Comparison of the effects of lidocaine and articaine used for buccal infiltration and supplemental palatinal infiltration anesthesia in maxillary molars with irreversible pulpitis:... by Duygu Kolay, Damla Kırıcı

“…Eighty patients were divided into 4 groups (n = 20). (1) group buccal infiltration with 1.2 ml 4% articaine containing 1:100,000 epinephrine, (2) group buccal infiltration with 1.2 ml 2% lidocaine containing 80,000 epinephrine, (3) group buccal infiltration with 1.2 ml 4% articaine containing 1:100,000 epinephrine and palatinal infiltration with 0.5 ml 4% articaine containing 1:100,000 epinephrine, 4.group buccal infiltration with 1.2 ml 2% lidocaine containing 80.000 epinephrine and palatinal infiltration with 0.5 ml lidocaine containing 80.000 epinephrine. …”
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Simulated deep space exposure on seeds utilizing the MISSE flight facility by Jeffrey T. Richards, Todd E. Mortenson, Cory J. Spern, Timothy A. Mousseau, Jennifer L. Gooden, Lashelle E. Spencer, Christina L. Khodadad, Jason A. Fischer, Alexander D. Meyers, Chad K. Papenfuhs, Jeffrey G. Buell, Howard G. Levine, Dinah I. Dimapilis, Ye Zhang

“…Furthermore, it evaluated the capability of a newly designed passive sample containment canister as a suitable exposure unit for biological samples for preserving their vigor while exposing to the space environment to study multi-stressor effects. …”
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‘Woman Suffrage Precipice’: The Gender Politics of Laughter in Elizabeth Robins’s The Convert (1907) by Nathalie Saudo-Welby

“…Indeed, since the New Woman was commonly a target for caricature, the suffragette a laughing stock, and feminist demonstrations were considered as enjoyable as “good Sunday afternoon street entertainment”, The Convert turned this tendency to its advantage and used humour as a sweetener for the serious pill it contains, in accordance with the received idea that women are born entertainers. …”
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Toxicity and Bioremediation of Heavy Metals Contaminated Ecosystem from Tannery Wastewater: A Review by Bernard E. Igiri, Stanley I. R. Okoduwa, Grace O. Idoko, Ebere P. Akabuogu, Abraham O. Adeyi, Ibe K. Ejiogu

“…The discharge of untreated tannery wastewater containing biotoxic substances of heavy metals in the ecosystem is one of the most important environmental and health challenges in our society. …”
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POTENCY OF CHLORELLA SPP. AS AN ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT by Fauzia Rahma Cahyani, Hasna Siti Munifah Isman

“…Based on the literature review, Chlorella can act as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent due to the phenolic compounds, carotenoid pigments and chlorophyll, and extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) contained in it. Conclusion: Chlorella has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity and has the potential to prevent and treat several types of diseases.…”
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Effect of Cassava Flour Characteristics on Properties of Cassava-Wheat-Maize Composite Bread Types by Maria Eduardo, Ulf Svanberg, Jorge Oliveira, Lilia Ahrné

“…Effect of differently processed cassavas (sun-dried, roasted and fermented) on composite cassava-wheat-maize bread quality containing cassava levels from 20 to 40% (w/w) was evaluated in combination with high-methylated pectin (HM-pectin) added at levels of 1 to 3% (w/w) according to a full factorial design. …”
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A TB model: Is disease eradication possible in India? by Surabhi Pandey, Ezio Venturino

“…We developed a simple model of TB transmission dynamics, using a dynamical system model, consisting of six classes of individuals. It contains the current medical epidemiologists' understanding of the spread of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis in humans, which is substantiated by field observations at the district level in India. …”
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Nutritional Analysis of Five Wild Edible Vegetables Traditionally Consumed by the Orang Asli in Perak by Rachel Thomas Tharmabalan

“…The present study revealed that the fiber content present in these wild edibles ranged from 2.7 to 12.5 g/100 g, whereas the protein content ranged from 1.8 to 6.8 g/100 g with Gomphandra quadrifida containing the highest amount of fiber and Solanum nigrum recording the highest protein content among the 5 wild edibles. …”
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Effect of PdS on Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution of Nanostructured CdS under Visible Light Irradiation by Qingyun Chen, Cheng Suo, Shu Zhang, Yunhai Wang

“…With PdS highly dispersed in the CdS nanostructures, the photoactivity was evaluated by hydrogen evolution from aqueous solution containing Na2S/Na2SO3 as sacrificial reagents under visible light irradiation. …”
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Migration of Phthalates From Polyethylene Terephthalate Bottles into Beverages: A Health Policy Brief by Tooraj Massahi, Amir Kiani, Ali Almasi, Jalil Jaafari, Nazir Fattahi, Kiomars Sharafi

“…Background: Phthalate compounds are among the harmful compounds that, under certain conditions, can migrate from the inner wall of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles into the beverage in which they are contained. Objectives: This policy brief aims to discuss and investigate the factors influencing the release of phthalates from PET bottles into beverages. …”
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Computational identification and experimental validation of novel Saccharum officinarum microRNAs along with their targets through RT-PCR approach by Abdul Baqi, Samiullah, Jadoon Khan, Asma Sadiq, Yousaf Khan, Shahid Ali, Syed Nadeem ul Hassan Mohani, Naqeebullah Khan, Tawaf Ali Shah, Khalid S. Almaary, Youssouf Ali Younous, Mohammed Bourhia

“…After the preparation of fourteen randomly chosen primers, they were validated by RT-PCR. Accordingly, they contain fifty specific targeted proteins with substantial targets in the structural, transcriptional protein, etc. …”
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Mechanical Behaviors and AE Characteristics of Brittle Coal Specimens with Different Fissure Angles by Xuebin Gu, Weiyao Guo, Chengguo Zhang, Chuanqing Guo, Chao Wang, Fangfang Wang, Tongbin Zhao, Yang Chen

“…Finally, a comparison with sandstone specimens revealed the influence of primary cracks on the strength of brittle coal specimens containing preexisting fissures under uniaxial compression. …”
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Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Capacity, and Fatty Acids in Different Parts of Four Unexplored Fruits by Adriela Albino Rydlewski, Damila Rodrigues de Morais, Eliza Mariane Rotta, Thiago Claus, Julianna Matias Vagula, Michele Cristina da Silva, Oscar Oliveira Santos Junior, Jesuí Vergílio Visentainer

“…Total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoids (TF), total anthocyanins (TA), and antioxidant capacity of different parts of four unexplored fruits from Brazil (Syzygium cumini Lam, Solanum nigrum Linn, Inga edulis Mart, and Hovenia dulcis Thunb) were determined; the bioactive compounds and fatty acids were quantified and identified by high-performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography, respectively. S. cumini peels contained the most TA (63.31 mg/100 g), whilst H. dulcis pulp and peels had the highest TPC (518.18 mg GAE/100 g) and TF (76.54 mg EQ/g). …”
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A DATA CLUSTERING ALGORITHM WITH TOLERANCE RELATION by Nguyễn Văn Phúc, Trần Tuấn Minh

“…The connectivity relation between objects, which is formed from tolerance sets, is a kind of equivalent relation of space partitions into several pairwise disjoint sets, called equivalent classes. Each cl ass contains objects which are considered equivalent only if they are connected. …”
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Profiles of Sugar and Organic Acid of Fruit Juices: A Comparative Study and Implication for Authentication by Jiaxiu Li, Chunling Zhang, Hui Liu, Jiechao Liu, Zhonggao Jiao

“…However, in grape, blueberry, and sweet cherry juice, glucose and fructose were the predominant sugars. Pear juice contained the highest level of sorbitol, which contributed to 15.02–43.07% of the total sugar content. …”
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Effects of LECA Content on the Behavior of Steel Fiber-Reinforced Geopolymer Concrete at High Temperature by Lafta Ghassan M., Ali Ahmed S.

“…After being exposed to a constant temperature of 800°C, GPC containing steel fiber and 20% LECA achieved the best result compared to the plain GPC in terms of decrease in mass, residual compressive and tensile strengths, residual flexural strength, and residual amount of elastic modulus: 6.04 and 4.39%; 27.08 and 39.27%; 37.6 and 47.02%; 16.07 and 30.3, and 2.17 and 6.19%, respectively.…”
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An Overview of Reviews as a Trend Maker in the Field by L. K. Raitskaya, E. V. Tikhonova

“…Top 100 of highly cited reviews on higher education from 2010 to 2019 published in high-ranking peer-reviewed journals and indexed in the international database Scopus is based on the traditional methodology that aims to sample the most essential and influential publications of the kind in a well-represented and unbiased way and to subject the sampled reviews to content, bibliometric, and linguistic analyses. based on the inclusion criteria, keywords and methods of objective selection and sampling of the publications to be reviewed and analyzed, the authors singled out the essential thematic clusters in Top-100 list (educational technologies, university, student, teaching, learning, assessment, etc.) and determined the key directions in the review field of study. Each cluster contains a brief description of the most important aspects and approaches to various topics related to higher education, an analysis of their novelty and existing gaps in the field. …”
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Development of Micellar HPLC-UV Method for Determination of Pharmaceuticals in Water Samples by Danielle Cristina da Silva, Cláudio Celestino Oliveira

“…For extraction, 1000 mL of sample containing 2.0% (v/v) ethanol and 0.002 mol·L−1 citric acid at pH 2.50 was loaded through a 1000 mg of C18 cartridge. …”
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A Case Report on Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma in an Indigenous Dog by Farjana Akter, Md. Zillur Rahman, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, Bristy Dhar Nandita, Md. Foisal Shikder, Md. Piar Rahaman Shihab, Monoar Sayeed Pallab

“…Despite that the limited resources prevented myogenin staining for diagnostic confirmation, the well‐contained, defined appearance of the tumour supports the diagnosis of ARMS. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of Public Health Strategies on COVID-19 Control: A Systematic Review by Ajaree Rayanakorn, Siew Lian Leong, Pattaranai Chaiprom, Shaun Wen Huey Lee

“…Majority of studies included were in good quality and from the US and upper-middle, and high-income countries whereas only 6 studies were from low and middle-income countries. Suppression/containment was the most deployed strategy (n = 19), followed by screening/detection (n = 8), and protection (n = 4). …”
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