Preoperative alcohol consumption, intraoperative bleeding and postsurgical pain may increase the risk of postoperative delirium in patients undergoing radical retropubic prostatect... by Lađević Nikola, Knežević Nebojša Nick, Magdelinić Anđela, Likić-Lađević Ivana, Durutović Otaš, Stamenković Dušica, Jovanović Vesna, Lađević Nebojša

“…Assessment for the presence and severity of delirium was per-formed using CAM (the Confusion Assessment Method), and an assessment of the degree of agitation and sedation using RASS (the Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale). …”
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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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Comparison of terrestrial exospheric hydrogen 3D distributions at solar minimum and maximum using TWINS Lyman-α observations by Jochen H. Zoennchen, Gonzalo Cucho-Padin, Gonzalo Cucho-Padin, Lara Waldrop, Hans J. Fahr

“…The calibration uncertainty was derived to be, on average, 5%. We estimated the 3D global hydrogen density distributions from these radiance data using two different tomographic inversion methods: first, a parametric fitting method based on a spherical harmonic function of order 3 and second, a high degree-of-freedom retrieval approach to validate our retrievals of H density. …”
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Non-reciprocity of energy transfer derived from cubic stiffness-induced nonlinear phenomena by Na Kong, Min Sun, Jianen Chen

“…The semi-analytical solutions of the system are obtained using the complexification-averaging method and the least squares method. The results are compared against numerical solutions obtained by the Runge-Kutta method. …”
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Rotations of teeth—a systematic review by Ramya Parthiban, Vignesh Kailasam, Nivetha Shree Venkatasamy

“…BackgroundRotations are frequently evaluated through various assessment methods of crowding and arch dimension, with relatively few studies discussing the extent or direction of rotations and even fewer addressing the reliability of such assessments. …”
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Adaptive surge control of variable-mass unmanned surface vehicle based on super-twisting sliding mode observation by Zhaokun YAN, Guanyu YANG, Hongdong WANG

“…In the environmental disturbance experiment, while the adaptive control algorithm maintains stable speed control, demonstrating a certain degree of robustness, it also highlights the need for further improvement in the draught observation method to enhance its disturbance rejection capabilities. …”
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Association between H-type arterial hypertension and vascular stiffness (a pilot study) by Yu. M. Sirenko, O. L. Rekovets, O. O. Torbas, S. M. Kushnir, O. Yu. Sirenko

“…The study included 40 patients with I and II degree of arterial hypertension (AH) (average office systolic blood pressure (SBP)/diastolic (DBP) – 155.88/92.60 ± 1.63/1.43 mm Hg), heart rate – 71.40 ± 1.29 beats/min. …”
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Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Measurements in Myopia Using Optical Coherence Tomography by Dennis L. del Rosario, MD, Mario M. Yatco, MD

“…Objective: To evaluate the relationship between retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and the degree of myopia. Methods: A total of 28 eyes of 14 healthy subjects with myopia, 9 eyes with low myopia (spherical equivalent [SE] between -0.75 D and -3.00 D) and 19 eyes with moderate to high myopia (SE >-3.0 D), were included. …”
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Variability of morphological parameters of seeds in coriander populations by A. F. Bukharov, V. A. Kharchenko, N. A. Eremina

“…Relevance and methods. In some Umbelliferae crops, the ratio of the parameters of the seed (the relative length of the embryo) has a significant effect on the ability of seeds to germinate. …”
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Sex differences in aortic tortuosity in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms by Sally H.J. Choi, MD, Ishmam Bhuiyan, MD, Masoud Hejazi, PhD, Srikantha A. Phani, PhD, York N. Hsiang, MB ChB, MHSc, FRCSC

“…The average aortic tortuosity was greater in females for both groups. …”
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Results of structural assessment of the clinical and hygienic condition of periodontal tissues in patients with anatomical and functional disorders of the mucogingival complex by S. M. Karimov, A. I. Khamidov, K. S. Sharipov, A. A. Ismoilov, F. Z. Imomova

“…Conduct the structuration of clinical and hygienic condition of nearteeth tissues beside patients with anatomist-functional disorders of mucous-gingival complex.MATERIALS AND METHODS. The clinical and epidemiological study of dentistry status was organized for achievement of the delivered problems, in which have took part 498 patients with caries and parodontal pathology. …”
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Expressiveness and frequency differences of hip joint tissues pathomorphological changes in diseases complicated by femoroacetabular impingement syndrome by V. V. Grigorovsky, V. V. Filipchuk, M. S. Kabatsiy

“…Occurrence frequency of nonspecific synovitis cases of certain activity degree depends from primary nosology which has become complicated by FAI: among patients with АNFH synovitis of average or high degree was found significantly more frequent, than among patients with JSFCE in whom cases of low activity synovitis prevail. …”
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INDEX ASSESSMENT OF THE PERIODONTAL TISSUE CONDITION IN MILITARY PERSONNEL OF THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES WITH INFLAMMATORY AND DYSTROPHIC-INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF PERIODONTAL TISSU... by V.O. Bilan, Yu.L. Bandrivsky

“…As a result of the studies, it was found that in military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (main group), with an increase in psychoemotional stress, the values of periodontal indices increased, which, on average, were higher in CCG: PMA – 1,6 times, PBI – 2,0 times, PSR – 1,5 times, p<0.01; in initially I degree GP: PMA – by 1,4 times, PBI – by 2,1 times, PI – by 1,7 times, PSR – by 1,8 times; in grade II GP: PMA – by 1,5 times, PBI – by 1,4 times, PI – by 1,6 times, PSR – by 1,3 times, p<0.01, compared to similar values in the comparison group. …”
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Acoustic classification and automatic border of phrase and stress recognition in Polish by G. DEMENKO

“…Far better classification results (88% at the average) were obtained by using a neural network. …”
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Qualitative and quantitative morphological indices of damage and reparation in idiopathic femoral head osteonecrosis in adults by V. V. Hryhorovskyi, О. E. Nirshberg

“…Statistically estimated intergroup differences of some morphological indices of femoral head tissue lesion and reparation indicate that pathological changes gradually progress in the direction of coxarthrosis of average or high degree.…”
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Comparative characteristic of impact of noninvasive and invasive pulmonary ventilation on the sepsis course by O. V. Oliynyk, O. V. Emyashev, K. Yu. Krenyov, Ya. V. Oliynyk, A. Slifirchik, B. Pereviznyk

“…To compare the impact of noninvasive and invasive pulmonary ventilation on the course of sepsis, caused by severe neurotrauma, complicated by an acute respiratory distress syndrome of light degree. Маterials and methods. In a randomized multicenter investigation 60 patients took part (all – the men) with diagnosis: an acute cranio–cerebral trauma, sepsis, an acute respiratory distress–syndrome of light degree. …”
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Experience of the trauma operative treatment of the lower extremities main vessels in the work injuries by P. I. Nikulnikov, V. V. Pichka, O. V. Kashyrova

“…The structure of combined osseous–vascular work injury of the lower extremities was studied, and the results of its operative treatment analyzed retrospectively. Materials and methods. The data concerning 147 patients with combined osseous–vascular work trauma of the lower extremities were analyzed. …”
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Specific features of physical development in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus by Viktoriya Nikolaevna Panfilova, Tatiana Evgen'evna Taranushenko, Oksana Alexeevna Terent'eva, Maria Nikolaevna Petrova

“…To evaluate variations of principal parameters of physical development in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Materials and methods. The study included 356 children with DM1. …”
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Actitud hacia la matemática en estudiantes de ingeniería by Cesar Augusto Dávila Carrillo, Henry de Jesús Gallardo Pérez, Daniel Villamizar Jaimes

“…Affective factors influence mathematics learning, and attitudes in particular are one of the most important factors, as they express a degree of approval or disapproval for acting on mathematics. …”
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Rehabilitation patients of cerebral stroke by L. B. Novikova, K. M. Sharapova

“…Assessment of RP is necessary to develop an effective rehabilitation program and predict the degree of restoration of impaired functions.Objective. …”
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