Polymorphism of renin — angiotensin system genes in progression of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C by O. V. Taratina, T. N. Krasnova, L. M. Samokhodskaya, T. N. Lopatkina, V. A. Tkachuk, N. A. Mukhin

“…Overall 109 patients with CHC and liver cirrhosis C with established stage of fibrosis and duration of disease have been divided into group of «rapidly progressing fibrosis» (55 patients, ≥0,130 fibrosis points/year) and «slowly progressing fibrosis» (54 persons, <0,130 fibrosis units/year). Assessment of polymorphism of studied genes was carried out by molecular genetic methods.Results. …”
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Advances in Radiation Protection in Oral and Dental Radiology: Pragmatic Approaches and Recent Innovations by Saiedeh Sadeghi, Nastaran Saeidi, Ali Salehi, Kamal Attari, Mohammad Ali Irani, Seyed Sasan Aryanezhad, Reza Malekzadeh, Reza Mahmoudi Anzabi

“…The primary conclusions and relevant units of measurement are also included. According to the predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 26 articles were systematically reviewed for this study. …”
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Evaluation of the vibration state and determination of the stress-strain state of the trash-rack structure of the hydroelectric power plants by A. S. Antonov, N. P. Karablin, K. Ju. Baud, I. V. Baklykov

“…It is revealed that the main cause of damage to the trash-rack structure is the displacement of forced frequencies and the shape of natural oscillations to the zone of operation of hydraulic units, which led to the concentration of stresses at the ends of the struts in the zone adjacent to the gussets. …”
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Comparison of Streptococcus mutans Adhesion with Different Concentrations in Artificial Saliva to Fixed Orthodontic Materials in Laboratory Conditions by Leila Mohammadpour Belvirdy, Ahmad Sheibaninia, Shadab Safarzadeh Khosroshahi, Seyyed Khalil Shokouhi Mostafavi, Mohammad Javad Kharazi Fard

“…Bacterial adhesion was quantified by counting colony-forming units on culture media. The effects of bracket type, archwire material, composite type, and saliva pH on bacterial adhesion were analyzed using Generalized Estimating Equations with a significance level of 0.05, employing SPSS software (version 26). …”
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Evaluation of Sociodemographic Factors among Diabetic Patients with Urinary Tract Infections in Kisii Referral Hospital, Kenya by Vincent M. Mageto, Oliver W. Mbuthia, Caroline J. Ngetsa, Dinah O. Moraa, Erick O. Okoyo, Scholastica G. Mathenge, Wachuka G. Njoroge

“…Classification of a positive culture for urinary tract infection was based on more than 100,000 (≥105) colony-forming units of a single bacterial species. The data were analyzed using frequencies, chi-square (p<0.05), and logic regression with the help of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 to find the odds ratio. …”
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Understanding variation in management of early-onset neonatal sepsis in India: a vignette-based survey by Christina M Schumacher, Samuel McAleese, Tushar B Parikh, Basma Ouddi, Julia Johnson

“…Laboratory capacity and infection prevention initiatives may impact antibiotic use for EONS in neonatal intensive care units. The objective of this study was to examine the influence of institutional capacity on antibiotic prescribing for EONS in India.Methods Between September 2023 and January 2024, we surveyed Indian paediatricians and neonatologists regarding institutional capacity and antibiotic prescribing practices for EONS. …”
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The use of wheatgrass (<i>Thinopyrum intermedium</i>) in breeding by I. V. Pototskaya, V. P. Shamanin, A. N. Aydarov, A. I. Morgounov

“…However, in the 1980s in the United States wheatgrass was selected from among perennial plant species as having promise for domestication and the development of dual-purpose varieties for grain (as an alternative to perennial wheat) and hay. …”
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Clinical Recommendations of Russian Gastroenterological Association and RENDO Endoscopic Society on Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastritis and Duodenitis by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, T. L. Lapina, E. D. Fedorov, A. A. Sheptulin, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. V. Kononov, R. A. Abdulkhakov, O. P. Alexeeva, S. A. Alekseenko, D. N. Andreev, E. K. Baranskaya, N. N. Dekhnich, I. L. Klyaritskaya, R. S. Kozlov, E. A. Kogan, M. P. Korolev, N. V. Korochanskaya, S. A. Kurilovich, M. A. Livsan, M. F. Osipenko, P. V. Pavlov, S. S. Pirogov, A. S. Sarsenbaeva, V. I. Simanenkov, A. S. Tertychny, A. V. Tkachev, Yu. P. Uspensky, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov

“…Chronic gastritis is a cohort of chronic diseases uniting a typical morphology of persistent inflammatory infiltration, impaired cellular renewal with emergent intestinal metaplasia, atrophy and epithelial dysplasia of gastric mucosa. …”
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Patient Surgical Outcomes When Surgery Residents Are the Primary Surgeon by Intensity of Surgical Attending Supervision in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers by T. Michael Kashner, PhD, JD, MPH, Paul B. Greenberg, MD, MPH, Andrea D. Birnbaum, MD, PhD, John M. Byrne, DO, Karen M. Sanders, MD, Mark A. Wilson, MD, PhD, Marjorie A. Bowman, MD, MPA

“…Using health records from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the largest healthcare training platform in the United States, we estimated independent associations between the intensity of attending supervision of surgical residents and 30-day postoperation patient outcomes. …”
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Pharmacist-led DE-eSCALation of opioids post-surgical dischargE (DESCALE) – A multi-centre, non-randomised, feasibility study protocol [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approv... by Ellie Santer, Julie H Hedayioglu, Vanessa J Short, Sabina Hulbert, Emma L Veale, Melanie Rees-Roberts, Johanna Theron

“…With >4.7 million surgical procedures occurring annually in the United Kingdom it is imperative that opioid-use is managed upon discharge. …”
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Species Distribution Models Reveal Varying Degrees of Refugia From the Invasive Asian Needle Ant for Native Ants Versus Ant‐Plant Seed Dispersal Mutualisms by Drew Kanes, Daniel Malagon, Ben Camper, Anna Hewitt, Simon Dunn, Eva Purcell, Sharon Bewick

“…ABSTRACT The Asian Needle Ant, Brachyponera chinensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), has spread throughout a substantial portion of the southeastern United States where it has primarily been restricted to low elevations. …”
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TOWARDS A GREEN UNIVERSITY: CASE OF LITHUANIAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Rasa Bartkutė, Vitalija Skėruvienė

“…Various documents related to the Sustainable Development Goals (United Nations, 2015) and their implementation show that without an education system, without education, it is difficult to achieve sustainability. …”
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Effectiveness of a scenario-based simulation course on improving the clinical communication skills of dietetic students by Mei-Yuan Liu, Li-Ling Liao, Yu-Ting Huang, Yi-Chen Lee, I-Ju Lai

“…The intervention consisted of a 12-week scenario-based simulation communication course divided into three units employing diverse teaching methods. One hundred nineteen third-year dietetic students from two universities were enrolled through convenience sampling, with 59 students in the experimental group and 60 in the control group. …”
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ISSUES OF VALUES IN ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY by Павло ОБЛАП

“…It is demonstrated that questions about the place of a person in the world, their path, the essence of good and evil, and moral guidelines unite Greek and Roman Stoics with the existentialist philosophers of the 20th century. …”
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Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Current Landscape by Dzintra Atstāja

“…This is where Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) plays a crucial role, helping integrate the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while addressing the challenges posed by the energy trilemma. …”
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Comparative color stability assessment of orthodontic clear aligners: an in vitro study by Nancy Ajwa, Fatimah Radhi, Rana Aloraini, Ghadi AlSaydalani

“…The color values were then converted into National Bureau of Standards System (NBS) units. The statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS. …”
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Multimodal smoking cessation treatment combining repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, cognitive behavioral therapy, and nicotine replacement in veterans with posttraumatic... by Jonathan R Young, Carri S Polick, Andrew M Michael, Moritz Dannhauer, Jeffrey T Galla, Mariah K Evans, Addison Troutman, Angela C Kirby, Michelle F Dennis, Claire W Papanikolas, Zhi-De Deng, Scott D Moore, Eric A Dedert, Merideth A Addicott, Lawrence G Appelbaum, Jean C Beckham

“…Tobacco-related deaths remain the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-about 11% of those receiving care from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-have triple the risk of developing tobacco use disorder (TUD). …”
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Variation in human gut microbiota impacts tamoxifen pharmacokinetics by Yasmine Alam, Sheron Hakopian, Lizett Ortiz de Ora, Ian Tamburini, Julio Avelar-Barragan, Sunhee Jung, Zane Long, Alina Chao, Katrine Whiteson, Cholsoon Jang, Elizabeth Bess

“…Such differential inter-individual response has a significant socioeconomic impact as one in eight women will develop breast cancer and nearly half a million people in the United States are treated with tamoxifen annually. …”
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Thermodynamic, economic, and environmental evaluation of internal combustion engine exhaust gas-driven Organic Rankine cycles for power generation and desalination by Mohammad Waqas Chandio, Laveet Kumar, Abdul Ghafoor Memon, Mohamed M. Awad

“…The chosen configurations of ORCs are combined with reverse osmosis (RO) units to produce freshwater. The ORCs use R245fa as the working fluid. …”
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Cancer caregivers are primarily motivated by love and sense of duty by Avi Gupta, Cate Hurley, Rohan Mangal, Anjali Daniel, Latha Ganti

“…A 14-question survey was sent out to randomly selected United States cancer caretakers to analyze the social, emotional, and physical burden of their caretaking. …”
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