On the Hyers-Ulam Stability of the First-Order Difference Equation by Soon-Mo Jung, Young Woo Nam

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Diagnostics of D.C. Starter Generators While Using Fuzzy Logic Theory by A. A. Lobaty, A. A. Sheinikov, A. N. Belegov

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On Constants in Nonoscillation Criteria for Half-Linear Differential Equations by Simona Fišnarová, Robert Mařík

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Comments on “Acupuncture and Moxibustion in the Treatment of Gynecological Perioperative Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” [Letter] by Li PQ, Huang M, Shao XM

“…Pei-qi Li,* Mei Huang,* Xiao-mei Shao The Third Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiao-mei Shao, The Third Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China, Email 13185097375@163.com…”
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Sonograms of perineal muscles as a noninvasive diagnosis of pyometra and endometritis in beef cows: a preliminary study by Amrozi, S. Y. Hayanti, Aryogi, D. Pamungkas, D. M. Dikman, E. Handiwirawan, F. A. Pamungkas, Herdis, Jakaria, M. F. Ulum

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Geometric Feature Characterization of Apple Trees from 3D LiDAR Point Cloud Data by Md Rejaul Karim, Shahriar Ahmed, Md Nasim Reza, Kyu-Ho Lee, Joonjea Sung, Sun-Ok Chung

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Sedentary Behavior and Its Association With Psychological Well-Being and Sleep Quality in Adolescents: Evidence from a Propensity Score Analysis by Zhang L, Zhao S, Zhao S, Zheng H, Ke Y, Yang W, Lei M

“…Lirong Zhang,1 Shaocong Zhao,1 Shuangyin Zhao,1 Hua Zheng,2 Yizhen Ke,1 Weichen Yang,1 Mingxing Lei3,4 1Department of Physical Education, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, Fujian, 361024, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Physical Education and Health Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 401331, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Orthopaedics, Hainan Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, 572013, People’s Republic of China; 4Nursing Department, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Lirong Zhang, Department of Physical Education, Xiamen University of Technology, No. 600, Ligong Road, Jimei District, Xiamen, 361024, Fujian, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13806063882, Email 22674481@qq.com Mingxing Lei, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18811772189, Email leimingxing2@sina.comBackground: Sedentary lifestyles among adolescents have been associated with various health concerns, particularly regarding psychological well-being and sleep quality. …”
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Association of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (Hs-CRP) with the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Diabetes by Liu Y, Liu H, Sun D, Zheng Y, Tse G, Chen K, Qiu J, Wu S, Liu T

“…Ying Liu,1,* Hongmin Liu,1,2,* Dongkun Sun,1,* Yi Zheng,1 Gary Tse,1,3,4 Kangyin Chen,1 Jiuchun Qiu,1 Shouling Wu,2 Tong Liu1 1Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, 063001, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China; 4Diabetes Research Unit, Cardiovascular Analytics Group, PowerHealth Research Institute, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tong Liu, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, No. 23 Pingjiang Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300211, People’s Republic of China, Email liutong@tmu.edu.cn; liutongdoc@126.com Shouling Wu, Department of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, 063001, People’s Republic of China, Email drwusl@163.comBackground: Both renal function decline and systemic inflammation may synergistically increase the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). …”
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Small Extracellular Vesicles from Young Healthy Human Plasma Inhibit Cardiac Fibrosis After Myocardial Infarction via miR-664a-3p Targeting SMAD4 by Wang W, Li Y, Zhang C, Zhou H, Li C, Cheng R, Chen X, Pu Y, Chen Y

“…Weiwei Wang,1,* Ying Li,1,* Cheng Zhang,2,* Haoyang Zhou,1 Chunyu Li,3 Rong Cheng,1 Xufeng Chen,1 Yanan Pu,4 Yan Chen1,5,6 1Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, People’s Republic of China; 2Long Jiang Central Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People’s Republic of China; 3Long Jiang Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, 215000, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Emergency Management, School of Health Policy & Management, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yan Chen; Yanan Pu, Email chenyandoc@njmu.edu.cn; pyn342626@njmu.edu.cnPurpose: Cardiac fibrosis, a key contributor to ventricular pathologic remodeling and heart failure, currently lacks effective therapeutic approaches.Patients and Methods: Small extracellular vesicles from young healthy human plasma (Young-sEVs) were characterized via protein marker, transmission electron microscopy, and nanoparticle tracking analysis, then applied in cellular models and mouse models of cardiac fibrosis. …”
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A clean energy Korea by 2035: Transitioning to 80% carbon-free electricity generation by Won Young Park, Yong Hyun Song, Nikit Abhyankar, Hee Seung Moon, Umed Paliwal, Eunsung Kim, Nina Khanna, Sanghyun Hong, James Hyungkwan Kim, Kenji Shiraishi, Jiang Lin, Seung Wan Kim, Amol Phadke

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Molecular Epidemiological Characteristics of blaIMP-4-Carrying Klebsiella pneumoniae ST-11 in Hospitalized Patients by Xue YE, Zhang D, Du S, Chen D, Liu S, Peng T, Li C, Zhang J, Wang X

“…Yu e Xue,1,* Dongmei Zhang,1,* Shuaixian Du,2,* Du Chen,3,* Shihan Liu,2 Tianfeng Peng,4 Chong Li,5 Jianchu Zhang,1 Xiaorong Wang1 1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Clinical Laboratory, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 4Emergency Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China; 5Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiaorong Wang; Jianchu Zhang, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Number 1277, Jie Fang Rode, Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, People’s Republic of China, Tel + 86-27-85726707, Email rong-100@163.com; zsn0928@163.comPurpose: To investigate the molecular epidemiology and risk factors of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infection.Patients and Methods: Patient’s clinical data and CRKP strains were collected from November 2017 to December 2018 at a tertiary hospital in Wuhan, China. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles-carbon composite derived from pineapple peel wastes for adsorption of methylene blue from solution and photocatalytic act... by Salsa Putri Alzura, Vienna Saraswaty, Safri Ishmayana, Yudha Prawira Budiman, Diana Rakhmawaty Eddy, Evyka Setya Aji, Diah Ratnaningrum, Een Sri Endah, Hanny Meirinawati, Henry Setiyanto

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Utility of 131I-HLX58-Der for the Precision Treatment: Evaluation of a Preclinical Radio-Antibody-Drug-Conjugate Approach in Mouse Models by Liu Y, Wang X, Zhang N, He S, Zhang J, Xu X, Song S

“…Yi Liu,1– 4,* Xiao Wang,1– 3,5,* Ni Zhang,1– 4,* Simin He,1– 4 Jianping Zhang,1– 4 Xiaoping Xu,1– 4 Shaoli Song1– 4 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China; 3Center for Biomedical Imaging, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China; 4Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging Probes, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China; 5State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang an Biomedicine Laboratory & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Shenzhen Research Institute of Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shaoli Song; Xiaoping Xu, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China, Email shaoli-song@163.com; xxp0012@ustc.eduPurpose: None of the antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) targeting Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) have received approval from regulatory authorities due to their limited clinical benefits. …”
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Kuiyangling Enema Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis Mice by Reducing Levels of Intestinal NETs and Promoting HuR/VDR Signaling by Zhang D, Zhu Z, He Z, Duan S, Yi Q, Qiu M, Dai X, Su G, Li K, Xu L, Liu D, Wu Y, Gao Y, Li R, Guo S

“…Dong Zhang,1,2 Zeming Zhu,3 Zhangyou He,4 Siwei Duan,3 Qincheng Yi,4 Min Qiu,3 Xingzhen Dai,3 Guang Su,4 Kexin Li,1,2 Lin Xu,1,2 Donghou Liu,1,2 Yabin Wu,1,2 Yong Gao,3 Ruliu Li,3 Shaoju Guo1,2 1Gastroenterology Department, The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, 518000, People’s Republic of China; 2Gastroenterology Department, Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, 518000, People’s Republic of China; 3Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510000, People’s Republic of China; 4Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ruliu Li, Science and Technology Innovation Center,Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, No. 12, Jichang Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, 510000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-020-39357088, Email lrl@gzucm.edu.cn Shaoju Guo, Gastroenterology Department, The Fourth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, No. 1, Fuhua Road, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, 518000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-0755-82571384, Email gsj1080@163.comPurpose: Kuiyangling is a traditional Chinese medicine formula used for the treatment of ulcerative colitis, but the specific mechanism remains unclear. …”
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Measuring the age-friendliness of cities in the Russian Federation: The translation, validation and application of the age-friendly cities and communities Questionnaire in the city... by Liliya E. Ziganshina, Aizyara F. Garaeva, Liliya I. Talipova, Rustem N. Khairullin, Jeroen Dikken, Joost van Hoof

“…The purpose of this study was to translate and test the validity and reliability of the AFCCQ for use in the Russian Federation, and to study the views on the age-friendliness of the city of Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan from an intergenerational perspective. …”
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Auricular Acupuncture for Perioperative Pain Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Zhou Y, Bao Q, Yang C, Li S, Yin Z, Xiong J, Sun M, Yang J, Liu F, Liang F

“…Yan Zhou,1,* Qiongnan Bao,1,* Chen Yang,1,* Shuhao Li,1,* Zihan Yin,1 Jian Xiong,1 Mingsheng Sun,1 Jiao Yang,2 Fang Liu,3 Fanrong Liang1 1Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 2Rehabilitation Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fanrong Liang, Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610075, People’s Republic of China, Email acuresearch@126.com Fang Liu, Department of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People’s Republic of China, Email liufang@scszlyy.org.cnPurpose: We conducted a more comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of auricular acupuncture (AA) in perioperative pain management.Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) findings were retrieved from the Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, Web of Science, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Wanfang, VIP, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases from their inception to March 2024 using the search terms “pain”, “auriculotherapy”, and “randomized controlled trial”. …”
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Predictive Value of Albumin to Fibrinogen Ratio and CALLY Index for Diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis and Mucosal Healing After Vedolizumab Treatment by Su K, Xiao S, Wang M, Wang K, Fan Q, Sha S, Cheng Y, Liu X, Shi H

“…Kairong Su,1,* Sinan Xiao,1,* Mei Wang,2 Kairuo Wang,1 Qing Fan,1 Sumei Sha,1 Yongli Cheng,3 Xin Liu,1 Haitao Shi1 1Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Xi’an International Medical Center Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Gastroenterology, Xi’an Chang’an District Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xin Liu, Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China, Email docliuxin126@xjtu.edu.cn Haitao Shi, Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China, Email shihaitao7@xjtu.edu.cnPurpose: The albumin to fibrinogen ratio (AFR), a biomarker associated with inflammatory, nutritional, and coagulation status, and the CALLY index, a biomarker combining C-reactive protein, albumin, and lymphocyte count, have been suggested to correlate with prognosis in a variety of diseases in previous studies; however, studies of these two markers in ulcerative colitis (UC) are lacking. …”
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Functional Connectivity Alterations Associated with COVID-19-Related Sleep Problems: A Longitudinal Resting-State fMRI Study by Chen HB, Li L, Sun YK, Liu Y, Chen W, Liu P, Liao YH, Xie A

“…Hao-bo Chen,1,* Ling Li,2,* Yun-kai Sun,2 Yi Liu,2 Wei Chen,3 Peng Liu,1 Yan-Hui Liao,1,2 An Xie1 1Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University (Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital), Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 3MR Research Collaboration Team, Siemens Healthineers Ltd., Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: An Xie, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University (Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital), 61 Jiefang West Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410005, People’s Republic of China, Tel/Fax +86-0731-81866132, Email xiean@hunnu.edu.cn Yan-Hui Liao, Department of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310016, People’s Republic of China, Email liaoyanhui@zju.edu.cnBackground: COVID-19 has led to reports of fatigue and sleep problems. …”
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Role of Psychological Distress in the Assessment of Chronic Illness Care and Self-Management Behaviors of Elderly Patients with T2DM Chronic Complications by Sun X, Wang X, Zhou R, Deng W, Jiang J, Shi Y

“…Xiao Sun,1 Xue Wang,2 Rongrong Zhou,3 Wei Deng,4 Jinxia Jiang,2 Yan Shi5 1Department of Nursing, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Emergency, Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Colorectal Disease, Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Nursing, Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jinxia Jiang; Yan Shi, Email jiangjinxia99@163.com; 2080153@tongji.edu.cnBackground: This study sought to explore the interrelationship between diabetes-related distress, patient evaluations of chronic illness management, and self-management practices among older adults diagnosed with T2DM and associated chronic complications.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 264 older adults with T2DM in Shanghai, China. …”
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Comprehensive Sepsis Risk Prediction in Leukemia Using a Random Forest Model and Restricted Cubic Spline Analysis by Kou Y, Tian Y, Ha Y, Wang S, Sun X, Lv S, Luo B, Yang Y, Qin L

“…Yanqi Kou,1,2,* Yuan Tian,2,3,* Yanping Ha,2,3,* Shijie Wang,1,* Xiaobai Sun,1 Shuxin Lv,1 Botao Luo,2,3 Yuping Yang,2 Ling Qin1 1Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pathology, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yuping Yang, Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Guangdong Medical University, No. 2 Wenming East Road, Xiashan, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524000, People’s Republic of China, Email yangyupingchn@163.com Ling Qin, Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital and College of Clinical Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, 24 Jinghua Road, Jianxi District, Luoyang, Henan Province, 471003, People’s Republic of China, Email zzqq777@126.comBackground: Sepsis is a severe complication in leukemia patients, contributing to high mortality rates. …”
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