Estimation of groundwater recharge using the cumulative rainfall departure method for Bac Lieu province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam by Trinh Hoai Thu, Shakirov, Renat B., Nguyen Van Hoang, Tran Thi Thuy Huong, Nguyen The Chuyen, Lee, Natalia S., @ Maltceva, Elena V., Venikova, Anna L.

“…The results of the analysis by the CRD method show that the fractions of cumulative rainfall departure for Holocene (qh), Upper Pleistocene (qp3), Middle-Upper Pleistocene (qp2–3), and Lower Pleistocene (qp1) aquifers are 0.08 %, 0.18 %, 0.55 %, and 0.50 %, respectively, which only equals 1.31 % of the total rainfall. The Pearson correlation between the observed and model water levels is high, from 0.898 to 0.925. …”
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Acanthopanax versus 3-Methyladenine Ameliorates Sodium Taurocholate-Induced Severe Acute Pancreatitis by Inhibiting the Autophagic Pathway in Rats by Xiaohong Wang, Guoxiong Zhou, Chun Liu, Ronglong Wei, Shunxing Zhu, Yuefen Xu, Mengjie Wu, Qing Miao

“…Sodium taurocholate-induced SAP rats were equally randomized into a SAP group, an Acanthopanax group, and a 3-methyladenine group. …”
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Effects of an intervention combining physical activity and components of Amygdala and Insula Retraining (AIR) on sleep and working memory among older male adults by Monireh Asadi Ghaleni, Forouzan Fattahi Masrour, Narjes Saryar, Alexandra J. Bratty, Ebrahim Norouzi, Matheus Santos de Sousa Fernandes, Georgian Badicu

“…The participants were randomly assigned with equal allocation to either the PAAIR or a control condition. …”
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Effect of clay materials on phase separation in plastic bag waste-modified bitumen during high-temperature storage by Mohammed Nouali, Zohra Derriche, Elhem Ghorbel

“…Results indicate that while clay addition reduces phase separation potential of PmB as indicated by both softening point measurements and rheological derived phase separation indices, AMWD and dissolution test reveal significant phase separation occurs equally in both WP and WP/clay binders. Phase separation phenomenon occurs probably because Van der Waals forces between clay particles are insufficient to counteract the effect of plastic particle coalescence driving forces. …”
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Risk Factors of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Adults with Fever of Unknown Origin: A Retrospective Study by Tian F, Xie N, Sun W, Zhang W, Zhang W, Chen J, Ruan Q, Song J

“…Fangbing Tian,1 Nana Xie,1 Wenjin Sun,2 Wencong Zhang,1 Wenyuan Zhang,1 Jia Chen,1 Qiurong Ruan,3,* Jianxin Song1,* 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Infectious Diseases, Ezhou Central Hospital, Ezhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Institute of Pathology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jianxin Song, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China, Email songsingsjx@sina.com Qiurong Ruan, Institute of Pathology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China, Email ruanqiurong@sina.comPurpose: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a critical syndrome with a high mortality rate. …”
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A Nomogram for Predicting Overall Survival in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: A Retrospective Study by Ling Y, Miao X, Zhou X, Ma J, Lin Z, Li Q, Zhang M, Ma Y, Chen B

“…Yunan Ling,* Xiaqi Miao,* Xiang Zhou,* Jingjing Ma, Zhiguang Lin, Qing Li, Mengxue Zhang, Yan Ma, Bobin Chen Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Bobin Chen, Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Urumuqi Road (Middle), Shanghai, 200040, People’s Republic of China, Email bbchen@fudan.edu.cnPurpose: Current prognostic scoring systems for newly diagnosed primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL), such as IELSG prognostic score and MSKCC prognostic score, are widely used but have limitations in clinical practice. …”
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Does bladder outflow obstruction obfuscate the traditional clinical factors that are used to assess the risk of prostate cancer at rapid‐access diagnostic clinics? by Thomas Philip Cahill, Samuel Joseph Withey, Steve Hazell, Declan Cahill, Netty Kinsella

“…The cohort characteristics between the groups were compared and logistic regression analyses were performed to assess associations between clinical predictive factors (age, PSA density, ethnicity, family history, digital rectal examination, urinary symptom severity and magnetic resonance imaging using the PI‐RADS scoring system) and clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) on biopsy (defined as International Society of Urological Pathology grade of greater than or equal to two). Results The obstructed group (n = 80) had significantly larger prostates and worse symptom severity (p < 0.05). …”
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Sociodemographic Characteristics, Dietary Practices, and Nutritional Status of Adults with Hypertension in a Semi-Rural Community in the Eastern Region of Ghana by Esi K. Colecraft, Matilda Asante, Aaron K. Christian, Seth Adu-Afarwuah

“…Signifcantly more participants in the age group above 50 than the younger participants had elevated SBP (83.3 vs. 16.7:P=0.027) and those with BMI equal to or greater than 25 were more likely to have both elevated SBP and DBP (P=0.047). …”
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Causal Associations Between Sarcopenia and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Huang Y, Zhao S, Hong J, Shen L, Wang Z, Wang D

“…Yihong Huang,1,2,&ast; Shanshan Zhao,1,2,&ast; Jiajun Hong,1,2 Lixia Shen,1,2 Zilian Wang,1,2 Dongyu Wang1,2 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Dongyu Wang; Zilian Wang, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Email wangdy28@mail.sysu.edu.cn; wangzil@mail.sysu.edu.cnIntroduction: Sarcopenia may affect the onset of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). …”
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ON-LINE PLATFORM FOR COMPETENCES DEVELOPMENT IN CORPORATE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS by L. G. Andreeva, O. A. Burukina, I. A. Vorob’eva, A. R. Denisov, V. A. Markova, V. P. Novikova, M. M. Stepanova

“…The aim of the study is to present the model of interaction of university and business corporations in uniform information and educational space, which consists of the uniform requirements to the contents and quality of education and requirements of science; education and business are equally satisfied.Methods. The methods involve summing up the results of the national and international researchers’ findings on the problem of vocational pedagogical education; methods of expert survey and system analysis.Results. …”
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Maternal and Neonatal Complications of Methamphetamine Use during Pregnancy by Suthanud Premchit, Nawabhorn Orungrote, Sinart Prommas, Buppa Smanchat, Kornkarn Bhamarapravatana, Komsun Suwannarurk

“…The total number of women was 206 who were equally divided into a study and control group. Pregnant women who tested positive for methamphetamine in urine tests during the intrapartum period were compared to the control group with no history of drug abuse. …”
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Some Problems of the Realization of Marital Relation with Foreigners by S. S. Myrza, I. A. Serednytska

“…It has been noted that marriage under current law of different countries can take place only if the established requirements are followed: conclusion of marriage contract, lack of close blood ties, compliance with the requirements of religion, reaching marriage age, mutual consent of both parties, equality, presence of witnesses while concluding a marriage contract and marriage, observance of folk traditions. …”
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Extracellular Vesicles in Periodontitis: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential by Zhang L, Li X, Zhang B, Li R

“…Ling Zhang,1,&ast; Xiaotong Li,2,&ast; Bin Zhang,3 Ruiji Li4 1School of Nursing, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272067, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Stomatology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272001, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao, Shandong, 276826, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ruiji Li, School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Xueyuan Road 669, Rizhao, Shandong, 276826, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-15762380824, Email li-ruiji@mail.jnmc.edu.cnAbstract: Periodontitis is a prevalent yet frequently overlooked oral disease that is linked to a range of systemic conditions. …”
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Deep learning in gonarthrosis classification: a comparative study of model architectures and single vs. multi-model methods by Sahika Betul Yayli, Kutay Kılıç, Salih Beyaz

“…(3) What is the impact of CLAHE (Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization) on classification performance?ApproachWe created a dataset of 14,607 annotated knee AP X-rays from three hospitals. …”
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Species specificity and specificity diversity (SSD) framework: a novel method for detecting the unique and enriched species associated with disease by leveraging the microbiome het... by Zhanshan Sam Ma

“…Nevertheless, virtually, all species-level approaches such as differential abundance and differential network analysis methods exclusively rely on species abundances without considering species distribution information, while it can be said that distribution is equally, if not more, important than abundance in shaping the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of community compositions. …”
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Integralna ochrona środowiska w nauczaniu Jana Pawła II by Wojciech Bołoz

“…However, destruction of “human environment” is equally dangerous. Alike with the Earth, which should be used respectfully in accordance with its initial intention, a human ought to value his own “natural and moral construction he was equipped with”. …”
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Late Onset of Antiretroviral Therapy in Adults Living with HIV in an Urban Area in Brazil: Prevalence and Risk Factors by Priscila Ribeiro Guimarães Pacheco, Ana Laura Sene Amâncio Zara, Luiz Carlos Silva e Souza, Marília Dalva Turchi

“…Overall, 38.8% of patients had HIV viral load equal to or greater than 100,000 copies/mL. Late onset of ART was associated with higher mortality. …”
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Spin-orbital conversion of the light field immediately behind an ideal spherical lens by V.V. Kotlyar, A.A. Kovalev, S.S. Stafeev, E.S. Kozlova, M.A. Telegin

“…However, the total spin is equal to zero because the two vortices have the same amplitudes. …”
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Rapid Improvement in Neck Disability, Mobility, and Sleep Quality with Chronic Neck Pain Treated by Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling: A Randomized Control Study by Ching-Hsuan Huang, Lung-Hung Tsai, Mao-Feng Sun, Zhonghua Fu, Jian Sun, Li-Wei Chou

“…Participants (n = 60) with chronic neck pain for more than 2 months with pain intensity scored by visual analog scale (VAS) more than five were enrolled in this trial. Participants were equally randomized into the FSN or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) group who received interventions once a day on day 1, day 2, and day 4. …”
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Topographic and morphometric characterization of the humerii nutrient foramina and their implications for fracture repair and healing by Pedzisai Mazengenya, Palesa Mokoena, Brendon Kurt Billings, Arthur Tsalani Manjatika

“…Majority of bones (76.8%) evinced a single NF with a diameter equal to or larger than 1.27 mm. The number of NF varied across the different population groups (p = 0.000), with SAA having more humerii presenting with a single NF and SAED having more humerii with two NF. …”
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