The effects of dental adhesives total etch; self-etch and selective etch application procedures on microleakage in class II composite restorations by Mustafa Yollar, Serpil Karaoğlanoğlu, Elif Tuğba Altıparmak, Elif Aybala Oktay, Numan Aydın, Bilge Ersöz

“…Microleakage values formed after dye penetration with basic fuchsin were determined quantitatively by scoring method on sections taken from each sample in the mesiodistal direction. …”
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Letter from the Editor by Germán A. Prieto

“…Chen et al. propose a method to identify the formation of such dams, with an example from the Er river in Taiwan. …”
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Extending the psychometric properties of the Arabic RCMAS in Jordanian children aged 7–16: Considering gender and age invariances by Mohammad A. AL Jabery, Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah, Sara Farid Khalaf, Diana H. Arabiat

“…Conclusions: Results represent a first step for extending and confirming the reliability and validity of the Arabic version of the scale for use among children and adolescents in Jordan. More studies are needed to replicate our findings on larger sample and to provide additional evidence of the factor structure of the RCMAS.…”
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Bony Union and Flap Resorption in Cranioplasty with Autologous Subcutaneous Pocket Preserved Bone Flap: Early Report on an Ambidirectional CT Scan-Based Study by Sudip Kumar Sengupta, Andrews Navin Kumar, Vinay Maurya, Harish Bajaj, Krishan Kumar Yadav, Ashwath K. G., Dharamjeet Singh Faujdar

“…Conclusion Ours is a study with a small sample size, unable to put its weight on any side, but can surely add some more data to help the Neurosurgeons in choosing the best for their patients.…”
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Comparative study of laboratory and portable spot permeability measurements in bioturbated carbonate strata by Ayman Al-Lehyani, Hassan A. Eltom, Abdullatif Al-Shuhail, Eassa Abdullah, Ammar El-Husseiny

“…To address this, spot permeability is often used as an alternative method to estimate the bulk permeability of these complex strata. …”
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Precursors of the treatment failure of mycobacteriosis in patients with HIV by M. A. Savchenko

“…To identify the main markers of unfavorable outcome or protracted course of the disease.Materials and methods. The study included 70 patients with HIV and mycobacteriosis who received complex therapy (antiretroviral and specific antibacterial drugs). …”
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Single citrate locksolution versus heparin lock solution for the prevention of complicationsassociated with long-term dwelling catheter in hemodialysis patients: a meta-analysis by YANG Lei, WANG Jia-sheng, QIU Jun, KANG Xiao-lan, LI Jia-yi

“…Because of the limitation of samples and poor quality, more large samples and high quality randomized controlled prospective trials are required to provide better confirmation evidence, so as to support the above conclusion.…”
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Risk prediction models for pregnancy outcomes in recurrent pregnancy loss: a narrative systematic review by Qiliang Jian, Fangxiang Mu, Kexin Wang, Fang Wang

“…The majority were retrospective cohort studies (13/15), and logistic regression was the predominant modeling method (14/15). Sample sizes ranged from 85 to 789, with the number of predictors per model varying from 2 to 18 (median=5). …”
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Antiviral Properties of Water Extracts of Mycelium <i>Inonotus rheades</i> (Pers.) P. Karst. (1882) against the Virus of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus <i>in vitro</i> by M. A. Khasnatinov, T. G. Gornostai, I. S. Solovarov, M. S. Polyakova, G. A. Danchinova, G. V. Borovskii

“…Extracts of water-soluble polysaccharides were prepared from both mycelium samples. The concentration of infectious tick-borne encephalitis virus was determined using the method of titration of plaque-forming components (PFU). …”
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Assessment of heavy metals pollution in surface soils in the industrial town of Urmia phase 1-2 and expansion by Neda Rostamlu, Zahra Ghodrati, Nosrat Aghazadeh, Amir Asadi Vaighan, Reza Sokouti

“…The background element concentration should be calculated for each element to calculate these factors. 59 samples for each element were used in the pristine areas of Urmia Plain by atomic absorption method. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of the PURE-LAMP test for pulmonary tuberculosis at the county-level laboratory in China. by Xichao Ou, Qiang Li, Hui Xia, Yu Pang, Shengfen Wang, Bing Zhao, Yuanyuan Song, Yang Zhou, Yang Zheng, Zhijian Zhang, Zhiying Zhang, Junchen Li, Haiyan Dong, Jack Zhang, Kai Man Kam, Junying Chi, Shitong Huan, Daniel P Chin, Yanlin Zhao

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>The study suggested that, in peripheral-level TB laboratories in China, the PURE-LAMP test showed high sensitivity and specificity for TB detection in TB suspects, making it a more effective, rapid, and safe method worthy of broader use in the future.…”
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Synergistic Antibiofilm Effects of Chestnut and Linden Honey with Lavender Essential Oil Against Multidrug-Resistant Otitis Media Pathogens by Virág D. Ángyán, Viktória L. Balázs, Marianna Kocsis, Béla Kocsis, Györgyi Horváth, Ágnes Farkas, Lilla Nagy-Radványi

“…Results: Lavender essential oil displayed more potent antibacterial activity compared to the honey samples. …”
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Biofilm formation of methicillin-resistant coagulase negative staphylococci (MR-CoNS) isolated from community and hospital environments. by Rathanin Seng, Thawatchai Kitti, Rapee Thummeepak, Phattaraporn Kongthai, Udomluk Leungtongkam, Surat Wannalerdsakun, Sutthirat Sitthisak

“…The mecA and biofilm associated genes (icaAD, fnbA and bap) were detected using PCR method. From the 558 samples from community and hospital environments, 292 MR-CoNS were isolated (41 from community environments, and 251 from hospital environments). …”
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Investigation of an outbreak of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit during the COVID-19 epidemic by Yi Kong, Ting Liu, Yanru Zhang, Hui Wang, Hongyi Lin

“…Aim This study aims to investigate an outbreak of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) infection in a general adult ICU of a tertiary hospital in China during the COVID-19 epidemic and evaluate the effectiveness of intervention measures. Methods Demographic and clinical data of 37 patients were collected, and 230 environmental samples were collected. …”
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Mutation on JmjC domain of UTX impaired its antitumor effects in pancreatic cancer via inhibiting G0S2 expression and activating the Toll-like signaling pathway by Xiao-hua Shen, Shu-ping Xiong, Sheng-peng Wang, Shan Lu, Yi-ye Wan, Hui-qing Zhang

“…This study aimed to explore how UTX mutation would affect its related function in PC. Method Exome sequencing was used to analyze PC samples. …”
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Uji Mikroorganisme pada Cabai (Capsicum annuum) Bakso yang Disajikan di Tempat Penjualan Bakso di Kecamatan Padang Timur by Raja Nona Millani, Netti Suharti, Asterina Asterina

“…This research was conducted in the Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Andalas from October 2013 to December 2014 using descriptive method. A total of 20 samples were taken from the meatball stalls in Padang Timur District. …”
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Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in tea population of Assam. by Aishwarya Selvasekhar, Reema Nath, Gourangie Gogoi, Pronami Borah

“…<h4>Methodology and principal findings</h4>Patients visiting 3 tea garden hospitals and 2 referral hospitals with chronic cough and/or haemoptysis, weight loss/fatigue, and other respiratory symptoms for a duration of 3 months or more were included in this one-year study. Serum samples were tested by Immunocap Phadia 200 for Aspergillus fumigatus-specific IgG antibodies. …”
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Molecular and Microscopic-Based Characterization of Plasmodium spp. in Fars and Hormozgan Provinces, South of Iran by Tahereh Mohammadzadeh, Gholamreza Hatam, Mohsen Kalantari, Bahador Sarkari, Mohammad Hosein Motazedian, Seyed Mahmoud Sadjjadi, Reza Safari

“…Molecular techniques including PCR, which has proved more sensitive and specific than microscopic examination methods, help to detect infection in low levels of parasitemia and mixed infections. …”
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Sexual Health Practices Evaluation Scale: A Methodological Study by Özen Kulakaç, Nedime Gül Doğan Özdemir

“…It is recommended that the psychometric structure of the scale be evaluated in more comprehensive studies on different samples.…”
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RESEARCH REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE FUNGUS PHOMOPSIS MALI ROBERTS (PHOMOPSIS FRUIT TREE CANKER) IN A TWO YEARS OLD ECOLOGICAL APPLE ORCHARD - CASE STUDY by Otilia COTUNA, Mirela PARASCHIVU, Veronica SĂRĂȚEANU, Marinel Nicolae HORABLAGA, Andi CIOBANU, Klaudia KINCEL, Anca Ofelia PANDA, Ramona ȘTEF

“…The identification of the disease and of the pathogen was done using visual and laboratory methods. In laboratory was identified the fungus with the humid chamber method and by placement of diseased tissue samples on culture medium followed by incubation at 23 - 24oC for seven days. …”
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