Upstream interventions to promote oral health and reduce socioeconomic oral health inequalities: a scoping review protocol by Richard G Watt, Eleanor R Dawson, Michelle Stennett, Blánaid Daly, Lorna M D Macpherson, Paul Cannon

“…A detailed search strategy will be used to conduct a comprehensive search of electronic databases: Scopus, Embase and MEDLINE, PsycINFO and CINAHL, ASSIA and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. …”
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Antimicrobial Activity and Mode of Action of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Silver(I) Complexes by Giusy Castagliuolo, Michela Di Napoli, Tshering Zangmo, Joanna Szpunar, Luisa Ronga, Anna Zanfardino, Mario Varcamonti, Diego Tesauro

“…In addition, further investigations were made using fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in order to gain more insights into the mechanism of action. …”
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Defining national research priorities for prostate cancer in Zambia: using the Delphi process for comprehensive cancer policy setting in sub-Saharan Africa by Ajay Aggarwal, Janet Seeley, Virginia Bond, Kennedy Lishimpi, John Kachimba, Musonda Simwinga, Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, Susan Msadabwe, Dorothy Chilambe Lombe, Monde Mwamba, Richard Muhumuza, Victor Mapulanga

“…There were three rounds (R) to the process: (R1 and R2) by electronic survey and (R3) in-person meeting. In R1 statements scoring above 15 from over 70% of participants were prioritised immediately for R3 discussion. …”
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A Quality Improvement Initiative Using Discharge Education Videos to Improve Communication with Families in a Pediatric Urgent Care by Hannah Carron, Gisella Valderrama, Adam Vukovic

“…PDSA cycles focused on development of an electronic medical record (EMR) order to provide video education, a best practice alert regarding this order, and recurrent staff education. …”
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Molecular Signatures of Human Chronic Atrial Fibrillation in Primary Mitral Regurgitation by Günseli Çubukçuoğlu Deniz, Serkan Durdu, Yeşim Doğan, Esra Erdemli, Hilal Özdağ, Ahmet Ruchan Akar

“…Furthermore, AFib persistence was associated with decreased expression of the targets of structural remodeling (BMP7, P=0.021) and electrical remodeling (CACNB2, P=0.035; MCOLN3, P=0.035) in both left and right atrial samples. The transmission electron microscopic analysis confirmed ultrastructural atrial remodeling and autophagy in human AFib atrial samples. …”
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Unlocking the Magnetic and Half-Metallic Properties of AMY2 (A = Cu, Ag; M = Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe; Y = S, Se) Compounds in Chalcopyrite Structure: An Ab Initio Study for Spintroni... by D. Vijayalakshmi, Tholkappiyan Ramachandran, G. Jaiganesh, G. Kalpana, Fathalla Hamed

“…For AFeY2 compounds (A = Cu, Ag; Y = S, Se), electronic band structures for both up spin and down spin states were identical, suggesting antiferromagnetic behavior at equilibrium, while AScY2 compounds (A = Cu, Ag; Y = S, Se) exhibited nonmagnetic properties at equilibrium. …”
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Proven secure blind adaptor signature scheme based on the SM2 by HU Xiaoming, CHEN Haichan

“…However, the lack of anonymity in AS can lead to the exposure of transaction participants' identities, which may limit its application in scenarios demanding high privacy standards, such as electronic payments. To address this issue, a new blind adaptor signature system model and security model were proposed. …”
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From fangs to antidotes: A scoping review on snakebite burden, species, and antivenoms in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. by Ali Alshalah, David J Williams, Alessandra Ferrario

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>The review employed manual and electronic searching methods of four databases plus Google Scholar, ultimately including 196 records from 20 countries published between 2000 and 2023. …”
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Chalcogenide perovskites: enticing prospects across a wide range of compositions and optoelectronic properties for stable photodetector devices by Shilpa Mariam Samuel, Sadasivan Shaji, David Avellaneda Avellaneda, Bindu Krishnan

“…The present review encompasses theoretical analysis that provides electronic band structures and the orbital contributions that support the excellent optoelectronic properties. …”
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The Experience of Survivors of Firearm Suicide Attempts: A Retrospective Case Series by Jeffrey R. Savarino, MD, MPH, Emily Rubin, MD, JD, Peter T. Masiakos, MD, MS, Rachel McLellan, BA, Myron L. Rolle, MD, MSc, Pranav Nanda, MD, Christopher J. Stapleton, MD, Chana A. Sacks, MD, MPH

“…We conducted a retrospective case series of patients admitted to a large hospital system between 2000 and 2019 who survived intentional, self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head. Through the electronic medical record, we collected information about acute stressors, substance use, and mental health diagnoses before or at the time of the suicide attempt. …”
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Effect of ultrasonic amplitude on microstructure and properties of wire arc additive manufactured ultra-high strength steel deposited metal by Tianli Zhang, Weifeng Li, Wen Wu, Lianyong Xu, Donghai Hu, Geng Chen, Wei Li, Erika Hodúlová

“…The influence mechanism of ultrasonic amplitude on the microstructure, inclusion and mechanical properties of deposited metal by wire arc additive manufacturing was investigated by optical microscopy, electron microscopy and mechanical testing. The results show that with the increase of ultrasonic amplitude from 0 μm to 50 μm and 100 μm. …”
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Engineering properties and life cycle assessment of a rapidly clayey soil stabilizer utilizing alkali-activated GFRP waste powder and slag by Zhenying Xie, Dan Yu, Jun Wang

“…Furthermore, an increase in GFRP powder replacement improved permeability coefficient in the early stages, with minimal impact observed after 28 days. Scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) analysis revealed a microstructural evolution of the stabilized soil, transitioning from a porous to a denser, more homogeneous composition over the curing period, which can be attributed to the formation of cluster gels enveloping the soil particles. …”
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Socio-psychological factors of students` satisfaction in the context of digitalization of education during the COVID-19 pandemic and self-isolation by I. E. Sokolovskaya

“…It has been revealed that the educational environment with a low level of quality (lack of electronic equipment on self-isolation, necessary for providing distance learning) and uncoordinated contacts with teachers and classmates, can negatively affect some components of satisfaction with distance education of students.…”
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Xiao-Xu-Ming Decoction Reduced Mitophagy Activation and Improved Mitochondrial Function in Cerebral Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury by Rui Lan, Yong Zhang, Tao Wu, Yun-Zhi Ma, Bao-Qi Wang, Hai-Zhong Zheng, Ya-Na Li, Yan Wang, Chun-Qing Gu, Ji-Tao Wu

“…Ultrastructural features of mitochondria and mitophagy in the penumbra of the ischemic cortex were observed by transmission electron microscopy. Mitophagy was detected by immunofluorescence labeled with LC3B and VDAC1. …”
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Impact of metformin on disease control and survival in patients with head and neck cancer: a retrospective cohort study by Daniel J. Lee, Caitlin P. McMullen, Andrew Foreman, Shao Hui Huang, Lin Lu, Wei Xu, John R. de Almeida, Geoffrey Liu, Scott V. Bratman, David P. Goldstein

“…Medication history was obtained from surveys at initial presentation and electronic medical record review. Using Cox regression analyses, the association between metformin use and local, regional and distant failures was explored. …”
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Sustained-Release Fillers for Dentin Disinfection: An Ex Vivo Study by Bernhard Funk, Sharonit Sahar-Helft, David Kirmayer, Michael Friedman, Doron Steinberg

“…Random specimens were also examined under confocal laser scanning microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. A statistical difference was found in the bacterial counts obtained from all layers of infected dentin between the control and the SRF-CPC groups. …”
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The relationship between health literacy and colorectal cancer early diagnosis in the elderly by Elahe Tavassoli, Amin Moazamani, Forouzan Ganji

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study examined the level of health literacy and performing cancer-screening behaviors in the 351elderly of Shahrekord whose information was fully recorded in electronic case records and selected randomly. After collecting information using standard health literacy questionnaire and checklist about colorectal cancer early diagnosis, the data was analyzed using SPSS version 25 software. …”
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Effects of molybdenum to growth parameters and lipid content of two algae in Scenedesmaceae taxa by Celal Caner, Dilara Erdaği, Büşranur Şeker, Hüseyin Altundağ, Gizem Çeti̇n, Hatice Tunca

“…Although this compound provides the catalysis and electron transport of many biochemical reactions, it causes serious health problems in animals at high concentrations. …”
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Efficient hydrogen peroxide reduction in glutathione peroxidase cycle using cost-effective FeSe2 nanospheres by Saif Khan, Sundeep S. Bhagwath, Mohammad Rehan Ajmal, Intikhab A. Ansari, Mohtashim Lohani, Sanjaya Pavgada Raghunandana, Mohammad Luqman

“…The nanospheres were characterized through transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Silver-blend hydroxyapatite bio-ceramics for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by Manoj V. Junnarkar, Prateek V. Sawant, Mahadev A. Parekar, Avadhut V. Kardile, Ashish B. Thorat, Ramakant P. Joshi, Ravindra U. Mene

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscope (SEM)/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) are used to analyze the structural, functional, morphological, and elemental properties of the samples. …”
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