Mirasol PRT system inactivation efficacy evaluated in platelet concentrates by bacteria-contamination model by Jocić Miodrag, Trkuljić Miroljub, Jovičić Dragana, Borovčanin Nemanja, Todorović Milena, Balint Bela

“…PC-Ps were divided into three equal groups, with 18 units in each, designed for an artificial bacteria-contamination. …”
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Association of blood urea nitrogen with 28-day mortality in critically ill patients: A multi-center retrospective study based on the eICU collaborative research database. by Ting Deng, Die Wu, Shan-Shan Liu, Xing-Lin Chen, Zhen-Wei Zhao, Lan-Lang Zhang

“…However, when BUN was greater than or equal to 32 mg/dL, BUN level had no significant effect on mortality.…”
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Immediate Effect of Gratitude Journal on Mental Well-Being of College Students in Kerala by Jasmin James, Augustine George, Sunil Alphonse, A Saheedha

“…Students were divided equally into two groups, experimental group (n = 54) and control group (n = 54); both groups were tested to analyze mental well-being using Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale. …”
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Dental Caries Experience and Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Working Adults by Omair M. Bukhari

“…Objective: To evaluate effect of dental caries experience and untreated dental decay on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) in working adults. Methods: The clinical records of 160 patients were reviewed. …”
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Hydrolysis of cefazolin by enzymes produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa after exposure to ceftazidime in vitro by Papaioannidou Paraskevi, Nitsas Vassilios, Mirtsou-Fidani Vassiliki

“…Strains non producing ESBL were cultivated in concentrations of ceftazidime equal to MIC×2 and MIC×4. After 24 hours of culture, the development of resistant strains was estimated and the cephalosporinase activity of the produced β-lactamases was determined by their ability to hydrolyse cefazolin. …”
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Analysis of dedifferentiated liposarcomas emphasizing the diagnostic dilemmas by Bhagat Singh Lali, Hema Kini, Shrijeet Chakraborti, Jyoti Kini, Pooja K Suresh

“…Mean age of the patients was 54.3 years with equal gender distribution (M:F =1:1.2). Two patients had recurrent tumors. …”
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Eccentric indices based QSPR evaluation of drugs for schizophrenia treatment by Muneeba Mansha, Sarfraz Ahmad, Zahid Raza

“…Statistical analysis shows that p-values less than equals 0.05, f-test value (>2.5), and values of correlation r are greater than 0.7 validate the calculations. …”
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Exploring gender influence on adolescent awareness and perspectives regarding social, economic and environmental sustainability by Salvador Boned-Gómez, Alberto Ferriz-Valero, Ove Østerlie, Salvador Baena-Morales

“…Conclusions This study not only contributes to the understanding of how gender equality can be integrated into educational systems, in line with SDGs 4 and 5, to promote SD, but also proposes the establishment of benchmark scores based on percentiles. …”
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Socioeconomic inequalities in immunisation of 12–23 months old children in Malawi: a decomposition analysis by Bridget Naphiyo, Jacob Mazalale, Gowokani Chijere Chirwa, Gowokani Chijere Chirwa

“…The results, therefore, suggest that to improve equality in health outcomes, the Government of Malawi needs to embrace wider policies that do not only address the consumption of healthcare services but also policies that affect socioeconomic determinants of health.…”
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Treadmill exercise promotes neuroprotection against cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury via downregulation of pro-inflammatory mediators by Zhang Y, Cao RY, Jia X, Li Q, Qiao L, Yan G, Yang J

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of aerobic exercise on neuroprotection and understand the underlying mechanisms.Materials and methods: Middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was conducted to establish a rat model of cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury to mimic ischemic stroke. …”
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Joint constraints from cosmic shear, galaxy-galaxy lensing and galaxy clustering: internal tension as an indicator of intrinsic alignment modelling error by Simon Samuroff, Andresa Campos, Anna Porredon, Jonathan Blazek

“…We thus propose that such tension (or the lack thereof) can be employed as a test of model sufficiency or insufficiency when choosing a fiducial IA model, alongside other data-driven methods.…”
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DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF SEROLOGICAL MARKERS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS by Aleksei Leonidovich Maslaynski, S V Lapin, A V Mazing, T V Bulgakova, N M Lazareva, M D Cheshuina, P A Oleinick, E P Ilivanova, A A Totolyan, V I Mazurov

“…Diagnostic sensitivity of AMCV equaled 78%, ACCP — 77%, IgM RF — 71%, IgA RF — 43%, AKA — 43%, ARA33 — 31% and ANF — 31%. …”
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Adaptation and validation of the Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS) in pharmacy students based on Self-Determination Theory (SDT) by Hanieh Alizadeh, Ali Norouzi, Maryam Alizadeh

“…Results The content validity ratio was equal to or greater than 0.54, indicating the retention of all items. …”
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The Effectiveness of Spiritual Therapy on Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Life Satisfaction in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes by Mahrokh Javaherforooshzadeh, Parvin Ehteshamzadeh, Farzaneh Hooman, Saeed Bakhtiarpour

“…A convenience sampling method was employed to recruit a sample of 24 participants (equally divided into two groups) who met the study’s inclusion criteria. …”
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Short-Range Nonstationary Clutter Suppression for Airborne KA-STAP Radar in Complex Terrain Environment by Yuanyi Xiong, Wenchong Xie, Yongliang Wang, Wei Chen, Ming Hou

“…The method first accurately registers the airborne radar echo with the grid dots of the digital terrain database; next, the training samples are selected along the equal Doppler line based on prior knowledge; then, the training samples can be compensated through power compensation; and finally, the short-range nonstationary clutter is suppressed through 3D-STAP technology. …”
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Investigating the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 vaccination, and autoimmune diseases in a pediatric population: a comprehensive analysis by Cynthia Freiberg, Arad Dotan, Dana Arnheim, Yonatan Butbul Aviel

“…The study period was divided into three phases: two pre-pandemic phases of equal duration (A and B) and a pandemic phase (C). …”
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Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Relation to Metformin Use in Adults with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus by Anum Gul, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Muhammad Amir, Abdul Rehman Arshad, Saqib Qayyum, Najmush Shakireen

“…Results: 148 patients were enrolled, consisting of an equal proportion of cases and controls i.e. 74 patients in each group, with a mean age of 44.09± 10.61 and 46.15± 10.64 respectively. …”
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‘Beyond the Scale’: A Qualitative Exploration of the Impact of Weight Stigma Experienced by Patients With Obesity in General Practice by Leona Ryan, Fiona Quigley, Susie Birney, Michael Crotty, Owen Conlan, Jane C. Walsh

“…This study explores how patients with obesity perceive WS in general practice settings; its impact on their psychological well‐being and health behaviours, and the patients suggestions for mitigating it. Methods In‐depth semistructured interviews were conducted with 11 PwO who had experienced WS in general practice settings in Ireland. …”
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Technology of Pesticides and Fertilizers Application with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Digital Agriculture by L. A. Marchenko, A. A. Artushin, I. S. Smirnov, T. V. Mochkova, A. Yu. Spiridonov, R. K. Kurbanov

“…The rational run length was established to equal 0.8-3.2 kilometers. The authors established requirements for the spraying quality of unmanned aerial vehicles. …”
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Anxiety in periodontally healthy, stage III/IV periodontitis with and without smoking: a cross-sectional study by Abhay P. Kolte, Rajashri A. Kolte, Amruta S. Verma, Vrushali N. Lathiya, Saquib A. Shahab

“…So, the aim of this study was to evaluate and correlate anxiety in Periodontally healthy, Stage III/IV Periodontitis patients with and without smoking. Methods 120 participants included in the study were divided equally into four groups of healthy non-smokers (Group I), healthy smokers (Group II), non-smokers with untreated Stage III or IV periodontitis (Group III) and smokers with untreated Stage III or IV periodontitis (Group IV). …”
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