Effect of Enamel Caries Lesion Baseline Severity on Fluoride Dose-Response by Frank Lippert

“…Increased demineralization times led to increased surface softening. The lesion severity×fluoride concentration interaction was significant (p<0.001). …”
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Thermal Performance Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Floor Structure with Radiant Floor Heating System in Apartment Housing by Young-Sun Jeong, Hae-Kwon Jung

“…As the thermal conductivity of EPS resilient material increased 1.6 times, the heat loss was of 3.4% increase.…”
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THERAPY FOR HYPERTENSION WITH ACUPUNTURE AND HERBAL CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus (L.)) by Yuninda Asyroful Kamaliyah, Ario Imandiri, Myrna Adianti

“…And acupuncture theraphy 12 times, once every 2 days. Conclusion : Acupuncture and herbal therapy can be used to treat diseases in hypertension patients.…”
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Frugal method for extracting DNA from saliva suitable for low-budget labs and usable in PCR assays by Kamar Shayah, Joseph Shenekji, Lana Karnoub, Sana Wohbeh, Hagar Hamsho

“…The suggested frugal method relies on providing a new solution for extracting DNA from human saliva without the need for enzymes or high grade reagents or columns, which makes suitable for low budget laboratories in developing countries to manufacture it locally, it uses a phase separation with technical skills to extract the DNA from the saliva achieving safety by not using hazardous reagents, and it is a sustainable eco-friendly method that gives decent yield of good quality DNA in ~20 minutes to be used in PCR applications with a cost that is estimated to be 10 times cheaper than current used methods.…”
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Impaired Albumin Uptake and Processing Promote Albuminuria in OVE26 Diabetic Mice by Y. S. Long, S. Zheng, P. M. Kralik, F. W. Benz, P. N. Epstein

“…Compared to normal urine, OVE26 urine contained at least 23 times more intact fluorescent albumin but only 3-fold more 70 kD fluorescent dextran. …”
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SOCIO-CULTURAL DETERMINANTS OF ADOLESCENTS SEXUALAND REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR IN KEFFI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NASARAWA STATE-NIGERIA by Deborah Gwom Dung, Mamman Matthew Samuel, Umar Haruna Yashim

“… Sexual and reproductive behaviour has become a major issue of concern in recent times. This is because the incidence of sexual intercourse has become prevalent among adolescents. …”
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A Geostatistical Investigation into the Effective Spatiotemporal Coverage of Road Weather Information Systems in Alberta, Canada by Xu Wang, Lian Gu, Tae J. Kwon, Tony Z. Qiu

“…The findings of this research offer insight for constructing a detailed spatiotemporal RWIS database to manage and deploy different types of RWISs, optimize winter road maintenance resources, and provide timely information on inclement road weather conditions for the traveling public.…”
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STRENGTHENING THE RESEARCH OF KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR NEW INNOVATIONS by Sanja Tišma, Karolina Horvatinčić, Iva Tolić, Anamarija Farkaš

“… The development of science and technology in recent times is hosting major changes with the emergence of new key concepts, e.g. nanotechnology, micro nanoelectronic, etc. …”
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Effect of Fertilizers on The Productivity of Plants Under Different Ecological Conditions by Bagirova Bahruyya, Eyubova Svetlana, Bagirov Hasil, Hashimova Arzu

“…In order to obtain a high and stable yield of wheat, corn, potato and sugar beet plants in different regions of Azerbaijan, it is necessary to select high-quality seed material, study the biological characteristics of these plants, soil and climatic conditions, and carry out timely and high-quality agrotechnical measures. The application of the results and recommendations from experiments conducted in our republic on farms demonstrates that it is possible to grow high-quality wheat, corn, potatoes, and sugar beets in various regions of Azerbaijan, thereby meeting the population's year-round demand for these crops. …”
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Effectiveness of a Treadmill Training Programme in Improving the Postural Balance on Institutionalized Older Adults by Natalia Moya Pereira, Marcel Jean Pierre Massè Araya, Marcos Eduardo Scheicher

“…Postural balance was assessed by the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), gait speed, and Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) on 37 institutionalized older adults (23 in the intervention group and 14 in the control group). …”
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Effect of Welding Sequence and Constraint on the Residual Stress and Deformation of Thick Welded Butt Joint Made of Q345qD Steel by Yi Zhang, Wenxue Su, Hua Dong, Tao Li, Hongyou Cao

“…The transverse residual stress and the vertical deformation can be significantly reduced by increasing the alternating times of the welding beads in two halves of the weld. …”
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Risk Analysis and Control Measures for Slurry Shield Tunneling Diagonally under an Urban River Embankment by Yu Liang, Xiangyu Chen, Junsheng Yang, Linchong Huang

“…Furthermore, based on settlement monitoring data, the driving velocity of the shield should be reasonably adjusted in a timely manner to avoid disturbing the fine sand stratum below the embankment.…”
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Mechanism of Roadway Floor Heave Controlled by Floor Corner Pile in Deep Roadway under High Horizontal Stress by Xinchao Kang, Dongming Guo, Zhiying Lu

“…In the on-site treatment scheme, 1.1 times the calculated length of pile should be selected. …”
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Understanding cancer from an evolutionary perspective: high-risk reprogramming of genome-damaged stem cells by Vladimir F. Niculescu

“… Background: One of the most astounding discoveries of recent times is the recognition that cancer embodies a transition from a higher level of metazoan cell organization to a more foundational premetazoic state. …”
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Das Kind mit APD und CAPD: Untersuchung zentraler auditiver Verarbeitungsstörungen und der Wirksamkeit des Hörtrainings by Agnieszka Kuniczuk

“…In recent times, there has been a notable rise in the number of children exhibiting indications of Central Auditory Processing Disorders (CAPD). …”
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF HEAT TRANSFER OF A SINGLE-ROW BUNDLE OF FINNED TUBES IN MIXED CONVECTION OF AIR by A. B. Sukhotskii, G. S. Sidorik

“…It is demonstrated that heat transfer in the mixed convection is 2.5−3 times higher than in free one and the growth rate of heat transfer with increasing Reynolds number is more than in the forced convection. …”
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Retroffiting and Repairing Cooling Tower Structure Within A Tide Deadline by Benny Dwika Leonanda

“…</em></p><em>This project demonstrates the importance of timely upgrades to maintain plant operations and ensure long-term reliability. …”
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY by M. D. Simonova, V. E. Zakharov

“…The total investment over the past ten years increased by 5.6 times. The most rapidly developing kinds are solar energy and wind power.…”
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Fuzzy Logic Based Hardware Accelerator with Partially Reconfigurable Defuzzification Stage for Image Edge Detection by Aous H. Kurdi, Janos L. Grantner, Ikhlas M. Abdel-Qader

“…A comparison of this system’s performance and its software counterpart shows a significant speedup in the magnitude of hundred thousand times.…”
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Calculation of Theoretical and Empirical Nutrient N Critical Loads in the Mixed Conifer Ecosystems of Southern California by Joan Breiner, Benjamin S. Gimeno, Mark Fenn

“…Similarly, the highest theoretical CL for nutrient N calculated using the simple mass balance steady state model (estimates ranging from 1.4–8.8 kg N/ha/year) was approximately two times lower than the empirical observations. Further research is needed to derive the thresholds for indicators associated with the impairment of these mixed conifer forests exposed to chronic N deposition within a Mediterranean climate. …”
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