Chatbot -assisted self-assessment (CASA): Co-designing an AI -powered behaviour change intervention for ethnic minorities. by Tom Nadarzynski, Nicky Knights, Deborah Husbands, Cynthia Graham, Carrie D Llewellyn, Tom Buchanan, Ian Montgomery, Alejandra Soruco Rodriguez, Chimeremumma Ogueri, Nidhi Singh, Evan Rouse, Olabisi Oyebode, Ankit Das, Grace Paydon, Gurpreet Lall, Anathoth Bulukungu, Nur Yanyali, Alexandra Stefan, Damien Ridge

“…We aimed to explore design principles of a chatbot-assisted culturally sensitive self-assessment intervention based on the disclosure of health-related information.<h4>Methods</h4>In 2022, an online survey was conducted among an ethnically diverse UK sample (N = 1,287) to identify the level and type of health-related information disclosure to sexual health chatbots, and reactions to chatbots' risk appraisal. …”
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Automatic Paddy Planthopper Detection and Counting Using Faster R-CNN by Siti Khairunniza-Bejo, Mohd Firdaus Ibrahim, Marsyita Hanafi, Mahirah Jahari, Fathinul Syahir Ahmad Saad, Mohammad Aufa Mhd Bookeri

“…Most of the available automated counting methods are limited to populations of a small density and often do not consider those with a high density, which require more complex solutions due to overlapping objects. …”
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Determination of salt contents of bread types and estimation of salt intake from bread in Lebanon. by Nathalie Barakat, Ammar Olabi, Lara Nasreddine, Hussain Ismaeel, Samer Kharroubi, Layal Abou Jaoude, Mona Zeidan, Caroline Rajeh, Imad Toufeili

“…<h4>Aims</h4>This work aims to determine the salt levels of bread marketed in Lebanon, bread consumption by the Lebanese population, and the bread's contribution to daily salt intake.<h4>Methods</h4>One hundred and sixty-two samples of the breads consumed in Lebanon were collected from 45 bakeries, and their salt levels were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. …”
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Tuberculosis risk factors in South Africa, 2008 to 2017: A Generalised Estimating Equations approach by Hilda Dhlakama, Siaka Lougue, Henry Godwell Mwambi

“…The inequalities in socioeconomic status in South Africa caused the poor to be more at risk of tuberculosis over time from 2008 to 2017.  …”
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Species Composition, Genetic Structure, and Pathogen Prevalence in Tick Populations in Guangxi, China by Na Jiang, Haoqiang Tian, Chunfu Li, Rui Ma, Mengyun Liu, Shurong Wang, Qingan Zhou, Xiankai Wei, Juanmei Mo, Zimei Chen, Zhaoan Sheng, Lei Duan, Lu He, Peng Song, Jiahui Sun, Jian Li, Wei Hu, Xinyu Feng

“…Future research should include the collection of free questing ticks and metagenomic approaches to provide a more comprehensive understanding of pathogen risk in the region.…”
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Assessment of Some Physical Properties of 3D-Printed Temporary Crown and Bridge Material Modified with Styrene Butadiene Monomer: An in Vitro Study by Razan Burhanuldeen Almeerani, Raid Fahim Salman

“…Shortcomings were present in this respect therefore, this study added styrene butadiene monomer to aforementioned material to develop an experimental material and compare its physical properties to conventional and computer-aided design-manufacturing materials. Methods: An in vitro study done in College of Mechanical Engineering from September 2022 to March 2023, four types of temporary crown and bridge materials were utilized, group 1: GC Temp PRINT, group 2: GC Temp PRINTTM with the addition of styrene butadiene monomer (experimental material), group 3: TEMPSMART® GC, group 4: ERAYLAR (poly methyl methacrylate) bloc, 20 samples were produced per group, and tested for flexural strength and fracture toughness to evaluate the physical properties of the materials objectively. …”
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Self-rated health among older adults in two fast ageing European countries: Evidence from Italy and Serbia by Piumatti Giovanni, Lietz Francesco, Marinković Jelena, Bjegović-Mikanović Vesna

“…The logistic regressions showed that Serbs reported poor–SRH significantly more often than Italians. Moreover, gender, education level, chronic diseases, and daily life limitations resulted as significant predictors of SRH in both national samples. …”
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Water quality index and human health risk assessment for heavy metals in groundwater of Bedkot Municipality, Kanchanpur, Nepal: A cross-sectional study by Sagar Hamal, Richa Bist, Bhaskar Pant, Bikash Adhikari

“…Twenty-three shallow TWs water samples (urban:10, semi-urban:6, and rural:7) were analyzed for physiochemical parameters (pH, temperature, turbidity, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, total hardness, calcium, ammonium, nitrate, total iron (Fe), and total arsenic (As)), following standard methods and assessed using the water quality index (WQI) and USEPA’s human health risk assessment (HHRA). …”
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Total and soluble fluoride concentration present in various commercial brands of children toothpastes available in Saudi Arabia – A pilot study by Imran Farooq, Saqib Ali, Khalifa Sulaiman Al-Khalifa, Khalid Alhooshani

“…Objective: The aim of this pilot study was to perform chemical analysis and investigate the total and soluble fluoride concentrations in various brands of children toothpastes. Materials and methods: Three samples of five different commercial brands of children toothpastes were collected and divided into five groups; group A – Biorepair Oral Care toothpaste containing no fluoride (control), group B – Signal Kids Strawberry toothpaste having 500 ppm fluoride, group C – Aquafresh Milk Teeth toothpaste having 500 ppm fluoride, group D – Aquafresh Little Teeth toothpaste having 500 ppm fluoride, and group E – Siwak F Junior having 400 ppm F. …”
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Association between VEGF gene polymorphisms and breast cancer risk by Hala Osman, Mozan Hassan, Mohamed Alfaki, Ghada Haj-Ali

“…Although the A allele was more prevalent in tumor tissues compared to normal tissues, with no significant correlation with tumor stage or grade. …”
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Hand washing in operating room: a procedural comparison by Alessia Stilo, Gianmarco Troiano, Lucia Melcarne, Maria Eufemia Gioffrè, Nicola Nante, Gabriella Messina, Pasqualina Laganà

“…Therefore, hand hygiene must be part of a more complex strategy of surveillance and control of nosocomial infections…”
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Preliminary Study to Understand the Role of Gut Microbiota in Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon (CSFP) by Tayfun Gurol, Tayyip Karaman, Yesim Gurol, Osman Ugur Sezerman, Sinem Oktem Okullu

“…Given the emerging role of gut microbiome in cardiovascular diseases, this study investigates the microbial composition associated with CSFP. <b>Methods:</b> Stool samples were collected from patients diagnosed with CSFP and healthy control individuals. …”
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To the problem of significance of the parameter «peak height velocity» in puberty as the biomarker of chronobiological status of the population in growth studies by Fedotova Tatiana K., Gorbacheva Anna K.

“…The significance of peak height velocity (PHV) in screening studies of children and adolescents as the biomarker of the chronobiological status of the population is in the focus of the study. Material and methods. The analysis embraces a significant specter of samples (N=37, literary data), including different ethnoterritorial groups of Russia and former USSR, examined through the vast historical period of second half of XX century – beginning of the XXI century. …”
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Temporomandibular Disorders among Dental Students in Pakistan: Assessment of Prevalence, Severity, and Associated Factors Based on Questionnaire by Muhammad Ashraf Nazir, Faisal Izhar, Shafia Hassan, Maha Tanvir, Faris Nemat, Muhammad Waleed Ashraf, Abdulaziz Alamri

“…After controlling for other study variables, the participants with arthritis were 4.71 times more likely to have moderate/severe TMD (P=0.042) than those without arthritis. …”
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Childhood predictors of high school sport participation and effects of participation on young adult activity and mental health by Jared D. Ramer, David L. DuBois, Robert J. Duncan, Andres S. Bustamante, Deborah L. Vandell, David X. Marquez, Eduardo E. Bustamante

“…Half of the sample was male, and played organized sports at ages 15 and 18. …”
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Experience of applying convolutional neural network for binary classifcation of microphotographs of thyroid cytology specimens by M. V. Solopov, A. S. Kavelina, A. G. Popandopulo, V. V. Turchyn, S. A. Pashchenko, K. M. Bagdasarov

“…For the study, a dataset that included two categories of pathologies was generated: 1597 microphotographs of papillary carcinoma and 767 microphotographs of benign nodules (colloid goiter and adenomatous nodules). To form a training sample and evaluate the model’s performance metrics on the test sample, the dataset was divided in a ratio of 80/20.Results. …”
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Differences in sputum microbiota based on cure status of patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease by Noeul Kang, Su-Young Kim, Dae Hun Kim, Byung Woo Jhun

“…Background/Aims To analyze the characteristics of the sputum microbiota of patients with nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) based on treatment status. Methods Twenty-eight sputum samples from 14 patients with NTM-PD, including 14 samples from the microbiologically cured group (7 at baseline and 7 during follow-up) and 14 from the treatment-refractory group (7 at baseline and 7 during follow-up) were included in this study. …”
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Chlamydia trachomatis ompA variants in trachoma: what do they tell us? by Aura A Andreasen, Matthew J Burton, Martin J Holland, Spencer Polley, Nkoyo Faal, David C W Mabey, Robin L Bailey

“…Sequence-based analysis of the multiple strains typically present in endemic communities may be informative for epidemiology, transmission, response to treatment, and understanding the host response.<h4>Methods</h4>Conjunctival and nasal samples from a Gambian community were evaluated before and 2 months after mass azithromycin treatment. …”
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Metagenomic Profiling of Oral Microbiome Dynamics During Chemoradiotherapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients by Dominique A. Torozan, Cédric Christian Laczny, Kirsten Roomp, Paul Wilmes, Jochen Fleckenstein, Jochen G. Schneider

“…Saliva samples were characterized prior to, during, and nine months after CRT using metagenomic sequencing. …”
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Study of Correlation of Severity and Quality of Life in Patients with Congenital Ichthyosis by Priyanka Hemrajani, Mona Sharma, Tapan Kumar Dhali, Sharath Kumar B.C.

“…Females outnumbered the sample by more than 2/3rd. ‘Symptoms and feelings’ was the most affected domain in the CDLQI. …”
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