The Century of Authoritarianism (Analysis of the Characteristics and Forms of Authoritarianism in the 21st Century by Moslem Karamzadi

“…The global spread of authoritarianism, both in advanced countries with a democratic history and in developing countries, has manifested in various ways: the election of populist figures who oppose legal procedures, such as Donald Trump in the United States; the rise to power of far-right figures, such as Giorgia Meloni in Italy; the continued power of authoritarians such as Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey; and the deepening of authoritarianism in countries such as China under the leadership of Xi Jinping. …”
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Clinical effects comparison of different approaches and anterior attachment release methods in temporomandibular joint disc repositioning and anchoring surgery by WANG Hao, WANG Wei, LI Qiang, YAN Jiaxuan, NIE Wei, GUO Yanjun, YAN Wei, CHEN Yong

“…Objective To explore the therapeutic effects of different surgical methods for temporomandibular joint disc reduction and anchoring surgery, providing reference for optimizing this surgical procedure. Method The study was approved by the hospital ethics committee. 173 patients (195 joints) who underwent temporomandibular joint disc repositioning and anchoring surgery were selected for retrospective analysis. …”
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Analisis Keberterimaan Pengguna Taring Dukcapil Menggunakan Metode Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Delone & Mclean dan Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) by Ayu Nyoman Waisantini Winaya, Komang Setemen, Made WIndu Antara Kesiman

“…Several recommendations were made, namely displaying information on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and applying Electronic Signatures (TTE) to the Village Head/Lurah level. …”
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Enrollment and Retention Outcomes from the Veterans Health Administration for a Remote Digital Health Study: Multisite Observational Study by Jaclyn A Pagliaro, Lauren K Wash, Ka Ly, Jenny Mathew, Alison Leibowitz, Ryan Cabrera, Jolie B Wormwood, Varsha G Vimalananda

“… BackgroundClinical trials of remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology are well-suited to remote studies, for which patients complete key procedures online. However, remote digital health studies often suffer from low enrollment and retention, threatening the successful achievement of study outcomes and wasting resources and time. …”
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The Influence of Traumatic Injuries Early Diagnosis on the Development of Pulmonary Complications in Patients With Multisystem Chest Trauma by E. S. Vladimirova, E. A. Tarabrin, I. E. Popova, E. D. Menshikova, S. A. Badygov, E. V. Kislukhina, L. V. Popkova

“…Medical care in Group I was carried out according to the principles of the “golden hour”: within the first hour from the moment of admission to the patients with the presence of pneumothorax and hemothorax, the pleural cavity was drained. In Group II, this procedure was performed in other medical institutions and in 5 additional patients at the Institute.Conclusions. …”
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It is not waste if it is therapy: cellular, secretory and functional properties of reamer–irrigator–aspirator (RIA)-derived autologous bone grafts by S. Häusner, A. Kolb, K. Übelmesser, S. Hölscher-Doht, M. C. Jordan, A. Jauković, F. Berberich-Siebelt, D. V. Spasovski, J. Groll, T. Blunk, M. Herrmann

“…The current gold standard addressing these defects is autologous bone grafting (ABG). Procedures such as reamer–irrigator–aspirator (RIA) and conventional bone grafting from the iliac crest are widely recognized as highly effective interventions for critical-size bone defects. …”
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Impact of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion on Long-term Clinical Outcome in Patients with Unprotected Left Main Disease Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Imad Sheiban, Filippo Figini, Valeria Gaspartto, Claudio Moretti, Filippo Leonardo, Shaoliang Chen, Fabrizio D’Ascenzo

“…Outcomes were compared between those with and without coronary CTO and between those with CTO who had successful and unsuccessful CTO recanalization procedures. Methods:. All consecutive patients with significant LMCA disease (>50% stenosis at coronary angiography) who underwent PCI between July 2014 and December 2018 were retrospectively included in our study. …”
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Abstract 093: Carotid Stump Syndrome: an Insidious Source of Recurrent Ischemic Strokes by Evan M. Anderson, Gunjanpreet Kaur, Hanan Qaqish, Karthik Narayanan, Wilson Rodriguez, Brian Miremadi

“…Interventional approaches may include ECA‐ICA stenting with a covered stent or stent‐assisted coil embolization of the proximal stump. Surgical procedures include an endarterectomy on the ipsilateral ECA or contralateral ICA to increase collateral circulation. …”
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Micro-Credit Institutions’ Services and Sustainability of Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises During Covid-19 Pandemic in Kigezi Region, South Western Uganda. by Agaba, Moses, Kaaya, Siraj, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun

“…The sample size was computed using Yamane's sampling formulae (Yamane, 1967) and was based on a 5% level of precision. A cluster sampling procedure was applied to select the enterprises' respondents. …”
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Corporate Governance Code and Earnings Management by Azam Valizadeh Iarijani, Reyhaneh Iranpour

“…In this regard, as it was stated in some previous research, the establishment of disclosure requirements and regulations and corporate governance has led to the change of earnings management procedures from the management of accruals to the real management of earnings; This is while, based on the results of this research, the implementation of corporate governance mechanisms has had significant negative effects on the real earnings management. …”
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Quality failures in Energy- saving renovation projects in Northern China by Yuting Qi

“…The causes of these quality failures are workers’ defaults; inadequate checking procedures; incomplete construction site survey; inaccurate design work; fraud of construction companies; and inefficient cooperation between different departments. …”
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Leveraging infant visit PrEP screening INtegration & tasK shifting to improve post-partum HIV prevention in Malawi (LINK): a cluster-randomized trial evaluation of a postpartum HIV... by Sarah E. Rutstein, Valerie A. Lucas, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Michael E. Herce, Jessie Edwards, Caitlin Cassidy, Jimmy Villiera, Funny Kamanga, Maganizo Chagomerana, Joep J. van Oosterhout, Elijah Chikuse, Ethel Rambiki, Agness Thawani, Bridget Malewezi, Lazola Makhupula, Clement Udedi, Patrick Mbulaje, Mitch Matoga, Wiza Kumwenda, Tisungane Mvalo, Agatha Bula, Lovemore Nkhalamba, Innocent Mofolo, Lameck Chinula, Virginia Thonyiwa, Owen Kumwenda, Mike Nenani Chisema, Irving F. Hoffman, William C. Miller, Vivian F. Go, Brian Pence, Madeleine A. Squibb, Friday Saidi

“…Human centered design workshops prior to implementation will further inform site-specific procedures for LINK model integration and launch. Discussion The study establishes a simple, scalable model, building on existing HIV and maternal and child health service delivery platforms, to accelerate efforts toward eliminating vertical transmission. …”
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Analgesic effects of intrathecal bupivacaine with neostigmine or morphine among elective surgical patients in selected comprehensive specialised hospitals, Southern Ethiopia: a pro... by Mohammed Jemal, Nesredin Shemsu Delmolo, Temesgen Sidamo, Ashagrie Sintayehu, Selman Reshad, Abdulkadir Kedir, Mebratu Kebede, Mebratu Tila, Sintayehu Samuel, Rashed Edris Usure, Nuredin Chura Waritu, Getahun Dendir

“…Objectives To compare the analgesic effects of intrathecal neostigmine with bupivacaine, morphine with bupivacaine and bupivacaine alone among patients undergoing surgical procedures below the umbilicus.Design and setting A multicentre prospective cohort study was conducted from 29 May to 29 August 2023 at Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Nigest Mohammed Eleni Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital and Werabe Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. …”
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Infarct core growth rate and 90-day outcomes in ischemic stroke: subgroup analysis based on onset-to-recanalization time by Sha Chen, Sha Chen, Guofang Chen, Changzhi Zhao, Enle Wang, Yewen Zhou, Manhua Ding, Yang Zhang, Yang Zhang

“…Clinical outcomes were evaluated using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90 days post-procedure. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression was employed for data screening. …”
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Effectiveness of Search for Unrelated Donor of Hematopoietic Stem Cells using Russian System Bone Marrow Donor Search: Experience of RM Gorbacheva Scientific Research Institute of... by OA Makarenko, AL Alyanskii, NE Ivanova, MA Kucher, EV Babenko, MA Estrina, DE Pevtsov, AA Golovacheva, EV Kuz’mich, BV Afanas’ev

“…If related donor is not found, further search is carried out in the Bone Marrow Donor Worldwide (BMDW) international data base, which is not effective enough (about 80–85 %), because of genotype specificity of Russian Federation residents. The recruitment procedure using BMDW takes a lot of time and is expensive. …”
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Validation of a microRNA profile in urine liquid biopsy with diagnostic and stratification value for bladder cancer classification, available through the open app BladdermiRaCan by Julia Oto, Raquel Herranz, Emma Plana, Javier Pérez-Ardavín, David Hervás, Fernando Cana, Patricia Verger, David Ramos-Soler, Manuel Martínez-Sarmiento, César D. Vera-Donoso, Pilar Medina

“…Abstract We aimed to identify a profile of urine microRNAs (miRNAs) with diagnostic and stratification potential in the whole range of bladder cancer (BC) categories, to avoid current invasive, harmful and expensive procedures. We collected a first morning urine sample from the screening (35 BC patients and 15 age- and gender-matched controls) and validation cohorts (172 BC and 94 controls). …”
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Typology of out-of-home eaters: a description of sociodemographic, lifestyle, nutritional and environmental characteristics in the NutriNet-Santé cohort by Emma Meyer, Benjamin Allès, Justine Berlivet, Sandrine Péneau, Alice Bellicha, Mathilde Touvier, Brigitte Langevin, Philippe Pointereau, Denis Lairon, Serge Hercberg, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Julia Baudry

“…Methods Based on a sub-sample of adults of the French NutriNet-Santé cohort who completed a food frequency questionnaire and a questionnaire on OOH consumption habits in 2014 (n = 29,140, mean age: 53.6 (SD = 14.0) years, 74.3% women), we conducted a Multiple Factor Analysis followed by a clustering procedure. AN(C)OVA models were then used to examine the associations between the identified clusters and socio-demographic, lifestyle, and diet-related characteristics (using dietary scores and environmental indicators including greenhouse gas emissions, land use and energy consumption). …”
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Assessment of male football players’ physical fitness levels based on certain gene (AGT rs699 & IL-6 rs1800795) polymorphisms by Celal Bulgay, Nicola L. Bragazzi, Orhan Gök, Veli O. Çakır, Selin Y. Tuncer, Tolga Polat, Korkut Ulucan, Halil İbrahim Ceylan, Metin Dalip, Mehmet S. Kocak, Mesut Cerit

“…Genomic DNA was extracted from oral epithelial cells. Genotyping procedures were then executed using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). …”
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Effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on ventricular function in systemic right ventricular failure by Lorna Swan, Gruschen R Veldtman, Hubert W Vliegen, Philippine Kiès, Filip Zemrak, Amanda Hunter, Anastasia D Egorova, Monique RM Jongbloed, J Wouter Jukema, Simon T MacDonald, Niki L Walker, Ali N Zaidi, Madelien V Regeer, Bart JA Mertens, Ralph ML Neijenhuis, Ari M Cedars

“…Twenty-five (64%) had transposition of the great arteries after an atrial switch procedure and 14 (36%) had congenitally corrected transposition. sRV GLS improved significantly in the first 50 days (−1.4%-point per month, p<0.001) and stabilised afterwards (<0.1%-point per month, p=0.520). …”
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Long-term effects of enhanced external counterpulsation in the management of patients with ischemic chronic heart failure by A. S. Lishuta, O. A. Slepova, N. A. Nikolaeva, M. F. Petruhnova, E. V. Privalova, Yu. N. Belenkov

“…Over the 24-month study period, the effect of EECP in patients with coronary artery disease complicated by CHF demonstrated a stable improvement in exercise tolerance, as well as a decrease in the incidence of adverse clinical outcomes, significantly more pronounced in the group with a large number of EECP procedures…”
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