Improvement of long-term treatment results in oligometastatic colorectal cancer patients by using a combined approach by E. O. Kalmykova, R. V. Ishchenko, O. Yu. Stukalova, D. A. Filimonov

“…To improve the treatment results of patients suffering from CRC with oligometastatic lesion by determining the most effective combination of treatment methods.Patients and methods. …”
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Assessment of individual retinal layer thickness and vascular changes in Alzheimer’s disease by Przemyslaw Zabel, Anna Przekoracka-Krawczyk, Damian Jaworski, Katarzyna Zabel, Karolina Suwala, Martyna Gebska-Toloczko, Robert Kucharski, Jakub J. Kaluzny

“…AD patients exhibited significantly reduced mean macular retinal thickness compared to HC in foveal and parafoveal areas (p < 0.05). The most significant differences were noted in specific sectors of the Inner Nuclear Layer (INL) and Outer Nuclear Layer (ONL) (p < 0.05), while no significant changes were found in the Outer Retinal Layer (p > 0.05). …”
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Systematic mapping of experimental approaches to studying common mycorrhizal networks in arbuscular mycorrhiza by Anika Lehmann, Matthias C. Rillig

“…We find that not all studies tested networks formed exclusively by AM fungi, but that other filamentous fungi were present and that very few articles report on experiments fulfilling the current stringent definition (demanding hyphal continuity between plant roots). Furthermore, most research is limited to controlled environmental conditions with certain plant, fungal, and resource‐transfer variables measured, while microbial community responses or ecosystem processes are neglected. …”
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A unique statistical framework to predict the health of a machine by utilizing the vibration features of rolling element bearing data by Saima Bhatti, Fozia Shaikh, Asif Mansoor, Asif Ali Shaikh

“…Bearing malfunctions rank among the most frequent mechanical failures in rotating machinery, resulting in significant downtime and repair costs if not identified promptly. …”
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Comparison of the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in pregnant and non-pregnant patients of reproductive age by Nazila Karzad, Simin Taghavi, Ata Mahmoodpoor, Seied Hadi Saghaleini, Saeid Safiri, Pouya Hosseinzadeh

“…Among pregnant women, 19% experienced preterm births, 6.7% had miscarriages, 3.5% had stillbirths, and 6.7% faced postpartum hemorrhages, with most preterm births being induced. Conclusions The findings suggest that pregnancy does not worsen the clinical course of COVID-19, as pregnant women generally exhibit milder symptoms and require fewer intensive care unit admissions compared to their non-pregnant counterparts.…”
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Assessment of the degree of key factors impact on the competitiveness of enterprises in the agricultural sector of the Zaporizhia region based on a priori ranking by K.S. Malyuta

“…The use of expert assessments and statistical methods of a priori ranking, which allows us to identify the most significant factors and develop practical recommendations for improving the effectiveness of marketing strategies of agricultural enterprises. …”
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The effect of pre-existing HLA sensitization on the renal allograft function according to angionephroscintigraphy results by O. G. Sinyakova, N. E. Kudryashova, E. V. Migunova, N. V. Borovkova, A. V. Pinchuk, N. V. Shmarina

“…We analyzed the results of radionuclide tests of 55 patients in the early postoperative period in time from 5 days to 3 months after transplantation. In most patients, the higher was the blood anti-HLA antibody levels in the recipient before the kidney transplantation, the more pronounced decrease in the function was noted in them according to angionephroscintigraphy results. …”
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Establishing and verifying soil quality index model based on GIS and remote sensing for cultivated lands under semi-humid terrestrial ecosystem by Ismail Fatih Ormanci, Orhan Dengiz

“…In addition, principal component analysis was used to select a minimum data set of the most sensitive indicators. The main physical criterion has the highest weight value with 0.611. …”
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Diversification and Economic Growth in Emerging Economies: The Kurdistan of Iraq Experience by Beston M. Qadir, Soran Zaher Abdullah, Hawre L. Majeed

“…At the end of the study, several recommendations are presented, the most important of which is that oil revenues should be used to fund investment projects in exchange for reducing operating costs, which will lead to the development of economic infrastructure in the Kurdistan Region, attention should also be paid to other sectors to increase revenue sources.…”
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Analysis of Cell Dielectrophoretic Properties Using Isomotive Creek-Gap Electrode Device by Shigeru Tada, Noriko Sato

“…The temperature rise in the device was found to be approximately several degrees Celsius at most. The results demonstrate that the proposed method could be a powerful tool for fast and accurate noninvasive measurement of the DEP spectrum and the determination of the dielectric properties of biological cells.…”
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Validating the Predictions of a Dynamic Transmission Model Using Real-World Data from a Universal Varicella Vaccination Program in Germany by Iwona Żerda, Tomasz Stanisz, Tomasz Fundament, Filip Chełmikowski, Wioletta Kłębczyk, Michał Pochopień, Emilie Clay, Samuel Aballéa, Mondher Toumi

“…The agreement between the simulations’ results and the data was the highest for the age group most exposed to varicella (0–5 years old), while for other age groups, a decline in accuracy was observed. …”
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Heterotic potential and combining ability of Coffea arabica L by Vinícius Teixeira Andrade, Francislei Vitti Raposo, Gladyston Rodrigues Carvalho, André Dominghetti Ferreira, Cleidson Alves da Silva, Jéfferson de Oliveira Costa, César Elias Botelho

“…Significant differences were observed between the 124 treatments, with the mean accumulated productivity values of the best hybrids surpassing those of the four most used commercial cultivars by more than 74 bags of coffee per hectare. …”
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The complex issue of medication management in older persons: a challenge for nurses by Carmen Maria Vitiello, Yari Longobucco, Sofia Espinoza Tofalos, Mauro Di Bari

“…In the last decade, the role and responsibilities of nurses in the management of drug therapy have significantly changed in most countries. There is consensus in educational programs and legislation that the preparation and administration of medications are essential aspects of nursing practice. …”
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Investigating the effects of watson-based education on depressive symptoms, hope, and pain in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized controlled clinical trial by Fateme Rajabi, Mostafa Bijani, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizade, Leila Nikrouz

“…Abstract Background Cancer is among the most important chronic illnesses and one of the main public health concerns worldwide, which has significant physical, social, psychological, and spiritual consequences for the patient and his family. …”
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Development and Validation of the Cell-based Functional Method for Neutralizing Anti-adalimumab Antibodies Detection in Human Serum by M. A. Nikiforova, I. A. Valouev, A. V. Petrov, E. E. Beketov, I. E. Shokhin

“…Adalimumab, a fully humanized monoclonal antibody, is a tumor necrosis factor (TNFα) inactivator that is used against a number of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and other most common inflammatory arthropathies (ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis). …”
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Bubble Temperature Effect on the Heat Transfer Performance of R449a During Flow Boiling Inside a Horizontal Smooth Tube by Andrea Lucchini, Bharath Nagaraju, Igor Matteo Carraretto, Luigi Pietro Maria Colombo, Domenico Mazzeo, Luca Molinaroli, Paola Grazia Pittoni

“…The comparison between experimental results and the correlations showed that the Zhang and Webb formula provides the best prediction of pressure drop, while the models provided by Bertsch yield the most reliable predictions for the heat transfer coefficient. …”
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Association of Periodontitis and Arterial Stiffness in Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Anandhara Indriani Khumaedi, Dyah Purnamasari, Ika P Wijaya, Yuniarti Soeroso, Siti Marhamah

“…There was no significant correlation found between pocket depth, clinical attachment loss and cfPWV (r=0.024, p=0.407 and r=0.011, p=0.456); whereas there was a weak positive correlation between pocket depth and PWV (r=0.294, p=0.041) in well-controlled type 2 diabetics. Conclusion: most of type-2 diabetics had severe periodontitis; however, the correlation between periodontitis and arterial stiffness could not be concluded in this study.…”
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Perceived Pathways of Change in an Interpersonal Violence Intervention for Mothers: The Importance of Self-Compassion by Kirsten MacAulay, Naomi C. Z. Andrews, Mary Motz, Gloria J. Lee, Debra J. Pepler

“…Interventions to support mothers experiencing interpersonal violence are critical, yet most evaluation research focuses on outcome evaluation, rather than understanding the pathways of change. …”
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Associations between life’s essential 8 and arthritis among adults in United States: a national-wide longitudinal study by Feiying He, Xiangchun Xu, Hongwen Yu, Ziyang Miao, Zhaolin Fu, Lei Shi

“…Gradient Boosting Decision Trees predicted disease risk, with age, HDL cholesterol, and blood pressure identified as the three most significant predictive factors. Conclusion The LE8 score in U.S. adults shows a negative association with arthritis outcomes, with arthritis prevalence decreasing as the score increases. poorer Smoke and Physical Exercise Time components and intermediate Blood Glucose scores may be arthritis risk factors. …”
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Garden cress seed: A review of its functional and medicinal properties by Laiba Khalid, Ifrah Jabeen, Muhammad Inam-ur-Raheem, Usman Mir Khan, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Rana Muhammad Aadil

“…This review provides an overview of the most recent literature on the nutritional significance, therapeutic properties, and functional food applications of GCS. …”
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