Effectiveness of a novel amine + zinc + fluoride toothpaste in reducing plaque and gingivitis: results of a six-month randomized controlled trial by Dutmanee Seriwatanachai, Terdphong Triratana, Petcharat Kraivaphan, Norbert Huber, Tilo Poth, Luis R. Mateo, Melissa Stellitano, Yun-Po Zhang

“…Materials and methods In a randomized, double-blind, two-cell, parallel-group design on healthy adults from the Bangkok, Thailand area presenting with initial gingivitis (Löe-Silness gingival index ≥ 1) and visible plaque (Turesky Modification-Quigley-Hein index ≥ 1.5) were assigned test and negative control toothpastes and instructed to brush twice daily for two minutes. Results Site-level (N = 10,778) and subject-level (N = 92) data indicated that the test toothpaste increased the number of healthy sites and improved gum health as compared to the negative control toothpaste. …”
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Reproductive populations of the Critically Endangered bat Phyllonycteris aphylla at two new locations in Jamaica by Phillip J. Oelbaum, Ronald P. Hall, Damion L. Whyte, Ronald S. Stewart, Jan Pauel, Silvia Kouwenberg, Elizabeth R. Dumont, Kenneth C. Welch

“…Previously declared extinct twice, its rediscovery in 2010 at Stony Hill Cave marked new hope for the conservation of this important species. …”
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Clinical diagnosis of Q fever by targeted next-generation sequencing for identification of Coxiella burnetii by Shaohua Zhan, Haoyuan Jin, Hanbing Ji, Xin Hou, Jing Li, Ye Zhang, Jiajia Zheng, Liyan Cui

“…All five patients were treated promptly with oral doxycycline (0.1 g twice daily for 2 weeks) and discharged in improved health. …”
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Juvenile resistance of barleys from the East Asian center of crop origin and domestication to powdery mildew by R. A. Abdullaev, I. N. Anisimova, O. N. Kovaleva, E. E. Radchenko

“…The resistance of the selected forms was assessed twice.Results and conclusions. Significant variability of barley accessions from the countries of East Asia in their resistance to powdery mildew was observed. …”
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Anticancer Activity of Ferulic Acid-Inorganic Nanohybrids Synthesized via Two Different Hybridization Routes, Reconstruction and Exfoliation-Reassembly by Hyoung-Jun Kim, Kitae Ryu, Joo-Hee Kang, Ae-Jin Choi, Tae-il Kim, Jae-Min Oh

“…According to the in vitro anticancer activity test on human cervical cancer HeLa cells, it was revealed that nanohybrids showed twice anticancer activity compared with ferulic acid itself. …”
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Programming for Stimulation-Induced Transient Nonmotor Psychiatric Symptoms after Bilateral Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease by Xi Wu, Yiqing Qiu, Keith Simfukwe, Jiali Wang, Jianchun Chen, Xiaowu Hu

“…Hallucination episodes were observed twice in one patient, while five patients recorded eight episodes of hypomania. …”
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The effects of kefir drink on liver aminotransferases and metabolic indicators in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a randomized controlled trial by Farzaneh Mohammadi, Nadia Razmjooei, Mohammad Ali Mohsenpour, Mohammad Ali Nejati, Mohammad Hassan Eftekhari, Najmeh Hejazi

“…After a 2-week run-in period, the groups received a dietary plan and dietary plan plus a cup of kefir drink twice a day (500 cc/d), respectively. Also, demographic, anthropometric, laboratory, BP, dietary intake, and physical activity assessments were analyzed before and after the intervention. …”
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Enhanced Indonesian Throughflow heat transport prolongs the recharge process during triple La Niña events by Ziyang Cao, Mingting Li, Arnold L Gordon, Dongxiao Wang

“…During triple La Niña events, the accumulated heat transported by the ITF is about −15.01 ZJ (more than twice that for single events), nearly offsetting the positive contribution of net heat flux from the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean. …”
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Research and Application of Hydraulic Punching Pressure Relief Antireflection Mechanism in Deep “Three-Soft” Outburst Coal Seam by Beifang Gu, Yanling Wu

“…The application effect is as follows: the gas concentration of hydraulic punching with a coal output of 3 m3 is twice that of ordinary drilling, and the coal output of hydraulic punching with a coal output of 6 m3 is four times that of ordinary drilling. …”
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How and why small volcanic ocean islands collapse and move vertically up and down by Fernando O. Marques, Luísa P. Ribeiro, Christian Hübscher, Ana C. G. Costa, Anthony Hildenbrand

“…From the vertical distribution of submarine and subaerial lavas, we can infer a complex subsidence and uplift history (seamount-island-seamount-island, meaning that Santa Maria has been an island twice), which is most likely the consequence of alternating volcanic construction (loading = subsidence) and large-scale destruction by sector collapse (unloading = uplift). …”
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Improve Growth and Productivity of Fig Trees (Ficus carica L.) by Using Natural Compounds by Zulaikha Ramadhan Ibrahim, Shaymaa Mahfodh Abdulqader, Azad Ahmed Mayi

“…Treatments were applied twice. The first foliar spray was applied on May 1st, 2022, and the second one on June 1st, 2022. …”
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Mental Health, Emotional Regulation, and Psychosocial Work Factors Among Scientific Researchers: A Cross-Sectional Study from Paraguay by Julio Torales, Anthon Torres-Romero, Iván Barrios, Marcelo O’Higgins, Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez, João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia, Antonio Ventriglio

“…Results: Findings revealed significant rates of depression (26.4%), anxiety (30.6%), and stress (32.3%), with female researchers reporting nearly twice the rates of anxiety and stress compared to males. …”
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Elevated Circulating Angiogenic Progenitors and White Blood Cells Are Associated with Hypoxia-Inducible Angiogenic Growth Factors in Children with Sickle Cell Disease by Solomon F. Ofori-Acquah, Iris D. Buchanan, Ifeyinwa Osunkwo, Jerry Manlove-Simmons, Feyisayo Lawal, Alexander Quarshie, Arshed A. Quyyumi, Gary H. Gibbons, Beatrice E. Gee

“…Hemoglobin SS subjects had at least twice as many mononuclear cell colonies and more circulating progenitor cell than Control subjects. …”
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Same-session dual chromophore riboflavin/UV-A and rose bengal/green light PACK-CXL in Acanthamoeba keratitis: a case report by Farhad Hafezi, Jürg Messerli, Emilio A. Torres-Netto, Nan-Ji Lu, M. Enes Aydemir, Nikki L. Hafezi, Mark Hillen

“…The procedure was repeated twice due to persistent signs of inflammation and infection. …”
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The effect of preconception housing and living conditions on primary infertility among couples in Gaza Strip, Palestine: A case-control study by Amal DHAIR, Yehia ABED

“…Odds of drinking water from rooming tanks before marriage was seven times risk in females (95% Confidential Interval [CI] 1.44 to 32.52, P = 0.020) mostly ovulatory and idiopathic causes, using septic sewer porous tanks held three times risk (95% CI 1.33 to 6.92, P = 0.008) mostly obstructive and ovulatory causes in ma- les and females, respectively and living in extended families held twice risk (95% CI, 1.20-3.56, P = 0.009) mostly nonobstructive causes in males and ovulatory and endometrial causes in females. …”
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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of the modified Fresno test for physical therapists by Li-Yang Chen, Yi-Jing Lue, Po-Hsun Wu, Yi-Liang Kuo

“…During Phase 2 validation, two groups representing different levels of evidence-based practice competence completed the tests twice, two weeks apart. Known-group validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability were analyzed. …”
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Efficacy of whole-body vibration on balance and motor function in children with osteogenesis imperfecta: A randomized controlled trial by Hanady Abdallah Mouhamed, Nehad A. Abo-Zaid, Manal Mohammed Hassan, Mai Raouf Mohamed Rageh, Ayman M El Makaky, Shreen R Abdoelmagd, Eman Wagdy

“…The program was carried out for all children twice weekly for three successive months. Biodex Balance System was utilized to evaluate the dynamic balance by measuring the stability indices and Gross Motor Function Measure was employed to evaluate the motor function for two groups, pre and post intervention. …”
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Monitoring Urban Expansion and Loss of Agriculture on the North Coast of West Java Province, Indonesia, Using Google Earth Engine and Intensity Analysis by Laju Gandharum, Djoko Mulyo Hartono, Asep Karsidi, Mubariq Ahmad

“…In contrast, the built-up area made net gains in both periods, reaching almost twice as much in the second period as in the first (∼2,030 ha per year). …”
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Drug Concentrations in the Air and their Influencing Factors in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Hui-Yun Tseng, Yi-Ting Tsai, Ying-Shiuan Su, Po-Pei Peng, Gwo-Hwa Wan

“…However, the hourly average concentration of TVOCs in the PICU was almost twice the MOENV standard. The concentration of acetylcysteine in the air showed a positive association with both RH and CO2 concentration. …”
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Hydrological Behavior of an Infiltration-Induced Landslide in Colorado, USA by Alexandra Wayllace, Barbara Thunder, Ning Lu, Aziz Khan, Jonathan W. Godt

“…The hydrological observations at this site are unusual in that water table positions beneath the westbound shoulder of the highway (upslope) varied twice as much as water table positions beneath the eastbound shoulder (downslope), only 30 m distant horizontally. …”
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