Comparative evaluation of salivary and serum CA 15-3 levels in tobacco users with and without potentially malignant oral disorders (PMOD) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) by Gopikrishna Padmanabhan, Ramesh kumar, Rajkumar krishnan, Madhu Narayan, R. Ashwini, Shruthi Venkatkumar

“…Conclusion: It is concluded that the serum CA 15-3 and salivary CA 15-3 can be a good adjunct in diagnosing OSCC. However, salivary CA 15-3 levels obtained in this study indicated that the saliva can be used as an alternative tool for diagnosis.…”
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Black Soldier Fly (<I>Hermetia illucens</I>) Oil Inclusion and its Effects on Growth Performances in Common Carp (<I>Cyprinus carpio</I>) by Vivi Endar Herawati, Heni Tri Jayanti, Tita Elfitasari, Sapto Purnomo Putro, Seto Windarto

“…An alternative ingredient that can be used to support fish growth with good nutritional content and relatively inexpensive is maggot oil or black soldier fly (H. illucens) oil. …”
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Radiological and Clinical Features and Outcomes of Patients with Primary Pulmonary Salivary Gland-Type Tumors by Xiaoyu Han, Jianchu Zhang, Jun Fan, Yukun Cao, Jin Gu, Heshui Shi

“…SGTs commonly occur in patients at a young age and are associated with weak invasive features and a good prognosis. The predominant site and CT characteristics are significantly different between ACC and MEC.…”
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Appraisal of cowpea cropping systems and farmers’ perceptions of production constraints and preferences in the dry savannah areas of Nigeria by Saba Baba Mohammed, Daniel Kwadjo Dzidzienyo, Muhammad Lawan Umar, Mohammad Faguji Ishiyaku, Pangirayi Bernard Tongoona, Vernon Gracen

“…Results The results revealed that, many of the farmers (42%) still grow cowpeas in the traditional intercropping and a good number (25%) cultivate the crop as a sole crop, while 23% had fields of cowpeas in both sole and intercropping systems. …”
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Combining Host Plant Resistance, Selective Insecticides, and Biological Control Agents for Integrated Management of Tuta absoluta by Peris Wangari Nderitu, Mattias Jonsson, Esther Arunga, Mark Otieno, John Jamleck Muturi, Geoffrey O. Wafula

“…The present study results indicate that using a moderately resistant variety (Riogrande VF) in combination with the insecticide chlorantraniliprole (Coragen®) and a susceptible variety (Pesa F1) in combination with the biological control agent (M. pygmaeus) can improve T. absoluta management. Under good habitat management, the susceptible variety will perform equally as the moderately resistant variety due to suppression of the T. absoluta populations by natural enemies. …”
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Inflammatory Cytokines—The Link between Coronavirus Disease and Abortion: A Case‐Control Study by Samar Muayad Alfadhel, Niran Ali Thamer

“…In addition, receiver operating characteristic curve analysis verified these accuracies; the excellent test referred to IL-6, followed by IL-18 and INF-γ very good tests, then TNF-α as a medium test to predict the risk of pregnancy complication. …”
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Predictors of physical and mental health among unemployed people in Greece by Dimitra Latsou, Mary Geitona

“…In addition, women (b = 1.795), older people (b = 0.179) and long-term unemployed (b = 2,658) were more likely to present predisposition to depression, while parents (b = -4,511) and those who reported good physical health (b = -0.150) did not show depressive symptoms. …”

The antibiotic procurement saga: a long-neglected stewardship target to combat antimicrobial resistance in Pakistan by Shairyar Afzal, Mishal Bajwa, Nabeel Ahmed, Jawaria Jabeen, Mian Shahzeb Haroon, Rana Muhammad Zahid Mushtaq, Zikria Saleem

“…Abstract Background Consistent and timely access to antibiotics is a hallmark of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) and can be achieved through good procurement practices. However, flawed procurement modules result in poor antibiotic supply management within health facilities of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Pakistan, exacerbating antimicrobial resistance (AMR). …”
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Prevalence, risk factors and clinical features of sensory A-V pattern exotropia by Bin-Bin Zhu, Shi-Yu Tang, Xiang-Jun Wang, Li-Cheng Fu, Jian-Hua Yan

“…Isolated horizontal rectus surgery can provide a good option for the correction of sensory A-V pattern exotropia.…”
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Stiffness Determination of Backfill-Rock Interface to Numerically Investigate Backfill Stress Distributions in Mine Stopes by Guangsheng Liu, Xiaocong Yang, Lijie Guo

“…In addition, the vertical and horizontal stresses show good agreements with the analytical stresses predicted by the Marston equation under the at-rest state, which validates the reliability of the proposed solution for interface stiffness. …”
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Percutaneous microwave ablation, perfusion, and reconstruction combined with a synthetic bone substitute in symptomatic bone cysts: a minimum of 26 months follow-up by Wenhan Huang, Yuan Yan, Chongquan Huang, Hongyi Liao, Jinpeng Lin, Yu Zhang

“…All UBCs were primary, and all patients underwent the MWA, saline perfusion, and reconstruction combined with a synthetic bone substitute session, except for one patient (7.1%) who required a second session. All patients had good clinical results at the final follow-up. Satisfactory cyst healing was achieved in 13 cases according to radiological parameters. …”
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Dynamic Stabilisation in the Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease with Modic Changes by Olcay Eser, Cengiz Gomleksiz, Mehdi Sasani, Tunc Oktenoglu, Ahmet Levent Aydin, Yaprak Ataker, Tuncer Suzer, Ali Fahir Ozer

“…We operated 88 DDD patients with Modic types 1 and 2 via posterior dynamic stabilization. Good results were obtained after 2 years of followup. …”
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Current trends, methods and results of brown mustard (Brassica juncea) and black mustard (Brassica nígra) breeding by V. S. Trubina

“…Promising cultivars of brown mustard (‘Zolushka’, ‘Nika’, ‘Yunona’) and black mustard (‘Niagara’) as well as source material with good breeding prospects were evaluated for their economic significance.Results and discussion. …”
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A Cloud-Based Optimized Ensemble Model for Risk Prediction of Diabetic Progression&#x2014;An Azure Machine Learning Perspective by V. K. Daliya, T. K. Ramesh

“…The ensemble achieves an 83.2% Area Under the Curve (AUC) of Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) score, indicating good classification efficiency. It produced 75% accuracy as well. …”
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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

“…Compared to the method of NIEA, high volume air sampling method not only provided equivalently good quality data but offer a higher sample quantity for analyzing the trace level chemical component of hazardous air pollutants and the toxicity in different areas.…”
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Sexual dimorphism in the sheep corpus callosum using 3 tesla MRI by Sedat Aydoğdu, Emrullah Eken, Mustafa Koplay

“…<p> <b>Results: </b>In sheep, the lower surface of the truncus corporis callosi, which forms the roof of the ventriculus lateralis, was more concave than dog and cat, and flatter than human, horse and rabbit. …”
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Dorsal cortex line is more reliable than transepicondylar axis for rotation in revision total knee arthroplasty with severe bone loss by Mikhail Salzmann, Ellen Kropp, Robert Prill, Nikolai Ramadanov, Marco Adriani, Roland Becker

“…The measurements of the DCL demonstrated very good to excellent test-retest and inter-rater reliability coefficients (intraclass correlation coefficient 0.80 to 0.99). …”
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Tuning Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Monolayered h-BN by Doping C, Cu and Al by Qun Li, Tengchao Gao, Kuo Zhang, Xiangming Che, Guolong Ni

“…This work will provide valuable guidance for designing and developing h-BN-based doping systems with good performance in the field of optical and photocatalysis.…”
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A Research Synthesis of Therapeutic Interventions for Whiplash-Associated Disorder (WAD): Part 5 – Surgical and Injection-Based Interventions for Chronic WAD by Robert W Teasell, J Andrew McClure, David Walton, Jason Pretty, Katherine Salter, Matthew Meyer, Keith Sequeira, Barry Death

“…Twenty-five studies were identified that met the inclusion criteria, six of which were randomized controlled trials with ‘good’ overall methodological quality (median Physiotherapy Evidence Database score of 7.5). …”
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Clinical Effect and Rotational Stability of TICL in the Treatment of Myopic Astigmatism by Manhui Zhu, Linling Zhu, Qiujian Zhu, Cailian Xu, Peng Yu, Haiyang Xiao, Ying Wang, You Yuan

“…The results of our study support that TICL implantation is safe, effective, and predictable in the treatment of moderate to high myopic astigmatism, with relatively good postoperative rotational stability.…”
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