Critical review of OCT in clinical practice for the assessment of oral lesions by Fariba Esperouz, Domenico Ciavarella, Mauro Lorusso, Andrea Santarelli, Lorenzo Lo Muzio, Giuseppina Campisi, Lucio Lo Russo

“…In addition, there is significant heterogeneity in the methodologies used to interpret OCT data, which is strictly operator dependent and may affect standardization and reproducibility of results. …”
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Prevalence of Myofascial Trigger Points in Patients with Radiating and Non-Radiating Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review by Germán Monclús-Díez, María José Díaz-Arribas, César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Dariusz Kosson, Marcin Kołacz, Mateusz D. Kobylarz, Sandra Sánchez-Jorge, Juan Antonio Valera-Calero

“…<b>Methods</b>: To conduct this systematic review, data were collected from PubMed, Cochrane, and Web of Science. …”
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Gender differences in rice production participation among smallholder farmers in small-scale irrigation schemes in mbarali district, Tanzania by Neema Mwalyagile, John N. Jeckoniah, Raymond J. Salanga

“…Using cross-sectional approach, data were collected from 397 randomly selected farmers through structured questionnaire and analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics, including ordered probit regression. …”
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Smoking cessation behavior, nicotine addiction, and mental health among current smokers in Klang Valley, Malaysia– a cross-sectional questionnaire survey by G. Sri Yogaprita Gunasegran, Palanisamy Sivanandy, Pravinkumar Vishwanath Ingle, Priya Manirajan, Chandrashekhar T. Sreeramareddy

“…The study instrument consisted of six sections with 56 questions using varying response types, to collect the data. Results Out of 395 respondents, the majority were male (n = 326; 82.5%), between the ages of 41 and 50 (n = 107; 27.1%). …”
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Retrospective study of the frequency of diagnosing diffuse changes in the liver parenchyma according to the results of radiological studies by N.Yu. Ziuz, V.M. Bogomaz

“…Objective: to evaluate the incidence rate of structural diffuse changes in the liver using radiological methods in different sex-age groups of the adult population. …”
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Magnitude of fruit and vegetable consumption and its associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) attending health services at selected health centers in... by Lelisa Worku, Burtukan Hussien, Teshome Bekele Elema, Taferi Atomsa Rekiti, Amana Ogatu Luke, Addisu Tadesse Sime

“…The sample comprised 285 patients with T2DM chosen by simple random sampling technique. Data collection was carried out via a structured questionnaire, followed by interviews and further analysed using SPSS V.25. …”
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Automatic melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer diagnosis using advanced adaptive fine-tuned convolution neural networks by Muhammad Amir Khan, Tehseen Mazhar, Muhammad Danish Ali, Umar Farooq Khattak, Tariq Shahzad, Mamoon M. Saeed, Habib Hamam

“…However, training DL models for skin cancer diagnosis is challenging due to limited available data and the risk of overfitting. Traditionally approaches have High computational costs, a lack of interpretability, deal with numerous hyperparameters and spatial variation have always been problems with machine learning (ML) and DL. …”
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Influence of the nature of organic solvents on the process of separation of antioxidative additive in a transformer oil by a gas-chromatographic method by Duy Hung Nguyen, Yu. V. Snigireva, A. V. Taneeva, V. F. Novikov

“…Based on the analysis of literature data, it is shown that mineral transformer oil is a complex hydrocarbon composition that undergoes oxidative degradation during operation, leading to aging of transformer oil and deterioration of technical conditions of operation of transformer electrical equipment. …”
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Relationship between diabetes self-care practices and control of periodontal disease among type2 diabetes patients in Bangladesh. by S M Mahmudul Hasan, Mosiur Rahman, Mosiur Rahman, Keiko Nakamura, Yuri Tashiro, Ayano Miyashita, Kaoruko Seino

“…Therefore, this study was performed to elucidate 1) the relationship of diabetes patients' self-care and oral hygiene practices to periodontal disease and 2) the relative contributions of selected factors to periodontal disease outcome in type 2 diabetes patients.<h4>Methods</h4>The data were obtained from the baseline survey of a multicentre, prospective cohort study. …”
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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and associated factors among parents of children between 6 and 12 years: a multicenter mixed method study in India by Manisha Ghate, Kangjam Rekhadevi, Abhik Sen, Saurabh Sharma, Pallavi Shidhaye, Saritha Nair, Ashish Kumar, Pournami Jayesh, Sandip Patil, Shraddha Gurav, Sumit Aggarwal

“…Multistage random sampling was used for districts, schools, and students, while convenience sampling was applied for qualitative data. Multivariable logistic regression assessed factors influencing parental acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination, and qualitative analysis identified barriers and facilitators.ResultsA total of 2017 parents participated in the study. …”
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Prompt distinction of Alagille syndrome and biliary Atresia in infants: a comparative study by Shu-yan Zhou, Xue Zhan, Shu-yuan Li

“…Methods Patients with confirmed ALGS and BA were retrospectively enrolled in this study. Clinical data, biochemical results, ultrasound findings, liver histopathology, and genetic testing were analyzed. …”
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Prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) and ergonomic risk assessment among readymade garment workers of Bangladesh: A cross sectional study. by Mohammad Didar Hossain, Afzal Aftab, Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam, Ilias Mahmud, Imran Ahmed Chowdhury, Razin Iqbal Kabir, Malabika Sarker

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study was conducted among 232 RMG employees (male: 46; female: 186; age: >18yrs) from nine RMG factories in Dhaka division during October 2015 to February 2016. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire consist of demographic questions, Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire-Extended (NMQ-E) for WMSDs assessment in nine body regions and Quick Exposure Check (QEC) method for ergonomic assessment. …”
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Unraveling personality in mood disorders: the role of big five personality traits in Han Chinese women with bipolar and unipolar depression by Yuchen Lin, Jieying Gan, Zonglin He, Ting Yang, Xiuhua Wu, Qi Zhu, Zhaoyu Gan

“…Personality traits were assessed using the Chinese version of BFI-44, and clinical data including depression severity (HAMD scores), hospitalization history, and comorbidities were collected. …”
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude & practice of biomedical waste management among junior doctors during COVID-19 pandemic in a medical college & hospital of Eastern India by Hasina Banu, Swarnava Pramanick, Sinjita Dutta, Kumkum Bhattacharyya, Hirak Jyoti Raj

“…Assessment of attitude was accomplished by ‘five-point Likert’s scale’ and that of practice by answers like ‘never’, ‘sometimes’ and ‘always’ against preset questions. The data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification of <i>PP2C</i> Gene Family in Oat (<i>Avena sativa</i> L.) and Its Functional Analyses in Response to ABA and Abiotic Stresses by Panpan Huang, Kuiju Niu, Jikuan Chai, Wenping Wang, Yanming Ma, Yanan Cao, Guiqin Zhao

“…A phylogenetic analysis of <i>PP2C</i> classified these genes into 13 distinct subfamilies (A-L), with conserved motif compositions and exon-intron structures within each subfamily, suggesting evolutionary functional specialization. …”
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Unveiling the linkages between greenwashing, brand hate, and negative consumer behavior: the moderating effect of environmental concern by Nabil Ahmed Mareai Senan, Shaker M. Al-Kahtani, Ibtisam Dhuwayhi Alanazi, Amani AbdAlatti, Mohammed A. Alshadadi, Adeeb Alhebri, Reda Abdelfattah Mohammad

“…To investigate these dynamics, data was gathered from 391 participants in Yemen using a convenience sampling technique and analyzed through structural equation modeling. …”
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Identifying mediators of healthy lifestyle adoption after stroke: a focus group study using a Theoretical Domains Framework guided analysis by Patricia Hall, Paula da Cruz Peniche, Julianne Hickey, Olive Lennon

“…Methods Eight focus group discussions (N = 35 stroke participants; N = 3 family members/informal carers) were facilitated using semi-structured questions co-developed with a PPI panel. …”
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Arterial Stiffness and Markers of Atrial Myopathy by Magdalena Okrajni, Pyotr Platonov, Iram Faqir Muhammad, Fredrik Holmqvist, Johan Economou Lundberg, Anders Persson, Cecilia Kennbäck, Jeffrey S. Healey, Gunnar Engström, Linda S. Johnson

“…Methods We included 1050 participants (age 57 ± 4.3 years, 47% males) from the population‐based Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study with c‐f PWV and Aix75 data. A random subsample (n = 331) underwent echocardiography. …”
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Monitoring and Evaluation of Fish Passage Effectiveness in Nature-like Fishway of Sanghe River Secondary Hydropower Station by SHEN Chun-ying, WANG Jing-chao, QIN Xin, CHEN Yu-bin, XUE Ru-zhan

“…[Objective] With the continuous expansion of China’s water conservancy infrastructure, hydraulic structures such as dams and sluice gates have obstructed fish migration routes and altered hydrological regimes both upstream and downstream. …”
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Tissue Counter Analysis of Histologic Sections of Melanoma: Influence of Mask Size and Shape, Feature Selection, Statistical Methods and Tissue Preparation by Josef Smolle, Armin Gerger, Wolfgang Weger, Heinz Kutzner, Michael Tronnier

“…Background: Tissue counter analysis is an image analysis tool designed for the detection of structures in complex images at the macroscopic or microscopic scale. …”
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