Rapid test for the qualitative simultaneous determination of cardiac fatty acid-binding protein and cardiac troponin I in the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome by V. A. Kokorin, I. G. Gordeev, M. N. Arefyev, A. Ya. Goncharova, A. A. Yakovtsova

“…In addition to routine diagnostic procedures, on admission, we determined FABPs and cTnI concentrations using the high-quality immunochromatographic rapid test CARD-INFO 1 1 (OOO CARDIO-Plus, Russia).Results. …”
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Modified Gift Box Repair Technique in Achilles Tendon Rupture: A 5-Year Follow-Up by Mohammad Hossein Chegini Kord MD, Alireza Ebrahimi MD, Leili Nazari MD, Gregory R. Waryasz MD, Mohammad Razi MD, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani MD, Adel Ebrahimpour MD

“…While some residual deficits were observed, the procedure was well-tolerated with no significant complications, suggesting it is a safe and effective treatment option.…”
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On the right of heirs to information on the death of repressed and subsequently rehabilitated citizens by M. Yu. Dityatkovsky

“…In particular, the paper concludes that part five of Article 11 of the Law of the Russian Federation “On the Rehabilitation of Victims of Political Repressions”, which provides for the possibility of an arbitrary refusal by the archival authorities to inform the applicants of the time, causes of death and place of burial of the rehabilitated simply because of the lack of relevant information, without giving the reasons for the loss of documentation or evidence of such loss in conjunction with the provisions of parts 1 and 3 of Article 56 of the Code of Civil Procedure of the Russian Federation does not comply with the Constitution of the Russian Federation.In conclusion, attention is drawn to the fact that the cases of establishing the facts of the death of repressed and subsequently rehabilitated citizens on a certain date and under certain circumstances as a result of execution are not simple and not isolated. …”
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DIGITAL HEALTH LITERACY AND CANCER MISINFORMATION/DISINFORMATION IN BRAZIL: IMPLICATIONS FOR SCIENTIFIC DISSEMINATION IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ONCOLOGY by ROMULO SANTANA OSTHUES, Elba Cristina Sá de Camargo ETCHEBEHERE, Barbara Juarez AMORIM, Carmino Antonio DE SOUZA, Larissa Mansano DE SOUZA, Amira Al DERGHAM

“…In view of this scenario, the application of an online questionnaire, based on the adapted version of the eHealth Literacy Scales (eHEALS), is imperative to measure the hypotheses regarding individuals’ ability to seek, understand, and use reliable information about cancer and the nuclear technologies involved in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures with radiopharmaceuticals, as well as to identify the main channels and sociodemographic factors that may influence the dissemination of misleading content. …”
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LA ADAPTACIÓN METODOLÓGICA DE LA ENSEÑANZA DE LENGUAS AL EEES: UN ESTUDIO EUROPEO by María Luisa Pérez Cañado

“…After contextualizing the study within the broader framework of the Project and specifying its objectives, procedure, sample, and statistical methodology, the article goes on to describe the main outcomes of the investigation for teachers and students. …”
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Retrospective study of treatment outcomes and complications of cyclocryotherapy in 58 glaucoma-affected dogs from 2018 to 2023 by Chatrawee Tuaktaew, Natthanet Sritrakoon, Winyu Karntip, Nuanwan Rujirekasuwan, Nuttatida Nimitchaiyapong, Burin Nimsuphan

“…Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the medical records of 73 eyes from 58 dogs treated with cyclocryotherapy at Kasetsart University Veterinary Teaching Hospital (2018–2023). The procedure involved applying a double cycle of freezing and thawing using a cryoprobe on 8–10 scleral sites. …”
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Comparison of Surgical Techniques in Managing Craniosynostosis: Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis by Muhammad Ikhlas Abdian Putra, Mirnasari Amirsyah, Budiman Budiman, Shakira Amirah, Seba Talat Al-Gunaid, Muhammad Iqhrammullah

“…Open total cranial vault reconstruction (CVR) is the common procedure in managing craniosynostosis, yet more techniques have been introduced as alternatives, namely endoscopic suturectomy (ES), endoscopy-assisted craniectomy (EC), spring-assisted surgery (SAS), strip craniectomy with helmet (SC), Pi craniectomy (PiC), Pi plasty (PiP), and Renier’s “H” technique (RH). …”
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Airway Segmentation and Centerline Extraction from Thoracic CT - Comparison of a New Method to State of the Art Commercialized Methods. by Pall Jens Reynisson, Marta Scali, Erik Smistad, Erlend Fagertun Hofstad, Håkon Olav Leira, Frank Lindseth, Toril Anita Nagelhus Hernes, Tore Amundsen, Hanne Sorger, Thomas Langø

“…We compared the different procedures by user interactions such as number of clicks needed to process the data and quantitative measures concerning the quality of the segmentation and centrelines such as total length of the branches, number of branches, number of generations, and volume of the 3D model.…”
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Comparison of conventional versus robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty using the Mako system: An Italian retrospective study by Roberta Banchetti, Silvia Dari, Maria Elisabetta Ricciarini, Domenico Lup, Francesco Carpinteri, Fabio Catani, Patrizio Caldora

“…There were no significant differences in preoperative and post-operative scores between robotic-assisted and standard groups in all of the patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), but we reported a statistically and clinically significant improvement in all of the post-operative PROMs scores for both surgical procedures (P < 0.001). Discussion and Conclusion: Our findings showed that the MAKO™ robotic is a valuable technology that may innovate THA. …”
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Clinical description of hemodialysis headache in end-stage renal disease patients Caracterização clínica da cefaléia da diálise em pacientes renais crônicos by Alan Chester Feitosa de Jesus, Hélio Araújo Oliveira, Marcelo Oliveira Ribeiro Paixão, Thalyta Porto Fraga, Felipe José N. Barreto, Marcelo Moraes Valença

“…BACKGROUND: Hemodialysis (HD)-related headaches are a common complaint of patients undergoing this procedure. OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency and clinical characteristics of headache in patients undergoing HD and to discuss their diagnostic criteria. …”
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Assessing Work&amp;ndash;Life Balance in Malta and Italy: A Cross-Cultural Investigation Using Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling (ESEM) by Bottaro R, De Giovanni K, Faraci P

“…Our research focuses on the procedure of effectively assessing WLB in different cultural contexts, grounded in well-established theoretical foundations and involving the testing of measurement quality. …”
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The natural diet composition of young piglets suggests an overlook of fibre and food structure in farmed suckling piglets by Renjie Yao, Hubèrt M. J. van Hees, An Cools, Sebastián A. Ballari, Dominiek Maes, Geert P. J. Janssens

“…Twenty-eight farmed suckling piglets of similar ages were sourced from a Dutch research farm, and their stomach contents were collected and pooled into fourteen samples with the same procedure for comparison. Additionally, the composition data of twenty-five commercial feeds was also collected. …”
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The prevalence of sleep breathing disorders in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter treatment by M. V. Agaltsov, O. M. Drapkina, K. V. Davtyan, G. G. Arutyunyan

“…Obstructive sleep apnea is very widespread among a cohort of patients with AF who have undergone a catheter procedure to isolate the pulmonary veins. Sleep breathing disorder is the strongest and most independent risk factor for AF associated with increased LA, among other risk factors such as age, hypertension, and obesity.…”
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Differential impacts of land use regimes on soil aggregate stability and aggregate-associated organic carbon sequestration in semi-arid Vertisols by Patience Ponyane, Ferdinand J. Dina Ebouel, Peter N. Eze, Peter N. Eze

“…Routine laboratory procedures were used to analyze the pH, Electrical conductivity, calcium carbonate, exchangeable cations, soil organic carbon, bulk density, particle size distribution, and clay mineralogy. …”
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The journey to diagnosis of wild-type transthyretin-mediated (ATTRwt) amyloidosis: a path with multisystem involvement by Chafic Karam, Colleen Moffit, Catherine Summers, Madeline P. Merkel, Fran M. Kochman, Laure Weijers, Mathilde Puls, Marieke Schurer, Emily Jones, Nicola Mason, Muriel Finkel, Paula Schmitt, Mazen Hanna

“…Survey results reported a high disease burden for patients with both conditions, with patients with ATTRwt amyloidosis reporting more diagnoses and procedures prior to their final diagnosis. Interviews with participants with ATTRwt amyloidosis revealed that patients face a high symptomatic burden of disease. …”
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Use of total knee arthroplasty by type of public insurance scheme: a cross-sectional study based on claims data in Thailand by Ipek Gurol-Urganci, Jan van der Meulen, Anne Mills, Woranan Witthayapipopsakul, Apichat Asavamongkolkul

“…We investigated the extent to which use of TKA varied by insurance scheme.Design A retrospective cross-sectional study.Setting We used national-level inpatient claims data from CSMBS and UCS between 1 Jan 2018 and 31 Dec 2020.Participants We included patients aged &gt;50 with primary osteoarthritis who underwent TKA.Primary and secondary outcome measures A Poisson regression model was used to estimate procedure rates per 100 000 insured people per year by an insurance scheme. …”
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Econometric analysis and modeling of the dynamics of the balance of payments’ development in Azerbaijan by N. S. Ayyubova

“…For the empirical analysis of non-stationary time series, statistical methods of information processing are used inthe work; to check the adequacy and test the multivariate model, the appropriate criteria and modern econometric procedures are used, taking into account the impact of exogenous factors. …”
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THE USE OF FORECASTING METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE MAIN TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SYSTEMS FOR SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHERS OF ROMANIA AND UKRAINE by Korolova Larysa

“…A step-by-step content analysis of the main directions of the development of Romania and Ukraine professional training systems of second language teachers is highlighted: historical aspects, content, structure and functions of these systems and features of the modern systems of professional training of second language teachers. The questionnaire procedure of experts from Romania and Ukraine leading institutions of higher education and the results obtained after the questionnaire regarding the main directions of the development of the system of professional training of Romania and Ukraine are presented: its historical aspects, content, structure and functions of this system, features of the modern system of professional training of second language teachers. …”
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Thyroid storm during the recovery phase after non-thyroid surgery in a hyperthyroid patient: a case report and literature review by Jiyu Zeng, Ting Yang, Li Wu

“…Although the risk is well-documented in thyroid surgeries, perioperative thyroid storm following non-thyroid procedures is exceedingly rare, posing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. …”
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Coping styles moderate stress pathways to suicidal ideation in clinic-based sample of Chinese adolescents with depression by Zhe Xu, Haifang Zhou, Linlin Hu, Lei Zhang, Xiuhong Zhang

“…The mediating role of stress and moderating role of coping styles were tested using mediation and moderated mediation analyses with bootstrapping procedures. A total of 62.72% of study participants self-reported suicidal ideation. …”
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