The Effects of Maternal Depression on Children with Primary Monosymptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis by Bahar Çaran, Duygu Hacıhamdioğlu, Gamze Özgürhan

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of maternal depression and demographic variables on the quality of life of enuretic children. Material and Methods: The study consisted of 58 children with PMNE between the ages of 6 to12 and their mothers. …”
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Behaviour of Foam Concrete under Impact Loading Based on SHPB Experiments by Yongliang He, Mingshi Gao, Hongchao Zhao, Yichao Zhao

“…This paper presents an innovative method for using foam concrete as a typical building material for soft structures in underground coal mines subjected to dynamic loading. …”
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Post-mortem and histological lesions in the European minks (Mustela lutreola) induced by spontaneous infection with coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 by I. A. Subbotina, I. N. Gromov

“…All the animals from which the pathological material was collected were infected with SARS-CoV-2, and the diagnosis was made using polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). …”
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Improved integral cryptanalysis of SPNbox in digital rights management systems by Jun Liu, Dachao Wang, Yupu Hu, Jie Chen, Baocang Wang

“…Abstract As an access control technology of digital material, digital rights management systems have a profound effect on the copyright protection of digital content. …”
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Properties of Wood Powder Sheets Extruded with Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose and Citric Acid after Heating by Hiroyuki Hiratsuka, Xiangyu Tao, Yuki Tokunaga, Hiroshi Nonaka

“…To overcome these problems, a 100% plant-derived plastic substitute material was developed by mixing wood powder, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), and citric acid solution, followed by vacuum extrusion and heating to insolubilize the HPMC. …”
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Screening of Undiagnosed Hypothyroidism in Elderly Persons with Diabetes according to Age-Specific Reference Intervals for Serum Thyroid Stimulating Hormone and the Impact of Antid... by Rosita Fontes, Patricia de Fatima dos Santos Teixeira, Mario Vaisman

“…The objectives of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of undiagnosed hypothyroidism in patients with diabetes and the influence of antidiabetes drugs. Material and Methods. 1160 subjects, 60 years and older (751 with diabetes), were studied; results were compared according to diabetes treatment and with persons without diabetes. …”
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Changes in Metabolic Regulation and the Microbiota Composition after Supplementation with Different Fatty Acids in db/db Mice by Beatriz Elina Martínez-Carrillo, Talia Mondragón-Velásquez, Ninfa Ramírez-Durán, José Félix Aguirre-Garrido, Roxana Valdés-Ramos, Ana Laura Guadarrama-López, Arturo Castillo-Cardiel

“…The aim was to investigate the changes in metabolic regulation and the composition of the culture-dependent microbiota after supplementation with different fatty acids in db/db mice. Material and Methods. We were using 32 8-week-old db/db mice, supplemented for eight weeks with EPA/DHA derived from microalgae as well as coconut oil. …”
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Conocimiento de infecciones de transmisión sexual y actitudes sobre conductas sexuales riesgosas en estudiantes varones de una universidad peruana by Lisbeth Tania Perca Palacios

“…Objetivo: Determinar la relación entre el nivel de conocimiento sobre las infecciones de transmisión sexual y actitudes sobre conductas sexuales riesgosas en estudiantes varones de la Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann. Material y métodos: Estudio de enfoque cuantitativo, tipo no experimental correlacional, método deductivo, con una muestra de 81 estudiantes varones, muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia, se utilizó un instrumento basado en 2 partes. …”
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Isolated Subclinical Hyperthyrotropinemia in Obese Children: Does Levothyroxine (LT4) Improve Weight Reduction during Combined Behavioral Therapy? by Pawel Matusik, Aneta Gawlik, Aleksandra Januszek-Trzciakowska, Ewa Malecka-Tendera

“…The study aim was to analyze whether anthropometrical parameters and TSH values in obese children with isolated subclinical hypothyroidism (IsHT) treated with levothyroxine (LT4) and weight reduction program differ from those managed by dietary and behavior counselling only. Material and Methods. 51 obese children with IsHT, who were treated according to the same weight reduction program, were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Zur Leistung von Adjektiven in Vorstellungstexten von Ärzten – eine Analyse anhand der Profile auf Arztbewertungsportalen by Gabriela Rykalová

“…The analysis of the linguistic material basis is preceded by a theoretical introduction to the nature of the text type of the imaginative text and its text type variant, which represents the texts of doctors.…”
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Anatomical and chemical characterization of Alstonia boonei for pulp and paper production by Kojo Agyapong Afrifah, Enoch Adjei-Mensah

“… Alstonia boonei, an abundant lesser utilized species within the West African Subregion, was evaluated as an alternative raw material for pulp and paper production. The basic density (BD), fibre characteristics [fibre length (FL), fibre diameter (FD), lumen diameter (LD) and wall thickness (WT)], derived anatomical indices [Flexibility Ratio (FR), Slenderness Ratio (SR), Rigidity Coefficient (RC), Luce’s Shape Factor (LSF), Solids Factor (SF) and Runkel Ratio (RR)] and chemical composition (lignin, holocellulose, 1% NaOH solubility and ash contents) of A. boonei were studied to evaluate variation along the trunk (base, middle and top portions) and ascertain its suitability for pulp and paper production. …”
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Pembelajaran Baca Al-Qur’an dan Praktik Fikih Ibadah (BQ-PI) pada Pesantren Mahasiswa Ulul Albab Purwokerto Kabupaten Banyumas by Uswatun Hasanah, Fahri Hidayat

“…Metodologi yang digunakan dalam layanan ini disesuaikan dengan materi pelajaran. Hasil layanan menunjukkan adanya peningkatan yang signifikan dalam kemampuan membaca Al-Qur’an secara tajwid, memahami ilmu tajwid, dan mengamalkannya dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, serta peningkatan pemahaman hukum ibadah dan penerapannya baik secara pribadi maupun kelompok. …”
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Effects of Harvest Maturity on Chilling Injury and Storage Quality of Apricots by Yuanyuan Jing, Xuan Ma, Peng Jin, Xuan Zhu

“…Xinjiang Saimaiti apricots were used as the material; the fruit was picked at three different maturity classes, maturity class I (colored area < 50%), maturity class II (colored area 50–80%), and maturity class III (colored area > 80%) according to yellow conversion rate, and stored at 0°C and 90–95% RH. …”
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Designing a terahertz optical sensor based on helically twisted photonic crystal fiber for toxic gas sensing by Vahid Sharif, Hana Saberi, Hassan Pakarzadeh

“…Low-loss polymer Topas is used as the background material of cladding. The fiber is twisted 360° over 50 cm to enhance anti-resonance in the THz region. …”
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Riboflavin- and Hypericin-Mediated Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy as Alternative Treatments for Oral Candidiasis: A Systematic Review by Maciej Łopaciński, Jakub Fiegler-Rudol, Wojciech Niemczyk, Dariusz Skaba, Rafał Wiench

“…Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) using natural photosensitizers like riboflavin and hypericin offers a potential alternative to conventional antifungal therapies. <b>Material and Methods</b>: A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of riboflavin- and hypericin-mediated aPDT in reducing Candida infections. …”
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Spectral Imaging of Multi-Color Chromogenic Dyes in Pathological Specimens by Merryn V. E. Macville, Jeroen A. W. M. Van der Laak, Ernst J. M. Speel, Nir Katzir, Yuval Garini, Dirk Soenksen, George McNamara, Peter C. M. de Wilde, Antonius G. J. M. Hanselaar, Anton H.N. Hopman, Thomas Ried

“…A pixel‐by‐pixel spectrum‐based color classification is presented of single‐, double‐, and triple‐color in situ hybridization for centromeric probes in T24 bladder cancer cells, and immunocytochemical staining of nuclear antigens Ki‐67 and TP53 in paraffin‐embedded cervical brush material (AgarCyto). The results demonstrate that spectral imaging unambiguously identifies three chromogenic dyes in a single bright‐field microscopic specimen. …”
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Liberal Way of Life as a Political Philosophical Problem: Review of the Book: Lefebvre, A. (2024). Liberalism as a Way of Life. Princeton; Oxford: Princeton University Press, 285 p... by Vladimir A. Gutorov, Aleksandr A. Shirinyants

“…Lefebvre, a mixture of liberalism and other ideologies and systems, including capitalism (with its individualism, materialism and instrumentalism), democracy (with its latent populism), nationalism and internationalism (with their patriotism and often chauvinism), meritocracy (with its calculations of value and reward), as well as overtly illiberal forces. …”
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Comparação entre métodos de síntese para obtenção do titanato de magnésio puro e contendo cromo trivalente by Nathália Lima Lins, Nathália Dias da Cunha Santana, Ada López, Lilian Pantoja Sosman, Sandra da Silva Pedro

“…Pretendemos verificar a influência do método de preparo na qualidade das amostras e nas propriedades ópticas do material. O composto foi sintetizado com sucesso em ambos os processos de preparo, e as medidas de fotoluminescência mostram que o perfil dos espectros das amostras puras são bem distintos das amostras contendo Cr3+, e também indicam que a presença do Cr3+ como íon ativador aumenta de forma significativa a emissão do composto. …”
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The impact of utilizing ultra-high performance fiber-reinforced concrete in beam-column joints with different patterns of transverse reinforcement by Ayman Abdo, Heba A. Mohamed, Talaat Ryad, Sayed Ahmed

“…Eight specimens with various concrete material characteristics and steel reinforcing details are cast and examined under repeated loads. …”
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2D-Shear Wave Elastography in the Evaluation of Parathyroid Lesions in Patients with Hyperparathyroidism by Ioana Golu, Ioan Sporea, Lavinia Moleriu, Anca Tudor, Marioara Cornianu, Adrian Vlad, Romulus Timar, Melania Balas, Daniela Amzar, Mihaela Vlad

“…The aim of the present study is to determine the values of the elasticity indexes (EI) measured by 2D-SWE in parathyroid benign lesions (adenomas or hyperplasia) and to establish if this investigation is helpful for the preoperative identification of the parathyroid adenoma. Material and Methods. The study groups were represented by 22 patients with primary or tertiary hyperparathyroidism, diagnosed by specific tests, and 43 healthy controls, in whom the thyroid parenchyma was evaluated, in order to compare the EI of the thyroid tissue with those of the parathyroid lesions. …”
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