Global, regional, and national burden of periodontal diseases from 1990 to 2021 and predictions to 2040: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021 by Meiling Hu, Meiling Hu, Ruibin Zhang, Ruibin Zhang, Ren Wang, Ren Wang, Yan Wang, Yan Wang, Jincai Guo, Jincai Guo, Jincai Guo

“…BackgroundPeriodontal diseases are one of the most prevalent oral diseases globally, with increasing incidence rates in recent years. …”
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The impact of objective/sensationalist media on young women’s concern and misconceptions about breast cancer: an experimental study by Aldo Aguirre-Camacho, Amalie Akerø Hylland, Valeria Moriconi, Alberto Bellido-Esteban, Judit Tirado-Muñoz

“…Second, they also believed that breast cancer was most often diagnosed among women just under 50 years of age; participants exposed to sensationalist information (i.e. conditions 2 and 3) estimated the age at diagnosis as significantly lower than those exposed to objective information. …”
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Posible impacto en la salud pública del encallamiento de cetáceos en Costa Rica Potential public health impact of the stranding of cetaceans by Olga Rivas-Solano, Claudia Zúñiga-Vega

“…</p><br><p>Cetacean stranding occurs when those animals arrive to the beach without having the possibility to come back to the sea. In Costa Rica, most of the cases have been registered along the pacific coast.  …”
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Diaphragmatic Breathing Interfaces to Promote Relaxation for Mitigating Insomnia: Pilot Study by Yi-Jen Lai, Hsiao-Yean Chiu, Ko-Chiu Wu, Chun-Wei Chang

“…The up/down interface was most effective, showing the best overall relaxation effect. …”
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A Fast and High-Accuracy Real-Time Visible Light Positioning System Based on Single LED Lamp With a Beacon by Huaping Li, Hongbin Huang, Yongze Xu, Zhanhang Wei, Sichen Yuan, Puxi Lin, Hao Wu, Wen Lei, Junbin Fang, Zhe Chen

“…With the advantages of high positioning accuracy and low cost, visible light positioning (VLP) is becoming a promising solution for practical indoor positioning system. However, most of the VLP systems require at least two VLP LED lamps for accurate position calculation. …”
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Analysis of diagnostic decision in acupuncture from the actual functional dyspepsia patient's clinical information by Song-Yi Kim, San Hwa Hong, Jae-Woo Park, Hyangsook Lee, Jaeyoung Kim, Yangseok Kim, You-Sang Baik, Seok-Jae Ko, Seul-Ki Kim, In-Seon Lee, Younbyoung Chae, Hi-Joon Park

“…The doctors identified the patient's pattern as “spleen-stomach weakness”, “liver qi depression”, or “food accumulation or phlegm-fluid retention”. The most frequently selected acupoints were CV12, LI4, LR3, ST36, and PC6. …”
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Association of cardiorespiratory fitness with phenotypic age in younger population: a study based on the NHANES database by Yi Shen, Wanying Shen, Yongyao Shen, Bo Chen, Cui Wu, Liying Jiang, Liying Jiang

“…BackgroundPhenotypic age (PA), a novel signature of morbidity and mortality risk based on clinically collected parameters, is considered one of the most promising biomarkers for capturing aging. However, unequivocal evidence on the link between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), assessed by estimated maximal oxygen consumption (Vo2max), and PA remains scarce, particularly within the first half of life. …”
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Effect of Annealing Treatment on the Optical Properties of Silicon Nitride Waveguides by A. A. Ershov, K. N. Chekmezov, A. P. Burovikhin, A. A. Nikitin, S. N. Abolmasov, A. A. Stashkevich, E. I. Terukov, A. V. Eskov, A. A. Semenov, A. B. Ustinov

“…Thermal annealing is the most common method for breaking these bonds and reducing losses. …”
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Detecting emotional disorder with eye movement features in sports watching by Wei Qiang, Wei Qiang, Lin Yang, Xucheng Zhang, Na Liu, Yanyong Wang, Jipeng Zhang, Yixin Long, Weiwei Xu, Wei Sun

“…GazeEntropy emerged as the most predictive feature, achieving an accuracy of 0.88 with a significance p-value of 0.0002. …”
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Ultrasound Study of Trocar Site Hernia after Bariatric Surgery: Medium and Long-Term Follow-Up by Emilio López-Negrete Cueto, Aida Suárez Sánchez, Jose Luis Rodicio Miravalles, Sonia Amoza Pais, María Moreno Gijón, Sandra Sanz Navarro, Tamara Díaz Vico, Pablo Noriega Menéndez, Ana Montes García, Lourdes Sanz Álvarez

“…We also collected data on risk factors, pain scale, and ultrasound of port-site by an expert radiologist in 2018 and 2022.ResultsIn the first period 45 patients were included, with a mean age of 49.9 years and an initial BMI of 45.5 kg/m2. Most of them (88.9%) were operated by gastric bypass. …”
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The self-assessment of critical thinking disposition and the needs for training: a cross-sectional survey of clinical nurses by Kailun Gao, Kailun Gao, Xiaotong Zhong, Xiaotong Zhong, Yingying Zhang, Yingying Zhang, Min Wang, Ling Chen, Ling Chen, Wenzhi Cai, Wenzhi Cai, Wei Ren, Wei Ren

“…Multiple linear regression analysis showed health status and position being the most significant contributors (R2 = 0.128, p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Food Habits among Children Living in North Macedonia by Aleksandra Stamenova, Katerina Mihajlova, Lorraine S. Wallace, Igor Spiroski

“…Our findings show that while most MKD children practice at least one healthy food habit, there are evident dietary disparities among children related to family SES. …”
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Does ethnicity affect where people with cancer die? A population-based 10 year study. by Jonathan Koffman, Yuen King Ho, Joanna Davies, Wei Gao, Irene J Higginson

“…<h4>Results</h4>76% decedents were born in the UK, followed by Ireland (5.9%), Europe(5.4%) and Caribbean(4.3%). Most deaths(52.5%) occurred in hospital, followed by home(18.7%). …”
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Proinflammatory cytokines VEGFA, IL-6, IL-8 as markers of hepatotoxicity after COVID-19 by M. A. Urevskii, L. V. Ilmukhina, Ya. E. Saranskaya, A. A. Lapshin, R. R. Gafurova

“…The mechanism of hepatocellular liver damage after COVID-19 is a multifactorial process. The most widely discussed causes are cytolytic liver damage due to the inflammatory response after COVID-19, drug-induced hepatotoxicity and direct cytotoxic effect of the virus. …”
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Assessment of vegetation in Murchison falls national park five years after the completion of oil and gas exploration by Hindrah Akisiimire, William Tinzaara, Keneth Tumwebaze, Charles K.Twesigye

“… Uganda discovered petroleum deposits in commercially viable quantities in 2006. Most areas such as Murchison Falls National Park (MFNP) where petroleum has been discovered overlap with wildlife and nature conservation with high biodiversity and sensitive ecosystems. …”
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Active poly‐GA vaccination prevents microglia activation and motor deficits in a C9orf72 mouse model by Qihui Zhou, Nikola Mareljic, Meike Michaelsen, Samira Parhizkar, Steffanie Heindl, Brigitte Nuscher, Daniel Farny, Mareike Czuppa, Carina Schludi, Alexander Graf, Stefan Krebs, Helmut Blum, Regina Feederle, Stefan Roth, Christian Haass, Thomas Arzberger, Arthur Liesz, Dieter Edbauer

“…Abstract The C9orf72 repeat expansion is the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and/or frontotemporal dementia (FTD). …”
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A novel quantitative trait locus for barley yellow dwarf virus resistance and kernel traits on chromosome 2D of a wheat cultivar Jagger by Ruolin Bian, Na Liu, Yuzhou Xu, Zhenqi Su, Lingling Chai, Amy Bernardo, Paul St. Amand, Jessica Rupp, Michael Pumphrey, Allan Fritz, Guorong Zhang, Katherine W. Jordan, Guihua Bai

“…Abstract Barley yellow dwarf (BYD) is one of the most serious viral diseases in cereal crops worldwide. …”
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Energy storage hydrothermal and entropy analysis of micro-polar Nano-encapsulated phase change materials under the effect of exothermic reaction and external magnetic field by Ahmed M. Hassan, Mohammed Azeez Alomari, Abdalrahman Alajmi, Abdellatif M. Sadeq, Faris Alqurashi, Mujtaba A. Flayyih

“…The Ha substantially reduces Nuav and Shav by up to 62.3 % and 31.2 %, respectively, while the γ exhibits a non-monotonic behavior with an optimal angle around 60°. The most prominent conclusions highlight the complex interplay between various parameters, with Ra, Le, Nz, and Ha having substantial effects on the hydrothermal performance and entropy generation. …”
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Identification of Protocatechuic acid as an anti-acne component in extracts of black rice bran by Yothin Teethaisong, Htun Htun Win, Theera Thummavongsa, Griangsak Eumkeb, Benjawan Dunkhunthod, Saijai Posoongnoen, Maniganda Santhi, Jaggaiah N. Gorantla, Mariena Ketudat-Cairns, James R. Ketudat-Cairns

“…Abstract Acne vulgaris is the most common dermatological problem among adolescents and young adults. …”
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CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND PATIENT MANAGEMENT DIFFERENCES IN CONFIRMED AND NON-CONFIRMED PULMONARY THROMBOEMBOLISM by D. V. Duplyakov, T. V. Pavlova, T. V. Mullova, E. A. Kurakina, S. M. Khokhlunov

“…Conclusion. the obtained data confirmed the meaning of nonspecificity of clinical presentation and laboratory and most instrumental methods in patients with suspected PE. …”
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