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Determining the Effect of Video Information on the Dental Anxiety Levels of the Endodontic Patients: A Randomised Clinical Trial

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The present study assessed the effectiveness of pretreatment education in the form of Visual Video Information (VVI) on the anxiety levels of patients during endodontic treatment steps. Methods Patients (n = 120) having single‐rooted teeth with a single root canal diagnosed with asymptomatic irreversible pulpitis and/or pre ...
Şule Anatürk, Hicran Dönmez Özkan, İlkim Pınar Saral, Tuna Çakar   +3 more
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An Overview of Mobile Ad Hoc Networks for the Existing Protocols and Applications

, 2010
Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) is a collection of two or more devices or nodes or terminals with wireless communications and networking capability that communicate with each other without the aid of any centralized administrator also the wireless nodes ...
Al-Omari, Saleh Ali K., Sumari, Putra
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Market Potential, Road Accessibility, and Firm Births: Evidence From 20 Years of Road Investment

Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the causal effects of road accessibility, measured by market potential, on firm births in Portuguese municipalities between 1991 and 2016, a period marked by significant road improvements. We address the endogeneity of market potential by employing instrumental variables within Poisson Pseudo‐maximum Likelihood ...
Mauricio S. de Carvalho, Patrícia C. Melo, Bruno T. Rocha, Isabel Proença, João de Abreu e Silva   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Contribution to Secure the Routing Protocol "Greedy Perimeter Stateless Routing" Using a Symmetric Signature-Based AES and MD5 Hash

, 2011
This work presents a contribution to secure the routing protocol GPSR (Greedy Perimeter Stateless Routing) for vehicular ad hoc networks, we examine the possible attacks against GPSR and security solutions proposed by different research teams working on ...
Erritali, Mohammed, Ouahidi, Bouabid El, Reda, Oussama Mohamed   +2 more
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The Milan Score Predicts Objective Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Patients With Type 2 Esophagogastric Junction

Neurogastroenterology &Motility, EarlyView.
The novel manometric parameter Milan Score could be useful in predicting which patients with type 2 EGJ have a high likelihood of objective GERD, therefore discriminating which patients may need escalation of GERD investigation and management. ABSTRACT Introduction High‐resolution manometry (HRM) allows assessment of esophagogastric junction (EGJ ...
Davide Ferrari, Stefano Siboni, Marco Sozzi, Pierfrancesco Visaggi, Ivan Kristo, Salvatore Tolone, Elisa Marabotto, Daniele Bernardi, Sebastian F. Schoppmann, Benjamin D. Rogers, Anthony Hobson, Jordan Haworth, Yeong Yeh Lee, Brian E. Louie, Takahiro Masuda, Megan L. Ivy, Pamela Milito, Erica Centorrino, Dimitrios Theodorou, Tania Triantafyllou, Andrea Pasta, Francesco Calabrese, Vincent Tee, Lorenzo Cusmai, Roberto Penagini, Marina Coletta, Edoardo Savarino, Emanuele Asti, C. Prakash Gyawali, Nicola De Bortoli   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

ETS (Efficient, Transparent, and Secured) Self-healing Service for Pervasive Computing Applications [PDF]

, 2007
To ensure smooth functioning of numerous handheld devices anywhere anytime, the importance of self-healing mechanism cannot be overlooked. Incorporation of efficient fault detection and recovery in device itself is the quest for long but there is no ...
Ahamed, Sheikh Iqbal, Ahmed, Shameem, Sharmin, Moushumi   +2 more
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On Energy Efficient Hierarchical Cross-Layer Design: Joint Power Control and Routing for Ad Hoc Networks

, 2007
In this paper, a hierarchical cross-layer design approach is proposed to increase energy efficiency in ad hoc networks through joint adaptation of nodes' transmitting powers and route selection.
Comaniciu, Cristina, Poor, H. Vincent
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Sensitivity to betrayal and new intimate relationship building in survivors of intimate partner violence

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives There is evidence that prior experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) can lead to high levels of sensitivity to betrayal, shame and self‐criticism and interfere with initiation, development and maintenance of future intimate relationships.
Alice Melin, Paul M. Salkovskis
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Potential of ChatGPT to Support Climate Risk and Adaptation Assessment

Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 4, Issue 2, December 2025.
Scaling up adaptation is essential for addressing climate risks, but there are no globally applicable, sector‐based inventories of adaptation options. Assistive technologies like ChatGPT can help with the rapid scoping of climate risks, adaptation actions, costs and benefits and flag potential maladaptation. Adaptation measures identified for national (
Robert L. Wilby
wiley   +1 more source

Occurrence of natural tree cavities suitable for nesting wood ducks across South Carolina forest types

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 89, Issue 7, September 2025.
Although evidence suggests >90% of the North American wood duck population nests in natural tree cavities, few studies have investigated the occurrence of these cavities across their southern breeding range. We aimed to determine forest and tree characteristics associated with the presence of cavities and cavities suitable for wood duck nesting and our
Cindy L. Von Haugg, Robert F. Baldwin, Beau A. Bauer, Andrew S. Bridges, Ernie P. Wiggers, Donald L. Hagan, James T. Anderson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source