Determinants of self-efficacy in patients with Parkinson’s disease by Ingrid Estrada-Bellmann, Jesús Daniel Meléndez-Flores, Carlos Rodrigo Cámara-Lemarroy, Sergio Andrés Castillo-Torres

“…Results: We included 73 patients with a mean age of 65 years and most patients were male. Patients with lower CDSES scores (<7.75) had worse scores in MDS-UPDRS, NMSS, and PDQ-8 scales. …”
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Bevacizumab in maintenance therapy for ovarian cancer patients by L. Yu. Vladimirova, A. E. Storozhakova, E. A. Kalabanova, E. V. Verenikina, S. N. Kabanov, Ya. V. Svetitskaya, N. Yu. Samaneva, N. M. Tikhanovskaya, K. A. Novoselova, O. G. Selezneva, A. V. Tishina

“…Ovarian cancer is one of the most common cancers in women. Growth and extension of the tumor are associated with active neoangiogenesis regulated by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). …”
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The Role of Therapeutic Vaccines in Cancer Immunotherapy by Constantin N. Baxevanis, Ourania E. Tsitsilonis, Maria Goulielmaki, Nikolaos Tsakirakis, Angelos D. Gritzapis

“…The identification of patients that are most likely to respond to vaccinations by developing immunological responses and the desirable clinical efficacy are also crucial, and, therefore, predictive biomarkers are strictly required. …”
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Optimisation of heat transfer in the absorber tube of a cylindroparabolic trough solar collector by Fares Touaref, Istvan Seres, Istvan Farkas

“…Despite its moderate convective performance, water is highlighted as the most suitable for solar desalination due to its availability, low cost, and high specific heat capacity. …”
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Screening of early diabetic kidney disease in ShiChaHai community in Beijing by FAN Meng, DUAN Ying-wei

“…Objective To study the epidemiology and management of early diabetic kidney disease in the community.Methods 120 patients diagnosed as having type 2 diabetes from January 2015 to December 2015 in ShiChaHai community in Beijing for treatment were selected as the research subjects,including 59 males and 61 females with median age of(65.31±15.27)years old.The general information,physical examination results(blood pressure,blood lipids,blood glucose,urinary albumin/creatinine),and drug and non-drug treatment in all patients were analyzed,and the risk factors associated with diabetic kidney disease were explored.Eighty physical examination volunteers with non-diabetic kidney disease in the same period were selected as the control group,including 48 males and 32 females with mean age of(64.66±13.08)years old.Results The incidence of early DKD in diabetes mellitus patients was 34.1%.The treatment nonconformance rate of blood glucose,blood pressure and lipid in early DKD group was 68.2%,78% and 65.8% respectively,and that in nonDKD group was 2.5%,25% and 26.3% respectively,with the difference being significant between two groups(P<0.05).Chi-square test suggested that age and disease duration were the risk factors of early DKD(P<0.05).In 32 cases of early DKD with blood pressure substandard,the use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors(ACEI)/angiotensin II receptor ATI antagonist(ARB)was decreased.Less than half of patients were not given sufficient anti-hypertensive drugs.Sugar and lipidlowering drugs were given insufficiently in most patients.In41 early DKD patients,44% had no regular exercise,the intake of protein was not controlled in 83%,and sodium intake was not limited in70.8%.Conclusions The incidence of early DKD is still high in patients with diabetes in the community,and the standard rate of blood pressure,blood glucose,and blood lipid is still so low.The management of drug and non-drug treatment is not standardized.Early DKD is related to the age and course of diabetes.It is very necessary to carry out early screening and standard treatment of DKD in community.…”
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Improved Side-Channel Attack on CTR DRBG Using a Clustering Algorithm by Jaeseung Han, Dong-Guk Han

“…In 2020, Meyer proposed a side-channel attack (SCA) method that recovers the output random bits by analyzing the power consumption traces of the NIST standard AES CTR DRBG. In addition, most algorithmic countermeasures against SCAs also utilize random numbers; thus, such vulnerabilities are more critical than other SCAs on cryptographic modules. …”
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Development of crop production in the Slovakia and Czechia after the year 2004 in comparison with V4 countries by Némethová Jana, Svobodová Hana, Křejčí Ondřej, Věžník Antonín

“…The aim of the paper was to compare the development of the production (sown area and hectare yield) of selected most commonly cultivated crops in Slovak and Czech regions (NUTS 3) in the period between 2004 and 2017. …”
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Comprehensive profiling of genomic invertons in defined gut microbial community reveals associations with intestinal colonization and surface adhesion by Xiaofan Jin, Alice G. Cheng, Rachael B. Chanin, Feiqiao B. Yu, Alejandra Dimas, Marissa Jasper, Allison Weakley, Jia Yan, Ami S. Bhatt, Katherine S. Pollard

“…Applying this method to a defined yet complex gut community (hCom2) across different growth environments over time using both in vitro and in vivo metagenomic samples, we detected invertons in most hCom2 strains. These include invertons whose orientation probabilities change over time and are statistically associated with environmental conditions. …”
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Safety of Human Papillomavirus 9-Valent Vaccine: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials by Ana Paula Ferreira Costa, Ricardo Ney Oliveira Cobucci, Janine Medeiros da Silva, Paulo Henrique da Costa Lima, Paulo César Giraldo, Ana Katherine Gonçalves

“…Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) has been progressively implemented in most developed countries for approximately 10 years. …”
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Global burden of aortic aneurysm attributable to high-sodium diet from 1990 to 2021 by Xiedong Shen, Weiling Tian, Chun Xue, Xiangfuo Ji, Anqi Qu, Jun Lv

“…The largest increase in DALYs was observed in low-middle Socio-demographic Index (SDI) regions (234%), with South Asia experiencing the most significant rise (361%). Aging and population growth were the main drivers of the increased DALYs and death cases. …”
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Collision Risk Perception Models Using Physiological and Eye-Tracking Signals by Hyowon Lee, Ocktaeck Lim, Amandeep Singh, Siby Samuel

“…Results demonstrate that despite increased model complexity, the proposed risk perception models consistently achieve high performance, with accuracy exceeding 0.92 in most cases except for high-granularity models in vehicle collision scenarios. …”
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Effect of resistant starch on the physical properties and structure of wheat gel at different heating temperatures by Ryoko Shimada, Miki Yoshimura

“…Conclusions: These results indicate that mixing HACS into flour is the most effective way to increase the RS content in a water-dispersed flour system with high-moisture content, with higher heating temperatures facilitating this process.…”
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Marine Autographiviridae phages exhibit high genetic diversity and global-scale biogeographic patterns by Sen Du, Zuqing Wu, Ying Wu, Mingyu Yang, Chunmei Deng, Yahui Zhang, Feng Chen, Zefeng Zhang, Yanlin Zhao

“…The double-stranded DNA phage family Autographiviridae is among the most abundant phage families in the ocean. However, the current understanding of marine Autographiviridae phages is predominantly derived from isolates infecting cyanobacteria, SAR11, and Roseobacter. …”
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Replenish Revenue by Low‐Cost Medicines, an Institution‐Specific Action to Improve Access to High‐Cost Medicines Used for Chronic Illness in Ethiopia: Narrative Review by Mende Mensa Sorato

“…Results Fifty‐three studies were included. Most of the drugs used for the treatment of hypertension, diabetes, chronic asthma, and cancer are not available in adequate quantity. …”
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Experimental Investigation and Analysis of Triggering Mechanism for Fault-Slip Bursts of the Tunnel Surrounding Rock with External Disturbance by Hai-ming Jiang, Jie Li, Shu-xin Deng, De-rong Wang, Xiao Zhao

“…Shear-slip type rockburst is one of the most common geohazards confronted in deep underground excavations, which can easily occur after external disturbances. …”
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Variability of the Hot Box Method in Assessing Thermal Resistance of a Double Leaf Brick Wall by Manuel Ribas, Eva Barreira, Ricardo M. S. F. Almeida

“…The literature review points out multiple parameters that influence the measurement of the U-value using the HFM method. However, most of these studies are focused on in situ tests and little information exists on the variability of the results of the hot box method to assess thermal resistance. …”
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IER-SMCEM: An Implicit Expression Recognition Model of Emojis in Social Media Comments Based on Prompt Learning by Jun Zhang, Chaobin Wang, Ziyu Liu, Hongli Deng, Qinru Li, Bochuan Zheng

“…Through hand-designed templates, large-scale language models can predict the true meaning that emojis are most likely to express. Finally, IER-SMCEM recovers implicit expression by choosing the predictions of models. …”
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Percutaneous Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Comparison of Various Ablation Techniques and Surgery by Shuichiro Shiina, Koki Sato, Ryosuke Tateishi, Motonori Shimizu, Hideko Ohama, Takeshi Hatanaka, Masashi Takawa, Hiroaki Nagamatsu, Yasuharu Imai

“…However, radiofrequency ablation has recently been the most prevailing ablation method for HCC. Many investigators have reported that radiofrequency ablation is superior to ethanol injection, from the viewpoints of treatment response, local tumor curativity, and overall survival. …”
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Environmental Determinants of Foraging Site Revisitation by African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) by Suzanne Antoinette Jacob, Willem Frederik De Boer, Henrik Johan De Knegt, Cassander Cassijn Engelen, Michelle Henley

“…Moreover, phosphorus is the most important environmental variable influencing the revisitation rate. …”
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The effect of cultivation technologies on chick pea productivity in the southern part of the Rostov region by S. A. Vasilchenko, G. V. Metlina

“…The effect of cultivation technologies on chick pea productivity in the southern part of the Rostov region Chick pea with its high tolerance to drought, resistance to lodging, pests and diseases is the most promising grain culture for dry areas of the Rostov region. …”
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