Human Papilloma Virus Infection in Patients with Male Accessory Gland Infection: Usefulness of the Ultrasound Evaluation by Rosita A. Condorelli, Enzo Vicari, Laura M. Mongioi, Giorgio I. Russo, Giuseppe Morgia, Sandro La Vignera, Aldo E. Calogero

“…Patients with HPV infection showed significantly (p<0.05) higher total prostate, seminal vesicles, and epididymal US signs (18.0 ± 2.0) compared to the other 2 groups (12.0 ± 4.0 versus 10.0 ± 3.0, resp.). …”
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Rêver le paysage, se soucier du vivant : pour une recherche-fiction by Gilles Clément

“…To conclude, the articles comes back to the present, to the importance of the TPFE, as potential source of thesis subject, by quoting, among others, two projects which question the subversive role of art in landscape and the federative place of water in urban landscape.…”
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Treatment Effects of Upper Limb Action Observation Therapy and Mirror Therapy on Rehabilitation Outcomes after Subacute Stroke: A Pilot Study by Yu-Wei Hsieh, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Jun-Ding Zhu, Ching-Yi Wu, Yun-Ping Lin, Chih-Chi Chen

“…Moreover, the action observation therapy had a greater improvement on the Functional Independence Measure than the other 2 groups did. However, the mirror therapy group gained the least improvements on the outcomes. …”
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Generosity and Solidarity -A Biblical Contribution and Perspective in Response to Poverty in Africa. by Rugyendo, Medard

“…Christians in Africa and elsewhere shouldn’t just give in times of calamities and emergencies but should empower people who receive help to help others (2 Cor. 1:4). But all the said forms of response need to be effected in the promotion of solidarity that goes hand in hand with generosity as inspired by the Word of God (Acts 4:32-35) and as a way to deal with poverty. …”
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Evaluation of the potential value of artificial intelligence (AI) in public health using fluoride intake as the example by Wei Wei, Tianshu Gu, Yanhong Cao, Shuqiu Sun, Dan Wei, Minghui Li, Alyce D. Fly, Weikuan Gu, Lan Yao, Dianjun Sun

“…Six out of 8 answers were graded as excellent and the other 2 as good. ChatGPT proposed a hypothesis for each of the 8 disorders that are caused by either a deficiency or excess level of fluoride. …”
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Changes in stress-related outcomes among graduate students following the Mindfulness Ambassador Program: A pilot study. by Varsha Vasudevan, Benjamin Tran, Shauna M Burke, Patricia Tucker, Jennifer D Irwin

“…The primary objectives of this study were to: (1) explore graduate students' perceptions of stress, and their relationships with themselves and meaningful others; (2) explore graduate students' perspectives of and satisfaction with the MAP; and (3) investigate if participation in the MAP elicited changes in graduate students' perceived levels of stress, self-awareness, interpersonal skills, and/or social connectedness.…”
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The Impact of Cementing Techniques on Implant Longevity in Relation to Keel Length in Persona and NexGen Knee Arthroplasty: A Comprehensive Study by Arash Sharafat Vaziri, MD, Mohammad Naghi Tahmasebi, MD, Hoseinali Hadi, MD, Sina Javidmehr, MD, Sohrab Keyhani, MD, Zahra Vahdati, MD, Hossein Nematian, MD, Yalda Farahmand, MD

“…No early aseptic loosening reported in other 2 groups. Conclusions: In conclusion, meticulous cementing techniques can reduce the rate of tibial loosening in shorter keel designs.…”
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Staffing of the Ukrainian SSR militia in 1945 by V. A. Grechenko

“…Ukrainians in the PCIA of the USSR in 1945 accounted for 55 %, Russians – 35 %, Jews – 4 %, Belarusians – 2 %, others – 2,6 %. In general, in 1945 the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs and its subdivisions carried out significant and diverse work to improve the staff of the republic's militia.…”
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AN EXAMINATION OF RAWLS’ SOCIAL JUSTICE MODEL: AN ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA by MORRIS K.O. EDOGIAWERIE, INNOCENT O. EKUASE

“…Be that as it may, some of the imbalances and imperfections which characterized the state of nature found its way in to the (modern society) state. Among others, two of such problems that found their way were injustice and oppression. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Visual Performance and Astigmatism Tolerance with Monofocal, Bifocal, and Extended Depth-of-Focus Intraocular Lenses Targeting Slight Myopia by Jie Xu, Tianyu Zheng, Yi Lu

“…The EDOF group provided equivalently excellent distance visual outcomes (0.06 ± 0.12) as the monofocal (0.06 ± 0.09) and bifocal (0.03 ± 0.09) groups P=0.554, better intermediate vision than the other 2 groups P<0.05, and similarly satisfactory near visual outcomes (0.23 ± 0.16 at 20 cm, and 0.17 ± 0.14 at 33 cm) as the bifocal group (0.28 ± 0.14 at 20 cm and 0.08 ± 0.10 at 33 cm) P>0.05. …”
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Outer Retinal Layers’ Thickness Changes in relation to Age and Choroidal Thickness in Normal Eyes by Mona Kamal Abdellatif, Yasser Abdelmaguid Mohamed Elzankalony, Ahmed Abdelmonsef Abdelhamid Ebeid, Weam Mohamed Ebeid

“…RPE-OS was significantly thinner in group 3 than in the other 2 groups (central: P<0.001). Moreover, the 3 groups were significantly different from each other regarding the CT (central: P<0.001); significant thinning was noticed in the choroid with age. …”
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Diversity of Picea omorika (Pančić) Purk. Populations Based on Morpho-anatomical Needle Traits and Bioclimatic Parameters by Biljana Nikolić, Nemanja Rajčević, Zorica Mitić, Sanja Jovanović, Nevena Čule, Katarina Mladenović, Marija Marković, Petar Marin

“…Several years ago, preliminary population studies of P. omorika were published, but with the inclusion of additional populations, it became necessary to confirm whether the southernmost population from Mileševka Canyon, also known as var. vukomanii, (Pavlović and Matović 1994), remains distinct from the others. Two-year-old needles from the lower third of the crown were collected in late autumn from seven natural populations of P. omorika from Serbia and from the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. …”
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Tocilizumab, an Exploratory Treatment for Severe COVID-19 Patients by Yong Wang, Yongfeng Chen, Xiangdong Zhou

“…Eleven patients received TCZ administration once, while the other 2 patients received it twice. The median level of IL-6 before TCZ administration was 27.91 (7.42–210.90) pg/mL. …”
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Mechanisms and regulatory pathways of recessive land use transition by TAN Lin, CHEN Lan

“…These three forms are closely interconnected and interact with each other. (2) Implicit land use transition is the process of significant and fundamental changes in efficiency, functional, and power forms. …”
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THERMAL ASSYMETRY OF THE ORAL MUCOSA RELATED TO INFECTIOUS AND PROSTHETIC FACTORS: A THERMOGRAPHIC STUDY by Laura Iosif, Marina Imre, Andreea Cristiana Didilescu, Ana Maria Cristina Ţâncu, Oana Elena Amza, Georgiana Florentina Gheorghe, Ruxandra Ionela Sfeatcu, Radu Ilinca, Bogdan Alexandru Dimitriu

“…The proportion of subjects for which the distribution of the thermal field at the level of the mucosa showed neither symmetry nor uniformity was significantly higher for the cases with CADS compared to the other 4 groups (symmetry/uniformity: p < 0.0001); the share of subjects for which the distribution of the thermal field showed neither symmetry nor uniformity was statistically significantly higher among the edentulous with CADS, compared to the other 2 groups (symmetry p < 0.0001; uniformity p = 0.004). …”
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Effects of Precipitation on the Air Quality Index, PM2.5 Levels and on the Dry Deposition of PCDD/Fs in the Ambient Air by Ruoxin Wang, Kangping Cui, Hwey-Lin Sheu, Lin-Chi Wang, Xueyan Liu

“…In addition, the effect of precipitation on the average reduction fraction of total PCDD/F-TEQ dry deposition flux was 31%. However, in the other 2 AQI elevation events, the AQI were between 23 and 100, and averaged 51; when comparing the average AQI and PM2.5 concentrations, during and after the rain with that before the rain, the increases in AQI were 42% and 49%, respectively, while the increases in PM2.5 concentration were 26% and 29%, respectively. …”
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The Needs for Visual Improvement of Patients Presented at Low-Vision Center in Wenzhou, China by Xiaoman Li, Guofu Chen, Ruzhi Deng, Na Lin, Lingzhi Ni, Longfei Jiang, Haishuang Lin, Frank Thorn, Jie Chen

“…Less than 10% of patients mentioned the demand of using public transportation (5.8%), doing housework (3.7%), writing (1.9%), walking on irregular surfaces (1.5%), driving (1.1%), and others (2.4%). Women were significantly associated with a concern for performing hobbies (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.0–2.0) but associated with lower odds of reading (OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.3–0.7). …”
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Interventions that prevent or reduce perinatal loneliness and its proximal determinants: a restricted scoping review by Ruth Naughton-Doe, Rebecca Nowland, Stephanie Tierney, Martin Webber, Anja Wittkowski

“…Five mechanisms were identified within included papers: 1) opportunities for social connection to similar others, 2) positive relationships with a professional or volunteer, 3) normalisation and acceptance of difficulties, 4) meaningful activities and 5) support to overcome barriers (including cultural and financial) to connection. …”
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Do Human Papilloma Virus and Cytological Testing Results Before Colposcopy Alter the Pathological Grading of Colposcopy Acetic Acid Visual Examination?: A Retrospective Study by Gao S, Qian B, Wang T, Wang J

“…Positive and negative predictive values for cervical inflammation, LSIL, and HSIL in patients diagnosed using vaginal colposcopy, based on cervical pathological grouping, and differences in HPV and TCT results among patients who underwent vaginal colposcopy, were analyzed.Results: The age of patients diagnosed with cervicitis, LSIL, and HSIL using colposcopy gradually decreased, and the proportion of HPV16/18 infection in the HSIL group was significantly higher than the other 2 groups. There were significant differences in TCT results among the groups. …”
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Modelling district heating demand: A synthetic dataset for two residential neighbourhoodsZenodo by Katia Ritosa, Ina De Jaeger, Dirk Saelens, Staf Roels

“…Generated datasets are the following, one 1) representing low-performing building stock from before the deployment of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) (2006), and the other 2) reflecting high-performing stock constructed after 2006. …”
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