Preparation of Porous Ceramic Building Decoration Materials by Foaming Method and Research on Nanomechanical Properties by Hongyao Zhang

“…In this paper, using mullite powder as the raw material, Al2O3 and SiO2/ZrSiO4 as the starting material for the mullite self-bonding phase, and AlF3·3H2O, ZrO2, and Y2O3 as additives, the zirconia-reinforced mullite was prepared by the foaming-injection method. …”
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Epidemiological study on Buccal Health in the 12 years old population of Health Care Area VIII in Cienfuegos. by Yumaidi Colina Sánchez, Beatriz García Alpízar, Esther María Castillo Betancourt, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Raúl López Fernández, Manuel Rodríguez Rodríguez

“…<strong><br />Methods:</strong> Cross- sectional descriptive correlative study with a stratified probabilistic sample of 90 children starting from a universe conformed by the 269 adolescents that constitute the total of the 12 years old population of the Health Care Area VIII in Cienfuegos municipality. …”
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Real life experience of a screening strategy for latent tuberculosis before treatment with biologicals in indian patients with rheumatic diseases by Anand N Malaviya, Ravita Thakaran, Roopa Rawat, Sanjiv Kapoor, Shriram Garg, Sadhana S Baghel, Christy Messi, Vivekanand, Qamar Zaheer

“…They were treated either with isoniazid monotherapy for 6 months or with rifampicin + isoniazid for 4 months. bDMARDs were started 1 month after initiating chemoprophylaxis. …”
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Le port romain du quartier de Saint-Lupien à Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) : origine et évolution by Jimmy Mouchard, David Guitton, Martial Monteil, Xavier Favreau, Nicolas Ménez, Matthieu Yacger

“…Initially, beginning at the start of the 1st c. AD, these constructions were light-weight and relatively modest, mounted on posts, including probable installations of fascines, which then gave way to the installation of much more imposing structures from the end of the 1st c. onward. …”
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Prospective study of factors associated with asthma attack recurrence (ATTACK) in children from three Ecuadorian cities during COVID-19: a study protocol by Cristina Ardura-Garcia, Max Bachmann, Alejandro Rodriguez, Philip Cooper, Michael Richard Perkin, Irina Chis Ster, Natalia Cristina Romero, Martha E Chico, Alvaro Cruz, Diana Morillo, Santiago Mena-Bucheli, Angélica Ochoa, Claudia Rodas, Augusto Maldonado, Karen Arteaga, Jessica Alchundia, Karla Solorzano, Camila Figueiredo

“…In addition, the following are being measured at baseline and during follow-up: lung function and reversibility by spirometry before and after salbutamol; fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO); and presence of IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in blood. Recruitment started in 2019 but because of severe disruption to emergency services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, eligibility criteria were modified to include asthmatic children with uncontrolled symptoms and registered with collaborating hospitals. …”
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Practices Regarding Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer in A Sample of Paramedical Staff in Al- Najaf Governorate, Iraq by Alaa Mehdi Salih, Atta Ah Mousa Al –Sarray

“…Five hospitals and 25 primary health care centers in the Al-Najaf governorate were studied in this cross-sectional observational descriptive cross-sectional research. Starting on December 19th, 2021 and concluding on April 18th, 2022, data was gathered for four months. …”
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Children in Tourism: a fresh perspective ? by Fiorella Dallari, Alessia Mariotti

“…This paper aims to shed light on the topic, starting with an analysis of the scientific literature on childhood, including the thoughts of this cohort, which, as a review of the leading publications shows, has been neglected in the literature. …”
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The Effect of Vitamin D3 on the Alignment of Mandibular Anterior Teeth: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Ali Al-Attar, Mushriq Abid

“…In the 1st group (normal vitamin D3 level group [ND3G]), vitamin D level was measured and corrected to normal before starting orthodontic treatment, while in the 2nd group [control group (CG)] the vitamin D level was kept unknown until completion of the alignment phase. …”
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Preface by Susanne Ditlevsen, Petr Lansky

“…Also selected papers from Praguewere published as a special issue of Mathematical Biosciences andEngineering and in this way a tradition was started. Similarly to theprevious workshops, this was a single track multidisciplinary eventbringing together experimental and computational neuroscientists. …”
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Influence of Wellbore Dogleg Severity on Drilling Friction in Horizontal Wells by Shitang Chen, Gui Hu, Xueqin Huang, Guohui Zhang, Xinyun Liu

“…The closer to target A (the starting point of the horizontal section), the higher the control requirement for dogleg severity, and it can be appropriately reduced in subsequent well section. …”
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Left ventricular output indices and sacubitril/valsartan titration: role of stroke volume index by Paolo Tolomeo, Ottavio Zucchetti, Emanuele D'Aniello, Noemi Punzo, Federico Marchini, Luca Di Ienno, Elisabetta Tonet, Rita Pavasini, Claudio Rapezzi, Gianluca Campo, Matteo Serenelli

“…Methods and results We analysed 106 HFrEF patients who underwent echocardiography examination up to 1 week before starting treatment with sacubitril/valsartan. For each patient, a comprehensive list of clinical and laboratory parameters was collected, and stroke volume index (SVi), cardiac index, and flow rate were calculated. …”
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The sex differences in diseases progression and prognosis among persons with HIV and HBV coinfection by Rongrong Yang, Qianhui Chen, Fangzhou Jiao, Xingxia Yu, Yong Xiong

“…This study comprised 752 HIV/HBV co-infected people who were diagnosed with HIV and started on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) between January 31st, 2015 and January 31st, 2023. …”
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Electrochemical skin conductance to assess peripheral neuropathy in rheumatic diseases with or without type 2 diabetes using sudoscan by Osama M. I. Mohamed, Nagwa M. M. Ali, Mohammed O. Ibrahim, Dana Sarmini, Farah Ibrahim, Mariam Al Hosany

“…Methods: A Cross-sectional cohort study, data extracted from patients medical records started in September 2023 to January 2024 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. …”
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Assessing the irrigation water requirement and irrigation water use at a house scale in Las Vegas Valley by Rubab Saher, Thomas Ott

“…The under-irrigation varied between 6 and 8 months and was primarily observed in Winter and the start of Spring. Comparing recommended irrigation rates with irrigation water requirement and irrigation water use showed that 30 houses over-irrigated six and a half Olympic swimming pools. …”
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The Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) in Ageing and Longevity: Focus on Sicilian Long-Living Individuals (LLIs) by Patrizia Cancemi, Anna Aiello, Giulia Accardi, Rosalia Caldarella, Giuseppina Candore, Calogero Caruso, Marcello Ciaccio, Laura Cristaldi, Francesca Di Gaudio, Valentina Siino, Sonya Vasto

“…However, this is an important starting point. Larger-scale future studies will be required to clarify these findings including the link with other systemic inflammatory and antioxidant markers.…”
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Thresholds for clinical practice that directly link handgrip strength to remaining years of life: estimates based on longitudinal observational data by Sergei Scherbov, Sonja Spitzer, Nadia Steiber

“…Moreover, survival appears to decrease at much higher levels of muscle strength than is assumed in previous literature, suggesting that medical practitioners should start to become concerned when HGS is slightly below that of the reference group.…”
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Minimally Invasive Carpal Tunnel Release (CTR) Using the Wongsiri Technique with MiniSURE by Sunton Wongsiri, Wongthawat Liawrungrueang

“…Methods. 20 patients underwent carpal tunnel release using the Wongsiri technique and a MiniSURE Kit® with a five-step surgery: MIS starts when the surgeon makes a 1.5–1.8 cm incision, creates a working space, inserts the visual tube of MiniSURE View, inserts the freer, and then cuts the transverse carpal ligament by using the MiniSURE Cut. …”
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Combining ability of CMS-lines of grain sorghum based on A1, A2, A3, A4, 9E and M-35-1A types of сytoplasmic male sterility by O. P. Kibalnik

“…Combining ability (CA) of the starting material was determined by the method of topcross. …”
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The Tools for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (TIMCI) study protocol: a multi-country mixed-method evaluation of pulse oximetry and clinical decision support algorithms by Fenella Beynon, Hélène Langet, Leah F. Bohle, Shally Awasthi, Ousmane Ndiaye, James Machoki M’Imunya, Honorati Masanja, Susan Horton, Maymouna Ba, Silvia Cicconi, Mira Emmanuel-Fabula, Papa Moctar Faye, Tracy R. Glass, Kristina Keitel, Divas Kumar, Gaurav Kumar, Gillian A. Levine, Lena Matata, Grace Mhalu, Andolo Miheso, Deusdedit Mjungu, Francis Njiri, Elisabeth Reus, Michael Ruffo, Fabian Schär, Kovid Sharma, Helen L. Storey, Irene Masanja, Kaspar Wyss, Valérie D’Acremont, TIMCI Collaborator Group

“…Pilot and baseline studies started mid-2021, RCT and post-intervention mid-2022, with anticipated completion mid-2023 and first results late-2023. …”
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Rapid Determination of Pemetrexed Concentration and Distribution in Human Breast Cancer Cells (McF-7) Based on UHPLC-MS/MS by Mengwei Zhang, Zhipeng Wang, Qiqiang Zhang, Qing Ye, Fengjing Xu, Lili Cui, Yanping Liu, Shouhong Gao, Wansheng Chen, Yan Liu

“…The gradient program started at 5% B, increased to 95% B in 2 min, and then held at 95% B for 1.5 min. …”
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