Unit for Splitting Degraded Mountain Meadows and Pastures Based on a Mini Tractor by S. M. Dzhibilov, L. R. Guluyeva

“…(Research purpose) To create a small-sized maneuverable splitter for mountain meadows and pastures, to determine its agrotechnical parameters, to give a graphic-analytical substantiation of the splitting working process in areas with a slope of up to 12 degrees. (Materials and methods) A technical examination of the unit laboratory sample was carried out at an altitude of 1540 meters above the sea level. …”
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EFFECT OF STATINS ON SERUM CONCENTRATION OF INFLAMMATORY MARKERS AND MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION by TAMARA B. Pecherina, OLGA V. Gruzdeva, OLGA L. Barbarash

“…To assess the effect of pre-hospital administration of statins on the levels of inflammatory markers and matrix metalloproteinases in the se-rum of patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).Materials and Methods. We consecutively recruited 175 patients with STEMI (116 (66.3%) men and 59 (33.7%) women, average age 61.3 ± 8.4 years). …”
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Dynamic Smile Evaluation Following Twin Block Appliance Therapy in Class II Division 1 Malocclusion - A Prospective Study by Navneet Singh, Tulika Tripathi, Saumya Kakkar, Priyank Rai, Isha Duggal

“…This study aimed to evaluate and compare dynamic smile before and after twin block therapy. Materials and Methods: This prospective study was conducted on 30 subjects in age group of 11–14 years (mean age = 12.80 ± 1.2 years). …”
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Three-dimensional assessment of the relative position of the roots of the teeth in the anterior lower jaw for treatment planning for class III occlusion anomalies using mini-implan... by V. A. Mazhnikova, A. A. Abramyan, M. M. Shubitidze, Sh. M. Solimanov, A. O. Kuznetsova, R. V. Volberg

“…The use of skeletal support in orthodontics led to the use of elastic traction and mini-implants for upper jaw traction in class III treatment, however, when planning the placement, clinicians did not take into account the anatomical structures of individual areas, that could lead to iatrogenic damage to the endodontium and periodontium.The aim of this study is a three-dimensional assessment of the relative position of the roots of mandibular canines and incisors when planning treatment for anomalies of class III occlusion using mini-implants.Materials and methods. We examined 27 cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans in patients aged 20 to 36 years. …”
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An ensemble prediction approach to weekly Dengue cases forecasting based on climatic and terrain conditions by Sougata Deb, Cleta Milagros Libre Acebedo, Gomathypriya Dhanapal, Chua Matthew Chin Heng

“…Additionally, it assessed the impact of building an ensemble model using multiple time series and regression models, in improving prediction accuracy. Materials and Methods: Experimental data were based on two Latin American cities, viz. …”
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Immune Reactivity to Raw and Processed Foods and Their Possible Contributions to Autoimmunity by Aristo Vojdani, Elroy Vojdani, Carina Benzvi, Aaron Lerner

“…However, clinicians are becoming increasingly aware that modern food-processing methods can increase or decrease the immune reactivity of foods, including allergic reactions. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Transcriptomic Differences between Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) and non-TNBC by Çağlar Berkel

“…Molecular differences between TNBC and non-TNBC should be better understood to develop tailored treatment strategies. Materials and Methods: The expression of the most frequently mutated genes, and of genes for which copy number variation events are observed in the highest percentage of breast cancer patients, was compared between TNBC and non-TNBC samples, in R programming environment, using TCGA-BRCA transcriptomics dataset. …”
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Patients' & healthcare professionals' values regarding true- & false-positive diagnosis when colorectal cancer screening by CT colonography: discrete choice experiment. by Darren Boone, Susan Mallett, Shihua Zhu, Guiqing Lily Yao, Nichola Bell, Alex Ghanouni, Christian von Wagner, Stuart A Taylor, Douglas G Altman, Richard Lilford, Steve Halligan

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>To establish the relative weighting given by patients and healthcare professionals to gains in diagnostic sensitivity versus loss of specificity when using CT colonography (CTC) for colorectal cancer screening.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Following ethical approval and informed consent, 75 patients and 50 healthcare professionals undertook a discrete choice experiment in which they chose between "standard" CTC and "enhanced" CTC that raised diagnostic sensitivity 10% for either cancer or polyps in exchange for varying levels of specificity. …”
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An Overview of Cancer in the First 315,000 All of Us Participants. by Briseis Aschebrook-Kilfoy, Paul Zakin, Andrew Craver, Sameep Shah, Muhammad G Kibriya, Elizabeth Stepniak, Andrea Ramirez, Cheryl Clark, Elizabeth Cohn, Lucila Ohno-Machado, Mine Cicek, Eric Boerwinkle, Sheri D Schully, Stephen Mockrin, Kelly Gebo, Kelsey Mayo, Francis Ratsimbazafy, Alan Sanders, Raj C Shah, Maria Argos, Joyce Ho, Karen Kim, Martha Daviglus, Philip Greenland, Habibul Ahsan, All of Us Research Program Investigators

“…Preliminary cancer ascertainment in the All of Us cohort from two data sources (self-reported versus electronic health records (EHR)) is considered.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>This work was performed on data collected from the All of Us Research Program's 315,297 enrolled participants to date using the Researcher Workbench, where approved researchers can access and analyze All of Us data on cancer and other diseases. …”
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Factors for traffic accident-prone section formation on federal roads by E. V. Pechatnova, K. S. Nechaev

“…Therefore, the task of determining the factors of the formation of traffic accidentprone section is relevant.Materials and methods. The study is based on data on accidents that occurred on the federal motorways of the Altai Territory in the period from 2018 to 2021. …”
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Infiltration level of CPP-ACFP (MI Varnish™), self-assembling peptide P11-4 (Curodont™ Repair), and newly synthesized fluorinated self-assembling peptides in artificial enamel init... by Irina Uzunova-Raycheva, Tanya Nihtyanova, Ralitsa Raycheva, Dancho Danalev, Petya Romanova, Ani Belcheva-Krivorova

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the lesion depth and level of penetration of CPP-ACFP, SAP P11-4 and 2 newly synthesized self-assembling peptides by measuring the linear depth of fluorescence. Materials and methods: A total of 30 enamel samples were prepared from orthodontically extracted permanent premolars. …”
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Calcium hydroxide intracanal medication effects on pain and flare-up: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim, Siza Yacoub Zakhary, Suzan Abdul Wanees Amin

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to systematically review the pain and flare-up effects of calcium hydroxide (CH) as intracanal medication (ICM) in non-vital mature teeth.Materials and MethodsElectronic-databases searching for published and grey literature and manual searching were conducted. …”
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Combined operations in outpatient laser treatment of chronic hemorrhoids of stage 2–3 by I. A. Matveev, N. A. Borodin, V. T. Dgebuadze, L. A. Morozova, N. N. Povarnin

“…To study the features of transmucous laser thermal ablation of chronic hemorrhoids of stage 2–3 with simultaneous elimination of other anal canal diseases in outpatient settings.Materials and methods. Transmucous ablation of hemorrhoids of 2–3 degrees was performed in 104 (27.5%) people in combination with laser removal of chronic anal fissures in 82 (75%) patients, intra-sphincter fistulas in 10 (9.6%) and other anal canal pathology in 18 (17.4%) patients. …”
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ETIOPATHOGENESIS AND DIAGNOSTICS OF THE MANDIBULAR PERMANENT FIRST MOLARS RETENTION by H.V. Voronkova, L.V. Smagliuk, A.Y. Karasiunok

“…In the literary review, morphological and radiological diagnostic criteria of eruption of first permanent lower molars have been presented. Materials and methods of the research. The article reviews and analyzes literature on the etiology, pathogenesis, early diagnostics of retention of the lower first permanent molars. …”
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Versatile use of vacuum-assisted healing in fifty patients by Al Fadhli Ahmad, Alexander George, Kanjoor James

“…Ministry of Health Hospital, Kuwait. <b> Materials and Methods:</b> Patients from Kuwait in a wide variety of clinical situations were chosen for study: Patients (n=50) were classified by diagnosis: Group 1: pressure sore- sacral (n= 3), trochanteric (n=6), ischial (n= 2); Group 2: ulcers (n= 11); Group 3: traumatic soft tissue wounds (n =15); Group 4: extensive tissue loss from the abdominal wall perineum, thigh and axilla (n =5); Group 5: sternal dehiscence wounds (n =4) and Group 6: wounds from flap necrosis (n =4). …”
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Quality of glycemic control in assessment of the requirement for insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes and comorbid pathology by Irina A. Kurnikova, Aigerim U. Ualihanova, Tatiana A. Meleshkevich, Lyudmila V. Kiryanova

“…We aimed to assess the influence of the quality of metabolic control and severity of comorbidity on the risk of insulin dependence in patients with DТ2. Materials and methods. A total of 166 patients with DT2 were divided into groups on the basis of the variant of hypoglycemic therapy, which was with either oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin therapy. …”
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Four-Rooted Maxillary First Molars: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Gabriel Magnucki, Sven V. K. Mietling

“…The external and internal morphology of these teeth was described by the collection of published case reports. Materials and Methods. Six electronic databases were accessed to collect case reports dealing with four-rooted maxillary first molars, as well as population-based cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) studies. …”
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Accurate prediction of clinical stroke scales and improved biomarkers of motor impairment from robotic measurements. by Dimitris K Agrafiotis, Eric Yang, Gary S Littman, Geert Byttebier, Laura Dipietro, Allitia DiBernardo, Juan C Chavez, Avrielle Rykman, Kate McArthur, Karim Hajjar, Kennedy R Lees, Bruce T Volpe, Michael Krams, Hermano I Krebs

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>We used clinical scales and a robotic assay to measure arm movement in 208 patients 7, 14, 21, 30 and 90 days after acute ischemic stroke at two separate clinical sites. …”
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Features of the anatomical structure of leaves depending on the high-altitude growth of apricot in Dagestan by D. M. Anatov, Z. M. Asadulaev, Z. R. Ramazanova, R. M. Osmanov

“…They can be examined by studying leaf anatomical features, having ecologically differentiating significance in natural populations with contrasting growth conditions.   Materials and methods. The material for the study of leaf anatomical features was taken from 7 apricot trees in 3 growing areas of Mountainous Dagestan. …”
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Key features of observational research data preparation for evidence synthesis by A. A. Lazarev, K. V. Sapozhnikov, D. G. Tolkacheva, N. A. Sableva

“…This work was conducted within a review of asymptomatic hyperuricemia (AH) and was intended to lead to the consensus among rheumatologists on the management patterns of patients with AH in the Russian Federation.Materials and methods. This article examined and described the process of preparing OS data for evidence synthesis.Results. …”
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