Fever, uveitis, and myocarditis as the initial presentation of Behcet's Disease: A case report and review of the literature by Vishal Mangal, Yogendra Mishra, Amar Tej Atal, Divya Kochhar, Durga Madhab Tripathy, Manish Manrai

“…On evaluation, she was diagnosed to have bilateral intermediate uveitis based on the clinical finding of conjunctival congestion, and 1+ cells in the anterior chamber of both eyes, dispersion of iris pigments on the anterior surface of lens bilaterally, and Grade 1 vitreous haze on slit-lamp examination. …”
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Effect of Preparation Conditions of Fe@SiO₂ Catalyst on Its Structure Using High-Pressure Activity Studies in a 3D-Printed SS Microreactor by Meric Arslan, Sujoy Bepari, Juvairia Shajahan, Saif Hassan, Debasish Kuila

“…The AC catalyst had a clear core–shell structure and showed a much greater surface area than that prepared by the OP method. …”
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The effect of feeding methods and non-nutritive sucking habits on early childhood caries and development of occlusion (A cross-sectional study) by Huda R. Awsi, Bayan A. Hassan

“… Background and objectives: Early Childhood Caries (ECC ) is the most common chronic disease conditioning childhood and involves the presence of one or more decayed (noncavitated or cavitated lesions),missing(due to caries), or filled tooth surfaces in children under 72 months of age.Time and frequency of breast-feeding, artificial feeding and of non-nutritive sucking habits can influence orofacial development, and when negative can provoke instability of orofacial function. …”
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Fabrication of antibacterial bio‐composite from polyvinyl alcohol incorporated with Azadirachta indica by Md. Tanvir Hossain, Md. Abdus Shahid

“…The SEM image revealed that the surface of the produced PVA and neem bio‐composite (PNBC) exhibited a moderate texture and porosity of 11.13% and 9.25%, respectively. …”
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Exploring the novel environmentally friendly highly hydrophobic TiO2 coating for enhanced anti-corrosion performance of steel in potential industrial applications by Haewon Byeon, J. Sunil

“…Additionally, particle size analysis showed a distribution range between 45 and 50 nm, with an average size of 48.56 nm. Surface wettability analysis demonstrated enhanced aqueous repellence of the MS plates after TiO2 coating, particularly in NaCl, HCl, and KOH electrolytes. …”
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Nest Site Selection by Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) and Implications for Conservation on Qilianyu, Xisha Islands, South China Sea by Ting Zhang, Xiaoyu An, Chenglong Zhang, Yunteng Liu, Yupei Li, Yangfei Yu, Jichao Wang, Liu Lin, Hai‐Tao Shi

“…There were significant differences in microhabitat ecological factors, such as surface temperature, humidity, and particle size distribution (0.250–1 mm), between the nesting sites and the surrounding area. …”
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Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Land Use on Soil Infiltration Rate in a Tropical West African Watershed (Ouriyori, Benin) by Quentin Fiacre Togbévi, Martine van der Ploeg, Kéhounbiova Audrey Tohoun, Sampson K. Agodzo, Kwasi Preko

“…To improve soil and water conservation for crop production as well as for sustainable rural populations’ livelihoods in the watershed, occasional fallowing may be observed to dampen infiltration hindering soil surface conditions.…”
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Shear Bond Strength of Colored and Sandblasted Zirconia to Ceramic Veneers Fabricated by the Pressing and Layering Techniques: An In Vitro Study by Mahsa Abbasi, Behnaz Ebadian, Negin Aminianpour

“…Sixty cubic zirconia specimens (10 × 10 × 2 mm) were assigned to three groups according to their surface treatment: (I) control, (II) sandblasting with 50 μm alumina particles (S), and (III) coloring (C). …”
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Improved Efficacy of a Predictive Model for Swallowing-Induced Breakthrough Pain Based on a Redefined Delineation Method in Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Jian-Da Sun, MD, Ze-Kai Chen, MM, Shu-Peng Liu, PhD, Feng Ye, MD, Ting-Xi Tang, MD, Zhen-Hua Zhou, MD, Han-Bin Zhang, MM, Long-Shan Zhang, MD, Ting Xiao, BS, Lin-Lin Xiao, MM, Xiao-Qing Wang, MD, Jian Guan, MD

“…The oral mucosa structure was contoured using oral cavity contour (OCC), mucosal surface contour (MSC), and oral-pharyngeal mucosa (OPM) methods, and relevant dosimetric parameters were collected. …”
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Ammonia Gas Adsorption in Fixed Bed and Fluidized Bed Using Bentonite Particles by Gabriela Muntianu, Ana-Maria Georgescu, Ana-Maria Rosu, Nicoleta Platon, Vasilica Alisa Arus, Cosmin Valeriu Jinescu, Ileana Denisa Nistor

“…The aluminum pillared bentonite is prepared by a classical pillaring process to create high porosity and to increase the ammonia particle surface contact. Adsorbents used were characterized by the following analysis: granulometric distribution, acid–base character determination by Thermal Programmed Desorption (TPD), elemental microanalysis by Energy Dispersive X-Ray coupled with scanning electron microscopy (EDX-SEM), X-Ray diffractograms, adsorption–desorption isotherms by Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method and distribution of pore sizes and pore volume calculation by Barrett–Joyner–Halenda method. …”
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Diagenetic Processes and Reservoir Heterogeneity in Salt-Encased Microbial Carbonate Reservoirs (Late Neoproterozoic, Oman) by Stephan Becker, Lars Reuning, Joachim E. Amthor, Peter A. Kukla

“…The relative timing of diagenetic events was constrained based on thin-section observations and stable isotope analyses. Near-surface diagenesis is dominated by reflux-related processes, leading to porosity inversion in initial highly porous facies and a patchy distribution of early cements. …”
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Repurposing antiviral drugs targeting the PARP-1 and HER2 pathways with multifaceted impacts through integrated network analysis and molecular mechanics by Uma Maheshwari Mugundan, Praveen Sekar, Rajanandh Muhasaparur Ganesan

“…Binding free energy was calculated using Molecular Mechanics/Generalized Born Surface Area (MM-GBSA) methods, reinforcing the stability and efficacy of the selected compounds followed by entropy calculation using Normal mode analysis done for Efavirenz complexes. …”
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Features of the receiving of piezoelectric thin films by plasma spraying of powdery AlN by V. S. Feshchenko, K. N. Zyablyuk, E. A. Senokosov, V. I. Chukita, D. A. Kiselev

“…Information on the modernization of the VUP-5 installation, which allowed to spray the AlN film from the powdered state, is given.One of the significant advantages of the process developed in this work is that the substrate is heated to temperatures no higher than 300 oC, which in turn allows to combine this technology with the technology of silicon semiconductor devices.As a result, films with a thickness of 200 nm on various substrates were obtained and their surface structure was studied. It is shown that AlN films deposited on single crystal substrates such as diamond and silicon have the least roughness, while films on sitall have the worst roughness.The transmission spectra of the obtained AlN films were investigated by IR spectroscopy. …”
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Magnetic resonance imaging -based radiomics of the pituitary gland is highly predictive of precocious puberty in girls: a pilot study by Michele Maddalo, Maddalena Petraroli, Francesca Ormitti, Alice Fulgoni, Margherita Gnocchi, Marco Masetti, Eugenia Borgia, Benedetta Piccolo, Emanuela C. Turco, Viviana D. Patianna, Nicola Sverzellati, Susanna Esposito, Susanna Esposito, Caterina Ghetti, Maria E. Street, Maria E. Street

“…Pearson correlation between RFs and auxological, biochemical, and ultrasound data was also computed.ResultsTwo different radiomic parameters, Shape Surface Volume Ratio and Glrlm Gray Level Non-Uniformity, predicted CPP with a high diagnostic accuracy (ROC-AUC 0.81 ± 0.08) through the application of our ML algorithm. …”
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Experimental and DFT studies on the green synthesis of 2-amino-4H-chromenes using a recyclable GOQDs-NS-doped catalyst by Parvin Beigiazaraghbelagh, Shahnaz Rostamizadeh, Ahmad Poursattar Marjani, Aidin Bahrami, Arezu Ghiasvand, Zahra Arabi

“…Detailed analyses, including Mep surfaces, Mulliken population analysis, and Natural Bond Orbital (NBO) analysis, provide further insights into the electronic distribution and reactivity of the compounds. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Long-Term Strength and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Coal Pillar under Inclined Compression Loading by Chong Li, Sifeng He, Zhijun Xu

“…Pillar rheological failure is one of the important reasons to induce earthquake, surface collapse, and water inrush disaster in underground mining engineering. …”
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Design of multifunctional interfaces on ceramic solid electrolytes for high-performance lithium-air batteries by Yunxin Shi, Ziyang Guo, Changhong Wang, Mingze Gao, Xiaoting Lin, Hui Duan, Yonggang Wang, Xueliang Sun

“…Herein, we fabricate a differentiating surface-regulated ceramic-based composite electrolyte (DSCCE) by constructing disparately LiI-containing polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) coating and Poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) layer on both sides of Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 (LAGP). …”
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CALCULATION STUDIES OF SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE ABSORBED DOSE RATE FOR VARIOUS SEEDS by N. A. Nerozin, A. P. Pyshko, V. V. Shapovalov

“…The first one may be the roughness of the surface of a silver rod or diffusion of radioactive iodine in silver. …”
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Novel green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from empty fruit bunch waste: Biomedical applications and mechanistic insights by Bashirat Olamide Yusuf-Salihu, Shakirat Afodun Abdulmumini, Toheeb Taiye Bajepade, Halimah Adekunbi Durosinmi, Muinat Olanike Kazeem, Victoria Atinuke Ajayi, Agbaje Lateef

“…Biosynthesized EFB-AgNPs were tested for antibacterial, antioxidant, antidiabetic, anticoagulant, and thrombolytic activities. EFB-AgNPs showed a surface plasmon resonance peak at 477 nm, hydroxyl and amine group stabilization, and a silver content of 75.56 %. …”
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Efficacy of continuous intravenous infusion of lidocaine on postoperative sore throat after laryngeal mask insertion: a randomized controlled trial by Jianxin Jiang, Jimin Wu, Shuqi Shi, Xiaoli Dong, Jiaxiang Yin, Yini Wu

“…Methods In this prospective trial one hundred and sixty general anesthesia surgery patients (20 to 60 years) using laryngeal mask airway were randomly divided into control group (Group C, saline as placebo), lidocaine gel group (Group LG, lidocaine gel applied to the surface of the laryngeal mask), single intravenous lidocaine group (Group SL, intravenous lidocaine 1.5 mg/kg at induction of anesthesia) and continuous infusion of lidocaine group (Group CL, a bolus of 1.5 mg/kg, followed by an infusion of 2 mg/kg/h until the end of the surgical). …”
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