Creation of a collection fund and study of cultivars of daylilies in the M. M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine by T. O. Shcherbakova

“…It includes 174 world cultivars, 26 cultivars of Ukrainian breeding and more than 1000 hybrid seedlings. Most of the cultivars (79) were introduced in 2000–2009. …”
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The Biological Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs and the Risk of Cardiovascular Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Suiyuan Hu, Chu Lin, Xiaoling Cai, Xingyun Zhu, Fang Lv, Lin Nie, Linong Ji

“…The CV events might be less frequent in bDMARD users with TNF-α inhibitors or follow-up over one year. More investigations are needed to validate conclusions.…”
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Predictors and development patterns of approximal caries: a retrospective cross-sectional radiographic assessment by Fatma Yilmaz

“…It was found that D3 caries were the least frequently observed in carious-intact category while E1 and E2 caries were found more frequent in carious-carious category (p < 0.001). …”
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CLINICAL AND PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF HYPONATREMIA IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE by N. T. Vatutin, A. N. Shevelyok, A. N. Zagoruiko

“…Patients with hyponatremia were older and had more severe clinical signs of chronic heart failure, lower left ventricle ejection fraction and higher diastolic dysfunction than normonatremic patients. …”
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MiR-145 encapsulated small extracellular vesicles inhibit colorectal cancer progression by downregulating fascin actin-bundling protein 1 expression by Yanxia Chen, Meijuan He, Lei Cui, Jianguo Zhang, Hanpeng Huang, Zhimin Tao

“…Abstract Background Drug degradation poses a significant challenge in the pursuit of effective gene therapies for cancers. Methods Here we have developed a bioactive nanosized composite that utilizes human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hucMSCs) derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs), to carry tumor suppressor miR-145 alongside erbium-doped rare earth nanoparticles (ErNPs). …”
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Correlation between hs-CRP-triglyceride glucose index and NAFLD and liver fibrosis by Yuhui Zhou, Hao Lin, Xiaochun Weng, Huifang Dai, Jing Xu

“…The composite CTI was calculated through the formula: 0.412×Ln [(high-sensitivity C-reactive protein(hs-CRP)] + Ln(triglycerides × fasting plasma glucose/2). …”
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The Main Problems of Scientific Support of Flax Growing by R. A. Rostovtsev, V. G. Chernikov, I. V. Ushchapovsky, R. A. Popov

“…They showed the advantages of the method of the tape wrapping on linen, which created equal conditions for aging for the upper and lower layers, which was especially effective when the straw yield was more than 3.5 tons per hectare. …”
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Physical fitness and incident mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review by Matteo Bergmann, Yonas Endale Geda, Klaus Boes, Alexander Woll, Janina Krell-Roesch

“…Five studies reported associations between higher global/ composite fitness scores and decreased risk of incident MCI. …”
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The influence of women's groups mobilisation on health emergency response: Evidence from the Ebola outbreak in Liberia. by Florence Wullo Anfaara, Erica S Lawson, Kilian Nasung Atuoye, Isaac Luginaah

“…We built a composite model from community response strategies that participants reported witnessing. …”
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Estimation of Health State Utility Values in Fabry Disease Using Vignette Development and Valuation by Derralynn Hughes, Andrew Lenny, Koonal Shah, Louise Longworth, Giovanna Devercelli, Olulade Ayodele

“…Each vignette was valued in an online survey by members of the United Kingdom (UK) general population using the composite time trade-off (TTO) method, which aims to determine the time the respondent would trade to live in full health compared with each impaired health state…”
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Transplanting human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells and hyaluronate hydrogel repairs cartilage of osteoarthritis in the minipig model by Kun-Chi Wu, Yu-Hsun Chang, Hwan-Wun Liu, Dah-Ching Ding

“…Then, 1.5 mL of a HUCMSC (5 × 106 cells) and HA composite (4%) was transplanted into the chondral-injured area in the right knee of each pig. …”
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Evaluation of the underground space safety resilience of Chinese urban agglomerations based on the “Pressure-State-Response”: A case study of underground rail transit in 26 cities... by Chong Li, Yibao Wang

“…This study is based on the perspective of resilience genesis, and it constructs a Pressure-State-Response (PSR) analysis framework. This study employs methods such as the composite index method, Dagum Gini coefficient, and fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) to explore the differences in safety resilience levels and key pathways of underground spaces of urban agglomerations. …”
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The Effect of the Toothbrushing and Surface Treatments on the Surface Roughness of Interim Crown Materials Used for Conventional, Subtractive, and Additive Manufacturing Techniques... by Beşar İzzetağa, Onur Şahin, Ayşegül Köroğlu, Hatice Nalan Bozoğulları

“…Background: This study aimed to compare the effect of the surface treatment and toothbrushing abrasion on the surface roughness of interim crown material specimens manufactured using conventional, subtractive, and additive processing techniques. Material and methods: 80 disk-shaped specimens were prepared from 4 different interim crown materials; one auto-polymerized polymethyl methacrylate resin (PMMA);(IM) and one bis-acryl composite resin;(AC) for conventional technique, one computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) PMMA block;(TC) for subtractive process, one 3-dimensionally (3D) printed resin;(CB) for additive process. …”
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Prophylactic Impella CP versus VA-ECMO in Patients Undergoing Complex High-Risk Indicated PCI by Deborah M.F. van den Buijs, Adriaan Wilgenhof, Paul Knaapen, Carlo Zivelonghi, Tom Meijers, Paul Vermeersch, Fatih Arslan, Niels Verouden, Alex Nap, Krischan Sjauw, Floris S. van den Brink

“…No significant difference in periprocedural hemodynamic instability was observed between both groups (3.7% vs. 14.3%; p=0.22). The composite outcome of MACE showed no significant difference (30.7% vs. 21.4%; p=0.59). …”
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Prognostic significance of Ki-67 in assessing the risk of progression, relapse or metastasis in pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas by Zilan Luo, Xu Yan, Yang Liu, Fengrui Nan, Yuhong Lei, Yuan Ren, Lingyu Li

“…In the composite model, the addition of Ki-67 enhanced the predictive ability of the combined model of SDHB, primary site, tumor size, and invade neighboring tissue (AUC = 0.888, 95% CI: 0.808–0.967 vs. …”
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Experimental Study on the Influence of Crack Penetration Rate on Strength Properties of Expansive Soil by HU Bo, WANG Shuai, SUN Hui, GENG Hong-bin, WANG Qing, ZHOU Hong-jun

“…Combined with the Mohr-Coulomb strength criterion and strength calculation methods for cracked surfaces, a composite strength analysis framework for the “soil block-crack” structure was established. …”
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Efficacy and safety of off-label direct oral anticoagulants vs. warfarin for left ventricular thrombus: an inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis by Taha Al-Maimoony, Khairallah Al-Matari, Abdulhafeedh Al-Habeet, Nouradden Noman Aljaber, Mohamad Al-Marwala, Salah Al-Hashmi

“…Alongside individual endpoints, a composite endpoint involving ischemic stroke or mortality was also examined.ResultsIPTW estimates suggested that DOACs were significantly more effective than warfarin in resolving LV thrombus within one month (RR: 1.38; 95% CI: 1.14–1.66; p-value: &lt;0.001). …”
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Clinically Important Improvements and Disease Stability with Fluticasone Furoate/Umeclidinium/Vilanterol Once-Daily Single-Inhaler Triple Therapy in the ELLITHE Trial: A Post Hoc R... by Kai-Michael Beeh, Karl Scheithe, Heike Schmutzler, Saskia Krüger

“…Conclusions Despite overlapping responses to single and composite outcomes with odSITT, individual patterns support a multidimensional approach to evaluate benefits in COPD. …”
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Mapping subtidal seagrass in the turbid Baltic Sea: Rethinking satellite sensor selection using a sensor-agnostic pipeline by Eike M. Schütt, Florian Uhl, Philipp R. Schubert, Thorsten B.H. Reusch, Natascha Oppelt

“…Satellite Earth Observation (EO) offer a more cost-effective alternative, but best practices for EO-based seagrass monitoring are lacking. …”
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Mechanical effects of foundation restoration on onlay preparations of mandibular first molars after endodontic treatment by Qiuyue Wang, Dongqi Shi, Xiangling Liu, Weijun Zhang, Zhaolun Sun, Yao Feng, Lingbo Zhang

“…Abstract Background Foundation restorations involve the use of materials such as composite resins to partially restore defective dentin structures. …”
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