Vertical and horizontal bone loss following alveolar socket preservation using bone grafts and autologous platelet concentrates vs bone grafts alone: a systematic review and meta-a... by Shivang Davda, Rawand Shado, Ines Novo Pereira, David Madruga, Haidar Hassan

“…The inclusion criteria involved comparative human studies ranging from evidence levels II to III (Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Levels of Evidence). …”
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Comparison of Distraction Techniques using Salivary Biomarkers during Local Anaesthesia Administration in Children Aged 3–5 Years: A Clinical Study by Yanina Singh, Poornima Parameshwarappa, Mebin George Mathew, SB Meghana, Mallikarjuna Kenchappa, N. B. Nagaveni

“…Conclusion: Both distraction techniques are effective in reducing stress but compared to AD, AVD is more efficacious.…”
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Comparison of Learner Self-Evaluations to Preceptor Evaluations for Scored Activities on Introductory and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences by Jennifer Wood, Riley Bowers, Carrie Baker

“…The primary objective of this study was to compare learner self-evaluations to preceptor and pharmacy resident evaluations for scored learning activities completed on experiential rotations. …”
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Cut-off values of one-minute sit-to-stand test for determining physical performance in mild-post-COVID-19 individuals by Arunrat Srithawong, Puttipong Poncumhak, Tichanon Promsrisuk, Patchareeya Amput

“…# Background This study aims to establish cutoff values for the one-minute sit-to-stand test (1STST) to predict physical performance in mild-post- coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) individuals and to compare the 1STST with the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) in assessing hemodynamic response and to explore the correlation between 1STST, 6MWT, and muscle strength, including leg and respiratory muscle strength…”
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Comparison of Vitamin-D binding protein levels in gingival crevicular fluid of pre- and postmenopausal women with and without chronic periodontitis: A clinico-biochemical study by Kaviya Balasubramaniyam, Sankar Lakshmi Sree, Kavitha Jayavel, V. Krishnan, Rajasekar Sundaram

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to assess and compare DBP levels in Gingival Crevicular Fluid (GCF) of pre- and postmenopausal women with and without chronic periodontitis. …”
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Therapeutic effects of Salvadora persica (Miswak) on patients with mild to moderate gingivitis. by Kawa F. Dizaye, Zainab Yalman Othman

“…Patients and Methods: The study is a selective sampling, cross-sectional, clinical comparative study of 50 systemically healthy patients in Erbil city. …”
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Role of the CHADS-VASc score in predicting hospital stay and 90-day readmission among patients with atrial fibrillation in Syria by Ibrahim Antoun, Alamer Alkhayer, Alkassem Alkhayer, Yaman Mahfoud, Ahmed Kotb, Riyaz Somani, G André Ng, Mustafa Zakkar

“…There was an increase in the incident rate ratio (IRR) of LOS starting from a CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc of 2 (IRR: 2, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.7–2.2) to a score of >6 (IRR: 5, 95% CI: 1.8–10.7), compared with a score of 0. There was an incremental increase in the hazard ratio (HR) of readmission from a score of 1 (HR: 2.3, 95% CI: 1.3–4.1) to a score of >6 (HR: 41, 95% CI: 31–72) compared with a CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc of 0. …”
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High-frequency PCR-testing as a powerful approach for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in the field of critical infrastructure: A longitudinal, retrospective study in a German tertiary care... by Bastian Fischer, Martin Farr, Jan Gummert, Cornelius Knabbe, Tanja Vollmer

“…Our data further reveal a longer infection-duration in elderly compared to younger individuals.…”
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MDCKE: Multimodal deep-context knowledge extractor that integrates contextual information by Hyojin Ko, Joon Yoo, Ok-Ran Jeong

“…Experimental validation on the Twitter2015 and Multimodal Neural Relation Extraction (MNRE) datasets demonstrated the novelty and accuracy of MDCKE, resulting in an improvement in the F1-score by up to 5.83% and 26.26%, respectively, compared to State-Of-The-Art (SOTA) models. MDCKE was compared with top models, case studies, and simulations in low-resource settings, proving its flexibility and efficacy. …”
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Unconfined Compressive Strength Prediction of Rocks Using a Novel Hybrid Machine Learning Algorithm by Rafiqul Islam, Md. Arif Hossain

“…The SVSH (SVR+SO) and SVCO (SVR+COOT) models were developed and evaluated using a comprehensive dataset of rock samples with UCS measurements. Comparative analysis demonstrates that the proposed models not only achieve significantly higher prediction accuracy but also exhibit faster convergence compared to standalone SVR. …”
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Martini compatible coarse-grained model of polyethylenimine for pulmonary gene delivery by Graham Lunt, Niloofar Hashemi, Subhamoy Mahajan, Tian Tang

“…The non-bonded parameters are validated by comparing all-atom (AA) and CG potential of mean force (PMF) curves, where the root-mean-square deviations between the AA and CG PMF curves are shown to be comparable to or smaller than those reported in Martini literature.…”
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Complex regulation of Cav2.2 N-type Ca2+ channels by Ca2+ and G-proteins. by Jessica R Thomas, Jinglang Sun, Juan De la Rosa Vazquez, Amy Lee

“…To address this possibility, we compared tonic G-protein inhibition of currents carried by Ba2+ (IBa) and Ca2+ (ICa) in HEK293T cells transfected with Cav2.2. …”
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Experimental Study and Numerical Simulation of Radiated Noise from Unmanned Underwater Vehicle by Zhang Chunyu, Xu Qiang, Yang He, Peng Zilong, Li Jiangqiao, Zhou Jialiang

“…The results show that the propeller, as the main noise source when the UUV is working, exhibits distinct characteristic line spectra in the frequency response curve. By comparing the numerical and experimental results, it was found that the overall trend of the sound pressure level is similar. …”
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Cognitive profile in mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies by Shuai Liu, Chunyan Liu, Xiao-Dan Wang, Huiru Lu, Yong Ji

“…Introduction: This study aimed to elucidate the cognitive profile of patients with mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies (MCI-LB) and to compare it to that of patients with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease (MCI-AD). …”
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Structural and functional properties of fava bean albumin, globulin and glutelin protein fractions by Timilehin David Oluwajuyitan, Rotimi Emmanuel Aluko

“…This study reports a comparative evaluation of the physicochemical and functional properties of fava bean albumin, globulin and glutelin proteins. …”
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Efficacy of garlic and cinnamon as an alternative to chemotherapeutic agents in controlling Saprolegnia infection in Nile tilapia by Salah M. Aly, Mohamed A. Elatta, Asmaa A. Nasr, Mohamed Fathi

“…Specifically, group 4, treated with 1.5% garlic, demonstrated superior outcomes compared to group 5, which received 2% garlic treatment. …”
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Multi-stage adaptive speed control with torque ripple optimization for a switched reluctance motor in electric vehicle applications by Youness Boumaalif, Hamid Ouadi, Fouad Giri

“…Results indicate that the proposed strategy achieves a 48% reduction in torque ripple compared to a non-adaptive controller and a 12% reduction compared to a strategy based on single-stage optimization performed in offline mode.…”
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The Association of High COVID-19 Cases and Mortality with Anomalous High Surface Ozone Concentration in Moscow City in Summer 2021 by E. V. Stepanov, V. V. Andreev, D. V. Chuprov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Aim: to compare statistical data on the frequency of COVID-19 and deaths from it with the ozone content in the surface atmosphere of Moscow in the summer of 2021.Materials and methods. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Seasonal Changes in Semen Analysis Parameters by Sinan Ates, Cem Yener, Mehmet Gurkan Arikan, Ersan Arda, Deniz Cokay, Koray Elter

“…RESULTS: Sperm concentration was significantly higher in autumn months compared to spring and summer months (p<0.05). The total motility rate of sperm was significantly lower in winter months compared to other months (p<0.05). …”
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Evaluation of the impact of the ecological environment damage compensation system on enterprise pollutant emissions by Zhaoyang Li, Yisong Li

“…The heterogeneity analysis reveals stronger effects in heavily polluting industries (3.30%, p &lt; 0.01) compared to non-heavily polluting industries (1.25%, p &lt; 0.1), in state-owned enterprises (2.06%, p &lt; 0.01) versus non-state-owned enterprises (1.71%, p &lt; 0.1), and in developed regions (2.50%, p &lt; 0.01) compared to underdeveloped areas (1.00%, not significant). …”
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