A cross-sectional investigation on oral health and hygiene among children aged 7–10 years in extremely high altitude areas of China by Fan Yang, Lam SuoNan, Ming Gong, Cheng Chen

“…Therefore, reasonable health education and intervention measures should be taken seriously.…”
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The Planners’ Perspective on Train Timetable Errors in Sweden by Carl-William Palmqvist, Nils O. E. Olsson, Lena Winslott Hiselius

“…We have identified eleven reasons for these errors and found three themes among these reasons: (1) “missing tools and support,” (2) “role conflict,” and (3) “single-loop learning.” …”
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Needs and early response towards internally displaced people in Hatay Province in the aftermath of the 2023 earthquake in Turkey by Guenter Froeschl, Buse Zagli, Ege Erucar, Kutaiba Alaaeddin, Mustafa El Othman, Cem Hatunoglu

“…We are describing the results of a needs assessment intervention and health services provided by an international non-governmental organization. …”
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Idiopathic hyperplasia of the sublingual gland in a partially edentulous individual; A case report by Muneera Abdulaziz AlHassan, Ahmed Fathi AlOmar, Rana Saud AlShagroud

“…The left side of the mandible presented with missing molars. Panoramic radiographs examination was unremarkable. …”
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Fertility-sparing surgery versus radical surgery for micropapillary serous borderline ovarian tumours: a systematic review protocol by Jin Xu, Shan Jiang, Jingyi Wang, Peng Dong, ShiJun Wang, Anqi Zhao

“…Risk of Bias in Non-randomised Studies of intervention will be used to assess non-randomized studies. …”
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Psychometric Properties of a Generic, Patient-Centred Palliative Care Outcome Measure of Symptom Burden for People with Progressive Long Term Neurological Conditions. by Wei Gao, Vincent Crosby, Andrew Wilcock, Rachael Burman, Eli Silber, Nilay Hepgul, K Ray Chaudhuri, Irene J Higginson, OPTCARE Neuro trial

“…<h4>Data and methods</h4>Data were merged from a Phase II palliative care intervention study in multiple sclerosis (MS) and a longitudinal observational study in idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD), multiple system atrophy (MSA) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). …”
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Medication non-adherence and its associated factors among kidney transplant patients in a large teaching hospital in Ethiopia by Meskerem Nimani Derejie, Erimas Nimane Dereje, Dirijit Mamo Alemu, Yemane Gebremedhin Tesfay, Fufa Hunduma, Negash Miniwye Temie

“…Post-transplant duration above 5 years and missing follow-up visits more than two times was associated with a 92.6% and 91.2% in medication non-adherence rate respectively. …”
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A tool for assessing sex/gender bias in epidemiological studies of occupational health: Pilot testing on studies of sedentary behaviour at the workplace and cardiometabolic health. by Michaela Prigge, Janice Hegewald, Kathrin Reichel, Eva Backé, Karla Romero Starke, Andreas Seidler, Ute Latza

“…<h4>Background</h4>The perspective of sex/gender bias is often missing in tools used to assess study risk of bias in systematic reviews. …”
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Findings from the Mighty Girls Efficacy Trial: Changes in Acceptance of Dating Violence by Michael L. Hecht, Anne E. Norris, Daniel Max Crowley, Jeff R. Temple, Hye Jeong Choi

“…Assessments occurred at baseline, immediately post-intervention, 3-, 12-, and 24-months post-intervention. …”
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The research of health education programme efficiency in changing the attitudes and behaviours of dental students in the field of oral health by Kalevski Katarina, Gajić Milica, Jevremović Ana, Borotić Nenad, Trifunović Jovanka, Jovičić Olivera, Milić Jasmina, Vojinović Jovan

“…The Decayed-missing-filled (DMF) index was used to evaluate oral health and hard dental tissue conditions. …”
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A Predictive Method for Unplanned Postoperative Readmission Risk Based on Heterogeneous Data by Kai YU, Xiaofeng DONG, Zhenming YUAN, Zhaojian CUI, Weibin LUO

“…Methods This model will identify patients at high risk of readmission at an early stage, enabling timely intervention. Such timely intervention will reduce medical financial and public medical resource wastage and alleviate the medical burden on patients. …”
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XGBoost models based on non imaging features for the prediction of mild cognitive impairment in older adults by Miguel A. Fernández-Blázquez, José M. Ruiz-Sánchez de León, Rubén Sanz-Blasco, Emilio Verche, Marina Ávila-Villanueva, María José Gil-Moreno, Mercedes Montenegro-Peña, Carmen Terrón, Cristina Fernández-García, Jaime Gómez-Ramírez

“…Abstract The global increase in dementia cases highlights the importance of early detection and intervention, particularly for individuals at risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a precursor to dementia. …”
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The resistance status of Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Chikwawa district, Southern Malawi by Miss Shupikai Kambiring'oma, Miss Judith Banda, Dr Elizabeth Bandason, Dr Themba Mzilahowa, Mr Owen Ndalama

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Reliable Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis for Pediatrics Using Machine Learning and Explainable AI by Insu Jeon, Minjoong Kim, Dayeong So, Eun Young Kim, Yunyoung Nam, Seungsoo Kim, Sehoon Shim, Joungmin Kim, Jihoon Moon

“…Our preprocessing pipeline included outlier removal, missing data handling, and selecting pertinent features based on clinical expert advice. …”
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The Boss’ Healthy Buddies Nutrition Resource Is Effective for Elementary School Students by David W. Pittman, Ida R. Bland, Isai D. Cabrera, Kassie E. Franck, Emily L. Perkins, Nicole A. Schmidt, Heather N. Allen, Savanah R. Atkins, Sharyn B. Pittman

“…Previously we have shown that our Healthy Eating Decisions school-based intervention can influence students’ selections of the healthiest foods available in their elementary school cafeterias through positive reinforcement techniques. …”
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Drug trials are more likely to disclose full placebo control information than non-drug trials: A cross-sectional study of participant information leaflets of placebo-controlled tri... by Jiyoon Won, Ji-Yeon Han, Yu-jin Ji, Dohyung Ha, Bong Jae Han, Hyangsook Lee

“…Placebo descriptions in PILs were categorised as Full Disclosure (FD), Partial Disclosure (PD), or Missing Information (MI). Associations between intervention type (drug or non-drug)/placebo disclosure (FD or PD/MI) and participant blinding success/trial outcome direction (positive or non-positive) were examined using a two-sided Fisher's exact test. …”
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Canine-assisted therapy in reducing stress and anxiety levels of university students: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Shu Qing Sim, Zhiwei Liu, Zishuo Wu, Sian Wang, Claudia Nisa

“…Subgroup analyses were conducted to explore moderators such as intervention duration, baseline stress levels, and control condition types. …”
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Low mother-to-child HIV transmission rate but high loss-to-follow-up among mothers and babies in Mandalay, Myanmar; a cohort study. by Khine Wut Yee Kyaw, Myo Minn Oo, Nang Thu Thu Kyaw, Khaing Hnin Phyo, Thet Ko Aung, Theingi Mya, Nilar Aung, Htun Nyunt Oo, Petros Isaakidis

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective cohort study reviewing routinely collected data in an Integrated HIV care program, Mandalay, Myanmar in June 2016.LTFU means mother/infant missing appointed visit for more than three months.…”
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Feasibility of using a transition diabetes team to commence injectable therapies postdischarge from a tertiary hospital: a pilot, randomised controlled trial by Leonid Churilov, Elif I Ekinci, Felicity Pyrlis, Rajna Ogrin, Sonja Arthur, Cathy Zhai, Jeffrey D Zajac

“…Exploratory outcomes included length of stay (LOS) and change in haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) throughout the study.Results The intervention was deemed feasible (85% (95% CI 73% to 94%)). …”
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Impact analysis of Covid 19 pandemic from the cholera epidemic experiences in Bangladesh by Pulak Mutsuddy, Mohammed Abdus Salam, Prudence Hamade

“…Control of the Covid-19 pandemic situation in Bangladesh was a missed opportunity to become a “role model”, as except for case management and mode of transmission, most of the required interventions could have been similar to those as of the cholera epidemics. …”
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