COVID-19 is a risk factor for retinal vein occlusion in younger patients? by A.G. Shchuko, M.V. Akulenko, T.N. Yur’eva

“…In most cases, the causal link of occlusion remains elusive. Some authors report on clinical presentations typical for RVOs in the COVID-19 infection due to hypercoagulation. …”
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Single-nucleotide variant rs1800139 of the LRP1 gene as a factor in the development of obesity in children by O.Ye. Abaturov, A.O. Nikulina

“…Informed consent of parents or their guardians was obtained for conducting research. The authors declare no conflict of interest.…”
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A Survey and Comparison the Amount of Important Pollutants in the Exhaust of Light Gasoline Vehicles Referring to the Technical Inspection Centers in Urban Areas: A Case Study in I... by Abbas Khodabakhshi, Moluk Hadi Alijanvand, Fazel Mohammadi-Moghadam, Abdullah Mutauligalleh kolaie, Soghra Ebrahimi

“…Results: The proportion of carbureted cars that were rejected exceeded that of injection cars, while the percentage of cars rejected due to CO2 emissions was lower than that of authorized cars (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the likelihood of these associations occurring in Shahrekord city was higher than in Rasht city, with a chance ratio and confidence interval (CI) of 95. …”
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Prevalence of potential drug‒drug interactions and associated factors among elderly patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tekletsadik Tekleslassie Alemayehu, Yilkal Abebaw Wassie, Abaynesh Fentahun Bekalu, Addisu Afrassa Tegegne, Wondim Ayenew, Gebresilassie Tadesse, Demis Getachew, Abebaw Setegn Yazie, Bisrat Birke Teketelew, Mekonnen Derese Mekete, Setegn Fentahun, Tesfaye Birhanu Abebe, Tefera Minwagaw, Gebremariam Wulie Geremew

“…As a result, a single DDIs identification database needs to be authorized; otherwise, clinical knowledge should be taken into account when interpreting the information obtained.…”
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Immune-Mediated Cytotoxicity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Stephan R Targan, Richard L Deem, Fergus Shanahan

“…Another hypothesis is that lysis occurs via an indirect bystander mechanism in which cells do not recognize a specific antigen on the target, but upon nonspecific activation release cytokines which are capable of lysing the target. The authors have investigated both hypotheses and studied the role of cytotoxic T cells and cytotoxic rectors released from activated T cells in the destruction of epithelial cells. …”
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Assessing the Feasibility of Drone‐Mediated Vaccine Delivery: An Exploratory Study by Sumit Aggarwal, Prakamya Gupta, Sivaraman Balaji, Saurabh Sharma, Ajoy Kanti Ghosh, Simmy, Balram Bhargava, Samiran Panda

“…There were few regulatory barriers that required special approvals from concerned authorities. The study was not designed to assess for cost‐effectiveness, also it was conducted in defined geography so all sorties were VLOS. …”
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Epidemiological Trends of Human Monkeypox Cases in Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern Regions in Europe: A Cross-Sectional Study by Sultan Ayoub Meo, Abdulaziz Hassan Alsomali, Abdullah Abdulrahman Almushawah, Anusha Sultan Meo

“…In a short period, the monkeypox cases swiftly spread in 30 non-endemic European countries and involved all four European regions. The healthcare authorities must take timely decisions to control the outbreak of human monkeypox disease, as the world cannot afford the global burden of human monkeypox outbreak as another potential pandemic.…”
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L’abdication du Congrès après le 11 septembre : crise constitutionnelle ou politique ? by Maya KANDEL

“…Bush after his taking office in January 2001 as first “post-imperial president” facing a newly assertive Congress, the war on terror brought back the imperial presidency and reduced Congressmen to a passive role.Historically, such an evolution was expected : it was very likely that any president, Republican or Democrat, would have acquired more authority in the aftermath of 9/11 and claimed victory in the “struggle for the privilege of directing American foreign policy.”But the Bush administration went much further than that. …”
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General principles of combating corruption in the countries of the Visegrad Four: the experience of the Czech Republic by V. S. Makarenko, O. S. Bakumov

“…The purpose of the article is to study the experience of implementing anti-corruption activities on the territory of one of the countries of the Visegrad Group, namely the Czech Republic, establishing the path taken by the Czech Republic in the field of prevention and countering corruption, building its anti-corruption bodies, forming a strategy and clarifying the possibility of taking into account certain aspects in the activities of state bodies authorities and local self-government of Ukraine. …”
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Silica Nanoparticles Loaded With Selenium Quantum Dots Reduce Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Alleviating Ferroptosis and Mitochondrial Dysfunction by Li T, Yang B, Liu X, Shi D, Wang Z, Chen Y, Shen C

“…Taixi Li,1,&ast; Boshen Yang,1,&ast; Xijian Liu,2 Dongmei Shi,1 Zhixiang Wang,1 Yizhi Chen,1 Chengxing Shen1 1Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200233, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Center for Druggability of Cardiovascular Noncoding RNA, Shanghai Engineering Technology Research Center for Pharmaceutical Intelligent Equipment, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chengxing Shen, Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200233, People’s Republic of China, Email shencx@sjtu.edu.cnPurpose: Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury, a significant challenge in cardiovascular treatment, is primarily driven by ferroptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction. …”
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Dynamic Impact of the Sleep Disorder, Depression and Anxiety on the Cognitive Function in the First-Episode Depressive Patients by Zhang W, Zhou N, Li J

“…Wenqiong Zhang,1,&ast; Nan Zhou,1,&ast; Jie Li2 1Department of Mood Disorders, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Tianjin City, 300222, People’s Republic of China; 2The Dean’s Office, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Tianjin City, 300222, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jie Li, The Dean’s Office, Tianjin Anding Hospital, No. 13, Liulin Road, Hexi District, Tianjin City, 300222, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-022-88188326, Email jielimd859@163.comBackground: Sleep disorder is closely related to depressive and anxious status as well as cognitive symptoms.Materials and Methods: A total of 173 cases with the first-episode major depressive disorder (MDD) were involved in this study. …”
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A Novel Pathogenic Splicing Mutation of OFD1 is Responsible for a Boy with Joubert Syndrome Exhibiting Orofaciodigital Spectrum Anomalies, Polydactyly and Retinitis Pigmentosa by Chen L, Zhao MF, Deng HW, Liao M, Fan LL, Zhong QB, Wang J, Li K, Wu ZH, Yin JY

“…Liang Chen,1,&ast; Mei-Fang Zhao,2,&ast; Hui-Wen Deng,1 Min Liao,1 Liang-Liang Fan,2 Qi-Bao Zhong,3 Jun Wang,1 Ke Li,1 Zheng-Hui Wu,4,&ast; Jian-Yin Yin1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, 410008, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Facial Features, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, 410008, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Child Rehabilitation, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, 410008, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jian-Yin Yin, Department of Anesthesiology, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital. …”
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Naoxintong Is Involved in the Coagulation Regulation of Warfarin Through the MAPK Pathway by Luo X, Chen L, Xu J, Li J

“…Xiao Luo,1,2,&ast; Ling Chen,2,&ast; Jingsong Xu,1 Juxiang Li1 1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Jiujiang City Key Laboratory of Cell Therapy, Jiujiang No. 1 People’s Hospital, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, 332000, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Juxiang Li, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 1, Minde Road, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15707923841, Email ndefy87008@ncu.edu.cnObjective: To explore the effect of Naoxintong (NXT) on warfarin anticoagulation therapy and its potential mechanism.Methods: TCSMP, SwissTargetprediction, SuperPred, SEA, and Batmanic-TCM were used to search for active ingredients and targets of NXT and warfarin; the DisGENT database was used to find disease targets of coagulation disorders. …”
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The use of the long peroneal muscle tendon as an autograft during the primary plastics of the anterior cruciate ligament: a systematic review by Aleksey P. Prizov, Anatoly M. Vostrikov, Dmitry V. Skvortsov, Fedor L. Lazko, Maxim F. Lazko, Evgeniy A. Belyak, Alexandra V. Krytaeva

“…These parameters were used for evaluating the clinical research works on using the autograft made from the long peroneal muscle tendon for the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. The authors have analyzed the treatment results in 2322 patients which underwent anterior cruciate ligament plastics using the long peroneal muscle tendon (n=1660) and the semitendinous muscle tendon (n=662) autotransplants. …”
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Effect of Ropivacaine Combined with Nalbuphine in Erector Spinae Plane Block on Postoperative Analgesia in Lumbar Trauma Surgery: A Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial by Zhang J, Zhang F, Zhang H, Yu L, Chen J, Wang S

“…Jin Zhang,&ast; Fan Zhang,&ast; Hao Zhang, Lei Yu, Jun Chen, Shaolin Wang Department of Anesthesiology, the Second People’s Hospital of Wuhu, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shaolin Wang, Department of Anesthesiology, the Second People’s Hospital of Wuhu, NO. 6 Duchun Road, Jinghu District, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, People’s Republic of China, Email wuhuwsl@163.comBackground: The erector spinae plane block (ESPB) has been increasingly utilized for postoperative analgesia in thoracic, abdominal, and spinal surgeries. …”
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Concept, features and types of corruption by L. I. Kalienichenko, D. V. Slynko

“…The main features of corruption: 1) committed by a special subject of law; 2) is performed within the scope of official authority or related opportunities; 4) is committed for the purpose of obtaining illegal benefit for oneself or other persons; 5) is committed in a certain form (the legislator establishes two forms of corruption: a) acceptance of illegal benefit or acceptance of a promise / proposal of illegal benefit; b) a promise / proposal or provision of illegal benefit to a person specified in Part 1 of Art. 3 of the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention of Corruption”); 6) the result is improper performance of duties. …”
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Air Transport Area as an Object of State Regulation by O. V. Brusakova

“…It is emphasized that the aviation area is a high-tech sector of the economy of any state, the dynamic development of which requires streamlining national legislation in this area, expanding international cooperation, updating legal instruments used by public authorities in state regulation in the air transport area. …”
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The Lost Gambit: The Third War between Israel and Egypt, its Causes and Lessons by Alek D. Epstein

“…As events of the second half of May 1967 demonstrated, both UN forces and American authorities were ready to shirk when the task of war prevention was most acute.…”
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Can the Rwandan Catholic Church Overcome its History of Politicization? A Reply to Philippe Denis by Anthony Court

“…Consequently, when in the aftermath of the genocide,the church declared that ‘ethnism’ lay at the heart of all social and politicalills, moreover refusing to acknowledge its own role in propagating a state ideology of ethnic racism, it not only risked re-inscribing a binary-logic that guided its thinking and defined its role in the Rwandan politics throughout the 20thcentury, but alsodeflected attention away from its problematic assumption of moral authority to mediate between perpetrators and victims/survivors. …”
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Interpersonal Coordination between Female Soccer Players: Leader-Follower Roles within a Collision-Avoidance Task by Courtney A Fernandes, Grant E Norte, Sarah M Schwab, Alli Gokeler, Amanda Murray, David M Bazett-Jones, David A Sherman

“…The purpose was to investigate whether previous injuries associated with female soccer players’ interpersonal coordination during a collision avoidance task. The authors hypothesized that external perturbations would disrupt the strength and stability of coordinated movement, and that individuals with a history of injury would be less likely to recover coordinated movement…”
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