Implementation of International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS™) Protocols in School-going Children for Control of Dental Caries: A Prospective Observational St... by Srishtee Singh, Richa Khanna, Rakesh Kumar, Rajeev K Singh, Afroz A Ansari, Vikram Khanna

“…The study was hence planned to assess effect of ICCMS™ on control of dental caries in school-going children. Materials and methods: Study was planned as prospective observational for comparative effectiveness. …”
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Predictors of Sexual Addiction among Medical Undergraduates during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Survey by Pranjal Sharma, S Sourabh, Vallabh Shet, Shankar Kumar, Sharanya Kaushik, Mohammed Shoyaib Khazi, Yamasandhi Mallegowda Jeevan

“…This study was carried out to identify associations between sexual addiction and several psychological determinants, considering the paucity of literature regarding sexual addiction in this population. Materials and methods: Using the snowball sampling technique, an online survey was carried out among undergraduate students at a government medical college. …”
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Cutibacterium acnes lysate improves cellular response against Candida albicans, Escherichia coli and Gardnerella vaginalis in an in vitro model of vaginal infection by Francesco Ricchi, Samyr Kenno, Natalia Pedretti, Giulia Brenna, Francesco De Seta, Francesco De Seta, Andrea Ardizzoni, Eva Pericolini

“…Bacterial lysates, obtained by mechanical or chemical crushing of the bacterial cell walls, contain several antigens and Pathogen-Associated-Molecular-Patterns (PAMP) molecules that through the priming of epithelial and innate immune cells could improve the responses to the pathogens.Materials and methodsWe evaluated the effect of a bacterial lysate (BL) obtained by Cutibacterium acnes on the response of a human vaginal epithelial cell line and a murine macrophage cell line to the infection by C. albicans, E. coli and G. vaginalis. …”
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Hearing the Vagus Nerve’s Rhythm in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation by A. A. Nechepurenko, V. M. Pokrovsky, D. G. Tarasov, H. Z. Kitiashvili, V. G. Abushkevich

“…Purpose of the study: to evaluate hearing the vagus nerve’s rhythm in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.Materials and methods. Observations were carried out in 50 patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation who were admitted for catheter-based treatment of arrhythmia. …”
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A prospective study on the effects of glucosamine hydrochloride and chondroitin sulfate combination on systemic inflammation markers in patients with knee osteoarthritis (report 1) by A. M. Lila, E. A. Taskina, L. I. Alekseeva, N. G. Kashevarova, E. A. Strebkova, N. M. Savushkina, N. M. Savushkina, T. A. Korotkova, A. S. Avdeeva, E. Yu. Samarkina, M. E. Diatroptov

“…Objective: to assess the effect of a combination of glucosamine hydrochloride (GH) 500 mg and chondroitin sulfate (CS) 500 mg (Artra®) on systemic inflammation markers in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).Material and methods. The study included 70 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of KOA stage II–III and walking pain ≥4 points on a numerical rating scale (NRS). …”
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Comparison of Pain and Stress Due to Buccal Infiltration Anesthesia Using “Two-Stage Injection” and “Computer-Controlled Injection” Techniques in Pediatric Patients: A Clinical Tri... by Ehsan Nazari, Hamid Sarlak, Shima Nourmohammadi

“…Background: Considering the importance of painless injection is dentistry, the aim of the present study was to compare the level of experienced pain and stress associated with two different injection methods used for buccal infiltration, namely: the two-stage injection and the computer-controlled injection techniques.Methods and Materials: This cross-over clinical trial study was conducted in a split-mouth design and included a total of 28 healthy children with 5-7 years of age who required pulpotomy treatment on the both primary maxillary first molars. …”
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Evaluation of reparative capabilities in a chronic wound defect in patients with complicated forms of varicose veins by S.I. Savoliuk, A.R. Dembitskyi

“…The purpose was to determine the effectiveness and results of clinical application of endovenous laser ablation and endovenous electric welding with local treatment of trophic ulcer of venous origin using platelet rich plasma (PRP); to determine the difference in the expression of CD68 marker when treating C6 chronic vein disease of the lower extremities with PRP compared to traditional methods. Materials and methods. Treatment outcomes were analyzed in 54 patients with C6 chronic vein disease of the lower extremities. …”
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Ecografía POCUS: una herramienta para la detección y seguimiento de sarcopenia en diálisis peritoneal by Estefanya García-Menéndez, José Portolés, Irene Pérez Rodrigo, Ana Tato Ribera, Claudia Yuste Lozano, Marta Ossorio González, María Jesús Álvarez López, Paula López Sánchez, Darío Janeiro Marín

“…Our objective is to describe the prevalence of sarcopenia risk in peritoneal dialysis (PD) and the utility of ultrasound in our setting. Material and methods: We conducted an observational study in prevalent PD patients at the Puerta de Hierro University Hospital between January and October 2023. …”
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Dental specialty, career preferences and their influencing factors among final year dental students in Saudi Arabia by Hassan Suliman Halawany, Abdullah Salman Binassfour, Waleed Khalid AlHassan, Rami Ayed Alhejaily, Nassr Al Maflehi, Vimal Jacob, Nimmi Biju Abraham

“…Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate evolving trends in dental post graduate specialty preferences and career aspirations among final year dental students in Saudi Arabia. Materials and methods: A cross sectional survey using a self-administered questionnaire was conducted among final year dental students from seventeen universities in Saudi Arabia. …”
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Can Clinical, Psychological, and Cognitive Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Help to Discriminate Women with Fibromyalgia from Those with Other Localized/Regional Pain Cond... by Margarita Cigarán-Mendez, Ángela Tejera-Alonso, Cristina Gómez-Calero, César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Mónica López-Redondo, Juan A. Valera-Calero, Francisco G. Fernández-Palacios, Juan C. Pacho-Hernández

“…The aim of this study was to determine the capability of clinical, psychological, and cognitive patient-related outcome measures (PROMs) to differentiate women with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) from women with localized or regional pain conditions. <i>Materials and Methods:</i> A diagnostic accuracy study was conducted. …”
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Clinical Presentations of IgE-Mediated Cow’s Milk Allergy in Children and Factors Affecting the Development of Tolerance by Ughur Zeynallı, Muhammed Fatih Erbay, Şefika İlknur Kökçü Karadağ, Deniz Özçeker

“…This study aims to evaluate the clinical presentations and factors playing a role in tolerance development in patients diagnosed with IgE-mediated cow’s milk allergy (CMA). Materials and Methods: Our study encompasses a retrospective evaluation of the files of patients who were diagnosed with IgE-mediated CMA and developed tolerance, and who presented to the Prof. …”
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Prolonged Impact of Bisphosphonates and Glucocorticoids on Bone Mechanical Properties by Alaa Mansour, Zaher Jabbour, Ammar Alsheghri, Amir Elhadad, Karla R. Berridi, Hanan Moussa, Jose Luis Ramirez-Garcialuna, Iskandar Tamimi, Sailer Santos dos Santos, Janet Henderson, Jun Song, Faleh Tamimi

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Gravity Data Fusion and Imaging of Geological Structures in the Red River Fault Zone and Adjacent Areas by Guiju Wu, Fei Yu, Hongbo Tan, Jiapei Wang, Weihua Liu

“…Using 934 high-precision measured gravity data as control points, the bilinear interpolation method is used to calculate high-precision grid data of the RRF. …”
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ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN THE INVESTIGATION OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINTS: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS by D.V. Shtybel, R.V. Kulinchenko, A.V. Dvornyk

“…Materials and methods. An analysis of the literature was carried out by processing scientific and metric bases, from which 26 articles were selected. …”
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Comparing FIB-4, VCTE, pSWE, 2D-SWE, and MRE Thresholds and Diagnostic Accuracies for Detecting Hepatic Fibrosis in Patients with MASLD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mitchell Patrick Wilson, Ranjit Singh, Shyam Mehta, Mohammad Hassan Murad, Christopher Fung, Gavin Low

“…<b>Materials and Methods</b>: Systematic searching of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and the gray literature from inception to March 2024 was performed. …”
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Integration of information resources of open access to provide the scientific and educational process in the institutions of higher education by Dmitriy A. Kachan, Alexandra V. Bogatko, Ivan N. Bogatko, Sergei V. Enin, Uladzimir G. Kulazhanka, Vladimir S. Lazarev, Pavel A. Lis, Alexey V. Skalaban, Ina V. Yuryk

“…Its relevance is related to the need to develop measures to accelerate the process of digital transformation of science and education of the Republic of Belarus.Materials and methods. Information base of the research was made by publications of scientists and specialists on the issues under study, normative documents, final documents of conferences on this topic, data from the Open Data in Belarus portal, national and international aggregators of institutional repositories, open scientific data repositories.Results. …”
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RESULTS OF INTRAMYOCARDIAL ADMINISTRATION OF A MONONUCLEAR FRACTION OF AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW CELLS IN CHD PATIENTS WITH CONCOMITANT CARDIAINSUFFICIENCY by A. M. Cherniavsky, Ye. N. Kliever, Ye. A. Pokushalov, A. B. Romanov, I. N. Terekhov, Ye. E. Kliever

“…Evaluation of long-term results of drug therapy and intramyocardial administration of a mononuclear fraction of bone marrow cells in CHD patients with chronic cardiac insufficiency. Materials and methods. 109 patients were randomized into two groups by using an envelope method. …”
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Effect of acupressure on depression, anxiety, stress, and sleep in nurses working in the COVID-19 ward by Masoumeh Ahmadi, Simin Jahani, Nasrin Elahi, Mohammad Hosein Haghighizadeh

“…This study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of acupressure on depression, anxiety, stress, and sleep of nurses working in COVID-19 wards of teaching hospitals affiliated with Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in 2022. Materials and methods: In this quasi-experimental study, nurses were randomly assigned to either the intervention (34 people) or control (33 people) group based on the inclusion criteria and after obtaining written consent. …”
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Correlation between Performance-based and Self-reported Outcome Measures in Individuals with Frozen Shoulder: A Cross-sectional Study by Bhumika Kokadiya, Vipra Dalal

“…Aim: To find correlation between performance-based and self-reported outcome measures in individuals with frozen shoulder. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2023 to January 2024 at the Apollo Institute of Physiotherapy in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. …”
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Consensus on Coping Mechanisms towards Occupational Stress among Psychiatric Nurses using Modified Delphi Technique by Ahmed Hassan Shujaa, Adel Saeed Bashatah

“…Aim: This study aimed to obtain experts’ consensus on the use of coping mechanisms toward occupational stress among psychiatric nurses in the Eradah Complex and Mental Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: This qualitative study was conducted at the Eradah Complex and Mental Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. …”
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