Three decades of collaboration in rheumatology: a comprehensive co-authorship network analysis (1994–2023) by Naruaki Ogasawara

“…Macro-level metrics, including network density, clustering coefficient, components, and average path length, were evaluated alongside micro-level indicators such as degree centrality, closeness centrality, and betweenness centrality to characterize the network’s structure and dynamics. …”
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EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF GINKGO BILOBA IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH CONTROLLED ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND CIRCULATORY ENCEPHALOPATHY by V. V. Jakusevich, N. V. Semenova, I. A. Tihomirova, A. V. Muravyov, S. V. Lychenko

“…Decrease of blood viscosity (by 19,3%, р<0,01) , erythrocytes rigidity index (by 15,6%, р<0,05) and erythrocyte aggregation (degree of aggregation by 45,6%; average aggregate size by 25,9%, р<0,05) > <0,05) was observed. …”
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Results of a double-blind, randomized, comparative, cross-sectional study of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of genetically engineered human insulin preparations by Alexander Mayorov, Olga Avdeeva, Ekaterina Koksharova, Tatyana Belikova, Ekaterina Mishina, Roman Dray

“…Justification. On average, about 12 % of all global healthcare spending on diabetes. …”
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Effect of vitamin D intake on quality of life parameters in office workers by A. T. Sharman, Sh. K. Adambekov, A. A. Imandosova, G. F. Elemesova

“…The duration of therapy, depending on the degree of deficiency, was 4 or 8 weeks. The SF-36 scale was used to assess the physiological and psychological status.Results. …”
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Linguistic Ratification and Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of the Specialized FLIP Questionnaire in Russian for Assessing Quality of Life of a Food-Allergic Child’s Family M... by M. I. Petrovskaya, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, I. V. Vinyarskaya, S. G. Makarova

“…Results of evaluation of the questionnaire’s psychometric properties demonstrated an average level of internal consistency of the questionnaire (Cronbach’s > 0.72 in different age groups). …”
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The influence of sowing rates on winter barley infection by Pyrenophora teres Drechsler under conditions of Steppe of Ukraine by I. Tіtov

“…To determine the optimal seeding rates of winter barley to reduce the development of reticular helminthosporiosis (Pyrenophora teres Drechsler). Methods. Observations of crops of zoned winter barley varieties were carried out during the period from germination to milky-wax ripeness. …”
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Accuracy of colposcopy in the Swedish screening program by Emilia Alfonzo, Chenyang Zhang, Forogh Daneshpip, Björn Strander

“…The study's objective was to investigate the accuracy of colposcopies in the Swedish screening program, the variability in colposcopists’ assessments and whether degree of experience affects accuracy in a routine setting. …”
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Femoral resection accuracy and precision in manual caliper‐verified kinematic alignment total knee arthroplasty by David Forrest Scott, Emma N. Horton

“…Methods 385 consecutive patients underwent primary unrestricted caliper‐verified KA‐TKA with manual instrumentation. …”
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State insulin resistance, the intensity of endogenous intoxication in patients with chronic pancreatitis against obesity treatment in the dynamics of L-carnitine and L-glutathione by O. S. Khuhlina, V. S. Smandych

“…Conclusions. A specific method of patients’ treatment with CP on the background of obesity, which includes basic therapy together with the using of L-glutathione and L-carnitine combination, helps to eliminate clinical and biochemical signs of chronic pancreatitis exacerbation, to reduce the degree of endogenous intoxication, oxidative and nitro-oxidative stress, to normalize steadily the glycemic and insulin level, to reduce body weight.…”
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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FUNCTIONAL AND ETIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSTIC FOR TREATMENT STRATEGY DECISION IN PATIENTS WITH DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY by Yu. V. Frolova

“…To evaluate the role and importance of the functional and etiological diagnosis in determining the surgical treatment of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Material and methods. We examined 156 patients (40 women and 116 men) with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) aged 18-75 (average age — 48.8+/- 11.4) for the period from 2008 to 2013. …”
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Formation of groundwater chemistry in the Nowy Targ area in relation to land use by Aleksandra Anna Nowobilska-Luberda

“…Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of land development on the chemistry of groundwater captured in the Nowy Targ area. Material and methods: The scope of the study was to analyse the variation in chloride content and the magnitude of electrolytic conductivity over the years 2004–2016 for separate groups of wells in the city of Nowy Targ. …”
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ResCalib: Joint LiDAR and Camera Calibration Based on Geometrically Supervised Deep Neural Networks by Jiahui CHAI, Minglei LI, Min LI, Dazhou WEI, Guangyong CHEN

“…At present, most joint calibration methods need to be processed through target calibration and manual point selection. …”
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Research on Association of the Diameter of the Internal Carotid Artery Siphon and Nonarteritic Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy by Zhiyong Fu, Hongyang Li, Wei Wang, Yanling Wang

“…To investigate the association of the diameter of the internal carotid artery siphon (ICAS) and nonarteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION). Methods. Thirty patients clinically diagnosed with NAION (unilateral affected) who presented to Beijing Friendship Hospital from January 2017 to October 2018 were selected. …”
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Unveiling Decoupled Social‐Ecological Networks of Great Lake Basin: An Ecosystem Services Approach by Jian Peng, Zimo Zhang, Yifan Lin, Hui Tang, Zihan Xu, Huining Zheng

“…These results implied the decreasing impacts of meteorological elements and the importance of considering human activities impacts. Based on the average degree analysis of the networks, proportions of cultivated land and forest land were key for ESs supply (both around 0.900), while population density and artificial land proportion were important for the ESs demand (around 0.850 and 0.800, respectively). …”
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Clinical and epidemiological aspect of malignant neoplasm of conjunctiva in the Chelyabinsk region by L. E. Semenova, I. E. Panova, P. I. Musaeva

“…Purpose: to investigate clinical and epidemiological aspects of malignant conjunctival tumors over a 18-year period starting in 2001. Material and methods. We analyzed the epidemiological factors of MNC in 51 patients aged 15 to 97 (average 63.1 ± 17.3), who were treated in the Center of Oncological ophthalmology at the Chelyabinsk regional clinical center of oncology and nuclear medicine. …”
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Impact of aesthetic mammoplasty on the self-esteem of women from a northeastern capital by Gabriela Rezende Santos, Dante Costa de-Araújo, Christian Vasconcelos, Roberto Afonso Chagas, Gabriel Gonçalves Lopes, Lauro Setton, Ricardo Alves Costa, Déborah Pimentel

“…Methods: A prospective, longitudinal, analytical, qualitative-quantitative study was held with 40 patients undergoing primary aesthetic mammoplasty. …”
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Comparison of Postural and Functional Indicators in Adolescent Boys with and Without Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain by moein yari bishak, Ebrahim mohammad ali nasab firouzjah, Mehri Mohammadi Dangraloo

“…This study aimed to compare specific postural and functional indicators in adolescent boys with and without non-specific chronic low back pain. Methods: The present study employed a causal-comparative design. …”
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Efficiency and safety of the fixed latanoprost/ dorzolamide combination in open-angle glaucoma hypotensive treatment by V. V. Neroev, S. Yu. Petrov, A. N. Zhuravleva, O. M. Filippova, O. M. Kalinina, L. V. Yakubova, S. M. Kosakyan, L. V. Vasilenkova

“…After 4 weeks, a statistically significant decrease in IOP was noted, which remained stable at 12 weeks. The average additional IOP decrease of those treated with Dorzoprost was 17%. …”
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On the issue of creating the optimal last stage of powerful steam turbines of nuclear power plants by T. V. Bogomolova, G. A. Ahmadzadeh

“…For this stage, perform multi-mode optimization to select the main characteristics of the stage operating with maximum efficiency according to a given model daily load schedule.METHODS. When solving this problem, the method of calculating the axisymmetric flow of steam in the flow part of the turbine stage as an inviscid single-phase working fluid relative to a stationary guide device and rotating with an angular velocity ω of the impeller used, and the losses energy calculated according to the axisymmetric method of the MPEI.RESULTS. …”
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Hepatitis C Infection Confirmation and Fewer Visits Contribute to Improving Treatment Rates in a Predominantly African American Health Center by Crisshy Auguste, Rana Khamis, Paul Naylor, Milton Mutchnick

“…Insurance and median income were not factors in failure to treat. Patients with an average of four visits were more likely to be treated than those with two or less, suggesting that failure to follow up was a significant factor for patient treatment (42% vs. 8% <i>p</i> < 0.0001). …”
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