Pulp Screen Plugging Characteristics by Parsa Aryanpour, Robert W. Gooding, James A. Olson

“…Their low porosity limited flow through the slot soon after creation. Short-fiber (hardwood) plugs formed more slowly, and they were more porous and weaker.…”
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Machine learning in medicine: what clinicians should know by Jordan Zheng Ting Sim, Qi Wei Fong, Weimin Huang, Cher Heng Tan

“…Machine learning (ML) is the most relevant subset of AI in medicine, which will soon become an integral part of our everyday practice. …”
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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Scaling Up Effective Peer Feedback in a Large-enrollment Project-based Course by Logan Paul, Alexis Peirce Caudell

“…This quick hit details a system, soon to be Canvas tool, for peer feedback in a large-enrollment, team-based project course. …”
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A rare case of acute respiratory distress syndrome due to chlorine gas inhalation: Rapid progression with favorable ICU outcome by Dung Thai Pham, Bang Ngoc Dao, Dung Tien Nguyen, Ba Van Dang, Dung Tien Le, Hung Manh Do, Loc Tich Hoang, Minh Tuan Ngo, Duong Minh Vu

“…Initial treatment included non-invasive ventilation, but the patient soon required tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. …”
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Plea Bargain Law and the Fight Against Corruption in Nigeria: Between Punishment and Protection by Olowu Olagunju Folorunso Folorunso

“…The study thus recommended that the 1999 Federal Republic of Nigeria Constitution be amended as soon as possible to remove the clause that supported plea bargaining in order to allow for harsher and more stringent punishment laws. …”
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Impacto de la crisis de la COVID-19 en el empleo del sector turístico en España: perspectivas territorial y de género by Cándida Gago-García, Reyes González-Relaño, Milagros Serrano Cambronero, Frank Babinger

“…Con ellos se ha elaborado cartografía temática y se han efectuado análisis de componentes principales complementados con análisis de autocorrelación espacial (Índice de Moran). El estudio revela, entre los resultados significativos, que aquellos territorios muy especializados (ej. turismo de sol y playa), fueron muy vulnerables a la crisis, en relación con la caída de la demanda internacional. …”
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A revised classification of Dryopteridaceae based on plastome phylogenomics and morphological evidence, with the description of a new genus, Pseudarachniodes by Zheng-Yu Zuo, Germinal Rouhan, Shi-Yong Dong, Hong-Mei Liu, Xin-Yu Du, Li-Bing Zhang, Jin-Mei Lu

“…Seven morphological characters including habit, rhizome shape, frond morphology, rachis-costae architecture, appendages on stipe base and lamina, and soral arrangement were found to be informative for identifying different major clades and clades in Dryopteridaceae. …”
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VERTEBRAL PEDICULAR TETHERING - GROWTH MODULATION TECHNIQUE FOR IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS by ANDRÉ SANTOS DE BARROS, PEDRO BIZARRO, PEDRO JORDÃO, JOÃO LAMEIRAS CAMPAGNOLO, JORGE MINEIRO

“…Outcomes were evaluated in the coronal, sagittal, and rotational planes using radiographic measurements and clinical assessments. …”
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Comprehensive three-dimensional microCT and signaling analysis reveal the teratogenic effect of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin on craniofacial bone development in mice by Xiao-ming Wang, Cai-ming Qin, Dou Li, Xin-ran Xu, Xiao-jing Pan, Hui Xue

“…By treating pregnant mice with TCDD (40 μg/kg) at the vital craniofacial patterning stages (embryonic day 8.5, 10.5 and 12.5), and scanning and reconstructing the skulls at embryonic day 18.5 using microCT, we found that TCDD exposure at the earlier and later patterning stages induced variable craniofacial malformations, including premature fusion of metopic and coronal sutures, truncated palatal processes of maxillary and palatine bones, as well as opening oriented pterygoid processes. …”
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Micro-computed tomographic analysis of the morphology of maxillary canines by Thomas Gerhard Wolf, Theodora Rempapi, Niccolò Giuseppe Armogida, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Andrea Lisa Waber

“…After representing the internal morphology by 3-D software imaging, the RCC results were described using a four-digit system code indicating the main root canal from coronal to apical thirds and the main foramina number. …”
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How to Run Linear Mixed Effects Analysis for Pairwise Comparisons? A Tutorial and a Proposal for the Calculation of Standardized Effect Sizes by Marc Brysbaert, Dries Debeer

“…We show that LME analysis is more interesting as soon as you have more than one observation per participant per condition. …”
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Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) Biology, Ecology, and Management in Florida Grazing Lands by Brent A. Sellers, Jason A. Ferrell, Gregory E. MacDonald, Kenneth A. Langeland, Stephen Luke Flory

“…It was accidentally introduced into Alabama in the early 1900s, and purposely introduced as a potential forage and soil stabilizer in Florida (and other states) in the 1930s and early 1940s. However, soon after investigations began it was realized that cogongrass could be a weedy pest. …”
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Increasing the uptake of long-acting reversible contraception in general practice: the Australian Contraceptive ChOice pRoject (ACCORd) cluster randomised controlled trial protocol by Danielle Mazza, Angela Taft, Kevin McGeechan, Kirsten Black, Heather McKay, Marion Haas, Jayne Lucke, Jeffery F Peipert

“…Introduction The increased use of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), such as intrauterine devices and hormonal implants, has the potential to reduce unintended pregnancy and abortion rates. …”
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The INFLUENCE 3.0 model: Updated predictions of locoregional recurrence and contralateral breast cancer, now also suitable for patients treated with neoadjuvant systemic therapy by M.C. Van Maaren, T.A. Hueting, D.J.P. van Uden, M. van Hezewijk, L. de Munck, M.A.M. Mureau, P.A. Seegers, Q.J.M. Voorham, M.K. Schmidt, G.S. Sonke, C.G.M. Groothuis-Oudshoorn, S. Siesling

“…Age, mode of detection, histology, sublocalisation, grade, pT, pN, hormonal receptor status ± endocrine treatment, HER2 status ± targeted treatment, surgery ± immediate reconstruction ± radiation therapy, and chemotherapy were significant predictors for LRR and/or CBC in non-NST patients. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines of Russian Gastroenterological Association, Scientific Society for the Clinical Study of Human Microbiome, Russian Society for the Prevention of Non-Co... by V. T. Ivashkin, T. L. Lapina, I. V. Maev, O. M. Drapkina, R. S. Kozlov, A. A. Sheptulin, A. S. Trukhmanov, S. R. Abdulkhakov, O. P. Alekseeva, S. A. Alekseenko, D. N. Andreev, D. S. Bordin, N. N. Dekhnich, I. L. Klyaritskaya, N. V. Korochanskaya, M. F. Osipenko, E. A. Poluektova, A. S. Sarsenbaeva, V. I. Simanenkov, A. V. Tkachev, A. I. Ulyanin, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov

“…The serological method cannot be used after anti-Helicobacter therapy.In Russia H. pylori strains' resistance to clarithromycin does not exceed 15 % in most regional studies. …”
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Treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection: mainstream and innovations (Review of the literature and Russian gastroenterological association Advisory council resolution, May 19, 20... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, T. L. Lapina, A. A. Sheptulin, A. S. Trukhmanov, R. A. Abdulkhakov, S. A. Alekseyenko, N. N. Dekhnich, R. S. Kozlov, I. L. Klyaritskaya, S. A. Kurilovich, M. F. Osipenko, V. I. Simanenkov, I. B. Khlynov

“…The rate of clarithromycin resistance of H. pylori strains in Russia does not exceed 15% in the majority of regional studies. …”
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Host factor PLAC8 is required for pancreas infection by SARS-CoV-2 by Lesly Ibargüen-González, Sandra Heller, Darío López-García, Hanna Dietenberger, Thomas FE Barth, Patricia Gallego, Israel Fernández-Cadenas, Sayoa Alzate-Piñol, Catalina Crespí, Julieth A. Mena-Guerrero, Eugenia Cisneros-Barroso, Alejandro P. Ugalde, Gabriel Bretones, Charlotte Steenblock, Alexander Kleger, Marta L. DeDiego, Carles Barceló

“…Functional experiments demonstrate the requirement of PLAC8 in SARS-CoV-2 pancreatic productive infection by pseudovirus and full SARS-CoV-2 infectious virus inoculum from Wuhan-1 and BA.1 strains. Finally, we observe an overlap between PLAC8 and SARS-CoV-2 immunoreactivities in the pancreas of deceased patients. …”
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Impact of viral load on sample pooling for reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction detection-based diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 in Nigeria by Timan T. Eliya, Elvis E. Isere, Bassey Emmana, Chukwuebuka Ugwu, Jonathan Kushim, Precious Ishaku, Aisha E. Ibrahim, John S. Bimba

“…Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic strained diagnostic testing capacities globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria. …”
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Utility of Visceral Adiposity Index and Lipid Accumulation Products to Define Metabolically-Unhealthy Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Asian Indian Women - A Cross Sectional Study by R. A. Shreenidhi, Reeta Mahey, Monika Rajput, Rohitha Cheluvaraju, Ashish D. Upadhyay, Jai Bhagwan Sharma, Garima Kachhawa, Neerja Bhatla

“…Materials and Methods: Two hundred PCOS women were included in the study, and all the clinical, anthropometric, hormonal, biochemical and metabolic markers were assessed. …”
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Sistem Deteksi Myocardial Infarction Berdasarkan Pathological Q Waves Dan ST Segment Elevation Menggunakan Metode Support Vector Machine by Ragil Hadi Prasetyo, Edita Rosana Widasari, Agung Setia Budi

“…One of the disorders in the heart is Myocardial Infarction which is a disorder caused by blood blockage to the heart. One way to find out someone has Myocardial Infarction is to do an Electrocardiogram (ECG) test, but to do an ECG test is quite expensive and difficult to reach for some people. …”
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