Handling techniques and risk factors reported by veterinary professionals during dog examinations: a cross-sectional survey across Canada and the United States by Lindsay Nakonechny, Alissa Cisneros, Carly M Moody, Anastasia Chiara Stellato

“…This cross-sectional survey aimed to assess common handling techniques used on calm, fearful, and aggressive dogs by veterinary professionals in Canada and the United States and identify risk factors for minimal and full-body restraint.MethodsA convenience sample of veterinary professionals completed an online questionnaire. …”
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Nutrient cycling characteristics along a chronosequence of forest primary succession in the Hailuogou Glacier retreat area, eastern Tibetan Plateau by Danli Yang, Ji Luo, Shumiao Shu, Yan Hu, Hongsong Tang, Xuemei Li

“…In contrast, coniferous forests were more efficient at nutrient utilization and storage, retaining nutrients and maintaining high biomass and productivity in nutrient-poor environments. …”
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Effects of valproate on the entry of inert hydrophilic markers and expression of tight junction associated genes in the neonatal brain and choroid plexus of a rat model of epilepsy... by Fiona Qiu, Katarzyna M. Dziegielewska, Mark D. Habgood, Yifan Huang, Norman R. Saunders

“…After 5 min, plasma, CSF and brain samples were collected for radioactivity measurement. …”
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A nationwide analysis of geriatric proximal humerus fractures: trends, outcomes, and cost by Purvi P Patel, Teresa Cheng, Michael J Anstadt, Richard P Gonzalez, Kevin Galicia, John Kubasiak

“…This retrospective study compares annual trends, patient outcomes, and hospital costs between operatively and non-operatively managed geriatric PHF.Methods The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample was queried from 2012 to 2015. …”
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How TikTok Influencers Disclose Food and Beverage Brand Partnerships: Descriptive Study by Roxanne Dupuis, Aviva A Musicus, Brittany Edghill, Emma Keteku, Marie A Bragg

“…Social media users, particularly adolescents, need clearer, more robust disclosures from influencers to protect against the undue influence of food marketing. …”
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Therapeutic Role of Additional Mirror Therapy on the Recovery of Upper Extremity Motor Function after Stroke: A Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial by Xin Wen, Li Li, Xuelian Li, Huanghong Zha, Zicai Liu, Yang Peng, Xuejin Liu, Huiyu Liu, Quan Yang, Jing Wang

“…A paired t-test was used to compare the values between pretreatment and posttreatment within an individual group. Two-sample t-test was utilized to compare the changes (baseline to postintervention) between the two groups. …”
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Retinal Vascular Response to Hyperoxia in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus without Diabetic Retinopathy by Hamid Safi, Ramin Nourinia, Sare Safi, Ehsan Hadian, Bahareh Kheiri, Hamid Ahmadieh

“…The degree of change in mean parafoveal VD of DCP was statistically significantly more pronounced in healthy subjects compared to the NDR group (P = 0.034). …”
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Assessing ChatGPT-4’s performance on the US prosthodontic exam: impact of fine-tuning and contextual prompting vs. base knowledge, a cross-sectional study by Mahmood Dashti, Farshad Khosraviani, Tara Azimi, Delband Hefzi, Shohreh Ghasemi, Amir Fahimipour, Niusha Zare, Zohaib Khurshid, Syed Rashid Habib

“…The aim is to determine whether fine-tuning improves the AI’s accuracy in answering specialized questions. Methods An official sample questions from the 2021 US National Prosthodontic Resident Mock Exam was used, obtained from the American College of Prosthodontists. …”
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Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with overdose among patients with a substance-related diagnosis in the emergency department of Southern California by Brian Maila, María Luisa Zúñiga, Carla Marienfeld

“…We investigated the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with drug overdoses among patients with substance-related diagnoses (SRD) in a Southern California healthcare system’s ED. Methods A cross-sectional study employed EPIC electronic medical records from a sample of 13,477 adults (18–90 years of age) diagnosed with an SRD ICD-10 classification and had an ED encounter within the UCSD Health system in Southern California during the period from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2023. …”
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Expansion of social protection is necessary towards zero catastrophic costs due to TB: The first national TB patient cost survey in the Philippines. by Jhiedon L Florentino, Rosa Mia L Arao, Anna Marie Celina Garfin, Donna Mae G Gaviola, Carlos R Tan, Rajendra Prasad Yadav, Tom Hiatt, Fukushi Morishita, Andrew Siroka, Takuya Yamanaka, Nobuyuki Nishikiori

“…The sample consists of 786 drug-sensitive TB (DS-TB) patients in urban facilities, 806 DS-TB patients in rural facilities, and 320 drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) patients. …”
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SIGLEC1 has the potential to be an immune-related prognostic indicator in colon adenocarcinoma: a study based on transcriptomic data and Mendelian randomization analysis by Jue Gu, Yaxuan Wang, Hui Zhang, Haijuan Gu, Haixia Zhu

“…Immunohistochemical and prognostic analysis showed that the group with higher SIGLEC1 expression had more severe lesions and a worse prognosis than the group with lower SIGLEC1 expression. …”
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Effect of a Single Dose of Metoclopramide on Gastric Volume in Fasting Diabetic Patients Measured using Ultrasonography: A Randomised Controlled Trial by Shwetha K Mudalagirigowda, Madhu Srinivasaiah, Jyothi Bramhachar

“…A total of 60 diabetic patients posted for elective surgeries who had fasted for more than eight hours were enrolled in the present study to receive either injection Metoclopramide (group M) or Injection normal saline (group N). …”
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Prevalence of Mitral Valve Prolapse Among Individuals with Pectus Excavatum: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Andrea Sonaglioni, Antonino Bruno, Alessio Polymeropoulos, Gian Luigi Nicolosi, Michele Lombardo, Paola Muti

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: PE individuals are nearly six times more likely to have MVP than controls. MVP prevalence is three-fold higher in PE individuals during childhood and early adolescence, compared to PE adults. …”
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Impact of Early Proprioceptive Training on Pain, Range of Motion, Muscle Strength, and Gait Post in Patients following Total Knee Replacement: A Research Protocol for Randomised Co... by Anjali Vikas Nawkhare, Pratik Phansopkar, Aishwarya Borhade

“…Aim: To investigate the effect of early intervention using proprioceptive training along with Combined Kinematic Chain Exercise (CCE) in subjects who have undergone TKR. Materials and Methods: A Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) will be conducted in the orthopaedic ward (IPD no. 33) of Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Sawangi Wardha, with a total sample size of 52. …”
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Ultrasound biomicroscopic imaging analysis of lens position and stability in acute and chronic angle-closure glaucoma by Zhiying Yu, Xinyu Wang, Haitao Wang, Jing Han, Jing Fu, Licun Wang, Ling Wang

“…Normally distributed data were compared between the two groups using an independent samples t-test. Data that did not follow a normal distribution were compared using the Mann–Whitney U test. …”
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VISUALIZATION OF SINUS NODE ARTERIES BY MULTISLICE SPIRAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY by L. A. Bockeria, V. N. Makarenko, L. A. Yurpol’skaya, S. A. Alexandrova, M. A. Shlyappo

“…MSCT-CA showed no evidence of coronary artery stenosis. This sample included 23 (50%) men and 23 (50%) women; the mean age of the patients was 52.4±9.1 years; the mean height was 170±6.67 cm; the mean weight was 80.7±12.1 kg. …”
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GPX3 promotes cisplatin resistance in TNBC by manipulating ROS-TGFB1-ZEB2 by Qingyi Hu, Qianzhi Chen, Wen Yang, Anwen Ren, Jie Tan, Tao Huang

“…Results GPX3 expression was upregulated in more invasive TNBC cells, promoting resistance to cisplatin-based chemotherapy. …”
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Exploring the Views of Dermatologists, General Practitioners, and Melanographers on the Use of AI Tools in the Context of Good Decision-Making When Detecting Melanoma: Qualitative... by Brad Partridge, Nicole Gillespie, H Peter Soyer, Victoria Mar, Monika Janda

“…A priority for clinicians is the conservation of good clinical acumen, and our study encourages a more focused engagement with users about the precise way to incorporate AI into the clinical decision-making process for melanoma detection.…”
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Predictors of Intestinal Parasitic Infection among Food Handlers Working in Madda Walabu University, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Kemal Ahmed Kuti, Rameto Aman Nur, Geroma Morka Donka, Amene Abebe Kerbo, Adem Esmael Roba

“…Intestinal parasitic infection is one of the major health problems globally. It is more common in developing countries including Ethiopia. …”
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Litter Decomposition Characteristics of Salix Psammophila and Populus Simonii in a Coal Mining Subsidence Area by Wang Hao, Dang Xiaohong, Wang Ji, Bai Shenghong, Gao Yan, Wang Yanyi, Zhang Hao

“…[Conclusion] P. simonii litter decomposed more slowly than S. psammophila litter, and therefore, can be maintained for a longer time on the surface of soil. …”
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