Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation as a modality of treatment in patients with fibromyalgia by Rawan M. El Shahat, Mona A. El Sebaie, Sahar F. Ahmed, Shereen I. Fawaz, Marwa A. Kamel, Marwa A. Nassef

“…On comparing the control and case groups regarding anxiety and depression using the HADS questionnaire and fatigue assessment using the SF36 questionnaire after rTMS sessions, there was a statistically significant lower depression score in the case group compared to the control group (p-value of 0.024), and statistically significant higher energy/fatigue scores in the case group compared to the control group with (p-value = 0.004). …”
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Relationship Between Weight Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in School-age Children in China by Mandana Zanganeh, Peymané Adab, Bai Li, Miranda Pallan, Wei J. Liu, Lin Rong, Wei Liu, James Martin, Kar K. Cheng, Emma Frew

“…However, the relationship between weight status and HRQOL is not well established in China, where obesity trends follow a different pattern compared with high-income countries. The risk of obesity is greater in children from higher socioeconomic backgrounds and higher in boys compared with girls. …”
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Knee rotation in patients with and without patellofemoral instability and its correlation with patellar tendon trochlear groove distance by Himanshu Gupta, Vineet Jain, Nilansh Kataria, Ashish Dutt Upadhyay, Pallav Mishra, Himanshu Kataria

“…The knee rotation and patellar tendon lateralisation between PFI and non-PFI group were compared using t-test and their Pearson’s correlation (r) with PTTG distance was calculated. …”
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Examining general, physical, and mental health disparities between transgender and cisgender adults in the U.S. by Sunday Azagba, Galappaththige S. R. de Silva, Todd Ebling

“…Results Results reveal significant disparities in health outcomes, with transgender individuals reporting lower proportions of good general health and more days of poor mental and physical health compared to cisgender individuals. In the adjusted analyses, transgender individuals were significantly less likely to report good general health compared to cisgender peers (OR = 0.60, 95% CI = 0.52–0.69). …”
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Evaluation of Small Intestinal Permeability in Patients with Overlap Syndrome (Autoimmune Hepatitis/Primary Biliary Cholangitis) by D. R. Akberova, A. Kh. Odintcova, D. I. Abdulganieva

“…In patients with AIH/PBC, an increase in intestinal permeability was found — 0.20 [0.09; 0.30] (p < 0.001) compared with the control group 0.01 [0.01; 0.02]. …”
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Three-dimensional Feature Tracking Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Comparison with Two-Dimensional Algorithm by Tomoaia Raluca, Lwin May, Soo Chin Yit, Anderton Thomas, Kamani Christel, Javed Wasim, Wahab Ali, Plein Sven

“…The aims of this study were to: 1) determine whether 2D and 3D feature tracking cardiac magnetic resonance (FT-CMR) are equivalent in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), 2) compare 3D FT-CMR values in HCM and healthy volunteers and 3) compare FT-CMR in most frequent HCM phenotypes.…”
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Effectiveness of scapular retraction exercises and kinesio taping in individuals with protracted shoulders: A randomized control trial by Divya Gohil, Mokshi Koul, Gaurang Baxi

“…Repeated Measures ANOVA was used to compare the intragroup differences in measurements for both outcome measures. …”
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Health Inequalities in Under-Five Mortality: An Assessment of Empowered Action Group (EAG) States of India by Sarvesh Kumar, Damodar Sahu, Amit Mehto, Ravendra Kumar Sharma

“…**Objective:** To estimate and compare the health inequality of under-five mortality in Empowered Action groups (EAG) states of India. …”
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Palatal Rugae as an Unique and Stable Marker in Personal identification—An Interracial Pilot Study by Nishant Kumar, Ramasamy Sarvathikari, Venkatesh Jayaraman, Philips Mathew, Kumari Jyotsana

“…Aim and Objectives: This study was aimed to compare the palatal rugae among people of different races. …”
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Trichromacy is insufficient for mate detection in a mimetic butterfly by Andrew Dang, Gary D. Bernard, Furong Yuan, Aide Macias-Muñoz, Ryan I. Hill, J. P. Lawrence, Aline Giselle Rangel Olguin, Armando Luis-Martínez, Sean P. Mullen, Jorge Llorente-Bousquets, Adriana D. Briscoe

“…Abstract Color vision is thought to play a key role in the evolution of animal coloration, while achromatic vision is rarely considered as a mechanism for species recognition. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude and Awareness among Diabetic vs. Non-Diabetic Patients about the Association between Diabetes and Oral Health by Jaswinder Kaur, Gurleen Kaur Pruthi, Harsimran Singh Kapoor, Vishwas Narang, Akaljot Kaur, Aakash Gupta

“…Background: Global prevalence of diabetes is rapidly increasing with an estimate to affect 593 million worldwide by 2035. Current evidence clearly states an association between oral diseases and diabetes mellitus with manifestations like periodontitis, peri-implantitis, xerostomia, etc. …”
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Residential Indoor and Outdoor PM Measured Using Low-cost Monitors during the Heating Season in Monroe County, NY by Andrea R. Ferro, Naděžda Zíková, Mauro Masiol, Gursumeeran P. Satsangi, Thomas Twomey, David C. Chalupa, David Q. Rich, Philip K. Hopke

“…The indoor PM2.5 concentration pattern showed clear morning and evening peaks as well as higher indoor concentrations during the weekends when people are typically at home. …”
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Comparison of canal transportation and centering ability of three different endodontic rotary systems (an invitro study) by Shakhawan Kadir Kadir

“…The aim of the present study is to compare the canal transportation and centering ability of Rotary ProTaper next, two Shape and Pro Taper gold systems in simulated root canals to find better instrumentation technique for maintaining root canal geometry. …”
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Investigation of factors that affect post-fire recovery of photosynthetic activity at global scale by Yicheng Shen, I. Colin Prentice, Sandy P. Harrison

“…Factors affecting post-fire recovery time have been investigated at site or regional scale, but there is comparatively little information about this at a global scale. …”
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The Role of PM2.5 Chemical Composition and Meteorology during High Pollution Periods at a Suburban Background Station in Southern Poland by Barbara Błaszczak, Natalia Zioła, Barbara Mathews, Krzysztof Klejnowski, Krzysztof Słaby

“…Such control measures are particularly important in Poland, where PM2.5 concentrations remain high compared to many European countries.…”
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The Extraordinary Long-lasting Infrared Echo of PS16dtm Reveals an Extremely Energetic Nuclear Outburst by Ning Jiang, Di Luo, Jiazheng Zhu, Roc M. Cutri

“…Such large energetic output compared to normal TDEs could be boosted by the preexisting accretion disk and gas clouds around the black hole. …”
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Profile of Egyptian pediatrics with COVID-19: insights from healthcare providers in Egypt by Salma ZEl Houchi, Hanaa I. Rady, Iman Iskander, Tamer Abdel Hamid, Salma Abdelrehim Seddik, Amira Aly Hegazy, Ahmed Taha Aboushady, Mohamed Eissa, Sherine Khamis Hussein, Dina Hanoura, Miriam Magdy Aziz, Remon Magdy, Heba Ahmed ElAwady, Esraa A. Elmazzahy

“…While initially thought to affect adults predominantly, it became clear that children and adolescents were also susceptible to the virus's effects. …”
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Quality improvement of plant-based white chocolate enriched with encapsulated blueberry juice by Rossi Indiarto, Natallina Wiranto Putri, Fetriyuna Fetriyuna, Edy Subroto, Arif Nanda Irawan, Dimas Rahadian Aji Muhammad, Mohd Nizam Lani

“…The quality attributes evaluated included color, texture, polymorphism, particle size distribution, melting point, microstructure, protein content, fat content, phenolic content, flavonoid content, antioxidant activity, and sensory characteristics. …”
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Large language model usage guidelines in Korean medical journals: a survey using human-artificial intelligence collaboration by Sangzin Ahn

“…The key components of LLM policies were extracted and compared across journals. The journal characteristics associated with the adoption of AI guidelines were also analyzed. …”
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Post-chemoradiotherapy adjuvant chemotherapy of rectal cancer by E. V. Ledin, A. V. Kochatkov

“…Efficacy of 5-fluorouracil monotherapy was directly compared to 5-fluorouracil with oxaliplatin combination in several randomized trials. …”
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