The technical expert/clinical user/patient panel (TECUPP): centering patient and family perspectives in patient-reported measure development by Elizabeth Marsolais, Rebecca Anhang Price, Carl T. Berdahl, Anton Shenk, Lucy Schulson, Claire E. O’Hanlon

“…This model is characterized by significant or equal representation of people with lived experience of the disease or condition (as patients or caregivers) to the clinicians and others with technical expertise who typically comprise technical expert panels. …”
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Triple-Resonance Wideband Sector Patch Antenna Under 1.25-Wavelength by Jian Yu, Shan-Shan Gu

“…Furthermore, since the E-amplitudes contributed by the three modes are equal at a specific angle, the introduced pin is also employed to achieve a 90° phase shift, enabling CP radiation around the resonant frequency of the second mode. …”
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Nutrient composition of meals served to adult inpatients in public hospitals in North West, South Africa by Mantombi J. Jiyana, Lindiwe J. Ncube

“…Patients’ health and nutritional status depend on the quality of meals provided by the hospital food service providers. Equally, patients are largely inactive and could experience energy imbalances if the ‘energy in’ exceeds the ‘energy out’, increasing the chances of the inception of obesity and obesity-related illnesses. …”
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Analgesic Efficacy of Combined Adductor Canal and Popliteal Plexus Blocks Versus Adductor Canal Block Alone in Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: A Prospective, Double-Blinded, Randomized... by Ghada Magdy Behery, Nadia Hassan Fattoh, Mohammad Ali Mohammad Abduallah, Shimaa Elsaied Ibrahim Shaban

“…Patients were divided into two equal groups and given either ACB (15 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine) and PPB (15 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine) or ACB alone. …”
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Central Asia, Euro-centrism and Colonialism by N. T. Nurulla-Khodzhaeva

“…It is essential to highlight that based on this, a new dialogue may commence, where Central Asian scholars are regarded as equals to those of other research schools (both within and outside the region).…”
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Cooperative Learning in EFL Classes: A Comparative Study on Vocabulary Teaching by Emine Eda Ercan Demirel

“…A pre-test was applied at the beginning of the process to make sure if the two groups were equal in terms of their prior vocabulary knowledge and see the improvement afterwards. …”
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Effect of Sub-Eyebrow Small Incision Dissection of the Corrugator Supercilii Muscle Combined with Autologous Block Fat Transplantation for the Treatment of Severe Frown Lines by Tan S, Niu C, Zhang Y, Cao Z, Zhang S, Ren S, Lu X, Liu Y

“…Shenxing Tan,1,* Changying Niu,2,* Yiwu Zhang,3 Zhe Cao,4 Shan Zhang,1 Shanshan Ren,1 Xiaoshen Lu,1 Yuanyuan Liu1 1Department Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong second Medical University, Weifang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong second Medical University, Weifang, People’s Republic of China; 3Department Plastic Surgery, Shandong second Medical University, Weifang, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Dermatology, Hospital of Weifang People, Weifang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yuanyuan Liu; Xiaoshen Lu, Email 898152261@qq.com; luxiaosheng2006@163.comObjective: To explore the clinical efficacy of small sub-eyebrow incision in severing the corrugator supercilii muscle combined with autologous block fat transplantation for treating severe frown lines.Methodology: Sixteen patients with severe frown lines admitted to our hospital who refused to receive repeated injections of botulinum toxin were selected for treatment through corrugator dissection combined with fat transplantation.Results: No patients had difficulty raising their eyebrows after surgery. …”
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Comparative Study of Different Irrigation Protocols in Endodontic Treatment by Midhun Paul, Rekha V. Ravi, Chintu Sundaresan, Dinesh G. Kamath, Gargi Yumnam, Nada M. Ibrahim

“…Materials and Methods: This in vitro study involved 60 extracted single-rooted human teeth, randomly assigned to three groups (n = 20) based on the irrigation protocol used: The three tested products were Group A, sodium hypochlorite 5. 25%; Group B, Chlorhexidine 2%; and finally, Group C, EDTA 17%. Both groups rated equal in terms of the root canal preparation they were put through. …”
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Clinical efficacy of hyaluronic acid in post-extraction sockets of impacted mandibular third molar by Sairan Khurshed Nariman, Reiadh Kamal AL-Kamali

“…Materials and Methods: A comparative study included 50 healthy patients were subdivided into two equal sub group, aged 18-35 years with impacted lower third molars type of impaction (class II; position B according to Pell–Gregory classification). …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor (Anti-VEGF) in Treating Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Xiaobei Yin, Ting He, Shanshan Yang, Hui Cui, Wenlan Jiang

“…This study found that most anti-VEGF inhibitors provided better efficacy than non-anti-VEGF intervention, and the treatment effectiveness among various anti-VEGF agents was equally effective.…”
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«  Nous sommes des sans-droits  ». La nécropolitique du VIH pour les sans-papiers en Belgique by Charlotte Pezeril

“…Based on a survey studying HIV-related discrimination complaints received at Unia (Pezeril, 2017), the Belgian Centre for Equal Opportunities and the Fight against Discrimination, three anthropological figures are identified in order to stress the emblematic trajectories of undocumented migrants with HIV coming from the Maghreb to Belgium. …”
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Current Practice in the Management of Pulmonary Nodules Detected on Computed Tomography Chest Scans by Clarus Leung, Tawimas Shaipanich

“…We first identified CT chest scans between January 1 to June 30, 2014, that demonstrated one or more pulmonary nodules equal to or greater than 6 mm in diameter. We then looked for evidence of interventional (surgical resection or biopsy, or bronchoscopy for transbronchial biopsy and cytology) and radiological follow-up of the pulmonary nodule by searching on the province-wide CareConnect eHealth Viewer patient database. …”
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Application of Nanomaterial-Mediated Ferroptosis Regulation in Kidney Disease by Zhu J, Zhang Z, Chu Y, Xie Z, Zeng D, Jin L, Li L

“…Jiamin Zhu,1,* Zhen Zhang,1,2,* Yanhui Chu,1,* Zhongyin Xie,1 Dongmei Zeng,1 Lijiao Jin,1 Luxin Li1 1Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-Fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, People’s Republic of China; 2School of First Clinical Medical College, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Luxin Li, Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-Fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, 157000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13763617174, Email liluxin@mdjmu.edu.cnAbstract: Kidney diseases are a significant global cause of death and disability, resulting from the destruction of kidney structure and function due to an imbalance between the death of renal parenchymal cells and the proliferation or recruitment of maladaptive cells, caused by various pathogenic factors. …”
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Business culture of entrepreneurship: Analysis of maturity in Ukraine and Russia by Larysa Ligonenko

“…To conduct a comparative study of the maturity of the business culture of entrepreneurship, an evaluation system was formed, which includes 21 evaluation objects, grouped into 4 components: 1) basic values (independence, security, equality); 2) ethical values (justification (perception) of unjust enrichment, appropriation of property, violence); 3) personal values (importance of family, friends, work, free time, politics); 4) economic values (recognition of the possibility of obtaining high entrepreneurial income and business development based on hard work, understanding the positives of the development of competition; giving priority to the development of private property over the state, personal economic responsibility over social dependence). …”
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LANGUAGE POLICY IN EUROPE - BABYLON OF THE XXI CENTURY by K. Kh. Rekosh

“…The multilingualism is denoted by a policy of equality of languages in the community. The European Union is a multilinguistic organization. …”
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Measuring the performance of Dehyariha Foundation in terms of economic, social and environmental indicators in rural regions (Case study: Sarbisheh County) by Hassan Azizi Bohloli, Mahmoud Reza Anvari, Masoumeh Hafez Rezazadeh

“…Also, a significant difference was observed between the studied villages in the field of social indicators with a significant level (0.008), economic indicators with a significant level equal to (0.004) and environmental-physical indicators with a significant level (0.047). …”
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Effect of use of Different Levels of Zingiber officinale on Production ‎‎,blood traits and Liver enzymes in Awassi Ewe’s Blood‎ by ‎ Dhia A.Al-Khayat, Ahmed M.M. Zakri

“… This research was designed to study the effect of  tow levels of  Zingiber officinale on Body weight , Hb , PCV ,WBCs account  , Lymphocytes , Neutrophiles accounts GOT and ALP liver enzymes  in Awassi ewe’s blood  , Nine Awassi ewes aged 1.5 years were divided into 3 equal groups as followed : Group A was treated  by 10 gm Zingiber officinale  / animal /daily (2.5%) of diet While group B  were treated with 20 gm Zingiber officinale  / animal daily  (5%) of diet  and group  C  considered as Control group without given Zingiber officinale  with diet ,the results showed that significant increase (P<0.05)on body weight in treatment  B  during weeks of trail compare with the groups  A & C .  …”
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Predictive Role of Species Diversity on Aboveground Carbon via Functional Diversity and Dominance in the Moist Afromontane Forest: Implications for Conservation Policies by Ferede Abuye Jeldu, Motuma Tolera, Teshale Woldeamanuel

“…This suggests that the selection effects and niche complementarity are mutually exclusive yet equally important for predicting AGC. The findings further indicate that functional diversity and functional dominance together accounted for significant predictors of the AGC by 21% in the YCFBR. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of <i>Crithmum maritimum</i> and <i>Origanum dictamnus</i> Cultivation on an Extensive Urban Green Roof by Aikaterini N. Martini, Maria Papafotiou

“…<i>O. dictamnus</i> responded better in the soil-containing substrate regarding survival, growth, and flowering, as opposed to <i>C. maritimum</i> that showed equal response in both substrate types.…”
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Design Techniques for Single-Ended Wireline Crosstalk Cancellation Receiver Up To 112 Gb/s by Liping Zhong, Quan Pan

“…Finally, as frequency increases, the channel exhibits severe insertion loss, intensifying the equalization burden on receivers. This article introduces several techniques that enable single-ended crosstalk cancellation receivers to achieve data rates of up to 56 and 112 Gb/s per lane using four-level pulse amplitude modulation (PAM-4) in 28-nm CMOS technology. …”
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