Prediction of in-hospital mortality in patients with myocardial infarction and type 2 diabetes: the role of cellular indices of systemic inflammation by I. F. Bokovikov, K. V. Protasov

“…To assess the value of cellular indices of systemic inflammation in the prognosis of in-hospital mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI) in combination with type 2 diabetes (T2D).Material and methods. The retrospective case-control study included 125 patients with myocardial infarction and T2D, 25 of whom died during the index hospitalization. …”
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Quantitative Assessment of Celiac and Superior Mesenteric Artery Diameters in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Using Three-dimensional Computed Tomography by Yasushi Iijima, Toshiaki Kotani, Tsuyoshi Sakuma, Tsutomu Akazawa, Shunji Kishida, Keisuke Ueno, Shohei Ise, Shuhei Ohyama, Shuhei Iwata, Masaya Mizutani, Kotaro Sakashita, Takahiro Sunami, Shun Okuwaki, Yosuke Ogata, Yasuhiro Shiga, Shohei Minami, Seiji Ohtori

“…Change in spinal parameters was defined as differences between pre- and postoperative values. Results: The average stenosis degree in the CA was 9.4%±11.4% pre-operatively, which increased to 25.1%±21.8% post-operatively (P=0.002). …”
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Buccal fenestration for extraction of mandibular impacted lower wisdom tooth: A clinical study by YANG Huina, WU Jing, DU Xinya, LI Xiaoyu

“…[Objective:] To investigate whether the buccal fenestration approach can be effective in extracting impacted wisdom teeth in the lower mandible while preserving alveolar bone height and preventing the formation of the distal periodontal pocket of the second molar. [Methods:] A total of eighty patients with mandibular impacted lower wisdom teeth were included in the study. …”
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Investigating the extent and causes of immigration tendency among medical graduates of Jundishapur university of medical sciences, Ahvaz by Mehdi Torabizadeh, Mohadeseh Hatef, Abdolhossein Shakurnia, Nasrin Khajeali

“…Conclusion The desire of GPs to migrate is more than average. The desire to migrate among male GPs, doctorate degrees and above, economic and occupational factors with the highest average, followed by social and political factors had the most important influence on the tendency to migrate. …”
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NFLUENCE OF SALTED ENVIRONMENT ON FODDER HERBS EFFICIENCY OF PASTURABLE PHYTOCOENOSES OF THE NORTH-WESTERN CASPIAN LOWLAND by R. Z. Usmanov, M. A. Babaeva, S. V. Osipova

“…The changes in the intensity of biological processes in the vegetation and productivity of forage grasses depending on the degree of soil salinity of the North-West Caspian Lowland were studied. …”
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Green development in the Chengdu-Chongqing economic zone: evolution and drivers from a “production-living-ecology” perspective by Kangwen Zhu, Tianyu Wang, Jun He, Dan Song, Longjiang Wu, Dan Wu, Sheng Huang, Lilei Zhou, Jian Liu

“…The results indicate that: (1) The green development level in the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Zone has been continuously rising, with the average index increasing from 0.197 to 0.254. Yuzhong District and Chengdu City have shown particularly high green development levels; in 2020, the green development level index for Yuzhong District reached 0.568, while Chengdu City’s index reached 0.522. (2) The spatial clustering of green development levels in the Chengdu-Chongqing economic zone exhibited a trend of first strengthening and then weakening, with the highest clustering degree observed in 2015. (3) National strategies have significantly promoted the improvement of regional green development levels. …”
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Research and application of micro-scale fracture prediction technology for deep coalbed methane based on five-dimensional seismic data by Lei ZHANG, Fengyin XU, Jiangnan TONG, Feng ZHANG, Feng WANG, Wei HOU, Yihang CHANG, Songyi HOU, Xiangbing PEI, Zhenyi CAO, Tong CHEN, Xuefeng LI, Ke ZHOU, Yongzhou LI, Huaibin ZHEN, Wenting ZENG

“…This prediction method can provide valuable insights for predicting micro-scale fractures in deep coalbed methane blocks with similar geological conditions.…”
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Design of 3 DOF hexapod leg movement using inverse kinematics: bridging gaps in multilegged robot kinematics literature by Heru Suwoyo, Nur Aziz Taufikurohman, Yingzhong Tian, Achmad Burhanudin

“…Designing the motion of a hexapod robot with 3 Degrees of Freedom (DOF) using the Inverse Kinematics method allows the robot to move by adjusting the angles of its leg joints according to the desired position and direction. …”
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Development of dietary KAP（knowledge， attitude and practice）questionnaires for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and their family members and assessment of reliability and val... by LIU Shuhong, YANG Dan, HU Xiling, GUO Xiaodi, ZHANG Yao

“…Objective To develop two versions of dietary KAP（knowledge， attitude and practice）questionnaires among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus （T2DM） and their family members， and to assess the reliability and validity， aiming to provide reference for medical staff regarding dietary education and management. Methods Based on KAP theory， the initial edition was compiled by literature reviews， semi-structured interviews， and two rounds of expert consultation. …”
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High frequency and duration of social media exposure during the COVID- 19 pandemic are associated with mental health problems among employees at an Egyptian university by Ghada O. Wassif, Mohamed Y. El-Awady, Mariam W. Nagi, Isis M. Mossad

“…A stratified random sampling method was employed in two stages. First, the university’s faculties were categorized into four disciplines: humanities and social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, statistics, computer science and engineering, and medical and health sciences. …”
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Intra-industry Connectedness, Large Shareholders Portfolio Diversification and Cost of Capital: The Moderating Role of Corporate Governance by Zanyar Sajjadi, Shadi Hasanzadeh

“…The diversification of major shareholders' portfolios was measured using the Rhoades (1993) method and the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI), while intra-industry connectedness was measured according to a model put forward by Chiu (2014). …”
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Development of an Approach to Integrated Epidemiological Zoning of West Nile Fever Endemic Territory (by the Example of the Volgograd Region) by D. N. Nikitin, S. K. Udovichenko, K V Zhukov, E. V. Putintseva, D. V. Viktorov, A. V. Toporkov

“…On the basis of the methodology developed by us using the spatial cluster analysis and the method of scoring indicators, an epidemiological zoning of the Volgograd region has carried out in terms of the WNV infection risk. …”
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Influencing factors of moral resilience among intern nursing students: a cross-sectional survey by Shuo Zheng, Weiqing Zhang, Junmei Kong, Yan Wang, Yaxuan Wu, Xiaoli Guo

“…Abstract Objective This study examines and analyses the degree of moral resilience among intern nursing students, as well as the factors that influence it. …”
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EFFICACY OF INFLIXIMAB IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: A RELATIONSHIP TO THE TOTAL DOSE OF THE DRUG by E. S. Aronova, G. V. Lukina, Ya. A. Sigidin

“…Objective: to analyze the relationship of the clinical and antidestructive effect of infliximab (INF) to its total dose in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Subjects and methods. A one-year investigation included 135 patients with RA. …”
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The Effect of The Training Program Using (Paper Marbling) Technique on The Ability to Draw and Achievement of Students in The Department of Art Education by Awaz Mirza Faraj, Sabir Bakr Mustafa

“…The study aims to find out the effect of the training program using the technique of drawing on the surface of the water (Paper Marbling) on the ability and skill of drawing and achievement in the subject of self-employment in drawing and comparing the results of the pre-test and post-test and proposing, the technique as a new method in addition to the common methods of introducing new patterns into the subject and lessons of drawing. …”
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Menstrual blood loss is an independent determinant of hemoglobin and ferritin levels in premenopausal blood donors by Sofie Ekroos, Jan Karregat, Elena Toffol, Johanna Castrén, Mikko Arvas, Katja van denHurk

“…Menstrual blood loss was quantified using a PBAC, a semiquantitative method to evaluate the number of used menstrual products and the degree of staining. …”
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Аntioxidant Status and Lipid Metabolism in Patients with Different Forms of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Progression by T. N. Malishevskaya, T. N. Kiseleva, Yu. E. Filippova, M. S. Zaitsev, A. S. Vlasova, I. V. Nemtsova, K. V. Lugovkina

“…Purpose: to study the antioxidant system and lipid status of serum and evaluate the effect of Cytoflavin on these characteristics in patients with progressive and stable primary open angle glaucoma (POAG).Patients and methods. 67 patients with advanced stage POAG were observed. …”
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Formulation and In Vitro Characterization of Cellulose-Based Propranolol Hydrochloride Sustained Release Matrix Tablets by Aashish Khadka, Bhupendra Raj Giri, Rishiram Baral, Shailendra Shakya, Ashwinee Kumar Shrestha

“…We employed a wet granulation method, followed by compression of the dried granules, to fabricate round-shaped biconvex PPH-SR tablets. …”
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Indirect sliding mode adaptive fractional order nonlinear observer based controller with fractional order single-ended primary inductor converter by Sena Alemu Wondimu, Desalegn Tsega Dagne, Kinde Anlay Fante

“…Additionally, with a load variation from 10Ω to 80Ω, the controller effectively maintains control with minimal overshoot. The method is flexible, provides a high degree of freedom, offers high accuracy, is non-uniform and nonlocal, and ensures a rapid transient response.…”
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Digital Image Speckle Correlation (DISC): Facial Muscle Tracking for Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders by Shi Fu, Pawel Polak, Susan Fiore, Justin N. Passman, Raphael Davis, Lucian M. Manu, Miriam Rafailovich

“…The DISC method utilizes the displacement of naturally occurring skin pores to map the specific locus of underlying muscular movement. …”
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