Functional and Respiratory Capacity of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Cycle Ergometer Training during Hemodialysis Sessions: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Antonio de Olival Fernandes, Yvoty Alves dos Santos Sens, Vivian Bertoni Xavier, Luiz Antonio Miorin, Vera Lúcia dos Santos Alves

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Removal of Humic Substances from Aqueous Solutions Using Carbon Quantum Dots and Activated Carbon Derived by Watermelon Rind by Mohammad Pirbavepour, Bahareh Lorestani, Maryam Kiani Sadr, Mehrdad Cheraghi, Atefeh Chamani, Fatemeh Houshmand

“…The experiments showed that the adsorption process showed a better match with the pseudo-quadratic synthetic model with a coefficient of determination R²=0.99, while the adsorption isotherm was consistent with the Langmuir adsorption model. …”
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Relationship between CYP2C19 Polymorphism and Clopidogrel Resistance in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke in China by Rong Chang, Wenqin Zhou, Yi Ye, Xiaofei Zhang, Yanmin Liu, Jinchun Wu

“…A total of 91 patients with coronary heart disease or cerebral infarction (67 Han people (65.99 ± 12.25 years old) and 24 Tibetan (63.6324 Tib years old)) including 52 cases with CR and 39 cases with non-CR were enrolled in this study. …”
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Anti-Tick-Bourne Encephalitis IgM Intrathecal Synthesis as a Prediction Marker in Tick-Borne Encephalitis Patients by Piotr Czupryna, Sambor Grygorczuk, Agnieszka Siemieniako-Werszko, Jakub Okrzeja, Justyna Dunaj-Małyszko, Justyna Adamczuk, Sławomir Pancewicz, Joanna Zajkowska, Karolina Narejko, Joanna Oklińska, Gabriela Trojan, Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska

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Types of Penalties in the Sanction of Part 1 of the Article 296 of the Current Criminal Code of Ukraine: Non-Hidden Challenges with a Hidden Sense by Ya. H. Lyzohub

“…Undoubtedly, the possibility of the existence of the specified norm of the analyzed punishments in the sanction has argued the expediency of revision of their form and content, with substantiation of expediency of introducing the corresponding amendments both to Part 1 of the Art. 296 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and to the Articles 53, 56, 60, 61, 65, 99, 100, 101. We note that the current wording of the sanction of Part 1 of the Art. 296 cannot properly perform the tasks of the criminal policy of Ukraine, because the norm is actually deprived of a flexible mechanism for its application in practice. …”
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Role of colour doppler ultrasound in the evaluation of hemodialysis arteriovenous access maturation and its correlation with success rate by Alka Agrawal, Prachi Shukla, Mayank Patidar, Suhas Kattigowda

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Improving efficiency and product quality by optimizing methanol purification in biodiesel plant: Addressing abnormalities in distillation column performance by Anggara Dwita Burmana, Yacine Benguerba, Filicia Wicaksana, Vikram Alexander, Silvia Nova, Taslim Taslim, Iriany Iriany

“…The pressure difference also narrows to 0.2 bar (compared to 0.3 bar in normal conditions), and water purity at the bottom decreases to 85 %, well below the target of 99.7 %. Regular inspections of the distillation column are essential. …”
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Modulation of Biomaterial‐Associated Fibrosis by Means of Combined Physicochemical Material Properties by Lisa E. Tromp, Torben A.B. van derBoon, Roderick H.J. deHilster, Ruud Bank, Patrick van Rijn

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Riesgo de contagio de Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual (ITS) y VIH/SIDA desde el punto de vista de adolescentes migrantes del Estado de Jalisco, México by Teresa Margarita Torres López, Rosalba Alejandra Iñiguez Huitrado, Manuel Pando Moreno, José Gpe. Salazar Estrada

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Clinical Features and Prevalence of Spondyloarthritis in a Cohort of Italian Patients Presenting with Acute Nongranulomatous Anterior Uveitis by Elena Bolletta, Pierluigi Macchioni, Giorgia Citriniti, Valentina Mastrofilippo, Raffaella Aldigeri, Luca De Simone, Fabrizio Gozzi, Chantal Adani, Anna Sangiovanni, Chiara Posarelli, Michele Figus, Francesco Muratore, Nicolò Pipitone, Carlo Salvarani, Luca Cimino

“…The multivariate logistic regression (R2=0.28) for SpA diagnosis identified as significant predictive factors: age at diagnosis (odds ratio OR=0.95, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.91-0.99) and HLA-B27+ (OR=5.32, 95% CI: 1.80-15.70). …”
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Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of buthutin derivatives as cardioprotective agents by Yuan Liu, Fa-Qi Wang, Xin-Hao Hua, Shu-Han Yang, Li-Ning Wang, Yun-Sheng Xu, Chen-Yue Shao, Xiang-Bo Gou, Yu-Ming Liu

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Prediction models for cognitive impairment in middle-aged patients with cerebral small vessel disease by Wei Zheng, Xiaoyan Qin, Ronghua Mu, Peng Yang, Bingqin Huang, Bingqin Huang, Zhixuan Song, Xiqi Zhu, Xiqi Zhu

“…PurposeThis study aims to develop hippocampal texture model for predicting cognitive impairment in middle-aged patients with cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD).MethodsThe dataset included 145 CSVD patients (Age, 52.662 ± 5.151) and 99 control subjects (Age, 52.576±4.885). An Unet-based deep learning neural network model was developed to automate the segmentation of the hippocampus. …”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Ulcerative Colitis in Mosul city, Iraq by Muhammed Babakir-Mina

“…Elderly stage (> 45 years of age) makes the highest proportion of the patients 99 (49.5%). The majority of patients was from urban or inside Mosul city center 140 (70%). …”
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Similar Material Simulation Study on Protection Effect of Steeply Inclined Upper Protective Layer Mining with Varying Interlayer Distances by Zhigang Yuan, Yaohua Shao, Zhuohui Zhu

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A Study on the Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity and Driving Forces of Ecological Resilience in the Economic Belt on the Northern Slope of the Tianshan Mountains by Keqi Li, Qingwu Yan, Zihao Wu, Guie Li, Minghao Yi, Xiaosong Ma

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Exploring information technology utilization and needs in community pharmacies: a cross-sectional survey in Shanghai, China by Qin Li, Zhao Jin, Yun Liao, Huihua Dai, Jie Meng, Ling Li

“…Nearly all respondents (99.3%) provided at least one type of pharmaceutical care, but only 0.93% offered all types. …”
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Manipulating polarization attenuation in NbS2–NiS2 nanoflowers through homogeneous heterophase interface engineering toward microwave absorption with shifted frequency bands by Yiru Fu, Yuping Wang, Junye Cheng, Yao Li, Jing Wang, Yongheng Jin, Deqing Zhang, Guangping Zheng, Maosheng Cao

“…With a NiS2 content of 15 ​wt% and an absorber thickness of 1.84 ​mm, the minimum reflection loss at 14.56 ​GHz is −53.1 ​dB, and the effective absorption bandwidth is 5.04 ​GHz; more importantly, the minimum reflection loss in different bands is −20 dB, and the microwave energy absorption rate reaches 99% when the thickness is about 1.5–4.5 ​mm. This work demonstrates the construction of homogeneous heterostructures is effective in improving the electromagnetic absorption properties, providing guideline for the synthesis of highly efficient electromagnetic absorbing materials.…”
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Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Parotid: Extracapsular Dissection Compared with Superficial Parotidectomy—A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study by Maria Giulia Cristofaro, Eugenia Allegra, Amerigo Giudice, Walter Colangeli, Davide Caruso, Ida Barca, Mario Giudice

“…The study included 97 females (48.99%) and 101 males (51.01%) whose mean age was 50.97 years (range 14–75). …”
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Design and evaluation of bromelain-encapsulated alginate beads reinforced with gum Arabic: Formulation, characterization, and stability in simulated gastrointestinal conditions by Methavee Peanparkdee, Phornphimon Janchai, Tanwarat Aksornsri, Pilanee Vaithanomsat

“…Beads produced with 2 % (w/v) sodium alginate (S2) and 1.5 % (w/v) sodium alginate combined with 0.5 % (w/v) of gum Arabic (SG1.5) demonstrated high production yield in a range of 90.99 %–95.92 % and loading capacity in a range of 76.03 %–76.97 %. …”
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Academic Pressure and Psychological Imbalance in High School Students: Predictors of Depression via Polynomial Regression and Response Surface Analysis by Ye Y, Zhang Z, Tao Z, Liping C, Wang Y, Chen H, Li S, Chen X, Tang H, Zhou J, Zhou J

“…The effects of academic pressure and psychological imbalance were examined by polynomial regression and response surface analysis.Results: The results showed that the lowest level of academic pressure (F = 35.99, p < 0.001), psychological imbalance (F = 54.50, p < 0.001), and depressive symptoms (F = 9.36, p < 0.001) was found in repeaters, while the highest level was found in twelfth graders. …”
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