A Comparison between Two Different Remineralizing Agents against White Spot Lesions: An In Vitro Study by Hassan Alsubhi, Mohammad Gabbani, Abdulsalam Alsolami, Mohammed Alotaibi, Jameel Abuljadayel, Waleed Taju, Omair Bukhari

“…Clinpro 5000 improved the surface hardness by 12.7 (P value 0.012), and Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief improved surface hardness by 18.2 (P value <0.0001), However when both treatments are compared with each other, there was no statistical significance among them. …”
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Preparation and Gas-Sensitive Properties of SnO₂@Bi₂O₃ Core-Shell Heterojunction Structure by Jin Liu, Yixin Gao, Yuanyuan Lv, Mengdi Yang, Haoru Guo, Neng Li, Danyang Bai, Anyi Wang

“…Gas sensitivity tests at the optimal operating temperature of 300 °C showed that the composite prepared at 160 °C achieved a response value of 19.7 for 100 ppm ethanol. …”
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Índice antropométrico y su relación con los saltos verticales y la potencia muscular en basquetbolistas by Diomedes Augusto Garcia Hilares, Henry John Esquivel Segura, Christian Edison De la Torre Choque

“…La altura de los saltos y la potencia Squat Jump: hombres 32.4/ cm con 2530w y mujeres 21.7/ cm con 1340w, Countermovement Jump: hombres 33.5/ cm con 2587w y mujeres 23.9/ cm con 1209w y Abalakov jump: hombres 40.9/ cm con 2961w y mujeres 26.1/ cm con 1451w. …”
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Assessing CNN and Semantic Segmentation Models for Coarse Resolution Satellite Image Classification in Subcontinental Scale Land Cover Mapping by Tesfaye Adugna, Wenbo Xu, Jinlong Fan, Haitao Jia, Xin Luo

“…However, 1-D CNN is outperformed by RF which achieved 0.89 (OA) and 0.87 (k). …”
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Ecological analysis of plant community structure and soil effects in subtropical forest ecosystem by Sehrish Sadia, Muhammad Waheed, Shazia Firdous, Fahim Arshad, Beatrice Ambo Fonge, Abeer Al-Andal

“…Methods A comprehensive survey was conducted across 127 stands within the Changa Manga Forest to document plant species and classify vegetation communities. …”
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RANTES and Chemotactic Activity in Synovial Fluids From Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis by Joanna Stanczyk, Marek L. Kowalski, Janina Grzegorczyk, Barbara Szkudlinska, Marzanna Jarzebska, Marek Marciniak, Marek Synder

“…We found positive correlation of RANTES with chemotactic activity for mononuclear cells (LCA+MoCA; R=0.61; P<.05). Surprisingly, RANTES correlated also positively with neutrophiles number (R=0.77; P<0.001). …”
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Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Diabetic Retinopathy: A Systematic Review by Erika Butkutė, Monika Zieniūtė, Agnė Morkūnaitė, Vilma Jūratė Balčiūnienė

“…<i>Results</i>: After screening 158 articles, 13 studies involving 17,903 patients were selected, focusing on the effects of BS on DR progression and regression. …”
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一例雉科鸟类跨属杂交及其亲本物种的鉴定 by 杜焓瑜 1# 匡高翔 2# 马跃 1, 3 叶永红 2 李荣 2 李广龙 4 徐艳春 1, 3, 5

“…首先，通过分子生物学方法确定了杂交个体的性别为雄性；然后，比较了该个体与3个疑似亲本物种雄性群体的8项形态学指标的欧氏距离，经过聚类分析判定其亲本为环颈雉和贵妃鸡。其次，采用线粒体细胞色素b基因（Cyt b）序列，计算该个体与3个疑似亲本物种的K2P遗传距离，构建NJ系统树显示该个体的母本为环颈雉。…”
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Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Index Is Positively Related to Mediterranean Diet Adherence in University Students by Paraskevi Detopoulou, Olga Magni, Ioanna Pylarinou, Despoina Levidi, Vassilios Dedes, Milia Tzoutzou, Konstantina Argyri, Evangelia Fappa, Aristea Gioxari, George Panoutsopoulos

“…The MedDietScore was positively related to log-aSMI in the total sample (B = 0.009, SE = 0.004, <i>p</i> = 0.05, R² for total model = 71%) irrespective of gender, age, ΒΜΙ, smoking, physical activity, and academic year and in males (B = 0.027, SE = 0.011, <i>p</i> = 0.023 R² for total model = 37%) irrespective οf age and ΒΜΙ. …”
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Arthroscopic-assisted reduction for Developmental Hip Dysplasia (DDH) through the sub-adductor and anterolateral portals; A 24-month follow-up prospective descriptive study by Amr Samir Rashwan, Mahmoud El-Desouky, Hassan Elbarbary, Mahmoud Abd Elhamid Madbouly, Ahmed Khedr

“…The mean operative time was 54.7 (36–90) minutes. Clinical assessment using the modified Severin classification revealed that 53 hips (77.9%) were grade I and 11 hips (16.2%) were grade II at the end of the follow-up. …”
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PFAS residue analysis in fish and fish feed by applying a modified QuEChERS method in combination with LC-HRMS detection by Ourania Koloka, Vasiliki Boti, Dimitra Hela, Triantafyllos Albanis, Ioannis Konstantinou

“…The optimized modified extraction procedure for the analysis of PFAS residues in fish feed was fully validated exhibiting recoveries between 51.1 % and 101.2 %, relative standard deviations (RSDs) < 20.7 % and LOQs between 0.03 ng/g and 0.50 ng/g. …”
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Sequencing whole genomes of the West Javanese population in Indonesia reveals novel variants and improves imputation accuracy by Edwin Ardiansyah, Anca-Lelia Riza, Sofiati Dian, Sofiati Dian, Ahmad Rizal Ganiem, Ahmad Rizal Ganiem, Bachti Alisjahbana, Bachti Alisjahbana, Todia P. Setiabudiawan, Arjan van Laarhoven, Reinout van Crevel, Vinod Kumar, Vinod Kumar

“…To improve imputation accuracy for Indonesians, the world’s fourth most populous country, we combined Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) data from 227 West Javanese individuals with East Asian data from the 1,000 Genomes Project. …”
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Probiotics Addition Potential to Increase Body Weight, Feed Consumption and Feed Conversion on Pre-Layer Laying Hens by Sukmawati Lailatul Jannah, Mirni Lamid, Mohammad Sukmanadi, Mohammad Anam Al Arif, Sri Hidanah, Sri Chusniati

“…The probiotic used is a combination of probiotics Bacillus coagulans and Bacillus subtilis with a concentration of 1x107 CFU/ml in liquid.…”
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Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Associated Factors Among Bankers in Ethiopia, 2018 by Alemu Kasaw Kibret, Berihu Fisseha Gebremeskel, Kebede Embaye Gezae, Gebrerufael Solomon Tsegay

“…A final logistic model was run to identify factors associated with WMSDs, and the magnitude and direction of association were decided based on the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and its corresponding 95% confidence interval (95% CI). Result. Out of 307 bankers, the annual prevalence rate of WMSDs was 65.5% (201). …”
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The prevalence of anemia and the factors associated with its severity among children aged 6-59 months in Ghana: A multi-level ordinal logistic regression. by Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Aklilu Habte, Beshada Zerfu Woldegeorgis, Mengistu Meske Koyira, Beimnet Desalegn Kedida, Bezawit Melak Fente, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Gizachew Ambaw Kassie

“…<h4>Results</h4>A study conducted in Ghanaian children aged 6-59 months found that 49.1% of them had anemia (95% CI: 47.4%-50.7%). The results indicated that 27.6% of patients had mild anemia, while 21.4% had moderate to severe anemia. …”
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Prognostic importance of human leukocyte antigen DRβ1 gene and protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor Type 22 gene polymorphism in rheumatoid arthritis by Pramod Kumar Verma, Usha Singh, Shyam Kumar Saraf, Narendra Kumar Singh

“…Results: In patients with RA, the most common HLA DRβ1 allele was DRβ1*04 (23.3%), followed by DRβ1*10 (20.7%), DRβ1*03 (9.3%), and DRβ1*01 (8.7%). Contrary to this, some alleles of DRβ1 were significantly less expressed in RA such as DRβ1*07 (P = 0.000) and DRβ1*14 (P = 0.010). …”
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FPGA-Based Distributed Union-Find Decoder for Surface Codes by Namitha Liyanage, Yue Wu, Siona Tagare, Lin Zhong

“…Using a Xilinx VCU129 FPGA, we successfully implement <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$d$</tex-math></inline-formula> up to 21 with an average decoding time of 11.5 ns per measurement round under 0.1&#x0025; phenomenological noise and 23.7 ns for <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$d=17$</tex-math></inline-formula> under equivalent circuit-level noise. …”
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Stentless Strategy by Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty following Directional Coronary Atherectomy for Left Main Bifurcation Lesion by Norihiro Kobayashi, Masahiro Yamawaki, Shinsuke Mori, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Yohsuke Honda, Kenji Makino, Shigemitsu Shirai, Masafumi Mizusawa, Yoshiaki Ito

“…Among 4 TLR cases, %PA after DCA was high (55.9%) in the de novo LM bifurcation lesions; on the other hand, %PA after DCA was low (42.4%, 38.7%, and 25.7% in the 3 cases) in stent edge restenosis at the LAD ostium. …”
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Polymorphism of renin — angiotensin system genes in progression of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C by O. V. Taratina, T. N. Krasnova, L. M. Samokhodskaya, T. N. Lopatkina, V. A. Tkachuk, N. A. Mukhin

Subjects: “…chronic hepatitis c…”
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Visual electrophysiological assessment of children with poor response to treatment for functional amblyopia by Dong-Qing Yuan, Wei-Wei Zhang, Liu-Wei Gu, Qing-Huai Liu

“…METHODS: Twenty-one children with functional amblyopia, aged 5.7±2.1y (range: 4-10y), underwent comprehensive ophthalmic and refractive evaluations. …”
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