How Much Time Should Be Waited and What Are the Main Findings to Evaluate the Hepatocellular Carcinoma Response to Regorafenib? A Real-Life Experience by Gustavo Hideki Kawanami, Leopoldo Katsuda, Thiara Barcelos Rocha, Fabio da Silva Yamashiro, Leonardo Pelafsky, Xingshun Qi, Fernando Gomes Romeiro

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Students’ Subjectness, Self-Efficacy and Psychological Well-Being: Comparative Research of Russian and Kazakhstan Students by V. G. Maralov, A. D. Kariyev, O. V. Krezhevskikh, M. A. Kudaka, L. E. Ageeva, E. N. Agranovich

“…The work used a set of theoretical and empirical research methods, in particular, questionnaires to identify the level of an individual subjectivity development (M.A. Shchukina), general and social self-efficacy (M. Sherer and J. …”
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Thermal Characteristics and Kinetics of the Thermal Degradation of Sugar Beet Waste Leaves and Pulp in Relation to Chemical Composition by Sanja Ostojić, Darko Micić, Josipa Dukić, Iva Sabljak, Ayça Akyüz, Seda Ersus, Anet Režek Jambrak

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A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ASSESSING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND SOCIO-BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTORS by Oana Chipirliu, Marian Viorel Crăciun, Mădălina Nicoleta Matei

“…Conclusions By analyzing the oral hygiene program, the frequency of dental visits, eating habits and general and oral health, an accurate assessment of periodontal risk can be made from childhood, allowing early preventive interventions. …”
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Hipertensión arterial: Recomendaciones básicas para la prevención, detección, evaluación y tratamiento by Pedro Ovidio Orduñez García, Yanelis La Rosa Linares, Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito, Frank C. Álvarez Li

“…<p>Cada informe del <em>Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure</em> de los Estados Unidos de Am&eacute;rica, es esperado por los m&eacute;dicos, y cada vez m&aacute;s por el p&uacute;blico en general, y por los hipertensos en particular, como una especie de hoja de ruta. …”
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The feasibility of virtual reality therapy for upper extremity mobilization during and after intensive care unit admission by Mirthe de Vries, Lise F.E. Beumeler, Johan van der Meulen, Carina Bethlehem, Rob den Otter, E. Christiaan Boerma

“…Conclusion VR-therapy for upper extremity rehabilitation in ICU-patients is feasible during stay in the ICU and general ward.…”
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Estimation of genetic components, heterosis and combining ability of elite Pakistani wheat varieties for yield attributing traits and stripe rust response by M. S. Ahmed, M. Qamar, S. Waqar, A. Naeem, R. A. Javaid, S. K. Tanveer, I. Hussain

“…To achieve this objective, elite wheat varieties were crossed in 4 by 3, line × tester design, and tested in 2019 in a triplicate yield trial to estimate genetic variance, general and specific combining ability, mid-parent heterosis and stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis L.). …”
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Tests of a New Solar Flare Model Against D and E Region Ionosphere Data by David E. Siskind, McArthur Jones Jr., Jeffrey W. Reep, Doug P. Drob, Srimoyee Samaddar, Scott M. Bailey, Shun‐Rong Zhang

“…A central component of this system is the development of photoelectron ionization enhancement factors with higher energy resolution in the soft X‐ray spectral region that can be used to supplement existing ionization schemes currently implemented in upper atmospheric general circulation models. We tested this photoelectron model in the NCAR Thermosphere‐Ionosphere‐Mesosphere‐ Electrodynamics General Circulation Model (TIME‐GCM) and in a photochemical model of the D region. …”
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Vision Related Quality of Life in Patients with Keratoconus by Sevda Aydin Kurna, Ahmet Altun, Tugba Gencaga, Sezen Akkaya, Tomris Sengor

“…The difference was more evident in the subscales of general vision, ocular pain, near vision, vision-specific mental health, vision-specific role difficulties, and peripheral vision P<0.05. …”
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Association between metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease and gallstones in the US population using propensity score matching by Yingying Zhang, Jingjing Zhang, Dan Yu, Fan Tu, Jun Liu, Bing Han, Binghua Li, Yihang Yuan, Chaobo Chen, Mingli Zhou

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Exploring the Role of Practice Managers in Dutch Oral Healthcare Practices by Joost CL den Boer, Wil JM van der Sanden, Katarina Jerković-Ćosić, Josef JM Bruers

“…Results: A PM was employed in the practice of 56% of the general dental practitioners. In many cases, this PM was responsible for a large number of tasks within the sub-areas of care process, human resources, operational policy, and communication. …”
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Caracterización de conducta sexual inadecuada hacia niños y adolescentes by Manuel Rodríguez González, Illovis Arteaga Ramírez, Osmel Rodríguez González

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Role of controlled radial expansion balloon bronchoplasty in benign subglottic and tracheal stenosis by Jeetendra Kumar Patra, Chinmaya Sundar Ray, Manoranjan Pattnaik, Subrat Kumar Behera

“…Balloon bronchoplasty was performed using rigid laryngoscopy under general anesthesia with a CRE balloon (Boston Scientific), an Alliance-II integrated inflation device, a guide wire, and an Alliance inflation syringe. …”
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Targeted Plasma Bile Acid Metabolomic Analysis in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis and Alcoholic Hepatitis by Yuta Hirata, Yasunaru Sakuma, Hideo Ogiso, Ryozo Nagai, Kenichi Aizawa

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Areas for action to promote positive forms of masculinities in preventing violence against women: a concept mapping study in Spain by Ariadna Cerdán-Torregrosa, Belén Sanz-Barbero, Daniel La Parra-Casado, Carmen Vives-Cases

“…Results The results of this study showed that the lines of action in order of importance are: prevention through formal and informal education, general skills for the population, personal work with men, media and social campaigns, governmental and legal measures, activism and support to social organizations. …”
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Evaluation and driving force analysis of relative effectiveness in the giant panda national park in Sichuan, China by Bao Meng, Bao Meng, Mengchao Wang, Zhifeng Zhang, Hongyi Pan

“…The Qionglaishan and Adjacent Areas General Control Area (QLA-GCA) is dominated by the interaction of landscape pattern index with its remaining factors, and the rest of the functional areas are dominated by the interaction of natural factors such as temperature, evapotranspiration with its remaining factors. …”
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Clinical pharmacist interventions in patients with mental health disorders by Angela Bozhinoska, Dragana Dimkovic, Faton Veseli, Aleksandra Kapedanovska Nestorovska, Kristina Mladenovska

“…The study included total of 82 patients hospitalized at the Department of Psychiatry at the Prilep General Hospital it the period from October 2022 to October 2023. …”
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Instrumentación rotatoria comparada con instrumentación manual para terapias pulpares en odontopediatría. by María Belén Salazar, María José Masson, María Cristina Salazar Montes, Leslee Angheloris Ribadeneira Morales

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Use and impact of social prescribing: a mixed-methods feasibility study protocol by Uy Hoang, Harshana Liyanage, Simon de Lusignan, Victoria Tzortziou Brown, Filipa Ferreira, Ivelina Yonova, Lucy Moore, Anant Jani

“…We will use the Oxford Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC) primary care sentinel network, whose general practicescover a population of over 4 000 000 patients. …”
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Kidney Disease-Specific Quality of Life among Patients on Hemodialysis by Issa Al Salmi, Pramod Kamble, Eilean Rathinasamy Lazarus, Melba Sheila D’Souza, Yaqoob Al Maimani, Suad Hannawi

“…Quality of life (QoL) of hemodialysis patients can be examined in two aspects: kidney-specific quality of life and general quality of life. Objective. To determine the QoL among patients undergoing hemodialysis, to assess patients’ QoL on hemodialysis, and to determine the factors associated with QoL among hemodialysis patients in Oman. …”
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