Survival of vascularized osseous flaps in mandibular reconstruction: A network meta-analysis. by Mubarak Ahmed Mashrah, Taghrid Aldhohrah, Ahmed Abdelrehem, Karim Ahmed Sakran, Hyat Ahmad, Hamada Mahran, Faisal Abu-Lohom, Hanfu Su, Ying Fang, Liping Wang

“…This network meta-analysis (NMA) aimed to guide surgeons selecting which vascularized osseous flap is associated with the highest survival rate for mandibular reconstruction.…”
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A statistical-based geospatial approach to prioritize the watersheds for soil erosion conservation in the Upper Awash Basin (Upstream Koka), Ethiopia by Pradeep Kamaraj, Immanuvel David Thangapandian, Shankar Karuppannan, Tola Garo

“…The standardized formulas were employed to calculate about 23 different morphometric parameters. …”
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Knowledge and perception of COVID-19 vaccination in two districts of Yaoundé by Michelle S. Djuidje Kamguia, Yves Le Grand Napa Tchuedji, Albert Ze

“…Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in two health districts of Yaoundé (Nkolndongo and Cité verte) targeting residents of each selected district who were over 18 years. The minimum sample size was calculated using the vaccination coverage rate in each district. …”
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The Impact of MISTs on Australian BPO Surgical Trends by David Armany, Lequang Vo, Kathleen Lockhart, Tania Hossack, David Ende, Simon Bariol, Sriskanthan Baskaranathan, Henry Woo

“…Independent <i>t</i>-tests and significance levels were calculated to compare procedure rates before and after the introduction of PUL and Rezum in March 2024. …”
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Effects of interventions aimed at improving nurses’ work engagement in the workplace: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Norito Kawakami, Kotaro Imamura, Kazuto Kuribayashi, Akiko Inagaki

“…Two reviewers will independently select studies and assess the risk of bias. The methodological quality of the included studies will be evaluated using the Grading of Recommendation Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. …”
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Insights into the antiviral mechanisms of β-caryophyllene: inhibiting viral spread and its synergy with acyclovir by Mohammad Yasaghi, Sahar Beryani Dolatabadi, Ahad Yamchi, Alijan Tabarraei, Abdolvahab Moradi, Seyedeh Delafruz Hosseini

“…Results BCP exhibited excellent antiviral activity, particularly during the pre-treatment phase, with a high selectivity index (SI) value of 35.86. Molecular docking analysis demonstrated that BCP binds strongly to glycoprotein B (gB) of HSV-1, with a binding energy of − 7.07 kcal/mol. …”
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Propulsion curve analysis and optimisation of biomimetic pectoral fin with three degree of freedom based on multi-layer perception by Zonggang Li, Bin Li, Guangqing Xia, Huifeng Kang

“…For this purpose, a reference point on the pectoral fin is first selected, and then an 8-shaped propulsion curve is constructed to coordinate rowing and flapping motions. …”
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Development and Validation of the Children’s Emotions Database (CED): Preschoolers’ Basic and Complex Facial Expressions by Nadia Koltcheva, Ivo D. Popivanov

“…Two photos per child were reviewed and selected for validation. The photo validation was performed with a sample of 104 adult raters (94 females; aged 19–70 years; M = 29.9; SD = 11.40) and a limited sample of 32 children at preschool age (17 girls; aged 4–7 years; M = 6.5; SD = 0.81). …”
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STUDY OF PREDICTION AND CLASSIFICATION MODELS IN THE PROBLEMS OF DIABETES AMONG PATIENTS WITH A STROKE IN DIFFERENT LIVING CONDITIONS by Nural Huliiev, Maksym Peretiaha, Artem Khovrat, Denys Teslenko, Alexei Nazarov

“…Conclusions: as a result of the study, the optimal model for predicting the development of the disease was selected. …”
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Large household reduces dementia mortality: A cross-sectional data analysis of 183 populations. by Wenpeng You, Maciej Henneberg

“…Dementia specific mortality rates of the 183 member states of World Health Organization were calculated and matched with the respective country data on household size, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), urban population and ageing. …”
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Association of ERCC1 C8092A and ERCC2 Lys751Gln polymorphisms with the risk of glioma: a meta-analysis. by Yu Xin, Shuyu Hao, Jiapeng Lu, Qianyi Wang, Liwei Zhang

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Potential studies were searched and selected through the Pubmed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) platforms, WanFang and VIP database up to June 2013. …”
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Machine learning-based pipeline for automated intracerebral hemorrhage and drain detection, quantification, and classification in non-enhanced CT images (NeuroDrAIn). by Samer Elsheikh, Ahmed Elbaz, Alexander Rau, Theo Demerath, Elias Kellner, Ralf Watzlawick, Urs Würtemberger, Horst Urbach, Marco Reisert

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>In this retrospective study, we selected patients (n = 68) suffering from supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage treated by minimally invasive surgery, from years 2010-2018. …”
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Quality of Life among Adolescents with Type I Diabetes Mellitus at AL-Najaf Center for Diabetes and Endocrine by Kafi M. Naser, Anas A. Hussain, Deeaa K. Abd Ali

“…A Non-Probable (Purposive Sample) of (150) Diabetes Mellitus Adolescents is selected: they visited Al-Sadder Medical City at Al-Najaf Center for Diabetes and Endocrine. …”
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Evaluation of genetic markers as instruments for Mendelian randomization studies on vitamin D. by Diane J Berry, Karani S Vimaleswaran, John C Whittaker, Aroon D Hingorani, Elina Hyppönen

“…Illustrative power calculations (80% power, 5% alpha) suggest that approximately 80,000 participants are required to establish a causal effect of vitamin D on blood pressure using the synthesis allele score.…”
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Evaluation of a new qPCR test to identify the organisms causing high total bacterial count in bulk tank milk by Jørgen Katholm, Lene Trier Olesen, Anders Petersen, Snorri Sigurdsson

“…For this study, BTM samples from different TBC intervals were selected based on BactoCount results found at routine payment investigation at Eurofins laboratory (Vejen, Denmark). …”
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Changing mortality trends in countries and cities of the UK: a population-based trend analysis by David Walsh, Bruce Whyte, Gerry McCartney, Jon Minton, Jane Parkinson, Deborah Shipton

“…The aims here were to establish whether similar changes have occurred across different parts of the UK (countries, cities), and to examine cause-specific trends in more detail.Design Population-based trend analysis.Participants/setting Whole populations of countries and selected cities of the UK.Primary and secondary outcome measures European age-standardised mortality rates (calculated by cause of death, country, city, year (1981–2017), age group, sex and—for all countries and Scottish cities—deprivation quintiles); changes in rates between 5-year periods; summary measures of both relative (relative index of inequality) and absolute (slope index of inequality) inequalities.Results Changes in mortality from around 2011/2013 were observed throughout the UK for all adult age groups. …”
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A systematic review and comparative evaluation to develop and validate a comprehensive framework for cancer surveillance systems by Mohsen Soleimani, Marjan GhaziSaeedi, Seyed Mohammad Ayyoubzadeh, Ahmad Jalilvand

“…Methods A systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines, analyzing 13 studies selected from an initial pool of 1,085 articles retrieved from five major databases: PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and IEEE. …”
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Clinical and Epidemiological Profile of Nutritional Anemia and Its Impact on Developmental Outcome Among Children Attending Ruhengeri Referral Hospital by Cedrick Izere

“…The Cochran’s formula: n=Z2PQ/d2 was used to calculate the sample size of 318 and children aged between 6 and 59 months were purposively selected and included in the study. …”
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Responses of soil health to seasonal change under different land cover types in a sub-tropical preserve ecosystem. by Noel Manirakiza, Suraj Melkani, Abul Rabbany, Natalia Medina-Irizarry, Samuel Smidt, Anna Braswell, Willm Martens-Habbena, Jehangir H Bhadha

“…From the TDS, a minimum dataset was derived using Principal Component Analysis, which was then used to calculate the Soil Health Index (SHI) for soil health assessment. …”
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The Effect of Family-Centered Empowerment Model Based on Multimedia Education on the Quality of Life of Children Aged 8-12 Years with Thalassemia by Ayoub Mohamadian, Ali Moeini, Mahnaz Sanjari, Zahra Abdullahzade

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