Effect of HBeAg/anti-HBe coexistence on HBeAg seroconversion in treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis B patients with peginterferon-α by Kaimin Song, Huitong Wang, Dawu Zeng, Yunyun Qian, Zhixiang Guo, Huatang Zhang, Yijuan Zheng, Yongjun Zhou, Xueping Yu, Zhijun Su

“…Background: As an uncommon serological pattern, the effect of hepatitis B e antigen/anti-hepatitis B e (HBeAg/anti-HBe) coexistence on peginterferon-α (Peg-IFN-α) therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remains unknown. …”
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Subsequent primary cancer risk and mortality among premenopausal breast cancer survivors by Mei Yang, Zhihuai Wang, Jiao Xue, Jianbo Dai, Chunfu Zhu, Xihu Qin

“…However, less is known about the risk pattern of subsequent primary cancer (SPC) and noncancer diseases among them. …”
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Speckle-Based Transmission and Dark-Field Imaging for Material Analysis with a Laboratory X-Ray Source by Diego Rosich, Margarita Chevalier, Tatiana Alieva

“…The unified modulated pattern analysis method proves to be the most reliable among the three studied speckle-based methods. …”
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DDA-MSLD: A Multi-Feature Speech Lie Detection Algorithm Based on a Dual-Stream Deep Architecture by Pengfei Guo, Shucheng Huang, Mingxing Li

“…It can perform in-depth sequence pattern analysis on manually extracted static prosodic features and nonlinear dynamic features, obtaining high-order dynamic features related to lies. …”
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Three-dimensional lower limb kinematics and kinetics in femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) patients with and without borderline developmental dysplasia of the hip (BDDH)... by Yuang Hao, Shuang Ren, Yichuan Zhu, Tong-Chuan He, Xin Miao, Yan Xu

“…This study aimed to evaluate the kinematic and kinetic abnormalities of the lower extremities in patients with combined FAIS and BDDH during level walking. …”
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Comparison of light-transmittance in dental tissues and dental composite restorations using incremental layering build-up with varying enamel resin layer thickness by Rodrigo Rocha Maia, Dayane Oliveira, Tracy D'Antonio, Fang Qian, Frederick Skiff

“…ObjectivesTo evaluate and compare light-transmittance in dental tissues and dental composite restorations using the incremental double-layer technique with varying layer thickness.Materials and MethodsB1-colored natural teeth slabs were compared to dental restoration build-ups with A2D and B1E-colored nanofilled, supra-nanofilled, microfilled, and microhybrid composites. …”
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Assessing the bioaccumulation of copper and zinc using bird as bioindicator in different wetland ecosystems of Odisha, India by Bibhu Prasad Panda, Radha Kumari, Abanti Pradhan, Bishal Kumar Majhi, Pratik Acharya, Siba Prasad Parida

“…Abstract The developing countries have been intensified by urbanization and anthropogenic activities releasing heavy metals into the environment leading to various environmental challenges. This study evaluates Cu and Zn pollution in wetland ecosystems across eight locations in Odisha, India. …”
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Strut and radio-morphometric analysis of mandibular trabecular structure in pre-and post-menopausal women to aid in the diagnosis of osteoporosis by Ragavendiran Anandan, Krithika C.L, Anuradha Ganesan, Yesoda Aniyan K.

“…Purpose: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the mandibular trabecular pattern in pre- and postmenopausal age women. …”
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Antibacterial therapy for Lyme disease in children by S.O. Nykytyuk, S.S. Levenets, T.V. Hariyan, I.P. Mironets, A.S. Sverstiuk

“…An analysis of Lyme disease incidence from 2008 to 2024 was conducted, it has shown a rising trend over this period. A similar pattern is observed in Ukraine overall and specifically in the Ternopil region. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of fracture of vertebral column, 1990–2021: analysis of data from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Yanni Lan, Shou Chen, Guipeng Lan, Cun Li, Jiyong Wei

“…The cluster analysis was used to evaluate the changing pattern of related disease burden across GBD regions. …”
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Fracture Resistance of Simulated Immature Teeth Filled with Three Types of Calcium Silicate Cement after Intracanal Medication with Ca(OH)2: An Ex Vivo Study by Kuttalee Sriprasart, Suwit Wimonchit

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the 1-day fracture resistance of simulated immature teeth with an apical plug with ProRoot MTA, MTA Angelus, and RetroMTA after calcium hydroxide intracanal medication. …”
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Cross-Modal Augmented Transformer for Automated Medical Report Generation by Yuhao Tang, Ye Yuan, Fei Tao, Minghao Tang

“…Unlike previous methods that rely on coarse-grained features without human intervention, our method introduces a “locate then generate” pattern, thereby improving the interpretability of the generated reports. …”
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The Gut-Brain Axis in IBD: An Investigator’s Perspective by Stephen M Collins, Harvey P Weingarten, Kevin McHugh

“…In another set of experiments, the authors evaluated the effect of stress on colitis induced by trinitrobenzene (TNB) in rats. …”
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Nonlinear association between AST/ALT ratio and 28-day all-cause mortality following ICU admission in critically ill cirrhotic patients: a retrospective cohort study by Zhigang Xu, Baohong Xu

“…A multivariable logistic regression model evaluated the link between the AST/ALT ratio and mortality. …”
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Transparent memory tests with even repeating addresses for storage devices by V. N. Yarmolik, I. M. Mrozek, V. A. Levantsevich, D. V. Demenkovets

“…The properties of new characteristics of the pA sequences are investigated and their applicability is evaluated for choosing the optimal test pA sequences that ensure the high efficiency of new transparent tests. …”
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Effect of gravity and capillarity on human saliva penetration in coronally unsealed obturated root canals by Kasra Karamifar, Akbar Khayat, Sara Mogharrabi, Yasaman Rajaei, Mohammad Ali Saghiri

“…Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of gravity and capillarity on penetration of human salivary bacteria into the entire length of obturated root canals, and to demonstrate the dye penetration configuration. …”
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Associations between enamel defects and caries in patients with Down syndrome compared with normotypic patients by Paula Esther Alves CRUZ, Juliane Rolim de LAVÔR, Samylla Glória de Araújo COSTA, Manuella Azevedo Varjal Carneiro LEÃO, Thaysa Gomes Ferreira Tenório dos SANTOS, Aronita ROSENBLATT

“…Abstract This study aimed to explore the prevalence of developmental defects of enamel (DDE) and dental caries in children with and without Down syndrome (DS) and evaluate potential associations between these conditions. …”
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Association between estimated glucose disposal rate and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes. by Maojun Liu, Junyu Pei, Xinqun Hu, Xiaopu Wang

“…A significant negative correlation was observed between HVS and eGDR (β -2.30; 95% CI: -2.65 to -1.95), following a similar nonlinear pattern. In mediation analysis, HVS explained 37.8% of eGDR's effect on MACEs risk and 21.53% of its effect on all-cause mortality.…”
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On the Performance of a Miniaturized Reactive Loaded Monopole Antenna for Ex Vivo Catheter Applications by Debarati Ganguly, Jogesh Chandra Dash, Debdeep Sarkar

“…Further, the in-phantom Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) values for both antennas are evaluated using simulation and verified with the measured SAR values such as 22 W/kg and 19.6 W/kg for Design1 and 2 respectively, using an in-house experimental setup. …”
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Cutaneous Infection Caused by Mycobacterium marinum in Thailand: A 14‐Year Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Clinical Characteristics, Complication Risks, and Treatment Efficacy by Pattriya Jirawattanadon, Penvadee Pattanaprichakul, Phuwakorn Saengthong‐aram, Suthasanee Prasertsook, Kanyalak Munprom, Julaluck Posri, Popchai Ngamskulrungroj

“…Limited research has evaluated its clinical presentation and treatment outcomes. …”
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