Parental Acceptance of Moderate Sedation and Associated Techniques for Behavior Management in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alanbari MA, Hamdan HM, Bawazir OA, Sulimany AM

“…It involved Saudi parents of children aged 3– 5 years undergoing dental treatment with MS, alongside additional BGTs such as parental separation, PB, and N2O. …”
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Evaluation of anxiety in children diagnosed with chronic urticaria by Ugur Altas, Halil Alkaya, Seda Cevik, Mehmetcan Sezer, Firat Oz, Zeynep Meva Altas, Mehmet Yasar Ozkars

“…Although trait anxiety scores were also elevated in the chronic urticaria group, the difference did not reach statistical significance (p>0.05). …”
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Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Cancer Patients: A Cross-sectional Study from Regional Cancer Care Centre, Gujarat, India by Hirenkumar Ashokbhai Patel, Foram Maulin Patel

“…It is one of the major risk factors for acute to chronic liver diseases, such as altered liver functions, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver failure. Additionally, the HCV poses significant risks to cancer patients undergoing treatment. …”
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Non-targeted metabolomics reveals fatty acid and associated pathways driving resistance to whitefly and tomato leafminer in wild tomato accessions by Sunil Kumaraswamy, Kalenahalli Yogendra, Paola Sotelo-Cardona, Aparna Shivanna, Sanivarapu Hemalatha, Muthugounder Mohan, Ramasamy Srinivasan

“…Additionally, the differential accumulation of metabolites was evident through partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), highlighting differences in metabolite profiles between resistant and susceptible accessions at 6 and 12 hpi of B. tabaci and P. absoluta. …”
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Bacillus coagulans alleviates hepatic injury caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in rabbits. by Xiaoguang Chen, Wenjuan Wei, Fan Yang, Jianing Wang, Qiongxia Lv, Yumei Liu, Ziqiang Zhang

“…Further analysis showed that BC significantly lowered MDA level in KP-treated rabbits, while enhanced the activities of T-SOD and GSH-Px. Additionally, ELISA result showed that BC pretreatment significantly reduced the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-a, IL-6, IL-1β and pro-apoptotic gene Bax, while increasing the levels of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 and anti-apoptotic gene Bcl-2 in KP-treated rabbits.…”
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Feasibility of the area reduction post-closure technique for bedside weaning of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Chen Xu, Guo-xiong Xu, Yi-fei Cao, Lei Chen, Yi-qi Jin

“…One patient (5.6%) experienced minor bleeding, which was successfully managed through compression. No additional complications associated with access were observed after the procedure.ConclusionsThe post-closure area reduction technique emerges as a viable option for bedside weaning of V-A ECMO. …”
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Temperature effects on the hormetic response of Myzus persicae after sublethal exposure to insecticides by Ana Paula Nascimento Silva, Camila Faria Chagas, Emanuel Lucas de Andrade Alves, Vinícius de Castro Carvalho, Khalid Haddi

“…Sublethal exposure of aphids extended the longevities for individuals treated with chlorpyrifos at 15 (all sublethal concentrations) and 25 °C (LC15 and LC20) and with deltamethrin at 20 (LC1) and 28 °C (LC20). Additionally, the total number of nymphs produced during the females' lifespan was increased after sublethal exposure to chlorpyrifos at 15 °C (LC1, LC5, and LC20) and at 20 °C (LC10) and to deltamethrin at 20 °C (LC1), 25 °C (LC5 and LC10) and 28 °C (LC1, LC5, and LC20). …”
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An in-situ study in the Xijiang River basin revealed adverse effects of total dissolved gas supersaturation on fish by Xuefeng Chen, Zhiguang Zhang, Yunong Qin, Shikang Liu, Yuanming Wang, Jingjie Feng, Kefeng Li

“…The survival rates of Ctenopharyngodon idella, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, and Cirrhinus molitorella at the surface were only 30 %, 47.5 %, and 70 %, respectively, while at the 0–3 m water depth, the survival rates were 97.5 %, 87.5 %, and 87.5 %, respectively. Additionally, the survival rate of fish was related to their preferred water depth. …”
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Comparison and Impact Factor Analysis of Ground PM2.5 Retrieved by Aqua and Himawari-8 Satellite Products in Guangdong, China by Tingyuan Li, Xuejiao Deng, Jingyang Chen, Jie Xu, Jin Shen

“…Previous studies on PM2.5 concentrations in Guangdong have used the aerosol optical depth (AOD) determined by MODIS sensors on the Terra and Aqua satellites, which both have a transit time of once per day. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Sequential Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments and an Extended Range of Vision Intraocular Lens Implantation in Patients with Keratoconus and Cataract by C. Lisa, R. Zaldivar, A. Fernández-Vega Cueto, R. M. Sanchez-Avila, D. Madrid-Costa, J. F. Alfonso

“…Sequential Ferrara-type ICRS and an extended range of vision IOL implantation provided good visual and refractive outcomes, being an effective, safe, and predictable procedure for the treatment of selected cases of patients with keratoconus and cataract. In addition, this approach provides an increase of tolerance to defocus.…”
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Intra-abdominal pressure and residual renal function decline in peritoneal dialysis: a threshold-based investigation by Jingjing Zhang, Lei Song, Zhongwei Ma, Lina Sun, Xiaoqing Wang, Duanyan Liu, Feng Huang, Yulin Man

“…Additionally, an optimal critical pressure of 15.65 cmH2O was identified for predicting the rate of RRF decline. …”
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Biological effectiveness of combined exposure to neutrons and gamma radiation applied in two orders of sequence: Relevance for biological dosimetry after nuclear emergencies by Tomas Palmqvist, Milagrosa Lopez-Riego, Martin Bucher, Ursula Oestreicher, Stefan Pojtinger, Ulrich Giesen, Iuliana Toma-Dasu, Andrzej Wojcik

“…Conclusions: The results demonstrate that combined exposure to neutrons and gamma radiation, regardless of the order of sequence, leads to an additive response at both endpoints. This indicates that calibration curves for mixed beams can be constructed from dose response relationships of the single beam components.…”
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The influence of maternal gestational weight gain on adverse perinatal outcomes by Qingshan Yan, Qingshan Yan, Wenya Cai, Wenya Cai, Yong Guo

“…The subjects were grouped according to different GWG, and logistic regression was used to analyze the impact of GWG on adverse outcomes, including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), large-for-gestational-age infants (LGA), small-for-gestational-age infants (SGA), and preterm births.ResultsAmong the 9058 participants included in the study, there were 438 cases (4.8%) of HDP, including 266 cases (2.9%) of gestational hypertension and 172 cases (1.9%) of preeclampsia. Additionally, there were 2018 cases (22.3%) of GDM; Among the adverse birth outcomes for newborns, the prevalence was 9.7% for SGA, 9.9% for LGA, 1.4% for early/mid-term preterm births, and 4.2% for late preterm births. …”
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Effect of Double Masking with Silk or Cotton Over-masks on the Source Control Capabilities of a Surgical Mask by Adam F. Parlin, Mikhail Yermakov, Samuel M. Stratton, Susan R. Reutman, Theresa M. Culley, Patrick A. Guerra, Sergey A. Grinshpun

“…Not only can double masking reduce viral or bacterial transmission, but it can also promote surgical mask longevity, thereby reducing global waste and pollution associated with the use of disposable surgical masks. Finally, an additional study with five human subjects revealed no significant differences in perceived comfort (measured by proxies such as relative humidity, temperature, and CO2 level inside the mask) between single masking and double masking, as well as between double masking with either a silk or cotton over-mask.…”
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Hypoglycemia and hospital mortality in critically ill patients by Hsuan-Fan Yeh, Wen-Cheng Chao, Chieh-Liang Wu, Ming-Cheng Chan

“…Critically ill patients who developed hypoglycemia had a significantly higher hospital mortality rate compared to those who did not experience hypoglycemia. (48.9% vs. 15.9%, p < 0.001). …”
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Identifikasi Formalin pada Bakso yang Dijual pada Beberapa Tempat di Kota Padang by Faradila ., Yustini Alioes, Elmatris .

“…One of the most popular fast food is meatball, but today, we often found that the producents add a non food addition ingredient in the meatball that we call formalin. …”
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Experimental and theoretical study on ceiling temperature distributions in mountain tunnel with a lateral open shaft by Yuchun Zhang, Xinyu Liu, Rui Tan, Wei Hou, Longfei Chen, Shaoshuai Xing, Zhisheng Li, Yunhai Guo, Xiaoqing Han

“…Then, a modified model of the maximum excess temperature was given for a tunnel utilizing lateral open shaft smoke extraction. In addition, a simple model was proposed to capture ceiling temperature decay, where the decay coefficients $$k_{i}$$ upstream and downstream of the fire source are proportional to $$1/Q^{^{\prime}1/3}$$ ( $$V_{in}{\prime} /Q^{^{\prime}1/3}$$ ) for $$( {\lambda V_{s} })^ {\prime} \le 0.19$$ $$\left( {\left( {\lambda V_{s} } \right){\prime}> 0.19} \right)$$ . …”
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Fit accuracy and fracture resistance evaluation of advanced lithium disilicate crowns (in- vitro study) by Amro Khalil Fayed, Amir Shoukry Azer, Rewaa Gaber AboElhassan

“…For fracture resistance (N), the CT group demonstrated higher values than the EM group; however, the independent samples t-test indicated no statistically significant difference (p = 0.053). Additionally, the Chi-squared test with Monte Carlo correction revealed no statistically significant differences in the modes of fracture between the two groups (p = 0.484). …”
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Hypertension and retinal microvascular dysfunction (HyperVasc): protocol of a randomised controlled exercise trial in patients with hypertension by Justin Carrard, Lukas Streese, Timo Hinrichs, Henner Hanssen, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Konstantin Gugleta, Joséphine Gander, Christoph Hauser

“…However, it is still not clear whether high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is recommendable for patients with hypertension to reduce blood pressure, increase cardiorespiratory fitness and ameliorate vascular health.Methods and analysis The ‘Hypertension and retinal microvascular dysfunction’ trial will investigate macrovascular and microvascular impairments in hypertensive patients compared with healthy controls to investigate hypertension-induced end-organ damage by using gold-standard methods as well as newly developed unique retinal microvascular biomarkers. In addition, this trial will investigate the reversibility of retinal end-organ damage by assessing the effects of an 8-week supervised and walking based HIIT on blood pressure, cardiorespiratory fitness as well as macrovascular and microvascular health, compared with a control group following standard physical activity recommendations. …”
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Enhanced Drug Skin Permeation by Azone-Mimicking Ionic Liquids: Effects of Fatty Acids Forming Ionic Liquids by Takeshi Oshizaka, Shunsuke Kodera, Rika Kawakubo, Issei Takeuchi, Kenji Mori, Kenji Sugibayashi

“…<b>Methods</b>: Excised porcine skin was pretreated with each IL-Azone to assess the in vitro skin permeability of antipyrine (ANP) as a model penetrant. In addition, 1,3-butanediol was selected for the skin permeation test to confirm whether the effect of IL-Azone was due to fatty acids and if this effect differed depending on the concentration of IL-Azone applied. …”
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