Clinical features, myocardial injury and systolic impairment in acute myocarditis by Steffen Erhard Petersen, Nay Aung, Vijay Shyam-Sundar, Saidi A Mohiddin, Greg Slabaugh

“…The aim of the current study is to assess the association of laboratory markers, late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients with acute myocarditis.Methods We completed a retrospective cohort study from a tertiary referral centre in London with CMR and acute myocarditis. …”
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Do mental wellbeing and emotional eating influence BMI similarly or differently? Evidence from a sample of Peruvian adolescents by Keisler Cuyan-Zumaeta, David Javier-Aliaga, Mery Rodríguez-Vásquez, Jacksaint Saintila

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the predictive role of mental wellbeing and emotional eating on body mass index (BMI) in Peruvian adolescents.MethodsThis research used a non-experimental and predictive design. …”
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The Reliability and Validity of the Modified Butterfly Agility Test by Richard Cahanin, Troy Burley, Andy Waldhelm

“… # Study Design Multi-phase reliability and validity study # Methods Phases I and II involved 25 healthy adults (72% female, mean age = 23.4 years) and 45 competitive soccer athletes (55% female, mean age = 18.2 years), respectively. …”
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Application of Langmuir Isotherms to Describe Zinc and Copper Adsorption in Some Gypsiferous Soils by Mahmood Ahmed L. Al-Bayati, Yasir Hmood Ijresh AL-janabi, Basim Shakir Obaid AL-Obaidi

“…Coefficient of determination (R²) was high for both ions, except for zinc in Salah al-Din site T3. …”
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Reliability and validity of the transport and physical activity questionnaire (TPAQ) for assessing physical activity behaviour. by Emma J Adams, Mary Goad, Shannon Sahlqvist, Fiona C Bull, Ashley R Cooper, David Ogilvie, iConnect Consortium

“…The Bland-Altman technique was used to determine the absolute validity of survey-reported time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA).…”
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An exploration of the support received by mothers for kangaroo mother care practice along the health facility-community continuum in a sub-district of Northern Karnataka, India. by Maryann Washington, Leah Macaden, Prem K Mony, Sumithra Selvam, Annetta Smith

“…Multiple regression linear analysis showed that overall KMC support at the health facility was significantly higher for first-time mothers [β coefficient -1.54 (95% CI -2.87, -0.22)] and better knowledge scores on KMC [β coefficient 0.21 (05% CI 0.01, 0.42)]. …”
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Comprehensive validation of a custom three-point bending system for standardized diabetic fracture models in rats by Qidong Guo, Weijie Wang, Zheng Guo

“…Statistical analysis revealed significantly lower coefficients of variation for healing parameters in this study compared to previously published models (p < 0.05). …”
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Predictive value of growth differentiation factor-15 in patients with myocardial infarction by A. A. Sabirzyanova, A. S. Galyavich, L. V. Baleeva, Z. M. Galeeva

“…Pearson’s correlation coefficient and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient were used as an indicator of strength of relationship between quantitative indicators.Results. …”
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Reliability of Lower Extremity Muscle Power and Functional Performance in Healthy, Older Women by Konstantina Katsoulis, Sunita Mathur, Catherine E. Amara

“…Evaluation of the long-term reliability of muscle power and functional performance tests in older, healthy adults is warranted since determining whether performance is consistent over longer durations is more relevant for intervention studies. …”
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The association between parameters of oral mucosal immunity and 25-hydroxyvitamin D in patients with rampant caries by A. S. Putneva, T. M. Karavaeva, M. V. Maksimenya, P. P. Tereshkov, M. N. Mishchenko, E. V. Fefelova, N. N. Tsybikov, A. A. Parshina

“…Aim. To determine the saliva level of immunoregulatory proteins in patients with rampant caries and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) deficiency and evaluate the association of their concentration with 25(OH)D plasma level.Materials and methods. …”
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Burnout Syndrome and Sexual Disorders Among Vietnamese Female Nurses and Midwives at Tu Du Hospital: A Frontline Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Thanh Hai Pham, Minh Tuan Vo, Phuc Nhon Nguyen

“…EE at work was associated with sexual health issues and almost all sexual dysfunction factors with a weak negative correlation coefficient. Reduced PA was related to general sexual status, anorgasmia, and dyspareunia with a weak positive correlation coefficient. …”
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CORRECTION OF MORPHOFUNCTIONAL DISORDERS IN EXPERIMENTAL PREECLAMPSY BY COMBINED USE OF TRIMETAZIDINE AND PURIFIED MICRONIZED FLAVONOID FRACTION AS WELL AS THEIR COMBINATIONS WITH... by O. E. Antsiferova, M. P. Teleshchenko, Yu. M. Tsuverkalova, M. V. Pokrovsky, V. V. Gureev, M. A. Zatolokina, A. V. Gureeva

“…Therefore, an urgent task of modern pharmacology is to study the effectiveness of new drugs when used in combinations, as well as the drugs included in the standards for treatment.Materials and methods. The study was carried out at the Research Institute of Pharmacology of Living Systems of Belgorod State National Research University. …”
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Links between intuitive and mindful eating and mood: do food intake and exercise mediate this association? by Murat Açik, Nazlı Nur Aslan Çin

“…Furthermore, exercise, breakfast, dairy products, fruits, and dark green leafy vegetables (DGLV) were directly related to psychological distress (path coefficient = −0.104, −0.151, −0.181, −0.235, and −0.238, respectively), while IES-2 and MEQ had indirect associations with psychological distress via FMQ components (path coefficient = −0.262 and −0.212). …”
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Model Construction of InSAR-based Rainfall Thresholds for Landslide Hazards in Yanhe Basin, Chinese Loess Plateau by WANG Zhenliang, CHEN Manyu, ZHAO Jianlin, YUAN Ke, YANG Jie, ZHANG Chen

“…Then the correlations between rainfall factors and landslide shape variables were calculated to determine the rainfall days and effective rainfall attenuation coefficient in the early period. …”
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Comparison of the SureX® HPV genotyping test with the Digene Hybrid Capture® 2 test in cervical cancer screening by Hehao Sun, Hong Wang, Yin Liu, Huifang Xu, Peipei Chen, Xingai Sun, Mengjie Li, Peiyao Li, Kunyao Li, Liyang Zheng, Shaokai Zhang

“…This study compares the SureX® HPV genotyping test, which detects 25 HPV types, with the widely used Digene Hybrid Capture® 2 (HC2) test, which targets 13 HR-HPV types, to determine their effectiveness in cervical cancer screening among Chinese women.MethodsFrom September to December 2016, women aged 21–64 years in Shanxi Province were screened for cervical cancer using both SureX® HPV and HC2 tests. …”
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Copper Increases the Cooperative Gating of Rat P2X2a Receptor Channels by Elias Leiva-Salcedo, Denise Riquelme, Juan Pablo Huidobro-Toro, Claudio Coddou

“…Although essential extracellular amino acids that coordinate copper have been identified, the exact mechanism of copper-induced modulation has not been yet elucidated. <b>Methods</b>: We used HEK293T cells expressing rP2X2a channel(s) and performed outside-out single-channel and whole-cell recordings to explore copper’s effects on rP2X2 currents and determine whether this metal can increase the cooperative gating of rP2X2a channel. …”
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Estimation of foveal avascular zone area from a B-scan OCT image using machine learning algorithms. by Taku Toyama, Ichiro Maruko, Han Peng Zhou, Miki Ikeda, Taiji Hasegawa, Tomohiro Iida, Makoto Aihara, Takashi Ueta

“…The models' performance was evaluated using Mean Absolute Error (MAE), Mean Squared Error (MSE), and the Coefficient of Determination (R2). The FAZ area was subsequently estimated by sequentially applying Models 1→2→3 on a new dataset.…”
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Development of a model of an electrical complex for gas air cooling devices of gas field №1 gazprom dobycha Yamburg LLC with a centralized power supply system in the MATLAB/SIMULIN... by L. R. Maskov, V. Y. Kornilov

“…To analyze the energy efficiency of MMD ETC ACHE. To perform the experimental research of the EMD EMD ETC ACHE model in the dynamic modes in order to determine the regularity of the influence of single (group) starts on the power supply source overload. …”
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Comparison of the efficacy of the multimodal serotonergic antidepressants trazodone and vortioxetine in the treatment of patients with endogenous depression: A meta-analysis of dou... by D. S. Danilov

“…There have been no direct comparative trials of the efficiency of therapy with trazodone and vortioxetine.Objective: to compare the efficiency of therapy with trazodone and vortioxetine in treating patients with endogenous depression on the basis of statistical generalization of the results of studies of the efficacy of each antidepressant alone.Material and methods. …”
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NORMATIVE-COMPETENCE MODEL OF THE TEACHER OF THE ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM by G. A. Ignatieva, O. V. Tulupova

“…The methods of the qualification and dispersive analysis, expert estimations, participant observation, stratified sampling were used to determine the efficiency of the model and diagnostics of professional competences of teachers of additional professional education. …”
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