The Merit-based Incentive Payment System: Pearson’s Chi-Square and Categorical Dependent Variable Models Analyzed for Domains---Effective Clinical Care and Efficiency/Cost Reductio... by Amrita Shenoy

“…**Background:** Following the 2015 repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate formula, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' formula under which physicians were reimbursed, two payment systems were put in place to incentivize physicians, one of which was the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). …”
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Optimum Conditions and LC-ESI-MS Analysis of Phenolic Rich Extract from Eucalyptus marginata L. under Maceration and Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction Methods Using Response Surface M... by Soumaya Hasni, Ghayth Rigane, Hanene Ghazghazi, Hajer Riguene, Amir Bouallegue, Olfa Khedher, Moufida A. Oueslati, Ridha Ben Salem

“…This technique allowed us to identify ten phenolic compounds: four phenolic acids mainly gallic acid (27.77 ± 0.06 µg/g DW) and protocatechuic acid (37.66 ± 0.04 µg/g DW) and six flavonoid compounds such as quercetrin (150.78 ± 0.02 µg/g DW) and hyperoside (39.19 ± 0.03 µg/g DW). …”
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Preface by Susanne Ditlevsen, Petr Lansky

“…Finally, we would like to thank Yang Kuangfor supporting us and making this publication possible.…”
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Measurement of Quality of Life III. From the IQOL Theory to the Global, Generic SEQOL Questionnaire by Soren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick, Niels Jorgen Andersen

“…We have not yet found a final form that enables us to fully rate the quality of life in practice. …”
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Carbon Nanofiber-Reinforced Carbon Black Support for Enhancing the Durability of Catalysts Used in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Against Carbon Corrosion by Minki Sung, Hyeonseok Yi, Jimin Han, Jong Beom Lee, Seong-Ho Yoon, Joo-Il Park

“…Accelerated stress tests following the US Department of Energy protocols revealed that incorporating CNFs enhanced the durability of the CB-based hybrid supports without compromising their performance. …”
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Optimal Nozzle Structure for an Abrasive Gas Jet for Rock Breakage by Yong Liu, Juan Zhang, Tao Zhang, Huidong Zhang

“…The erosion rates of the four nozzles are calculated by numerical simulation, enabling us to conclude that a nozzle at Mach 3 can induce maximum erosion when the pressure is 25 MPa. …”
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Prediction of Ultimate Load of Rectangular CFST Columns Using Interpretable Machine Learning Method by Tien-Thinh Le, Hieu Chi Phan

“…It is observed that PD enabled us to locally track the influence of each input variable on the output response. …”
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Diversity and occurrence of methylotrophic yeasts used in genetic engineering by A. S. Rozanov, E. G. Pershina, N. V. Bogacheva, V. Shlyakhtun, A. A. Sychev, S. E. Peltek

“…The first Pichia pastoris-based system for expression of recombinant protein was developed on the basis of the treeexudate-derived strain obtained in the US southwest. Being distributed free of charge for scientific purposes, this system has become popular around the world. …”
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Administrative and Legal Principles of Interaction of Customs Posts of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine with Other State Authorities and Citizens of Ukraine by O. V. Sidorenko

“…The formal and logical method allowed us to analyze the provisions of the current national legislation, including the norms of the Customs Code of Ukraine, which regulate the interaction of the above mentioned entities. …”
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The analysis of promising directions for creation of domestic component base of volumetric rotary machines for low power energy, refrigeration and climate technology by V. L. Yusha, A. Yu. Gromov, Yu. A. Potapov

“…The analysis of the existing designs of rotary machines, as well as the nomenclature of domestic refrigeration and compressor engineering, allowed us to conclude that rotary machines of screw and spiral type are preferred for the implementation of existing licensed technologies at Russian enterprises. …”
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Ecoepidemiology of Chagas Disease in a Biological Corridor in Southeastern Mexico: A Promising Approach to Understand the Risk of Chagas Disease by Ingrid Yazmin Cruz-Alegría, Nancy Gabriela Santos-Hernández, Christian Ruiz-Castillejos, Juan Felipe Ruan-Soto, Adriana Moreno-Rodríguez, Any Laura Flores-Villegas, Javier Gutiérrez-Jiménez, Luis Arturo Hernández-Mijangos, Eduardo Estanislao Espinoza-Medinilla, Dolores Guadalupe Vidal-López, José Antonio De Fuentes-Vicente

“…Particularly in vector-borne diseases, the study under this approach offers us an overview of the pathogens, vectors, and hosts that coexist in a given region and their ecological determinants. …”
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Phenological assessment of early-maturing soybean accessions (<i>Glycine max</i> (L.) Merr.) under the conditions of Moscow Province by E. V. Vlasova, Yu. V. Gorbunova, I. V. Seferova

“…There were 32 accessions from breeding centers of the RF, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Sweden, and the U.S. that met these requirements during the three years of observations. …”
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La datation des aqueducs de Lyon : nouvelles données et contribution de l’analyse statistique bayésienne by Christine Oberlin, Jean-Claude Lefèvre

“…This statistical approach enabled us to propose a construction date, with a 95% confidence interval, for each aqueduct. …”
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Exendin-4 Protects against Hyperglycemia-Induced Cardiomyocyte Pyroptosis via the AMPK-TXNIP Pathway by Hong Wei, Rui Bu, Qinghui Yang, Jing Jia, Tao Li, Qiuping Wang, Yanjun Chen

“…These findings promoted us to propose a new signaling pathway mediating cardioprotective effect of Exendin-4 under hyperglycemic conditions: Exendin-4 → ROS↓ → pAMPK↑ → TXNIP↓ → caspase-1↓ → IL-1β and IL-18↓ → pyroptosis↓. …”
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How does playfulness (re)frame the world? Evidence for selective cognitive and behavioral redirecting in times of adversity by Xiangyou Shen, Zoe Crawley

“…This study examined playfulness as a perceptual lens and its potential broader (re)framing effects spanning cognition, emotion, and behavior in the disruptive pandemic context.MethodsTwo groups with contrasting levels of playfulness (high vs. low as measured by the Adult Playfulness Trait Scale) were derived from a nationwide US adult sample (n = 503) and compared across 19 criterion variables representing diverse perceptual, emotional, and behavioral responses during COVID-19. …”
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Design and experimental validation of the action of small molecule-based inhibitors of the FADD protein by N. V. Ivanisenko, L. Hillert, V. A. Ivanisenko, I. N. Lavrik

“…The computational and experimental analysis performed allowed us to characterize the optimal conformation of the FA DD protein for the design of the small molecules that can bind in the region of amino acid residue Y25. …”
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Development of a Daily Databank of Solar Radiation Components for Moroccan Territory by Mohammed Benchrifa, Hajar Essalhi, Rachid Tadili, Mohammed N. Bargach, Abdellah Mechaqrane

“…The main objective of this work is to create a daily updated database that includes all components of solar radiation, either energetic or spectral radiation. This will lead us to quantify the Moroccan solar potential and to determine the dimensions of all types of solar thermal and photovoltaic systems. …”
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Exploring when to exploit: the cognitive underpinnings of foraging-type decisions in relation to psychopathy by D. V. Atanassova, J. M. Oosterman, A. O. Diaconescu, C. Mathys, V. I. Madariaga, I. A. Brazil

“…Most studies on the topic have focused on binary choices, while everyday functioning requires us to learn the value of multiple options. In this study, we evaluated the cognitive correlates of naturalistic foraging-type decision-making and their electrophysiological signatures in a community sample (n = 108) with varying degrees of psychopathic traits. …”
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Culture Change and Quality of Care Among High Medicaid Nursing Homes: Does Earlier Implementation Matter? by Latarsha Chisholm, Akbar Ghias, Rohit Pradhan, Justin Lord, Ganisher Davlyatov, Robert Weech-Madonado

“…Objective: To examine how the number of years of implementing culture change initiatives is associated with nursing home quality among high Medicaid nursing homes in the US. Methods: The study used national survey data from nursing home administrators (n = 348) merged with secondary data sources for the year 2018: LTCfocus.org, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Rating Program (SNF QRP), and the Area Health Resource File. …”
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Genghis Khan in Folklore Legends of the Mongolian Peoples: Mythological Framework of Memory by Aleksand V. Isakov

“…It is noteworthy that the plots of oral traditions about Genghis Khan have almost nothing in common with information from written sources about the life of the founder of the Mongol Empire, such as “The Secret History of the Mongols” and other Mongolian, Turkic, Chinese and Persian chronicles known to us. It follows from this that folklore texts about the life and deeds of Genghis Khan are based on certain stable folklore-mythological structures, which in the oral tradition replaced the memory of his real biography. …”
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