The scopes, outcomes, and limitations of health trials on oral sex practices: a global scoping review by Kafayat Aminu, Timothy Olukunle Aladelusi, Afeez Abolarinwa Salami, Semeeh Akinwale Omoleke, Chiamaka Norah Ezeagu, Julienne Murererehe, Charles Adetokunbo Olomo, Jimoh Amzat, Peace Uwambaye, Akinyele Olumuyiwa Adisa, Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi

“…Hence, this global scoping review aimed to map the existing evidence. Methods This scoping review was reported using the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. …”
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Higher prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis revealed by Xpert MTB/RIF ultra among drug users in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo by Guillaume Bandjondo Nkisi, Doudou Malekita Yobi, Bive Bive Zono, Pius Zakayi Kabututu, Tite Minga Mikobi, Serge Fueza Bisuta

“…Sputum samples were collected from DUs aged ≥ 18 years, clinically suspected of TB, and attending drug consumption sites. …”
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Emotional pictures in the brain and their interaction with the task: A fine-grained fMRI coordinate-based meta-analysis study by Serafino Paolo Mansueto, Zaira Romeo, Alessandro Angrilli, Chiara Spironelli

“…The impacting research on emotions of the last decades was carried out with different methods. The most popular was based on the use of a validated sample of slides, the International Affective Pictures System (IAPS), divided mainly into pleasant, neutral and unpleasant categories, and on fMRI as a measure of brain activation induced by these stimuli. …”
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An Analysis on Tendency Components on Strategic Approach in the Process of Urban Planning in Iran by Hosseini Mahnaz, Ghadami Mostafa

“…1-Introduction Urbanization and the subsequent problems of urbanization emphasize the attention to strategy and useful remedy more than before in order to improve the lives of citizens. …”
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Levels of sex steroids in lung tissues of patients with non‑small cell lung cancer after COVID‑19 of different severity by O. I. Kit, E. M. Frantsiyants, D. A. Kharagezov, V. A. Bandovkina, A. I. Shikhlyarova, N. D.  Cheryarina, Yu. A. Pogorelova, Yu. N. Lazutin, A. G. Milakin, I. A. Leyman, O. N. Stateshny, T. G. Ayrapetova, I. A.  Goroshinskaya

“…To analyze levels of sex hormones and cortisol in lung tissues of patients with lung cancer with previous COVID‑19 of different severity.Materials and methods. The material for the study included samples of lung tissues obtained after open biopsy at radical surgery from 60 patients with morphologically verified stage I–IIIA non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (сT1–3NХ M0). …”
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CD44 Immunohistochemical Expression in Central and Peripheral Parts of Prostatic Adenocarcinoma: An Institutional Study by Romano Oguic, Antun Grskovic, Josip Spanjol, Ivana Mikolasevic, Gordana Djordjevic

“…Tissue microarrays of 121 archival acinar prostate carcinoma samples were immunohistochemically evaluated for CD44s expression. …”
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Using Genetic Variation to Explore the Causal Effect of Maternal Pregnancy Adiposity on Future Offspring Adiposity: A Mendelian Randomisation Study. by Rebecca C Richmond, Nicholas J Timpson, Janine F Felix, Tom Palmer, Romy Gaillard, George McMahon, George Davey Smith, Vincent W Jaddoe, Debbie A Lawlor

“…We then sought to replicate findings with results for BMI at age 6 in Generation R (n = 2,337 for replication sample; n = 6,057 for total pooled sample). In confounder-adjusted multivariable regression in ALSPAC, a 1 standard deviation (SD, equivalent of 3.7 kg/m2) increase in maternal BMI was associated with a 0.25 SD (95% CI 0.21-0.29) increase in offspring BMI at age 7, with similar results at later ages and when FMI was used as the outcome. …”
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Comparative effects of square-stepping and strengthening exercises on cognitive and balance functions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized clinical trial by Alp Özel, Eylem Tütün Yümin, Suat Konuk

“…Paired sample t-tests and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used for within-group comparisons. …”
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The performance of artificial intelligence in image-based prediction of hematoma enlargement: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wenjing Fan, Zhiping Wu, Wangyang Zhao, Luzhu Jia, Shuze Li, Wei Wei, Xin Chen

“…The subgroup analysis found that when the ratio of the training set to the test set is 7:3, the sensitivity is 0.77(0.62–0.91), p = 0.03; In terms of specificity, the group with sample size more than 200 has higher specificity, which is 0.83 (0.75–0.92), p = 0.02; among the risk groups in the study design, the specificity of the risk group was higher, which was 0.83 (0.76–0.89), p = 0.02. …”
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Cryptosporidium Infection in Calves in and around Nekemte Town, East Wollega Zone of Ethiopia by Adinew Ebiyo, Geremew Haile

“…Moreover, calves kept under poor hygiene were more likely to shed Cryptosporidium oocysts (OR = 2.8, p=0.001) than calves kept under good hygiene. …”
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Uncovering Non-Invasive Biomarkers in Paediatric Severe Acute Asthma Using Targeted Exhaled Breath Analysis by Sarah van den Berg, Annabel S. Zaat, Isabel F. van der Poel, Yoni E. van Dijk, Simone Hashimoto, Niels W. P. Rutjes, Suzanne W. J. Terheggen-Largo, Bart E. van Ewijk, Claudia Gagliani, Fleur L. Sondaal, Job B. M. van Woensel, Anke-Hilse Maitland-van der Zee, Paul Brinkman, Susanne J. H. Vijverberg, Berber Kapitein

“…This study aimed to assess the value of non-invasive targeted exhaled breath metabolomics analysis to better characterise SAA. Methods: Breath samples from 17 children admitted to the PICU with SAA (cases) and 27 children with controlled severe asthma (controls) were analysed using thermal desorption gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (TD-GC-MS). …”
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SARS-COV-2 causes significant abnormalities in the fibrinolysis system of patients: correlation between viral mutations, variants and thrombosis by Esra’a Abudouleh, Tarek Owaidah, Tarek Owaidah, Fatimah Alhamlan, Fatimah Alhamlan, Arwa A. Al-Qahtani, Reem M. Aljowaie, Fatimah Al-Ghnnam, Marie Fe Bohol, Ahmed A. Al-Qahtani, Ahmed A. Al-Qahtani

“…In this study, we investigated the correlation of SARS-CoV-2 mutations found in blood samples with various changes in the fibrinolysis system, as well as the severity of the disease based on outcome and whether or not these patients were admitted into the ICU.Materials and methodsCOVID-19 patients (n = 446) admitted to our institute between 2021 and 2022 were recruited. …”
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Systemic oxidative stress associates with delirium in a geriatric population with hip fracture by Monika Trzpis, Maria Zernova, Karin M. Vermeulen, Marian L.C. Bulthuis, Marjan Reinders-Luinge, Harry van Goor, Barbara C. van Munster, Arno R. Bourgonje

“…We aimed to investigate the relationship between delirium and systemic oxidative stress in older patients hospitalized with hip fracture. Methods: Patients aged 65 years or more, acutely admitted due to hip fracture, were included between 2005 and 2008. …”
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Assays for Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) by Sahar M. Ibrahim, Arwa M. Salih, Dina Hameed Haider, sabaa Raad Jaafar, Marwa Adel Hussein, Nada Hassan Bedair, Ruaa Hussein Ali, Ruaa Maan Attallah, Omar A Mahmoud, Farah B. Abd, Shahrazad H. Muhi

“…SNPs are highly valuable genetic markers for DVI, particularly because they are insensitive to DNA degradation and possess high annotation potential, making their underlying biological information invaluable for human identification in molecular forensics. Unlike traditional methods, SNP typing offers a more powerful set of genetic markers, enabling complex analysis and profiling techniques suitable for various genotyping scenarios, from specialized forensic markers to expanded tiling arrays. …”
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RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BIRTH OF CHILDREN WITH A BODY WEIGHT LESS THAN 2500 G: RESULTS OF A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT MULTICENTER STUDY by I. A. Deev, K. V. Kulikova, O. S. Kobyakova, E. S. Kulikov, A. V. Holopov, N. A. Stepanov, I. N. Antonova, E. G. Bybchenko, K. E. Holtzman, E. N. Dorovskaya, E. N. Kozhevnikova, L. V. Ledyaykina, N. A. Makarova, M. A. Permjakova, N. G. Popova, A. A. Stradina, L. A. Fedorova, A. Fomenko, E. S. Kharitonova, E. B. hodosevich, I. N. Chugainova

“…Background. Improving nursing methods of newborns with birth weight less than 2500 g resulted in an increase in the proportion of children at risk for the development of severe disabling conditions. …”
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The analysis of the notions of Russian school principals about digital transformation by A. A. Deryabin, I. E. Boytsov, A. A. Popov, P. D. Rabinovich, K. E. Zavedensky, I. S. Tsarkov

“…Consequently, the provision of educational achievements and students’ personal development are largely not perceived by principles of Russian schools as a priority management task.Scientific novelty of the present research lies in the attempt to answer the question of how systematically the digital transformation of the principle is perceived, to apply DigCompOrg to the assessment of these categories by the European Framework of technologically competent educational organisations, as well as to use natural language processing methods to process text answers to open-ended questions of the questionnaire, which made it possible to obtain results on a large sample with wide geographical coverage.Practical significance. …”
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Genealogy of the Arab tribes living in Syria during the Caliphate of Imam Ali (AS)Typology of the Arab Tribes Living in the Levant during the Caliphate of Imam Ali (AS) Typology... by Akram sadat Hoseini, Yahya Mirhoseini

“…However, a closer examination of the available historical propositions suggests that the reality may have been more nuanced and complex. In this research, we undertook a systematic analysis of the Levantine community by first identifying a sample of 80 Arab tribes residing in the region. …”
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Infection of ixodes ticks and wild small mammals with pathogens of natural focal infections in the territory of the Kurortny district of St. Petersburg by D. I. Grechishkina, I. A. Karmokov, R. R. Baimova, E. G. Riabiko, E. S. Khalilov, I. S. Lyzenko, A. A. Sharova, G. A. Lunina, O. A. Freylikhman, N. K. Tokarevich

“…Petersburg.Materials and methods. Samples of ixodes ticks and organs of wild small mammals were examined by real-time PCR for the presence of genetic material of the causative agents of tick-borne infections. …”
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Teachers’ awareness and emotional response to cyberbullying: Exploring emotional regulation strategies in the classroom by Paula da Costa Ferreira, Nádia Pereira, Carlos Martinho, Hugo Marques, Hélio Martins, Alexandra Marques Pinto, Alexandra Barros, Aristides Ferreira, Mafalda Gomes, Ana Margarida Veiga Simão

“…Employing an integrated emotions and emotion regulation appraisal model, the mixed-methods study employed a sequential explanatory design. 543 teachers and 533 students were surveyed to examine a substantial difference between teachers' self-reports and students' self-reports of cyberbullying, with students reporting more instances. 63 teachers provided qualitative interviews with information on how they responded emotionally, which were predominantly negative in valence—concern, surprise, and frustration—and led to the prevalent use of response modulation strategies. …”
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Psychopathological symptoms, personality, and epistemic stances in individuals with myocardial infarction: an empirical investigation by Gianluca Cruciani, Marianna Liotti, Marianna Liotti, Annalisa Tanzilli, Gabriele Lo Buglio, Davide Guarino, Nicola Carone, Matteo Casali, Federica Galli, Vittorio Lingiardi

“…This is the first study examining the interplay between psychopathological symptoms, personality dysfunction, and epistemic dimensions in MI patients compared to healthy controls.MethodsA sample of 67 MI patients and 80 age- and gender-matched healthy controls completed self-report measures to assess levels of general psychopathology (DSM−5 self-rated Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure), personality functioning (Personality Inventory for DSM-5 Short Form), and epistemic stances (Epistemic Trust, Mistrust, and Credulity Questionnaire). …”
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