The role of assessment of quality of life and health with the index of vital activity in patients with arterial hypertension combined with gout in the family doctor practice. by O. M. Lazarenko, A. P. Kuzmina

“…The number of studies that assess the quality of life of patients with various comorbid diseases is increasing annually. Arterial hypertension and gout is no exception. …”
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Trends in the development of the retail market in the context of digitalization by M. A. Samokhin

“…The results of the study contain generalizing conclusions regarding trends in the further development of digitalization and the introduction of innovative tools in the retail sector. …”
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The implementation of Safety Management Systems in healthcare: a systematic review and international comparison by Zhivko Zhelev, Sian de Bell, Alison Bethel, Maria Clarke, Rob Anderson, Jo Thompson Coon

“…Safety management systems need to be context-specific to be effective. Evidence on the use of safety management systems in health care is therefore needed to inform policy decisions. …”
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Intelligent beehive monitoring system based on internet of things and colony state analysis by Yiyao Zheng, Xiaoyan Cao, Shaocong Xu, Shihui Guo, Rencai Huang, Yingjiao Li, Yijie Chen, Liulin Yang, Xiaoyu Cao, Zainura Idrus, Hongting Sun

“…Moreover, our counting algorithm also achieved excellent results, with root mean square error (RMSE) of 1.3 ± 0.1, 0.2 ± 0.0, and 1.6 ± 0.1 in counting the number of bees current, entry, and out scene in an episode, respectively. …”
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Impacts of climatology error on evapotranspiration data merging over the intensively irrigated Haihe river basin, China by Yuxi Li, Xi Chen, Jianzhi Dong, Jianhong Zhou, Xin Tian, Man Gao

“…New hydrological insights for the region: Results demonstrate that current RS and reanalysis datasets of ERA5, PML, and ALEXI contain strong intra and inter-annual biases. …”
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Self-generated temperature gradient under uniform heating in p–i–n junction carbon nanotube thermoelectric generators by Oga Norimasa, Ryota Tamai, Hiroto Nakayama, Yoshiyuki Shinozaki, Masayuki Takashiri

“…The output voltage and current of the SWCNT-TEG increased with increasing temperature. …”
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Indonesian Nursing Educators’ Experiences with Developing Student-Centered Learning Methods by Vigdis Abrahamsen Grøndahl, Kirsti Lauvli Andersen, Ann Karin Helgesen, Asniar Asniar, Randi Martinsen, Riza Septiani, Dharina Baharuddin, Signe Rasch Woersaa, Anna Willman, Liv Berit Olsen

“…A three-year educational program for nursing educators in Indonesia was developed. The current study used a qualitative, descriptive design with a questionnaire containing four open-ended questions focusing on the educators’ experiences with developing student-active methods and conditions affecting this process. …”
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Size-dependent effects of oxo-degradable plastic contamination on soil quality and the growth of Zea mays by Do Thi Kim THANH, Robert W. BROWN, Martine GRAF, Michaela K. REAY, Charlotte E. M. LLOYD, Gupeng LI, David R. CHADWICK, Davey L. JONES

“…Oxo-degradable plastics (ODPs) have emerged as a potentially more sustainable alternative to current plastic mulch films, however, uncertainty remains around the degradation rate of ODPs in soil and their impacts on soil quality and crop health. …”
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Pilot Clinical Safety and Efficacy Evaluation of a Topical 3% Tranexamic Acid Cream and Serum Protocol for Managing Facial Hyperpigmentation in Caucasian Patients by Sarah Hsin, Kelly Lourenço, Alexandre Porcello, Cíntia Marques, Clara Rodriguez, Wassim Raffoul, Corinne Scaletta, Philippe Abdel-Sayed, Basste Hadjab, Lee Ann Applegate, Alexis Laurent

“…Hyperpigmentation significantly impacts patients’ quality of life and self-esteem. Current treatments often present disadvantages linked to poor product tolerability. …”
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The Impact of Resection Margins in Primary Resection of High-Grade Soft Tissue Sarcomas: How Far Is Far Enough? by Julian Miles Steffens, Tymoteusz Budny, Georg Gosheger, Marieke De Vaal, Anna Maria Rachbauer, Andrea Laufer, Nina Myline Engel, Niklas Deventer

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) classification of tumors contains around 80 entities of soft tissue sarcomas (STSs). …”
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Thrombospondin-I is a critical modulator in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). by Jessica Min-DeBartolo, Franklin Schlerman, Sandeep Akare, Ju Wang, James McMahon, Yutian Zhan, Jameel Syed, Wen He, Baohong Zhang, Robert V Martinez

“…Activation of PPARα pathway was supported by observed decrease in serum lipid levels. Our findings provide important insights into the role of TSP-1 in context of NAFLD/NASH and TSP-1 may be a target of interest to develop anti-fibrotic therapeutics for NAFLD/NASH.…”
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FUZZY ALGORITHM TO CONTROL REACTIVE POWER FLOW IN ELECTRIC NETWORK WITH NONLINEAR LOADS by H. B. Guliyev

“…The mentioned results demonstrate that when harmonic components of voltages exceed normative magnitudes, the use of the proposed algorithm eliminates additional loading on the capacitor banks with higher harmonic currents whereas the control procedure acquires quality, the number of commutations is being reduced, the capacitor battery functions longer and the probability of its malfunction decreases.…”
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Investigating Digital Storytelling as a Tool of Improving/ Developing Information Literacy Skills by Maryam Khodabin, Mohammad Zerehsaz, Somaye Sadat Akhshik, Ghasem Azadi Ahmadabadi

“…Digital stories usually contain various information and knowledge conveyed to people through storytelling. …”
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Green tea dye ligands to transfer toxic lead metal ions to precipitated metal complexes for polymer composite applications by Dana S. Muhammad, Dara M. Aziz, Shujahadeen B. Aziz

“…Abstract The synthesis of metal complexes (MCs) by green tea dye ligands improves environmental impact and reduces costs. The result of the current work establishes the production of metal complexes with huge amount and is an attempt from laboratory scales into commercial extent. …”
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Improving the Incident Management Process Based on a Use Case Approach by A. A. Mikryukov, A. V. Kuular

“…This approach allows you to increase the efficiency of finding similar scenarios for responding to incidents. …”
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FEATURES OF FORMATION AND EXECUTION OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET IN THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OF RUSSIA by Anzhela Z. Namitulina, Olga V. Kalashnikova

“…The implementation of sound financial and economic policy, improving financial support to enterprises of the military-industrial complex of the state, identifying ways to improve the financial sustainability in transformation of the market economy is an objective necessity.Conclusions and Relevance: The practical significance of the work lies in the orientation of the provisions of the conclusions and recommendations of the work on the widespread use in improving the mechanism for defense and security, and the proposals contained in the article (to improve the planning and use of funds allocated from the state budget on defense) may be used by the legislative and executive bodies the Russian Federation, including the Ministry of Defence, in the current activity.…”
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Effects of Different Aquafeed Sources on Growth Performance, Oxidative Capacity, and Fatty Acid Profile of Three Carps Reared in the Semi-Intensive Composite Culture System by Talha Zulfiqar, Muhammad Sajjad Sarwar, Abdul Shakoor Chaudhry, Muhammad Hafeez-ur-Rehman, Mohammed F. El Basuini, Hala Saber Khalil

“…The current experiment is designed to evaluate the effect of different aquafeeds (farm-made versus commercial) on growth, body composition, oxidative capacity, and fatty acid profile in the semi-intensive composite culture system. …”
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Presentation of a residual post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect; a literature review based on a case report by Mehrdad Jafari, Mohammad Khani, Tooba Akbari, Elham Farahani, Fariba Bayat, Abdulhamid bagheri, Amir Nasrollahizadeh, Pedram Ramezani, Pouya Ebrahimi, Mohammad Hossein Mandegar

“…This condition was managed through urgent surgical revascularization and closure of the defect. Due to his current symptoms, further cardiac investigations were planned. …”
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Impact of Iron Supplementation on Growth Performance, Iron Homeostasis and Redox Balance of Suckling Piglets by Qingwei Meng, Qing Wu, Qiang Zhou, Jiayong Tang, Yong Zhuo, Zhengfeng Fang, Yan Lin, Shengyu Xu, Bin Feng, Lun Hua, Xuemei Jiang, De Wu, Lianqiang Che

“…Piglets in the CON group had lower body weight on PND 21 compared with piglets in the FeDex, FeOra, and FeDPO groups (0.46–1.05 kg decrease, <i>p</i> < 0.05), while piglets in the FeDPO group had the highest weaning weight across all groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Tuning biodegradable Mg–4Sn alloy with Ag addition and heat treatment: Unveiling microstructural, mechanical, and corrosive behaviors by Shakiba Saadatmand Hashemi, Reza Alizadeh, Hossein Aashuri

“…The ultimate shear strength and corrosion current density of the as-cast Mg–4Sn alloy increased from 89 MPa and 4.33 µA/cm2 to 103 MPa and 4.58 µA/cm2, respectively, with the addition of 0.2 % Ag. …”
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