Qualitative Study of Barriers to Adherence to Antihypertensive Medication among Rural Women in India by Shreya Gupta, Jas Pal Dhamija, Indu Mohan, Rajeev Gupta

“…All the women had to pay out-of-pocket for medicines and were concerned with cost of therapy as well as pill burden. …”
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Kasko Üretimi Yapan Sigorta Şirketlerin Performansının Hibrit ÇKKV Modeli ile Değerlendirilmesi by Esra Aydın Ünal

“…Kasko üretimi yapan 15 şirket 2022 yılına ait finansal performansları değerlendirilmeye alınmıştır. …”
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Effect of Real-Time Environment on Mechanical Properties of Preformed Stainless Steel Archwires: An In Vivo Study by Divya Pai, Arun S. Urala, Kishore Ginjupalli, Kalyana Chakravarthy Pentapati, Gaurav Agrawal

“…The unexposed distal end cuts (control samples) and archwires were tested after 15 weeks of intraoral exposure (test samples). Tension tests, Vickers microhardness tests, and nanoindentation tests were carried out. …”
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Effect of Cellulose Loading Ratio on Fiber-Matrix Bonding of LDPE-Based Biocomposite by Yoobsan Ejeta Amensisa, Hundessa Dessalegn Demsash, Muluken Eshetu Tefera

“…The study findings show that the maximum Vickers hardness value (Hv1) of 17.16 kgf/mm2 was obtained in the BC-15% composite sample. …”
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Chemical, Mineralogical, and Refractory Characterization of Kaolin in the Regions of Huayacocotla-Alumbres, Mexico by L. M. Romero-Guerrero, R. Moreno-Tovar, A. Arenas-Flores, Y. Marmolejo Santillán, F. Pérez-Moreno

“…The minority phases, such as dickite, kaolinite, and cristobalite, were observed in both zones. …”
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Rapid Acting Insulin Use and Persistence among Elderly Type 2 Diabetes Patients Adding RAI to Oral Antidiabetes Drug Regimens by Usha Sambamoorthi, Arijita Deb, Steve Zhou, Rahul Garg, Tao Fan, Anders Boss

“…Factors associated with RAIp included using ≤2 OADs; cognitive impairment, basal insulin use during follow-up; and higher RAI out-of-pocket costs ($36 to <$56 versus $0 to $6.30). Patients were less likely to persist with RAI when on ≤2 OADs versus ≥3 OADs and when having higher RAI out-of-pocket costs ($36 to <$56 versus $0 to $6.30) and more likely to persist when they had cognitive impairment and basal insulin use during follow-up. …”
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Collaborative management of severe periodontal-endodontic lesion with intense lip sucking: a case report by Yanfei Sun, Xiaofang Zhao, Mingchao Wang, Xiangkun Sun, Kunzhou Mei, Yameng Zhang, Yanwen Cui, Fang Yang

“…Initial clinical examination revealed gingival recession, Grade III mobility, deep periodontal pocket, and alveolar bone loss without obvious pathogenesis. …”
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Burning Rate Enhancement Analysis of End-Burning Solid Propellant Grains Based on X-Ray Real-Time Radiography by Wei Xianggeng, Bo Tao, Wang Pengbo, Ma Xinjian, Lou Yongchun, Chen Jian

“…Unexpected pressure rise may occur in the end-burning grain solid rocket motor. It is generally believed that this phenomenon is caused by the nonparallel layer combustion of the burning surface, resulting in the increase of burning rate along the inhibitor. …”
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A Novel Therapeutic Calcium Peroxide Loaded Injectable Bio-adhesive Hydrogel Against Periodontitis by Shaojie Dong, Yukun Mei, Yuwei Zhang, Wenqing Bu, Yifei Zhang, Changjie Sun, Rui Zou, Lin Niu

“…By continuously releasing drugs in the periodontal pocket, the CP-P hydrogel effectively inhibited bacteria and reduce local inflammation response. …”
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Effects of mixing of europium oxide in resin composites on the fluorescence characteristics and mechanical properties by Yuta Utsumi, Masatsugu Oishi, Kazuhide Yonekura, Masaomi Ikeda, Yusuke Matsuki, Kenichiro Ohge, Tomoki Iuchi, Keiichi Hosaka

“…Regarding the mechanical properties, there were no significant differences in the flexural strength or modulus, and the Vickers hardness gradually increased with increasing Eu2O3 concentration. …”
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Intrinsic constraint on T c for unconventional superconductivity by Qiong Qin, Yi-feng Yang

“…Comparison with existing experiments supports this constraint in cuprate, iron-based, nickelate, and heavy fermion superconductors, despite that these compounds are so complicated well beyond our simplified models. …”
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Enhanced group communication in constrained application protocol–based Internet-of-things networks by Hyung-Woo Kang, Seok-Joo Koh

“…In terms of the number of generated packets, the proposed scheme improves the existing observed-based scheme by almost 30%. …”
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Prolonged Intestinal Mucosal Barium Coating due to Ischemic Necrosis by Vincent H. S. Low

“…Abdominal CT scan demonstrates small bowel wall thickening as well as pockets of peritoneal fluid collections. Most critically, CT allows visualization of subtle traces of dense barium within the dependent portions of this fluid indicating bowel perforation.…”
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Inactivation of Microbial Food Contamination of Plastic Cups Using Nonthermal Plasma and Hydrogen Peroxide by Tereza Kordová, Vladimír Scholtz, Josef Khun, Hana Soušková, Pavel Hozák, Miroslav Čeřovský

“…The inactivation effect of the combination of nonthermal plasma and hydrogen peroxide aerosol for the microbial decontamination of inner surface of cylindrical container buckets is studied on one bacterial and seven filamentous micromycete species and on airborne-contaminated cups. …”
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Physical disability in Late Antiquity Milan: slipped capital femoral epiphysis with severe secondary joint disease in the Basilica of San Dionigi by Lucie Biehler-Gomez, Mirko Mattia, Elisabetta Piccolo, Emanuela Maderna, Anna Maria Fedeli, Carmelo Messina, Fabrizio Slavazzi, Cristina Cattaneo

“…Differential diagnosis included congenital anomaly, active rickets, infectious diseases, femoral neck trauma, Legg-Carvé-Perthes disease, Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SFCE), osteogenesis imperfecta and osteoporosis. …”
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TWO APPROACHES TO CALCULATION OF SPLIT PHASE DANCING OF OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINE by I. I. Sergey, P. I. Klimkovich

“…Principle of mechanics relations has been used to set combined boundary problem of split phase dynamics. Two packets of computer programs for calculation of split phase dancing of overhead (electric) power line have been set up and tested.…”
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Amplification of Frequency-Modulated Similariton Pulses in Length-Inhomogeneous Active Fibers by I. O. Zolotovskii, D. I. Sementsov, A. A. Sysolyatin, A. S. Belanov, M. S. Yavtushenko

“…The possibility of an effective gain of the self-similar frequency-modulated (FM) wave packets is studied in the length-inhomogeneous active fibers. …”
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Stress Fracture of the Hamate Hook in a Water Polo Player by Hana Ueda, Shunpei Hama, Masataka Yasuda, Kenta Minato, Masahiro Miyashita, Kishik Shin

“…Hamate hook fractures are usually caused by direct trauma while using a tennis racket or a baseball bat. We report stress fracture of the hamate hook in a water polo player without any specific trauma. …”
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Left Ventricle Pseudoaneurysm: Contribution of Multimodality Imaging to the Diagnosis by Ellenga Mbolla Bertrand Fikahem, Okemba-Okombi Franck Hardain, Mongo-Ngamami Flore Solange, Kouala Landa Christian Michel, Gombet Thierry Raoul, Kimbally-Kaky Suzy-Gisèle

“…The left ventricle pseudoaneurysm is an anomaly of the left ventricle and is severed and joined with a pocket look. There may be secondary to a myocardial infarction, trauma, or surgical procedure. …”
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Fishbone-Associated Actinomycosis of the Anterior Cervical Space: A Diagnostic Dilemma by Sang Kwon Lee, Mi Jeong Kim, Sun Young Kwon

“…CT revealed an enhancing mass containing a small abscess pocket and two sharp linear calcifications within it, which infiltrated into the strap muscle. …”
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