HYPERTENSION THERAPY USING ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBALS OF LEDS AND CARROTS by Ulfa Nur Khasanah, Ario Imandiri, Myrna Adianti

“…Results: Hypertension treatment with acupuncture therapy was given 12 times, 3 times a week. Herbs therapy was given for 4 weeks, taken once a day in the afternoon with a dose of 200 ml. …”
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Parental divorce's long shadow: Elevated stroke risk among older Americans. by Mary Kate Schilke, Philip Baiden, Esme Fuller-Thomson

“…The association between parental divorce and stroke was not dependent on sex; however, compared to females, males had 1.47 times higher odds of having a stroke (AOR = 1.47, 95% CI = 1.11-1.93). …”
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Evaluation of surgical treatment of gout-A retrospective study on 28 cases with tophi. by Ting Zhang, Bin Yang, Xiaohong Xu, Zengfang Zhang, Zhenglun Pan

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>The efficacy, safety, optimal timing, and urate-lowering effects of surgical interventions in gout management remain poorly understood. …”
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Grade students attending classes in primary schools and at gymnasiums at national mathematics competitions by Vulović Nenad R., Milenković Aleksandar Z., Milikić Milan P.

“…Moreover, over the past 18 years, SM class students have statistically significantly outperformed their peers 11 times in seventh and 12 times in eighth grade. Based on the obtained results, it can be concluded that grouping mathematically gifted students into homogeneous, specialized classes positively affects their performance in national competitions.…”
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Yield of TB screening in prisons in Tajikistan by S. Moe, M. Asozoda, A. Aung, Z. Dusmatova, F. Akintore, E. Nshimiyimana, A. Zavqibekov, N. Sitali, W.K. Mulanda, T. Cullip, A. Sinha

“…BACKGROUND: The rate of TB in prison institutions is estimated to be 23 times higher than in the general population. Limited documentation exists regarding TB screening in Tajikistan's prisons. …”
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Recurrence of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura after mRNA-1273 COVID-19 Vaccine Administered Shortly after COVID-19 by Korin Karabulut, Ana Andronikashvili, Ahmet Hakki Kapici

“…Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a potentially life-threatening consumptive coagulopathy requiring emergent diagnosis and timely treatment. It is characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia with the development of microthrombi caused by inherited or acquired deficiency of the von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease ADAMTS13 and resulting end-organ damage. …”
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Study on Energy Density Distribution and Mass Fractal of Deep Saturated Coal Samples under Uniaxial Stepwise High Stressed Loading and Unloading Path by Xiaoyu Chen, Qiangling Yao, Changhao Shan, Liqiang Yu, Liang Chen, Qiang Xu, Ze Xia, Liu Zhu

“…In engineering practice, the loading times should be reduced and the suitable pressure grouting should be conducted timely to delay the deterioration process of crack development in deep water-bearing coal under high stress disturbance.…”
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Effects of Cover-Plate Geometry on the Mechanical Behavior of Steel Frame Joints with Middle-Flange and Wide-Flange H-Beams by Osama Zaid Yahya Al-Ansi, Linfeng Lu, Saleem Mohammed Ali Ahmed AL-Saeedi, Bingyou Liu

“…Optimal cover-plate lengths of 0.7 to 0.9 times the beam depth were also identified. These findings provide practical guidelines for designing resilient steel frame connections in seismic regions.…”
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The Cost of Health Care for AIDS Patients in Saskatchewan by Kevin P Browne, Steve D Shafran, John M Conly

“…Twelve of the patients died; they lived a mean of 240 days (range 0 to 580) after diagnosis, were admitted three times (range one to six) to hospital for 65 total days (range one to 148) for a cost per patient of $33,721 (range $2,768 to $64,981) for inpatient care. …”
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Labour productivity management model taking into account organizational culture of enterprise by A. O. Ivanov

“…The model is cyclic and can be repeated unlimited number of times. Use of the model allows you to structure the process of labour productivity improvement, determine the optimal set of resources for its realization, monitor its realization, and make timely adjustments. …”
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Emerging trends in cervical cancer incidence among younger Taiwanese generations: an urban–rural comparison by Ya-Xuan Wu, Yi-Chu Chen, Jing-Rong Jhuang, Chun-Ju Chiang, Wen-Chung Lee

“…The 1990-born urban cohort faced a risk 1.9 times higher than their 1975-born counterparts, while the risk for the 1990-born rural cohort was 1.4 times greater than those born in 1980. …”
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Pembrolizumab as first-line treatment for recurrent and metastatic head and neck cancer – real-world single-centre data by Bogdana Patachi, Kristian H. Jensen, Anita Gothelf, Mogens Bernsdorf, Jeppe Friborg, Claus A. Kristensen

“…Baseline characteristics were collected, response rates and survival times were calculated and compared to those published from KEYNOTE-048. …”
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Treatment Challenges in a Tourette Syndrome Patient with Self-Injurious Behaviour: Case Report and Literature Review by G. Asadauskaitė, G. Jasionytė, M. Karnickas

“…The patient was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at thirteen and has been taking Haloperidol 5 mg 3 times a day and Trihexyphenidyl 2 mg 3 times a day for the past 15 years. …”
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Quantitative Modeling of High-Energy Electron Scattering in Thick Samples Using Monte Carlo Techniques by Bradyn Quintard, Xi Yang, Liguo Wang

“…The linear depth of silicon dioxide reaches 3.9 µm at 3 MeV, about 6 times higher than that at 300 keV. Meanwhile, the linear depth of amorphous ice reaches 17.9 µm at 3 MeV, approximately 11.5 times higher than that at 300 keV. …”
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Effect of Posture Training with Weighted Kypho-Orthosis (WKO) on Improving Balance in Women with Osteoporosis by Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat, Leyla Sedighipour, Safura Pournajaf, Reza Vahab Kashani, Shahram Sadeghi

“…Results. Functional reach and timed up and go test were improved significantly in both groups compared to baseline. …”
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The Self-Perception and Political Biases of ChatGPT by Jérôme Rutinowski, Sven Franke, Jan Endendyk, Ina Dormuth, Moritz Roidl, Markus Pauly

“…These eight tests were repeated ten times each and indicate that ChatGPT seems to hold a bias towards progressive views. …”
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Experimental Study on Shear Characteristics of Coal Samples in Different Water-Bearing States by Yang Wu, Lujun Wang, Baoyang Wu, Ze Xia

“…According to the relationship between cohesion, internal friction angle, moisture content, and drying-saturation cycle times, the Mohr–Coulomb model of coal samples considering moisture content and immersion times is established, which contributes to the load-bearing capacity estimation of water-bearing coal mass. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Physical Examination Tests for Suspected Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Shigeharu Tanaka, Yu Inoue, Yuki Masuda, Hui Tian, Hungu Jung, Ryo Tanaka

“…For the domain of flow and timing in the QUADAS-2, three studies did not assess the timing between the reference and index tests. …”
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Experimental Behavior of the Curved Continuous Twin I-Girder Composite Bridge with a Precast Concrete Slab Subjected to Bending, Shear, and Torsion by Chuandong Shen, Yifan Song, Lei Yan, Yuan Li, Xueli Wang, Shuanhai He

“…However, the ultimate bearing capacity is basically the same, approximately 13.6 times of the design load. During the loading process, plastic hinge was first observed at the intermediate support section as a result of the hogging moment which should be emphasized in design. …”
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Experimental Study on Damage Characteristics of Solidified Mud under Coupling Action of Freeze-Thaw Cycle and Chloride Salt by Jinsong Zhang, Yaxing Wang, Jianyong Pang, Yu Lu, Yishun Bu

“…With the increase in freeze-thaw cycle times and sodium chloride solution concentration, the mass loss of the sample was greater. (2) Under the action of chlorine salt and freeze-thaw cycle, the strength of the sample decreases with the increase in freeze-thaw cycle times. …”
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