Pulmonary function among stone quarry workers in India: The effect of duration of exposure, smoking status and job profile on pulmonary function tests by Junaid Aziz Sheikh, Zahid Ali Khan, Tazeen Khan, Sumaira Chowdhary

“…Results: We observed a significant reduction in lung function in subjects having duration of exposure above 10 years (Group III) with respect of stone crushers with duration of exposure up to 5 years (Group I) and 6 to 10 years of exposure (Group II). …”
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Regarding the improvement of organizational and legal regulation of relations in the sphere of protection and use of the animal world and combating poaching during the period of ma... by I. D. Kazanchuk

“…In particular, these are: the proper organization of state administration in the field of protection and use of the animal world; the strengthening the responsibility of citizens and officials for violating the basic requirements and rules of rational use and reproduction of the animal world; the presence of an effective organizational and legal mechanism for the implementation of the rights and obligations of users of animal world objects; the joint actions of the State Environmental Inspection and the Water Police regarding the protection, reproduction and use of rare and endangered animals; the keeping state records of animals and records of their production; the implementation of state and public control in the field of protection, use and reproduction of the animal world; the introduction of new organizational and legal forms and methods of interaction of authorized state bodies and other subjects of combating offenses in the field of animal protection, increasing control over the quality of their implementation; the development of legal eco-education and a system of crime prevention measures; the introduction of modern mechanisms of analytical and logistical support of law enforcement agencies.…”
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Evaluation of Neutralizing Capacity of Tixagevimab plus Cilgavimab (AZD7442) against Different SARS-CoV-2 Variants: A Case Report Study with Comparison to a Vaccinated Population by Constant Gillot, Jean-Louis Bayart, Vincent Maloteau, Jean-Michel Dogné, Jonathan Douxfils, Julien Favresse

“…Thus, the aim of the present study is to evaluate the neutralizing capacity of tixagevimab and cilgavimab across different SARS-CoV-2 variants in two patients who received AZD7442 for immunoprophylaxis. A cohort of subjects (n = 45) who had received the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine has been included to compare these two preventive strategies. …”
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A Study Exploring Relationship between Risk Factors and Resilience among Youth by Fenny Leferty Kharpuri, Ramya Bhaskar

“…Canonical correlation analysis was applied to identify the significant relationship of risk with the resilient factors among youth. The data were subjected to the statistical analysis through SPSS 19. …”
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics in Controversial Sectors: Analysis of Research Results by Włodzimierz Sroka, Richard Szántó

“…The data were achieved on the basis of data gathered through survey methodology. The target subjects included a group of 48 companies (25 Hungarian and 23 Polish ones). …”
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Underlying Anticancer Mechanisms and Synergistic Combinations of Phytochemicals with Cancer Chemotherapeutics: Potential Benefits and Risks by Muhammad Ayaz, Asif Nawaz, Sajjad Ahmad, Osama F. Mosa, Alashary Adam Eisa Hamdoon, Modawy Alnour Khalifa, Abdul Sadiq, Farhat Ullah, Abdul Wadood, Atul Kabra, H. C. Ananda Murthy

“…However, clinical studies on the subject matter are limited and need further extensive studies. …”
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STATISTICAL PROCESSING OF RESULTS OF TESTING OF STUDENTS by Yulia V. Gumennikova, Elena N. Ryabinova, Ruzilya N. Chernitsina

“…Pearson , which consists in comparing empirical and theoretical frequencies falls into the "region of acceptance of the hypothesis", is therefore considered a random variable subject to the normal distribution law. This makes it possible to determine its unknown parameters to estimate the unknown expectation (average rate of assimilation of educational information) found using a sample according to the sample average. …”
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EPRNG: Effective Pseudo-Random Number Generator on the Internet of Vehicles Using Deep Convolution Generative Adversarial Network by Chenyang Fei, Xiaomei Zhang, Dayu Wang, Haomin Hu, Rong Huang, Zejie Wang

“…Furthermore, dynamics in the training process make these methods subject to training instability and pattern collapse by overfitting. …”
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Factors Influencing Background Parenchymal Enhancement in Breast Contrast-Enhanced Mammography: A Retrospective Study by Xue J, Qu T, Li Z, Shi B, Yang G, Rong X, Li Y, Lin G, Ping Y

“…BPE on subtracted CEM images was assessed quantitatively (region of interest [ROI] analysis of pixel values) and qualitatively (subjective classification). Statistical analysis was performed to determine the relationship between BPE (level and extent) and age, menopausal status, breast density, and menstrual cycle phase. …”
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The Political Movement for the Republic of Kosovo – July 2, 1990 by Agon Krasniqi

“…As a result, Kosovo was reclassified as a subject under the Serbian Republic. My study's focus on the July 2nd event aims to examine archival sources and interpret them using an analytical method, to offer a perspective on one of Kosovo’s most pivotal events in the 1990s. …”
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Exploring purine analogues as inhibitors against Katanin, a microtubule severing enzyme using molecular modeling approach by Vibhuti Saxena, Pruthanka Patil, Purva Khodke, Bajarang Vasant Kumbhar

“…A total of 276,280 purine-type compounds from the PubChem database were subjected to structure-based high-throughput virtual screening, followed by ADME prediction, PASS analysis, and molecular docking studies. …”
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Osteoperiosteal versus osteochondral for autologous transplantation in the treatment of large cystic osteochondral lesions of the talus by Lequan Liu, Jiangtao Jin, Jinping Pan, Huikang Guo, Sen Li, Jisheng Li, Zheng Zhang

“…The Ankle Activity Score (AAS), time to return to sports activity (RTA), rate of return to sports level, complications, and results of a subjective evaluation were also collected. The integrity of subchondral bone and the quality of repaired cartilage were evaluated using the Magnetic Resonance Observation of Cartilage Repair Tissue (MOCART) score 12 months postoperatively. …”
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Firm, yet flexible: a fidelity debate paper with two case examples by Bianca Albers, Lotte Verweij, Kathrin Blum, Saskia Oesch, Marie-Therese Schultes, Lauren Clack, Rahel Naef

“…Main body First, given often scarce knowledge about the core components of complex interventions and implementation strategies, decisions about fidelity requirements involve a degree of subjective reasoning. Researchers should make these decisions transparent using theory or logic models. …”
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Detection of Salivary Interleukin 2 and Interleukin 6 in Patients With Burning Mouth Syndrome

“…Saliva IL-2 concentrations in BMS were significantly increased in patients compared to healthy subjects: mean <mml:math alttext="$34.1 pm 9.7$"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>34.1</mml:mn> <mml:mo>&#x00B1;</mml:mo> <mml:mn>9.7</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> versus <mml:math alttext="$7.3 pm 3.0$"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>7.3</mml:mn> <mml:mo>&#x00B1;</mml:mo> <mml:mn>3.0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> pg/mL; <mml:math alttext="$cmathcheck{P<.001}$"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>P</mml:mi> <mml:mo>&#x003C;</mml:mo> <mml:mn>.001</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math>. …”
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The System of Sociocultural Adaptation of Foreign Students at Leading Russian Universities (On the Example of Azerbaijani and Chinese Students) by V. Yu. Ledеneva, R. Abdullaev, L. Guseynova

“…Analysis of the results of the survey made it possible to determine the main types of adaptation of students to identify objective and subjective factors of sociocultural adaptation, to compare the principal features of foreign students from Azerbaijan and China in order to understand the main problems of intercultural communication of students from different ethnic groups. …”
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Circulating visfatin concentrations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review and meta-analysis by Nahid Aboutaleb, Alireza Moradi, Hamzeh Mirshekari Jahangiri, Mohammad Reza Aslani, Mohammad Reza Aslani

“…The heterogeneity of the data was assessed using Cochrane Q and I2 values.ResultsSeven studies were eligible to be included in the meta-analysis, with the COPD and healthy (control) groups having 265 and 244 subjects, respectively. The pooled results showed that although the circulating concentration of visfatin was lower in patients with COPD, no significant difference was observed (SMD: −0.48 mg/L; 95% CI: −1.67 to 0.70; p = 0.43). …”
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International legal status of “unrecognized states” as special political and territorial entities by A. V. Voitsikhovskyi, M. I. Marchuk, Y. S. Logvynenko

“…Given the complexity of the practice of recognizing such entities, it was noted the need to develop clear legal norms that would regulate the procedure for the formation of such political and territorial entities (“unrecognized states”) as subjects of international law.…”
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Efficacy of canal disinfectants Temoporfin, carbon nanoparticles, and Er: YAG laser on martens hardness, smear layer removal, and bond strength of glass fiber posts to canal dentin by Abdulaziz Alsahhaf

“…Methods: An in vitro study was conducted utilizing 80 single-rooted extracted human teeth, which were decoronated and subjected to standardized root canal preparation. The teeth were equally distributed into four experimental groups: Group 1 (NaOCl + EDTA), Group 2 (Er: YAG laser + EDTA), Group 3 (Temoporfin + EDTA), and Group 4 (CNPs + EDTA). …”
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Effect of Triple Acupuncture Therapy Combined with Rehabilitation Training on CGRP Content in Peripheral Blood, Motor Function and Activity of Daily Living of Spinal Cord Injury Pa... by Yinjie CUI, Qian WANG, Yue JIANG, Anren ZHANG

“…All patients received three courses of treatment.25 healthy subjects were enrolled as normal control group. Before treatment, after one month, two months, and three months of treatment, CGRP content in peripheral blood of the two groups was detected, and the American spinal injury association (ASIA) motor score, ASIA sensory score, modified Barthel index (MBI) score were measured.Results:The CGRP content in the two groups was lower significantly than that in the normal control group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Sex and Age Comparisons in Neuromuscular And Biomechanical Characteristics of the Knee in Young Athletes by Erin R Pletcher, Travis J Dekker, Scott M Lephart, Tim C Sell

“…What is known about the subject: Generally, both males and females get stronger and jump higher as they get older but the results comparing balance and biomechanics between genders or across age groups have been mixed. …”
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