The effect of cognitive emotion regulation on direct-acting antivirals adherence in patients with hepatitis C by Adina Turcu-Stiolica, Irina Paula Doica, Bogdan Silviu Ungureanu, Mihaela-Simona Subtirelu, Dan Nicolae Florescu, Razvan-Aurelian Turcu-Stiolica, Ion Rogoveanu, Dan-Ionut Gheonea

“…A linear regression model was performed to analyze the primary outcome (DAAs adherence) to be the target variable based on given independent variables (age, treatment duration, severity of HCV, the nine adaptive and maladaptive strategies).Results368 patients (mean age: 61 years) with HCV diagnosed 4.05 ± 6.38 (average) years ago were enrolled. …”
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Optimisation of arterial hypertension therapy in patients with metabolic disorders: aspect of fixed combination lipophilic of perindopril and amlodipine by Andrey A. Svistunov, Mikhail A. Osadchuk, Inna N. Vasileva, Maxim V. Trushin

“…Patients with DM and AH achieved target BP in 60% of cases during treatment: office BP decreased to 134.8 (17.97 kPa) ± 8.7/83.2 (11.09 kPa) ± 6.7 mmHg (∆ = –31/–16 mmHg), 90% of patients required maximum therapeutic doses of antihypertensive therapy (AHT). …”
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Characterization and genomics of phage Henu2_3 against K1 Klebsiella pneumoniae and its efficacy in animal models by Qiming Li, Jiaqi Li, Yanyang Zhao, Shuai Guo, Mengzhe Liu, Xiaoyu Shi, Li Wang, Zhigang Liu, Tieshan Teng

“…In this study, we described the isolation and characterization of a novel bacteriophage from hospital sewage, Henu2_3, which targeted clinical isolates of K1-type K. pneumoniae. …”
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A novel strategy for predicting the quality of a base liquor: visual detection of functional bacteria and its application by Lijuan Yin, Lijing Sun, Yueqi Wang, Gailing Shi, Liangcai Lin, Cuiying Zhang

“…Therefore, the concentration of A. jinshanensis might be used as a new parameter to predict the quality of base liquor and as a regulatory target in the fermentation process, thereby achieving a controllable fermentation process and high quality.…”
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Evaluation of a Smartphone-Based Weight Loss Intervention with Telephone Support for Merchant Women With Obesity in Côte d'Ivoire: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Rui Usui, Maki Aomori, Shogo Kanamori, Setsuko Watabe, Bi Tra Jamal Sehi, Kei Kawano, Yuka Kanoya

“…While most weight loss programs target individuals ready to lose weight, community interventions should also address those with minimal readiness. …”
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Gradient-Enhanced Kriging-Based Parallel Efficient Global Optimization Algorithm and Its Application in Aerodynamic Shape Optimization by Hang Fu, Qingyu Wang, Takuji Nakashima, Asahi Kawasaki, Chenguang Lai, Keigo Shimizu, Rahul Bale, Makoto Tsubokura

“…Specifically, for airfoil and automotive aerodynamic optimization, when achieving the target performance improvements of 2.4% and 7.0%, the proposed system reduced the wall-clock time cost from 1.65h to 0.33h and from 203h to 14.5h, respectively, significantly improving optimization efficiency.…”
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Molecular and phylogenetic analysis of Sardines at the fish landing center-Tanjung Luar-east Lombok using DNA sequences of the CO1 gene by H. Mahrus Mahrus, Karnan Karnan, Prapti Sedijani

“…The amplification of CO1 rRNA target genes utilized the universal primer pair successfully found 688 bp and was sequenced. …”
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Quasi-3D Calculation of Stray Losses in Outer Lamination Stack of Power Transformer Core by Zvonimir Jurkovic, Bojan Trkulja, Karlo Petrovic, Mario Jurkovic

“…Thermal insulation is used to minimize the losses needed to reach a target temperature range and to improve temperature distribution uniformity, facilitating more accurate average temperature measurements. …”
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Course on Educational Web-Content Accessibility: Analysis of Online Learning Results by Ye. A. Kosova

“…At the same time, on average, users have successfully completed the current and final testing. …”
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2bRAD-M reveals circulating microbiome in chronic antibody-mediated rejection (CAMR) and IgA nephropathy (IgAN) after kidney transplantation by Yan-Xin Tao, Er-Di Zhang, Jia-Xi Yue, Zheng-Li Wan, Ji-Wen Fan, Yi Li, Yu Fan, Lin Yan

“…ROC analysis was performed to assess the performance of some optimal marker models, and the average AUC value achieved 89.6% between CAMR and STABLE, 67.4% between IgAN and STABLE. …”
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Investigating computed tomography radiographers’ expertise in responding to severe contrast media reactions: a cross-sectional study by Yasser H. Hadi, Mahmoud H. Aljuaid, Nourah A. Alotaibi, Fatimah K. Altalhi, Hussam M. Ali, Mosaab G. Alrefaei, Abdulrahman I. Abu Aqil, Moram A. Fagiry, Hamid Osman, Mustafa Mahmoud

“…The study examined knowledge variations based on experience, training, and practice setting. Although the target was 300 participants, 241 responses were obtained, providing meaningful insights into radiographers’ competencies in contrast reaction management. …”
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An Evaluation of Rural Guide Plan’s Impact on Rural Settlements; Case Study: Chehel Chay Rural District In Golestan Province by Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Hadi Gharagozlou, Ali Reza Javaher, Ali Asghar Isalou

“…For the analysis of the data, first the average indices of the research were specified and rated for the villages where the plan was conducted. …”
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Assessment of the Impact of Investments in Fixed Capital on the Economic Growth of the Northern Regions of the Russian Federation by A. Ts. Dolgunova

“…The goal of the paper was to obtain quantitative estimates of the impact of capital investments on the economic growth of the northern region, which will allow a more reasonable approach to determining the values of target indexes and establishing the economic effect of planned investments.Materials and methods. …”
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Current situation and prospects of coalbed methane exploration and development in Sichuan Basin by ZHU Suyang, LIU Wei, WANG Yunfeng, JIA Chunsheng, CHEN Chaogang, PENG Xiaolong

“…However, in the basin, the average daily production of coalbed methane wells targeting coal seams is less than 700 m3, while pilot exploration wells that apply general fracturing to coal seams and adjacent sandstone layers can achieve production rates of 5 000 to 8 000 m3/day. …”
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Unveiling the molecular activity of HIV towards the CD4: A study based on subtype C via docking and dynamics approach by Saurav Kumar Mishra, Neeraj Kumar, Zsolt Tóth, Yousef A. Bin Jardan, Shopnil Akash, John J. Georrge

“…The simulation over 200 ns demonstrated that the average RMSD for each complex started stabilizing within the 0.9 Å − 3.4 Å, followed by 25–50 ns, whereas the RMSF, Rg and PCA revealed the relative compactness and flexibility varied across different viral targets. …”
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Radon survey in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, in 2008–2011. Analysis of spatial variability of indoor radon concentration by A. M. Marennyy, D. V. Kononenko, A. E. Trufanova

“…An extensive radon survey was conducted in 2008-2011 in the framework of the Federal target program on the territory of 29 districts of Chelyabinsk Oblast. …”
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Development and validation of a prognostic model predicting symptomatic hemorrhagic transformation in acute ischemic stroke at scale in the OHDSI network. by Qiong Wang, Jenna M Reps, Kristin Feeney Kostka, Patrick B Ryan, Yuhui Zou, Erica A Voss, Peter R Rijnbeek, RuiJun Chen, Gowtham A Rao, Henry Morgan Stewart, Andrew E Williams, Ross D Williams, Mui Van Zandt, Thomas Falconer, Margarita Fernandez-Chas, Rohit Vashisht, Stephen R Pfohl, Nigam H Shah, Suranga N Kasthurirathne, Seng Chan You, Qing Jiang, Christian Reich, Yi Zhou

“…<h4>Results</h4>In the database the model was developed, the target population cohort contained 621,178 patients with ischemic stroke, of which 5,624 patients had HT within 30 days following initial ischemic stroke. 612 risk predictors, including the distance a patient travels in an ambulance to get to care for a HT, were identified. …”
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In Vitro Modulator Effect of Total Extract from the Endophytic Paenibacillus polymyxa RNC-D in Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis and Macrophages by Débora Meira Neris, Letícia Gonçalves Ortolani, Cynthia Aparecida de Castro, Ricardo de Oliveira Correia, Joice Margareth de Almeida Rodolpho, Luciana Camillo, Camila Tita Nogueira, Cristina Paiva de Sousa, Fernanda de Freitas Anibal

“…Therefore, it is important to find new therapeutic targets. In this regard, one alternative is the study of biomolecules produced by endophytic microorganisms. …”
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Application of standard keratometry values obtained from keratotopographic mapping data to calculate the optical power of a multifocal intraocular lens by S. V. Shukhaev, E. V. Boiko, Yu. M. Petrosyan, A. V. Molodkin

“…For each combination of zone/keratometry value/formula, the average error of postoperative predicted refraction, its difference from zero (Wilcoxon criterion), the median value taking into account the sign, the mean (MAE) and median (MedAE) absolute errors in calculating the spherical equivalent of the IOL, the standard deviation of the mean absolute error (SD) were calculated.Results. …”
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A myostatin inhibitory antibody combined with insulin, partially rescues the musculoskeletal phenotype of female insulin-deficient diabetic mice by R. Clay Bunn, Reuben Adatorwovor, Philip D. Ray, Alexander R. Keeble, Christopher S. Fry, Sasidhar Uppuganti, Jeffry S. Nyman, John L. Fowlkes, Evangelia Kalaitzoglou

“…Inhibition of myostatin, a negative regulator of muscle mass, was explored as a druggable target to improve the musculoskeletal phenotype associated with insulin-deficient diabetes in female mice.MethodsWe investigated whether administration of an inhibitory myostatin antibody (MyoAb) in streptozotocin-induced diabetes in female mice is protective for skeletal muscle and bone. …”
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