Does the Somatosensory Temporal Discrimination Threshold Change over Time in Focal Dystonia? by Antonella Conte, Gina Ferrazzano, Daniele Belvisi, Nicoletta Manzo, Antonio Suppa, Giovanni Fabbrini, Alfredo Berardelli

“…We designed a follow-up study on 25 patients with dystonia (15 with blepharospasm and 10 with cervical dystonia) who were tested twice: upon enrolment and 8 years later. STDT values from dystonic patients at the baseline were also compared with those from a group of 30 age-matched healthy subjects. …”
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Early Therapy Evaluation of Combined Cetuximab and Irinotecan in Orthotopic Pancreatic Tumor Xenografts by Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Hyunki Kim, Karri D. Folks, Lingling Guo, Jeffery C. Sellers, Naomi S. Fineberg, Cecil R. Stockard, William E. Grizzle, Donald J. Buchsbaum, Desiree E. Morgan, James F. George, Kurt R. Zinn

“…Groups 1 to 4 ( n = 6/group) of SCID mice bearing orthotopic pancreatic adenocarcinoma xenografts expressing luciferase were treated with phosphate-buffered saline, cetuximab, irinotecan, or cetuximab combined with irinotecan, respectively, twice weekly for 3 weeks. DCE-MRI was performed on days 0, 1, 2, and 3 after therapy initiation, whereas anatomic magnetic resonance imaging was performed on days 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, and 13. …”
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Cementation of copper onto brass particles in a packed bed by Stanković Velizar D., Šerbula Snežana M., Jančeva B.

“…The concentration of zinc in the solution after cementation is about twice higher than the initial copper concentration in the feeding solution. …”
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Investigation of film thickness uniformity in inkjet printing of liquid optically clear adhesive by Yahao Ren, Wei Song, Yang Zhang, Lixin Wang, Zhuli Liu, Shaoqi Wang, Zunlong Jin, Changliang Wang

“…The simulation results were compared with theoretical calculations, revealing that the theoretical values were approximately twice as large as the simulated ones. We discovered that the formation of protrusions is the result of the interaction between surface tension and internal forces within the liquid film. …”
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Effect of Ecotype and Latitude on Growth, Frost Hardiness, and Oxidative Stress of South to North Transplanted Scots Pine Seedlings by Erja Taulavuori, Kari Taulavuori, Ahti Niinimaa, Kari Laine

“…Sampling was carried out twice per year (spring/autumn) during 1998–2000. …”
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Peripherally Embolizing Aortic Thrombus: The Work-Up, Management, and Outcome of Primary Aortic Thrombus by Ramy Mando, Robert Gemayel, Ashish Chaddha, Julian J. Barbat, Elvis Cami

“…The patient was started on heparin and later transitioned to apixaban 5 mg twice a day and 81 mg of aspirin daily. She was also counseled regarding smoking cessation. …”
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UNLOCKING THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION: BRUXISM VERSUS PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS by Mirela Ioana Fluerasu, Ioana Corina Bocsan, Smaranda Buduru, Simona Maria Iacob, Andrea Maria Chisnoiu, Andra Nichimis, Antonela Berar, Marius Negucioiu, Daniela Popa

“…The normality of the distribution of continuous data was analyzed with the Shapiro-Wilk test and expressed as the 25th, the median, and the 75th percentile. There were almost twice as many reported cases of awake bruxism among men compared to women (32.1% vs. 15.3%). …”
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Reasons for choosing Russia as the main direction of labor migration from Tajikistan in the context of COVID-19 pandemic and sanctions by A. Kh. Rakhmonov

“…During the currency crisis in 2014–2015, Tajik migrants lost their income by twice due to the fall in the Russian ruble exchange rate. …”
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Improving the thermal performance of PVC windows with pultruded thermoplastic reinforcement by Kirill Minchenkov, Sergey Gusev, Ivan Sergeichev, Alexander Safonov

“…The mechanical tests results of the welded angle joint show that the window structure with composite reinforcement can be twice as strong as the steel reinforced one. This was achieved by welding the composite reinforcement simultaneously with welding of the PVC frame on a butt welding machine. …”
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Efficient constructions for large‐state block ciphers based on AES New Instructions by Rentaro Shiba, Kosei Sakamoto, Takanori Isobe

“…In Haraka‐v2 and Pholkos, the AES round function is executed twice in parallel at each step and its outputs are shuffled (called two‐round constructions). …”
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The effect of two commonly consumed energy drinks on the bond strength of conventional and APC® brackets by Saya Mustafa Azeez, Omar Fawzi Chawshli

“…The test subgroups were immersed in the energy drinks for 5 minutes, twice a day for 30 days. Universal Testing Machine was used to measure the shear bond strength. …”
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Type a botulinum toxin in the management of spontaneous salivary otorrhea: a case report by Teffran J. Chan, Trevor A. Lewis, Doron D. Sommer

“…Abstract Background Spontaneous salivary otorrhea is a rare presentation only previously documented twice in literature where parotid salivary secretions are found in the external auditory canal. …”
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Ground Hemp Fibers as Filler/Reinforcement for Thermoplastic Biocomposites by Amir Etaati, Selvan Pather, Moloud Rahman, Hao Wang

“…The results revealed that addition of either noil hemp fibre or normal treated hemp fibre into the pure polypropylene matrix increased the tensile strength almost twice and stiffness of the composites more than three times. …”
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Apremilast generic for the treatment of active psoriatic arthritis: A single-center real-life experience from India by Sanjiv Amin, Aneesa Kapadia, Dhiraj Dhoot, Hanmant Barkate

“…Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis of electronic medical records was conducted at our clinic, to study the effectiveness and tolerability of apremilast 30 mg twice a day in the management of PsA. A total of 86 patients were included in this report. …”
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Influence of Preoperative Pain Duration on Microsurgical Varicocelectomy Outcomes by Mustafa Gökhan Köse, Kadir Önem, Mehmet Çetinkaya, Erkan Karadağ, Emre Arpali

“…Semen analysis was performed after 3 days of sexual abstinence twice a month. Total sperm concentration (TSC), rapidly progressive motility (SPa), and slow or sluggish motility (SPb) rates were noted. …”
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Application of Intelligent Label in Monitoring the Physical and Chemical Quality of Mango Manaliga (Mangifera Indica L) by Rina Ningtyas, Pazri Gunawan, Muryeti Muryeti, Saeful Imam

“…Each mango group was observed twice a day during storage at room temperature until the 10th day. …”
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Biomonitoring of Heavy Metal Air Pollution in Warsaw Using Two Moss Species Pleurozium schreberi and Sphagnum palustre by Krassimira Ilieva-Makulec, Paweł Dariusz Plichta, Maciej Sierakowski

“…The analysis of metals accumulated in mosses was performed twice in 2020, after two (August-September) and four months (August-November) of exposure. …”
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Endoscopic Management of Large Vesical Calculus by Osama Kalim Shaikh, Shakeel Haseeb Uddin Siddique, Muhammad Umar, Ahsan Rehman, Habibullah Muhammad Akbar

“…All had a history of open bladder surgery, such as cystolithotomy, with one female patient having undergone vesicovaginal fistula repair twice. Initial fragmentation of stones into 3–4 pieces was achieved using a holmium laser to create smaller, rougher surfaces, facilitating subsequent removal with a lapaxy punch. …”
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Assessment of the yield and yield attributing characters of oat (Avena sativa L.) grown under different tillage methods and NPK fertilizer rates in semi-arid conditions by Marwan Noori Ramadhan

“…The main plots were tillage techniques of no-till (T1), tillage with a cultivator (T2), twice-disc harrow (T3), and moldboard plowing (T4). …”
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Carboxypeptidase B1 in dialyzed chronic kidney disease patients by Matej Stančík, Marián Grendár, Marián Mokáň

“…Exploration of the estimated marginal means of Carboxypeptidase B1 revealed that the Carboxypeptidase B1 concentration was significantly higher among patients on twice per week dialysis regimen than among those treated with three dialysis sessions per week.…”
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