Evaluating the Color Stability of 3D Printed Temporary and Permanent Composite Resins After Exposure to Common Beverages by Mustafa Duzyol

“…Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the color stability of 3D printed permanent and temporary composite-based restorative materials by assessing their stainability after immersion in tea, coffee, and water.Methods: The composite resins used included Temp Ultra (TU) and Custom Composite Resin (CR) (for temporary restorations) and Crowntec (for permanent restorations). Specimens were 3D printed, post-polymerized, and polished. They were then immersed in tea, coffee, or water at 37°C for 7 days. …”
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Validation of Chinese version of the familiar tools use test for assessing limb apraxia in stroke patients by Jinni Wang, Jingxin Wei, Meilian Chen, Lu Gao, Xiaoyan Liao, Xiaoyan Liao

“…While, the prevalence of apraxia during similar tasks in those with right brain damage were 3.0, 0, and 0%, respectively.ConclusionThe FTT was reliable and valid for assessing limb apraxia among Chinese ischemic stroke patients.…”
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Prevalence of depressive symptoms in adolescents living with HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa by Vuyiswa Gantsho, Mvuyiso Talatala, Nokuthula Mdaka

“…Those with psychosocial difficulties and those who reported a previous suicide attempt were 3.6 (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 3.59, 95% confidence interval [CI]:1.17–11.03) and 6.9 (aOR 6.93, 95% CI:1.39–34.55) times likely to develop depressive symptoms, respectively. …”
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FIRST TIME EXPERIMENTAL IMPLANTING OF LOCALLY DEVELOPED LEFT ATRIUM OCCLUDERS by Sh. D. Akhmedov, R. E. Batalov, S. L. Andreev, V. A. Lugovsky, S. A. Afanasiev, T. Yu. Rebrova, V. Kh. Vaizov, Yu. V. Rogovskaya, A. I. Lotkov, A. N. Kudryashov, S. V. Popov

“…In prospective study the blood was collected for inflammatory response control, and ultrasound examination of the heart. Controls were 3 swings. In 16 weeks the animals were withdrawn from experiment for morpho-functional investigation of the heart. …”
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Relatedness Among Three Native Geese in Erbil Governorate Using Hematological and Molecular Methods by Mohsen A. Ahmed, Yousif M.S. Al-Barzinji, Lanja Assad Ismail

“…The overall mean, of the live weights, Hemoglobin, Hetrophil %, Lymphocyte %, Monocyte %, and H/L ratio were 3.006 (kg), 14.64, 36.896, 49.896, 2.233 and 0.736 respectively. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of 3D printing in endodontics by Karatekin Anil Ozgun

“…The top five keywords with the highest total link strength were “3D printing”, “guided endodontics”, “endodontics”, “root canal treatments”, and cone-beam computed tomography or “CBCT”. …”
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Cost-analysis of universal decolonization with pure hypochlorous acid and mupirocin to reduce MRSA infections in intensive care burn unit patients by Peter J. Mallow, Debashish Chakravarthy, Kevin Foster

“…Deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted to assess the robustness of the findings.ResultsBefore the introduction of pHA, burn patients were 3.05 times more likely to develop MRSA infections. …”
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Effect of educational intervention on midwives’ skills in utilising uterine balloon tamponade for managing postpartum haemorrhage in Ogun State, Nigeria by Foyekemi Adamu-Adedipe, Olayinka Onasoga

“…Results: The pre-intervention skills mean score for EG was 3.57 ± 0.66 and CG was 3.58 ± 0.60, while the immediate and 8th-week post-intervention mean scores for EG were 7.84 ± 0.75; 8.0 ± 0.70, and for CG were 3.71 ± 0.67 and 3.71 ± 0.65, respectively. The Cohen’s d effect size for midwives’ skills in utilising UBT for managing PPH is large at 1.18. …”
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Prevalence of Varroa destructor Infestations in Apis mellifera Honeybee Colonies and Associated Risk Factors in Ankasha District, Northwest Ethiopia by Aschalew Shitu Yenew, Yodit Ayalew Sisay

“…Furthermore, honeybee colonies in highland and midland agro‐ecologies were 3.67 and 5.07 (p < 0.001) times more likely at risk to infestation of varroosis when compared with colonies from lowland agro‐ecologies, respectively. …”
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Phenolic Compounds and Hydroxyl Radical Scavenging Activities of Aqueous and Methanolic Extracts of Phoenix Dactylifera L Cultivar Dayri Fruits by Amir Siahpoosh, Rezvan Yazdanparast, Afsaneh Jaberkhalafian, Sara Alikazemi

“…The flavonoids and proanthocyanidins were determined by UV spectrophotometry methods.Results: The total phenolic, flavonoids and proanthocyanidins content of methanolic and aqueous extracts were 3.77 and 17.42 mg tannic acid equivalents per g dry extract, 0.20 and 0.26 mg rutin equivalents per g dry extract and 0.12, 0.11 mg Cyanidin chloride per g dry extract, respectively. …”
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Evapotranspiration and crop coefficients in two irrigated wheat cultivars by Tonny J. A. da Silva, Edna M. Bonfim-Silva, William Fenner, Thiago F. Duarte, Jefferson V. José, Thiago H. F. M. Castañon

“…The mean ETc and ETo values were 3.87, 3.49 mm d-1 and 4.10 and 3.23 mm d-1, respectively, in the first and second cultivation cycles, with higher values of ETc recorded in the reproductive stages of the crop, flowering and grain filling. …”
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ANAPLASMA IN JAPAN AND OTHER COUNTRIES by T. .. Masuzawa, N. .. Ohashi, M. A. Khasnatinov, G. A. Danchinova, L. I. Ivanov, T. .. Fukui, Y. .. Okamoto, M. J. Pan, N. .. Koizumi

“…These infection rates in wild boar were 3,6 %, 17,9 % and. 3,6 %, respectively. Wild rodents captured in Taiwan were positive for A. phagocytophilum. and. …”
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Terminological aspects of blood pressure measurement by G. G. Efremushkin

“…For BA, diastolic Q and blood flow hv were 3 and 5 times, respectively, lower than venous ones. …”
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Survival Outcomes in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: The Role of the Ovarian Cancer-specific Comorbidity Index by İrem Küçükşahin, Pınar Karaçin

“…Taking the low-risk group as a reference, hazard raios (HRs) for PFS were 2.02 (p=0.002) in the moderate-risk group and 3.41 (p<0.001) in the high-risk group; for OS, HRs were 3.05 (p=0.001) and 5.63 (p<0.001), respectively. …”
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Differences in dementia prevention knowledge by educational attainment: an analysis of a household survey from Great Britain by Emilie Courtin, Sarah Eley

“…For people with a degree qualification compared with people with no formal qualification, the ORs of reporting having quite a lot or a great deal of knowledge about dementia were 2.54 (95% CIs 1.81 to 3.56). The ORs were 3.58 (2.61 to 4.91) for mentioning all risk factors. …”
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Flexural Performance of a Hybrid Bridge Deck with Pultruded Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composite Sandwich Panels by Lei Wu, Yujun Qi, Weiqing Liu

“…The bearing capacities of the hybrid bridge deck under the three working conditions were 3.8, 3.5 and 3.2 times the service load of a Class I vehicle load, respectively. …”
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Experimental Study on a Solar Energy–Multi-Energy Complementary Heating System for Independent Dwellings in Southern Xinjiang by Jie Li, Qian Yang, Hong Chen, Sihui Huang

“…The corresponding CO₂ emissions were 3.56 kg/d, 45.09 kg/d, 105.75 kg/d, 30.97 kg/d, and 76.79 kg/d. …”
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Healthcare Burden and Productivity Loss Due to Narcolepsy in Sweden by Anna Giertz, Johan Mesterton, Tanja Jakobsson, Stephen Crawford, Somraj Ghosh, Anne-Marie Landtblom

“…After controlling for age, sex, and the Charlson comorbidity index, the odds of disability leave were 3.3 times higher in incident narcolepsy patients. …”
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Effect of ABCB1 Gene Carriage and Drug-Drug Interactions on Apixaban and Rivaroxaban Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Deep Vein Throm... by L. V. Fedina, I. N. Sychev, T. D. Rastvorova, E. V. Strigunkova, A. A. Kachanova, Z. A. Sozaeva, P. O. Bochkov, A. V. Vardanyan, K. B. Mirzayev, D. A. Sychev

“…In addition, we found that patients taking apixaban together with a CYP3A4/P-gp inhibitor were 3.5 times more likely to have hemorrhagic complications than those without inhibitors p = 0.004.Conclusion. …”
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Chemo-free salvage treatment outperforms traditional chemotherapy in advanced lines of relapsed/refractory subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma by Chao Chen, Jingjing Yin, Minghui Duan, Wei Wang, Danqing Zhao, Chong Wei, Congwei Jia, Wei Zhang, Daobin Zhou, Yan Zhang

“…The median TTNT of chemotherapy and chemo-free group were 3.2 months and not reached, respectively.DiscussionChemo-free group had a better TTNT than chemotherapy group (p=0.007). …”
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