Factors of International Activity of Russian Cities: The Results of the Empirical Analysis by R. S. Mukhametov

“…As a result of the study, it was found that a large number of sister cities are observed in Russian cities, which can be attributed to megacities and large cities. …”
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Functional assertiveness with acceptance and commitment therapy for employees returning to work: a preliminary investigation by Daisuke Ito, Daisuke Ito, Yushun Okabe, Yushun Okabe, Aya Nobushige, Seiko Saito, Yoshinari Takahashi

“…The results showed an increase in participants’ mindfulness (observing, non-reactivity and non-judging), psychological flexibility, and functional assertiveness increased and their sense of difficulty in returning to work (especially difficulties arising from workplace relationships) decreased after the intervention. …”
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Position- and Sex-Related Differences in Sagittal and Frontal Plane Concentric Isokinetic Hip Muscle Peak Torques and Agonist-Antagonist Ratios by Lisa T. Hoglund, Matthew C. Schiffino, James E. Freels, Isabella G. Romano

“… # Study Design Cross-sectional observational # Methods Forty healthy adults (20 male, 20 female) participated. …”
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The Effect of Detethering Surgery on the Bladder Function and Psychology of Children with Primary Tethered Cord Syndrome by Shuai Yang, Zhaokai Zhou, Xingchen Liu, Zhan Wang, Yanping Zhang, He Zhang, Lei Lv, Yibo Wen, Qingwei Wang, Wei Jia, Jinhua Hu, Jian Guo Wen

“…Conclusions: DS could not considerably ameliorate pre-existing bladder dysfunction and patients exhibiting non-progressive bladder dysfunction could be treated conservatively with close observation. TCS plagues patients all the time even if detethering. …”
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Dimethyl Fumarate Protects against Lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) Induced Sepsis through Inhibition of NF-κB Pathway in Mice by He Fang, Xingtong Wang, Mahendra Damarla, Rongju Sun, Qingli He, Ruojing Li, Pengfei Luo, Jun O. Liu, Zhaofan Xia

“…In the present study, we have observed the effect of dimethyl fumarate (DMF) on lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced sepsis and investigated the possible mechanism. …”
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Isolation and study of biological properties of <i>Bordetella bronchiseptica</i>-specific bacteriophages by T. A. Kochetova, V. V. Yuskevich, G. T. Sadykova, V. M. Popova

“…Dissociation of negative colonies into clear colonies, cloudy colonies, and clear colonies with cloudy halos was observed in the media. Plaques also varied in size from 0.6 ± 0.2 to 2.6 ± 0.1 mm. …”
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How to Achieve a 50% Reduction in Nutrient Losses From Agricultural Catchments Under Different Climate Trajectories? by Maarten Wynants, Johan Strömqvist, Lukas Hallberg, John Livsey, Göran Lindström, Magdalena Bieroza

“…No distinct trends in TP loads were observed. A 50% decrease in nutrient loads, as targeted by the European Green Deal, was backcasted using a combination of management scenarios, including (a) a 20% reduction in mineral fertilizer application, (b) introducing cover crops (CC), and (c) stream mitigation (SM) by introducing floodplains. …”
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Mapping indefinite causal order processes to composable quantum protocols in a spacetime by Matthias Salzger, V Vilasini

“…Further, previous work suggests that composition of processes is not so straightforward in ICS frameworks, which raises the question of how this connects with the observed composability of physical experiments in spacetime. …”
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Four Weeks of Inspiratory Muscle Training Improves Self-Paced Walking Performance in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Randomised Controlled Trial by A. M. Edwards, G. P. Maguire, D. Graham, V. Boland, G. Richardson

“…A positive association was observed between the change (%) of performance gain in the 6-minute walking test and body mass index (𝑟=0.736; 𝑃<0.05) for EXP. …”
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Mesothelial cell responses to acute appendicitis or small bowel obstruction reactive ascites: Insights into immunoregulation of abdominal adhesion. by Melissa A Hausburg, Kaysie L Banton, Christopher D Cassidy, Robert M Madayag, Carlos H Palacio, Jason S Williams, Raphael Bar-Or, Rebecca J Ryznar, David Bar-Or

“…This is a prospective observational IRB-approved study at three Level 1 trauma centers where rA is collected prior to surgical intervention for non-perforated AA or adhesiolysis for SBO. …”
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Evaluation of Bacterial Load and Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Staphylococcus aureus from Ready-to-Eat Raw Beef in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia by Bizuneh Tsehayneh, Taddesse Yayeh, Birhan Agmas

“…High S. aureus drug resistance was observed on penicillin (92.73%) followed by cefoxitin (74.5%), tetracycline (63.63%), and clindamycin (50.9%). …”
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Tracking the Ghosts of the Himalayas: Snow Leopard Conservation Insights From Satellite Collar Data by Pratistha Shrestha, Dayaram Pandey, Pemba Sherpa, Prakash Shah, Dipesh Kumar Sharma

“…Home ranges, estimated over a 5–21 month tracking period, were larger than those observed in previously studied snow leopards and included crossings of international boundaries from Nepal into China and India. …”
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Problems of abuse of law when applying to the European Court of Human Rights by V. V. Lazariev, I. A. Lohvynenko

“…The importance of preventing abuse of law is emphasised, subject to the obligatory observance of the principles of fairness, transparency and consideration of individual rights and freedoms of subjects. …”
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Clinical Comparison between HD-tDCS and tDCS for Improving Upper Limb Motor Function: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Sham-Controlled Trial by Yaqin Zeng, Ruidong Cheng, Li Zhang, Shan Fang, Shaomin Zhang, Minmin Wang, Qian Lv, Yunlan Dai, Xinyi Gong, Feng Liang

“…The HD-tDCS group showed a slightly greater, but nonsignificant improvement as compared to a-tDCS group in terms of mean change observed in function of trained items. The MBI score of the HD-tDCS group was maintained up to 8 weeks of follow-up and was higher than that in the a-tDCS group. …”
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Gel Immersion Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) for Superficial Nonampullary Duodenal Epithelial Tumors May Reduce Procedure Time Compared with Underwater EMR (with Video) by Takeshi Yamashina, Masaaki Shimatani, Yu Takahashi, Masahiro Takeo, Natsuko Saito, Hironao Matsumoto, Takeshi Kasai, Masataka Kano, Kimi Sumimoto, Toshiyuki Mitsuyama, Hiroyuki Marusawa, Akiyoshi Nishio, Takafumi Yuba, Toshihito Seki, Makoto Naganuma

“…No serious complications were observed in either group. Conclusions. GIEMR of SNADET has the potential to reduce procedure time compared with UEMR and may be particularly effective in areas where immersion in water is difficult.…”
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Monacolin K as a Natural Alternative for Synthetic Statins by Julia Kozakiewicz, Aleksandra Okońska, Michał Ziemba, Kamil Kościelecki, Agnieszka Kalisz, Magdalena Krakowiak, Aleksandra Kaczmarek

“…Conclusions: Monacolin K improves the lipid profile by lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG) and total cholesterol (TC) levels which indirectly reduces the cardiovascular risk with less frequently observed side effects. Monacolin K has many pleiotropic effects like anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer mechanisms by inhibiting  cancer cell proliferation and stimulating apoptosis. …”
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Positive Leukocyte Esterase Dipstick Test: Association With Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis In Patients Suffering From Liver Cirrhosis by Sumbul Shahzadi, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Imran Khan, Kanaz Ahmad Siddiqi, Javed Ahmad Khan, Ayesha Ashraf Cheema

“…The colour that appeared on the dipstick after 2 minutes was observed and that colour was compared with the colour significance chart mentioned on the dipstick box. …”
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Power generation expansion planning with high penetration of geothermal energy – Potential, prospects and policy by Muhammad Amir Raza, Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Khasawneh, Yahya Z. Alharthi, Muhammad Faheem, Raza Haider, Laveet Kumar

“…Climate is changing due to greater carbon emissions with observable effects like severe weather events, shifts in precipitation patterns, rising sea levels, and warming oceans. …”
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Examining sufficiency and equity in the geographic distribution of physicians in Japan: a longitudinal study by Yuichi Imanaka, Susumu Kunisawa, Koji Hara, Tetsuya Otsubo

“…Decreases were also observed in the rural groups, where the number of physicians decreased by 4.4% in the group with a higher initial physician supply and 7.6% in the group with a lower initial physician supply.Conclusions Although the total number of physicians increased in Japan, demand-adjusted physician supply decreased in recent years in all areas except for urban areas with a lower initial physician supply. …”
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Preoperative computed tomography–guided localization of pulmonary ground‑glass nodules: a comparison of conventional and soft hook‑wires by Sheng-Zhi Fan, Yu-Yu Ma, Yan Sun, Hao Xu, Wei Chen

“…Visual analog scale scores in the conventional HW group were significantly higher than those observed in the soft HW group (mean [SD], 4.6 [0.6] vs 3.4 [0.6]; P = 0.001). …”
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