Characterization of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (Hv-Kp): Correlation of Virulence with Antimicrobial Susceptibility by V. Vandhana, K. Vishwas Saralaya, Sevitha Bhat, Shalini Shenoy Mulki, Archana. K. Bhat

“…The aim of this study is to identify C-Kp and Hv-Kp strains and detect their virulence factors and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns. Materials and Methods. A total of 129 K. pneumoniae isolates from different clinical samples were used for the identification and differentiation of classical K. pneumoniae (C-Kp) and hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (Hv-Kp) to correlate their virulence with antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and identify their risk factors. …”
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Effectiveness of a Health Education Program on Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients’ Knowledge in Surgical Specialty Hospital-Cardiac Center in Erbil City by Dlzar Omer Qadir, Yousif Mohammed Younis

“…The samples were divided into two groups by random allocation, each group of 100 people. …”
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The antimicrobial effect of R-limonene and its nano emulsion on Enterococcus faecalis - In vitro study by İlke Doğa Şeker, Tayfun Alaçam, Gülçin Akça, Aysel Yılmaz, Sevgi Takka

“…Statistical analyzes were performed based on the data.Results: Statistically similar efficacy was observed between test materials on the root canal samples. All test materials were significantly more effective than the saline control (p<0.05), however, none of the test materials completely eliminated E. faecalis from root canals.Conclusion: Although the effects of R-limonene on E. faecalis in infected root canals appeared to be like calcium hydroxide, with its broad antibacterial spectrum, gutta-percha softening and cleansing benefits, it was considered that it could considered among antimicrobials that could be used especially in endodontic retreatments alone or in synergistic combinations.…”
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Silent protocol modifications in multiple sclerosis clinical trials: a registry-based cross-sectional study by Alejandro Rivero-de-Aguilar, Mónica Pérez-Ríos, Joseph S. Ross, Marta Mascareñas-García, Alberto Ruano-Raviña, Marilina Puente-Hernandez, Leonor Varela-Lema

“…Efforts must be made to promote more transparency in the field of MS clinical research.…”
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Trends in clinically significant anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation and service utilisation among US medical students, 2018–2023 by Xue Du, Yusen Zhai, Laurence M Boitet, John Soldner, Jennifer D Lockman

“…The analytic sample comprised 5313 students enrolled in MD programmes from diverse US universities. …”
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Gamma activity as a guide for the building raw materials selection and controlling the environmental hazards by T. Ibrahim, Kh. H. Ali, A. Sroor, N. Walley El-Dine, A. El-Shershaby,\, Z. El-Tayeb

“…From the study all the samples contain high concentration of barium and ru-bidium which can separate using different methods in order to use in different important industry.…”
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Endocervical miRNA-142 expression in patients with pelvic inflammatory disease positive for Chlamydia trachomatis by Aliaa Zara Allah Hussein Al-Tememy, Maysaa S. Alshukri, Asmaa Kadhim Gatea

“…Objectives: This work investigates the changes in the host miRNA-142 expression profile during chlamydial infection and not infected control group women Materials and Methods: The study included 200 female patients who were sampled, including endocervical swab from each female patient. …”
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Efficacy of probiotics for oral candidiasis management: a systematic review by Pengjin Li, Xizhe Yu, Chen Chen, Zhibai Zhao, Xiaoqing Lu, Yuan Fan

“…Conclusion The treatment effect in the susceptible populations appeared to have lower heterogeneity and more stable outcomes, indicating that the application of probiotics is beneficial for oral candidiasis, and the effects vary according to the population characteristics and sample size. …”
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Altered gut microbiota in erectile dysfunction patients: a pilot study by Quanxin Su, Kenan Wang, Yayin Luo, Qizhen Tang

“…This study aimed to compare the changes in gut microbiota and metabolic pathways between ED males and healthy control group, contributing to the exploration of ED pathogenesis.MethodsFecal samples were collected from 19 ED patients and 15 healthy controls (aged from 18 to 60 years), with erectile function assessed using the 5-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5). …”
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Innovating supportive nutrition assessment for pediatric cancer patients undergoing radio-chemotherapy by Ateya Megahed Ibrahim, Donia Elsaid Fathi Zaghamir

“…Data were collected using two instruments: an interview questionnaire sheet and a physical assessment sheet covering clinical, anthropometric and laboratory investigations. Results: More than half (55.6%) of the sample population received their food orally, a factor strongly associated with supportive dietary habits in children with cancer, as highlighted by the results. …”
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Immunohistochemical study of proinflammatory markers in periapical lesions by Heba Faiz Hamodat

“…A sample size of 40 could provide preparatory information, and increasing the sample size greatly enhances the reliability and toughness of the study’s findings. …”
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Determining the Dental Hygiene of Removable Prostheses from the Patient’s Perspective by Saima ., Muhammad Sartaj Khan, Muhammad Raza

“…The patients were assured that their data would be kept confidential. The study sample consisted of 150 subjects with removable dental prostheses. …”
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The Effects of Comparisons of Physical Appearance on Social Media and Social Approval on Eating Attitudes by Kefeli Col B, Gumusler Basaran A, Birben Kurt T, Genc Kose B

“…Ethics committee approval was received for this research. The research sample consisted of 371 students enrolled in a university.Results: In the sample, 80.3% of the participating students were female, and 23.7% were overweight/obese. …”
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Candida albicans infection in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma by Čanković Miloš, Bokor-Bratić Marija

“…Samples were inoculated in Sabouraud' dextrose agar. …”
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Relationship between milk feeding pattern and preschool children weight in Sari ‎ by zahra shafi poor, moohamad ali rezae, kolsoom fadakar, reza ali moohamad poor

“…In this study the case groups were obese children and the control groups ‎were children with normal weight. Sample size was ‎‏120‏‎ that were selected by cluster ‎randomized method. …”
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The color stability of different composite shades using variable light-curing times by Hozan Tofiq Ahmed, Anas Hussein Yousif, Abdulkareem Ramadhan Ibrah, Doaa Waleed Jameel

“…Aims: The current study aimed to evaluate how the color stability of the composite resins was affected by the duration of light-curing time using light-emitting diode (LED) curing units and various composite shades. Materials and methods: The LED curing unit was used in different durations (10s), (20s), and (40s) for each shade (A1, A2) to prepare and polymerize samples in two shades of two different types of composite resin. …”
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Eliminating Effect of Moisture Content in Prediction of Lower Heating Value and Ash Content in Sugarcane Leaves Biomass by Kanvisit Maraphum, Kantisa Phoomwarin, Nirattisak Khongthon, Jetsada Posom

“…These findings suggest that the variables selected via GA in Method II were not relevant to MC; as Method II provided the best result, this indicates a low impact of MC, which may influence model construction in the future. …”
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High-risk HPV genotypes in women with abnormal cytology: a 12-year retrospective study by Masoumeh Aslanimehr, Shabnam Nemati, Hamid Sadeghi, Fatemeh Samiee-Rad, Sahand Ghafari, Taghi Naserpour-Farivar

“…HPV-18 was detected only in 3 (3.15%) of cases. Of the HPV-positive samples, 82.11% had multiple infections, with HPV-16, HPV-33, and HPV-45 more prevalent in these cases. …”
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Pricing strategies of Online Stores and its influence on Consumers’ buying decision. by Dr. Waqar Ahmad

“…Using a modified questionnaire derived from scholarly sources, the current study employed quantitative research methods. A total of 174 online shoppers made up the sample for this investigation. …”
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Costs of colorectal cancer screening in Sweden: an observational, longitudinal cost description by Johannes Blom, Naimi Johansson, Camilla Nystrand

“…The sum of costs for colonoscopy procedures was more than two times as high as the costs for FOBT. …”
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