The pharmacopuncture in dorsopathy by L. G. Agasarov

“…The "object" of the work carried out was dorsopathy at the lumbosacral level, the choice of which was explained by obvious reasons – the widest coverage of the population, the protracted course and the severity of the consequences. …”
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MRI-guided, transrectal, intraprostatic steam application as potential focal therapeutic modality for prostatic diseases in a large animal translational model: A feasibility follow... by Adriano Wang-Leandro, Florian Willmitzer, Agnieszka Karol, Beat Porcellini, Peter Kronen, Emile M Hiltbrand, Daniel Rüfenacht, Patrick R Kircher, Henning Richter

“…Parallel to establishment of diagnostic surveillance protocols for detection of prostatic diseases, novel treatment strategies should be developed. …”
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Immunogenetic characteristics of potential donors of hemapoietic stem cells recruited in the North Caucasus by M. A. Loginova, D. N. Smirnova, S. S. Kutyavina, O. A. Makhova, K. P. Kashin, I. V. Paramonov

“…Results and discussion. In studied population, 47 HLA-A, 77 HLA-B, 39 HLA-C, 54 HLA-DRB1, 22 HLA-DQB1 alleles were selected. …”
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CD32a polymorphism rs1801274 affects the risk of Kawasaki disease by Zhiyong Wang, Pei-Liang Geng

“…After stratification analysis by ethnicity, similar tendency was also observed in Caucasian and Asian subgroups under corresponding genetic models. And parallel results were replicated in population-based and other-source subgroups after stratified analysis by control source, under some contrasts.Conclusion CD32a polymorphism rs1801274 has strong relation to KD onset, and the presence of its A allele could elevate the disease incidence.…”
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The uptake and accuracy of oral kits for HIV self-testing in high HIV prevalence setting: a cross-sectional feasibility study in Blantyre, Malawi. by Augustine Talumba Choko, Nicola Desmond, Emily L Webb, Kondwani Chavula, Sue Napierala-Mavedzenge, Charlotte A Gaydos, Simon D Makombe, Treza Chunda, S Bertel Squire, Neil French, Victor Mwapasa, Elizabeth L Corbett

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Adult members of 60 households and 72 members of community peer groups in urban Blantyre, Malawi, were selected using population-weighted random cluster sampling. Participants were offered self-testing plus confirmatory HTC (parallel testing with two rapid finger-prick blood tests), standard HTC alone, or no testing. 283 (95.6%) of 298 selected adults participated, including 136 (48.0%) men. 175 (61.8%) had previously tested (19 known HIV positive), although only 64 (21.5%) within the last year. …”
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Effectiveness of adapted self-help plus (SH+) to reduce psychological distress among university students in Indonesia (APRESIASI): protocol of a randomized controlled trial by Dhini Andriani, Fredrick D. Purba, Anke B. Witteveen, Neily Zakiyah, Marit Sijbrandij

“…Methods The SH + intervention will be tested in a pragmatic superior randomized controlled trial (RCT) with two parallel arms. SH + will be tested among Indonesian university students with symptoms of psychological distress (Patient Health Questionnaire-9; PHQ-9 ≥ 5.5 < 20). …”
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Effectiveness of vertical subsurface wetlands for iron and manganese removal from wastewater in drinking water treatment plants by Jenny Vanessa Marín-Rivera, , Jader Martínez-Girón, Mauricio Quintero-Angel

“…Population growth and urbanization pose a greater pressure for the treatment of drinking water. …”
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263 My Assistive Technology Guide web app: Supporting physicians in addressing disabilities in older adults by Elsa M Colon, Radamés Revilla-Orellano, Wency Bonilla-Díaz, Jesús Mejías-Castro

“…At the end of this usage period, we implemented a concurrent parallel mixed-method design to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. …”
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Diversité de la flore ligneuse à la périphérie du Parc national de Waza (Cameroun) by Evaliste Remi Jiagho, Louis Zapfack, Louis Paul Roger Kabelong Banoho, Moise Tsayem-Demaze, Jeannine Corbonnois, Paul Tchawa

“…But these are amplified by climatic factors and population growth. Water, present for a longer time during the year in this region on the edge of the Sahel attracts part of the population especially farmers and livestock rearers. …”
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Staphylococci and mammaliicocci: Which species are important for udder health on organic dairy farms? by C.E. Jeffrey, P.R.F. Adkins, S. Dufour, J.W. Barlow

“…Disparate selective pressures on organic dairies could potentially result in population differences of these mastitis-causing bacteria. …”
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Nationwide multi-centric prospective study for the identification of biomarkers to predict the treatment responses of nivolumab through comprehensive analyses of pretreatment plasm... by Kuniaki Sato, Satoshi Toh, Taku Murakami, Takafumi Nakano, Takahiro Hongo, Mioko Matsuo, Kazuki Hashimoto, Masashi Sugasawa, Keisuke Yamazaki, Yushi Ueki, Torahiko Nakashima, Hideoki Uryu, Takeharu Ono, Hirohito Umeno, Tsutomu Ueda, Satoshi Kano, Kiyoaki Tsukahara, Akihito Watanabe, Ichiro Ota, Nobuya Monden, Shigemichi Iwae, Takashi Maruo, Yukinori Asada, Nobuhiro Hanai, Daisuke Sano, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Takahiro Asakage, Takahito Fukusumi, Muneyuki Masuda

“…Parallel biological assays demonstrated that in the paired treatment-naïve HNSCC tumor and plasma samples (N = 20), PEX HLA-E mRNA (a non-survivor-predicting marker) was positively corelated with overexpression of HLA-E protein (P = 0.0191) and the dense population of tumor-infiltrating NK cells (P = 0.024) in the corresponding tumor, suggesting that the HLA-E-NKG2A immune checkpoint may inhibit the antitumor effect of PD-1blockade.ConclusionThe PEX mRNA signature could be useful as a companion diagnostic of nivolumab. …”
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Evaluation of The Factors Affecting the Benefiting Level from The Young Farmers Project Support in TR 71 Region of Turkey by Hasan Gökhan Doğan, Arzu Kan, Mustafa Kan, Fatma Tosun, İlkay Uçum, Cengiz Solmaz, Duygu Birol

“…However, these policies have not been fully attained since they have been implemented without first solving the major structural problems of agriculture. Parallel to developments in the world's countries, entrepreneurship needs to be embraced by the young population and young entrepreneurs must be supported. …”
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Nitric oxide for the prevention of postoperative acute kidney injury in patients undergoing surgery for Stanford type A aortic dissection: study protocol for a randomized controlle... by Zheyuan Chen, Xiao Han, Lingru Li, Maomao Liu, Li Yu, Sihao Cheng, Yan Yu, Nan Liu

“…Nitric oxide (NO) may reduce AKI incidence through renal-protective mechanisms, but evidence in the ATAAD population remains limited. This trial aims to evaluate whether perioperative administration of NO can reduce the incidence of postoperative AKI in this population. …”
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Unravelling the complexity of bovine milk microbiome: insights into mastitis through enterotyping using full-length 16S-metabarcoding by Leire Urrutia-Angulo, Medelin Ocejo, Beatriz Oporto, Gorka Aduriz, José Luís Lavín, Ana Hurtado

“…After an episode of clinical mastitis, clinical recovery and microbiome reconstitution do not always occur in parallel, indicating that the clinical definition of the udder health status does not consistently reflect the microbial profile. …”
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Science and society in the 21st century. A quarter of a century later by E. L. Choinzonov, N. V. Cherdyntseva

“…The article analyzes the parallels of events predicted by N.V. Vasiliev and taking place at present. …”
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Polarization Properties of Energetic Pulsars at Meterwavelengths by Dipanjan Mitra, Rahul Basu, George I. Melikidze

“…The CCR excites orthogonally polarized X and O modes oriented perpendicular and parallel to the magnetic field line planes, which detach in the plasma and propagate independently. …”
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Cross-sectional study of correlates and prevalence of functional and high-risk multimorbidity in an academic HIV practice in New York City by Elizabeth Mauer, Eugenia Siegler, Jerad Moxley, Marshall Glesby

“…Associated with a higher number of functional comorbidities were age (p&lt;0.001), being a cisgender female (p&lt;0.001), being Hispanic (p=0.01) and more years with an HIV diagnosis (p&lt;0.001).Conclusions Comorbidities with functional impact increase with age in parallel to those with a more direct impact on mortality and should be assessed and monitored, especially as the population with HIV ages.…”
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Theory-based mobile phone text messaging intervention for blood pressure control (TEXT4BP) among hypertensive patients in Nepal: study protocol for a feasibility randomised control... by Buna Bhandari, Padmanesan Narasimhan, Abhinav Vaidya, Rohan Jayasuriya

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Perceptions on Genetic and Genome Screening among College Students in the Emirates of Abu Dhabi by Habiba Alsafar, Deema Islayem, Reem Almansoori, Tahnoon Alnahyan, Abdulla Alhammadi, Raven Haan, Guan Tay

“…The ability of high throughput and parallel detection of variants that could predict the possibility of developing genetic diseases and to deliver personalized health care for individuals is slowly but most certainly gaining traction. …”
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Cigarette Smoke Extract Promotes Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Survival through ERK1/2- and NF-κB–Dependent Pathways by Qing-wen Chen, Lars Edvinsson, Cang-Bao Xu

“…Activation of ERK1/2 and NF-κB was seen after exposure to DSPs. This occurred in parallel with the increase in cell population, bromodeoxyuridine incorporation, and cyclinD1/cyclin-dependent kinase 4 expression. …”
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