Primary school children’s oral hygiene knowledge assessed with different educational methods: a cross-sectional study by Canan Bayraktar Nahir, Alem Coşgun, Necibe Damla şahin, Halenur Altan

“…Results A significant increase was observed in the post-educational knowledge levels of the children in three educational methods (p < 0.001). …”
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Structural, morphological and biological assessment of magnetic hydroxyapatite with superior hyperthermia potential for orthopedic applications by Smrithi Saroj, U. Vijayalakshmi

“…Moreover, the superior cell viability of MG-63 (osteoblast-like) cells was observed in Fe-doped HA, attributed to MTT assay which revealed the enhanced cell viability of osteoblast-like cells in the Fe-doped HA. …”
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Optimizing the Extraction of Keratin from Cattle Hoof Using Central Composite Design by Kelem Tiessasie Yilma, Tamrat Tesfaye, Haymanot Enawgaw, Million Ayele, Derseh Yilie Limeneh, Magdi Gibril, Fangong Kong

“…The regression model shows that all factors have positive and significant relation with dissolution percentage whereas only temperature and concentration of NaOH have significant and negative relation with purity percentage. It is observed that the Biuret and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) tests showed better preservation of protein structure in extractive keratin. …”
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Identification of Flavonoid C-Glycosides as Promising Antidiabetics Targeting Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B by Athika Rampadarath, Fatai Oladunni Balogun, Charlene Pillay, Saheed Sabiu

“…A further probe (in terms of stability, flexibility, and compactness) of the complexes over a molecular dynamics time study of 100 ns for the three compounds suggested orientin as the most outstanding inhibitor of PTP1B owing to its overall -34.47 kcal/mol binding energy score compared to ursolic acid (-19.24 kcal/mol). This observation was in accordance with the in vitro evaluation result, where orientin had a half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 0.18 mg/ml relative to 0.13 mg/ml for the reference standard. …”
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Diagnostic and predictive values of serum metabolic profiles in sudden sensorineural hearing loss patients by Xiangsheng Wang, Yan Gao, Ruirui Jiang

“…Twelve distinctive metabolites were observed between the two groups, and ROC curves demonstrated that N4-acetylcytidine, p-phenylenediamine, sphingosine, glycero-3-phosphocholine, and nonadecanoic acid presented good predictabilities in the hearing recovery. …”
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Antimalarial Activity of Tinospora baenzigeri against Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice by Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Manas Kotepui, Voravuth Somsak

“…Moreover, the marked prevention of body weight loss and packed cell volume reduction was observed at doses of 100, 250, and 500 mg/kg of extract-treated mice. …”
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Nacionalita a konfese v politickém životě jagellonských Čech by Petr Vorel

“…Domestic aristocracy started to observe a greater danger from the side of Hungarian aristocracy that was becoming more influential due to the transfer of royal court to Buda (German: Ofen), and due to the increased land ownership in Czech lands. …”
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Prevención de la hipertensión arterial by Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Juan José Apolinaire Pennini, Yoel Torres Ros

“…In this sense, it has been observed that individuals with exaggerated cardiovascular responses to stress both, physical and mental, known as cardiovascular hyperreactives (CVHR), have a higher risk of hypertension than individuals who do not react the same way and are known as normal cardiovascular reactives. …”
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Comparison of Real-world Outcomes Between Patients Treated with Tapentadol ER or Oxycodone CR by Mike Durkin, Jacqueline Pesa, Jessica Lopatto, Rachel Halpern, Damon Van Voorhis, Stephanie Korrer

“…The date of the first observed oxycodone CR or tapentadol ER claim was the index date. …”
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CHIEF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO’S POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND WELFARIST APPROACH TO STATECRAFT IN NIGERIA’S FIRST AND SECOND REPUBLIC by FRIDAY JOHN OGALEYE, GODWIN A. VAASEH

“…He made sure that effective governance includes the following: transparency, accountability, social justice, fairness, and equity, and selflessness, critical observation of the rule of law, purposeful leadership, effective institutions, and legitimacy of political economic and administrative authority, security and order. …”
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Experimental Study on Fire Behaviour in Room following the Disposition of Openings by Fidel Meskéoulé Vondou, Claude Valery Ngayihi Abbe, Justin Tégawendé Zaida, Philippe Onguene Mvogo, Ruben Mouangue

“…Beyond a difference of 20°C observed on the maximal temperature of burned gases located at ceiling, results also revealed the production of ghosting flames in the PFO configuration.…”
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Non-linear relationship between urinary creatinine and diabetic kidney disease: implications for clinical practice by Huihong Cao, Li Song, Xiaojun Wang, Haochen Guan

“…Significant differences in clinical parameters were observed between the DKD and non-DKD groups, particularly in UCr, urine albumin levels, and eGFR. …”
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Occurrence of Bordetella Infection in Pigs in Northern India by Sandeep Kumar, Bhoj R. Singh, Monika Bhardwaj, Vidya Singh

“…The genus specific and species specific amplicons were detected from 8.2% and 4.4% nasal swabs using mPCR with alc gene (genus specific) and fla gene and fim2 gene (species specific) primers, respectively. Observations revealed that there may be other bordetellae infecting pigs because about 50% of the samples positive using mPCR for genus specific amplicons failed to confirm presence of B. bronchiseptica. …”
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Elevated plasma levels of endothelin are associated with the severity of sepsis and presence of shock in contrast to the levels of atrial natriuretic peptide by A. Beishuizen, J. M. Götz, L. Kip, C. Haanen, I. Vermes

“…ANPi levels did not show systematic changes in time, and no relationship was observed between ETi and ANPi levels. These results suggest that plasma ETi levels are indicative for disease severity and might have prognostic significance. …”
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Intranasal Pharmacokinetics of Morphine ARER, a Novel Abuse-Deterrent Formulation: Results from a Randomized, Double-Blind, Four-Way Crossover Study in Nondependent, Opioid-Experie... by Lynn R. Webster, Carmela Pantaleon, Matthew Iverson, Michael D. Smith, Eric R. Kinzler, Stefan Aigner

“…Results. Mean maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax) for morphine was lower with crushed intranasal Morphine ARER (26.2 ng/mL) and intact oral Morphine ARER (18.6 ng/mL), compared with crushed intranasal ER morphine (49.5 ng/mL). …”
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Management of traumatic macular hole and retinal detachment using amniotic membrane transplantation: A case report by Marcus H. Yamamoto, A. Itzam Marin, Irena Tsui

“…We describe a case of a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) associated with a traumatic macular hole (TMH) that was identified intraoperatively and successfully repaired with an amniotic membrane transplant (AMT). Observations: An 18-year-old-female presented to our retina clinic for evaluation and treatment following firework-related trauma to the left eye. …”
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Modifying Factors and Level of Knowledge About Pregnancy Danger Signs That Influence Antenatal Care Utilization Compliance by Widia Shofa Ilmiah, Sulistiyah

“…Total sampling, questionnaires, MCH books, and observation sheets were used as data-collecting techniques. …”
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Recurrent Multivalvular Staphylococcus Lugdunensis Endocarditis Causing Complete Heart Block after TAVR by Preeti Singhal, Somsupha Kanjanauthai, Wilson Kwan

“…Prosthetic valve endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (PVE after TAVR) is a feared complication most often observed during the early postprocedural period. We report a case of severe, multivalvular PVE after TAVR with complete heart block caused by an uncommon organism. …”
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Mindfulness-based (non-contact) boxing therapy (MBBT) for depression and anxiety: A feasibility study. by Johny Bozdarov, Brett D M Jones, Madeha Umer, Daniel M Blumberger, Ishrat M Husain

“…Results indicated a high user retention (89%), attendance (84%), and satisfaction (98%). The study observed a statistically significant mean percent reduction in depression (54%), anxiety (51%) and distress (36%), alongside a mean percent increase in mindfulness (79%). …”
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Efficient Production of Fuel Ethanol via the Simultaneous Use of Distillery Stillage Biomass and Beet Molasses by Katarzyna Osmolak, Dawid Mikulski, Grzegorz Kłosowski

“…The highest hydrolysis susceptibility was observed in biomass pretreated with 2% <i>v</i>/<i>v</i> H₃PO₄ for 30 min at 121 °C. …”
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