Publications by authors named "Agata Pruciak"

Although preventable, early childhood caries (ECC) is a burdening condition in all WHO regions, with Poland being one of the most affected countries in Europe. Effective home-based prevention of ECC is available and recommended by several expert bodies. Therefore, we wanted to determine how well parents were following selected oral health recommendations in preschool children.

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Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and peptide YY (PYY) are involved in metabolic regulation. The purpose of the study was to assess the serum levels of NPY and PYY in adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) or obesity (OB), as well as in a healthy control group (CG). The effects of potential confounders on their concentrations were also analysed.

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Article Synopsis
  • Epidemiology and healthcare planning rely on analytical tools for detecting disease clusters, particularly when rates are unusually high.
  • This work aims to enhance the CutL method for identifying space-time clusters, comparing its effectiveness against Kulldorff's scan statistic.
  • The CutL method proved to be more efficient for irregularly shaped clusters, while both methods showed similar results for cylinder-shaped clusters, with CutL being more accessible via the PQScut and PQStat software.
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