Application of Fractal Analysis in Detecting Trabecular Bone Characteristics Around Mandibular Impacted Third Molars on Dental Panoramic Radiographs by Elif Polat Balkan, Hatice Ahsen Deniz, Mehmet Hakan Kurt, Erçin Samunahmetoğlu, Sevilay Karahan

“… Purpose: Surgical extraction of third molars can be difficult for many reasons, including increased bone density, which causes bone structures to lose their elastic properties. …”
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A Multi-Dimensional Evaluation Model for Epidemic Prevention Policies by Zhoujingming Gao, Zhiyi Tan, Bing-Kun Bao

“…However, the existing approaches are still limited in efficiency due to the following reasons: (1) They are still confined to policies’ containment effect on COVID-19, neglecting the impact of vaccination on policy effect and the impact of policies on economy; (2) While evaluating policy effect in different regions, most existing models lack robustness. …”
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The History of the Creation and Promotion of the First Consolidated Text of the Bashkir Folk Epic “Idukai and Muradim” by Khabutdinova M.M.

“…The objective and subjective reasons for the dramatic fate of the consolidated text of the Bashkir version of the epic about Idegey are revealed. …”
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Costs of home-delivered antiretroviral therapy refills for persons living with HIV: Evidence from a pilot randomized controlled trial in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. by Ashley S Tseng, Ruanne V Barnabas, Alastair van Heerden, Xolani Ntinga, Maitreyi Sahu

“…We estimated that home-delivered ART can reasonably be scaled up to 12 home deliveries per day for five days per week in the rural setting. …”
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Use of acupuncture among chronic disease patients attending primary healthcare facilities: a cross-sectional study in Korea by Su Yeon Lee, Soo Jeung Choi, Hyea Bin Im, Dain Choi, Dongwoon Han

“…Results Out of 370 respondents, 44.3% reported utilizing acupuncture treatment. The most popular reason for the utilization of acupuncture was to enhance the effectiveness of the current treatment. …”
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Technology applications in bovine gait analysis: A scoping review. by Amir Nejati, Anna Bradtmueller, Elise Shepley, Elsa Vasseur

“…Of the 4 themes, lameness detection (55% of studies) was the most common reason for technology use. Within the literature identified three main technologies were used: force and pressure platforms (FPP), vision-based systems (VB), and accelerometers. …”
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Analysis of Adsorption, Ion Exchange, Thermodynamic Behaviour of Some Organic Cations on Dowex 50WX4-50/H+ Cation Exchanger in Aqueous Solutions by Ehteram A. Noor, Fatma M. Al-Solmi

“…Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkevich adsorption isotherm models reasonably describe the adsorption of the studied organic cations onto dowex 50WX4-50/H+ by segmented straight lines depending on the studied range of concentration, indicating the existence of two different sets of adsorption sites with substantial difference in energy of adsorption. …”
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Production and Biochemical, Phytochemical, Sensory, and Microbiological Characterization of “Bili-Bili” and “Cochette,” Two Traditional Beers Produced from Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor... by James Ronald Bayoï, Benedicte Musette Danla

“…To fill these gaps, the quality features and the safety status of both beers were assessed. After a reasoned field survey, the samples from various locations in Maroua were collected and analysed using referenced methods. …”
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Network approaches and interventions in healthcare settings: A systematic scoping review. by Ameneh Ghazal Saatchi, Francesca Pallotti, Paul Sullivan

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>We found little evidence for SNA-based intervention programs in healthcare settings. We discuss the reasons and challenges, and identify the main component elements of a network intervention plan. …”
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Factors Associated with Arkansans’ First Use of Telehealth during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Jennifer A. Andersen, Holly C. Felix, Dejun Su, James P. Selig, Shawn Ratcliff, Pearl A. McElfish

“…Andersen’s Model of Healthcare Utilization allowed the categorization of the independent variables into the following: (1) predisposing factors, including sociodemographic variables and health beliefs; (2) enabling factors, including socioeconomic status and access to care; and (3) need for care, including preexisting or newly diagnosed conditions and reasons to seek out care or to utilize a new mode of care. …”
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The factors influencing self-management in patients with depression: a qualitative research from China by Ying-Li Gao, Lu-Xia Shen, Xiu-Mei Hou, Shu-Ping Si, Huan-Huan Zhu, Zhong-Li Shi

“…Abstract Background As depressed patients often fail to seek help and obtain treatment on time for reasons such as stigma and lack of treatment resources, research on self-management for depressed patients is crucial. …”
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Design Optimization and Parameter Analysis of a Hybrid Rocket Motor-Powered Small LEO Launch Vehicle by Hao Zhu, Pengcheng Wang, Weile Xu, Yuanjun Zhang, Hui Tian, Guobiao Cai

“…For the 1-chamber HRM at the 1st stage, the wheel-shaped grain is better than circle-shaped and star-shaped grains in terms of reducing the total mass and length of the SLV, and the 4-chamber parallel HRM has more advantages over all 1-chamber designs for the same reason. The theoretical velocity increments are calculated by the Tsiolkovsky formula, and the actual velocity increments are obtained based on the trajectory simulation data. …”
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Experimental Study of Mechanical Characteristics of Tunnel Support System in Hard Cataclastic Rock with High Geostress by Minglei Sun, Yongquan Zhu, Xinzhi Li, Zhengguo Zhu, Benguo He

“…The characteristics of the support system under different support parameters and shapes are analyzed, and the reasonable support section shape and support parameters are determined. …”
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Barriers to and facilitators of healthcare professionals in ADR reporting in a tertiary care hospital in India by Ian Osoro N, Suhaib KP, Jamuna Rani R, Rajanandh MG

“…Additionally, 25 (31%) of the HCPs stated that reporting ADRs is time consuming. 18 (22%) of them reported a fear of legal liability. 13 (16%) of them stated that the reporting from is complicated and 29 (36%) stated a lack of motivation as the reason for not reporting ADR. Majority of our HCPs 76 (95%) recommended the need for continuous medical education and training as the best strategy to improve ADR reporting. …”
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Minimizing Energy Consumption Based on Clustering & Data Aggregation Technique in WSN (MECCLADA) by Dhulfiqar Talib Abbas, Dalal Abdulmohsin Hammood, Seham ahmed hashem, Saidatul Norlyana Azemi

“…By aggregating duplicated data before transmitting, it to the base station (BS), these methods aim to shorten the distance between sensor nodes and the base station as well as the amount of transmitted data, while maintaining a reasonable level of accuracy for the data received at the BS or Cluster Head (CH). …”
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A Blockchain-Based Privacy Protection Model Under Quality Consideration in Spatial Crowdsourcing Platforms by Amal Albilali, Maysoon Abulkhair, Manal Bayousef, Faisal Albalwy

“…The ePPTA model achieves high utility with the Gowalla dataset, while reaching reasonable results with the Yelp dataset. Furthermore, it demonstrated significantly lower latency in both datasets than state-of-the-art approaches. …”
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The BBC, Daily Telegraph and Wikinews timelines of the terrorist attacks of 7th July 2006 in London: a comparison with contemporary discussions by Mike Thelwall

“…A secondary objective is to analyse the reasons for differences between contemporary debates and retrospective media timelines. …”
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Psychological Status of Medical Staff in Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospitals during the Omicron Pandemic Outbreak in China by Shuting Bao, Bangwu Chen, Ying Hu, Chee Shin Lee, Qi Wu, Menglin Zhou, Mengkai Du, Shuqi Zhu, Biao Xie, Jiuqiong Hu, Zhaoxia Liang

“…During this period, more resources for psychological counselling should be provided to the hospital as well as more reasonable staffing arrangements, and working while having a fever is prohibited, especially in provincial hospital.…”
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Thermospheric Conditions Associated With the Loss of 40 Starlink Satellites by Yongliang Zhang, Larry J. Paxton, Robert Schaefer, William H. Swartz

“…On the dawn‐side (05:19 LT), the density increase is more significant, 40%–59% at 210 km and ∼300% at 520 km. There are a few reasons for the dawn‐dusk asymmetry in the relative density increase: (a) the pre‐storm background density or heat capacity is lower on the dawn‐side than that on the duskside, (b) stronger auroral heating was observed on the dawnside based on analysis of auroral images, (c) the thermosphere density enhancement partially recovered when the disturbance co‐rotated with the Earth from dawn to dusk side due to enhanced infrared cooling by NO. …”
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Homeobox genes encoding WOX transcription factors in the flowering parasitic plant Monotropa hypopitys by A. V. Shchennikova, O. A. Shulga, E. Z. Kochieva, A. V. Beletsky, M. A. Filyushin, N. V. Ravin, K. G. Skryabin

“…The evolution of WOX genes is considered to be one of the main reasons for flower morphology and plant architecture diversity. …”
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