Short-Term Impact of Slow Maxillary Expansion on Labial Ectopic Canine Eruption Pathway in Children: A Retrospective Study by Qian Tong, Xue Yang, Yue Fei, Jun Wang

“…<b>Methods:</b> Seventy-six patients (mean age 8.38 ± 0.88 years) underwent SME treatment for 11.04 ± 4.44 months. …”
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Eating behavior and allelic variants of the leptin receptor gene in patients with type 2 diabetes: single center cross-sectional study by D. S. Avzaletdinova, O. V. Kochetova, A. Z. Bulgakova, T. V. Morugova

“…Materials and methods. 83 patients with T2D (62 women, 21 men) aged 59.0 ± 9.9 years and 134 people without clinical and laboratory signs of diabetes mellitus (105 women, 29 men) aged 55.0 ± 10.2 years were examined. …”
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Comorbidity: a Modern View on the Problem; Classification (first notice) by Abrahamovych O., Fayura O., Abrahamovych U.

“…So-called “polymorbidity” increases from 10.0 % in patients aged <19 years old to 80.0 % in patients aged >80 years old. …”
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Association of alcohol abstinence with risk of hyperuricemia in rural Chinese adults: the Henan Rural Cohort Study by Xiaokang Dong, Lulu Zhang, Ning Kang, Huanxiang Zhang, Wei Liao, Xiaotian Liu, Pengling Liu, Lei Yin, Chongjian Wang

“…In addition, the risk of HUA decreased with the increasing years of abstinence duration (P for trend < 0.050) and negative linear dose-response associations were observed. …”
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Assessing the impact of plateau pikas on carbon sources and Sinks: a case study of the Qinghai section of the Yellow River Basin by Yihao Liu, Jianyun Zhao, Changjun Xu, Jinshan Ma, Yuedi Hou

“…Between 2006 and 2020, the yearly NEP consistently exceeded the long-term average of 268.936 g·C/m2·a. …”
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Responses to extreme drought in wintering waterbirds: a multi-species approach by Chenxi Wang, Shaoxia Xia, Xiubo Yu, Li Wen

“…Historically, the migratory patterns of waterbirds were synchronized with the plant life cycle. …”
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Long-term growth and risk factors for crankshaft phenomenon following posterior hemivertebra resection with mono-segment fusion in congenital early-onset scoliosis by Zhiming Peng, Yiwei Zhao, You Du, Haoran Zhang, Shengru Wang, Jianguo Zhang

“…Results The mean age at surgery for all patients was 4.66 ± 1.94 years, and the mean follow‑up duration was 8.35 ± 2.82 years. …”
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Functions of Smartphone Apps and Wearable Devices Promoting Physical Activity: Six-Month Longitudinal Study on Japanese-Speaking Adults by Naoki Konishi, Takeyuki Oba, Keisuke Takano, Kentaro Katahira, Kenta Kimura

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to identify app-use patterns that are prospectively associated with increases in and maintenance of PA. …”
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Predicting injury risk in young female volleyball players through movement and jump assessments by Mustafa Erol, Fatma Gozlukaya Girginer, Sinan Seyhan, Gorkem Acar, Gunay Cerit, Meliha Uzun, Caglar Soylu

“…This study investigates associations between FMS, SEBT, agility, and muscle strength with injury risk in young female volleyball players to refine prediction models and inform targeted interventions.MethodsA cross-sectional, observational study involved 30 female volleyball players (aged 14–18 years, mean age 16.2 ± 1.3 years, mean volleyball experience 3.5 ± 1.1 years) from a Turkish amateur club. …”
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Clustering analysis of volatile organic compound biomarkers with tobacco exposure and the association with cardiovascular health outcomes in an observation study cohort by Juan Zhao, Haoyun Hong, Joseph Zhai, Remy Poudel, Sanjay Srivastava, Andrew C. Stokes, Pawel K. Lorkiewicz, Tian Jiang, Rose Marie Robertson, Aruni Bhatnagar, Jennifer L. Hall, Naomi M. Hamburg, Rachel J. Keith

“…Additionally, VOC exposure profiles vary across tobacco product types, suggesting that regulatory assessments of tobacco products could consider exposure patterns rather than product types. Clustering analyses may offer a powerful tool to assess the safety and risks of new and emerging tobacco products based on real-world exposure patterns.…”
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Weighted EHR-based prevalence estimates for hypertension at the state and local levels in Louisiana by Wenjun Li, Meng Zhang, Jie Cheng, Sandra L. Jackson, Adam S. Vaughan, Michael Klompas, Thomas W. Carton, Elizabeth Nauman, Lee Mendoza, Arun Adhikari, Jeanie Donovan, Katherine H. Hohman

“…Demographic and geographic patterns in prevalence of hypertension control were like hypertension prevalence. …”
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Cause-specific mortality in individuals with and without mental disorders according to socioeconomic position: a population-based cohort studyResearch in context by Danni Chen, Linda Ejlskov, Julie Werenberg Dreier, Natalie C. Momen, Lisbeth Mølgaard Laustsen, Henrik Toft Sørensen, Jayati Das-Munshi, Oleguer Plana-Ripoll

“…Findings: Overall, 5,316,626 individuals (50.6% females, median age 38.3 years) were followed up to 21 years. People with mental disorders (versus without) experienced higher mortality rates from all 11 specific causes of death, regardless of SEP. …”
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Cohort profile: the Korean National Health Examination Baseline (KNHEB) cohort for longitudinal health monitoring in South Korea by Suyoung Jo, Eunsil Cheon, Heewon Kang, Min Kyung Lim, Wankyo Chung, Sun Ha Jee, Keum Ji Jung, Yeun Soo Yang, Seong Yong Park, Sunmi Lee, Jin-Kyoung Oh, Kyoungin Na, Soyeon Kim, Jieun Hwang, Sung-il Cho

“…At baseline, the mean age of participants was 44.2 years (SD 13.8). The mean follow-up duration was 16.2 years (SD 2.6) for health check-ups among all participants and 9.7 years (SD 4.6) for mortality among deceased individuals. …”
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Socioeconomic determinants potentially underlying differential global SARS-CoV-2 testing capacity: an ecological study by Michael Knipper, Andres Moreira-Soto, Carl Beuchel, Ximena Tabares, Ben Wulf, Nils Gade, Carlo Fischer, Annette Aigner, Jan Felix Drexler

“…Socioeconomic variables showed similar patterns for both the established measles–mumps–rubella and the new COVID-19 vaccines. …”
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Microstructural integrity of autonomic central nervous tracts is linked to cardiovascular health by Janis M. Nolde, Alexander Rau, Elias Kellner, Horst Urbach, Cornelius Weiller, Fabian Bamberg, Jakob Weiss, Marco Reisert, Jonas A. Hosp

“…Results: A total of 43,994 individuals were included in the analysis (mean age: 55.0 ± 7.5 years, 53 % females). The microstructural integrity of the CAN demonstrated stronger associations with cardiac and vascular organ damage parameters than with brain regions outside the CAN. …”
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Western Mediterranean shelf-incised submarine canyons: multi-proxy evidence of Late Holocene natural and human-induced environmental changes by Adrián López-Quirós, Ángel Puga-Bernabéu, Francisco José Lobo, Elvira Ruíz-Caballero, Elvira Ruíz-Caballero, Javier Cerrillo-Escoriza, José N. Pérez-Asensio, Isabel Mendes, Anxo Mena, Natalia Puche-Polo, Natalia Puche-Polo, Tomás Alberjón-Peñas, Tomás Alberjón-Peñas, Lukas Wacker

“…Comprehensive sedimentological and elemental geochemical analyses reveal distinct sedimentation patterns driven by geomorphology, diverse transport mechanisms, and hydroclimatic variability. …”
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Predicting allergen immunotherapy efficacy based on early maintenance phase response in routine clinical practice by Rundong Qin, MD, Wanyi Fu, Ph.D, Renbin Huang, MD, Mo Xian, MD, Yubiao Guo, MD, Li He, MD, Xu Shi, MD, Jing Li, MD

“…We observed 8 clinical response patterns among included subjects, but only a small group of patients (16/133, 12.03%) demonstrated consistent improvement throughout the 3y-AIT. …”
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Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Production and Carbapenem Resistance in Elderly Urinary Tract Infection Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Study from Turkey by Çiğdem Yıldırım, Sema Sarı, Ayşe Merve Parmaksızoğlu Aydın, Aysin Kilinç Toker, Ayşe Turunç Özdemir, Esra Erdem Kıvrak, Sinan Mermer, Hasip Kahraman, Orçun Soysal, Hasan Çağrı Yıldırım, Meltem Isikgoz Tasbakan

“…<b>Results:</b> Among the patients, the median age was 78.9 years, with 45.5% female. ESBL production was detected in 56.8% of <i>E. coli</i> isolates and carbapenem resistance in 1.2%. …”
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Retrospective antimicrobial consumption surveillance at health facility level in Dodoma Region, Tanzania by Karin Wiedenmayer, Samuel Mungai, Romuald Mbwasi, Calvin Andeve Omolo, Eva Ombaka, Rajabu Mohamedi Kingo

“…This study aimed to investigate regional AMC and resistance patterns in a representative area of Tanzania and to introduce a method for determining AMC in low-resource settings.Design and methods We conducted a retrospective study using prescription data collected over 5 years (2013–2017) from multiple hospitals and selected primary health facilities in the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. …”
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Technology Effects and Child Health: Wellness Impact and Social Effects (TECHWISE): Protocol for a Prospective, Observational, Real-World Study by Scott H Kollins, Jessica Flannery, Karen Goetz, Samir Akre-Bhide

“…MethodsUp to 1000 male, female, and nonbinary youth aged 8-17 years (inclusive), along with their primary caregivers, will be enrolled in the study. …”
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