A Comparison of the Morbidities Associated with Different Early Treatments in Tubo-Ovarian Abscess Patients by Sumanta Saha, Sujata Saha

“…Less than three studies of a particular study design reported each of the remaining outcomes. CONCLUSION: The current evidence on how these outcomes vary between the juxtaposed interventions received by the tubo-ovarian abscess patients remains inconclusive due to the inadequate number of good quality randomized controlled trials …”
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A Study on the Understanding of Chemical Compositions of Deposited Fog Water over Central Indo-Gangetic Plain in India by Shahina Raushan Saikh, Md Abu Mushtaque, Sanat Kumar Das

“…Total ionic composition (TIC) comprised majorly of NH4+ (35%), followed SO42− (23%), Ca2+ (15%), Cl− (10%), NO3− (8%), Mg2+ (3%), and Na+, K+, NO2− (2% each). Back-trajectories analysis indicated air movement from western IGP passing over major urban areas before reaching the sampling site. …”
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Risk factors for Clostridioides difficile infection among patients diagnosed with inflammatory intestinal and rheumatological diseases in the biologic era by Helena Martínez-Lozano, Paula Saralegui-Gonzalez, Elena Reigadas, Pablo Ramón Fueyo-Peláez, Aurea García-García, José Miranda-Bautista, Luis Alcalá, Juan Carlos Nieto, María Elena Lobato-Matilla, Ignacio Marín-Jiménez, Patricia Muñoz, Luis Menchén

“…We also estimated the incidence rate of CDI for each biologic. Results We included 1866 patients: 1041 from the IBD-cohort and 825 from the Rheuma-cohort. …”
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Prognostics optical coherence tomography biomarker in macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion by Andrea R. Silitonga, Hanna T.H. Silitonga, Rova Virgana, Iwan Sovani, Arief Kartasasmita, Erwin Iskandar, Grimaldi Ihsan, Made Indra

“…Methods: Retrospective study of 36 treatment-naïve eyes with RVO-MO (22 eyes with central retinal vein occlusion and 14 eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion). Each eye received at least three monthly IVB injections with a minimum follow-up of 4 months. …”
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Cluster analysis of potential autonomous vehicle (AV) adopters in Indonesia’s new capital by Eko Agus Prasetio, Dita Novizayanti, Aghnia Nadhira Aliya Putri

“…Based on this clustering, we suggest staging strategies focusing on building trust and safety, enhancing positive perceptions through targeted marketing, leveraging social influence to broaden adoption, and sustaining enthusiasm with simplified approaches and incentives. Each stage addresses specific barriers and motivations to drive AV adoption effectively.…”
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Decreased expression of miR-200a and miR-223-3p in endometriosis during the secretory phase of menstrual cycle: Insights from a case-control study on molecular biomarkers and disea... by Yasaman Nazari Hagh, Mohamadreza Ahmadifard, Sedigheh Esmaelzadeh, Soheila Abbaszadeh, Naser Shokrzadeh

“…Participants were divided into 2 EM and control groups (n = 18/each). Endometrial samples were collected from participants between 17th and 24th days of their menstrual cycle. …”
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Hydrogen reaction rate modeling based on convolutional neural network for large eddy simulation by Quentin Malé, Corentin J. Lapeyre, Nicolas Noiray

“…First, five different lean premixed turbulent $ {\mathrm{H}}_2 $ -air flame Direct Numerical Simulations (DNSs) are computed each with a unique global equivalence ratio. Second, DNS snapshots are filtered and downsampled to emulate LES data. …”
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Individualized prediction of multi-domain intelligence quotient in bipolar disorder patients using resting-state functional connectivity by Xiaoyu Li, Wei Wei, Linze Qian, Xiaojing Li, Mingli Li, Ioannis Kakkos, Qiang Wang, Hua Yu, Wanjun Guo, Xiaohong Ma, George K. Matsopoulos, Liansheng Zhao, Wei Deng, Yu Sun, Tao Li

“…Methods: We applied a cross-validated Connectome-based Predictive Modeling (CPM) framework using resting-state fMRI functional connectivity (FCs) to predict BD patients’ IQ scores, including verbal IQ (VIQ), performance IQ (PIQ), and full-scale IQ (FSIQ). For each IQ domain, we selected the FCs that contributed to the predictions and described their distribution across eight widely-recognized functional networks. …”
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The Effect of Force Application on the Stability of Mini-Screw in Different Insertion Angles (An in-vitro Study). by Lazha Latif Binyamen, Zana Qadir Omer

“…Method: In this experimental study 72 mini-screws were used, 36 of them were used for each shear and tensile force tests, eighteen samples were taken for the bone density D2 (nine for 60ₒ angle, and nine for 90ₒ angle), and 18 others were taken for the bone density D3 (nine for 60ₒ angle, and nine for 90ₒ angle). …”
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Electroforming-based micro-texturing: Advancements for surface engineering in EDM by Mariana Hernández-Pérez, Pedro M. Hernández-Castellano, Juan M. Vázquez-Martínez, María D. Marrero-Alemán

“…Finally, a metrological characterization was carried out at each stage of the process, from CAD design to the final part obtained by EDM, evaluating textures in low and high relief. …”
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The motives for seeking dental health services in a sample of children attending a College of Dentistry Erbil, Iraq. by Alla Mahmud Mustafa, Heran Ibrahim Hassan, Fighan Jalal Huseen

“…Patients at the age of 3 - 14 years old. The chi-square test was used to find any statistical association between the variables. …”
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Impact of non-pharmacological interventions on the first wave of COVID-19 in Portugal 2020 by Dinis B. Loyens, Constantino Caetano, Carlos Matias-Dias

“…Discussion: The lockdown significantly reduced COVID-19 transmission in Portugal, bringing Rt below 1, meaning each person infected fewer than one individual. While costly, lockdowns effectively control disease spread in the absence of vaccines. …”
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Utilization of Sanitized Human Excreta and Wood Ash for Establishing Multipurpose <i>Ficus Thonningii</i> Blume in a Degraded Tantalum Technosol by D. Neina

“…Five treatments including No amendment; HUF alone (100 mL/pot); HUF+WA (100 mL + 60 g/pot); FM (200 g/pot); and FM+WA (200 g + 60 g/pot) were prepared in ten replicates each. Plant height, number of leaves, shoot and root biomass were determined after five and seven months after planting. …”
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Effect of nanoemulsion carbonated hydroxyapatite-statin administration on Acp 5 and Runx-2 expression during orthodontic relapse in rats by Ananto Ali Alhasyimi, Niswati Fathmah Rosyida, Ika Dewi Ana

“…Materials &amp; methods: Forty-eight rats (n = 48) were assigned to four groups: control, CHA, statin, and CHA-statin, with 12 rats in each group. A 30 g mesial traction was applied for 7 days via a closed-coil spring that connected the first maxillary molar to the maxillary incisor. …”
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Optimizing the dose-averaged linear energy transfer for the dominant intraprostatic lesions in high-risk localized prostate cancer patients by Bo Zhao, Nobuyuki Kanematsu, Shuri Aoki, Shinichiro Mori, Hideyuki Mizuno, Takamitsu Masuda, Hideyuki Takei, Hitoshi Ishikawa

“…Two treatment plans were designed for each patient: 1) conventional plan optimized by the single-field uniform dose technique, and 2) boost plan optimized by the multifield optimization and LET painting technique, to achieve LETd boost within the PTVboost. …”
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Altered O-Glycans in stimulated whole saliva from patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome and non-pSS sicca by Sarah Kamounah, Kristina A. Thomsson, Christiane Elisabeth Sørensen, Eric Paul Bennett, Niclas G. Karlsson, Anne Marie Lynge Pedersen

“…The 50 most abundant glycans were identified and their intensity compared for each sample, reflecting the relative abundance of individual monosaccharide residues. …”
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Effect of probiotics on the growth, blood profile, and nutritional-metabolic profile of feedlot cattle by Flavia I. Mansilla, María C. Aristimuño Ficoseco, María H. Miranda, Marcela D’Urso Villar, Graciela M. Vignolo, María E. F. Nader-Macías

“…Individual samples were taken from each animal thrice throughout the assay (0, 45, and 105 days). …”
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Cognitive behavioural therapy plus Kiesler Circle Training (CBT+) versus CBT only for patients with interpersonal problems: study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility t... by Stephan Köhler, Philipp Sterzer, Eva-Lotta Brakemeier, Karen Ollrogge, Daniel Schulze, Eva Friedel, Nina Romanczuk-Seiferth, Anna-Lena Siegerist, Anne Guhn

“…The KCT intervention consists of 1 introductory individual session and 12 weekly group sessions, each lasting 100 min, with groups of up to 10 patients. …”
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Stress factors among physiotherapy students at a university in Gauteng, South Africa by Zander I. Collins, Chané Siepker, Kelebogile J. Ralehlaka, Boitshoko C. Molefe, Tiisetso C. Phala, Simphiwe A. Vilankulu, Makwena M. Sibuyi, Thembelihle S. Ntuli

“…The Cronbach alpha coefficients for each subscale were 0.99 for physical, 0.72 for interpersonal relationships, 0.85 for academic and 0.81 for environment. …”
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Customised Enriched Coconut Oil as Panacea for Oral Biofilm Mediated Diseases - A Prospective Study by Shamini Sai, Raga T Nivedha, Srinivasan Narasimhan, Aruna K. Veronica, Jayaraman Selvakumar, Anand V. Susila

“…Methods and Materials: 60 adults (18-22 years) having DMFT score of 2-11, gingival and plaque index as zero, no history of antibiotics for one month or fluoride application in 2 weeks were randomly divided (computer-generated list) and allocated into 3 groups (A-CHX, B-CEC, C-AT) of 20 subjects each based on the intervention. Oratest at baseline, days 15 and 30 were recorded. …”
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