Morphological changes in root dentin after irradiation with diode laser 980 nm in two directions: an in-vitro study by Elsayed Abdallah Eltayeb, Soha Adel Abdou

“…Conclusion Diode laser 980 nm in a perpendicular direction to root canal dentin surface produced more morphological changes than when used in a parallel direction, however regarding the chemical changes, there were no chemical changes detected between the two directions.…”
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A Scoping Review of Existing Policy Instruments to Tackle Overweight and Obesity in India: Recommendations for a Social and Behaviour Change Communication Strategy [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Lopamudra Tripathy, Suparna Ghosh-Jerath, Neena Bhatia, Kathryn Backholer, Kavita Chauhan, Nishibha Thapliyal, Deepika Bahl, Shalini Bassi, Monika Arora, Seema Chandra, Preetu Mishra

“…SBCC strategies can also be incorporated into India’s Integrated Nutrition Support Programme (POSHAN 2.0) and/or Reproductive, Maternal, New-born, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) under the National Health Mission. …”
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Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization on Soil CH₄, CO₂, and N₂O Emissions and Their Global Warming Potential in Agricultural Peatlands by Yao Shi, Xiaowei Wei, Lianxi Sheng, Xuechen Yang

“…These results suggest that agricultural N fertilization led to a change in the contributor to the GWP of peatlands from CH₄ to N₂O, especially in the top 30 cm of soil. …”
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Assessment of Atmospheric PM2.5 and PCDD/Fs Collected by Different High-volume Ambient Air Sampling Systems by Shih Yu Pan, Hung Wei Chen, Shih Chieh Hsu, Charles C.-K. Chou, Yu Chi Lin, Yuan Wu Chen, Kai Hsien Chi

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Effect of TiO2/SiO2 ratio on structure and properties of BaO–CaO–SiO2–TiO2–CaF2–Li2O–Na2O slag system by Hebin Jin, Shuyao Yang, Zhuo Chen, Xubin Zhang, Shengping He, Qiangqiang Wang

“…As the TiO2/SiO2 ratio increases, the results revealed changes in the structures of bridging oxygen and TiⅤ, as well as the Si–O network. …”
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Enhancing identity and access management using Hyperledger Fabric and OAuth 2.0: A block-chain-based approach for security and scalability for healthcare industry by Shrabani Sutradhar, Sunil Karforma, Rajesh Bose, Sandip Roy, Sonia Djebali, Debnath Bhattacharyya

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Genome-wide identification of short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases genes and functional characterization of ApSDR53C2 in melanin biosynthesis in Arthrinium phaeospermum by Jiao Liao, Yisi Wang, Han Liu, Sijia Liu, Peng Yan, Hang Chen, Shujiang Li, Shujiang Li

“…The pathogenicity analysis revealed that ApSDR53C2 and ApSDR548U2 play important roles in virulence, with ApSDR53C2 having a stronger effect. …”
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Amphiphilic Ruthenium(II) Terpyridine Sensitizers with Long Alkyl Chain Substituted β-Diketonato Ligands: An Efficient Coadsorbent-Free Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Ashraful Islam, Surya Prakash Singh, Masatoshi Yanagida, Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Liyuan Han

“…Three alkyl-substituted β-diketonato-ruthenium(II)-polypyridyl sensitizers with different alkyl chain lengths, [Ru(tctpy)(tfpd)(NCS)] (A1), [Ru(tctpy)(tfdd)(NCS)] (A2), and [Ru(tctpy)(tfid)(NCS)] (A3), were designed and synthesized for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) to investigate the effect of bulky alkyl chain substituents on the photovoltaic performances (where tctpy = 4,4′,4′′-tricarboxy-2,2′:;6′,2′′-terpyridine, tfpd =1,1,1-trifluoropentane-2,4-dione, tfdd = 1,1,1-trifluorodecane-2,4-dione, and tfid =1,1,1-trifluoroicosane-2,4-dione). …”
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Climate change and migration dynamics in Somalia: a time series analysis of environmental displacement by Abdikadir Ahmed Mohamed, Ibtisam Mohamed Omar, Abdi Majid Yusuf Ibey, Mahdi Mohamed Omar

Subjects: “…climate change…”
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Development of the relationship between visual selective attention and auditory change detection by Yuanjun Kong, Xuye Yuan, Yiqing Hu, Bingkun Li, Dongwei Li, Jialiang Guo, Meirong Sun, Yan Song

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Designing a causal model of factors affecting the Lars supply chain by mojtaba khalesi, mojdeh rabani, Hasan Dehghan Dahnavi, Abolfazl Sadeghian, mohammad taghi honari

“…Since customer needs are constantly changing, the supply chain must be adaptable to future changes to properly respond to market needs and changes. …”
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The Sound Sensitivity Symptoms Questionnaire Version 2.0 (SSSQ2) as a Screening Tool for Assessment of Hyperacusis, Misophonia and Noise Sensitivity: Factor Analysis, Validity, Reliability, and Minimum Detectable Change by Hashir Aazh, Fatma Betul Kula

“…The minimum amount of change that constitutes a true change in the total SSSQ2 score is ≥5 points. …”
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Assessing Macrophyte and Ecosystem Service Changes in Shallow Eutrophic Coastal Waters Using Remote Sensing Methods by Johanna Schumacher, David Horn, Gabriela Escobar-Sánchez, Greta Markfort, Gerald Schernewski, Mario von Weber

“…Reliable data from SENTINEL-2 were only obtained in optically shallow waters and could therefore only be used as proxy indicators to assess changes at a water body level. …”
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Analysis of Non-linear Relationship of PM2.5 Mass Concentration with Aerosol Extinction Coefficient and RH in Hefei, China by Yinan Chen, Shiguo Zhang, Yonghua Wu, Kee Yuan, Jian Huang, Dongfeng Shi, Shunxing Hu

“…We analyzed 1-year data of aerosol size distribution, PM2.5, visibility, and relative humidity (RH) and refined the exponential factors for improving PM2.5 estimated from the aerosol extinction coefficient in Hefei, China. …”
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The Constellation of Macrovascular Risk Factors in Early Onset T2DM: A Cross-Sectional Study in Xinjiang Province, China by Mingchen Zhang, Jiangfeng Mao, Ablikm Tuerdi, Xiaoyun Zeng, Li Quan, Shan Xiao, Jun Zhu, Hua Yao

“…We aimed to investigate the risk factors of macrovascular complications in the early onset T2DM patients in Xinjiang, China. Methods. A cross-sectional survey of 1736 consecutive patients with T2DM was conducted. …”
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Progesterone Changes the Pregnancy-Induced Adaptation of Cardiomyocyte Kv2.1 Channels via MicroRNA-29b by Shuang Liang, Yu-Shuang Sun, Lu Li, Yao Long, Meng Wang, Hou-Zhi Yang, Chun-Di Li, Yan Wang, Shan-Shan Li, Xu Chen, Xin Jin

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Stroke Risk among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Zhejiang: A Population-Based Prospective Study in China by Lihua Guo, Min Yu, Jieming Zhong, Haibin Wu, Jin Pan, Weiwei Gong, Meng Wang, Fangrong Fei, Ruying Hu

“…This study aimed to explore the incidence of stroke and stroke subtypes among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) based on the long-term surveillance data in Zhejiang, China, during 2007 to 2013. …”
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Association between interpregnancy interval and adverse perinatal outcomes according to maternal age in the context of China’s two-child policy by SiQin Xiu, Li Tang, Chengjie Qin, Di Tian, Yuhong Chen, Lingling Gu, Liu Yang, Yuhao Sun, Xinghui Liu, Yonghong Lin, Yumei Wang

“…Abstract Background Since the implementation of China’s comprehensive two-child policy, the prevalence of long interpregnancy intervals (IPI) and advanced maternal age has increased. …”
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Forecasting O3 and NO2 concentrations with spatiotemporally continuous coverage in southeastern China using a Machine learning approach by Zeyue Li, Jianzhao Bi, Yang Liu, Xuefei Hu

“…Ozone (O3) is a significant contributor to air pollution and the main constituent of photochemical smog that plagues China. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a significant air pollutant and a critical trace gas in the Earth’s atmosphere. …”
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Seasonal Trophic Shift of Littoral Consumers in Eutrophic Lake Taihu (China) Revealed by a Two-Source Mixing Model by Qiong Zhou, Ping Xie, Jun Xu, Xufang Liang, Jianhui Qin, Te Cao, Feizhou Chen

“…Seasonality in energy mobilization of consumers focused on two aspects: (1) the species number of consumers that relied mainly on planktonic carbon showed the lowest values in the fall and the highest during spring/summer, and (2) most consumer species showed seasonal variation in the percentages of planktonic reliance. …”
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