Rehabilitation with removable dentures in adults and older people with partial or total edentulism: Chilean Public Health System Experience, 2017–2019 by Karen Danke, DDS, MSc, Ingeborg Bevensee, DDS, Ana Beatriz Silva, DDS, MSc, Alicia Morales, DDS, MSc, Gisela Jara, DDs, MSc, Fabiola Werlinger, MSc, PhD, Mauricio Baeza, DDS, MSc, PhD, María Ignacia Muñoz, DDS, Viviana García Ubillo, MSc, Jorge Gamonal, DDS, MSc, PhD

“…All records regarding RDs activities within the Public Health System for years 2017 to 2019 were retrieved and included in the analysis. Results: Between 2017 and 2019, the Public Health sector delivered an average of 342,261 RDs annually, which corresponds to 2.4 RD per 100 individuals. …”
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Validation of Takotsubo Syndrome Scoring System by Dana Deeb, Ranel Loutati, Louay Taha, Mohammad Karmi, Akiva Brin, Ofir Rabi, Nir Levi, Noam Fink, Pierre Sabouret, Mohammed Manassra, Abed Qadan, Motaz Amro, Benyamin Khalev, Michael Glikson, Elad Asher

“…In a multivariate logistic regression analysis, the average TS scoring system was significantly higher in the TS group compared with the anterior STEMI and all-comer STEMI groups (8.3 vs. 5.7 vs. 3.83, <i>p</i> < 0.001, respectively) with an AUC of 0.83 for TS score ≥ 8. …”
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Telephone lifestyle intervention to prevent diabetes in women with recent gestational diabetes mellitus attending the national health system: the LINDA-Brasil clinical trial by Bruce B Duncan, Maria Inês Schmidt, Paula A Bracco, Maria A Nunes, Kadhija A Cherubini, Cristina D Castilhos, Jainara Z Spagiari, Leony M Galliano, Ruben Ladwig, Fabricio B Del Vecchio, Anelita H M Del Vecchio, Michele Drehmer, Adriana Costa Forti, Cristina Façanha, Lenita Zajdenverg, Bianca de Almeida-Pititto, Rosângela Roginski Réa, Patrícia Medici Dualib

“…Attendance was satisfactory (≥7/20 phone sessions) in 75%. Over an average follow-up of 29.7 (15.6) months, 142 (30.5%) women progressed to diabetes, 75 (32%) in the control and 67 (29%) in the intervention group. …”
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Global Burden of Oral Diseases in Adolescents and Young Adults Aged 10–24 Years by Wei Lu, Bing Wang, Mi Du, Shaohua Ge

“…Methods: Using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2021, this trend analysis examines the number, age-standardised rates (ASRs), and average annual percentage changes (AAPCs) in prevalence, incidence, and disability-adjusted life years for oral diseases across different age groups, sexes, social-development index (SDI) levels, regions, and nations. …”
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Determination of Composition and Amount of Different Feeds to Produce Animal Products to Use in Agricultural Policy Studies in Iran by Seyed Majid Alimagham, Afshin Soltani, Behrouz Dastar, Taghi Ghoorchi

“…In industrialized countries such as the European Union, integrated assessment models are used to conduct this type of analysis and examine various aspects of agricultural-related issues. …”
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Small extracellular vesicles from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells delivering miR-202-5p alleviate renal ischemia-reperfusion injury by targeting the GOLIM4/PI3K/AKT axi... by Xiang Peng, Xiang Peng, Wei Shi, Wei Shi, Haitao Yu, Haitao Yu, Zhenwei Feng, Zhenwei Feng, Zongjie Wei, Weiyang He, Xin Gou, Yongpeng Xie, Yongpeng Xie

“…Finally, the therapeutic effects of HucMSC-sEVs were evaluated in vivo via a mouse model of IRI.ResultsThe HucMSC-sEVs exhibited a characteristic biconcave circular morphology, with a particle size range of 60–100 nm and an average diameter of 79.8 nm. Western blotting confirmed the presence of sEV markers CD9 and TSG101, and HucMSC-sEVs were efficiently taken up by HK-2 cells. …”
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<i>Achnatherum inebrians</i> Bacterial Communities Associated with <i>Epichloë gansuensis</i> Endophyte Infection Under Low-Concentration Urea Treatment: Links to Plant Growth and... by Yuanyuan Jin, Zhenjiang Chen, Kamran Malik, Chunjie Li

“…Overall, our results suggest that the E+ plants had more root forks and greater average root diameter compared to E− plants under the UN treatment. …”
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[Translated article] Treatment of dorsal radiocarpal fracture dislocation: Clinical and radiological long-term outcomes by V. Jiménez-Díaz, L. García-Lamas, I. Auñón-Martín, V. Rodríguez-Vega, D. Cecilia-López

“…Inclusion criteria were patients over 16 years, treated at a third level hospital of Madrid and an average follow-up of 56 months. Epidemiological data were collected from digital records. …”
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Study of optical scattering properties and direct radiative effects of high-altitude cirrus clouds in Barcelona, Spain, with 4 years of lidar measurements by C. Gil-Díaz, M. Sicard, M. Sicard, M. Sicard, O. Sourdeval, A. Saiprakash, C. Muñoz-Porcar, A. Comerón, A. Rodríguez-Gómez, D. C. F. D. S. Oliveira

“…This study presents a comprehensive analysis of optical scattering properties and direct radiative effect of cirrus clouds based on 4 years of continuous ground-based lidar measurements with the Barcelona (Spain) Micro Pulse Lidar. …”
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Frequency and predictors of postoperative atrial fibrillation development after aortic valve replacement in patients with aortic stenosis by F. Hassanzadeh Ghasabeh, B.M. Todurov, I.Yu. Mokryk

“…The study included 196 patients with aortic stenosis, 112 men and 84 women aged 36 to 83 (average of 63.77 ± 8.59) years, who underwent aortic valve replacement. …”
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The association between ozone exposure and blood pressure in a general Chinese middle-aged and older population: a large-scale repeated-measurement study by Chen Tang, Yiqin Zhang, Jingping Yi, Zhonghua Lu, Xianfa Xuan, Hanxiang Jiang, Dongbei Guo, Hanyu Xiang, Ting Wu, Jianhua Yan, Siyu Zhang, Yuxin Wang, Jie Zhang

“…During the study period of up to 30 days, each 10 μg/m3 increase in maximum daily 8-h average O3 concentration was associated with reductions in SBP (β =  − 1.176 mm Hg), DBP (− 0.237 mm Hg), PP (β =  − 0.973 mm Hg), and MAP (β =  − 0.544 mm Hg). …”
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Motivos para la Práctica del Ejercicio Físico en Estudiantes de Secundaria (Reasons for the Practice of Physical Exercise in Mexican Students from Secondary Education) by Bertha Alicia Colunga-Rodríguez, Mario Ángel-González, Claudia Liliana Vázquez-Juárez, Julio César Vázquez-Colunga, Ramón Castellanos-Ángeles, Cecilia Colunga-Rodriguez, Gabriel Dávalos-Picazo

“…The Self-Report of Reasons for the Practice of Physical Exercise AMPEF (α = .92) was applied. For the analysis, descriptive statistics and Chi2 were applied. …”
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Liver transplant program at Botkin Hospital. Experience of 100 surgeries by A. V. Shabunin, I. P. Parfenov, M. G. Minina, V. V. Bedin, P. A. Drozdov, O. N. Levina, G. S. Mikhayliants, I. V. Nesterenko, D. A. Makeev, O. S. Zhuravel, N. A. Ongoev

“…Objective: to present an analysis of the results of 100 cadaveric liver transplants performed at Botkin Hospital from July 2018 to October 2021. …”
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Genome‐Wide Association Study for Resting Electrocardiogram in the Qatari Population Identifies 6 Novel Genes and Validates Novel Polygenic Risk Scores by Nahin Khan, Abdullah Shaar, Khalid Kunji, Atlas Khan, Mohamed Elshrif, Mohammed Bashir, Mohammed Thamer Ali, Ayman Al Haj Zen, Krzysztof Kiryluk, Georges Nemer, Akl C. Fahed, Mohamad Saad

“…Genetic predisposition to long QT syndrome was explored using rare variant analysis. Results Seventy‐four independent loci were obtained with genome‐wide significance across the 6 traits (P<5×10−8). …”
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Characterization of a Natural Accession of <i>Elymus sibiricus</i> with <i>In Situ</i> Hybridization and Agronomic Evaluation by Yizhuo Liu, Jiarui Ding, Chunfei Wu, Weiwei Song, Xinyu Zhao, Haibin Zhao, Yunfeng Qu, Hui Jin, Rui Zhang, Mingyao Li, Xinyu Yan, Liangyu Zhu, Yaqi Bao, Dianhao Liu, Xinling Li, Lei Cui, Hongjie Li, Yanming Zhang

“…Morphologically, 20HSC-Z9 had an average tiller count ranging from 56 to 74, similar to that of the control accession 20HSC-ES, and its plant height was significantly lower than that of 20HSC-IWG. …”
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Factors Predicting Myocardial Recovery After Hospitalization for De Novo Heart Failure with Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: Results from the COMFE Registry by Víctor Donoso-Trenado, Óscar Otero-García, Raquel López-Vilella, Pablo de la Fuente López, Julia Martínez-Solé, Carlos Yebra-Pimentel Brea, Borja Guerrero-Cervera, Javier Adarraga Gómez, Sara Huélamo-Montoro, Guillermo Gallego-Latorre, David García-Vega, Inés Gómez-Otero, Luis Martínez-Dolz, Jose Ramón González-Juanatey, Luis Almenar Bonet

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Overall, 63% of patients hospitalized for de novo HFrEF achieved myocardial improvement within an average of 3–4 months, with improvement favored by valvular and tachycardiomyopathy etiologies. …”
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Profil glucido-lipidique et risque cardiovasculaire chez les diabétiques de type 2 by Mourad Nachi, Ibtissem Kihel, Abdessamad Dali-Ali, Mouna Gourine, Fouzia Benrahal

“…Methods - It was about a retrospective study of 341 type 2 diabetes patients’ with an average age of 60.1 ± 11.71 years.The IBM® SPSS statistics 20.0 software was used for analyzing data. …”
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Physical therapy of persons after acute cerebrovascular accident in a long-term rehabilitation period by Vadym Kerestei, Oleksandr Zviriaka, Yuliya Kalmykova, Viktoriia Polkovnyk-Markova, Olha Lianna

“…As for the increase, it was 4.7 points in the MG and 3.1 points in the CG. The average statistical results of the assessment of the “Risk of Falls” section in the MG were 9.2±1.59 points out of a possible 12; the Me (25%; 75%) indicators were 9 (8; 11) points. …”
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Depressive syndrome, cognitive impairment, and associated factors among community-dwelling aged persons in Cameroon by Gustave Mabiama, Dieudonné Adiogo, Pierre Marie Preux, Jean-Claude Desport, Philippe Fayemendy, Pierre Jésus

“…The threshold of statistical significance was 5 %. Results: The average age was 68.9 ± 7.2 years, sex ratio M/F = 0.93, and weight 68.5 ± 14.7 kg. …”
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Functional Outcome of Percutaneous K-wiring vs Closed Reduction and Plaster Casting in Treatment of Unstable Distal Radius Fractures: A Comparative Study by R Sahaya Jose, M Syed Moosa, N Kattu Bava

“…A <i>p</i>-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The average DASH score at 9 weeks was 54 and 68 in the K-wire and cast immobilization groups, respectively. …”
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