Information-seeking behaviour of Iranian extension managers and specialists by Gholamreza Pezeshki-Rad, Naser Zamani

“…Concerning communication channels, <em>interpersonal communication with colleagues</em>, in-service training courses and <em>scientific-technical conventions</em> were ranked respectively as the three top communication channels used by respondents. …”
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Effect of Fiber Waviness on Tensile Strength of a Flax-Sliver-Reinforced Composite Material by Taweesak Piyatuchsananon, Akira Furuya, Baosheng Ren, Koichi Goda

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Intraoperative Localization Of The Marginal Mandibular Nerve In The Pakistani Population: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mishal Rehman, Muhammad Wasim Ibrahim, Maidah Hanif

“…The association of nerve position with the age of the patients was distinguished. Results: A total of 45 nerves were identified. The average position of the Marginal Mandibular Nerve was determined to be 11.75 mm below the inferior border of the mandible. …”
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Perspectives on Intelligence in Soft Robotics by Vera Gesina Kortman, Barbara Mazzolai, Aimeé Sakes, Jovana Jovanova

“…In the field of soft robotics, various approaches offer insight into how intelligence can be integrated into artificial agents. A discussed topic is the intricate relationship between the brain and the body at the core of intelligence in robots. …”
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Effectiveness of Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Embolic Stroke due to Infective Endocarditis by Siva P. Sontineni, Aryan N. Mooss, Venkata G. Andukuri, Susan Marie Schima, Dennis Esterbrooks

“…His head computerized tomographic scan revealed left parietal sulcal effacement. …”
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Urology pathways for the primary care physician by J John

“…Although there is a growing need for urological care, South Africa (SA) now faces an unmet need for these services, and junior doctors have limited exposure to urology. SA has a total of 347 urologists who are actively practising and registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. …”
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Effect of Internal Curing with Superabsorbent Polymers on Bond Behavior of High-Strength Concrete by Xiao Lei, Rui Wang, Hanwan Jiang, Faxiang Xie, Yanni Bao

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Usage of Satellite Imagery to Determine Distribution of Dacrycarpus imbricatus (Blume) De Laub. on The Tapak Hill, Batukahu Natural Reserve Bali by Rajif Iryadi, Arief Priyadi, I Dewa Putu Darma

“…Pleaides accuracy in the identification cover of D. imbricatus reached 96.83% and total accuracy mapping reached 93.38% with kappa coefficient of 88.64%. …”
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Recovery experiences among mental health service users going through the Balancing Everyday Life™ intervention – A deductive qualitative study by Mona Eklund, Elisabeth Argentzell

“…Background The occupational therapy intervention Balancing Everyday Life (BEL)TM aims to support mental health service users towards improved occupational balance and personal recovery. …”
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Schizophrenia and Nicotine - A Bittersweet Psychiatric Story by Satrajit Ghosal, Ankit Halder, Sarthak Keshri, Navna Panchami Ravindran, Akhil Joshi

“…Results: The cognitive scores were better in the group with severe tobacco dependence, both globally and across individual domains. …”
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Cryptococcosis in wait-listed liver transplant candidates: Prevalence, manifestations, and risk factors by Wan-Ting Tsai, Aristine Cheng, Yu-Chung Chuang, Cheng-Maw Ho, Yao-Ming Wu, Ming-Chih Ho, Hsin-Yun Sun, Ray-Hung Hu, Yee-Chun Chen

“…Serum CrAg and pulmonary computed tomography were incorporated in routine transplant evaluation. …”
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Collaborative Relay Beamforming Strategies for Multiple Destinations with Guaranteed QoS in Wireless Machine-to-Machine Networks by Da Wang, Lin Bai, Xiaoning Zhang, Wenyang Guan, Chen Chen

“…The aim of the proposed strategies is to maximize the worst-case received signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (SINR) under two different types of relay power constraints, which are the total relay power constraint and individual relay power constraints, respectively. …”
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Effect of Ca Concentration on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of As-Cast and As-Extruded Quasicrystal-Strengthened Mg-7.2Zn-2.4Gd Alloy by Jianchun Sun, Yilong Ma, Hongwei Miao, Kejian Li, Chunhong Li, Hua Huang

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Remimazolam for procedural sedation in gastrointestinal endoscopy: real-life, single center observational study by Conigliaro Rita, Pigò Flavia, Caiazzo Anna, Grande Giuseppe, Russo Salvatore, Cocca Silvia, Lupo Marinella, Marocchi Margherita, Marsico Maria, Sculli Simone, Bertani Helga

“…Results Seventy-one patients underwent 73 procedures (25 EGDS, 48 colonoscopies) with a total amount of 13.2 ± 8.7 mg and 10.2 ± 6.2 mg of remimazolam administered respectively. …”
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An assessment of breast cancer HER2, ER, and PR expressions based on mammography using deep learning with convolutional neural networks by Shun Zeng, Hongyu Chen, Rui Jing, Wenzhuo Yang, Ligong He, Tianle Zou, Peng Liu, Bo Liang, Dan Shi, Wenhao Wu, Qiusheng Lin, Zhenyu Ma, Jinhui Zha, Yonghao Zhong, Xianbin Zhang, Guangrui Shao, Peng Gong

“…The model has the potential to predict HER2, PR, and especially ER expressions, and thus serve as an adjunctive diagnostic tool for breast cancer.…”
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Prevalence and Distribution of Nonsyndromic Dental Anomalies in Children in Eastern Saudi Arabia: A Radiographic Study by Eman A. Bakhurji, Fatima Aldossary, Jood Aljarbo, Fatimah AlMuhammadi, Maysaa Alghamdi, Muhammad Ashraf Nazir

“…The anomalies recorded were related to tooth number, shape, and location. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test, and Fisher exact tests were used to report prevalence and differences by gender, nationality, and medical history at the 5% significance level. …”
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Modulation of Vasomotive Activity in Rabbit External Ophthalmic Artery by Neuropeptides by Esmeralda Sofia Costa Delgado, Carlos Marques-Neves, Maria Isabel Sousa Rocha, José Paulo Pacheco Sales-Luís, Luís Filipe Silva-Carvalho

“…NPY produced an increase in total vascular resistance and a higher frequency and amplitude of oscillations, while VIP evoked the opposite effects. …”
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A study of macroinvertebrate communities in Bolshiye Koty Bay of Lake Baikal using DNA metabarcoding by L. S. Kravtsova, T. E. Peretolchina, T. I. Triboy, I. A. Nebesnykh, A. E. Tupikin, M. R. Kabilov

“…Internal primer mlCOIintF in combination with jgHCO2198 of the Folmer fragment of the COI gene were used for macroinvertebrate metabarcoding. A total of 118009 reads of the COI gene fragment (at least 313 bp in length) were obtained. …”
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Investigating the effect of neighboring buildings’ orientation and the passage on the amount of energy consumption (case example: common residential buildings in Tehran) by Meysam Zekavat, Mansoure Tahbaz, Mohammad Reza Hafezi

“…Buildings are the primary consumers of energy in the country, accounting for approximately 30-50% of total energy consumption. In our country, around 33% of energy is allocated to residential, commercial, and public buildings. …”
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Novel insight into the formation and inhibition mechanism of dipeptidyl peptidase-Ⅳ inhibitory peptides from fermented mandarin fish (Chouguiyu) by Daqiao Yang, Chunsheng Li, Laihao Li, Xianqing Yang, Shengjun Chen, Yanyan Wu, Yang Feng

“…In this study, the fermented mandarin fish (Chouguiyu) was used to screen D4IPs and their formation mechanism was studied by metagenomics and peptidomics. A total of 400 D4IPs with DPP-IV inhibition structure and high hydrophobicity were identified. …”
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