Evaluation of centering ability of XP endo shaper, Edge Evolve and Hyflex CM in simulated curved canals by Van B. Werdina, Ihsan N. Bahnam

“…Pre-and postoperative images of the canals were taken at a standardized position by a digital camera (Nikon D810 – 36 Megapixels, Japan) with 60mm macro lens. …”
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Tracing the 2018 Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami’s Impact on Palu, Indonesia: A Remote Sensing Analysis by Youshuang Hu, Aggeliki Barberopoulou, Magaly Koch

“…Sentinel-2 and Maxar WorldView-3 satellite images were used to calculate well-known environmental indices to delineate the tsunami-affected areas in Palu, Indonesia. …”
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Uniaxial Experimental Study of the Deformation Behavior and Energy Evolution of Conjugate Jointed Rock Based on AE and DIC Methods by Jiliang Pan, Xu Wu, Qifeng Guo, Xun Xi, Meifeng Cai

“…At the same time, a 3D digital image correlation (DIC) technique was used to study the evolution of stress field before the peak strength at different loading times. …”
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Surgical treatment of the concomitant pathology in corrected transposition of great arteries by O.Ye. Repin, L.S. Maniuc, V.I. Corcea, E.K. Cheptanaru, O.Ye. Maliga, E.I. Virlan, I.V. Cucu

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Effectiveness of Systematic Health Education Model for Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Yongwen Zhang, Lanfang Chu

“…The systematic health education model was based on the following aspects: image education, visitation of the exhibition hall, dissemination of educational materials, individualized medical nutrition therapy and exercise programs, WeChat group and regular health lectures, evaluation of complications, lifestyle modification, systematic treatment scheme, self-monitoring of glycemic control, monthly evaluation of the therapeutic effect, proposed improvement measures, and individualized follow-up scheme. …”
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The Golden Horde through the eyes of Contemporaries and Eyewitnesses by Ivanov V.A.

“…Their impressions, set out in the corresponding narratives, not only created the image of this state, but also influenced later ideas about the peoples who inhabited the eastern steppes – “Tartaria”. …”
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Particle Shape-Based Evaluation of the Leaching of Sphalerite Ore in Dilute Acid Solutions by Mert Terzi, İlgin Kurşun Ünver, Tuğba Deniz Tombal

“…Within the context of particle shape factor research, microscope images of the leaching residues were obtained from the experiments in which the pulp temperature, acid dosage, and leaching time parameters were examined. …”
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Mettre l’intime en bande dessinée. Un dialogue avec Léna Merhej et Noémie Honein by Michela De Giacometti, Laura Odasso

“…Here, she explores her and her mother’s plural identities and family daily’s practices, and skillfully plays with the stereotypes of an imaged Lebanese identity. In 2007, Léna Merhej founded, with three Lebanese artists and cartoonists, the magazine Samandal (“salamander” in Arabic), whose vocation is to be, like this amphibian, a hybrid entity. …”
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Evaluation of the Accuracy of Cameriere, Modified Cameriere and Willems and Blenkin-Evans Methods for Turkish Children by Tuğçe Nur Şahin, Melike Güleç

“…Design: A total of 616 Panoramic images of 321 female and 295 male healthy children from the Central Anatolia region aged between 6 and 14.99 years were used for the study. …”
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Analysis of Water Surface Ratio Evolution in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Based on Landsat by JIANG Xintong, LIAO Xiaolong, QUAN Xujian, XUE Jiao, ZHONG Yixuan, YU Baishun

“…An appropriate urban water surface ratio plays a vital role in improving the ecological quality of urban areas and the quality of urban living space.By RS and GIS technology,the research takes the free and open source optical remote sensing data,Landsat images,as the data source and uses the normalized difference water index (NDWI) and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) to construct an automatic water body discrimination model.In this way,we can analyze the evolution of the water surface ratio in the core cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area) in the past two decades.The result analysis reveals that in the past 20 years,the water area of the Greater Bay Area has been decreased by 136 km²,and the water surface ratio is reduced from 4.48% to 4.22%.Among the cities in the Greater Bay Area,the city with the largest reduction in the water area is Jiangmen,with a decline of 44.20 km²,and its water surface ratio falls from 6.10% to 5.62%.Foshan follows Jiangmen,with a water area decrease of 32.34 km²,and its water surface ratio drops from 13.17% to 12.32%.The water area in Macao,Hong Kong,Huizhou,and Zhaoqing demonstrates a fall of not more than 10 km²,and that in Guangzhou and Shenzhen is reduced by not more than 20 km².By the transition matrix analysis of land use types in the Greater Bay Area,we can uncover the main reason for the decline in water area—that is,the increase in construction land invading the original water area.The result of this paper can provide theoretical and methodological support for the rational use of water resources and the construction of water ecology in the cities of the Greater Bay Area.Meanwhile,it can offer an important reference for promoting the construction of ecological civilization and strengthening environmental protection in the Greater Bay Area.…”
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Physicochemical properties of biochar produced from biodegradable domestic solid waste and sugarcane bagasse by Nguyen Loc, Tran Thanh, Do Thi My Phuong

“…Between the two biochar, at the same pyrolysis temperature, the sugarcane bagasse biochar possessed lower EC values (118.93 - 126.17 µS/cm) and carbon content (37.42 – 38.8%), but higher CEC values (18.62 - 20.12 cmol/kg) and iodine number (424.04 - 261.34 mg/g) than the biodegradable domestic solid waste biochar. SEM images of sugarcane bagasse biochar exhibited greater porosity than the biodegradable domestic solid waste biochar at both pyrolysis temperatures.Conclusion The results implied that sugarcane bagasse biochar have better potential to be used in applications including the improvement of soil characteristics, the removal of contaminants from aqueous media, and the remediation of contaminated soil. …”
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Hepatotoxic Effects of Gaseous Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂), and Their Mixture on Sea Bass (Centropristis striata): Hematological, Biochemical and Genotoxic Studies... by N. Gandhi, Y. Rama Govinda Reddy and Ch. Vijaya

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Ag(I) camphorimine complexes with antimicrobial activity towards clinically important bacteria and species of the Candida genus. by João M S Cardoso, Soraia I Guerreiro, Andreia Lourenço, Marta M Alves, M Fátima Montemor, Nuno P Mira, Jorge H Leitão, M Fernanda N N Carvalho

“…None of the tested compounds inhibited C. albicans growth, being this attributed to the ability of these yeast cells to mediate the formation of less toxic Ag nanoparticles, as confirmed by Scanning Electron Microscopy images. The high antibacterial and anti-Candida activities of the here studied camphorimine complexes, especially of complexes 1 and 7, suggests a potential therapeutic application for these compounds.…”
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SCENARIOS OF TRANSFORMATION OF THE BANKING SYSTEM UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INNOVATIONS: UKRAINIAN SPECIFICITY by Anatolii O. Zadoia, Alisa S. Mahdich, Oleksandr A. Zadoia, Yurii A. Zadoia

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KGB Struggle with Antisoviet Manifestation in Lithuania and Abroad: People's Discreditation by Kristina Burinskaitė

“…Discreditation of the enemy - creation of their negative image and opinion in the society is one of the means of that fight. …”
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Diffusion MRI Findings in Encephalopathy Induced by Immunosuppressive Therapy after Liver Transplantation by Emanuele Tinelli, Nicoletta Locuratolo, Alberto Pierallini, Massimo Rossi, Francesco Fattapposta

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate cerebral changes through MRI, in particular with diffusion-weighted images (DWI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps, in two patients undergoing liver transplantation after immunosuppressive therapy. …”
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Nanomechanical characterization of soft nanomaterial using atomic force microscopy by Chi-Dat Lam, Soyeun Park

“…Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a promising method for generating high-spatial-resolution images, providing insightful perspectives on the nanomechanical attributes of soft matter, including cells, bacteria, viruses, proteins, and nanoparticles. …”
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Propellant Slosh Force and Mass Measurement by Andrew Hunt, Richard Foster-Turner, Ross Drury

“…We have used electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) to instrument a demonstration tank containing kerosene and have successfully demonstrated that ECT can, in real time, (i) measure propellant mass to better than 1% of total in a range of gravity fields, (ii) image propellant distribution, and (iii) accurately track propellant centre of mass (CoM). …”
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Hierarchical forecasting of causes of death with trend breaks in mortality modeling: Kenyan case by Nicholas Bett, Juma Kasozi, Daniel Ruturwa

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Molecular mechanisms and enhanced functions of Hibiscus sabdariffa L—nanoliposomes as an emerging therapeutic strategy in UV and galactosamine skin aging-induced model by Eptehal Nassar, Mai Rady, Heba Handousa

“…Results Hs-nanoliposomes (~ 400 nm) proved deep skin localization in confocal images. Compared with the aged group and the green tea extract-treated group, the Hs-liposome-treated group presented elevated reduced glutathione and decreased malondialdehyde levels and inhibited collagenase and elastase enzymes. …”
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