Comparison of bone age assessment using manual Greulich and Pyle method versus automated BoneXpert method in South African children by Radhiya Minty, Nasreen Mahomed, Nicole van Wyk, Gopolang Mndebele, Zarina Lockhat, Ashesh Ranchod

“…Background: The Greulich and Pyle (GP) method is the most commonly used manual bone age assessment method but it is associated with interrater variability. …”
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The Composite Autonomic Symptom Score 31 Questionnaire: A Sensitive Test to Detect Risk for Autonomic Neuropathy by Sondre Meling, Erling Tjora, Heike Eichele, Niels Ejskjaer, Siri Carlsen, Pål Rasmus Njølstad, Christina Brock, Eirik Søfteland

“…Background and Aims. Autonomic neuropathy is a common but often neglected complication of diabetes, prediabetes, and even in individuals with an elevated risk of diabetes. …”
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Robust phylogenetic tree-based microbiome association test using repeatedly measured data for composition bias by Kangjin Kim, Sungho Won

“…Moreover, longitudinal analysis facilitates the estimation of the within-subject covariate effect, is robust to the between-subject confounders, and provides better evidence for the causal relationship than cross-sectional studies. However, this method of analysis is limited by compositional bias, and few statistical methods can estimate the effect of microbiota on host diseases with repeatedly measured 16S rRNA gene data. …”
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Effect of thermocycling on flexural strength of dental CAD/CAM ceramics of variable thicknesses and structures: an in vitro study [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved wi... by Shahad T. Alameer, Laila Al Dehailan, Sultan Akhtar, Turki Alshehri, Nourhan M. Aly, Yousif A. Al-Dulaijan, Passent Ellakany

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Effect of thermocycling on flexural strength of dental CAD/CAM ceramics of variable thicknesses and structures: an in vitro study [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved wi... by Shahad T. Alameer, Laila Al Dehailan, Sultan Akhtar, Turki Alshehri, Nourhan M. Aly, Yousif A. Al-Dulaijan, Passent Ellakany

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The Pigment Composition of the Needles of Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco during its Introduction in the Conditions of Russia and Kazakhstan by Natalia N. Besschetnova, Vladimir P. Besschetnov, Botagoz A. Kentbaeva, Erzhan J. Kentbaev, Nikolay A. Babich

“…The spectrophotometric method has been used in the work. The reaction of the pigment composition of the needles to changes in the growth conditions of introduced species in geographically separated areas has been established. …”
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Prospective Associations of Body Composition and Body Shape With the Risk of Developing Pancreatic Cancer in the UK Biobank Cohort by Sofia Christakoudi, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis, Marc J. Gunter, Elio Riboli

“…It is unclear, however, whether fat or fat‐free mass plays a role in these relationships, whether abdominal obesity is more important than general obesity or whether the associations with anthropometric indices and diabetes are independent of each other. Methods We used multivariable Cox proportional hazards models to examine the prospective associations of body composition (allometric fat‐mass index (AFI) and allometric lean‐mass index (ALI), based on bioelectrical impedance, uncorrelated with each other and with height), waist size (allometric waist‐to‐hip index (WHI), uncorrelated with weight and height) and diabetes with pancreatic cancer risk in UK Biobank. …”
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Multi-Level Thresholding Based on Composite Local Contour Shannon Entropy Under Multiscale Multiplication Transform by Xianzhao Li, Yaobin Zou

“…This paper proposes a Shannon entropy-based multi-level thresholding method that utilizes composite contours. The method selects appropriate multiscale multiplication images by maximizing the Shannon entropy difference and constructs a new Shannon entropy objective function by dynamically combining contour images. …”
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Rapid quantification of whole seed fatty acid amount, composition, and shape phenotypes from diverse oilseed species with large differences in seed size by Matthew G. Garneau, Prasad Parchuri, Nora Zander, Philip D. Bates

“…Abstract Background Seed oils are widely used in the food, biofuel, and industrial feedstock industries, with their utility and value determined by total oil content and fatty acid composition. …”
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Comparison between compositional data analysis and principal component analysis for identifying dietary patterns associated with hyperuricemia by Junkang Zhao, Junkang Zhao, Yajie Zhao, Jiannan Han, Jiannan Han, Yixuan Zhao, Sumiao Liu, Zhida Liu, Liyun Zhang, Yan Zhang

“…We evaluated and compared CoDA, including compositional principal component analysis (CPCA) and principal balances analysis (PBA), with the most commonly used principal component analysis (PCA) in determining dietary patterns associated with hyperuricemia.MethodsThe 3 day 24-h dietary recall method was used to estimate dietary data from 3,954 study participants of the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS). …”
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Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Correlate with Body Composition in Patients with Asthma; a Multicenter Observational Study by Yamane M, Iwamoto H, Kawamoto K, Otani T, Higaki N, Murakawa K, Fukatsu-Chikumoto A, Hirano T, Amano Y, Isobe T, Matsunaga K, Hattori N, Yokoyama A

“…However, the systemic effect of physical activity, especially sedentary behavior, in patients with asthma remains unclear.Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the association of objectively measured physical activity, including sedentary time, with body composition data and clinical characteristics in patients with asthma.Methods: The study included 85 patients with asthma and 38 healthy controls. …”
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Relationship between preoperative body composition parameters and postoperative clinical score for rotator cuff tear patients by Naoki Takatori, MD, PhD, Yoshiyasu Uchiyama, MD, PhD, Takeshi Imai, MD, PhD, Shiho Wasai, MD, PhD, Masahiko Watanabe, MD, PhD

“…Methods: The participants in this study were 42 patients (42 shoulders; 33 men, 9 women) who underwent preoperative measurement of body composition and were then evaluated 1 year after surgical rotator cuff repair. …”
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Evaluation of Surface Treatments on the Shear Bond Strength of Composite Resin and RMGIC to Biodentine: An In-Vitro Sem Study by Minu Thomas, Krishnan Hari, Joy Mathew, Faisal M. A. Gaffoor, Gargi Yumnam, Rakhi Rajendran

“…Background and Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate and contrast the impact of various surface treatments on the shear bond strength (SBS) of composite resin and RMGIC on Biodentine. …”
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Muscle Power and Body Composition of Ranked and Unranked Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Athletes: A Pilot Study by Adriano Neves Breithaupt, Ricardo Luís Fernandes Guerra

“…Therefore, the objective was to evaluate and compare the muscular strength and body composition of IBJJF-ranked and unranked athletes. Methods: Eight athletes ranked (RG = 3–1st, 24th, and 26th) or not (NRG = 5) by the IBJJF participated in this study and underwent lower and upper limb power and body composition tests. …”
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Deriving household composition using population-scale electronic health record data-A reproducible methodology. by Rhodri D Johnson, Lucy J Griffiths, Joe P Hollinghurst, Ashley Akbari, Alexandra Lee, Daniel A Thompson, Ronan A Lyons, Richard Fry

“…<h4>Background</h4>Physical housing and household composition have an important role in the lives of individuals and drive health and social outcomes, and inequalities. …”
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Associations of fatty acid composition in leukocyte membranes with systemic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease progression by Yulia K. Denisenko, Tatyana P. Novgorodtseva, Tatyana I. Vitkina, Vera V. Knyshova, Marina V. Antonyuk, Nataliya V. Bocharova, Oksana Yu. Kytikova

“…Background — The development of systemic inflammation is a key pathogenetic mechanism in progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …”
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The shear bond measurement of two self-adhesive composite resins to both enamel and dentin (An in vitro study) by Abdulkareem Ramadhan Ibrahim

“… Background and objectives: The aim of this study is to measure the shear bond strength of two self-adhesive composite resins (Vertise Flow, Kerr and Constic, DMG) to both enamel and dentin and compared it to that of conventional flowable composite (used with self-etching bonding system). …”
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Digital identification and adulteration analysis of Codonopsis Radix and Stellariae Radix based on the “digital identity” of chemical compositions by Xianrui Wang, Jiating Zhang, Wenguang Jing, Xiaohan Guo, Minghua Li, Xianlong Cheng, Feng Wei

“…IntroductionUnder the background of digitalization of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), this study aimed to realize the digital identification and adulteration analysis of Codonopsis Radix (CR) and Stellariae Radix (SR) based on chemical analysis.MethodsThis study combined digitalization concepts and chemical analysis and conducted a chemical analysis of CR and SR from different batches based on UHPLC-QTOF-MSE. …”
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Assessment of surface roughness and compressive strength of resin-based composite using different types of bleaching protocols. by Hemn Muhssin Suleman

“… Background and objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of three types of bleaching protocols on the surface roughness and compressive strength of composite resin. …”
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Body composition and lipid profiles, quality of life, self-concept, and nutritional knowledge of Pahlavani wrestlers in Kermanshah by Alireza Jamshidi, Rastegar Hoseini, Hossein Pirani, Ehsan Amiri

“…However, very few studies have been conducted on various aspects of it.Aim: To investigate the body composition, lipid profile, quality of life, self-concept, and nutritional knowledge of Pahlavani wrestlers of Kermanshah city.Materials and Methods: Fifty-seven adult Pahlavani wrestlers participated in this study. …”
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