QUANTITATIVE PARAMETERS OF ENHANCED DUAL-ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR DIFFERENTIATING LUNG CANCERS FROM BENIGN LESIONS IN SOLID PULMONARY NODULES

Quantitative parameters of enhanced dual-energy computed tomography for differentiating lung cancers from benign lesions in solid pulmonary nodules

ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the ability of quantitative parameters of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) and nodule size for differentiation between lung cancers and benign lesions in solid pulmonary nodules.Materials and MethodsA total of 151 pathologically confirmed solid pulmonary nodules including 78 lung cancers and 73 benign

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In Vitro Effect of Gallium-Doped Bioactive Glass on Enamel Anti-Demineralization and Bond Strength of Orthodontic Resins

White spot lesions (WSL) that occur on teeth after orthodontic appliances have been attached are caused by bacterial demineralization of the enamel surface.This study investigated the anti-demineralization effect of orthodontic resins containing mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles (MBN) doped with gallium, which has antibacterial activity, as

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Educating for active citizenship and sustainable development

In this essay the question of how to reconcile active citizenship and sustainable development will be addressed.In particular, it is a question of developing in the first part of the article a reflection on the education of the citizen, in the second Seat Cushions part the necessary conditions for the school to be able to contribute to the formatio

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Explosivity Properties of Dusts from Torrefied Biomass Pellets

A modified Hartmann tube apparatus was used to study the explosivity properties of dusts from torrefied biomass pellets.The sensitivity of the dusts to explode was assessed by determining the minimum ignition energies (MIE) and the minimum explosible concentrations (MEC).The severity of the explosion was evaluated by flame front velocity (FFV) meas

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