Understanding behavioural changes through community-based participatory research to promote oral health in socially disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Southern Sweden by Elisabeth Carlson, Anders Kottorp, Rathi Ramji, Susanne Brogårdh-Roth, Anna Nilvéus Olofsson, Margareta Rämgård

“…Further, the participants recognised the role of family dynamics primarily the interactions within the family, family structure and traditional practices as influencing oral health-related behaviour among children. …”
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Systematic review of validated parent-reported questionnaires assessing swallowing dysfunction in otherwise healthy infants and toddlers by Abdulsalam Baqays, Julianna Zenke, Sandra Campbell, Wendy Johannsen, Marghalara Rashid, Hadi Seikaly, Hamdy El-Hakim

“…However, concerns were identified regarding the developmental process and the internal structure validity. The PRO questionnaire for SwD in OHITs meets criteria but has not yet been validated in the population of interest nor its psychometric properties assessed. …”
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Intracurricular Factors Influencing Medical Students’ Specialty Choice: A Systematic Review by Schoon B, Kötter T

“…The studies were highly heterogeneous regarding research methods and the quality of reporting.Conclusion: Involving students in the planning and structuring of clinical phases, active feedback, voluntary offerings, seminars/simulations, and involvement in the clinical team can increase a specialty preference. …”
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Potential risk of dipterocarps in the marginal Asian rainforests: low population size and high genomic erosion by Xian-Liang Zhu, Wen-Ji Luo, Sheng-Feng Chai, Jian-Min Tang, Xiao Wei, Alison K. S. Wee, Ming Kang

“…Our results clarified the population structure, interspecific differentiation, and species delimitation of V. guangxiensis sensu lato, resolving longstanding taxonomic ambiguities and supporting the reinstatement of the two Yunnan populations as V. xishuangbannaensis. …”
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Artificial Visual System for Stereo-Orientation Recognition Based on Hubel-Wiesel Model by Bin Li, Yuki Todo, Zheng Tang

“…A classical explanation for the mechanism of two-dimensional orientation selectivity within the primary visual cortex is based on the Hubel-Wiesel model, a cascading neural connection structure. The local-to-global information aggregation thought within the Hubel-Wiesel model not only contributed to neurophysiology but also inspired the development of computer vision fields. …”
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SmartRipen: LSTM-GRU feature selection& XGBoost-CNN for fruit ripeness detection by Archana Ganesh Said, Bharti Joshi

“…Long-Short-Term Memory (LSTM) as well as Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) extraction and selection of features techniques are combined using Extended Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) with Convolutional Neural Networks to deal with these challenges. The proposed structure segments fruit thermal pictures employing Saliency Maps to draw attention to relevant areas. …”
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Review of pulmonary nematodoses of domestic cats with description of the first case of aelurostrongylosis in a cat in Russia by O. A. Panova, A. V. Khrustalev, L. Y. Porfiryeva

“…The size of the larvae was 360–380 µm in length, the tail end had a characteristic structure – a double bend in the shape of the letter “S”, a dorsal spine-like outgrowth and a ventral notch. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review by Ramin Rezapour, Mohammad Saadati, Hassan Sarsour, Lamia Mahmoud, Moradali Zareipour, Soma Khezri

“…Predisposing factors at the individual and health system-related were categorised into demographics, social structure and beliefs. Enabling individual items were classified at personal/family and community levels, whereas health system-related factors were grouped into health policy, financing and organizational domains. …”
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Enhancing Urban Space Optimization and Governance through Artificial Intelligence: Insights from Megacities by Tengyun Hu, Tuo Chen, Guojiang Yu, Meng Zhang, Yan Ding, Han Liu, Yu Wang

“…This innovative approach to urban space optimization and governance simulation offers valuable scientific insights and decision-making support for urban structure adjustments and land use efficiency enhancements in megacities.…”
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Degeneration modulates retinal response to transient exogenous oxidative injury. by Michal Lederman, Shira Hagbi-Levi, Michelle Grunin, Alexey Obolensky, Eduard Berenshtein, Eyal Banin, Mordechai Chevion, Itay Chowers

“…Retinal function and structure was evaluated by electroretinogram (ERG) and histology, respectively. …”
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Characterization of Stages of CO₂-Enhanced Oil Recovery Process in Low-Permeability Oil Reservoirs Based on Core Flooding Experiments by Yutong Zhu, Xinwen Wang, Yulong Kang, Chaobin Guo, Qingcheng He, Cai Li

“…The results indicated that the distribution characteristics of the pore structure in the rock samples significantly influenced the CO₂ displacement efficiency. …”
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A Study on Screening for Deep Vein Thrombosis in Post Operative Patients by Mutheeswaran Vikashini, Mani Dhivya, Mohan Nathakkattuvalasu Venkatasamy, Jeevithan Shanmugam

“…Methods: This crosssectional study was conducted at a tertiary care teaching hospital, among a total of 100 participants who underwent elective or emergency major abdominal surgeries for a time duration of minimum half an hour. A structure study proforma was used as a study tool, and the primary outcome of interest was the occurrence of DVT in the lower limbs, assessed using bilateral lower limb Doppler ultrasonography on postoperative days 3 and 5. …”
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Modeling the Contribution of Network Human Capital to Economic Dynamics and Innovation Activity by N. M. Gabdullin, I. A. Kirshin

“…The method was implemented through the development of econometric models that allow assessing the contributions of network human capital to economic dynamics based on the profile of the national economy and assessing the dependence of GDP per employee on the employment structure of the national economy.Results. Based on the results of econometric modeling, the impact of human capital accumulation on the innovative development of the economy was assessed. …”
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SWOT and PESTEL analyses in assessing the sustainability of In-stream wetlands in Egypt by Hany Mostafa

“…However, the study also found weaknesses in institutional frameworks, technical capabilities, and management structure. Both wetland areas face significant external pressures, including political instability, economic challenges such as inflation and funding availability, and the impacts of climate change. …”
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Electrocardiographic signs of impaired depolarization (fragmented QRS, early ventricular repolarization, etc.) as markers of left ventricular systolic dysfunction by M. S. Gordeeva, I. A. Serdiukova, A. S. Krasichkov, E. V. Parmon

“…To study the relationship between a decrease in left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) and conventional electrocardiographic (ECG) signs associated with myocardial structure changes (pathological Q wave, ventricular arrhythmias), and relatively novel and less studied (fragmented QRS (fQRS), early ventricular repolarization (EVR)) and to evaluate their significance for identifying patients with mildly-reduced EF (mrEF).Material and methods. …”
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Morbidity Patterns and Determinants of Healthcare-Seeking Behavior Among Older Women in Selected Rural Areas of Bangladesh by Shahinur Akter, Tazrin Azad, Md. Habibur Rahman, Md. Firoz Raihan

“…Conclusion On the basis of the findings, we suggest that the traditional extended family structure should be sustained, wherein older people are treated with care and respect, thereby promoting healthy aging in rural Bangladesh. …”
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The strong correlation between visual function improvement and retinal microcirculation enhancement in glaucoma by Ting Wang, Ting Wang, Qiying Ling, Boyu Shen, Xu Jia

“…IntroductionThis study aimed to investigate the alterations in retinal vessel density (VD) among glaucomatous patients following effective intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction and to explore the relationship between retinal VD, visual function, and optic nerve structure.MethodsParticipants diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and chronic primary angle-closure glaucoma (CPACG) were included. …”
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Features of the course of viral hepatitis A in a child with persistent mixed herpesvirus infection by E. G. Khramtsova, M. D. Subbotina

“…Background. Today in the structure of viral hepatitis viral hepatitis A takes the lead position, the course of typical forms is usually favorable. …”
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Numerical Investigation on Flow and Thermal Characteristics of Spray Evaporation Process in Boiler Desuperheater by Jianqing Wang, Baoqing Liu, Bin Du, Kaifei Wu, Qi Lin, Bohai Liu, Minghui Cheng

“…The numerical model was validated with the plant data. The spray tube structure was found to greatly affect the flow pattern, resulting in the uneven velocity distribution, significant temperature difference, and local reverse flow downstream of the orifices. …”
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Sustainable building: Achieving thermal comfort in hot and humid climate using building performance simulation by Niniek Pratiwi, Abdi Gunawan Djafar, Rahmayanti Rahmayanti, Nur Mutmainnah, Arlan Kaharu

“…The wall in the existing structure are composed of concrete with a fiber wall. …”
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