Health-related quality of life following bisphosphonate therapy in individuals with Paget’s disease of bone – A study from a teaching hospital in Southern India by Fibi K. Ninan, Kripa Elizabeth Cherian, Remya Rajan, Felix Jebasingh, Nitin Kapoor, Hesarghatta S. Asha, Nihal Thomas, Thomas V. Paul

“…This study attempts to describe the QoL in individuals with PDB. Methods: In this prospective observational study spanning 6 years (Jan 2017–Dec 2022), we included 29 treatment-naïve patients diagnosed with PDB based on clinical, biochemical, and radiographic features. …”
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Exploring the typhoon intensity forecasting through integrating AI weather forecasting with regional numerical weather model by Hongxiong Xu, Yang Zhao, Zhao Dajun, Yihong Duan, Xiangde Xu

“…Furthermore, the AI-Driven WRF model demonstrated promising results in predicting typhoon intensity and wind details, showing commendable performance to traditional global numerical model-driven WRF models. …”
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Patient satisfaction with Indonesian sharia hospital services: Halal healthcare tool and implications for loyalty-WoM by Muhammad Alfarizi, Rafialdo Arifian

“…Methodology − The research employed quantitative techniques by utilizing cross-sectional survey information gathered from Sharia hospital patients in Indonesia, selected through convenience sampling methods. The study analyzed a total of 229 patient responses through the application of structural equation modeling. …”
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Children's digital privacy on fast-food and dine-in restaurant mobile applications. by Christine Mulligan, Grace Gillis, Lauren Remedios, Christopher Parsons, Laura Vergeer, Monique Potvin Kent

“…Some collected other information, such as order details and available promotional offers. This study demonstrates current fast-food and dine-in restaurant privacy policies are insufficient and provides insight into data collected on children via fast-food apps. …”
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Mobility, ICT, and health: a built environment investigation of older Chinese migrants’ social isolation and loneliness by Amber DeJohn, Bochu Liu, Xinlin Ma, Michael J. Widener, Zhilin Liu

“…Understanding access to social connection and their distinct relationships to the built environment and health for older Chinese migrants is critical to supporting equitable, healthy aging in a post-COVID world. Methods Using a survey of older Chinese migrants in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) during the extended COVID-19 lockdown, we investigate how community mobility and ICT use, two mechanisms of socializing, relate to the built environment and influence loneliness (De Jong Gierveld 6-item scale), as well as mental and physical health (SF-12). …”
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Effect of fecal microbiota transplantation on ulcerative colitis model in rats: The gut–brain axis by Mahdis Morshedbak, Kaveh Rahimi, Mohammad Reza Tabandeh

“…Study objectives: The impact of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) on the TLR4/MYD88/NF-kB signaling pathway in the colon in the ulcerative colitis model, as well as the incidence of anxiety behaviors caused by the colitis model was investigated. Methods: Twenthy four ats were induced with ulcerative colitis using a 4 % acetic acid solution administered intrarectally and were subsequently treated with prednisolone and FMT. …”
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Does Vitamin D Level Affect the Radiographic Severity of Osteoarthritis Knee and its Functional Status? by S. Hariprasad, Aditya Seth, S. J. Karthik, Anish N. Tawde, Ratnakar Vecham, Adarsh Annapareddy, A. V. Gurava Reddy, Rajat Jain

“…Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between Vitamin D levels, radiographic severity, and functional status in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis (OA). Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 71 patients with primary knee OA. …”
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Patterns of orthopaedic injury among hospitalised personal mobility device users and bicycle riders: a comparative study by Don Thong Siang Koh, Yew Lok Woo, Ting Hway Wong, Mann Hong Tan

“…We aimed to characterise and compare the nature of injuries sustained by PMD users and bicycle riders. Methods: This retrospective study compared injury patterns among PMD and bicycle users. 140 patients were admitted between November 2013 and September 2018. …”
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Meta-analysis of carcass and meat characteristics of young or super young steers and of different sexual conditions finished in confinement by S. A. Jappe, R. K. Muniz Júnior, J. S. Teixeira, R. F. Pacheco

“…After this phase, 61 research articles carried out in Brazil remained, from which information was extracted from the material, methods and results. The data were compared according to the age of the steers: young (between 20 and 26 months of age) and super young (between 10 and 16 months of age); and depending on sexual condition: castrated or not castrated. …”
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Assessment of the Removable Orthodontic Treatment Outcome Using Peer Assessment Rating Index by Mohammed Hussain Saleh, Omar F. Chawshli, Rebin Ali Mohammed Amin

“…The aim of the study is to assess the results of orthodontic treatments by removable appliances on the basis of PAR index. Patients and methods: Treatment of patients has been done by dental students by using removable orthodontic appliances, therefore the dental study casts of 64 consecutively completed removable appliance cases were examined before and after orthodontic treatment using the PAR index. …”
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Different audiometric findings with different symptoms for diagnosing superior semicircular canal dehiscence symptoms: a retrospective study of 12 cases by Meliha Başöz Behmen, Selahattin Tuğrul, Ozlem Konukseven

“…Abstract Background Due to the patients with no symptoms for dehiscence but having audiological different findings who came to clinic, this study aims to evaluate the audiological characteristics of 12 cases diagnosed with superior semicircular canal dehiscence and to compare the findings with the literature. Methods We evaluated a case-series of 12 cases aged 11–59 years with a pre-diagnosis of semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) by clinical history and audiological evaluation between 2019 and 2022 and a final diagnosis by high-resolution computed tomography. …”
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Screening of multi deep learning-based de novo molecular generation models and their application for specific target molecular generation by Yishu Wang, Mengyao Guo, Xiaomin Chen, Dongmei Ai

“…Abstract Traditional virtual screening methods need to explore expanse and vast chemical spaces and need to be based on existing chemical libraries. …”
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Treatment and outcomes of high-risk neuroblastoma in Southeast Asia: a single-institution experience and review of the literature by Anselm Chi-Wai Lee, Chan Hon Chui, Robert Kwok, Kim Shang Lee, Chee Meng Fong, Wilfred Hing-Sang Wong

“…Elsewhere, the treatment outcomes are poor. Methods: A retrospective review of children treated for high-risk neuroblastoma in a single institution in Singapore from 2007 to 2019 was carried out. …”
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Prevalence  of  Chronic  Otitis  Media  and  Its  Associated  Hearing  Impairment  among  School  Going  Children by Arun Maran Sattien, Priyokumar Singh Oinam, Mosin Babu, Shandyalata Yumlembam, Lalnunpuia Thangluah

“…In  this  study  we  aimed  to  determine  the  prevalence  of  CSOM  and  associated  hearing  impairment  among  school  going  children  aged  5  to  15  years. Materials and Methods: This  was  a  cross  sectional  study  conducted  in  the  Department  of  ENT,  between  September  2018  to  August  2020.  …”
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Pharyngeal airway dimensions and adipose distribution in the minipig by Doris H. Rosero Salazar, Riana Grewal, Anuj Vimawala, Daniel F. Leotta, Swati R. Levendovszky, Zi-Jun Liu

“…Objective: To evaluate the pharyngeal airway dimensions and regional pharyngeal adipose distribution in the young adult minipig model. Materials and methods: Eight 7-8-months-old Yucatan minipigs, half male and female, were sedated and placed prone to scan the pharyngeal region. …”
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Impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on results in the animal naming test in patients with and without liver cirrhosis. by Eva Maria Schleicher, Julia Tuchscher, Matthias Weber, Peter Robert Galle, Marcus-Alexander Wörns, Simon Johannes Gairing, Christian Labenz

“…It is currently unknown whether S-ANT1 results are affected by diabetes mellitus in patients with and without cirrhosis.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>This study analyzed data from 268 patients with cirrhosis without signs of HE ≥ 1. …”
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Scutellarin combined with lidocaine exerts antineoplastic effect in human glioma associated with repression of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling. by Xiu-Ying He, Yui-Si Yang, Yue-Xiang Zheng, Qing-Jie Xia, Hong-Zhou Yu, Xiao-Ming Zhao, Ting-Hua Wang

“…Therefore, the exploration of new and effective anti-glioma drugs is urgent.<h4>Methods</h4>Human glioma cell lines U251 and LN229 were included in the study. …”
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The Late 1980s HIV Outbreak in the Southeast of Soviet Russia: Soviet Government and Its Policy against the Epidemic (The Case of Kalmykia) by Margarita V. Baduginova

“…The work focuses on the activities of government institutions, certain measures, preventive and anti-epidemic arrangements, as well as the efforts of a special commission for organizational and practical assistance to Soviet Kalmykia’s Ministry of Health. Materials and methods. The study rests on the fundamental principles of systemacity, objectivity, historicism and complexity that have proved instrumental in analyzing documentary sources and comparing the obtained materials; describing the development and changes in official HIV-related policy; examining social, political and economic shifts across the regions under consideration as integral to what was being experienced nationwide; articulating objective evaluations of the Soviet government’s policy pertaining to the epidemic. …”
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Mongolian Education and Science Vocabulary by Anna V. Mazarchuk

“…The study shall primarily describe how the lexical layer in question was formed, and trace the sources of such borrowings. Materials and methods. The materials were collected from Mongolian-Russian and Mongolian explanatory dictionaries via continuous sampling. …”
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Sentimentally enhanced conversation recommender system by Fengjin Liu, Qiong Cao, Xianying Huang, Huaiyu Liu

“…Existing studies often rely on knowledge graphs to enhance the representation of entity information. However, these methods tend to overlook the inherent incompleteness of knowledge graphs, making it challenging for models to fully capture users’ true preferences. …”
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