Results of the ORION open comparative randomized trial: evaluation of efficacy of the Russian drugs Altevir and Phosphogliv in combined treatment of chronic hepatitis C by V. T. Ivashkin, M. V. Mayevskaya, P. O. Bogomolov, I. G. Nikitin, A. O. Buyeverov, A. V. Lapshin

“…Altevir was injected subcutaneously in a dose of 3 million IU 3 times per week in combination to ribavirin dosed according to body weight. …”
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மலரும் சருகும் நாவலில் நாடார் மக்களின் இனவரைவியல் / Ethnography of Nadar People in the Novel Malarum Sarugum... by ஜோ. கிளம்மி ஜெனி பிரியா / J. Clemy Jeni Priya

“…There are many ethnic groups in the Tamil society from the ancient times. It is possible to know that ancient Tamils lived as ethnic groups. …”
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Characteristics and Sources of Organic Aerosol Markers in PM2.5 by Zheng Li, Ruiwen Zhou, Yuanyuan Li, Min Chen, Yachen Wang, Tonglin Huang, Yanan Yi, Zhanfang Hou, Jingjing Meng, Li Yan

“…., sugars, fatty acids, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and oxygenated-PAHs (OPAHs)) in haze episodes were 1.8–2.7 times higher than those in clean episodes. Levoglucosan was the most abundant saccharide, which exhibited significant correlations with carbonaceous species during the whole sampling period, demonstrating that biomass burning has an important effect on the concentrations of carbonaceous species in PM2.5 of Jinan during wintertime. …”
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m6A-modified lncRNA GAS5 promotes M1-polarization of microglia in alcohol use disorder by Shuang Zhu, Peng Wang, Jian Hu

“…Independent replication was ensured in the studies, with each experiment repeated at least three times and statistical significance was set at P < 0.05.…”
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Hydrochemistry of a Tropical harbor: Influence of Industrial and Municipal inputs by Balogun Kayode James, Ladigbolu Ismail Adejare, Olaji Ebenezer Dayo

“…In recent times, pollution hazards of coastal waters have increased due to human activities including sand mining and dredging, industrial effluent discharges, indiscriminate dumping of sewage and domestic waste, use of detergents and heavy metals. …”
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Bupivacaine–fentanyl isobaric spinal anesthesia reduces the risk of ICU admission in elderly patients undergoing lower limb orthopedic surgery by Wenxun Liu, Shuzhen Bao, Jiaxin Chen, Yan Li, Yinghua Gu, Qingshan Ye, Kerong Hai

“…Multivariate logistic regression revealed that after controlling for potential confounding factors, the odds of ICU admission for patients in the spinal anesthesia group was 0.240 times (95% CI 0.115–0.498; P < 0.01) than those in the general anesthesia group. …”
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A case of neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) presenting with hydrocephalus-like clinical features: case report by Yonghong Wang, Yongxiang Li, Wei Pan, Yuezhen Shen, Junxia Li, Ying Liu, Yuhua Peng, Shulai Zhu

“…Over the past year, she noticed stiffening at the root of her tongue, cognitive decline, and slower reaction times compared to her previous state. Upon admission, cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed hydrocephalus-like changes. …”
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Exoscope-assisted spine surgery: Current applications and future directions–A short review by Tomas Ferreira, Sakshi Roy, Joecelyn Kirani Tan, Wireko Andrew Awuah, Vallabh Shet, Favour Tope Adebusoye, Adrenito Nicolas, Toufik Abdul-Rahman

“…These improvements include enhanced visualisation, improved ergonomics, improved surgical precision, reduced operation times and postoperative infection rates. The integration of robotics in exoscope-assisted spine surgery enables autofocus function, ensuring the integrity of the sterile field, providing superior image quality, resolution and three-dimensional perception. …”
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Research on the influence of g-C3N4 microstructure changes on the efficiency of visible light photocatalytic degradation by Hong Tu, Bihong Tian, Zhichao Zhao, Renjiang Guo, Ya Wang, Shunhong Chen, Jian Wu

“…Specifically, the degradation rate constants are 11, 4, 12, and 32 times higher, respectively, compared to bulk g-C3N4. …”
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Osteoarthritis of the knee joint and its association with metabolic syndrome: A case control study by Rohini Motwani, Arvind Kumar Bodla, Shravan Kumar Peddamadyam, Mrudula Chandrupatla, Nagesh Cherukuri, Maheshwar Lakkireddy, Gunvanti Rathod, Sai Ram Challa, Chowdavarapu Raghavendra Rao, Abhishek Arora, Srikanth Eppakayala, Arcot Reddy Vamsi Krishna

“…The odds of having MetS were 3.9 times higher in the cases compared to the controls. …”
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Interaction of the gastroenterologist and psychiatrist at management of patient with functional disorder of gastro-intestinal tract by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. A. Poluektova, A. G. Beniashvili

“…Taking into account patient’s complaints (bloating and abdominal pain relieved after defecation, frequent stool up to 3–5 times per day, incidental imperative urgency to defecation and feeling of incomplete defecation), and long-term benign course of disease, absence of organic changes, according to results of laboratory tests and instrumental investigations irritable bowel syndrome has been diagnosed. …”
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Prior Information Shapes Perceptual Confidence by Luca Tarasi, Margherita Covelli, Chiara Tabarelli de Fatis, Vincenzo Romei

“…Previous research has highlighted the impact of prior information on decision parameters such as reaction times and decision criteria placement. However, a comprehensive understanding of how prior information shapes confidence ratings is still lacking. …”
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Efficacy of Trimebutine Maleate (Trimedat®) in the Treatment of Patients with Functional Dyspepsia: Results of the “TREND” Observational Study by S. S. Kardasheva, I. M. Kartavenko, N. B. Maksimova, E. Yu. Yurieva, I. R. Popova, Ch. S. Pavlov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The treatment was performed using trimebutine (Trimedat®) in a standard dosage of 200 mg × 3 times a day for 28 days.Results. In the group under study, 45 (45 %), 3 (3 %) and 52 (52 %) patients suffered from epigastric pain syndrome (EPS), postprandial distress syndrome (PPDS) and a combination of both syndromes, respectively. …”
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Investigation of factors that affect post-fire recovery of photosynthetic activity at global scale by Yicheng Shen, I. Colin Prentice, Sandy P. Harrison

“…Fire properties which indicate substantial vegetation damage, such as fire intensity and duration, result in longer recovery times. Post-fire climate also affects recovery time: anomalous temperature and temperature seasonality, and higher than normal dry days increase recovery time while higher-than-average precipitation decreases recovery time. …”
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Ameliorated Impact of Fenugreek Seed Extract on Some Blood Cellular and Biochemical Parameters in Female Albino Rats Exposed to Lead Acetate by Rozhya Abduljalil Naser, Rabar Yousif Mameik, Nazar M. Shareef Mahmood, Kurdo Bapir Chato

“…Fenugreek seeds (Trigonella foenum graecum L.) were used in curing medicine and as food supplement since ancient times. After that, their antioxidant and hepatoprotective properties have been studied. …”
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Role of Platelet-rich Plasma in Unexplained Recurrent Implantation Failure – A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Control Trials by Harpreet Kaur, Meenakshi Meenu, Shivam Pandey, Anil Chauhan, Mishu Mangla

“…Platelet-rich plasma (PRP), which is obtained from the autologous blood samples of a person and is multiple times richer in platelets and other growth factors helps improve endometrial receptivity. …”
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Comparison of three recent discrete stochastic inversion methods and influence of the prior choice by Juda, Przemysław, Straubhaar, Julien, Renard, Philippe

“…Moreover, the inverse problem is solved three times with each method, each time using a different training image to check the performance of the methods with different geological priors. …”
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Information Technology Framework for Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Demand Management: a Brazilian Case Study by Pedro Domingos Antoniolli

“…One element responsible for logistics operations, formed by fourth and fifth pieces: a tool to streamline the logistics flow, and to obtain prompt inven tory data, provided by a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) solution; and another to provide information about production and logistics lead times, applied to demand forecasts elaboration and to streamline the order fulfillmentprocess, based on OEE (Ov erall Equipment Effectiveness) solution. …”
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Visible light-responsive hydrogels for cellular dynamics and spatiotemporal viscoelastic regulation by Yan Lu, Cheng Chen, Hangyu Li, Peng Zhao, Yuanfeng Zhao, Bohan Li, Wei Zhou, Gaofeng Fan, Dongshi Guan, Yijun Zheng

“…Modifying base bonds facilitates a broad spectrum of intrinsic stress relaxation times. At the same time, incorporating the visible light-responsive TDS moiety endows the hydrogel with responsive viscoelastic properties. …”
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Beehive Fireworks Festival Effect on the Nearby Atmospheric PM2.5 Level by Chih-Chung Lin, Jen-Hsiung Tsai, Yi-Chin Hsieh, Shui-Jen Chen

“…The study revealed that PM2.5 level reached the highest value of 327 µg m−3 at the major activity areas, which is 6.6 and 5.9 times those at upwind (49.8 µg m−3) and downwind (55.5 µg m−3) sites, respectively. …”
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