Assessing self-perceptions related to safe medication management among nursing students: an analytical cross-sectional study in Iran by Reza Nemati-Vakilabad, Maryam Hashemian, Mohammad Reza Mojebi, Alireza Mirzaei

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THE CYTOKINE PROFILE CHANGES AND CONTENT ANTI-HSP60 ANTIBODY OF DIFFERENT SPECIFICITY IN PATIENTS WITH PERIODONTITIS by G.F. Biloklytska, O.V. Kopchak, A. M. Vorobiova

“…To study the cytokine profile changes and their relationship with the content of anti-Hsp60 antibody of different specificity in the blood serum of patients with generalized periodontitis. Materials and methods. The prospective clinical and immunological study was performed in 54 persons aged from 21 to 73 years with mean age 35,8+15 years, which were divided into two groups: the main group - 32 patients with different degrees of periodontitis and control group - 22 patients with intact periodontium. …”
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Investigation of cavity rotor tips on the flow field of a low-speed turbine under different conditions by Anqi Xiao, Hongwei Ma, Yi Yang, Qingdian Zhang, Zetao Li

“…Validated three-dimensional numerical simulations are conducted with the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes method. The aerodynamic performance of the turbine is enhanced using a cavity tip with the geometric parameters, and the degree of improvement initially increases then decreases as d increases. …”
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Indications and Limitations of Resection and Ligaments Repair for Os Subfibulare Based on the Hasegawa Classification by Naohiro Hio MD, PhD, Masanori Taki MD, PhD, Atsushi Hasegawa MD, PhD

“…Despite the lack of consensus on surgical indications and methods for symptomatic, treatment-resistant OS, surgery is often performed. …”
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CRITERIA OF LEADERSHIP ABILITIES OF FUTURE ECONOMISTS by Hanna Voshkolup

“…An expert study using the Delphi method was attended by 15 economists working at the leading enterprises of the Dnipropetrovsk region. …”
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Improving crop condition monitoring using phenologically aligned vegetation index anomalies – A case study in central Iowa by Haoteng Zhao, Feng Gao, Martha Anderson, Richard Cirone, Geba Jisung Chang

“…Three EVI2 anomaly time series were computed with temporal alignment based on: day of the year (DOY), days after emergence (DAE), and accumulated growing degree day (AGDD), with a scaled time axis aligned at the emergence date. …”
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Current approaches to the use of antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs in pregnant women with thrombocytopenia caused by hemostasis activation by O. L. Mysik, M. S. Zainulina

“…The study of thrombocytopenia pathogenesis during pregnancy and search for new methods of hemostasis correction are accounted for by high risk of developing diverse perinatal complications and necessity to conduct prophylactic measures for their prevention.Aim: to study hemostasis changes and clinical outcomes in pregnant women with thrombocytopenia, to substantiate the use of antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants in pregnant women with activated intravascular blood coagulation for preventing development of thromboembolic and placenta-associated complications of pregnancy.Materials and Methods. …”
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Comparison of clinical efficacy between da Vinci® robotic surgery and laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: a report of 550 cases by Zhang Cheng, Ma Rui, Duan Fuxiao, Gao Guangrong, Li Da

“…There are no significant differences in other perioperative outcomes and long-term survival, indicating that both methods are safe and effective.…”
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Development, optimization and modelling of performance parameters for remote-controlled mechatronic precision planter using RSM and Hybrid PSO-ANN model by Vimalsinh Vala, Rajvir Yadav, Bikram Jyoti, Ali Salem, Ajay K Roul, Rahul Potdar, Ankur Srivastava, Ahmed Elbeltagi

“…The forward speed (S), inclination angle (A), and geometry of the seed hole (P) to maximize average seed spacing are found to be 0.43 m/s, 52 degrees, and 100 percent, respectively. …”
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Land use change has profoundly altered the process of bacterial community assembly in the northeastern black soil zone by Ning Sun, Xu Zhao, Xu Zhao, Fangyuan Liu, Fangyuan Liu, Ge Song, Mengmeng Zhang, Fuqiang Song

“…The analysis focused on assessing structural changes and shifts in ecological strategies of soil bacterial communities under both land-use types.ResultsOur findings revealed that croplands exhibited higher soil pH and elevated concentrations of nutrients such as ammonium nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, and total phosphorus compared to pristine grasslands. The Average Variation Degree (AVD) indicated that bacterial communities in cropland soils had greater compositional stability. …”
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Fire Detection with Deep Learning: A Comprehensive Review by Rodrigo N. Vasconcelos, Washington J. S. Franca Rocha, Diego P. Costa, Soltan G. Duverger, Mariana M. M. de Santana, Elaine C. B. Cambui, Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira, Mariana Oliveira, Leonardo da Silva Barbosa, Carlos Leandro Cordeiro

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Pain localization and response to botulinum toxin in cervical dystonia by Alexander S. Wang, Alexander S. Wang, Hanieh Agharazi, Hanieh Agharazi, Aetan Parmar, Camilla W. Kilbane, Camilla W. Kilbane, Lauren Cameron, Lauren Cameron, Aasef G. Shaikh, Aasef G. Shaikh, Aasef G. Shaikh, Steven A. Gunzler, Steven A. Gunzler

“…We aimed to characterize the locations of pain in patients with CD, and to assess what factors may predict pain reduction following botulinum toxin injection.MethodsWe conducted a single-center observational study of CD patients who reported pain and who received botulinum toxin treatment. …”
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Test-retest reliability of diffusion kurtosis imaging metrics in the healthy adult brain by Liu-Yang Wu, Yao Xu, Lan-Lan Chen, Wen-Rui Yang, Yan Li, Song-An Shang, Xian-Fu Luo, Wei Xia, Jing Xia, Hong-Ying Zhang

“…Additional comparisons were made between the reliabilities of images with and without smoothing preprocessing. Results: The average ICCs of the eight DKI metrics varied from 0.45 to 0.91, CVs ranged from 1.48% to 4.60% in global GM and WM regions, and the reliability degree ranged from moderate to almost perfect, with regional variations. …”
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Dynamical network-based evaluation for neuromuscular dysfunction in stroke-induced hemiplegia during standing by Jinping Li, Na Zhang, Ying Xu, Juan Wang, Xianglian Kang, Runing Ji, Ke Li, Ying Hou

“…Relevant topological parameters, including clustering coefficient (C) and average shortest path length (L), were extracted to evaluate the dynamical coordination of multiple muscles. …”
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Ductular reaction or hepatic reparative complex: immunohistochemical features in liver cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis by V. A. Tumanskiy, S. V. Fen’

“…The ductular reaction can be detected in the active phase with maximum manifestations in patients with liver cirrhosis on the background of chronic hepatitis, it may have an average or weak degree of severity; in a significant number of patients, the effects of the ductular reaction of the liver are revealed. …”
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Significance of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) like CD14+B7-H4 cells frequency in blood and tumor microcirculation of lung cancer patients by Vuković Jelena, Karličić Vukojica, Ristić Saša, Stanojević Ivan, Nikolić Nevena, Štefik Debra, Jović Milena, Abazović Džihan, Šupić Gordana, Vojvodić Danilo, Pavlović Miloš

“…According to histology, small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients had the highest average CD14+B7-H4+ MDSCs number, significantly increased compared to patients with squamous and large cell LC histology type. …”
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COVID-19 impact on thrombotic complications in cancer patients by A. V. Vorobev, S. E. Einullaeva, A. S. Borodulin, M. A. Shikina, S. A. Aliev, A. G. Solopova, V. N. Galkin, A. E. Ivanov, V. O. Bitsadze, J. Kh. Khizroeva, D. V. Blinov, J.-C. Gris, I. Elalamy, A. D. Makatsariya

“…It was shown that the average age of the patients was 56.96 ± 7.55 years, the length of hospitalization ranged from 7 to 19 (13.0 ± 3.79) days. …”
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Computational analysis of reproducibility and image quality of 2011 and 2017 models of Heidelberg Spectralis SD-OCT machines by Kyoung A Viola Lee, Corey Tesdahl, Keith Zimmerman, Kimberly Jun, Sabrina Khalil, Alexander Shahin, Abdullah Abou-Samra, Ramesh Ayyala, Radouil Tzekov

“…Reproducibility was evaluated using Average Pairwise Pearson Correlation (APPC), while image quality was measured by Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) and Contrast-to-Noise Ratio (CNR). …”
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Spatial variation in stoichiometric characteristics of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous and sulfur in benchmark soils across different cropping systems by Munazza Yousra, Qaiser Hussain, Khalid Saifullah Khan, M. Mahmood-ul-Hassan, Sair Sarwar, Muhammad Akmal, Ahsan Ali Anwar, Sana Naeem, Asif Kamal, Amal M. Al-Mohaimeed, Mohamed Soliman Elshikh, Maximilian Lackner

“…The degree of spatial dependence and geographical patterns of C, P, N, S contents and their ratios in the studied cropping systems were then assessed. …”
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Urinary Incontinence in Men with Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study by İsmail Uysal, Özgür Nadiye Doğrukök, Yalcin Golcuk, Fatih Özden, Mehmet Özkeskin, Miray Başer, Bircan Yücekaya, Zeynep Nisa Karakoyun

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: To evaluate urinary incontinence (UI) and its effect on quality of life (QoL) in male stroke patients. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted with 103 adult male stroke survivors. …”
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