UKRAINIAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN POLAND: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES by Valentyna Smachylo, Olha Rudachenko, Oleh Kulinich, Dmytro Simonov

“…It is demonstrated that, among the examined methods, interviews are the most commonly used data collection format by the authors. The selection of experts for the interviews was based on an analysis of the consulting services market, specifically firms that assist Ukrainian entrepreneurs in Poland. …”
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Evaluation of Common and Atypical Clinical Presentations of Tinea Faciei: A Cross-sectional Study from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India by Suganita, Deepika Agarwal, Sonal Sachan, Vandana Yadav, Harshit Jaiswal, Divya Prajapati

“…Conclusion: The present study offers important insights into various aspects of tinea faciei, including its occurrence, epidemiology, risk factors, and the role of steroid abuse. The authors have described various common and atypical clinical morphologies and distributions of tinea faciei and recognising these atypical signs can help clinicians diagnose the condition early and initiate timely treatment. …”
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Genetic evidence for the causal effects of air pollution on the risk of respiratory diseases by Yanjuan Wu, Yuting Zhang, Jingcun Wang, Qiming Gan, Xiaofen Su, Sun Zhang, Yutong Ding, Xinyan Yang, Nuofu Zhang, Kang Wu

“…Strengthening comprehensive air pollution regulations by relevant authorities could potentially mitigate the risk of these diseases.…”
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Bimodal Patterns of Locomotor Activity and Sleep in Drosophila: A Model for Their Simulation by Putilov AA, Verevkin EG, Petrovskii DV, Zakharenko LP

“…Arcady A Putilov,1,* Evgeniy G Verevkin,1,* Dmitrii V Petrovskii,2,* Lyudmila P Zakharenko2,* 1Independent Research Group “biomedical Systems Math-Modeling”, Berlin, 12489, Germany; 2Department of Insect Genetics, Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch, the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Arcady A Putilov, Independent Research Group “Biomedical Systems Math-Modeling, 11, Nipkowstr, Berlin, 12489, Germany, Tel/Fax +0049-30-53674643, Email arcady.putilov@gmail.comPurpose: Two previously proposed modelling approaches to explain the bimodal pattern of activity and/or sleep in Drosophila melanogaster are based on 1) the concept of morning and evening oscillators underlying the peaks of activity in the morning and evening, respectively, and 2) the concept of two cycles of buildup and decay of sleep pressure, gated only by the circadian oscillator. …”
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Borogon: Ethnonym and Ethnic History by Bair Z. Nanzatov, Vladimir V. Tishin

“…At the same time, it is impossible to claim whether for some reason this was the accepted name of a historical group with an awareness of such meaning of the word, or whether the name goes back to the personal name of some authority person reflected in folklore as an eponym. …”
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Relationship Between Serum HMGB1 and RAGE Levels and Restenosis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Complicated With Lower Extremity Vascular Disease: A Retrospective Study by Jia T, Zhang X, Li L, Jiang X, Wang M

“…Ting Jia,* Xuyan Zhang,* Li Li, Xiaowan Jiang, Mengjie Wang Department of Endocrinology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xuyan Zhang, Department of endocrinology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 027 65696337, Email Zhangxuuyan21@163.comPurpose: To investigate the potential association between the serum concentrations of high mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1) and the receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) in relation to the occurrence of restenosis following interventional therapy for lower extremity vascular disease in patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Patients and Methods: From March 2023 to January 2024, 96 T2DM patients with lower extremity vascular disease who underwent interventional therapy and 6-month follow-up in our hospital were studied. …”
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Omentin-1, a Protective Adipokine for Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Gao Y, Chen C, Huang X, Liu Y, Zhou Z, Pan Y

“…Yanping Gao,1,2,* Chen Chen,1,2,* Xijing Huang,2 Ya Liu,1 Zhou Zhou,1 Yan Pan1 1Department of Gastroenterology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 2Clinical Immunology Translational Medicine Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yan Pan; Zhou Zhou, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, 32 The First Ring Road West 2, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610072, People’s Republic of China, Email panyan2211@163.com; doublezhou2006@126.comIntroduction: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is characterized by patients’ high level of suffering. …”
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Jiangzhi Granule Ameliorates JNK-Mediated Mitochondrial Dysfunction to Reduce Lipotoxic Liver Injury in NASH by Jiang Y, Xu J, Ding J, Liu T, Liu Y, Huang P, Wang Q, Zheng P, Song H, Yang L

“…Yuwei Jiang,1,* Jiaoya Xu,1,2,* Junyao Ding,1,* Tao Liu,1 Yang Liu,1,3 Ping Huang,1 Qianlei Wang,1 Peiyong Zheng,1 Haiyan Song,1 Lili Yang1 1Institute of Digestive Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gout, Guanghua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Teaching Experiment Center, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Haiyan Song; Lili Yang, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 South Wanping Road, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China, Email songhy@126.com; yanglili76@126.comPurpose: Mitochondrial dysfunction mediated by c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) plays an important role in lipotoxic liver injury in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). …”
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Sanming Model of Medical Service Integration: Impact on Medical Expenditures, Service Provision, and Resource Allocation in China by Lin K, Liu X, Xiang L, Luo F

“…Kunhe Lin,1,* Xiao Liu,2,* Li Xiang,1 Fei Luo3 1Department of Health Management, School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Medical Affairs, Wuhan No. 1 Hospital, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fei Luo, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China, Email 267115670@qq.comBackground: Fragmentation of healthcare services has been a central issue, contributing to escalating medical expenditures and service provision, thereby exacerbating the waste of limited medical resources. …”
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MANAGEMENT OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES IN CONFECTIONERY INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES: A CASE STUDY OF SLOVAKIA AND UKRAINE by Nataliia Parkhomenko, Lucia Vilčeková, Peter Štarchoň

“…To compare the competitive advantages of confectionery enterprises in both countries, the authors used methods such as diagnostic analysis, statistical data analysis, and case studies were employed. …”
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Genesis of the term "savilaida": from collections of avant-garde poetry till Lithuanian neologism by Egidijus Jaseliūnas

“…A part of press publishers, multipliers, and distributors contributed to the partisan press or came in contact with it in 1944-1953; therefore, the entire press circumventing the Soviet censorship and published without the knowledge of the authorities was generally referred to as the "underground press". …”
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Barriers and Facilitators in Implementing a Telemonitoring Application for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Health Professionals: Ancillary Implementation Study of the NeLL... by Marion Delvallée, Abdallah Guerraoui, Lucas Tchetgnia, Jean-Pierre Grangier, Nassira Amamra, Anne-Laure Camarroque, Julie Haesebaert, Agnès Caillette-Beaudoin

“… BackgroundThe use of telemonitoring to manage renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is recommended by health authorities. However, despite these recommendations, the adoption of telemonitoring by both health care professionals and patients faces numerous challenges. …”
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A Rare Case of Spontaneous Heterotopic Pregnancy at 12 weeks of Gestation Following Natural Conception With Literature Review by Wang F, Xu Y, Dong X, Jiang P, Yu QQ

“…Fei Wang,1,* Yuting Xu,1,* Xin Dong,2 Pei Jiang,3 Qing-Qing Yu4 1Department of Gynecology, Jining No.1 People’s Hospital, Jining, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Ultrasonography, Jining No.1 People’s Hospital, Jining, People’s Republic of China; 3Translational Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Jining NO.1 People’s Hospital Jining, People’s Republic of China; 4Clinical Research Center, Jining NO.1 People’s Hospital, Jining, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qing-Qing Yu, Clinical Research Center, Jining No.1 People’s Hospital, Jining, People’s Republic of China, 272011, Email yuqingqing_lucky@163.com Pei Jiang, Translational Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Jining No.1 People’s Hospital, Jining, 272011, People’s Republic of China, Email jiangpeicsu@sina.comBackground: Spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy is an uncommon and possibly serious problem characterized by maternities at unique implantation sites, with only one occurring in the intrauterine cavity. …”
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Multicenter Surveillance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates From Blood: Clinical Distribution Characteristics and Antibiotic Resistance Trends in Hebei Province, China (2016–... by Qiang C, Liu X, Qin P, Wen H, Li Z, Yang J, Niu Y, Wang W, Ouyang Z, Zhao M, Li J, Zhang Y, Zhao J

“…Cuixin Qiang,1,* Xiaoxuan Liu,1,* Pu Qin,1 Hainan Wen,2 Zhirong Li,1 Jing Yang,1 Yanan Niu,1 Weigang Wang,1 Zirou Ouyang,1 Min Zhao,1 Jiayiren Li,1 Yulian Zhang,1 Jianhong Zhao1 1The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei Provincial Center for Clinical Laboratories, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jianhong Zhao, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei Provincial Center for Clinical Laboratories, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 0311 66002711, Email zhaojh_2002@hebmu.edu.cnPurpose: To analyze the clinical distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) isolated from blood specimens in 75 hospitals in Hebei Province from 2016 to 2021 to aid in the rational selection of antimicrobial drugs.Patients and Methods: WHONET 5.6 and SPSS 24.0 were used to retrospectively analyze clinical distribution characteristics and variations in drug-resistance.Results: Between 2016 and 2021, 2208 P. aeruginosa strains were detected in blood specimens from Hebei Province. …”
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Tibiofemoral Joint Contact Force Estimation Based on OpenSim Musculoskeletal Modeling by WANG Xiaoling, JIAN Jiawei, XIE Qiurong, LIAN Zhanghui, GUO Chunming, GUO Jiemei, LI Yurong

“…ObjectiveA full-body musculoskeletal model is developed based on OpenSim, which has a knee joint structure with double contact points and three degrees of freedom, and to estimate the knee joint load, so as to provide the reliable basis for precise diagnosis of the patients with knee osteoarthritis and formulation of customized rehabilitation plan in clinic.MethodAuthorized public data set from Stanford university, published by the Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research & Education at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California, was used to collect four subjects who had been undergone the total knee arthroplasty and implanted the pressure testing equipment. …”
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Coagulation Parameters in Elderly Patients with Severe Pneumonia: Correlation with Disease Severity and Prognosis by Zhang Q, Liu Y, Tong C, Zhang L, Li R, Guo W, Li J

“…Qiuyue Zhang,1,* Yingchao Liu,1,* Chuntang Tong,2 Lina Zhang,3 Rongchen Li,1 Wenbin Guo,4 Jianliang Li5 1Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second People’s Hospital of Liaocheng, Linqing, Shandong, 252600, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second People’s Hospital of Liaocheng, Linqing, Shandong, 252600, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Scientific Research Management Division, The Second People’s Hospital of Liaocheng, Linqing, Shandong, 252600, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Second People’s Hospital of Liaocheng, Linqing, Shandong, 252600, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second People’s Hospital of Liaocheng, Linqing, Shandong, 252600, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jianliang Li, Department of Thoracic Surgery The Second People’s Hospital of Liaocheng, 306 health Street, Linqing, Shandong, 252600, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15020622456, Email lijianliangl724@163.comObjective: This study aimed to investigate the levels of coagulation parameters in elderly patients with severe pneumonia and analyse their correlation with disease severity and prognosis.Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 207 elderly patients (aged ≥ 60 years) with severe pneumonia admitted to our hospital between January 2022 and December 2023. …”
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Exploring the Kidney-Brain Crosstalk: Biomarkers for Early Detection of Kidney Injury-Related Alzheimer’s Disease by Cai Y, Huang G, Ren M, Chai Y, Fu Y, Yan T, Zhu L

“…Yawen Cai,1,2,* Guiqin Huang,2,* Menghui Ren,2 Yuhui Chai,3 Yu Fu,2 Tianhua Yan,2 Lingpeng Zhu1 1The Affiliated Wuxi People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi People’s Hospital, Wuxi Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214023, China; 2School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China; 3Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Second Military University, Shanghai, 200433, China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tianhua Yan, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China, Email 1020050806@cpu.edu.cn Lingpeng Zhu, The Affiliated Wuxi People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi People’s Hospital, Wuxi Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, Email zhulingpeng@njmu.edu.cnBackground: The phenomenon of “kidney-brain crosstalk” has stimulated scholarly inquiry into the correlations between kidney injury (KI) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). …”
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Determination of the MEC90 of Oxycodone for Preventing Perioperative Shivering in Pregnant Patients Undergoing Caesarean Delivery with Neuraxial Anaesthesia: A Biased-Coin up-and-D... by Lu X, Chen K, Xuan Y, Shen M, Lei W, Huang Y, Sun J

“…Xinlei Lu,1,* Kaiyu Chen,1,2,* Ye Xuan,1,2 Mengting Shen,1,2 Weiping Lei,1 Yaqin Huang,1 Jianliang Sun1 1Department of Anaesthesiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jianliang Sun, Department of Anaesthesiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Email jxmzsjl@163.comBackground: Perioperative shivering is a common adverse reaction to neuraxial anaesthesia. …”
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The Investigation of the Relationship Between Individual Pain Perception, Brain Electrical Activity, and Facial Expression Based on Combined EEG and Facial EMG Analysis by Ma C, Wang C, Zhu D, Chen M, Zhang M, He J

“…Chaozong Ma,1,2,* Chenxi Wang,3,* Dan Zhu,1 Mingfang Chen,1 Ming Zhang,1,4 Juan He1 1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China; 2Military Medical Psychology School, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China; 3Center for Brain Imaging, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Medical Imaging, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ming Zhang; Juan He, Email zhangming01@mail.xjtu.edu.cn; hejuan198553@126.comPurpose: Pain is a multidimensional, unpleasant emotional and sensory experience, and accurately assessing its intensity is crucial for effective management. …”
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Radiomorphometric Parameters in Mandibular Panoramic Radiographs of Hypothyroid Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Nair A, Patil V, Bhardwaj I, Singhal DK, Smriti K, Chhaparwal Y, Chhaparwal S, Prabhu D

“…Ananya Nair,1,* Vathsala Patil,1,* Isha Bhardwaj,1,* Deepak Kumar Singhal,2 Komal Smriti,1 Yogesh Chhaparwal,1 Shubha Chhaparwal,3 Disha Prabhu3 1Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India; 2Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India; 3Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Deepak Kumar Singhal, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India, Email dk.singhal@manipal.edu Komal Smriti, Department of Oral Medicine Radiology Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India, 576104, Email komal.smriti@manipal.eduPurpose: Thyroid hormones have a catabolic effect on bone mineral homeostasis. …”
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