Heparin titration protocol with tranexamic acid in cardiac surgery: a pilot study by Aslıhan Aykut, Bahadır Aytekin, Başak Soran Türkcan, Ertekin Utku Ünal, Erman Kiriş, Bekir Akkaya, Z.aslı Demir, Ayşen Aksöyek, Levent Bırıncıoğlu

“…The aim of this pilot study was to assess the effect of a newly adapted blood conservation strategy, including heparin titration protocol along with antifibrinolytics, regarding to mediastinal bleeding, re-exploration for bleeding and blood and blood products utilization.Methods: This study included 100 patients undergoing cardiac surgery with higher risk for bleeding, such as mitral valve replacement, aortic valve replacement, ascending / arcus aortic surgery, between January 2015 and August 2016. …”
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Advancements in energy harvesting techniques for sustainable IoT devices by Ahsan Ali, Hamna Shaukat, Hassan Elahi, Shaista Taimur, Muhammad Qasim Manan, Wael A. Altabey, Sallam A. Kouritem, Mohammad Noori

“…Wireless sensors are included in IoT devices to collect data in an accurate and useful way for process monitoring and activity control. The batteries that run these wireless sensors have a limited lifespan, rapidly drain, and need replacement. …”
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Urban pandemic governance personal protective equipment allocation strategies: a system dynamics simulation by Zihan Li, Yuhang Wang, Yuanwang Shang, Yi Lu

“…System dynamics modeling was employed to explore the influence of PPE allocation strategies on pandemic control measures. It was found that the most effective method for controlling a pandemic was to supply PPE in a specific order: medical staff, patients, and out-of-home citizens. …”
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Protected Gold Nanoparticles with Thioethers and Amines As Surrogate Ligands by M. Rafiq H. Siddiqui

“…These impurity-free nanoparticles obtained in near quantitative yields showing exceptional gold assays (up to 98%Au) were prepared by a modification of the two-phase method. Replacement reactions on the Au24L showed that Au:L ratios may be increased (up to Au55:L (L= (H25C12)2S)) or decreased (Au12:L (L= H2NC12H25 and H2NC6H13)) as desired. …”
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Physical and insecticidal durability of PermaNet® 3.0 and Olyset® plus piperonyl butoxide-synergist insecticide-treated nets in Sierra Leone: results of durability monitoring from... by Raymond Kiprop Sudoi, Keith Esch, Frederick Yamba, Laurent Iyikirenga, Charlene Youssef, Prince Nallo, Isabel Swamidoss, Carla Mapp, Dennis Marke, Samuel Juana Smith, Ronald Carshon-Marsh, Musa Sillah-Kanu, Dave Schnabel, Jacky Raharinjatovo, Jenny Carlson, Rebecca Levine, Evelyne Alyko, Ramlat Jose, Tony Hughes, Djenam Jacob, Yemane Yihdego, Kevin Opondo, Stephen Poyer

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Wastewater-Based Epidemiology (WBE): Potential Application for Assessing the Use of Conventional and New Generation Tobacco and Nicotine Products by Scherer Gerhard, Pluym Nikola, Scherer Max

“…As reasons for deviations between WBE and classical methods, most frequently the use of illicit tobacco products, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products, electronic cigarettes (ECs), reporting bias or outdated statistics were discussed by the study authors. …”
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GEOLOGICAL FACTORS INFLUENCE ON OILWELLS FLOODING AT SMALL FIELDS by R. A. Gasumov, E. R. Gasumov

“…The structural and lithological floating oil reservoir in the northern part is controlled by the replacement of fractured reservoirs with clay mudstones, in the southwestern and eastern parts of the area with oil-water contact carried out according to the results of well testing. …”
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Historical and Analytical Assessment of Automation and Robotization for Milking Processes by N. M. Morozov, V. V. Kirsanov, Yu. S. Tsench

“…(Conclusions) The research reveals the most costly transition ways, the optimal least capital-intensive way of transition from traditional milking to automated quarter-by-quarter milking in parlors, whose functionality is up to the robotic milking.The modernization transition to robotic milking in parlors is proved to be possible by gradual replacement of the automated milking manipulators controlled by an operator with the robotic unmanned manipulators and without any changes in technology.…”
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The influence of various coatings of hydroxyapatite bone carrier on the success of bone regeneration in rabbit calvarial defects: Histomorphometric and histological analysis by Milutinović-Smiljanić Sanja, Antonijević Đorđe, Mićić Milutin, Biočanin Vladimir, Sjerobabin Nikola, Petrović Božana, Danilović Vesna, Jokanović Vukoman

“…Defects were filled with one of the following materials: PLGA coated HAP (HAP + PLGA), PEI coated HAP (HAP + PEI), and bovine HAP – Bio-Oss® (positive control). Unfilled defects represented negative control. …”
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Results of Using Selective Endotoxin Adsorption in Cancer Patients with Sepsis by N. D. Ushakova, A. N. Shevchenko, M. V. Chetverikov, E. Yu. Zlatnik, T. A. Zykova

“…After selective endotoxin adsorption cycles, 15 of 26 cases did not need to continue organ replacement therapy. Twentyeightday mortality rates in the study and control groups were 25.0 and 53.3%, respectively.Conclusion. …”
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Non-Injection Chemotherapy Regimens for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents by V. A. Aksenova, N. I. Klevno, A. V. Kazakov, A. D. Pakhlavonova, V. A. Romanenko, N. Yu. Nikolenko

“…Control Group (CG) included patients of the same age with MDR TB who were treated with chemotherapy regimens containing injectable drugs (a retrospective study).Results. …”
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<i>In vivo</i> assessment of the biocompatible properties of resorbable porous materials for pleural implantation by I. A. Vasileva, V. I. Sevastianov, K. V. Tokaev, Yu. R. Zyuza, T. E. Grigoriev, T. K. Tokaev, A. S. Bikbaev, V. K. Tokaev, Yu. D. Zagoskin, K. I. Lukanina, S. N. Chvalun

“…The Young's modulus was from 100 to 1800 kPa. In the control group, a Mentor silicone implant shell was used. …”
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Reliability Analysis of an Extended Shock Model and Its Optimization Application in a Production Line by Renbin Liu

“…Secondly, using supplementary variable method and Laplace transform, some important reliability indices are derived, such as availability, failure frequency, mean vacation period, mean renewal cycle, mean startup period, and replacement frequency. …”
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Molecular mechanisms of pain regulation in patients with osteoarthritis by E. V. Chetina, G. A. Markova, E. A. Taskina, E. P. Sharapova, N. G. Kashevarova, L. I. Alekseeva, V. V. Kolomatsky, M. A. Makarov, A. L. Logunov, S. A. Makarov, A. N. Kuzin

“…Objective: to study the mechanisms determining the level of pain on the basis of an analysis of the expression profiles of the genes involved in joint destruction, inflammation, and metabolic regulation in the blood of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) with different expression levels of the Mammalian Target Of Rapamycin (mTOR) gene and at different disease stages.Material and methods. Peripheral blood samples from 47 outpatients with OA, from 21 late-stage OA patients admitted to hospital for endoprosthetic knee joint replacement, and from 27 healthy individuals who formed a control group (mean age, 60.0±7.1, 56.6±8.9, and 58.6±8.3 years, respectively), as well as articular cartilage samples obtained intraoperatively from 21 patients with OA and at autopsy from previously healthy people (mean age, 38.2±4.3 years) who had died from trauma, were examined. …”
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CO47 | Genetic characterization of the KIV2 LPA polymorphism in subjects with bicuspid aortic valve with different clinical complications

“…Patients were divided into two groups according to different clinical settings: 1) patients undergoing valve replacement surgery (VRS, n=68 subjects) and 2) patients not undergoing valve replacement surgery (NVRS, n=41 subjects). …”
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Nutritional evaluation and fermentation characteristics of duckweed (Lemna gibba) in ruminant diets by M. Chaji, A. Pormhammad

“…Abstract This research aimed to examine the optimal amount and method of incorporating duckweed (Lemna gibba) into the diets of ruminants, either by replacing it with alfalfa hay or by adjusting the energy and protein levels after replacement in the diet. …”
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Critical clearing time sensitivity of power systems with high power electronic penetration by Yuqian Zhang, Feng Liu, Qinglai Guo

“…The current limit and switching control of inverter-based resources are considered, and the critical clearing time sensitivity under controlling periodic orbits is derived. …”
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Ixodes ticks and cases of brucellosis in Tavush Province of Armenia: sustainable agriculture by Valery V. Grigoryan, Hrachya S. Tspnetsyan, Liana H. Grigoryan, Viktor V. Abrahamyan, Spartak V. Yeribekyan, Gayane M. Petrosyan, Astghik Z. Pepoyan

“…The results are important for the development of strategies for zoonosis control as well as for the determination of pastures for livestock. …”
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Effects of levothyroxine therapy on bone and mineral metabolism in hypothyroidism: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaotao Li, Taotao Zhang, Hongling Zhang, Shanshan Liu, Limin Tian

“…No significance was found in bone mineral density (BMD) at the lumbar spine between SCH patients treated with LT4 and control group either at baseline or after intervention. …”
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Leistungssport by Kramer U, Mangold S, Krumm P, Seeger A, Franzen E, Niess AM, Claussen CD, Burgstahler C

“…Aim of this prospective study was to assess physiologic adaptations and structural cardiac remodelling and to analyze the presence and distribution of myocardial Late Gadolinium Enhancement (LGE) by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Materials and Methods: Thirteen female professional handball players (mean age 25.14.7) and 13 age- and gender-matched non-athlete controls (mean age 25.54.2) underwent cardiac MRI at 1.5T. …”
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