THE EFFECT OF ALOE VERA TOWARD THE NUMBER OF FIBROBLASTS ON THE WOUND INCISION OF WISTAR RAT'S (RATUS NORVEGICUS) by Chusnul Nur Fatmawati, Ekowati Retnanin, Tavip Dwi Wahyuni

“…Conclusion : This study concluded that 20% of Aloe vera can be used as an alternative choice of wound healing. In the next study it is expected to examine the variable TGF (Transforming Growth Factor) that affects cell growth in wound healing.…”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Next Generation Sequencing Panel using Circulating Tumor DNA in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mariana M. Sebastião, Rodrigo S. Ho, João Paulo V. de Carvalho, Micha Nussbaum

“…Therefore, it can be considered a reliable alternative to guide the patients with aNSCLC to the right treatment who cannot undergo an invasive procedure or have insufficient tissue material for molecular tests.…”
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Gardenoside attenuates Staphylococcus aureus-induced mastitis by inhibiting inflammation and ferroptosis through Nrf2/SLC7A11/GPX4 signaling pathway by Guoqing Sui, Wei Jiang, Lianyue Guan

“…Therefore, this study explored whether effective extracts of traditional herbs could be used as alternatives to antibiotics.…”
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Engineering properties and life cycle assessment of a rapidly clayey soil stabilizer utilizing alkali-activated GFRP waste powder and slag by Zhenying Xie, Dan Yu, Jun Wang

“…Life cycle assessment (LCA) analysis indicated that the GFRP powder/GGBS geopolymer presents an alternative option to traditional Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) binder, featuring a global warming potential (GWP)/strength ratio reduction of 6 %-40 %. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact of Emerging Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatments for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Bilal Chughtai, Sirikan Rojanasarot, Kurt Neeser, Dmitry Gultyaev, Stacey L. Amorosi, Neal D. Shore

“…Prostatic urethral lift (PUL) and convective water vapor thermal therapy (WVTT) are emerging minimally invasive surgical treatments as an alternative to traditional treatment options for men with moderate-to-severe BPH. …”
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Leaf Extracts of Moringa oleifera Cultivated in Baghdad: Characterization and Antimicrobial Potential against Endodontic Pathogens by Nada E. Shafiq, Anas F. Mahdee, Zainab Y. Mohammed Hasan

“…Therefore, Moringa leaf extracts could be suggested as an alternative antimicrobial material in endodontic treatment.…”
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Staging of esophageal cancer using PET/MRI: a systematic review with head-to-head comparison by Alisa Mohebbi, Saeed Mohammadzadeh, Zahra Moradi, Afshin Mohammadi, Hossein Poustchi, Seyed Mohammad Tavangar

“…Abstract Purpose To evaluate the staging performance of positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) for confirmed esophageal cancer based on the TNM classification system as well as compare it to other alternative modalities (e.g., endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), computed tomography (CT), MRI, and PET/CT) in a full head-to-head manner. …”
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The preference for surprise in reinforcement learning underlies the differences in developmental changes in risk preference between autistic and neurotypical youth by Motofumi Sumiya, Kentaro Katahira, Hironori Akechi, Atsushi Senju

“…Focusing on choices between alternatives with the same objective value but different risks, we calculated the risk preference and stay probability of a risky choice after a rewarding or non-rewarding outcome. …”
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Two Postpartum Blood Collection Devices: The Brass-V Drape and MaternaWell Tray—As Experienced by Birth Attendants and Birthing Women—A Questionnaire-Based Randomised Study by Jade Esau, Timothy Morris, Chris Muller, Christine Els, Liesl de Waard

“…The MaternaWell tray has the benefit of reuse and lower cost and is an acceptable alternative to the Brass-V drape. Both devices aid in the early recognition of postpartum haemorrhage.…”
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Financial and legal bases for the formation of territorial communities capable budgets by D. V. Korobtsova, L. V. Mishchenko

“…Based on the historical experience of budget relations in Ukraine and foreign experience, the need to form viable budgets at the expense of alternative revenues , namely by providing UTC rights to establish indirect taxes, regulate benefits and tax rates, income from business activities, and the use of intergovernmental transfers in the required amounts and for specific purposes is proved. …”
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A review of smart structures and adaptation of 3d printing methods for future fashion applications by Viktorija Diak

“…Presently, additive technologies represent one of the most successful and rapidly advancing alternative manufacturing methods. Consequently, they have been widely applied and actively developed in fields such as soft robotics, biomedical devices/sensors/fabrics, flexible wearable electronics, 4D printed structures, and other clothing components and accessories. …”
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ANOVA-based performance evaluation of hybrid fibre-reinforced ECC with quarry dust in structural repair applications by Mareena George, Dhanya Sathyan

“…This characteristic makes ECC a promising alternative to conventional concrete. However, the high cost of silica sand, a key component of ECC, and the limited availability of polyvinyl alcohol fibres hinder its widespread adoption. …”
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Genetic Algorithm Integrated Fuzzy AHP-VIKOR Approach for the Investigation of W-Cut Insert Heat Exchanger for Cooling of Dielectric Fluid Used in Ultra-High Voltage Transformer by N. Vasantha Gowri, J. Samson Isaac, T. Muralikrishna, G. Suresh Babu, Melvin Victor Depoures, S. Sekar, P. Sasirekha, M. Ramesh, S. Prabhakar

“…Further, the hybrid multi-criteria decision-making model, FAHP-VIKOR, is applied to select the perfect model from the set of non-dominated solution. The ranking of alternatives is as follows: A4 > A11 > A2 > A9 > A21 > A17 > A1 > A24 > A11 > A23 > A7 > A18 > A13 > A10 > A20 > A5 > A19 > A14 > A16 > A22 > A25 > A6 > A15 > A3 > A8. …”
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Interval-Aware Scheduling of Surveillance Drones: Exact and Heuristic Approaches by Kaito Mori, Hiroki Nishikawa, Hiroyuki Tomiyama

“…Drones, with their high mobility and advanced features such as high-resolution cameras, offer a promising alternative to human patrols. Moreover, establishing an optimal patrol schedule for drones is crucial for efficient security operations. …”
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Enterococcus durans SL70, a Novel Exopolysaccharide Producer from Traditional Sourdough Fermentation of Einkorn (Triticum monococcum L. ssp. monococcum) by Berna Genc, Seyda Merve Karatas, Merve Tuğçe Tunç

“…Given the potential of microbial exopolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria in various industrial processes, alternative sources for the isolation of lactic acid bacteria are highly topical. …”
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PREDICTION OF THE INCIDENCE OF PROSTATE CANCER IN THE URAL ECONOMIC REGION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION by K. A. Ilyin, A. V. Zamyatin, G. P. Bystray, S. A. Okhotnikov

“…In recent years, the development of medical technology has led to the expansion of the arsenal of diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities in prostate cancer leading to the emergence of alternative choice of activities in the preparation of individual treatment plan of the patient with newly diagnosed. …”
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A systematic approach to the recurrent laryngeal nerve dissection at the cricothyroid junction by Oleksandr Butskiy, Brent A. Chang, Kimberly Luu, Robert M. McKenzie, Donald W. Anderson

“…The median surgical times for hemithyroidectomy, total thyroidectomy, and completion thyroidectomy were 39 min (Interquartile range [IQR]: 33–47 min), 48 min (IQR: 40–60 min), and 40 min (IQR: 35–51 min) respectively. 1% of cases required conversion to an alternative surgical approach. Conclusion In a tertiary endocrine head and neck practice, the routine use of the retrograde medial approach to RLN dissection is safe and results in a short operative time, and a low conversion rate to other RLN dissection approaches.…”
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Innovation Mirage: The Role of Technological Uncertainty in Military Instability by I. A. Istomin

“…The theory of technological uncertainty offers an alternative to the offense-defense balance theory. The latter developed since the 1970s, but its validity is questionable. …”
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Percutaneous Vertebroplasty under Local Anesthesia for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Prospective Interventional Study by Dhruv Gupta, Varun Kumar Agarwal

“…Conclusion: PVP has been shown to be a safe, effective, and minimally invasive alternative for the treatment of OVCFs. The procedure proved to be advantageous as it had shorter operative time, less blood loss, early recovery period, less postoperative work disability, lesser rate of complications, and scarring, clearly pointing toward a better acceptance of the percutaneous techniques.…”
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Determination of the Standardized Ileal Amino Acid Digestibility of U.S. Tannin-Free Sorghum in Broilers by Santiago Sasia, William Bridges, Mireille Arguelles-Ramos

“…The findings suggest that tannin-free sorghum could serve as a practical alternative to corn in poultry feed, providing a comparable nutritional profile.…”
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