Effect of Oral and Vaginal Hormonal Contraceptives on Inflammatory Blood Biomarkers by Afshin A. Divani, Xianghua Luo, Yvonne H. Datta, James D. Flaherty, Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari

“…We assessed the effect of hormonal contraceptive use on inflammatory cytokines including CRP, monocyte chemotactic protein-1, soluble tumor necrosis factor (sTNF), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and soluble CD40 ligand. We used 79 female subjects (19 to 30 years old) who were combined oral contraceptives users (n=29), combined vaginal contraceptive users (n=20), and nonusers (n=30) with CRP values of ≤1 (n=46) or ≥3 (n=33). …”
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Hemophagocytic syndrome: Laboratory and molecular characterization by Nooran Salem Yaseen, Sadiq Khalaf Ali, Hussam Saadi Aziz

“…Perforin gene mutations were detected in 38.8% (n = 7) of tested subjects. The novel frameshift mutation of the perforin gene (c.218_224del) was identified in four cases. …”
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Effectiveness of Automated Treatment Planning for Left-sided Breast in Flattening Filter-free Photon Beams by Prasit Tansangworn, Nichakan Chatchumnan, Kitwadee Saksornchai, Sakda Kingkaew, Mananchaya Vimolnoch, Puntiwa Oonsiri, Sornjarod Oonsiri

“…Thus, this study aimed to investigate the use of automated treatment planning software for the left breast. Subjects and Methods: Thirty-eight patients with left-sided breast cancer without locoregional nodes were treated with a prescribed dose of 42.4 Gy in 16 fractions. …”
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Metabolic pathways of eicosanoids—derivatives of arachidonic acid and their significance in skin by Michał Biernacki, Elżbieta Skrzydlewska

“…The integrity and, consequently, the effective metabolic activity of skin cells is ensured by the cell membrane, the important structural and metabolic elements of which are phospholipids. Phospholipids are subject to continuous transformation, including enzymatic hydrolysis (with the participation of phospholipases A, C, and D) to free polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which under the influence of cyclooxygenases (COX1/2), lipoxygenases (LOXs), and cytochrome P450 (CYPs P450) are metabolized to various classes of oxylipins, depending on the type of PUFA being metabolized and the enzyme acting. …”
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Thabo Mbeki’s Decolonial Idea of an African in the African Renaissance by William Jethro Mpofu

“…This dehumanised African is the subject who travels from the dystopia of colonialism to the utopia of reconciliation and a renaissance of Africa. …”
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Legal status of religious communities in socialist Yugoslavia by Đukić Dalibor B.

“…Finally, the third factor is the subjects of religious freedom. While the principle of equal treatment for all religious organizations should theoretically apply in models of church-state separation, this was not always the case in Yugoslavia. …”
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THE PALESTINIAN PROBLEM IN THE MIDDLE EAST POLICY OF THE USSR / RUSSIA by T. V. Nosenko, V. A. Isaev, E. S. Melkumyan

“…But Russia’s role in the Middle East conflict resolution has decreased due to subjective and objective reasons. Against the backdrop of the Arab Spring and the Civil War in Syria, Palestinian issues have become secondary in the agenda of Moscow, which, however, can lead to a new surge of violence and tension. …”
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A Decentralized Storage and Security Engine (DeSSE) Using Information Fusion Based on Stochastic Processes and Quantum Mechanics by Gerardo Iovane, Riccardo Amatore

“…In the context of data security, this work aims to present a novel solution that, rather than addressing the topic of endpoint security—which has already garnered significant attention within the international scientific community—offers a different perspective on the subject. In other words, the focus is not on device security but rather on the protection and security of the information contained within those devices. …”
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Retracted: Application and Practice of VR Virtual Education Platform in Improving the Quality and Ability of College Students by Qian Zhang, Ke Wang, Sheng Zhou

“…Then, through the collected literature and survey data, the feasibility of combining virtual reality technology with education is analyzed to provide theoretical basis. The subjects were selected from a key university in our city, and the questionnaire survey was conducted among freshmen to juniors by random sampling. …”
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Reliability-Based Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams for Simultaneous Bending, Shear, and Torsion Loadings by Faezeh Jafari, Jalal Akbari

“…The present research has discussed the design of all the probabilities for reinforced concrete beams subjected to bending, shear and torsion stresses. For this, analytical relations of limit state have been developed to combine different stresses. …”
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Approach to Publishing a Scientific (Radiology) Book by Harshith Gowda Ramesh, Manisha Jana, Ashu Seith Bhalla

“…Key prerequisites include a clear understanding of the subject, proficiency in writing and layout planning, and adherence to publication ethics. …”
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Utility of anti-carbamylated protein antibodies in the diagnosis of early rheumatoid arthritis by Ashraf H Mohamed, Asmaa Enein, Noha Abdelsalam, Mona Balata, Sameh Abdellatif, Ehsan Rizk, Ahmed Fathy

“…Out of 96 RA patients; 74 (77.1%) were positive for anti -CarP anti body including 47patients with early RA while only 5 subjects (8.3%) in control group were positive. Receiver-operating characteristic curve study for diagnostic efficacy of anti-CarP antibody in early RA diagnosis demonstrated a significant area under the curve, 0.950 (95% confidence interval, 0.912–0.987, P < 0.0001) and yielded a sensitivity of 85.4%, a specificity of 93.3%, a positive predictive value of 0.90, and a negative predictive value of 0.86. …”
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ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT OF THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL IN WAR'S CONDITIONS: PROSPECTS AND EXPEDIENCY by Nina Vernyhora, Kateryna Balabanova, Olha Mykhalchenko, Dmytro Chelyshev

“…At the beginning of 2022, authors had to change the subject of their videos, adapting to the realities of the time. …”
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Application of electric boilers for water apartment heat supply by A. L. Toropov

“…Due to the fact that tariffs for electricity, district heating, gas supply in the regions of the Russian Federation change many times, climatic and environmental conditions are different, it is advisable to calculate the efficiency of the use of electric heat supply separately for each subject of the Russian Federation.…”
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A Multiobjective Optimal Operation of a Stand-Alone Microgrid Using SAPSO Algorithm by Guoping Zhang, Weijun Wang, Jie Du, Hua Liu

“…Also, a grey target decision-making theory based on the entropy weight method is proposed to identify the best trade-off scheduling scheme among all the solutions, and the results are compared with those from two other commonly used subjective and objective methods. The results show that the proposed optimization method can be applied to the day-ahead operation optimization of the microgrid system and help the user obtain the best compromise operation scheme for stand-alone microgrid.…”
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Clinical and Radiological Findings in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Graves’ Ophthalmopathy by Yakup Cevik, Hande Taylan Sekeroglu, Burce Ozgen, Kadriye Erkan Turan, Ali Sefik Sanac

“…Patients and control participants underwent detailed ophthalmologic examination. In addition, all subjects underwent orbital MRI examination; and sizes, cross-sectional areas, and signal intensities of extraocular muscles were also measured. …”
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Physical and chemical characteristics of pyrogenic carbon from peatland vegetation fires differ across burn severities by Oscar J. Kennedy-Blundell, Emma L. Shuttleworth, James J. Rothwell, Gareth D. Clay

“…In the United Kingdom, peatlands are periodically subject to fire, both management burns and wildfires, which generate PyC. …”
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Use of a Non-Pharmacological Pain Relief Kit to Reduce Opioid Use Following Orthopedic Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Study by Denis J O'Hara, Timothy F Tyler, Malachy P McHugh, Susan Y Kwiecien, Tyler Bergeron

“… # Level of Evidence 2b # Methods Fifty-three subjects (18 women, 35 men) having orthopedic surgery were randomly assigned to either receive the Pain Relief Kit (treatment) or control group. …”
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The Improvement of Bioethanol Production by Pentose-Fermenting Yeasts Isolated from Herbal Preparations, the Gut of Dung Beetles, and Marula Wine by Mahlatse Ellias Moremi, Elbert Lukas Jansen Van Rensburg, Daniël Coenrad La Grange

“…Ten yeasts fermenting both D-xylose and L-arabinose were subjected to an adaptation process with L-arabinose as carbon source in a medium containing acetic acid. …”
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Avian mycoplasmosis monitoring in the Russian Federation in 2019 by A. E. Menshchikova, T. N. Brundakova, M. S. Volkov, V. N. Irza

“…The results of monitoring tests of samples received from 31 poultry farms (nine RF Subjects) indicate a decrease in the number of Mycoplasma gallisepticuminfected stocks and stable Mycoplasma synoviae situation. …”
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