An evaluation of surgical excision versus steroid injection for the management of ganglion cysts by Karpaka Vinayakam Gopalakrishnan, Kawushik Kumar Prabhakaran

“…The cysts were equally distributed between the left and right hands. All patients presented with swelling, and 59.3% experienced pain/discomfort. …”
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Study on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrate Based on Titanium Oxide Nanorods Coated with Gold Nanoparticles by Xiaodong Wang, Xiulan Cheng, Xufeng Yu, Xueling Quan

“…The Raman signal of 10−10 M R6G was detected clearly by the substrate with the enhancement factor of 2.64 × 108. All relative standard deviation (RSD) values of the major peaks for R6G were within the scope of 10.4% to 16.7%. …”
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Mapping Knowledge Domains of Integration in BIM-Based Construction Networks: A Systematic Mixed-Method Review by Bin Guo, Tao Feng

“…More importantly, the major academic contributions of the study lie in offering an objective and systematic analysis of previous researches, revealing the gaps on integration in BbCNs, and advising researchers in future studies regarding the integration pentagon as an all-inclusive analysis tool. These results highlight the status quo of BbCNs knowledge and serve as a dynamic platform to allow other scholars to perform further developments of integration in BbCNs.…”
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Dioxaphosphorinane-Constrained Nucleic Acid Dinucleotides as Tools for Structural Tuning of Nucleic Acids by Dan-Andrei Catana, Brice-Loïc Renard, Marie Maturano, Corinne Payrastre, Nathalie Tarrat, Jean-Marc Escudier

“…The so-called dioxaphosphorinane rings were introduced at key positions along the sugar-phosphate backbone allowing the control of the six-torsion angles α to ζ defining the polymer structure. The syntheses of all the members of the D-CNA family are described, and we emphasize the effect on secondary structure stabilization of a couple of diastereoisomers of α,β-D-CNA exhibiting wether B-type canonical values or not.…”
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Dietary Level of the Omega-3 Fatty Acids EPA and DHA Influence the Flesh Pigmentation in Atlantic Salmon by T. Ytrestøyl, M. Bou, C. Dimitriou, G. M. Berge, T.-K. Østbye, B. Ruyter

“…Atlantic salmon with a start weight of 53 g were fed diets with different levels of EPA and DHA or a diet with 1 : 1 EPA+DHA (0%, 1.0%, and 2.0% of the diet). At 400 g, all fish groups were mixed and equally distributed in new tanks and fed three diets with 0.2%, 1.0%, or 1.7% of EPA+DHA. …”
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Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) Cultivars Exhibiting Tolerance to the Reniform Nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis) by Julie A. Blessitt, Salliana R. Stetina, Ted P. Wallace, Peggy T. Smith, Gabriel L. Sciumbato

“…Of these, the first three exhibited yields similar to the productive cultivar “Deltapine 445 BG/RR” in all environments. Though they will not suppress the reniform nematode population, these cultivars can help reduce economic losses attributed to this pathogen in the Midsouth region of the USA.…”
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Potential of Adding Constructed Wetland/Fishpond to Waste Stabilization Ponds to Improve Helminths Removal in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania by A.H. Outwater, A. Zachariah, A. Nyomora, F. Francis, J.H.Y. Katima

“…Numbers of helminth larvae and eggs showed evidence of seasonality, which is potentially useful knowledge for farmers in order to avoid helminth infection: almost all larvae were found at the end of the hot dry season. …”
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Interrogating the Role of Language in Clergy Sexual Abuse of Women and Girls in Zimbabwe by Nhlanhla Landan, Sindiso Zhou, Baba Tshotsho

“…This approach left the women and girls, already vulnerable due to all kinds of reasons that have brought them to seek help from the clergy in the first place, devastated and dependent on the religious leaders. …”
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Seismic Improvement and Rehabilitation of Steel Concentric Braced Frames: A Framework-Based Review by Atefeh Soleymani, Hamed Saffari

“…On the other hand, conventional CBF constructions exposed to seismic hazards may display an unacceptable soft-story mechanism, in which drift and damage are localized in a single-story, while all the other stories are comparatively unscathed. …”
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Prospects of Implementing Inclusive Education in TVET Colleges in OR Tambo Inland District, South Africa by Thanduxolo Albert Nomtshongwana, Andrea Mqondiso Buka

“…With inclusive education, schools became less separated and more integrated, to make sure all kids, including those with disabilities, have the same opportunities to learn. …”
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Miliary Tuberculosis Induced Acute Liver Failure by Tayfur Toptas, Birkan Ilhan, Huseyin Bilgin, Elif Dincses, Osman Ozdogan, Isik Kaygusuz-Atagunduz, Zekaver Odabasi, Volkan Korten, Tulin Firatli-Tuglular

“…Acute liver failure (ALF) caused by tuberculosis bacilli has been reported in only a few reports. All previous cases have been diagnosed by postmortem examination. …”
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A Critical Review of "Non-Existence of God" on the Aristotle's Book “Nicomachean Ethics” and its Effect on Philosophical Ethics Writing among Muslims by Zahra Atashi, Mojtaba Javidi, Alireza Farsinejad

“…Given that God and man's relationship with him are the ruling spirit of all the teachings of the divine religions, and in particular the religion of Islam, and that Muslim ethicists have followed Aristotle in their philosophical ethics and formulation, this absence of the one God has had some effects on philosophical ethics. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Childhood Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Cross-Sectional Study of Practices among Paediatricians in Private Sector, Mumbai by Carolyn Kavita Tauro, Nilesh Chandrakant Gawde

“…Sputum negative TB suspect is always tested with X-ray or tuberculin skin test. 61.4% prescribe regimen as recommended in ISTC and all monitor progress to treatment clinically. Drug-resistance at beginning of treatment is suspected for child in contact with a drug-resistant patient (67.7%) and with prior history of antitubercular treatment (12.9%). …”
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An NTCP Analysis of Urethral Complications from Low Doserate Mono- and Bi-Radionuclide Brachytherapy by V. E. Nuttens, A. E. Nahum, S. Lucas

“…Two sets of radiobiological parameters were studied. The NTCP results all fall in the 19%–23% range and are associated with large uncertainties, making the comparison difficult. …”
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Efficacy of Articaine versus Lignocaine as Local Anesthetic Agents Using Buccal Infiltration Technique for Extraction of Mandibular Premolars by Deepak Kolte, Harjit Singh Kalsi, Viraj Rajeev Kharkar, Tejal Patil, Barun Kumar, Ashvin Wagh, Sanpreet Singh Sachdev

“…In the Articaine group, 34 out of 40 patients experienced no pain, whereas all patients in the Lignocaine group reported mild to severe pain. …”
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Characterization of Phenolic Constituents from Prunus cerasifera Ldb Leaves by Wei Liu, Muhammad Farrukh Nisar, Chunpeng Wan

“…The current study pioneers to identify and report all the phenolic constituents from P. cerasifera Ldb leaves.…”
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Preparation and Application of Cationic Modified Cellulose Fibrils as a Papermaking Additive by Yanhong Gao, Qun Li, Yu Shi, Ruitao Cha

“…With regard to physical strength, all the three kinds of additives could improve the tensile index and tear index; the tensile index of paper sheets added CS was higher than that of added UMCF and CMCF, while the tear index of paper sheets added CMCF was the highest among the three additives.…”
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Le Hall d’exposition de l’aéroport du Bourget by Hélène Caroux

“…It is also an emblematic creation in the career of the architect André Granet, a fervent defender of all things aeronautical. He was one of the founders of the GIFAS, the French association of air and space industries, and also one of the founders of the airshow itself, which he ran for almost fifty years. …”
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Penetrating right ventricular injury following a single gunshot to the left flank in Iraq: a case report by Zryan Salar Majeed, Yad N. Othman, Razhan K. Ali

“…A century ago, cardiac injuries usually resulted in death. However, despite all the advances in medicine, these injuries still have high mortality and morbidity rates. …”
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A white paper from the FEBS Education and Training Conference: challenges, opportunities, and action plans for transforming molecular life sciences education by Ly Villo, Nino Sincic, Luciane V. Mello, Manuel Joao Costa, Didier Picard, Francesco Malatesta, Jerka Dumic, Ferhan G. Sagin

“…This document synthesizes key insights, discussions, and recommendations from the conference and proposes actionable strategies for all stakeholders in the field—institutions, educators and students—to address current challenges in education and training in molecular life sciences.…”
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