Experimental study of factors affecting the failure of the cyclical nature of rotary endodontic instruments by V. G. Deviatnikova, T. N. Manak

“…The properties of shape memory, superelasticity and plasticity in nickel-titanium tools make the visual prediction of breakage as difficult as possible. …”
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Modeling random processes induced by the support surface profile in transport and technological systems by Yu. P. Kornyushin, A. V. Lavrov, A. V. Sidorova

“…(Materials and methods) The proposed approach considers the variation in support surface profile height along the trajectory of agricultural transport and technological systems, while maintaining a constant speed, as a stationary random process. …”
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Identifying the important involvement of cuproptosis in the pathophysiology of age-related macular degeneration by Shizhen Lei, Yani Liu

“…Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate and identify key types of PCD and PCD-related genes involved in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods This study employs transcriptomic analyses and animal experiments. …”
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Anti-LGI1 encephalitis and co-existence of MOG-IgG: a case report and literature review by Xiaojiao Ci, Liuyu Lin, Yuqing Wu, Yifang Ma, Jie Lu

“…The co-occurrence of anti-LGI1 encephalitis and MOG-IgG is a rare phenomenon.MethodsWe report a case of anti-LGI1 antibody encephalitis combined with MOG-IgG. …”
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Efficacy of Trayodasanga Guggulu and Sahacaradi Taila in Knee Osteoarthritis (Sandhigatavata): A Randomized Controlled Study by Rashmi Rawat, Ajai Kumar Pandey, Girish Singh

“…This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ayurvedic medicine (Trayodasanga Guggulu and Sahacaradi Taila) in knee OA. Materials and Methods: Patients (n = 120) diagnosed with knee OA, based on revised ACR 2016 criteria and Ayurvedic signs and symptoms, were randomly divided into two groups. …”
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Umbilical Cord Patch Transplantation for Corneal Perforations and Descemetoceles by Hua-Tao Xie, Dan Zhao, Yang Liu, Ming-Chang Zhang

“…To evaluate the clinical outcome of umbilical cord patch (UCP) transplantation for deep corneal ulcers with perforations and descemetoceles. Methods. In this retrospective, noncomparative, interventional case series, 11 eyes of 11 patients with corneal perforation or descemetocele were included. …”
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Modern educational technologies as an innovative resource of a higher school teacher's activity by Irina Anzaurovna Udzhukhu, Ruslan Kazbekovich Meshvez

“…The purpose of the research is to describe the experience of using modern educational technologies for the activities of a university teacher.The research objectives are to reveal the category of "modern educational technologies"; to present the experience of using modern educational technologies on the example of a digital service in the process of teaching the discipline "Physical Culture and Sports"; to identify the benefits of using a digital service in teaching physical education. The research methods used are generalizations, comparisons, visual presentation.The results of the study are the following: the relevance of the use of modern educational technologies as an innovative resource for the activity of a university teacher has been confirmed; the experience of using a digital service in the process of teaching the discipline "Physical culture and sports" has been described; the advantages of a digital service in teaching physical education as a means of resource and information support have been revealed.Key conclusions: modern educational technologies represent a set of technical human resourcesthat act as a means of acquiring knowledge; relevant educational technology in modern conditions is a digital service; in teaching the discipline "Physical Culture and Sports" the electronic information environment of the university and the Zoom online platform can be used; the use of electronic educational technologies makes it possible to make the educational process more comfortable and effective without interrupting it in conditions of self-isolation.…”
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Cognitive Control and Prefrontal Neural Efficiency in Experienced and Novice E-Gamers by Jan Watson, Adrian Curtin, Yigit Topoglu, Rajneesh Suri, Hasan Ayaz

“…<b>Objectives:</b> In this study, we examined differences in both behavioral performance and PFC hemodynamic responses between 70 novices and 50 experienced FPS gamers (n=120). <b>Methods:</b> We targeted three core CC subdomains—updating, shifting, and inhibition—by employing the Digit–Symbol Substitution Task, Dual Visual Search Task, and Stroop Task, respectively. …”
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One shot of hyaluronic acid in advanced knee osteoarthritis: postmarketing clinical follow-up for real-world evidence in a pain unit by Pilar Acín, Amparo Santamaría, Elena Gómez-Rubio, Pilar Coronel Granado

“…Abstract Background this study aims to assess the real-world efficacy and safety of one shot of intraarticular (IA) hyaluronic acid (HA) in patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis (OA), in accordance with the requirement of the new EU Regulation on medical devices to monitor the safety and efficacy of throughout their life cycle. Methods observational, cross-sectional and retrospective study in a cohort of patients with advanced knee OA treated in a Pain Unit with a single injection of IA HA between January 2021 and December 2022. …”
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A dynamic nomogram predicting nosocomial infections in patients after colon cancer surgery by Xue Yao, Shuhui Wang, Anning Lu, Yun Xu, Na Li

“…The objective of this study is to construct a nomogram for predicting the risk of nosocomial infections among patients after colon cancer surgery.MethodsTotal 1146 patients after colon cancer surgery were selected and divided into a training set and a validation set. …”
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Optimization of DNase I Removal of Contaminating DNA from RNA for Use in Quantitative RNA-PCR by Zeqi Huang, Michael J. Fasco, Laurence S. Kaminsky

“…Preliminary studies using published methods for DNase I digestion of DNA as a contaminant of RNA, followed by thermal inactivation of the enzyme at 95°C for 5 min before reverse transcription and PCR, suggested that the mRNA was also affected by these treatments. …”
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The treatment effect of rehabilitation gymnastics on postoperative rehabilitation in elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis by Yushan Guo, Xianghui Wang, Yingtao Shi

“…ObjectiveThis study sought to evaluate the impact of integrating rehabilitation gymnastics with compression therapy on postoperative recovery outcomes in elderly patients undergoing surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis.MethodsPatients aged ≥65 years hospitalized for lumbar spinal stenosis between July 2016 and July 2018 were included. …”
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Lessons learned from an fMRI-guided rTMS study on performance in a numerical Stroop task. by Lysianne Beynel, Hannah Gura, Zeynab Rezaee, Ekaete C Ekpo, Zhi-De Deng, Janet O Joseph, Paul Taylor, Bruce Luber, Sarah H Lisanby

“…However, the modeling approach revealed a robust effect of rTMS on the drift rate variable, suggesting differential processing of congruent and incongruent properties in perceptual decision-making, and more generally, illustrating that more advanced computational analysis of performance can elucidate the effects of rTMS on the brain where simpler methods may not.…”
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Biological Diversity of Haplotypes of the Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV) by N. V. Blazhko, S. Kh. Vyshegurov, Yu. I. Khripko, T. I. Krytsyna, K. S. Shatokhin, S. I. Loginov

“…This article is devoted to the study of the molecular structure of the LTR-region of the BLV genome (bovine leukemia virus) circulating in herds of the black-and-white Holstein breed in the Novosibirsk Region.Material and Methods. Blood samples (n=288) of black-and-white Holstein cattle were taken in 2016 in the Novosibirsk Region. …”
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Genetic Structure and Diversity of Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Proteins 1 and 2 among Children below 5 Years in Delta State, Nigeria by Divine Avwerosuoghene Onobrudu, Pere-Ebi Yabrade Toloyai, Ejiro Prosper Awhin, Gabriel Otunuya Ibobo, Cyril Chukwu Dunkwu, Innocent Onyesom

“…This research evaluated the genetic structure and diversity of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein (msp) 1 and 2 among children under 5 years of age in the selected areas of Delta State, in southern Nigeria. Methods: A total of 690 participants were recruited, and P. falciparum deoxyribonucleic acid was extracted from 86 malaria-positive samples due to low parasite density. …”
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A community based cross-sectional study on prevalence and its associated risk factors of geriatric malnutrition in urban and rural Puducherry by Sivapushani Aruljothi, K. Devi, Prakash Mathiyalagen, Sivadamien Thirunavukarasu

“…Setting and design A community based cross-sectional analytical study done among elderly population in the urban and rural field areas of Government Medical College of Puducherry. Methods Study was conducted among elderly (≥ 60 years) for two years using multistage random sampling technique. …”
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Full-Endoscopic Transforaminal Ventral Decompression for Symptomatic Thoracic Disc Herniation with or without Calcification: Technical Notes and Case Series by Shangju Gao, Jingchao Wei, Wenyi Li, Long Zhang, Can Cao, Jinshuai Zhai, Bo Gao

“…The authors introduced a modified full-endoscopic transforaminal ventral decompression technique in this study and evaluated its imaging and clinical outcomes. Materials and Methods. Eleven patients with symptomatic thoracic disc herniation who underwent full-endoscopic transforaminal ventral decompression in a single medical center were enrolled. …”
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Atraumatic restorative treatment in Brazilian schoolchildren: 12 months preliminary clinical results by Patrícia Almada Sacramento, Ana Flávia Sanches Borges, Raphaela Farias Rodrigues, Regina Maria Puppin-Rontani

“…Corp.) and Ketac Molar (3M ESPE), used in Atraumatic Restorative Treatments (ART). Materials and Methods: A total of 82 children age between 6 and 9 years old are included in this study. …”
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An Explainable Deep Learning Network With Transformer and Custom CNN for Bean Leaf Disease Classification by R. Karthik, R. Aswin, K. S. Geetha, K. Suganthi

“…Prompt disease identification maximizes productivity, but traditional methods need specialized expertise. This research presents an explainable deep learning model that combines the Pyramid Vision Transformer (PVT) and Group Context Aware Depthwise Shuffle Network (GCADSN). …”
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The Art of Immersion with Smell and Sensorial Theatre Language by Barbara Pia Jenič, Igor Areh

“…The paper presents various methods and experiments on the use of scent and other tools of sensorial theatre, evaluating their phenomenology and effectiveness from the perspective of the performing arts and psychological science.…”
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