Robot-Assisted Approach to Diabetes Care Consultations: Enhancing Patient Engagement and Identifying Therapeutic Issues by Yuya Asada, Tomomi Horiguchi, Kunimasa Yagi, Mako Komatsu, Ayaka Yamashita, Ren Ueta, Naoto Yamaaki, Mikifumi Shikida, Shuichi Nishio, Michiko Inagaki

“…Patient feedback was collected through a 17-item questionnaire using a five-point Likert scale (evaluating functionality, impressions, and effects). Additionally, a five-item questionnaire was used to assess whether the programme helped patients reflect on the key therapeutic domains of diabetes knowledge, diet, exercise, medications, and blood glucose control. …”
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Implementing comprehensive geriatric assessment in an academic hematologic outpatient setting: experiences from medical doctors and patients by Steven Pierre Hiltgen, Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, Michael Gagesch, Michael Gagesch, Michael Gagesch, Alexander Kaltenborn, Markus G. Manz, Max J. Rieger, Rahel Schwotzer, Sebastian M. Stolz, Thorsten Zenz, Wiebke Rösler

“…Older cancer patients frequently have additional co-morbidities and functional decline, which can substantially affect treatment outcomes. …”
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Main circulating CD8⁺ T cell subsets in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by S. S. Benevolenskaya, I. V. Kudriavtsev, M. K. Serebriakova, A. A. Rubinstein, E. S. Kuvardin, I. N. Grigor’yeva, D. B. Aliev, D. B. Zammoeva, D. B. Motorin, A. S. Golovkin, O. V. Kalinina, S. V. Lapin, I. Z. Gaydukova, A. L. Maslyanskiy, E. K. Gaydukova

“…While Tc1, Tc17, Tc17.1, Tfc subsets probably have regulatory functions…”
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Liprotide-encapsulated vitamin D3 modulates circulated PTH levels and improved bone microstructure by Claradhita Ayu Shauma, Faizah Fulyani, Adriyan Pramono, Endang Mahati, Sylvia Rahmi Putri, Reza Achmad Maulana, Gemala Anjani

“…Little attention has been paid to utilizing liprotide as a delivery system for vitamin D and evaluating its functional activity. Objective: to investigate the effect of liprotide-encapsulated vitamin D3 on PTH levels and bone microstructure in vitamin D and calcium (VD-Ca) deficient rats. …”
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Intestinal Oxygenotherapy of Critical Conditions by V. A. Mazurok, A. S. Golovkin, I. I. Gorelov, A. E. Bautin, I. N. Menshugin, O. A. Slivin, D. S. Tarnovskaya, V. V. Ivanov, V. G. Nikiforov, K. A. Morozov, A. O. Marichev

“…Serum citrulline concentration in children is an objective marker of the functional state of the gastrointestinal tract: in the vast majority of the control points its level was <20 μmol/l; it means a very severe intestinal damage. …”
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Health-related quality of life with bemarituzumab plus mFOLFOX6 in patients with FGFR2b-overexpressing, advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer by Z.A. Wainberg, P.C. Enzinger, S. Qin, K. Yamaguchi, J. Wang, X. Zhou, A. Gnanasakthy, K. Taylor, A. Yusuf, I. Majer, A. Jamotte, Y.-K. Kang

“…Least-squares mean changes from baseline on key EORTC QLQ-C30 scales (global health status/QoL, physical functioning, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, and appetite loss) and the EQ-5D-5L visual analog scale were similar over time between treatment arms. …”
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GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOPARTICLES IN THE REGULATION OF THE OXIDATIVE ACTIVITY OF HUMAN MONOCYTES by S. V. Uzhviyuk, M. S. Bochkova, V. P. Timganova, P. V. Khramtsov, K. Yu. Shardina, M. D. Kropaneva, A. I. Nechaev, M. B. Rayev, S. A. Zamorina

“…Graphene-based materials have an opportunity for use in biomedicine, thanks to their properties. …”
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Technology features of decellularization of human liver fragments as tissue-specific fine-grained matrix for cell-engineering liver construction by E. A. Nemets, L. A. Kirsanova, Ju. B. Basok, M. Ju. Schagidulin, E. A. Volkova, S. T. Metelsky, V. I. Sevastianov

“…One of the problems when you create a bioengineered liver, as an alternative to transplantation of the donor liver in the treatment of end-stage liver failure, is the matrix, able to temporarily perform the functions of the natural extracellular matrix (ECM) and provide the necessary conditions to maintain the viability of the liver cells. …”
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Evaluating the level of digitalization of the innovation process with artificial intelligence approach in the digital transformation of knowledge-based companies by ali Bagheri, reza radfar, sepehr ghazinoory

“…In this method, the number of membership functions is 5 functions representing very low, low, medium, high and very high. …”
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THE EFFICACY OF THERAPEUTIC MEASURES IN PATIENTS WITH GENERALIZED PERIODONTITIS ON THE BACKGROUND OF TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS WITH CARDIOMYOPATHY ON SEPARATE PARAMETERS OF THE ORAL... by T. D. Zabolotnyj, O. I. Kordiyak, R. Y. Shkrebnyuk

“…The study proved the adequacy of the proposed treatment and preventive scheme in patients of the main group, which is confirmed by the improvement of endothelial function of the vessels of the periodontium, which is expressed by increasing the concentrations of nitrogen metabolites on the background of decrease of endothelin-1 in the oral liquid in this group of patients, in the absence of positive dynamics in the control group, where treatment was performed according to standard methods. …”
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Effectiveness of different treatment regimens of enhanced external counterpulsation in patients with stable coronary artery disease complicated by heart failure by A. S. Lishuta, O. A. Slepova, N. A. Nikolaeva, N. V. Khabarova, E. V. Privalova, Yu. N. Belenkov

“…To study the effect of various therapy regimens with enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) on exercise tolerance, quality of life, indices of structural and functional state of cardiovascular system in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) complicated by chronic heart failure (CHF).Material and methods. …”
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Challenges to creating primary care teams in a public sector health centre: a co-operative inquiry by Bob Mash, Pat Mayers, Hoffie Conradie, Abraham Orayn, Marjan Kuiper, Joey Marais, Bennie Cornelissen, Shaamelah Titus

“…The identification of doctors and CNPs with each other as part of a functioning team did not materialize. Effective management of the change process implied the need to ensure sufficient staff were available to allow all teams to function equally throughout the day, to be cognisant of the limitations of the building design, to introduce budgeting that supported semi-autonomous practice teams and to ensure that the staff were provided with ongoing opportunities for dialogue and communication. …”
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Factors associated with the intermediate probability of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction on the H₂FPEF score in asymptomatic patients in rotation work cond... by A. S. Vetoshkin, N. P. Shurkevich, A. A. Simonyan, L. I. Gapon, M. A. Kareva

“…SF-36 questionnaire revealed intergroup differences only on the role functioning scale (p=0,013) with lower values in group 2. …”
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Changes of mental and physical components of quality of life in patients after heart transplantation: experience of the Almazov National Medical Research Center by M. A. Simonenko, P. A. Fedotov, M. Yu. Sitnikova, V. A. Bart, L. A. Vasilieva, A. V. Berezina, M. A. Karpenko

“…According to the SF-36 and the coping test, the following components of QoL (BP, role-functioning physical, role-functioning emotional, vitality) and self-control were higher in physically active recipients. …”
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Qualitative assessment of Shiraz wastewater treatment plant effluent for different purposes by Amir Bahrami, Fatemeh Ahadi, Mehdi Bahrami, Fateme Aghamir

“…However, there are limitations for urban green space irrigation, fish farming, discharge to surface waters (such as Maharloo lake in the vicinity of the wastewater plant), and groundwater recharge, although some of these limitations can be improved by upgrading the function of the treatment plant. By irrigating unfruitful plants and forest parks around Shiraz and even part of urban green space, the pressure on water resources can be reduced to a great extent. …”
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Features of liver damage in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with pneumonia in relation to indicators of inflammation taking into account oxygen dependence by O. V. Riabokon, I. O. Kuliesh

“…Material and methods. 123 patients with COVID-19 with pneumonia were examined. …”
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Features of clinical manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis in patients after failure of conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs therapy depending on the signs... by A. S. Potapova, A. E. Karateev, E. Yu. Polishchuk, E. V. Matyanova, T. S. Panevin, A. S. Semashko, A. O. Bobkova, A. R. Khalmetova, E. S. Filatova, V. N. Amirjanova, A. M. Lila

“…The presence of signs of CS in patient with RA significantly enhance many symptoms of disease, being associated with higher pain intensity, fatigue, impaired function, higher incidence of NPS, depression and anxiety, and fibromyalgia.…”
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Advantages of long-term combination pharmacotherapy with a beta-blocker and eplerenone in patients with ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome by O. A. Osipova, V. P. Mikhin, A. I. Golovin, O. N. Belousova, D. N. Perutsky, P. K. Alferov, S. L. Konstantinov

“…To conduct a comparative analysis of the effect of long-term pharmacotherapy (12 months) using a β-blocker (nebivolol) and its combination with eplerenone in patients after ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (STE-ACS) with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (EF) (HFmrEF) on the structural and functional cardiac parameters.Material and methods. …”
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Applying bioinformatic analysis for prognostic assessment of the <i>HS3ST6</i> missense mutations clinical significance in the development of hereditary angioedema by N. A. Pechnikova, Yu. V. Ostankova, M. A. Saitgalina, A. M. Bebyakov, A. R. Denisova, N. S. Podchernyaeva, A. A. Totolian

“…Currently, mutations in the HS3ST6 gene remain poorly understood; only one missense mutation (p.Thr144Ser, rs746467957) associated with the development of HAE has been described.The aim of our work was to study new mutations in the HS3ST6 gene and analyze in silico their prognostic nature and clinical significance for the development of hereditary angioedema.The material was whole blood samples obtained from 13 patients with symptoms of hereditary angioedema without reduced levels and function of C1-INH.Whole exome sequencing of patients, bioinformatic analysis of HS3ST6 gene mutations using a number of databases and Web resources to predict the effect of mutations on the protein and assess the conservatism of the positions of the mutations detected was involved in study methods.Mutations in the HS3ST6 gene were identified in four patients, including two cases with two mutations simultaneously. …”
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THE EFFICACY OF THERAPEUTIC MEASURES FOR PATIENTS WITH GENERALIZED PERIODONTITIS IN CONTEXT OF TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS WITH CARDIOMYOPATHY ON SEPARATE PARAMETERS OF THE ORAL LIQUI... by T. D. Zabolotnyj, O. I. Kordiyak, R. Y. Shkrebnyuk

“…The performed study proved the adequacy of the proposed treatment and preventive scheme in patients of the main group, which is confirmed by the improvement of endothelial function of the vessels of the periodontium, which is expressed by increasing in the concentrations of nitrogen metabolites in context of decrease of endothelin-1 in the oral liquid in this group of patients, in the absence of positive dynamics in the control group, where treatment was performed according to standard methods. …”
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