The Effect of Vitamin D3 on the Alignment of Mandibular Anterior Teeth: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Ali Al-Attar, Mushriq Abid

“…In the 1st group (normal vitamin D3 level group [ND3G]), vitamin D level was measured and corrected to normal before starting orthodontic treatment, while in the 2nd group [control group (CG)] the vitamin D level was kept unknown until completion of the alignment phase. …”
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Snow-cover seasonality in Kyrgyzstan: variation and change over 20 years (2001–2021) as observed by the MODIS Terra snow product by Geoffrey M Henebry, Monika A Tomaszewska

“…It revealed more area (106%–130%) trending to earlier FDoS than earlier LDoS, reinforcing the counterintuitive finding of longer snow seasons starting earlier at lower elevations.…”
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Preface by Susanne Ditlevsen, Petr Lansky

“…Also selected papers from Praguewere published as a special issue of Mathematical Biosciences andEngineering and in this way a tradition was started. Similarly to theprevious workshops, this was a single track multidisciplinary eventbringing together experimental and computational neuroscientists. …”
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Progress on Foot Assessment and Training to Prevent Running-related Injuries by ZHAO Xianli, LI Xinyu, WU Xubo, SHAN Chunlei, ZHANG Yihui, ZHANG Cai

“…It puts forward that runners can take RRI risk assessment before starting the running training plan and strengthen the weak parts of foot with reference to the neutral position FPI-6, plantar pressure distribution and arch form; runners can take a period of muscle strength training before increasing the intensity of running each time, and pay special attention to foot core muscle group training. …”
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Influence of Wellbore Dogleg Severity on Drilling Friction in Horizontal Wells by Shitang Chen, Gui Hu, Xueqin Huang, Guohui Zhang, Xinyun Liu

“…The closer to target A (the starting point of the horizontal section), the higher the control requirement for dogleg severity, and it can be appropriately reduced in subsequent well section. …”
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Left ventricular output indices and sacubitril/valsartan titration: role of stroke volume index by Paolo Tolomeo, Ottavio Zucchetti, Emanuele D'Aniello, Noemi Punzo, Federico Marchini, Luca Di Ienno, Elisabetta Tonet, Rita Pavasini, Claudio Rapezzi, Gianluca Campo, Matteo Serenelli

“…Methods and results We analysed 106 HFrEF patients who underwent echocardiography examination up to 1 week before starting treatment with sacubitril/valsartan. For each patient, a comprehensive list of clinical and laboratory parameters was collected, and stroke volume index (SVi), cardiac index, and flow rate were calculated. …”
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Prevalence and predictive factors of testosterone-induced erythrocytosis: a retrospective single center study by Anina Neidhart, Viktor von Wyl, Viktor von Wyl, Benno Käslin, Christoph Henzen, Stefan Fischli

“…There was an association between the baseline HCT measurement and the outcome of a HCT measurement ≥0.46 (p=0.025), patients with high starting values were more likely to develop TIE.ConclusionsTIE appears to be frequent and does not only present within the first year of therapy which indicates a close follow-up of laboratory values within the first year followed by annual controls. …”
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The sex differences in diseases progression and prognosis among persons with HIV and HBV coinfection by Rongrong Yang, Qianhui Chen, Fangzhou Jiao, Xingxia Yu, Yong Xiong

“…This study comprised 752 HIV/HBV co-infected people who were diagnosed with HIV and started on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) between January 31st, 2015 and January 31st, 2023. …”
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Electrochemical skin conductance to assess peripheral neuropathy in rheumatic diseases with or without type 2 diabetes using sudoscan by Osama M. I. Mohamed, Nagwa M. M. Ali, Mohammed O. Ibrahim, Dana Sarmini, Farah Ibrahim, Mariam Al Hosany

“…Methods: A Cross-sectional cohort study, data extracted from patients medical records started in September 2023 to January 2024 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. …”
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Assessing the irrigation water requirement and irrigation water use at a house scale in Las Vegas Valley by Rubab Saher, Thomas Ott

“…The under-irrigation varied between 6 and 8 months and was primarily observed in Winter and the start of Spring. Comparing recommended irrigation rates with irrigation water requirement and irrigation water use showed that 30 houses over-irrigated six and a half Olympic swimming pools. …”
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The Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) in Ageing and Longevity: Focus on Sicilian Long-Living Individuals (LLIs) by Patrizia Cancemi, Anna Aiello, Giulia Accardi, Rosalia Caldarella, Giuseppina Candore, Calogero Caruso, Marcello Ciaccio, Laura Cristaldi, Francesca Di Gaudio, Valentina Siino, Sonya Vasto

“…However, this is an important starting point. Larger-scale future studies will be required to clarify these findings including the link with other systemic inflammatory and antioxidant markers.…”
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Effects of home-based mirror therapy and cognitive therapeutic exercise on the improvement of the upper extremity functions in patients with severe hemiparesis after a stroke: a pr... by Josefa Gonzalez-Santos, Raul Soto-Camara, Paula Rodriguez-Fernández, Maria Jimenez-Barrios, Jeronimo Gonzalez-Bernal, Carla Collazo-Riobo, Maha Jahouh, Yolanda Bravo-Anguiano, Jose M Trejo-Gabriel-Galan

“…To assess the progress of patients who had a stroke in the subacute phase, all variables will be evaluated at different visits: initial (just before starting treatment and 4 weeks post-stroke), post-intervention (6 weeks after initial) and follow-up (6 months).Ethics and dissemination This protocol has been approved by the Institutional Review Board (CEIm-2.134/2.019) and registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04163666). …”
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Thresholds for clinical practice that directly link handgrip strength to remaining years of life: estimates based on longitudinal observational data by Sergei Scherbov, Sonja Spitzer, Nadia Steiber

“…Moreover, survival appears to decrease at much higher levels of muscle strength than is assumed in previous literature, suggesting that medical practitioners should start to become concerned when HGS is slightly below that of the reference group.…”
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La Société pour l’étude des Langues Romanes vue du lycée de Montpellier et de l’Académie d’Aix-en-Provence : Tourtoulon, Boucherie et le proviseur Foncin by Danielle Bertrand-Fabre, Lisa Bertrand

“…Foncin, proviseur of the lycée of Montpellier until mid–1868, and Professor Anatole Boucherie were in very good termes while the Société pour l’étude des langues romanes (SELR) was getting started. From its creation in 1869 Joseph Foncin had joined it. …”
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Minimally Invasive Carpal Tunnel Release (CTR) Using the Wongsiri Technique with MiniSURE by Sunton Wongsiri, Wongthawat Liawrungrueang

“…Methods. 20 patients underwent carpal tunnel release using the Wongsiri technique and a MiniSURE Kit® with a five-step surgery: MIS starts when the surgeon makes a 1.5–1.8 cm incision, creates a working space, inserts the visual tube of MiniSURE View, inserts the freer, and then cuts the transverse carpal ligament by using the MiniSURE Cut. …”
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Combining ability of CMS-lines of grain sorghum based on A1, A2, A3, A4, 9E and M-35-1A types of сytoplasmic male sterility by O. P. Kibalnik

“…Combining ability (CA) of the starting material was determined by the method of topcross. …”
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The Tools for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (TIMCI) study protocol: a multi-country mixed-method evaluation of pulse oximetry and clinical decision support algorithms by Fenella Beynon, Hélène Langet, Leah F. Bohle, Shally Awasthi, Ousmane Ndiaye, James Machoki M’Imunya, Honorati Masanja, Susan Horton, Maymouna Ba, Silvia Cicconi, Mira Emmanuel-Fabula, Papa Moctar Faye, Tracy R. Glass, Kristina Keitel, Divas Kumar, Gaurav Kumar, Gillian A. Levine, Lena Matata, Grace Mhalu, Andolo Miheso, Deusdedit Mjungu, Francis Njiri, Elisabeth Reus, Michael Ruffo, Fabian Schär, Kovid Sharma, Helen L. Storey, Irene Masanja, Kaspar Wyss, Valérie D’Acremont, TIMCI Collaborator Group

“…Pilot and baseline studies started mid-2021, RCT and post-intervention mid-2022, with anticipated completion mid-2023 and first results late-2023. …”
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Rapid Determination of Pemetrexed Concentration and Distribution in Human Breast Cancer Cells (McF-7) Based on UHPLC-MS/MS by Mengwei Zhang, Zhipeng Wang, Qiqiang Zhang, Qing Ye, Fengjing Xu, Lili Cui, Yanping Liu, Shouhong Gao, Wansheng Chen, Yan Liu

“…The gradient program started at 5% B, increased to 95% B in 2 min, and then held at 95% B for 1.5 min. …”
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Effect of different moisture content on nitrous oxide production in aggregated soil of Shintoku, Japan by Farzana Diba, Mariko Shimizu, Ryusuke Hatano

“…Just after the moistening, the aggregates were incubated for 9 days under a temperature of 20°C. Just after starting the incubation, the flush of N2O production was observed. …”
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Detection of Bartonella spp. in foxes' populations in Piedmont and Aosta Valley (NW Italy) coupling geospatially-based techniques by Annalisa Viani, Tommaso Orusa, Sara Divari, Stella Lovisolo, Stefania Zanet, Riccardo Orusa, Enrico Borgogno-Mondino, Enrico Bollo

“…This study provides a starting point for a more comprehensive epidemiological assessment of Bartonella spp. on a national scale and highlights the potential role of environmental humidity in influencing pathogen distribution.…”
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