Triglyceride glucose index as a biomarker for heart failure risk in H-type hypertension patients by Zhengwen Xu, Xisheng Yan, Dongsheng Li, Xiaodong Huang

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Extreme Air Pollution Events Spiking Ionic Levels at Urban and Rural Sites of Indo-Gangetic Plain by Manisha Mishra, U. C. Kulshrestha

“…The WSII concentration spiked during November at both locations (∑WSII = 159.6 and 141.9 µg m−3) due to two extreme air pollution events, viz., i) the burning of crop residue and ii) the Diwali festival. …”
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The Serbian version of the Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale (PREPS-SRB)-A validation study. by Konstantin Kostić, Aleksandra Kostić, Aleksandra Petrović, Andrija Vasilijević, Jelena Milin-Lazović

“…The mean scores for those three domains are as follows: Preparedness (2.4 ± 0.9), Infection stress (2.8 ± 1.1), and Positive Appraisal (3.7 ± 0.9). Internal consistency of the PREPS questionnaire for PREPS-Total (α = 0.867). …”
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Patient experiences and discomfort associated with mid-palatal temporary skeletal anchorage devices by Aoife P. Barry, Vanessa Knode, Padhraig S. Fleming, Björn Ludwig

“…However, these functional impairments were generally considered mild (by 68.1% and 60.2%, respectively) and most were very likely to recommend this treatment to others, with 65.1% (n = 99) scoring 8 or above out of 10. …”
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Type-Specific Persistence/Clearance Results in Human Papillomavirus Infections in Turkish Women by Haci Ozturk Sahin, Beril Gurlek, Bulent Demir, Fatma Silan

“…STUDY DESIGN: Data of 115 patients whose human papillomavirus and genotype detection was made with multiplex Polymerase chain reaction, and capillary electrophoresis were categorized as low-risk human papillomavirus/high risk human papillomavirus and single/multiple human papillomavirus infections, and clearance/persistence data of two years were investigated. RESULTS: While 82 (71.3%) out of 115 patients (mean age 40.1 years) had a single human papillomavirus infection, the remaining had two or more human papillomavirus infections. …”
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Linguistic-cultural validation of a French version of the oral health assessment tool by Rapp Lucie, Vergnes Jean-Noel, Monsarrat Paul, Kémoun Philippe, Balardy Laurent, Lacoste-Ferré Marie-Hélène

“…The content validity was confirmed by a content validity index for items (I-CVI) score equal to or greater than 0.8 for each item and a content validity index for scales (S-CVI) of 0.91 for the entire tool. Internal consistency was considered good in the retrospective sample (Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.73) and excellent in the prospective sample (Cronbach’s alphas were 0.90 for each examiner). …”
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Does IVF-ET Procedure Increase the Pregnancy Rates in Women Underwent Laparoscopic Endometriosis Surgery? by Gürhan Güney, Aytekin Tokmak, Ali İrfan Güzel, Turgut Var, Esra İşçi, Ali Sertaç Batıoğlu

“… OBJECTIVE: To evaluate pregnancy rates in women who underwent In Vitro Fertilization-Embryo Transfer (IVF-ET) following laparoscopic endometriosis surgery and to assess the success of IVF-ET. …”
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Research on guest comfort and satisfaction with indoor environmental quality in former GBI-certified green hotels: a study case from Malaysia by Hayder Saadoon Abdulaali, Hayder Saadoon Abdulaali, Ismar M. S. Usman, Mohsen Alawi, Shagea Alqawzai

“…Among the factors, acoustic/noise (Beta = 0.305), IAQ (Beta = 0.221), and building characteristics (Beta = 0.167) were the most impactful, followed by thermal comfort, lighting, decoration, visual comfort, and indoor greenery. …”
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Impact of the grazing ban on the forest soil nutrient dynamics in the Sikkim Himalaya, India by Ghanashyam Sharma, Bharat K. Pradhan, Prakash Chhetri

“…Likewise, the mean soil total phosphorus in CGF (108.21 mg 100 gm–1) > OGF (94.75 mg 100 gm–1) > UGF (89.02 mg 100 gm–1) > AK (83.24 mg 100 gm–1) revealed significant (p < 0.05) variation. …”
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Clinical study on horizontal bone augmentation using an alveolar mucosa-periosteal bone flap by Xinghuanyu Xu, Pu Xu, Shuangxi Liu, Yanlan Yang, Yanan Cheng, WenBai Zhang, Dou Yu, Liying Lu

“…Preoperative measurements indicated an average alveolar ridge width of 3.62 ± 0.90 mm, which increased to 6.58 ± 1.16 mm postoperatively. Statistical analysis revealed a significant increase in alveolar ridge width following the procedure (P < 0.05), with an average gain of 2.96 ± 1.21 mm. …”
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Difference of Disk Degeneration and Segmental Range of Motion due to Lumbar Disk Level among Age and Gender: 639 Asymptomatic Volunteer Data by Tomohiro Yamada, Hiroaki Nakashima, Masaaki Machino, Yukihiro Matsuyama, Fumihiko Kato, Yasutsugu Yukawa

“…The range of the mean SRMs was smallest at L1-2 and largest at L4-5: 6 to 9 degrees at L1/2, to peaking at 11-14 degrees at L4/5 in male, and 6-8 degrees at L1/2, to peaking at 11-17 degrees at L4/5 in female. …”
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The Role of Macrophages in the Pathogenesis of Celiac Disease by A. I. Khavkin, E. V. Loshkova, E. I. Kondratieva, N. S. Shapovalova, I. R. Grishkevich, I. V. Doroshenko, G. N. Yankina

“…Gliadin peptides stimulate the activation of macrophages according to the proinflammatory phenotype with the production of cytokines, which causes the immune response of T-helpers 1 and T-helpers 17. The result of these processes is the development of an inflammatory reaction and damage to the intestinal mucosa due to the production of matrix metalloproteinases and reactive oxygen species by macrophages. …”
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Evaluating the predictive potential of RSM and ANN models in treatment of greywater-syrup mixture using Ekowe clay-PEM microbial fuel cell by Livinus A. Obasi, Cornelius O. Nevo

“…The response variables (power density generation (mW/m2) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency (%)) were measured against four process input variables: mass of the clay component of the proton exchange membrane (PEM) (g), PEM preparation temperature (PPT), anolyte pH, and concentration. Optimal responses with respect to power density and COD removal of 88.3 mW/m2 and 95.2% were recorded at the values of 70 g, 300°C, 8.5, and 66.9 v/v for mass of clay, PPT, pH, and anolyte concentration, respectively. …”
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Comparative analysis of alectinib and brigatinib in real-world treatment of advanced NSCLC with ALK rearrangements by Kyuhwan Kim, Kyu Yean Kim, Hye Seon Kang, Ah Young Shin, Sung Kyoung Kim, Chan Kwon Park, Sang Haak Lee, Seung Joon Kim, Jeong Uk Lim, Chang Dong Yeo

“…The best ORR was similar between the groups (84.1% for alectinib vs 83.3% for brigatinib, p  = 0.518). …”
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The Role of Beta-hCG Progesterone and Creatine Kinase in the Early Diagnosis of Ectopic Pregnancies by Nagihan Sarı, Hatice Işık, Hatice Başar, Ali Seven, Ahmet Bostancı

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS A METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN THE TRAINING OF FUTURE DESIGNERS: MIDJOURNEY TOOLS by Ivan M. Tsidylo, Chele Esteve Sendra

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Multitasking: does task-switching add to the effect of dual-tasking on everyday-like driving behavior? by Piesie A. G. Asuako, Robert Stojan, Otmar Bock, Melanie Mack, Claudia Voelcker-Rehage

“…Forty-five young adults aged 18 to 30 years (age: 23.62 ± 2.51, 28 females) were instructed to follow a lead car driving at a constant speed of 70 km/h through a rural landscape while concurrently performing additional tasks. …”
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A randomized controlled trial to compare the effect of oxycodone and sufentanil on postoperative analgesia and immune function for laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer by Chunmei Lin, Zhiqiao Xu, XinLiang, Hong Wei, Xiaoping Wang

“…The secondary outcomes were inflammatory markers (including IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-a and INF-y) at 24 h and 72 h after surgery. Results The VAS scores at cough in Group O at 24 h and 72 h postoperative were lower than those in Group S (p < 0.001). …”
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Inter-laboratory Comparison between Particle and Bacterial Filtration Efficiencies of Medical Face Masks in the COVID-19 Context by Axel Fouqueau, Jérémie Pourchez, Lara Leclerc, Aurélien Peyron, Yoann Montigaud, Paul Verhoeven, Tatiana Macé, Alexandre Bescond, Dominique Thomas, Augustin Charvet, Mathieu Ghijselings, Pauline Hars, Franck Polyn, François Gaie-Levrel

“…Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission lead to the recommendation of mask wearing during the pandemic COVID-19. …”
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The Effect of Sandblast and Plasma Surface Treatment of Titanium Abutment on Tensile Bond Strength with Ultra-translucent Zirconia Crown: A Comparative Study by Amani Abduljabar Altaie, Emad Farhan Alkhalidi

“…An analysis of variance (ANOVA test), Duncan's multiple range test and t-test at (p-value < 0.01) were used for a statistical analysis for data obtain from universal testing machine. …”
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