A systematic review of Streptococcus Mutans and Veillonellae species interactions in dental caries progression: Positive or Negative impact? [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2... by Faizul Hasan, Prawati Nuraini, Ariadna Adisattya Djais, Ervina Restiwulan Winoto, Tantiana Tantiana, Rini Devijanti Ridwan, Juni Handajani, Rajesh Ramasamy, Silvia Anitasari, Hendrik Setia Budi

“…This metabolic interaction may decrease the availability of lactic acid for S. mutans, potentially influencing its cariogenic potential. Conclusions This systematic review highlights the emerging evidence on the interaction between S. mutans and Veillonella spp. in dental caries. …”
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Implementing a rapid geographic range expansion - the role of behavior changes by Logan, Corina, McCune, Kelsey, LeGrande-Rolls, Christa, Marfori, Zara, Hubbard, Josephine, Lukas, Dieter

“…Great-tailed grackles (Quiscalus mexicanus) are a social, polygamous species that is rapidly expanding its geographic range by settling in new areas and habitats. …”
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Synthesis and Experimental Validation of New Designed Heterocyclic Compounds with Antiproliferative Activity versus Breast Cancer Cell Lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 by Vincenza Barresi, Carmela Bonaccorso, Domenico A. Cristaldi, Maria N. Modica, Nicolò Musso, Valeria Pittalà, Loredana Salerno, Cosimo G. Fortuna

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Detection of AdeAB, TetA, and TetB efflux pump genes in clinical isolates of tetracycline-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from patients of Suez Canal University Hospitals by Hasnaa Azab, Aya Mohamed Askar, Noha M. Abd El-Fadeal, Amira A. A. Othman, Amal H. Rayan, Sally Khattab

“…Abstract Background Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic bacteria associated primarily with hospital-acquired infections. Its tendency to acquire or donate resistance genes to neighboring bacteria is a major concern. …”
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The Effects of Noncompliance to Prolia (Denosumab) on the Changes in Bone Mineral Density: A Retrospective Review by Matthew Wong-Pack, Aashish Kalani, Jacob Hordyk, George Ioannidis, Robert Bensen, William G. Bensen, Alexandra Papaioannou, Jonathan D. Adachi, Arthur N. Lau

“…Although denosumab (Prolia) has been shown to be a safe and efficacious therapy for osteoporotic patients in numerous clinical trials, few studies have determined its effectiveness in real world clinical practice. …”
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Renal Transplantation in Hepatitis C Positive Patients: A Single Centre Experience by P. R. Shah, A. V. Vanikar, M. R. Gumber, H. V. Patel, V. B. Kute, S. M. Godara, H. L. Trivedi

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Realism as an artistic technique (based on the material of Russian prose of the 2010s) by N.G. Prokhorova

“…The most important conclusion is that the activation of the documentary and the expansion of its boundaries in contemporary culture testifies to the overcoming of postmodernism and transformation of its experience, as well as the advent of a new postmodern era. …”
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Dynamique des savoirs et des échanges d’un produit de collecte en territoire transfrontalier by Laval Pauline

“…This juice is henceforth fashionable in urban zones in Brazil, and is exported under a wide range of industrial products, thanks to its recognized energy and anti-oxidizing properties. …”
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Variations of the ulnar nerve within the ulnar tunnel and palm in a select South African population by Lutho Daza, Julia Fernandes, Geney Gunston, Jeshika Luckrajh-Williams

“…Background: Ulnar tunnel syndrome (UTS) is a rare peripheral neuropathy associated with the entrapment of the distal portion of the ulnar nerve (UN) in its course through the fibro-osseous ulnar tunnel (eponymously known as Guyon's canal) at the wrist. …”
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Palais de justice et prisons départementales de Pau (1850-1865) by Cécile Devos

“…Its geographic and demographic expansion is supervised and relayed as it should be by the various authorities exercised on its territory. …”
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Failed Zero Forcing Numbers of Trees and Circulant Graphs by Luis Gomez, Karla Rubi, Jorden Terrazas, Rigoberto Florez, Darren A. Narayan

“…The forcing rule is as follows: if a vertex $v$ is in $S$, and exactly one neighbor $u$ of $v$ is not in $S$, then $u$ is added to $S$ in the next iteration. Zero forcing numbers have attracted great interest over the past 15 years and have been well studied. …”
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Numerical Simulations for a Typical Train Fire in China by W. K. Chow, K. C. Lam, N. K. Fong, S. S. Li, Y. Gao

“…The heat release rate of the first ignited item was taken as the input parameter. The mass lost rate of fuel vapor of other combustibles was estimated to predict the resultant heat release rates by the combustion models in the software. …”
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A Novel Particle Filter Based on One-Step Smoothing for Nonlinear Systems with Random One-Step Delay and Missing Measurements by Zhenrong Yang, Xing Zhang, Wenqian Xiang, Xiaohui Lin

“…To address particle degradation, the proposed particle filter iteratively incorporates current measurement information derived from sensors into the prior distribution to construct a new importance function. …”
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Analog Computing for Nonlinear Shock Tube PDE Models: Test and Measurement of CMOS Chip by Hasantha Malavipathirana, Soumyajit Mandal, Nilan Udayanga, Yingying Wang, S. I. Hariharan, Arjuna Madanayake

“…Long left ignored by the digital computing industry since its heyday in 1940’s, analog computing is today making a comeback as Moore’s Law slows down. …”
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Beauty and the Tweet: How traditional media seduce in the digital age by Florent MONCOMBLE

“…As Internet users increasingly gather their news through Google and its ilk rather than by picking a paper at the newsstand, the importance of attractive headlines has diminished in contrast to their ability to score highly in search engines. …”
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Emil Utitz et la « science générale de l’art » by Lara Bonneau

“…Against what he regarded as an aesthetic subjectivism—be it the aesthetics of the judgement of taste, the Hegelian science of beauty or the psychophysiological aesthetics—Utitz developped an ontology of the work of art based on its “objectality”. The article attempts to retrace the key elements of this systematisation project.…”
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MELD Score Is Not Related to Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis by Luciana Haddad, Tatiana Morgado Conte, Liliana Ducatti, Lucas Nacif, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D’Albuquerque, Wellington Andraus

“…This study investigates the correlation between SBP and repeated paracentesis, and its relation to MELD score, in cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites in an outpatient setting. …”
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Effect of Multi-Joint Functional Electrical Stimulation Combined with Conventional Rehabilitation Therapy on Lower Limb Motor Function of Patients with Stroke by LIU Jiapeng, WANG Weining, XU Dongyan, WANG Nianhong, WU Yi

“…Compared with the control group at the same time, the FMA-LE scores of the experimental group after two and four weeks of treatment and the MBI scores after four weeks of treatment increased significantly, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (2) Gait parameters: compared with that before treatment, the walking speed, stride length, and the average knee flexion and extension angles in the experimental group increased significantly after two and four weeks of treatment, while the double support phase decreased significantly, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Signs and features of law which cause the necessity of interpretation by V. K. Antoshkina

“…Therefore, improving the legislation, eliminating law-making errors does not cause the loss of the role of law interpretation in the process of its implementation. Moreover, the better the current legislation is, the more thoughtful the interpretation of its requirements should be. …”
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Korean patients with hereditary cancer: a prospective multicentre cohort study protocol exploring psychosocial and health outcomes by Boyoung Park, Sun-young Kong, Dongju Won, Jong Eun Park, Jun-Kyu Kim, Mi-Ae Jang, Jung-Sook Ha, Kyoung-Bo Kim

“…The survey consists of 342 items across 5 domains: comorbidities (96), health behaviours (80), QoL (41), unmet needs (75) and mental health (50). …”
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