Clinical Maternal and Neonatal Features in COVID-19 Infected Pregnancies in Tianjin, China by Liu Y, Li S, Liu R

“…Pregnant women suffer from a higher risk facing the pandemic COVID-19, while their related clinical information is limited.Methods: The clinical information of SARS-CoV-2 positive (n = 30) and negative pregnant women (n = 134) in Tianjin First Central Hospital (from November 30, 2022, to January 20, 2023) were collected. …”
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Effects of acupuncture on sensory perception: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Petra I Baeumler, Johannes Fleckenstein, Shin Takayama, Michael Simang, Takashi Seki, Dominik Irnich

“…<h4>Background</h4>The effect of acupuncture on sensory perception has never been systematically reviewed; although, studies on acupuncture mechanisms are frequently based on the idea that changes in sensory thresholds reflect its effect on the nervous system.<h4>Methods</h4>Pubmed, EMBASE and Scopus were screened for studies investigating the effect of acupuncture on thermal or mechanical detection or pain thresholds in humans published in English or German. …”
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Impact of deglazing on biaxial flexural strength of high translucent zirconia: effect of hydrothermal aging, pH-cycling, and load-cycling by Khotan Aflatoonian, Faeze Hamze, Mahshid Mohammadibassir

“…Abstract Background To compare the effect of deglazing and aging on biaxial flexural strength (FS) of high translucent (HT) zirconia. Methods 40 disc-shaped specimens (12 × 1.2 mm) of HT zirconia (3Y-PSZ, Upcera HT) were sintered after milling, glazed(G) and randomly assigned equally into 4 experimental groups: G) glazing; G-A) glazing, aging; DG-A) deglazing, aging; and NG-A) non-glazing, aging. …”
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Can linear regression modeling help clinicians in the interpretation of genotypic resistance data? An application to derive a lopinavir-score. by Alessandro Cozzi-Lepri, Mattia C F Prosperi, Jesper Kjær, David Dunn, Roger Paredes, Caroline A Sabin, Jens D Lundgren, Andrew N Phillips, Deenan Pillay, EuroSIDA Study, United Kingdom CHIC/United Kingdom HDRD Study

“…<h4>Background</h4>The question of whether a score for a specific antiretroviral (e.g. lopinavir/r in this analysis) that improves prediction of viral load response given by existing expert-based interpretation systems (IS) could be derived from analyzing the correlation between genotypic data and virological response using statistical methods remains largely unanswered.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We used the data of the patients from the UK Collaborative HIV Cohort (UK CHIC) Study for whom genotypic data were stored in the UK HIV Drug Resistance Database (UK HDRD) to construct a training/validation dataset of treatment change episodes (TCE). …”
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Serum Antioxidant (Vitamin E and Glutathione) in Pre-Senile Cataract Patients and healthy control in Gaza, Palestine: A Case–Control Study by Sujod F. Aljazzar, Marwan O. Jalambo, Kanan M. Wahedy

“…Data collection was performed by direct methods that included anthropometric measurement and serum vitamin E and glutathione levels and indirect methods through a structured interview questionnaire. …”
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A Rational Model In Theoretical Genetics by Karl Javorszky

“…We treat consecutive and contemporary assemblies of information carrying media as equally suited to contain information. Methods used so far utilised the consecutive property of media, while in biology one observes the concurrent existence of specific realisations of possibilities. …”
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Usability of a hearing test mobile app across generations. by Małgorzata Pastucha, Elżbieta Gos, Krzysztof Kochanek, Henryk Skarżyński, Wieslaw Wiktor Jedrzejczak

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Traditional diagnostic methods of hearing assessment, such as pure tone audiometry, may not be equally accessible to everyone due to geographical or mobility limitations. …”
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Gender Disparities and Socioeconomic Triggers in Filicide-Suicide—An Analysis of Media Portrayals by Zainab Pervaiz, Maryam Ayub, Nazish Imran

“…Data were extracted from online newspaper archives, focusing on sociodemographic traits, the methods of filicide-suicide, precipitating factors, and the gender and age of both victims and perpetrators. …”
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Successful 1:1 proportion ventilation with a unique device for independent lung ventilation using a double-lumen tube without complications in the supine and lateral decubitus posi... by Michał Kowalczyk, Sławomir Sawulski, Wojciech Dąbrowski, Luiza Grzycka-Kowalczyk, Edyta Kotlińska-Hasiec, Agnieszka Wrońska-Sewruk, Artur Florek, Rafał Rutyna

“…At present, one of the methods of improving gas exchange restricted by ventilation/perfusion mismatching is independent ventilation with two ventilators. …”
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Socioeconomic inequalities in health behaviors in children and adolescents: evidence from an Australian cohort by Nirmal Gautam, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Rasheda Khanam

“…Relative index inequality (RII) methods were used to investigate the associations between socioeconomic inequalities and the health behaviors of children and adolescents. …”
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Study on knowledge of front-of-pack labeling and food group-based dietary intake among chronic gastritis patients by Tejaswi Nagireddi, B Venkatashiva Reddy, Mounika Kollimarla, Veerabathina Kamala, Sai Subhakar Desu, Siva Santosh Kumar Pentapati, Rajeev Aravindakshan, Arti Gupta

“…Conclusion: The majority of participants do not know the food labeling, thus methods of education that focus on dietary interventions are urgently needed to raise awareness among the people.…”
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Digital Assets and the Global Economy: How the Use of Statistical Models Can Help Bitcoin Price Prediction by L. P. Bakumenko, N. S. Vasileva

“…However, statistical modeling methods predict an increase in the price of Bitcoin in the first half of 2023, and governments may consider regulating or controlling its use to reduce risks associated with the cryptocurrency market. …”
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A Novel Multipurpose Watermarking Scheme Capable of Protecting and Authenticating Images With Tamper Detection and Localisation Abilities by Sunpreet Sharma, Ju Jia Zou, Gu Fang

“…To this end, two new watermarking methods are introduced, one of which is for embedding the robust watermark, and the other is related to the fragile watermark. …”
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Algorithm for Assessing the Characteristics of a Waveguide Slot Antenna Array when Changing Antenna Element Phasing by A. F. Kryachko, N. A. Gladky, M. R. Bibarsov, B. A. Ayukov

“…Research of WSPAA characteristics in the event of PS failures, when their phase takes a value equal to zero instead of the required value.Materials and methods. …”
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Evaluation of the information transmission of treatment with dental aligners in social media: empathetic language versus non-empathetic language by Javier Ibáñez-Alda, María Carmen Mediero-Pérez, Ana Rabal-Soláns, Iván Nieto-Sánchez

“…This study aimed to determine whether the presentation of information in audiovisual format in an affective and empathetic way, as is done in social networks, improves the knowledge acquired by orthodontic patients treated with aligners. Methods 60 participants, which were equally randomized in 2 groups, took part in this pilot study. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Zoomlion and YTO Chinese Tractors’ Operational Properties by G. A. Iovlev, V. V. Pobedinskiy, I. I. Goldina

“…The following methods were used: calculation, comparison, forecasting, economic and mathematical modeling, expert assessments and others. …”
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Estimating Poisson's Ratio and Young's Modulus of the Outer Fruit Shell of Corn Grain by A. G. Pastukhov, S. F. Vol'vak

“…(Results and discussion) Research methods and experimental equipment have been developed to determine the Poisson's ratio and Young's modulus of the fruit shell of corn grain. …”
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Recent Advances in Spatiotemporal Manipulation of Engineered Bacteria for Precision Cancer Therapy by Chang X, Liu X, Wang X, Ma L, Liang J, Li Y

“…This review article provides an updated overview of the recent progress in the spatiotemporal control of engineered bacteria via these methods and discusses the benefits and constraints of each approach. …”
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An Algorithm for Estimating the Velocity of a Moving Target Based on Mellin Matched Filter by A. A. Monakov

“…The low quality of radar imaging is frequently related to the phenomenon of range cell migration (RCM). Conventional methods for RCM compensation, which are successfully used to obtain radar images of stationary targets, fail to provide the required quality when applied to moving targets. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of Macular Retina Using Light Reflection Indices Derived from SD-OCT for Pituitary Adenoma by Min Sun, Hongming Zhang, Xinjian Chen, Qimi Zhang

“…Attenuation coefficient, the corrected intensity, and the retinal layer thickness were deduced for macular retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell layer combined with inner plexiform layer (GCIPL), as well as comparing between patients and controls by statistical methods. Results. Attenuation coefficients of RNFL and GCIPL among patients were significantly lower compared to the controls with P values equal to or less than 0.001. …”
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