Dynamics of free radical processes in the oral fluid of patients with chronic recurrent aphthous stomatitis at the first stage of therapy by O. V. Tarasova, A. V. Shumsky, O. N. Pavlova, O. N. Gulenko

“…Significant decrease of the studied indexes of oral liquid testifies to the efficiency of the first stage of therapy of aphthous stomatitis by antiseptic preparations and decrease of intensity of oxidative processes in oral liquid. …”
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Dosimetric performance of HyperArc and VMAT techniques using full or ipsilateral arcs for unilateral temporal lobe tumor radiotherapy by Hongtao Chen, Lijun Wang, Zhuangling Li, Shihai Wu, Zihuang Li

“…Objective: To assess the dosimetric performance of HyperArc and volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy (VMAT) techniques, using either full or ipsilateral arcs, for the radiotherapy of unilateral temporal lobe tumor, in order to quantify and analyze differences among these planning approaches using various dosimetric parameters. …”
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Investigation on occurrence states of CO2 storage in formations with gas field produced water reinjection by YANG Shugang, REN Jinman, CAI Mingyu, LIU Haotong, LIU Shuangxing, XUE Ming, ZHANG Kunfeng

“…Under the background of synergistic pollution and carbon reduction, gas field produced water reinjection coupled with CO2 geological storage provides an important pathway to promote synergistic efficiency and expand the benefits of CO2 geological storage. …”
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Effects of Fluid Intake on Sleep Duration and Quality Among Healthy Adults by Fein T, Garay J, Voss MA

“…However, fluid intake correlates positively with REM sleep length, sleep duration, and sleep efficiency, suggesting that the quantity of water consumed may influence sleep quality. …”
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Avaliação de materiais alternativos utilizados na confecção de placas porosas para sistemas de resfriamento adiabático evaporativo Evaluation of alternative materials used for pad... by Ilda de F. F. Tinôco, José L. A. Figueiredo, Rodrigo C. Santos, Marcos O. de Paulo, Ricardo B. Vigoderis, Nelson L. Pugliesi

“…However, as there were no significant differences in every schedule, for the tested materials on the basis of results of relative humidity of the air and BGHI. …”
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Effect of Relative Isometric Strength on Countermovement Jump Performance in Professional and Semi-Professional Soccer Players by Nicholas Joel Ripley, Jack Fahey, Nabil Hassim, Paul Comfort

“…A series of one-way Bayesian independent <i>t</i>-tests were performed to determine the difference between strong and weak groups. Results: A large magnitude of difference was observed between strong and weak players for relative peak force (<i>d</i> [95% CI] = 2.53 [2.017–∞]), with strong evidence supporting the hypothesis (BF₁₀ = 2.698 × 10⁺¹⁴). …”
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A prior information-based multi-population multi-objective optimization for estimating 18F-FDG PET/CT pharmacokinetics of hepatocellular carcinoma by Yiwei Xiong, Siming Li, Jianfeng He, Shaobo Wang

“…Compared with single-population optimization, the three p-MPMO methods improved the significant differences between K 1, k 2, k 3, and k 4. The p-MPMOPSO showed significant differences (P < 0.05) in the parameter estimation of k 2, k 3, k 4, and f a . …”
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Detecting Older Adults’ Behavior Changes During Adverse External Events Using Ambient Sensing: Longitudinal Observational Study by Roschelle Fritz, Diane Cook

“…Time out of home and sleep duration gradually decreased while exposed to wildfire smoke. Behavior trends differed across exposures. In total, two key discoveries were made: (1) using retrospective analysis, the smart home was capable of detecting behavior changes related to 2 external events; and (2) older adults’ sleep efficiency, time out of home, and overall activity levels changed while experiencing external events. …”
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Artificial Intelligence to Improve Clinical Coding Practice in Scandinavia: Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial by Taridzo Chomutare, Therese Olsen Svenning, Miguel Ángel Tejedor Hernández, Phuong Dinh Ngo, Andrius Budrionis, Kaisa Markljung, Lill Irene Hind, Torbjørn Torsvik, Karl Øyvind Mikalsen, Aleksandar Babic, Hercules Dalianis

“…Based on the Mann-Whitney U test, the median coding time difference for longer clinical text sequences was 123 seconds (PPPP ConclusionsThis study demonstrates the potential of AI to transform common tasks in clinical workflows, with ostensible positive impacts on work efficiencies for clinical coding tasks with more demanding longer text sequences. …”
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Optimization and calibration of 384-well kinetic Ca2+ mobilization assays for the human transient receptor potential cation channels TRPM8, TRPV1, and TRPA1 by David A. Close, V. Blair Journigan, Paul A. Johnston

“…Fold over baseline (FOB) ratio data processing eliminated well-to-well differences in resting baseline signals, reduced error bars, improved curve fits and reduced 95 % confidence interval EC50 and IC50 ranges. …”
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Evaluation of Stress Hormone Levels, Preoperative Anxiety, and Information Needs before and after Hysteroscopy under Local Anesthesia in Relation to Transvaginal Procedures under G... by Karolina Chmaj-Wierzchowska, Katarzyna Wszołek, Adrian Nowak, Natalia Ignaszak-Kaus, Magdalena Muszyńska, Maciej Wilczak

“…VAS: no significant differences in anxiety and stress scores were observed between the groups. …”
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Validation of the cancer-specific utility measure EORTC QLU-C10D using evidence from four lung cancer trials covering six country value sets by Simone Seyringer, Micha J. Pilz, Imad Al-Naesan, Madeleine T. King, Andrew Bottomley, Richard Norman, Lisa Schlosser, Tobias Hell, Eva M. Gamper, EORTC Quality of Life Group

“…Country value set pairs of both measures (k) were compared in terms of Relative Efficiency (RE) and difference in Effect Sizes (dES) in 1) sensitivity to detect differences between performance status groups and 2) responsiveness to changes at each trial sample. …”
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Clinical value of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in assessment of early curing impact of concurrent chemoradiotherapy after high-grade glioma surgery by Gao Yu, Yan Wen-Ming, Wang Hong-Wei, Li Xin-Hong, Zhang Ru-Tao, Dong Yu-Bo, Zhang Wei-Han, Guo Qi-Wei

“…One month after the end of the treatment, the differences in levels of brain metabolites between the two groups were analyzed using MRS. …”
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Priming with a simplified intradermal HIV-1 DNA vaccine regimen followed by boosting with recombinant HIV-1 MVA vaccine is safe and immunogenic: a phase IIa randomized clinical tri... by Patricia J Munseri, Arne Kroidl, Charlotta Nilsson, Agricola Joachim, Christof Geldmacher, Philipp Mann, Candida Moshiro, Said Aboud, Eligius Lyamuya, Leonard Maboko, Marco Missanga, Bahati Kaluwa, Sayoki Mfinanga, Lilly Podola, Asli Bauer, Karina Godoy-Ramirez, Mary Marovich, Bernard Moss, Michael Hoelscher, Frances Gotch, Wolfgang Stöhr, Richard Stout, Sheena McCormack, Britta Wahren, Fred Mhalu, Merlin L Robb, Gunnel Biberfeld, Eric Sandström, Muhammad Bakari

“…<h4>Results</h4>129 healthy Tanzanian participants were enrolled. There were no differences in adverse events between the groups. The proportion of IFN-γ ELISpot responders to Gag and/or Env peptides after the second HIV-MVA boost did not differ significantly between the groups primed with 2 injections of combined HIV-DNA pools, 2 injections with separated pools, and 5 injections with separated pools (90%, 97% and 97%). …”
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Backpropagation Neural Network Implementation in Volumetric Modulated Arch Therapy of Brain Cancer Dose Prediction by Nafisa Imtiyaziffati Rasoma Muliarso, Prawito Prajitno, Dewa Ngurah Yudhi Prasada, Aloysius Putranto, Muhammad Fadli, Dwi Seno Kuncoro Sihono

“…Introduction: The quality of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) planning is highly subjective and varies due to differences in planner’s experience. This process is time-consuming and involves multiple iterations to achieve clinical goals. …”
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Modeling the Electricity Generation Processes of a Combined Solar and Small Hydropower Plant by Mykola Dyvak, Volodymyr Manzhula, Andriy Melnyk, Nataliia Petryshyn, Tiande Pan, Arkadiusz Banasik, Piotr Pikiewicz, Wojciech M. Kempa

“…Furthermore, a mathematical model in the form of a difference equation is used to describe the daily electricity generation of a solar power plant. …”
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A Composite Vision-Based Method for Post-Assembly Dimensional Inspection of Engine Oil Seals by Yu Li, Jing Zhao, Xingyu Gao, Weiming Li, Rongtong Jin, Guohao Tang, Yang Huang, Shuibiao Chen

“…Compared with existing methods, the proposed approach not only enhances detection accuracy and efficiency but also provides a practical and reliable solution for real-time monitoring of engine oil seal assembly dimensions, highlighting its substantial industrial application potential.…”
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The Role of Intraprostatic Injection of Epinephrine in Reducing Perioperative Blood Loss during Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) in Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyp... by Cecilia Noviyanti Salim, Akhmad Raumulfaro Akbar, Nicholas Andrian Singgih, Raden Honggo Pranowo Sampurno Secodiningrat, William Adipurnama, Egi Edward Manuputty

“…However, no significant differences were observed in perioperative blood loss (MD: -96.58 mL, p = 0.36) or the volume of resected tissue (MD: 3.71 g, p = 0.46). …”
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Numerical analysis of misfire in an automotive lean-burn direct-injection spark-ignition engine by Linus Engelmann, Jongkwon Lee, Bok Jik Lee, Jiho Kim

“…Charge dilution strategies, such as exhaust gas recirculation and lean-burn operation, enhance internal combustion engine (ICE) efficiency and reduce NOx emissions. However, strong charge dilution can lead to cycle-to-cycle variation (CCV) and misfires. …”
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OS-PSO: A Modified Ratio of Exponentially Weighted Averages-Based Optical and SAR Image Registration by Hui Zhang, Yu Song, Jingfang Hu, Yansheng Li, Yang Li, Guowei Gao

“…Optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images exhibit non-negligible intensity differences due to their unique imaging mechanisms, which makes it difficult for classical SIFT-based algorithms to obtain sufficiently correct correspondences when processing the registration of these two types of images. …”
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