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

“…Methodology: A split-mouth, randomized, controlled trial included 40 patients, aged between 18 and 40 years, undergoing bilateral mandibular premolar extractions. …”
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Our first experience of prepectoral reconstruction of the mammary gland using a mesh polypropylene implant by D. N. Rovenskikh, S. A. Usov, S. V. Petrosyants

“…Case-series of 6 patients with luminal breast cancer T1–2N0M0 aged from 34 to 47 years. IPPBR was performed after subcutaneous mastectomy (nipple sparing in 2 cases). …”
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Uncertainty of the image of consumer behavioral disorders in the representations of students by Zul’fiya A. Aksyutina, Aleksey N. Il’in

“…It was assumed that the students ideas about violations of consumer behavior are characterized by blurry and uncertainty due to the fact that this aspect is not the subject of their professional training. 72 students aged 20 to 24 years of the Pedagogical University were engaged in a diagnostic conversation. …”
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The Effect of Deworming Using Triple-Dose Albendazole on Nutritional Status of Children in Perobatang Village, Southwest Sumba, Indonesia by Saleha Sungkar, Asri S. Ridwan, Gladys Kusumowidagdo

“…This pre-post study was conducted in July 2016 and January 2017. Children aged 1–15 years were asked to collect stool for diagnosis of STH infection (Kato-Katz method), were measured for anthropometry status to obtain the nutritional status, and took albendazole 400 mg for three consecutive days. …”
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Attitudes and practices of exercise among pregnant mothers in Singapore by Yin Ru Tan, Kok Hian Tan, Fei Dai, Hak Koon Tan, Lay Kok Tan

“…Results: A total of 201 pregnant women aged 20–44 years were surveyed. Almost all (99.0%) participants thought that exercise was beneficial in pregnancy. …”
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Impact of Fixed Orthodontic Appliances on Blood Count and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels by Jiwanasha Manish Agrawal, Vidyesh Nadkerny, Anurag Tiwari, Mahesh Ghadage, Avantika Jadhav, Chetan Sharma, Dipooja Patil

“…Materials and Methods: A cohort of 60 patients, aged 12 –30 years, undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment, were enrolled in the study. …”
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Effect of Glass Powder on the Compressive Strength and Drying Shrinkage Behavior of OPC- and LC3-50-Based Cementitious Composites of Various Strengths by Tehmina Ayub, Tariq Jamil, Ayesha Ayub, Asad-Ur-Rehman Khan, Eraj Mehmood, Muhammad Danyal Sheikh

“…Contrariwise, the initial drying shrinkage was higher in LC3-50 specimens and lower at later ages compared to OPC. A detailed investigation of existing shrinkage models for mortar/composite is assessed, and limitations are also discussed.…”
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Clinical and Histological Comparison of Platelet-Rich Fibrin with Periodontal Dressing and Non-Eugenol Periodontal Dressing Alone on the Depigmented Gingival Epithelium by Km Sarika Gupta, Amit Wadhawan, Prashant Tyagi, Ankita Khare

“…Materials and Method: Thirty individuals in good health, aged between 18 and 50 years, were randomly divided into two groups, with each group consisting of 15 participants. …”
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Schizophrenia and Nicotine - A Bittersweet Psychiatric Story by Satrajit Ghosal, Ankit Halder, Sarthak Keshri, Navna Panchami Ravindran, Akhil Joshi

“…Methodology: Fifty-six new patients diagnosed with schizophrenia of both sexes between ages 18 and 60 years, giving valid and informed consent, were selected for the study. …”
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The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 drove broadly increased seroprevalence in a public university setting. by Ching-Wen Hou, Stacy Williams, Guillermo Trivino-Soto, Veronica Boyle, David Rainford, Selina Vicino, Mitch Magee, Yunro Chung, Joshua LaBaer, Vel Murugan

“…We conducted a seroprevalence study from March 1-3, 2022, to investigate the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among individuals aged 18 years and older after the Omicron outbreak. …”
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Experimental Study on Compressive and Flexural Performances of Polypropylene Fiber-Reinforced Concrete by Yimeng Wei, Yuan Qin, Junrui Chai, Chengyong Xu, Yue Zhang, Xianwei Zhang

“…The uniaxial compressive strength of the PPFRC with the PPF of 1.2 kg/m3 is the optimal at 14- and 28-day ages, which is 20.56% and 11.24% higher than PC, respectively. …”
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Brachymetatarsia: Surgical Management, Case Report, and Literature Review by David Zhu, Maxime Lefèvre, Andréa Fernandez, Laurent Galois

“…We describe two female patients aged 20 and 26 years who underwent one stage lengthening surgery of the fourth toe with isolated brachymetatarsia using an iliac bone graft and internal fixator plate. …”
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Risk Assessment of Dyslipidemias, Hyperglycemia, Hyperuricemia, and Hypertension Utilizing Self-Reported Body Silhouettes by Ruben Blachman-Braun, Juan O. Talavera, Marcela Pérez-Rodríguez, Ivonne Roy-García, Rodolfo Rivas-Ruiz, Gerardo Huitrón-Bravo, Jorge Salmerón

“…A total of 2,297 males and 5,003 females were analyzed. The median ages of the studied population was 39 (30–49) and 41 (31–50) years for males and females, respectively. …”
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Comparing the productive vocabularies of grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) and young children by Tereza Roubalová, Lucie Jarůšková, Kateřina Chládková, Jitka Lindová

“…We have explored the composition of word-like sounds produced by 21 grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) kept as pets in Czech- or Slovak-speaking homes, and compared it to the composition of early productive vocabularies of 21 children acquiring Czech (aged 8–18 months), who were matched to the parrots by vocabulary size. …”
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Effect of Superabsorbent Polymer (SAP) Internal Curing Agent on Carbonation Resistance and Hydration Performance of Cement Concrete by Jieting Xu, Xiao Qin, Zhenying Huang, Yongkang Lin, Ben Li, Zhengzhuan Xie

“…The hydration performance of internally cured concrete at different ages was studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) test and X-ray diffraction (XRD) test. …”
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Bleeding risk and prediction model to predict bleeding risk of tissue biopsy for definitive diagnosis in patients with suspected amyloidosis by Watsamon Uraiwan, Pirun Saelue

“…In this study, we aimed to compare the bleeding risk of tissue biopsies for a definitive diagnosis between patients with and without amyloidosis, identify risk factors, and generate a prediction model for bleeding risk in these patients.Methods We enrolled patients aged >15 years who had amyloidosis as part of their differential diagnosis before tissue biopsy. …”
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Lip Print Analysis to Predict Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Ethnicity Identification among Saudi and Kuwaiti Population by Nishath Sayed Abdul, Fatma Hassan Al Quraini, Shammaa Alquraini, Reema Al Khaldi, Al Jouhara Nahar Al Saud

“…Methods: A descriptive study was performed among 121 female participants (30 diabetics and 91 non-diabetics) aged 20–65 years from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Cheiloscopic patterns were analyzed using the Tsuchihashi and Suzuki categorization. …”
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Evaluation of histopathological patterns of testicular biopsies in azoospermic patients: A study of 3 years in Al-Najaf Center by Shaymaa Ahmed Hadi Allebawi, Asaad Abdul Hamza Al-Janabi

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study, including a review of 180 male patients with a history of infertility with azoospermia or cryptorchidism, aged 18–60 years, submitted for histopathological examination, in Al-Najaf center for histopathology, during a period of 3 years (2020–2022). …”
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Systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with an increased risk of cervical artery dissection by Robert J. Trager, Benjamin P. Lynn, Anthony N. Baumann, Eric Chun-Pu Chu

“…We queried a de-identified United States electronic medical records network (TriNetX, Inc.) for individuals aged 10 and older from 2012 to 2020, for two cohorts: (1) SLE and (2) non-lupus controls, excluding those with prior CeAD. …”
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Sociodemographic Determinants of Nonattendance in a Population-Based Mammography Screening Program in the City of Manisa, Turkey by Pınar Erbay Dundar, Beyhan Cengiz Ozyurt, Koray Erdurak

“…For the evaluation of the reasons for refusing to participate in the study, two districts were selected. 446 women aged between 50 and 69 years were selected from the program database by systematic random sampling. …”
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