Oral Breathing Effects on Malocclusions and Mandibular Posture: Complex Consequences on Dentofacial Development in Pediatric Orthodontics by Dana Feștilă, Cristina Dora Ciobotaru, Tudor Suciu, Cristian Doru Olteanu, Mircea Ghergie

“…<b>Results</b>: Results indicate a strong link between oral breathing and dentofacial changes such as adenoid facies, Class II malocclusion, posterior crossbite, and anterior open bite. …”
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The Effect and Related Mechanism of Action of Astragalus Compatible with Curcumin against Colon Cancer Metastasis in Mice by Jiafei Wu, Decai Tang

“…Colon carcinogenesis is strongly linked to inflammation. The initiation and progression of colon cancer may be influenced by epigenetic processes. …”
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Effects of Glacier and Geomorphology on the Mechanism Difference of Glacier-Related Debris Flow on the South and North Banks of Parlung Zangbo River, Southeastern Tibetan Plateau by Jiajia Zhang, Jiankang Liu, Yuanling Li, Junchao Wang, Long Chen, Bo Gao

“…Alpine glaciers are vulnerable to climate changes, and their recession due to warming has already induced a large number of geohazards closely related to the glacial motion, such as debris flow. Strong coupling of the geology, geomorphology, climate, and glacial action controls the type, size, development, and frequency of debris flow along the Parlung Zangbo River, Southeastern (SE) Tibetan Plateau. …”
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IAPSM’s Position Paper on Typhoid Vaccines for Adult Immunization in India by Kapil Goel, Madhur Verma, Nikita Sharma, Swayam Pragyan Parida, Anu Bhardwaj, Anuradha Nadda, Sahil Sharma, Arunima Sen, Jacob John, Adarsh Bansal, Madhu Gupta

“…The economic burden of the disease is catastrophic and affects both families and the government making a strong case for including typhoid vaccines in the national immunization schedule. …”
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Investigation of Stochastic Seismic Response and Index Correlation of an Arch Dam Using Endurance Time Analysis Method by Qiang Xu, Shutong Xu, Jianyun Chen, Jing Li

“…The results of correlation and fragility analysis demonstrate that damage volume ratio and the sum of joint opening are consistent, which can provide a strong scientific basis for predicting earthquake damage.…”
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Mechanical and structural performance of hardwood charcoal-reinforced polyester composites: Effects of particle size and filler loading by Francis O. Edoziuno, Benjamin U. Odoni, Cynthia C. Nwaeju, M. Saravana Kumar, Alaa F. Abd El-Rehim

“…Water absorption tests revealed minimal uptake across most composites due to strong filler-matrix bonding and the hydrophobic nature of polyester, with slight increases observed at specific particle sizes and low loadings, attributed to microvoids or weak adhesion. …”
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Habitat preference of the dinosaurs from the Ibero-Armorican domain (Upper Cretaceous, south-western Europe) by Bernat Josep Vázquez López, Albert Sellés, Albert Prieto-Márquez, Bernat Vila

“…All chi-square tests showed positive, mostly moderate-to-strong, and statistically significant associations between the studied groups and the environment they inhabited. …”
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Instrumenting Parkrun: Usefulness and Validity of Inertial Sensors by Rachel Mason, Yunus Celik, Gill Barry, Alan Godfrey, Samuel Stuart

“…The data were analyzed for correlations between the running performance, foot strike type, and fatigue-induced changes in temporal gait characteristics. Strong correlations were found between the performance time and both the gait cycle and ground contact time, with weak correlations for foot strike types. …”
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Lane Changing Control of Autonomous Vehicle With Integrated Trajectory Planning Based on Stackelberg Game by Dongmei Wu, Zhen Li, Changqing Du, Changsheng Liu, Yang Li, Xin Xu

“…Lane changing present a significant challenge for autonomous vehicles, as they must maintain safe driving and optimize time efficiency. This process is strongly affected by traffic environment and driver characteristics. …”
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Chemical Composition, Total Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Activity of the Essential Oils Extracted from the Needle of Ten Pinus Taxa by Zhihong Liu, Weixin Fan, Qing Xie

“…The results showed that all of the EOs studied had strong antioxidant activity, and these pine plants could be used as natural antioxidants in functional food and pharmaceutical industries.…”
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The Rise and Fall of the Iraqi Sunni Awakening Movement by Ramiz Sevdimaliyev

“…The disintegration of the Awakening was strongly influenced by two US decisions that were of strategic importance to Iraq: (a) support for al-Maliki following his defeat in the 2010 parliamentary elections, won by the secular Sunni-Shiite coalition; (b) poor timing of the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, as by the end of 2011, the Iraqi security forces were still not ready to ensure the country's security. …”
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Ensemble Modeling of Radiation Belt Electron Flux Decay Following a Geomagnetic Storm: Dependence on Key Input Parameters by Man Hua, Jacob Bortnik, Adam C. Kellerman, Enrico Camporeale, Qianli Ma

“…Our results demonstrate that the perturbations in Bw are the primary contributors for discrepancies between modeled and observed electron fluxes, while the simulation errors caused by variations in fm and Ne are strongly energy‐dependent. The simulated electron flux using the wave parameters observed at the 50th percentile agrees with observations, and most of the simulation errors increase with decreasing observational probability density of the parameters, with the largest log accuracy ratio of ∼14. …”
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Validation and reliability of a visualization and relaxation exercise program for enhancing speed climbing performance by Eduard Emor Kumenap, Fredrik Alfrets Makadada, Glady Sukma Perdana, Vlad Adrian Geantă, Ilham Ilham

“…Results: Aiken's V index scores (≥ 0.86) confirmed that the research instrument has content validity with strong agreement between the experts. High consistency was also reflected by observer reliability metrics, such as Cohen’s Kappa (≥ 0.86) and Kendall’s Tau B. …”
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Evaluation of Water Diffusion Mechanism on Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene Composites by Oluwayomi Peter Balogun, Adeolu Adesoji Adediran, Joseph Ajibade Omotoyinbo, Kenneth Kanayo Alaneme, Isiaka Oluwole Oladele

“…The hardness properties of reinforced composites were steadily increased as the fiber loading increases which signify strong fiber-matrix bonding. The percentage of water absorbed for all reinforced composites increased as the fiber weight increases and slowly flattened off after 10 days of saturation. …”
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Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of New Amide Compounds Containing Azo Group Using Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) as Coupling Agent by Dania Mohammed Saleh, Bushra Kamel Al-Salami

“…The compounds showed strong biological activity and good antioxidant activity compared with the standard substance Vitamin C.…”
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Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma and Pancreatic Tumor Cell Lines: The Role of Neutrophils and Neutrophil-Derived Elastase by Thomas Große-Steffen, Thomas Giese, Nathalia Giese, Thomas Longerich, Peter Schirmacher, G. Maria Hänsch, Matthias M. Gaida

“…Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is frequently associated with fibrosis and a prominent inflammatory infiltrate in the desmoplastic stroma. Moreover, in PDAC, an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is observed. …”
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BIPE: A Bi-Layer Predictive Ensemble Framework for Forest Fire Susceptibility Mapping in Germany by Ling Hu, Volker Hochschild, Harald Neidhardt, Michael Schultz, Pegah Khosravani, Hadi Shokati

“…During its 10-fold cross-validation, BIPE demonstrated excellent performance, with the Area Under the Curve (AUC) values ranging from 0.990 to 0.996 and accuracy levels consistently high, around 97%, underscoring its robust class separation ability and strong generalization across different datasets. Our results confirm that BIPE outperforms traditional high-performance models like Support Vector Machine (SVM), Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), Deep Neural Network (DNN), and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), showcasing its practical effectiveness and reliability on the data of nonlinear, high-dimensional, and complex interactions. …”
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Monitoring Unfractionated Heparin in Adult Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): ACT, APTT, or ANTI-XA? by Tung Phi Nguyen, Xuan Thi Phan, Dai Quang Huynh, Ha Thi Viet Truong, Yen Nguyen Hai Le, Tuan Manh Nguyen, Quan Quoc Minh Du, Thao Phuong Le, Hai Ngoc Truong, Thi Thi Ho, Thao Thi Ngoc Pham

“…Conclusion. APTT value is strongly correlated with anti-Xa value, particularly in patients with normal antithrombin levels. …”
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Knowledge Exploitation, Inventor Characteristics, and Green Innovation Performance in Automotive Firms by Yu-Tong Liu, Seung-Yoon Rhee, Eun-Jung Hyun

“…Our study focuses on the automotive industry—a sector characterized by long development cycles, high capital intensity, and strong path dependencies—as it undergoes a significant transition towards sustainable technologies. …”
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A highly sensitive tapered fiber biosensor modified by PDMS combustion product and graphene oxide for MUC1 detection by Bo Wang, Shanren Liu, Mengmeng Gao, Yuanjun Li, Heer Yang, Cai Sun, Qi Guo, Yongsen Yu

“…At the same time, the combination of the PDMS combustion product and the fiber cladding material will generate defects in the cladding, resulting in easier leakage of light inside the fiber core. Therefore, a strong evanescent field and interference effect can be obtained without drawing the tapered fiber waist very thin, which contributes to improving the sensitivity of fiber biosensor. …”
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