ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF ENDOSCOPIC STENT IMPLANTATION IN MALIGNANT EXTRINSIC ESOPHAGEAL СOMPRESSIONS AND ESOPHAGEAL ANASTOMOSES by A. I. Ivanov, V. A. Popov, M. V. Burmistrov

“…The aim of the study was to analyze the life expectancy and complications after stenting in patients with malignant extra-organ compression of the esophagus and esophageal anastomoses. Material and Methods. From 2011 to 2019, 19 patients with extrinsic compression of the esophagus and esophageal anastomoses caused by malignant neoplasms underwent ultrasound-guided implantation of self-expandable metallic stents. …”
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Associations of dose to the urethra and long-term patient-reported outcomes after radiotherapy with EBRT and HDR brachytherapy boost for prostate cancer by Lars Haack, David Krug, Justus Domschikowski, Olaf Wittenstein, Severin Rodler, Philipp Nuhn, Christof van der Horst, Claudia Schmalz, Christian Schulz, Oliver Blanck, Frank-André Siebert, Alexander Fabian

“…Therefore, our primary objective was to investigate associations of urethral dose and long-term patient-reported urinary morbidity after external beam radiotherapy and high-dose rate brachytherapy boost for prostate cancer. Materials and methods: We conducted a pre-registered (https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/A6DC3) cross-sectional study at a tertiary academic center including a consecutive sample of patients being at least two years after treatment. …”
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Correlation between some cardiovascular risk factors and blood pressure dysregulation in young people by M. E. Evsevyeva, G. P. Nikulina, O. V. Sergeeva, M. V. Baturina, M. V. Rostovtseva, Z. N. Naymanova, A. Yu. Podushinskiy

“…To assess the correlations between office and ambulatory blood pressure (BP) levels and some cardiovascular risk factors (RFs) in healthy young people and young people with BP dysregulation. Material and methods. In total, 234 male and female students of the Stavropol State Medical Academy were examined (73 men, 161 women; age 18-23 years, mean age 21,4±0,2 years). …”
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Impact of cochlear implantation on the subjective assessment of tinnitus by Sara Azevedo, Maria Jorge Casanova, Raquel Leal, João Lino, Miguel Coutinho, Luis Meireles

“…The main goal of this study was to determine the impact of cochlear implant placement on tinnitus complaints. Material and Methods: Prospective study that included 35 patients with bilateral severe or profound sensorineural hearing loss with complaints of bilateral tinnitus submitted to unilateral cochlear implant placement between January and September of 2022. …”
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Effects of inhalation and intravenous administration of allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow stromal cells in a bleomycin-induced model of pulmonary fibrosis in rabbits by A. V. Averyanov, A. G. Konoplyannikov, F. G. Zabozlaev, O. V. Danilevskaya, M. A. Konoplyannikov, A. V. Sorokina, I. A. Koroleva, N. S. Antonov, G. L. Osipova, O. S. Vasilyeva, G. M. Sakharova, A. R. Tatarsky, V. I. Kobylianskii, V. V. Romanov, I. E. Stepanyan, S. L. Babak, A. V. Troitsky

“…Aim: to perform a comparative analysis of the effi cacy of the inhaled and intravenous delivery of equivalent doses of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) in rabbits according to the standard model of bleomycin pulmonary fi brosis.Materials and methods. After bronchoscopic instillation of bleomycin, 5 rabbits received intravenous transplantation of 2 × 106 allogeneic BMMSCs, other 5 rabbits – 2 × 107 MSCs inhaled via compressor nebulizer; control healthy and bleomycin group included 5 animals each.Results. …”
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25 0H Vitamin D Levels in Pregnant Females: The Hidden Time Bomb by Fatima Tuz Zuhra, Mehnaz, Noreen Atzaz, Shabana, Asma Iqbal, Sami Saeed

“… Objective: To assess and correlate changes in vitamin D levels in three trimesters of pregnancy. Material and methods: This longitudinal study was conducted in collaboration with the Gynecology & Obstetric and Pathology department of Fauji foundation hospital, Rawalpindi. …”
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Repeatability and Reproducibility of Quantitative Corneal Shape Analysis after Orthokeratology Treatment Using Image-Pro Plus Software by Ying Mei, Zhiping Tang, Zhouyue Li, Xiao Yang

“…All extreme values of the eccentric distance and area of the treatment zone pointed to the same material number in three sets of measurements. …”
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Normal Weight Obesity Associated with Enhanced Echo Intensity, Insulin Resistance, and Decreased Muscle Strength in Young Adults by R Aruna, Armel Arputha Sivarajan, Gunaseelan Revathy, CJ Vasanth

“…Aim: To assess the association between muscle strength, ultrasound-derived muscle thickness, insulin resistance, and echo intensity in NWO and normal weight nonobese (NWNO) young adults. Methods and Material: Eighty young adults of a normal BMI of 18.5 to 22.9 Kg/m2 were recruited in this current study. …”
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Mental well-being of patients with stages 0-2 of knee osteoarthritis after orthovoltage radiotherapy: open randomized trial evaluating quality of life by Maria V. Makarova, Mikhail Yu. Valkov, Lyubov A. Kuznetsova

“…Objective — To compare the mental component of the quality of life (QOL) in patients with stages 0-2 of knee osteoarthritis (OA) sensu Kellgren-Lawrence after treatment either with symptomatic slow-acting drugs for osteoarthritis (SYSADOA) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or with SYSADOA, NSAIDs and orthovoltage radiotherapy (OVRT), in an open randomized study, using the SF-36 questionnaire. Material and Methods — The patients were randomly assigned to two groups: SYSADOA and SYSADOA+OVRT. …”
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Dynamics of cognitive functions in patients with hemoblastosis treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by T. A. Kuznetsova, I. V. Grandilevskaya, I. Yu. Obidin

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the level and dynamics of memory and attention parameters in oncological patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Material and methods. The study was conducted in three stages: pre-operation and two post-operation stages, on days 21 and 60, with control points corresponding to medical protocol milestones. …”
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A positive psychotherapy group intervention to increase distress tolerance and reduce feelings of entrapment in patients with multiple sclerosis by Yaghoob Harooni Jamalooei, Maryam Esmaeili, Ahmad Abedi, Mohammad R. Najafi

“…Symptoms of multiple sclerosis include vision problems, balance problems, dizziness, sensory disturbances, chronic neuropathy, and fatigue. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest, and one-month follow-up design was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of positive psychotherapy on distress tolerance and feelings of entrapment in 30 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). …”
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RISK OF REPEATED THROMBOTIC EVENTS IN PATIENTS SURVIVED ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME AND HAVING LABORATORY PROVEN RESISTANCE TO ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID by N. F. Puchinyan, N. V. Furman, A. R. Kiselev, Ya. P. Dovgalevsky

“…To evaluate risk of repeated atherothrombotic events in patients survived acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and having poorly reduced platelet aggregation (proven by optical aggregometry) in response to acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) therapy.Material and methods. 200 patients with ACS (aged 56,6±9,2 y.o.) were included in the study. …”
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Diagnostic criteria of metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents by N. I. Gromnatsky, N. N. Gromnatskaya

“…То investigate the prevalence and the clustering of main metabolic syndrome (MS) components in children and adolescents.Material and methods. In total, 22 children and adolescents (10 girls, 12 boys) aged 4-18 years (mean age 15,09±3,7 years), underwent arterial hypertension (AH) risk factor assessment, with exclusion of possible symptomatic AH causes, anthropometry (height, body mass (BM), waist and hops circumference), measurement of total cholesterol (TCH), high an low-density lipoprotein CH (HDL-CH, LDL-CH), triglycerides (TG), leptin, atherogenieity index (AI), Kerdo index, etc.Results. …”
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THE ENSURING FUNCTIONAL INTERCHANGEABILITY WHEN FORMING THE CONTROL COMPLEX OF INDICATORS OF THE INITIAL CONDITION OF THE CONSUMER OF SPORTS AND IMPROVING SERVICES by A. S. Khorloohiyn, P. S. Serenkov, V. M. Romanchack

“…The correctness of model is provided at the expense of a formulation of a complex of assumptions and original technology of application of different methods of expert estimation.The result of simulation of informtiveness of an integral assessment of the initial client state for a specific type of service and the purposes of physical enhancement includes: 1) library of sets of single indices, for each of which the technique and a monitoring aid, and also an informtiveness assessment in points, 2) the rules of support of the functional interchangeability of alternative complexes of indices by criterion of sufficiency of informtiveness of a complex based on additive models and the accepted restrictions is defined.The concept of a technique of formation of a complex of the measured and (or) evaluated indices of the initial client state for the specific type of sports and improving service adapted under material opportunities of gym on the one hand, and responding to criterion of necessary informtiveness and the principle of the functional interchangeability, on the other hand is offered.…”
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Seasonal Source Apportionment of Heavy Metals and Physicochemical Parameters: A Case Study of Sapanca Lake Watershed by Asude Ateş, Hülya Demirel, Rabia Köklü, Şenay Çetin Doğruparmak, Hüseyin Altundağ, Bülent Şengörür

“…For this purpose, the multivariate statistical methods such as principal component analysis (PCA) and absolute principal component score-multiple linear regression (APCS-MLR) model have been employed. …”
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Nanometric-Scale-Polished, Engineered Surgical Scalpel Blades Reduce Tissue Inflammation and Scarring by Lydia Martin, Michelle X. Ling, Victoria Bigdelle, Raphael C. Lee

“…The wound was excised at five time points (1, 3, 7, 16, and 60 days) with five animals per group. …”
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Assessment of the consumer qualities in cherry plum fruits by R. E. Bogdanov

“…This crop allows the users to significantly diversify the range of fresh fruits.Material and methods. The objective was to analyze the properties and characteristics of nine cherry plum cultivars grown both in Russia and abroad. …”
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Modern Analytical Chemistry Meets Heritage Books: Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from Two Books Preserved at the Biblioteca Capitolare of Busto Arsizio by Chiara Chiodini, Pierangela Rovellini, Matteo Chiodini, Luca Giacomelli, Daniela Baglio, the 5B IISS Torno Working Group

“…The development of sensitive, non-invasive methods is essential for the preservation and study of heritage books, allowing insights into their historical production processes and conservation needs. …”
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Myocardial contractility and body mass index in patients with coronary heart disease and Type 2 diabetes mellitus by A. E. Vasilyeva, Z. O. Georgadze, V. A. Volodina, T. S. Vargina, I. G. Fomina

“…To investigate left and right ventricular (LV, RV) myocardial contractility in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM-2), and various body mass index (BMI) levels. Material and methods. The study included 120 patients: 66 with CHD + DM-2 (Group I), and 54 with CHD only (Group II). …”
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COMPLEX ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS FOR PRECISE CHOICE OF REVASCULARIZATION STRATEGY IN ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND MULTIVESSEL CORONARY DISEASE by R. S. Tarasov, V. I. Ganyukov, E. S. Kagan, O. L. Barbarash, L. S. Barbarash

“…Invention of the model of differentiated strategy selection of revascularization in acute myocardial infarction with ST elevation (STEMI) and multivessel disease (MVD).Material and methods. Totally, 327 patients with STEMI and MVD included, undergoing primary transcutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). …”
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