Efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine injections for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. by Shuai-Yang Huang, Hong-Sheng Cui, Ming-Sheng Lyu, Gui-Rui Huang, Dan Hou, Ming-Xia Yu

“…<h4>Background</h4>Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), acutely or slowly progressing into irreversible pulmonary disease, causes severe damage to patients' lung functions, as well as death. In China, Chinese medicine injections (CMIs) have been generally combined with Western medicine (WM) to treat IPF, which are safe and effective. …”
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SEISMIC BELTS AND ZONES OF THE EARTH: FORMALIZATION OF NOTIONS, POSITIONS IN THE LITHOSPHERE, AND STRUCTURAL CONTROL by Semen I. Sherman, Olga G. Zlogodukhova

“…The research data in the present publication confirm strong arguments in favor of transition to quantitative classification of SZs, identification of faults which are active in real time and function as concentrators of earthquake foci, and evaluation of parameters of fault zones which determine space­and­time locations of earthquake foci.This publication demonstrates the need to develop tectonophysical models of SPs and apply such models to gain a more comprehensive understanding of interactions/correlations between seismic zones in cases of catastrophic earthquakes and/or closely spaced SBs with similar states of stresses.…”
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Multifractal Analysis of Geological Data Using a Moving Window Dynamical Approach by Gil Silva, Fernando Pellon de Miranda, Mateus Michelon, Ana Ovídio, Felipe Venturelli, Letícia Moraes, João Ferreira, João Parêdes, Alexandre Cury, Flávio Barbosa

“…These localized fluctuations, if analyzed, can offer a more detailed and nuanced understanding of the profile’s characteristics. …”
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Investigating the correlation between tertiary lymphoid structures and clinical outcomes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: insights into tumor immunology by Lingbo Hu, Lingbo Hu, Lingbo Hu, Yanhong Xiao, Yanhong Xiao, Yanhong Xiao, Ning Jiang, Ning Jiang, Yufen Hu, Liewang Qiu, Bo Geng

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Clinical and Radiological Outcome of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Polyether Ether Ketone Cage in Patients with Lumbar Spondylolisthesis by Rishab Chandraprakash, Rajavel Kalirajan, Milap Bhalodiya, Vijayanand Balasubramanian, Gowthaman Nambiraj, Mohan Mahendramani

“…Aim: Lumbar spondylolisthesis has been a major cause of disability in the general population, mostly in the later part of the productive age-group. …”
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Cognitive and neuropsychiatric outcomes in economically active young patients with epilepsy: a case-control study from a secondary medical center in Mexico by Rodolfo Manuel Román-Guzmán, Raúl Medina-Rioja, Ildefonso Rodríguez-Leyva, Cristina Monzón-Tapia, Luis Mario Méndez-Casillas, José Luis Rodríguez-Castro, Luis Daniel Marquez-Farias, David Martínez-González, Hector G. Hernández-Rodríguez, Denisse Grace Martínez-Roque, Mario Ohtlitonali Hernández-Bautista, Sahian Flores-Guerrero, Marisol Gallegos-Guerrero, Christian Andre Martín-Solís, Ilse Sofía Dávalos-Higareda

“…Aim: Epilepsy is associated with cognitive and neuropsychiatric impairments, affecting attention, memory, executive functions, and emotional well-being. While these impairments are well-documented in general epilepsy populations, limited research focuses on economically active young adults who face unique cognitive demands in competitive academic and professional environments. …”
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Augmenting neurocognitive remediation therapy to Preventive Cognitive Therapy for partially remitted depressed patients: protocol of a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled t... by Huibert Burger, Claudi Bockting, Marlies Brouwer, Gert J Geurtsen, Amanda M Legemaat, Johanne G J van der Stappen, Maria Semkovska, Isidoor O Bergfeld, Nicoline Lous, Damiaan A J P Denys

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DNA metabarcoding of benthic algae and associated eukaryotes from Lake Baikal in the face of rapid environmental changes by Yu. S. Bukin, L. S. Kravtsova, T. E. Peretolchina, A. P. Fedotov, A. E. Tupikin, M. R. Kabilov, D. Yu. Sherbakov, E. V. Mincheva

“….), which play an important role in the functioning and formation of the structure of algal communities, were revealed. …”
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Prevalence of disability in Iranian older adults in Tehran, Iran: A population-based study by Vahid Rashedi, Mohsen Asadi-Lari, Mahshid Foroughan, Ahmad Delbari, Reza Fadayevatan

“…Introduction: The increase in the prevalence of disability has serious consequences for elders, their families, and the society in general. The effects of disability on an aging population’s health and welfare are important issues in gerontological research. …”
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Evaluating the Potential of Roof Water Harvesting System for Drinking Water Supplies During Emergencies Under the Impacts of Climate Change: ‘A Case Study of Swat District, Pakista... by Shamaima Wafa Qammar, Fayaz Ahmad Khan, Rashid Rehan

“…The floods caused by climate change are not only occurring more frequently each year, but they also bring up the problem of access to clean water for drinking and other daily usage for the affected communities. …”
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Uncovering soil compaction: performance of electrical and electromagnetic geophysical methods by A. Carrera, A. Carrera, L. Peruzzo, M. Longo, G. Cassiani, F. Morari

“…In this context, soil compaction resulting from inappropriate agricultural practices not only affects soil ecological functions, but also decreases the water-use efficiency of plants by reducing porosity and increasing water loss through superficial runoff and enhanced evaporation.…”
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The interaction of folate cycle enzyme genes and the risk of extrapyramidal side effects of antipsychotics by T. V. Zhilyaeva, E. V. Akimova, A. S. Blagonravova, G. E. Mazo

“…A number of studies show that folate metabolism disorders, including single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the genes of folate-metabolizing enzymes, are more frequently detected in schizophrenic patients than in the general population. …”
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Atypical early neural responses to native and non-native language in infants at high likelihood for developing autism by Lauren Wagner, Megan Banchik, Tawny Tsang, Nana J. Okada, Rebecca Altshuler, Nicole McDonald, Susan Y. Bookheimer, Shafali S. Jeste, Shulamite Green, Mirella Dapretto

“…Methods In this study, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine differences in language processing in 9-month-old infants at high (HL) and typical (TL) familial likelihood for ASD. …”
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Sport commitment among children and adolescent through the lens of theory of organismic integration: A systematic literature review by Anna Pavlova

“…Organismic integration theory: A theory of regulatory styles, internalization, integration, and human functioning in society. In The Oxford Handbook of Self-Determination Theory (pp. 53–83). https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197600047.001.0001 …”
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Monitoring of administrative accounts regulating tourist activity in Russia (on the Example of social network “Vkontakte”) by А. A. Chugunova, A. N. Pisareva

“…At the same time it is obvious that government agencies, which under normal circumstances are more reactive than commercial structures and NGOs, have not shown the same effectiveness in internet communications. …”
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Remodeling of adipose tissue at experimental diabetes mellitus by O. A. Konovalova, A. M. Kamyshnyi

“…In such way adipose tissue is not only the main metabolic regulator and endocrine organ synthesizing more than 30 regulatory proteins- adipokines, but it is one of the organs of immune system. …”
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Reasonable Support Parameters for Loess Tunnel Under Different Water Contents: A Case Study by Hao Chen, Yanbin Luo, Jianxun Chen, Hui Chen, Yanfeng Li, Pengkun Wang, Lele Guo

“…The research findings indicate that the strength of the surrounding rock is functionally related to its water content, with the cohesive force <i>c</i> exhibiting an exponential relationship and the angle of internal friction <i>φ</i> showing a linear relationship, and that the cohesive force <i>c</i> is more affected by changes in water content than the internal friction angle <i>φ</i>. …”
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Analysis of modern employers’ requirements to responsibilities and competencies of pharmaceutical staff by A. A. Kotvitska, Yu. S. Bratishko, A. V. Volkova, D. Yu. Tarasenko, O. V. Posylkina, A. B. Olkhovska

“…It has also been established that recently, together with the increasing competition in the pharmaceutical labor market, employment requirements for applicants for vacant positions of retail pharmacist, pharmacy director, and medical (pharmaceutical) representative have been revised. In general, employers put forward more than 50 requirements for applicants for the positions under consideration; these requirements can be divided into functional, professional and personal. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE VOLUME AND STRUCTURE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN UKRAINE by Oksana Zghurska, Nataliya Struk, Yuriy Safonov, Anna Kulik, Olesia Romanenko

“…This segment of the economy is extremely promising in the direction of obtaining alternative opportunities for treatment and recovery in more comfortable conditions in accordance with the growing requirements for the quality of healthcare services and the availability of an individual approach to each patient. …”
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LncRNA FLG-AS1 inhibits esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by regulating the miR-23a-3p/HOXD10 axis by Zhigao Zhang, Fucheng Zhang, Chuan Xue, Xiaoling Song, Yaojun Wang

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