EVALUATION MICROSURGICAL SUBUINGVINAL VARICOCELECTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH OLIGOASTENOZOOSPERMIA by M. K. Alchinbayev, M. A. Makazhanov, I. T. Muhamedzhan, K. Zh. Maskutov

“…In the main group oligoasthenozoospermia method of surgical treatment in patients with varicocele grade 2, showed good efficacy. …”
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The Impact of Enzyme-Replacement Therapy on Upper Airway Obstruction in Children with Mucopolysaccharidoses: Retrospective Cohort Study by Liliya A. Osipova, Ludmila M. Kuzenkova, Leyla S. Namazova-Baranova, Anait K. Gevorkyan, Tatiana V. Podkletnova, Viktor V. Altunin, Olga V. Kozhevnikova, Liya V. Toropchina, Tatiana A. Polunina, E. V. Zelenkova, Nato D. Vashakmadze

“…The severity of upper airway obstruction and its change during ERT was assessed according to indices of apnea-hypopnea and desaturation (SpO2), average/minimal SpO2, duration of SpO2 episodes < 90%, and hypertrophy degree of palatine tonsils and adenoids. …”
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Prediction of vibration in milling of thin-walled aluminum alloy parts using neural network model by Junming Hou, Baosheng Wang, Dongsheng Lv, Changhong Xu

“…Predicting machining stability using dynamic modeling methods can be time-consuming. In this study, a method for establishing a particle swarm optimization-back propagation (PSO-BP) neural network model is proposed to predict the modal parameters of thin-walled parts and the surface vibration of machined parts. …”
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Energy-Efficiency-Oriented Spatial Configuration of VRV Outdoor Units in an Equipment Layer Under Background Wind Conditions by Lin Liu, Haoran Huang, Xiaoyu Tian

“…This study provides a spatial configuration method to improve the cooling efficiency of multiple VRV outdoor units placed on equipment layers with high floors. …”
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Selection of parameters to predict dew point temperature in arid lands using Grey theory: a case study of Iran by Mojtaba Qolipour et al.

“…The proposed method also prioritizes the studied parameters in the order of their effectiveness on predicted dew point temperature.…”
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Evaluating the insulation condition of oil‐impregnated paper bushings based on the time constant database by Hossein Taghizade Ansari, Abolfazl Vahedi, Nami Mahmoudi

“…The results showed that the average relative error of moisture and DP estimation is 8.33% and 6.32%, respectively.…”
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Modeling Intercalation Chemistry with Multiredox Reactions by Sparse Lattice Models in Disordered Rocksalt Cathodes by Peichen Zhong, Fengyu Xie, Luis Barroso-Luque, Liliang Huang, Gerbrand Ceder

“…In this work, we introduce a combined approach that addresses these challenges by (1) constructing a robust cluster expansion Hamiltonian using the sparse regression technique, including ℓ_{0}ℓ_{2}-norm regularization and structural hierarchy; and (2) implementing semigrand-canonical Monte Carlo to sample charge-balanced ionic configurations using the table-exchange method and an ensemble average approach. These techniques are applied to a disordered rocksalt oxyfluoride Li_{1.3−x}Mn_{0.4}Nb_{0.3}O_{1.6}F_{0.4} (LMNOF) that is part of a family of promising earth-abundant cathode materials. …”
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Numerical simulations of 2-DOF vortex-induced vibration of a circular cylinder in two and three dimensions: A comparison study by Xuepeng Fu, Shixiao Fu, Zhaolong Han, Zhibo Niu, Mengmeng Zhang, Bing Zhao

“…In the current study, two-degree-of-freedom (2-DOF) VIV responses of a circular cylinder with a small mass ratio m*=2.6 and small mass damping parameter (m*+1)ζ=0.013 is numerically investigated by two- and three-dimensional method. …”
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Exposure of health professionals in the emergency department from portable radiography machines: a prospective cohort study by Abdulrahman Y. Sabbagh, Fahad A. Alamri, Alaa Y. Sabbagh, Anas A. Khan, Fouad N. Abogazalah, Saleh Aloraibi, Anas S. Banah, Mohammad Alqahtani, Sultan O. Aljuaid, Khalid Alyousef, Majid Alsalamah

“…This study investigates whether healthcare personnel in the emergency department (ED) are exposed to X-ray ionizing radiation in excess of the National council on radiation protection and measurements limit. Methods: A 5-month prospective cohort study was conducted. …”
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Pilot study: Evaluation of potential drug–drug interactions in hospitalized pediatric patients by Fabiola Medina-Barajas, Estefanía Vázquez-Méndez, Edsaúl Emilio Pérez-Guerrero, Virginia Aleyda Sánchez-López, Iván I. Hernández-Cañaveral, Real-Ornelas Gabriel A, Selene G. Huerta-Olvera

“…Results: 88 patients were included, an average of 4.6 ± 2.8 of drugs were prescribed per patient. 37 subjects (42%) presented some degree of potential drug-drug interactions of which 25.5% were major and 27.7% moderate according to the software. …”
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Blasting vibration velocity prediction of open pit mines based on GRA-EPSO-SVM model by Pengfei ZHANG, Yong YUAN, Yunhua HE, Shaojun DAI, Jiazhen LI, Xuehai CHI, Wei LI, Xue SUN, Jiao ZHANG, Runcai BAI, Honglu FEI

“…In the scene of coal and rock interbedded blasting in open-pit mine, aiming at the problems that the existing prediction methods of blasting vibration peak value are difficult to achieve ideal prediction results, resulting in unreasonable design of blasting parameters and initiation network, a prediction model of blasting vibration peak value based on integrated particle swarm optimization support vector machine algorithm (GRA-EPSO-SVM) with grey correlation degree feature selection is proposed. …”
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Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Degenerative Cerebellar Ataxia by Olivera Tamaš, Milutin Kostić, Gorica Marić, Andona Milovanović, Mladen Janković, Biljana Salak Ðokić, Tatjana Pekmezović, Nataša Dragašević-Mišković

“…The objective was to assess the psychiatric profile of a heterogeneous group of patients with degenerative cerebellar ataxia. Methods: Our sample comprised 107 participants diagnosed with cerebellar degenerative ataxia. …”
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Management practice, and adherence and its contributing factors among patients with chronic kidney disease at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital: A hospital-based cross-sectional s... by Belayneh Kefale, Yewondwossen Tadesse, Minyahil Alebachew, Ephrem Engidawork

“…Data were collected from medical records and interviewing patients. The degree of adherence was determined using eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale. …”
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Ethnobotanical study on factors influencing plant composition and traditional knowledge in homegardens of Laifeng Tujia ethnic communities, the hinterland of the Wuling mountain ar... by Shuwang Hou, Mengfan Yu, Zhen Yao

“…The Jaccard index results suggest the highest degree of similarity between the homegarden plants in Geleche Town and Dahe Town. …”
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Parents’ perspective on children’s access to healthcare services and associated factors: a cross-sectional study by Nona Salimi, Javad Javan-Noughabi, Vahid Ghavami, Reza Matinfar, Fatemeh Kokabisaghi

“…Results Most study participants were women (n = 189, 60%) 31–40 years old (n = 132, 42%), had a high school degree (n = 198, 60.7%), 2–3 children (n = 158, 49.8%), average income (n = 126, 39.7%) and basic health insurance (n = 222,7%). …”
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The impact of affective disorders on self-assessment of the quality of life in patients with chronic coronary artery disease by E. V. Lebedeva, E. D. Schastnyу, T. G. Nonka, E. O. Nalesnik, A. K. Surovtseva, S. N. Vasilieva, A. N. Repin

“…To determine the differences in self-assessment of social functioning by patients with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD), depending on the presence of comorbid affective disorders (ADs).Materials and methods. Using the Social Adaptation Self-Evaluation Scale (SASS), which makes it possible to assess the degree of social functioning and satisfaction with various aspects of social life, we studied the features of the social functioning of heart hospital patients with chronic CAD with (n = 248) and without AD (n = 291). …”
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Healthcare providers' insights on pediatric care quality in Gaza hospitals: integrating evidence-based practices and illness management, health information systems, and referral ef... by Saeed Y. Eleyyan, Bothyna B. ELssyed Etewa, Fatma Al’Haj Ahmad, Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi, Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi

“…A significant portion (64.6%) held a bachelor's degree, and a majority (83.3%) had not pursued specialized studies in pediatric care. …”
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Accuracy of virtual reality in automated measurement and diagnosis of strabismus by Yu-meng Wang, Jiawen Liu, Wei-wei Chen, Mei-xia Jiang, Jing Fu

“…The accuracy of VR in diagnosing strabismus and quantifying the degree of strabismus was evaluated by comparing the VR results to the average outcomes of manual examinations conducted by the two physicians, considered the gold standard. …”
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Correlation of GPA with Final MBBS Examination Scores Among Students on Three Campuses of the University of the West Indies by Kumar A, Krishnamurthy K, Campbell MH, Connell KL, Lashley PM, Motilal S, Majumder MAA

“…Alok Kumar,1 Kandamaran Krishnamurthy,1 Michael H Campbell,1 Kenneth L Connell,1 Paula Michele Lashley,1 Shastri Motilal,2 Md Anwarul Azim Majumder1 1Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Bridgetown, Barbados; 2Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, St Augustine, Trinidad and TobagoCorrespondence: Md Anwarul Azim Majumder, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Bridgetown, Barbados, Email azim.majumder@cavehill.uwi.eduObjective: To evaluate the correlation between in-course grade point average (GPA) and exit examination scores in a five-year undergraduate medical program in a Small Island Developing State setting.Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at three campuses of a single multinational university, involving 470 students. …”
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Modeling biogeochemical processes in the Azov Sea using statistically processed data on river flow by A. I. Sukhinov, Y. V. Belova, A. V. Nikitina, A. M. Atayan

“…The hydrological regime is changing mainly due to the reduction of the average annual freshwater flow of the Don and partly of the Kuban. …”
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