Is it possible to predict the treatment efficacy in adult patients with focal epilepsy? by K. V. Firsov, M. G. Amirhanyan, A. S. Kotov

“…The aim was to determine the factors impacting the treatment efficacy in patients with focal epilepsy.Materials and methods. This was a prospective, comparative, observational study conducted in real clinical practice. …”
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Business Ecosystem Finance: Modern Agenda and Challenges by I. M. Stepnov, J. A. Kovalchuk

“…The objectives of this research are defined as clarifying the need to include financing functions in the toolkit of emerging industrial business ecosystems and revealing the possibilities of using selected financing methods. The methods of research, on the one hand, are based on the emerging theory of ecosystems, which develops both as a firm’s theory and as ecosystem management, and on the other hand, on a new concept that can be formulated as a fusion of finance, industrialization and digitalization. …”
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Local therapy in the postoperative management of patients with lower limb varicose vein disease by I. N. Mokhamad

“…One of the most common treatment methods is endovenous laser coagulation (EVLC).Aim. …”
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Development of a Process for Low-Cost LFP Batteries Treatment by Rafaella-Aikaterini Megaloudi, Alexandros Galanis, Paschalis Oustadakis, Anthimos Xenidis

“…Initially, the black mass was isolated using mechanical crushing, screening, and sink–float separation methods, avoiding the need for costly chemical or thermal treatments. …”
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Humorous factors and main types of humor by Ghahreman Shiri

“…There are no uniform methods in the classification of types of humor. Sometimes, they are categorized according to the topic, which is not of much help in recognizing the main and artistic types of humor. …”
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About the management system of youth business activity in Russia and abroad by R. Ustaev, O. Boris

“…Methods of documentation analysis and visual analysis are used. …”
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Social Media Addiction: Yeşilay's Awareness Campaigns Against Social Media Addiction by Meryem Altıntaş

“…The brochures were analyzed in terms of target audience, subject, language and visuals. It was observed that the brochures provided information about technology addiction, the effects of technology addiction and methods of protection from addiction. …”
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CT image denoising using locally adaptive shrinkage rule in tetrolet domain by Manoj Kumar, Manoj Diwakar

“…The proposed scheme is compared with some standard existing methods where it is observed that performance of the proposed scheme is superior to the existing methods in terms of visual quality, MSE, PSNR and Image Quality Index (IQI).…”
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Type 1–3 Canal Configuration in the Buccal Root of a Maxillary Second Molar by Hui Li, Qiang Wang, Mingwen Fan, Qingan Xu

“…A major challenge in root canal treatment is the complex and variable root canal system. There are several methods of classification of root canal systems. Herein, we report a case of a maxillary second molar, the root canal system of which could not be classified according to any of the previous methods. …”
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Exploring the subjective experience of researchers and co-researchers with lived experience of psychosis high risk states: a qualitative analysis within a participatory research pr... by Melanie Trimmel, Antonia Renner, Nilufar Mossaheb, Fabian Friedrich, Alexander Kaltenboeck, Josef S. Baumgartner, Raphaela E. Kaisler, Zsuzsa Litvan, The Voice Consortium, Barbara Hinterbuchinger

“…Conclusion The analysis of the anonymous reflection reports on a participatory research project indicates that there was a positive collaboration between participants with and without lived experience of psychosis high risk states, wherein they were able to interact on an equal footing. Participants reported an experience of equal cooperation and gained relevant personal insights from project participation. …”
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Atrial Fibrillation Types and Chronic Kidney Disease are Independent Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Radiofrequency Ablation by Mo P, Fan C, Chen J, Wang Y, Xiao W, Peng Z, Lin XZ, Luo CF, Zhang C

“…It is commonly treated by radiofrequency ablation (RFA), which is more successful than conventional anti-arrhythmic drugs, but it is still largely unknown whether these beneficial effects are equally present for all AF types. Here, we evaluated the impact that AF type has on post-RFA patient conditions and identified underlying factors affecting AF prognoses.Patients and Methods: Three hundred and twenty-nine AF patients who underwent RFA were retrospectively examined (221 paroxysmal, 56 persistent, 52 long-term persistent), during a post-RFA follow-up period, from 3-months to 2-years. …”
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Feasibility of Closed-Loop TCI Based on New EEG Baseline in the Presence of Low Dose of Esketamine: A Randomized Controlled Equivalence Trial by Li X, Li S, Xu C, He H, Shao W, Zhan S, Xu B

“…Xiaoshan Li,1,2,* Shengchao Li,1,2,* Chanyan Xu,1 Huan He,1 Weidong Shao,1 Shuteng Zhan,1,2 Bo Xu1,2 1Department of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command of PLA, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Bo Xu, Department of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Southern Theater command of PLA, 111 Liuhua Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China, Email xubo333@hotmail.comObjective: This research aimed to quantify the impact of low dose of esketamine on BIS and validate the feasibility of closed-loop TCI system based on the new BIS baseline with low dose of esketamine.Methods: This study consisted of two phases. …”
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Assessing the knowledge and practices of smallholder pig farmers and associated risk factors for swine gastrointestinal disorders in Masindi district, Uganda by Samuel Majalija, Gabriel Tumwine, Juliet Kiguli, Benard Owori, Robert Alex Isabirye, Peter Waiswa

“…Results Of the 170 farmers, males and females were equal (50%), mostly as pig owners (91.2%), rural folks (88.8%), who raised other animal species (72.9%) and with 5–10 years (72.4%) of experience. …”
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The effect of smoking on the immediate effectiveness of induction chemotherapy in the combined treatment of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer by P. V. Golubev, L. V. Bolotina, A. R. Gevorkov, T. I. Deshkina

“…The patients were divided into 2 equal groups, fully comparable in terms of the main characteristics (smoking history, stage, histological type, and degree of tumour differentiation). …”
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Feasibility of simultaneous integrated boost for high-dose treatment of high-risk prostate cancer by E. S. Sukhikh, L. G. Sukhikh, A. V. Taletsky, Zh. A. Startseva, V. V. Verkhoturova, V. V. Rozanov, E. A. Selikhova

“…Simultaneous integrated boost technique based on the volumetric modulated arc therapy is the most efficient treatment option. Material and Methods. The anatomical data of 10 patients with high-risk prostate cancer was used for dosimetry-based treatment planning. …”
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Experimental Autoimmune Neuritis Nerve Demyelination Is Attenuated by Blocking JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway in Rats by Rumeng Zhou, Shuping Liu, Yue Liu, Yin Liu, Rong Fu, Jiajia Yao, Zuneng Lu

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the function of the JAK2/STAT3 pathway in a rat model of experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN). Methods Lewis rats were divided into three groups: the control, the EAN, and the AG490 groups. …”
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Estimation of cancer incidence in the male population of the Altai Krai affected by the Semipalatinsk nuclear test by A. O. Kovrigin, V. A. Lubennikov, I. B. Kolyado, I. V. Vikhlyanov, A. F. Lazarev, Ya. N. Shoikhet

“…Conclusion. an increased relative risk of developing malignant neoplasms in men born and living in the altai territory during the first nuclear test conducted at the semipalatinsk test site was revealed (RR=2.133; 95 % ci 1.824–2.493) with standard error of relative risk (s) equal to 0.0797. there were differences in cancer localization between the main and the control cohorts.…”
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Time to Diagnosis and Treatment of Postpartum Hypertensive Disorders in the Emergency Department—A Single Retrospective Cohort Study by Gabrielle J. Ezell, Nicolina Smith, Mary Condon, Katherine Joyce, John Joseph, Kylie Springer, D’Angela S. Pitts

“…<i>Setting:</i> A multi-centered large medical institution in the metro Detroit area. <b>Methods:</b> Postpartum patients (day 2 through day 28) presenting to the ED from November 2015 to December 2022. …”
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Morphological and immunohistochemical features of deobliterated femoral arteries and saphenous veins of patients with obliterating atherosclerosis of the lower extremities vessels... by I. S. Shpon’ka, O. L. Tkachuk, O. I. Gudz, O. V. Poslavs’ka

“…In the context of multifocal atherosclerosis with severe fibrosis of vessel walls expression level of MMP-9, aimed at the degradation of type IV collagen, is equally high in all three study groups (p>0.05).…”
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Clinical and Epidemiological Assessment of the Epidemic Process of COVID-19 in Hostels Depending on the Type of their Planning Device by A. V. Zadoroshnyy, N. Yu. Pshenichnaya, S. V. Ugleva, A. A. Erovichenkov, V. G. Akimkin, V. V. Maleev, D. V. Usenko

“…The average growth rate in the dormitories of the reported type was equal to 8.4%, which was 5.3 times higher than the corresponding indicator in the dormitories of the isolated type. …”
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