The effect of traditional Thai massage vs routine physical therapy on gait pattern in spastic cerebral palsy: A cross-over randomized controlled trial. by Peerapat Lertwiram, Chanika Angsanuntsukh, Krongkaew Supapitanon, Tanyaporn Patathong, Apiphan Iamchaimongkol, Suchanont Baosuwan, Ponsaphat Ongtanasin, Phimpisut Srinorasit, Patarawan Woratanarat

“…Group B demonstrated higher left ankle dorsiflexion than group A (1.7 ± 13.0 degrees vs 12.1 ± 6.9 degrees, P-value = 0.011). GPS slightly improved in Phase I, and contradictory enhanced in TM while deteriorated in PT in Phase II without significant differences between groups. …”
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Physico-Mechanical Properties of Pumpkin Seeds in the Context of Drying Processes by A. G. Pastukhov, A. A. Dobritskiy, D. N. Bakharev, S. F. Volvak

“…It was established that with a probability confidence level of 0.95, the static friction coefficients of pumpkin seeds on a solid steel sheet, a perforated steel sieve and on rubber are 0.473, 0.418, 0.481, respectively, and the dynamic friction coefficients under the identical conditions are measured as 0.331, 0.293, 0.337. The average angle of natural repose is found to be 22 degrees, the midsection area is 97.94 square millimeters, the soaring velocity is 7.083 meters per second, the windage coefficient stands at 0.196 and the aerodynamic drag coefficient is 0.136. …”
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Scientific output of undergraduate research supervisors: the role of sex-related, academic career, and subject areas in a Brazilian public institution by Woska Pires da Costa, Angélica Ferreira Melo Walker, Vicente Miñana-Signes, Manuel Monfort-Pañego, Priscilla Rayanne E. Silva Noll, Matias Noll, Matias Noll

“…Accordingly, it analyzes the influence of sex-related, academic path, and subject areas on the productivity of UR supervisors in this institution.MethodsA case study approach was employed, utilizing quantitative methods for data collection. …”
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Habits, attitudes, and behavior of refugees and migrants in Serbia concerning oral health by Mandinić Zoran, Prokić Aleksandra, Ivanović Mirjana, Jovanović Svetlana, Jovičić Olivera, Beloica Miloš

“…The aim of this study was to point out methods of treating these injuries and a great number of prognostic mortality factors. …”
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Assessment of differential diagnostic skills of physiotherapists related to the cervical spine - approaches to improving effectiveness: observational, cross-sectional study by Kinga Nákity, Blanka Bernadett Kasza, Barbara Bianka Tatár, Mónika Szűcs, Dávid Kis, Pál Barzó, Andrea Domján

“…A cohort of 128 physiotherapists (114 female and 14 male; mean age: 34.65 ± 8.88 years; 101 BSc degrees and 27 MSc/PhD degrees, average of 9.73 ± 7.82 years of professional practice) who completed their higher education in Hungary were recruited for participation. …”
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Multicenter Surveillance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates From Blood: Clinical Distribution Characteristics and Antibiotic Resistance Trends in Hebei Province, China (2016–... by Qiang C, Liu X, Qin P, Wen H, Li Z, Yang J, Niu Y, Wang W, Ouyang Z, Zhao M, Li J, Zhang Y, Zhao J

“…During the monitoring period, the resistance rate of P. aeruginosa to various antibacterial drugs, such as aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, and carbapenems, decreased to varying degrees, with an average resistance rate of less than 20.0% over six years. …”
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Navigation-Guided Endoscopy Combined with Deep Lateral Orbitotomy for Removal of Small Tumors at the Lateral Orbital Apex by GuangMing Zhou, Xin Ju, Bo Yu, YunHai Tu, JieLiang Shi, EnDe Wu, WenCan Wu

“…A retrospective, noncomparative case series. Methods. Retrospective analysis of ten patients (10 eyes) with small tumors at the lateral orbital apex comprised navigation-guided endoscopy combined with deep lateral orbitotomy at the Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from November 2015 to November 2017. …”
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Obesity as a Risk Factor for the Ineffectiveness of Antiangiogenic Treatment of Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration by V. G. Likhvantseva, A. S. Gevorgyan, S. G. Kapkova, S. I. Rychkova, T. E. Borisenko

“…It was found that a poor treatment outcome in the subgroup with disease progression was associated with obesity of 1–2 degrees; the average BMI in this subgroup (with a deterioration in the morphostructural parameters of the retina) significantly exceeds the indicators of ideal respondents, for comparison: 31.5 ± 0.8 versus 28.6 ± 1.1 (p = 0.04); and the incidence of obese individuals is dominant: 72 %. …”
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EFFICACY OF COMBINED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY IN ACHIEVEMENT OF TARGET BLOOD PRESSURE IN DIABETIC PATIENTS by O. A. Koshel'skaya, O. A. Zhuravleva, R. S. Karpov

“…Besides, to study the effects of the CCB addition to dual therapy on these parameters. Material and methods. Patients (16 men, 31 women, 57.2±6.6 years old) with arterial hypertension degrees 1–3 and mild to moderate DM type 2 were included into the study. …”
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Refractive Corneal Lenticule Extraction by CLEAR: Analysis of our own Data 700 Patients by К. B. Pershin, Yu. S. Kudryavtseva, N. F. Pashinova, А. Iu. Tsygankov, E. A. Antonov

“…Purpose: analysis of the results of using CLEAR technique on a significant sample of patients with myopia of various degrees.Patients and methods. A total of 700 patients were included. …”
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Strategy of Surgical Treatment of Patients with Pigment Dispersion Syndrome and Myopia by S. N. Sakhnov, O. A. Klokova, P. A. Karagodina, T. I. Arlanova, A. A. Leonova

“…Purpose: to conduct a prospective study of the results of surgical treatment of patients with pigment dispersion syndrome and complex myopic astigmatism. Materials and methods. As a result of a comprehensive examination of 10453 adult primary patients with complex myopic astigmatism, the diagnosis of pigment dispersion syndrome was made in 99 patients (0.94 %). …”
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CLINICAL-IMMUNOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ACUTE BRUCELLOSIS IN CHILDREN by D. R. Atakhodjayeva

“…That category of children had lymphatic nodes of average consistence, painless, from pea to a bean size. 79.1% of patients had mild hypo chrome anemia. 65% of patients had acceleration of erythrocytes sedimentation rate of various degrees. …”
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Effects of residual black wolfberry fruit on growth performance, rumen fermentation parameters, microflora and economic benefits of fattening sheep by Liangzhong Hou, Pingping Duan, Yuxia Yang, Ali Mujtaba Shah, Jinlong Li, Congbin Xu, Tongjun Guo

“…This experiment was conducted to investigate the impact of varying levels of RBWF on the growth performance and rumen microorganisms of fattening sheep, and to quantify its economic benefits.MethodsIn this experiment, 40 three-month-old and male Duolang sheep with an average weight of 29.85 kg, selected for their propensity to gain weight, were randomly assigned to one of four groups, with ten sheep in each group. …”
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Evaluating strategies for control of tuberculosis in prisons and prevention of spillover into communities: An observational and modeling study from Brazil. by Tarub S Mabud, Maria de Lourdes Delgado Alves, Albert I Ko, Sanjay Basu, Katharine S Walter, Ted Cohen, Barun Mathema, Caroline Colijn, Everton Lemos, Julio Croda, Jason R Andrews

“…A generalized model demonstrates that prison-based interventions would have maximum effectiveness in reducing community incidence in populations with a high concentration of TB in prisons and greater degrees of mixing between ex-prisoners and community members. …”
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STUDY OF CLINICAL EFFICACY OF ORIGINAL AND GENERIC DRUGS OF IVABRADINE IN PATIENTS WITH STABLE ANGINA (СOMPARATIVE STUDY) by S. V. Povetkin, Ju. V. Luneva

“…The comorbid cardiac pathology was represented by arterial hypertension of 1-3 degrees and chronic heart failure of I-III functional class. …”
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Iol optic power calculation in patients with eye axial length 24‑28 mm without preceding refractive surgery by K. B. Pershin, N. F. Pashinova, A. Iu. Tsygankov, S. L. Legkih

“…Analysis of effectiveness of IOL calculating formulas and frequency of intra- and postoperative complications of phacoemulsification in patients with eye axial length 24.0‑28.0 mm.Patients and methods. The study included 39 patients (62 eyes) with varying degrees of myopia and axial length of the eye 24.0‑28.0 mm. …”
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Atrioventricular conduction abnormalities are associated with poor outcome following intermittent umbilical cord occlusions in fetal sheep by Juulia Lantto, Jonas Johnson, Heikki Huhta, Mervi Haapsamo, Panu Kiviranta, Kati Räsänen, Hanna‐Marja Voipio, Sven‐Erik Sonesson, Juha Voipio, Juha Räsänen, Ganesh Acharya

“…We hypothesized that UCOs leading to worsening fetal metabolic acidosis provoke distinct fetal arrhythmias that could indicate impending fetal death. Material and Methods Thirteen pregnant sheep (gestational age 133–135/145 days) were instrumented under general anesthesia. …”
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Control Performance and Preliminary Application Investigation of Novel Rotational Impact Dampers by SHEN Junjie, WANG Jingjing

“…Adjacent rotating bodies rotate and collide when excited, dissipating energy without inducing excessive acceleration in the structure.MethodsFirstly, the working principle of RID was introduced. …”
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Did dingo control cause the elimination of kowaris through mesopredator release effects? A response to Wallach and O'Neill (2009) by B. L. Allen

“…While the conclusions of Wallach & O'Neill (2009) align nicely with the mesopredator release hypothesis, their foundations, methods, and interpretation are undermined by misleading contextual information, the poor application of otherwise robust sampling methods, and a lack of discussion on alternative explanations. …”
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Molecular Characterization of heat tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars/lines using genomic SSR markers by Doston Sh. Erjigitov, Ozod S. Turaev, Abdurauf A. Dolimov, Gavkhar F. Mamatkulova, Oybek A. Mukhammadiev, Barno T. Tursunmurodova, Umiddjan Sh. Bakhadirov, Dilrabo K. Ernazarova, Jurabek K. Norbekov, Durdona B. Sokiboeva, Abdulqahhor Kh. Toshpulatov, Madina D. Kholova, Nurbek U. Khamraev, Fakhriddin N. Kushanov

“…Two sub-clusters were observed within the remaining genotypes, indicating varying degrees of genetic similarity. This research highlights the value of combining phenotypic and molecular methods to dissect heat tolerance and identifies KR12-5003 as a potentially valuable genetic resource for improving heat tolerance in wheat. …”
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