Predicting the effectiveness of methotrexate therapy based on basal expression of the AMP-activated protein kinase gene in the blood of patients with rheumatoid arthritis by E. V. Chetina, N. V. Demidova, G. A. Markova, E. P. Salyanova

“…To evaluate the radiological progression of RA, the Sharp method modified by van der Heijde was used. Gene expression in peripheral blood cells was determined by reverse transcriptase reaction and real-time polymerase chain reaction.Results and discussion. …”
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Minimal Clinically Important Differences With the Outcomes of the App-Based Japanese Allergic Conjunctival Diseases Quality of Life Questionnaire: Cross-Sectional Observational Stu... by Ken Nagino, Jaemyoung Sung, Akie Midorikawa-Inomata, Yasutsugu Akasaki, Takeya Adachi, Nobuyuki Ebihara, Ken Fukuda, Atsuki Fukushima, Kenta Fujio, Yuichi Okumura, Atsuko Eguchi, Keiichi Fujimoto, Hurramhon Shokirova, Alan Yee, Yuki Morooka, Tianxiang Huang, Kunihiko Hirosawa, Shintaro Nakao, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Takenori Inomata

“…Data were collected through the app, ensuring comprehensive user input. MCIDs were determined using both anchor- and distribution-based methods. …”
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Parameter Stress Response Prediction for Vehicle Dust Extraction Fan Impeller Based on Feedback Neural Network by Feng Zhang, Yuxiang Tian, Ruijie Du, Yuxiao Xu, Yang Gao, Xin Li

“…It provides a more efficient and accurate method for reliability analysis in this field and helps to promote the development of reliability research on vehicle filtration systems.…”
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Development of MnWO4:Ag nanodilute magnetic semiconductors with tunable magnetic and optoelectronic properties by Sethuraman Gayathri, Oriparambil Sivaraman Nirmal Ghosh, Jayaramudu Jarugala, Krishna Kadirvelu

“…The presented work opens a range of possibilities for the development of advanced materials with applications in optoelctronics, nanomedicine, energy-efficient electronic devices and energy conversion.…”
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Microscopic features of lignin deposition patterns in young apple roots using brightfield and fluorescence imaging by Yanmin Zhu, Jordan Rainbow, Zhe Zhou

“…The preliminary data indicated that, compared to the Wiesner test, the Maule test is a more efficient lignin staining method for tissue sections of young apple root. …”
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Methodology and Application of Safety Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Girder Bridges during Earthquakes by Guangjun Sun, Zhijie Yuan, Bingyan Wu, Fu Zhao

“…The two-stage seismic safety evaluation methodology proposed in this study is effective and efficient.…”
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Activity of solvent extracts of Prosopis spicigera, Zingiber officinale and Trachyspermum ammi against multidrug resistant bacterial and fungal strains by Rosina Khan, Mohammad Zakir, Sadul H Afaq, Abdul Latif, Asad U Khan

“…Preliminary phytochemical analysis was also performed .Minimum inhibitory concentration was determined by a two-fold serial dilution method followed by determination of minimum bactericidal/fungicidal concentration. …”
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Purification of Anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis MPT64 Immunoglobulin-Y from Egg-Yolk Supernatant Using Thiophilic Adsorption Chromatography by Sri Agung Fitri Kusuma, Muhammad Fadhlillah, Intan Timur Maisyarah, Shintani Ayunda Khairunnisa, Muhammad Yusuf, Yaya Rukayadi, Toto Subroto

“…The obtained IgY was characterized by SDS-PAGE and dot-blot then determined its content levels using the Lowry method. …”
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The genetic inhibition of some pathogenic bacterial isolates related to Enterobacteriaceae by using Different leaves extracts of Cider (Nabag) Zizyphus spina-christa by Baghdad Science Journal

“…The results showed that efficient method of extract was alcoholic hot extract from other extract methods that are used in this study. …”
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Assessment of Stressful Life Events of Adult Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease in Baghdad City by Batool Amin Jaddoue, Mohammed Baqer Abbas Jaffar Al-Jubouri

“…Reliability of the stressful life events was determined by test-retest method which was estimated as average (r=0.916). …”
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Characteristics of UV-MicroO3 Reactor and Its Application to Microcystins Degradation during Surface Water Treatment by Guangcan Zhu, Xiwu Lu, Zhonglian Yang

“…Experimental results indicated that the optimum air flux in the reactor equipped with 37 mm diameter quartz tube was determined to be 18∼25 L/h for efficient O3 generation. …”
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Depletion reveals role of bicarbonate in the photosynthetic electron transport chain of Limnospira maxima by Leslie Castillo, Stavroula Nicolaou, Colin Gates, Colin Gates

“…The hypercarbonate-requiring filamentous cyanobacterium Limnospira maxima has had multiple bicarbonate functions on both acceptor and donor side of PSII determined by depletion. 77K spectrofluorometric investigation of phycobilin and chlorophyll excitation suggests the mild in vivo depletion method for bicarbonate results in loss of chlorophyll connectivity to the reaction center in PSII and dissociation of the phycobilisome due to proportional increase of fluorescence emission from allophycocyanin. …”
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Quantitative comparison of HTLV-1 and HIV-1 cell-to-cell infection with new replication dependent vectors. by Dmitriy Mazurov, Anna Ilinskaya, Gisela Heidecker, Patricia Lloyd, David Derse

“…We have developed an efficient method to quantify cell-to-cell infection with single-cycle, replication dependent reporter vectors. …”
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The Fabrication of Fluorine‐Free Stretchable Superhydrophobic Films Using Inverse Vulcanization Sulfur Polymer by Vinicius Diniz, Nicola M. Pugno, Susanne Rath, Colin R. Crick

“…Abstract Stretchable superhydrophobic materials have gained attention in recent years though challenges remain for widespread use, including the need for rapid, energy‐efficient, high‐throughput, and fluorine‐free fabrication methods. …”
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Evaluating the Acceptance and Success of Mobile Banking Systems Using a Combination of UTAUT2 and Delone & McLean Models by Novrinda Khairun Nisak, Ali Ibrahim, Ermatita

“…These findings emphasize the importance of considering human aspects in digital service development to create a seamless and efficient banking experience.…”
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Novel Cell Preservation Technique to Extend Bovine In Vitro White Blood Cell Viability. by Emilie L Laurin, Shawn L B McKenna, Javier Sanchez, Horacio Bach, Juan Carlos Rodriguez-Lecompte, Marcelo Chaffer, Greg P Keefe

“…This practical and simple method to extend in vitro white blood cell viability could benefit the efficient utilization of cell-based blood tests in ruminants.…”
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Public Administration as an Object of Scientific Research and a Direction of Civil Servants’ Education by A. A. Likhtin

“…The article is devoted to systematizing and updating the research and educational characteristics of public administration. The research method is a problem analysis of the public administration research discipline and the design of the problem of training personnel for the contemporary public service. …”
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Photodynamic therapy in patients with early central lung cancer by V. V. Sokolov, E. V. Filonenko

“…The results showed that method was highly efficient and applicable for pre-invasive central lung cancer and in patients with multiple primary bronchial lesions and high risk of surgical complications.…”
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Assessing the economic value of fish stocked in inland waters: An application of a mixed approach to angling at the Prespa Lakes by Grazhdani Dorina

“…To do this, we conducted a case study in the Prespa Lakes watershed in southeast Europe using a mixed-methods approach. We achieved the goals by combining the findings of two travel cost method (TCM) regression models with a set of formulas. …”
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A Correlational Study on the Teaching Methodologies and the Competencies of Graduates in a Private University in the Philippines by Kingie Micabalo, Winnie Marie Poliquit, Estela Ibanez, Robert Pabillaran, Quennie Marie Edicto, Jesszon Cano

“…These practices indicate a strong alignment between the institution's interests which focuses on producing competent and innovative graduates that are efficient and effective in the labor market.…”
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