Elemental and micromorphological analysis of ion releasing restoration/carious dentin interface by Alaa Esmat Abdelsalam, Hoda Saleh Ismail, Hamdi Hosni Hamama

“…SEM micrographs revealed an ion-exchange zone in aged Equia Forte specimens and crystal-like structure deposition in artificially carious dentin bonded to ACTIVA. …”
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How is Indonesia coping with its epidemic of chronic noncommunicable diseases? A systematic review with meta-analysis. by Julia Schröders, Stig Wall, Mohammad Hakimi, Fatwa Sari Tetra Dewi, Lars Weinehall, Mark Nichter, Maria Nilsson, Hari Kusnanto, Ekowati Rahajeng, Nawi Ng

“…There is a stringent necessity to reorient and enhance health system responses to offer effective, realistic, and affordable ways to prevent and control NCDs through cost-effective interventions and a more structured approach to the delivery of high-quality primary care and equitable prevention and treatment strategies. …”
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Genetic variations suggests that Takifugu rubripes, T. chinensis, and T. pseudommus are the same species with a shared gene pool by Ji Young Lee, Kun Hee Kim, Hyuk Je Lee, Sun-Goo Hwang, Tae Sun Kang

“…Here, we provide comprehensive genetic and genomic evidence regarding their speciation and classification.MethodsWhole genome sequencing was performed on T. pseudommus, leading to the identification and development of 15 novel tandem simple sequence repeats (SSRs) from its genomic data. Genetic diversity, differentiation, and population structure among T. rubripes, T. pseudommus, T. chinensis, and T. xanthopterus were subsequently analyzed using a combination of these 15 SSR loci and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (CoI) and cytochrome b (CytB) gene sequences. …”
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Text-Guided Visual Representation Optimization for Sensor-Acquired Video Temporal Grounding by Yun Tian, Xiaobo Guo, Jinsong Wang, Xinyue Liang

“…Built upon the unified cross-modal embedding space provided by CLIP, our model leverages video data from sensing devices to structure representations and introduces two dedicated modules to semantically refine visual representations across spatial and temporal dimensions. …”
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Quality of life and lived experience of patients with short bowel syndrome treated with teduglutide and weaning off home parenteral nutrition: a qualitative analysis of patient dia... by Brian Jurewitsch, Colette Peters, Carol Okamoto

“…Participants completed handwritten semi-structured daily diaries for 6 weeks and a validated Home Parenteral Nutrition-Quality of Life (HPN-QOL) paper-based questionnaire as part of what aimed to be a mixed methods cross-tracks study. …”
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Effect of oral health education model on tooth brushing behavior and oral hygiene among children with intellectual disabilities by Muhammad Fiqih Sabilillah, Hari Kusnanto, Lisdrianto Hanindriyo, Sri Kuswandari

“…Conclusion: This study confirms that structured oral health education improves tooth brushing and hygiene in children with intellectual disabilities. …”
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Identification of new genes regulating nodule development in Medicago truncatula: an in-silico approach by Mahboobeh Azarakhsh, Sara Eslami, Maryam Moghadas, Zahra Ataei

“…This results in the formation of structure named infection thread and initiation of cell division in root cortex and finally formation of functional nodules. …”
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DE-Unet: Dual-Encoder U-Net for Ultra-High Resolution Remote Sensing Image Segmentation by Ye Liu, Shitao Song, Miaohui Wang, Hao Gao, Jun Liu

“…The dual encoders endow the network with strong global and local perception capabilities simultaneously, while the U-Net's symmetrical structure guarantees the network's robust decoding ability. …”
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Trainee perspectives on diversity, equity, and inclusion: a group concept mapping study by Nicholas Szoko, Ana Radovic, Jennifer E. Wolford, Loreta Matheo, Orquidia Torres

“…We demonstrate the utility of GCM, a structured and scalable participatory research method, to characterize trainee perceptions of DEI in graduate medical education.…”
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Factors Associated with Adherence to Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Among Patients Attending a Nurse-Led Community Clinic in Australia: A Qualitative Study by Fouziah Almouqati, Judith Daire, Catherine Catanach, Jean-Louis deSousa, Sam Quill, Mohamed Estai

“…The interview data were analyzed thematically using NVivo based on the socio-ecological model, with salience identified by the frequency of the theme. …”
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Mulher para presidente do Brasil? Gênero e política na perspectiva do eleitor brasileiro by Simone R. Bohn

“…<br>According to some authors, the modernization process, besides bringing about major changes in the social structure (such as industrialization, urbanization and all its related effects), also fosters changes in the system of traditional values and attitudes in the direction of emergence of the so-called modern values - secular and self-expression values. …”
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Investigating the effect of consumer xenocentrism on purchase intention for foreign products by Eroglu Hall Elif, Sevim Nurdan, Najmaldın Gulhan Sabah, Karamasa Caglar

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Whole-genome sequencing of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae isolated from a tertiary care hospital in Surabaya, Indonesia by Made Ananda Krisna, Lindawati Alimsardjono, Korrie Salsabila, Naritha Vermasari, Wa Ode Dwi Daningrat, Kuntaman Kuntaman, Odile Barbara Harrison, Martin Christopher James Maiden, Dodi Safari

“…This study describes the serotype distributions and whole-genome sequence (WGS) data of H. influenzae isolated from hospitalized patients at Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia. …”
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Patient lumbar discectomy journey (DiscJourn) in the UK: a qualitative study by Alison B Rushton, Nicola R Heneghan, Louise White, Navin Furtado, Annabel Masson, Karl Baraks, Zeeshan Parvez

“…Purposive criteria included age, sex, ethnicity, symptom duration, work/sick leave, education level and co-existing psychological issues. Semi-structured interviews were conducted using a patient co-constructed topic guide. …”
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Context specific effects of substrate composition on the taxonomic and functional diversity of macroinvertebrate communities in temperate lowland streams by Kate L. Mathers, Patrick D. Armitage, Matthew Hill, Melanie Bickerton, Morwenna Mckenzie, Isabel Pardo, David Tickner, Paul J. Wood

“…., gravel, sand and silt) are structured across differing rivers is lacking. Moreover, research largely focusses on gravel beds and fine sediment in general (<2 mm) and as a result detailed field observations specifically of the sand and silt fractions are lacking. …”
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Awareness of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections among the Montenegrin seafarers by Jovićević Ljiljana, Parlić Milan, Stevanović Jasmina, Novaković Tatjana, Barjaktarović-Labović Snežana, Milić Marija

“…For data analysis, we used the SPSS for Windows 20.0. …”
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Experimental study of brackets adhesion with a novel enamel-protective material compared with conventional etching by Alberto-Carlos Cruz-González, Edgar Delgado-Mejía

“…Adhesion preparation is associated with damages related to abrasive cleaning, enamel structure defacing caused by etching, enamel loss when removing resin remnants at orthodontic treatment finishing stage or when conditioning surface for adhesive failure and fractures at bracket removal. …”
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TrBot: A Turkish Deep Learning Chatbot Utilizing Seq2Seq Model by Bilal Babayigit, Habibelahi Rahmani, Mohammed Abubaker

“…This architecture allows TrBot to manage sequential dependencies and effectively generate coherent responses, offering advantages in handling the complex morphological structure of Turkish. In contrast to earlier Turkish chatbots that were application-specific, TrBot is designed for broad conversational use across various topics. …”
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Emotional impact on healthcare providers involved in medical assistance in dying (MAiD): a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis by Alexander Simpson, Alireza Bagheri, Saumil Yogendra Dholakia

“…MAiD practitioner’s professional values and their degree of engagement influence the emotional impact, which may help structure future support networks. English language literature restriction and absence of subgroup analyses limit the generalisability of results.…”
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Status of Agricultural Mechanization in Ghana: Insight from Farmers’ Perception, Population, and Nonagricultural Sector Growth by Gilbert Ayine Akolgo, Duke Nii Darko Quaye, Abdul-Rauf Malimanga Alhassan, Killian Asampana Asosega, Ebenezer Nunoo, Osman A. Akimsah Jedaiah, Michael Elorm Deho, Thomas Atta-Darkwa

“…The methods employed included a structured questionnaire administered to farmers and other agricultural stakeholders to determine the level of mechanization, readiness to adopt/accept mechanization technology, level of usage of mechanization technologies, and ownership of machinery. …”
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