Peculiarities of Clinical Indices, Duration and Complication of Acute Pancreatitis in Patients With Comorbid Obesity by Kebkalo A., Tkachuk O., Reiti A.

“…The aim of the study is to find out the features of clinical indicators, course and complications of acute pancreatitis in patients with comorbid obesity. Materials and methods. In our work, we used a retrospective analysis. …”
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Organizational Culture and Stock Price Crash Risk by Gholamreza Kordestani, Ramin Eskandari, Mahdi Shams

“…Finally, the relationship between the cultural quadrants and the stock price crash risk is tested through regression models.    Methods & Material This research is classified as empirical research and falls under applied research in terms of purpose. …”
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Siberian Cadet Corps in 1899 as viewed by War Minister Aleksey N. Kuropatkin and Colonel Count Georgiy A. Bobrinsky by R. S. Avilov

“…The theoretical basis of this research is a combination of anthropological and institutional approaches with the principle of consistency and the problem–based method. The trip to Siberia was carried out in order to personally familiarize the War Minister with the state of the Siberian Military District created shortly before, as well as with its largest points, one of which was Omsk. …”
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Effect of storage conditions on fungal community in Crataegi Fructus through DNA metabarcoding by Jingsheng Yu, Yujie Dao, Meihua Yang, Jianping Han, Xiaohui Pang

“…In this study, we investigated the impact of both factors on the dynamics of the fungal community in Crataegi Fructus (CF), a medicinal and edible herb in China. The CF materials were stored under two different temperatures (room temperature and 4 °C) and collected at four time points (0, 8, 16, and 24 weeks). …”
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Reduction of lower urinary tract symptoms in prostate cancer patients treated with robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy by Lars Fredrik Qvigstad, Lars Magne Eri, My Diep Lien, Sophie Dorothea Fosså, Kirsti Aas, Viktor Berge

“… Problem: The aim of this study was to evaluate the change in LUTS in patients treated with RALP and to assess factors that may predict an improvement of LUTS. Materials and method: In our institutional prospective research registry, 1935 patients operated in the period between 2009 and 2021 with complete baseline- and 12-month EPIC-26 questionnaire were eligible for the study. …”
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Increasing the drying unit energy efficiency through with thermoelectric modules by D. A. Tikhomirov, A. V. Khimenko, A. V. Kuzmichev

“…Drying food products and materials is one of the most common methods in processing raw materials, yet it remains an energy-intensive process. …”
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FEATURES OF CONDITION OF PERIODONTAL TISSUES IN DISABLED CHILDREN WITH MENTAL DISORDERS by M.A. Gavrilenko

“…Aim of the research: to study the features of the condition of periodontal tissues and mucous membrane in children with mental disorders: to examine the condition of oral hygiene; to evaluate the status of periodontal tissues; to study the features of dentoalveolar anomalies. Materials and methods. 98 disabled children with mental disorders aged from 2 to 18 years were examined. …”
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Longitudinal Analyses and Predictive Factors of Radiation-Induced Lymphopenia After Postmastectomy Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer: A Pooled Cohort Study of 2... by Xu-Ran Zhao, MD, Hui Fang, MD, Hao Jing, MD, Qiu-Zi Zhong, MD, Hong-Fen Wu, MD, Xiao-Rong Hou, MD, Li-Hua Dong, MD, Ya-Hua Zhong, MD, Jing Jin, MD, Li-Na Zhao, MD, Xiao-Hong Wang, MD, Wei-Fang Yang, MD, Jian Tie, MD, Yu-Fei Lu, MD, Guang-Yi Sun, MD, Dan-Qiong Wang, MD, Yu Tang, MD, Shu-Nan Qi, MD, Yong-Wen Song, MD, Yue-Ping Liu, MD, Yuan Tang, MD, Ning-Ning Lu, MD, Bo Chen, MD, Wen-Wen Zhang, MD, Yi-Rui Zhai, MD, Shang-Ying Hu, Jun Zhang, MD, Ye-Xiong Li, MD, Na Zhang, MD, Shu-Lian Wang, MD

“…This study aimed to investigate the post–radiation therapy (RT) longitudinal lymphocyte changes and the impact of different RT techniques on RIL in breast cancer patients. Methods and Materials: We prospectively assessed 607 breast cancer patients who received hypofractionated postmastectomy RT in 8 hospitals. …”
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Optimal Vibration Fields in Problems of Modeling Dynamic States of Technical Objects by A. V. Eliseev, N. K. Kuznetsov

“…The task is to build vibration fields that are optimal in terms of the set of requirements, with the possibility of selecting the criterion of optimality of the vibration field of a technical object.Materials and Methods. A structural approach was used as the basic methodology. …”
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Coagulopathy in the Acute Phase of Traumatic Brain Injury by A. I. Baranich, A. A. Sychev, I. A. Savin, A. A. Polupan, A. V. Oshorov, A. A. Potapov

“…In TBI, when an increased risk of hemorrhagic lesions in the brain tissue exists, keeping the normal hemostasis is crucial.The aim: to determine the incidence of coagulopathy in the acute phase of isolated TBI and identify the correlation between the types of hemostasis disorders and the severity of TBI.Materials and methods. We analyzed 323 case records of patients with TBI hospitalized to the Neurosurgery Center ICU from 2008 to 2016, 118 of them were included in the study. …”
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Lessons from the PROTECT-CH COVID-19 platform trial in care homes by Philip M Bath, Jonathan Ball, Matthew Boyd, Heather Gage, Matthew Glover, Maureen Godfrey, Bruce Guthrie, Jonathan Hewitt, Robert Howard, Thomas Jaki, Edmund Juszczak, Daniel Lasserson, Paul Leighton, Val Leyland, Wei Shen Lim, Pip Logan, Garry Meakin, Alan Montgomery, Reuben Ogollah, Peter Passmore, Philip Quinlan, Caroline Rick, Simon Royal, Susan D Shenkin, Clare Upton, Adam L Gordon

“…We aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of potential antiviral drugs in care home residents. Methods We designed a cluster-randomised, open-label, blinded end-point platform trial to test drugs in a postexposure prophylaxis paradigm. …”
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ALGORITHM FOR POST-BURN BACTERIAL SEPSIS DIAGNOSIS by B. V. Guzenko

“…The purpose of our work was to develop the algorithm of bacterial sepsis diagnosis in patients with severe burn disease. Materials and methods. The study involved 140 burned patients divided into two groups: Group 1 – 78 patients who underwent necrectomy within 3-7 days after the burn, Group 2 (control) – 62 patients with necrectomy performed in later period. …”
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Development and internal validation of a risk score for subsidence of expandable spacers in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgery by Martin N. Stienen, Lorenzo Bertulli, Linda Bättig, Yesim Yildiz, Gregor Fischer, Laurin Feuerstein, Francis Kissling, Thomas Schöfl, Felix C. Stengel, Felix Corr, Silvio Heinig, Nader Hejrati, Daniele Gianoli, Stefan Motov, Michael Betz, Benjamin Martens

“…Research question: To develop a score for CS risk stratification. Material and methods: We reviewed consecutive patients treated by TLIF with a specific type of expandable interbody implant. …”
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Morphometric Assessment of Convergent Tool Technology and Function during the Early Middle Palaeolithic: The Case of Payre, France. by M Gema Chacón, Florent Détroit, Aude Coudenneau, Marie-Hélène Moncel

“…However, the use of these pieces as pointed tools is still subject to debate: i.e., handheld tool vs. hafted tool. …”
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Effects of a six-month yoga intervention on vascular parameters in sedentary office workers: An interrupted time-series study design by Poovitha Shruthi Paramashiva, K Annapoorna, K Vaishali, K.N Shivashankar, Baskaran Chandrasekaran, Krishna Yerraguntla, Govardhan G. Reddy, Suresh Sukumar, Sneha Ravichandran, Dilip Shettigar, Sathya Sabina Muthu, Koustubh Kamath, Cyril Biji, Rajagopal Kadavigere

“…BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the effects of a six-month yoga intervention on vascular parameters among sedentary office workers prone to health risks from prolonged sitting. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Thirty desk-based employees participated in a validated yoga program (five sessions/week) comprising asanas, pranayama, and meditation. …”
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„Nowa” polityka państwa w obszarze kultury wizualnej. Projekt by Jan Stanisław Wojciechowski

“… The paper aims at diagnosing the underlying causes for the state of visual culture in Poland and indicating the directions of the new cultural policy for the country. The method applied is a combination of auto-ethnography with analytical development of several hypotheses based on the materials from the realm of cultural anthropology. …”
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The impact of large-class flipped classrooms incorporating design thinking on self-awareness, team collaboration, learning efficiency, and comprehensive literacy of clinical medici... by Hui Zhang, Xiaomei Wang, Xiaojin Li, Jinghua Zhai, Xiuguo Li, Yan Guo

“…Objective To solve this problem, we integrated design thinking into the large-class flipped teaching. Method A mixed methodology (qualitative and quantitative) was employed. …”
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空间高精度谐波减速器的应用及其发展趋势 by 丰飞, 王炜, 唐丽娜, 陈风帆, 白彦伟

“…And the lubrication methods,the working life,and the transmission characteristics are analyzed in the space environment with the vacuum,the intense radiation and the large temperature difference. …”
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Association of Serum Uric Acid Levels with Cardiometabolic Factors in Adolescents with Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study by Miguel Angel Villasis-Keever, Jessie Nallely Zurita-Cruz, Iris Alejandra Alcaraz-Hurtado, Miguel Klünder-Klünder, Jenny Vilchis-Gil, Ana Laura Romero-Guerra, Ana Laura López-Beltran, Martha Alicia Delgadillo-Ruano

“…Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 391 adolescents aged 10 to 18 years with obesity (BMI > 95th percentile), assessing outcomes such as hypertriglyceridemia, reduced HDL cholesterol, hypertension, hyperglycemia, and insulin resistance. …”
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Evaluación del rol del equipo de coordinación de nefrología en la consulta externa específica de acceso vascular. ¿Qué podemos aportar de nuevo? by Néstor Fontseré, Gaspar Mestres, Xavi Yugueros, Daniel Gil, Carla Blanco, Valentín Lozano, Lidia María Rodas, Arantxa Gelabert, Paula Escarcena, Rosa Ramos, Francisco Maduell

“…Our main objective of present study was to evaluate the degree of exploratory-dependent concordance in outpatient clinics regarding implanted VA, between nephrology and vascular surgery. Materials and methods: We analyzed VA created or surgically repaired between 2021 and 2022. …”
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