Unmet oral health needs and barriers to dental services among socially marginalized youth: a scoping review by Pranav Vaishampayan, Jaskaran Singh Beniwal, Piotr Wilk, Sarah McLean, Abbas Jessani, Abbas Jessani

“…The unmet dental needs identified in the included studies encompassed dental caries (n = 3), missing teeth (n = 2), periodontal diseases (n = 1), tooth pain (n = 1), and dental infections (n = 1). However, small sample sizes and lacking in robust study design limit the findings' generalizability, emphasizing the need for more diverse studies on oral health outcomes in socially marginalized youth.ConclusionThis scoping review identified critical research gaps in regards to access to oral health and dental service utilization among socially marginalized youth. …”
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Burnout is a predictor of high ten-year risk of cardiovascular disease among health workers in Ghana by Kennedy Dodam Konlan

“…Aim This study examined the association between burnout and the ten-year risk of CVDs among health workers in Ghana. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1,264 hospital staff with at least 1 year work experience in Accra, Ghana. …”
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Cognitive status and health-related quality of life for medical students by V. V. Kuznetsov, K. V. Kosilov, E. Yu. Kostina, E. V. Karashchuk, E. K. Fedorishcheva, O. A. Barabash

“…The sample size is 394 respondents. The response rate is 91.9%. …”
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Cognitive-motor dual-task training on gait and balance in stroke patients: meta-analytic report and trial sequential analysis of randomized clinical trials by Lu Zhang, Jiangping Ma, Xiaoqing Liu, Aiping Jin, Kai Wang, Xiaobing Yin

“…However, is there enough evidence to prove that it is more effective compared with conventional physical single-task training? …”
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Body Mass Index across Adulthood: Coordinated Analyses of Individual Participant Data from Three British Birth Cohort Studies Initiated in 1946, 1958... by David Bann, William Johnson, Leah Li, Diana Kuh, Rebecca Hardy

“…We used longitudinal data to examine how childhood and adult SEP relates to BMI across adulthood in three national British birth cohorts.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>The sample comprised up to 22,810 participants with 77,115 BMI observations in the 1946 MRC National Survey of Health and Development (ages 20 to 60-64), the 1958 National Child Development Study (ages 23 to 50), and the 1970 British Cohort Study (ages 26 to 42). …”
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O IMPACTO DO TRAUMA DA VIDA NA SAÚDE MENTAL E NO COMPORTAMENTO SUICIDA: UM ESTUDO EM PAÍSES DE LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA by Colleen Beatriz, Henrique Pereira, Mariana Silva

“…Several studies report the incidence of traumatic experiences in community and clinical samples and in specific populations. Suicide is still a major global public health concern and globally more than 700,000 people die from suicide every year. …”
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Amelioration of histopathological damage in mice with induced hyperlipidemia by terpenes and phytosterols extracted from Iraqi chickpea by N. R. Hwerif, A. R. Abu Raghif, E. J. Kadhim

“…Objective: To compare the amelioration effects of terpenes and phytosterols extracted from Iraqi chickpea on histopathological damage in mice fed on high-fat diet (HFD).Material and methods. Whole chickpea plants of the Fabaceae family were collected during the flowering period in the northern area of Erbil. …”
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Caracterización de la enfermedad hipertensiva gestacional en pacientes de la Policlínica Máximo Gómez Báez by Juana María González Marrero, Tatiana Zoila Ochoa Roca, Raudol Cardero Almira, Elizabeth Bichara Bauzá, Tania Guerrero Rodríguez

“…Methods: a case series study on the gestational hypertensive disease behavior it carried out. …”
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Developing a contextually and culturally relevant benefit-sharing framework for pathogen genomic research and biobanking in africa: a deliberative expert approach by Pamela Emefa Selormey, Irene H. Tsey, John Ganle, Patricia Akweongo, Paulina Tindana

“…This study responds to that call by using a deliberative experts approach to propose and develop a benefit-sharing framework for pathogen genomic research and biobanking. Methods Data were collected through deliberative expert key informant interviews. …”
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Gut Microbiome and Metabolite Characteristics Associated With Different Clinical Stages in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients by Liu F, Lu X, Tang M, Chen Y, Zheng X

“…The current study seeks to explore the distinctive gut flora and metabolite profiles of NSCLC patients across varying TNM stages.Methods: The research team gathered stool samples from 52 patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and 29 healthy individuals. …”
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CO42 | Oxidative stress may contribute to enhanced thrombopoiesis through miR-150: implications for aspirin response

“…Blood samples were collected at 10h (T10) and 24h (T24) following a witnessed ASA administration. …”
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Molecular characteristics and responses to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer patients with EGFR exon 19 insertions by Yang Li, Yunfeng Ni, Feng Lv, Yan Shi, Yedan Chen, Xiaoying Wu, Jiaohui Pang, Long Huang, Yang Shao, Tao Wang, Jie Min, Yang Song

“…Here, we aimed to elucidate the molecular characteristics and response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) in lung cancer patients with EGFR 19ins. Methods Next-generation sequencing was performed to profile the molecular characteristics of 83 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with EGFR 19ins. …”
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Tumor and peritumoral tissue hormonal background features in patients with rare types of endometrial cancer by E. M. Frantsiyants, V. A. Bandovkina, A. P. Menshenina, T. I. Moiseenko, M. A. Rogozin, Yu. A. Pogorelova, I. V. Kaplieva, E. I. Surikova, I. V. Neskubina, N. D. Cheryarina, E. V. Verenikina

“…In these regions, the concentration of E3 exceeded that of intact endometrium by a factor of more than five. A comparison of estrogen receptor (ER) levels revealed elevated levels in samples of the tumor, its perifocal zone, distant endometrium, and fallopian tubes. …”
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Sociodemographic factors associated with alcohol consumption among men in Gabon: insights from the Gabon demographic and health survey of 2019–2021 by Gosa Mankelkl, Beletu Kinfe

“…The primary driver of alcohol consumption is likely its capacity to elevate mood and alleviate stress. More than 200 medical conditions, including liver diseases, traffic accidents, violence, cancer, heart disease, suicide, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS, have been causally associated with alcohol consumption. …”
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Non-COVID-19 mortality among older people or with chronic conditions during year 2020 in France: a nationwide cohort study by Panayotis Constantinou, Charline Jean, Florence Canoui-Poitrine, Emilie Ferrat

“…Our objective was to assess non-COVID-19 mortality (referred to as “non-covid”) during year 2020 in a population of older people or with chronic conditions in France. Methods A nationally representative sample of adults aged 70 or more or with chronic conditions was followed from the beginning of the first lockdown to 31/12/2020. …”
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Predictors of Medication Non-Adherence Among Hepatitis B Patients in South Sudan: A Health-Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Afolabi IB, Aremu AB, Koryom MJP, Buh A, Bainbridge SA, Phillips KP

“…The patients demonstrated inadequate HBV information (4.33± 1.93), low motivation (8.20± 2.69), and inadequate behavioral skills toward medication adherence (8.45± 2.99), as measured on their respective rating scales. Further, more than two-thirds of the patients (70.2%) were HBV medication non-adherent. …”
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The Prospective role of lapatinib as an adjuvant therapy in prevalent cancers: Insights from in silico analysis targeting EGFR and HER2 by Behnaz Dolatabadi, Maryam Peymani, Leila Rouhi, Ali Salehzadeh, Kiavash Hushmandi, Mehrdad Hashemi

“…Results: The findings clearly indicated a significant increase in the expression levels of HER2 and EGFR in cancers such as kidney, lung, breast, bladder, pancreas, head and neck, stomach, and endometrial, both at the mRNA and protein levels (p-value <0.01). Additionally, more than 30 % of samples in some cancers showed a twofold increase in HER2 or EGFR expression. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors for lameness in dairy cattle on selected farms located in Dessie and Kombolcha, Northeast Ethiopia by Hasen Ahimed Mekonin, Abadi Amare Reda, Abadi Amare Reda, Alula Alemayehu Assen, Alula Alemayehu Assen, Awol Mohammed Assen, Awol Mohammed Assen

“…Furthermore, the animals on farms with a history of lameness (OR = 10.0, 95%CI = 2.87–37.4, p = 0.001) were more likely to be clinically lame.ConclusionLameness was strongly associated with the middle and late stages of lactation, particularly on farms with a previous history of lameness. …”
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Neonatal reticulocyte count during the early postnatal period by Mika Yamada, Mina Chishiki, Yuji Kanai, Aya Goto, Takashi Imamura

“…All blood samples were collected within 3 h after admission. …”
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Effects of clear aligners treatment in growing patients: a systematic review by Vincenzo D’Antò, Vittoria De Simone, Silvia Caruso, Paolo Bucci, Rosa Valletta, Roberto Rongo, Rosaria Bucci

“…Nevertheless, additional high-quality studies are required to formulate more reliable conclusions.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://osf.io/wmerq.…”
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