Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Affects Pinch Strength and Hand Dexterity in Elderly Patients by Qi Zhang, Yifang Lin, Xinhua Liu, Li Zhang, Yan Zhang, Dong Zhao, Qi Lu, Jie Jia

“…Motor function limitation is the principal hand dysfunction in elderly patients with DPN, which is mainly manifested as a decline in fingertip pinch strength and a decrease in hand dexterity. …”
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Study of wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) breeding material potential for (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.)androgenesis by N. V. Petrash, T. N. Kapko, V. V. Sovetov

“…Ten cultivars of common wheat and the F1 and F2 hybrids of nine combinations were evaluated for the main parameters of in vitro androgenesis such as the number of new formations, albino, green and all regenerated plants. …”
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FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTH ASIA: MAJOR CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS by N. V. Galistcheva

“…Historical and statistical method were used to solve the main task of the research to reveal the conditions of the region’s agricultural development and food availability and food accessibility in the region as well as to carry out an assessment of the ability of households to obtain nutritious food all year round. …”
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Mental Health Literacy among Accredited Social Health Activists in a Community Development Block, West Bengal, India: A Mixed-method Study by Ankita Moulik, Santanu Ghosh, Amrita Samanta

“…Conclusion: The MHL status of ASHAs was low, mainly due to a lack of training. Further research and training for healthcare workers are needed to improve MHL.…”
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Shenlian (SL) Decoction, a Traditional Chinese Medicine Compound, May Ameliorate Blood Glucose via Mediating the Gut Microbiota in db/db Mice by Rui-xi Sun, Wei-jun Huang, Yao Xiao, Dou-dou Wang, Guo-hua Mu, He Nan, Bo-ran Ni, Xiao-qiang Huang, Hsuan-chuan Wang, Yi-fan Liu, Qiang Fu, Jin-xi Zhao

“…Shenlian (SL) decoction is a herbal formula composed of Coptis and ginseng, of which berberine and ginsenoside are the main constituents. Even though SL decoction is widely used in treating diabetes in China, the mechanism of its antidiabetes function still needs further study. …”
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A Comparative Study between Postoperative Analgesia of Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block and Anterior Quadratus Lumborum Block in Proximal Femur Fracture by O. S. M. Abd Elmaksoud, S. E. M. Elansary, N. G. Fahmy, R. M. Hussien

“…Hypotension (1.6%) was detected mainly in the QLB group, whereas poor fascial separation (1.6%) was observed only in the FICB group. …”
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Multi-Scale Spatio-Temporal Evolution Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Jobs-Housing Balance in Shenzhen in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic by Duan Lipeng, Gu Zhihui, Zhang Yan, Liu Qian

“…This trend is most prominently manifested at the 1 km grid scale across the three research scales. (3) Spatial heterogeneity affected the evolution trends of jobs-housing relationships before and during the pandemic, with public transportation accessibility and socioeconomic characteristics of residents being the main reasons for differentiation in evolutionary types. …”
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Construction and Investigation of MicroRNA-mRNA Regulatory Network of Gastric Cancer with Helicobacter pylori Infection by Ping Yang, Junjie Liu, Tianci Yang, Lei Zhang, Peiyou Gong, Boqing Li, Xiuzhi Zhou

“…Results. 22 DEMs and 68 DEGs were identified in GSE197694 and GSE27411 dataset. 16 miRNAs and 509 genes were involved in the expression network, while the cross-genes of the network were mainly enriched in MAP kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway and TGF-beta signaling pathway. …”
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“It’s a delicate balance”: clinicians’ experiences of providing heroin-assisted treatment by Rune Ellefsen, Silvana De Pirro, Vegard Haukland, Linda Elise Couëssurel Wüsthoff, Espen Ajo Arnevik

“…Conclusion While studies about clinical experiences of HAT have usually examined individual or limited aspects of treatment provision, this study provided an overview of the main aspects of the rewards and challenges of providing HAT. …”
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Effect of potato glycoside alkaloids on mitochondria energy metabolism of Fusarium solani, the root rot pathogen of Lycium barbarum by Ruiyun Li, Bin Wang, Wei Chen, Chongqing Zhang, Nan Li, Yupeng Wang, Yuke Yan, Yuyan Sun, Jing He, Jing He

“…Fusarium solani is a widely distributed pathogenic fungus that can cause soil borne diseases in various plants and is also one of the main pathogenic bacteria of Lycium barbarum root rot. …”
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El concepto de tragedia en Sigmund Freud by Ivan Andreé Victoria Vargas

“…For the fulfillment of this objective, the texts that refer to the tragedy as their main theme are reviewed in the light of the theory. …”
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Chinese Economic Diplomacy before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic by E. I. Safronova

“…The first section outlines the main features of the PRC’s economic diplomacy. The second section focuses on the key areas and specific mechanisms of the so-called incentive economic diplomacy. …”
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A Panpsychist Interpretation of Evolutionary Theory by Ferhat Onur

“…The article consists of two main parts. The first part seeks to establish the possibility that some mutations may not be random on a scientific-philosophical basis. …”
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Assessment of Biosecurity Status in Commercial Chicken Farms Found in Bishoftu Town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia by Abdulbari Ismael, Adem Abdella, Shihun Shimelis, Asamenew Tesfaye, Yimer Muktar

“…From the assessed chicken farms, 31 (70.45%) were located within 0–50 m from the main road, 39 (88.64%) situated 500 m from the nearest farms, and 27 (61.36%) placed within 0–20 m from the residential areas. …”
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Spatiotemporal models with confounding effects: application on under-five mortality across four sub-Saharan African countries by Haile Mekonnen Fenta, Haile Mekonnen Fenta, Ding-Geng Chen, Ding-Geng Chen, Temesgen T. Zewotir, Najmeh Nakhaei Rad

“…However, when the number of time points and spatial areas is large and the areas are disconnected, fitting the model becomes computationally complex because of the high number of required parameters to be estimated. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to adopt a spatiotemporal dynamic model that includes the confounding effects between time, space, and their interactions with fixed covariates, with a special emphasis on U5M across disconnected sSA countries.MethodWe used nationally publicly representative Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data for the period from 2000 to 2020. …”
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EFFECT OF IRRIGATION INTERVAL ON GROWTH AND ARTEMISININ CONTENT OF WORMWOOD (Artemisia annua L.) CHEN YOUNG VARIETY IN SOKOTO by Lawal Gandi ABDULKADIR, Adamu Aliyu ALIERO, Hassan Muhammad MAISHANU, Abdullahi Yahaya ABBAS

“…Artemisinin is the main antimalarial compound in Artemisia annua, used in the formulation of artemisinin-based combined therapies (ACT) to treat malaria. …”
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Recurrence of atrial fibrillation and late cardiovascular events in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation after restoration of sinus rhythm by U.P. Chernyaha-Royko, N.S. Pavlyk, M.S. Sorokivskyy, A.V. Aker, O.J. Zharinov

“…Patients with events were more likely to receive digoxin (p = 0.04). Conclusions. The main differences between patients with persistent AF after successful recovery of the sinus rhythm, in which events occurred within 9 months, were: higher score on the scale CHA2DS2-VASc, lower LV EF, more frequent presence of late recurrences of AF, including transition to a permanent form, more frequent short-term paroxysms of atrial tachyarrhythmias during EM after 9 months of observation, as well as the use of digoxin…”
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Balaghah Ar-Ritsa’ Fii Syair Al-Khanasa’ Min Nihayah Al-Lafdhi Wa Al-Ma’ani by Sumardi Sumardi, Ivan Aulia Trisnady, Zulkhairi Sofyan

“…One of the most important results that the researcher found is that the meanings of sadness are the main idea controlling Al-Khansa’a’s poetry, and other meanings are related to this idea, such as crying and nostalgia. …”
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ARTEMISIA SIEVERSIANA WILLD. IN TRANSBAIKALIA: FEATURES OF CENOFLORA AND INTRASPECIFIC VARIABILITY by A. B. Sakhyaeva, B. B. Namzalov

“…The study of cenoflora with the occurrence of A. sieversiana is one of the main tasks for the understanding of the species.Results. …”
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Assessment-Based Optimization of Distillation Parameters by Ludmila N. Krikunova, Elena V. Dubinina, Dmitry A. Sviridov, Svetlana M. Tomgorova

“…The composition and mass concentration of the main volatile components were determined by gas chromatography using a Thermo Trace GC Ultra device (Thermo, USA) with a flame ionization detector. …”
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