Health and school difficulties of children in foster care in the experience of their foster parents by B. Faltová, A. Mojžíšová, J. Holá, L. Shuranová, Z. Čermák

“…The study was implemented as part of a dissertation at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice in the Czech Republic on the topic of promotion of the health, social and psychological well-being of school-aged children in the context of their school and family environment. The authors carried out a questionnaire survey in the Czech Republic among a selected sample of respondents, who were foster parents of children aged 6 to 15 attending primary school in the Pardubice Region. …”
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Network Pharmacology Combined With Metabolomics Reveals the Mechanism of Yangxuerongjin Pill Against Type 2 Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in Rats by Jin R, Pei H, Yue F, Zhang X, Zhang Z, Xu Y, Li J

“…Pharmaceutical Factory, Beijing, 100079, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yi Xu; Jinsheng Li, Beijing Tongrentang Technology Development Co., Ltd. …”
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CECT-Based Radiomic Nomogram of Different Machine Learning Models for Differentiating Malignant and Benign Solid-Containing Renal Masses by Qian L, Fu B, He H, Liu S, Lu R

“…Lu Qian,1,* BinHai Fu,2,* Hong He,2 Shan Liu,1 RenCai Lu2 1Department of Pathology, the First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, the Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: RenCai Lu, Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, the Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 157 Jinbi Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 087163614503, Email lrc_09@126.comObjective: This study aimed to explore the value of a radiomic nomogram based on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) for differentiating benign and malignant solid-containing renal masses.Materials and Methods: A total of 122 patients with pathologically confirmed benign (n=47) or malignant (n=75) solid-containing renal masses were enrolled in this study. …”
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Genetic and Plasma Proteomic Approaches to Identify Therapeutic Targets for Graves’ Disease and Graves’ Ophthalmopathy by Ke C, Yu Y, Li J, Yu Y, Sun Y, Wang Y, Wang B, Lu Y, Tang M, Wang N, Chen Y

“…Chenxin Ke,1,* Yuefeng Yu,1,* Jiang Li,1 Yuetian Yu,1 Ying Sun,1 Yuying Wang,1 Bin Wang,1 Yingli Lu,1 Mengjun Tang,2 Ningjian Wang,1 Yi Chen1 1Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Orthopedic Department, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Taizhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yi Chen, Email chenyi9h@126.com; Ningjian Wang, Email wnj486@126.comBackground: The blood proteome is a major source of biomarkers and therapeutic targets. …”
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Fully Covered Stent-TIPS for Advanced HCC Patients with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus-Related Severe Symptomatic Portal Hypertension by Liu Z, Lyu T, Yang J, Xie Y, Fan S, Song L, Zou Y, Wang J

“…Zechuan Liu,1,* Tianshi Lyu,1,* Jinming Yang,2 Yong Xie,1 Siyuan Fan,1 Li Song,1 Yinghua Zou,1 Jian Wang1 1Department of Interventional and Vascular Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Vascular Interventional, Aerospace Central Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jian Wang; Yinghua Zou, Department of Interventional and Vascular Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Email wangjianbdyy@126.com; Dr_zouyinghua@126.comPurpose: Portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT)–related severe symptomatic portal hypertension (SPH) leads to a poor prognosis in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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The Combination of D-TACE-HAIC, Lenvatinib, and PD-1 Inhibitors Shows Significant Clinical Efficacy in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Wu Y, Zhu J, Zhang H, Xia N

“…Yintao Wu,* Jianyong Zhu,* Hong Zhang, Nianxin Xia Senior Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, the First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Nianxin Xia, Senior Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, the First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, People’s Republic of China, Email doctorxnx@163.comPurpose: This study was developed to compare the efficacy of combined D-TACE-HAIC + lenvatinib + PD-1 inhibitor treatment to that of TACE + sorafenib treatment for patients with intermediate and advanced HCC.Patients and Methods: Here, a retrospective analysis of patients with unresectable HCC who underwent transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) from March 2018 to March 2022 at the our hospital was conducted. …”
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Specificity of psychological readiness for changes and personality’s maturity of the employees of the state criminal and executive service by O. V. Mitroshkina

“…The scientific novelty of the research is determined by the fact that the author established, for the first time, the features of psychological readiness for changes of the employees of the Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine in the context of personal maturity. …”
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Statistical match reports of the 2022 volleyball World Championship in the context of network analysis with Gephi by Sergii Iermakov, Tetiana Yermakova, Krzysztof Wnorowski

“…The HITS (Hyperlink-Induced Topic Search) metric assesses the node significance in the graph in terms of hubs and authorities. High HITS values pinpoint pivotal players acting as hubs, signifying their numerous connections with fellow teammates. …”
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Tumor-Stroma Ratio is a Critical Indicator of Peritoneal Metastasis in Gastric Cancer by Zhong L, Huang H, Hou D, Zhou S, Lin Y, Yu Y, Yu J, Han F, Xie L

“…Lin Zhong,1,* Hongyun Huang,2,* Dong Hou,1,* Shihai Zhou,3 Yu Lin,4 Yue Yu,4 Jinhao Yu,1 Fanghai Han,5 Lang Xie6 1Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100010, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Tumor Surgery, Zhongshan City People’s Hospital, Zhongshan, Guangdong, 528403, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Pathology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510282, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 5181025, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of General surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510282, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lang Xie; Fanghai Han, Email langxiezj@hotmail.com; fh_han@163.comObjective: This study aims to investigate the correlation between the tumor-stroma ratio (TSR) and peritoneal metastasis (PM) in gastric cancer (GC) and constructs a diagnostic model based on preoperative examination data.Methods: To determine the feasibility of obtaining TSR in GC patients through preoperative examinations, the consistency of TSR between endoscopic biopsy tissues and postoperative histopathological tissues was evaluated. …”
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UKRAINIAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN POLAND: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES by Valentyna Smachylo, Olha Rudachenko, Oleh Kulinich, Dmytro Simonov

“…It is demonstrated that, among the examined methods, interviews are the most commonly used data collection format by the authors. The selection of experts for the interviews was based on an analysis of the consulting services market, specifically firms that assist Ukrainian entrepreneurs in Poland. …”
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Evaluation of Common and Atypical Clinical Presentations of Tinea Faciei: A Cross-sectional Study from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India by Suganita, Deepika Agarwal, Sonal Sachan, Vandana Yadav, Harshit Jaiswal, Divya Prajapati

“…Conclusion: The present study offers important insights into various aspects of tinea faciei, including its occurrence, epidemiology, risk factors, and the role of steroid abuse. The authors have described various common and atypical clinical morphologies and distributions of tinea faciei and recognising these atypical signs can help clinicians diagnose the condition early and initiate timely treatment. …”
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Genetic evidence for the causal effects of air pollution on the risk of respiratory diseases by Yanjuan Wu, Yuting Zhang, Jingcun Wang, Qiming Gan, Xiaofen Su, Sun Zhang, Yutong Ding, Xinyan Yang, Nuofu Zhang, Kang Wu

“…Strengthening comprehensive air pollution regulations by relevant authorities could potentially mitigate the risk of these diseases.…”
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Bimodal Patterns of Locomotor Activity and Sleep in Drosophila: A Model for Their Simulation by Putilov AA, Verevkin EG, Petrovskii DV, Zakharenko LP

“…Arcady A Putilov,1,* Evgeniy G Verevkin,1,* Dmitrii V Petrovskii,2,* Lyudmila P Zakharenko2,* 1Independent Research Group “biomedical Systems Math-Modeling”, Berlin, 12489, Germany; 2Department of Insect Genetics, Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch, the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Arcady A Putilov, Independent Research Group “Biomedical Systems Math-Modeling, 11, Nipkowstr, Berlin, 12489, Germany, Tel/Fax +0049-30-53674643, Email arcady.putilov@gmail.comPurpose: Two previously proposed modelling approaches to explain the bimodal pattern of activity and/or sleep in Drosophila melanogaster are based on 1) the concept of morning and evening oscillators underlying the peaks of activity in the morning and evening, respectively, and 2) the concept of two cycles of buildup and decay of sleep pressure, gated only by the circadian oscillator. …”
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Application of online and offline blended teaching model combined with curriculum ideological and political education: Taking the course of clinical anesthesiology for example (线上线... by LI Jing (李静), FAN Xiaoying (范晓英), ZHANG Wanping (张万平), SU Yuqiang (苏玉强)

“…In this regard, after a comprehensive analysis of the current situation of clinical anesthesiology teaching, the group characteristics of contemporary college students and the characteristics of online-offline mixed teaching, the author explores the application of online-offline mixed teaching into curriculum ideology and politics in the course of clinical anesthesiology, aiming at improving the teaching effect and achieving the goal of cultivating virtues and cultivating people. …”
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Relationship Between Serum HMGB1 and RAGE Levels and Restenosis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Complicated With Lower Extremity Vascular Disease: A Retrospective Study by Jia T, Zhang X, Li L, Jiang X, Wang M

“…Ting Jia,* Xuyan Zhang,* Li Li, Xiaowan Jiang, Mengjie Wang Department of Endocrinology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xuyan Zhang, Department of endocrinology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 027 65696337, Email Zhangxuuyan21@163.comPurpose: To investigate the potential association between the serum concentrations of high mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1) and the receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) in relation to the occurrence of restenosis following interventional therapy for lower extremity vascular disease in patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Patients and Methods: From March 2023 to January 2024, 96 T2DM patients with lower extremity vascular disease who underwent interventional therapy and 6-month follow-up in our hospital were studied. …”
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Omentin-1, a Protective Adipokine for Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Gao Y, Chen C, Huang X, Liu Y, Zhou Z, Pan Y

“…Yanping Gao,1,2,* Chen Chen,1,2,* Xijing Huang,2 Ya Liu,1 Zhou Zhou,1 Yan Pan1 1Department of Gastroenterology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 2Clinical Immunology Translational Medicine Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yan Pan; Zhou Zhou, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, 32 The First Ring Road West 2, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610072, People’s Republic of China, Email panyan2211@163.com; doublezhou2006@126.comIntroduction: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is characterized by patients’ high level of suffering. …”
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Jiangzhi Granule Ameliorates JNK-Mediated Mitochondrial Dysfunction to Reduce Lipotoxic Liver Injury in NASH by Jiang Y, Xu J, Ding J, Liu T, Liu Y, Huang P, Wang Q, Zheng P, Song H, Yang L

“…Yuwei Jiang,1,* Jiaoya Xu,1,2,* Junyao Ding,1,* Tao Liu,1 Yang Liu,1,3 Ping Huang,1 Qianlei Wang,1 Peiyong Zheng,1 Haiyan Song,1 Lili Yang1 1Institute of Digestive Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gout, Guanghua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Teaching Experiment Center, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Haiyan Song; Lili Yang, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 South Wanping Road, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China, Email songhy@126.com; yanglili76@126.comPurpose: Mitochondrial dysfunction mediated by c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) plays an important role in lipotoxic liver injury in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). …”
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Sanming Model of Medical Service Integration: Impact on Medical Expenditures, Service Provision, and Resource Allocation in China by Lin K, Liu X, Xiang L, Luo F

“…Kunhe Lin,1,* Xiao Liu,2,* Li Xiang,1 Fei Luo3 1Department of Health Management, School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Medical Affairs, Wuhan No. 1 Hospital, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fei Luo, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China, Email 267115670@qq.comBackground: Fragmentation of healthcare services has been a central issue, contributing to escalating medical expenditures and service provision, thereby exacerbating the waste of limited medical resources. …”
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MANAGEMENT OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES IN CONFECTIONERY INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES: A CASE STUDY OF SLOVAKIA AND UKRAINE by Nataliia Parkhomenko, Lucia Vilčeková, Peter Štarchoň

“…To compare the competitive advantages of confectionery enterprises in both countries, the authors used methods such as diagnostic analysis, statistical data analysis, and case studies were employed. …”
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Genesis of the term "savilaida": from collections of avant-garde poetry till Lithuanian neologism by Egidijus Jaseliūnas

“…A part of press publishers, multipliers, and distributors contributed to the partisan press or came in contact with it in 1944-1953; therefore, the entire press circumventing the Soviet censorship and published without the knowledge of the authorities was generally referred to as the "underground press". …”
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