Anatomical variations and bilateral symmetry of roots and root canal system of mandibular first permanent molars in Saudi Arabian population utilizing cone- beam computed tomograph... by Mohammed Mashyakhy, Hemant Ramesh Chourasia, Esam Halboub, Abeer Abdulkareem Almashraqi, Yahia Khubrani, Gianluca Gambarini

“…Results: Out of 174 mandibular first molars, 97.1% were two rooted and 2.9% were three rooted (distolingual root). In regards to the number of canals, 73% had three, 25.3% had four and 1.7% had two root canals. …”
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Correlation Between the Clinical and Histopathological Results in Experimental Sciatic Nerve Defect Surgery by Andrei Marin, Vlad Herlea, Alice Bancu, Carmen Giuglea, Dana Antonia Țăpoi, Ana Maria Ciongariu, Georgiana Gabriela Marin, Silviu Adrian Marinescu, Nicoleta Amalia Dobrete, Adrian Vasile Dumitru, Cristian Trambitaș, Dragoș Șerban, Maria Sajin

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: Forty male Wistar rats were divided into four groups to compare the results of four different methods of reconstruction for sciatic nerve defect: (1) nerve graft–control group, (2) empty aortic conduit, (3) aortic conduit filled with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and (4) aortic conduit filled with mesenchymal stem cells. There were three clinical examinations: a sensitivity test, a mobility test and a footprint test. …”
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Determination of Inorganic Elements in the Rhizome of Paris polyphylla Smith Var. chinensis (Franch.) Hara by Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry by Tiezhu Chen, Juan Lin, Jun Yang, Yina Tang, Chunmei Zhang, Tao Zhang, Feiyan Wen, Qingmao Fang, Hao Zhang

“…The linear working ranges were three, 0–300 μg/L, 0–500 μg/L, and 0–1000 μg/L, and the correlation coefficients (r) values were higher than 0.998. …”
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Childhood contact with social services, self-harm and suicidal or self-harm ideation in young adulthood: a population-wide record-linkage study by S. McKenna, D. O’Reilly, E. Ross, A. Maguire

“…Even those assessed as not in need of any help or support in childhood were three times more likely to present with self-harm or ideation (OR = 3.45 [95% CI, 3.07–3.88]). …”
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An efficacy of protection the organs at risks comparison between the intensitymodulated radiotherapy therapy (IMRT) and the three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) by Abd Al-Taj Abd Ali Khaleel, Siham Sabah Abdullah, Sabbar Shukri Al-Bayaty, Abdulrahman Mohammed Abdulbaqi, Nabaa Mohammad Ali Alazawy

“…Treatment planning techniques used for each patient were three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy and intensity-modulated radiotherapy. …”
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Cultivares de trigo submetidas a déficit hídrico no início do florescimento, em casa de vegetação Wheat cultivars submitted to water deficit at the beginning of flowering in greenh... by Diego dos Santos, Vandeir F. Guimarães, Jeferson Klein, Samuel L. Fioreze, Eurides K. Macedo Júnior

“…The factors studied were: three wheat cultivars (Coodetec (CD) 105, 108 and 111) and 2 irrigation managements (with and without imposition of water deficit). …”
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Periodontal risk assessment in a teaching hospital population in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province by Marwa Madi, Afsheen Tabasum, Ahmed Elakel, Deamah Aleisa, Nabras Alrayes, Hend Alshammary, Intisar Ahmad Siddiqui, Khalid Almas

“…Logistic regression analysis showed that males were three times more likely to have high PRA (OR = 3.24) and to be married (OR = 2.77), as well as to be active smokers (OR = 8.87). …”
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Clinical outcomes and survival following placement of self‐expandable metallic stents for central airway stenosis and fistula by Katsuo Usuda, Shun Iwai, Aika Yamagata, Yoshihito Iijima, Nozomu Motono, Yutaka Takahara, Shohei Shinomiya, Taku Oikawa, Shiro Mizuno, Hidetaka Uramoto

“…After SEMS placement, 20 patients (83.3%) showed improvement in mMRC grade, 19 (79.2%) showed improvement in PS, and 21 (87.5%) showed improvement in symptoms. There were three patients whose stents migrated out of place, but there were no patients with obstructive granulation, infection, or mucous plugs. …”
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NFLUENCE OF SALTED ENVIRONMENT ON FODDER HERBS EFFICIENCY OF PASTURABLE PHYTOCOENOSES OF THE NORTH-WESTERN CASPIAN LOWLAND by R. Z. Usmanov, M. A. Babaeva, S. V. Osipova

“…In the sowing year there were three hay crops, the second and subsequent years - 4 mowing. …”
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Estimating the Grape Basal Crop Coefficient in the Subhumid Region of Northwest China Based on Multispectral Remote Sensing by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle by Can Xu, Xiaotao Hu, Jia Tian, Xuxin Guo, Jichu Lei

“…The results indicated that: (1) The growth stage, type of vegetation index, and modeling method were three significant factors influencing the fitting accuracies of the relationship models between the grape basal crop coefficient (<i>K</i>_cb) and vegetation indices. …”
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Application of MRI-guided hysteroscopic one-step resection in preserving the fertility of early endometrial cancer patients by Yi Yu, Lu Zhang, Long Sui, Long Sui, Hongwei Zhang, Limei Chen

“…There was no significant difference in the pregnancy rate between the non-MI group and the control group. There were three cases (25%) of successful pregnancy and full-term delivery in the non-MI group.ConclusionMRI-guided hysteroscopic one-step resection can accurately diagnose the presence of myometrial invasion in early endometrial cancer, which helps about 79% of patients preserve their fertility compared with MRI evaluation alone. …”
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Midline one-stage complete unifocalization early outcomes from a single center by Oktay Korun, Okan Yurdakök, Mehmet Dedemoğlu, İlker Kemal Yücel, Ahmet Çelebi, Şefika Türkan Kudsioğlu, Ahmet Sasmazel, Numan Ali Aydemir

“…Follow-up was complete; and the median follow-up regarding survival was 20 months (IQR: 10–28 months). There were three late deaths, and the estimated survival rate was 80% at 10 months and on. …”
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Factors Influencing Spatial Variability in Nitrogen Processing in Nitrogen-Saturated Soils by Frank S. Gilliam, Frank C.C. Somerville, Frank N.L. Lyttle, Frank M.B. Adams

“…At 30°C, rates from N-treated/high N were three times those of N-treated/low N. Highest rates were found for untreated/high N (two times greater than those of N-treated/high N), whereas untreated/low N exhibited no net nitrification. …”
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Prevalence of abnormal seminal fluid and associated factors among patients attending fertility clinics in Osogbo: a cross-sectional study by Kehinde Awodele, Sunday Charles Adeyemo, Eniola Dorcas Olabode, Adeniyi Olanipekun Fasanu, Lanre Olaitan, Akintunde Rasaq Akindele, Funso Abidemi Olagunju, Adeola Dorcas Aderinwale

“…Multiple regression analysis revealed that habitual drunkards were approximately five times more likely to have at least one abnormality in their seminal fluid (Odd’s ratio (OR): 4.990, p: 0.004, Confidence Interval (CI): 1.688–14.749), while smokers were three times more likely to have at least one abnormality in their seminal fluid (p = 0.005, OR = 3.300 and CI = 1.396–4.273). …”
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Post pull- through bowel function outcome and contributing factors in children; a cross-sectional study from low resource setting by Tafese Gudissa Merga, Hiwote Girma Assefa, Maru Gama Erge, Hana Abebe Gebreselassie

“…Methods This cross-sectional study evaluated the bowel function outcome of children who have undergone pull-through procedures over five years. All children were three years or older, and were at least in their sixth month and beyond after the procedure. …”
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Quality of Life in Patients with Acromegaly before and after Transsphenoidal Surgical Resection by Jing Gu, Shiyuan Xiang, Min He, Meng Wang, Yanfang Gu, Lingjuan Li, Zhiwen Yin

“…Appearance, vitality, and mental health were three major aspects that warrant further attention from physicians and caregivers after surgery.…”
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Adaptive potential of winter rye cultivars developed at VIR in the context of their grain protein content in the environments of Leningrad province by N. I. Aniskov, I. V. Safonova, V. I. Horeva

“…The area of the plot was 10 m2; there were three replications. Seeding rate was 350 seeds/m2 or 3.5 million viable seeds per hectare. …”
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Microbial metabolites in chronic heart failure and its common comorbidities by Sha Hua, Bomin Lv, Zeping Qiu, Zhuojin Li, Zhiyan Wang, Yanjia Chen, Yanxin Han, Katherine L Tucker, Hao Wu, Wei Jin

“…Notably, baseline ImP levels were three times higher in the Chinese compared with the Swedish cohorts and increased by 1.1–1.6 fold with each additional CHF comorbidity in the Chinese population. …”
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Effects of a Capsaicin-Based Phytogenic Solution on Intestinal Permeability, Serum Amino Acid Concentrations, and Digestibility in Heat-Stressed Growing Pigs by Miguel Cervantes, Panagiotis Sakkas, José A. Valle, Néstor Arce, Ernesto Avelar, Nicolas Quilichini, Adriana Morales

“…Trial 1: The effects on the serum concentrations of amino acids (AAs) and the gene expression of tight junction proteins in the jejunum and ileum were assessed with 42 pigs (Landrace-Hampshire-Duroc; 27.0 ± 4.5 kg BW). There were three treatments (14 replicates): pigs under thermoneutral (TN) conditions fed control diet (TN-C); and HS pigs fed control diet without (HS-C) or with PHY (HS-PHY). …”
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Pregnancy outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Part I. Maternal outcomes by N. M. Kosheleva, E. V. Matyanova, E. V. Fedorova, N. I. Klimenchenko

“…In this regard, more and more women with RA and SLE decide to have pregnancy, which makes it actual to study the features of its course and outcomes in these diseases.Objective: to evaluate maternal pregnancy outcomes in patients with RA and SLE.Subjects and methods. 76 cases of pregnancy were traced prospectively in 72 patients: 32 pregnancies in 29 patients with RA and 44 pregnancies in 43 patients with SLE.Results and discussion. 72 of 76 (94.7%) supervised pregnancies ended in childbirth with the birth of a viable baby. There were three cases of pregnancy loss in the second trimester in SLE patients with concomitant antiphospholipid syndrome (AFS) and one case (3.1%) of perinatal infant death (a boy and a girl, monochorionic diamniotic twins with reverse arterial perfusion syndrome) in a patient with seropositive RA. …”
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