Effect of Different Surface Treatments on the Micro-Shear Bond Strength and Surface Characteristics of Zirconia: An In Vitro Study by Ann Sales, Shobha J. Rodrigues, M. Mahesh, Kishore Ginjupalli, Thilak Shetty, Umesh Y. Pai, Sharon Saldanha, Puneeth Hegde, Sandipan Mukherjee, Vignesh Kamath, Prashant Bajantri, N. Srikant, Ravindra Kotian

“…The micro-shear bond strength values for the groups were as follows in megapascals (MPa): OC 18.96 (5.54), OA 22.66 (2.51), OE 28.48 (4.50), OAE 28.63 (4.53), TC 22.82 (5.46), TA 25.36 (5.17), TE 28.12 (4.76), and TAE 32.00 (3.47). …”
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Aspek biologi reproduksi ikan pari blentik Neotrygon kuhlii di perairan Selat Sunda by Salma Abubakar, Mennofatria Boer, , Sulistiono

“…Increasing the index (IKG) was followed by the level of gonad maturity.   Kata kunci: bluespotted stingray, reproductive characteristic, condition factor, Sunda Strait     ABSTRAK   Ikan pari blentik Neotrygon kuhlii merupakan salah satu sumberdaya ikan ekonomis penting dan sebagai hasil penangkapan di Selat Sunda. …”
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Bioconversion of kitchen waste by Pichia kudriavzeii SGP1 (Sudhida Gautam Parihar1) by Sudhida G Parihar, Ram Dass Gautam

“…Germination test using radish (R. sativus) revealed 100% sprouting between 24 to 48 hrs on Microgold-Y (10%) followed with 93.3% on Microgold-Y (20%) as against 96.6 % in sand (control), grown in small containers (5x6 cm) at 20.2 to 20.7 0c and 58 to 65% RH.  …”
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Risk factors and prognosis analysis of dysphagia after occipitocervical fusion surgery: a retrospective study of 43 cases by Yufan Chen, Weihong Xu

“…Results Dysphagia occurred in 17 of 43 patients (39.53%). By the final follow-up (≥ 12 months), 11 patients (25.58%) had residual symptoms. …”
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Development and validation of the age-associated dementia policy (AgeD-Pol) computer simulation model in the USA and Europe by Anand Viswanathan, Lee H Schwamm, Krishna P Reddy, Emily P Hyle, Fatma M Shebl, Kenneth A Freedberg, Julia H A Foote, Yiqi Qian, Shibani S Mukerji, Nattanicha Wattananimitgul, Ankur Pandya

“…We compared model-projected AAD cumulative incidence and mortality with published cohort data using mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) and root-mean-square error (RMSE).Results In internal validation, the AgeD-Pol model provided a good fit to the ACT cohort for cumulative AAD incidence, 10.4% (MAPE, 0.2%) and survival, 66.5% (MAPE, 8.8%), after 16 years of follow-up among those initially aged 65–69 years. …”
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Prognostic evaluation of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer with P-CRP and its nomogram by Junyun Wu, Zhixuan Deng, Xu Lei, Zhiyao Xu, Chenxi Tan, Yunqiao Tang, Xi Sheng, Ning Yang

“…Finally, the predictive ability of the model was evaluated using the concordance index (C-index) and calibration curves.ResultsBefore the end of the follow-up, the RFS was 88.3% at 1 year, 75.5% at 2 years, and 58.5% at 3 years. …”
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Digital Gaming and Subsequent Health and Well-Being Among Older Adults: Longitudinal Outcome-Wide Analysis by Atsushi Nakagomi, Kazushige Ide, Katsunori Kondo, Koichiro Shiba

“…MethodsData were drawn from 3 survey waves (2020 prebaseline, 2021 baseline, and 2022 follow-up) of the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, which targets functionally independent older adults. …”
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A study on microbiological and chemical changes during the production and storage of potassium sorbate treated and salted carp fillets by Bahri Patır, Ayşe Gürel, Gülsüm Ateş, Ahmet H. Dinçoğlu

“…Salt content in dry matter followed Ihe similar path. In all series. pH values diminished fast at (he beginning ol the production whereas Ihe decrease was slow there alier. …”
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The effect of an app-based dietary education on dietary intake and cardiometabolic risk markers in people with type 2 diabetes: results from a randomized controlled trial by Linnea Sjöblom, Essi Hantikainen, Anna Dahlgren, Ylva Trolle Lagerros, Stephanie E. Bonn

“…We used linear regression models to examine differences in change from baseline to the 3-month follow-up between the intervention and control group, adjusted for baseline values of each outcome variable. …”
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Ethnobotanical studies on rice landraces under on-farm conservation in Xishuangbanna of Yunnan Province, China by Fei Wang, Tao Sun, Shuai Yu, Chunhui Liu, Zhuo Cheng, Jianxin Xia, Longzhi Han

“…Diversity analysis revealed that Mengla had the highest diversity, followed by Menghai, while Jinghong exhibited the lowest diversity. …”
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CT-based skeletal muscle loss predicts long term prognosis in patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma undergone pancreaticoduodenectomy by Guangzhen Qu, Shao-Cheng Lyu, Yong Zhang, Kun Gao, Chuanguo Zhou

“…Demographic, laboratory and follow-up information was obtained. The cross-sectional images of skeletal muscle area at the level of the third lumbar spine was obtained based on computed tomography (CT), and the SMI was calculated by skeletal muscle mass through height squared normalization. …”
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Evaluation of multidrug resistance in the Gram-negative microbiome of cancer patients and the adverse effects of their metabolites on albino rats and epithelial or fibroblasts cell... by Mervat Morsy Abbas Ahmed El-Gendy, Huda Ahmed Alghamdi, Khaled G. Abdel-Wahhab, Nabila S. Hassan, Aya A. M. El-Bondkly, Mohammed Abdel-Wahab, Ayman A. Farghaly, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed El-Bondkly

“…Results Our findings in the present investigation revealed that among the bacterial community derived from the microbiota, Gram-negative bacteria accounted for 74.87% the total microbiota (146 out of 195) and their spectrum including Escherichia sp. (n = 36, 24.66%) followed by Acinetobacter sp. (n = 34, 23.29%), Stenotrophomonas sp. …”
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Integrated Microbiome and Metabolome Analysis Reveals Correlations Between Gut Microbiota Components and Metabolic Profiles in Mice With Mitoxantrone-Induced Cardiotoxicity by Zhang Q, Liang D, Zhang C, Ye L, Sun P, Zhu H, Zhao Y, Li Y, Guan Y, Zhang H

“…Plasma CK-MB and LDH levels were determined, and the heart tissue histopathology was assessed, followed by utilizing an integrated liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS)-based heart metabolomics study alongside the 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequencing method to assess MTX impact on GM and CM profiles in mice, establishing associations between GM and CM profiles through the Pearson correlation coefficient calculation.Results: MTX caused CK-MB and LDH level elevations and cardiotoxicity in our mouse model. …”
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Economic burden of Type 2 diabetes in Iran in 2022 by Amin Mohammadi, Mahshad Goharimehr, Ali Darvishi, Ramin Heshmat, Ensieh Nasli Esfahani, Gita Shafiee, Afshin Ostovar, Rajabali Daroudi

“…Chronic kidney disease accounted for the largest proportion, followed by ischemic heart disease (IHD), and T2D itself. …”
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Resilience Informatics in Public Health: Qualitative Analysis of Conference Proceedings by Maiya G Block Ngaybe, Lidia Azurdia Sierra, Andrew McNair, Myla Gonzalez, Mona Arora, Kacey Ernst, Enrique Noriega-Atala, M Sriram Iyengar

“…The event featured presentations from key experts, followed by group discussions facilitated by experts. …”
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Exercise medicine as adjunct therapy during RADIation for CAncer of the prostaTE to improve treatment efficacy – protocol for the ERADICATE study: a phase II randomised controlled... by Oliver Schumacher, Robert U. Newton, Colin Tang, Raphael Chee, Sjoerd B. Vos, Ronny S. Low, David Joseph, Dennis R. Taaffe, Daniel A. Galvão

“…., prior to commencing EBRT), immediately after completion of EBRT, and during follow-up at 3 months as well as 2 years and 5 years post treatment. …”
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A novel marker to determine arrhytmia risk in elite cyclists: T peak T end by Bulent Isık, Z. İsik Solak Gormus, Huseyin Aslan, Abdullah Iclı, Galip Bilen Kurklu, Ozgur Cıftcı, Turhan Togan

“…Mean Tp-e interval results were as follows according to groups 1, 2, 3; 75.0±9.3, 88.1±7.0, 83.2±8.8 ms, respectively. …”
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The Effects of Biomass Materials and Nitrogen Application on the Composition of the Microbial Community in Moderately Saline Soils by Chunyan Yin, Hu Liu, Ju Zhao, Liang Feng, Shuchun Guo, Yu Li, Xiaoqi Li

“…There were nine treatments, as follows: C0N0, C0N1, C0N2, C1N0, C1N1, C1N2, C2N0, C2N1, and C2N2. …”
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Optimization of industrial symbiosis in coffee-based eco-industrial park design by N. Laili, T. Djatna, N.S. Indrasti, M. Yani

“…The development of eco-industrial park design followed a systems engineering methodology, as demonstrated through the utilization of Business Process Model and Notation. …”
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Comparative In vitro antibacterial activity of nemonoxacin and other fluoroquinolones in correlation with resistant mechanisms in contemporary methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus... by Pao -Yu Chen, Mao-Wang Ho, Po-Liang Lu, Hung-Jen Tang, Cheng Len Sy, Jann-Tay Wang, Taiwan Staphylococcus aureus Consortium (TSAC)

“…Of them, proportions of nemonoxacin non-susceptibility by a tentative clinical breakpoint (tCBP) of 1 µg/mL among four major lineages appeared to be different (P = 0.06) and highest in ST239 (22.2%), followed by ST8/USA300 (13.5%). Among 89 isolates sequenced, 44.1% of ST8 and all ST239 isolates had ≥ 3 amino acid substitutions (AAS) in gyrA/parC (group A) or 2 AAS in gyrA/parC with additional AAS in gyrB/parE (group B). …”
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