Radiographic Evaluation of The Bone Density Around Tooth-Anchored One-Piece Immediate-Loading Dental Implant by Bangen Mohammed Karam, Bahar Jaafar Selivany, Huda Jameel Qasim, Rafah Hussein Mohammed

“… Introduction: Immediate loading of dental implants has gained attention for its potential to enhance patient satisfaction and reduce treatment time. However, limited data exists on its effects on bone density around tooth-anchored, one-piece compressive implants. …”
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Public knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers to skin cancer screening in the United Arab Emirates. by Anan S Jarab, Walid Al-Qerem, Karem H Alzoubi, Mariam Al Mohammad, Shrouq R Abu Heshmeh, Yazid N Al Hamarneh, Tareq Mukattash, Maher Khdour

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The UAE population exhibited moderate knowledge, unfavourable attitudes, and inadequate practices regarding skin cancer screening, with several barriers identified. …”
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Investigating the Implications of COVID-19 on PM2.5 in Pakistan by Hassaan Sipra, Faheem Aslam, Jabir Hussain Syed, Tahir Mumtaz Awan

“…In Lahore significantly lower efficiency is observed during COVID-19; no conclusion on lockdown can be made. …”
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Changes in primary healthcare workforce burnout during and after the termination of COVID-19 emergency response: A one-and-half-year observational study by Xueji Wu, Huihong Ruan, Xiaoying Feng, Chaojun Xie, Ronald R. O’Donnell, Zhoubin Zhang

“…Severe burnout decreased from 45.7% to 0%, and moderate burnout nearly doubled after the response. …”
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Microstructural evolution of FeCoNiCrMn high-entropy alloy subjected to laser shock peening: Molecular dynamics simulation study by Weizhou Xu, Yongxiang Geng, Haizhong Zheng, Yixin Xiao

“…The [110] and [111] grain directions mostly produce disordered structures aftershock. Lower-density dislocations are produced in the short-range ordered (SRO) model. …”
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Growth profile of Bacteroidetes strains under low molecular weight alginate fractions produced by non-thermal processing techniques by Pedro Rivero-Ramos, Pedro J. Fernandez-Julia, Dolores Rodrigo, María Benlloch-Tinoco, Jose Munoz-Munoz

“…Alginate is a dietary polysaccharide that is known to support the growth of particular gut-associated bacteria, including members of the Bacteroides genus. However, there is limited understanding of how key physicochemical characteristics of partially depolymerised alginate fractions affect the growth of various Bacteroidetes strains. …”
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Multimodal treatment with Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for eyelid and periocular sebaceous gland carcinoma: Long-term outcomes by Vijitha S. Vempuluru, Anshika Luthra, Vijay Anand Reddy Palkonda, Swathi Kaliki

“…The mean age at presentation of eSGC was 50 years (median, 50 years; range, 41–59 years). The lower eyelid was the tumor epicenter in two (66 %) patients and the medial canthus in one (33 %) patient. …”
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Early outcomes of treatment selections for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms: The first five year experience of a single center by Bahadir Aytekin, Goktan Askin, Naim Boran Tumer, Hayrettin Levent Mavioglu, Seref Alp Kucuker, Ahmet Saritas, Hakki Zafer Iscan, Mehmet Ali Ozatik, Erol Sener

“…Advanced aortic centers with hybrid operating rooms (HOR) and specialized CVSCs should aim for optimized patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness in our country. …”
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Effect of the intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the growth and development of young foals under subtropical conditions of Pakistan. by Muhammad Athar Chatha, Nisar Ahmad, Muhammad Athar Abbas, Muhammad Saadullah, Jawaria Ali Khan

“…Extreme winter conditions were associated with a notably lower survival probability (P = 0.002), and middle-aged dams exhibited significantly enhanced survival odds (P = 0.03). …”
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Factors influencing emotional driving: examining the impact of arousal on the interplay between age, personality, and driving behaviors by Zhegong Shangguan, Xiao Han, Younesse El Mrhasli, Nengchao Lyu, Adriana Tapus

“…This study aims to explore the impact of age, personality, and driving experience on driving behaviors, and to investigate the interaction effect between these factors, particularly the role of emotional arousal.MethodUsing moderated moderation and mediated moderation analyses, we examined how these individual factors interact and influence driving behaviors, including acceleration, speed stability, and steering performance. …”
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Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of buthutin derivatives as cardioprotective agents by Yuan Liu, Fa-Qi Wang, Xin-Hao Hua, Shu-Han Yang, Li-Ning Wang, Yun-Sheng Xu, Chen-Yue Shao, Xiang-Bo Gou, Yu-Ming Liu

“…Molecular modelling studies suggested the ability of compounds 9m and 9o to establish interactions with three hydrogen bonds to Asp267 and Glu346 of NHE-1, but also the ability with much lower CDOCKER energies than positive control cariporide and buthutin A. …”
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A History of The Six-Year Primary Project in the Use of Yoruba as the Medium of Primary Education by Toyin Falola, Michael Oladejo Afolayan

“…If a young child is forced to speak in English (or the majority language) when they prefer to speak in their mother tongue, they are also forced to operate at a lower intellectual age than they actually are. …”
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Distinct roles of Constitutive Photomorphogenesis Protein 1 homolog (COP1) in human hepatocyte models by Sébastien Soubeyrand, Paulina Lau, Ruth McPherson, Ruth McPherson

“…IntroductionConstitutive Photomorphogenesis Protein 1 homolog (COP1) is a conserved E3 ligase with key roles in several biological systems. Prior work in hepatocyte-derived tumors categorized COP1 as an oncogene, but its role in untransformed hepatocytes remains largely unexplored. …”
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Clinical efficacy and safety study of vNOTES for benign ovarian tumors in obese patients by Fei Wang, Yuqin Liu, Yue Xing, Dongdong Wang, Xue Bai, Linlin Li, Chunhua Ma, Yongjuan Sun, Yufang Bai, Liehong Wang

“…Postoperatively, the vNOTES group had shorter hospital stays, fewer postoperative complications, lower 24-hour postoperative VAS scores, and higher three-month postoperative SF-36 scores compared to the MPLS group. …”
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Effect of HBeAg/anti-HBe coexistence on HBeAg seroconversion in treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis B patients with peginterferon-α by Kaimin Song, Huitong Wang, Dawu Zeng, Yunyun Qian, Zhixiang Guo, Huatang Zhang, Yijuan Zheng, Yongjun Zhou, Xueping Yu, Zhijun Su

“…Patients with HBeAg/anti-HBe coexistence accounted for 11.4% of HBeAg-positive patients, and their hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and HBeAg levels were significantly lower than those of anti-HBe negative patients, but the HBeAg seroconversion rate was higher after Peg-IFN-α treatment. …”
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Mortality Prediction in the Emergency Service Intensive Care Patients with Possible COVID-19: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study by Mehmed Ulu, M. Kaya, Y. Tunc, H. Yildirim, A. Halici, A. Coskun

“…The AUCs of PSI was significantly lower from AUC of APACHE II and SOFA score (DeLong Test, p < 0,001). …”
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Efficacy and safety of selective laser trabeculoplasty for uveitic glaucoma by Minako Suzuki, Masaki Takeuchi, Akira Meguro, Jutaro Nakamura, Mamoru Tateishi, Miki Fukuda, Akihiro Kamata, Yuki Mizuki, Kayoko Yamada, Etsuko Shibuya, Norihiro Yamada, Mami Ishihara, Nobuhisa Mizuki

“…This study found that SLT had a positive IOP-lowering effect and was safe in patients with uveitic glaucoma who had not responded to medical treatment.…”
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Mechanical behaviour analysis of cemented tailings rock backfill materials: An insight from mesoscale modelling coupled with damage plasticity model by Chaoyi Yang, Hang Lin, Rugao Gao, Zhengrong Li, Dengjun Gan, Mingwu Liu, Qifan Ren

“…The key findings include: (1) incorporating waste rock significantly enhances elasticity but slightly reduces strength; (2) a lower cement-to-tailing ratio leads to compressive damage playing a more critical role in failure patterns; and (3) increasing the maximum particle diameter negatively impacts strength. …”
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Analysis of expression and transport activity of sugar transporter gene HpSWEET7 from red pitaya by ZHENG Qianming, YAN Shuang, XIE Pu, WANG Honglin, MA Yuhua

“…Expression of HpSWEET7 in stems was lower than that in fruits at 6 developmental stages. …”
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Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists in obesity treatment - a literature review by Aleksander Jentkiewicz, Esmail Haj Obeid, Jakub Ulrych, Jan Krupa, Maciej Malinowski, Michał Krasowski, Alicja Kalinowska, Wiktoria Pietras, Adrian Kozieł, Zofia Kurek

“…Introduction and Purpose: Obesity is an escalating global health challenge, affecting over 2 billion individuals worldwide, contributing to many challenges for healthcare providers such as cardiovascular disorders, cancers, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. …”
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