Efficacy of Benzocaine and Lidocaine Bioadhesive Patches in Various Minor Oral Surgical Procedures in Children - An Evaluative Study by Nisha E. John, Ramakrishnan Erakkodan, Natta Sreelakshmi

“…Statistical Analysis Used: The statistical analysis was done using paired t test, ANOVA and Bonferroni post hoc analysis. P value less than 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. …”
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Effects of dump site soil on the leaf structures of <i>Luffa cylindrical</i> (sponge gourd) and <i>Amaranthus viridis</i> (green amaranth) by S.I. Musa, K.O. Awayewaserere, K.I. Njoku

“…Hence, it is likely that all detected differences in the epidermal structures of the test plant grown on dumpsite soil were caused by the high level of HMs present in the dumpsites and therefore suggested that, changes in epidermal structures of L. cyclindrical and A. viridis grown on Olusosun dumpsite soils is an indication of HMs such as Zn and Pb present. …”
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Altered resting-state cerebral blood flow and its relationship with molecular architecture in tremor dominant Parkinson’s disease by Shangpei Wang, Yajie Cai, Yibin Zhao, Yongqiang Yu, Xianwen Chen, Longsheng Wang

“…The altered CBF were derived by a voxel-wised two sample t-test compare and spatial correlated with serotonin, dopamine, γ-aminobutyric acid, opioid, noradrenaline, N-methyl-D-aspartic acid, acetylcholine and glutamate neurotransmitter density maps. …”
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Long term effectiveness of intraoperative radiotherapy given as a boost in adjuvant treatment for oral cavity cancers by Grzegorz Woźniak, Tomasz Rutkowski, Wojciech Majewski, Aleksandra Napieralska, Jerzy Wydmański, Agnieszka Czarniecka, Cezary Szymczyk, Adam Bekman, Żaneta Kaniszewska Dorsz, Tomasz Latusek, Bogusław Maciejewski

“…The study included 23 patients: IORT dose of 5–7.5 Gy was delivered using 50 kV X-rays generated by INTRABEAM™, combined with EBRT of 50–60 Gy in 25–30 fractions depending on presence of extracapsular invasion and narrow or positive surgical margins. Standard statistical tests were used. Median follow up was 64 months (range 8–222 months). …”
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TEACHING AND ASSESSING INDEPENDENT LISTENING IN AN ONLINE COURSE FOR TRANSLATION MAJORS by Olga G. Kvasova, Nataliia K. Liamzina, Roksoliana I. Radchuk, Yulia I. Trykashna

“…The data obtained through listening logs were corroborated with the results of pre-and post-tests and the employment of another qualitative research tool – reflective Can-do statements. …”
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Characterisation of the Aerodynamic Aerosol Classifier Transfer Function for Particle Sizes up to 5 Micrometres by Simon D. Payne, Tyler J. Johnson, Jonathan P. R. Symonds

“…Setpoint agreement between two different production AACs remained within 2% over the size range tested. Therefore, the AAC has excellent performance for classifying particles up to 5 µm.…”
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The Dutch-translated cultural competence assessment scale for nurses: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation by P.B. Sutharson, J.M. Maaskant, A.M. Eskes

“…The second phase focused on psychometric testing. Data were analysed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). …”
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Analysis of Arc Re-Ignition in Vacuum Interrupter-Based HVdc Circuit Breakers by Tamer Eliyan, Ali Saeed Almuflih, Z. M. S. Elbarbary, Fady Wadie

“…This paper addresses this gap by systematically analyzing the arc-reignition phenomenon in VI-HVdc-CBs, focusing on the impact of inductance (L), capacitance (C), and resistance (R) on arc reignitions, arcing time, and transient recovery voltage (TRV). A seven-phase testing methodology is used to explore these parameters. …”
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Evaluating shear bond strength efficacy of seventh and eighth generation bonding agents (an in vitro study) by Hidayat Ababakr Khudhur, Diyar Khalid Bakr, Sazan Sherdl Saleem, Sohela Fakher Mahdi

“…Descriptive Statistics and One Sample test was conducted for statistical analysis. Results: The highest strength was seen in the 8th generation bonding agent (LuxaBond Universal (DMG, Hamburg, Germany). …”
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Impact of resin tapping on the radial growth and climate sensitivity of naturally- regenerated Pinus roxburghii (Chir pine) in Western Nepal by Bipin Bhattarai, Narayan Prasad Gaire, Tek Maraseni, Bishnu Prasad Devkota, Badri Bhattarai, Shankar Tripathi, Kamal Raj Aryal, Hari Adhikari

“…Statistical analyses, such as Pearson correlation and t-test, were used. Results indicate the untapped trees exhibited significantly higher basal area increment (BAI: p < 0.05) than those of tapped trees, indicating that resin tapping negatively impacts tree growth. …”
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Association of CYP11A1 Polymorphisms with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss in the Female Population of Punjab by Amanjot Kaur Rayat, Pallvi Thapar, Mandeep Kaur, Sukhjashanpreet Singh, Anupam Kaur

“…Statistical Analysis Used: Pearson’s Chi-square test was used. Results: The genotypic frequency of CYP11A1 (rs11632698) A > G polymorphism was statistically significantly different amongst cases and controls (P = 0.00001). …”
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DIGITAL SECURITY IN EDUCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS: A STUDY BASED ON FUTURE TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS by María José Latorre-Medina, Chaimae Tnibar-Harrus

“…The intention, after applying descriptive and inferential statistics tests, was to determine whether students in pre-service training really feel competent on digital matters or if they feel need more theoretical-practical training, especially in the area of security. …”
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Análisis de la cadena de valor del turismo gastronómico y sus relaciones desde un enfoque territorial: criterios de funcionalidad y jerarquización by Arturo Jiménez Rodríguez, Elisa Rico Cánovas, Enrique Moltó Mantero

“…La transversalidad de este patrimonio en el hecho turístico brinda posibilidades a cualquier tipo de destino. Esto implica que deban trabajar en la identificación de los atractivos gastronómicos del territorio para poder elaborar propuestas turísticas. …”
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Caffeine consumption during pregnancy and ADHD at the age of 11 years: a birth cohort study by Tiago N Munhoz, Iná S Santos, Alicia Matijasevich, Luciana Anselmi, Bianca Del-Ponte, Luciana Tovo-Rodrigues

“…The association between caffeine consumption and ADHD was tested by means of logistic regression.Results 3485 children were included in the analyses. …”
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Superficie forestal afectada por incendios en México: apuntes iniciales hacia un modelo de manejo preventivo by Andrés González-Rosales, Carlos Francisco Ortiz Paniagua

“…[Resultados]: sugieren que en 11 entidades federativas de México (Región Centro-Occidente) hay una relación entre la cantidad y duración de incendios, más que proporcional para la cantidad de incendios (1.28) y menos que proporcional para la duración de estos (0.52), en relación con la SFAI. [Conclusiones]: este modelo puede tener aplicaciones en la planificación de acciones y esquemas para la protección de ecosistemas forestales y la asignación de recursos (humanos, equipo y materiales) más eficaz y eficiente a fin de prevenir y reducir los incendios forestales. …”
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Exploring menstrual hygiene management practices among displaced coastal women in Kerala, India by Jessy Prabhakar, Aswin MG, Asmi Fathima Nazar, Adarsh MS, Jibin Job PJ, Nisam AP, Krishna Priya MJ, Mini GK

“…We collected data on their socio-demographic factors, WaSH facilities, and menstrual hygiene practices following displacement, using a pre-tested semi-structured interview questionnaire. The participants also completed the Menstrual Hygiene Practice Needs Scale. …”
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Customer segmentation in the digital marketing using a Q-learning based differential evolution algorithm integrated with K-means clustering. by Guanqun Wang

“…Furthermore, four widely recognized machine learning methods are employed to classify the clustering results, achieving over 95% classification accuracy on the test set. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed model exhibits a high degree of customer characteristic identification and segmentation, which not only enhances marketing efficiency and customer satisfaction but also fosters corporate profit growth through the strategic formulation of various marketing initiatives.…”
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Practice Patterns for N-acetylcysteine Dosing for Acetaminophen Toxicity in the United States by Michael Thomas, Christopher Edwards, Amanda Dunlap

“…Objective: Characterize practice patterns for treating acetaminophen toxicity. Methods: An pilot-tested, electronic survey containing demographic and practice pattern questions for acetaminophen toxicity management was sent to residency program directors. …”
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Effect of laser and light emitting diode bleaching techniques on micro-leakage of dental composite postoperatively using two different bonding systems by Shalaw S. Jawhar, Bassam K. Amin

“…All data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests (p < 0.05) Results: The results of the present study showed that the control group presented lower micro -leakage values compared with the groups treated with bleaching agents. …”
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The construction of a psychometric instrument for the educational role enactment of attending physicians in teaching hospitals by Ling-Chun Ou, Yu-Chih Lin

“…Experts assessed its content validity, while feasibility and readability were tested in a pilot study involving 100 attending physicians from seven teaching hospitals and medical centers in Kaohsiung City. …”
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