Psychometric properties and factor structure of the Persian version of worry questionnaire – Contrast avoidance model by Razieh Javaherirenani, Pantea Ahadianfard, Ahmad Ashouri

“…Background: According to the contrast avoidance (CA) model, avoiding sudden emotional changes can lead to pathological worry. …”
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The independent and joint role of socioeconomic status and family relationships on mortality risk in China: cultural differences and health inequalities in the context of intergene... by Zhixi Zhu, Yiying Wang, Xin Wang, Fuyan Zhang, Lisha Yu, Tao Liu

“…Abstract Background Socioeconomic status (SES) and family relationships are critical social determinants of health disparities. …”
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Agreement between CES-D and CIDI-SF scales of depression among older adults: a cross-sectional comparative study based on the longitudinal aging study in India, 2017-19 by T. Muhammad, Soomi Lee, Manish Kumar, T. V. Sekher, Mathew Varghese

“…Methods Data came from the first wave of the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) which was conducted during 2017-19. …”
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Factors affecting cadmium toxicity to rice germinated in soils collected from downstream areas of abandoned zinc mines by P. Chanpiwat, A. Numprasanthai

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Cadmium contamination in rice grains with a maximum concentration 19 times the national food standard at sites downstream of zinc mines in Thailand has been reported since 2005. …”
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The Association Between Functional Movement Screen Scores and Knee Valgus Moments During Unplanned Sidestep Cutting in Netball by Desmond Boey, Marcus Lee

“…# Background Regular employment of three-dimensional (3D) motion analyses to assess and monitor knee valgus moments; a contributor to non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury; during unplanned sidestep cutting (USC) is costly and time-consuming. …”
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Treatment of Alar Deformity After Cosmetic Surgery by Norihiro Ohba, MD, Goichi Haraoka, MD, Mayuko Ohba, MD, Norio Takahashi, MD

“…Methods:. Auricular cartilage grafting was used as the main technique to improve alar flattening and notching without risking a poor color match as is seen in composite grafting. …”
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Mucormycosis at pectoralis major myocutaneous flap donor site by A Saraiya Hemant, A Tankshali Rajen

“…Background: Advanced carcinomas involving the head and neck present a major therapeutic challenge because of their poor prognosis particularly in old age irrespective of the treatment modality used. …”
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Mucormycosis at pectoralis major myocutaneous flap donor site by Saraiya Hemant, Tankshali Rajen

“…<b>Background: </b> Advanced carcinomas involving the head and neck present a major therapeutic challenge because of their poor prognosis particularly in old age irrespective of the treatment modality used. …”
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To Evaluate and Compare the Microleakage of Chitosan Nano Hydrogel-Incorporated MTA and Glass Ionomer Cements When used as a Retrograde Filling Material by Vinaykumar G. Suryavanshi, Ravi K. Tale, Vivekanand D. Kolvekar, Rashmi Chordiya, P S Amal, B Abijeet

“…Aim: To evaluate and compare microleakage of chitosan nano hydrogel-incorporated mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and glass ionomer cement (GIC) when used as a retrograde filling material. Materials and Methods: Sixty single-rooted premolars were decoronated at cemento enamel junction (CEJ), and root canals were prepared and obturated, with the coronal part sealed with a composite. …”
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Developmental pattern of water flowing fractured zones in the soil-bedrock-type overburden and water-controlled mining strategy under a super-large mining height by Yujun ZHANG, Zhaolai HUA, Yejie SONG, Haoyu HU, Jiawei LI

“…Varying lithologies and structures of the overburden are identified as primary factors governing the height and characteristic differences of water flowing fractured zones. MethodsAgainst the engineering background of a mining face with 10 m super-large mining height in the Caojiatan Coal Mine of Shaanxi Province, this study investigated the differences in the mining-induced responses of the soil-bedrock-type overburden using numerical simulations of stress-seepage coupling and measured heights of water flowing fractured zones in the overburden. …”
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Epidemiology of bacterial biofilms on polyps and normal tissues in a screening colonoscopy cohort by Julia L. Drewes, Samara B. Rifkin, Madison McMann, Sara Glass, Emma Spence, Caroline R. Wensel, Abby L. Geis, Courtney Stevens, Joell J. Gills, Hao Wang, Linda M. Hylind, Gerard Mullin, David Kafonek, David Cromwell, Louis La Luna, Francis M. Giardiello, Cynthia L. Sears

“…Background Invasive bacterial biofilms are implicated in colorectal cancer. …”
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Development of a medication experience scale for patients with chronic disease in primary care facilities by Jiaxian Shao, Haihong Cao, Zhihong Sun, Xiaona Li, Min Gao, Ziyuan Li, Yongli Shi, Ping Dong, Wenqiang Yin, Zhongming Chen

“…Background: Understanding patients' medication experience is crucial for improving adherence, health outcomes, and medical safety. …”
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Metabolite profiles associated with disease progression in influenza infection. by Chris H Wendt, Sandra Castro-Pearson, Jennifer Proper, Sarah Pett, Timothy J Griffin, Virginia Kan, Javier Carbone, Nikolaos Koulouris, Cavan Reilly, James D Neaton, INSIGHT FLU003 Plus Study Group

“…<h4>Background</h4>We performed metabolomic profiling to identify metabolites that correlate with disease progression and death.…”
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Chronic Abdominal Pain in Children and Adolescents: Parental Threat Perception Plays a Major Role in Seeking Medical Consultations by Claudia Calvano, Petra Warschburger

“…Background. Pain symptoms, associated impairment, and parental perception of threat are reported to be predictors of health care utilization (HCU) in childhood chronic abdominal pain (CAP). …”
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Prevalence and correlates of anxiety disorders and depressive disorders among older adults with non-communicable diseases: results from China Mental Health Survey by Hongmin Ge, Zhaorui Liu, Yue Tong, Yueqin Huang, Xiaofei Hou, Minghui Li, Yongping Yan, Shuiyuan Xiao, Lingjiang Li, Tingting Zhang, Jie Yan, Yaqin Yu, Xiufeng Xu, Zhizhong Wang, Yifeng Xu, Tao Li, Xiangdong Xu, Limin Wang, Huifang Yin, Guangming Xu

“…BackgroundAnxiety disorders (ADs) and depressive disorders (DDs) are prevalent among older adults with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), yet nationally representative epidemiological data from China remain limited. …”
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Optimizing Utilization of Transport Capacities in the Cold Chain by Introducing Dynamic Allocation of Semi-Trailers by Ratko Stanković, Tomislav Pereglin, Tomislav Erdelić

“…<i>Background:</i> Road transport companies utilize transport capacities as fixed compositions of tractors and semi-trailers, while the possibility of exchanging semi-trailers is considered ad hoc, after some unforeseen circumstances emerge on the route. …”
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AI-based analysis of fetal growth restriction in a prospective obstetric cohort quantifies compound risks for perinatal morbidity and mortality and identifies previously unrecogniz... by Raquel M. Zimmerman, Edgar J. Hernandez, Mark Yandell, Martin Tristani-Firouzi, Robert M. Silver, William Grobman, David Haas, George Saade, Jonathan Steller, Nathan R. Blue

“…Our objective was to use data from a large, deeply phenotyped observational obstetric cohort to develop a probabilistic graphical model (PGM), a type of “explainable artificial intelligence (AI)”, as a potential framework to better understand how interrelated variables contribute to perinatal morbidity risk in FGR. Methods Using data from 9,558 pregnancies delivered at ≥ 20 weeks with available outcome data, we derived and validated a PGM using randomly selected sub-cohorts of 80% (n = 7645) and 20% (n = 1,912), respectively, to discriminate cases of FGR resulting in composite perinatal morbidity from those that did not. …”
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Analysis of Vegetation Trend in Mazandaran Province with an Emphasis on Land Use Changes Using MODIS NDVI Time Series by Morteza Dastigerdi, Mehdi Nadi, Bahareh Shamgani Mashhadi, Mohaddeseh Hatamipour, Omid Mahdavi amrei

“…Extended Abstract Background: Vegetation is one of the main components of biosphere preservation that acts as a link between soil, water, and atmosphere. …”
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Prediction cardiovascular deterioration in a paediatric intensive care unit (PicEWS): a machine learning modelling study of routinely collected health-care dataResearch in context by Dan Fredman Stein, Michael J. Carter, John Booth, Mark J. Peters, Samiran Ray, Neil J. Sebire, Payam Barnaghi, Mario Cortina-Borja

“…Summary: Background: Paediatric intensive care medicine uses fine granular clinical data that describe substantial patient instability to make high-consequence decisions. …”
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Enhancing outcomes in medically inoperable early-stage NSCLC with gut-targeted antibiotics and stereotactic body radiotherapy: results from a randomized pilot study by Abigail Berman, Andrea Facciabene, Nikhil Yegya-Raman, Francesca Costabile, Costantinos Koumenis, Kyle Bittinger, Ceylan Tanes, Nektarios Kostopoulos, Amit Maity, Edgar Ben-Josef, Shane Lloyd, Steven Joel Feigenberg, Roderick O’Connor, Divyansh Agarwal, Giorgos Skoufos, Silavano Salaris, Artemis Hatzigeorgiou, Cole Friedes, Lisha Chen, Keith Cengel, William Levin, Bakir Valentić, Tyler Quarton, Alexander A Shestov, Jeffrey Bradley

“…Background Gut microbiota modulation is an emerging strategy to improve cancer therapy outcomes. …”
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