Perceived Anxiety among Undergraduate Dental Students During Oral and Written Prosthetic Examination by Zainab Mahmood Al-Jammali, Aoss Moez Abed-Alhussian Alyassery, Zahraa Saad Karkosh, Anas Al-Yasiry

“…Objectives: To determine if anxiety induced by exams affects the oral and written prosthetic examination performance of dental students in Iraq. Materials and Methods: The study sample consisted of 5th year dental students (142 males and females). …”
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Skin Punch as a Potential Diagnostic Tool for Peripheral Neuropathies of Dogs: Set up of an Indirect Immunofluorescence Protocol on Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) Biopsy by Maria Teresa Mandara, Simona Arcaro, Ilaria Porcellato, Giuseppe Giglia

“…In veterinary medicine, the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathies is currently performed using semithin sections or nerve fiber teasing from nerve biopsy. However, these methods actually fail to identify more specific length-dependent and somatosensitive neuropathies. …”
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Cultivating the wild: strategies for entrepreneurs navigating niche and specialty food markets by Trey Malone, Courtney F. Cooper

“…While wild-foraged and hunted foods are often perceived as more “natural” and sustainable, attempts to scale these products through farming may compromise their perceived authenticity.MethodsTo explore these dynamics, we conducted discrete choice experiments with a nationally representative sample of 1,039 U.S. consumers. …”
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Effect of intracanal medicaments on dentinal tubule penetration of root canal sealers: a confocal laser scanning microscopy study by Emre Bayram, H. Melike Bayram

“…Abstract Background This study investigated the effect of three intracanal medicaments on the penetration ability of three different root canal sealers using confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). Materials and methods 120 extracted single-rooted human teeth were used. …”
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Linking Mechanisms in the Intergenerational Transmission of Mental Health: The Role of Sex in Parent–Adolescent Dynamics by Hye-Jung Yun, Jungyeong Heo, Cynthia B. Wilson

“…It investigates the serial mediating effects of family resilience, adolescents’ adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and their ability to flourish in the transmission of mental health from parents to adolescents, with a focus on sex differences. Methods: This study used a sample of 54,434 adolescents aged 12–17 from the 2016–2020 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH). …”
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How to properly examine the veins of the lower limbs: lying, sitting or standing? by V. Yu. Bogachev, D. A. Churikov

“…Carrying out compression ultrasound, assessment of hemodynamic parameters of venous blood flow, including the use of samples with straining and manual compression of muscle masses of the limb, it is much more convenient to perform in the lying position.…”
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OVision A raspberry Pi powered portable low cost medical device framework for cancer diagnosis by Samaira Mehta

“…As a proof of concept, the study demonstrated the viability of this framework through a compact, self-contained device capable of accurately detecting ovarian cancer subtypes with 95% accuracy, on par with traditional methods, while costing a small fraction of the price. …”
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EPPTA: Efficient partially observable reinforcement learning agent for penetration testing applications by Zegang Li, Qian Zhang, Guangwen Yang

“…Furthermore, by integrating the algorithm with the high‐performance RL framework, sample factory, EPPTA significantly reduces convergence time compared to existing pen‐testing methods, resulting in an approximately 20‐fold acceleration. …”
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Comparative Study of Antibacterial Activity of Cistus ladanifer L. Leaves Extracted by Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction and Maceration by Houda Chtibi, Kaoutar Harboul, Taofiq Benali, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Khabbach Abdelamjid, Said Louahlia, Jactty Chew, Long Chiau Ming, Khalil Hammani

“…In this study, we employed two extraction methods, namely maceration and ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), and four different solvents with varying polarities to isolate bioactive compounds from Cistus ladanifer L. …”
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The Prospective Effect of Green Tea versus Pomegranate Peels Extracts on Submandibular Salivary Glands of Albino Rats after Methotrexate Administration (Histological and Immunohist... by Rasha M. Taha, Ghada A. Abdel-Latif, Rania H. Said

“…The current investigation set out to evaluate the histological changes brought on by a single high dose of methotrexate in the submandibular glands of rats treated with green tea and pomegranate peel extract, both are well-known as antioxidants. Materials and Methods. Forty-eight healthy Albino rats were used in the current study. …”
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The influence of buyer knowledge and economic level on sports product purchasing decisions by Ilham Ilham, Raihan Alfarobi Raihan, Bekir Erhan Orhan, Vlad Adrian Geantă Geantă

“…Methodology: A mixed-methods approach was used to analyze data from a random sample of 278 residents in Padang City. …”
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CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROTIC LESION IN YOUNG PATIENTS by N. V. Pizova, D. S. Druzhinin

“…Objective: to determine the incidence of atherosclerotic lesions in the carotid and vertebral arteries of young patients from Doppler ultrasound data and to compare the quantitatively assessed traditional risk factors of coronary heart disease (CHD) with severe extracranial artery atherosclerotic lesion.Subjects and methods. Doppler ultrasound was carried out evaluating structural changes in the aortic arch branches in 1563 railway transport workers less than 45 years of age. …”
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Talent Management in SMEs: An Exploratory Study of Polish Companies by Urban Pauli, Aleksy Pocztowski

“…Is it possible to link activities undertaken by SMEs in coherent patterns? Research Design & Methods: This exploratory study was conducted on a randomly selected 200 Polish SMEs. …”
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Significance of proper oral hygiene for health condition of mouth and teeth by Ljaljević Agima, Matijević Snežana, Terzić Nataša, Anđelić Jasmina, Mugoša Boban

“…Methods. This crosssectional study was conducted by the dental teams in dentist surgeries in Tivat Health Center between May and September 2009. …”
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Placebo-Controlled Trials in the Management of Crohn’s Disease: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses by Richard Silva, José Nunes de Azevedo, Jorge Pereira Machado, Jorge Magalhães Rodrigues

“…The included studies varied in quality and sample size. More research is needed to confirm the findings and establish optimal treatment strategies. …”
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Spiral Computed Tomography Based Maxillary Sinus Imaging in Relation to Tooth Loss, Implant Placement and Potential Grafting Procedure by Reinhilde Jacobs, Dong Xue, Yuqian Hu, Johan van Cleynenbreugel, Maryam Shahbazian

“…Almost 2/3 (66%) of the patients showed major (> 4 mm) mucosal thickening mostly at the level of the sinus floor. The present sample did not allow revealing any significant difference (P > 0.05) in maxillary sinus dimensions for partially dentate and edentulous subjects.Conclusions: Cross-sectional imaging can be used in order to obtain more accurate information on the morphology, variation, and the amount of maxillary bone adjacent to the maxillary sinus.…”
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An Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury Risk Screening and Reduction Program for High School Female Athletes: A Pilot Study by Allison Kuntz, Olivia Peters, Andrew Bello, Ryan Perkins, Ryan Monti, Leigh Murray

“… # Study Design Non-experimental prospective study # Methods A convenience sample of 15 healthy female athletes were recruited from local high schools, consisting of 11 soccer players and four basketball players.  …”
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Correlation between individual thigh muscle volume and grip strength in relation to sarcopenia with automated muscle segmentation. by Hyeon Su Kim, Shinjune Kim, Hyunbin Kim, Yonghan Cha, Jung-Taek Kim, Jin-Woo Kim, Yong-Chan Ha, Jun-Il Yoo

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The findings indicate that stronger grip strength correlates with larger thigh muscles in males but not in females, with specific muscles like the Rectus femoris and Vastus lateralis linked to sarcopenia in men only. The study's small sample size calls for further research with more diverse and gender-balanced groups to verify these results.…”
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A Cytokine That Is Involved in Immune Responses in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Patients by Noor R. Abady, Zeana Shakir Al-Al Hindi

“…Gaining insight into the function of IL-17 may help develop more effective therapies for CHB and LC patients. …”
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Production of Pitch from Coal Tar of the Coke Chemical Production “Qarmet” by Aigul T. Ordabaeva, Zainulla M. Muldakhmetov, Mazhit G. Meiramov, Sergey V. Kim, Zhenisgul I. Sagintaeva

“…It was found that in the obtained pitch sample, indicators such as the content of insoluble in toluene (41.86%), the softening temperature (85–91 °C), and the yield of volatile substances (1.5%) are more consistent with the standards for electrode pitch grade “V”. …”
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