Breaking Barriers in Orthodontics: An Experimental Study on How Stabilization Discs Improve Mini-Implant Outcomes by Tinela Panaite, Cristian Liviu Romanec, Mihnea Iacob, Carina Balcos, Carmen Savin, Nicolae Daniel Olteanu, Raluca-Maria Vieriu, Chehab Alice, Irina Nicoleta Zetu

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: The stabilization disc enhances mini-implant stability by improving stress distribution and reducing deformation without requiring permanent implant modifications. Its adaptability makes it a valuable solution for managing variable bone density and high orthodontic forces, offering a promising advancement in orthodontic anchorage.…”
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A fine tuned EfficientNet-B0 convolutional neural network for accurate and efficient classification of apple leaf diseases by Hassan Ali, Noora Shifa, Rachid Benlamri, Aitazaz A. Farooque, Raziq Yaqub

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Rapid simulation of wave runup on morphologically diverse, reef-lined coasts with the BEWARE-2 (Broad-range Estimator of Wave Attack in Reef Environments) meta-process model by R. McCall, C. Storlazzi, F. Roelvink, S. G. Pearson, R. de Goede, J. A. Á. Antolínez

“…At longer timescales, risk management and adaptation planning require robust assessments of future flooding hazard considering uncertainties. …”
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Seasonal to decadal variability and persistence properties of the Euro-Atlantic jet streams characterized by complementary approaches by H. Banderier, H. Banderier, A. Tuel, T. Woollings, O. Martius, O. Martius, O. Martius

“…Then, we compute a wide range of jet indices for each jet category for the entire year to provide easily interpretable scalar time series representing upper-tropospheric dynamics.…”
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Fabrication and comprehensive experimental evaluation of surfactant-activated PEDOT:PSS/SnO2 thin films deposited via spin coating for advanced sensing applications by Poundoss Chellamuthu, Kirubaveni Savarimuthu, M. Gulam Nabi Alsath, Krishnamoorthy R, Yuvaraj T, Mohit Bajaj, Mohammad Shabaz

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Evaluation of parenting interventions for those with additional health and social care needs during pregnancy: THRIVE a multi-arm RCT with embedded economic and process components by Marion Henderson, Anja Wittkowski, Katie Buston, Karen Crawford, Alice MacLachlan, Alex McConnachie, Emma McIntosh, Claudia-Martina Messow, Catherine Nixon, Rosaleen O’Brien, Shona Shinwell, Daniel Wight, Yiqiao Xin, Rachel Calam, Ruth Dundas, James Law, Helen Minnis, Lucy Thompson, Philip Wilson

“…Group composition It would be interesting to explore the benefit of more homogeneous groups’ composition rather than the artefactually heterogeneous groups that were evaluated in THRIVE. …”
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