steiner, Karl-Michael Schebesch, Leonard Ritter

“…INR (p = 0.004) and CRP values (p = 0.003) in the preoperative blood sample were significantly higher in group 1. History of ischemic stroke and intake of statins were more common in group 1 (p = 0.033, p = 0.04; resp.). …”
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