Features of the cellular immune response in men with disorders of reproductive function depending on the type of alcoholic beverages consumed by L. L. Vorontsova, M. Ye. Zhuravlova, O. O. Mikhieiev, V. A. Kovalenko

“…All men underwent a comprehensive examination including: a survey using the AUDIT screening test and the estimation of specific cellular immunity indices. …”
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Exploring the Resilience–Performance Relationship in Volleyball Players: a Pilot Study on Problem-Solving Strategies by Asterios Patsiaouras, Konstantinos Tsetsilas, Eirini Politi, Konstantinos Charitonidis

“…., using Pearson’s r, Cronbach’s’ α, and one-way ANOVA test with Bonferroni adjustments for independent samples. …”
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Optimal Organ Protection and Blood Pressure Control with the Single Pill Combination Lisinopril, Amlodipine and Indapamide in Arterial Hypertension by S. V. Nedogoda, T. N. Sanina, V. V. Tsoma, A. A. Ledyaeva, E. V. Chumachek, A. S. Salasyuk, D. S. Vlasov, O. I. Bychkova

“…To evaluate the single pill combination with lisinopril, amlodipine and indapamide ability in additional angioprotection achievement in patients with arterial hypertension and high pulse wave velocity (PWV) regardless on previous antihypertensive therapy (AHT).Material and methods. …”
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Genetic variation in healthy oldest-old. by Julius Halaschek-Wiener, Mahsa Amirabbasi-Beik, Nasim Monfared, Markus Pieczyk, Christian Sailer, Anita Kollar, Ruth Thomas, Georgios Agalaridis, So Yamada, Lisa Oliveira, Jennifer A Collins, Graydon Meneilly, Marco A Marra, Kenneth M Madden, Nhu D Le, Joseph M Connors, Angela R Brooks-Wilson

“…These variants and especially our novel polymorphisms are valuable resources to test for genetic association in models of disease susceptibility or resistance. …”
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Condom use among antiretroviral therapy patients in Ibadan, Nigeria by Joshua O. Akinyemi, Olutosin A. Awolude, Isaac F. Adewole, Phyllis J. Kanki

“… Background: While antiretroviral treatment (ART) has improved the health status of people living with HIV, new challenges to their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs and their ability to prevent secondary HIV infections have risen. …”
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The diagnostic value of convolutional neural networks in thyroid cancer detection using ultrasound images by Pei Zhang, Qijian Xu, Feng Jiang

“…Finally, we used the Delong test to compare whether there was a significant difference in AUC between the four models.ResultsThe CNN model performed well in the Area Under the Curve (AUC) and ACC (Accuracy) indicators, reaching 0.853 and 0.85, respectively, which were significantly better than the Gradient Boosting, Logistics regression and clinical characteristics models. …”
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Enhancing Students' van Hiele Geometric Thinking Levels Through the Integration of Geometer's Sketchpad (GSP) in Geometry Learning by Sugi Hartono, Rezky Ramadhona, Sri Irawati, Diena Frentika, Heru Tri Novi Rizki

“…The research employed a qualitative approach, involving three participants from Class VIIG of a junior high school in Mojokerto, Indonesia, representing high, medium, and low ability levels. Data were collected through a test consisting of three questions designed to assess students' geometric understanding across various indicators of Van Hiele's thinking levels, followed by in-depth interviews. …”
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Construction and Validation of a Nomogram Prediction Model for the Risk of Cefoperazone Sodium/Sulbactam Sodium-Related Coagulation Disorders by Min M, Zeng J, Zou M, Peng Y

“…Clinical data were collected to identify risk factors and construct a nomogram model, which was validated using the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, decision curve analysis (DCA), and clinical impact curve.Results: A total of 439 patients were included, with 86 cases (19.59%) in the coagulation disorder group and 353 cases in the control group. …”
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Harnessing the antioxidant and cytoprotective power of Aitchisonia rosea: phytochemical insights and mechanistic validation by Loai Aljerf, Abdullah H. Maad, Shahid Rasool, Muaaz Alajlani

“…The demonstrated ability to safeguard both DNA and erythrocyte membranes from oxidative insults establishes A. rosea as a scientifically validated candidate for further pharmaceutical and industrial development, particularly for applications targeting oxidative stress-mediated diseases.…”
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Book Recommendation Using Collaborative Filtering Algorithm by Esmael Ahmed, Adane Letta

“…These users have a lack of ability to search and select the appropriate materials from the large repository that meet for their needs. …”
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Anticoccidial Activity of Aloe debrana and Aloe pulcherrima Leaf Gel against Eimeria Oocysts by Andualem Yimer Desalegn, Mulubrihan Rahimeto Ahmed

“…The results of this study show that 10, 15, 25, and 3 0% w/v gel infusions at the tested concentrations have anticoccidial activity as evidenced by their ability to decrease significantly (P<0.05) the sporulation of Eimeria oocysts relative to the control incubation. …”
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Adaptation of Teachers' Perceptions of Grading Practices Scale to Turkish and Examination of Measurement Invariance by Meltem Acar Güvendir, Emre Guvendir, Yeşim Özer Özkan

“…This scale, which examines teachers' perceptions of grading methods, has six components: importance, usefulness, student effort, student ability, teacher's grading patterns, and perceived self-efficacy of the grading process. …”
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PROFESSIONAL-PEDAGOGICAL REFLECTION OF STUDENTS: RESULTS OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH WORK by M. N. Dudina

“…The non-parametric Mann-Whitney U-criterion test was applied when processing the data obtained during the questionnaire to compare average values of independent samples of respondents.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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Optimization of clustering parameters for single-cell RNA analysis using intrinsic goodness metrics by Nicolina Sciaraffa, Antonino Gagliano, Luigi Augugliaro, Claudia Coronnello, Claudia Coronnello

“…IntroductionThe accurate clustering of cell subpopulations is a crucial aspect of single-cell RNA sequencing. The ability to correctly subdivide cell subpopulations hinges on the efficacy of unsupervised clustering. …”
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DURATION OF IMMUNE RESPONSE INDUCED BY THE VACCINE BASED ON RECOMBINANT Ag85, TB10 AND FliC PROTEINS by V. V. Yeremeev, I. V. Dukhovlinov, A. I. Orlov, G. S. Shepelkova, E. A. Fedorova, M. B. Balazovsky, V. Ya. Gergert

“…Data on insufficient ability of BCG to stimulate life-long immunological memory is accumulating. …”
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Prehospital survival of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction requiring out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation - a nationwide, real-world observational study by Dominika Szabó, András Szabó, Andrea Székely

“…The value of Nagelkerke R2 test of 0.445 indicated a strong relationship between predictors and outcome. …”
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Isolation and characterization of Erwinia amylovora-specific phages for biocontrol of fire blight disease in Tunisia by Emna Bouazizi, Yaakoub Gharbi, Hayet Hfayeth, Mohamed Ali Triki

“…Environmental stability tests showed that phages pHEa3 and pHEa4 maintained activity across a broader temperature range (5 °C–40 °C) and under neutral pH conditions. …”
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Predicting functional recovery after acute ankle sprain. by Sean R O'Connor, Chris M Bleakley, Mark A Tully, Suzanne M McDonough

“…The predictive value of variables (age, BMI, gender, injury mechanism, previous injury, weight-bearing status, medial joint line pain, pain during weight-bearing dorsiflexion and lateral hop test) recorded at baseline and at 4 weeks post injury were investigated for their prognostic ability. …”
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Relationship between go/no-go task, physical activity, and physical fitness in preschool children by Noriaki Watanabe, Masayoshi Kamijo, Kazuki Ashida, Fumihito Sasamori, Masao Okuhara, Koji Terasawa

“…Methods This study measured the average number of steps and exercise step count as objective measures of physical activity and administered go/no-go tasks and physical fitness tests for 4 weeks in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. …”
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pyAKI-An open source solution to automated acute kidney injury classification. by Christian Porschen, Jan Ernsting, Paul Brauckmann, Raphael Weiss, Till Würdemann, Hendrik Booke, Wida Amini, Ludwig Maidowski, Benjamin Risse, Tim Hahn, Thilo von Groote

“…Comparative analysis revealed its ability to surpass the quality of human labels with an accuracy of 1.0 in all categories.…”
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