RCS and stealth performance analyses of marine low-altitude helicopter by LIANG Chengliang, FEI Zhongyang, ZHAO Qijun, CHEN Xi

“…The radar cross section(RCS) of isolated helicopters, the composite electromagnetic scattering of helicopters in the background of sea surface environment, the radar stealth performance of offshore helicopters at different flight heights are studied, and the influence rules are summarized. …”
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CHARACTERISTICS OF NORSODYNE AS PLASTINATION AGENT by A. Georgieva, J. Stoyanov, N. Tsandev, D. Sivrev

“…Background: Norsodyne is a new material for conservation and durable preservation of biological objects. …”
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Administration of antigenically distinct influenza viral particle combinations as an influenza vaccine strategy. by Xinyu Zhu, Zhaochen Luo, Rebecca A Leonard, Cait E Hamele, Rachel L Spreng, Nicholas S Heaton

“…Collectively, our results highlight a potentially generalizable method combining viral particles with differential antigenic compositions to elicit broader immune responses that may lead to more durable protection from influenza disease post-vaccination.…”
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Evaluation of general practitioners’ routine assessment of patients with diabetes in Tshwane, South Africa by K.G. Leslie, L. Nkombua

“…Background: Diabetes mellitus is a composite disease that, if not well managed and controlled, may lead to severe complications. …”
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Evaluation of Study and Patient Characteristics of Clinical Studies in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review. by T Ziemssen, S Rauer, C Stadelmann, T Henze, J Koehler, I-K Penner, M Lang, D Poehlau, M Baier-Ebert, H Schieb, S Meuth

“…<h4>Background</h4>So far, clinical studies in primary progressive MS (PPMS) have failed to meet their primary efficacy endpoints. …”
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Clinical experience with enteral tube nutrition and Nutrison® range of enteral tubes in patients with specific enteral feeding requirements in Spain: The NUTRECONSONDA study by M.D. Ballesteros-Pomar, J.J. Alfaro-Martínez, J.M. Guardia-Baena, M. Riestra Fernández, B. Vega-Piñero, Ana Artero Fullana, Montserrat Gonzalo Marín, Daniel De Luis Román, Ana Jiménez Portilla, Juan De Dios Barranco Ochoa, Marta Ventosa Viña, Silvia Veses Martin, Araceli Munoz-Garach, Maria Del Carmen Del Rio Fernandez, Christian Salom Vendrell, Juan Manuel Guardia Baena, Pablo Garcia Carbó, Miriam Moriana Hernandez, Maria Berrio Miranda, María Victoria Hernández Jiménez, Ning Yun Wu Xiong, Victoria Luna López, Carmen Muñoz Muñiz, Maria Villaplana Garcia, María José Jiménez Jiménez, Felipe Alvarez Navia, Katherine Garcia Malpartida, Francisco Moreno Baró, Guilherme Carvalho Monterio, Pablo Flors Villaverde, Mercedes Vázquez Gutiérrez, Ángel Pedro Crisolino Pozas, Mara Alarcón Chulilla, Ruth Massiel Pérez Pérez, Arturo Lisbona Catalán, Andrea Micó García, Vistacion Alvarez, Laura Mola Reyes, Rafael Castillo Rubio, Eduardo Platero Rodrigo, Beatriz Ugalde Abiega, Salvador Benlloch, Silvia Lallena Pérez, Maria Esther De La Calle De La Villa, Ángel Luis Abad-González, Miguel Antonio Sampedro Núñez, Ane Bayona Cebada, Natalia Fernandez Romero, Sara Jiménez Blanco, Patricia Diaz Guardiola, Trinidad Castillo Garcia, Elena Atienza Sanchez, Rocío Campos Del Portillo, Ma, Carmen Ballesta Sánchez, Cristina Navea Aguilera, Elena Carrillo Lozano, Jose Ramon Domínguez Escribano, Maria Angeles Valero Zany, Javier Modamio Molina, Maria Jose López López, Maria Maíz Jiménez, Irene Gonzalo Montesinos, Elena Hervás Abad, Sergio Fuentes Tudanca, Diana Ariadel Cobo, Antonia Inmaculada Zomeño Ros, Olga Olga Sánchez-Vilar, Laura De La Maza, Virginia Esperanza Fernandez Ruiz, Maria Carolina Dassen Llorca, Estefanía Santos Mazo, Sofia Jiménez Lucas, Clara Marcuello Foncillas, Ana Urioste Fondo, Adrian Pastor Alcaraz, María Alonso Casasús, Maria Garcia Duque, Andrea Carrasco Cremades, Pablo José Ferreira Ocampo, Elena Gonzalez Arnaiz, Mercedes Ferrer Gomez, David Martin Iglesias, Soraya Lanes Iglesias, Ana María Cayuela García, César Gonzalvo Diaz, Ana Hernandez Moreno, Rosa Ruiz Lopez, Lourdes García Blasco, Maria Jesús Chinchetru, Antonio J. Martinez Ortega, Antonio Jose Blanco Orenes, Octavio Pérez Alonso, Beatriz Gonzalez Aguilera, Javier Chacón Martinez, Almudena Ruiz Molina, Irene Gonzalez Navarro, Ruth Martin De Diego, Carmen Ripa Ciaurriz, Juana Maria Rabat Restrepo, Francisco Javier Gomez Alfonso, Maddalen Dublang Irazabal, Alfonso Carlos Aguirre Palacio, Miguel Camblor, Larraitz Leunda Eizmendi, Luna Florencio Ojeda, Naiara Modroño Móstoles, Laura Ramos Ramos, María Lainez López, Cristina Cruces Vega, Laura Calles Romero, Manuel Cayon Blanco, Helena Requejo Salinas, Natalia Iglesias Hernandez, Juan Jose Silva Rodríguez, Victoria Martinez Vaello, Margarita Diez Muñiz-Alique, Alba Carmona Llanos, Dolores Del Olmo, Maria Riestra Fernandez, Maria Josefa Molina Puerta, Orvelindo Rodríguez Hernandez, Lorena Suárez Gutiérrez, Concepcion Muñoz Jimenez, Elena Márquez Mesa, Josefa Rengel Jiménez, Juan Bautista Molina Soria, Maria Araceli Garcia Núñez, Ceferino Martinez Faedo, Jose Carlos Padillo, Tomás Martin Folgueras, Beatriz Lardiés Sánchez, Jose David Fernandez Arias, Cristina Lorenzo Gonzalez, Jara Altemir Trallero, Patricia Guirado Peláez, Jose Pablo Suarez Llanos, Alejandro Sanz Paris, Silvia Patricia Alonso Gallardo, María José López-Madrazo, Ana Belen Mañas Martinez, Andrea Fernandez Valero, Yaiza Lopez Plasencia, Fernando Calvo Gracia, Maria Jose Tapia Guerrero, Yaiza Garcia Delgado, Maria Macarena Moreno Martinez, Cristina Comi Diaz

“…Summary: Background &amp; aims: Enteral nutrition (EN) is a critical medical nutritional treatment designed to meet the specific micro- and macronutrient requirements of patients unable to achieve adequate nutrition through oral intake. …”
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Indicators and Dimensions of Clients’ Satisfaction With Veterinary Services Delivery Performance in a Companion Animal Hospital in Accra, Ghana by Paa Kobina Turkson, Celine Naa Dede Coppson, Anthony Joe Turkson

“…Objectives The aims were to determine if correlations existed between dimensions of service quality (tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy) and client satisfaction, find out which of 15 selected indicators of service delivery performance were significantly associated with client satisfaction and serve as predictors for satisfaction and determine client satisfaction indices for services rendered at a companion animal hospital. Methods A questionnaire, covering background information and indicators and dimensions of satisfaction, was administered to 208 respondents. …”
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Variants of the Coagulation and Inflammation Genes Are Replicably Associated with Myocardial Infarction and Epistatically Interact in Russians. by Rosa M Barsova, Dmitrijs Lvovs, Boris V Titov, Natalia A Matveeva, Roman M Shakhnovich, Tatiana S Sukhinina, Nino G Kukava, Mikhail Ya Ruda, Irina M Karamova, Timur R Nasibullin, Olga E Mustafina, German J Osmak, Ekaterina Yu Tsareva, Olga G Kulakova, Alexander V Favorov, Olga O Favorova

“…<h4>Background</h4>In spite of progress in cardiovascular genetics, data on genetic background of myocardial infarction are still limited and contradictory. …”
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Cost-Consequence Analysis of Apixaban Versus Rivaroxaban for Managing Patients with Venous Thromboembolism in Saudi Arabia by Abdulaali R. Almutairi PhD, Yazed Alruthia PhD, Majed S. Alyami PharmD, Omar A. Alshaya PharmD, Taif Z. Alanazi PharmD, Sarah I. Al Daghreer PharmD, Ghazwa B. Korayem PharmD, Sarah A. Alrasheed PharmD, Reema A. Alorf PharmD, Omar A. Almohammed PhD

“…Background and Objective Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have been proven to be cost-effective for treating various conditions, including venous thromboembolism (VTE). …”
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Comparison of Relative Waist Circumference between Asian Indian and US Adults by Harpreet S. Bajaj, Mark A. Pereira, Rajit Mohan Anjana, Raj Deepa, Viswanathan Mohan, Noel T. Mueller, Gundu H. R. Rao, Myron D. Gross

“…Background. Relative to Europeans, Asian Indians have higher rates of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. …”
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Evaluation of Different Dental Materials Used in Forensic Dentistry: A Comparative Study by Arshdeep S. Kohli, Ganaraj Shetty, Hari P. Gone, Joseph J. K. Pothanikat, Neeta J. Pothanikat, Ahmed Al-Emam, Rahul Tiwari

“…Background: Forensic dentistry plays a pivotal role in the identification of individuals, particularly in mass disasters and criminal investigations. …”
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Natural sea water and artificial sea water are not equivalent in plastic leachate contamination studies [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Eva Jimenez-Guri, Maria Ina Arnone, Clemens Vinzenz Ullmann

“…Background Plastic contamination is one of the concerns of our age. …”
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Analysis of Tumor and Tumor-Like Entities Tested on the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination From 2012 to 2023 by Sean Kelly, MD, Braden Goldberg, MD, Eli Bryk, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, FACS, Vincent Vigorita, MD

“…This study aims to describe such trends. Methods:. This study analyzed OITE questions from 2012 to 2023, focusing on tumors and tumor-like conditions of bone and soft tissue to guide resident preparation and core curriculum design. …”
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Altered Cerebellar White Matter Integrity in Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Acute Stage. by Zhongqiu Wang, Wenzhong Wu, Yongkang Liu, Tianyao Wang, Xiao Chen, Jianhua Zhang, Guoxing Zhou, Rong Chen

“…<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Imaging studies of traumatic brain injury demonstrate that the cerebellum is often affected. …”
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Quality Improvement in Critical Care: Selection and Development of Quality Indicators by Carla A. Chrusch, Claudio M. Martin, The Quality Improvement in Critical Care Project

“…Background. Caring for critically ill patients is complex and resource intensive. …”
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Reflection of Revelation in the Poetries of Kumait-Ibn-Zaid Asadi by Hamid Abbas Zadeh

“…The intertextual approach is one of the appropriate ways to observe this linguistic and intellectual influence. According to this method, no human work is self-sufficient, but it must be seen alongside previous works. …”
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Trends and Determinants of Underweight among Children under Five Years in Ethiopia: Further Analysis with Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2005–2016—Multivariate Decompositi... by Tilahun Yemanu Birhan, Dessie Abebaw Angaw

“…Background. Underweight is one of the paramount major worldwide health problems, and it traces a big number of populations from infancy to old age. …”
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Development of Cross-Sector Collaboration Indicators for Accelerating the Reduction of Stunting in South Sulawesi, Indonesia by Balqis Balqis, Suci Rahmadani, Muh. Yusri Abadi, St. Rosmanely, Arif Anwar, Laksmi Trisasmita, Ni Made Viantika Sulianderi, Faizal Fahmi, Arsunan Arsin, Muh. Amri Arfandi, Nur Annisa Hamka, Amaliah Amriani. AS

“…Background: To reduce stunting, the government of Indonesia, which has the fifth-highest prevalence of stunting in toddlers, launched the National Strategy for the Acceleration of Stunting Prevention (StraNas Stunting). …”
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Comparison of different approaches in handling missing data in longitudinal multiple-item patient-reported outcomes: a simulation study by Minqian Yan, Lizhi Zhou, Chongye Zhao, Chen Shi, Chunquan Ou

“…The performances of eight methods were compared, including a mixed model for repeated measures (MMRM) with and without imputation at the item level, multiple imputation by chained equations (MICE) at the composite score and item levels, and three control-based pattern mixture models (PPMs) and the last observation carried forward (LOCF) imputation at the item level. …”
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Red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio (RPR) as a predictor of prolonged stay at hospital for COVID-19 inpatients by Martha Fors, Santiago J. Ballaz

“…Aims/Background We looked at novel hematological composites like the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio, red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio, red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio, leukocyte-to-C reactive protein ratio, and lymphocyte-to-C reactive protein ratio as explanatory variables for COVID-19 patients´ hospital length of stay (LoS).Methods The association of hematological indices with LoS was analyzed on 2930 COVID-19 patients using the univariate and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models with enter method. …”
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