Assessment of the Remineralizing Efficacy of Grape Seed Extract vs Sodium Fluoride on Surface and Subsurface Enamel Lesions: An In Vitro Study by Deepak Sharma, Yogesh Sahu, Reema Srichand, Swapnali Mhatre, Uttam Shetty, Nikhil A. Karhale, Sonu Acharya

“…Both treatments were significantly more effective than the control (P < 0.05), with no significant difference between the NaF and GSE groups (P > 0.05). …”
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Did Socioeconomic Inequality in Self-Reported Health in Chile Fall after the Equity-Based Healthcare Reform of 2005? A Concentration Index Decomposition Analysis. by Baltica Cabieses, Richard Cookson, Manuel Espinoza, Gillian Santorelli, Iris Delgado

“…This study aimed to estimate income-related inequality in self-reported health status (SRHS) in 2000 and 2013, before and after the reform, for the entire adult Chilean population.<h4>Methods</h4>Using data on equivalized household income and adult SRHS from the 2000 and 2013 CASEN surveys (independent samples of 101 046 and 172 330 adult participants, respectively) we estimated Erreygers concentration indices (CIs) for above average SRHS for both years. …”
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Self-acupressure for patients with breast cancer experiencing aromatase inhibitor-associated musculoskeletal symptoms: Protocol for the AcuAIM randomized pilot trial. by N Lynn Henry, Kelley M Kidwell, Stephanie Kozar, Sara Snyder, Suzanna M Zick

“…We hypothesize that self-administered acupressure will reduce AIMSS.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Postmenopausal women who have been receiving treatment with an AI for more than 3 weeks but less than 2 years, and who report new or worsened joint pain or myalgias since starting AI therapy with worst pain of at least 4 out of 10 on a numerical rating scale, are eligible. …”
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The need for fission-track data transparency and sharing by M. T. Tamer, M. T. Tamer, L. Chung, R. A. Ketcham, A. J. W. Gleadow

“…While inappropriate omission and inclusion can both bias results, the latter is more pernicious due to the standard practice of achieving a pre-decided number of analyses; particularly in difficult samples, there is a danger of “compromising data quality” and integrity by weakening selection criteria. …”
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Association of Physical Activity Intensity and Light/Deep Sleep in Young People from Southern Spain by Pablo Ramírez-Espejo, José Luis Solas-Martínez, Manuel J. de la Torre-Cruz, Alberto Ruiz-Ariza

“…Therefore, the aim of the present study was to analyze the potential associations between PA intensity and sleep stages and to determine the most effective intensity of PA for positively influencing sleep during adolescence. <b>Methods</b>: The sample consisted of 1072 Spanish pre-adolescents and adolescents (53% girls and 47% boys) aged 13.03 ± 1.79 years. …”
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Mediating role of personality dysfunction and perceived stress on the relationship between stressful life events and psychological well-being among young adult women in India by Jereesh K. Elias, B. R. Sahithya, K. S. Paviyazhini

“…Future research should consider the limitations of the current study design and sample characteristics, which may affect generalizability, and examine these relationships across more diverse populations using longitudinal designs to clarify causality.…”
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Mapping of Functional Metabolic Phenotypes in Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Sissel Dyrstad, Kimberley Joanne Hatfield, Endre Stigen, Marte Karen Brattås, Karl Johan Tronstad, Håkon Reikvam

“…Results Our results showed significant variability in metabolic activity, with some samples relying more on glycolysis than mitochondrial respiration. …”
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Influence of cataract surgery on the psychological well-being of the elderly by Neyda Alina González Pérez, Idania María Otero Ramos, Yusimí Guerra Véliz, Niurka Pérez Vazquez, Yunay Ruiz Hurtado, Keilym Artiles Martínez

“…Objective: to characterize the particularities of psychological well-being in older adults with cataract undergoing surgical treatment by Blumenthal technique in only one eye. Methods: a single-group pre-experimental design was used with an exploratory-descriptive approach. …”
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Component composition of flavonoid pigments and flower color in Prunus mira and hybrid cultivars of ornamental peach by L. D. Komar-Tyomnaya, G. P. Zaitsev

“…Anthocyanins predominate in cultivars with purple-red petals (16 mg g-1). Much more flavonols (55–88 mg g-1) and little anthocyanins (1.2–3.4 mg g-1) were accumulated in the purple-pink flowers of hybrid cultivars. …”
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Pain expectations, experiences and coping strategies used by post-operative patients: A descriptive phenomenological study. by Richard Sakyi, Edward Appiah Boateng, Abigail Kusi-Amponsah Diji, Kenneth Adjei Afful, Vincent Afriyie Nimoh, Philomena Asakeboba Ajanaba, Mabel Dorothy Adjei, Felix Apiribu, Veronica Millicent Dzomeku

“…The current study sought to qualitatively explore pain expectations, pain experiences, and coping strategies used by adult surgical patients to help add patients' perspectives to surgical pain management.<h4>Methods</h4>A descriptive phenomenological design approach was used to study nine purposively sampled surgical patients receiving care at a regional hospital in Ghana. …”
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Intervention of Astragalus Membranaceus Extract in rats of spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hongli Wu, Lanlan Yu, Hao Yang, Jiahao Li, Jing Deng, Zichao Zhou, Yufeng Tao, Fengjiao Chen, Leyi Zhang, Chi Zhang

“…Astragalus Membranaceus Extract (AME) administration was associated with more significant functional recovery (mean difference [MD] = 3.68, 95% CI = 2.74, 4.62). …”
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Seropositivity and coinfection of hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses in Central India: A hospital-based study by Rajeev K. Jain, Rakesh Shrivastava, Shailendra K. Jain, Deepti Chaurasia, Anamika Jain, Swati Jain, Kamlesh K. Ahirwar, Nagaraj Perumal

“…Coinfection of HBV and HCV can lead to more severe liver disease and an increased risk for progression to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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A New Hjorth Distribution in Its Discrete Version by Hanan Haj Ahmad, Ahmed Elshahhat

“…A key feature of this study is the incorporation of Type-II censored samples. We also derive key statistical properties, including the quantile function and order statistics, and then employ maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference methods. …”
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Evaluating the Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines Available in Al-Diwaniyah Province by Meraim Attyah Kazaal, Roaa Abid Jaythoom, Noor Dakil Mahdi, Doaa Yousief Mohammed

“…Objectives: The study aimed to detect the side effects that caused by immunization with Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. Materials and Methods:286 samples were collected from individuals immunized with Corona vaccines (Pfizer, Sinopharm, and AstraZeneca) of different ages, whether they were previously infected with COVID-19 or not. …”
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Convergence Insufficiency, Accommodative Insufficiency, Visual Symptoms, and Astigmatism in Tohono O’odham Students by Amy L. Davis, Erin M. Harvey, J. Daniel Twelker, Joseph M. Miller, Tina Leonard-Green, Irene Campus

“…AI was more common in students with CI than without CI. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Hypoglycemic Activity of <i>Cucumis sativus</i> and <i>Cucurbita pepo</i> Whole Plant Extracts in Normal and Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats by Vikas Gautam, Anand Murari Saxena

“…<b>Background</b>: Crude extracts are easily available and considered safe and cost-effective in comparison with synthetic extracts and are more accessible compared with purified compounds, making them suitable for initial screening and exploratory studies in drug discovery. …”
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DISEASE COPING STYLES IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE OR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS by Y. K. Galetskayte, B. A. Volel, D. F. Pushkarev, E. A. Las

“…Objective: to study the types of response to illness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Subjects and methods. The sample consisted of 100 patients (mean age 59.2 ± 14.4 years) from University Clinical Hospital One, I.M. …”
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Disparities in Hearing Aid Use Among Those With Hearing Loss in Rural and Urban Settings by Paul Johnson, Emmanuel Garcia Morales, Nicholas Reed

“…Study Design Cross‐sectional analysis. Methods We used pooled data from the 2017 and 2018 rounds of the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS). …”
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Predictors of intention to stay in the profession among novice nurses: a cross-sectional study by Bella Savitsky, Rachel Shvartsur, Ilya Kagan

“…Results Professional self-accomplishment was significantly and positively associated with the intention to stay in the profession, with an elevation of one standard deviation in this component associated with more than a two-fold increase in the odds of staying (OR = 2.3, 95% CI 1.3–3.9). …”
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Microbiological profile and antimicrobial resistance profile of patients admitted to the Burn Unit of Hospital Geral “José Pangella” in Vila Penteado in... by Adriano Fernandes Araújo, Elaine Marlene Tacla

“…Introduction: Burns are responsible for about 180,000 deaths per year worldwide and about 1,000,000 accidents, more than 100,000 hospital admissions and 2,500 deaths per year in Brazil. …”
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