MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF 3D PRINTED AND MILLED SPACE MAINTAINERS USED IN PREVENTIVE ORTHODONTICS by Bianca Dragoș, Dana-Cristina Bratu, George Popa, Magda-Mihaela Luca, Remus-Christian Bratu, Cosmin Sinescu

“…Aim of the study: This study aimed to evaluate the mechanical strength, when subjected to compressive forces, of aesthetic space maintainers manufactured through various digitally-assisted methods specifically, additive techniques (LCD and SLA) and subtractive milling. …”
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International Standard Problems and Small Break Loss-of-Coolant Accident (SBLOCA) by N. Aksan

“…A global review and synthesis on the contribution that ISPs have made to address nuclear reactor safety issues was initiated by CSNI-PWG2 and an overview on the subject of small break LOCA ISPs is given in this paper based on a report prepared by a writing group. …”
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How Do Teachers Perceive Limiting Factors?: Remote English Teaching Context by Ni Luh Adelia Suarnadi Suardana, I.G.A. Lokita Purnamika Utami, Kadek Sintya Dewi

“…The results of this study indicate that there are nine limiting factors found in the literature review matrix and these factors were confirmed by the subjects. Therefore, the obstacles in remote teaching must be identified to be used for improving the learning process itself, for the government (Ministry of Education and Culture), for the school, teachers, and students. …”
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Modern View on Information Services Provided by Service Centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine by О. V. Dzhafarova, O. H. Kniaziuk

“…The analysis of doctrinal provisions allowed us to conclude about the multiplicity of information services and differences in the procedure for their provision, which necessitated the classification of these procedures in order to identify their fundamental features, namely: depending on the subject of provision; according to the method of providing information; depending on the need for payment; depending on the availability of the information service procedure; according to the definition of the range of consumers; depending on the possibility of refusing to provide this type of administrative services; according to the content of the information service. …”
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Molecular Typing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates by Opa-Typing and Ribotyping in New Delhi, India by Pejvak Khaki, Preena Bhalla, Ahmad Mir Fayaz, Sohiela Moradi Bidhendi, Majid Esmailzadeh, Pawan Sharma

“…Sixty gonococcal isolates were subjected to ribotyping with two restriction enzymes, AvaII and HincII, and opa-typing with TaqI and HpaII for epidemiological characterization of gonococcal population. …”
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Nucleotides Regulate Secretion of the Inflammatory Chemokine CCL2 from Human Macrophages and Monocytes by K. R. Higgins, W. Kovacevic, L. Stokes

“…This polymorphism is relatively common at a frequency of 0.276 (n=404 subjects). Finally, we investigated CCL2 secretion in response to LPS or UTP in human macrophages expressing 312Arg-P2Y2 or 312Ser-P2Y2 where only the latter exhibited significant UTP-induced CCL2 secretion (n=5 donors per group).…”
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Identification of Ocular and Auditory Manifestations of Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Mbingo by Imran Jivraj, Chris J. Rudnisky, Emmanuel Tambe, Graham Tipple, Matthew T. S. Tennant

“…Cross sectional study. Subjects. Students at two schools, one for children with hearing impairment, were screened for cataract, congenital glaucoma, and pigmentary retinopathy. …”
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Frailty risk prediction models for patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis in China: a systematic review by Yu Zhong, Songmei Cao, Liangying Chen, Teng Li, Wei Ye

“…The area under the curve (AUC) for the subjects’ operating characteristics was > 0.7 in all ten studies. …”
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Impact of Severe Obesity and Weight Loss on Systolic Left Ventricular Function and Morphology: Assessment by 2-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography by Sevda Karimian, Jürgen Stein, Boris Bauer, Claudius Teupe

“…Little is known about the impact of dietary changes on the cardiac sequelae in obese patients. Twenty-one obese subjects underwent a 12-week low calorie fasting phase of a formula diet. …”
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Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Is Associated with Carotid Atherosclerosis in People with Type 2 Diabetes by J. S. Nam, C. W. Ahn, S. Kang, K. R. Kim, J. S. Park

“…The relationship between RDW and carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT), a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, has been inconsistent in subjects with cardiovascular risk factors. In this study, we investigated the relationship between RDW and carotid atherosclerosis in people with type 2 diabetes. …”
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Multimodal fuzzy logic-based gait evaluation system for assessing children with cerebral palsy by Saleh Massoud, Ebrahim Ismaiel, Rasha Massoud, Leila Khadour, Moustafa Al-mawaldi

“…Starting with the gait parameters of all subjects, the changes in gait parameters in post-surgery children reflect significant improvements in gait dynamics, bringing walking patterns in CP children closer to those of their typically healthy peers. …”
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Implementation of Blended Learning Model Through Wordwall Application in Improving Critical Thinking of Islamic Elementary School Students by M Choirul Muzaini, Noptario Noptario, Nurul Arifin

“…This study uses a quantitative research approach with a class action research method. The subjects in this study were all grade VI (six) Madrasah Ibtidaiyah students totaling 35 students. …”
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Clinical Significance of ErbB Receptor Family in Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yuh-Shyan Tsai, Hong-Lin Cheng, Tzong-Shin Tzai, Nan-Haw Chow

“…The methods of analysis and study subjects chosen varied widely among studies. The overall risks of disease progression for patients with EGFR or ErbB2 overexpression were 4.5 (95% CI: 2.5–8.4) and 1.1 (95% CI: 0.6–1.9), and the risks of mortality were 3.0 (95% CI: 1.6–5.9) and 1.1 (95% CI: 1.0–1.2), respectively. …”
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Stability Analysis of Soil Embankment Slope Reinforced with Polypropylene Fiber under Freeze-Thaw Cycles by Yafeng Gong, Yulong He, Chunpeng Han, Yangfan Shen, Guojin Tan

“…Numerical analysis method was performed to investigate the effect of polypropylene fibers on stability of embankment slope subjected to freeze-thaw cycles. The orthogonal experiments of three factors (freeze-thaw cycle, fiber content, and fiber length) and three levels were carried out, and the corresponding nine groups of specimens were made, whose shear strength parameters (internal friction angle and bond force) were measured by direct shear test. …”
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A study of psychological violence in intimate partner relationships among university students: a mixed-methods research by Berra Keçeci, Durmuş Ümmet

“…The results emphasize that personal and social patterns are important in attitudes towards dating violence and that further studies on this subject should be increased.…”
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Problems of legal guarantees of workers’ rights in the field of working time, rest time and wages in the conditions of martial law by I. V. Nazarenko, K. Yu. Melnyk

“…It has been proved that the main features of legal guarantees in labor law should be considered the types of legal responsibility, methods and subjects of protection of workers’ rights specific only to labor law. …”
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A Descriptive Study of Orgasm in Sexual Satisfaction and Intimacy among Females in India by R Vikhram Ramasubramanian, Veerabalajikumar

“…Sexual satisfaction refers to the subjective experience of pleasure, contentment, and fulfillment related to one’s sexual activities and relationships and intimacy is the heart and soul of a close relationship. …”
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Evaluation of serum leptin and adiponectin and their associations with obesity-related renal injury among Egyptian adolescents by Azza A El-Shaheed, Reham F. Fahmy, Nermine N. Mahfouz, Salwa R El-Zayat, Hiba Sibaii, Rehab S.I. Moustafa

“…In addition, the study aimed an analysis of the kidney injury molecule-1(KIM-1) to identify the early renal effect of obesity. Subjects and methods A case–control study was conducted on 45 Egyptian overweight/obese adolescents aged 10–18 years of both sexes and 44 age- and Sex-matched healthy individuals. …”
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Effect of Clinical Sandblasting on the Surface Roughness of Zirconia Cores for all Ceramic Crowns and their Fracture Resistance after the Addition of Repair. by Mohammed Thamir Yassin, Shatha Abdullah Salih

“…After adding veneering material, all the specimens were subjected to a fracture resistance test through a universal testing machine. …”
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Use of infographics to develop speaking skills of engineering students at English classes by Nina S. Shvaikina, Alexander A. Popel

“…The object of the study in hand is the process of building English speaking skills of students studying at engineering faculties (industrial and civil engineering and construction and technological faculty). The subject of the work is use of infographics to build English speaking skills of students from these faculties in ELT. …”
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