Effect of Addition of Cetylpyridinium Chloride Cationic Surfactant on the Antimicrobial Activity of Chlorhexidine Endodontic Irrigant by Hiba A. Al-Sada, Hikmet A. Al-Gharrawi

“…The 2% CHX and combined irrigants were equally effective against all the tested microorganisms. …”
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The Development of the Berliner as a Political Person under the Influence of the Urban Cultural Environment by A. M. Tokarev

“…The study relies on research methods such as synthesis, comparison,   analysis, and sociological approaches. …”
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Characterizing the clinical, radiological and serological features of children diagnosed with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder at pediatric neurology unit by Hayder Kadhim Jabbar, Nebal Waill Saadi

“…Negative AQP patients equally distributed between males and females. While females predominated in those with AQP positive status (5,71.4%). …”
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Comparison of efficacy of suprascapular nerve block using local anaesthetic and two different doses of steroid in cervical radicular pain by Naveen Malhotra, Rishabh Anand, Amit Kumar, Neha Sinha, Vaishali Phogat, N Charan

“…Conclusions: A SSNB with a local anaesthetic and either 8 mg or 4 mg of dexamethasone is an equally effective technique for managing patients with cervical radicular pain. …”
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Efficiency of application of watersoluble fertilizers in various doses when growing table watermelon under the conditions of the Volgograd region by T. G. Koleboshina, N. B. Ryabchikova

“…The obtained results will be used for the development of new agricultural practices and improvement of technologies for growing table watermelon. Materials and methods. The studies were carried out in the Volgograd Trans-Volga region at the Bykovskaya melon selection experimental station in 2018-2019. …”
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New cationic chlorin as potential agent for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy by N. V. Suvorov, V. V. Shchelkova, E. V. Rysanova, Z. T. Bagatelia, D. A. Diachenko, A. P. Afaniutin, Yu. L. Vasil’ev, E. Yu. Diachkova, I. C. Santana Santos, M. A. Grin

“…One of these innovative methods is antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT), which is equally effective against antibiotic-sensitive and antibiotic-resistant pathogens. …”
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Atrophy trajectories in Alzheimer’s disease: how sex matters by Anna Inguanzo, Konstantinos Poulakis, Javier Oltra, Silvia Maioli, Anna Marseglia, Daniel Ferreira, Rosaleena Mohanty, Eric Westman, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…The impact of sex on the progression of these subtypes remains a crucial area of investigation. Methods We analysed MRI data from 320 amyloid-β positive individuals with AD from three international cohorts (ADNI, J-ADNI and AIBL). …”
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Evolution of means and principles of smallpox vaccination by S. V. Borisevich, V. N. Podkuyko, A. P. Pirozhkov, A. I. Terent'ev, V. P. Krasnyansky, E. V. Rozhdestvensky, S. V. Nazarov, S. V. Kuznecov

“…The third generation were the vaccines based on vaccine strains at-tenuated by various methods. Fourth, DNA vaccines and subunit recombinant vaccines. …”
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Digital Self-Harm Among Adolescents - a literature review by Karolina Krochmal, Aleksandra Kujawa, Kacper Stępniak, Jan Wilk, Paulina Krzeszowska, Radosław Kuźma, Karolina Marrodán-Wojtczak, Jakub Jarmołowicz, Adrianna Samoraj, Jakub Zajączkowski

“…Digital self-harm can act as a marker of serious emotional disturbance and be a signal of suicide risk.   Materials and Methods: Literature review was conducted using databases such as PubMed and Google Scholar, with search terms including “digital self-harm”, “fictitious online victimization”, “non-suicidal self-injury”,, “adolescents”. …”
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Effectiveness of a mental health literacy programme in reducing stigma in young people in Póvoa de Varzim by Ana Lia Moura, Barbara Monteiro, Maria João Trigueiro, Vitor Simões Silva, Raquel Simões de Almeida, Paula Portugal, Sara Sousa, Filipa Campos, Ana Paula Soutelo, Paulo Veloso, António Marques

“…Objective: The main objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention programme "Bicho de 7 Cabeças", aimed at reducing mental health stigma in the young population of Póvoa de Varzim, through the promotion of mental health literacy. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was carried out, involving a sample of 504 participants attending the 9th grade in educational establishments in Póvoa de Varzim. …”
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Classification of the LC4 Primarily-like Cell Line—Recapitulating a CDK4 Overexpressing Immune Evasive HIV-HCV-Induced HCC by Janine Kah, Lisa Staffeldt, Tassilo Volz, Kornelius Schulze, Asmus Heumann, Götz Rövenstrunk, Meike Goebel, Sven Peine, Maura Dandri, Stefan Lüth

“…Moreover, we identified specific biomarkers equally regulated in the parental tissue, in global datasets of the same entities as well as in LC4 cells. …”
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Soil-water retention capacity of expansive soil improved through enzyme induced carbonate precipitation-eggshell powder by Yunlong Liu, Yanyan Xia, Mudassir Mehmood, Lei Wang, Wen Nie, Yingao Zhao, Zhencai Luo

“…Moreover, the reuse of ESP provides a sustainable solution for the resource utilization of agricultural waste and the improvement of expansive soil using bio-inspired methods.…”
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GRaNIE and GRaNPA: inference and evaluation of enhancer‐mediated gene regulatory networks by Aryan Kamal, Christian Arnold, Annique Claringbould, Rim Moussa, Nila H Servaas, Maksim Kholmatov, Neha Daga, Daria Nogina, Sophia Mueller‐Dott, Armando Reyes‐Palomares, Giovanni Palla, Olga Sigalova, Daria Bunina, Caroline Pabst, Judith B Zaugg

“…We demonstrate their power by investigating gene regulatory mechanisms underlying the response of macrophages to infection, cancer and common genetic traits including autoimmune diseases. Finally, our methods identify the TF PURA as a putative regulator of pro‐inflammatory macrophage polarisation.…”
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Major results of a phase III comparative multicenter study on the follitropin alfa biosimilar (Primapur®) and the original follitropin alfa (Gonal-f®) by Z. B. Barakhoeva, L. A. Vovk, I. V. Zorina, N. Yu. Belousova, T. A. Teterina, S. A. Yakovenko, V. P. Apryshko, Yu. A. Fetisova, N. A. Marilova, E. G. Morozova, M. M. Ovchinnikova, M. A. Tishenko, Yu. V. Sherbatyuk, A. V. Kolotovkina, A. A. Miskun, G. V. Kasyanova, L. G. Sichinava, R. I. Shalinа, M. A. Polzikov

“…The patients were randomized into 2 equal groups of 55 participants each. The primary end-point for assessing the therapeutic equivalence was the number of aspirated oocytes. …”
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A Novel Concept of the “Standard Human” in the Assessment of Individual Total Heart Size: Lessons from Non-Contrast-Enhanced Cardiac CT Examinations by Maciej Sosnowski, Zofia Parma, Marcin Syzdół, Grzegorz Brożek, Jan Harpula, Michał Tendera, Wojciech Wojakowski

“…We proposed a novel body size indexing measure that may outperform common indices for quantifying total heart volume (THV). <b>Methods:</b> This index is the sum of height and the difference between height (unitless) and body surface area (unitless), [h+(h-BSA)], and if the (h-BSA) equals “zero”, it is a feature of the “standard human”. …”
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Assessment of a New E-Learning System on Thorax, Trachea, and Lung Ultrasound by Colleen Cuca, Patrick Scheiermann, Dorothea Hempel, Gabriele Via, Armin Seibel, Magnus Barth, Tim O. Hirche, Felix Walcher, Raoul Breitkreutz

“…Development and assessment of an e-learning program for lung ultrasound. Methods. An interactive online tutorial was created. …”
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Applying Multi-Sensor Satellite Data to Identify Key Natural Factors in Annual Livestock Change and Winter Livestock Disaster (<i>Dzud</i>) in Mongolian Nomadic Pasturelands by Sinkyu Kang, Nanghyun Cho, Amartuvshin Narantsetseg, Bolor-Erdene Lkhamsuren, Otgon Khongorzul, Tumendemberel Tegshdelger, Bumsuk Seo, Keunchang Jang

“…A schematic model of nomadic landscapes was developed and used to select potential drivers retrievable from multi-sensor satellite data. Three alternative methods (principal component analysis, PCA; stepwise multiple regression, SMR; and random forest machine learning model, RF) were used to determine the key drivers for livestock changes and <i>Dzud</i> outbreaks. …”
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Anti-Breast Cancer Properties and In Vivo Safety Profile of a Bis-Carbazole Derivative by Jessica Ceramella, Camillo Rosano, Domenico Iacopetta, Iméne Ben Toumia, Leila Chekir-Ghedira, Mouna Maatouk, Annaluisa Mariconda, Pasquale Longo, Patrick Dallemagne, Christophe Rochais, Maria Stefania Sinicropi

“…Pursuing the aim of obtaining carbazoles with less negative features, a lot of chemically modified compounds have been produced and evaluated. <b>Objectives/Methods</b>: In this paper, we describe the in vitro and in vivo evaluation of a bis-carbazole derivative with strong anticancer properties against two breast cancer cell lines. …”
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Effect of polarization potential on tribocorrosion behavior of duplex stainless steel UNS S32205 in NaCl solution by Jomar José Knaip Ribeiro, Oriana Palma Calabokis, Yamid Enrique Nuñez de la Rosa, Silvio Francisco Brunatto, Paulo César Borges

“…Finally, this study allowed the determination of the great effect of the potential applied on the tribocorrosion behaviour and the identification of differences between the cathodic protection and distilled water assays as methods to inhibit corrosion.…”
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Prenatal Rosiglitazone Administration to Neonatal Rat Pups Does Not Alter the Adult Metabolic Phenotype by Hernan Sierra, Reiko Sakurai, W. N. Paul Lee, Nghia C. Truong, John S. Torday, Virender K. Rehan

“…This study aimed to determine the effects of prenatally administered RGZ on the metabolic phenotype of adult rats. Methods. Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rat dams were administered either placebo or RGZ at embryonic days 18 and 19. …”
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