Short-acting growth hormone supplementation for bone age and growth rate in children with idiopathic short stature: a meta-analysis by Lianlian Yang, Fan Yang

“…Outcome index data such as basic characteristics, sample size, follow-up time, and total effective rate of the included studies were extracted. …”
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From European to World War: Dynamics of ‘Totalization’ and ‘Globalization’ of the Warfare in September 1939 — December 1941 by I. E. Magadeev

“…Though the elements of the ‘total war’ were evident even in the pre-war period and included the preparation of the powers for the long struggle, a partial militarization of the economies based on the ‘lessons’ of WWI, and the ideological and criminal aims of Nazism, these elements needed time to take their ‘final’ forms and could not be implemented on a click. …”
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Exercising in the Fasted State Reduced 24-Hour Energy Intake in Active Male Adults by Jessica L. Bachman, Ronald W. Deitrick, Angela R. Hillman

“…Measures of blood glucose and hunger were collected at 5 time points. Respiratory quotient (RQ) was measured during exercise. …”
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Improvement of Air Quality during the COVID-19 Lockdowns in the Republic of Slovenia and its Connection with Meteorology by Maja Ivanovski, Petra Dolšak Lavrič, Rudi Vončina, Darko Goričanec, Danijela Urbancl

“…The results show that, the most significant decrease of PM concentration in 2020 compared to 2018 and 2019 was found in the period after the first lockdown, while precipitation was not significantly different between the years during this time.…”
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Positive airway pressure therapy adherence and outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea: An exploratory longitudinal retrospective randomized chart review by Daniel Stevens, Michaela Title, Kathleen Spurr, Debra Morrison

“…Therefore, the present study sought to determine the efficacy of the present definition of PAP therapy adherence on longitudinal outcomes in patients with OSA, using objectively measured PAP device usage time. # Methods An exploratory longitudinal, retrospective, randomized chart review was done to assess clinical outcomes between patients with OSA who were defined as PAP therapy adherent (n=50) and non-adherent (n=50) during an eight-year observation period…”
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Analysis of the LARG of the hospital medical equipment supply chain using the fuzzy inference system by Ramin Pabarja, Gholamreza Jamali, Khodakaram Salimifard, Ahmad Ghorbanpur

“…Key indicators for the evaluation of LARG in the hospital medical equipment supply chain include reducing overall supply chain costs, optimizing inventory management, shortening supply chain development cycle time, increasing the introduction of new products, promoting information sharing among supply chain members, establishing flexible supply bases and sourcing, reducing fossil fuel consumption, and implementing waste management practices such as reuse and recycling of recyclable materials. …”
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Evaluation of ultrasonography and plethysmography in detecting blood loss and volume replacement in a platelet apheresis model by Kıvanç KARAMAN, Furkan Çağrı OĞUZLAR, Sinan SİTEMBÖLÜKBAŞI, Erşan KAYA

“…Both of US measurements of Vena Cava Inferior (VCImin, VCImax, and VCIcı) and plethysmographic measurements were performed in three time period (before apheresis, after whole blood was collected, and after blood components except platelets were returned to donors). …”
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Adaptive hip exoskeleton control using heart rate feedback reduces oxygen cost during ecological locomotion by Ali Reza Manzoori, Davide Malatesta, Alexandre Mortier, Johan Garcia, Auke Ijspeert, Mohamed Bouri

“…The controller successfully adapted assistance timing and amplitude to different activities. This resulted in effort intensity reductions (measured by oxygen uptake) of up to 12.6% compared to walking with no exoskeleton, and up to 25.5% compared to walking with the exoskeleton in zero-torque mode. …”
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Nutrition Therapy in the Transition between Hospital and Home: An Investigation of Barriers by Mette Holst, Henrik Højgaard Rasmussen

“…Moreover, lack of clinical guidelines throughout all settings, time consumption, lack of transparency regarding economy and workflows, and lack of assistance from experts regarding complicated nutritional problems were identified. …”
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Electron Spin Resonance Spin Probe Technique for Investigating Non-TEMPO Radicals Dispersed in Nanospaces of a Crystalline Zn Complex by Hirokazu Kobayashi, Kento Akiniwa, Fumiyasu Iwahori, Hidehiko Honda, Masato Yamamoto

“…The experimental ESR spectra for the derivatives of NN or BzNN radicals were reproduced only by the rigid-limit component in the ESR time scale. However, those for the derivatives of IN radicals were approximately reproduced only by rotational diffusion around the z-axis perpendicular to the plane in the IN group. …”
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Epigenetic Methylation of Parathyroid CaR and VDR Promoters in Experimental Secondary Hyperparathyroidism by Jacob Hofman-Bang, Eva Gravesen, Klaus Olgaard, Ewa Lewin

“…Melting temperature profiling of CaR and VDR PCR products after bisulfite treatment of genomic DNA from rat parathyroids was performed. Real-time PCR measured expression of PTH, CaR, VDR, and klotho genes in vitro. …”
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The impact of teacher care on teacher-student relationship: evidence from cross-sectional and longitudinal data by Zhen Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Yuxin Wang, Wenqing Deng, Xueling Ma, Chunhui Qi

“…Correlational results demonstrated a significant positive correlation between parental perceived teacher care and teacher-student relationship at both time points. Further analysis using cross-lagged models revealed that teacher care significantly positively predicted subsequent teacher-student relationship, and teacher-student relationship significantly positively predicted subsequent teacher care. …”
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The Study of Release of Chlorhexidine from Preparations with Modified Thermosensitive Poly-N-isopropylacrylamide Microspheres by Witold Musial, Bojana Voncina, Janusz Pluta, Vanja Kokol

“…The preparations, assessed in vitro below the VPTT, release an initial burst of CX at different time periods between 120 and 240 min, followed by a period of 24 h, when the rate of release remains approximately constant, approaching the zero-order kinetics; the release rates for the polymers beads are as follows: pNIPAM-C>pNIPAM-B>pNIPAM-A. …”
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Experience in African swine fever control in the Russian Federation and its value for the other countries by K. N. Gruzdev, A. K. Karaulov, A. S. Igolkin

“…It occurred in Georgia for the first time in 2007 and spread among domestic pigs and wild boar in the European part of the Russian Federation. …”
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The impact of temporary occupation and hostilities on the water conditions of the North Crimean and Kakhovka Main Canals by K. Borovyk, S. Gapon, I. Pyshnograiev

“…Manual digitisation of the canals was performed based on time composites of satellite images over the study period. …”
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Evaluation of medicine use behaviors of adult patients in a rural area: A cross-sectional study from Turkey by Hakan Alan, Mahcube Cubukcu, Eda C. Guzel, Latife M. Yildiz

“…Furthermore, 24.9% stated that they had stopped their medications before the recommended time. Moreover, 82.9% of the group read the instructions before use. …”
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Basic reproduction number for certain infectious porcine diseases: estimation of required level of vaccination or depopulation of susceptible animals by V. M. Gulenkin, F. I. Korennoy, A. K. Karaulov

“…The necessary conditions for wild boar depopulation aimed to prevent new African swine fever outbreaks are identified, namely, the elimination of at least 75% of the wild boar population living in the risk zone within the period of time equal to one infectious period.…”
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Benefits and Application of IoB in Educational Businesses: Smart, Sustainable, and Personalized Learning by ZAHRA SADEQI-ARANI, REZA VAHIDNIA, ESMAEIL MAZROUI NASRABADI

“…Thispaper explores the transformative potential of IoB in educational businesses, where it enables personalized learning, real-time feedback, and improved student retention. By analyzing data onstudent engagement and performance, IoB supports differentiated instruction, enhances collaborative learning, and drives datadriven curriculum development. …”
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Design of Personalized Cervical Fixation Orthosis Based on 3D Printing Technology by Yangyang Xu, Xiangyu Li, Yafei Chang, Yi Wang, Lifang Che, Guopeng Shi, Xiaofen Niu, Haiyan Wang, Xiaohe Li, Yujie He, Baoqing Pei, Guoqiang Wei

“…Low cost, quick manufacturing time, high precision, attractive appearance, lightweight structure, waterproof design, and practical customized orthotics for patients are all advantages of 3D printing technology in the field of orthopedics. …”
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Distal Femur Allograft Prosthetic Composite Reconstruction for Short Proximal Femur Segments following Tumor Resection by Bryan S. Moon, Nathan F. Gilbert, Christopher P. Cannon, Patrick P. Lin, Valerae O. Lewis

“…One pt (8%) had an amputation and one pt (8%) died prior to union. Average time to union was 19 months. Four pts (33%) or five APC reconstructions (29%) required further surgery to obtain a united reconstruction. …”
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