SleepNow – A combined cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and physical exercise intervention in men with metastatic prostate cancer: results from a feasibility randomized con... by Beverley Lim Høeg, Katrine Bjerre Løppenthin, Josée Savard, Christoffer Johansen, Jesper Frank Christensen, Mads Nordahl Svendsen, Niels Holländer, Pernille Envold Bidstrup

“…We examined the feasibility of the SleepNow intervention combining cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) with physical exercise in men with metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa). Patients/material and methods: We conducted a feasibility randomized trial in patients under treatment for castration resistant mPCa with insomnia (Insomnia Severity Index [ISI] score ≥ 8). …”
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Influence of human peripheral blood samples preprocessing on the quality of Hi-C libraries by M. M. Gridina, E. Vesna, M. E. Minzhenkova, N. V. Shilova, O. P. Ryzhkova, L. P. Nazarenko, E. O. Belyaeva, I. N. Lebedev, V. S. Fishman

“…The Hi-C method is extremely demanding on the input material. The necessary condition for successfully applying Hi-C and obtaining high-quality data is the preservation of the spatial chromatin organization within the nucleus. …”
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A Comparative Study of Vitrectomy Combined with Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling for the Treatment of Idiopathic Macular Hole with Air or C3F8 Intraocular Tamponade by Xiang Chen, Yi Yao, Xiaolu Hao, Xiaocui Liu, Tiecheng Liu

“…In idiopathic macular hole surgery, the effect of air as an intraocular tamponade material can be similar to that of C3F8 but has fewer complications. …”
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Assessment of oat varieties with different levels of breeding refinement from the Vavilov Institute’s collection applying the method of metabolomic profiling by I. G. Loskutov, T. V. Shelenga, A. V. Konarev, V. I. Khoreva, Yu. A. Kerv, E. V. Blinova, A. A. Gnutikov, A. V. Rodionov, L. L. Malyshev

“…Vavilov Institute of Plant Genetic resources (VIR) served as the material for the research. Those accessions of Russian and French origin showed different degrees of breeding refinement: from local landraces (the early 1920s) and primitive cultigens (1920–1930s) to modern improved cultivars. …”
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Efficacy of soft palatal augmentation prosthesis for oral functional rehabilitation in patients with dysarthria and dysphagia: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Naoki Kodama, Tomonori Yokoyama, Takao Mukai, Kana Takao, Takashi Hiraoka, Nobuyuki Arai, Jitsuro Yano, Hiroaki Nagatsuka, Yousuke Manda, Kozo Hanayama, Shogo Minagi

“…We have previously reported a newly designed soft PAP fabricated using an thermoplastic material that is particularly appropriate for early intervention. …”
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Evaluation of the Relationship Between Histopathological Tissue Diagnosis and Endometrial Thickness in Cases with Postmenopausal Bleeding by Mehmet Şükrü Budak, Mehmet Baki Şentürk, Sedat Akgöl, Mehmet Obut, Ali Emre Tahaoğlu, Cihan Toğrul, Ayhan Yıldırım

“…It has been observed that 53 (22.6%) of the cases have been diagnosed with atrophic endometrium, 43 (18.3%) with endometrial polyp, 34 (14.5%) with deficient material, 28 (11.9%) with secretory endometrium, 19 (8.1%) with proliferative endometrium, 16 (6.8%) with simple endometrial hyperplasia, 12 (5.1%) with irregular proliferative endometrium, 7 (3%) with complex endometrial hyperplasia, 3 (1.3%) with endometrial adenocarcinoma and 3 (1.3%) with endometritis. …”
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Fibrin Glue Enhances Adipose-Derived Stromal Cell Cytokine Secretion and Survival Conferring Accelerated Diabetic Wound Healing by Ursula Hopfner, Matthias M. Aitzetmueller, Philipp Neßbach, Michael S. Hu, Hans-Guenther Machens, Zeshaan N. Maan, Dominik Duscher

“…Here we use a commercially available fibrin glue to provide a deliverable niche for ASCs in chronic wounds. Material and Methods. To investigate the in vitro effect of fibrin glue, cultivation experiments were performed and key cytokines for regeneration were quantified. …”
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Investigation of the Mechanical and Permeability Evolution Effects of High-Temperature Granite Exposed to a Rapid Cooling Shock with Liquid Nitrogen by Tianzuo Wang, Linxiang Wang, Fei Xue, Mengya Xue, Hangcheng Xie, Ningbo Tang

“…Liquid nitrogen (LN2), which can greatly improve the efficiency of hot dry rock (HDR) mining, is commonly used as a cooling material in the enhanced geothermal system (EGS). Physical property, triaxial compression, and permeability tests were undertaken on treated granite samples, for a better scientific understanding of the effect of the LN2 cooling method on the mechanical and permeability properties of the rocks after heat treatment. …”
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Altered Hemodynamics Associated with Pathogenesis of the Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysms by Akira Kurata, Sachio Suzuki, Kazuhisa Iwamoto, Kuniaki Nakahara, Katsutoshi Abe, Madoka Inukai, June Niki, Makoto Sasaki, Kiyotaka Fujii, Shingo Konno, Shinichi Kan, Kazuaki Fukasaku

“…With 12 recent patients assessed angiographically in detail for hemodynamics, eleven patients showed contrast material retrograde inflowing into the pseudolumen from the distal portion of the dissection site. …”
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The Vanishing Volcanic Geoheritage of a Key Scoria Cone and its Significance in Volcanic Hazard Resilience of the Active Monogenetic Volcanic Field near Al Madinah, Kingdom of Saud... by Karoly Nemeth, Mohammed Moufti, Mahmoud Ashor, Abdulrahman Sowaigh, Turki Hablil, Khalid Abdulhafez, Turki Sehli

“…Further excavation for cone material however opened the entire western side of the cone, exposing a nearly 5-m-thick succession of accidental lithic pyroclast-dominated lapilli tuff and tuff breccia, confirming that this location had a significant phreatomagmatic phase in its opening eruptions. …”
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Cooperation and competition in an oligopolistic and mature industry: A case study on the cationic reagent industry based on an optimization model by Joohang Kang, Byoungil Choi, Chaehong Lim, Joonyup Eun

“…A cationic reagent is an essential raw material in printing paper production. The market environment of the cationic reagent industry is influenced by the printing paper industry. …”
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Analysis of tracheal, bronchial, and lung cancer attributable to respiratory system-related risk factors in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019 by Shiwen Yu, Liangwei Yang, Weiwen Xu, Tian Zhao, Liyuan Han, Guofang Zhao, Ting Cai

“…Introduction We analyzed trends in the tracheal, bronchial, and lung (TBL) cancer disease burdens attributable to respiratory system-related risk factors in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019. Material and methods Based on the results of the 2019 Global Burden of Disease study, we calculated and analyzed the estimated annual percentage changes (EAPCs) in the age-standardized disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rates and death rates of TBL cancer attributable to total and four individual risk factors globally, regionally, and nationally. …”
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Retrospective MRI analysis of 418 adult shoulder joints to assess the physiological morphology of the glenoid in a low-grade osteoarthritic population by Marc-Pascal Meier, Lars Erik Brandt, Mark-Tilmann Seitz, Paul Jonathan Roch, Katharina Jäckle, Ali Seif Amir Hosseini, Wolfgang Lehmann, Thelonius Hawellek

“…The aim of this study was to describe physiological reference parameters for the morphology of the glenoid for the first time. Material and methods MRI images of the shoulder joints of 418 patients (mean age: 50.6 years [± 16.3]) were retrospectively analysed in a low-grade osteoarthritic population. …”
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Prospective Randomized Controlled Study of Hemostatic Efficacy with Kaolin-Impregnated Dressings in Diabetic Foot Ulcers Taking Anticoagulants Undergoing Debridement in an Outpatie... by Yeok Gu Hwang, Jin Woo Lee, Eun Ae Won, Seung Hwan Han

“…For the purpose of this study, the presence or absence of hemostasis was assessed at 5 and 10 minutes after the application of dressing material. Treatment was evaluated as successful if bleeding was ceased adequately, and no extra hemostatic measures were required within 10 minutes. …”
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H. Wendl Leaf Metabolites Potentiate the Radiosensitivity of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Through Ki67 and PARP Inhibition by Nabil M. Selim PhD, Seham S. El-Hawary PhD, Soheir M. El Zalabani PhD, Rehab Nabil Shamma PhD, Nariman El Sayed Mahdy PhD, Noheir H. Sherif PhD, Khayrya A. Youssif PhD, Usama Ramadan Abdelmohsen PhD, Mai H. Mekkawy PhD, Hanan A. Fahmy PhD

“…Wendl ( W. robusta ) leaf extract in a nanoemulsion (NE) form in enhancing radiotherapy against HCC induced in rats using diethylnitrosamine (DEN). Material and methods: The metabolic composition of the bioactive extract of W. robusta leaves was investigated by LC-MS. …”
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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Associated with Myrciaria dubia in the Amazonia Region, Peru by Alexandra Jherina Pineda-Lázaro, Adela Vallejos-Tapullima, Angel David Hernández-Amasifuen, Santos Carballar-Hernández, Sixto Imán-Correa, Fernando Marcelo Carvajal-Vallejos, Orlando Ríos-Ramírez, Mike Anderson Corazon-Guivin

“…Likewise, the molecular analysis detected the presence of genetic material (rDNA) corresponding to AMF in the roots of both accessions. …”
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Combining ability of spring barley varieties in the direct diallel cross system by E. V. Kompanets, M. R. Kozachenko, N. I. Vasko, A. G. Naumov, P. N. Solonechniy, S. I. Sviatchenko

“…It is necessary to know the combining ability of starting material for effective breeding to create varieties. …”
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Hybrid Models of Atmospheric Block Columns of Primary Oil Refining Unit Under Conditions of Initial Information Deficiency by Batyr Orazbayev, Zhadra Kuzhuhanova, Kulman Orazbayeva, Gulzhan Uskenbayeva, Zhanat Abdugulova, Ainur Zhumadillayeva

“…The linguistic models developed in Fuzzy Logic Toolbox allow for the assessment of the quality of gasoline from the atmospheric block depending on the content of chloride salts and the mass fraction of sulfur in the raw material. The results obtained using the proposed modeling method show their advantages in comparison with known modeling methods.…”
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Design and development of a portable resistive sensor based on α‐MnO2/GQD nanocomposites for trace quantification of Pb(II) in water by Amit K. Gupta, Mansi Khanna, Souradeep Roy, Pankaj, Shalini Nagabooshanam, Ranjit Kumar, Shikha Wadhwa, Ashish Mathur

“…A portable resistive device with miniaturized electronics is developed with microfluidic well and α‐MnO2/GQD nanocomposites as a sensing material for the sensitive detection of Pb(II). α‐MnO2/GQD nanocomposites which can be easily integrated with the miniaturized electronics for real‐time on‐field applications. …”
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Structural safety assessment procedure of plastic single-span greenhouses considering semi-rigid clamp joints by Byung-Hun Seo, Sangik Lee, Do-Kyung Kim, Jong-Hyuk Lee, Dong-Su Kim, Dong-Woo Kim, Yerim Jo, Won Choi

“…This study evaluated the structural safety of 9 greenhouse types under extreme weather loads using a nonlinear finite element method (FEM) model that accounts for material nonlinearity of clamp joint. Clamp joints were modeled as interface elements representing elastoplasticity, with stiffness and limit strength estimated through loading tests. …”
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