Ensuring the right to respect for the dignity of the persons with disabilities by N. O. Filipska

“…The article analyses this aspect in detail, focusing on the impact of the armed conflict and discriminatory practices on the lives of people with disabilities. Using the methods of synthesis and analysis, abstraction, induction, empirical and sociological, the author reveals that violations of the right to respect for the dignity of persons with disabilities are a systemic problem that manifests itself in various spheres of life: from limited access to infrastructure and social services to discrimination in labour relations and negative attitudes of society. …”
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U-Net-Based Fingerprint Enhancement for 3D Fingerprint Recognition by Mohammad Mogharen Askarin, Min Wang, Xuefei Yin, Xiuping Jia, Jiankun Hu

“…By applying the proposed method, the fingerprint recognition Equal Error Rate (EER) in experiment A and B improved from 41.32% and 41.97% to 13.96 and 12.49%, respectively, over the public dataset.…”
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SA-I Mechanoreceptor Position in Fingertip Skin May Impact Sensitivity to Edge Stimuli by Gregory J. Gerling

“…Background: The skin plays a role in conditioning mechanical indentation into distributions of stress/strain that mechanoreceptors convert into neural signals. Solid mechanics methods have modelled the skin to predict the in vivo neural response from mechanoreceptors. …”
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Contingent Convertible Bonds as an Alternative to Strengthen Banks' Ability in Financing a Real Economy by Jolanta Zombirt

“… The main goal of this paper is to analyse whether Contingent Convertible Bonds (CoCos) are equally safe for banks and for the real economy because of their, sometimes, uneasy to understand features. …”
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How recurrent floods create inequality in livelihood improvement through education by Leon Vin, Akiyuki Kawasaki, Sutee Anantsuksomsri

“…While floods do not affect the population equally, previous studies have ignored the chronic impact of recurrent flooding on education across different economic strata, thereby overlooking the effect of inequality. …”
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Morphological Perturbation of Human Erythrocytes Exposed to Photoilluminated Riboflavin by Iyad Ali, Imrana Naseem

“…In this work we are interested to show the effect of different ROS on the morphology of fresh human RBCs. Methods: The RBCs were incubated with different reaction mixtures at room temperature and exposed to cool fluorescent light (800 lux). …”
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The Efficacy of the Gans Repositioning Maneuver in Comparison with the Epley Maneuver in Elderly Patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo by Amirreza Fazelifard, Majid Ashrafi

“…Conclusion: Both the Gans maneuver and Epley maneuver were almost equally effective and made elderly with PC-BPPV report a better condition in terms of anxiety, emotional factors and quality of life after receiving the maneuvers. …”
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Outcomes in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes receiving a stent for angina by R. N. Akhtereyev, A. S. Galyavich, L. V. Baleeva, Z. M. Galeeva

“…To study the outcomes in hypertensive (HTN) patients receiving a stent for class III angina, depending on concomitant type 2 diabetes (T2D).Material and methods. The study included 295 patients aged 45 to 75 years. …”
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Organ Function Preservation in Locally Advanced Low Rectal Cancer Through Total Neoadjuvant Therapy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Liu F, Yu L, Zhao Y, Li G, He X

“…Recent evidence suggests that total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) may further improve complete response rates and overall survival compared to conventional treatment methods. This case report describes a 61-year-old male patient with LARC who achieved a clinical complete response following TNT. …”
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Modeling of a brick building of high storeys on a pile foundation by I. I. Podshivalov, A. V. Zhuravlev

“…If this condition is not met, then in the design model, a limitation is introduced on the value of the ultimate load on the piles, equal to the design value, and the calculation is performed considering the constructive nonlinearity of one-sided connections between the pile bar elements and bulk soil elements. …”
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Intracerebral Hemorrhage with Churg Strauss-Syndrome: Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Literature Review by Bai P, Xie P

“…Pu Bai,* Peitao Xie* Inner Mongolia Medical University Ordos School of Clinical Medicine, Ordos, 017000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Pu Bai; Peitao Xie, Ordos Center Hospital, No. 6 Sudu Street, Kangbashi District, Ordos City, 017000, People’s Republic of China, Email baipu415@126.com; xiepeitao57@163.comObjective: To explore the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of intracerebral hemorrhage in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).Methods and Patient Presentation: We report an 18-year-old student of EGPA complicated with intracerebral hemorrhage. …”
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In vitro Evaluation of Calcium Phosphate Precipitation on Possibly Bioactive Titanium Surfaces in the Presence of Laminin by Kostas Bougas, Victoria Franke Stenport, Fredrik Currie, Ann Wennerberg

“…Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate calcium phosphate precipitation and the amount of precipitated protein on three potentially bioactive surfaces when adding laminin in simulated body fluid.Material and Methods: Blasted titanium discs were prepared by three different techniques claimed to provide bioactivity: alkali and heat treatment (AH), anodic oxidation (AO) or hydroxyapatite coating (HA). …”
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Comparing targeted thrust manipulation with general thrust manipulation in patients with low back pain. A general approach is as effective as a specific one. A randomised controlle... by Christopher J McCarthy, Louise Potter, Jackie A Oldham

“…Thrust was either localised to a clinician-defined symptomatic spinal level or an equal force was applied through the whole lumbosacral region. …”
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Socio-economic health inequalities through the lens of social justice theory, an innovative perspective by Jantien van Berkel, Michèlle Bal

“…Finally, recognitive justice emphasizes recognition, human dignity and equal social participation. It might be most elusive to ‘catch’ in policy but is also most crucial to address unfairness completely. …”
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Cutaneous Manifestations in Obese Patients Attending Outpatient Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital by Shashwata Raj Pandit, Saraswoti Neupane

“…Any patients over 18 years old with a BMI greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 attending the dermatology OPD were included. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Simplified and Modified Histologic Criteria in the Diagnosis of Chronic Autoimmune Hepatitis by Mohammad H. Sanei, Babak Tamizifar, Elahe Mardani, Amir Ghaderi, Elnaz Tarigholeslami, Maryam Sanei

“…Background: The present study aimed at comparing simplified and modified histologic criteria alone and along with other indicators in the diagnosis of chronic autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 48 cases were selected from slides and paraffin blocks of patients suspected of chronic AIH according to clinical and laboratory data, including serology and autoantibody findings and viral hepatitis test results. …”
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Audialny wymiar grozy we wczesnej prozie Jakuba Małeckiego by Marek Kurkiewicz

“… A horror story, a genre whose primary role is to instill fear in its audience, uses a variety of methods to achieve its goal. One of these is the skillful building of a mood using the acoustic plane. …”
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Hearing the Vagus Nerve’s Rhythm in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation by A. A. Nechepurenko, V. M. Pokrovsky, D. G. Tarasov, H. Z. Kitiashvili, V. G. Abushkevich

“…Purpose of the study: to evaluate hearing the vagus nerve’s rhythm in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.Materials and methods. Observations were carried out in 50 patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation who were admitted for catheter-based treatment of arrhythmia. …”
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MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS OF A CHRONIC GASTRODUODENITIS AT PRESCHOOLERS WITH VARIOUS AMYLOLYTIC ACTIVITY OF THE MIXED SALIVA by N. Ye. Sazanova, L. N. Shkeneva, N. Yu. Shirokova

“…The amylolytic activity of the mixed saliva by Smith-Roy-Ugolev amylolytic method was determined at patients. 2 clinical groups with account of median (the 50th percentile) distribution of amylolytic activity of saliva are created: the first — with indicators below the median (n =72), the second — with indicators above or equal to the median (n =73). …”
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Pharmacoeconomic analysis of tixagevimab and cilgavimab combination for COVID-19 therapy by M. V. Zhuravleva, V. P. Chulanov, Yu. V. Gagarina, E. A. Shabalina

“…Both costs of LIG and QALY appeared to be significantly less compared to the wiliness-to-pay threshold equal to 3.09 million rubles in 2022.Conclusion. …”
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