Vascular wall remodeling in women with hypertension: relationship with heart rate variability and blood pressure by E. A. Koval, I. N. Zubko

“…Aim.To assess the relationship between structural changes of the common carotid arteries wall in healthy women and women with hypertension, depending on heart rate variability and circadian blood pressure (BP). Materials and methods.We examined 90 female (to avoid sex difference) patients with AH I - II degree without any additional risk factors (disease duration 2 - 16 yrs), average age 47,5 ± 7,2 yrs. 36 apparently healthy women (the average age 43,3 ± 8,1 yrs) have formed the control group. …”
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Correlation between periodontal status of maxillary molars and maxillary sinus mucosal thickening by SONG Yujiao, SUN Xiaojun

“…Objective To investigate the effect of periodontal inflammation of maxillary molars on the mucosal thickening of the maxillary sinus and to provide references for the prevention and treatment of odontogenic maxillary sinusitis. Methods This study was approved by the hospital’s Medical Ethics committee. …”
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Methodological approach to assessing the competitiveness of the region's manufacturing sector by Khmeleva Galina, Skreblov Nikita

“…This aspect requires a revision of the usual methods of assessing the competitiveness of the regional economy towards shifting the focus to understanding changes in the localization of manufacturing industries and the export specialization of the region. …”
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Migraine and increased cardiovascular disease risk: interaction with traditional risk factors and lifestyle factors by Ying Huang, Wen Yan, Yifan Jia, Qingfang Xie, Yuexiu Lei, Zepeng Chen, Yanjie Zhou, Zheman Xiao

“…However, the interactions between migraine and the degree of traditional risk factor control did not reach statistical significance. …”
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Frequency of metastasis in sentinel lymph node and its predictors in patients with laryngeal cancer T1-2N0M0 by V. I. Troian, I. O. Sinaiko, O. V. Lobova, O. M. Kostrovskyi

“…The purpose of the work is to establish the frequency of metastatic lesions of the precricoid sentinel lymph node (SNL) in patients with laryngeal cancer T1-2N0M0 and to determine the predictors associated with the metastatic potential of the primary cancer tumor. Materials and methods. The study involved 61 patients with T1–2N0M0 laryngeal cancer with an average age of 57.71 ± 0.93 years; among them 56 (91.1 %) persons were male patients. …”
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Correlation of Intravesical Prostatic Protrusion with Severity of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men With Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia at University of Nigeria Teachin... by Chukwunonso Anthony Iwenofu, Okwudili Calistus Amu, Emmanuel Azubuike Affusim, Chukwunonso Daniel Nwachukwu, Solomon Kenechukwu Anyimba

“…It is known that the severity of LUTS (degree of bladder outlet obstruction) does not correlate with the size of the prostate gland in BPH. …”
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Exacerbation of asthma and neutrophil-dominated airway inflammation in patients with cold-induced airway hyperresponsiveness by A. B. Pirogov, A. G. Prikhodko, E. Yu. Afanaseva, E. G. Sheludko, Ya. G. Gorchakova, X. Zhou, Q. Li, Yu. M. Perelman

“…To evaluate the role of neutrophils in the dynamics of the inflammatory pattern of bronchi in the exacerbation of asthma in patients with CIAHR.Materials and methods. In 31 patients (average age (37.2 ± 2.7) years) with persistent bronchial asthma (BA) with moderate exacerbation and previously established cold-induced airway hyperresponsiveness during cold air isocapnic hyperventilation (– 20 ºC, 3 min) (CAIH), the level of asthma  control (Asthma Control Test (ACT), score) and external respiration (forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of the vital capacity (FEF25–75)) were assessed; induced  sputum (IS) was examined initially and after 24 weeks of follow-up. …”
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A study on the relationship between self-efficacy and career identity of rural-oriented tuition-waived medical students based on the mediating effect of vocational outcome expectat... by Xiaoying Chen, Yue Chen, Xuebo Zhu

“…Pearson correlation analysis was performed to assess the degree of correlation between different dimensions of self-efficacy, career identity, and career outcome expectations. …”
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Characteristics and mechanism of overlying rock and surface damage in gently inclined thick coal seam mining by Xiaoshen XIE, Enke HOU, Bingchao ZHAO, Dong FENG, Pengfei HOU, Weiqiang GUO

“…The surface damage above the goaf was surface uplift, which uplift height was 2.7−36.0 cm. Tensile cracks with average width of 1.5−18.0 cm and bench cracks with average drop height of 17.0 cm were mainly developed above the boundary of the working face. …”
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Association Between High Jugular Bulb and Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Computed Tomography Based Study by Wanting Y, Rafiq M, Wu J, Jin L, Liu G, Cheng C

“…The impact of these parameters on hearing loss and prognosis was analyzed, focusing on whether the elevation degree of the jugular bulb affected outcomes in sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL).Results: Before treatment, no statistically significant difference in average hearing threshold was found between the two groups (P> 0.05). …”
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The dependence of the ectopic electrical activity of the heart on the excess body weight in patients with essential hypertension in combination with ischemic heart disease (accordi... by V. V. Syvolap, L. O. Kurilets, V. A. Matsalaeva, N. Ye. Dobrovolska

“…The aim of our study was to ascertain the impact of excess body weight on thr ectopic electrical activity of the heart in hypertensive patients with concomitant coronary heart disease (according to the daily monitoring of heart rhythm). Material and methods. The study involved 91 patients with essential hypertension stage II, degree II with concomitant coronary heart disease aged 41-60 years, mean age 51,23 ± 5,30 years (men 69%). …”
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PRODUCTIVITY OF SPRING DURUM WHEAT DEPENDING ON PRODUCTIVITY OF PREDECESSOR AND ATMOSPHERIC ARIDITY ON SOUTHERN CHERNOZEM (BLACKSOIL) IN THE STEPPE OF ORENBURG PRE-URALS by A. G. Kryuchkov

“…In the article the author who was the first to apply the methods of math modeling to ana-lyze the results of trials during 1987-1990, gives a series of equations, revealing present dependence of spring durum wheat productivity from coefficients of variety productivity and aridity degree. …”
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Legal Status of Doctoral Students and Scientific Consultants: Problems and Possible Solutions by S. M. Rukavishnikov

“…Taking into account the critical role of doctoral studies in the training of researchers of the highest level of qualifications who have an academic degree of Doctor of Science, as well as the current regulations and the specifics of training in doctoral studies, the totality of rights, responsibilities and guarantees provided to doctoral students and scientific consultants requires consideration and critical assessment.Materials and Methods. …”
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Pengaruh Layanan Informasi terhadap Tingkat Kecemasan Mahasiswa Farmasi dalam Mencari Pekerjaan Setelah Lulus by Enny Fitriani, Nur Asyah, Rini Fadhillah, Johannes Johannes

“…This research used an experimental research method. The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire with 40 questions. …”
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Performance Analysis and Dimensional Optimization of a 2R1T Parallel Mechanism with Remote Center of Motion by Huang Xin, Che Linxian, Li Jie, Du Li

“…Using the evaluation index of local motion/force transmissibility, the definition and calculation method of average transmission index in the desired workspace of the mechanism are given. …”
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Optimal surface defect detector design based on deep learning for 3D geometry by Sangmin Suh

“…Initially, image-processing methods were used, but with recent advances in deep learning, deep-learning-based methods are also being applied in this field. …”
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Immune status changes in patients with phlegmon in the maxillofacial region relation with purulent process prevalence by N. G. Barannik, S. D. Varzhapetyan, A. V. Sidoryako, Yu. S. Karabinova

“…Thus, to obtain an objective picture of the nature of changes in the body's defenses of patients with inflammatory processes of the face and neck, it is advisable to carry out the study of the state of immunity for each region separately, and that was the basis for this study Aim. to improve pyoinflammatory facial diseases diagnostics on the background of the cytokine status study. Materials and Methods. Serum cytokines (IL-1, TNFα, IL-6, IL-8, IL-4) concentration in 60 patients with maxillofacial phlegmon were determined with ELISA method. …”
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Effect of planting date on accumulated temperature and yield of ratooning rice by YI Jia, ZHENG Huabin, TANG Qiyuan, MAO Ruiqing, ZOU Dan, ZHANG Ming, LIU Longsheng, FANG Shengliang, HUANG Yiguo, CHEN Youping

“…【Method】 The experiment was conducted in a rice field in Changsha, central Hunan province. …”
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MRI of tumor T cell infiltration in response to checkpoint inhibitor therapy by Stephanie Dudzinski, Kathryn E Beckermann, Kirsten Young, Eliot McKinley, Jeffrey C Rathmell, Junzhong Xu, John C Gore, J Oliver McIntyre

“…Here, we proposed an innovative concept that a sufficiently large influx of tumor infiltrating T cells, which have a smaller diameter than cancer cells, will change the diameter distribution and decrease the average size of cells within a volume to a degree that can be quantified by non-invasive MRI.Methods We validated our hypothesis by studying tumor response to combination immune-checkpoint blockade (ICB) of anti-PD-1 and anti-CTLA4 in a mouse model of colon adenocarcinoma (MC38). …”
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Kinetics of Extraction of Dioscine from Vegetable Raw Materials in Vibrocavitation Homogenizer by E. V. Flisyuk, S. S. Belokurov, I. A. Narkevich, A. N. Shikov, O. M. Flisyuk, D. Yu. Ivkin

“…It is shown that the most effective method is the extraction carried out in a vibrocavitation homogenizer.Aim.To analyze the kinetics of the extraction of dioscin from fenugreek seeds, to determine the optimal values of the required degree of grinding of the raw materials, working temperature, the concentration of ethyl alcohol in the solution and the rotational speed of the rotor of the vibrocavitation homogenizer. …”
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