Standards of specialized diabetes care. Edited by Dedov I.I., Shestakova M.V., Mayorov A.Yu. 9th edition by Ivan I. Dedov, Marina V. Shestakova, Aleksandr Y. Mayorov, Olga K. Vikulova, Gagik R. Galstyan, Tamara L. Kuraeva, Valentina A. Peterkova, Olga M. Smirnova, Elena G. Starostina, Elena V. Surkova, Olga Y. Sukhareva, Alla Y. Tokmakova, Minara S. Shamkhalova, Ivona Renata Jarek-Martynova, Ekaterina V. Artemova, Diana D. Beshlieva, Olga N. Bondarenko, Natalya N. Volevodz, Olga R. Grigoryan, Irina S. Gomova, Zera N. Dzhemilova, Roza M. Esayan, Liudmila I. Ibragimova, Viktor Y. Kalashnikov, Irina V. Kononenko, Dmitry N. Laptev, Dmitry V. Lipatov, Oleg G. Motovilin, Tatiana V. Nikonova, Roman V. Rozhivanov, Ekaterina A. Shestakova

“…Dear Colleagues! We are glad to present the 9th Edition (revised) of Standards of Diabetes Care. …”
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A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of anti-VEGF drugs for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy by Robert Hodgson, Matthew Walton, Helen Fulbright, Laura Bojke, Ruth Walker, Alexis Llewellyn, Sofia Dias, Lesley Stewart, David Steel, John Lawrenson, Tunde Peto, Mark Simmonds

“…Funding This article presents independent research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme as award number NIHR132948. …”
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Efficacy of acupuncture as adjunctive therapy for patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Guofeng Li, Jimin Liu, Guixian Yang, Jiajia Li, Yuan He, Xinru Fei, Lai Wei, Dongkai Zhao

“…Although the review highlights clinical benefits, the heterogeneity of the included studies and the overall quality of the evidence suggest that more high-quality randomized controlled trials are needed to validate these findings and optimize treatment strategies. …”
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Population dynamics and monitoring applied to decision-making by M. J. Conroy, D. C. Lee

“…Both of these features involve factors beyond the usual consideration of ecological modeling; the first implies the presence of one or more “decision makers”, and the second characterizes the societal preferences of each possible outcome resulting from a prospective decision. …”
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FIRST RESULTS ON THE DIRECTION STATISTICS OF PAIRS OF EPICENTERS OF NEIGHBOR EARTHQUAKES ON KAMCHATKA by A. A. Gusev, A. A. Palueva

“…One can see that with the stricter limit of 0.5 days, histograms and rose diagrams show more expressed deviations from the uniform (isotropic) distribution of angles. …”
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XMM-Newton Observations of the High Temperature Plasma in the Large Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnant N132D by Adam R. Foster, Paul P. Plucinsky, Terrance J. Gaetz, Xi Long, Diab Jerius

“…We present an analysis of the archival XMM-Newton observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) supernova remnant N132D totaling more than 500 ks. …”
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Exploring the multidimensional symptom experience in patients with inflammatory bowel disease—a contemporaneous network analysis by Yunzheng Di, Yunzheng Di, Xiaoping Zhu, Yamei Chen, Rong Wang, Sijia Zhang, Pengcheng Sun

“…After accounting for covariates, contemporaneous networks were constructed using all 18 symptoms.ResultsIt was determined that active IBD, years since IBD diagnosis, or those who have not received medication and surgery tend to have more severe IBD symptoms. Although fatigue was the most frequent (74.07%) and severe symptom (2.37 ± 1.161) in IBD, the strength centrality of fatigue was lower than that of weight loss and diarrhea. …”
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COLOR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ANTERIOR TEETH IN DENTAL STUDENTS by Ilia Liondev, Ivet Dzhondrova, Rumen Radev, Dimitar Kirov, Elka Radeva, Rangel Todorov

“…Results: The central incisors had the highest L* (lightness) values, indicating greater brightness. Canines presented significantly higher b* values, reflecting more pronounced yellowness. …”
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Inhibitors in the Management of Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases: Guidelines and Reimbursement Issues by M. V. Zhuravleva, A. B. Prokofiev, E. V. Shikh, S. Yu. Serebrova, G. I. Gorodetskaya, E. Yu. Demchenkova

“…The target level of LDL-C in real clinical practice is achieved in no more than a third of patients who have undergone a coronary event and receive high-intensity lipid-lowering therapy. …”
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Comparative study on phytosterol oxidation products determination in high oleic sunflower oil by using cholesterol oxidation products or purified phytosterol oxidation products as... by Ambra Bonciolini, Annalisa Vissio, Raffaele Calaminici, Emanuele Forte, Vladimiro Cardenia

“…Again, the Orbitrap technique was more sensitive than GC-MS, and significant differences (p<0.05) in the quantitation were also found between LC-MS and GC-MS when identical stock solutions were used. …”
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Estimation of MRSA Susceptibility to Oxacillin, Cefoxitine, Vancomycin and Daptomyci by V. V. Gostev, L. N. Popenko, T. V. Chernenkaya, Z. S. Naumenko, T. M. Voroshilova, Yu. A. Zakharova, O. E. Khokhlova, A. N. Kruglov, M. G. Ershova, S. N. Angelova, E. D. Poletaeva, I. V. Molchanova, S. V. Sidorenko

“…Therefore, correct laboratory identification of the MRSA phenotype based on the use of the marker antibiotic cefoxitine, as a more susceptibile one vs. oxacillin, is of great importance. …”
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Monitoring long-term cardiac activity with contactless radio frequency signals by Bin-Bin Zhang, Dongheng Zhang, Yadong Li, Zhi Lu, Jinbo Chen, Haoyu Wang, Fang Zhou, Yu Pu, Yang Hu, Li-Kun Ma, Qibin Sun, Yan Chen

“…While wearable devices using photoplethysmography offer more convenience, they sacrifice accuracy and are susceptible to environmental interference. …”
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Clinical and nutritional profile of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in Brazil: a nationwide online survey by Gabriele Gonçalves de Souza Corrêa, Fernanda Valente Mendes Soares, Zilton Farias Meira de Vasconcelos, Ana Carolina Carioca Costa, Adriana Duarte Rocha

“…The presence of pica was reported by 25% and food selectivity was present in 77.2%, with greater refusal of fruit, vegetables and pasty textures. …”
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Exosomal Protein Biomarkers in Arthritis: Deciphering the Inflammatory Profiles of RA and OA by Claudia M. Brenis Gómez, Chamaida Plasencia-Rodríguez, Marta Novella-Navarro, Ana Martínez-Feito, Alejandro Balsa, Enrique Calvo-Aranda, Borja Hernández-Breijo

“…<b>Results</b>: The extracellular vesicles from HC samples exhibited smaller sizes and were more concentrated than exosomes from RA and OA samples. …”
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Horizontal integration in first phase MBBS curriculum – Key for better comprehension by Sarbani Das, Dilip Kumar Mondal, Paramita Mukhopadhayay, Sharmistha Biswas, Abhijit Bhakta

“…Results: 86.83% students opined that horizontal integration is definitely better than didactic lectures & 90.53% students opined that such method of learning increased their interest towards the topic. 93.82% students opined that such integrated session helped them to understand clinical applications more clearly and 81.48% students strongly want that such sessions must be organized at frequent intervals throughout the MBBS tenure. …”
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Regionalization of the Atmospheric Dust Cycle on the Periphery of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet Since the Last Glacial Maximum by G. Baccolo, B. Delmonte, S. Albani, C. Baroni, G. Cibin, M. Frezzotti, D. Hampai, A. Marcelli, M. Revel, M. C. Salvatore, B. Stenni, V. Maggi

“…On the contrary, a different scenario concerns Talos Dome during the Holocene if it is compared to more inner sites. The tight connection between high southern latitudes and Antarctica that characterizes cold climate stages becomes weaker since the onset of the last climatic transition and throughout the Holocene. …”
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The role of ratio markers based on prealbumin in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection by Qianqian Cao, Xinchuang Ning, Panlong Fan, Tianmiao Cheng, Yuzhe Zhang, Cheng Cheng, Zhipeng Dai

“…Therefore, it is necessary to identify more precise biomarkers for the diagnosis of PJI. …”
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Breast reconstruction: 10 years experience by Izadora Lorena Ferreira Reis, Romeu Ferreira Daroda, Carlaile Soares Franco, Gabriel Felipe Silva, Larissa Silva Leitão Daroda

“…Introduction: Breast reconstruction after surgical treatment for breast cancer (one of the main cancers that affect women) has been progressively more recommended, given the benefits of psychological recovery and quality of life, whether using implants and/or autologous tissues. …”
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Focal Mechanism and Moment Tensor Determination for Tsunami Early Warning Systems: A Literature Study (2018&#x2013;2024) by Titi Handayani, Wijayanto, Adhi Harmoko Saputro, Mohd Asyraf Zulkifley, Dede Djuhana

“…Therefore, this review aims to present a systematic overview of recent studies and trends related to both concepts. …”
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All roads lead to glutamate: NMDA and AMPA receptors as targets for rapid-acting antidepressants by Florian Freudenberg, Christine Reif-Leonhard, Gerard R. Dawson, Ruth M. McKernan, Andreas Reif

“…Together, targeting glutamatergic signalling represents a transformative path for TRD treatment with high efficacy by more directly modulating pathologically affected signalling modules. …”
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