Awareness and knowledge of halitosis among students at two different dental universities in Turkey: a cross-sectional survey by Emine Nur Kahraman, Şehrazat Erensoy, Ahu Dikilitaş, Ayşe Gülşahı, Esra Özge Aydın, Funda Seher Özalp Ateş

“…Responses to the questionnaire were compared between groups using the Pearson chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test. The correct answer scores were compared between groups via the Mann‒Whitney U test. …”
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Preoperative Predictors for the Presence of Motile Spermatozoa in the Epididymis and Patency of Anastomosis During Microsurgical Vasoepididymal Anastomosis in Patients with Obstruc... by Bhopesh Kadian, Aditya Prakash Sharma, Manish Rohilla, Ujjwal Gorsi, Japleen Kaur, Ravimohan S. Mavuduru

“…Statistical Analysis Used: Analysis of preoperative and intraoperative factors was done using the Mann–Whitney U-test, Chi-squared test and Fischer exact test. Results: Out of 20 patients, 5 (group 2) had intraoperative motile spermatozoa in the epididymal fluid and 15 (group 1) had nonmotile spermatozoa. …”
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Feasibility of remote robot empowered teleultrasound scanning for radioactive patients by Ying Liang, Lu Wang, Manuel Escobar Amoresa, Zirui Jiang, Bo Yu, Jiami Li, Man Lu

“…Finally, we evaluated the feasibility of the robot-assisted teleultrasound diagnosis system regarding patients’ satisfaction, examination duration, image quality and diagnostic consistency via χ2 test, Kappa consistency test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test. …”
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Is it beneficial to use lateral protective crossing K-wires during medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy? A retrospective comparative study by Hossam Fathi Mahmoud, Ahmed Hatem Farhan, Ahmed Mohamed Abdelwahab, Ahmed Mohamed Elshaer, Mahmoud Abdo Mahmoud, Fahmy Samir Fahmy

“…The outcomes were compared using the independent T-test for continuous variables and the Fisher Exact test for nominal variables. …”
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Frequency and characteristics of anemia in hypothyroid patients: A cross-sectional study by Abdullah S. Babaker, Reem M. Al-Qahtani

“…All patients aged 18-70 years who had received a diagnosis of hypothyroidism, ICD-10 code E03.9, and had undergone simultaneous blood tests for complete blood count and iron profile along with thyroid function tests were included in the study. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Mammography, Ultrasound, and Fine-Needle Aspiration in Detecting Breast Cancer in Patients with Painful Breast Masses:A Medical Record-Base Study by Hassan Vafapour, Sajad Borzoueisileh, Fatemeh Vafapour, Zafar Masoumi Moghaddam, Frough Nikeghbali, Yaghoub Barfar, Amir Hekmatifar

“…The results of diagnostic tests were compared with pathological findings and the final diagnosis was determined using the chi-square test. …”
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mHealth App to Promote Healthy Lifestyles for Diverse Families Living in Rural Areas: Usability Study by Alejandra Perez Ramirez, Adrian Ortega, Natalie Stephenson, Angel Muñoz Osorio, Anne Kazak, Thao-Ly Phan

“…MethodsDuring a 3-phased approach, usability testing was conducted with a diverse group of parents. …”
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Partial Replacement of Cement with Sugarcane Waste Ash in Cement Concrete. by Muhindo, Martin

“…The ash was then added in concrete in percentages of 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% by the weight of cement in the mix of 1:2:3 Different physical tests were carried out on the materials that were used i.e., Sand, coarse aggregates and ash which include final and Initial setting time of cement blended.with ash, slump test on fresh concrete and compressive strength test on hardened concrete at different ages of 7, 14 and 28 days of curing. …”
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Impact of Effective Recruitment and Selection Practices on Organizational Performance: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Nyakiti, Deborah

“…These include selection techniques, assessment centers, letters of recommendation and reference checks, situational interviews, psychological tests, personality tests, and aptitude tests. The study further findings established the effect of recruitment methods on organizational performance, a case study Kabale District Local Government as internal recruitment reduces costs and minimizes time spent on mobilizing employees, recruitment via advertising has the advantages of low cost and convenience, telephone recruitment has an important advantage over these methods in that it can be used. …”
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Investigating the Partial Replacement of Crushed Run Rock with Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement in Base Course. by Ninyesiga, Bruno

“…The mechanical and physical properties test results for neat RAP aggregate give ACV, AIV, LAA, SG, MDD, and Water absorption of 11.4%, 9.2%, 10.2%, 2.41, 2.130, and 1.62% respectively. …”
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Prevalence  of  Chronic  Otitis  Media  and  Its  Associated  Hearing  Impairment  among  School  Going  Children by Arun Maran Sattien, Priyokumar Singh Oinam, Mosin Babu, Shandyalata Yumlembam, Lalnunpuia Thangluah

“…The  study  procedures  involved  completing  a  questionnaire,  otoscopic  examination,  tuning  fork  test  and  audiometric  test. Results: A  total  of  525  school  children  were  examined  for  CSOM  and  associated  hearing  impairment.  …”
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Performance of Polyurethane Adhesive in Hardwood Cross-Laminated Timber by Bradia T. Henfield, Tamara Suely Filgueira Amorim Franca, Frederico Franca, Franklin Quin Jr, Rachel A. Arango, Katie M. Ohno

“…Adhesive performance was evaluated through shear block tests to assess the bond line shear strength and delamination tests to measure the bond durability under cyclic moisture conditions. …”
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IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH SEMANTIC MAPPING STRATEGY FOR INDONESIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS by Adelia Puspa, Syahrial .

“…The students who passed the test improved from 43.75% at the baseline data to 87.5% at the end of cycle II. …”
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Effect of deep mixed column pattern on the performance of basal reinforced embankment resting on soft soil by Sujata Fulambarkar, Bappaditya Manna, J.T. Shahu

“…Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) was employed to analyse ground deformation during the tests. The results show that the LTW pattern has the least, while the TG pattern has the maximum heaving of soft soil and lateral deformation of the embankment slope. …”
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Comparison Of Bacillus anthracis Prepared Used Antigens As ‎Diagnostic kit Of Anthrax In Laboratoy Animals.‎ by Al- Jebouri A.J. ‎, Al- Khatib G.M.‎

“…A comparison was carried out among the prepared antigens using skin test in non- vaccinated guinea pigs which showed negative results. …”
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Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein - early predictors of low colorectal anastomotic leakage by Yu. A. Shelygin, M. A. Tarasov, M. A. Sukhina, I. V. Zarodnyuk, Ye. G. Rybakov

“…In the group of patients with anastomotic leak, the median of C-reactive protein level differed from that in patients with uncompromised integrity of anastomosis at 3rd day after surgery (156 mg/L vs 81 mg/L, respectively - t-test, p=0.0004) and postoperative day 6 (136 mg/L vs. 52 mg/L, respectively - t-test, p…”
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THE IMPACT OF THE UNIFIED POWER FLOW CONTROLLER ON MAXIMIZATION OF LOADABILITY OF ELECTRIC POWER GRID by SUNDAY ADETONA, RAIFU SALAWU, FRANK OKAFOR, JOSEPH ADEYEMI

“…The loadability of the test bed when UPFC is not injected in the grid is 440.376 MW, whereas, it is 837.915 MW when the UPFC is optimally located and sized; and this represents 90.27 %. …”
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Diagnostics and treatment of biliary dyskinesia: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological Association by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, Yu. O. Shulpekova, Ye. K. Baranskaya, A. V. Okhlobystin, A. S. Trukhmanov, T. L. Lapina, A. A. Sheptulin

“…To exclude organic biliary diseases with confidence, informative modern diagnostic tests of biliary tract visualization should be applied. …”
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Study on the loss of ductility of the API 5L grade b steel using the isothermal aging process by Julio César Velázquez, Manuela Diaz-Cruz, Noé Eliseo González-Arévalo, Ulises Oswaldo Solis, Arturo Cervantes-Tobón, Selene Capula-Colindres, Roman Cabrera-Sierra

“…Using an artificial aging process (isothermal), we studied the loss of ductility in API 5L Gr.B steel, analyzing samples already used in tension tests and Charpy impact tests, which were carried out in previous works, and estimating the percentage of the brittle fracture area, elongation, and area reduction. …”
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Thyroid Dysfunction following Radiotherapy and Combined Therapy in Non-Thyroid Head and Neck Cancers by Rais Ahmad Bhat, Om Prakash, Shabab Lalit Angurana

“…Hence, thyroid function tests should be done routinely during follow-up in head and neck cancer patients receiving radiotherapy. …”
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