Preface by CTA Editorial Board

“…Later, Professor Petrov took part in research in well-known research centers in Italy, Denmark, USA, and many others, and delivered lectures at international conferences as an invited speaker. For 22 years (1986-2008) Professor Petrov headed the Department of Physical Chemistry in the Ural State University. …”
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Silicone Foley's catheter: A useful splint in ear surgeries by Siddharth K. Karanth, Nitin J. Mokal

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Programa de capacitación para defectólogos que asisten a niños sordo-ciegos con disfunción sensorio-integrativa en Atención Primaria de Salud by Idalmis Luisa Martínez Serrano, Alfredo Espinosa Roca, Belquis Rosa Vilaboy Pérez, María Isabel Mantecón Ledo, Clara Mercedes Vitale Alfonso

“…<strong> <br />Métodos:</strong> investigación de intervención con diseño de antes y después, que incluyó todos los defectólogos de la Atención Primaria de Salud de la provincia de Cienfuegos, en el período comprendido entre junio del 2006 y julio 2008. Se determinó la atención defectológica que recibieron los niños sordo-ciegos en la provincia, se identificó la formación inicial de los defectólogos, su nivel de conocimientos para rehabilitar niños sordo-ciegos con disfunciones sensorio-integrativas, a través de un examen diagnóstico que permitió el diseño y aplicación de un programa de capacitación y un material de consulta; la evaluación final se realizó mediante un ejercicio de rehabilitación y entrevista a los defectólogos para medir satisfacción. …”
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Victims of age restrictions in Turkish football: a study on the social consequences of the application by Mert Zelyurt, Muazzez Sasmaz Atacocugu

“…In this study, it is intended to reveal the sociological effects of "age quota rule" on Turkish football, and how football players have been affected since it was applied in the Third League in Turkey in 2008. The research method is designed as "qualitative". …”
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Diversification of innovation strategies of Polish industrial processing enterprises depending on their size after the global financial crisis by Aleksander Jakimowicz, Daniel Rzeczkowski

“…The purpose of this article is to define an innovation strategy for Polish industrial processing enterprises for 2012–2014, i.e. after a negative external shock which escalated in 2008–2010 and was associated with a global financial crisis. …”
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Remote sensing for urban heat and cool islands evaluation in semi-arid areas by M. Reisi, M. Ahmadi Nadoushan, L. Aye

“…The results also showed changes in land use types during 1985 and 2017, with an increase in water bodies (148.82%) and built-up areas (39.67%) and a decrease in vegetation (20.08%) and bare soil (12.42%). The areas converted from vegetation to built-up experienced an increase in Landsat land surface temperature, which confirmed the effect of land-use/land-cover on microclimate.…”
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Novel hormonal agents in men with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer and reduced performance status: Experiences of a specialized single center by Thomas Büttner, Philipp Lossin, Stefan Latz, Carolin Jacobs, Philipp Krausewitz, Stefan Hauser

“…Methods We conducted an analysis of fifty‐three NHA‐naïve men characterized by attaining mCRPC at an ECOG PS of ≥2 subsequent to androgen deprivation monotherapy between 2008 and 2023. Patients were then treated with either NHA or Best Supportive Care (BSC) based on individual decisions. …”
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Framework for reservoir sedimentation estimation using the hydrological model and campaign—A case study of A Vuong reservoir in central Vietnam by Binh Quang Nguyen, Sameh A. Kantoush, Ngoc Duong Vo, Tetsuya Sumi

“…SWAT was calibrated from 1996 to 2008 and validated from 2009 to 2020 using monthly observations. …”
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320 排CT冠状动脉成像低剂量技术的临床应用价值

“…【目的】 探讨低剂量技术在320排CT冠状动脉成像中的临床应用价值65377;【方法】 对2008年11月至2009年6月我院临床拟诊冠心病65380;心率 < 65次/min的240例连续病例依次纳入低剂量组(L组)和常规组(C组)65377;L组和C组分别采用前瞻性及回顾性心电门控冠状成像扫描方案65377;评估两组图像质量和有效射线剂量(ED)65377;【结果】 L组和C组每组共有1800(15 × 120)个冠脉节段,L组和C组冠脉节段管径太小( < 1.5 mm)难于评估分别占3.50%(63/1800)65380;3.78%(67/1800),可评估占96.5%(1737/1800)65380;96.12%(1733/1800),无统计学意义(P > 0.05)65377;L组和C组4分图像分别为94.33%65380;94.67%,3分图像为2.17%65380;1.61%,差别无统计学意义(P > 0.05)65377;两组3分图像均为轻度运动伪影,无阶梯伪影及165380;2分图像65377;L组和C组平均射线剂量为3.28 mSv65380;14.36 mSv,L组平均射线剂量较C组降低75.04%,两组差别有统计学意义(P < 0.01)65377;【结论】 320排CT冠状动脉成像低剂量技术既可保证图像质量又可降低患者的射线剂量65377;…”
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Assessment of Clinical Features in HIV-Infected Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in China by Ying Liu, Yongfu Chen, Yiwei Hao, Jing Xiao, Bei Li, Leidan Zhang, Junyan Han, Hongxin Zhao

“…We compared demographic characteristics, angiographic features, and 1-year outcomes of 48 PLWH versus 48 HIV-negative controls matched for age (±2 years), sex, diabetes mellitus, and year of PCI (±2 years) in Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University from January 2008 to November 2020. Results. In PLWH (mean age: 53.6 ± 10.6 years, 95.8% male, and 79.2% on ART), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was lower than in HIV-negative controls; however, the statin use was more common, the incidence of hypertension was lower, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and the body mass index were significantly lower than in controls. …”
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Varicella Zoster Virus-induced Acute Retinal Necrosis Following Acute Meningoencephalitis in a Patient with Presumed COVID-19 by Kiana Hassanpour, Faezeh Khorasanizadeh, Mahmood Nabavi, Narsis Daftarian, Alireza Ramezani

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Gaussian Process Regression Total Nitrogen Prediction Based on Data Decomposition Technology and Several Intelligent Algorithms by WANG Yongshun, CUI Dongwen

“…Total nitrogen (TN) is one of the important indicators to reflect the degree of water pollution and measure the eutrophication status of lakes and reservoirs.To improve the accuracy of TN prediction,based on the empirical wavelet transform (EWT) and wavelet packet transform (WPT) decomposition technology,this paper proposes a Gaussian process regression (GPR) prediction model optimized by osprey optimization algorithm (OOA),rime optimization algorithm (ROA),bald eagle search (BES) and black widow optimization algorithm (BWOA) respectively.Firstly,the TN time series is decomposed into several more regular subsequence components by EWT and WPT respectively.Then,the paper briefly introduces the principles of OOA,ROA,BES,and BWOA algorithms and applies OOA,ROA,BES,and BWOA to optimize GPR hyperparameters.Finally,EWT-OOA-GPR,EWT-ROA-GPR,EWT-BES-GPR,EWT-BWOA-GPR,WPT-OOA-GPR,WPT-ROA-GPR,WPT-BES-GPR,WPT-BWOA-GPR models (EWT-OOA-GPR and other eight models for short) are established to predict the components of TN by the optimized super-parameters.The final prediction results are obtained after reconstruction,and WT-OOA-GPR,WT-ROA-GPR,WT-BES-GPR and WT-BWOA-GPR models based on wavelet transform (WT) are built.Eight models,including EWT-OOA-SVM based on support vector machine (SVM),the paper compares the unoptimized EWT-GPR,WPT-GPR models,and the uncomposed OOA-GPR,ROA-GPR,BES-GPR,and BWOA-GPR models.The models were verified by the monitoring TN concentration time series data of Mudihe Reservoir,an important drinking water source in China,from 2008 to 2022.The results are as follows.① The average absolute percentage error of eight models such as EWT-OOA-GPR for TN prediction is between 0.161% and 0.219%,and the coefficient of determination is 0.999 9,which is superior to other comparison models,with higher prediction accuracy and better generalization ability.② EWT takes into account the advantages of WT and EMD.WPT can decompose low-frequency and high-frequency signals at the same time.Both of them can decompose TN time series data into more regular modal components,significantly improving the accuracy of model prediction,and the decomposition effect is better than that of the WT method.③ OOA,ROA,BES,and BWOA can effectively optimize GPR hyperparameters and improve GPR prediction performance.…”
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SEMI–DWARF PRODUCTIVE BARLEY LINES by B. A. Batasheva, V. I. Ibisheva, R. A. Abdullaev, O. N. Kovaleva, I. A. Zveinek, E. E. Radchenko

“…In the southern planar area of Dagestan, from 1993 till 2008, a research was conducted on the intraspecific diversity of cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) belonging to different ecogeographic groups, and growth types (2,021 accessions). …”
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Impact of urban-rural integration on resource misallocation in old industrial cities and its mechanisms by ZHU Gaoli, SHENG Li

“…[Methods] Based on the panel data from 95 old industrial cities in China (2008-2020), the study empirically tested the overall and heterogeneous effects of urban-rural integration on resource misallocation. …”
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Morbilidad por accidentes en menores de cinco años by Mariela Dorta Figueredo, Mabel Godo González, Carlos Alberto Castellón González, Alina Esther González Hermida, Myleidis Portal Amador, Innerys Rosell García

“…<br /> <strong>Métodos</strong>: estudio descriptivo realizado en Policlínico Área V, Cienfuegos, encaminado al análisis de la morbilidad por accidentes (ocurridos en el periodo junio-noviembre de 2008) en niños de cero a cinco años, pertenecientes a los consultorios 3, 4, 23 y 25 de dicha área de salud. …”
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Evaluación del riesgo por sequía hidrológica en áreas urbanas de México: Guadalajara y Monterrey by Heidy Viviana Castellano-Bahena, David Ortega-Gaucin

“…El periodo de estudio fue de 2008-2018. Para la evaluación del riesgo se adoptó el enfoque contextual, que define este concepto en función de la amenaza, exposición y vulnerabilidad del sistema analizado. …”
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HbA1c-Based Score Model for Predicting Death Risk in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Lingling He, Shuan Zhang, Xiaoli Liu, Yuyong Jiang, Xianbo Wang, Zhiyun Yang

“…This was a retrospective study of 147 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and type 2 diabetes mellitus who came to Beijing Ditan Hospital between October 2008 and June 2013. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to obtain the independent factors associated with death risk. …”
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Movimiento Loco en España. De las políticas del reconocimiento y el debate por la cuestión del esencialismo loco by Martín Correa-Urquiza, Rafael Huertas

“… Este artículo se inscribe en el debate sobre las «luchas por el reconocimiento de la diferencia» (Fraser, 2008) que ha ido creciendo y desarrollándose en los últimos años. …”
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A scoping review on the psychosocial interventions used in day care service for people living with dementia. by Dympna Tuohy, Liz Kingston, Eileen Carey, Margaret Graham, Liz Dore, Owen Doody

“…<h4>Background</h4>Adult Day care centres provide an important aspect of care provision through all phases of the dementia illness from diagnosis to the end of life (Dabelko HI 2008) supporting the well-being of both older people living with dementia and their care partners. …”
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The effects of meteorological drought on oak forest dieback in Ilam province by shamsallah Asgari, tayeb razi, Mohamadreza Jafari, Ali Akbar noroozi

“…The results indicate that the years 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015, and 2016 experienced the highest occurrence of droughts. …”
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