Analysis of the domestic pharmaceutical market drugs for the treatment of urolithiasis by V. L. Shevina, N. V. Khokhlenkova, T. G. Yarnykh

“…Antibacterial therapies, herbal medicine, dietary restrictions, mineral water are used in the complex treatment of patients with urolithiasis after removal of concrement by different methods. The search for new and improvement of already known methods of treatment of urolithiasis remains relevant to date. …”
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An Evaluation a PrEP-Focused HIV Prevention Intervention Tailored for Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder and Cognitive Dysfunction by Mistler CB, Huedo-Medina TB, Shrestha R, Gunstad J, Zelenev A, Copenhaver MM

“…Colleen B Mistler,1,2,* Tania B Huedo-Medina,2– 5,* Roman Shrestha,2,3 John Gunstad,6 Alexei Zelenev,7 Michael M Copenhaver2,3 1Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; 2Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (Inchip), University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA; 3Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA; 4Department of Clinical and Health Psychology and Research Methods, Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain; 5Basque Foundation for Science, IKERBasque, Bilbao, 48011, Spain; 6Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA; 7Department of Internal Medicine, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Colleen B Mistler, Yale University, The Consultation Center, 389 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA, Email colleen.mistler@yale.eduPurpose: This study aimed to test the efficacy of the 4-week Bio-behavioral Community-Friendly Health Recovery Program (CHRP-BB) at improving HIV prevention outcomes among individuals receiving medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and to examine the extent to which cognitive dysfunction impacts outcomes.Patients and Methods: This randomized controlled trial included 237 individuals receiving MOUD and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in New Haven, CT. …”
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IMPACT OF INTRA-OPERATIVE INTRA-ABDOMINAL HYPERTENSION ON THE COURSE OF POST-OPERATIVE PERIOD IN THE PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURGERY FOR COLORECTAL CANCER by I. V. Shlyk, A. A. Zakharenko, V. A. Panafidina, A. A. Trushin, O. A. Ten

“…Currently, the majority of colorectal surgeries is performed using laparoscopic and minimal invasive methods, providing the best outcomes in the soonest post-operative period and equal oncological safety when compared to traditional open surgeries. …”
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Monte Carlo Simulations for Resolving Verifiability Paradoxes in Forecast Risk Management and Corporate Treasury Applications by Martin Pavlik, Grzegorz Michalski

“…We used Monte Carlo simulation as the numerical method. The following analytical methods were used: conditional probability, Bayes’ rule and Bayes’ rule with multiple conditions. …”
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Quantifying the Long and Short Axes of the External Iliac Lymph Nodes Using Dual-Energy Computed Tomography: A Potential Diagnostic Approach for Periprosthetic Joint Infection &nda... by Yang Y, Zhou H, Kang R, Zhao C, Li J, Li F, Shen Y, Chen Y, Huang W, Qin L

“…Yaji Yang,1– 3,* Haotian Zhou,1– 3,* Runxing Kang,1– 3 Chen Zhao,1– 3 Jia Li,4 Feilong Li,1– 3 Yidong Shen,1– 3 Yuelong Chen,5 Wei Huang,1– 3 Leilei Qin1– 3 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 2Chongqing Municipal Health Commission Key Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Regeneration and Translational Medicine, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 3Orthopaedic Research Laboratory of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 5Hospital of Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wei Huang; Leilei Qin, Department of Orthopaedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China, Email huangwei68@263.net; qinleilei@stu.cqmu.edu.cnPurpose: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a severe complication following joint replacement surgery, and there is a current lack of rapid, accurate, and non-invasive diagnostic methods. …”
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Aztreonam Acts as a Synergist for Ceftazidime/Avibactam Against Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) of Various Carbapenemase Phenotypes in Southwestern China by Ruan X, Gong Z, Zeng M, Zhong Z, Chen Y, Wei F, Lei C, Zhu Y, Qin X, Li M

“…Xuelian Ruan,1,* Zhiyu Gong,1,* Moqiyi Zeng,1 Ziqing Zhong,1 Yongling Chen,1 Fangyi Wei,1 Chong Lei,1 Yuanyuan Zhu,1 Xue Qin,1 Meng Li1,2 1Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Medicine of Guangxi Department of Education, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Fungi and Mycosis Research and Prevention, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Meng Li, Email gxmulimeng@foxmail.com Xue Qin, Email qinxue919@126.comBackground: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) presents a significant challenge due to its role in severe and multidrug-resistant infections.Purpose: This study aims to evaluate aztreonam (ATM) as a synergistic agent with ceftazidime/avibactam (CZA) for treating CRE strains with different carbapenemase phenotypes.Methods: A total of 87 non-repeated clinical CRE strains were collected from various clinical specimens at The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University. …”
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Application of Collective Intelligence of Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm in Optimization of Estimation and Zoning of Wind Erosion Intensity Using Geomorphological data (Case Study... by Mehdi Saghafi, Moohamadali Moodaresi

“…The average annual precipitation in the plain over a period of 50 years equals to 177 mm and its climate is generally dry. 2- Materials and Methods In order to study wind erosion, erosion models with different goals, such as Successive approximation of erosion and designing of erosion control tools, are used. …”
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THE STRUCTURE OF HAPPINESS REPRESENTATION FOR RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES by S. Yu. Zhdanova, A. V. Pecherkina, A. A. Strokanov

“…In this regard, the search of methods and determination of the tasks of psychological diagnostics is brought into focus. …”
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VIOLENCE IN MEDICAL PRACTICE by Marusya Liddle, Sevinch Hamza, Albena Andonova

“…In health care provision, it is important to show equality, preserving the dignity of the patient and their personal space. …”
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How Gender-Sensitive Disaster Management is Addressed in the Turkish Parliament: A Qualitative Study from Feminist Bioethics Perspective by Fatma Gulsum Onal, Bahar Marangoz

“…Comprehensive policies are necessary at every stage of disaster management to ensure the consideration of equality.…”
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Efficacy of pain management for cattle castration: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Emeline Nogues, Jane Stojkov, Biljana Jonoska Stojkova, Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk, Daniel M. Weary

“…Much research has assessed methods of pain control for cattle castration, but there remains a lack of consensus regarding best practice. …”
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Development of OCR Service for Page-Level Recognition for Camera-Captured Document Images by Junyoung Park, Wonjun Kang, Seonji Park, Keuntek Lee, Hyung Il Koo, Nam Ik Cho

“…However, most existing methods have primarily focused on scene text or well-structured document images, and typically limit text detection and recognition to the word level. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Structural Brain MRI in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease by Jason Appel, Elizabeth Potter, Qian Shen, Gustavo Pantol, Maria T. Greig, David Loewenstein, Ranjan Duara

“…Multiple neuroimaging methods utilizing visual rating scales, volumetric measurements, and automated methods have been developed to identify, quantify, and track anatomic sequelae of Alzheimer’s Disease.…”
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Robust Drone Video Analysis for Occluded Urban Traffic Monitoring Based on Deep Learning by Carlos Gellida-Coutino, Reyes Rios-Cabrera, Alan Maldonado-Ramirez, Anand Sanchez-Orta

“…However, existing video-based methods struggle with occlusions and complex trajectories in multi-directional intersections, limiting their applicability. …”
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Nonlinear multi-head cross-attention network and programmable gradient information for gaze estimation by Yujie Li, Yuhang Hong, Ziwen Wang, Jiahui Chen, Rongjie Liu, Shuxue Ding, Benying Tan

“…Recent gaze estimation methods are primarily based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) or attention Transformers. …”
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IQA Vision Transformed: A Survey of Transformer Architectures in Perceptual Image Quality Assessment by Mobeen Ur Rehman, Imran Fareed Nizami, Farman Ullah, Irfan Hussain

“…In an era dominated by visual content, perceptual image quality assessment (IQA) is crucial for enhancing user experiences and driving technological advancements across various domains. …”
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ACT-SR: Aggregation Connection Transformer for Remote Sensing Image Super-Resolution by Yingdong Kang, Xinyu Wang, Xuemin Zhang, Shaoju Wang, Guang Jin

“…Experimental results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed modules, with ACT-SR outperforming several state-of-the-art RSISR methods in both objective metrics and visual quality.…”
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Glaucoma secondary to intraocular tumors key aspects of etiopathogenesis by A.A. Yarovoy, T.V. Sokolovskaya, E.O. Krasnova, A.D. Matyaeva

“…To analyze the literature on the main aspects of etiology, pathogenesis of secondary glaucoma in tumor diseases of visual organs. Material and methods. PubMed, Scopus and eLIBRARY databases for the period up to 2022 were used for article selection, and the following keywords were used in the mesh: secondary glaucoma, tumor, neovascularization, pigment dispersion (and the same phrases in Russian). …”
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Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy in the Management of Diffuse Choroidal Hemangioma in Sturge-Weber Syndrome by Saeed Karimi, Sadra Ashrafi, Zahra Siavashpour, Mona Malekzadeh Moghani

“…All patients exhibited notable reduction in subretinal fluid, significant tumor regression, and minimal side effects. Visual acuity improved in patients with pre-IMRT vision of hand motion or better. …”
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Despeckle Filtering for Multiscale Amplitude-Modulation Frequency-Modulation (AM-FM) Texture Analysis of Ultrasound Images of the Intima-Media Complex by C. P. Loizou, V. Murray, M. S. Pattichis, M. Pantziaris, A. N. Nicolaides, C. S. Pattichis

“…In this study, we perform a comparative evaluation of several despeckle filtering methods, on 100 ultrasound images of the CCA, based on the extracted multiscale Amplitude-Modulation Frequency-Modulation (AM-FM) texture features and visual image quality assessment by two clinical experts. …”
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