Comparison of Morphological and Functional MRI Assessments of Periprostatic Fat for Predicting Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness by David Freire Maia Vieira, Cecília Vidal de Souza Torres, André de Freitas Secaf, Matheus de Moraes Palma, Gabriel de Lion Gouvea, Jorge Elias Júnior, Rodolfo Borges Reis, Valdair Muglia

“…Material and Methods: This retrospective study included patients with histologically proven PCa who underwent 3.0T MRI between July 2016 and June 2018. …”
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Tailoring conductive polyvinyl alcohol nanofibers: thermal-induced structural evolution in nitrogen for energy storage device by Diky Anggoro, Sudarsono, Endhah Purwandari, Malik Anjelh Baqiya, Mohammad Mahyiddin Ramli, Hideki Nakajima, Gatut Yudoyono, Darminto

“…The results of the XPS profile fitting, as proven by Raman spectra, produce a graphenic carbon containing a 2D structure, with the total sp2 fraction increasing in the increasing carbonization temperature. …”
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Administrative and legal tools of the Ministry of Internal Affairs service centers interaction with other law enforcement agencies by О. V. Dzhafarova, О. V. Shatrava

“…Based on the analysis of scholars’ scientific positions, the terms “administrative and legal instrument” and “interaction” were investigated. It has been proven that it is expedient to consider the administrative and legal tools of the interaction of the service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with other law enforcement agencies through an understanding of the relevant legal forms and methods of operation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs service centers in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies in order to ensure the rights and freedoms of people and citizens in the field of ensuring road traffic safety through provision of public services. …”
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Cutting-edge: bionanomaterial solutions in the battle against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by U. Saeed, R. Uppal, M. H. Najmi, I. Fazal, A. A. Khan, Z. Z. Piracha, M. R. Uppal, H. N. Ijaz, D. U. Ozsahin, B. Uzun, I. Ozsahin

“…Their role in automating nucleic acid extraction and purification has proven indispensable, particularly in the diagnostic milieu of SARS-CoV-2. …”
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The Influence of the Farming System and Forecrop on the Yield and Chemical and Health-Promoting Composition of Spring Wheat Grain by Elżbieta Harasim, Cezary A. Kwiatkowski, Jan Buczek

“…The organic system was proven to have an effect on reducing spring wheat yield, on average by 23%, compared to the conventional system (the grain yield was, respectively, 4.59 t ha⁻¹ compared to 5.96 t ha⁻¹). …”
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Positive Pneumocystis jirovecii Sputum PCR Results with Negative Bronchoscopic PCR Results in Suspected Pneumocystis Pneumonia by Kelly Pennington, John Wilson, Andrew H. Limper, Patricio Escalante

“…The diagnostic standard for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is direct microscopic identification; however, in recent years, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples to detect Pneumocystis nucleic acids has proven to be more sensitive and specific. Sputum samples have been presumed inferior to bronchoscopic samples secondary to variability and adequacy of sample collection. …”
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Determinants of Exclusive Breastfeeding of Infants under Six Months among Cambodian Mothers by Sopheak Um, Ying Zhen Charissa Chan, Bunkea Tol, Heng Sopheab

“…Practicing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in an infant’s first six months of life is recommended by the World Health Organization because of its proven effectiveness as a method to support the infant’s short- and long-term physical and cognitive development. …”
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The Synergistic Effects of Celastrol in combination with Tamoxifen on Apoptosis and Autophagy in MCF-7 Cells by Lijun Wang, Luqun Tang, Chengyun Yao, Chunyan Liu, Yongqian Shu

“…Celastrol, a triterpene from traditional Chinese medicine, has been proven to exert significant anticancer effects on various cancers. …”
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Types and incentives for medical tourism in Ukraine by B. V. Derevyanko, G. A. Myronova, S. V. Knysh

“…It has been proven that the definition of the concept of tourism does not imply a mandatory border crossing. …”
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Acute Occlusion of the Infarct-Related Artery as a Predictor of Very Long-Term Mortality in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction by Nikola Kos, Ivan Zeljković, Tomislav Krčmar, Karlo Golubić, Fran Šaler, Marijan Erceg, Diana Delić-Brkljačić, Nikola Bulj

“…Patients with angiographically proven IRA occlusion (100% stenosis with TIMI flow 0 distal to occlusion) were categorized as occlusive myocardial infarction (OMI) and patients with patent IRA (50–99% stenosis with TIMI 1–3 flow) were categorized as nonocclusive myocardial infarction (NOMI) and very long-term outcomes were analyzed. …”
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Comparison of the Efficiency of Ultraviolet/Zinc Oxide (UV/ZnO) and Ozone/Zinc Oxide (O3/ZnO) Techniques as Advanced Oxidation Processes in the Removal of Trimethoprim from Aqueous... by Moayede Taie, Abdolmajid Fadaei, Mehraban Sadeghi, Sara Hemati, Gashtasb Mardani

“…Finally, this combined system is proven to be a technically effective method for treating antibiotic contaminants.…”
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Antiviral therapy can effectively suppress irAEs in HBV positive hepatocellular carcinoma treated with ICIs: validation based on multi machine learning by Shuxian Pan, Zibing Wang

“…BackgroundImmune checkpoint inhibitors have proven efficacy against hepatitis B-virus positive hepatocellular. …”
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Review of decisions in cases of administrative offenses for violation of the order of organizing and holding meetings, rallies, street marches and demonstrations under the legal re... by M. A. Sambor

“…No less important is the lack of motivation in distinguishing the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, administrative liability for violation of the use and exercise of this right from other constitutional rights, which significantly affects the application of administrative liability. It has been proven that the formation of a legal position by courts based on the principles of the rule of law, observance of human rights and freedoms guarantees a positive assessment and perception of such decisions by the individual and society, will indicate trust in the judicial branch of government, and most importantly – will contribute to the effective regulation of social relations with the help of legal norms.…”
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Effect of Repeated Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients Suffering from Intermittent Claudication by Mehmet Balin, Tarık Kıvrak

“…A total of 63 patients with proven-IC underwent two treadmill tests (graded treadmill protocol) with a 28-day interval in between. …”
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Liturgic calendars in the Vilnius University Library by Asta Krakytė

“…En 1955-1956, cette collection a été complétée par les livres reçus de la Bibliothèque de l'Université de Kaunas et encore une fois en 1973-1974 par les exemplaires provenant d'autres fonds de la Bibliothèque de l'Université de Vilnius. …”
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HSBM-Produced Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Physical Properties and Evaluation of Their Antimicrobial Activity against Human Pathogens by Imen Massoudi, Ridha Hamdi, Ibtisam Ababutain, Ethar Alhussain, Aya Kharma

“…Raman responses have also been proven to depend on the particle size. Using the Agar well diffusion method, eleven microorganisms have been tested for the antimicrobial activity of ZNPs. …”
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The utility of Glaucoma Information Cards for grasping glaucoma subtypes: a single-center pilot study by Yukinori Yamada, Tetsuya Murase, Emiko Mashida, Yuki Kakeda, Yuuka Shibata, Hiroaki Matsuo

“…Two patients were administered anticholinergic drugs without restriction because of proven OAG according to the Glaucoma Information Card. …”
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A Randomized Multicenter Study Comparing a Tacrolimus-Based Protocol with and without Steroids in HCV-Positive Liver Allograft Recipients by Ulf Neumann, Didier Samuel, Pavel Trunečka, Jean Gugenheim, Giorgio Enrico Gerunda, Styrbjörn Friman

“…Small numerical differences in the estimated rate of freedom from HCV recurrence (19.1 versus 13.8%) and freedom from biopsy proven rejection (78.4 versus 66.1%) were observed between TAC/DAC and TAC/STR. …”
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Calorific and greenhouse gas emission in municipal solid waste treatment using biodrying by B. Zaman, W. Oktiawan, M. Hadiwidodo, E. Sutrisno, P. Purwono

“…Therefore, the process is proven to be a suitable alternative to achieve RDF production and low GHG emissions.…”
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Pipeline for development of acylated peptide based CGRP receptor antagonist with extended half-life for migraine treatment by Jens Bjelke Kristensen, Lisbeth Elster, Morten Lundh, Borja Ballarín-González, Flora Alexopoulou, Martin Kræmer, Ditte Marie Jensen, Ulrike Leurs, Jens Christian Nielsen, Henrik H. Hansen, Kristian A. Haanes, Matilda Degn

“…Antagonizing CGRP actions in migraine patients has proven clinically efficient. Here, we present a pipeline for development of a peptide-based hCGRP receptor antagonist with increased half-life capable of antagonising the vasodilatory effect of hαCGRP. …”
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