Guidelines for dental care provision during the COVID-19 pandemic by Ali Alharbi, Saad Alharbi, Shahad Alqaidi

“…Moreover, ceasing dental care provision during such a period will incense the burden on hospitals emergency departments already struggle with the pandemic.This work aimed to develop guidelines for dental patients’ management during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.Guidelines for dental care provision during the COVID-19 pandemic were developed after considering the nature of COVID-19 pandemic, and were based on grouping the patients according to condition and need, and considering the procedures according to risk and benefit.It is hoped that the guidelines proposed in this work will help in the management of dental care around the world during and after this COVID-19 pandemic.…”
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Identification of mass, damping and stiffness matrices of multi degree of freedom system subjected to kinematic excitations by Majcher Krzysztof

“…Moreover, considering the fact that the input signal and the output signal are known in many time points, the proposed procedure leads to a set of systems of equations.…”
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From Capturing a Moment to New Insights: A Methodological Reflection on Reflexive Photo-Elicitation Interviews to Understand Visitor Experiences in Cultural Institutions by Tesfaye Fentaw Nigatu, Alexander Trupp, Pek Yen Teh, Elangkovan Narayanan Alagas

“…This methodology reflection essay examines the applicability, procedures, and challenges of RPIs within the “Capturing Your Moment” scheme. …”
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Intraoperative diagnosis with abnormal branching of the left A8 pulmonary artery from the left main pulmonary artery by Yasushi Mizukami, Nobuhito Ueda, Hirofumi Adachi

“…Conclusions Although preoperative identification of left pulmonary mediastinal branches was difficult by non-contrast CT, a careful surgical procedure preserved the left pulmonary mediastinal A8.…”
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Full-Thickness Macular Hole Formation After Intravitreal Faricimab Injection for Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy by Tavonvunchai F, Chanwimol K

“…Although pigment epithelial detachment (PED) decreased, he developed cystoid macular edema with vitreomacular traction (VMT), which progressed to a FTMH.Results: Pars plana vitrectomy and internal limiting membrane peeling successfully treated the FTMH. One year after the procedure, the macular hole remains closed, and the PCV was inactive.Conclusion: Various mechanisms may have contributed to the exacerbation of the preexisting VMT and PED, which finally resulted in the development of a FTMH. …”
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A pilot study of the effectiveness of the Maths For Life programme for children with Down syndrome by Katie A. Gilligan-Lee, Katie A. Gilligan-Lee, Karen McGuigan, Holly Snellgrove

“…However, many children from neurodiverse populations fail to acquire basic mathematics skills in school.AimsThe aim of this study was to investigate if and how the Maths For Life programme, a new mathematical curriculum designed to help struggling learners, influences mathematics performance in children with Down syndrome.Methods and procedureParticipants included 32 individuals with Down syndrome aged 5-to-24 years (Mage = 12.92 years, SD = 5.8). …”
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Description and comparison of the skin and ear canal microbiota of non-allergic and allergic German shepherd dogs using next generation sequencing. by Neoklis Apostolopoulos, Stefanie P Glaeser, Ruchi Bagwe, Stefan Janssen, Ursula Mayer, Christa Ewers, Peter Kämpfer, Reto Neiger, Nina Thom

“…Studying the canine skin microbiota using traditional microbiological methods has many limitations which can be overcome by molecular procedures. The aim of this study was to describe the bacterial microbiota of the skin and ear canals of healthy non-allergic and allergic German shepherd dogs (GSDs) without acute flare or concurrent skin infection and to compare both. …”
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Evaluation of low level laser and interferential current in the therapy of complex regional pain syndrome by infrared thermographic camera by Kocić Mirjana, Lazović Milica, Dimitrijević Irena, Mančić Dragan, Stanković Anita

“…The regions of interest were filmed by a thermovision camera on both sides, before and after the 20 therapeutic procedures had been applied. Afterwards, the quantitative analysis and the comparing of thermograms taken before and after the applied therapy were performed. …”
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Study on spatial correlation and driving factors of industrial carbon emission in the Hefei metropolitan area based on SNA-QAP method by Dawei Dai, Yuewen Liu, Shuhang Zhao, Yue Chen

“…The main contribution is to deeply analyze the characteristics of the spatial correlation network of industrial carbon emissions in the Hefei metropolitan area with the modified gravity model and social network analysis(SNA), and to explore the driving factors of its formation with quadratic assignment procedure(QAP). It establishes the foundation for the Hefei metropolitan area to differentiated green city development policies. …”
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Digital Staining Algorithm for Multi-Domain Transformation of Unstained Images by Dong-Bum Kim, Jong-Ha Lee

“…This technology addresses the challenges associated with the traditional staining procedure, which is complex, time-consuming, and costly, as it relies heavily on manual labor. …”
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Urology Residency Training During the Pandemic: A Review of the Current Literature by Ioannis Glykas, Panagiotis Velissarios Stamatakos, Charalampos Fragkoulis, Mohamad Moussa, Athanasios Papatsoris, Georgios Ntoumas, Athanasios Dellis

“…Worldwide, operation volume has decreased, especially for procedures in which residents were directly involved. …”
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Temporal trend of vasectomies in Brazil and its regions by age group and race/skin color: a temporal analysis from 2013 to 2022 by Alessandro Vidal de Oliveira, Ana Luiza Nepomuceno Sampaio, Rui Wanderley Mascarenhas Júnior

“…Conclusion Vasectomy trends varied across Brazil, highlighting regional, age and racial disparities related to this procedure.…”
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The experience of Tunisian public healthcare system toward decentralization to the reduction of health inequalities in low-, middle- income countries by Martina Giusti, Niccolò Persiani

“…Findings revealed the Tunisian healthcare system decentralization should be, in first instance, the establishment of different decentralization paths according with regional pre-conditions, and then, of common protocols and procedures at national level for overcoming current differences between Tunisian territories. …”
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Future Inflow under Land Use and Climate Changes and Participation Process into the Medium-Sized Reservoirs in Thailand by Teerawat Thongwan, Anongrit Kangrang, Rapeepat Techarungreungsakul, Ratsuda Ngamsert

“…The future inflow was evaluated by utilizing the SWAT model with the PRECIS territorial atmosphere model of B2 emanation situation, and considering land use information from the CA Markov model, both the balanced land use by support procedure type, and then unbalanced sort. Land use from CA Markov was adjusted by participation decides based on Taro Yamane table at the 90% of confidence. …”
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Clock factorized quantum Monte Carlo method for long-range interacting systems by Zhijie Fan, Chao Zhang, Youjin Deng

“…In particular, the core ingredients, including the concepts of bound probabilities and bound rejection events, the recursive sampling procedure, and the fast algorithms for sampling an extensive set of discrete and small probabilities, are elaborated. …”
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PERSONALIZED (LOCAL) UV-CROSSLINKING AS A TREATMENT OF KERATOCONUS AND CORNEAL ECTASIA by S. I. Anisimov, S. Y. Anisimova, A. S. Mistryukov

“…This technique has a strong controlled refractive impact and allows to reduce inflammatory after procedure.…”
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Methodology of a marketing research of Internet users by I. Yu. Alexandrova

“…The stated goal is achieved by means of the solution of the following tasks: the analysis and systematization of the goals of the marketing research of the Internet users; identification and systematization of the empirical indicators, which are necessary for the research of the Internet users; the analysis and systematization of methods, techniques, the technician and procedures of a research of empirical indicators, including, special services, corresponding to methods of collecting primary empirical data in the web environment. …”
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Perancangan Sistem Manajemen Mutu Terintegrasi di Baristand Industri Padang by Yudo Purnomo, Nilda Tri Putri, Elita Amrina

“…Moreover, In terms of documentation, there was three levels of the document such as the document of strategic policy, quality guideline and procedures. While aspects of the organizational structure, the integration of quality management system required to develop the organizational structure that consist of Top Management, Technical Manager, Quality/Management Representative, Researcher and Administrative/Technical Staff. …”
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Medical and Health Tourism: Similarities and Differences by E. A. Korduban

“…The main differences can be determined through the following parameters: target audience groups, risk and degree of medical intervention, legal and insurance aspects, financial motivation, duration and nature of recovery, goals and expectations from the trip, treatment methods and procedures, and financial aspects.…”
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Application of Melting Temperature in Melting Curve of qPCR to Determine Listeria monocytogenes Presence in Golden Needle Mushroom by Yeongeun Seo, Yewon Lee, Jimyeong Ha, Yohan Yoon

“…For identical samples (n = 35), the results for L. monocytogenes presence determined by Tm values were compared with the results from a conventional detection method (culture-based procedures). The samples that showed the negative result in the conventional method were subsequently examined with the Tm value of qPCR. …”
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