Physiological value of intestinal microflora by S. Yu. Kuchumova, Ye. A. Poluektova, A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The aim of review. To discuss basic functions of microorganisms colonizing human gastro-intestinal tract (GIT), methods of diagnostics of their qualitative and quantitative composition, state at which imbalance of intestinal microflora is possible and treatment options.Original positions. …”
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Fiber-optic bronchoscopy for diagnosing hilar masses of the lung: a study from a tertiary care cardiothoracic and vascular centre in northeastern India by James Thiek, Mrinmoy Talukdar, Akash Guha

“…Materials and methods: Herein we review the findings and complications of Bronchoscopy done for Hilar masses at our institute from 01/05/23 to 01/12/23. …”
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Political and Institutional Approaches to Advancing International Religious Freedom in the U.S. Foreign Policy in 1998–2020 by V. A. Shchipkov

“…The article starts by reviewing the history of the emergence and development of the institutional infrastructure (legal acts, administrative entities, public and political organizations, think tanks, expert platforms, interdepartmental coordination formats, human rights projects, funding and grant programs, and new international organizations) that supported the US foreign policy advancing international religious freedom. …”
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A ‘training of trainers’ programme for operational research: increasing capacity remotely by Angela Willemsen, Eskinder Wolka, Yibeltal Assefa, Simon Reid

“…All training sessions were recorded and available for participants to watch and review when required. All participants completed OR protocols to the draft stage. …”
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Survey on blockchain privacy protection techniques in cryptography by Feng LIU, Jie YANG, Jiayin QI

“…In recent years, the issue of data privacy has attracted increased attention, and how to achieve effective privacy protection in blockchain is a new research hotspot.In view of the current research status and development trend of blockchain in privacy protection, the privacy protection methods of blockchain in transaction address,prophecy machine and smart contract were explained, and the privacy strategies of blockchain in the protection of basic elements were summarized.Based on high-level literature at home and abroad, two types of blockchain cryptographic protection methods and usage scenarios were analyzed, including special cryptographic primitives and post-quantum cryptography.The advantages and disadvantages of seven cryptographic techniques applicable to current blockchain privacy protection were also reviewed, including attribute-based encryption, special data signature, homomorphic encryption, secure multi-party computation, zero-knowledge proofs, and lattice ciphers.It was concluded that the privacy protection of blockchain applications cannot be achieved without cryptographic technology.Meanwhile, the blockchain privacy protection technologies were analyzed in terms of both basic element protection and cryptographic protection.It was concluded that it was difficult to effectively solve the privacy problem only from the application and contract layers of the blockchain, and various cryptographic technologies should be used to complement each other according to different needs and application scenarios.In addition, according to the current development status of blockchain privacy cryptography, the narrative was developed from blockchain basic element protection and cryptography-based protection.From the perspectives of both endogenous basic element security and exogenous cryptographic privacy security, basic element privacy protection should be studied first, followed by an in-depth analysis of cryptographic protection techniques for blockchain privacy.The strengths and weaknesses and the potential value of the privacy handling aspects of the corresponding safeguards should be measured in terms of the development of technology in conjunction with practical applications, while considering the timeliness of the technology.Finally, an outlook on the future direction of blockchain privacy protection technologies was provided, indicating the issues that need to be addressed in focus.…”
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No Evidence of Abnormal Expression of Beta-Catenin and Bcl-2 Proteins in Pilomatricoma as One Clinical Feature of Tetrasomy 9p Syndrome by Chariyawan Charalsawadi, Sasipong Trongnit, Kanoot Jaruthamsophon, Juthamas Wirojanan, Somchit Jaruratanasirikul, Anupong Nitiruangjaras, Pornprot Limprasert

“…A number of studies have reported some evidence that this disease may have a genetic association with mutations of CTNNB1 gene or expression of the beta-catenin protein. In this study, we reviewed literatures involving 30 patients with various genetic syndromes that have been linked to pilomatricoma and found that somatic mutations of the CTNNB1 gene were reported in 67% of patients. …”
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Construction of Evaluation Index System for Suitability of Sunshine and Thermal Environment of Public Activity Space for the Elderly with Young Children by Minmin Yang, Yu Liu

“…Firstly, based on field research and literature review, four initial indices were established, including sunshine demand hours, ultraviolet intensity, the universal thermal climate index (UTCI), and the wet bulb globe temperature index (WBGT). …”
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Surgical Excision and Radiotherapy for Giant Keloids in Auricula: A Case Report by Boesoirie SF, Winastuti RA, Permana AD, Yudistira NA, Gatera VA, Boesoirie MT

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The Utility of ChatGPT in Educational Research—Potential Opportunities and Pitfalls by Turgut Karakose

“…Educational researchers could benefit from the utility of ChatGPT in identifying gaps in the literature, generating new ideas and developing hypothesis, devising surveys or rating scales, conducting systematic reviews, eliminating human error in analysis of large datasets as well as drafting and editing scientific manuscripts. …”
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Primary hyperparathyroidism presenting as acute hypercalcemic crisis: a case report by Gia Gill, Veena Agrawal, Paul Kerr

“…Initial labs showed serum calcium 4.79 mmol/L, parathyroid hormone 2043 ng/L; creatinine 364 μmol/L. Review of the patient’s medical history indicated a 4-year history of recurrent nephrolithiasis, but no prior documented calcium levels. …”
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Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiac Lupus: A Retrospective Study by K Maria Koshy, Tarun George, Sohini Das, J V Punitha, Sudha Jasmine Rajan, Bijesh Yadav, Thambu David Sudarsanam, Vijay Prakash Turaka

“…Materials and Methods: Biomedical records of patients admitted during 2014–2017 who had a diagnosis of SLE were reviewed. Using predetermined inclusion criteria patients with cardiac lupus were identified. …”
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Antistaphylococcal Efficacy of Cefepime, Meropenem, and Piperacillin-Tazobactam in Patients with Polymicrobial Infection with MSSA Bacteremia or Pneumonia by Laila M. Najia, Eric Pyles, Arnaldo Lopez-Ruiz, Bibidh Subedi

“…This trial design represents a retrospective observational three-group comparison study of patients at a community teaching hospital system. Patients reviewed included those who had a MSSA bacteremia or pneumonia in addition to a confirmed polymicrobial infection or presence of a coinfection and received definitive therapy with FEP, MEM, or TZP. …”
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Survey on the research progress of generative adversarial networks for 6G by Chanyuan MENG, Ke XIONG, Bo GAO, Yu ZHANG, Pingyi FAN

“…The deep integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and communication technology is the typical feature of the 6G network.On the one hand, AI injects new vitality into the development of the 6G network, which can effectively use the data generated by the historical operation of the network.It enables the network to be self-maintained and selfoptimized, and accelerates the process of network intelligence.On the other hand, the rich scenarios and IoT devices of the 6G network provide a large number of application fields and massive data for AI.These can enable the better deployment of AI, fully demonstrate the performance advantages of AI, and provide high-quality services for users.However, in practice, it is difficult to give full play to the performance advantages of AI due to the difficulty of sample collection, high cost of the collection, and lack of universality which caused by the complexity of the environment.Therefore, academia and industry introduce generative adversarial network (GAN) into the design of wireless networks.The powerful feature learning and feature expression ability of GAN can generate a large number of generated samples, which realizes the expansion of the wireless database.The introduction of GAN can effectively improve the generalization ability of AI models for wireless networks.Owing to the excellent performance of GAN, the generative model represented by GAN has attracted increased attention in the field of wireless networks, and rapidly became the new research hotspot of 6G networks.Firstly, the principle of GAN and its different versions of improved derived models were summarized.Then, the framework, advantages and disadvantages of each model were analyzed.Secondly, the research and application status of these models in wireless networks were reviewed.Finally, the research trends of GAN were proposed for the 6G network requirements, which provided some valuable exploration for future research.…”
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Jilin Province of China, 1949–1979: History of Regional and Demographic Development by Svetlana B. Makeeva

“…The paper shall consider some peculiar features of economic processes in the evolution of Jilin Province from 1949 to 1979; identify key trends in ethnic, urban/spatial, and migration processes; determine the causes and consequences of high fertility, low mortality, and a younger age population structure in Jilin Province during the period under review. Materials and methods. The article employs quite a variety of sources on China’s historical demography: population censuses, statistical collections, materials of five-year plans. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Shared Bicycle-Related Injuries from a Large Emergency Medical Centre in China, 2017–2021 by Mao Chen, Weiwei Li, Jun Ye, Gang Liu, Chaolin Huang

“…This study was conducted by reviewing the electronic medical record database of a large hospital in China for cases of shared bicycle-related injuries in five years from January 2017 to December 2021. …”
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IMPASSIVE DICTATING: A Mnemonic Acronym for Systematically Generating Differential Diagnoses by Ho M, Coloma M, Ngo R, Santhakumar J

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Gangguan Fungsi Penghidu dan Pemeriksaannya by Effy Huriyati, Tuti Nelvia

“…Objective: To determine the type of olfactory disorder, the causes of olfactory disorders, and the examination. Literature Review: Olfactory disorder can be not smell anything or anosmia, and reduced of smell or hyposmia. …”
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Individual Baseline Balance Assessments in a Large Sample of Incoming NCAA Division I Athletes Using a Force Plate System by Scott A. Weismiller, Robert Monaco, Jason Womack, Brandon Alderman, Carrie Esopenko, Fiona N. Conway, Kyle Brostrand, Allison Brown, Nicola L. de Souza, Jennifer F. Buckman

“…The use of normative data to approximate changes after a suspected concussion is thus an appealing alternative. Yet, few peer-reviewed, large-sample studies are available from which to develop accurate normative averages of balance using force-plate technology…”
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Effect of a multispecies probiotic on reducing the incidence of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in children: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Hania Szajewska, Jan Łukasik

“…The findings will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and submitted to relevant conferences.Date and protocol version identifier 14/10/2017.Trial registration number NCT03334604; Pre-results.…”
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CMS systems in rapeseed and their use in the breeding of domestic hybrids by I. N. Anisimova, A. G. Dubovskaya

“…The cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS), widely used in rapeseed hybrid seed production, makes it possible to control hybridization between female and male lines. A review of publications on the nature of CMS systems in rapeseed and their utilization in breeding is presented. …”
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