Oral health status, oral hygiene behaviors, and caries risk assessment of individuals with special needs: a comparative study of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia by Osama Khattak, Farooq Ahmad Chaudhary, Shahzad Ahmad, Muhammad Amber Fareed, Shazia Iqbal, Asma Shakoor, Mohammed Nadeem Baig, Haifa Ali Almutairi, Rakhi Issrani, Azhar Iqbal

“…Background Individuals with disabilities often experience greater challenges in managing oral diseases, including dental caries and periodontal conditions, due to functional limitations. This study aims to: (1) assess the oral health status of disabled individuals in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, (2) evaluate their oral hygiene knowledge and behaviors, and (3) determine their caries risk using the Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) protocol. …”
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Longitudinal evaluation of common and unique brain-networks in variants of primary progressive aphasia by Rajan Kashyap, Rose Dawn Bharath, Changsong Zhou, Kyrana Tsapkini, John E. Desmond, SH Annabel Chen, Kaviraja Udupa, PT Sivakumar, Sagarika Bhattacharjee

“…The CN and UN with similar regions were also found in the structural connectivity and the longitudinal changes in UN aligned with accelerated GM atrophy in the affected regions. …”
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Naimat Khana: The Narrative of Human's Mythological and Surreal Structure by Suryya Siddique

“…What makes <em>Nimatkhana</em> remarkable is its dualistic nature - it functions simultaneously as mythological allegory and psychological mirror, reflecting both our transcendental history and primal human truths. …”
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Contrastive learning with transformer for adverse endpoint prediction in patients on DAPT post-coronary stent implantation by Fang Li, Zenan Sun, Ahmed abdelhameed, Tiehang Duan, Laila Rasmy, Xinyue Hu, Jianping He, Yifang Dang, Jingna Feng, Jianfu Li, Yichen Wang, Tianchen Lyu, Naomi Braun, Si Pham, Michael Gharacholou, DeLisa Fairweather, Degui Zhi, Jiang Bian, Cui Tao

“…Meanwhile, the model was holistically optimized using multiple loss functions, to ensure the predicted results closely align with the ground-truth values from various perspectives. …”
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Decentralized biobanking platform for organoid research networks by Marielle Gross, Marielle Gross, Ananya Dewan, Mario Macis, Mario Macis, Eve Budd, M. Eifler, Olayinka Odeniran, Jeff Kahn, Jeff Kahn, Jeff Kahn, Robert Clell Miller, Robert Clell Miller, William Sanchez

“…We design, develop, and demonstrate a functional de-bi platform for a real-world organoid biobank.MethodsEthnography of the organoid biobanking ecosystem was performed in 2022–2023, with site visits, interviews, focus groups, and structured observations of stakeholder interactions. …”
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Right-restricting measures implemented by Public Health Surveillance services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review protocol by Tiago Correia, Marcelo Dayrell Vivas, Larissa Bragagnolo, Igor Antônio Lourenço da Silva, Fernando Tureck, Reinaldo Santos, Samara Kielmann, Debora do Carmo, Camila Avarca, Franciele da Silva, Mariana Paes, Luis Fernando Nogueira Tofani, Arthur Chioro

“…Considering the various measures that may have been adopted, the following categories of analysis will be used: (i) Public Health Surveillance as a field, (ii) the various specific areas of Health Surveillance, (iii) law enforcement, (iv) right-restricting measures and consent, (v) interactions between right-restricting measures and routine Public Health Surveillance functions, (vi) differences between countries and (vii) Health Surveillance lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Isolation and characterization of a novel lytic bacteriophage Pv27 with biocontrol potential against Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections in shrimp by Vu Thi Hien, Pham Thi Lanh, Thao Thi Phuong Pham, Khang Nam Tran, Nguyen Dinh Duy, Nguyen Thi Hoa, Nguyen Xuan Canh, Quang Huy Nguyen, Seil Kim, Dong Van Quyen

“…Finally, genomic analysis of Pv27 was conducted through whole-genome sequencing, followed by functional annotation of open reading frames (ORFs) and phylogenetic analysis. …”
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AI-driven pharmacovigilance: Enhancing adverse drug reaction detection with deep learning and NLP by Dr. Bharti Khemani, Dr. Sachin Malave, Samyukta Shinde, Mandvi Shukla, Razzaq Shikalgar, Harshita Talwar

“…BERT and GPT, were also employed to provide the functionality of textual interactions over medical data. • Performance metrics such as accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score were systematically applied to evaluate each model’s performance. …”
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Objective measurement methods for the evaluation of socket comfort in patients with transfemoral amputation: a systematic review by Lisa Marie Tiesler, Lisa Marie Tiesler, Melanie Edel, Melanie Edel, Fangxing Wang, Fangxing Wang, Philipp Pieroh, Welf-Guntram Drossel, Welf-Guntram Drossel, Alina Carabello, Alina Carabello, Daniel Zipplies, Christoph-Eckhard Heyde, Stefan Schleifenbaum, Stefan Schleifenbaum, Stefan Schleifenbaum

“…Addressing these challenges will enable the development of reliable tools for assessing socket-limb interface quality, especially prosthetic fit and comfort, and drive progress in improving prosthetic functionality and patient outcomes.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42023405042, identifier, CRD42023405042…”
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Mechanism of Influence of Spatial Perception on Residents’ Emotion in Child-Friendly Urban Streets of Fuzhou City by Shaofeng CHEN, Zhengyan CHEN, Yuhan XU, Zheng DING

“…Existing research primarily prioritizes physical safety and functional infrastructure, while often neglecting the psychosocial dimensions of urban spaces, such as how sensory stimuli, spatial aesthetics, and perceived safety collectively influence residents’ daily emotional states. …”
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Growth Performance, Feed Intake and vegf121 Gene Expression Feature of Dwarf Cyprinus carpio rubrofuscus by Shuozhen CHEN, Dongmei MA, Zaixuan ZHONG, Jiajia FAN, Huaping ZHU, Huanhuan SU

“…To explore the molecular mechanism of dwarf fish formation in the cultured population of Cyprinus carpio rubrofuscus and the functions of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in fish growth, the features of growth trait, feed intake, and feed utilization of dwarf fish were detected and analyzed. …”
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From the Punished Body to the Governed Psyche: A Study of the Political Body in the Qajar and Pahlavi Eras by seyed morteza hafezi

“…Harsh punishments—such as executions and amputations—functioned as tools to reinforce the absolute power of the monarchy. …”
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Antepartum high dietary supply of calcium affects bone homeostasis and offspring growth in dairy sheep and dairy goats by D. Brugger, A. Liesegang

“…Data collection comprised quantitative and functional parameters of Ca and bone homeostasis, as well as birth weights and daily weight gain of suckling lambs and kids. …”
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Exploring Autophagy-Related Gene Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma via TCGA, GEPIA2, and HPA Databases: Implications for Prognosis by Gu X, Chen Y, Hu X, Li Y, Zhu R, Li H, Yuan Z, Wang Y

“…Results from the HPA database aligned with those from the TCGA analysis. GSEA uncovered potential signaling pathways associated with ARGs, including pathways relevant to cancer and autophagy. …”
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How the HBRC contributes to the Sustainability in Egypt by Khaled El Zahaby

“…</p><p>One of the main activities of HBRC is serving the community through the assessment of mal-functioning structures nationwide, as well as technically refereeing disputes between different parties. …”
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CALL FOR PAPERSFOR THE SPECIAL ISSUE OF Zeszyty Teoretyczne Rachunkowości (ZTR – The Theoretical Journal of Accounting) in 2026

“…How can we move beyond legacy systems toward designs that align with these ambitious, ethically grounded aspirations? …”
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Musical Expertise Reshapes Cross-Domain Semantic Integration: ERP Evidence from Language and Music Processing by Xing Wang, Tao Zeng

“…Crucially, this study is the first to demonstrate that musical expertise may gradually reorganize these shared mechanisms, enabling two initially independent but functionally analogous semantic mechanisms into a domain-general processing system. …”
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Analysis and comparison of the trends in burden of low back pain in China and worldwide from 1990 to 2021 by Yongcun Wei, Yanchun Xie, Anwu Xuan, Hongwen Gu, Yi Lian, Zening Wang, Hongwei Wang, Hailong Yu

“…Abstract Background Low back pain (LBP) substantially affects quality of life and functional capacity, ranking as a major global cause of disability. …”
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When the Sacred Meets the Market: The Commodification of Islamic Housing in Lima Puluh Kota, West Sumatra by Muhammad Deni Putra, Akhmad Rofiki, Ana Toni Roby Candra Yudha, Ivan Riyadi, Siti Fadilla

“…The Islamic label frequently functions as a branding tool rather than a guarantee of justice, reinforcing spatial segregation among middle-class Muslims. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE PARAMETERS OF THE INTEROCCLUSION RELATIONSHIP IN THE PROCESS OF MESIALIZATION OF THE LOWER MOLARS WITH THE USE OF T-SCAN by V.S. Melnyk, O.Yu. Rivis, L.F. Horzov, M.V. Rivis, Yu.M. Bun

“…The use of the T-scan apparatus is an accurate and informative tool for analyzing the distribution of functional occlusal force load within the dentition. …”
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