Coup (d'etat) in the Baltic States (1926, 1934): Similarities and Differences by Zenonas Butkus

“…The differences in the coups in the Baltic states are connected with the differences of the time and circumstances, as socio-economic conditions were different in 1926 and 1934 (the Great Depression and its consequences in Latvia and Estonia, while only a local crisis was experienced by Lithuania). The international situation was different as well: growing activity of the right-wing radicals after fascists took power in Germany and consolidation of Stalin’s dictatorship in the USSR. …”
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Effect of Donor Sperm on Quality of Life in Patients with Severe Oligoasthenosperm After ICSI Failure by Wang K, Xu Y, Qin N, Guo Y, Bai J, Li Z

“…The levels of serum total testosterone, reproductive quality of life, sleep quality and erectile function of the two groups were compared using the general data questionnaire, FertiQoL, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and International erectile Function Index − 5(IIEF-5).Results: There was no significant difference in social demographic data and serum total testosterone level between the two groups after matching propensity score (P> 0.05). …”
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GrB-Fc-KS49, an anti-EMP2 granzyme B fusion protein therapeutic alters immune cell infiltration and suppresses breast cancer growth by Ana Alvarez de Cienfuegos, Lawrence H Cheung, Khalid A Mohamedali, Michael G Rosenblum, Brian Aguirre, Cheng-Hsiang Lu, Anubhav Chandla, Nidhi Kejriwal, Lucia Liu, Ann M Chan, SuYin Kok, Sergio Duarte, David Casero, Madhuri Wadehra

“…The fusion protein rapidly internalized into EMP2+cancer cells and showed in vitro cytotoxicity to cell lines expressing surface EMP2, with half-maximal cytotoxicity (IC50) values below 100 nM for most positive lines. …”
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Assessing the quality of life among African medical and health science students using the WHOQOL-BREF tool by Fatima Alzahra Galgam, Adil Abdalla, Mahmoud Shahin, Magda Yousif, Nahla Abdulrahman, Fatmah Alamoudi, Mehrunnisha Ahmad, Amira Yahia, Mohammad Sidiq, Aksh Chahal, Fuzail Ahmad, Mohammad Abu Shaphe, Gopal Nambi, Moattar Raza Rizvi, Faizan Kashoo

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 349 African medical and health science students from various disciplines at the International African University in May 2024. A purposive sampling method was used to recruit participants from five different faculties. …”
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Thermography in posterior scleritis by A. Kawali, S. Sanjay, P. Mahendradas, R. Shetty

“…Choroidal folds (n=4), internal limiting membrane fold (n=2), subretinal fluid (n=3), and optic disc edema (n=2) were identified by eye fundus exam. …”
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Le secteur de la santé en Algérie entre arabisation, défrancisation et anglicisation by Fatima Zohra Chebab, Karim Ouaras

“…Based on sociolinguistic and discourse analysis approaches, this study focuses on the latest political-linguistic measures imposed on this sector and examines the instability of its linguistic praxis.Recent political upheavals in Algeria have placed the linguistic issue at the center of debates, escaping the multiple challenges faced both nationally and internationally. This situation has prompted a reevaluation of the status of national and foreign languages and a reconsideration of their primacy over one another.The predominantly French-speaking healthcare environment, which is inherently multilingual, is increasingly exposed to linguistic injunctive decisions: "Arabization, De-Francization, Anglicization." …”
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Experimental Study on the Influence of Buried Geothermal Pipes on the Temperature Field of Concrete Roads by Yan Tan, Jun Song, Zhi Chen, Henglin Xiao

“…The influence of flow velocity, the buried pipe depth, and space on the internal and surface temperature field of concrete road is studied. …”
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Development of clinical decision support for patients older than 65 years with fall-related TBI using artificial intelligence modeling. by Biche Osong, Eric Sribnick, Jonathan Groner, Rachel Stanley, Lauren Schulz, Bo Lu, Lawrence Cook, Henry Xiang

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>We have developed and internally validated a multinomial decision tree to predict the discharge destination of older patients with TBI. …”
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Recomendaciones para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de las vasculitis asociadas a anticuerpos anticitoplasma de neutrófilo by Enrique Morales, Iñigo Rúa-Figueroa, José Luis Callejas Rubio, Ana Ávila Bernabéu, Ricardo Blanco Alonso, Maria C. Cid Xutgla, Gema Fernández Juárez, Natalia Mena-Vázquez, Juan José Ríos Blanco, Joaquín Manrique Escola, F. Javier Narváez García, Bernardo Sopeña, Luis F. Quintana Porras, Susana Romero-Yuste, Roser Solans Laqué

“…In recent years, a better knowledge of B lymphocyte function and the role of complement inhibition has transformed the course of this disease while minimising treatment-related adverse effects.This multidisciplinary document of recommendations is based on the consensus of three scientific societies (Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Rheumatology) and on the best available evidence on diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis, including some special situations. …”
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The Impact of Simulated Education and Training on Undergraduate Students&rsquo; Disaster Evacuation Competencies by Hawsawi S, Al Thobaity A, Saleh MSM

“…Simulation-based education and training are effective ways to increase knowledge, skills, awareness, and experience in the event of an internal hospital disaster.Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of simulated education and training in enhancing undergraduate nursing students’ disaster evacuation knowledge, skills, and preparedness.Methods: The study utilized a quasi-experimental, single-group pre-and post-test design to assess the impact of simulation training on emergency and disaster preparedness among nursing students. …”
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An App-Based Intervention With Behavioral Support to Promote Brisk Walking in People Diagnosed With Breast, Prostate, or Colorectal Cancer (APPROACH): Process Evaluation Study by Fiona Kennedy, Susan Smith, Rebecca J Beeken, Caroline Buck, Sarah Williams, Charlene Martin, Phillippa Lally, Abi Fisher

“…Contextual factors will be important to consider when interpreting outcomes in the larger APPROACH randomized controlled trial. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)RR2-10.1186/s40814-022-01028-w…”
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Adaptive Just-in-Time Intervention to Reduce Everyday Stress Responses: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Jillian A Johnson, Matthew J Zawadzki, Martin J Sliwinski, David M Almeida, Orfeu M Buxton, David E Conroy, David Marcusson-Clavertz, Jinhyuk Kim, Robert S Stawski, Stacey B Scott, Christopher N Sciamanna, Paige A Green, Emily M Repka, Meynard John L Toledo, Nicole L Sturges, Joshua M Smyth

“…Trial RegistrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT05502575; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05502575 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)DERR1-10.2196/58985…”
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Effectiveness of Gastric Cancer Endoscopic Screening in Intermediate-Risk Countries: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Maria Beatriz Mourato, Nuno Pratas, Andreia Branco Pereira, Filipa Taré, Raphael Chança, Inês Fronteira, Rui Dinis, Miguel Areia

“…RecordID=502174 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)DERR1-10.2196/56791…”
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Redefining diagnostic parameters: the role of overvaluation of shape and weight in binge-eating disorder: a systematic review by Bernou Melisse, Alexandra Dingemans

“…Methods The present review was registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (registration number: CRD42024541433). …”
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DIGITISATION OF LEGAL ALGORITHMS TO PREVENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CORRUPTION by Oleksii Makarenkov

“…The legal patterns indicate that in countries with high levels of internal corruption, digital and/or paper formalised legal algorithms and practices emphasise the efficiency of fiscal policy rather than the efficiency of public procurement. …”
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102 Jurnal Kesehatan Andalas. 2015; 4(1) Pola Komplikasi Kronis Penderita Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2 Rawat Inap di Bagian Penyakit Dalam RS. Dr. M. Djamil Padang Januari 2011 - Desemb... by Dwi Amelisa Edwina, Asman Manaf, Efrida .

“…This descriptive study was conducted by taking medical record data of hospitalized type 2 diabetic patients with chronic complications inInternal Medicine Department Dr. M. Djamil hospital, Padang on January 2011-December 2012. …”
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The “Chopsticks” Method: A Technique for Capsular Retraction During Hip Arthroscopy Utilizing Switching Sticks by Alec E. Winzenried MD, Kyle R. Wagner MD, Lucas McLean MD, Andrea M. Spiker MD

“…This also decreases the need of additional personnel in the operating room as capsular suspension sutures can require an assistant to hold traction to improve visualization or, in other cases, an assitant must flex/extend/internally and externally rotate the leg in order to achieve adequate visualization of the femoral head-neck junction. …”
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Assessment of the methodological quality of studies on core outcome sets for respiratory diseases: A systematic review and meta-research study. by Mengjuan Liu, Jiajia Wang, Lu Wang, Xinyi Zhang, Ruiyu Hao, Duolao Wang, Tao Chen, Jiansheng Li

“…The appropriate use of aforementioned international reporting standards can advance the methodological quality and reporting transparency of studies on COS-RD.…”
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The Tolerance of Ambiguity in the Virtual Identity Statuses among Student Users of Online Platforms by M.V. Klementyeva

“…</strong>Commitment of virtual identity increases tolerance of ambiguity &ndash; a general measure, uncertainty preference, of attitudes towards new, ambiguous, difficult to understand, uncertain and internally contradictory environmental stimuli. The Exploration of virtual identity is associated with a preference for uncertainty. …”
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REGIONAL FACTORS OF MECHANISMS TRANSFORMATION FOR STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR OF UKRAINE by Tetyana Calinescu, Olena Zelenko, Serhii Pidmohylnyi

“…Results of the study: it is determined that the formation of economic security of entrepreneurial activity in the industrial sector of Ukraine at the regional level is carried out by increasing the volume of sales of products/services against the background of ensuring the resource, production, scientific, technical, human resources potential, provided that the welfare of employees and the absence of inflation; an instrumentarium for assessing the status of economic security of entrepreneurial activity in the industrial sector at the regional level has been defined, which provides for the analysis of individual coefficients with a threshold value, as well as the calculation of an integral indicator of the status of economic security of entrepreneurial activity in the industrial sector of the region; the article characterises modern factors of formation of economic security of entrepreneurial activity at the level of regions of Ukraine, in particular, the most promising branches of the industrial sector for a particular region of Ukraine and the standard of living of the economically active population with the status of internally displaced persons. Conclusion. It is evident that the most promising industrial sectors for enhancing the economic security of entrepreneurial activity at the regional level are energy, agri-food, extraction of critical minerals, processing industry, and IT sphere. …”
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