Fissür çürüklerinin teşhisinde DIAGNOdent ve Cariescan Pro cihazlarının performansının değerlendirilmesi by Nihal Beldüz Kara

“…Amaç: Bu in vivo çalışmanın amacı, çürük sıklığının fazla olduğu yeni sürmüş daimi molar dişlerin okluzal çürüklerinin belirlenmesinde lazer esaslı floresans (diagnodent), LED esaslı (Cariescan Pro) çürük teşhis cihazları ve görsel muayenenin karşılaştırılmasıdır.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Pedodonti kliniğimize başvuran 50 hastanın toplam 200 yeni sürmüş daimi molar dişleri önce Ekstrand’ın gözle muayene yöntemi, sonra da DIAGNOdent ve Cariescan Pro cihazları ile muayene edildi.Bulgular: Gözle Muayene, DIAGNOdent ve Cariescan Pro metotları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık bulunurken (p<0.05), DIAGNOdent ve Cariescan Pro metotları arasında tespit edilen istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık gözle muayene ile yapılan analiz sonuçlarına göre daha düşük bulunmuştur.Sonuç: Çalışmadaki limitasyonlar göz önünde bulundurularak, DIAGNOdent ve Cariescan Pro cihazları çürük teşhisi için benzer değerler ortaya çıkarmıştır. …”
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Developing Local Content Policy in Pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals by Aaron Yaw Ahali

“…Local content policies (LCPs) are strategic policy frameworks focusing on diversification and technologically-led transformation in resourcerich economies. They are generally expressed through laws compelling stakeholders to procure services, create jobs within the host nation, and transfer technology. …”
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Love and anger in Amazonia and in academia: a disciple’s account of Joanna Overing’s oeuvre and teachings by Carlos D. Londoño Sulkin

“…Meeting him was the first in a chain of fortunate events that led to my doing a Ph.D. under Joanna’s supervision and witnessing a golden but embattled era in her career. …”
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Contrast Study on Temperature Rise of Dry Dual Clutch in Automobile by Zhu Maotao, Pu Yubin, Liu Tao

“…Based on the calculation formula of the source of sliding wear power of the sliding wear,the engine and friction plate speed difference curve is extracted,it is found that because of the constant rotation speed control strategy of clutch 1 in the process of starting wear,the clutch speed difference is generally higher than that of clutch 1,which led to the temperature rise of the clutch 2 higher than that of clutch 1. …”
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Determination of Catalyst Surface Acidity in Liquids by a Pulse Liquid Chromatographic Technique by Paolo Carniti, Antonella Gervasini, Serena Biella

“…Titration with the weakest basic probe (aniline) rather than 2-phenylethylamine generally led to a lower amount of acidic sites. The amount of acidic sites determined at the surface was greatly affected by the solvent. …”
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Damage Initiation Analysis of a Tension Stiffened Composite PRSEUS Panel Based on Modified Hashin Criteria by Yongjie Zhang, Samya Ettoumi, Bo Cui, Jingpiao Zhou

“…Further, these criteria were implemented via UMAT to investigate the effect of shear stress on the analysis, indicating that manipulating the coefficient of shear stress contribution led to a significant enhancement in analysis accuracy. …”
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A rare case of culture-negative infective endocarditis following cataract surgery by Gayashani K. Jayasinghe, Logeswaran Dinusha, Udara S. Perera, Indrakumar Jegarajah

“…The patient was treated with empirical antibiotics, including vancomycin and ceftriaxone, which led to significant improvement. Because infective endocarditis remains a significant public health concern with increasing incidence rates, we present this unusual case of culture-negative infective endocarditis following cataract surgery, highlighting the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges encountered.…”
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Charge de travail et stress professionnel : deux facettes d’une même réalité ? by Sandrine Cazabat, Béatrice Barthe, Nadine Cascino

“…The objective was to learn why an increase in workload led to an increase in perceived stress levels and also whether nurses adopted a regulatory process based on social support. …”
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Héctor Labat Moles, Le capitalisme dominé par la finance après le « shadow banking » : Implications analytiques, d’instabilité financière et macroéconomiques by Héctor Labat Moles

“…Finally, the dissertation assesses empirically the macroeconomic implications of shadow banking studying the case of Spain (1998-2019) with the supermultiplier demand-led growth-decomposition methodology.…”
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EFFECT OF PERCEIVED EASE OF USE AND SECURITY OF E-BANKING ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION by Ngozi Folashade Diokpa

“… E-Banking has transformed the banking industry in Nigeria with several new products and ways of conducting the banking business. This has led to increase competition in the banking sector and also to need to better satisfy bank customers. …”
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Knowledge management: re-thinking information management and facing the challenge of managing tacit knowledge by Suliman Al-Hawamdeh

“…To put things in perspective, it is important to look at the sequence of events that led to the rise of knowledge management. The arrival of the information society and the move toward the knowledge-based economy highlighted the importance of tacit knowledge and the need to manage knowledge resources including skills and competencies. …”
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20th Anniversary of 9-11: Corporate Disaster Preparedness, Lessons Learned, and Ways Forward by Stefane Kabene, Said Baadel

“…The companies differed in size or the type of crisis they experienced yet there were similar underlying themes that led to their successful recovery. Two-tier strategy that focused on different aspects of the business, a flexible contingency plan, a training program, an effective backup communication system, and a strong commitment to disaster preparedness in the corporate culture all contributed to their disaster management plans. …”
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EU Financial Assistance to Civil Society in Turkey: Shrinking the Political Space in the Post-Gezi Process? by Sinem Bal

“…However, even though civil society organizations have strengthened their catalysing role and become a new counter-hegemonic political space since the Gezi protests, it is argued that Turkey’s normative distance from the EU and the pragmatic links between the EU and Turkey over refugees have led the EU to reduce its financial relationships with Turkey’s rights-based civil society.…”
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Leveraging the potential of over-the-top platforms in optimizing student learning experience in education by Komal Chopra

“…The research employed a grounded theory approach where a three-level coding process led to the emergence of concepts grounded in the data. …”
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Impact of Congenital Heart Disease on Brain Development and Neurodevelopmental Outcome by Mary T. Donofrio, An N. Massaro

“…Advances in cardiac surgical techniques and perioperative intensive care have led to improved survival in babies with congenital heart disease (CHD). …”
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Formation of Ultra-Thin Nanotubular Chrysotile Particles and Their Thermal Properties by Shigeharu Kittaka, Tomoko Matsuda, Keisuke Yamaguchi, Akio Yamashita

“…The mesoporosity of the nanotubes was confirmed by the appearance of hysteresis loops in both nitrogen adsorption and water vapour adsorption measurements. Heat treatment led to a narrowing of the pore edges and brought about the sealing of the tube ends. …”
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Total Quality Management in the Implementation of Tasks of The Local Community: The Case of Pre-School Education by Jože Benčina, Srečko Devjak

“…The assumption that this end is highly dependent on the implementation of total quality management paradigm has led us to base our work on the Common Assessment Framework model. …”
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Colistin: The phoenix Arises by JM Conly, BL Johnston

“…The emergence of bacteria resistant to most classes of commercially available antibiotics and the shortage of novel antimicrobial agents with activity against gram-negative microorganisms have led to the reemergence of polymyxins as a valuable addition to the therapeutic armamentarium. …”
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Scrolling, sharing, shaping: cognitive and behavioral effects of SNS communication on Japan’s national image in China by Tengfei Zhang

“…Abstract National images today are shaped not only by state-led narratives but also through daily interactions on social networking sites, where passive consumption and active expression converge to influence public perceptions. …”
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Du paysage de l’écologie à celui du développement by Philippe Fleury, Julie Delclaux, Emmanuel Guisepelli, Claire Heinisch

“…We show how this strategy has been subjected to different trials before being successfully deployed for mobilising farmers. This has led to changes in landscape design approaches. The ecological landscape, associating reservoirs of biodiversity and green and blue corridors, has gradually become a development landscape involving different modes of occupation. …”
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