Comparison of Force Decay of Two Different Types of Elastomeric Chains with the Use of Different Types of Mouth Washes – An In vitro Study by Rahul Pawar, Tanmoy Majumder, Shalini Singh, Dip G. Choudhury, Md Kamal Hassan, Swati Mrinal

“…Material and Methods: A study was conducted using 1000 specimens of “five-unit clear short-linked elastomeric chains.” These specimens were divided into two main groups of elastomeric chains: prestretched and unstretched. …”
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Archival Research, Underwater Optical Surveys, and 3D Modelling: Three Stages for Shaping the Wreck of the Steamship <i>Bengala</i> (Isola di Capo Rizzuto, Crotone, Italy) by Salvatore Medaglia, Fabio Bruno, Ana Castelli, Matteo Collina, Barbara Davidde Petriaggi, Luca De Rosa, Julieta Frere, Fabrizio Fuoco, Guillermo Gutiérrez, Antonio Lagudi, Francesco Megna, Raffaele Peluso

“…<i>Bengala</i>, a steamer that sank in 1889 near Capo Rizzuto, Italy, was a relatively new vessel for its time, with an unusually short 18-year service life, given that steamers of the period typically operated for 30 to 40 years. …”
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Multiplex real-time PCR for detection of <i>qac A/B</i> and <i>smr</i> genes in Gram-positive bacteria by Svetlana N. Kovalchuk, Anna L. Arkhipova, Svetlana Yu. Kovylkova, Elena N. Ilina, Lyudmila S. Fedorova

“…The developed multiplex PCR differs from existing assays by high specificity and short turnaround time, as well as by the presence of an internal amplification control. …”
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Trend Analysis of Lake Surface Temperatures in Lake Van by Kebir Emre Saraçoğlu, Fevziye Ayça Saraçoğlu

“…Water surface temperatures tend to increase both in the short and long term. The highest increase in monthly analyses (0,094 °C/year) was determined in June for NASA-Day and in April for NASA-Night (0,104 °C/year). …”
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Causes of global extinctions in the history of life: facts and hypotheses by T. M. Khlebodarova, V. A. Likhoshvai

“…Paleontologists define global extinctions on Earth as a loss of about three-quarters of plant and animal species over a relatively short period of time. At least five global extinctions are documented in the Phanerozoic fossil record (~500-million-year period): ~65, 200, 260, 380, and 440 million years ago. …”
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Prediction of the critical stress to crack initiation associated to the investigation of fatigue small crack by D. Marhabi, N. Benseddiq, G. Mesmacque, Z. Azari, J.M. Nianga

“…It’s reproduces well the Kitagawa diagram [6] (Fig. 3). When the short cracks are hidden in the material, we shows that the number  cycles during small crack growth be significantly higher (Fig. 4) than the corresponding cycles of large cracks growth (ONI’s fatigue test) for the same physically crack size. …”
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Application of Laparoscopic Radical Resection for Type III and IV Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma Treatment by Sulai Liu, Xinyu Liu, Xuepeng Li, Ou Li, Weimin Yi, Junaid Khan, Pingzhou Yang, Chao Guo, Chuang Peng, Bo Jiang

“…Application of laparoscopic radical resection for III/IV Hilar C is safe and feasible and has good short-term efficacy with adequate preoperative evaluation, appropriate case selection, and precise operative strategy.…”
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A 10-year review of isoniazid-resistant TB management in Uzbekistan 2009-2020 by M.L. Rekart, P. Thit, M. Oluya, S. Moe, T. Hasan, N. Parpieva, K. Safaev, A. Khristusev, T. Zinaida, J. Singh, S. Allamuratova, I. Azamat, C.G. Restrepo, N. Sitali, J. Achar, J.L. Alvaraez, A. Sinha

“…For REZLfx, the treatment success rate was 92.0% over a short treatment duration, with no amplifications to RIF or second-line anti-TB drug resistance. …”
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Study on Change of Landscape Pattern Characteristics of Comprehensive Land Improvement Based on Optimal Spatial Scale by Baoping Feng, Hui Yang, Yarong Ren, Shanshan Zheng, Genxiang Feng, Yuwei Huang

“…Comprehensive land improvement causes strong disturbances of land use patterns in the short term, resulting in changes in landscape structure and function. …”
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THE IMPACT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON BANK PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA by Ibrahim Yinka Agbeyinka

“…The study concluded that the dual-edged nature of corporate social responsibility engagement, where the benefits to profitability and long-term value must be balanced against the potential short-term financial drawbacks. The study therefore recommended that firms should strategically integrate corporate social responsibility initiatives with their core business objectives to maximize the positive impact on profitability. firms should carefully evaluate the timing and scale of their corporate social responsibility investments. …”
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Simulating record-shattering cold winters of the beginning of the 21st century in France by C. Cadiou, P. Yiou

“…Being able to simulate worst-case scenarios for such events for present and future climates is hence crucial for short- and long-term adaptation. In this paper, we are interested in persistent cold events, whose probability will decrease with climate change. …”
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Systematic review on badminton injuries: incidence, characteristics and risk factors by Lars Donath, Oliver Faude, Anne Hecksteden, Brid Stepper, Hendrik Stagge

“…Objectives As a high-intensity intermittent sport with short and repeated rapid accelerations, decelerations and changes of direction, badminton involves high joint and muscle loads. …”
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A comprehensive study to optimize organic/inorganic ETL and HTL materials on double perovskite layer Cs2AgBiBr6 solar cells with SCAPS 1D simulator by Jabir Hakami

“…The novelty of this work lies in identifying the double-perovskite Cs2AgBiBr6 as an eco-friendly, lead-free absorber and demonstrating that the configuration FTO/TiO2/Cs2AgBiBr6/NiO/Au achieves a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 26.71 %, with an open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 1.30 V, a short-circuit current density (Jsc) of 23.72 mA/cm2, and a fill factor (FF) of 86.61 %. …”
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A literary-historical analysis of Daniel 2: two powers in opposition by M. Nel

“…In Daniel 2 the Babylonian king, shortly after being enthroned, dreams about his political insecurity. …”
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Adaptation and uptake evaluation of an SMS text message smoking cessation programme (MiQuit) for use in antenatal care by Felix Naughton, Stephen Sutton, Tim Coleman, Sue Cooper, Jo Leonardi-Bee, Katharine Bowker, Katarzyna Campbell, Melanie Sloan

“…Objectives To adapt a tailored short message service (SMS) text message smoking cessation intervention (MiQuit) for use without active health professional endorsement in routine antenatal care settings, to estimate ‘real-world’ uptake and test the feasibility of its use.Design Single-site service evaluation.Setting A Nottinghamshire (UK) antenatal clinic.Participants Pregnant women accessing the antenatal clinic (N=1750) over 6 months.Intervention A single-sheet A5 leaflet provided in the women's maternity notes folder describing the MiQuit text service. …”
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Comparative genomics analyses of Actinobacteriota identify Golgi phosphoprotein 3 (GPP34) as a widespread ancient protein family associated with sponge symbiosis by Cláudia Ferreira, Ilia Burgsdorf, Tzipora Perez, Gustavo Ramírez, Maya Lalzar, Dorothée Huchon, Laura Steindler

“…We also show that the GPP34 family includes genes with two main structures: a short form that includes only the GPP34 domain and a long form that encompasses a GPP34 domain coupled with a cytochrome P450 domain, which is exclusive to sponge symbiotic bacteria. …”
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Time Perception Test in IntelliCage System for Preclinical Study: Linking Depression and Serotonergic Modulation by Olga Sysoeva, Rauf Akhmirov, Maria Zaichenko, Ivan Lazarenko, Anastasiya Rebik, Nadezhda Broshevitskaja, Inna Midzyanovskaya, Kirill Smirnov

“…<b>Methods:</b> Wistar male rats (<i>n</i> = 25, five groups of 5–8) were trained in the IntelliCage to discriminate between short (1 s) and long (4 s) LED light stimuli by nose poking at the corresponding (left/right) side of the IntelliCage chamber to obtain a drink. …”
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Rock Steady Boxing: A qualitative evaluation of a community exercise program for people with Parkinson's disease. by Elizabeth W Regan, Olivia Burnitz, Jessica Hightower, Lauren Dobner, Alicia Flach

“…Participants (9/10) had good exercise self-efficacy, with average scores on the Short Self-efficacy for Exercise Scale > 3/5. Thematic analysis revealed a history of exercise and strong exercise beliefs positively influenced participation. …”
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Occupational Therapy-Based Energy Management Education in People with Post-COVID-19 Condition-Related Fatigue: Results from a Focus Group Discussion by Ruth Hersche, Andrea Weise

“…The main challenges for the OTs were the short period their patients had lived with fatigue; the discrepancy between self-concept, self-perception, and performance; and the insecurity, fear, and anxiety related to recovery. …”
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Analysis of spatiotemporal distribution, variability, and trends of rainfall in Wollo area, Northeastern Ethiopia. by Asnake Adane, Birhanu Asmerom

“…On the other hand, rainfall for the Belg (short rain season for the study area) season and the Bega (winter) season showed a significantly decreasing trend (p < 0.05). …”
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