How Precise Is Dental Volumetric Tomography in the Prediction of Bone Density? by Hakan Bilhan, Selda Arat, Onur Geckili

“…The aim of this study was to review the bone density assessment techniques and evaluate the macroscopic structure of bone specimens scored by Hounsfield Units (HUs) and decide if they are always in congruence. …”
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Effect of Cl substitution on the microstructure, dielectric and optical properties of CaCu3Ti4O12 ceramics by Najwa. Gouitaa, Sahil Kumar, Fatima Zahra. Ahjyaje, Taj-dine. Lamcharfi, Amina. Benatia, Mustapha. Abarkan, Mamta Shandilya

“…This study investigates the enhanced properties of CaCu3Ti4O12 (CCTO) ceramics by substituting oxygen anions with chlorine to form CaCu3Ti4O10Cl2 (CCTO-Cl2). The structural, morphological, optical, and dielectric characteristics of CCTO-Cl2 were systematically analyzed. …”
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Reconstruction of the Nasal Wings with the Inverted Flap Technique. Presentation of Two Cases by Raquel Rojas Bruzón, Juan Carlos Quintana Díaz, Yulexis Hechavarría Jiménez

“…This flap can have a minimum of complications if the structures are handled gently and the sutures are handled without tension. …”
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Construction of a neural network model for small-scale shaded relief maps constrained by topographic feature lines by Yue Wang, Wenping Jiang, Han Jiang, Danfeng Dai, Peiyang Ma, Yuan Wang, Zhizhi Wang

“…Traditional manual methods for generating shaded relief maps can effectively highlight major topographic structures but are time-consuming and require professional skills. …”
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Failure Analysis of Deep Composite Roof Roadway and Support Optimization of Anchor Cable Parameters by Chen Li, Wenlong Zhang, Tianhong Huo, Rui Yu, Xidong Zhao, Ming Luo

“…The deformation and failure law of the surrounding rock, roof structure characteristics, and mechanical properties of the surrounding rock were obtained by field monitoring. …”
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Prediction Model for Safe Operation of Pumping Stations Optimized by the Sparrow Search Algorithm and BP Neural Network by Ziwei Yu, Jinhuang Yu, Jinjie Liu, Chenglong Hu, Shengsheng Hu, Junjie Wang, Hehe Zhang, Huiting Lu

“…The pumping station is one of the critical parts of the hydraulic structure in China. Traditional forecasting methods are limited in accuracy, time-consuming, and high cost, resulting in limited data availability. …”
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Research progress in low-cost preparation process of continuous fiber-reinforced silicon carbide ceramic matrix composites by SHANG Jianzhao, WU Xiaofei, CAO Yejie, LYU Yunlei, LI Jingxin, WANG Jing, DONG Ning, LIU Yongsheng

“…The optimization of preparation process， microstructure and properties of composites is reviewed， and the future research direction of the low-cost preparation process is proposed， such as the preparation of ultra-high temperature ceramic interface by molten salt method and the preparation of porous matrix with uniform pore structure by reaction-induced phase separation， which can significantly improve the comprehensive properties of continuous fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites.…”
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A Fast CT Reconstruction Scheme for a General Multi-Core PC by Kai Zeng, Erwei Bai, Ge Wang

“…In the proposed scheme, several techniques are integrated, including utilization of geometric symmetry, optimization of data structures, single-instruction multiple-data (SIMD) processing, multithreaded computation, and an Intel C++ compilier. …”
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Thermal behavior of polymeric nickel(II) oxalate complex obtained through nickel(II) nitrate/ethylene glycol reaction by Niculescu Mircea, Pascariu Mihai-Cosmin, Racu Andrei, Taranu Bogdan-Ovidiu

“…The solid- -state decomposition products formed during heating were investigated by chemical analysis, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The structure, morphology and properties of the final decomposition products were characterized by XRD, FTIR, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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NKAPL facilitates transcription pause-release and bridges elongation to initiation during meiosis exit by Zhenlong Kang, Chen Xu, Shuai Lu, Jie Gong, Ruoyu Yan, Gan Luo, Yuanyuan Wang, Qing He, Yifei Wu, Yitong Yan, Baomei Qian, Shenglin Han, Zhiwen Bu, Jinwen Zhang, Xian Xia, Liang Chen, Zhibin Hu, Mingyan Lin, Zheng Sun, Yayun Gu, Lan Ye

“…NKAPL binds to promoter-associated nascent transcripts and co-localizes with DNA-RNA hybrid R-loop structures at GAA-rich loci to enhance R-loop formation and facilitate Pol II pause-release. …”
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Chromosome-level and haplotype-resolved genome assembly of Bougainvillea glabra by Lan Lan, Haiyan Li, Shisong Xu, Yueting Xu, Qingyun Leng, Linbi Zhang, Linqiao Wu, Junmei Yin, Zhiqiang Wu, Junhai Niu

“…By combining the high-confidence different evidence of genome structure annotation pipeline we annotated each haplotype containing ~33,000 predicted genes, of which 86% were functionally annotated by different databases. …”
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Empirical study of the relationship of the psychology of student stress and the value-semantic choice of an educational trajectory at a university by G. I. Atamanova, V. N. Romashin

“…The research methodology is   established on   the methods and principles that set the structure and ways to   resolve the stated contradictions in  order to  achieve the goal. …”
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Study of Thermal Effects in Fused-Tapered Pure Passive Fibers and Signal Combiners by Yuyi Yin, Tingwu Ge, Guanrui Zhao, Ruoyu Jia, Zhiyong Wang

“…These findings offer important insights for the design and optimization of high-power optical fiber combiners and their heat dissipation structures.…”
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Protection of Petroleum Pipeline Carbon Steel Alloys with New Modified Core-Shell Magnetite Nanogel against Corrosion in Acidic Medium by Gamal A. El Mahdy, Ayman M. Atta, Amro K. F. Dyab, Hamad A. Al-Lohedan

“…The polymer was crosslinked in the presence of N,N-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA) as a crosslinker and potassium peroxydisulfate (KPS) as redox initiator system. The structure and morphology of the magnetic nanogel were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and transmission and scanning electron microscopy (TEM and SEM). …”
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Sport fans’ curiosity and impulsive buying: mediation of social media use intensity by Chen-Yueh Chen, Ya-Lun Chou, Yi-Hsiu Lin, Yen-Kuang Lin

“…Grounded in the Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) theory, this study examines how social media use intensity mediates the relationship between sports fans' curiosity and impulsive buying behavior.MethodsThe study sampled 623 Taiwanese sports fans, including baseball and basketball enthusiasts, to investigate these relationships. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was employed to test the proposed hypotheses, focusing on the mediating effect of social media use intensity.ResultsThe results indicate that social media use intensity fully mediates the relationship between sports fans' curiosity and impulsive buying tendencies. …”
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Urban Infestation Patterns of Argentine Ants, Linepithema humile, in Los Angeles by Smadar Gilboa, John H. Klotz, Peter Nonacs

“…Thus providing water for ant colonies outside and away from buildings may be one method of integrated pest management to reduce the proclivity of ants to infest structures.…”
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Validity and reliability of the executive function scale in Cuban university student by Diego D. Díaz-Guerra, Marena De La C. Hernández-Lugo, Carlos Ramos-Galarza, Yunier Broche-Pérez

“…Descriptive analyses, confirmatory factor analyses, and Pearson correlation analyses were used to assess the psychometric properties of the scale.ResultsSignificant correlations were obtained between the scale factors, and the original seven-factor structure was confirmed. The scale demonstrated good internal consistency and overall reliability (α = 0.91, ω = 0.91).ConclusionThe study provided evidence that the UEF-1 is a reliable and valid tool for assessing executive functions in Cuban university students. …”
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Internal communication in a diverse and developing world context: Challenges for corporate South Africa by Lucinda Bella-May Sutton, Tanya le Roux, Lynnette M Fourie

“…We identified 12 challenges, grouped into four clusters, namely access to technology, lack of formal communication training, parameters for inclusion of internal stakeholders, and management styles and structures. Contributions include recommendations for practice, together with suggestions for further research. …”
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Microfluidic organ-on-chip systems for periodontal research: advances and future directions by Gopu Sriram, Gopu Sriram, Hardik Makkar, Hardik Makkar

“…The pathogenesis of periodontal disease involves a complex interplay between microbial dysbiosis and host immune responses, which can lead to a loss of dental support structures and contribute to systemic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and inflammatory bowel disease. …”
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Pre-Melting-Assisted Impurity Control of β-Ga₂O₃ Single Crystals in Edge-Defined Film-Fed Growth by A-Ran Shin, Tae-Hun Gu, Yun-Ji Shin, Seong-Min Jeong, Heesoo Lee, Si-Young Bae

“…The pre-melting process notably enhanced the structural, optical, and electrical properties of the crystals by effectively eliminating impurities such as Si and Fe. …”
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