Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Cytology Quality in Thyroid Nodules with 22-, 23-, and 25-Gauge Needles by YiJie Dong, LiLi Gao, Yang Sui, MinJing Mao, WeiWei Zhan, JianQiao Zhou

“…In USG-FNA, the average scores and standard deviations were 5.50±2.87 for 25 G needles, 4.82±2.95 for 23 G needles, and 5.19±2.81 for 22 G needles. …”
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Historical aspect of the european understanding of the rule of law by Kelbya S.

“…The article analyzes potential ways to improve Ukraine’s legal system using European standards and practices. The study analyzes the history of the rule of law in Europe, compares legal systems, studies legal reforms in Ukraine, analyzes statistical data, and identifies the main problems of the Ukrainian legal system. …”
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Comparison of clinical and pharmacodynamic features of proton pump inhibitors efficacy in gastroesophageal reflux disease by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov

“…To present literature data on clinical presentation, pharmacodynamic and economic efficiency of standard dozes of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).Summary. …”
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Investigating the Presence of Falsified and Poor-Quality Fixed-Dose Combination Artemether-Lumefantrine Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms in Kumasi, Ghana by Simon Nyarko, Kwabena Ofori-Kwakye, Raphael Johnson, Noble Kuntworbe, Denis Dekugmen Yar

“…The study results indicate that most of the tested products met the required quality standards, demonstrating satisfactory drug content and other quality specifications. …”
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Pollution Characteristics and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Elements in Sediment in the West Lake of Hengshui Lake by Zhongqiang Zhang, Shuzhen Wei, Jianxiao Liu

“…The concentrations of Sb were lower than soil risk screening values of construction land in soil environmental quality: risk control standard for soil contamination of development land (trial) (GB 36600-2018). …”
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Comparison of Resistive Index, Pulsatility Index, and Arterial Waveform at the Comparison of Resistive Index, Pulsatility Index, and Arterial Waveform at the Site of Hepatic Artery... by Hussein Soleimantabar, Saeed Nasiri, Farshad Gharebakhshi, Samaneh Ahmadi

“…For this purpose, 50 patients with fatty liver with a grade higher than II and confirmed and 50 patients without signs of fatty infiltration in sonography were examined by standard Doppler sonography from the location of the hepatic artery. …”
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Changes in Digestive Enzyme Activities during Larval Development of Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) by Martín Alberto Arenas-Pardo, Martha Gabriela Gaxiola-Cortés, Alvaro Fabricio Barreto-Altamirano, Adriana del Carmen Paredes-Medina, Iveth Gabriela Palomino-Albarrán, Patricia Margarita Balam-Uc, Juan Carlos Maldonado-Flores, Carlos Alfonso Álvarez-González

“…The first stage occurred between 1 (mean ± standard error (SE) = 1.73 ± 0.14 millimeter (mm) standard length (SL)) and 3 (2.14 ± 0.07 mm SL) days after hatching (DAH); a period of digestive stability showed the highest activity in amylase and bile salt-dependent lipase. …”
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Assessing the diagnostic accuracy of radiological and histological findings in the diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease stages among patients in a tertiary hospital by Ekpe Edemekong L, Emanghe U, Ekpe EL, Obiora IC, Yemiode Itam, Akinmola OO

“…The ultrasonographic findings were correlated with histological data (considered as the gold standard). The sensitivity, specificity, Positive Predictive Value (PPV), and Negative Predictive Value (NPV) were evaluated. …”
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Technology Readiness Level of biodiversity monitoring with molecular methods – where are we on the road to routine implementation? by Tiina Laamanen, Veera Norros, Petteri Vihervaara, Jacqueline Jerney, Pirkko Kortelainen, Katharina Kujala, Stefan Lambert, Janne Mäyrä, Lilja Nikula, Ida Palmroos, Mikko Tolkkinen, Kristiina Vuorio, Kristian Meissner

“…Key barriers to the broader implementation of molecular methods to monitoring include the need for international standards, better quantitative estimates and comprehensive reference libraries. …”
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PM2.5 in Sri Lanka: Trend Analysis, Low-cost Sensor Correlations and Spatial Distribution by Ranil Dhammapala, Ashani Basnayake, Sarath Premasiri, Lakmal Chathuranga, Karen Mera

“…Although slightly cleaner than regional embassies, this location has exceeded the Sri Lankan 24-hr standard for PM2.5 (50 µg m−3) every year since 2018. …”
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Time-Varying Total Stiffness Matrix of a Rigid Machine Spindle-Angular Contact Ball Bearings Assembly: Theory and Analytical/Experimental Verifications by Fawzi M.A. El-Saeidy

“…The vibration spectrum of the time-varying matrix case is marked by tones at bearing outer ring ball passing frequency, rotating unbalnce frequency and combination compared to spectrum of the standard stiffness matrix case which is marked by only the rotating unbalnce frequency. …”
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An In Vitro Pilot Study Comparing the Novel HemoClear Gravity-Driven Microfiltration Cell Salvage System with the Conventional Centrifugal XTRA™ Autotransfusion Device by Anneloes Hoetink, Sabine F. Scherphof, Frederik J. Mooi, Paul Westers, Jack van Dijk, Sjef J. van de Leur, Arno P. Nierich

“…To achieve this, current gold standard autotransfusion devices should be complemented with widely available, cost-efficient, and time-efficient devices. …”
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Radioisotope and Metal Concentrations in Borehole Water Samples of Umuahia and Umudike, Nigeria by J.C. Nnaji, O.U. Igwe, K.M. Onyedim, P. Okafor

“…Triplicate samples were collected from seventeen functional boreholes and were analyzed with standard methods for physicochemical parameters. Metal concentrations were analyzed with Graphite furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) while radioisotopes were determined with gamma ray spectrometry. …”
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History of Pain Research and Management in Canada by Harold Merskey

“…By the end of that century, a Canadian professor working in the United States, Sir William Osler, was responsible for a standard textbook of medicine with a variety of treatments for painful illnesses. …”
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Comparison of the impact of intermittent fasting diet alone or in conjunction with probiotic supplementation versus calorie-restricted diet on inflammatory, oxidative stress, and a... by Sepide Talebi, Sakineh Shab-Bidar, Gholamreza Askari, Hamed Mohammadi, Ashraf Moini, Kurosh Djafarian

“…Conclusion: It was not found that eTRE alone or eTRE with probiotics intervention resulted in improving BP, inflammatory, OS, and antioxidant capacity biomarkers than a standard DCR diet among obese women with PCOS. The present study did not reveal significant improvements in BP, inflammatory markers, OS, or antioxidant capacity with either eTRE alone or eTRE combined with probiotics compared to a standard DCR among obese women diagnosed with PCOS. …”
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Jidoka-DT simulator programmed by hybridize XGboost-LSTM to evaluate helmets quality produced by Rice-Straw-alumina plastic dough to resist shocks and impenetrable by Ahmed M. Abed, Ahmed Fathy, Radwa A. El Behairy, Tamer S Gaafar

“…LSTM is used to determine the helmet weakness zones (WZ) and XGboost classifies product parts according to physical and mechanical property. The standard dough should have a density of between 1.16 and 1.4 g/cm3. …”
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Variation in Clinical Presentation, Metabolic Profile, Hormonal Parameters and Inflammatory Markers in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Morphology... by Sweekruti Jena, Ipsita Mishra, Anoj Kumar Baliarsinha, Debarchan Jena, Madhumita Debata

“…The homeostasis model assessment of IR (HOMA-IR) was calculated using standard equations. Statistical Analysis Used: The mean and Standard deviation were computed for all continuous variables. …”
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Antioxidant and anti–inflammatory effects of Helichrysum plicatum DC. subsp. plicatum extract in an experimental model of acute urolithiasis by Selvinaz Yakan, Kıvılcım Eren Erdoğan, Yusuf Kenan Dağlıoğlu, Tuba Aydın, Ahmet Çakır

“…The study included four groups: Group 1 was given a standard diet, Group 2 was given a diet added with HP, Group 3 was given a standard diet with induced urolithiasis, and Group 4 received an HP–supplemented diet with induced urolithiasis. …”
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Health loss and economic burden of asthma in China: a qualitative review based on existing literature by Peng Zhang, Jiaxin Xu, Baichuan Xu, Yiyin Zhang, Yang Xie

“…The health loss studies showed a 51% decrease in asthma's age-standardized DALYs rate over 30 years, from 209.24 to 102.81 per 100,000 person-years. …”
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Automated Analysis of Service Life of Air-Lines of the Electricity Transmission of Electric Power Systems by E. M. Farhadzadeh, A. Z. Muradaliyev, S. A. Abdullayeva, A. A. Nazarov

“…After the expiration of the standard service life, there is a special need for a quantitative assessment of reliability and safety of an object. …”
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