Effect of Staining and External Bleaching on the Color Stability and Surface Roughness of Universal-Shade Resin-Based Composite by AlHabdan A, Alsuhaibani A, Alomran L, Almutib L

“…Twenty disc-shaped specimens from each material were fabricated and divided into two subgroups: one group was stained and bleached (staining group) and the other received bleaching treatment only (control group). …”
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Assessing the effects of therapeutic combinations on SARS-CoV-2 infected patient outcomes: A big data approach. by Hamidreza Moradi, H Timothy Bunnell, Bradley S Price, Maryam Khodaverdi, Michael T Vest, James Z Porterfield, Alfred J Anzalone, Susan L Santangelo, Wesley Kimble, Jeremy Harper, William B Hillegass, Sally L Hodder, National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Consortium

“…However, they rarely are designed to assess treatment combinations across all relevant subgroups. A big data approach to analyzing real-world impacts of therapies may confirm or supplement RCT evidence to further assess effectiveness of therapeutic options for rapidly evolving diseases such as COVID-19.…”
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Association of estimated glucose disposal rate with metabolic syndrome prevalence and mortality risks: a population-based study by Xiaoli Chen, Aihua Li, Qilin Ma

“…The core findings were consistent across subgroups (all p < 0.001). Cox regression analysis indicated that in individuals with MetS, each standard deviation (SD) increment in eGDR was associated with an 11% and 18% decrement in the risk of all-cause and CVD mortality, respectively. …”
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Psychosocial work characteristic profiles and health outcomes in registered nurses at different stages of their careers: a cross-sectional study by Katri Lönnqvist, Timo Sinervo, Anu-Marja Kaihlanen, Marko Elovainio

“…Latent profile analysis was conducted to identify subgroups with similar psychosocial work characteristic profiles. …”
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Non-HDL-c/TC: A Novel Lipid-Related Marker in the Assessment of Severity of Coronary Artery Lesions and Cardiovascular Outcomes by Anan Huang, Xin Qi, Liping Wei, Mingyin Zhang, Shiqi Zhou

“…Coronary artery angiography (CAG) was performed, and the Gensini score (GS) was calculated in all the subjects divided into three subgroups of low risk, medium risk, and high risk by the tertiles of GS. …”
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Assessment of the bypass of obturation materials beyond fractured instruments after using different obturation techniques in simulated curved canals (An in-vitro study). by Ammar Aziz Lateef, Mohammed Rasheed Hameed, Noor Hayder Fadhil, Ahmed Hamid Ali

“…Each group was then divided into two subgroups (n = 10) based on the instrument fracture location (1 = apical, 2 = middle). …”
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Effects of matrix composition and surface treatment on the bond strength of glass fiber-reinforced composite posts to root dentin by Melika Hoseinzadeh, Ehsan Baradaran Naseri, Mohammad Javad Moghaddas, Navid Kerayechian, Sajjad Mosafer

“…The highest push-out bond strength in the cervical, middle, and apical sections was observed in subgroups treated with air abrasion and silanization, with a significant difference from other groups in most comparisons (P < 0.05). …”
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Mortality and Years of Life Lost in Diabetes Mellitus and Its Subcategories in China and Its Provinces, 2005–2020 by Feixue Wang, Wei Wang, Peng Yin, Yunning Liu, Jiangmei Liu, Lijun Wang, Jinlei Qi, Jinlin You, Lin Lin, Maigeng Zhou

“…To analyze diabetes mellitus (DM) mortality and years of life lost (YLL) in different years and different subgroups at the national and regional levels in China from 2005 to 2020. …”
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Association of dietary niacin intake with all-cause mortality in chronic kidney disease: A retrospective cohort study of NHANES. by Meijuan Xiang, Jianyun Peng, Zhihong Gui, Ju Jin, Jinling Meng

“…The association also found in subgroups of age ≥65 years old (HR = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.53-0.88), males (HR = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.51-0.92), BMI <25 kg/m2 (HR = 0.63, 95%CI: 0.39-0.99), smoking (HR = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.49-0.94), dyslipidemia (HR = 0.71, 95%CI: 0.56-0.91), and non-hyperphosphatemia (HR = 0.73, 95%CI: 0.58-0.91).…”
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Clinical Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Patients with Suboptimal Peak Inspiratory Flow by Jill A. Ohar, Donald A. Mahler, Gabrielle N. Davis, David A. Lombardi, Edmund J. Moran, Glenn D. Crater

“…Baseline data were collected from two randomized, controlled, phase 3 trials (NCT03095456; NCT02518139) in participants with moderate-to-severe COPD. oPIF (60 L/min) against the medium-low resistance DPIs was used as the threshold for defining the PIF subgroups (<60 L/min (sPIF) vs ≥60 L/min (oPIF)). Results. …”
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EVALUATION OF GRADUATES OF RESIDENCY IN DIGESTIVE SURGERY AND COLOPROCTOLOGY IN A SINGLE CENTER: A 43 YEARS PORTRAIT by Gilton Marques FONSECA, Luiz Henrique DA COSTA, José Donizeti MEIRA JUNIOR, Nelson Fausto DELL’AQUILLA JUNIOR, Ulysses RIBEIRO JUNIOR, Paulo HERMAN, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D’ALBUQUERQUE

“…Results were analyzed in subgroups based on two eras (Era 1: 1979–2000; Era 2: 2001–2021), the impact of postgraduation, and respondents’ work locations. …”
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Individualized drug therapy and survival prediction in ICU patients with acute kidney injury: construction and validation of a nomogram by Rui Yang, Xiaozhe Su, Ziqi Liu, Shuai Shao, Yinhuai Wang, Hao Su, Haiqing He

“…Ultimately, a comparative analysis was performed to elucidate the prognostic disparities among these patient subgroups. Results This study enrolled 1,208 patients and developed a nomogram incorporating oxygen flow rate, respiratory frequency, continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration status, age, and medication use (including ibuprofen, epinephrine, cefazolin, warfarin, and vasopressin). …”
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Variation in Clinical Presentation, Metabolic Profile, Hormonal Parameters and Inflammatory Markers in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Morphology... by Sweekruti Jena, Ipsita Mishra, Anoj Kumar Baliarsinha, Debarchan Jena, Madhumita Debata

“…The mean score of the subgroups was also compared using the unpaired Student's t-test. …”
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Occupational disparities in survival in Korean women with cancer: a nationwide registry linkage study by Ichiro Kawachi, Hye-Eun Lee, Eun-A KIM, Masayoshi Zaitsu

“…HRs for mortality adjusting for age and year of diagnosis were calculated in the study sample and subgroups with 10 specific cancer sites including thyroid, breast, stomach, cervix, colon or lung cancer using managers, professionals and technical workers as the reference.Results Women in service/sales (HR 1.25, 95% CI 1.15 to 1.35) and blue-collar occupations (HR 1.34, 95% CI 1.25 to 1.44) had poorer survival for all cancer sites combined, while blue-collar workers showed poorer survival for lung (HR 1.41, 95% CI 1.14 to 1.77), breast (HR 1.28, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.54), cervical cancer (HR 1.42, 95% CI 1.02 to 2.06) and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HR 1.69, 95% CI 1.09 to 2.77) compared with women in professional and managerial positions.Conclusion We found substantial and significant inequalities in overall survival by the occupational group among Korean women with cancer, even in the context of universal access to cancer screening and treatment.…”
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Practices Regarding Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer in A Sample of Paramedical Staff in Al- Najaf Governorate, Iraq by Alaa Mehdi Salih, Atta Ah Mousa Al –Sarray

“…When it comes to female sexually transmitted diseases, the genital tract is the primary site of infection for genital type HPVs, which are further divided into high- and low-risk subgroups depending on the likelihood that they will cause cancer of the genital tract. …”
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Relationship between dietary intake and atherogenic index of plasma in cardiometabolic phenotypes: a cross-sectional study from the Azar cohort population by Shirin Soheilifard, Elnaz Faramarzi, Reza Mahdavi

“…This highlights the role of energy and carbohydrates in AIP within specific subgroups. Future research should focus on the effects of macronutrient combinations on AIP and long-term dietary impacts on metabolic health instead of BMI.…”
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Strengths use and thriving at work among nurses: a latent profile and mediation analysis by Jing Wu, Zhenrong Shen, Zidan Ouyang, Yuxuan Xiang, Ru Ding, Yuan Liao, Li Chen

“…This study aimed to identify distinct subgroups of clinical nurses based on their strengths use and to examine the mediating effect of hope between strengths use and thriving at work. …”
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Real-world clinical validation of the Qatar pre-diabetes risk score: a cross-sectional study by Mohamed Ahmed Syed, Narjiss Sallahi, Abduljaleel Abdullatif Zainel, Halima None Bensmail, Abdelilah Arredouani

“…Using a PRISQ cut-off of 16, PRISQ sensitivity exceeded 90% in all subgroups of individuals aged 40 years and above, regardless of ethnicity. …”
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Systematic review of spontaneous reports of myocarditis and pericarditis in transplant recipients and immunocompromised patients following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination by Saad Shakir, Samantha Lane, Alison Yeomans

“…Reporting rates of myocarditis and pericarditis were similar in immunocompromised individuals, however defining characteristics differed compared with the whole population; therefore, continued monitoring of adverse events following vaccination remains vital to understand differences between population subgroups.…”
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Development and validation of a risk prediction model for acute kidney injury in coronary artery disease by Ming Ye, Chang Liu, Duo Yang, Hai Gao

“…This model showed adaptability to subgroups and held the potential for early AKI alerts and personalized interventions, thereby enhancing patient care.…”
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