Different Statistical Modeling to Predict Compressive Strength of High-Strength Concrete Modified with Palm Oil Fuel Ash by Soran Abdrahman Ahmad, Bilal Kamal Mohammed, Serwan Khwrshid Rafiq, Brwa Hama Saeed Hamah Ali, Kawa Omer Fqi

“…The findings indicate that using POFA with a finer particle size exerts a greater influence on the concrete's properties. The replacement was done using the weight method, and the predicted equation worked with the variation of the used rate of POFA from 0 to 60% of total binder weight. …”
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Augmenting Insufficiently Accruing Oncology Clinical Trials Using Generative Models: Validation Study by Samer El Kababji, Nicholas Mitsakakis, Elizabeth Jonker, Ana-Alicia Beltran-Bless, Gregory Pond, Lisa Vandermeer, Dhenuka Radhakrishnan, Lucy Mosquera, Alexander Paterson, Lois Shepherd, Bingshu Chen, William Barlow, Julie Gralow, Marie-France Savard, Christian Fesl, Dominik Hlauschek, Marija Balic, Gabriel Rinnerthaler, Richard Greil, Michael Gnant, Mark Clemons, Khaled El Emam

“…Real-world data can provide external controls, but insufficient accrual affects all arms of a study, not just controls. …”
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Optimal Antithrombotic Therapy after Implantation of a Transcatheter Aortic Valve: Warfarin, Aspirin, or Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants? A Systematic Review and Meta-... by Wenjuan Yang, Xiaoyu Fang, Yu Zhu, Fuqin Tang, Zhao Jian, Tianyu Xu, Xiaoxia Fu

“…Diverse antithrombotic strategies were applied to patients undergoing aortic valve replacement. However, the optimal therapeutic regimen for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation/replacement (TAVI/TAVR) remains unclear. …”
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Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in the mucosa of the gastroesophageal junction in patients with Barrett’s oesophagus – the results of ablation therapy with argon plasma coagulation... by Kazimierz Rembiasz, Marcin Migaczewski, Andrzej Budzyński, Anna Zub-Pokrowiecka, Marek Winiarski

“…Controls (group K)were submitted only to PPI treatment. …”
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Insights into body composition in pediatric craniopharyngioma patients after surgical treatment by Hussein Zaitoon, Ori Eyal, Michal Yackobovitch-Gavan, Ravit Regev, Yael Issan, Jonathan Roth, Shlomi Constantini, Yael Lebenthal, Avivit Brener

“…The latest reported values were compared to those of 63 sex- and age-matched healthy controls. Changes in anthropometric measurements and indices of muscle and adiposity were assessed by linear mixed models. …”
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Effect of Hypothyroidism on Cognitive Status: Evidence from Stroop Task by Shilpi Goyal, Abhinav Dixit, Neelam Vaney, S. V. Madhu

“…The aim of this study was to assess the cognitive inhibition process in drug-naïve hypothyroid patients and their comparison with the same patients after the attainment of euthyroid status and also with euthyroid controls using classical color-word Stroop task. Materials and Methods: Thirty drug-naïve newly diagnosed hypothyroid patients were study cases who underwent Stroop task once before initiating treatment and then after the attainment of euthyroid state. …”
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Comparison of Various Functionally Graded Femoral Prostheses by Finite Element Analysis by Azim Ataollahi Oshkour, Hossein Talebi, Seyed Farid Seyed Shirazi, Mehdi Bayat, Yat Huang Yau, Faris Tarlochan, Noor Azuan Abu Osman

“…Four cases were studied, involving two different methods of anchoring the prosthesis to the spongy bone and two cases of applied loading. …”
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The Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation for Functional Recovery After Orthopedic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mattia Morri, Riccardo Ruisi, Antonio Culcasi, Vincenzo Peccerillo

“…Conclusion: For joint replacement patients, treatment conducted via telerehabilitation appears able to provide levels of motor performance better to that achieved through home-based treatment. …”
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Application of elastically protected hydraulic vibration damper in spring suspension of locomotives by A. N. Savos'kin, N. S. Lavlinskaya, P. Yu. Ivanov

“…In order to determine the distance run between overhauls, it is necessary to carry out a controlled operation cycle or test the prototype axlebox assembly with the elastically protected vibration damper and measure the parameters of such assembly.…”
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THE EFFICACY OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT COMBINATION WITH ANXIOLYTICS IN HYPERTENSIVES WITH ANXIETY DISORDER by D. V. Kovalev, V. V. Skibitsky, A. N. Kurzanov, A. I. Ponomareva

“…At the end of every period the following parameters were controlled: ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, prominence of trait and reactive anxiety, and life quality. …”
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Silk Fibroin/DegraPol: A Biohybrid Polymer for Biodegradable Electrospun Cardiovascular Substitutes by Benjamin W. Thimm, Maximilian Grab, Nikolaus Thierfelder, Robin Smith, Peter Zilla, Jaco Theron, Deon Bezuidenhout

“…This study introduces a biodegradable silk-fibroin/DegraPol DP30 (SF-DP30) hybrid scaffold for heart-valve replacement and wider cardiovascular tissue engineering. …”
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The effect of ball versus locator attachment system on the performance of implant supported overdenture: A systematic review by Nimmi Gupta, Rajesh Bansal, Neeteesh K. Shukla

“…From the 667 retrieved records, 11 full-text controlled trials were included in this study. Risk of bias was assessed according to RoB 2.0 except for one RCT (economic evaluation), only assessed by CASP checklist. …”
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Nanoparticles Induced Biomimetic Remineralization of Acid-Etched Dentin by Venu Babu Devalla, B Srinidhi.v, S Pushpa, Taufin Neha, Sai naveen Pilli, Pakalapti Dharma Rayudu

“…The presence of continuous fluid movement in dentin tubules and positive pulpal pressure prevents complete water replacement by resin monomers. This results in areas of demineralized dentin, which contain collagen fibers without resin infiltration. …”
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Bonne nature, mauvais artifice ? L’Église catholique et l’écologie : retour sur Laudato Si’ by Jean-Michel Le Bot

“…It observes that suspicion toward artificial methods and preference given to natural methods has become during the 20th century one of the main distinctions in the Catholic Church’s position regarding birth control. …”
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Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Hemophilic Patients Undergoing Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: Insights from a Single-Center Experience by Oana-Viola Badulescu, Paul-Dan Sirbu, Manuela Ciocoiu, Maria Cristina Vladeanu, Carmen Elena Plesoianu, Andrei Bojan, Dan Iliescu-Halitchi, Razvan Tudor, Bogdan Huzum, Mihnea-Theodor Sirbu, Norin Forna, Gheorghe Sofron, Wilhelm Friedl, Iris Bararu-Bojan

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Total hip replacement and total knee arthroplasty carry a high risk of postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE); therefore, anticoagulation prophylaxis is recommended in these patients. …”
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Monitoring and assessment of SARS-CoV-2 evolution by V. V. Miasoiedov, P. V. Nartov, K. V. Yurko, V. M. Lesovoy, V. A. Kapustnyk, A. V. Bondarenko, M. Ye. Cherniak, V. A. Yakushchenko, V. V. Kucheriavchenko, V. S. Maslova, O. V. Bondarenko

“…A real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was used for primary identification with the diagnostic kit “Biocore® SARS-CoV-2” (LLC “Biocor Technology Ltd.”, Ukraine) in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. …”
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CORRECTION OF SPEED OF SALIVATION AND MINERALIZING POTENTIAL OF THE ORAL FLUID IN CHILDREN WITH MALIGNANT TUMORS OF SOFT TISSUES, WHO RECEIVE THE CHEMOTHERAPY by P.I. Tkachenko, L.F. Kaskova, Y.V. Popelo

“…The aim of our study was to determine the effect of gel preparations "Zoleh" and "Slyurem" on the speed and level of salivation of mineralizing potential of oral fluid in children with malignant tumors of soft tissues in the dynamics of chemotherapy. Materials and methods of researches. For the study it was selected a group of 28 children of the age from 7 to 15 years with malignant tumors of soft tissues of different anatomical location of morphologically verified and sensitive to chemotherapy: The control group consisted of 25 somatically healthy children of the same age. …”
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Study protocol for a multicentre, prospective cohort study of the association of angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers on outcomes of coronavirus infection by Joel Singer, Srinivas Murthy, Bin Du, Terry Lee, Michael O Harhay, John C Marshall, Zhiyong Peng, James A. Russell, Arthur Slutsky, Dave Sweet, David M Patrick, Matthew Cheng, Kevin D Burns

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Agroecological Alternatives for Substitution of Glyphosate in Orange Plantations (<i>Citrus sinensis</i>) Using GIS and UAVs by María Guadalupe Galindo Mendoza, Abraham Cárdenas Tristán, Pedro Pérez Medina, Rita Schwentesius Rindermann, Tomás Rivas García, Carlos Contreras Servín, Oscar Reyes Cárdenas

“…Four control flights were conducted to monitor seven treatments. …”
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The impact of toe-clipping on animal welfare in amphibians: A systematic review by Miriam A. Zemanova, Raquel Lázaro Martín, Cathalijn H.C. Leenaars

“…Following the precautionary principle as well as the legal requirements to implement the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement) in research, it may be preferable to use less invasive methods for marking and DNA collection purposes in amphibians in place of toe-clipping, whenever feasible, although case-by-case decisions for each study might be necessary.…”
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