Assessment of knowledge level and attitudes of dental students about digital radiography and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) by Gaye Keser, Gökhan Cem, Filiz Namdar Pekiner

“…Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the level of knowledge and attitudes about digital radiography and Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) of Marmara University 4th and 5th grade students as a result of their education.Methods: In our study, a questionnaire consisting of 16 questions was applied to 100 4th and 100 5th grade students totally 200 students who are educated in Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry. …”
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Production and Optimization of Bio-Based Silica Nanoparticle from Teff Straw (Eragrostis tef) Using RSM-Based Modeling, Characterization Aspects, and Adsorption Efficacy of Methyl... by Temesgen Abeto Amibo, Surafel Mustefa Beyan, Tsegaye Markos Damite

“…The ash was treated with NaOH solution in the concentrations range of 1 M to 3 M (0.5 M interval). The extraction time varied at intervals of 55, 70, 85, 100, and 115 minutes. …”
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A didactic illustration of writing skill growth through a longitudinal diagnostic classification model by Hamdollah Ravand, Farshad Effatpanah, Olga Kunina-Habenicht, Matthew J. Madison

“…Growth DCMs offer a promising framework for such analyses.MethodThis study utilizes writing data from two learner groups: one receiving peer feedback (n = 100) and the other receiving no feedback (n = 100), assessed at three time points. …”
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Research on acoustic emission precursor characteristics of coal sample unloading failure based on discrete wavelet analysis by Shaojie Ma, Yan Zhou, Depeng Ma

“…However, the corresponding time when the Lipschitz index value is -0.15~-0.31 should be excluded; The absolute range of the difference between the final forecast time and the actual rupture time of coal samples is [5.2s, 17.1s], and the coal samples with the absolute value of time difference within [5.2s, 10.0s] account for 63.6% of the total.…”
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Automatic Measurement Method of Slump Flow of Cement Paste Based on Dynamic Image Processing Technology by Shiqin He, Pengfei Gao, Chunyue Wang, Ding Nie, Hui Wang

“…Firstly, the cement paste flowability test video is divided into frames every 100 ms; secondly, based on the principle of perspective transformation, an automatic point selection method is proposed to correct the frame image to solve the problem of shooting angle; thirdly, the watershed algorithm based on distance transformation is used to segment the boundary of the cement paste area, and the slump flow is calculated according to the polar coordinates of the boundary; lastly, the relationship curve between slump flow and time is automatically output, and the slump flow at any time is obtained. …”
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Technical Feasibility of TachoSil Application on Esophageal Anastomoses by Leonie Haverkamp, Jelle P. Ruurda, Richard van Hillegersberg

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Effect of Ribavirin on Hepatitis A Virus Replication In Vitro by Rabindra K Chaudhary, Anton P Andonov

“…The effect was time dependent and required more than 96 h of treatment to inhibit the virus completely. …”
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Bortezomib-Induced Pulmonary Toxicity: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Prakash Kharel, Deekchha Uprety, Abhinav B. Chandra, Yirui Hu, Anuradha Avinash Belur, Ajay Dhakal

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Disease burden of tuberculosis in China from 1990 to 2021 and its prediction to 2036 by Rong Sun, Liang Wang, Hongfang Xia

“…Period effect and cohort effect showed both incidence and mortality rates significantly decreased with advancing time points and more recent birth cohorts. At the current decline rate, the ASIR and ASMR would be 26.12 (95%CI: 15.75, 36.48) per 100,000 people and 1.13 (95%CI: 0.45, 1.81) per 100,000 people in 2030, respectively. …”
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Baduanjin Training to Improve Parkinson's Disease Gait and Balance Function by DONG Shuangshuang, YAN Hongjie, DONG Qing, CAI Zenglin

“…Gait indicators and balance indicators were used to evaluate, analyze and compare the two groups of patients before the test and 3 weeks after the test.Results1) IDEEA gait indicators: there was no statistically significant difference in gait indicators between the two groups before the test (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05); after 3 weeks, compared with those before the test, the two gait indexes of cycle time and stride duration in the treatment group were improved, and the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), while the comparison of the gait index of the control group before and after the test, the difference was not statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05); the cycle time and stride duration of the treatment group were respectively (1.30±0.32) s and (645.90±156.65) ms, which were better than those of the control group (1.56±0.38) s and (765.05±158.93) ms, and the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). 2) Balance index: there was no statistically significant difference in the balance index between the two groups before the test (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05); the scores and grades of balance test in the treatment group were improved after 3 weeks of the test compared with those before the test (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), while there was no significant difference in the balance index of the control group before and after the test (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05); the balance test level of the treatment group was 1.00 (1.00, 2.20), which was better than the control group's 2.15 (1.00, 3.83), the difference was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).ConclusionBaduanjin training can significantly improve the gait and balance ability of patients with mild to moderate PD.…”
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Enhancing bioactive compound stability of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) leaves via advanced packaging techniques by Mia Dujmović, Mia Kurek, Zdenko Mlinar, Sanja Radman, Nevena Opačić, Sandra Voća, Jana Šic Žlabur

“…The results show a strong influence of the modified atmosphere, the packaging material and the storage time on the bioactive components of the nettle. The highest content of ascorbic acid (91.85 mg/100 g) was found in samples stored for 7 days in LDPE and 5% O2 and 5% CO2. …”
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A note on predator-prey dynamics in radiocarbon datasets by Marom, Nimrod, Wolkowski, Uri

“…Predator-prey interactions have been a central theme in population ecology for the past century, but real-world data sets only exist for recent, relatively short (<100 years) time spans. This limits our ability to study centennial/millennial-scale predator-prey dynamics. …”
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Determination of Ischemia Onset Based on Automatically Generated Spectralis SD-OCT Values in Acute Central Retinal Artery Occlusion by Maria Casagrande, Robert Kromer, Daniel A. Wenzel, Sven Poli, Martin S. Spitzer, Vasyl Druchkiv, Maximilian Schultheiss, Spyridon Dimopoulos

“…Acute central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) induces a time-dependent increase in retinal thickness. By manually measuring the relative retinal thickness increase (RRTI) in comparison to the contralateral eye based on optical coherence tomography (OCT), ischemia onset within the past 4.5 hours could be determined with 100% sensitivity and 94.3% specificity. …”
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Comparative Pharmacokinetic Profiles of Puerarin in Rat Plasma by UHPLC-MS/MS after Oral Administration of Pueraria lobata Extract and Pure Puerarin by Guozhe Zhang, Jianwei Ji, Mingzhong Sun, Yuqiao Ji, Hongjian Ji

“…In this study, the pharmacokinetics of orally administered puerarin (100 mg/kg) and PLE (763 mg/kg, equivalent to 100.0 mg/kg of puerarin) to rats was investigated by the UHPLC-MS/MS method. …”
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Flexible Bus Route Optimization Scheduling Model by Ji-yang Sun, Yan-yan Chen, Jian-ling Huang, Pan-yi Wei, Cheng-cheng Song

“…Analysis results show that for 102 travel demands of 15 randomly generated demand points, completing all services requires 17–21 vehicles with average travel time of 24.59 minutes each. The solution time of 100 groups of data is within 25 seconds and the average calculation time is 12.04 seconds. …”
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Orbital Tumors Excision without Bony Marginotomy under Local and General Anesthesia by Robert A. Goldberg, Daniel B. Rootman, Nariman Nassiri, David B. Samimi, Joseph M. Shadpour

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Influence of spouting period on microbiological and nutritional attribute of sesame seed flour by Joseph Oghenewogaga Owheruo, Patrick Othuke Akpoghelie, Great Iruoghene Edo, Emad Yousif, Agatha Ngukuran Jikah, Priscillia Nkem Onyibe, Ufuoma Ugbune, Endurance Fegor Isoje, Ufuoma Augustina Igbuku, Helen Avuokerie Ekokotu, Ephraim Evi Alex Oghroro, Joel Okpoghono, Arthur Efeoghene Athan Essaghah, Joy Johnson Agbo

“…The same applies for the mineral contents; calcium (460.07–477.07 mg/100 g) magnesium (390.06–419.07 mg/100 g). From 0 to 96 h sprouting time, the viable count increased from 6.40 ± 0.04 × 103 to 8.20 ± 0.05 × 103 cfu/g, yeast count from 7.60 ± 0.07 × 103 to 7.82 ± 0.04 × 103 cfu/g, and mold count from 18.44 ± 1.08 × 103 to 24.15 ± 1.34 × 103 cfu/g respectively with no Coliform counts. …”
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Probabilistic Prediction of Dst Storms One‐Day‐Ahead Using Full‐Disk SoHO Images by A. Hu, C. Shneider, A. Tiwari, E. Camporeale

“…Abstract We present a new model for the probability that the disturbance storm time (Dst) index exceeds −100 nT, with a lead time between 1 and 3 days. …”
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PENGARUH LAMA FERMENTASI TERHADAP KADAR PROTEIN TEMPE BIJI DURIAN by Agnes Yuantin Maharani, Nasrul Rofiah Hidayati, Sri Handayani, Dewi Endri Astuti, Ria Nopida, Syaiful Fachrurazi

“…Flour starch content of 43.6 g / 100g durian seeds while the protein at 2.6 g / 100gr durian seeds. …”
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Isothermal and Kinetic Investigation of Exploring the Potential of Citric Acid-Treated Trapa natans and Citrullus lanatus Peels for Biosorptive Removal of Brilliant Green Dye from... by Muhammad Sadiq Hussain, Rabia Rehman, Muhammad Imran

“…For the removal of BGD by citric acid-treated Trapa natans peels (CA-TNPs), the optimum conditions were obtained with adsorbent dose 0.8 g, contact time 25 minutes, initial pH 5, temperature 30°C, and agitation speed 100 rpm, while for the citric acid-treated Citrullus lanatus peels (CA-CLPs), adsorbent dose 0.8 g, contact time 20 minutes, pH 5, temperature 30°C, and agitation speed 100 rpm gave optimum results. …”
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