Substance abuse among Adolescents and Youth (10–24 years): Assessing the prevalence and risk assessment in the suburban areas of Dehradun District, Uttarakhand by Jayanti Semwal, Deepshikha, Vidhisha Vallabh, Akanksha Uniyal, Ashok Shrivastava, Rajeev Bijalwan, Deepti Nagrath

“…Among 10–17 years individuals (n = 107) using the CRAFFT questionnaire, 30% scored more than or equal to 2, which reflected a high potential risk. …”
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Effect of intra-canal cryotherapy on post-endodontic pain in single-visit RCT: A randomized controlled trial by Abdullah Ahmed Alharthi, Mohammed Hussian Aljoudi, Mulham Naif Almaliki, Majed Abdullah Almalki, Mohammed Abdulwahhab Sunbul

“…Aim: To evaluate the effect of cold and room-temperature normal saline as a final irrigation on post-endodontic pain and to compare the post-endodontic pain level between the different protocols. Materials and methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 105 patients who underwent RCT and were distributed blindly and randomly into three equal groups (n = 35): Group 1, Cryotherapy group; Group 2, Room- temperature normal saline group; and Group 3, Control group. …”
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Comparison of Quality of Life Questionnaires in Patients with Low Vision by Esra Şahlı, Şefay Aysun İdil

“…Patients aged 18 or older who had a best-corrected visual acuity of less than 20/60 or a visual field of equal to or less than 20° from the fixation point in the better eye were included. …”
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Clinical effect of Jinshuibao capsule in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy by LI Mei

“…Objective To investigate the clinical effect of Jinshuibao capsule in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy(DN). Methods A total of 200 patients with DN admitted to Ezhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from March 2015 to March 2017 were treated with Jinshuibao capsule for 4 months,and 50 healthy subjects were selected as the control group. …”
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Equivalence of Protection for Foreign and Domestic Creditors in Debt Restructuring Based on Positive Indonesian Law by Dikha Anugrah, Suwari Akhamddhian, Sri Mulyani, Uche Nnawulezi

“…By identifying regulatory gaps and inconsistencies, this study aims to provide recommendations for improving creditor protection and ensuring equal treatment in debt resolution mechanisms. Methods of the Research: This research employs a normative legal methodology, utilizing a statutory, conceptual, and analytical approach. …”
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Evaluation of concordance between the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology 2023 (TBSRTC) and ACR-TIRADS at a tertiary care center in Gujarat by Sushrita Biswas, Ina Shah, Hansa Goswami, Avik Chaudhuri

“…Conclusion: Our findings suggest a good concordance between both reporting systems for thyroid nodules, with moderate interrater agreement. Both systems are equally useful for surgical decision-making and avoiding unnecessary surgeries.…”
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A Comparison of Equivalent Doses of Lidocaine and Articaine in Maxillary Posterior Tooth Extractions: Case Series by Christopher C. Friedl, Jill Bashutski, Navid Rashidi

“…Material and Methods: This case-series evaluated a total of 41 patients diagnosed with irreversible pulpitis in a maxillary posterior tooth. …”
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Comparison of the Perioperative and Postoperative Effects of Levobupivacaine and of Levobupivacaine + Adrenaline in Pediatric Tonsillectomy: A Double-Blind Randomized Study by Faruk Cicekci, Cigdem Sizer, Sait Selcuk Atici, Sule Arican, Adnan Karaibrahimoglu, Inci Kara

“…In both groups, patients had the same postoperative pain scores and PONV rates, and equal amounts of analgesics were consumed up to 24 hours postoperatively. …”
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Comparison of the effectiveness of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy versus conventional oxygen therapy in preventing extubation failure in children admitted to pediatric inte... by Priyabrata Panda, Hiremath Sagar, Chumkirani Nanda, Anil Kumar Sapare, Rajiv Aggarwal

“…In our study, we compared the effect of HFNC with COT in preventing extubation failure in children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Subjects and Methods: The study was a single-center open-label randomized control trial done in children after extubation in a tertiary care PICU. …”
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POWER, METALLURGICAL AND CHEMICAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEVICE OF PIECEWISE-LINEAR APPROXIMATION OF TRANSIENT RESPONSE OF CONTROLLED ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS by T. A. Ismailov, Kh. M. Gajiyev, D. A. Chelushkin

“…The development of a device for the piecewise-linear approximation of a transient response for controlling an automated system of the production diagnosis of electronic component parameters on functional cells.Methods. A new measuring input circuit was developed for the control of defective electronic components on functional cells in order to obtain the integral transient response, provided that circuit parameters can be programmatically altered. …”
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Protective effect of nigella sativa and thymoquinone on relative liver weight increase caused by aflatoxin in broilers by Mehmet Burak Ateş, Mustafa Ortatatlı

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> One hundred twenty 1-d-old broiler chicks were used and divided into 6 equal groups and fed for 28 days. …”
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The relationship between Helicobacter pylori and pityriasis versicolor by May H. El Samahy, Raafat Z. Abdelrahman, Hossam O. Ibrahim, Azza E. Mostafa

“…Objective To study the probable association between active H. pylori infection and PVC prevalence and clinical parameters. Patients and methods The present case control study included 65 male patients with PVC (group A) and 65 dermatologically free patients (group B). …”
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Diagnostic value of radiography and ultrasound for suspected acute hematogenous osteomyelitis by S. A. Polkovnikova, V. D. Zavadovskaya, V. M. Mashkov

“…Objective: to evaluate the informativeness of ultrasonography and radiography in the early diagnosis of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children.Material and methods. Children (from 3 weeks to 1 year old) with suspected acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (n = 40) were examined and X-rays and ultrasound scan of the affected skeleton were performed. 39 (97.5%) of children underwent surgery.Results. …”
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Histological changes of endocervical polypoid lesions in women at reproductive age by Muna Zuhair Al-Hamdany, Mustafa Salah Fadhil

“…Squamous metaplasia and benign microglandular hyperplasia were detected equally in 25% of the study group. Nabothian cyst was observed in 8%, whereas leiomyoma presenting as cervical polyp in 6%. …”
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Monitoring of endotracheal tube cuff pressure in occurrence of ventilator associated pneumonia in neuro-critically ill patients by Dina Zidan, Eslam Mahmoud Ali Ali Oweida, Tayseer Mahmoud Zaitoun, Emad Hamdy Hamouda Mohammed

“…Objective To evaluate the impact of 4-h versus 8-h endotracheal tube cuff pressure monitoring on VAP incidence in neuro-critically ill patients. Methods Eighty neuro-critically ill patients in the intensive care units of Alexandria university hospitals who received endotracheal intubation and underwent mechanical ventilation for more than 48 h were divided into two equal groups of 40 cases. …”
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Indium antimonide nanowires arrays for promising thermoelectric converters by G. G. Gorokh, I. A. Obukhov, A. A. Lozovenko

“…The calculations have shown that the use of quantum wires with lateral dimensions smaller than quantum confinement values and high concentration and mobility of electrons, can lead to a substantial cooling of one of the contacts up to tens of degrees and to the heating of the other. The technological methods of manufacturing of indium antimonide nanowires arrays with high aspect ratio of the nanowire diameters to their length in the modified nanoporous anodic alumina matrixes were developed and tested. …”
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A Faster Active Package to Cell Balancing of Battery Management System Using Isolated CUK Converter with Switch Matrix by Alperen Uğurluoğlu, Ahmet Karaarslan

“…Finally, the result of the proposed study is compared with the other P2C methods in the literature. The comparison also showed that the proposed study is a cost effective solution.…”
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Kinetic and Thermodynamic Study on Removal of PAH from Water using the Performance of Modified Natural Adsorbent by A. Akbarpour, D. Yousefi Kebria

“…Overall, the prepared modified clay is highly effective in removing PAHs and demonstrated an improved ability to adsorb this organic contaminant compared to other conventional methods.…”
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Linguistic Data Model for Natural Languages and Artificial Intelligence. Part 4. Language by O. M. Polyakov

“…Language spaces standardize the models of the world by equalizing real and fictional signs of categories. In addition, the transition to language simplifies some of the problems of pattern recognition and opens the way to the logic of natural language.…”
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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Glaucoma in Aligarh, India – A population based study by Anees Ahmad, Syed Zulfequar Ahmad, Najam Khalique, Mohammad Ashraf, Yasir Alvi

“…We did this study to find the prevalence of glaucoma among middle-aged and elderly population and to find out its associated factors. Methods: A community based cross-sectional study among rural and peri-urban area of Aligarh was done for a duration of one year. …”
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