Relationship between Pain and Medial Meniscal Extrusion in Knee Osteoarthritis by Hiroaki Kijima, Shin Yamada, Koji Nozaka, Hidetomo Saito, Yoichi Shimada

“…In knee osteoarthritis, the degree of pain varies despite similar imaging findings. …”
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Is surgical treatment necessary in all hydronephrotic kidney allografts? by Topuzović Čedomir, Radovanović Milan N., Pejčić Tomislav

“…There were 19 cadaveric donor recipients and 23 living donor recipients. The average follow-up was 15,2 (range 12–21) months. The average recipient`s age was 41,6 years. …”
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Spatial-temporal dynamics of thermal pollution of the environment in Essentuki by E. A. Skripchinskaya, D. S. Tasenko, M. B. Kagan

“…The key task of the study is to identify the dependence of changes in the temperature of the earth’s surface on the degree of residential development and landscape. Methods of remote sensing and geographic information systems have been applied. …”
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Mammoplasty with mirrored “D” technique and laser-assisted liposuction by Juan Carlos Sánchez, Patricia Jacqueline Erazo, Pia Simone Lara-Zambrano

“…Parenchyma resection from 80 to 1,100g, average 477.1g. Laser-assisted liposuction between 150 to 790ml, average 438.6ml. …”
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A Pilot Investigation Into the Use of Teledentistry and Artificial Intelligence to Assess Dental Erosion in Competitive Swimmers by Jacopo Lanzetti, Federica Ferrati, Lorenzo Pavone, Federico Mussano

“…ABSTRACT Objective The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of dental erosion in competitive swimmers using teledentistry and artificial intelligence. Materials and Methods An opportunistic sample of 20 competitive swimmers was recruited. …”
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Clinical diversity of ankylosing spondylitis in the real practice of a rheumatologist in Russia (Part 1) by Evgeny Vladimirovich Volnukhin, E A Galushko, A G Bochkova, A V Smirnov, Sh F Erdes

“…Subjects and methods. The investigation enrolled 464 patients with AS, who had consecutively visited rheumatologists for 4 months in 24 cities and towns of the Russian Federation. …”
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The functional status of forestry industry workers in the Far North during the shift period by Ya. M. Korneeva, N. N. Simonova, A. V. Korneeva, A. A. Trofimova

“…To identify and describe the functional states dynamics of loggers during the entire shift period in the Far North as their adaptation degree to work.Methods. Objective: collection of saliva for the determination of cortisol, psychophysiological instrumental methods; projective: M. …”
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Factors associated with high probability of target blood pressure non-achievement in hypertensive patients by S. P. Zhemanyuk, V. V. Syvolap

“…The aim of the study is to determine the factors of poor blood pressure control using the ambulatory blood pressure monitoring parameters and adenosine 5'-diphosphate-induced platelet aggregation parameters in patients with arterial hypertension. Material and methods. The study involved 153 patients with essential hypertension (EH) stage II, II degree. …”
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Intraocular Lenses Optic Power Calculation in Extremely Short Eyes by К. B. Pershin, N. F. Pashinova, I. A. Likh, А. Yu. Tsygankov, S. L. Legkikh

“…Purpose: to choose the optimal formula for calculating the IOL optical power in patients with an axial eye length of less than 20 mm.Patients and methods. A total of 78 patients (118 eyes) were included in the prospective study. …”
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Exploring awareness of hearing loss and ear health in Jordanian adults. by Yazan Gammoh, Rama Alasir, Laila Qanawati

“…Women, postgraduate degree holders, and participants diagnosed with hearing loss had an average of 11.96±1.47, 12.65±1.59 and 11.70±1.69 correct answers, respectively. …”
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Efficient algorithm for calculating short cycles in Tanner graph based on matrix computation by Qing ZHU, Le-nan WU, Yong-biao YANG, Jie LI, Shi-ming XU

“…Loop distribution of Tanner graph affects the BER performance of low-density parity-check codes(LDPC) decoding.To count short cycles in the Tanner graph efficiently,a side by side recursion algorithm based on matrix computation was proposed.Firstly,5 basic graph structures were defined to realize recursive calculate in the implementation process.Compared with previous works,the algorithm provided many methods for counting the same length of cycles.The same result confirmed the correctness of the algorithm.The new algorithm could not only calculate the total number of cycles,but also gave the number each edge participating in fixed-length cycles.Its complexity was proportional to the product of D and square of N,where D was the average degree of variable nodes,and N denoted the code length.For LDPC codes,D was far less than N.For most of the LDPC codes,the calculation for numbers of cycle-length g、g+2、g+4 was only several seconds.…”
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Efficient algorithm for calculating short cycles in Tanner graph based on matrix computation by Qing ZHU, Le-nan WU, Yong-biao YANG, Jie LI, Shi-ming XU

“…Loop distribution of Tanner graph affects the BER performance of low-density parity-check codes(LDPC) decoding.To count short cycles in the Tanner graph efficiently,a side by side recursion algorithm based on matrix computation was proposed.Firstly,5 basic graph structures were defined to realize recursive calculate in the implementation process.Compared with previous works,the algorithm provided many methods for counting the same length of cycles.The same result confirmed the correctness of the algorithm.The new algorithm could not only calculate the total number of cycles,but also gave the number each edge participating in fixed-length cycles.Its complexity was proportional to the product of D and square of N,where D was the average degree of variable nodes,and N denoted the code length.For LDPC codes,D was far less than N.For most of the LDPC codes,the calculation for numbers of cycle-length g、g+2、g+4 was only several seconds.…”
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VASCULAR REMODELING IN HYPERTENSION: ANGIOGENESIS FEATURES by L. A. Haisheva, S. V. Shlyk, A. S. Pleskachev, E. S. Makarenko

“…Aim — cross-sectional study of changes in various segments of the vascular bed in arterial hypertension (AH), defining the role of inducers and inhibitors of angiogenesis in these processes.Materials and methods. The study included 99 patients with arterial hypertension of I–II degree, average age of 63.2 ± 2.6 years, diseaseduration 9.2 ± 7.2 years.Results. …”
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Decision-Making Framework for an Effective Sanitizer to Reduce COVID-19 under Fermatean Fuzzy Environment by Muhammad Akram, Gulfam Shahzadi, Abdullah Ali H. Ahmadini

“…A Fermatean fuzzy set (FFS), possessing the more flexible structure than the intuitionistic fuzzy set (IFS) and Pythagorean fuzzy set (PFS), is a competent tool to handle vague information in the decision-making process by the means of membership degree (MD) and nonmembership degree (NMD). Our target is to empower the AOs using the theoretical basis of Einstein norms for the FFS to establish some advantageous operators, namely, Fermatean fuzzy Einstein weighted averaging (FFEWA), Fermatean fuzzy Einstein ordered weighted averaging (FFEOWA), generalized Fermatean fuzzy Einstein weighted averaging (GFFEWA), and generalized Fermatean fuzzy Einstein ordered weighted averaging (GFFEOWA) operators. …”
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Condylar position changes and prognosis in patients with unilateral mandibular condylar fracture treated non-surgically by Jihye Lim, Woomin Jo, Hyelynn Jeon, Seung Il Song, Jeong Keun Lee

“…Abstract Background Non-surgical method is a treatment option for mandibular condylar fracture; however, it is questionable whether bone fragments are adequately reduced and remodeled. …”
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Plaque bacterial microbiome diversity in children younger than 30 months with or without caries prior to eruption of second primary molars. by He Xu, Wenjing Hao, Qiong Zhou, Wenhong Wang, Zhongkui Xia, Chuan Liu, Xiaochi Chen, Man Qin, Feng Chen

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Supragingival plaque samples were collected from 10 caries children and 9 caries-free children. …”
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SPATIAL-TIME VARIABILITY OF THE LEVEL OF HEAVY METAL COMPOUNDS IN THE WATER OF THE MALKA AND BAKSAN RIVERS by F. A. Atabieva, E. A. Cherednik, A. S. Otarova

“…Determination of the content of dissolved forms of heavy metal compounds (Cr, Ni, Mo, Mn, Zn, Pb, Cd) was carried out by the atomic absorption method using a spectrometer with electrothermal atomization "MGA-915M". …”
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Evolution of the internal structure and physical properties of Tongxin sandstone under high temperature by Guanghui Jiang, Jintao Wang, Jinhao Wen, Jinhao Wen, Xingzong Liu, Bangyong Yu, Bangyong Yu, Yihan Wang

“…Furthermore, a correlation model between wave velocity and permeability of sandstone at high temperatures was established based on the interrelationship of these physical properties, providing a new method for real-time monitoring of permeability under high-temperature conditions.…”
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Spatiotemporal evolutionary patterns and influencing factors of urban carbon emissions in China by Qifeng Meng, Chunyi Li

“…Additionally, a novel method ranking the importance of nodes based on the Global Average Structural Entropy (GASE) model was proposed to evaluate the influence of nodes in the urban carbon emissions network. …”
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Platelet aggregation under the conditions of vortex flow in vitro in patients with chronic heart failure by O. A. Trubacheva, I. V. Kologrivova, T. E. Suslova, A. V. Swarovskaya, A. A. Garganeeva

“…To compare the effect of increased concentrations of aggregation inducers (five-fold addition) under standard conditions and under the conditions of vortex flow in vitro on platelet aggregation in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).Materials and methods. The study included 28 patients. The activity of platelet aggregation in platelet-rich plasma (PRP) was evaluated according to light transmission curves (%) and the average size of aggregates (relative units (rel. units)). …”
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