Bone cell differentiation and mineralization in wild-type and osteogenesis imperfecta zebrafish are compromised by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by Francesca Tonelli, Cecilia Masiero, Carla Aresi, Camilla Torriani, Simona Villani, Guido Premoli, Antonio Rossi, Antonella Forlino

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Nutritional contents and antimicrobial activity of the culinary-medicinal mushroom Leccinum scabrum by M.L. Gargano, G. Balenzano, G. Venturella, M.M. Cavalluzzi, N.P. Rotondo, G. Lentini, F. Cirlincione, G. Mirabile, E. Zapora, M. Wołkowycki, L. Pecoraro, V. Ferraro

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Gastric cancer liver metastases in China: a real-world, multicentre, prospective, observational cohort study protocol by Yi Liu, Lin Chen, Hongqing Xi, Zhida Chen, Tingting Lu, Yunhe Gao, Gan Zhang, Haiya Zhang

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Effect of visceral fat area on prognosis of patients undergoing radical gastrectomy and construction of nomogram by Zhicheng Huang, Baohua Zheng, Zhiwei Wang, Xiaobin Chen, Yu Wang

“…We collected the CT image data and clinicopathological data one week prior to the operation and then used software to calculate the VFA, dividing it into two groups: a low VFA group (n = 71) and a high VFA group (n = 85). …”
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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a care partner assisted intervention to improve oral health of individuals with mild dementia by Bei Wu, Gary Yu, Brenda L Plassman, Patricia Poole, Shahrzad Siamdoust, Melanie Bunn, Bobbi Burwell, Yaolin Pei, Christine Downey, Danni Gomes, Angela Kamer, A Leak Bryant, Ruth A Anderson

“…Participant–care partner dyads will be randomly assigned to either Treatment Group 1, Treatment Group 2 or the Control Group. …”
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Comparison of the two treatment methods in primary hyperparathyroidism due to solitary parathyroid adenoma, Ultrasound-guided percutaneous alcohol ablation vs. parathyroidectomy: a... by Mohammad Eslamian, Babak Tavakoli, Alireza Firouzfar, Alireza Pouramini, Bijan Iraj, Mohsen Kolahdouzan, Marjan Mansourian

“…Patients with a confirmed solitary parathyroid adenoma and a biochemically verified pHPT were randomly enrolled in the PTx or PEA groups. Complications and lab data were evaluated 24 h, 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months following interventions. …”
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The Role of Rotational Thromboelastometry in Early Detection of the Hemostatic Derangements in Neonates with Systemic Candida Infection by Rozeta Sokou, Alexia Eleftheria Palioura, Aikaterini Konstantinidi, Alexandra Lianou, Maria Lampridou, Martha Theodoraki, Daniele Piovani, Stefanos Bonovas, Konstantina A. Tsante, Petros Ioannou, Nicoletta Iacovidou, Andreas G. Tsantes

“…The results of this study highlight the need for monitoring of hemostatic status of this vulnerable group of patients and indicate that ROTEM analysis may have a role in the early detection of the hemostatic derangements associated with SCI in neonates, in order to ensure timely diagnosis and targeted therapeutic intervention.…”
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A research on self-efficacy beliefs, perception of success, competitive state anxieties of 9-13-year-old children playing soccer by Arıkan Ektırıcı, Ayse Feray Ozbal, Serdar Kocaeksı

“…SES, POSQ-CH, CSAI-2C and SCAT-C were used as data collection tools in the research. The Correlations Analysis and MANOVA were employed to analyse the research data. …”
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Effect of Staining and External Bleaching on the Color Stability and Surface Roughness of Universal-Shade Resin-Based Composite by AlHabdan A, Alsuhaibani A, Alomran L, Almutib L

“…Twenty disc-shaped specimens from each material were fabricated and divided into two subgroups: one group was stained and bleached (staining group) and the other received bleaching treatment only (control group). …”
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Developing an instrument to measure the quality of social work cancer counseling regarding return to work — psychometric properties of the German Quality of Cancer Counseling Quest... by Clara Breidenbach, Sabine Schneider, Marie Rösler, Nicole Ernstmann, Paula Heidkamp, Lina Heier, Kati Hiltrop, Sophie Schellack, Johannes Soff, Johanna Weiss, Christoph Kowalski

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Re-calibrating measurements of low-cost air quality monitors using PCR-GPR air quality forecasting models. by Bing Liu, Shuting Yang, Junqi Wang

“…First, we perform Principal Component Analysis (PCA) on the measurement data of the AQM to solve the multicollinearity problem. …”
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Role of CO2 Laser on SBS between Dental Porcelain and Composite Resin Repair Process by Noor Bader Hassan, Basima Mohammed Ali Hussein, Ahmed Ali Mohammed

“…Shear bond strength (SBS) was assessed by using a digital universal testing machine, and failure modes were evaluated. Data were analyzed by analysis of variance (ANOVA) and least significant difference test. …”
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Correlation between Chinese visceral adiposity index and serum uric acid levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients by Swailla Amina Araújo Intchasso Adotey, Qian Zhang, Mengxue Chen, Yang Jiao, Yin Zhang, Claudette Butoyi, Dong Wang, Ling Yang, Guoyue Yuan, Jue Jia

“…Participants were divided into hyperuricemia (HUA) and non-HUA groups, and the clinical data between the two groups was compared.ResultsAmong quartiles of CVAI, as CVAI increased, the proportion of patients with HUA gradually increased. …”
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Changes in Cortical Activation Patterns in Language Areas following an Aerobic Exercise Intervention in Older Adults by Joe Nocera, Bruce Crosson, Kevin Mammino, Keith M. McGregor

“…Regression analysis of imaging data with change in both estimated VO2max and semantic verbal fluency was negatively correlated with activity in right IFG. …”
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Comparative Study of Conventional Impressions vs Intraoral Scanning for Complete Denture Fabrication by Priya Nagar, D Anupama Prasad, Sukanta K. Satapathy, T. Vigneswaran, Mariea Francis, Avantika Vijaysingh Jadhav

“…The primary outcome measures included impression accuracy (assessed by comparing final denture fit), time efficiency (total clinical time from impression to denture delivery), and patient satisfaction (evaluated through a standardized questionnaire). Statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-squared test for categorical data and t-tests for continuous variables. …”
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Brain MRI Segmentation with Multiphase Minimal Partitioning: A Comparative Study by Elsa D. Angelini, Ting Song, Brett D. Mensh, Andrew F. Laine

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Clinical Value of Asymmetrical Dimethylarginine Detection in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Juan Liu, Qiang Fu, Lili Jiang, Youlian Wang

“…There was no significant difference between the CTD-without PAH group and healthy control group (P<0.05). Correlation analysis showed that serum ADMA levels were positively correlated with sPAP and NT-proBNP and negatively correlated with DLCO% (r = 0.802, 0.475, −0.585, P<0.001). …”
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Determination of Leisure Time Orientations in University Students, The Relationship Between Leisure Time Boredom Perceptions and Social Network Sites Usage Purposes by Nazlı Deniz Öz, Metin Özlü, Erdal Taşgın

“…Independent group t test was used for binary cluster comparisons and One Way Variance Analysis (ANOVA) was used for multiple cluster comparisons due to the data showed normal distribution. …”
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Low Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio as a Possible Predictor of an Unfavourable Clinical Outcome in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke after Mechanical Thrombectomy by Katarína Pinčáková, Georgi Krastev, Jozef Haring, Miroslav Mako, Viktória Mikulášková, Vladimír Bošák

“…Based on the clinical outcome assessed at 3 months after MT by the modified Rankin Scale (mRS), patients were divided into two groups: the favourable group (mRS 0–2) and unfavourable group (mRS 3–6). …”
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Values of Football Referees by Özer Yıldız, Mehtap Yıldız

“…The data were evaluated by content analysis method. As a result of the research, various values were reached in social, personal, morals, belief, culture, extraversion, sensing, thinking, feeling, judging categories. …”
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