Comparison of CRP, Procalcitonin, Neutrophil Counts, Eosinophil Counts, sTREM-1, and OPN between Pneumonic and Nonpneumonic Exacerbations in COPD Patients by Shan Mou, Wei Zhang, Yan Deng, Zhijun Tang, Depeng Jiang

“…A clinical logistic regression model showed among the common clinical symptoms, purulent sputum can independently predict pneumonia in AECOPD patients after adjusting for a history of diabetes. …”
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Mapping evidence on barriers to and facilitators of diagnosing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) in low- and middle-incom... by Abebe Sorsa Badacho, Ozayr Harron Mahomed

“…Two reviewers will independently screen abstracts, and the preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis extension to scoping review (PRISMA-Sc) guidelines will be used to guide the search in conducting the scoping review. …”
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The Intra- and Inter-rater Reliability of an Arm Care Screening Tool in High School Baseball Coaches by Kyle A. Matsel, Stephanie N. Brown, Matt C. Hoch, Robert J. Butler, Philip M. Westgate, Terry R. Malone, Tim L. Uhl

“… # Study Design Methodological intra- and inter-rater reliability study # Methods Thirty-one male high school baseball players (15.9 years ± 1.06) were independently scored on the Arm Care Screen (ACS) by three examiners (two coaches, one physical therapist) in real-time and again seven days later by reviewing video recordings of each players’ initial screening performance. …”
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The state of scientific research of militia activity in Ukraine during the period of partial liberalisation of the political regime in the USSR (1953–1962) by V. A. Grechenko, O. N. Yarmysh

“…The historiography of militia activity during the years of partial de-Stalinisation is divided into two stages: the Soviet period and the period of Ukraine’s independence. The 1960s-1980s were marked by a significant increase in researchers' interest in studying the general issues of the history and legal foundations of internal affairs. …”
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Peptic ulcer: does it changed identity? by Ye. A. Pyatenko, A. A. Sheptulin

“…Symptom frequency at PUD relapse and accompanying changes was estimated independently for male and female groups. Results. At the present time there is a shift of PUS to PUD ratio towards more common stomach ulcer location, increase in female proportion of PU patients and mean patient age at the onset of disease. …”
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A Nomogram Based on Apelin-12 for the Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention among Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial... by Enfa Zhao, Hang Xie, Yushun Zhang

“…Apelin-12 change rate, apelin-12 level, age, pathological Q wave, myocardial infarction history, anterior wall myocardial infarction, Killip’s classification > I, uric acid, total cholesterol, cTnI, and the left atrial diameter were independently associated with MACEs (all P<0.05). After incorporating these 11 factors, the nomogram achieved good concordance indexes of 0.758 (95%CI = 0.707–0.809) and 0.763 (95%CI = 0.689–0.837) in predicting MACEs in the evaluation and validation cohorts, respectively, and had well-fitted calibration curves. …”
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Effect of pre-session discrimination training on performance in a judgement bias test in dogs by Joseph Krahn, Amin Azadian, Camila Cavalli, Julia Miller, Alexandra Protopopova

“…Performance in JBTs, however, may also indicate a learning history independently from welfare determinants. We hypothesized that dogs’ ‘optimism’ in a follow-up JBT may be impacted by a learning treatment involving additional trials of a different discrimination task. …”
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COEVOLUTIONARY SEMANTICS OF TECHNOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION GENESIS AND EVOLUTIONARY RISK (BETWEEN THE BIOAESTHETICS AND BIOPOLITICS) by V. T. Cheshko, O. M. Kuz

“…Originality of the conducted analysis comes to the following: As the antithesis to biological and social reductionism in interpretation of the phenomenon of bio-power it is proposed a co-evolutionary semantic model in accordance with which the described semantic gap is of the substantial nature related to the complex module organization of a consistent and adaptive human strategy consisting of three associated but independently functional modules (genetic, cultural and techno-rational). …”
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The significance of computer technologies in detecting plagiarism in scientific works by O. V. Pikhurets

“…Accordingly, the results of information processing with the help of specialized anti-plagiarism programmes and services cannot independently be circumstances that allow making reasonable conclusions about the presence or absence of plagiarism in a scientific work. …”
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Evaluation of B cell related markers and autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with abatacept by Ting Wang, Natalia V. Giltiay, Christian Lood, Ning Wang, Bobby Kwanghoon Han

“…Among them, anti-CCP and frequencies of CD19+CD11c+IgD-CD27- B cells were independently associated with response to abatacept. …”
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Innovative Modernization Management of High-Tech and Knowledge-Intensive Industries of Russian Economy by S. S. Demin, E. V. Dzhamay, L. M. Putyatina

“…On this basis the methodical principles of implementation of innovative modernization, such as selectivity are formulated (as limitation of a range of coverage by innovative modernization of branches of economy); independence (as ability to rely in innovative modernization on the national forces and opportunities); complexity (interrelation of technical and technological and organizational and economic aspects of innovative modernization). …”
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Decision-making in ethical dilemmas faced by auditors: a case study of small and medium sized audit firms that are trusted by the stock exchange by Maryam Rokhshi, Kaveh Azinfar, Seyyed Ali Nabavi Chashmi

“…Also, the results of this research can help policy makers and regulators to establish more effective rules and regulations to support the independence and professional ethics of auditors through a better understanding of the ethical challenges faced by auditors.…”
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Legal Status of the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine: Current State and Perspectives of Development by L. V. Borets, Ya. O. Arbych

“…The authors have studied the problem of compliance of the Accounting Chamber with the principle of independence contained in the Constitution of Ukraine and in the Law of Ukraine “On the Accounting Chamber”. …”
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Association between the systemic immune-inflammation index and sarcopenia in older adults: a cross-sectional study by Esra Cataltepe, Eda Ceker, Ayse Fadiloglu, Fatih Gungor, Nermin Karakurt, Zekeriya Ulger, Hacer Dogan Varan

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the SII score was significantly and independently associated with sarcopenia even after adjusting for potential confounding factors (β = 1.002, 95% CI = 1.001–1.003, p < 0.001). …”
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Epidemiology and morbidity of spina bifida in Hispanic Americans: a systematic review by Roxanna M Garcia, Sandi K Lam, Sunny Abdelmageed, Megan Votoupal

“…Study designs included case–control, descriptive, cross-sectional and databases.Eligibility criteria Observational and experimental analytical studies reporting epidemiology or morbidity of spina bifida in Hispanic Americans or Latinx individuals were eligible.Data extraction and synthesis Data were extracted independently by authors. Descriptive analysis was used to summarise findings.Results Of 392 publications, 32 studies met inclusion criteria. …”
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Perinatal intimate partner violence and breastfeeding practices: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. by Zelalem Nigussie Azene, Catherine MacPhail, Lisa Gaye Smithers

“…Data extraction will be performed independently by two reviewers, with discrepancies resolved by a third reviewer. …”
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Relations between Russia and Lithuania in the contemporary Lithuanian historiography by Nerijus Šepetys

“…Butkus, and other historians written during the first decade of independence prove the existence of a strong school of diplomatic historiography. …”
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The Effect of Telenursing on Disease Outcomes in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review by Mina AkbariRad, Mohsen Dehghani, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Ashkan Torshizian, Nikoo Saeedi, Mehrdad Sarabi, Mahdieh Sahebi, Mohammad Taghi Shakeri

“…A comprehensive search of online databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar, was performed using the following MeSH keywords: telenursing, telephone follow-up, diabetes mellitus, disease management, glycemic, self-care, treatment adherence, and quality of life, up to September 2023. Two reviewers independently screened pertinent studies based on the prespecified outcomes (treatment adherence, self-care, glycemic control, and quality of life) and extracted data from all eligible studies. …”
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Role of adductor canal block and genicular nerve block on postoperative pain and enhanced recovery in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: A randomized clinical trial by Bassel Mohammed Elfokery, Mustafa Seet, Tareef Ashour, Hatem Alharbi, Mujeeb Ashraf, Hatim Alshareef, Mohammad Nyaz, Rayan Bakhreba, Atif Sait

“…Similarly, the ability to walk with support on postoperative day 1 (P = 0.023) and day 2 (P = 0.037) and the ability to perform straight leg raising independently on day 1 (P = 0.038) and day 2 (P = 0.027) days were also notably better in group B. …”
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Joint Radio Resource Management of Channel-Assignment and User-Association for Load Balancing in Dense WLAN Environment by Hyun Seob Oh, Dong Geun Jeong, Wha Sook Jeon

“…In designing the RRM framework, we take account of typical WLAN environment where dual bands are supported and two types of APs coexist: controlled-APs, which are managed by a centralized controller, and stand-alone APs, which independently operate for themselves. The proposed CA method utilizes a channel bonding technique, which provides a high data rate by integrating multiple basic channels while reducing the interference among neighboring APs. …”
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