Periodontal risk assessment in a teaching hospital population in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province by Marwa Madi, Afsheen Tabasum, Ahmed Elakel, Deamah Aleisa, Nabras Alrayes, Hend Alshammary, Intisar Ahmad Siddiqui, Khalid Almas

“…The highest predictive factors of high PRA were 8 or more pockets ≥ 5 mm (OR = 29.0), those with active diabetes mellitus (DM; OR = 10.2), and those with 8 or more missing teeth (OR = 9.15). …”
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Characteristics of the microbiota in patients with various clinical phenotypes of occupational COPD and chronic bronchitis by Fedotov V.D., Zhestkov A.V., Lyamin A.V., Lavrenyuk N.А., Dobrotina I.S., Falaleeva E.A.

“…The COPD OE phenotype “E” was qualitatively different from the phenotype “B” due to the predominance of Pseudomonadota (p = 0.0005), potentially pathogenic microorganisms over non-pathogenic microorganisms (54% versus 19%, p = 0.0005), lesser quantity of Neisseriales, more antibiotic-resistant microorganisms and more Candida spp. …”
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Sleep habits, brain functional networks, and type 2 diabetes risk: cohort studies from North American and Asian populations and mediating Mendelian randomization analyses by Faquan Hu, Qian Gong, Liyuan Xiong, Wei Zhao, Lingxiu Li, Yujiao Zheng

“…Results In the Chinese population, daytime naps lasting 0–0.25 h (β = 0.365) and more than 0.5 h (β = 0.039), along with nighttime sleep of less than 5 h (β = 0.049) and more than 9 h of sleep overall (β = 0.124) were linked to a higher risk of T2DM. …”
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Age- and gender-specifi c patterns of adolescent crisis manifestations by Vasilenko, Victoria Evgenievna

“…Gender diff erences are less pronounced during the critical phase. In general, boys are more prone to emancipation and grouping reactions, while girls are more prone to hypercompensation and interest in the inner world. …”
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Traumatic brain injuries in a district level emergency department in Cape Town: describing patients’ journey from arrival to CT scan and neurosurgery by Mignon du Toit, Daniël J van Hoving, Abigael Tamba, Ryan Mark O’Meara, Clint Hendrikse

“…EMS transferred more than half (n = 302, 54%) of participants between the district and tertiary facilities. …”
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Principales urgencias estomatológicas, asociadas a dientes retenidos, en pacientes atendidos en el Hospital Mártires de Mayarí by Orlando Cobo Vidal, Yanelis Hernandez Sánchez, Miriam Vivar Bauza

“…Objective: to characterize the most common emergencies associated with impacted teeth that are presented in the Maxillofacial Surgery Service of Martires de Mayarí Hospital. Methods: the clinical and radiographic examinations were used to carry out a descriptive study in a sample of 186 patients seen in consultation in the period from February 2010 to 2011. …”
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Personality Traits and Motivations of Chinese Adults Seeking Cosmetic Botulinum Toxin Injection by Wang C, Qian H, Zhang M, Yi C

“…However, the personality traits in Chinese patients with cosmetic injections have not yet been investigated.Objective: This study aimed to investigate the motivations and personality profiles of patients seeking cosmetic BoTx injections using the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ).Methods: The present study used a cross-sectional design, and was conducted with a sample of 195 randomly selected patients seeking BoTx treatment. …”
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Evolution law of nanopore properties during underground in-situ pyrolysis of tar-rich coal by Tao XU, Jie CHEN, Yongping WU, Yubin KE, Panshi XIE, Wenyu LYU

“…In addition to these findings, the CSNS-SANS technique proves advantageous over the conventional characterization methods such as BET. It enables the detection of closed pores within the samples and provides experimental conditions that closely resemble the in-situ environment, thereby ensuring more reliable results.…”
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Synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles using electrochemical oxidation by Ye. Ya. Levitin, I. D. Roy, O. S. Kryskiv, T. M. Chan

“…At potentials higher than 1.7V passage of process conditions is achieved: 3Н2О – = О3 + 6Н+, which is more energy intensive and therefore undesirable. …”
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Fault Diagnosis Analysis of Variable Working Condition Gearbox based on DWAE and GRUNN Combination Model by Chuanhui Liu, Xiaojing Chen, Xiaoxiao Hou, Qiang Zhu, Yong Dong

“…When the number of samples is more than 200， stable accuracy could be obtained by testing the waiting samples， and the accuracy is the highest by dWAe-Grunn method. …”
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Pulp tissue dissolution capacities of different irrigation agitation techniques in artificial internal resorption cavities by Simay Koç, Kürşat Er, Gulchin Hajgulıyeva, Ziya Osmanlı, Lala Jabbarova, Hüseyin Karayılmaz

“…After that, the teeth were decemented and the tissue samples inside the cavities were weighed again. The percentage of weight loss was calculated and statistically analyzed.Results: SI has significantly more successful results than PUI and LAI in groups which the irrigant was NaCl. …”
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Unique association of extreme elevation of cell free DNA and histologic patterns of intra-alveolar injury among lung transplant recipients by Zehra Dhanani, Omar Al Omari, Alonso Marquez, Kartik Shenoy, Fatima Anjum

“…Results: EMI was observed in 29% of the cohort and was significantly associated with CLAD (p = 0.04), diabetes (p = 0.009), and elevated DSAs (p = 0.03). EMI was also more frequently detected in Black patients. On histopathology, OP was present in 11.2% of TBBX samples, while 8.9% had HLM. …”
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Nanostructure of Human Aortic Intima in Atherosclerosis (A Pilot Study) by A. M. Golubev, V. V. Moroz, E. K. Kozlova, V. A. Sergunova, O. E. Gudkova, M. A. Golubev, V. N. Kalinichenko, A. M. Chernysh

“…Objective: to analyze the nanostructure of human aortic intima in atherosclerosis and demonstrate the poten tial effect of Niodex on cholesterol plaques.Materials and methods. Samples of intima were taken from those parts of aorta, where different stages of atherosclerotic chages were obvious. …”
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An outbreak of norovirus-associated acute gastroenteritis associated with contaminated barrelled water in many schools in Zhejiang, China. by Xiaopeng Shang, Xiaofei Fu, Peng Zhang, Minyang Sheng, Jianqiang Song, Fan He, Yinwei Qiu, Haocheng Wu, Qinbao Lu, Yan Feng, Junfen Lin, Enfu Chen, Chengliang Chai

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>More than 900 students and teachers at many schools in Jiaxing city developed acute gastroenteritis in February 2014. …”
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One-year Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Cost of Hospitalizations for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States by Christopher M. Blanchette, Emily Zacherle, Joshua M. Noone, Bryce A. Van Doren, Debosree Roy, Reuben Howden

“…. # Methods Using data from the 2009 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), we identified COPD (ICD-9-CM: 491.xx, 492.xx, or 496.xx) patients with AATD (273.4). …”
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Overall Structural Alteration of Gut Microbiota and Relationships with Risk Factors in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome Treated with Inulin Alone and with Other Agents: An Open-Lab... by Ruiping Tian, Jiahui Hong, Jingjie Zhao, Dengyuan Zhou, Yangchen Liu, Zhenshan Jiao, Jian Song, Yu Zhang, Lingzhang Meng, Ming Yu

“…Accordingly, we analysed metabolites associated with microbiota that might provide more information about intrinsic differences. Consequently, a reliable method could be developed for treating metabolic syndrome in the future.…”
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Mapping invasive noxious weed species in the alpine grassland ecosystems using very high spatial resolution UAV hyperspectral imagery and a novel deep learning model by Fei Xing, Ru An, Xulin Guo, Xiaoji Shen

“…Here, we explored the use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hyperspectral imagery and deep learning methods with a small sample size for mapping the INWS in mixed alpine grasslands. …”
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Effect of different restorative materials for use in CAD-CAM in biaxial bending resistance after accelerated aging by Taynara Franciele da Silva Souza, Luiza Oliveira de Almeida, Antonio José Tôrres Neto, Manassés Tercio Vieira Grangeiro, Viviane Maria Gonçalves de Figueiredo

“…ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different restorative materials for use in CAD-CAM on biaxial flexural strength after accelerated mechanical and thermal aging. Methods: Samples were fabricated and divided into two groups: CL (leucite-reinforced ceramic: IPS Empress CAD) and NR (nanoceramic resin: Lava Ultimate). …”
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When old metagenomic data meet newly sequenced genomes, a case study. by Xin Li, Saleh A Naser, Annette Khaled, Haiyan Hu, Xiaoman Li

“…Compared with the previously identified phylum that differed between the two types of samples, the differences associated with the two new phyla are statistically more significant. …”
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Improving the Nutritional Properties and Reducing the Oil Absorption of Donut Using Saponinized Quinoa Flour by Mahtab Moradnia, Akram Arianfar, Ali Mohamadi Sani, Zahra Sheikholeslami

“…Materials of Methods The methods for saponin removal include (maceration, microwave, ultrasound, wet method, and a combination of wet and dry methods) were compared. …”
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