A New Experimental Approach for Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Damage of Ultradeep Tight Gas Formation by Hui Li, Zhiliang Liu, Ninghong Jia, Xu Chen, Jing Yang, Lele Cao, Ben Li

“…Hydraulic fracturing is the main method for tight gas reservoir development because of its extremely low permeability and porosity. …”
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Process Evaluation of the Tier 1 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. by Daniel T.L. Shek, Hing Keung Ma, Joyce H.Y. Lui, Daniel W.M. Lung

“…Results showed that the overall level of program adherence was generally high, ranging from 50% to 95%, with an average of 84.5%. High implementation quality of the program in the areas of student interest, student participation and involvement, classroom control, use of interactive delivery method, use of strategies to enhance student motivation, instructors familiarity with the students, opportunity for reflection, degree of achievement of the objectives, quality of preparation, overall implementation quality, and success of implementation was also observed. …”
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PUBLIC POLITICS REGARDING THE PENSION SYSTEM by Liviu RADU, Carmen RADU

“…International experience, particularly of the last 130 years, indicates that, in actuality, multiple pension systems have been put into function in most of the world’s countries and which are diferenciated by some elements (organizing and managing the system, defyning pension rights, method of forming the resources, the pension’s level rapported to the average income etc.) and after the eficacity degree dependent on internal influences, social, economic and demographic environment, and last but not least by the political factor.…”
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Harrington function as an integral approach to assessing food security in Russia by Qian Xinyi, Salikov Yu.A., Kolomytseva O.Yu., Maslov A.V.

“…Using a standard Excel program, a linear equation with a high degree of correlation with the Harrington function was determined, which allowed ensuring the accuracy of calculations. …”
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GENETIC ANALYSIS OF MEANS AND PHENOTYPIC VARIANCES FOR GRAIN YIELD AND SEVERAL TRAITS IN SEVERAL GENERATIONS FOR TWO CROSSES OF BARLEY by N.K. Yousif

“…(Gezera-1 x Benedict and Baraka x Arivate) were carried out to estimate: gene action parameters, component of genetic variance, environmental variance ,average degree of dominance ,narrow sense heritability and expected genetic advance from selection in each of segregating generations (F2,F3 and F4). …”
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FACTORS INFLUENCING PRODUCTION COST OF COW MILK IN BULGARIAN DAIRY FARMS by Tsvetana HARIZANOVA-METODIEVA, Tatiana IVANOVA

“…The most representative tourist indicators, calculated and interpreted, were: the change of the global tourist demand, the evolution of the domestic and external tourist demand, the evolution of the overnight stays, the average tourist stay, the density of the tourist circulation in relation to the population of the county and with the surface and the evolution, the occupancy degree of the accommodation unit, the coefficient of the monthly tourist concentration in 2017. …”
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Analysis of Factors Affecting Political Participation in Rural Communities: A Case Study of Lenjan Township by Asghar Norouzi

“…In response to general questions about "political participation", the voting option had an average score of 4.13. Participation in local elections averaged 3.74, efforts to support a specific candidate averaged 3.66, affiliation with a political group averaged 3.52, and engaging in political discussions averaged 3.14. …”
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Sleep quality in older adults with cognitive frailty: current status and influencing factors by Mei He, XiaoLi Yuan, XiaoLing Zhao, Heting Liang, Yuhong Long, Yan Zhang, Dan Meng, Pan Cai

“…Analysis by χ 2 found that factors such as marital status, place of residence, average monthly household income per capita, smoking status, drinking status, types of chronic diseases, degree of anxiety, participation in social activities, and physical exercise showed significant differences in relation to sleep disorders among older adults with CF (p < 0.05). …”
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Treatment of patients with acute and subacute lumbodynia and lumbar ischialgia by V. A. Parfenov, A. I. Isaikin, T. I. Kuzminova, O. A. Chernenko, O. V. Milovanova, A. V. Romanova, N. D. Samkhaeva, Yu. M. Shor

“…The treatment resulted in a 2.4-fold average reduction in pain intensity (from 7.0 to 2.9 VAS scores): a 4-fold reduction in patients with lumbodynia (from 6.4 to 1.6 scores) and a 2.3-fold one in those with lumbar ischialgia (from 7.1 to 3.1. scores); the degree of disability reduced by an average of 1.9 times (from 8.1 to 4.3 RMS scores): by 3.6 times (from 6.8 to 1.9 scores) and 1.9 (from 8,3 to 4,7 scores) times in patients with lumbodynia and in those with lumbar ischialgia, respectively. …”
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Mycoplasma infection in adolescents and adults in the epidemic season of acute respiratory infections 2023-2024 by E. I. Krasnova, V. V. Provorova, N. I. Khokhlova, L. L. Pozdnyakova, O. B. Sheronova, T. I. Petrenko, L. M. Panasenko, R. O. Ponomarev, A. N. Kravchenko

“…Pneumonia was mild and was accompanied by respiratory failure of the 1 and 2 st degree in only 3 cases. Mycoplasma infection in most patients was not accompanied by marked changes in the overall blood count. …”
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The influence of the position of the medial portal and of lower leg flexion on the length of the femoral tunnel in anatomic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A cadaveric s... by Begović Ninoslav, Kadija Marko, Santrač-Stijak Gordana, Ille Mihajlo, Mališ Miloš, Starčević Ana, Vekić Berislav, Stijak Lazar

“…Methods. This study was performed on 16 cadaveric knees (6 male and 10 female) of the average age of 83. …”
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Cerebrovascular Autoregulation-Based Optimal Mean Arterial Pressure During Prostate Surgery &amp;ndash; A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Cohort Study by Mewes C, Wei P, Yang Y, Kainz E, Kahl U, Beck S, Graefen M, Zöllner C, Fischer M

“…The CVA-based optimal mean arterial pressure (MAPopt) refers to the MAP level at which the CVA mechanism reaches its lowest degree of pressure passiveness, allowing for optimal autoregulation. …”
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Durability of Supplemental Nucleus Pulposus Allograft in Patients with Lumbar Discogenic Pain by Costandi S, Beall DP, Davis TT, Amirdelfan K, Naidu RK, DePalma MJ, Yoon ES, Fleming JW, Block JE, Mekhail N

“…., Walnut Creek, CA, USA; 5MarinHealth Spine Institute, Larkspur, CA, USA; 6Virginia iSpine Physicians, Richmond, VA, USA; 7Interventional Radiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA; 8Vascular and Interventional Specialists, Dallas, TX, USA; 9Private Practice, San Francisco, CA, USACorrespondence: Jon E Block, Private Practice, 2210 Jackson Street, Ste. 401, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA, Tel +1 415-775-7947, Email jb@drjonblock.comBackground: The objective of this study was to determine the degree of improvement in lumbar discogenic pain severity and associated back impairment in patients with chronic axial low back pain treated with intradiscally delivered allogeneic nucleus pulposus (NP) at up to two vertebral levels (L1-S1).Methods: Prospective, single-arm clinical study conducted at 6 sites in the US involving 28 participants with discogenic pain (mean age: 44 ± 13 yrs) and modified Pfirrmann grade 3– 7 on magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Changes in soil pH on the Tibetan Plateau from the 1980 s to 2020 s by Lirong Zhao, Bo Pang, Jiangtao Hong, Xinxin Zhang, Jinmei Li, Xiaodan Wang

“…Specifically, soil pH > 9.5 exhibited a significant trend of acidification, with an average decrease of 1.55 units, while pH ≤ 6.5 exhibited a significant trend of alkalinization, with an average increase of 0.32 units. …”
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Impact of Soil Erosion on the Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Organic Carbon in the Typical Black Soil Region of Northeast China by TONG Yaning, WANG Bin, WANG Wengang, ZHOU Xiao, LI Liguo, IFTIKHAR Farhan

“…Notably, 87.91% of the area did not undergo significant changes in the degree of erosion intensity, with only 3.74% of the are experiencing an escalation in erosion severity. …”
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Evaluation of the relationship of immuno-inflammatory process with dyslipidemia and myocardial morphofunctional parameters in patients with chronic heart failure on the background... by A. S. Ankudinov, A. N. Kalyagin

“…Patients with RA had a low and moderate degree of activity according to DAS28. The Diagnosis of CHF was verified by ESC (European Society of Cardiology) criteria, the diagnosis of RA – by EULAR/ACR criteria (2010). …”
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User Experience of and Adherence to a Smartphone App to Maintain Behavior Change and Self-Management in Patients With Work-Related Skin Diseases: Multistep, Single-Arm Feasibility... by Nele Ristow, Annika Wilke, Christoph Skudlik, Swen Malte John, Michaela Ludewig

“…ResultsIn total, 42 patients took part (with a dropout rate of n=18, 43% at T2). The average age was 49.5 (SD 13.1) years, and 57% (24/42) were male. …”
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Urgent Right Hemicolectomy by S. N. Shchayeva

“…Abstract Right hemicolectomy with the formation of primary ileotransverse anastomosis is the method of choice in emergency surgery as well.Aim of the study Comparative evaluation of the results of urgent right hemicolectomy with the formation of a primary anastomosis and without the formation of a primary anastomosis at the first stage of surgical intervention.Material and methods A retrospective cohort study included patients who underwent emergency right hemicolectomy. …”
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Time to regain birth weight and its predictors among preterm neonates admitted at neonatal intensive care unit in Amhara Regional State Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, Ethiopi... by Dagnew Tigabu, Tigist Nigatu Demissew, Tadesse Misganaw, Abraham Dessie Gessesse, Fikadie Dagnew Baye, Hailemariam Gezie

“…Methods An institution-based retrospective follow-up study was carried out using data spanning three years. …”
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer using indocyanine green fluorescence visualization by A. D. Zikiryakhodzhaev, E. K. Saribekyan, D. V. Bagdasarova, L. V. Malishava, F. N. Usov, M. V. Starkova

“…The use of the ICG lymphotropic dye with the subsequent detection of SLN by the fluorescence method makes it possible to diagnose the status of SLN with a high degree of accuracy and can be comparable in effectiveness with the isotopic method. …”
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