Retention Protocols and Factors Affecting Retainer Choice among Iraqi Orthodontists by Mushriq F. Abid, Ali M. Al-Attar, Akram F. Alhuwaizi

“…According to the respondents, bonding a fixed retainer to all anterior teeth was most common (79.7%), fabricated, and adapted directly inside the patient’s mouth (75.1%). More than half used flowable composite (54.8%) and recommend leaving the retainer forever (53.8%). …”
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Sustainable bamboo: Technological innovations and patent insights for a greener future by Himalay R. Patel, Rahil Mathakia, Urvashi C. Mangroliya, Viralkumar B. Mandaliya

“…In the food sector, innovations such as vacuum packaging, natural preservatives and advanced processing methods have improved the shelf life and nutritional integrity of bamboo shoots. …”
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Rapid and sensitive rGO/AuNP-based electrochemical nano-biosensor for detection of E. coli and S. aureus in less than an hour by Vedashree V. Sirdeshmukh, Shreeram S. Joglekar, Preeti Nigam Joshi, Anup A. Kale

“…Electrochemical detection methods are quick and can provide point-of-care diagnosis. …”
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Rolling Resistance Evaluation of Pavements Using Embedded Transducers on a Semi-Trailer Suspension by William Levesque, André Bégin-Drolet, Julien Lépine

“…Road agency initiatives to reduce traffic-related greenhouse gas emissions are limited by the inability of current experimental methods to assess pavement impacts on vehicle energy consumption. …”
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Comparative Corrosion and Wear Behaviors of Cermet Coatings Obtained from Conventional and Recycled Powders by Dino Woelk, Julian Eßler, Ion-Dragos Utu, Gabriela Marginean

“…In light of increasingly strict environmental regulations, more eco-friendly alternatives are needed, especially ones that use little or no Cr, Ni, Co, or W. …”
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Utilization of affordable nanocomposites with outstanding antimicrobial activity in waterborne coatings by Walaa M. Abd El-Gawad

“…In group II, higher ratios of nano-ZnO, nano-CuO, and their silica fume composites significantly increase hardness compared to the commercial coatings, attributed to the formation of a more compact film. …”
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Machine learning metallic glass critical cooling rates through elemental and molecular simulation based featurization by Lane E. Schultz, Benjamin Afflerbach, Paul M. Voyles, Dane Morgan

“…We compare results for features derived from easy-to-compute functions of elemental properties to more complex physically motivated properties using ab initio, machine-learning potentials, and empirical potential molecular dynamics methods. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of a Cerium(IV)-incorporated Manganese Oxide OMS-2. Effect of Cerium(IV) Template on Octahedral Molecular Sieves of Manganese Oxide and Characteriz... by Evroula Hapeshi, Charis R. Theocharis

“…Cerium(IV) was then added by an ion-exchange method. The structures, morphologies, chemical compositions and thermal stabilities of the resulting materials were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N 2 adsorption/desorption, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and TGA techniques. …”
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BiEHFFNet: A Water Body Detection Network for SAR Images Based on Bi-Encoder and Hybrid Feature Fusion by Bin Han, Xin Huang, Feng Xue

“…Experiments conducted on the ALOS PALSAR dataset demonstrate that the proposed BiEHFFNet outperforms existing methods across multiple evaluation metrics, achieving more accurate water body detection.…”
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Effects of Elizabethan Collar and Wound Protection Corset on Pain and Discomfort Levels in Cats Undergoing Ovariohysterectomy by Ayhan Isil, Latif Emrah Yanmaz

“…Clinical Significance The WPC may offer a more comfortable recovery experience for cats following ovariohysterectomy, warranting further investigation.…”
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Vortioxetine improves symptomatic and functional outcomes in major depressive disorder: a novel dual outcome measure in depressive disorders by М. С. Christensen, Н. Loft, R. S. McIntyre

“…With symptomatic remission and functional recovery as the overarching therapeutic objectives of antidepressant therapy, composite endpoint measures that conjointly consider both aspects of treatment are needed. …”
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SHEAR BOND STRENGTH OF CERAMIC BRACKETS BONDED TO ZIRKONIUM SURFACES AFTER DIFFERENT SURFACE PREPERATION TECHNIQUES: AN IN VITRO STUDY by Emine Karslı, Süleyman Evren Öztaş

“…When Adhesive Remnant Index (ARI) scores were examined, it was observed that in 40% of the samples in the Er-YAG group, all residual composite remained on the zirconium. Conclusion: the SBS of the HF method, which is frequently used in orthodontic clinics, to zirconium was found insufficient. …”
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Evaluating the Cardiovascular Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis through Clinical Disease Activity Index Scores: A Cross-sectional Study at a Rural Teaching Hospital by Keyur Saboo, Sunil Kumar, Sourya Acharya, Rajesh Sarode, Rinkle Gemnani, Avinash Parepalli

“…The Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) is a validated composite index used to assess disease activity in patients with RA, which may guide therapeutic decisions and help monitor disease progression or response to treatment. …”
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Deconstructing the Alcohol Harm Paradox: A Population Based Survey of Adults in England. by Emma Beard, Jamie Brown, Robert West, Colin Angus, Alan Brennan, John Holmes, Eileen Kaner, Petra Meier, Susan Michie

“…The paradox also appears more concentrated in men and younger age groups.…”
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Analysis of the Relationship Between Assimilate Production and Allocation and the Formation of Rice Quality by Jianming Tu, Fengting Wen, Feitong Li, Tingting Chen, Baohua Feng, Jie Xiong, Guanfu Fu, Yebo Qin, Wenting Wang

“…The taste quality of rice, a crucial indicator for evaluating rice quality, has attracted more attention from consumers. Although factors like variety, growing environment, and cultivation methods affect rice taste quality, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown, and no reliable control methods exist. …”
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Emotional suffering in school-aged children and adolescents with and without developmental language disorder by Nadia Ahufinger, Mari Aguilera, Ernesto Guerra, Albert Giberga, Oriol Verdaguer-Ribas, Raquel Balboa-Castells, Llorenç Andreu, Núria Esteve-Gibert, Mònica Sanz-Torrent

“…Those with DLD displayed significantly more symptoms related to anxiety, depression, social withdrawal, aggressive behavior, social, thought, and attention problems and also on the internalizing and externalizing composite indexes. …”
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Cognitive impairment mediates the association between sarcopenic obesity and daily living ability in the frail older population by Hang Li, Haifei Shen, Lei Yu, Yao Wen, Dan Ren, Cong Ding, Xiaobo Wang, Wanjun Xie, Yongwang Miao, Wenxu Zheng

“…Objective: To explore the relationships between sarcopenic obesity, cognitive function, and daily living ability in a hospitalized frail older population. Method: We enrolled 206 older adults hospitalized frail or prefrail patients aged ≥60 years for body composition analysis, motor and cognitive function assessment, and daily living ability assessment. …”
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Efficacy of P2Y₁₂ receptor inhibitors in myocardial infarction in individuals carrying different <i>CYP2C19</i> genotypes living in the northern region of Russia by A. S. Vorobyov, G. I. Lifshits, E. M. Zelenskaya, K. Yu. Batueva, L. V. Kovalenko, I. A. Urvantseva, M. Yu. Donnikov, M. S. Poptsova, E. P. Zbirovskaya, K. Yu. Nikolaev

“…Ticagrelor is significantly more effective than clopidogrel in reducing the risk of ischemic events in the general cohort of patients, as well as in carriers of reduced (*1/*2, *2/*2, *1/*3) and increased (*1/*17, *17/*17) metabolizer CYP2C19 genotypes during 9-year follow-up after the index MI.…”
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Directional, super‐hydrophobic cellulose nanofiber/polyvinyl alcohol/montmorillonite aerogels as green absorbents for oil/water separation by Nannan Rong, Zhaoyang Xu, Shengcheng Zhai, Lijie Zhou, JiaJia Li

“…Abstract Nowadays, the problem of oil spill and organic solvent pollution has become more and more serious, and developing a green and efficient treatment method has become a research hotspot. …”
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Progress on Effect of Clay Mineral-Biocomposite Colloids on Radionuclides Migration and Mechanism by Qing-feng TANG, Zhen XU, Ya-lou SUN, Qi ZHANG, Qi TAN, Duo-qiang PAN, Wang-suo WU

“…The research on the interaction mechanism and migration behavior of these environmental composite colloids and radionuclides will become more complicated. …”
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