Sociodemographic inequalities in the global burden trends and machine learning-based projections of periodontitis from 1990 to 2030 across different development levels by Amr Sayed Ghanem, Róbert Bata, Nóra Kovács, Attila Csaba Nagy

“…Machine learning predicted future burden, and geospatial mapping visualized global distribution.ResultsPeriodontitis burden remains highest in low-SDI regions, with significantly greater prevalence, incidence, and DALY rates compared to higher-SDI countries (p < 0.001). …”
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Nature of boson peak and associated heat capacity anomaly caused by structural and proton disorder in Ih and LDA Ices by Rodion V. Belosludov, Kirill V. Gets, Ravil K. Zhdanov, Yulia Y. Bozhko, Vladimir R. Belosludov

“…Abstract In this work, the nature of the boson peak associated with the interaction between acoustic and optical phonons is revealed in low-density amorphous LDA ice and hexagonal crystalline ice (I h ) using the lattice dynamics method within the SPC/Emod water model. …”
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Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Different Doses of Dexmedetomidine for Epidural Labor Analgesia by Liang Ge, Peng Zhang, Lingguo Kong, Wei Wang, Qian Tong, Quanlong Fan, Xudong Han

“…After analgesia, the the Ramsay and labor duration were higher in the high-dose group than those in the low- and medium-dose groups, and the VAS scores was lowerin the high-dose group than those in the low- and medium-dose groupsP<0.05, while no difference was identified among the three groups in terms of the cesarean section conversion rate and the neonatal Apgar score P>0.05. …”
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Preliminary study assessing remineralisation of early caries on posterior teeth using SoproLife® by Prema Sukumaran, Siti Nabila Sakroni, Nur Azhar Abu Bakar

“…Materials and methods: A total of 40 patients were recruited, (mean age = 23 years) and were assigned to low and moderate caries risk groups (n = 20). Eighty occlusal surfaces of posterior teeth were examined for early caries lesion visually and using SoproLife® at baseline and at a recall visit six months later. …”
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Where can you go on the go? An Assessment of Public Restroom Access along Transit in San Diego by Adriana Rios, Rebekah O’Donnell, Madison R. E. Swayne, Megan Welsh Carroll

“…Results show low restroom availability, especially at stations with the highest volumes of riders. …”
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Bahiagrass for Florida Lawns by Laurie E. Trenholm, John L. Cisar, J. Bryan Unruh

“…Although bahiagrass does not produce a carpet-like, dense lawn like some other warm-season lawn grasses, it does provide a good, low-maintenance lawn where slightly reduced visual quality is acceptable. …”
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Filtered beauty in Oslo and Tokyo: A spatial frequency analysis of facial attractiveness. by Morten Øvervoll, Ilaria Schettino, Hikaru Suzuki, Matia Okubo, Bruno Laeng

“…Images of European female and male faces were digitally processed to generate spatial frequency (SF) filtered images containing only a narrow band of visual information within the Fourier spectrum. The original unfiltered images and four SF filtered images (low, medium-low, medium-high and high) were then paired in trials that kept constant SF band and face gender and participants made a forced-choice decision about the more attractive among the two faces. …”
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Effects of matrix viscosity on morphological and rheological properties and the electrical percolation threshold in graphene/epoxy nanocomposites by A. Alipour, T. Giffney, R. Lin, K. Jayaraman

“…The visual state of GNPs dispersion with a change in matrix viscosity was also evaluated through Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy. …”
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URINARY EXCRETION OF WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINS (C, B1, B2, AND B6) IN HEALTHY CHILDREN OF PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL AGE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY by Svetlana G. Makarova, Oksana A. Vrzhesinskaya, Vera M. Kodentsova, Olga G. Pereverzeva, Svetlana N. Leonenko, Tatiana V. Turti, Dmitry S. Yasakov

“…Riboflavin (vitamin B2 metabolite) was determined spectrophotometrically by titration with a riboflavin-binding apoprotein; 4-pyridoxyl acid (vitamin B6 metabolite) and thiamine (vitamin B1 metabolite) — by fluorescent method, ascorbic acid (vitamin C metabolite) — by visual titration with Tillman’s reagent. The excretion considered to be low (equivalent to vitamin deficiency) when thiamine excretion was &lt; 7, 10, 11, and 12 μg/h and riboflavin &lt; 6, 9, 10, and 13 μg/h in children aged 3–5, 6–8, 9–11, and above 12 years, respectively; 4-pyridoxylic acid — &lt; 40, 60, and 70 μg/h in children aged 3–5, 6–8, and ≥ 9 years, ascorbic acid — &lt; 0.2 and 0.4 mg/h in children aged 3–11 and ≥ 12 years, respectively.Results. …”
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Bahiagrass for Florida Lawns by Laurie E. Trenholm, John L. Cisar, J. Bryan Unruh

“…Although bahiagrass does not produce a carpet-like, dense lawn like some other warm-season lawn grasses, it does provide a good, low-maintenance lawn where slightly reduced visual quality is acceptable. …”
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Lateralization of Spatial Relation Processing in Natural Scenes by Ineke J. M. van der Ham, Martine J. E. van Zandvoort, Albert Postma

“…In addition, all participants performed a low-level spatial relation processing task. The results suggest that the lateralization pattern commonly found for spatial relation processing in low-level perceptual tasks is also applicable to the processing of complex visual scenes.…”
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Cerebral Cortical Activity During Academic Stress Amongst Undergraduate Medical Students at Kampala International University (Uganda) by Mujinya, Regan, Kalange, Muhamudu, Ochieng, Juma John, Ninsiima, Herbert Izo, Eze, Ejike Daniel, Afodun, Adam Moyosore, Nabirumbi, Ritah, Sulaiman, Sheu Oluwadare, Kairania, Emmanuel, Echoru, Isaac, Okpanachi, Alfred Omachonu, Matama, Kevin, Asiimwe, Oscar Hilary, Nambuya, Grace, Usman, Ibe Michael, Obado, Osuwat Lawrence, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ssempijja, Fred, Nansunga, Miriam, Matovu, Henry, Ayikobua, Emmanuel Tiyo, Nganda, Ponsiano Ernest, Onanyang, David, Ekou, Justine, Musinguzi, Simon Peter, Ssimbwa, Godfrey, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…Also, highly stressed individuals had higher TRT and ART and low VRT. SS had high VRT and ART and low TRT in preclinical students, demonstrating the importance of the visual cortex in stress plasticity. …”
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Not mine, it's yours: Liberal decision threshold underpins self-other memory prioritization by Ashleigh S. Vella, David K. Sewell, Timothy Ballard, Ada Kritikos

“…If so, self-relevance should counteract impaired memory for visually degraded stimuli (e.g., those presented at low contrast). …”
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Research on Finger image Enhancement Algorithm Based on Fusion Histogram Equalization and Homomorphic Filtering by ZHAO Chun li, DONG Jing wei, XU Bo, MA Xiao feng

“…In order to improve the shortcomings of the current fog algorithm, the histogram equalization algorithm and the homomorphic filtering algorithm are combined to enhance the fog image.First, the improved homomorphic filtering algorithm is used to correct the brightness of the illumination uneven image, and the nonlinear problem is linearized by the logarithmic operation. At the same time, the low frequency and high frequency components are separated, the high frequency filter is used to suppress the low frequency information, and then the histogram equalization algorithm is used to nonlinearly stretch the low frequency components of the image, and the pixel values of the image are redistributed to enhance the fog Image.Simulation used by Matlab,the comparison of visual effects and run time and information entropy shows that the improved algorithm is better than the result of the two algorithms alone.…”
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Optimizing dataset diversity for a robust deep-learning model in rice blast disease identification to enhance crop health assessment across diverse conditions by Reuben Alfred, Judith Leo, Shubi Felix Kaijage

“…In contrast, the Low-Diverse Model was trained on a less diverse dataset with significantly limited variability. …”
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Sleep, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and risk of cataract: a cross-sectional and prospective study from UK Biobank by Yu Peng, Yuzhou Zhang, Ka Wai Kam, Mary Ho, Sunny Au, Xiujuan Zhang, Mandy PH Ng, Patrick Ip, Alvin Young, Chi Pui Pang, Clement C. Tham, Li Jia Chen, Jason C. Yam

“…Significant associations were found between poor sleep (OR, 1.35; 95% CI, 1.23–1.48), low PA (OR, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.01–1.11), and cataract. …”
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Impacts of Nitrogen Fertilization on Hybrid Bermudagrass During Deficit Irrigation by Reagan W. Hejl, Matthew M. Conley, Julia G. Farias, Desalegn D. Serba, Clinton F. Williams

“…At 0.30 × ET_a, low-rate fertilizer application also significantly improved visual quality (7.0) compared to the unfertilized control. …”
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Analysis of Flood Disaster Risks in Jiangsu Province Based on Composite Factors by LU Wanying, SHAO Tingting, ZHAN Zhongyu, HUANG Suning, SUN Xingyi

“…The comprehensive risk of flood disasters in Jiangsu Province is generally low in the north and high in the south, and the areas of flood disaster risks at different levels in Jiangsu Province in descending order are as follows: lower-risk area &gt; low-risk area &gt; medium-risk area &gt; higher-risk area &gt; high-risk area. …”
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Analysis of Flood Disaster Risks in Jiangsu Province Based on Composite Factors by LU Wanying, SHAO Tingting, ZHAN Zhongyu, HUANG Suning, SUN Xingyi

“…The comprehensive risk of flood disasters in Jiangsu Province is generally low in the north and high in the south, and the areas of flood disaster risks at different levels in Jiangsu Province in descending order are as follows: lower-risk area &gt; low-risk area &gt; medium-risk area &gt; higher-risk area &gt; high-risk area. …”
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The psychology of a glaucoma patient by L. M. Gabdrakhmanov, I. R. Gazizova, A. V. Seleznev, A. V. Kuroyedov, D. N. Lovpache, А. I. Gadzhiev

“…Damaged visual field has an even more adverse effect on the quality of life than deterioration in visual acuity,  especially when the visual field defect is localized in the lower hemisphere. …”
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