Triple antiviral therapy in patient with liver cirrhosis: complications and options of pharmacological treatment by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To discuss options of telaprevir application and risk of adverse events at triple antiviral therapy (AVT) in patients with the 1-st genotype of chronic hepatitis C and compensated liver cirrhosis (LC), and options of pharmacological treatment of hematological complications by original clinical case example.Key points. Introduction of NS3/4A protease inhibitor — telaprevir — to treatment mode for patients infected by the 1-st genotype of chronic hepatitis C, has allowed to increase treatment response rate considerably. …”
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Multidrug Resistance Tuberculosis in the Context of Co-Infection in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Bezawit Kassaw Hailu, Yitayew Demessie, Abebe Tesfaye Gessese, Gashaw Getaneh Dagnaw, Haileyesus Dejene

“…The statistical analysis was performed with R software version 4.4.1. From an original pool of 6,461 papers, 15 studies published between 2014 and 2024 were considered after applying certain inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Influence of Social Capital on Small and Medium Enterprises Performance in Wakiso District, Uganda by Mbowa ,Henry Stanley, Mbabazi,Phelix Businge, Ssemaluulu, Paul, Eton, Marus

“…The literature reveals that SC forms enhance sales, profits, market share, customer base, and accessibility to finance. Novelty: This original study was conducted primarily among women proprietors and managers of SMEs because they are reliable and provide firsthand information as compared to men. …”
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Water Hyacinth, an Invasive Species in Africa: A Literature Review by Lubembe, Sharon Indasi, Okoth, Sharon, Turyasingura, Benson, Oyugi, Timothy, Ibarasa, Hillary, Moenga, Kelvin, Chavula, Petros, Tumushabe, Jennifer Turyatemba

“…Water hyacinth is without a doubt the water invader that causes the most harm to water bodies. Water hyacinths originated from Eastern Mediterranean, West Asia, and Central Asia; they are cultivated and loved worldwide. …”
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Influence of Social Capital on Small and Medium Enterprises Performance in Wakiso District, Uganda. by Mbowa, Henry Stanley, Businge, Mbabazi Phelix, Ssemaluulu, Paul, Eton, Marus

“…The literature reveals that SC forms enhance sales, profits, market share, customer base, and accessibility to finance. Novelty: This original study was conducted primarily among women proprietors and managers of SMEs because they are reliable and provide firsthand information as compared to men. …”
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Improved estimates for extinction probabilities and times to extinction for populations of tsetse (Glossina spp) by Damian, Kajunguri, Elisha B., Are, John W., Hargrove

“…A published study used a stochastic branching process to derive equations for the mean and variance of the probability of, and time to, extinction in population of tsetse flies (Glossina spp) as a function of adult and pupal mortality, and the probabilities that a female is inseminated by a fertile male. The original derivation was partially heuristic and provided no proofs for inductive results. …”
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Categorising implementation determinants and strategies within the US HIV implementation literature: a systematic review protocol by Justin D Smith, Brian Mustanski, Virginia McKay, James Lorenz Merle, Dennis Li, Brennan Keiser, Alithia Zamantakis, Artur Queiroz, Carlos G Gallo, Juan A Villamar, Juan Pablo Zapata, Nanette Benbow

“…Implementation strategies and outcomes will be categorised in accordance with existing taxonomies and frameworks.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval is not applicable. No original data will be collected. Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations and via online tools.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021233089.…”
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Development <italic>p</italic>, <italic>q</italic>, <italic>r</italic>&#x2013;Spherical Fuzzy Einstein Aggregation Operators: Application in Decision-Making in Logo Design by Lin Kang, Salma Khan, Muhammad Rahim, Kamal Shah, Thabet Abdeljawad

“…First, we present the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$p,q,r-$ </tex-math></inline-formula>SF Einstein operators, which are accomplished of capturing the relationship and interrelationship of numerous criteria while making decisions on logo design, including originality, relevance, beauty, and usability. Next, we use the proposed framework, a multi-criteria decision analysis tool, to rank the choices. …”
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Patterns of colonic dismotility and visceral hypersensitivity at various clinical variants of irritable bowel syndrome by Ekaterina A. Bubnova, O. Yu. Fomenko, I. L. Khalif, V. V. Pavlenko

“…Signs of VHS are found in the most of patients that proves an important role of this factor in the origin of IBS symptoms, especially - in constipation predominant variant.…”
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ANALYSIS OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS, WORK LIFE BALANCE AND EMPLOYEES’ EFFICIENCY: EVIDENCE FROM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA’S (BiH) IT SECTOR by Ognjen Riđić, Adnan Avdibegović, Senad Bušatlić

“…In the initial phase of data collection, quantitative survey instrument was adopted based on the original one from Mount Holyoke University. It was translated and back translated from English to Bosnian and again back to English and then verified as the part of pilot testing on 40 IT employees. …”
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TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES FROM CRUDE OIL SPILL by OYETUNJI BABATUNDE OKEDERE, ADEWOLE JOHNSON ADESANMI, JACOB ADEMOLA SONIBARE, OLUSOLA ADEDAYO ADESINA, GBADEBO OMONIYI ADENIYI

“…Climatic and spill media conditions similar to those obtainable in real life were created in an environmental chamber and the total particulates emitted during spills involving three crude oil samples of Nigerian origin were measured with Quick Take sampler. The toxicity potentials of the emitted particulates were subsequently determined by dividing the 24- hour averaging period concentrations of the particulates by the statutory limit. …”
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The clinical role of blood coagulation and platelet receptors gene allelic variants in development of cryoglobulinemic vasculitis at chronic hepatitis C by Yekaterina Ye. Starostina, M. V. Sokolova, L. M. Samokhodskaya, T. П. Rozina, T. N. Krasnova, Ye. B. Yarovaya, N. A. Mukhin

“…Material and methods. Original study included overall 200 patients with CHCs and liver cirrhosis in its outcome, who were divided into 3 groups: patients without cryoglobulinemia (CG, n=123), those with asymptomatic cryoglobulinemia (ACG, n=40) and with cryoglobulinemic vasculitis (CGV, n=37). …”
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Cross-cultural adaptation: South African Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Questionnaire by Lorisha Manas, Tawanda Chivese, Ankia Coetzee, Magda Conradie, Linzette D. Morris

“…Semantic equivalence between the original and adapted versions was assessed. Face and content validity, internal consistency and test–retest reliability were evaluated. …”
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Opportunities and challenges for enhancing preconception health in primary care: qualitative study with women from ethnically diverse communities by Joe Kai, Nadeem Qureshi, Helena Tuomainen, Laura Cross-Bardell, Mandeep Bhoday

“…We sought to explore perceptions about preconception health and care among women from these communities to identify opportunities and challenges for intervention development in primary care.Design Qualitative study using focus groups and semistructured interviews.Setting Ethnically diverse and socially disadvantaged community settings of the UK.Participants 41 women aged 18–45 years, of Pakistani, Indian, Caribbean, African, White and mixed ethnic origin, participating in nine focus groups, half of whom (n=19) had one-to-one follow-up telephone interviews.Results Women had modest or poor awareness of preconception health issues. …”
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MODELING AND SIMULATION OF A DUAL CHANNEL ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POWER TRANSFORMER USING FXLMS ALGORITHM by ADETONA SUNDAY, SALAWU RAIFU, ALABI MORUF

“…The simulation results obtained showed that the original noise emanating from the power transformer when ANC was not used was found to be 70 dB. …”
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Choice and justification of the method of titanium welding with platinum by Anatolii Sanin, Ihor Mamchur, Tetiana Nosova, Stella Mamchur

“…The analysis showed that diffusion welding of platinum foil with titanium alloys over a contact area of more than 1000 mm², ensuring continuous penetration and maintaining the original dimensions of the platinum foil requires additional research. …”
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Morphological features of autoimmune gastritis by Ye. A. Losik, L. S. Selivanova, M. Yu. Konkov, T. L. Lapina, A. S. Tertychnyi, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Overall 15 patients (3 men and 12 women, 28 to 72 years old) have been included in original study. Clinical symptoms in the study group varied and included both severe В12-deficient anemia and normal levels of pepsinogen I, gastrin-17 and cyanocobalamine. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Starch and Noodles Quality of Different Sweet Potato Varieties Based on Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Analysis by Mi LUO, Wang YIN, Renju DENG, Yufang GUAN, Mu PAN, Qiaoyu WU, Mei FU

“…By principal component analysis, 28 quality indicators were simplified into 7 principal components, and the cumulative variance contribution rate was 96.761%, which could reflect most of the information of the original indicators. The comprehensive scores of starch quality indexes of 10 sweet potato varieties were ranked as Yushu 198, Shangshu 19, Yushu 50, Yushu 15, Qining 19, Qianshu 11, Xushu 22, Sushu 28, Xushu 37, Eshu 6. …”
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Axonal regeneration and innervation ratio following supercharged end-to-side nerve transfer by Leopold Harnoncourt, Martin Schmoll, Christopher Festin, Laurenz Pflaum, Markus Breuss, Johanna Klepetko, Dominik C. Dotzauer, Florian J. Jaklin, Udo Maierhofer, Philipp Tratnig-Frankl, Oskar C. Aszmann, Oskar C. Aszmann

“…In these cases, supercharged end-to-side (SETS) nerve transfers preserve the continuity of the original nerves while facilitating additional axonal support to mitigate muscle atrophy. …”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the composite physical function scale in Chinese community-dwelling older adults by Jiaying Qi, Jing Xu, Hui Zhang, Mingshuai Feng, Hongyan Meng, Li Wang

“…Results The C-CPF was consistent with the original version, which consisted of a single dimension with 12 items. …”
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