Social Inequalities in Tooth Loss Over Time: Insights From Australian Adults by Xiangqun Ju, Liana Luzzi, Sergio Chrisopoulos, Gloria C. Mejia, Lisa M. Jamieson

“…Adjustments were made for age and sex using the average covariate distribution across all income groups. …”
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BRA-YOLOv7: improvements on large leaf disease object detection using FasterNet and dual-level routing attention in YOLOv7 by Rong Ye, Rong Ye, Quan Gao, Quan Gao, Tong Li, Tong Li

“…Finally, the loss function is replaced with MPDIoU to enhance target localization accuracy and reduce false detection cases. Experiments and analysis were conducted on a collected dataset using the Faster R-CNN, YOLOv6, and YOLOv7 models, with Mean Average Precision (mAP), Floating-point Operations (FLOPs), and Frames Per Second (FPS) as evaluation metrics for accuracy and efficiency. …”
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Spatial estimation of large-scale soil salinity using enhanced inverse distance weighting method and identifying its driving factors by Yannan Liu, Yingzhi Qian, Yan Zhu, Wanli Xu, Guanghui Wei, Jiesheng Huang, Yuhao Qiao, Qianxi Ma

“…The ''bull's-eye'' effect has been greatly reduced, with the average contour roundness index decreasing from 0.64 to 0.68 in IDW to 0.42–0.49 in AIDW. …”
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Association of left atrial strain and inflammatory factors in hypertensive patients working in the Arctic by L. I. Gapon, E. P. Samoylova, D. N. Nistryanu, A. V. Kalugin, N. E. Shirokov, N. A. Musikhina, E. I. Yaroslavskaya, T. I. Petelina, E. M. Shapovalova, K. S. Avdeeva

“…All patients included in the study were divided into 2 groups: Group 1 — 49 patients with stage 1 hypertension, mainly men (89,8%), middle-aged (45,07±8,1 years), group 2 — 37 practically healthy individuals, the average age was 43,24±7,6 years, men 86,5%. In the group of hypertensive patients, a subgroup of patients with a decrease in LASr compared to the reference index (<39%) and with an increase in LASr (>39%) was identified. …”
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Solar Wind Control of the Martian Magnetotail Current Sheet and Magnetic Reconnection by Lei Wang, Can Huang, Aimin Du, Yasong Ge, Junyu Zhao, Dongke Chen

“…In this study, we perform a statistical analysis of the characteristics of CSs and reconnection events in the Martian magnetotail, considering varying solar wind conditions and local crustal field variations. …”
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Long-Term Organic Substitution Regimes Affect Open-Field Vegetable Yields and Soil Organic Carbon Stability by Regulating Soil Labile Organic Carbon Fractions’ Changes by Yaling Wang, Linxuan Wang, Ruonan Li, He Wang, Guohan Wu, Xinyue Wen, Shaowen Huang, Xiubin Wang, Chunjing Liu

“…Pearson correlation analysis and the partial least squares path model indicated that labile C fractions were the mainly direct contributors to yield and SOC stability. …”
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The Effect of Hyperfiltration on Kidney Function in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Prospective Cohort Study by Maruhum Bonar H. Marbun, Endang Susalit, Diana Aulia, Jacub Pandelaki, Saptawati Bardosono, Bambang Purwanto

“…Results: forty donors were included and mostly were female (67.5%). The average age and body mass index (BMI) were 45.85 (SD 9.74) years old and 24.36 (SD 3.73) kg/m2, respectively. …”
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Clinical and microbiological profile of patients with diarrhea evaluated using the gastrointestinal panel in a high-complexity center by Jorge Andrés Salazar-Arenas, Leidy Johanna Hurtado-Bermúdez, Edgar David Salazar-Cardona, Nelson Enrique Rojas-Rojas, Juan Felipe Cubides-Martinez, Juan David Toro-Palma, Valeria Zúñiga-Restrepo, Carlos Arturo Rojas-Rodríguez

“…Results The results showed that 52% were men, with an average age of 52 years. 72.0% presented acute diarrhea, being inflammatory in 60.1%. 39.1% of the patients were immunosuppressed, mainly transplant recipients (31.3%). 53% of the GIPs were positive, with up to 5 pathogens per sample. …”
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Evaluation of urinary metabolites as biomarkers for occupational p-chloronitrobenzene exposure: a pilot study by Peng Wang, Lifang Han, Hua Zou, Yiyao Cao, Xiangjing Gao, Hong Ren, Qiuliang Xu

“…Subsequently, the correlations between the urinary metabolite concentrations and the p-CNB time-weighted average (TWA) concentrations were assessed using correlation analysis. …”
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Job satisfaction amongst special education teachers by Z. S. Alkayed, S. M. Al Ali, M. M. Al Masa’deh

“…The degree to which student teachers’ attitudes are affected by teachers’ satisfaction and their attitudes towards working with children with disabilities was determined using multiple linear regression analysis.                Results. The means and standard deviations were extracted to analyse the results of the study, which appeared at an average level of performance on the “attitudes” scale, as the averages ranged from 2.49 to 4.20 and with arithmetic mean as a whole 3.49.                …”
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Low-level jets in the North and Baltic seas: mesoscale model sensitivity and climatology using WRF V4.2.1 by B. T. E. Olsen, A. N. Hahmann, N. G. Alonso-de-Linaje, M. Žagar, M. Dörenkämper

“…In contrast, ERA5 significantly underestimated LLJ frequency and failed to resolve key features, highlighting its limitations for detailed LLJ analysis.</p> <p>The 5-year LLJ climatology provides new insights into the spatial and seasonal distribution of LLJs, offering valuable guidance for offshore wind resource assessment and planning in the region. …”
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Dietary verbena officinalis reduces feather-pecking duration in laying ducks by modulating cecal microbiota composition and hypothalamic neurotransmitter secretion by Ai Liu, Ai Liu, Ai Liu, Yongcai Zhu, Yongcai Zhu, Shenglin Yang, Shenglin Yang, Bingnong Yao, Bingnong Yao, Fuyou Liao, Fuyou Liao, Baoguo Zhu, Baoguo Zhu

“…Cecal microbiota analysis revealed higher Chao 1 and ACE indices (p &lt; 0.01), increased Bacteroidetes (p &lt; 0.05), and decreased Firmicutes and Megamonas in the verbena groups (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Association between pulmonary ventilation function and cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults: an observational study from Southwest China by Xu Li, Lin Li, Shuming Ji, Anjiao Peng, Lei Chen

“…Subsequently, multiple logistic regression analysis was employed to examine the associations between pulmonary function and cognitive levels. …”
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A Novel Percutaneous Volume Reduction Technique for Giant Emphysematous Bullae: Combined Percutaneous Erythromycin Sclerotherapy With Bronchoscopic Occlusion by Wang Z, Liu Z, Zhang W, Liu W, Tan J, Li X, Wu H, Li Y, Deng H, Chen J, Chen L

“…Related complications were also recorded.Results: The average GEB size of 70 patients was 14.91± 2.68cm (10– 21cm). …”
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MRI Screening of Lungs in the COVID-19 Pandemic at the Stages of Medical Care as a Tool to Reduce the Total Collective Dose of Radiation to the Population by A. V. Korobov, N. V. Nudnov, A. Yu. Popov, T. V. Kul’neva, V. V. Babenko, E. V. Pron’kina

“…In Group 2 (effective, n = 450) mediastinal MRI was performed with lung screening on Philips 1.5 T and Siemens 1.5 T devices. The statistical analysis of the medical data base was performed.Results. …”
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Effects of different fertilizations on soil properties and crop yields on saline-alkali soils in the Western Liaohe Plain by XING An, XING Haifeng, ZHAO Bayinnamula, JING Yupeng, HU Buqin

“…Principal component analysis ranked the treatment effects on soil properties, nutrients, and crop yield as OF3＞OF2＞CF＞OF1＞CK.…”
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Health-related quality of life after rehabilitation from knee surgery in rural and urban settings: a quasi-experimental study by José Moreira, Ana João, Pedro Aguiar, Armando Raimundo, Marina Mesquita, José Flamínio, Manuel Almeida, Paulo Boto

“…We used descriptive and inferential analysis to analyze the effect of the intervention on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using a linear regression model. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of child immunization coverage in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2019 mini-demographic and health survey by Gebrecherkos Teame Gebrehiwot, Mulugeta Tilahun, Haftu Gebrehiwot, Hayelom Kahsay, Gebremicheal Gebregziabher, Senait Haddis, Mesfin Tesfay, Girmay Alemseged, Gebreselassie Alemseged, Mebrahtu Kalayu, Goitom Yisfa, Merhawi Alemu, Haileselassie Bisrat Bidre, Teshale Teklue

“…The Poisson regression analysis identified several significant predictors of immunization uptake. …”
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Therapeutic alliance impact on analgesic outcomes in a real-world clinical setting: An observational study by Barrachina Jordi, Margarit César, Andreu Blanca, Zandonai Thomas, Ballester Pura, Muriel Javier, Cutillas Esperanza, Peiró Ana M.

“…Patients were predominantly middle-aged (75 % women, 72 % retired), experiencing moderate pain (VAS 40–70 mm) on average, and under a high morphine equianalgesic dosage (95 ± 88 mg per day, mainly tapentadol or fentanyl). …”
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Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the family presence risk-benefit and self-confidence scales in Chinese nurses by Yan Guo, Jiaxin Yang, Juan Peng, Yiting Liu, Yusheng Tian, Zengyu Chen, Yamin Li

“…Results Exploratory factorial analysis identified a single dimension for both the FPR-BS and FPS-CS, explaining 43.84% and 48.43% of the variance, respectively. …”
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