Evaluation of mechanical properties and color stability of 3D-printed denture base materials following two surface treatments by Eymen Izzettinoglu, Erdal Eroglu

“…Statistical analysis of the data was performed using descriptive and analytical methods, with a significance level set at α = 0.05. …”
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Consequences of loneliness/isolation and visitation restrictions on the mood of long-term care residents without severe dementia pre-COVID-19 and during COVID-19: a scoping review by John P Hirdes, Carrie McAiney, George A Heckman, Reem T Mulla, Brittany Kroetsch

“…Studies highlighted the importance of quality interactions with others for the well-being of LTC residents. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to sports participation in autistic Europeans: insights from a large-scale questionnaire survey by Célia Ruffino, Nicolas Gueugneau, Sidney Grosprêtre, Sidney Grosprêtre

“…This study seeks to provide an overview of sports participation among autistic Europeans and identify factors influencing their engagement in physical activities.MethodUsing an online questionnaire translated into five languages, data was collected from 540 respondents across several European countries. …”
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Behavioral tests for the assessment of social hierarchy in mice by Hao Zheng, Dantong Chen, Zilong Zhong, Ziyi Li, Meng Yuan, Zhenkun Zhang, Xiaoping Zhou, Guohui Zhu, Hongwei Sun, Lin Sun

“…Future research may also benefit from integrating physiological data (e.g., hormone levels) to gain deeper insights into the relationships between social status, stress regulation, and mental health. …”
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A cross-sectional survey about behavior of wearing condoms among college students who engage in sexual activity: the mediating role of attitudes of preventive behavior by Li Qi, Li Qi, Ronghuang Guo, Yi Qu, Xiaomei Li

“…Future efforts to increase PBPB, PIR, and APB, reduce PDPB, and promote the use of condoms in sexual behavior among college students are warranted.…”
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Affective disorders and chronic inflammatory conditions: analysis of 1.5 million participants in Our Future Health by Daniel J Smith, Katie F M Marwick, Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots, Duncan Swiffen, Christina Steyn

“…Odds of experiencing affective disorders, calculated using logistic regression models, were significantly higher in this group compared with the general population (OR (95% CI) = 1.86 (1.82 to 1.90), p<0.001), and these odds remained elevated when adjusting for the effects of age, sex, ethnicity (OR=1.75 (1.71 to 1.79), p<0.001) and additionally, for household income, parental history of affective disorders, chronic pain status and frequency of social interactions (OR=1.48 (1.44 to 1.52), p<0.001).Conclusions Overall, the risk of affective disorders among people living with autoimmune conditions was nearly twice that of the general population.Clinical implications Although the observational design of this study does not allow for direct inference of causal mechanisms, this analysis of a large national dataset suggests that chronic exposure to systemic inflammation may be linked to a greater risk for affective disorders. …”
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PCA Weight Determination-Based InSAR Baseline Optimization Method: A Case Study of the HaiKou Phosphate Mining Area in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China by Weimeng Xu, Jingchun Zhou, Jinliang Wang, Huihui Mei, Xianjun Ou, Baixuan Li

“…Additionally, the GACOS (Generic Atmospheric Correction Online Service) atmospheric correction product is applied to further enhance data quality. Taking the Haikou Phosphate Mine area in Kunming, Yunnan, as the study area, surface deformation information was extracted using the SBAS-InSAR technique, and the spatiotemporal characteristics of subsidence were analyzed. …”
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Joint and independent associations of dietary vitamin intake and prevalence of cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease subjects: a cross-sectional analysis by Guoqing Wang, Guoqing Wang, Luojun Huang, Luojun Huang, Wenwen Yue, Wenwen Yue, Jun Feng, Jun Feng

“…Additionally, we examined the co-exposure of nine dietary vitamins, defined as their concurrent intake, and evaluated the potential additive or interactive effects of co-exposure of nine dietary vitamins on CVD risk in CKD patients using Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) and weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression.ResultsFinally, 2,203 CKD participants (weighted n = 27,120,429) were included, and 622 had CVD, with a CVD prevalence of 28.2%. …”
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Lungs volume status and oxygen transport in patients with coronary artery disease with various types of comorbidity before and after coronary artery bypass grafting by B. I. Geltser, E. A. Sergeev, V. N. Kotelnikov, K. A. Fogelevich, A. A. Silaev

“…The analysis of volume and hemodynamic monitoring data demonstrated the heterogeneity of their changes during CABG and one day after with different comorbidity profile. …”
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Family involvement along the care continuum for small and sick newborns – attitudes and skills of healthcare providers in Ghana by Christina Schuler, Faith Agbozo, Emmanuel Bansah, Richard Owusu, George Edward Ntow, Barbara Preusse-Bleuler, Riccardo E. Pfister

“…The survey instruments included the standardized and validated instruments ‘Family Importance in Care - Nurses’ attitudes’ (FINC-NA) and ‘Family Nursing Practice Scale’ (FNPS), which measure healthcare providers’ attitudes and skills in working with families, alongside four open-ended questions. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, while answers to open-text components were categorized thematically. …”
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Pharmacy Preparedness in Disaster Management in Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) by Dr Faiza Usman

“…Methodology: A quantitative analysis was used to gather data from EMR (Electronic medical record). …”
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A multi-omics exploration of PPARG activation in colon cancer: kinases featuring a PPRE sequence within regulatory regions by Pritha Saha, Palaniyandi Ravanan, Priti Talwar

“…Peak calling analysis from ChIP-seq data identified 14,000 to 34,000 binding sites for PPARG across different experimental conditions. …”
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New insights on Galectin-9 expression in cancer prognosis: An updated systemic review and meta-analysis. by Chun Yan So, Yusong Li, Kwan Ting Chow

“…Galectin-9 (Gal-9) has gained increasing attention in recent years in the field of cancer immunology. Its interactions with various immune cell types in the tumor microenvironment influence tumor progression, making it a novel target for immunotherapy. …”
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Particle flux–gradient relationships in the high Arctic: emission and deposition patterns across three surface types by T. Mathes, H. Guy, H. Guy, J. Prytherch, J. Kojoj, I. Brooks, S. Murto, P. Zieger, B. Wehner, M. Tjernström, A. Held

“…<p>The Arctic is experiencing a warming much faster than the global average and aerosol–cloud–sea–ice interactions are considered to be one of the key features of the Arctic climate system. …”
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Metagenomic and phylogenetic analyses reveal gene-level selection constrained by bacterial phylogeny, surrounding oxalate metabolism in the gut microbiota by Sromona D. Mukherjee, Mangesh Suryavanshi, John Knight, Dirk Lange, Aaron W. Miller

“…In conservative genome-based estimates, over 30% of gut microbial species harbored at least one oxalate-handling gene, with the specific pathways used dependent on bacterial phylum. Co-occurrence analyses revealed interactions between specialist genes that can metabolize oxalate or its by-products, but not multi-functional genes that can act in more than one oxalate-related pathway. …”
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Clinicians&rsquo; Perspectives of Twice-Weekly Rivastigmine Patches for Alzheimer&rsquo;s Disease Treatment in Spain: The VIITAL 2S Study by Piñol Ripoll G, Salas Carrillo M

“…This study aims to describe patient and caregiver preferences concerning treatment with rivastigmine twice-weekly transdermal patches from the neurologists’ and geriatricians’ perspectives.Methods: VIITAL-2S was an ecological study based on aggregated data. A total of 250 Spanish neurologists and geriatricians answered a survey on the use, adherence, patient and caregiver satisfaction, and safety (skin tolerability) of twice-weekly rivastigmine patches.Results: Most participating physicians reported having over 11 years of experience in their specialty. …”
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Research on carbon compensation zoning guided by major function zones: A case study of the Yangtze River Delta region by Rui Shen, Yinan Yang, Jialong Xu, Li Wang, Yuhang Jiang, Yujing Xie, Yuan Wang

“…To address this gap, we developed a “carbon source- carbon sequestration ” quantification model using multi-source data and employed a hierarchical analysis approach to examine carbon budget inequities in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region at both grid and county scales. …”
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Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals key genes and signaling pathways mediated by salicylic acid in potato by Aie Chen, Beini Zhang, Huijie Wang, Jiangqing Wang, Ji Wei, Yuxin Jia, Hongyang Wang

“…Moreover, transcriptomic data revealed the robust induction of detoxification-related enzymes under SA treatment, including 19 glutathione S-transferases and 30 cytochrome P450 genes. …”
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Dynamic time warping network analysis of posttraumatic stress symptoms in Japanese first responders by Florentine H. S. van der Does, Masato Kitano, Masanori Nagamine, Taku Saito, Nic J. A. van der Wee, Toshinori Chiba, Naoki Edo, Eric Vermetten, Erik J. Giltay

“…DTW, a statistical technique for identifying patterns in time-series data, was employed to model undirected and directed (temporal) symptom networks.Results: The sample consisted of 10211 personnel [97.8% male, mean age 36.7 (SD = 7.5)]. …”
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The impact of perinatal mental health training on knowledge and practice of primary care physicians: a systems strengthening initiative in Telangana, India by Raveena Akkineni, Sundarnag Ganjekar, Veena Satyanarayana, Nithin Kondapuram, Khyati Tiwari, Sowjanya Medisetti, S. Padmaja, R. V. Karnan, Prabha S. Chandra

“…However, studies with follow-up data are necessary to assess the retention of this knowledge and skills related to case identification and referrals. …”
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