First study on molecular identification of Anaplasma ovis in sheep in southern Kazakhstan by Alexandr Ostrovskii, Madina Kadyrova, Nurdina Yerzhanova, Dinara Kamalova, Amirkhan Kassen, Nailya Tursunbay, Alexandr Shevtsov, Christian Bauer, Kassym Mukanov

“…This information is useful for developing possible control measures and evaluating their effectiveness.…”
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Comparing cup placement, leg length, and offset discrepancy after total hip arthroplasty between CT-based robotic arm-assisted and navigation systems by Akira Shimizu, Satoshi Murakami, Takayuki Tamai, Yuuki Haga, Tatsuhiko Kutsuna, Tomofumi Kinoshita, Masaki Takao

“…Postoperative acetabular component position and orientation were measured using the planning module of the CT-based navigation system. …”
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Yoga programme for type-2 diabetes prevention (YOGA-DP) among high risk people in India: a multicentre feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol by Mark Hamer, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Kavita Singh, Nikhil Tandon, Sanjay Kinra, Kaushik Chattopadhyay, Tess Harris, Pallavi Mishra, Sheila Margaret Greenfield, Sarah Anne Lewis, Nandi Krishnamurthy Manjunath, Rukamani Nair, Somnath Mukherjee, David Ross Harper

“…Important parameters, needed to design the main RCT, will be estimated, such as SD of the outcome measure (fasting plasma glucose level at 6-month follow-up), recruitment, intervention adherence, follow-up, potential contamination and time needed to conduct the study. …”
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Molecular and cellular aspects of the impact of secondary metabolites from common barberry and hybrid goat’s rue on the HeLa cell line by E. Yu. Zlatnik, Ya. S. Enin, O. N. Burov, E. S. Bondarenko, A. B. Sagakyants, D. S. Kutilin, Yu. V. Dzigunova, O. G. Ishonina, E. V. Shalashnaya, N. D. Ushakova

“…Subsequently, an experiment was conducted using cultural and molecular methods on the HeLa cell line in three repetitions for each test compound; after incubation with them, the numbers of dead cells were counted on the automated NanoEnTek JuliFl counter, and the numbers of cells in apoptosis were measured by flow cytometry on the BD analyzer FACS Canto II. …”
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The history of childbirth: Women and doctors in the lying-in hospital of Göttingen University, eighteenth – nineteenth century by Jürgen Schlumbohm

“…The reasons why they succeeded deserve further investigation, for measured by their own aim of saving mother's and children's lives their achievements appear to be less than convincing. …”
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Preoperative prediction of lymphovascular invasion and T-staging of rectal cancer via a dual-energy computed tomography iodine map: a feasibility study by Jinliang Zhang, Hui Qi, Chun Yang, Ling Liu, Yuxin Wang, Wei Li

“…The normalized iodine concentrations (NIC) of the tumor and the perirectal adipose tissue (PAT) from the arterial phase (AP) and venous phase (VP) were measured using DECT. The tumor LVI and T-staging confirmed by pathology were used as the gold standard for grouping (group A, LVI−; group B, LVI+; group C, T1-2; and group D, T3-4a). …”
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Korelasi Fixation Dan Beban Kognitif pada Pengguna Lansia Dengan Eye-Tracking Pada Aplikasi Komunikasi dan Media Sosial by Jasmine Prigel Palupi Prasojo, Aryo Pinandito

“…Eye-tracking was used due to its non-invasive nature, hence suitable. To measure the cognitive load, a self-reportning cognitive load tool, i.e., the National Aeronautics and Space Admi-nistration Task Load Index (NASA TLX), was used. …”
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Analysis of risk factors of feeding intolerance in ICU patients with enteral nutrition (ICU肠内营养患者喂养不耐受的危险因素分析) by LI Peiyao (李佩瑶), WANG Yue (王玥), ZHANG Yang (张洋), ZHANG Jinjuan (张金娟), JIA Dan (贾丹)

“…Conclusion The feeding intolerance of ICU patients is dependent on many factors, and targeted nursing measures should be carried out to improve the nutrition status of ICU patients. …”
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Exploring the Role of C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand-2 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Genetic Association Study from North India by Sanjay K. Biswas, Mayank Mittal, Ekata Sinha, Vandana Singh, Nidhi Arela, Bharat Bajaj, Pramod K. Tiwari, Vishwa M. Katoch, Keshar K. Mohanty

“…Further, CCL2, IL-12p70, IFN-γ, TNF-α, and TGF-β levels were measured in serum samples of these participants using commercially available kits. …”
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Relationship between Surface Electromyography Parameters and Balance Function in Patients with Lower Limb Spasm after Stroke by ZHENG Bao, LIU Yiwen, WANG Zongbao, XU Wanyue, XIONG Shanshan

“…The RMS values of RF and MG on the affected side of the patient group were positively correlated with the distance of the center of gravity movement track (<italic>r</italic>_RF=0.57, <italic>P</italic>=0.02; <italic>r</italic>_MG=0.51, <italic>P</italic>=0.01), the SI value measured in the patient group was positively correlated with the distance of the center of gravity movement track (<italic>r</italic>_VM=0.550, <italic>P</italic>=0.011; <italic>r</italic>_VL=0.561, <italic>P</italic>=0.027; <italic>r</italic>_RF=0.631, <italic>P</italic>=0.017; <italic>r</italic>_MG=0.665, <italic>P</italic>=0.018; <italic>r</italic>_SE=0.621, <italic>P</italic>=0.024).ConclusionThe bilateral lower extremity muscle groups of patients with lower limb spasm after stroke are unbalanced. …”
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High-fat diet-induced liver injury in Channa argus through lipid metabolism, anti-oxidative status, apoptosis, and inflammation by Jiaxin Tian, Ying Li, Jiwu Wan, Zhinan Yang, Guiqin Wang

“…Innate immune-related biochemical parameters were measured by ELISA, the results showed that decreased complement 3 (C3), C4 and lysozyme levels were determined in serum of the L22 group. …”
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Designing an Innovative Human Resources Model Based on Perceived Organizational Support Case Study of Qazvin's Government organizations by Hossein Rasouli, Morteza Mousakhani, Mahdi Alvani, parham azimi

“…Conclusion One of the paramount achievements of this research is the formulation of a multi-level model that proficiently measures the optimal combination of organizational support factors and innovative human resources within Qazvin's government organizations. …”
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Multidrug-Resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>: Risk Factors for Mortality in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital by Kristina Černiauskienė, Astra Vitkauskienė

“…Therefore, it is of utmost importance to reduce the prevalence of MDR <i>A. baumannii</i> infections in healthcare facilities by applying preventive measures and to administer timely effective treatment once <i>A. baumannii</i> infection is detected.…”
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Diagnostic Effectiveness of Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 in Assessing the Risk of Developing Graft Dysfunction in Liver Recipient Children by R. M. Kurabekova, O. M. Tsiroulnikova, I. E. Pashkova, A. G. Olefirenko, O. E. Gichkun, L. V. Makarova, R. A. Monakhov, P. O. Shevchenko

“…The level of TGF-β1 in the blood of liver recipient children before transplantation below 2.2 ng/ml increases the risk of developing graft dysfunction in the early postoperative period 11-fold. Measuring the TGF-β1 level in the blood prior to liver transplantation makes it possible to identify recipients with 85 % chance of developing a graft dysfunction.…”
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The compensatory enrichment of sphingosine-1-phosphate on HDL in FSGS enhances the protective function of glomerular endothelial cells compared to MCD by Yunfeng Xiong, Qiuping Ye, Lifang Liu, Wanjun Lin, Yonggen Liao, Ruiyu Gao, Jiaming Xu, Xinyu Zhang, Ruoyan Chen, Sihui Chen, Qiaoling Chen, Lixin Wei

“…Fluorescence labeling methods measured NO levels, and an immunofluorescence colocalization assay investigated Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1PR1) expression in GECs across distinct kidney tissue groups. …”
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Investigation of Moral Literacy Levels of University Students (The Case of Mus Alparslan University) by Fatma BİLDİRİCİ, Teceli KARASU

“…The normality of the distribution was determined by looking at the skewness and kurtosis values. Since the measurements were normally distributed, parametric tests were used in the study. …”
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The Chinese version of the immediate mood scaler (IMS): a study evaluating its validity, reliability, and responsiveness in patients with MDD in China by Xiongying Chen, Zizhao Feng, Nanxi Li, Le Xiao, Xu Chen, Xuequan Zhu

“…Responsiveness was anchored by the change of the PHQ-9 total scores from baseline to Week 2 and predictability was tested using the multivariate linear mixed model for repeated measures (MMRM). Results Two factors with an eigenvalue greater than 1, corresponding to IMS-Depression and IMS-Anxiety subscales, were identified using CFA. …”
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Associations of co-exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and vitamin D with early lung dysfunction: Mediating roles of metabolic score-visceral adiposity index by Baihao Lin, Wanlu Liu, Hank-Han Wang, Haixia Qian, Xinyu Zhu, Mengya Xu, Yuyu Zheng, Nada Alhazmi, Yansen Bai

“…Conclusions: Our findings indicated that vitamin D antagonizes the hazardous effects of PAHs on early lung dysfunction by metabolic alteration, providing new insight into the identification of the underlying high-risk populations and accessible prevention and intervention measures for attenuating PAH-induced lung dysfunction.…”
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Deep learning-based synthetic CT for dosimetric monitoring of combined conventional radiotherapy and lattice boost in large lung tumors by Hongwei Zeng, Xiangyu E, Minghe Lv, Su Zeng, Yue Feng, Wenhao Shen, Wenhui Guan, Yang Zhang, Ruping Zhao, Jingping Yu

“…Validation of dose delivery using TLD phantom measurements showed that more than half of the dose points in the sCT based LRT plan had deviations below 2%, with a maximum deviation of 5.89%. …”
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Study of water pollution parameters in the dry and rainy seasons on the pollution index of the Mesuji River, Lampung, Indonesia by Abu Rosid Istomi, Suharso, Buhani, Tugiyono, Heri Satria, Emi Artika, Annisaa Siti Zulaicha

“…Water quality variables were measured using standard methods and analyzed with descriptive statistics. …”
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