Objectives: Plunging ranula intruding into the cervical region is rare and a standard therapy has not yet been consolidated. This paper investigates the outcomes and side effects of OK-432 treatment in patients with a ranula extending into the cervic...
This project designed and created a large-scale pyrolysis incineration system that decomposes waste tributyl phosphate/kerosene (TBP/OK) solvent from the plutonium/uranium process (PU-REX) in the nuclear industry. This system consists of a suspension...
Geostatistical estimation methods rely on experimental variograms that are mostly erratic, leading to subjective model fitting and assuming normal distribution during conditional simulations. In contrast, Machine Learning Algorithms (MLA) are (1) fre...
OK-432, a preparation of a low-virulence strain (Su) of Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A) killed by a penicillin and lyophilized, is a stiff inducer of Th1 cytokines, and exerts anti-cancer effects in tumor-bearing mice. OK-432 has been reported to co...
(1) Background: OK-432 is a penicillin-killed, lyophilized formulation of a low-toxicity strain (Su) of Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A). It is a potent immunotherapy agent for several types of cancer, including oral cancer. We previously showed that...
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Obesity is a global health problem that affects the quality of life. It is a multidimensional chronic risk factor for major medical conditions, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer. This clinical trial evaluated the efficacy of Lacto...
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Orthokeratology (OK) lens wear is an effective modality to inhibit axial elongation in myopic children. Willingness for commitment from both parents and children contributes to the success of OK treatment. We aimed to develop and assess the usability...
K-Ar dating and 3He/4He and 40Ar/36Ar analyses were conducted on samples of hydrothermal quartz from the Thongkai-Ok Au deposit in the Vangtat orogenic Au belt of southern Laos to study the presence of excess argon in hydrothermal quartz and to bette...
Spatial interpolation is a crucial aspect of soil toxic element pollution research, serving as a vital foundation for pollution assessment, treatment, and sustainability efforts. The selection and adjustment of interpolation methods directly influenc...
We performed a comparative analysis of the prediction accuracy of machine learning methods and ordinary Kriging (OK) hybrid methods for forest volume models based on multi-source remote sensing data combined with ground survey data. Taking Larix olge...
Fuzzy set theory has shown potential for reducing uncertainty as a result of data sparsity and also provides advantages for quantifying gradational changes like those of pollutant concentrations through fuzzy clustering based approaches. The ability...
The comet assay in Drosophila has been used in the last few years to study DNA damage responses (DDR) in different repair-mutant strains and to compare them to analyze DNA repair. We have used this approach to study interactions between DNA repair pa...
Recurrent canine cervical sialocele is most often caused by incomplete excision of the mandibular–sublingual gland complex, leading to anatomical distortion and concealment of residual tissue. This case describes the multimodal management of a...
In recent years, there has been significant progress in human pose estimation, fueled by the widespread adoption of deep convolutional neural networks. However, despite these advancements, multi-person 2D pose estimation still remains highly challeng...
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are standardized questionnaires that gather information on health-related quality of life directly from patients. Since a significant statistical mean change may not correspond to a clinical improvement, ther...
Soil fertility is a critical factor in agricultural production, directly impacting crop growth, yield, and quality. To achieve precise agricultural management, accurate spatial interpolation of soil parameters is essential. This study developed a new...
Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) devices generate reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, have antimicrobial and antiviral properties, but also affect the molecular and cellular mechanisms of eukaryotic cells. The aim of this study is to investigate CAP t...
The quality, reliability, and uncertainty of Austrian climate projections (ÖKS15) and their impacts on the results of the crop model DSSAT for three different orographic and climatic agricultural regions in Austria were analyzed. Cultivar-specific gr...
Background/Objectives: Population aging requires scalable approaches for early identification of cognitive decline, particularly mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Although the full 11-task BrainOK smartphone assessment showed excellent discrimination...
Polyhydroxybutyrates (PHBs) are macromolecules synthesized by bacteria. Because of their fast degradability under natural environmental conditions, PHBs were selected as alternatives for the production of biodegradable plastics. Sixteen PHB-accumulat...
In this paper, the glazes of a multicomponent system (SiO2-Al2O3-CaO-MgO-Na2O-K2O-BaO-ZnO-ZrO2) were examined. This work focuses on five glazes and the difference between them as the molar ratio of the alkali oxides Na2O/K2O. Analysis of fired glazes...
Cimarron County, Oklahoma and Union County, New Mexico, neighboring counties in the Southern High Plains, are part of a vital agricultural region in the United States. This region experiences extended periods of cyclical drought threatening its abili...
Mineral grade estimation is a vital phase in mine planning and design, as well as in the mining project’s economic assessment. In mining, commonly accepted methods of ore grade estimation include geometrical approaches and geostatistical techni...
Theory and empirical examination have shown ways in which households’ asset building for children may affect child well-being, including behavioral and emotional health. Previous research found that Child Development Accounts (CDAs), a universa...
Bioactive sol-gel glasses are attractive biomaterials from both technological and functional viewpoints as they require lower processing temperatures compared to their melt-derived counterparts and exhibit a high specific surface area due to inherent...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of the orthokeratology (OK) lens design, used in the Montreal Experience cohort, on corneal treatment zone characteristics and their relationship to the pupil. METHODS: This retrospective study follows previously pub...
Analytical solutions to a variety of simplified versions of the restricted three-body problem in celestial mechanics possess long running history that encompasses several centuries. Most of the successes were limited either to the planar configuratio...
We review classical studies of the oscillatory-precessional motion of an electron in the field of an electric dipole (the latter representing the polar molecule) with or without external magnetic or electric fields. The focus is on the most recent st...
For relatively strong magnetic fields, hydrogen atoms can have delocalized bound states of almost macroscopic dimensions. Therefore, such states are characterized by a Giant Electric Dipole Moment (GEDM), thus making them very sensitive to an externa...
Measurements of cross-sections of charge exchange between hydrogen atoms and low energy protons (down to the energy ~10 eV) revealed a noticeable discrepancy with previous theories. The experimental cross-sections were systematically slightly higher—...
This is a review of current developments in the field of ion-plasma and beam methods of synthesis of protective and functional dielectric coatings. We give rationales for attractiveness and prospects of creating such coatings by electron-beam heating...
Many totally different kinds of astrophysical observations demonstrated that, in our universe, there exists a preferred direction. Specifically, from observations in a wide range of frequencies, the alignment of various preferred directions in differ...
We present experimental results on the deposition of dielectric coatings on metal surfaces by electron-beam evaporation of alumina ceramics in nitrogen and oxygen gas medium at the pressures of 5–30 Pa. The feasibility of implementing this appr...
Previously published analytical results for the effects of a high-frequency laser field on hydrogen Rydberg atoms demonstrated that the unperturbed elliptical orbit of the Rydberg electron, generally is engaged simultaneously in the precession of the...
The review covers the dynamics of different kinds of one electron Rydberg quasimolecules in various environments, such as being subjected to electric and/or magnetic fields or to a plasma environment. The higher than geometrical symmetry of these sys...
We describe our investigations of electron beam sintering of multilayer ZrO2-Al2O3 composite ceramics in the forevacuum pressure range (~30 Pa). To generate the electron beam, a plasma-cathode electron source operating in the forevacuum pressure rang...
The second flavor of hydrogen atoms (SFHA) refers to the kind of hydrogen atoms that have only the states of the zero orbital angular momentum (the S-states), both in the discrete and continuous spectra. They were first discovered theoretically in on...
We analyze Molecular Hydrogen Ions (MHIs) formed by collisions of low-energy protons with the Second Flavor of Hydrogen Atoms SFHA, whose existence was previously proven by two kinds of atomic experiments and also evidenced by two kinds of astrophysi...
In experimental studies of laser-plasma interactions, the laser radiation can exist inside plasma regions where the electron density is below the critical density (“underdense” plasma), as well as at the surface of the critical density. T...
We review studies of two kinds of dips in spectral line profiles emitted by plasmas—dips that have been predicted theoretically and observed experimentally: Langmuir-wave-caused dips (L-dips) and charge-exchange-caused dips (X-dips). There is a princ...
In one of our previous papers, we obtained a general class of potentials inside the nucleus, such that the singular solution of the Dirac equation for the S-states of hydrogen atoms outside the nucleus can be matched with the corresponding regular so...
We provide corrections to the data in Sholin’s tables from his paper in Optics and Spectroscopy 26 (1969) 27. Since his data was used numerous times by various authors to calculate the asymmetry of hydrogenic spectral lines in plasmas, our correction...
There was previously proposed and experimentally implemented a new diagnostic method for measuring the electron density Ne using the asymmetry of hydrogenic spectral lines in dense plasmas. Compared to the traditional method of deducing Ne from the e...
We analytically calculated the shift of spectral lines of hydrogenlike ions for non-spherical nuclear shapes, such as the oblate or prolate ellipsoid of revolution. We show that the allowance for the ellipsoidal nuclear shape can change the shift of...
We present the results of measurements of the ion composition of the plasma generated by an accelerated electron beam in the forevacuum pressure range. It has been found that the main contribution to ionization processes comes from beam electrons. It...
We describe our investigations of a plasma-cathode electron source designed for the deposition of oxide coatings by the electron-beam evaporation of dielectric materials. Tests carried out using oxygen as the working gas showed that the source is ope...
In one of our previous papers, we performed a comparative analysis of the experimental and theoretical cross-sections for the excitation of atomic hydrogen by electrons. We found that the theoretical ratio of the cross-section σ2s of the excita...
For the excitation of the n = 2 states of hydrogen atoms due to electron impact, we compared the experimental and theoretical ratios of the cross-sections σ2s/σ2p. We found this theoretical ratio to be systematically higher than the corre...
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