Efficiency Ranking of Photovoltaic Microinverters and Energy Yield Estimations for Photovoltaic Balcony Power Plants by Stefan Krauter, Jörg Bendfeld

“…In the indoor lab, conversion efficiencies as a function of load have been measured with high accuracy and ranked according to Euro and CEC weightings; the latest rankings from 2024 are included in this paper. …”
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Effects of lanreotide autogel immediately after a single injection for thyrotropin-producing pituitary tumor by Mayuko Sumitomo, Arina Miyoshi, Shuhei Baba, Hajime Sugawara, Shinji Obara, Norio Wada

“…We present the case of a 51-year-old man who was referred to our hospital due to abnormal thyroid function tests. …”
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Unique genetic presentation of Gitelman syndrome in a Hispanic patient: Case report by Aldo Arce, Matthew Nguyen, Dao Le, Ramy Hanna

“…Regarding his history of Gitelman’s syndrome leading up to his diagnosis, at the age of 3, the patient was found to be hypokalemic on routine testing with no identifiable cause. The patient underwent genetic testing, where the test result demonstrated a positive solute carrier family 12, member 3 gene mutation, concurrent with Gitelman’s syndrome. …”
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Blood Eosinophil Count as a Predictive Biomarker of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation in a Real-World Setting by Moegi Komura, Tadashi Sato, Yohei Suzuki, Hitomi Yoshikawa, Naoko Arano Nitta, Mika Hayashi, Eriko Kuwasaki, Kimiko Horikoshi, Toshihiko Nishioki, Mikiko Mori, Yuzo Kodama, Shinichi Sasaki, Kazuhisa Takahashi

“…Patients with COPD who visited our hospital between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2018, were recruited, and their background information, spirometry data, laboratory test results, and moderate-to-severe exacerbation events during the one-year follow-up period were collected from the electronic medical records and analyzed. …”
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Association of postoperative covert stroke and cognitive dysfunction among elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: protocol for a prospective cohort study (PRECISION study... by Yuan Zhang, Qianyu Cui, Dexiang Wang, Min Zeng, Jia Dong, Hailong Jin, Zhengfang Hu, Yuming Peng, Ruquan Han

“…Recently, a prospective cohort study reported perioperative covert stroke was associated with an increased risk of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) 1 year after non-cardiac surgery. However, the mechanism remains unclear.Methods and analysis This is a prospective observational trial aiming to investigate the cumulative incidence of perioperative covert stroke and test the hypothesis that perioperative covert stroke associates with POCD in elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac and non-neurological surgery. …”
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Separating Acute Rheumatic Fever from Nonrheumatic Streptococcal Myocarditis by Laith A. Derbas, Anweshan Samanta, Srinivasa Potla, Moustafa Younis, Laura M. Schmidt, Ibrahim M. Saeed

“…Case Presentation. A 25-year-old male, presented with complaints of sore throat, nonproductive cough, fever, pleuritic chest pain, and progressive dyspnea for four days. …”
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The role of hormones of the adrenal cortex in regulation of the muscular activity of a growing organism by M.V. Shaykhelislamova, N.B. Dikopolskaya, G.A. Bilalova, N.H. Mansour, T.L. Zefirov

“…The age-related dynamics of glucocorticoid and androgenic function of adrenal cortex in 11–15-year-old boys engaged in hockey, the degree of their participation in the process of urgent adaptation of the organism to the measured physical load were investigated. …”
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A Flow-Speed Model for Motorways in England: Analysis Under Various Weather Conditions by Ye Liu, Haibo Chen, Chuhan Yin, Vivi Michalaki, Phillip Proctor, Gavin Rowley, Xiaowei Wang, Hongyuan Wei

“…Further analysis of extensive data over a wider space and time is required to test the transferability of these findings to other contexts.…”
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Surveillance and characterization of Candida bloodstream infections in a Serbian tertiary care hospital by Predrag Stojanovic, Nikola Stojanovic, Zorica Stojanovic-Radic, Valentina Arsić Arsenijević, Suzana Otasevic, Pavle Randjelovic, Niko S Radulović

“…We analyzed the frequency, infection characteristics, potential predisposing factors, susceptibility to antifungal drugs, biofilm production and other virulence characteristics of Candida spp. isolates obtained from a tertiary care hospital in Niš, Serbia, during a one year period. Methods: Medical histories, characteristics of isolated strains and drug susceptibility, as well as the effect on the function of isolated macrophages and other virulence features were evaluated. …”
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Case Report: Managing the Coinfection of Cerebral Malaria and Dengue in the Intensive Care Unit by Chandra Gunawan, I Wayan Suranadi, I Putu Agus Surya Panji, Tjokorda Gde Agung Senapathi

“…His initial laboratory investigation showed increasing pattern of WBC, thrombocyte, anemia, peripheral blood smear normochromic normocytic erythrocyte, poikilocytosis (ovalocytes (+), teardrop cells (+)), normoblasts (+), presence of Plasmodium malariae trophozoite and schizont stage parasites, positive result of IgM and IgG anti dengue, increased liver function test, increased BUN and creatinine serum levels, hyperbilirubinemia, hypoalbuminemia, and normal result of blood gas analysis. …”
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Unexpected mild course of COVID-19 in HIV-positive patient with various risk factors: a case report by Anna Zubkiewicz-Zarębska, Marcin Czarnecki, Brygida Knysz, Lidia Usnarska-Zubkiewicz

“…After COVID-19, the patient suffered from deterioration of renal function, and was qualified for renal transplantation. …”
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Coagulopathy and Extremely Elevated PT/INR after Dabigatran Etexilate Use in a Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease by Joonseok Kim, Mrinal Yadava, In Chul An, Abrar Sayeed, Heather S. Laird-Fick, Venu Gourineni, George S. Abela

“…Otherwise, all labs were unremarkable including the liver function test. Dabigatran was stopped immediately. …”
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Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Auditor Switching dengan Financial Distress sebagai Pemoderasi by Herninda Pitaloka, Agung Guritno

“…The analysis included descriptive statistical tests, model feasibility tests, classification matrix tests, the formation of logistic regression functions, partial parameter significance tests, simultaneous parameter significance tests, coefficients of determination tests and MRA tests. …”
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Isolated Right Ventricular Myocarditis: Rarely Reported Pathology by Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk, Muhammad Bilal Munir

“…Diagnostic tests were conducted, which revealed elevated troponins, decreased right ventricular ejection function but preserved left ventricular function, and no evidence of coronary artery disease. …”
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Outcomes of Total Ankle Replacement are Worse in Patients with Ipsilateral Hindfoot Fusion by Emily Teehan MS, Allison L. Boden MD, Jensen Henry MD, Constantine Demetracopoulos MD

“…Multivariate linear regression models were used to evaluate the associations of hindfoot fusion, implant type, reoperations (defined as any surgical procedure following primary TAA, including retention of metal implants with polyethylene explant), revisions (defined as exchange of tibial and/or talar components), and demographics with 2-year postoperative PROMIS scores. Finally, proportions of patients meeting PROMIS thresholds for the patient-acceptable symptom state (PASS) at 2-years postoperative was compared between groups via Pearson Chi square tests. …”
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The Correlation between the Self-Image and the Mentor Image of Students in the Context of Professional Self-Determination by D.A. Krasilo, K.Yu. Repesciuc

“…The article presents empirical data obtained from a sample of 76 psychology students, including students of the1st and 2^nd years (N=45) and students of the 3^rd and 4th years of Taras Shevchenko National University of Tiraspol (N=31). …”
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An Extremely Rare Cause of Restrictive Lung Disease: Intrapulmonary Mature Teratoma by Kevin J. Karlic, Andrew C. Chang, John Z. Ayanian, Allison L. Ruff

“…Pulmonary function tests revealed restrictive lung disease and computed tomography (CT) of the chest showed a left mediastinal mass consistent with a mature teratoma obstructing the left ventricle and right ventricular outflow tract. …”
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FACTORS OF CARIES DEVELOPMENT AND WAYS TO REDUCE THEI IMPACT IN SCHOOL CHILDREN by L.F. Kaskova, T.B. Mandzyuk

“…Analysis of caries rates in 7 – 9 year children has revealed a probable increase in the prevalence and intensity of caries in permanent teeth over the past 20 years. …”
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Liver Transplantation for Isolated Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in an Adult by Ruiyang Huang

“…Herein, we discuss a case of a 56-year-old male patient who presented with jaundice, acute abdominal pain, and a history of elevated liver function tests assumed to be caused by fatty liver disease. …”
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Motor-Based Interventions in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials by Jiaxin Gao, Yihan Yang, Xiaqing Xu, Dunbing Huang, Yangxin Wu, Hongfei Ren, Anren Zhang, Xiaohua Ke, Wei Song

“…Conclusions MBI demonstrates significant positive effects on enhancing standardized motor test scores, body functions, and levels of activity performance in children with DCD. …”
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