Persistent intestinal myiasis caused by Oestrus ovis in a Nigerian university student: a case report by Winifred N. Adiri, Bruno Basil, Chinwe P. Onyia, Joy O. Ugwuanyi, Chinyere Azifuaku, Sam C. Iheukwumere, Olivia Obienu, Uchenna N. Ijoma, Sylvester C. Nwokediuko

“…Conclusion This case emphasizes the need for clinicians to consider rare parasitic infections such as Oestrus ovis myiasis, especially in endemic regions with poor hygiene, and highlights the importance of extended or alternative treatment protocols for resistant cases. It also emphasizes the need for increased awareness of food safety and hygiene in high-risk environments and further research into resistance mechanisms in myiasis treatment.…”
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Effect of Cocoa (<i>Theobroma cacao</i>) Plantation Types on the Distribution of Anuran Communities in Ore, Ondo State, Nigeria by AB Onadeko

“…The highest mean number of  individuals (190±9.5) was observed at ICNP followed by PSFV (183±5.7), while the least was at PCWP (77±8.0). There was also significant difference (F4, 10 = 150.48, P< 0.01) between the abundance of anuran species at the various  sites. …”
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Akinetopsia: a systematic review on visual motion blindness by Johanna L. Browne, Lydia Krabbendam, Jan Dirk Blom, Jan Dirk Blom, Jan Dirk Blom

“…Bilateral lesions to V5/MT most often coincided with global akinetopsia and chronicity, although we found that the severity of the condition also depends on surviving components of the visual motion network as a whole, and—in line with the dynamic parallellism theory—the speed of moving objects. …”
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Successful living donor liver transplantation of the left lateral sector with simultaneous atypical resection of the S2 for focal nodular hyperplasia by R. T. Rzayev, Yu. R. Kamalov, E. Yu. Kryzhanovskaya, M. A. Tatarkina, A. L. Kovaleva

“…According to computed tomography, it was a weak hypervascular formation with fuzzy contours, accumulating contrast medium unevenly in the arterial phase, with visualization of a small hypodense area around, also accumulating contrast medium in the venous phase. …”
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The role of new hepatitis B vaccines in South Africa by G U van Zyl, T Maponga, H Rabie, J Taljaard

“…PreHevbrio, which includes three hepatitis B surface protein domains, instead of one, may also be more immunogenic, although clinical study data are still limited. …”
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DETERMINANTS OF CORPORATE TAX AGGRESSIVENESS IN NIGERIAN DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS by Bilikisu Roseline Yusuf, Samson Adewale Adediran

“…Tɑx ɑuthorities should closely monitor bɑnks with increɑsing profitɑbility (ROA) ɑs there is tendency for increɑse in ɑggressive tɑx ɑctivities to reduce their tɑx liɑbilities. Also, the study shows reduction in tɑx ɑggressiveness ɑs ɑge increɑses, then efforts of tɑx ɑuthorities should be concentrɑted on young firms while trying to curb tɑx prɑctices ɑmong deposit money bɑnks in Nigeriɑ. …”
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Antibacterial Effect of Fixed and Volatile Oils against Gram-positive and Gram-negative Bacteria by Tara Faiq M. Salih, Sakar Ahmed Abdullah, Salar Ibrahim Ali, Daryan Kamal Khder

“…plant and herbal extracts as an alternative source of various chemotherapeutic drugs, also to increase antibiotic efficiency by combining with plant extract for obtaining a powerful and broad ?…”
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Evaluation of Object-Based and Pixel-Based Technique for Extracting Snow Cover Surface Using Landsat 8 Satellite Images (Case Study Damavand Mountain Range) by Behnam Sedaghat, Ali Javadzade khiavi, Babak Naeim, Erfan Khajavi, Amir Reza Taghavi Khanghah

“…The pixel-based method relies on classifying numerical values of images, while the novel object-oriented approach takes into account not only numerical images but also background information, texture, and content for classification. …”
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Direction-Specific Signatures of Sport Participation in Center of Pressure Profiles of Division I Athletes by Stephen M. Glass, Scott E. Ross

“…Greater double leg COP velocity was also observed in multiple heading bins in basketball athletes when compared to soccer athletes. …”
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Teeth Structure Analysis of Primary Teeth in Children with Congenital Heart Disease (Ventricular Septal Defect) in Erbil City by Huda Raad Mahdi, Omed Ikram Shihab

“…Conclusion: VSD can result in significant structural differences in the enamel and dentin layers of primary teeth. It can also cause sub-optimal concentrations of certain minerals like Ca, P, O2, Na, and Silica in primary teeth. …”
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Evaluation of the effect on antimicrobial properties, color, roughness and curing time of glass ionomer cement incorporated with silver and copper nanoparticles by Laís Aragão Lima, Wanessa Fernandes Matias Regis, Fábio Ruan Louzeiro Lima, Victor Teixeira Noronha, Amauri Jardim de Paula, Fernanda Freitas Sousa, Paulo Goberlânio Barros Silva, Rafael Melo Freire, Lidiany Karla Azevedo Rodrigues

“…Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial potential of glass ionomer cement (GIC) incorporated with silver and copper nanoparticles (CuAgNP) in three different concentrations (GIC 0.01% CuAgNP, GIC 0.05% CuAgNP, and GIC 0.1% CuAgNP) on the inhibition of in vitro formation of duospecies biofilm of Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans, surface roughness, color variation, and curing time. A control group was also included, consisting of GIC without nanoparticles. …”
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PMEDM process parameter optimization for machining superalloy MONEL 400 by Abhishek Kumar, Manoj Nikam, T Jagadeesha, Ateekh Ur Rehman, Ajay S Bhongade, Teli Shivagond

“…The study investigates into how to machine MONEL 400 with copper as the cathode, focusing on important process parameters such as powder concentration, peak-current, and pulse on duration. This study also compared impact of PMEDM to conventional EDM, and results demonstrated improvements in material removal rate, tool wear rate, and surface roughness. …”
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The role of GPT in promoting inclusive higher education for people with various learning disabilities: a review by Thippa Reddy Gadekallu, Gokul Yenduri, Rajesh Kaluri, Dharmendra Singh Rajput, Kuruva Lakshmanna, Kai Fang, Junxin Chen, Wei Wang

“…This review offers a comprehensive analysis of the GPT and its significance for enhancing inclusivity in the field of higher education. In this research, we also examined the possible challenges and constraints associated with the integration of GPT into inclusive higher education, along with potential solutions. …”
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InceptionDTA: Predicting drug-target binding affinity with biological context features and inception networks by Mahmood Kalemati, Mojtaba Zamani Emani, Somayyeh Koohi

“…In addition to using CharVec, which demonstrates greater accuracy in absolute predictions, InceptionDTA also includes a version that employs simple label encoding and excels in ranking and predicting relative binding affinities. …”
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Evaluating the role of inflammatory biomarkers as a diagnostic tool in peri-implantitis by Ayan Saxena, Pavitra Kumar Rastogi, Nand Lal, Umesh Pratap Verma, Rameshwari Singhal, Md. Kaleem Ahmad

“…IL-1β and IL-6 levels were also statistically significantly higher in the peri-implantitis group in comparison to healthy implants and healthy teeth group. …”
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COMPARISON OF MONO AND POLY-AXIAL PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION IN THORACOLUMBAR A3/A4 FRACTURES by EMILIANO NEVES VIALLE, BARBARA MIROSKI DE OLIVEIRA PINTO, JOANA BRETAS CABRAL RONDOM GUASQUE, LUIZ ROBERTO GOMES VIALLE, RENATO FEDATO BERALDO

“…The postoperative AVBC% was statistically superior for the mono-axial group (mean of 0.60±0.09 in the pre-operative AVBC% to 0.77±0.11 in the post-operative), compared to the poly-axial group (0.60±0.12 to 0.69± 0.13), p=0.04. ∆ AVBC% was also statistically different (0.17±0.10 in the mono-axial group and 0.08±0.12 in the poly-axial group), p=0.01. …”
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Gender Disparities and Socioeconomic Triggers in Filicide-Suicide—An Analysis of Media Portrayals by Zainab Pervaiz, Maryam Ayub, Nazish Imran

“…Female perpetrators were more prevalent than males, and most victims were also female. The average age of victims was 10.18 years (SD 9.5). …”
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The effects of the image attributes of golf star athletes supported by adult amateur golfers on sports participation desire and continuation intention by Ji-Hye Yang, Ga Young Kim, Hye Jin Yang, Chulhwan Choi, Chul-Ho Bum

“…In the context of golf, fans are also influenced by the players they support, experiencing a range of emotions. …”
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Aplicación de la metodología de valoración biogeográfica "LANBIOEVA" a las agrupaciones vegetales altoandinas de Atacama (Chile) by Mª Cristina Díaz Sanz, Pedro José Lozano Valencia, Roxana Lebuy Castillo, Guillermo Meaza Rodriguez

“…A partir de todo ello, se registra alto grado de Interés de Conservación y, sobre todo, de Prioridad de Conservación para la generalidad de las unidades de vegetación, alguna de las cuales obtiene, por este último concepto, la calificación más elevada registrada hasta la fecha a escala global. …”
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A study on Bacterial Infections Associated with Central Nervous System in Pakistani Population by Muneeba Afzal, Hamza Altaf, Tayyaba Faiz, Samra Mannan

“…Major pathogens included Streptococcus pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Enterobacter cloacae, Enterococcus faecium, and Haemophilus influenzae, Viruses, fungi, and parasites were also involved. Many patients exhibited stages 3 and 4 on the MRC Breathlessness scale. …”
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