ASSESSMENT OF BRACKET BOND FAILURE DURING FIXED ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT BASED ON A QUESTIONNAIRE DISTRIBUTED TO ORTHODONTISTS by Manuela Nardin, Mihaela Ionescu, Diana-Elena Vlăduțu, Anne-Marie Rauten, Luminița Dăguci, Cristina Teodora Preoteasa, Alexandra Done, Veronica Mercuț

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of bracket bond failure and to identify the risk factors as well as the most frequently affected teeth. …”
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Black-Banded Honey Bee, Sulawesian Honey Bee Apis nigrocincta Smith (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae) by Lisa Rodriguez, Brynn Johnson, Cameron Jack

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Global Autorecognition and Activation of Complement by Mannan-Binding Lectin in a Mouse Model of Type 1 Diabetes by Esben Axelgaard, Jakob Appel Østergaard, Saranda Haxha, Steffen Thiel, Troels Krarup Hansen

“…Increasing evidence links mannan-binding lectin (MBL) to late vascular complications of diabetes. …”
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Crustal and Upper Mantle Structure of the Assam Valley Region, NE India: A Review of Geophysical Findings by Ilya Lozovsky, Ivan Varentsov, Devesh Walia

“…The region’s intricate strain patterns, active faults, and potential seismic gaps underscore the need for detailed subsurface studies to effectively assess seismic hazards and impending seismicity. …”
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Bending effects distorting axisymmetric capillary bridges. Generalized Young–Laplace equation and associated capillary forces by Millet, Olivier, Gagneux, Gérard

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Study of Dynamic Brittle Fracture of Composite Lamina Using a Bond-Based Peridynamic Lattice Model by Jushang Guo, Weicheng Gao, Zhenyu Liu, Xiongwu Yang, Fengshou Li

“…We proposed a bond-based peridynamic lattice model for simulating dynamic brittle fracture of 2D composite lamina. …”
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Investigation of Failure Mechanism of Al2O3 Specimens Subjected to Three-Point Bending Test by Mikhail Eremin, Alexey Kulkov, Igor Smolin, Valentina Mikushina

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Experimental and Analytical Study on the Longitudinal Shear Bond Behaviour of Basalt Textile-Reinforced Concrete Composite Slab by Aniket Shirgaonkar, Yogesh Patil

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Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Fibril Binding to Catalase: A Transmission Electron Microscopy and Microplate Study by Nathaniel G. N. Milton, J. Robin Harris

“…This study presents a transmission electron microscopy (TEM)—based analysis of fibril formation and the binding of human erythrocyte catalase to IAPP fibrils. …”
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Parkinsonian Symptomatology May Correlate with CT Findings before and after Shunting in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus by Mitsuaki Ishii, Toshio Kawamata, Ichiro Akiguchi, Hideo Yagi, Yuko Watanabe, Toshiyuki Watanabe, Hideaki Mashimo

“…We aimed to investigate the characteristics of Parkinsonian features assessed by the unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS) and determine their correlations with the computed tomography (CT) findings in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH). …”
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Ten pressure points in primary care during COVID-19: findings from an international narrative review by Sally Hall Dykgraaf, Anne Parkinson, Michael Wright, William C. W. Wong, Jane Desborough, Lauren Ball, Elizabeth Sturgiss, Garang M. Dut, Katelyn Barnes, Danielle Butler, Steph Davis, Kirsty Douglas, Candan Kendir, Danielle Martin, Robert Marten, Katherine Rouleau, Shannon Barkley, Lucas de Toca, Michael Kidd

“…Ten ‘pressure points’ affecting PC during COVID-19 were identified, clustered in four themes: demand to adopt new ways of working; pressure to respond to fluctuating community needs; strain on PC resources and systems; and ambiguity in interactions with the broader health and social care system. …”
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Structural Changes in Thin Keratoconic Corneas Following Crosslinking with Hypotonic Riboflavin: Findings on In Vivo Confocal Microscopy by Aalia Rasool Sufi, M. Soundaram, Nilam Gohil, Jeremy D. Keenan, N. Venkatesh Prajna

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Book review: Armin Bunde and Shlomo Havlin, (Fractals and disordered systems). second revised and enlarged edition by T. Gregory Dewey

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The epidemiology of substance use disorders in Saudi Arabia: findings from the Saudi national mental health survey by Yasmin Altwaijri, Corina Benjet, Marya Akkad, Lisa Bilal, Mohammad Talal Naseem, Abdulhameed Al-Habeeb, Abdullah S. Al-Subaie, Nouf K. Al-Saud

“…Despite this, treatment seeking remains inadequate. These findings underscore the need for targeted prevention and intervention programs tailored to the demographic and cultural context of Saudi Arabia.…”
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Effects of Fodder and Sericin Degumming Agents on Asunder Filament of Golden Silkworm Cocoon of Cricula trifenestrata Helf by Terry M Frans

“…This study expected to find an asunder filament technology in the yarn spinning phase, as the material of silk textile. …”
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Conversion from clinically isolated syndrome to multiple sclerosis: what paraclinical tests findings are the most characteristic? by M. Malciūtė, I. Čelpačenko, R. Stankevičiūtė, R. Balnytė

“…Therefore, there is a pressing need to identify the most characteristic paraclinical test findings to predict CIS conversion to MS. …”
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The Goldilocks Zone: Finding the right balance of user and institutional risk for suicide-related generative AI queries. by Anna R Van Meter, Michael G Wheaton, Victoria E Cosgrove, Katerina Andreadis, Ronald E Robertson

“…Our results suggest that genAI developers have taken a very conservative approach to suicide-related content and constrained their models' responses to suggest support-seeking, but little else. Finding balance between providing much needed evidence-based mental health information without introducing excessive risk is within the capabilities of genAI developers. …”
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Spatial Patterns of the Urban Agglomeration of the Yellow River Ji-Shaped Bend Based on Space of Multiple Flows by Mengyao Guo, Fang Wang, Ruixi Zhao, Xi Guo

“…To fill this gap, in the context of the coordinated development of the urban agglomeration of the Yellow River Ji-shaped bend (UAYB), in this study, three flows, namely population flow, logistics flow, and information flow, are selected to research the spatial patterns of the UAYB. …”
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Three-dimensional numerical analysis of a joint bonded reinforced with silica nanoparticles (SiO2) by Hadj Boulenouar Rachid, Boutabout Benali, Djebbar Noureddine

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Valley-Hall slow-light waveguide states with dual-band in all-dielectric valley photonic crystals by Liu He, Jianquan Yao

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