Effect of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination on HPV infection and recurrence of HPV related disease after local surgical treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Qinxue Cao, Yantao Hou, Chaoyang Wang, Juntao Yin

“…Included studies were assessed for risk of bias using the Revised Cochrane risk-of-bias (RoB 2.0 tool). Pooled risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. …”
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DPP4 Activities Are Associated with Osteopenia/Osteoporosis and Fracture Risk in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes by Min Qiu, Shuheng Zhai, Da Liu

“…The 10-year probability of major osteoporotic fracture (MOF) and hip fracture (HF) was assessed by a modified fracture risk algorithm (FRAX) tool. The plasma DPP4 activity and clinical variables were measured. …”
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A New Cardiovascular Mock Loop Driven by Novel Active Capacitance in Normal and Abnormal Conditions by Mehmet Iscan, Aydin Yesildirek

“…The hybrid mock circulatory loop (hMCL) serves as a crucial hemodynamic simulation tool, offering exceptional flexibility, controllability, and reproducibility for investigating the mechanisms underlying cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in a controlled environment, circumventing the limitations of live organism studies. …”
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The relation between the self-esteem levels and decision-making styles of the students doing sports and the students not doing sports in high schools by Özgür Gül, Hakan Salim Caglayan

“…In the study, as the data collection tool, “Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory” developed by Coopersmith and adapted to Turkish by Turan amp; Tufan as well as “Decision-making Scale in Adolescents” developed by Mann et al. and adapted to Turkish by Çolakkadıoğlu were used. …”
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The collection of oat genetic resources held by VIR as a source of information on the history of cultivation and taxonomy of the genus, and breeding trends (a review) by I. G. Loskutov, E. V. Blinova, A. A. Gnutikov

“…The taxonomic system of the genus is briefly presented, which is used as a tool for efficient work and guaranteed safe preservation of accessions. …”
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Optimal Embryo Selection: The Irreplaceable Role of the Embryologist in an Age of Advancing Technology by Lauren Kendall Rauchfuss, Yulian Zhao, David Walker, Terri Galantis, Jolene Fredrickson, Kathrynne Barud, Chandra Shenoy

“…Conclusion: Traditional morphology was noted to be a better diagnostic tool (higher AUC) on culture day 3 while a morphokinetic model was superior on day 5.…”
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Risk and protective factors for ASF in domestic pigs and wild boar in the EU, and mitigation measures for managing the disease in wild boar by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Anette Ella Boklund, Karl Ståhl, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Tomasz Podgórski, Timothée Vergne, José Cortiñas Abrahantes, Eleonora Cattaneo, Sofie Dhollander, Alexandra Papanikolaou, Stefania Tampach, Lina Mur

“…Fifth, the use of gonadotropin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) vaccines as an immune contraceptive has the potential, as a complementary tool, to reduce and control wild boar populations. …”
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Cardiovascular Risk Assessment among Adults in Primary Health Care Settings in Sulaimani Using WHO Risk Prediction Charts by Vian Najim Edeen, Zhian Salah Ramzi

“…The WHO/ISH risk chart is an affordable and simple tool to estimate cardiovascular disease risk. Nearly one fifth of adults aged ? …”
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Analysis of Charcoal Producers Perceptions of Its Production, Forest Degradation, and Governance in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia’s Dry Afromontane Forests by Alemayehu Hido, Abebe Teka, Asabeneh Alemayehu

“…A simple descriptive statistical tool was used to analyze descriptive statistical data and chi-square at P<0.05 was used to describe the association of forest degradation with socioeconomic characteristics. …”
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The Bronze Age Site of Tarangul (Aktobe Cis-Urals): Examining One Casting Mo by Darkhan A. Baitileu, Albina Ye. Yerzhanova, Ilaria Calgaro

“…The implemented analyses include those of natural science (micro-wear and spectral ones) and comparative typology, the latter to yield a classification of castings and their cultural affiliation. The tool mold has two surfaces with negative impressions. …”
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Envelope and intelligent prediction of horizontal bearing capacity for offshore wind monopiles in sandy seabed under HM combined loading by Xin-Yu You, Shi-Yi Qian, Bin Li, Jun Wang, Ling-Yu Xu

“…This research offers a practical, validated finite element and ANN-based approach for modeling and predicting the lateral bearing capacities of monopiles in complex offshore environments, making it a valuable tool for the construction and measurement of offshore wind turbine foundations under HM loading conditions.…”
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Strategy formation development approaches of the regional scientific and educational cluster in the context of spatial development of territories by N. V. Andreeva, A. V. Gerasimov

“…The main elements of  the management system for the strategic development of a regional scientific and educational cluster  containing components of a content and tool subsystem have been proposed.…”
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Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of the Tinnitus and Hearing Survey Questionnaire by Seyed Alireza Alavi Dehkordi, Maryam Ramezani, Mohanna Javanbakht, Mohsen Vahedi

“…Conclusion: The Persian THS is a valid and reliable tool for separating tinnitus from hearing problems in Persian-speaking people. …”
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Accelerated pseudo-transient method for elastic, viscoelastic, and coupled hydromechanical problems with applications by Y. Alkhimenkov, Y. Y. Podladchikov

“…With the advent of the memory-wall phenomenon around 2005, where memory access speed overtook floating-point operations as the bottleneck in high-performance computing, the APT method has gained prominence as a powerful tool for tackling various PDEs in geosciences. Recent advancements have demonstrated the APT method's computational efficiency, particularly when applied to quasi-static nonlinear problems using Graphical Processing Units (GPUs). …”
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Assessment and Optimization of Ecological Networks in Trans-Provincial Metropolitan Areas—A Case Study of the Xuzhou Metropolitan Area by Yijia Zhao, Peiyuan Zhang, Hao Xu, Wei Liu

“…In this study, we optimized the identification of ecological sources at the metropolitan area scale by constructing the ‘MIE’ model combined with the threshold analysis method, identified the core ecological sources in the Xuzhou Metropolitan Area, a typical cross-provincial metropolitan area in China, and then extracted the ecological corridors by using the Linkage Mapper tool based on this method. The spatiotemporal patterns and components of the ecological network of the Xuzhou metropolitan area from 1990 to 2020 were assessed, and an optimization analysis was performed based on the current ecological network. …”
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IoC2 monitoring versus standard practice in reducing opioid consumption in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a study protocol for a randomised controlled... by Zhe Li, Jing Zhao, Xiaowen Liu, Huamei Cai, Yun Yan

“…Introduction Nociception monitoring has recently gained recognition as a valuable tool for guiding intraoperative opioid administration. …”
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Antecedents of Traveller Identification and Satisfaction As a Consequence of Traveller Decisions by Muhammad Aqsa, Aetken Ibrahim, Suparman Parintak, Anne Attas

“…The data that has been collected will be subjected to verification and descriptive analysis with statistical tool SmartPLS. Finding:The research results show that the attractiveness of tourist attractions and promotions has a positive and significant effect on the decision to visit. …”
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Biodiversity conservation and threat reduction in Kibale and Queen Elizabeth conservation areas, Uganda by Joseph Katswera, Norah M. Mutekanga, Charles K.Twesigye

“…The data was analysed using Geographical Information System software ESRI ArcGIS version 10.31, threat reduction assessment tool, Pearson Chi square test, Spearman’s rho correlation coefficient, Paired Samples t Test, and one-way Analysis of Variables; and presented in tables and figures. …”
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Implementing Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Screening in Inflammatory Arthritis Clinic: Insights From a Quality Improvement Project at a Tertiary Rheumatology Center by Jeong Min Yu, Susan Goodman, Ann Marie Rakowicz, Julius Bugante, Jennifer Inhae Lee

“…Objective This quality improvement project evaluates the feasibility and sustainability of adopting the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) depression screening tool into routine clinical care at a rheumatology fellows’ inflammatory arthritis (IA) clinic at a large tertiary center. …”
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The significance of computer technologies in detecting plagiarism in scientific works by O. V. Pikhurets

“…Anti-plagiarism services and programs really help in detecting plagiarism as an additional tool for searching for possible matches of the text, followed by their analysis and processing by a specialist. …”
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