The Impact of Pterional Craniotomy on Dental Occlusion by Adrian Rogala, Grażyna Brzuszkiewicz-Kuźmicka, Grzegorz Turek, Maciej Jakubowski, Wojciech Górecki, Mirosław Ząbek

“…Introduction: The masticatory system has the remarkable ability to adapt to a changing biomechanical environment. …”
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Improvement of anchor structural unit in FLAC3D and its application to the 110 construction method by Zhigang Meng, Jiyuan Xu, Huanhuan Li, Zhigang Tao

“…FLAC3D, a widely used analysis tool, assumes the anchor structural unit to be an ideal elastoplastic material, which limits its ability to simulate strength decay in situations involving large deformation. …”
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A Novel Method of Self-Healing Concrete to Improve Durability and Extend the Service Life of Civil Infrastructure by Yan Xue, Weiliang Gao, Yanming Zhao

“…To assess the self-healing ability of the proposed concrete, a concrete durability test study is conducted. …”
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Non-Verbal Working Memory in Post-Stroke Motor Aphasia: A Pilot Study Using the Tactual Span by Eyal Heled, Ohad Levi, Elana Strobinsky, Gabi Zeilig

“…<b>Methods</b>: A total of 29 participants—14 with post-stroke motor aphasia and 15 healthy controls—completed a battery of cognitive tests, including the Raven’s Colored Progressive Matrices Test, the Visuospatial Span, the Tactual Span, and a visual 1-Back task. …”
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Rise of Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli and the Concerning Existence of blaNDM-1 Gene in Gut Microbiota of Rural Populations by Alankritha Yadhunandan, R. Sujith Sri Surya, Leela Kakithakara Vajravelu, Balamurali Venkatesan, P. Deeksha, Dakshina M. Nair

“…Then antibiotic susceptibility test using the Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method were carried out. …”
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Development of Student Worksheets Based on Engineering Design Process to Enhancing Student’s Scientific Literacy in Middle School Students by Iwang Jouvanda Kasah, Pramudya Dwi Aristya Putra, Rusdianto Rusdianto

“…Scientific literacy is the ability to actively participate in discussions and understanding issues related to science and scientific ideas, serving as a form of participation as an informed citizen. …”
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IMPLEMENTASI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN SEJARAH BERBASIS PORTOFOLIO PADA SISWA KELAS VIII SMP NEGERI 2 JATI KUDUS by Mochamad Galih Sulistyo

“…<p>One of the components in teaching process is the teacher’s ability in developing the teaching model. This research is aimed to apply history teaching model based on portfolio of eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 2, Jati, Kudus in the academic year 2009/2010. …”
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Pain and pessimism affect calves' play behaviours post-disbudding by Amelia St John Wallis, Suzanne D. E. Held, Michael T. Mendl, Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk, Daniel M. Weary, Benjamin Lecorps

“…Our results also add to the growing literature demonstrating that pessimistic expectations affect animals’ ability to cope with stressors.…”
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MRI-based deep transfer learning models for predicting progesterone receptor expression in meningioma by Song Gao, Li Zhao, Nan Li, Xiaoming Zhou, Chongfeng Duan

“…The predictive models were built via logistic regression (LR), support vector machine (SVM) and naive Bayes. The discriminative ability of the model was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis and the area under the curve (AUC). …”
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Secondary Metabolites of Industrial Applications (Wine, Confectionery, Tea Industry, Cosmetics, etc.): Detection of Truffes by Ground Penetrating Radar by A. AYDIN, O. N. ARSLAN, E. AKYOL

“…</span></p><p class="Gvde"><span lang="EN-US">The GPR was also tested for its ability to map position and types of the truffes underground in the field. …”
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Early gestational diabetes mellitus risk predictor using neural network with NearMiss by Min Zhao, Xiaojie Su, Lihong Huang

“…Traditional glucose tolerance tests lack the ability to identify the risk of GDM in early pregnancy, hindering effective prevention and timely intervention during the initial stages.Objective The primary objective of this study is to pinpoint potential risk factors for GDM and develop an early GDM risk prediction model using neural networks to facilitate GDM screening in early pregnancy.Methods Initially, we employed statistical tests and models, including univariate and multivariate logistic regression, to identify 14 potential risk factors. …”
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Effect of an Educational Intervention on Pupil’s Knowledge, Attitudes, Perceptions, and Behavior on Air Pollution in Public Schools in Pristina by Zana Shabani Isenaj, Hanns Moshammer, Merita Berisha, Lisbeth Weitensfelder

“…The study involved an intervention group of fifth to ninth grade students who participated in a structured environmental education program, with data collected through pre-test, post-test, and follow-up assessment. We used a quantitative questionnaire with four sections—demographics, knowledge, perceptions, attitudes, and behavior. …”
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The psychological influencing factors for the elderly in using mobile applications and the mechanism of user experience by Shining Jin

“…For instance, larger fonts and clear icon designs can significantly enhance the information perception ability of the elderly and reduce visual fatigue. …”
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Ag(I) camphorimine complexes with antimicrobial activity towards clinically important bacteria and species of the Candida genus. by João M S Cardoso, Soraia I Guerreiro, Andreia Lourenço, Marta M Alves, M Fátima Montemor, Nuno P Mira, Jorge H Leitão, M Fernanda N N Carvalho

“…The antifungal activity of the Ag(I) camphorimine complexes (in particular of complex 1) was found to be very high (MIC = 2 μg/mL) against C. parapsilosis, being also registered a prominent activity against C. tropicalis and C. glabrata. None of the tested compounds inhibited C. albicans growth, being this attributed to the ability of these yeast cells to mediate the formation of less toxic Ag nanoparticles, as confirmed by Scanning Electron Microscopy images. …”
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Use of Hypocrea jecorina (anamorph Trichoderma reesei) as a model system for Trichoderma biocontrol of Pythium blight identifies new targets for genetic strain improvement by Seidl V, Schmoll M, Scherm B, Balmas V, Seiboth B, Migheli Q, Kubicek C P

“…Here we will demonstrate that H. jecorina is able to antagonize plant pathogenic fungi in plate confrontation tests, and can protect tomato and cucumber plants against Pythium ultimum blight. …”
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Indigenous Lactic Acid Bacteria as Antioxidant Agents in the Production of Organic Raw Fermented Sausages by Anna Łepecka, Piotr Szymański, Anna Okoń

“…A significantly higher ability to scavenge free radicals of DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) was found in sausages with all LAB strains. …”
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Urine from treated cattle drives selection for cephalosporin resistant Escherichia coli in soil. by Murugan Subbiah, Devendra H Shah, Thomas E Besser, Jeffrey L Ullman, Douglas R Call

“…Test matrices were prepared by mixing soil with bovine feces and adding urine containing ceftiofur metabolites (CFM) (0 ppm, ∼50 ppm and ∼100 ppm). …”
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Enhancing the performance of bituminous hot mix pavements with graphene nanoplatelet additive using taguchi optimization by Suna Işık, Fatih İrfan Baş

“…Hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavements are often selected for their ability to create safe, comfortable, cost-effective, and sustainable roadways. …”
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Pharmacists’ perspectives on integrating pharmacogenetics in clinical practice by Najmaddin A. H. Hatem, Wafa Badullah, Seena A. Yousuf, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Waleed A. Haidar, Mohammed Zawiah

“…The top two challenges reported for the adoption of PGx in practice were “high cost” and “limited availability of tests”. Additionally, about 70% agreed that they lacked knowledge about the specific PGx tests required. …”
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From Conjugation to Detection: Development of Lateral Flow Assay for Zearalenone by Vinayak Sharma, Bilal Javed, Hugh J. Byrne, Furong Tian

“…The assessment of these bioconjugates is based on their ability to bind and manifest a color, developed due to nanoparticle binding with the test zone on the strip with the toxin–protein conjugate. …”
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