Prospective observational study on the prognosis of ureteral lesions caused by impacted stones via dual-energy spectral computed tomography by Junjie Wang, Ximing Wang, Haozhou Zhong, Wengui Xie, Qilin Xi

“…After that, we evaluated the factors associated with ureteral hardening and found that the calcium concentration of the ureter and hydronephrosis remained independent predictors of ureteral hardening. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that 5.3 mg/cm³ calcium concentration of the ureter is an optimal cut-off value to predict ureteral hardening. …”
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The impact of CDIO implementation on retrofitting CNC based universal turn drill in vocational education by Widodo, Suhardjono, M. Khoirul Effendi

“…This evaluation and validation review relates to a 13-point institutionally developed instrument that is linear to the discipline-specific graduate outcomes. The results of the analysis show that the majority of respondents from students and lecturers agree that the CDIO approach strengthens the understanding of technical concepts and practical skills through structured learning stages, from designing to operating prototype products. …”
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Early Diagnosis of Critical Postperfusion Circulatory Disorders by L. A. Krichevsky, V. Yu Rybakov, O. G Guseva, A. Yu Lyamin, I. E Kharlamova, A. I. Magilevets

“…Objective: to define the prognostic value of hemodynamic monitoring data and overall oxygen balance in the postperfusion period of cardiosurgical operations. …”
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Effects of Prosopis farcta Root Extract in the Vascular Reactivity of Isolated Goat Coronary Artery by Rezhna Adil Rasheed, Ismail Salih Ibrahim Kakey

“…In the present study, the cardiovascular effect of Prosopis farcta Root Extract (PFRE) was investigated in vitro for possible mechanisms of the extract effect in the vascular reactivity of isolated goat coronary artery (CA) using Organ bath and PowerLab Data Acquisition system. The results of the recording and analyzing of the effect of the PFRE in isolated CA, showed the negative inotropic activity of the extract in CA rings with intact-endothelium, while in CA ring with hyperglycemic-induced endothelium dysfunction the extract tended to vasodilate the CA ring non-significantly, and the extract induced dose-dependent vasodilation in CA rings pre-constricted with high concentration of (30 mM)KCl and showed no effects on contractions induced by (1X10-3-1X10-5) Phenylephrine PE, which is an indicator for its blockade activity on L-type voltage-dependent Ca+2 channel and non-interfering of the extract with the receptor-operated Ca+2 channel. …”
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Identification of cell adhesion-related subtypes and construction of risk model to predict breast cancer prognostic and immunological properties by De-Ming Lv, Li Yang, Chen Fan, Ling-Hui Fang, Su-Fen Cheng

“…Methods Transcriptome and clinical data were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, while cell adhesion-related genes (CARGs) from the MSigDB database. …”
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Comparison of Postoperative Analgesic Effect of Intravenous Tramadol versus Transdermal Buprenorphine Patch in Patients Undergoing Aortofemoral Graft Surgery by Reema Meena, Ashish Sharma, Namita Garg, Ramgopal Yadav

“…The analysis of variance showed that the VAS score was higher in the buprenorphine group as compared to the tramadol group for the first 3 hours post operatively but after that, the VAS score was significantly less in the buprenorphine group at various study intervals. …”
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Hydraulic justification of the water outlet conduit parameters in connection with the Don Main Canal reconstruction (2nd phase of the II reconstruction stage) by Sergey Yu. Pazynich, Alexander А. Tkachev, Aleksandr M. Rulevskiy, Ekaterina A. Volkova

“…Materials and methods. Based on data analysis for the Don Main Canal section, calculations of the headrace, transit part and discharge channel were performed. …”
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Early postoperative effects of the hypothermia level during hypothermic circulatory arrest in patients with ascending aortic aneurysm by B. N. Kozlov, D. S. Panfilov, E. L. Sonduev, I. V. Ponomarenko

“…Comparative analysis of intraoperative data between groups of patients with mild and moderate hypothermia revealed a significant difference in the duration of cardiopulmonary bypass (111 [97; 135] min vs 125 [108.5; 170] min, p=0,031) and surgery (240 [210; 270 ] min vs 275 [240; 330] min, p=0,003). …”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Applying Chitosan, Neem, Tulsi, Aloe vera, and Chlorhexidine Solutions on the Shear Bond Strength of Composite to Dentin by Farahnaz Sharafddein, Fatemeh Aghaei

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MUTUAL CREDIT SOCIETIES OF NADDNIEPER UKRAINE IN THE CREDIT SYSTEM OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE (SECOND HALF OF 19th — EARLY 20th CENTURY) by S. Orlyk, G. Palchevich, M. Orlyk

“…Various historical sources like published statistical data and archival documents and materials were used. …”
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Research on the Developmental Trajectory of Movement-Evoked Pain and Its Potential Predictors in Patients After Knee Arthroplasty by Ai S, Zhao S, Yan L, Hu H, Niu P, Zhu Y, Zheng M

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that social support, pain catastrophization, education, disease duration, and operation time were significant predictors of the types of movement-evoked pain in knee arthroplasty patients (P < 0.05).Conclusion: This study identifies three potential categories of movement-evoked pain developmental trajectories after knee arthroplasty, with the moderate pain—rising then falling group being the most common. …”
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Comparison of endoscopic submucosal dissection and modified endoscopic mucosal resection for rectal neuroendocrine tumors by Yoshiyasu Kitagawa, Takuto Suzuki, Akihiro Miyakawa, Kenichiro Okimoto, Tomoaki Matsumura, Toshiyasu Shiratori, Hideaki Ishigami, Takeshi Mine, Hideyuki Takashiro, Hirofumi Saito, Naoya Kato

“…This multicenter study aimed to compare the outcomes between m-EMR and ESD for rectal NETs, with emphasis on the operator’s level. Data of patients with rectal NETs treated using m-EMR or ESD at seven institutions that included general hospitals in Japan were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFICIENT USAGE OF HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING WASTE IN PRODUCTION OF MULTI-COMPONENT SOLID FUEL by B. M. Khroustalev, A. N. Pekhota

“…The paper cites practical results pertaining to usage of hydrocarboncontaining waste for the equipment applied for production of multi-component solid fuel. Data on economic expediency for usage of the multi-component solid fuel with high thermo-technical characteristics in the boiler-houses operating on local solid fuel have been analyzed in the paper. …”
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Investigation of Relationship between the Surface Roughness and Residual Stress on Pearlitic Ductile Iron Face Machined by Olutosin Olufisayo Ilori, Gbemileke Akin Ogunranti, Toyese Friday Oyewusi, Opeoluwa Damilola Sola-Adeoye, Oluwaseun Adekola Fadare, Funmilayo Florence Adeyemi

“…Taguchi's design served as the foundation for the experiment, which used an orthogonal array with five levels for each factor. The experimental data were statistically analyzed using correlation and multiple regression analyses. …”
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Prediction of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in older patients with insomnia: a longitudinal population study by Chih-Wei Sung, Cheng-Che Chen, Yun-Ting Chih, Cheng-Yi Fan, Edward Pei-Chuan Huang

“…The current study developed and validated a predictive model for OHCA in older patients using population-based analysis. Methods This study used data from the National Health Insurance research database. …”
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Association of serum neurofilament light chain with cognitive impairment: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Tianjiao Meng, Qinwen Fei, Tian Lv, Shiqin Chen

“…This article aims to determine whether serum NfL associated with cognitive level.MethodsUsing NHANES data, we conducted an analysis of cognitive test results for 450 adults aged 60 years and older and examined their correlation with serum NfL levels. …”
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Exploring SME owners’ motivation to learn and acquire new skills for the adoption of e-commerce by Naledi D.D. Gallant, Anthea P. Amadi-Echendu, Elriza Esterhuyzen

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The advancement of primary care dentistry in Hungary: progress of the dental cluster model since 2021 legislation by András Sztrilich, Csilla Kaposvári, Csilla Kaposvári, Csilla Kaposvári, Gergő Túri, Gergő Túri, Gergő Túri, Rita Teller, István Vingender

“…This study aims to describe the advancement of primary care dentistry in Hungary and the progress of the dental cluster model since the 2021 legislation.MethodsA mixed method study was designed that included a scoping review of the literature in December 2023 to collect information on the health policy developments of Hungary’s publicly funded primary dental care system; (b) secondary data analysis was carried out to assess the development of primary care dentistry and the formation and operation of dental cluster practices in Hungary.ResultsPrimary care dental clusters in Hungary were established to allow active professional cooperation within the dental clusters to improve the population’s access to preventive dental services and the quality of services. …”
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Primary pediatric stroke center in the multidisciplinary pediatric hospital. New reality in pediatrics by E. E. Petryaykina, I. I. O. Shcherderkina

“…The presented experience of organizing and operating the Center covers the period from 2014 to 2019. …”
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Maintaining oxygen delivery is crucial to prevent intestinal ischemia in critical ill patients. by Jochen J Schoettler, Thomas Kirschning, Michael Hagmann, Bianka Hahn, Anna-Meagan Fairley, Franz-Simon Centner, Verena Schneider-Lindner, Florian Herrle, Emmanouil Tzatzarakis, Manfred Thiel, Joerg Krebs

“…We found no significant influence of hemoglobin, arterial oxygen saturation, cardiac index or systemic vascular resistance index. Receiver operating characteristics analysis for elevated lactate levels, pH, CO2 and central venous saturation was poor with an area under the receiver operating characteristic of 0.5324, 0.52, 0.6017 and 0.6786.…”
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