Comparative evaluation of the energy and economic efficiency of vapor compression heat pumps in modernization of large chemical and oil refining industries. Part 1 by V. L. Yusha, M. A. Sutyaginskiy, Yu. A. Potapov

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The analysis of factors influencing patient choice of healthcare providers between tertiary hospitals and community clinics by Silin Wu, Silin Wu, Zhaoxia Lei, Tinglian Liu, Lan Chen, Yang Qin

“…Chi-square, t-tests, or Wilcoxon rank-sum tests were used for group comparisons, while logistic regression identified factors associated with primary care visits.ResultsAmong 865 valid responses (Group A: 420; Group B: 445; 92.02% response rate), Group A had significantly higher education levels and household incomes (p < 0.001), while Group B had higher chronic disease prevalence and family doctor contract rates (71.5% vs. 59.3, 44.5% vs. 25.5%; both p < 0.01). …”
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Therapeutic Management of a Substantial Pelvic Aneurysmatic Bone Cyst Including the Off-Label Use of Denosumab in a 35-Year-Old Female Patient by D. Ntalos, M. Priemel, C. Schlickewei, D. M. Thiesen, J. M. Rueger, A. S. Spiro

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Identifying barriers in the field of electronic payments based on blockchain technology: A multi-criteria decision-making approach by Amir Mohammad Yektaei Rudsari, Naser Safaei, Majid Mirzaei Ghazani

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Impact of Bone-Modifying Agents on Post-Bone Metastasis Survival Across Cancer Types by Hironari Tamiya, Kazumi Nishino, Yuji Kato, Reina Nakahashi-Kato, Yurika Kosuga-Tsujimoto, Shota Kinoshita, Rie Suzuki, Makiyo Watanabe, Toru Wakamatsu, Shigeki Kakunaga, Satoshi Takenaka

“…In non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the log-rank test demonstrated that the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation was a significant factor for post-bone metastasis survival: EGFR mutation (−) <i>n</i> = 67, median post-bone metastasis survival 11.5 months (95% CI: 6.0–15.2); EGFR mutation (+) <i>n</i> = 39, median post-bone metastasis survival 28.8 months (95% CI: 18.1–35.7) (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Impact of health education on knowledge retention among caregivers of hypertensive patients: A prospective cross-sectional study in rural Malawi. by Chikondi Maluwa, Sitalire Kapira, Hataichanok Chuljerm, Wason Parklak, Kanokwan Kulprachakarn

“…A structured questionnaire was used to collect baseline, post-health education, and week six data. Using SPSS V 22.0, comparison of knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) scores, correlation between KAP and between KAP and social demographic characteristics were done using Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Pearson correlation, and independent t-test respectively. …”
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High-density lipoprotein cholesterol as a prognostic marker for 90-day transplant-free mortality in hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure by Ke Shi, Yi Zhang, Yanqiu Li, Xiaojing Wang, Ying Feng, Xianbo Wang

“…In the training cohort, the 90-day TF mortality rates were 8.3%, 15.2%, 24.0%, and 43.2% for the extremely low, low, medium, and high-risk subgroups, respectively, while in the validation cohort, they were 4.5%, 18.5%, 31.2%, and 44.7%, respectively.ConclusionsHDL-C levels &lt; 0.13 mmol/L were associated with increased 90-day transplant-free mortality in patients with HBV-ACLF. …”
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Advancements in lung regeneration: from bench to bedside by Danial Khayatan, Peyman Esmaeili Fard Barzegar, Arooj Fatima, Tayyaba Sattar, Ambreen Zahid, Syeda Aiman Batool, Mehreen Jabbar, Maryam Mureed, Fatima Haider, Aymun Javed Butt, Sana Hanif, Alexander Seifalian, Hamid Tebyaniyan

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Hyalomma aegyptium: Observed global distribution, imported specimens, preferred hosts and vector competence by Franz Rubel

“…The host species is known from 424 mapped H. aegyptium locations, which can be ranked as follows: 92.9% Testudo spp., 4.0% mammals (mainly hedgehogs and hares), 1.7% humans, 0.9% lizards and 0.5% birds. …”
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The role of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the formation of atherosclerotic vascular lesions in patients with abdominal obesity by N. L. Denisov, V. B. Grinevich, Ye. V. Chernetsova, Yu. A. Kravchuk, K. V. Ivashkin

“…The relationship between the presence of NAFLD, initial manifestations of atherosclerosis and insulin resistance was established. This resulted in the rank of prognostic factors based on severity of carotid artery changes, making it possible to conclude individual atherosclerotic risk score for AD and different forms of NAFLD. …”
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Spent coffee grounds as a sustainable coffee flavouring ingredient in muffins by Sina Breian Solberg, Svein Øivind Solberg

“…The vacuum dried was the grainiest and the freeze dried had the least coffee flavour. Ranking data showed the control in top and the vacuum dried bottom. …”
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QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF GEOMORPHIC RESPONSES AND TOPSIS APPROACHE ANALYSIS TO ACTIVE TECTONIC PROCESS: A CASE STUDY OF THE NORTHEAST OF THE AURES (TEBESSA) by Taib HASSAN, Hadji RIHEB

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Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes and Signaling Pathways in Acute Myocardial Infarction Based on Integrated Bioinformatics Analysis by Da-Qiu Chen, Xiang-Sheng Kong, Xue-Bin Shen, Mao-Zhi Huang, Jian-Ping Zheng, Jing Sun, Shang-Hua Xu

“…The module analysis filtered out 18 key genes, including Cxcl5, Arg1, Cxcl1, Spp1, Selp, Ptx3, Tnfaip6, Mmp8, Serpine1, Ptgs2, Il6, Il1r2, Il1b, Ccl3, Ccr1, Hmox1, Cxcl2, and Ccl2. …”
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Exploring the boundaries of anastomotic leak: experience in a high-volume center by Carolina Riscanevo Bobadilla, Gloria Flórez Dussan, Jorge Vargas, Liliana Suarez, German Jimenez, Carlos Gonzalez, Andrea Carolina Córdoba, Wilmar Martín, Diego Olivera, Raúl Guevara

“…The cohort was 64.8% male, average age 55.2 years (± 14.87), and average BMI 24.5 kg/m². Notably, 18.5% smoked, 11.1% had lung disease, and 9.3% had heart disease or diabetes. …”
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Multi-Omics Insights into Rumen Microbiota and Metabolite Interactions Regulating Milk Fat Synthesis in Buffaloes by Ye Yu, Runqi Fu, Chunjia Jin, Lin Han, Huan Gao, Binlong Fu, Min Qi, Qian Li, Jing Leng

“…By clustering these differential metabolites, most of those clustered in the HF group were lipid and lipid-like molecules such as secoeremopetasitolide B, lucidenic acid J LysoPE (0:0/18:2 (9Z, 12Z)), and 5-tetradecenoic acid. Spearman’s rank correlations showed that <i>Quinella</i>, <i>Fretibacterium</i>, <i>Selenomonas</i>, <i>Cyrenella</i>, and <i>Stilbella</i> were significantly positively correlated with the metabolites of the lipids and lipid-like molecules in the rumen and plasma. …”
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Protein tyrosine phosphatase delta is a STAT3-phosphatase and suppressor of metabolic liver disease by Thomas F Baumert, Charlotte Bach, Patrick Pessaux, Catherine Schuster, Frank Jühling, Sarah C Durand, Yujin Hoshida, Fabien Zoulim, Atish Mukherji, Naoto Fujiwara, Marine A Oudot, Armando Andres Roca Suarez, Michel L Tremblay, Barbara Testoni, Joachim Lupberger, Romain Parent, Laurent Mailly, Nassim Dali-Youcef, Emanuele Felli, Maria Saez-Palma, Julien Moehlin, Alessia Virzì, Nicolas Brignon, Eugenie Schaeffer, Romain Martin, Laura Meiss-Heydmann, Zakaria Boulahtouf, Lea Girard, Emma Osswald, Carole Jamey, Daniel Brumaru, Bhuvaneswari Koneru

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Childhood-Onset Takayasu Arteritis: Clinical Features of Disease and Relapse Risk Factors by Vera Podzolkova, Galina Lyskina, Olga Shpitonkova, Angelina Polyanskaya, Svetlana Chebysheva, Marina Shakhnazarova, Jinbo Zhao, Aleksandr Suvorov, Vera Khudoroshkova, Natalia Geppe

“…Clinical, laboratory, and instrumental data were collected and analyzed using R v4.2 and Python v3.10. <b>Results:</b> The median time to relapse was 18 [IQR: 13; -] months according to the Kaplan–Meier curve. …”
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Identifying barriers and potential solutions to improve equitable access to community eye services: an exploratory sequential mixed methods study protocol by Min Kim, David Macleod, Michael Gichangi, Andrew Bastawrous, Matthew J Burton, Jacqueline Ramke, Oathokwa Nkomazana, Sailesh Mishra, Shalinder Sabherwal, Luke Nelson Allen, Abhishek Roshan, Sarah Karanja, Ari Ho-Foster, Keneilwe Motlhatlhedi, Nigel Bolster, Mohd Javed, Malebogo Tlhajoane, Bakgaki Ratshaa, John Tlhakanelo

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Évaluation participative de la performance des mesures de conservation et de restauration du bassin versant de la rivière Mulet (Roche-à-Bateau, Haïti) by Zurcher Mardy, Jean-Philippe Waaub, Sebastian Weissenberger

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Sum-rate maximization in MIMO NOMA system with imperfect CSI by Yanjing SUN, Yang LIU, Jiasi ZHOU, Qi CAO, Song LI

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