Enhancing dental porcelain repair strength: the impact of chairside plasma surface treatment—an in vitro study by Mehmet Köse, Özlem Çölgeçen

“…It cannot replace HF acid or bonding agents, but it can serve as a substitute for tribochemical silica coating for dental porcelain repair procedures.…”
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Preoperative Gastric Volume Assessment in Full-Term Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Females: A Prospective Observational Study by Nikila Devarayasamudram Gopal, Rajkumaran Kamaraj, Reshma Ponnusamy, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, Mouriya Subramani

“…Obstetric patients, due to substantial anatomical and physiological changes, face a significantly higher risk of PA compared to non-pregnant individuals undergoing planned gynecological or other procedures. Objective: The objective of this study is to compare gastric contents and volume through point-of-care gastric ultrasound (PoCUS) in full-term pregnant women and non-pregnant females scheduled for elective surgeries. …”
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Dataset of apples for grading by sweetness, ripeness and varietyMendeley Data by Shilpa Gaikwad, Sonali Kothari, Ignisha Rajathi G

“…Information on sugar content concentration ( % Brix), maturation phase classification and varietal identification was recorded according to standard laboratory procedure. The resulting annotated database includes such quantitative reference points, which can be used to train supervised learning classifiers in computational classification systems.The reuse value of the dataset covers a wide range of applications such as machine learning-based fruit quality evaluation, agricultural automation and food industry examination. …”
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Evaluating the impact of patient blood management implementation: a protocol for a quasiexperimental study in a Portuguese tertiary care setting by João Firmino-Machado, Diana Castro Paupério, Henrique Coelho, Sandrine Jorge, Guilherme Rabello, Donat R Sphan

“…The control group comprised patients who underwent selected elective surgeries—including cardiac, general, orthopaedic, urological and gynaecological procedures—during 2018 without exposure to targeted PBM interventions. …”
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The impact of patient position changes on advanced hemodynamic indices in laparoscopic and open major abdominal cancer surgeries: retrospective study by Guldeniz Argun, Mustafa Kemal Sahin

“…These patients were analyzed based on whether they underwent open or laparoscopic procedures. Demographic information, vital signs, amount of blood loss, type and volume of administered fluids, as well as cardiac parameter measurements obtained with the ODM device in both the supine and Trendelenburg positions (> 45°), were examined. …”
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Students’ Perceptions of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Use in Academic Writing in English as a Foreign Language by Andrew S. Nelson, Paola V. Santamaría, Josephine S. Javens, Marvin Ricaurte

“…Ideally, policies, procedures, and instruction should prioritize using AI as an emerging educational tool and not as a shortcut to bypass intellectual effort. …”
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Identifying Stuttering in Arabic Speakers Who Stutter: Development of a Non-word Repetition Task and Preliminary Results by Roaa Alsulaiman, John Harris, Sarah Bamaas, Peter Howell

“…This applies in countries where several languages are spoken including those in which English and Arabic are both widely used which calls for assessment procedures that work across these languages. The ‘universal' non-word repetition task (UNWR) has been established as an effective screening tool for discriminating between children who stutter (CWS) and children with word-finding difficulty for a number of languages. …”
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Influence of photoinitiators and light sources on the degree of conversion of experimental resin cements. by Dario Raimundo Segreto, Fabiana Scarparo Naufel, William Cunha Brandt, Ricardo Danil Guiraldo, Lourenço Correr-Sobrinho, Mario Alexandre Coelho Sinhoreti

“…For photoactivation procedures, two LCUs were used: a quartz-tungsten-halogen (QTH) and a light emitting diode (LED). …”
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Application of Ultrashort Implants in Posterior Maxilla With Insufficient Bone Height: A Finite Element Analysis by Lang Zheng, Lailong Luo, Lulu Chang, Mingfa Ren, Fangyuan Li, Yang Liu

“…Clinical Relevance: This study provides important insights into the biomechanical properties of ultrashort implants combined with three different surgical procedures in severely atrophic maxilla. The 6-mm long implant combined with osteotome sinus floor elevation is most suitable for this area.…”
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Insulin-like Growth Factor Administration Stimulates Wound Healing on Colonic Anastomosis in Hypoxic Rat Model by Khayal Al-Khayal, Alanoud Saad AlWesaimer, Maha Abdulla, Rehan Ahmad

“…Objective: Intestinal anastomosis is among the most commonly performed major abdominal procedures; however, leaks are an ongoing problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF-1) on colonic healing under hypoxia. …”
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Efficacy of small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE), femtosecond-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK), and toric implantable collamer lens (TICL) implantation in co... by Xiaohang Jiao, Wenxin Xue, Ziyu Zhou, Jing Yang, Weiqun Wang, Yanhui Bai

“…Patients were selected and divided into three groups based on the surgical procedure. The safety and effectiveness of three methods in correcting high astigmatism were compared, and the efficacy on high astigmatism were compared using Alpins’ vector analysis. …”
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A cluster of paediatric hydrocephalus in Mohale’s Hoek district of Lesotho, 2013-2016 by Rudzani Climentine Mathebula, Motheba Lerotholi, Olufemi Olamide Ajumobi, Thabelo Makhupane, Limpho Maile, Lazarus Rugare Kuonza

“…We recommend that the Lesotho government implement a national surveillance system for congenital abnormalities and strengthen capacity for neurosurgical procedures at the national hospital.…”
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Effect of Animation Display of Urinary Catheterization on the Anxiety of Mothers With Hospitalized Children: A Quasi-experimental Study by Hadi Mazloum, Naghmeh Razaghi, Hamidreza Behnam Vashani, Nafiseh Pourbadakhshan

“…In the second stage, in the intervention group, mothers watched the animation related to the procedure before the urinary catheter insertion. In the control group, the mothers of hospitalized children were provided face-to-face explanations about the method before urinary catheterization. …”
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Development of a Sense of Humor in Preschoolers and Younger Schoolchildren: a Review of Diagnostic Tools by Arina N. Shatskaya, Ekaterina S. Oshchepkova, Nikolay E. Veraksa, Larisa F. Bayanova, Maria S. Kovyazina

“…A description of the procedures of the selected types of techniques, as well as the conditions of applicability of each of them, is given. …”
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Outcomes of surgical management for temporomandibular joint ankylosis and pseudoankylosis: a retrospective report of 26 cases by Kristin Kocsis, Stephanie Goldschmidt, Graham Paul Thatcher, Charles Lothamer, Lisa Alexandra Mestrinho, Lisa Alexandra Mestrinho

“…Excellent, good, and fair outcomes were observed across all procedure types, with no poor outcomes diagnosed. SM resulted in complications in all cases, with no excellent outcomes. …”
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Bridging the marrow: a co-culture-platform of leukemia cells and MS5-derived stromal cells or adipocytes by Julia Zinngrebe, Elena Dorothea Brenner, Ferdinand Schlichtig, Ulrich Stifel, Daniel Tews, Jana Falk, Dominik Schlotter, Rahel Fitzel, Lüder-Hinrich Meyer, Klaus-Michael Debatin, Pamela Fischer-Posovszky

“…Thus, we implemented a washing procedure and suitable, chemically defined media conditions into our co-culture platform. …”
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Microfluidic device for enhancement and analysis of osteoblast differentiation in three-dimensional cell cultures by Michael Killinger, Adéla Kratochvilová, Eva Ingeborg Reihs, Eva Matalová, Karel Klepárník, Mario Rothbauer

“…Bone tissue models are mainly limited by the implementation of sophisticated devices and procedures that can foster a tissue-specific 3D cell microenvironment along with a dynamic cultivation regime. …”
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Flavouring Group Evaluation 80, Revision 2 (FGE.80Rev2): Consideration of alicyclic, alicyclic‐fused and aromatic‐fused ring lactones evaluated by the JECFA (61st and 82nd meetings... by EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF), Laurence Castle, Monica Andreassen, Gabriele Aquilina, Maria Bastos, Polly Boon, Biagio Fallico, Reginald Fitzgerald, Maria Jose Frutos Fernandez, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Ursula Gundert‐Remy, Rainer Gürtler, Eric Houdeau, Marcin Kurek, Henriqueta Louro, Patricia Morales, Sabina Passamonti, Romualdo Benigni, Gisela Degen, Karl‐Heinz Engel, Paul Fowler, Karin Nørby, Camilla Svendsen, Maria Carfí, Borana Dino, Gabriele Gagliardi, Carla Martino, Wim Mennes

“…Abstract The EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings was requested to evaluate 14 flavouring substances assigned to the Flavouring Group Evaluation 80 (FGE.80), using the Procedure as outlined in the Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000. …”
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Digital transformation of nephrology POCUS education—Integrating a multiagent, artificial intelligence, and human collaboration-enhanced curriculum with expert feedback by Mohammad S Sheikh, Kianoush B Kashani, James R Gregoire, Charat Thongprayoon, Jing Miao, Iasmina M Craici, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Fawad M Qureshi

“…In nephrology fellowship programs, POCUS is essential for enhancing diagnostic accuracy, guiding procedures, and optimizing patient management. To address these evolving demands, we developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven POCUS curriculum using a multiagent approach that integrates human expertise with advanced AI models, thereby elevating educational standards and better preparing fellows for contemporary clinical practice. …”
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C - reactive protein predicts proximal femur osteomyelitis in suppurative hip arthritis by Haiting Jia, Tao Liu, Jiazhi Yu, Mingzhu Lu

“…Abstract Background Ultrasound is capable of detecting hip joint effusion and guiding puncture procedures, which is cheap and convenient, but can not identify osteomyelitis. …”
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