Application of raman spectroscopy in the non-invasive diagnosis of urological diseases via urine by Ailiyaer Ainiwaer, ShuWen Sun, Ayinuer Bohetiyaer, Yuchao Liu, Yufeng Jiang, Wentao Zhang, JingCheng Zhang, Tianyuan Xu, Hanyang Chen, Xudong Yao, Chengyou Jia, Yang Yan

“…Objectives: The objective of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the utilization of Raman spectroscopy in urinary system diseases, highlighting its potential in non-invasive diagnostic methodologies for early diagnosis and prognostic assessment of urinary ailments. Methods: We searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar using 'raman,' 'bladder,' 'kidney,' 'prostate,' 'cancer,' 'infection,' 'stone or urinary calculi,' and 'urine or urinary,' along with 'AND' and 'OR' to refine our search. …”
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Laparoscopic and open surgery with D3-lymphadenectomy in patients with left-sided colon cancer: clinical and pathological parallels by P. V. Tsarkov, I. V. Reshetov, I. A. Tulina, A. Yu. Kravchenko, D. N. Fedorov, A. V. Leontyev

“…To evaluate morphological characteristics of the resected specimen after open and laparoscopic surgery with D3-lymphadenectomy for left-sided colon cancer. Material and methods. The investigation was designed as retrospective-prospective comparative case-match study. …”
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Inception networks, data augmentation and transfer learning in EEG-based photosensitivity diagnosis by Fernando Moncada Martins, Víctor M González, José R Villar, Beatriz García López, Ana Isabel Gómez-Menéndez

“…The proposal outperformed state-of-the-art solutions in the literature, achieving higher ratios on standard performance metrics, and with DA significantly improving the Sensitivity without affecting Accuracy and Specificity. …”
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Study on the LES of Premixed Gas Flame Dynamics in a Weak Confinement Structure: The Influence of Continuous Obstacle Plates by X. Shao, J. Gao, B. Hao, B. Ai, Y. Han, Y. Wu, B. Guo

“…In this paper, experimental and simulation methods are combined to investigate the detonation characteristics of propane(C3H8)-air mixtures. …”
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Long term adult visual plasticity after the developmental critical period in genetically determined peripheral visual loss by Otília C. d’Almeida, Joana M. Sampaio, Sónia Ferreira, Eduardo D. Silva, Miguel Castelo-Branco

“…We found evidence for reorganization based on pRF size metrics and explained variance of reorganized visual field maps. …”
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Oxidative alterations in exfoliated oral mucosa cells of patients with major depressive disorder by Lukas Mendes de Abreu, Cintia Rodrigues da Silva, Ana Laura Ferreira Bortoleto, Giovana Barros Nunes, Matheus Martins Gracia, Rafael Akira Tzanno Murayama, Daniel Galera Bernabé, Gisele Zoccal Mingoti

“…Objectives: This study aimed to investigate oxidative stress markers in the oral mucosal cells of individuals diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD). Methods: A case-control design was used, including twenty patients diagnosed with MDD, based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria, and twenty healthy controls. …”
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US parent perspectives on teen caffeine intake: An opportunity for health care provider guidance by Sarah J. Clark, Acham Gebremariam, Sara Schultz, Lindsey Ewing, Susan J. Woolford

“…Purpose: To explore parental knowledge and behaviors regarding their adolescent's intake of caffeine to provide context as to what guidance from health care providers could be helpful for families. Methods: Data were collected in February 2024 as part of a nationally representative online panel survey of US parents. …”
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Clinical Recommendations of the Russian Gastroenterological Association on Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Esophagitis by V. T. Ivashkin, N. D. Yuschuk, I. V. Maev, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. A. Storonova, A. A. Makushina, S. S. Pirogov, O. V. Zayratyants, O. P. Alekseeva, D. N. Andreyev, T. L. Lapina, A. V. Tkachev, Yu. P. Uspenskiy, A. A. Sheptulin

“…Current clinical recommendations aim to provide gastroenterologists, general practitioners (family doctors), endoscopists and infectionists with modern methods for diagnosis and treatment of infectious esophagitis.Key points. …”
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Medication adherence among hospitalized hypertension patients in Shenyang city by Wenqi NING, Ding LI, Liping YANG, Yuxian ZHANG, Hongzhu LIU, Rui HU, Mingzhu CHEN, Tong MENG, Min JIA, Ran ZHANG, Chang LU, Jian GONG

“…ObjectiveTo provide a reference for improving medication adherence among hypertensive patients in Shenyang. MethodsOne thousand hypertensive patients hospitalized between January 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021, in Shenyang city were randomly selected. …”
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Abnormal power and spindle wave activity during sleep in young smokers by Youwei Dong, Yongxin Cheng, Juan Wang, Zhiwei Ren, Yiming Lu, Kai Yuan, Kai Yuan, Fang Dong, Dahua Yu

“…This study aims to explore electroencephalography (EEG) power and sleep spindle activity during the sleep of young smokers, as well as to assess the relationship between sleep and smoking variables.MethodsWe collected overnight PSG data from 19 young smokers and 16 non-smokers and assessed nicotine dependence and cumulative effects using the Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependence Test (FTND) and pack-year. …”
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Pattern of morphological and neurophysiologic changes in women with the syndrome of the descending perineum by Yu. A. Shelygin, A. Yu. Titov, A. B. Shekhter, A. A. Mudrov, O. M. Birukov, Yu. A. Dzhanayev, M. A. Voynov

“…To determine morphological rating of connective tissue structures of perineum and detect neurophysiologic disorders of pelvic floor in patients with the descending perineum syndrome (DPS).Material and methods. Original study included 39 women with DPS in the age of 21 to 68 years, with clinical and instrumental signs of descending perineum syndrome. …”
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The dual impact: physiological and psychological effects of rapid weight loss in wrestling by Barış Sarıakçalı, Fatma Neşe Şahin, Burhan Başoğlu, Levent Ceylan, Özkan Güler, Bade Yamak, Gökhan Arıkan, Gizem Ceylan Acar, Gülşah Sekban, Mehmet Vakıf Durmuşoğlu, Sezen Çimen Polat, Hamza Küçük

“…This study aimed to investigate the biochemical, hormonal, and psychological effects of weight reduction in elite wrestlers during the competition phase.MethodsThirty-seven elite male free style wrestlers (age: 19.02 ± 1.27) participated in the study. …”
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Utilization of preventative health checkup services in China among middle-aged and older adult population: evidence from China’s 28 provinces by Jingyu Shen, Jingyu Shen, Weiji Fang, Weiji Fang, Yating Zhu, Yating Zhu, Chunli Ye, Chunli Ye, Yanhua Zhu, Yanhua Zhu, Yanling Tao, Yanling Tao

“…In this study, we hope to understand the utilization of preventive health care services and identify the factors that influence such utilization, thereby providing insights for health policy and resource allocation.MethodsThe study uses data from the 2020 CHARLS survey, including 17,200 participants aged 45 and older.ResultsApproximately 47.3% of middle-aged and older adult individuals had at least one health checkup. …”
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Controllable intein splicing and N-terminal cleavage at mesophilic temperatures by Taylor A. McNeal, Joel Weinberger, Geraldy L. S. Liman, Tia M. Ariagno, David W. Wood, Thomas J. Santangelo, Christopher W. Lennon

“…The ability of inteins to specifically rearrange peptide bonds has proven exceptionally useful in protein engineering, thus, methods to control intein activity are of considerable interest. …”
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The unseen perils of oral-care products generated micro/nanoplastics on human health by Utsa Saha, Snehasmita Jena, Faizan Zarreen Simnani, Dibyangshee Singh, Anmol Choudhury, Shaikh Sheeran Naser, Sudakshya S. Lenka, Apoorv Kirti, Aditya Nandi, Adrija Sinha, Swadheena Patro, Małgorzata Kujawska, Mrutyunjay Suar, Nagendra Kumar Kaushik, Aishee Ghosh, Suresh K. Verma

“…Although analytical techniques have advanced in detecting MPs/NPs in oral care products, more robust methods are needed to understand their release mechanisms. …”
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Multiwavelength Variability Analysis of the Blazar PKS 0727-11: An ~ 168 day Quasiperiodic Oscillation in the γ-Ray by Yuncai Shen, Tingfeng Yi, Vinit Dhiman, Lisheng Mao, Liang Dong

“…It is the first time that periodic variations have been detected in this source, and further supported by other methods: weighted wavelet z -transform, phase dispersion minimization, REDFIT, autoregressive integrated moving average model, and structure function analysis. …”
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Blockchain-Powered Secure and Scalable Threat Intelligence System With Graph Convolutional Autoencoder and Reinforcement Learning Feedback Loop by Mohamad Khayat, Ezedin Barka, Mohamed Adel Serhani, Farag Sallabi, Khaled Shuaib, Heba M. Khater

“…Furthermore, the current methods consistently produce false alarms and sometimes completely miss real threats. …”
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Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the chloroplast genome of endangered Impatiens chishuiensis by LAN Wenxiang, MO Qing, HUANG Haiquan, HUANG Meijuan

“…[Objective] The chloroplast genome structure and phylogenetic location of Impatiens chishuiensis were studied in order to provide scientific basis for the conservation of plant germplasm resources, genetic diversity, and phylogeny of I. chishuiensis. [Methods] Based on the chloroplast genome sequence of I. chishuiensis, an endemic species in China, the assembly, annotation, gene characterization, sequence repetition and phylogenetic analysis of chloroplast genome were performed by bioinformatic softwares. …”
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Modification of peroxidase activity and proteome in maize exposed to cadmium in the presence of galactoglucomannan oligosaccharides by Diana Hačkuličová, Eva Labancová, Zuzana Vivodová, Maksym Danchenko, Kristína Holeková, Marko Bajus, Danica Kučerová, Peter Baráth, Karin Kollárová

“…., related to the defence reactions, cell wall structure/metabolism, and activation of plant hormones) caused by GGMOs and Cd indicate possible protective mechanisms that improve the vitality of maize seedlings exposed to metal stress. GGMOs partially reverted Cd-induced protein disbalance, which was a reoccurring phenomenon of mitigation in leaves.…”
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SOME PSYCHO-PEDAGOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS ON MUSICAL EDUCATION by Călin DRAGOŞ

“…The full pedagogical and ethical meaning of meta-knowledge is developed in a didactic and epistemological context. …”
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