Effectiveness of phosphatidylcholine as adjunctive therapy in improving liver function tests in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic comorbidities: real-li... by Igor V Maev, Aleksey A Samsonov, Liudmila K Palgova, Chavdar S Pavlov, Kirill M Starostin, Elena I Vovk, Elena N Shirokova

“…Objective Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of abnormal results of liver function tests. …”
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Improving the Efficiency of Planning by E. L. Chazov, V. P. Grakhov, V. V. Krivorotov, O. L. Simchenko

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Improving Electrical Stimulation Effectiveness and Versatility for Non-Invasive Transdermal Monitoring Applications via an Innovative Mixed-Signal Electronic Interface by Alessandro Zompanti, Davide Ciarrocchi, Simone Grasso, Riccardo Olivieri, Giuseppe Ferri, Marco Santonico, Giorgio Pennazza

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A Systematic Review on Outcomes of Vertebroplasty and/or Balloon Kyphoplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures by Ashutosh Tripathi, Ganesh Pundkar, Rajendra Baitule, Chaitanya Chikhale, Yogesh Rathod, Amogh Bubna

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The Emerging Applications of Artificial MicroRNA-Mediated Gene Silencing in Plant Biotechnology by Luis Alberto Bravo-Vázquez, Ana Marta Castro-Pacheco, Rodrigo Pérez-Vargas, Joceline Fernanda Velázquez-Jiménez, Sujay Paul

“…Improving crop yield potential is crucial to meet the increasing demands of a rapidly expanding global population in an ever-changing and challenging environment. …”
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<i>Asparagopsis taxiformis</i> Feed Supplementation as a Tool to Improve the Resilience of Farmed <i>Diplodus sargus</i> to Marine Heatwave Events—A Metabolomics Approach by Marta Dias, Isa Marmelo, Carla António, Ana M. Rodrigues, António Marques, Mário S. Diniz, Ana Luísa Maulvault

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Can Marine Products Improve Alzheimer’s Disease by Hamid-Reza Adhami, Paria Sharafi

“…According to amyloid hypothesis, cholin neurotransmitters have important roles in CNS memory function, therefore cholinesterase inhibitors can improve the Alzheimer's symptoms. …”
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The effects of nine types of exercise rehabilitation therapies on improving limb balance, cognitive and emotional function, and quality of life in elderly patients with Parkinson’s... by Jing Mao, Jing Mao, Yi Xia, Yimin Hu, Xuewu Yao

“…In terms of enhancing cognitive function, mind-body exercise (MBE) emerged as the optimal choice (SMD = −1.42, 95% CI [−2.01, −0.84], p &lt; 0.0001), while resistance training (RT) was most effective in improving quality of life (SMD = 1.83, 95% CI [0.41, 4.07], p &lt; 0.0001).ConclusionDance (DA) is the most effective intervention for improving balance, while aquatic training (ABT) and resistance training (RT) are most effective for emotional regulation. …”
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Does Nissen fundoplication improve deglutition in children? by Tutku Soyer, Şule Yalçın, Numan Demir, Asuman Nur Karhan, İnci Nur Saltık-Temizel, Hülya Demir, Feridun Cahit Tanyel

“…Although, esophageal motility evaluated by VFS did not changed after NF, functional oral intake significantly improved in children. …”
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Effects of hysterectomy on pelvic floor function and sexual function—A prospective cohort study by Catharina Forsgren, Martina Amato, Ulrika Johannesson

“…Abstract Introduction Hysterectomy is one of the most common major surgical procedures in women. The effects of hysterectomy on pelvic floor and sexual function are uncertain. …”
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Progressive resistance and flexibility exercises versus usual care advice for improving pain and function after distal radius fracture in adults aged 50 years or over: protocol for... by David J. Keene, Juul Achten, Ioana Marian, Marloes Franssen, Elizabeth Tutton, Warren Sheehan, Colin Forde, Hannah Crook, Jenny Gould, Richard Grant, Duncan Appelbe, Sarah E. Lamb, Matthew L. Costa

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Probiotics and functional nutrition products by Yu. О. Shulpekova

“…Strains, proven as effective agents for prophylaxis of widespread diseases, are added to functional nutrients. Fermented-milk product enriched by L. casei DN-114001 Imunitass, in controlled clinical studies demonstrated protective effect for the most of common infectious diseases. …”
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“Most of what they do, we cannot do!” How lay health workers respond to barriers to uptake and retention in HIV care among pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in Malawi by Stephanie M Topp, Nicole B Carbone, Jennifer Tseka, Linda Kamtsendero, Godfrey Banda, Michael E Herce

“…These include: (i) fulfilling counselling and educational functions that responded to women’s fears and uncertainties; (ii) enhancing women’s social connectedness and participation in their own care and (iii) strengthening service function by helping clinic-based providers carry out duties more efficiently and effectively. …”
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Vitamin D in male sexual functions: unwrapping the sunshine hormone activities in erectile function and beyond by Adeyemi Fatai Odetayo, Grace Edet Bassey, Grace Ayobami Fajemidagba, Kazeem Bidemi Okesina, Moses Agbomhere Hamed, Moses Agbomhere Hamed

“…Due to the increased vitamin D deficiency rates in most populations, the implications of its deficiency on male sexual functions have gained great interest.Materials and methodsThis review, therefore, sums up recent publications that detail the association of vitamin D with male sexual functions regarding its potential roles in erectile function regulation, testosterone levels, and semen characteristics.ResultsVitamin D contributed positively to sexual and erectile functions. …”
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Image Inpainting Methods Evaluation and Improvement by Raluca Vreja, Remus Brad

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Patterns of intra-cluster correlation coefficients in school-based cluster randomised controlled trials of interventions for improving social-emotional functioning outcomes in pupi... by Kitty Parker, Michael Nunns, ZhiMin Xiao, Tamsin Ford, Paul Stallard, Willem Kuyken, Nick Axford, Obioha C. Ukoumunne

“…Abstract Background The cluster randomised trial (CRT) design is increasingly used to evaluate the impact of school-based interventions for improving social-emotional functioning outcomes in pupils. …”
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Improving the understanding and interpretation of myeloma screening among resident doctors and physician associates: a quality improvement project by Mahmoud Gouda, Hannah Hunter

“…For instance, several tests were incorrectly included, such as C-reactive protein, chosen by 17 out of 34 (50%) respondees; 11 out of 34 (32.4%) selected a skeletal survey, and 11 out of 34 (32.4%) chose liver function tests.The BSH guidelines recommend serum free light chains rather than urinary Bence-Jones proteins to test for monoclonal light chains.2 Despite this, most respondents (94.1%) selected urinary Bence-Jones proteins as part of the myeloma panel.The results also revealed a lack of confidence among participants in interpreting myeloma screen results (Fig 2). …”
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Digital tools for improving medication adherence by D. I. Nozdrachev, K. A. Zamyatin, E. O. Taratukhin

“…The main features of Russian-language segment applications are established: insufficient Russian language support, high application versatility, frequent advertising, and the relative simplicity of most applications. Only a relatively small number of applications have a wide range of specific functions. …”
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Improving  Internal  Audit  in  the  Public  Sector by D. R. Giniyatullina

“…The government of the Russian Federation has approved a program to improve the efficiency of public finance management for the period until 2018, which indicates the need to improve the quality of financial management in executive bodies and state (municipal) institutions. …”
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Deformation analysis by an improved similarity transformation by Vahid Mahboub

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