Patient perspectives on health care models in cardiac surgery: a qualitative evaluation by Mona Elisabeth Schmid, Jannik Stumm, Sina Stock, Evaldas Girdauskas

“…The data were analysed using qualitative content analysis in accordance with the methodology proposed by Kuckartz. Four main categories were established: Preoperative care, postoperative care and communication, patient participation and involvement, and rehabilitation and post-clinical course. …”
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Vehicle Detection Algorithm Based on Embedded Video Image Processing in the Background of Information Technology by Rui Liang, Gaoqing Ji

“…As the main means of transportation for urban residents, the number of motor vehicles is increasing year by year. …”
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Antecedents and service contact in an observational study of 242 suicide deaths in middle-aged men in England, Scotland and Wales, 2017 by Nav Kapur, Saied Ibrahim, Jane Graney

“…We extracted information on the antecedents of suicide from official investigations, mainly coroner inquests and police death reports.Results In 2017, there were 1516 suicides by middle-aged men, representing 25% of all suicide deaths. …”
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Correlation between microRNA-21 expression and overweight/obesity by Shashwat Sinha, Babu Rajendran, Shomnath Vasagam, Jeyakumar Balakrishnan

“…Genetic factors may contribute to some of these conditions, but they are mainly associated with the lifestyle in the majority. …”
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Assessing Product Use Behavior and Exposure: Definitions and Methods by Yuki Dai, Giles Lesley, Scherer Max, Pluym Nikola, Ljung Tryggve, Mason Elizabeth, Newland Kirk, Chrea Christelle, Djoko Donatian Tafin, MaKena Patrudu, Cahours Xavier, Prasad Krishna

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Morphological and Molecular Diversity of Five Superior Napier Grass Cultivars in Indonesia by M. D. M. Nasution, N. Umami, A. Kurniawati, M. M. Rahman

“…The dendrogram derived from the RAPD data clustered the cultivars into two main groups, with ‘Gama Umami’ and ‘Local’ showing a high similarity coefficient of 0.73, while ‘Purple’ and ‘Pakchong’ formed a distinct sub-cluster with a similarity coefficient of 0.66, and ‘Odot’ exhibited a similarity coefficient of 0.58 with the ‘Purple’ and ‘Pakchong’ sub-cluster. …”
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Mycophenolate mofetil: an update on its mechanism of action and effect on lymphoid tissue by Anna Krawczyk, Bernard Kravčenia, Tomasz Maślanka

“…IntroductionMycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is an immunosuppressive drug administered in the management of both autoimmune diseases and organ transplantation. The main aims of the study were: (a) to obtain information regarding the safety of using MMF in respect of its effect on normal T and B cells in lymphoid tissues; (b) to investigate whether the generation of inducible Foxp3-expressing regulatory T cells (Treg) might constitute additional mechanisms underlying the immunosuppressive properties of MMF.MethodsThe effect of MMF (in vivo studies) and its active metabolite, mycophenolic acid, (in vitro studies) on murine CD4+ and CD8+ T cells as well as B cells was determined, regarding: (a) absolute count, proliferation and apoptosis of these cells (in vitro studies); (b) absolute count of these cells in the head and neck lymph nodes, mesenteric lymph nodes and the spleen (in vivo studies).ResultsThe study found that the treatment of mice with MMF induced depletion of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and B cells in lymph nodes and the spleen, and the magnitude of these effects should be considered as clinically relevant. …”
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Crimean Khanate in Ottoman documents (part 2)* by Refat Abduzhemilev

“…They give privileges to the Crimean Khanate from the Ottoman state. The main themes of the imperial letters (name-i humayun): celebrations on the occasion of the accession to the throne of a new sultan or the birth of a sultan (shahzade) in the Crimea; mutual congratulations on the day of victory in the war; an expression of the shakh’s praise of the sultans after sending the text of the berat to the khanate and kalgay. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Infections among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Single-Centre Study in Somalia by Mohamed Osman Omar Jeele, Rukia Omar Barei Addow, Faduma Nur Adan, Liban Hassan Jimale

“…There is no study available for HBV and HCV in this population in Somalia. The main objective of this study is to determine the prevalence and risk factors of HBV and HCV infections among hemodialysis patients in Somalia. …”
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Online sales funnel as an analytical tool for business efficiency management by E. Vasilieva, V. Loseva

“…A scenarios matrix for promoting information about a product, a brand, or a service using various communication channels has been compiled.Among various strategies of a sales funnel management the following three main strategies have been highlighted: the strategy of a proportional expansion (when increasing a traffic at the entrance of a funnel, which gives a large conversion, the funnel expands at all next stages, and the output result is increased); the strategy of stretching (increasing of a conversion at each level results in the output increasing), and the strategy of a key level (this strategy demands to determine the level of the funnel, which limits the entire system, and to apply efforts to improve conversion indicators at this special level). …”
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Beyond individual-level factors that influence family planning uptake among women with diabetes mellitus: a systematic literature review by Idayu Badilla Idris, Sarah Awang Dahlan, Rahana Abd Rahman, Azmawati Mohammed Nawi

“…Studies included in this review mostly reported individual-level factors that influence family planning practice among women with diabetes mellitus which were mainly the presence of diseases and other sociodemographic characteristics. …”
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Chronic periodontitis clinical and epidemiological characterization by Bernardo Pérez Barrero, Clara Ortiz Moncada, Walkyria del Carmen González Rodríguez, Lilian Judith Del Todo Pupo

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: A prevalence of chronic periodontitis of 43.3% was observed, mainly in the 35-59 age group (63.6%) and in the female sex (57.8%). …”
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Evaluating the Fracture Resistance of Different Reinforcement Methods of Repaired Maxillary Complete Denture. by Zhala Dara Miran, Nasa Hasan Ahmad

“… Complete dentures are made of acrylic material, though its main downside is the midline fracture. Throughout years, many reinforcement methods were advocated to repair the midline fracture. …”
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Artificial intelligence may affect diversity: architecture and cultural context reflected through ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Google Maps by Ingrid Campo-Ruiz

“…Google Maps shows commercial sites while also enabling users to directly add information about places, like opinions, photographs and the main features of a business. These AI perspectives on cultural context can broaden the understanding of the urban environment and facilitate a deeper insight into the prevailing ideas behind the data that train these algorithms. …”
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How is maternal employment associated with infant and young child feeding in Bangladesh? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. by M A Rifat, Plabon Sarkar, Israth Jahan Rimu, Syeda Saima Alam, Tasnu Ara, Tobias Lindström Battle, Manzur Kader, Sanjib Saha

“…Maternal employment was found to have both positive (protective) and negative (detrimental) associations with exclusive breastfeeding, whereas it was mainly positively associated with complementary feeding practices. …”
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Reproductive and growth performances in female giant freshwater prawn following inhibition of gonadal maturation using dopamine and medroxyprogesterone hormone by Megawati Wijaya, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Imron

“… ABSTRACT One of the main problem in giant river prawn (GFP) culture is early gonadal maturation in female resulting a reduced growth performance. …”
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Nature of adverse events with opioids in hospitalised patients: a post-hoc analysis of three patient record review studies by Martine de Bruijne, Cordula Wagner, Maaike Langelaan, Joanna Ewa Klopotowska, Irene Jongerden, Bernadette Clara Francisca Maria Schutijser, Marco Moesker

“…Attributable factors identified were mainly on patient and organisational levels. Morphine and oxycodone were the most frequently involved opioids. …”
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Regulatory networks of mRNAs and miRNAs involved in the immune response of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella to fungal infection by Mei-Qiong Xie, Long-Jiang Wang, Hua-Mei Xiao, Shu-Jun Wei

“…Among these DEGs, we found 28 immunity-related genes, which mainly include pattern recognition receptors, signal modulators, and immune effectors. …”
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German and Spanish rhythmic accents in Russian three-ictus dolnik by Vera Polilova

“…Subcorpus B consists of translations of Federico García Lorca’s and Spanish folk romances, comprising 1,006 lines from 17 translations by six Russian translators, published between 1940 and 1991. The main questions addressed are: 1) How do the rhythmic characteristics of three-ictus dolnik differ in translations from German and Spanish? …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Salt Tolerance in Asparagus Germplasm Accessions (Asparagus officinalis L.) at Different Growth Stages by Huimin Gao, Xuhong Zhang, Yuqin Liang, Lingdi Dong, Changzhi Han, Yanpo Cao

“…Thus, the salt tolerance of asparagus has periodic characteristics and changes throughout the lifecycle, and the identification of salt tolerance at all the main growth stages facilitates adequate assessment and application of tolerant germplasm accessions.…”
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