Intralesional steroid injection in keloid ear — a prospective observational study by Vinod Bangalore Narayanaswamy, Tejaswini H, Saritha H M, Udayabhanu H N, Nagarathna H K

“…Keloid regression was assessed using the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS), while the visual analogue score (VAS) and patient satisfaction score (PSS) provided subjective evaluations of symptom relief. All patients underwent compression therapy. …”
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Serum hepcidin level with iron profile assay might replace bone marrow iron study as a diagnostic tool for evaluation of anemia in elderly without chronic renal disease by Sukdev Manna, Sankha Shubhra Chakrabarti, Rohit Singh, Indrajeet Singh Gambhir

“…Methodology: Hundred elderly patients (≥60 years of age) having iron deficiency anemia (IDA) or anemia of chronic disease/inflammation (ACD) were the study subjects with 15 age-matched healthy controls. All patients were evaluated with history, clinical examination, routine investigations (complete blood count, liver, and kidney function tests), iron profile, and serum hepcidin. …”
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Study on the Wear Resistance and Corrosion Resistance of Ni-Based WC Coatings on Wind Turbine Blades Prepared by Flame Spray Welding by WANG Xudong, ZHOU Youlong, CHEN Haoyu, LIU Jiawen, LIU Yu

“…Wind turbine blades of coal-fired thermal power plants are not only subject to erosion from SOx and NOx due to incomplete desulfurization and denitrification during service， but also face corrosion from coastal salt spray.In addition， in the high-temperature flue gas atmosphere， the abrasion of wind turbine blades will be accelerated after collision with high ash corrosive particles in the combustion environment.In order to improve the corrosion resistance and wear resistance of wind turbine blades，the “two-step” oxygen -acetylene flame welding technology was used to prepared Ni60A ＋WC spray welded layers on the surface of Q355D low alloy steel substrate， and the wear resistance and corrosion resistance of spray welded layers with different mass fraction of WC hard phase in three corrosion solutions were evaluated by means of wear test and electrochemical test.Results showed that Ni60A＋WC spray welded layer could significantly improve the wear resistance and corrosion resistance of the wind turbine blades， and played a good protective role.When the mass fraction of WC hard phase was 65%Ni60A＋35%WC，the spray welded layer had the best wear resistance and corrosion resistance；Moreover，the spray welded layer had the best corrosion resistance to Cl－， but poor corrosion resistance to sulfides and nitrides.The initiation and propagation of cracks caused by high-speed particles and the formation of fatigue sources were the main mechanisms of wear failure in spray welded layers.In particular， the galvanic corrosion between hard phases and carbides and the substrate was the main corrosion mechanism of the spray welded layer， and the corrosion failure mode of the spray welded layer was selective corrosion.This work has certain reference significance for further extending the service life and cost saving of fan blades in thermal power plants.…”
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IMPROVING THE LEGISLATION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE FIELD OF COMBATING CRIMES ARISING FROM MARRIAGE AND FAMILY RELATIONS by Mikael N. Akhmedov, Alina E. Muravyova

“…Conclusions. 1) The need to consolidate at the legislative level the concept of “domestic violence” within the framework of the adoption of the federal law on the prevention of domestic violence; 2) consolidating at the legislative level the concept of actual marital relations with a view to possibly classifying their participants as subjects of crimes arising from marital relations; 3) expanding the content of the term “persons close to the victim”, found in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, by including in it all persons living in the same premises with the person who committed the crime and leading a joint household.…”
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Evaluation of marginal accuracy of polyetheretherketone and zirconia copings fabricated using computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing technique: An in vitro study by Manish Jangade, Ranu Sharma, Nishanth A. Sudharson, Raj Jain, Shailendra Kumar Sahu, Anurag Dani

“…The marginal gaP values were subjected to a student (independent) t-test for statistical analysis. …”
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Mitochondrial Complex I Deficiency among Egyptian Pediatric Patients with Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome by Doaa M. Abdou, AbdelAal Mohamed, Mohamed Abdulhay, Sara El Khateeb

“…The objective of the current study is to measure the activity of mitochondrial complex I in renal biopsies obtained from pediatric patients diagnosed with SRNS compared to steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) patients in order to elucidate its role in pathogenesis and the prognosis for further genetic work. Subjects and Method. Renal biopsies of 120 patients diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome based on clinical and laboratory findings, divided into two groups, SRNS (60 patients) and SSNS (60 patients). …”
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Brazilian livestock extensionists attitudes toward different fates for male dairy calves by Karolini Tenffen De-Sousa, Juliana Bernardes Benetton, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, Maria José Hötzel

“…It is possible that participants may not have received sufficient training or engaged in discussions on animal welfare issues, as this is a relatively new subject during their professional development. The nascent nature of the issue in Brazil emphasizes the need for comprehensive education and knowledge exchange initiatives in the industry, to ensure that practitioners are well-prepared to adopt best practices in male calf management. …”
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Noise-resilient designs and analysis for optical neural networks by Gianluca Kosmella, Ripalta Stabile, Jaron Sanders

“…All analog signal processing is fundamentally subject to noise, and this is also the case in next generation implementations of optical neural networks (ONNs). …”
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Greening negative factors in the activities of enterprises and organizations by Ye. E. Smirnova, M. Yu. Slesarev

“…The object of research is the international environmental standards of the ISO 14000 and EMAS series. The subject of the study is the environmental safety of negative factors in the activities of enterprises and organizations. …”
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Optimizing the Micropropagation of Red-Stalked Rhubarb Selections: A Strategy for Mass Production of High-Quality Planting Material by Agnieszka Wojtania, Piotr Waligórski

“…In addition, the planting material of six rhubarb selections was subjected to phytochemical analysis using the HPLC method to assess the content of bioactive compounds. …”
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Interaction of the National Police of Ukraine and civil society institutions: concept and legal framework by V. V. Pylyp

“…In a state governed by the rule of law, the public plays a central role not only as a recipient of public services, but also as a subject involved in the implementation of many functions of state institutions. …”
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Comparison of Hip and Low Back Loads between Normal Gait, Axillary Crutch Ambulation and Walking with a Hands-free Crutch in a Healthy Population by Karl Orishimo, Amir Shapira, Ian Kremenic, Malachy McHugh, Stephen Nicholas

“… # Study Design Controlled Laboratory Study # Methods Using 3D motion analysis and force plates, kinematics and ground reaction forces were measured in 12 healthy subjects during gait, crutch ambulation and HFC walking. …”
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Multi-Sensor-Fusion Approach for a Data-Science-Oriented Preventive Health Management System: Concept and Development of a Decentralized Data Collection Approach for Heterogeneous... by Sebastian Neubert, André Geißler, Thomas Roddelkopf, Regina Stoll, Karl-Heinz Sandmann, Julius Neumann, Kerstin Thurow

“…., Fitbit, San Francisco, USA and Nokia, Espoo, Finland) and questionnaires to acquire subjective and objective parameters. The mDCS functions as a user-specific interface adapter and data concentrator decentralized from a data-science-oriented processing cloud. …”
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Th1/17-Biased Inflammatory Environment Associated with COPD Alters the Response of Airway Epithelial Cells to Viral and Bacterial Stimuli by Yifan Chen, Rakesh K. Kumar, Paul S. Thomas, Cristan Herbert

“…We found that poly I:C induced increased expression of the proinflammatory cytokines IL1β, IL6, CXCL8, and TNF and IFN-β1 in AECs from both control subjects and COPD patients. Expression of IL1β in response to all 3 stimuli was significantly enhanced in COPD AECs. …”
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Impact of nanoparticles (B4C-Al2O3) on mechanical, wear, fracture behavior and machining properties of formwork grade Al7075 composites by T. B. Prakash, M. Gangadharappa, Santhosh Somashekar, M. Ravikumar

“…After fabrication, the samples were subjected to five-hour ageing process at temperatures of 100, 120, and 140 degrees Celsius, followed by cooling to ambient temperature (27 degrees Celsius). …”
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Neutrality or Involvement? World War II and Evolution of Foreign Policy Concepts of the Nordic Countries by E. V. Korunova

“…The victory of the anti-Hitler coalition both opened new opportunities and posed new challenges for the states of the region: in the emerging bipolar world they rapidly turned into the subject matter of dispute of the superpowers. In these conditions, Sweden once again put forward the idea that in order to preserve peace in the region, the Nordic countries should be able to defend their neutrality and proposed the establishment of a Scandinavian Defense Union. …”
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A scoping review on the clinical effectiveness of Trans-Impedance Matrix (TIM) measurements in detecting extracochlear electrodes and tip fold overs in Cochlear Ltd devices. by Muhammed Ayas, Jameel Muzaffar, Daniele Borsetto, Susan Eitutis, Veronica Phillips, Yu Chuen Tam, Marina Salorio-Corbetto, Manohar L Bance

“…<h4>Results</h4>TIM measurements were available for 550 implanted ears with the subjects age ranged between 9 months to 89 years. Abnormal TIM measurements were reported for 6.55% (36). …”
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Anxiety mediated the relationship between bullying victimization and internet addiction in adolescents, and family support moderated the relationship by Yang Liu, Jinyin Peng, Jinna Ding, Jing Wang, Chunyan Jin, Lei Xu, Tiancheng Zhang, Pingfan Liu

“…A total of 1395 participants (599 boys and 796 girls) with an average age of 15.86 ± 0.74 years were included in the final analysis. Subjective data on bullying victimization, internet addiction, anxiety, and family support were collected and analyzed. …”
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Implementation of Differentiated Learning in Improving Problem-solving Skills in Collaborative Projects Based on Science and Technology by Desy Aprima, Sasmita Sari

“…The data collection techniques used in this study were tests with objective test types, observations to observe the learning process directly and interviews to dig deeper into the views of the research subjects. The data analysis techniques in the study were descriptive quantitative data analysis and descriptive qualitative data analysis. …”
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Virtual Antenna Array and Multipath AOA-Delay Fingerprints Based Location for Moving Targets by Zhigang Chen, Lei Wang, Lu Chen

“…However, these fingerprinting methods are usually subject to the RSS/CSI fingerprints&#x2019; high variability over space. …”
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