Experimental Study of Methods of Increasing the Efficiency of a Direct-Flow Air-Jet Detonation Engine by Vitalii Stoliarchuk, Oleksandr Zolotko, Oleksandr Aksonov

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Sarcopenia as a Prognostic Factor of Hepatotoxicity and Lower Survival Rate in Chemotherapy of Pancreatic Cancer by A. A. Klunichenko, A. P. Seryakov, A. A. Seryakova, S. M. Demidov

“…In patients with sarcopenia and no toxic effects, the total survival median was 41 months, whilst hepatotoxicity combined with sarcopenia was associated with almost a 3 times lower median survival (14.1 months). …”
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Transient ocular hypertension remodels astrocytes through S100B. by Weiran Huang, Kenji Matsushita, Rumi Kawashima, Susumu Hara, Yuichi Yasukura, Kaito Yamaguchi, Shinichi Usui, Koichi Baba, Andrew J Quantock, Kohji Nishida

“…Astrocytes displayed weaker GFAP intensity (p < 0.0001) in the early-stage OHT mouse model, prior to the onset of hypertrophy, which was accompanied by an increase in GFAP mRNA expression (p < 0.0001) and a decrease in S100B mRNA expression (p < 0.001). …”
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Higher Consumption of Carbonated Drinks and Fast Food Related to Depression and Quality of Life in Adolescent Girls by Abbas Ali Sangouni, Zahra Darabi, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Sayyed Saeid Khayyatzadeh

“…The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and SF-12v2 questionnaire were used to assess depression and QoL, respectively. …”
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Дослідження впливу шорсткості поверхні вуглепластиків на герметичність рознімних з’єднань в РКТ... by Олександр Літот, Тамара Манько

“…Беручи до уваги, що значну частину сухої ваги ракети-носія складають такі деталі як паливні баки та кріогенні трубопроводи, особливо критичним є завдання зменшення ваги верхніх ступенів ракети-носія, а також всього легкого класу, де реалізувати ефективні цільнокомпозитні безлейнерні конструкції кріогенних паливних баків та трубопроводів технологічно можливо [1]. Це призводить до необхідності виконувати рознімні фланцеві з’єднання у стику деталей бак-трубопровід, та забезпечувати його герметичність в умовах експлуатації. …”
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Effect of genomic regions harboring putative lethal haplotypes on reproductive performance in closed experimental selection lines of Nellore cattle by Gustavo R. D. Rodrigues, Joslaine N. S. G. Cyrillo, Lúcio F. M. Mota, Patrícia I. Schmidt, Júlia P. S. Valente, Eduarda S. Oliveira, Lúcia G. Albuquerque, Luiz F. Brito, Maria E. Z. Mercadante

“…Matings between carrier dam and carrier sire led to a reduction of up to -203.46% in pregnancy success probability, an increase of 275.15% in probability of pregnancy loss, 295.03% for stillbirth occurrence, and 301.40% for pre-weaning mortality when compared to non-carrier dam and sire matings. …”
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Rapid left ventricular dimension normalization following transcatheter ventricular septal defect closure in children by Hui Yuan, Wenjing Zhu, Jianli Lv

“…Age showed an inverse association (OR 0.41, p = 0.036) and VSD size a positive association (OR 1.53, p = 0.007) with LVEDD Z-score normalization at 1 month. …”
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Immunoinformatic strategy for developing multi-epitope subunit vaccine against Helicobacter pylori. by Md Nahian, Md Rasel Khan, Fabiha Rahman, Hossain Mohammed Reza, Imren Bayil, Tanjum Ahmed Nodee, Tabassum Basher, Mostafizur Rahaman Sany, Rabeya Najnin Munmun, S M Ariful Habib, Lincon Mazumder, Mrityunjoy Acharjee

“…In this study, we employed an immunoinformatic strategy to design a set of candidate multi-epitope subunit vaccines by combining the most potent B and T cell epitopes from three targeted antigenic proteins (BabA, CagA, and VacA). Out of the 12 hypothetical vaccines generated, two (HP_VaX_V1 and HP_VaX_V2) were found to be strongly immunogenic, non-allergenic, and structurally stable. …”
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Epidemiological Characteristics and Family Relatives among Thalassemic Patients in Sulaimani City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq by Kamal Jalal Rashid

“…0.01), from major types of thalassemic patients; 85 (94.4%) of them were both father and mother are carrier of thalassemia. …”
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Diet quality and characteristics of family environment in a school from Itajaí-SC by Ana Luisa Pereira Michereff, Larissa Tachini, Tatiana Mezadri, Doroteia Aparecida Höfelmann

“…Children of parents having higher scores in diet and physical activity presented a better diet quality as compared to those with lower scores (p < 0.001) (61.1% and 25.9%, respectively). The worst diet quality of children was associated to family environment, strengthening the need of nutritional interventions involving the families for promoting effective changes in food habits.…”
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Багатоцільова оптимізація рішень щодо аутсорсингу на віртуальному підприємстві by Тетяна Гринько, Сергій Дулєпов

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Dentinal Crack Formation and Quality of Obturation Using Two Single File Systems and Two Obturation Techniques: A micro-CT Study. by Shaban Shaban Omar, Bahar Jafaar Selivany

“…There were significant differences between the obturation groups in the number of voids present after obturation (P < 0.001). Conclusion: The instrumentation of root canals induces dentinal microcracks. …”
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Factors Indicating the Accuracy of Fetal Weight Estimation in Preterm Newborns with Normal Amniotic Fluid Volume by Onur Guralp, Nevin Tuten, Abdullah Tuten, Altay Gezer

“…The mean absolute percentage errors were 4.1±2.7% and 16.8±6.4% in the accurate and inaccurate estimation groups, respectively. …”
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Attitude, Practice and Preparedness of Dental Practitioners for Providing Oral Care to Patients with Speech and Hearing Impairment by Khansa Rafi, Syed Masood-ul- Hasan, Saba Tabassum

“…These included communication obstacles (65.3%), patient cooperation (63.2%), concerns about medical emergencies (29.1%), inadequately trained staff (26.3%), and limited experience (25.5%). …”
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A Study of Hypothyroidism in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients by Sudharsanan V, Prabhu Shankar S, Viknesh V

“…The study involved 237 CKD patients who provided informed consent and met inclusion criteria. …”
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Optimizing Photovoltaic Panel Performance: A Comparative Study of Meta-Heuristic Algorithms by M. Sundar Rajan

“…This paper addresses the parameter estimation of four distinct PV panel models—PV-RTC, PV-PWP 201, PV-STM6 40/36, and PV-STP6 120/36—using a range of meta-heuristic optimization algorithms. …”
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Incidence rate and associated patient characteristics of liver disease in Wales 2004–2022: a retrospective population-scale observational study by Ashley Akbari, Andrew Yeoman, Haroon Ahmed, Jingwei Gao, Aled Davies, Thomas Peter Ignatius Pembroke

“…Secondary outcome is the numbers and frequencies of underlying aetiology and the associated comorbidities.Results Between 2004 and 2022, 111 098 individuals received a diagnosis of liver disease in Wales and were included in this study. …”
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Options of dyslipidemia treatment at non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. A. Morozova

“…In the Russian Federation its rate is estimated as high as 37,1%. In the most of NAFLD cases severe disorder of lipid metabolism takes place. …”
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Evaluating the effect of virgin coconut oil pulling on viral load, bacterial load and inflammatory mediator levels in chronic periodontitis – A clinical study by Monika M, Rudhra K, Vennila K, Elanchezhiyan, Sri Harini P, S. Shakeron

“…The reductions in the VCO and CHX groups were statistically significant, with comparable efficacy between the two interventions. …”
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Antibacterial effectiveness of different final irrigation activation techniques. by Bizhyan Mahdi Mustafa, Bahar Jaafar Selivany, Abduloma Baraka Ali

“…After sterilization, five roots were selected as negative controls and the remaining teeth were inoculated with E. faecalis and incubated for 48 hr and at 37 ºC. The roots were then randomly divided into five groups (n=10) , GI: Control group ,GII: 5.25% NaOCl irrigation was activated by the ultrasonic system , GIII: By 980-nm diode laser , GIV: By Xp-endo finisher and GV : Activated by Finisher gentle file-brush. …”
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