A comparison of traditional orthodontic polishing systems with composite polishing systems following orthodontic debonding by Elizabeth A. Melvin, Qingzhao Yu, Xiaoming Xu, Camille G. Laird, Paul C. Armbruster, Richard W. Ballard

“…Introduction: At the completion of treatment, the orthodontic practitioner’s goal is to effectively remove all traces of adhesive and return enamel to its initial state. …”
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Noise Reduction in LED-Based Photoacoustic Imaging by Takahiro Kono, Kazuma Hashimoto, Keisuke Fukuda, Uma Maheswari Rajagopalan, Kae Nakamura, Jun Yamada

“…M-sequence signal decoding is effective, especially under high repetition rates, thus improving the SNR. …”
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Complex transmission of partiti-, ambi- and ourmiaviruses in the forest pathogen Heterobasidion parviporum by Muhammad Kashif, Anna Poimala, Eeva J. Vainio, Suvi Sutela, Tuula Piri, László Benedek Dálya, Jarkko Hantula

“…Both partitiviruses mediate debilitating effects in most Heterobasidion host isolates and are generally transmitted efficiently between host strains. …”
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Impacts of Mechanical Injury on Volatile Emission Rate and Composition in 45 Subtropical Woody Broad-Leaved Storage and Non-Storage Emitters by Yali Yuan, Yimiao Mao, Hao Yuan, Ming Guo, Guomo Zhou, Ülo Niinemets, Zhihong Sun

“…Sesquiterpene emissions, in contrast, were generally low and decreased after mechanical injury. …”
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Environmental, social, and governance performance: The role of Chinese employee stock ownership plans by Yasi Liu, Shaun McDowell, Chunxiao Xue, Jianing Zhang

“…Utilizing a dataset covering 4,464 publicly listed Chinese corporations from 2009 to 2022, this analysis employs fixed-effects regressions to reveal the beneficial impact of ESOPs on corporate ESG ratings. …”
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Clinical factors associated with anxiety and depression in Korean women with abnormal uterine bleeding by Hae Nam Lee, Hui Ryeon Ju, Ji Min Seo, Gi Soo Um, Min Jeong Kim

“…The relationship between the development of anxiety and depression with variable factors are unknown and therefore, further study is needed to clarify and understand the effects of AUB. To improve the health of women with AUB, screening for mental health issues is needed for early detection and treatment of anxiety and depression.…”
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Soil residual activity of tetflupyrolimet and the influence of soil moisture and flood timeliness on barnyardgrass efficacy by Mason C. Castner, Jason K. Norsworthy, Trenton L. Roberts, Travis R. Faske, Thomas R. Butts, Nick R. Bateman

“…Tetflupyrolimet is an effective residual barnyardgrass herbicide, and the addition of clomazone will aid in providing consistent control across varying soil moisture conditions.…”
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Responses of Chukrasia tabularis seedling growth and physiological characteristics to drought stress by Hongting QUAN, Jieyi ZHU, Fengling LONG, Qian ZHAO, Daoming WU, Shucai ZENG

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of drought stress on the growth and physiological characteristics of Chukrasia tabularis, and reveal the physiological response mechanism of C. tabularis seedlings to adapt to drought environments.MethodTaking half-year-old C. tabularis seedlings as the research subjects, four treatments were set up: Light drought (65%−70% of field water capacity), moderate drought (50%−55% of field water capacity), severe drought (35%−40% of field water capacity), and control (80%−85% of field water capacity). …”
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Association of miR-149 gene rs2292832 polymorphism with necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants by Hong Qiu, Xiaojun Wang, Yanhong Li, Renping Mao, Qin Lv

“…Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a prevalent and challenging intestinal disease in premature infants, lacking a specific pathogen consistently associated with its occurrence. Effectively preventing and treating NEC to reduce mortality rates remains a significant contemporary challenge. …”
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Optimizing Stroke Recognition With MediaPipe and Machine Learning: An Explainable AI Approach for Facial Landmark Analysis by Reshad Ul Karim, Sammam Mahdi, Abrar Samin, Aniqua Nusrat Zereen, M. Abdullah-Al-Wadud, Jia Uddin

“…The proposed system offers a cost-effective, non-invasive diagnostic tool that can be implemented in real-time, potentially improving accessibility to stroke diagnosis in remote and resource-limited areas.…”
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Patient‐Reported Outcomes for Patients With Metastatic NSCLC Treated at an Academic Medical Center, 2017–2021 by Loretta A. Williams, Cai Xu, Darcy A. Ponce, Qiuling Shi, Melissa L. Santorelli, Thomas Burke, Mehmet Altan

“…More research is needed to identify predictors and causes of this symptom burden so that it can be effectively addressed.…”
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B-Site-Ordered and Disordered Structures in A-Site-Ordered Quadruple Perovskites RMn₃Ni₂Mn₂O₁₂ with R = Nd, Sm, Gd, and Dy by Alexei A. Belik, Ran Liu, Masahiko Tanaka, Kazunari Yamaura

“…ABO₃ perovskite materials with small cations at the A site, especially with ordered cation arrangements, have attracted a lot of interest because they show unusual physical properties and deviations from general perovskite tendencies. In this work, A-site-ordered quadruple perovskites, RMn₃Ni₂Mn₂O₁₂ with R = Nd, Sm, Gd, and Dy, were synthesized by a high-pressure, high-temperature method at about 6 GPa. …”
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Procalcitonin-guided initiation of antibiotics in AECOPD inpatients: study protocol for a multicenter randomised controlled trial by Bin Cao, Xiaoying Gu, Jinxiang Wang, Lixue Huang, Weili Sheng, Yeming Wang

“…Introduction Current antibiotic prescription for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is generally based on the Anthonisen criteria in The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (GOLD) guideline that have a potential risk of antibiotics overuse. …”
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Deferred consent in emergency obstetric research: findings from qualitative interviews with women and recruiters in the ACROBAT pilot trial for severe postpartum haemorrhage by Doris Lanz, Laura Green, Lorna Sweeney, Amy Thomas, Jahnavi Daru, Angela Harden, Annika M P Rasijeff, Farzana Khanom

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Linking patterns to processes: Using hunting bag data to classify raccoon (Procyon lotor) invasion stages in Germany since the 2000s by Sarah Cunze, Gaby Schneider, Norbert Peter, Sven Klimpel

“…Effective and successful management of invasive alien species requires a deep understanding of population dynamics in the invasion process. …”
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Efficacy and safety of intravenous ferric carboxymaltose in the treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ayesha Khan, Harsh Kumar, Kuldeep Dalpat Rai, Anzel Saeed, Jawad Ishtiaq, Muhammad Tanveer Alam, Sakshi Chawla, Md Ariful Haque, Md Ariful Haque

“…The treatment appears generally well-tolerated, with adverse effects being manageable. …”
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The Factors Affecting the Fertility of Women Undergoing Transcervical Resection of Intrauterine Adhesions: A Retrospective Study by Wenqian Xiong, Xiaohui Hu, Shifu Hu, Yi Liu, Chun Yang

“…Background: Hysteroscopic adhesiolysis effectively restores the anatomical integrity of the uterine cavity in cases of intrauterine adhesions (IUA). …”
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Can Rhomboid Intercostal Block Be an Alternative to Paravertebral Block in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery? A Randomized Prospective Study by Mete Manici, Belitsu Salgın, Muhammet Selman Söğüt, Serhan Tanju, Şükrü Dilege, Yavuz Gürkan, Hesham Elsharkawy

“…RIB is a simple and clinically effective technique. Paravertebral block (PVB) is offered as a first-line regional anesthesia technique for thoracoscopic surgeries. …”
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Short-term mating success in relation to fluctuating wing asymmetry in the male azure damselfly Coenagrion puella by Ken M. Mauser, Jann Baumeyer, Shahab Eshghi, Stanislav N. Gorb, Alessandro Manfrin, Carsten A. Brühl

“…This highlights the need to consider cross-ecosystem carry-over effects in ecological monitoring and conservation strategies.…”
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Mammal community composition and season determine the abundance of questing ticks in mountainous forests of central Japan by Hayato Iijima, Kaori Morishima, Hirotaka Komine, Yuya Watari, Kandai Doi, Kimiko Okabe

“…Our results contribute to region-specific understanding of tick ecology and support the development of effective, ecologically informed countermeasures against tick-borne diseases in Japan.…”
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