Role of amaltas and dandasa in controlling biofilm formation of streptococcus sangius by Naveed Faraz, Sehrish, Sajid Abbas

“… Objective: To analyze the anti-biofilm activity of naturally occurring substances dandasa (juglans regia) and amaltas (Cassia fistula) against streptococcus sangius. Materials and Methods: This experimental study was carried out at Bahria University Medical and Dental College(BUMDC) Karachi from December 2013 to March 2014.A total of fifty streptococcus sangius samples were taken from oral biofilm and identified using conventional, biochemical, cultural and molecular methods.Biofilm forming activity of these isolates was recorded and then exposed to dandasa and amaltas. …”
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Research on High Arch Dam Deformation Monitoring Model with Deep Capturing Related Features in Factor-time Dimensions by XUE Jianghan, ZHANG Pengtao, TIAN Jichen, LU Xiang, CHEN Jiankang, Guo Yinju

“…Therefore, the interpretability of DcTransformer model is summarized as follows: (1) the deformation trend and values of the measuring points on the crown beam are large, which can be easily extracted from the periodic characteristics and laws , and the performance of the model has been significantly improved; (2) For the high arch dam under high water level operation for a long time, the measuring points under water level are affected by temperature and water pressure factors, which are the key factors to control the radial deformation of the high arch dam; (3) The closer to the dam abutment, dam foundation and its internal measuring points, only the time effect factor is extracted to the time series change, resulting in no obvious increase in model performance.ConclusionsThe DcTransformer method can give better play to the advantages of the deep learning model in dealing with large data samples in the middle data sets, and it is more in line with the application scenario of dam safety monitoring. …”
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Community Awareness of Lung Cancer Screening: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Lauren C. Ryan, BS, Sania Choudhary, Ntemena Kapula, MAS, Augustine Kang, PhD, Laura G. Shula, PA-C, Irmina A. Elliott, MD, Brandon A. Guenthart, MD, Douglas Z. Liou, MD, Leah M. Backhus, MD, MPH, Mark F. Berry, MD, Joseph B. Shrager, MD, Natalie S. Lui, MD

“…Almost a third of the sample had worked in health care, and just more than a half had completed some graduate school. …”
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In vitro antimicrobial activity of layered silicate materials by Madina Kh. Shpagina, Umalat I. Dugarov, Seda S. Khashirova, Amina S. Vindizheva, Elena B. Barokova, Larisa B. Tlapshokova, Svetlana Yu. Khashirova, Zaira F. Kharaeva

“…According to the data of X-ray fluorescence analysis, in the structure of, trivalent iron and oxides of manganese and titanium predominated in the samples of dark Gerpegezh clay with a more pronounced anti-staphylococcal effect. …”
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Nano-encapsulation of Red Beetroot Extract Based on Betalain Using of Complex Coacervation in Gummy Candies by Atfeh Ghorchi, Akram Arianfar, Vahid Hakimzadeh, Sara Naji-Tabasi

“…IntroductionRed beet has nutritional and health-promoting properties due to containing bioactive compounds such as phenolic compounds and betanin.  Co-encapsulation of more than one core material in a single encapsulation system may increase the bioactivity of individual components. …”
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Supporting self-management with an internet intervention for low back pain in primary care: a RCT (SupportBack 2) by Adam W A Geraghty, Taeko Becque, Lisa C Roberts, Jonathan Hill, Nadine E Foster, Lucy Yardley, Beth Stuart, David A Turner, Gareth Griffiths, Frances Webley, Lorraine Durcan, Alannah Morgan, Stephanie Hughes, Sarah Bathers, Stephanie Butler-Walley, Simon Wathall, Gemma Mansell, Malcolm White, Firoza Davies, Paul Little

“…Methods The study design was a three parallel-arm, multicentre randomised controlled trial with a nested mixed-methods process evaluation. …”
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Optimal Parameter Selection and Indicator Design for Technical Analysis Strategies by Computer Software: An Empirical Analysis of the Taiwan Futures Market by Hsio-Yi Lin, Chieh-Yow ChiangLin, Hsuan-Wei Tseng

“…Through the four parameter selection methods and the system backtesting approach using rolling windows, we identified parameter combinations in-sample and then validated them out-of-sample. …”
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Photocatalytic Performance Study of Organophosphorus-Doped Tungsten Trioxide and Composite Materials by Ping Zhang, Jiayu Sun, null Qi wang, Wei Chen, Xiaochen Li

“…The degradation of methyl blue by photocatalysts was utilized to evaluate the photocatalytic performance of the synthesized P-WO3 samples at varied P concentrations (MB). The sample containing 6% -P-WO3 exhibited the best photocatalytic performance, degrading 96 percent of MB in 120 minutes, which was more than four times faster than the pure WO3 sample. …”
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Epidemiology and Genotyping of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Children <5 Years in Sikkim, North East India by Shrijana Gurung, Ananya Chatterjee, Ruth Yonzan, Agniva Majumdar, Tashi Pegey Chhophel, Ekta Tewari, Dhruva Kumar Sharma, Hasina Banu, Mamta Chawla Sarkar, Shanta Dutta

“…The objective of the study was to estimate the burden of Rota Virus Gastroeneteritis in kids under 5 years of age, attending a government tertiary care hospital in the state and to identify the common circulating genotypes of Rotavirus. Methods: Stool samples from children with more than three episodes of loose stool that were negative for bacterial enteric pathogens were tested by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for Rotavirus antigen. …”
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Results of Epidemiological Monitoring Bird Flu in Kyrgyz Republic by K. T. Kasymbekova, Z. Sh. Nurmatov, A. N. Ostashenko, D. R. Raimbekov

“…Tested 3032 samples from 106 species of wild aquatic birds, of which 46 samples detected the flu virus, the proportion of positive samples was 1.5% (95% CI = 1.1 1.9). …”
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Petrological controls on the engineering properties of carbonate aggregates through a machine learning approach by Javid Hussain, Tehseen Zafar, Xiaodong Fu, Nafees Ali, Jian Chen, Fabrizio Frontalini, Jabir Hussain, Xiao Lina, George Kontakiotis, Olga Koumoutsakou

“…This approach offers significant advantages in the preliminary assessment of aggregate suitability, contributing to more efficient resource allocation in construction projects.…”
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Potentials of cytokinesis blocked micronucleus assay in radiation triage and biological dosimetry by G. Tamizh Selvan, P. Venkatachalam

“…PubMed search tool was used with keywords of MN, biodosimetry, radiotherapy and restricted to human samples. Since Fenech and Morely developed the assay, it has undergone many technical and technological reforms as a biomarker of various applications. …”
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Prevalence of CCR7‐Positive CD8 T Cells as a Prognostic Factor in B‐Cell Maturation Antigen ‐Targeted Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy by Yoshiaki Marumo, Masaki Ri, Toru Ebina, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Yoshiko Oshima, Takahiro Nakashima, Shiori Kinoshita, Tomotaka Suzuki, Tomoko Narita, Takaomi Sanda, Hirokazu Komatsu, Shinsuke Iida

“…Hence, appropriate biomarkers that can predict the outcome are needed. Methods Patients who received idecabtagene vicleucel, a BCMA‐targeted CAR‐T cell therapy, were divided into two groups according to a cut‐off value of 180 days for the progression‐free survival (PFS) event. …”
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Establishment of a patient-derived 3D in vitro meningioma model in xeno-free hydrogel for clinical applications by Mikkel Schou Andersen, Aaraby Yoheswaran Nielsen, Martin Wirenfeldt, Jeanette Krogh Petersen, Morten Winkler Møller, Christopher L. Powell, Anavaleria Castro, Grayson Herrgott, Tiit Mathiesen, Charlotte Aaberg Poulsen, Birgitte Brinkmann Olsen, Henning Bünsow Boldt, Christian Bonde Pedersen, Bo Halle, Frantz Rom Poulsen

“…Three-dimensional (3D) models offer an alternative through more precise mimicking of tumor morphology and physiology than 2D models and are less costly than in vivo methods. …”
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A quantum machine learning framework for predicting drug sensitivity in multiple myeloma using proteomic data by M. Priyadharshini, B. Deevena Raju, A. Faritha Banu, P. Jagdish Kumar, V. Murugesh, Oleg Rybin

“…MM, an extremely heterogeneous condition, displays often mixed responses to treatment, with a large number of patients showing drug resistance to proteasome inhibitors and immune modulatory agents. However, the methods previously used for genomic and proteomic data analysis techniques are plagued by issues of high dimensionality, imbalanced class distribution and feature redundancy, which work against the accurate predictability and generalizability of such methods. …”
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Assessment of gender-related differences in digital financial services use and health worker performance in Nigeria by Jesuloluwa Adeolu Alabi, David Ayobami Adewole, Folashayo Peter Adeniji, Segun Bello, Juliet Aweko, Elizabeth Ekirapa, Peter Waiswa, Olufunmilayo Ibitola Fawole

“…Additionally, the study compared motivation, satisfaction, and performance associated with DFS between male and female health campaign workers. Methods A mixed methods approach consisting of cross-sectional survey and qualitative interviews was used to obtain information from 817 polio immunization campaign workers sampled across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria. …”
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Electronic Finance and Cryptocurrency Market by Ludmila P. Bakumenko, Nadezhda S. Vasilyeva

“…To identify the relationship between the attitudes of countries and the dynamics of the cryptocurrency market in order to suggest possible directions for the future development of the studied evolutionary economic sphere.Materials and methods. As a basis for the study, a balanced and informative set of indexes (17 indexes) was identified, which represents the key variables necessary for a more in-depth analysis of the dynamics of cryptocurrency markets in the context of various countries over a period of ten years (2013-2022). …”
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Efficacy of Cooling Blankets and Cold Fluid Infusions in Classic Heatstroke Treatment: A Controlled Study in Rats by Chen L, Liu C, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Feng X

“…Early rapid cooling improves organ function and prognosis in classic heatstroke rats. Proper cooling methods are crucial for effective heatstroke management, reducing organ damage, and improving survival rates.Plain language summary:Both cooling blankets and cold intravenous fluids help lower body temperature in heatstroke, but we are still learning how they differently affect the body.In animal studies, cold fluids given through veins worked better than just using cooling blankets - they protected both heart and kidneys from damage and reduced inflammation, even though both methods cooled the body equally fast.Using cold fluids together with cooling blankets cooled rats faster and more effectively, leading to less organ damage and fewer dangerous inflammation reactions.More research is needed to determine the best combination of cooling methods to help classic heatstroke patients recover better.Keywords: heatstroke, cooling blanket, cold fluid infusion, cold water immersion, cooling rate, inflammation cytokine…”
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Improving the Strength Properties of Kaolinite Type Clays Using Melamine Formaldehyde Liquid Polymer by Altuğ Saygılı

“…Soil remediation methods have become one of the preferred methods due to the need for more space for construction activities in cities and industrial areas. …”
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Analysis of the Contextual Factors Influencing the Expansion of Construction Violations with an Emphasis on the Role and Position of Key Urban Stakeholders (Case Study: Isfahan Met... by Ahmad Shahivandi, Afsaneh Talebi Varnosfaderani

“…From this group, a convenient sample of 100 individuals was selected. Data were collected using a documentary-library method supplemented by questionnaires and interviews with professionals. …”
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