Efficacy of virtual reality hypnosis versus conscious sedation with nitrous oxide in the management of dental anxiety in pediatric dentistry: protocol for a prospective randomized... by Nhat Minh Do, Marie-Cécile Manière, François Lefebvre, François Clauss

“…For patients over the age of 7, nitrous oxide-oxygen inhaled sedation (NOIS) represents one of the most effective and well-established pharmacological approaches to reducing anxiety and pain during dental treatment. …”
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The effect of resistance training on Rheb and mTOR proteins of Extensor digitorum longus muscle in elderly rats by Reza Khajouei Nezhad, saeedeh shadmehri

“…Background and Aim: Aging is characterized by gradual decrease in volume and mass of muscle skeletal, resulting in impaired physical and physiological function. Exercise is the most effective way to the improvement of muscle function and is one of the stimulants of changing homeostasis in skeletal muscle. …”
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Assessment the impact of palygorskite modified by chlorides on speciation and environmental risk of heavy metals in soil contaminated by Elnour Mohamed, Jun Ren, Ling Tao, Azizza Mala

“…After the amendment of the PAL-modified chlorides the soil pH was enhanced by 1.33 units, whereas Electrical Conductivity (EC) increased significantly (P < 0.05) from 2.61 to 4.95 µS cm-1, Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) increased significantly (P < 0.05) from 11.50 to 13.00 cmol/kg, while the available potassium (K) was significantly (P < 0.05) increased from 51.67 to 69.30, and the available phosphate (P) was significantly (P < 0.05) increased from 0.38 to 0.63. The most significant Sequential Extraction Procedure (BCR) in residual fraction for Cu and Ni in soil treated by PMFC and PMMC were significantly (P < 0.05) increased by 37.37% and 39.33%, respectively. …”
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Electrophysical Treatment Device for Enhancing the Storage Performance of Potatoes and Vegetable Crops by N. V. Sazonov, A. V. Sibirev, M. A. Mosyakov, M. S. Trunov, A. О. Volkov, D. D. Kondrakhov

“…This trend is primarily attributed to a lag in technological development and insufficient technical equipment in most Russian seed-originating institutions compared to foreign breeding and seed production centers and companies. …”
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Prenatal diagnosis of imprinted associated chromosome abnormalities identified by noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) by Haishan Peng, Dongmei Wang, Fangfang Guo, Yaping Hou, Tingting Hu, Qianyi Du, Jiexia Yang

“…Six fetuses (6 out of 9) were diagnosed with regional abnormalities of Imprinting Disease. The most commonly diagnosed syndrome was 15q11-q13 duplication syndrome ( 3 out of 6), followed by mosaic trisomy 7 (2 out of 6) and Temple syndrome (1 out of 6). …”
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Application of Graph-Theoretic Methods Using ERP Components and Wavelet Coherence on Emotional and Cognitive EEG Data by Sencer Melih Deniz, Ahmet Ademoglu, Adil Deniz Duru, Tamer Demiralp

“…Despite the availability of various methods to measure and evaluate emotional states and cognitive processes, physiological measurements are considered to be one of the most reliable methods due to their objective approach. …”
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Comparative sustainability investigation on a novel industrial-waste-based soil stabilizer and cement based on life cycle assessment by Jiayi Luo, Feng Yu, Xin Chen, Shuaikang Li

“…Results from characterization, normalization, and sensitivity analyses reveal that, in the production process assessed using 1 ton of hardening agent as the functional unit, GWP emerges as the most dominant environmental impact category. Compared to the production of OPC, the industrial waste-based novel soil hardening agent demonstrates a reduction of 69.9% in total environmental impact, with a particularly pronounced advantage in mitigating GWP. …”
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Effects of Nitrogen Fertilizer Application on Growth, Vegetation Indices, and Ammonia Volatilization in Korean Radish (<i>Raphanus sativus</i> L.) by TaeSeon Eom, TaeWan Kim, SungYung Yoo

“…Except for a few specific indices, there were no significant differences observed in most analyzed vegetation indices. Based on the specific environmental and soil conditions examined in this study, our results indicate that nitrogen input in radish cultivation in the Republic of Korea could be reduced without significant yield penalties, offering potential benefits in terms of reduced production costs and environmental impact. …”
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Impact of Digitalization on the Transformation of the Higher Education System by T. I. Chinayeva

“…Based on this, it is necessary to understand the main directions of development in higher education, since personnel training is one of the most important components of the digitalization of the economy. …”
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The AraC Negative Regulator family modulates the activity of histone-like proteins in pathogenic bacteria. by Araceli E Santiago, Michael B Yan, Tracy H Hazen, Brooke Sauder, Mario Meza-Segura, Mario Meza-Segura, David A Rasko, Melissa M Kendall, Fernando Ruiz-Perez, James P Nataro

“…Transcriptome analysis of EAEC strain 042, 042aar and 042aar(pAar) identified more than 200 genes that were differentially expressed (+/- 1.5 fold, p<0.05). Most of those genes are located on the bacterial chromosome (195 genes, 92.85%), and are associated with regulation, transport, metabolism, and pathogenesis, based on the predicted annotation; a considerable number of Aar-regulated genes encoded for hypothetical proteins (46 genes, 21.9%) and regulatory proteins (25, 11.9%). …”
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IFN-γ-Licensed Mesenchymal Stem Cells Are More Susceptible to Death when Exposed to Quorum-Sensing Signal Molecule OdDHL and Less Effective in Inhibiting the Growth of Pseudomonas... by Marielly Reis Resende Sousa, Amandda Évelin Silva-Carvalho, Maurício Gonçalves da Costa Sousa, Danilo César Mota Martins, Emãnuella Melgaço Garcez, Luma Dayane de Carvalho Filiú Braga, Juliana Lott de Carvalho, Tanise Vendruscolo Dalmolin, Taia Maria Berto Rezende, Felipe Saldanha-Araujo

“…Licensing with IFN-γ is one of the most investigated strategies for enhancing the immunosuppressive potential of such cells. …”
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Antimicrobial Prescribing Practices Among Sri Lankan Veterinarians for Common Medical Conditions in Companion Animals by Lalanthi Premaseela De Silva, Nayana Wijayawardhane, Ruwani S. Kalupahana, Kottawattage S. A. Kottawatta, P.G. Anil Pushpakumara, Christopher B. Riley

“…There were 127 respondents. Most were from CA-only practices (63%); the remainder worked in government, mixed, or other practices. …”
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Inducing labor after fetal demise: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of mifepristone and misoprostol combination versus misoprostol alone by Maryam Shami, Mona Larki, Somayeh Makvandi, Mahnaz Azari

“…Abstract Introduction Intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD), one of the most tragic outcomes of pregnancy, affects approximately 1% of pregnancies. …”
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Assessing the quality of postnatal care offered to mothers and babies by midwives in Lilongwe District by Mercy Pindani, Chrissie Phiri, Wanangwa Chikazinga, Idesi Chilinda, Janet Botha, Genesis Chorwe-Sungani

“…Midwives did not always follow the reproductive health standards on client examination so that less than 75% of midwives inspected perineal wounds (52.2%), checked vital signs of neonate (66.7%) and mother (62.2%), and inspected lochia drainage (30.4%). Most midwives (91.3%) never assessed the emotional state of the mother. …”
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The Study of Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Chemical Compound of Pycnarrhena cauliflora Diels. as Proapoptosis in Cervical Cancer by Anggun Qurrota Aini, Supandi Supandi, Rosa Adelina, Dila Aulia Maharani

“…Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers among women worldwide and in Indonesia. …”
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Phenology of Epilachna quadricollis (Dieke) (Coccinellidae: Epilachnini) in Korea by Jang-Hoon Lee

“…Background : Epilachna quadricollis (Dieke) (Coccinellidae: Epilachnini) is the only known species in Korea that hibernates as a 4th instar larva, unlike most phytophagous coccinellids, which overwinter as adults. …”
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Evaluation of the short-term efficacy and safety of biological agents in different rheumatic diseases: a multidisciplinary therapeutic hospital"s experience by N A Mukhin, P I Novikov, Sergey Valentinovich Moiseev, T M Ignatova, L V Kozlovskaya, E N Semenkova, V V Fomin, S V Gulyaev, T N Krasnova, L A Strizhakov, T N Yanushkevich, V V Panasyuk, N V Nikiforova, S V Roshchupkina, Yu D Sorokin, A D Meshkov, L V Dubrovskaya, E S Zhabina, S A Parfenova, E I Kuznetsova, I A Lopatina

“…RTM (n=66) and INF (n = 31) were most frequently used. The high rate of RTM prescription was due to the fact that this drug was given to all patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and cryoglobulinemic vasculitis who totaled more than half of the patients included into the trial. …”
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Secondary resources of tomato processing as a valuable raw material for obtaining food ingredients by E. V. Lisovaya, E. P. Victorova, A. V. Sverdlichenko, N. N. Kornen

“…It is known that enterprises processing vegetables and fruits generate secondary resources (waste), in particular, pomace, in significant volumes. The most valuable, in terms of the composition and content of biologically active macro- and micronutrients, is tomato pomace. …”
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Inconsistent definitions for intention-to-treat in relation to missing outcome data: systematic review of the methods literature. by Mohamad Alshurafa, Matthias Briel, Elie A Akl, Ted Haines, Paul Moayyedi, Stephen J Gentles, Lorena Rios, Chau Tran, Neera Bhatnagar, Francois Lamontagne, Stephen D Walter, Gordon H Guyatt

“…These 36 articles described one or more of three statements: complete follow-up is required for ITT (58%); ITT and MOD are separate issues (17%); and ITT requires a specific strategy for handling MOD (78%); 17 (47%) endorsed more than one relationship. The most frequently mentioned strategies for handling MOD within ITT were: using the last outcome carried forward (50%); sensitivity analysis (50%); and use of available data to impute missing data (46%).…”
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Measurement of deciduous molar crowns and arches using digital imaging technology in pre-school children from Xiamen, China by Mei Chen, Yanru Hong, Peipei Huang, Junzhen Li, Lu Yin

“…The data were derived from the 3-Shape software based on the measurements on the models.Results There were sex differences in crown width of most deciduous teeth, but not in antimeres. There were also statistical differences in the following measurements: a) mesial-distal diameter of mandibular second deciduous molar; b) occlusal-gingival distance of the right first deciduous molar; c) the upper left first deciduous molar in different sex controls; and d) girls were all smaller than boys. …”
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