Progress in voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention supported by the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through 2017: longitudinal and recent cross-sectio... by Carlos Toledo, Melissa Habel, Stephanie M Davis, Jonas Z Hines, Jonathan M Grund, Renee Ridzon, Brittney Baack, Jonathan Davitte, Anne Thomas, Valerian Kiggundu, Naomi Bock, Paran Pordell, Caroline Cooney, Irum Zaidi

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In-vitro comparative thermo-chemical aging and penetration analyses of bioactive glass-based dental resin infiltrates by Syed Zubairuddin Ahmed, Abdul Samad Khan, Maram Alshehri, Fatimah Alsebaa, Fadak Almutawah, Moayad Mohammed Aljeshi, Asma Tufail Shah, Budi Aslinie Md Sabri, Sultan Akhtar, Mohamed Ibrahim Abu Hassan

“…Background Teeth with small to moderate cavities can be repaired with enamel resin infiltrants, a form of dental restorative material. …”
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Optimization of Dual-energy Spectral Lower-extremity Computed Tomography Venography Scanning Protocol: Phantom Study by Shigeng WANG, Renwang PU, Yijun LIU, Xin FANG, Wei WEI, Beibei LI

“…Methods: Test plugs were placed in the cavities of an energy CT quality-control phantom to simulate clinical scenarios. …”
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Mid- to long-term clinical outcomes of modified technique skip-level titanium plate fixation in cervical laminoplasty compared to continuous fixation by Shuo Feng, QiRui Zhu, Yang Sun, ZiYao Ding, Zhe Zhuang, Heng-Heng Yu, Ma-Ji Sun, Feng Yuan

“…At 3 months postoperatively and at the last follow-up, the C2-7 Cobb angle and cervical curvature index decreased compared to preoperative values (P < 0.05), with a significant difference in the C2-7 Cobb angle at the last follow-up (P < 0.05). The sagittal diameter of the spinal canal from C3 to C7 significantly increased (P < 0.05), but there were no significant differences in the improvement of C3, C5, and C7 between the two groups (P > 0.05). …”
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Study of Radioclinical and Risk Factors of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Retrospective Analysis of Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia by Adam BA, Osman AA, Sheikh Hassan M, Sidow NO, Osman Hidig MF, Mohamed AA, Ibrahim AA, Mohamed SA, Mohamed YG, Ahmed SA, Jeele MOO, Hassan MO

“…Headache was the predominant symptom (98.53%), followed by altered mental status (83.82%), focal motor deficits (80.88%), and seizures (70.59%). The superior sagittal sinus was the most commonly involved site (57.35%).Conclusion: This study emphasizes the postpartum period as a significant risk factor for CVT in Somalia and highlights the need for clinical vigilance and early intervention strategies. …”
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Is there a difference in bony stability at three months postoperatively between opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy and opening-wedge distal tuberosity osteotomy? by Suguru Koyama, Keiji Tensho, Kazushige Yoshida, Hiroki Shimodaira, Daiki Kumaki, Yusuke Maezumi, Hiroshi Horiuchi, Jun Takahashi

“…Demographic and preoperative radiographic data (weight-bearing line percentage [%WBL], femoral-tibial angle [FTA], medial proximal tibial angle [MPTA], posterior tibial slope and correction angle), and postoperative computed tomography (CT) scan data (initial postoperative stability [12 weeks postoperative], and hinge fracture [1 and 12 weeks postoperatively], and hinge length, flange thickness, flange length, axial flange osteotomy angle, sagittal flange osteotomy angle [1 week postoperatively]) were statistically analyzed. …”
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The American Opera Boom of the 1950s and 1960s: History and Stylistic Analysis by Rachel Hutchins-Viroux

“…À travers lestrois ouvrages les plus populaires de cette époque (à savoir, The Ballad of Baby Doe de Douglas Moore, Susannah de Carlisle Floyd et Amahl and The Night Visitors de Gian Carlo Menotti), on distingue ces caractéristiques, dominées par le désir de plaire à un vaste public par une musique mélodieuse et par l’efficacité théâtrale de ces ouvrages.…”
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Économie et patrimonialisation by Thierry Linck

“…Les savoirs techniques et relationnels, considérés dans un sens large, constituent la substance même des patrimoines. …”
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Feminist Teolojinin Eril Tanrı Eleştirisi Bağlamında Bir Değerlendirme by Şerife Özketen Çatalkaya

“…Feminist teoloji, bu düşüncenin Yahudilik ve Hıristiyanlıkta var olduğu savını, eril Tanrı anlayışına ve erkek egemen zihniyetine getirdiği birtakım argümanlarla eleştirmektedir. …”
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Crack of a helicopter main rotor actuator attachment: failure analysis and lessons learned by L. Allegrucci, F. De Paolis, A. Coletta, M. Bernabei

“…The microstructure from the broken actuator attachment showed a great amount of precipitates (second phases) lengthwise aligned to the boundary grain, pores, and also cavities and dendritic globular formations. Analysis results, morphology evidences and reference images available on scientific literature were found to be in excellent agreement and validated the embrittlement and subsequent SCC mechanism hypotesis (intergranular failure propagation). …”
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Mettre en question le grapho-phonocentrisme: la langue des signes au dix-huitième siècle by Edward Nye

“…Cette affirmation à la fin du récit soulève donc la question non seulement de savoir comment apprendre aux sourds à ‘peindre’ leurs idées avec un système linguistique ou un autre, mais aussi de savoir quelles idées sont ‘peintes’ et quelle idéologie est inculquée. …”
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"ANAPUS KANTO": M. FOUCAULT NAUJOJI MORALĖS GENEALOGIJA by Jūratė Baranova

“…Prasminiai žodžiai: antropologija, seksualumo istorija, etika, rūpestis savimi, dialogas. "BEYOND KANT": A NEW GENEALOGY OF MORALS BY M. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Preoperative Halo Gravity Traction-Assisted Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery for Severe and Rigid Scoliosis: A Comparative Matched-Cohort Study by Yangpu Zhang, Bo Han, Jianqiang Wang, Yuzeng Liu, Yiqi Zhang, Yong Hai, Lijin Zhou

“…There were no statistically significant differences in preoperative parameters of sagittal vertical axis (SVA) (P=0.13) or thoracic kyphosis (TK) (P=0.07) between the two groups. …”
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UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY IN THE DANUBE DELTA SETTLEMENTS. TERRITORIAL DISPARITIES by NICOLETA DAMIAN

“…En ce qui concerne la pauvreté, outre que le déficit de revenus, la population locale se confronte avec le déficit de quelques conditions essentielles de vie, comme suite de quelques accumulations négatives, à savoir: accumulation de dettes, déficit d’éducation, incapacité d’intégration dans le marché du travail. …”
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L’approccio multidisciplinare al trattamento del dolore cronico pediatrico: analisi qualitativa mediante focus group by Aldana Paola Ercolano, Sabrina Galvan, Tessa Louise Marchesan, Alessia Gavioli, Gerardo Papa, Mariarita Todaro, Lidia Berforini D’Aquino, Alessia Zanatta, Andrea Vianello

“…L’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità (OMS) ha recentemente promosso un approccio multidisciplinare per il dolore cronico pediatrico, che integra interventi fisici, psicologici e farmacologici, a causa dell’alto tasso di prevalenza di dolore in età pediatrica, che colpisce fino al 46% dei bambini e adolescenti. …”
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Les paysages mémoriels de la Grande Guerre (1914-1918) : un changement de paradigme dans la recherche sur le tourisme de mémoire by Myriam Jansen-Verbeke, Wanda George

“…La question se pose de savoir comment identifier les vecteurs de changement induits par le tourisme dans les sites historiques de guerre. …”
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Sentiments of Individuals with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Toward Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium: Infodemiology Study by Yulin Hswen, Qiuyuan Qin, Pressley Smith, Alison Swierczynski, Stuart Bauer, Erika Ladson, Amanda Leigh Garrett, Catherine A Brownstein

“…In addition, forum data highlighted individuals’ acknowledgment of the efficacy of PPS in improving their quality of life, with statements such as “saved my sanity” being representative. The overall compound individuals’ sentiment toward PPS was −0.083, split across 32.49% (115/354) negative, 22.03% (78/354) positive, and 45.48% (161/354) neutral sentiment categories. …”
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"ANAPUS KANTO": M. FOUCAULT NAUJOJI MORALĖS GENEALOGIJA by Jūratė Baranova

“…Prasminiai žodžiai: antropologija, seksualumo istorija, etika, rūpestis savimi, dialogas. "BEYOND KANT": A NEW GENEALOGY OF MORALS BY M. …”
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Crack of a helicopter main rotor actuator attachment: failure analysis and lessons learned by L. Allegrucci, F. De Paolis, A. Coletta, M. Bernabei

“…This arrangement is due to an overheating (more than 507°C) or to a cooling process carried out too slowly.Microstructural analysis was carried out on three items: 1) a large portion of the broken actuator attachment; 2) on a servoactuator coming from the same production batch; 3) on a servo actuator coming from a different production batch.The microstructure from the broken actuator attachment showed a great amount of precipitates (second phases) lengthwise aligned to the boundary grain, pores, and also cavities and dendritic globular formations.Analysis results, morphology evidences and reference images available on scientific literature were found to be in excellent agreement and validated the embrittlement and subsequent SCC mechanism hypotesis (intergranular failure propagation). …”
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Le lymphosarcome fausse les résultats du test de la tuberculose effectué sur le sang by Cheick Coulibaly, Julia Seidl, Bettina Bernhard, Roland Plesker

“…Les résultats du test qui nous furent communiqués quelques semaines plus tard affichaient un cas positif, à savoir la femelle atteinte d’une tumeur. La décision fut prise de répéter le test sur cet animal et sur tous ceux qui avaient été en contact avec lui. …”
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