Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression in Apical Periodontitis from Diabetic Patients by Estéfano Borgo Sarmento, Rosana Helena Teixeira de Lima Ribeiro Andrade, Cinthya Cristina Gomes, Fábio Ramôa Pires, Maria Isabel Bastos Valente, Adalgiza Mafra Moreno, Marco Orsini, Dennis Carvalho Ferreira, Lucio Souza Gonçalves, Luciana Armada

“…The cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α did not express statistical differences between the tested groups. The IL-17 showed higher immunoexpression in the diabetic group p=0.047, which may suggest higher bone resorption activity in chronic apical periodontitis in this group of patients.…”
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Computer prediction of fracture of magnesium alloy cylindrical billet during equal channel angular pressing by Elena P. Volkova, Gandzhina D. Khudododova, Aleksandr V. Botkin, Ruslan Z. Valiev

“…This paper shows that the temperature mode of equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) of a Mg–Zn–Ca system magnesium alloy, which ensures deformation of samples without failure, can be determined based on the results of finite-element computer simulation of the stress-strain state of the billet, calculation of alloy damage using the Cockcroft–Latham model, and prediction of the sample failure area. …”
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Perceptions of Singaporeans towards informed consent: a cross-sectional survey by Mehek Gupta, Sudharsan Madhavan, Felicia Siok Ying Teo, Jee Keem Low, Vishal G. Shelat

“…On multivariate analysis, age (61–74 years: odds ratio [OR] 11.1, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.2–56.1, P = 0.004; age >75 years: OR 22.2, 95% CI 1.8–279.1, P = 0.017) was a predictor of not wanting to know any risks. …”
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Referral Criteria from Community Clinics to Pediatric Emergency Departments by Jacob Urkin, Ilan Segal, Nurit Barak, Joseph Press

“…The criteria most frequently selected were: “Need for same-day consultation/laboratory/imaging result not available in the community” (32.1%), “Suspected life- or organ-threatening infection” (16.4%), and “Need for hospitalization” (15.7%). Rates of agreement regarding criteria for referral between the referring physicians and the two consultants, and a senior community pediatrician and a senior PED pediatrician, were 57.9 and 48.6%, respectively. …”
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Microstructure Characterisation and Modelling of Pre-Forging Solution Treatment of 7075 Aluminium Alloy Using Novel Heating Methods by Hao Wu, Zisong Lu, Steven Hill, Richard Turner

“…This study evaluates the effectiveness of these conventional heating methods, commonly adopted in the industry with long durations (typically one hour), in comparison to newer, potentially more efficient approaches such as induction coil heating, infrared module heating, and infrared furnaces that can perform solution heat treatment in significantly shorter times (5 to 20 min). …”
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ANXIETAS AND COPING MECHANISM OF THE FINAL SEMESTER NURSING STUDENTS IN THE SITUATION OF COVID-19 by Endri Ekayamti

“…Students also questioned whether they can graduate at the specified time. This study aims to analyze the relationship between anxiety and coping mechanisms in final semester nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Thermodynamic analysis and comparison of mechanical subcooling transcritical CO2 refrigeration system with expander and throttling valve by Zeye Zheng, Qichao Yang, Wenting Zhang, Yuanyang Zhao, Guangbin Liu, Liansheng Li

Subjects: “…CO2 transcritical refrigeration…”
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Evaluation of the Cerebral State Index in Cats under Isoflurane Anaesthesia: Dose-Effect Relationship and Prediction of Clinical Signs by Joana R. Sousa, Lénio Ribeiro, Aura Silva, David A. Ferreira

“…The performance of the cerebral state index (CSI) in reflecting different levels of isoflurane anaesthesia was evaluated in ten cats subjected to four end-tidal isoflurane concentrations (EtIso), each maintained for 15 minutes (0.8%, 1.2%, 1.6%, or 2.0% EtIso). …”
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Mydriatic efficacy of topical phenylephrine and tropicamide combination vs tropicamide in screening for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) – An RCT by Camina Andrews, Shubashree Karat, Winston Padua, Saudamini V Nesargi, Suneetha Nithyanandam, Shalini Butola

“…Data were analyzed by t-test and Chi-square test as appropriate. Results: Fifty-four preterm babies were included (27 in each group). …”
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Visual Features in Alzheimer’s Disease: From Basic Mechanisms to Clinical Overview by María Alejandra Cerquera-Jaramillo, Mauricio O. Nava-Mesa, Rodrigo E. González-Reyes, Carlos Tellez-Conti, Alejandra de-la-Torre

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A high-performance g-C3N5/Bi2SiO5 heterojunction photocatalyst induced by constructing S-scheme electron-highways by Shaowei Qin, Lili Huang, Yuan Zhang, Tao Zhang, Mingxia Tian, Jianhui Jiang

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Laboratory biomarkers for multiple sclerosis and their role in clinical practice by I. Navickaitë, G. Žemgulytė, R. Balnytė

“…In addition to the oligoclonal bands (OGB) and the immunoglobulin G index, which are already well known and clinically useful laboratory tests, other biomarkers have been discovered that can assess the inflammatory and neurodegenerative processes occurring in the CNS. …”
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A meta-analytic evaluation of the reliability of work-family and family-work conflict scales by Lawrence Ejike Ugwu, Erhabor Sunday Idemudia

“…The analysis showed high reliability for both scales, with a pooled Cronbach’s alpha of 0.91 (95% CI [0.87, 0.95]) indicating strong internal consistency. …”
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Hubungan Kualitas Tidur dengan Tekanan Darah pada Pelajar Kelas 2 SMA Negeri 10 Padang by Mohd Luthfi B, Syaiful Azmi, Erkadius Erkadius

“…Data dianalisis menggunakan uji statistik “t-independent”. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kualitas tidur buruk sebanyak 106 orang (69,3%) dan baik sebanyak 47 orang (30,7%). …”
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Physicochemical Qualities and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Drinking Water From Selected Areas of the Gofa Zone, Ethiopia by Atose Duka Dube, Camerun Kastro Kanido

“…The average values of all physicochemical parameters of spring and well-drinking water of the selected areas were obtained as temperature (20.73°C and 20.30°C), pH (7.2 and 6.07), electrical conductivity (481.13 µS/cm and 584.24 µS/cm), dissolved oxygen (4.09 and 6.07 mg/L), turbidity (1.60 NTU and 6.55 NTU), total dissolved solids (330.83 and 338.3 mg/L), total suspended solids (84.76 and 89.24 mg/L), chloride concentrations (58.15 and 60.47 mg/L), SO42− ion (68.50 mg/L and 5.58 mg/L), NO3+ ion (3.25 and 2.75 mg/L), and fluoride ion concentration (0.49 mg/L and 0.37 mg/L). …”
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Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Its Association with Socioeconomic Factors in the Wof-Washa Natural State Forest, North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia by Abere Wondimu Kassie, Admasu Moges, Tilahun Alelign, Gojam Bayeh

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Assessing the role of blood glucose levels on intraocular pressure during pre- and postprandial phase in diabetic patients by Pavana Acharya, C. V. Kavitha, P. K. Nayana, K. Sandeep, Rathod Vishakha Narayan, K. S. Anusha

“…About 41.3% of our study population were males (124 patients), and 58.7% were females (176 patients). Out of 300 patients, 65 (21.7%) patients fall under the uncontrolled diabetes group. …”
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Exploring the catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of Namibian encroacher bush by Luis Cutz, Nikos Bias, Majd Al-Naji, Wiebren de Jong

“…The results indicate that the addition of hydrotalcite results in high yields of bio-crude oil (13–28 wt%), without compromising the high heating value (HHV, 26–31 MJ/kg), water content (0.47 wt%) or increasing the content of oxygenated compounds compared to the non-catalytic experiment. …”
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Challenges and opportunities in pediatric surgery training in Germany: a view from the trenches by Sabine Drossard, Louisa Schuffert

“…Nearly half (44.4%) of the respondents had changed training sites, primarily due to clinical rotations (26,7%) and dissatisfaction with training conditions (30,0%). …”
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Criticality is Associated with Future Psychotherapy Response in Patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder—A Pilot Study by Remko van Lutterveld, Myrthe Sterk, Cristian Spitoni, Mitzy Kennis, Sanne J. H. van Rooij, Elbert Geuze

“…Results The brains of prospective treatment responders were closer to criticality than nonresponders (P = 0.017), while no significant interaction effect between group and brain network was observed (P = 0.486). …”
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