Evaluating knowledge and awareness of 3D design and printing among dental students in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Hamdan Alamri, Falah R. Alshammari, Abdullah Bin Rahmah, Mohammed I. Alsaif, Farah Almutairi, Hissah Alolaywi, Aroub Altariqi, Sarah Alotaibi, Rahaf Almutairi, Hossam Almadhoon, Hani S. AlMoharib

“…The majority (94.4%) recognized the advantages of 3D models for implant placement. Awareness of 3D printing utilization in the field was reported by 69.3% of participants, and 74.3% acknowledged its increasing popularity. …”
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Neuroprotective properties of GABA and its derivatives in diabetic encephalopathy in old animals by I. N. Tyurenkov, D. A. Bakulin, A. V. Smirnov, M. R. Ekova, A. I. Bisinbekova, G. L. Snigur, Yu. I. Velikorodnaya, E. I. Morkovin, D. V. Verkholyak, O. S. Vasilyeva

“…The aim of the work was to evaluate the GABA neuroprotective properties and its structural analogues in old animals after seven months of hyperglycemia.Materials and methods. Diabetes mellitus was modeled in white outbred male rats (12 months old) by the administration of a streptozotocin (65 mg/kg) and nicotinamide (230 mg/kg) combination. …”
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Maternal time interval between menarche and childbirth is associated with daughter's age at menarche by Mari Landås Warp, Thea Grindstad, Karoline H. Skåra, Maria C. Magnus, Siri E. Håberg, Nils‐Halvdan Morken, Liv Bente Romundstad, Cecilia H. Ramlau‐Hansen, Hans Ivar Hanevik

“…We calculated odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) in a discrete survival analysis for daughters' age at menarche by time intervals from menarche to childbirth or from childbirth to menopause in mothers. …”
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Increasing Access to Mental Health Supports for 18- to 25-Year-Old Indigenous Youth With the JoyPop Mobile Mental Health App: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Angela MacIsaac, Teagan Neufeld, Ishaq Malik, Elaine Toombs, Janine V Olthuis, Fred Schmidt, Crystal Dunning, Kristine Stasiuk, Tina Bobinski, Arto Ohinmaa, Sherry H Stewart, Amanda S Newton, Aislin R Mushquash

“…Descriptive statistics pertaining to baseline variables and app usage will be reported. Linear mixed modeling will be used to analyze change in outcomes over time as a function of condition assignment, while a cost-consequence analysis will be used to evaluate the association between app use and service use. …”
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Effectiveness of a Combination of Nasturtium Herb and Horseradish Root (Angocin^® <i>Anti-Infekt N</i>) Compared to Antibiotics in Managing Acute and Recurrent Urinary Tr... by Nina Kassner, Meinolf Wonnemann, Yvonne Ziegler, Winfried Vahlensieck, Jennifer Kranz, Karel Kostev

“…Univariable logistic and Cox regression models were used to investigate the association between Angocin^® prescription and the defined study outcomes. …”
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Association of Trace Elements with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Women—A Case-Control Study by Tinkara Srnovršnik, Bojana Pinter, Milena Horvat, Janja Snoj Tratnik, Ingrid Falnoga, Darja Mazej, Ivan Verdenik, Irma Virant-Klun

“…This case–control study aimed to determine levels of essential TEs (manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), selenium (Se), molybdenum (Mo)) and non-essential TEs (arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb)) in urine, whole blood, and serum to investigate a possible association with kidney and liver function, endocrine and metabolic parameters, and environmental and lifestyle sources of potential exposure and provide possible recommendations. <b>Methods:</b> In our case–control study, women with PCOS (<i>n</i> = 35) and healthy controls (<i>n</i> = 35) underwent clinical and ultrasonographic examination, filled in questionnaires targeting general, lifestyle, and environmental information, and provided fasting venous blood samples and first morning urine for biochemical, hormonal, and TE analysis. …”
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The association between tobacco and alcohol use and health outcomes in individuals living with diabetes and prediabetes in South Africa: A cross-sectional study by S J Mulder, T Chivese, C O Egbe

“…The associations between these exposures and health outcomes in the different groups were assessed using multivariable logistic regression analysis. We adjusted for specific confounders in the regression models. …”
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The Impact of Leader&ndash;Member Relationships on Team Effectiveness Through Speaking Up and Silence: A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural Chinese Hospitals by Wang H, Buljac-Samardzic M, van Wijngaarden JDH, van de Klundert J

“…However, any unintended effect of increased silence through these leader–member relationships is an important area of future research, which can adopt multidimensional models of speaking up and silence.Keywords: leader-member relationship, leader-member perceived similarity, power distance orientation, speaking up, silence…”
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is Associated with an Accelerated eGFR Decline in Kidney Transplant Recipients up to Four Years Post Infection by Shawn Qiu, Roham Hadidchi, Aditi Vichare, Justin Y. Lu, Wei Hou, Sonya Henry, Enver Akalin, Tim Q. Duong

“…Kaplan–Meier survival analysis and Cox proportional modeling were performed for mortality. …”
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AI-Enhanced Virtual Reality Self-Talk for Psychological Counseling: Formative Qualitative Study by ‪Moreah Zisquit, Alon Shoa, Ramon Oliva, Stav Perry, Bernhard Spanlang, Anat Brunstein Klomek, Mel Slater, Doron Friedman

“…ObjectiveThis formative study aims to assess the challenges and advantages of integrating an AI agent into self-talk in VR for psychological counseling, focusing on user experience and the potential role of AI in supporting self-reflection, problem-solving, and positive behavioral change. MethodsWe carried out an iterative design and development of a system and protocol integrating large language models (LLMs) within VR self-talk during the first two and a half years. …”
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Impact of maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain on maternal and neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies by Julia Schubert, Nina Timmesfeld, Kathrin Noever, Susann Behnam, Angela Vinturache, Birgit Arabin

“…This study aimed to contribute evidence to this gap of knowledge. Material and methods Using a cohort of 10 603 twin pregnancies delivered between 2000 and 2015 in the state of Hessen, Germany, the individual and combined impact of maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain on maternal and neonatal outcomes was analyzed using uni‐ and multivariable logistic regression models. …”
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Health-related quality of life and productivity burden for non-professional caregivers of adults with rare diseases: a real-world study by Ben Johnson, Gregor Gibson, Daniel Baskerville, Giorgio Castellano, Jonathan de Courcy, Halima Iqbal, James Piercy, Angela Williams, Rafael Pinedo-Villanueva, Angela Rylands

“…Multivariate regression analysis modelled the relationship of care recipient/caregiver characteristics with caregiver HRQoL and productivity. …”
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SUMediPose: A 2D-3D pose estimation datasetDataverse by Chris-Mari Schreuder, Oloff Bergh, Lizé Steyn, Rensu P. Theart

“…Biomechanical movement analysis is crucial in medical and sports contexts, yet the technology remains expensive and inaccessible to many. …”
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Risk factors for pneumonia among patients with Parkinson&amp;#39;s disease: a Taiwan nationwide population-based study by Chang Y, Yang C, Hu K, Chao A, Chang Y, Hsieh K, Tsai J, Ho P, Lim S

“…However, few studies have been performed to explore the risk factors for pneumonia development in patients with PD.Methods: We conducted a nationwide population-based cohort study of patients with PD to identify the risk factors for these patients developing pneumonia. …”
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Factors influencing digital literacy and difficulties in using digital devices among older adults in Qiqihar city: a cross-sectional survey by Zeyu YAN, Yifei ZHU, Tianyi PAN, Ziyu WANG, Yanhua HAO, Xuejing BI

“…Multiple linear regression models were used to analyze the main factors influencing older adults' digital literacy. …”
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Sport innovation structure landscape in Switzerland and abroad by Christelle Ganné-Chedeville, Solange Emmenegger, Hippolyt Kempf, Cornel Gübeli

“…In order to reinforce sport actors, push innovation and better transfer knowledge into practice, an analysis has been conducted to understand the structures and models existing which support sport in research and innovation. …”
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Immunotropic effects of Curcuma longa extract as a component of original rectal suppositories in the dynamics of experimental Сrohn’s disease by М. V. Osikov, Е. V. Simonyan, A. E. Bakeeva, O. I. Ogneva

“…The study was performed on 70 Wistar male rats. Crohn’s disease was modeled by introduction of a 50% alcohol solution of trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) per rectum, and verified by clinical and morphological methods. …”
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Understanding the Impact of Salvage Radiation on the Long‐Term Natural History of Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer After Radical Prostatectomy by Spyridon P. Basourakos, Stephen A. Boorjian, Phillip J. Schulte, Grant Henning, Jamie T. O'Byrne, Matthew K. Tollefson, Igor Frank, Abhinav Khanna, Ryan M. Phillips, Bradley J. Stish, R. Jeffrey Karnes, Vidit Sharma

“…Herein, we sought to evaluate the outcomes of patients with BCR and the impact of SRT on disease progression. Materials and Methods Patients undergoing RP who developed BCR (PSA ≥ 0.20 ng/mL) were included. …”
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Non-linear relationship between the hepatic steatosis index and glycemic progression: evidence from a large-scale retrospective cohort study in a Chinese population by Changchun Cao, Yongyang Huo, Yong Han, Haofei Hu, Fubing Zha, Yulong Wang

“…Cox proportional hazard models were utilized to investigate the connection between the HSI and glycemic progression. …”
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Clinical, Humanistic, and Economic Value of ‘Good ON-Time’ in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease: A Multinational Real-World Study by Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, Irene A. Malaty, Jean-Philippe Azulay, Ashwini Parab, Connie H. Yan, Prasanna L. Kandukuri, Pavnit Kukreja, Jorge Zamudio, Alexander Gillespie, Angelo Antonini

“…Results Of 802 patients (mean [standard deviation; SD] age, 76.1 [8.9] years; male, 60.3%) included in the analysis, mean (SD) ‘GOT’ was 13.1 (2.7) hours/day. …”
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