Dental prosthesis and buccal lesions in the elderly by Beatriz García Alpizar, Mikhail Benet Rodíguez, Eduardo Enrique Castillo Betancourt

“…<strong>Fundament</strong>: Buccal lesions in the elderly are very frequent and they constitute a problem of health due to the consequences that cause. …”
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A New Soil-Water Characteristic Curve Model for Unsaturated Loess Based on Wetting-Induced Pore Deformation by Yuwei Zhang, Zhanping Song, Xiaolin Weng, Yongli Xie

“…The pore volume function (PVF) was described by the WIPD. The shift factor ξ1i and the compression factor ξ2i were introduced into the model. …”
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Child-Adolescent Perfectionism Scale - Parent Report by Maria del Carmen Bento Teixeira, Ana Telma Fernandes Pereira, António Ferreira Macedo

“…Convergent validity was assessed using the CAPS-SF and MPS. Confirmatory factor analysis of the CAPS–PR (Parents) supported the same two-factor structure found in the CAPS-SF (Children): Self-Oriented Perfectionism and Socially-Prescribed Perfectionism, and represented a very good fit to the data (χ2/df = 2.495; CFI = .945; GFI = .922; TLI = .921; RMSEA = .100, p < .001). …”
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Distant microglial and astroglial activation secondary to experimental spinal cord lesion by Ricardo José de Almeida Leme, Gerson Chadi

“…Seven days and three months later the spinal cords were removed and submitted to immunohistochemistry of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and OX42, markers for astrocytes and microglia, as well as of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), an astroglial neurotrophic factor. …”
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Research and analysis of pilot control effect of ship pilots based on human reliability by Xiao Fu, Jingyi Shi, Dongjin Qian

“…Abstract Ship pilotage constitutes a critical element of port safety, where the reliability of pilots is paramount to safeguarding the operational integrity and safety of both ports and vessels. …”
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Application rate and nozzles associated with droplet electrification affect the spraying quality in common bean by Carlos E. L. Mello, Eduardo L. do Carmo, Guilherme B. P. Braz, Sérgio de O. Procópio, Gustavo A. Simon, Matheus de F. Souza, Gabriel E. S. de Araújo, Hamurábi A. Lins

“…A field experiment was conducted in a factorial 3 × 4 randomized block design with four replicates. The first factor consisted of three types of nozzle tips (simple flat fan, hollow cone, and hollow cone with the electrification of the drops), and the second factor constituted the four application rates (50, 100, 200, and 250 L ha-1). …”
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Establishing preclinical models for clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue by Bingbing X. Li, Bingbing X. Li, Jake Piesner

“…Only type 1 EWSR1-ATF1 fusion is known to be a constitutively active transcription factor. However, the transcriptional activity of other fusion types remains unknown. …”
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Investigation on Triaxial Dynamic Model Based on the Energy Theory of Bedding Coal Rock under Triaxial Impact Compression by Yang Xue, Xiaohui Liu, Rui Zhao, Yu Zheng, Xin Gui

“…Considering the influence of confining pressure, strain rate, and bedding on the dynamic failure characteristics, the dynamic constitutive model of bedding coal rock was established by introducing the comprehensive influence factor K and the DIF. …”
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Development of a Scale for Measuring Cognitive Biases Related to Risk-Taking Among Firefighters: The Five Cognitive Bias Risk Scale (5 CBR-S) by Sébastien Lhardy, Emma Guillet-Descas, Guillaume Martinent

“…A series of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses conducted on an initial version of the 5 CBR-S with 50 items provided structural evidence supporting a 5-factor, 19-item solution. …”
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Finnish Palliative Care Nurses’ and Physicians’ Perceptions of Spirituality and Spiritual Care Related to Their Attitudes toward End-of-Life Care by Raimo Goyarrola, Annamarja Lamminmäki, Virpi Sipola, Ikali Karvinen, Minna Peake, Suvi-Maria Saarelainen, Nina Santavirta, Leila Niemi-Murola, Reino Pöyhiä

“…Background: Spiritual care constitutes an indispensable aspect of palliative care (PC). …”
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DNN-Based ADNMPC of an Industrial Pickling Cold-Rolled Titanium Process via Field Enhancement Heat Exchange by Biao Yang, Jinhui Peng, Wei Li, Youling Li, Huilong Luo, Zhuming Zhang, Shenghui Guo, Shimin Zhang, Hezhou Su, Yaming Shi

“…The identifier of the direct adaptive nonlinear model identification and the controller of the adaptive nonlinear model predictive control are designed based on series-parallel dynamic neural network training by RLS algorithm with variable incremental factor, gain, and forgetting factor. These identifier and controller are used to constitute intelligent controller for adjusting the temperature of microwave heating acid. …”
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Treatment Challenges in Pediatric Stroke Patients by A. Yılmaz, S. Teber, Ö. Bektaş, N. Akar, L. Z. Uysal, E. Aksoy, G. Deda

“…There was no any statistical correlation between the recurrence of stroke and the existence of risk factors (𝑃=.961). Seventeen patients received prophylactic treatment; 2 of them without any risk factors, 3 had one risk factor, 12 patients, who constituted the majority of our patients, had multiple risk factors (𝑃=.024). …”
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MODULATING EFFECT OF THE −158 GΓ (C→T) XMN-1 POLYMORPHISM IN INDIAN SICKLE CELL PATIENTS by Sanjay Pandey, Sweta Pandey, Rahasya Mani Mishra, Renu Saxena

“…&lt;p&gt;Xmn-1 polymorphism is a known factor, which increases fetal haemoglobin production. …”
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Software tool for a comparative analysis of Romanian fiscality with other country in European Union by Logica BANICA, Daniela PIRVU, Alina HAGIU

“…The corporation activity represents a factor of major interest for the economies of all the States due to the economic and social effects that it generates. …”
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Men and infertility in The Gambia: Limited biomedical knowledge and awareness discourage male involvement and exacerbate gender-based impacts of infertility. by Susan Dierickx, Kelvin Onyango Oruko, Ed Clarke, Sainey Ceesay, Allan Pacey, Julie Balen

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Infertility in Sub-Saharan Africa constitutes an important social and public health problem. …”
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Literature in the foreign language syllabus: Engaging the student through active learning / El rol de la literatura en la enseñanza de lengua extranjera: la implicación del estudia... by Agustín Reyes Torres

“…El aprendizaje activo es en este sentido un factor clave para motivarle a leer y trabajar con los textos literarios. …”
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Productive and monetary efficiency of radish and coriander intercropping under organic management by Gerlani Alves Silva, Francisco Bezerra Neto, Jailma Suerda Silva de Lima, Elizangela Cabral dos Santos, Vitor Abel da Silva Lino, Francisca Karla Kelly da Silva Lino, Jéssica Paloma Pinheiro da Silva, Erivan Alves da Silva

“…The experimental design used was randomized blocks, with treatments arranged in a 4 × 4 factorial scheme with four replications. The first factor was constituted by four equitable amounts of hairy woodrose and roostertree biomass (20, 35, 50 and 65 t ha-1 on a dry basis), and the second factor was constituted by coriander population densities (40, 60, 80 and 100% of the recommended density for monocropping, RDM). …”
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Comprehensive analysis of splicing variants in corneal endothelial cells of patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy by Taichi Yuasa, Yuichi Tokuda, Masakazu Nakano, Kei Tashiro, Theofilos Tourtas, Ursula Schlötzer-Schrehardt, Friedrich Kruse, Noriko Koizumi, Naoki Okumura

“…Abstract Trinucleotide repeat (TNR) expansion in the transcription factor 4 (TCF4) gene represents the most prevalent genetic risk factor for Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) and may cause dysfunction of splicing regulators. …”
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Genetic Polymorphisms of the Vitamin D Receptor ApaI Gene and Physiological Parameters Diversity of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Iraqi Women by Safa F. Ali, Shiva Khezri, Ilham A. Khalaf, Dalia J. Mahmood

“…It emphasizes the homozygous variant genotype "aa" as a substantial risk factor for PCOS, providing insights into its genetic basis. …”
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DYNAMIC BALANCE IN GIRLS PRACTICING RECREATIONAL RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS AND GREEK TRADITIONAL DANCES by Mavrovouniotis Fotios, Proios Miltiadis, Argiriadou Eirini, Soidou Andromahi

“… Βalance ability influences learning and implementation of new skills, constitutes the basic factor for success in all athletic activities, and is a reliable predicting factor regarding the development of basic motor skills, academic success and risk of athletic injuries. …”
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