Effects of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on arterial stiffness and inflammatory factors in patients with coronary heart disease complicated with obstructive sleep a... by Liang Wang, Yuanqi Wang, Tiantian Jiao, Linghao Xu, Endong Ji, Sakibur Rahman Tapu, Yehong Liu, Jiming Li

“…Method 59 patients with coronary heart disease complicated by moderate to severe sleep apnea were divided into a CPAP treatment group (CPAP + coronary heart disease standard treatment) and a control group (only coronary heart disease standard treatment). …”
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Exploration of the optimal deep learning model for english-Japanese machine translation of medical device adverse event terminology by Ayako Yagahara, Masahito Uesugi, Hideto Yokoi

“…Abstract Background In Japan, reporting of medical device malfunctions and related health problems is mandatory, and efforts are being made to standardize terminology through the Adverse Event Terminology Collection of the Japan Federation of Medical Device Associations (JFMDA). …”
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What enabled the successful implementation of a quality certification initiative in Bhavnagar, Gujarat? A policy analysis case study. by K Shruti Lekha, Sudha Ramani, Harsha Joshi, Preet Verma, Sumit Malhotra, Tapasvi Puwar, Chandramani Kumar, Ankita Shah, Anish Sinha, Deepak Saxena

“…In India, the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) is a certification policy adopted by the government to improve the quality of care in public health facilities. …”
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Use of the Hyperbaric Chamber Versus Conventional Treatment for the Prevention of Amputation in Chronic Diabetic Foot and the Influence on Fitting and Rehabilitation: A Systematic... by María Dolores Apolo-Arenas, Laura Guerrero-Nogales, César Luis Díaz-Muñoz, Berta Caro-Puértolas, José Alberto Parraca, Alejandro Caña-Pino

“…Therefore, the use of a hyperbaric chamber and standard care, as opposed to standard care alone, is favorable in patients with chronic DFUs. …”
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Probiotic Potential and Enhanced Adhesion of Fermented Foods-Isolated Lactic Acid Bacteria to Intestinal Epithelial Caco-2 and HT-29 Cells by Eun Ah Sim, Seon-Young Kim, SangNam Kim, Eun-Gyung Mun

“…Adhesion ability indicated the superior performance of JAMI_LB_02 and JAMI_LB_05 compared to standard strains. JAMI_LB_02 adhered to Caco-2 cells at 2.10 ± 0.94% and to HT-29 cells at 3.32 ± 0.38%, exceeding standard strains (1.06 ± 0.13% and 1.89 ± 0.58%). …”
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Possibilities and scope of environmental protection through criminal law: The new environmental crime directive by Stojanović Zoran, Bodrožić Ivana

“…The first chapter deals with issues of criminal law protection of the environment in general, the legitimacy of the environment as a separate protected value, the level of its social harmfulness and some legislative characteristics of the relevant elements of the offences which need to fulfil common standards of their normative shaping. The second is dedicated to the structure, aims and goals of the new Environmental Crime Directive in fighting environmental crime, as a part of fulfilling processes of the European Green Deal. …”
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Evaluation of Water Quality of Water Storage Cisterns in Apartments (Case Study of Kermanshah City) by Mohana Faraji, Milad Roshanbas, Mitra Javan

“…Furthermore, in 26% of the cisterns, the amount of residual free chlorine is lower than the recommended amount specified in Publication 1053 of the National Standard of Iran. In 7% of the cisterns, the water temperature is higher than the value suggested in the English standard (BS 8558:2015). …”
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أخلاقیات الذکاء الاصطناعى والروبوت دراسة تحلیلیة by د.خدیجة محمد درار

“…This study aimed to identify the concept of artificial intelligence, bystudy the ethical aspects and issues associated with it, and the fears that mayarise from the self-awareness of robots to come up with local policies proposedfor the ethics of artificial intelligence by studying and analyzing the reality ofartificial intelligence policies in the study community, which represent 5 globalpolicies: Information Technology Industry Council Policy ITI, IEEE Global Policy,Laurel Rick and Don Howard Policy in HRI Research, European RoboticsResearch Organization Policy EUORN, the policy of Federal Ministry ofTransport and Infrastructure in Germany.This study concluded with a number of results, the most prominent is :The Arab world is devoid of the ethical policies of artificial intelligence , None ofthe policies in question met the criteria of the Equivalency Standard, which statesthat robots provide all services and functions required for all users of differentcultures, ages, nationalities and economic levels, The policy of the FederalMinistry of Transport and the infrastructure of the Government of Germany hasreceived the highest standards of ethics Artificial intelligence and robot as 48.7%.Where robots are equal to humans in the Actions that will taken when robots failto work, there is a clear need for further development and improvement in thestandards of artificial intelligence robot.  …”
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Flooding and child development: Evidence from Vietnam by My Tra Nguyen, Kien Le

“…They are also 0.11 standard deviations thinner in height, 3.8 percentage points more likely to be underweight, and 0.27 points lower in subjective well-being. …”
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Surgical site infections post-ventriculoperitoneal shunting: A matched healthcare cost and length of stay study: Empirical research quantitative by Issa M. Hweidi, Saba W. Al-Ibraheem, Omar H. Jebreel

“…Methods: A non-probability convenience sample of 48 VP shunt patients was recruited into SSI and non-SSI groups, to standardize the matching variables and exclude their effects as confounders. …”
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Occlusion Outcomes in Unilateral Amblyopia Types: A Longitudinal and Interventional Study in Children from the Marrakech-Safi Region by Mustapha Jaouhari, Chaimae El Harrak, Farida Bentayeb, Youssef El Merabet

“…Children underwent amblyopia treatment with standard occlusion therapy and were followed monthly, for eight visits. …”
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Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium and Enteritidis Isolated from Raw Shrimp in Bangladesh: An Investigation Based on Molecular Characteristics, Survival, Virulence, Antibiotic... by Prosanto Kumar Das, Ananta Mandal, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Shovon Lal Sarkar, Iqbal Kabir Jahid, Md. Anwar Hossain, A. S. M. Rubayet Ul Alam, Pravas Chandra Roy

“…The standard method for checking its credibility to form biofilm in 0–10% NaCl, tolerate acid/bile stress likewise in the gastrointestinal tract, and resist antimicrobial pressure was performed individually with the particular pathogenic strains. …”
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Health Economic Analysis of Two-Layer Bandage System for Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency by Peter J. Mallow

“…**Background:** Compression therapy is the gold standard for the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). …”
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Sensitivity of Self-reported Opium Use in Cancer Patients: Implications for conducting epidemiological studies by Vahideh Mohseni, Maryam Hadji, Mina Khaki, Omid Nabavian, Kazem Zendehdel, Hamideh Rashidian

“…In this study, we avoided using urine tests as the gold standard to prevent false positive results, given that most cancer patients use opioids to alleviate their pain. …”
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Ketogenic metabolic therapy for schizoaffective disorder: a retrospective case series of psychotic symptom remission and mood recovery by Nicole Laurent, Erin L. Bellamy, Katherine A. Tague, Donika Hristova, Ally Houston

“…BackgroundSchizoaffective disorder is a severe psychiatric condition characterized by mood disturbances and psychotic symptoms. Standard treatments, primarily pharmacological, often fail to control symptoms fully and can lead to significant metabolic side effects. …”
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Economic Evaluation of Boceprevir for the Treatment of Patients with Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Hungary by Raymond Odhiambo, Jagpreet Chhatwal, Shannon Allen Ferrante, Antoine El Khoury, Elamin Elbasha

“…**Background:** Recent international, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials (SPRINT-2; RESPOND-2) demonstrated that the triple combination of peginterferon (PEG), ribavirin (RBV) and boceprevir (BOC) was more efficacious than the standard dual therapy of PEG and RBV in treatment of patients chronically infected with genotype 1 hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. …”
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Novel primers drive accurate SYBR Green PCR detection of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria innocua in cultures and mushrooms by Bo-eun Kim, Ravi Jothi, Da woon Kim, Dong Suk Park

“…Ensuring food safety through microbiological standards necessitates reliable detection of pathogens like L. monocytogenes and L. innocua throughout the food chain using appropriate analytical techniques. …”
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IMPACT OF OLIVE LEAVES SUPPLEMENTATION IN AWASSI RATION ON SOME PRODUCTIVE AND BIOCHEMICAL BLOOD TRAITS by Alaa Salh, Khalid ِSultan

“…In the first group: T1, lambs were fed only standard ration (control). In the second, third and fourth groups, T2, T3 and T4, lambs were fed standard ration supplemented with olive leaves (25,50 and 75 gm/kg ration daily). …”
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Global burden of cardiovascular disease mortality attributable to secondhand smoke, 1990-2019: Systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. by Juan Dong, Xumin Ma, Xingxin Hu, Mengmeng Yan

“…Our primary outcome measures were the age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR) and age-standardized disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for CVD attributable to secondhand smoke. …”
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A Systematic Review of the Association between Psychological Resilience and Improved Psychosocial Outcomes in Prostate Cancer Patients: Could Resilience Training Have a Potential R... by David Robert Harry Christie, Christopher Francis Sharpley, Vicki Bitsika

“…Possible scores range from 0 to 100, mean scores from these studies ranged from 72.9 to 87.1 (standard deviations varied between 13.2 and 16.3). …”