Functional outcomes in children related to self-care, mobility, and social function after stroke in early childhood: a cohort study by Larissa Audi Teixeira Mota, Daniela Rodrigues Baleroni Silva, Luzia Iara Pfeifer

“…Children have different and more diverse risk factors than adults, commonly related to an underlying disease. …”
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Empirical prediction intervals applied to short term mortality forecasts and excess deaths by Ricarda Duerst, Jonas Schöley

“…Methods Using weekly death data from the Short-term Mortality Database (STMF) for 23 countries, we propose empirical prediction intervals based on the distribution of past out-of-sample forecasting errors for the study of weekly expected and excess deaths. …”
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Assessment of the antimicrobial efficacy of complex therapy for persistent periodontitis during endodontic retreatment by I. A. Manukian, A. A. Adamchik, S. I. Risovannyi

“…At the same time, before the treatment of root canals, the predominance (more than 80%) of polymicrobial associations with their participation was shown. …”
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Community paramedicine in Central Oregon: A promising model to reduce non‐urgent emergency department utilization among medically complex Medicaid beneficiaries by Jessica Currier, Neal Wallace, Keshia Bigler, Maggie O'Connor, Paige Farris, Jackilen Shannon

“…Abstract Background Community paramedicine has emerged as a promising model to redirect persons with nonmedically emergent conditions to more appropriate and less expensive community‐based health care settings. …”
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QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ENAMEL AND DENTIN VOLUMES IN PRIMARY TEETH USING MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY by Ralitsa Bogovska-Gigova, Krasimir Hristov

“…These findings provide essential guidance for minimally invasive cavity preparation, addressing key challenges in pediatric dentistry. While the small sample size constrains the generalizability of the results, further studies with larger and more diverse populations are necessary to comprehensively evaluate caries susceptibility and restorative outcomes.…”
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Potentially pathogenic airway bacteria and neutrophilic inflammation in treatment resistant severe asthma. by Benjamin J Green, Surasa Wiriyachaiporn, Christopher Grainge, Geraint B Rogers, Valia Kehagia, Laurie Lau, Mary P Carroll, Kenneth D Bruce, Peter H Howarth

“…<h4>Background</h4>Molecular microbiological analysis of airway samples in asthma has demonstrated an altered microbiome in comparison to healthy controls. …”
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Assist-linked brief intervention to reduce risky pattern of substance use in male workers employed at a tertiary care hospital in India: A randomized controlled trial by Sambhu Prasad, Debasish Basu, Surendra K. Mattoo, B. N Subodh

“…More participants receiving ALBI were ready to change to RCQ action stage (p values for tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis <0.001, <0.001 and 0.007, respectively). …”
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Clinical and demographic characteristics of frontal fibrosing alopecia in a dermatology referral center in Bogota, Colombia: a descriptive cross-sectional study by Leydi Y. Gallego-Vidales, MD, María A. Palacios-Ariza, MD, MSc, MHPE, Paola A. Macías-Arias, MD, Camilo A. Morales-Cardona, MD

“…Limitations:. The small sample size and the lack of racial and geographical diversity in the subjects. …”
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The Ketogenic Diet Effect on Organ Chemistries by Rundk Hwaiz, Mohammad Mostafa, Sazan Talaat, Mohammed Merza

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate or assess organ functions in the individuals following ketogenic diet. Patients and methods: A total 31 samples were collected from individuals following ketogenic diet in male and femal aged from 20 to 55, and a control group which composed of 10 healthy individuals without ketogenic diet, and the diet duration was from 2 to 44 weeks. …”
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HIV Self-Testing among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in the UK: A Qualitative Study of Barriers and Facilitators, Intervention Preferences and Perceived Impacts. by T Charles Witzel, Alison J Rodger, Fiona M Burns, Tim Rhodes, Peter Weatherburn

“…Kits which used a blood sample were more popular than those using saliva due to higher perceived accuracy although phobia of needles and/or blood meant some would only access HIVST if a saliva sample option was available. …”
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Temporal Changes in Blood Metabolome Among Patients on Hemodialysis by Vida Dehghan Niestanak, Natasha Wiebe, Lun Zhang, David S. Wishart, Marcello Tonelli, Larry D. Unsworth

“…In post hoc analyses, we found that lower water solubility appeared more likely to exhibit increases of metabolites concentration in blood (P = 0.04). …”
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Evaluating the Influence of Carbon Fiber on the Mechanical Characteristics and Electrical Conductivity of Roller-Compacted Concrete Containing Waste Ceramic Aggregates Exposed to F... by Danial Nasr, Rezvan Babagoli, Mohsen Rezaei, Arsalan Andarz

“…Traditional methods of removing snow and ice from pavements using chemicals are combined with mechanical removal that involves a lot of manpower, advanced machinery, chemicals that are harmful to the environment, and damage to pavements. …”
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Economic Insights to Optimize Chain of Survival in Emergency Response by Alaa Al Amiry, Sahel ALrousan

“…Results: A total of 239 respondents were recruited in the survey from multiple countries. About 32% of the sample had recognition lag 95% CI of [26.3%, 38.2%]. …”
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Analysis of pseudoscientific beliefs in quantum mechanics of high school students and teachers by Walter Sciarretta, Maria Bondani, Silvia Galano, Massimiliano Malgieri, Pasquale Onorato, Italo Testa

“…However, existing studies have not focused on specific scientific domains and have involved samples with individuals of different age and sociocultural background. …”
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Prognostic value of a quantitative analysis of lipoarabinomannan in urine from patients with HIV-associated tuberculosis. by Andrew D Kerkhoff, Robin Wood, Monica Vogt, Stephen D Lawn

“…Higher LAM ODs were associated with a range of prognostic indices, including lower CD4 cell counts, lower haemoglobin levels, higher blood neutrophil counts and higher mycobacterial load as assessed using both sputum and urine samples. The median LAM OD among patients who died was more than 6.8-fold higher than that of patients who remained alive at 3 months (P<0.001). …”
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Dietary intake of silicon in the adult population of Omsk Region by A. V. Brusentsova, E. A. Vilms, M. S. Turchaninova, T. A. Yunatskaya

“…To provide a hygienic assessment of dietary silicon intake among the adult population of the Omsk Region. Materials and Methods. In 2023, a cross-sectional observational epidemiological study was conducted in a representative sample (n = 506) of adults aged 18 to 83 years (231 men and 275 women; median age – 45 [32; 59] years). …”
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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

“…Results: In the EuroQol-5 Dimension scale, 147 (55%) patients reported problems in one or more QoL dimension but only 4% experienced severe problems. …”
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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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