Wood dust effects on carpenters pulmonary function test parameters: a comparative study by Noura Mohamed Elfatih, Ibrahim Abdelrhim Ali, Muaath Ahmed Mohammed, Izzut Awad Ahmed, Nouralsalhin Abdalhamid Alaagib, Omer Abdelaziz Musa

“…Abstract Background Few studies have investigated the effects of wood dust on carpenters, who are frequently exposed to this hazardous material. This study aimed to determine the effects of wood dust exposure on carpenters pulmonary function test (PFT) parameters. …”
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A comparative study of polydopamine vs. glass ionomer cement for adhesion mechanisms on enamel and dentin using SEM and shear bond strength evaluation by Lakshmi Nidhi Rao, Soumyajit Sarkar, Aditya Shetty, Heeresh Shetty, Shraddha Shetty, Roshan Noor Mohamed, Sakeenabi Basha, Ajinkya Pawar, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari

“…Abstract Polydopamine (PD), inspired by the wet adhesion mechanism of mussel foot proteins, has emerged as a promising adhesive material with wide-ranging applications. This study aimed to compare the adhesive properties of PD and Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC) on enamel and dentin substrates, evaluating PD’s potential as an alternative adhesive in dental practice. …”
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Tendencias en investigación de Medicina Familiar: XXXIV Congreso Nacional de Medicina Familiar, Tabasco 2024 by Víctor M. Camarillo-Nava, Ana M. Rivas-Gómez, Lizbeth A. Núñez-Galván, Danae Pérez-López, Meribeth Corona-Oceguera, Aurora García-López

“…Objetivo: Analizar los temas más frecuentes de investigación presentados durante el XXXIV Congreso Nacional de Medicina Familiar en Tabasco, en 2024, por médicos en formación. Material y métodos: Estudio descriptivo, observacional y transversal. …”
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Active Moss Biomonitoring of Mercury in the Mine-Polluted Area of Abbadia San Salvatore (Mt. Amiata, Central Italy) by Federica Meloni, Sergio Calabrese, Orlando Vaselli, Francesco Capecchiacci, Francesco Ciani, Lorenzo Brusca, Sergio Bellomo, Walter D’Alessandro, Kyriaki Daskalopoulou, Stefania Venturi, Barbara Nisi, Daniele Rappuoli, Franco Tassi, Jacopo Cabassi

“…The results revealed that the main Hg emissions sources were associated with the former mining area of Abbadia San Salvatore, in agreement with the measured GEM concentrations, while arsenic and antimony were related to soil enriched in As-Sb waste material. The three elements registered higher concentrations in uncovered mosses with respect to the covered ones, i.e., wet deposition was the key factor for their accumulation on the uncovered mosses, while dry deposition was especially important for the covered samples in the mining area. …”
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NCHD handover in the acute mental health setting: a quality improvement initiative implementing an electronic handover tool by Karen O’Connor, Stelios Naxakis, Megan Wafer, Syeda Gardezi, Aamina Sadia, Rimsha Mujahid

“…This quality improvement (QI) initiative aimed to standardise handover practices using an electronic tool integrated with the ISBAR communication protocol.Objectives The project aimed to ensure accurate clinical information recording, improve patient care and safety, centralise handover material, enhance clinical transparency and accountability, and measure handover quality using the electronic tool.Methods Using a Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model, the initiative began with a critical incident in July 2020, prompting the creation and piloting of an electronic ‘handover tool’ aligned with ISBAR. …”
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The influence of calfhood diarrhea and pneumonia on preweaning growth and reproductive performance of Holstein heifers by Mely T. Olivera, Jesús Mellado, José E. García, Juan A. Encina, Perpetuo Álvarez, Ulises Macías-Cruz, Leonel Avendaño, Miguel Mellado

“…Study site: Hot-arid zone of northern Mexico (25 °N). Material and methods: This study enrolled 7,809 calves from a single large commercial dairy herd. …”
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Long-Term Results of the Etiotropic Therapy of Subcompensed Liver Cirrhosis in the Outcome of Chronic Hepatitis C by P. O. Bogomolov, A. O. Bueverov, V. E. Bakirova, E. O. Lyusina, E. A. Fedosyina, S. V. Koblov, O. V. Sumtsova

“…The evaluation of long-term results of antiviral therapy (AVT) with ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir and dasabuvir in patients with noncompensated liver cirrhosis (LC) in the outcome of chronic hepatitis C.Material and methods. A retrospective analysis included the data from patients with subcompensated liver cirrhosis (LC) of HCV etiology (genotype 1b) (7–9 points of the Child-Pugh score) having received interferon-free antiviral therapy (AVT) with ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir and dasabuvir during 12 weeks from September to December 2015. …”
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From Nasion to Sellion: repositioning landmarks for radioprotection-tailored 3D cephalometric analysis by Marco Serafin, Benedetta Baldini, Elisa Boccalari, Salvatore Bocchieri, Sergio Sambataro, Chiarella Sforza, Giuseppe Baselli, Gianluca Martino Tartaglia, Alberto Caprioglio

“…Purpose The present study aimed to three-dimensionally evaluate the correlation between cephalometric measurements utilizing Sellion in place of Nasion.Material and methods A pilot study using 25 CBCTs was carried out to determine the required sample size, reaching a minimum of 136 patients was required to validate the correlation between Nasion(N)- and Sellion(Se)-related measurements. …”
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Wear Resistance of Ceramic Cutting Inserts Using Nitride Coatings and Microtexturing by Electrical Discharge Machining by Marina A. Volosova, Anna A. Okunkova, Elena Y. Kropotkina, Enver S. Mustafaev, Khasan I. Gkhashim

“…Cutting tools in contact with those alloys should withstand intensive mechanical and thermal loads (tense state of 1.38·10⁸–1.54·10⁸ N/m², temperature up to 900–1200 °C). The most spread material for those tools is cutting ceramics based on oxides, nitrides of the transition and post-transition metals, and metalloids. …”
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A cross-sectional study to determine prevalence of neonatal dermatoses in a tertiary health care centre of Andhra Pradesh, South India by Deepti Vemu, Shalini Eslavat, Shankar Kunti, Prasad Naik NM, Ritu Gujarati Vishwanath, Sruthi Kamatham

“…Aim and Objectives: To assess the prevalence of dermatoses in the neonatal period and to find the association with some of the demographic, neonatal and obstetric variables. Material and Methods: This study was a cross sectional study with a sample size of 600 neonates who attended the outpatient department of dermatology in a private medical college in Andhra Pradesh between May 2021 and April 2022. …”
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Construções identitárias e reconhecimento da diversidade numa universidade pública // Identity constructions and recognition of diversity in a public university by Marina Carvalho Freitas, Angelo Brigato Ésther, Joelma Cristina Santos

“…Para isso, foram realizadas entrevistas individuais e grupos focais com 22 estudantes de uma universidade federal de Minas Gerais, sendo o material analisado pelo método de análise de conteúdo. …”
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Damage evolution and toughening mechanism in brick-and-mortar structure: Essential role of interface thickness ratio by Tian Qiu, Chengyu Guan, Lihong Liang

“…These findings provide a reference and basis for future biomimetic material design.…”
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Risk of adverse cardiovascular events based on common genetic variants in 8-year follow-up of the LIPIDOGEN2015 population using the polygenic risk score (PRS): study design and me... by Maciej Banach, Martyna Fronczek, Tadeusz Osadnik, Agnieszka Gach, Dominik Strapagiel, Marcin Słomka, Mateusz Lejawa, Anna Goc, Ewa Boniewska-Bernacka, Anna Pańczyszyn, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, Peter P. Toth, Peter E. Penson, Jacek Jóźwiak

“…Our main aim is to assess the utility of a new PRS created for the Polish population in predicting mortality during an 8-year follow-up in the nationwide LIPIDOGEN2015 population. Material and methods All DNA samples of 1779 patients were genotyped using Infinium Global Screening Array-24+ v3.0 Kit microarrays. …”
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AxiWorm: a new tool using YOLOv5 to test antiparasitic drugs against Trichinella spiralis by Javier Sánchez-Montejo, Miguel Marín, María Alejandra Villamizar-Monsalve, María del Carmen Vieira, Belén Vicente, Rafael Peláez, Julio López-Abán, Antonio Muro

“…Here we developed a semi-automated system based on YOLOv5 to capture photographs of 96 well microplates and use them for L1 count and morphological damage evaluation after experimental drug treatments. Material and methods Morphological properties were used to distinguish L1 from debris after pepsin muscle digestion and distinguish healthy (serpentine) or damaged (coiled) L1s after 72 h untreated or treated with albendazole or mebendazole cultures. …”
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Difficult choledocholithiasis – result of overdue surgical treatment of gallstone disease by S. G. Shapovalyants, T. B. Ardasenov, A. G. Pankov, S. A. Budzinsky, V. S. Veselova

“…To analyze results of diagnostics and treatment of difficult forms of choledocholithiasis.Material and methods. Difficult forms of choledocholithiasis (large size, atypical improper shape and localization of stones, alteration of anatomy of pancreatobiliary area) were revealed in 275 patients. …”
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Improving the efficacy of potato clonal micropropagation by inoculation with the rhizosphere bacteria <i>Azospirillum baldaniorum</i> Sp245 and <i>Ochrobactrum cytisi</i> IPA7.2 by K. Yu. Kargapolova, O. V. Tkachenko, G. I. Burygin, N. V. Evseeva, A. A. Shirokov, L. Yu. Matora, S. Yu. Shchyogolev

“…Inoculation with the tested strains can be used to promote the growth of microplants and increase the yield of minitubers in potato seed breeding for the production of healthy planting material.…”
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The study of organelle DNA variability in alloplasmic barley lines in the NGS era by M. G. Siniauskaya, A. M. Makarevich, I. M. Goloenko, V. S. Pankratov, A. D. Liaudanski, N. G. Danilenko, N. V. Lukhanina, A. M. Shimkevich, O. G. Davydenko

“…These results were compared with the previous data of a restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) study of organelle DNAs for the same material. Formerly established data about a field evaluation of alloplasmic barley lines were revised in the light of information about organelle genomes gained after NGS. …”
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Recent updates of centromere proteins in hepatocellular carcinoma: a review by Zhongyuan Yang, Wenjiao Chen, Yunhui Liu, Yuxin Niu

“…Centromeres are considered special deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequences with highly repetitive sequences that are physically connected to the spindle during cell division, ensuring equal division of genetic material between daughter cells. The numerous proteins that aggregate on this sequence during cell division are called centromere proteins (CENPs). …”
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Cystic Fibrosis and Reproductive Outcomes: The Latest Insights into Fertility and Pregnancy by Weronika Małagocka, Karol Zagórski, Mateusz Kozik, Nina Skalska-Dziobek, Karolina Chybowska, Maria Naruszewicz, Przemysław Cetnarowski

“…The aim of this paper was to summarize the date available in the literature and recent reports about the fertility, pregnancy and treatment of pregnant CF patients.   Material and methods: The literature was reviewed in PubMed database, GoogleScholar and in European Cystic Fibrosis Society database with the use of keywords.   …”
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Improving the special motor qualities of experienced female volleyball players living on the territory of martial law by Sergii Iermakov, Roman Boichuk, Yevheniia Strelnykova, Krzysztof Wnorowski, Sofia Zakharova

“…The purpose of the study is to determine the organizational forms and means of training sessions aimed at improving special physical qualities under martial law. Material and methods. The study involved experienced volleyball players of one team (n=12). …”
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