Loss of protein C vs protein S results in discrepant thrombotic phenotypes by Chia-Jui Ku, Xinge Yu, Queena Y. Zhao, Steven J. Grzegorski, Jeffrey G. Daniel, Allison C. Ferguson, Jordan A. Shavit

“…Abstract: Venous thrombosis is a leading cause of morbidity/mortality and associated with deficiencies of the anticoagulant protein C (PC; PROC) and its cofactor, protein S (PS; PROS1). …”
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Changes in the Structural and Functional Albumin Properties in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis by A. A. Turkina, M. V. Maevskaya, M. S. Zharkova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…In patients with decompensated disease the detoxification potential was significantly reduced: Child – Pugh B — Me = 44.03 %; Child – Pugh C — Me =17.16 %. Despite the normal values of serum albumin in 72.5% of patients with cirrhosis B and in 26.7% in the cirrhosis C group, only 12.3% in the cirrhosis B group had normal albumin function and in cirrhosis C nо patients had normal albumin function.Conclusion. …”
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Comparative Study on Two Types of Nonpillar Mining Techniques by Roof Cutting and by Filling Artificial Materials by Enze Zhen, Yubing Gao, Yajun Wang, Siming Wang

“…The results indicate that the total deformation of the surrounding rock of the GERF is larger and more severe; the convergence between the roof and floor and the entry sides displacement is 885 mm and 216 mm, respectively; the hydraulic support pressure near the retained entry is larger; and the peak value is 38.7 MPa. The deformation of the surrounding rock by RCPR is relatively small; the convergence between the roof and the floor and the entry sides displacement is 351 mm and 166 mm, respectively; the hydraulic support pressure near the retained entry is weakened to a certain extent; the peak value is 32.2 MPa; and the peak pressure is reduced by 16.8% compared with the GERF. …”
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HUBUNGAN KECERDASAN INTELEKTUAL DAN HASIL BELAJAR FISIKA SISWA KELAS XI IPA SMA by Putri Eka Sari, Irwan Koto, Indra Sakti

“…Nilai hasil belajar fisika adalah 90% siswa memperoleh nilai dibawah KKM (75), hasil ini merupakan data nilai mentah dari ujian akhir semester. Berdasarkan uji statistik diperoleh rxy (0,639)  >  rtabel (0,227),  Fhitung  (7,0286) > Ftabel (3,96) pada taraf signifikansi 5% (0,05). …”
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Investigating Diagnostic Accuracy of Strip Kit (Rapid Test) for Detecting Aflatoxin M1 in Milk Based on the Concentration Obtained by ELISA and HPLC by Hanieh Amiri, Naser Morgan Azghadi, Azadeh Saki, Zeinab Rezaei, Ali Asghar Najafpoor, Mahsa Khakpour, Mansooreh Soltani

“…Based on the results, 10 samples (14.7%) were positive by ELISA and 7 samples (10.29%) were detected to be positive by strip kit, of which only 3 (4.4%) samples were positive by reference method (HPLC). …”
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Anxiety, Depression, and Stress Reaction/Adjustment Disorders and Their Associations with Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Newly Diagnosed Patients With Breast Cance... by Dingwei Dai, Henriette Coetzer, Sean R. Zion, Michael J. Malecki

“…**Results:** Of 6392 patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer, 38.2% were diagnosed with psychiatric disorders including anxiety (27.7%), depression (21.9%), or stress reaction/adjustment disorder (6%). …”
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An empirical analysis of inflation's influence on income inequality in Lithuania by Gabija Mudričenko, Daiva Laskienė, Vilda Gižienė, Valentinas Navickas

“…Inflation is currently at an all-time high in the country, reaching as high as 19.7% in 2022. This makes it particularly difficult for low-income earners to make ends meet, as buying necessities is becoming harder and harder. …”
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Analytical Approach to the Selection of Research Topics for Gallstone Disease and Acute Cholecystitis (an Overview of Cochrane Reviews) by S. I. Panin, T. V. Nechay, A. V. Sazhin, A. V. Puzikova

“…On the contrary, the achieved values from the estimated DARIS in establishing the differences in the duration between minimally invasive surgery options (21.2 to 76 %), in some issues of pain management in the immediate postoperative period (43.6 to 92.6 %) and additional intraoperative anesthesia (13.7 to 14.9 %) and Z-curve monitoring give hope for their achievement in the foreseeable future. …”
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The Territory as a Victim: Geological Assessment to Analyzing the Impact of Colombia’s Armed Conflict on Geo-Bio Megadiversity at the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta by Juan Fernando Zapata-Herrera, Catalina González-Tejada, Sergio A. Restrepo-Moreno, María Isabel Marín-Cerón

“…This study delves into the intricate relationship between Colombia’s status as one of the world’s 17 Megadiverse countries and the socio-environmental challenges the country faces, with focus on the geological diversity of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (SNSM); the world’s highest coastal massif laying in the Caribbean Region of Colombia. …”
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Determinants of Helminthic Infections and Anemia among Schoolchildren in Bahir Dar Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia by Yeshimebet Fetene, Tadesse Hailu, Mulat Yimer, Megbaru Alemu

“…The prevalence of hookworm and Schistosoma mansoni were 106 (25.6%) and 54 (13.7%), respectively. The prevalence of anemia among the schoolchildren was 278 (70.6%). …”
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Phenotypic Characterization of Fine-Aroma Cocoa from Northeastern Peru by Manuel Oliva-Cruz, Malluri Goñas, Ligia M. García, Raúl Rabanal-Oyarse, Cástula Alvarado-Chuqui, Patricia Escobedo-Ocampo, Jorge L. Maicelo-Quintana

“…The results showed that 76.7% of the cocoa ecotypes had green immature fruits, 73% showed slight roughness on the surface of the fruit, 54% showed an intermediate thickness of the fruit wall, and 90% had the appearance of pairs of equidistant ridges. …”
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Homoarginine concentrations correlate with early depressive symptoms and the reduction in physical functioning within the first days after myocardial infarction by Andreas Baranyi, Andreas Meinitzer, Dirk von Lewinski, Jolana Wagner-Skacel, Sabrina Leal Garcia, Hans-Bernd Rothenhäusler, Omid Amouzadeh-Ghadikolai, Leonhard Harpf, Melanie Schweinzer, Dietmar Enko

“…Within the first days after AMI HAMD-17 and BDI-II total depression scores and performance-related early depressive symptoms such as lack of energy, concentration difficulties and reduction in physical functioning correlated with low hArg concentrations.…”
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Prognostic significance of total choline on in-vivo proton MR spectroscopy for prediction of late recurrence in patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative early breast... by Hyunjik Kim, Heungkyu Park, Yongsoon Chun, Hagjun Kim, Hyeonman Baek, Yunyeong Kim

“…The clinical significance of tChoi was also analyzed using Harrell's C-index.<h4>Results</h4>Mean tChoi in HR+/HER2- study group was 15.47 and we set the cut-off for tChoi at 15 for survival analysis. 10-year DFS differed significantly between tChoi <15 and ≥15 (p = 0.017), with differences differing significantly for late (5-10 years; p = 0.02) but not early (0-5 years; p = 0.323) recurrence. …”
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Crowdsourced Indicators of Flora and Fauna Species: Comparisons Between iNaturalist Records and Field Observations by Hyuksoo Kwon, Bumsuk Seo, Jungin Kim, Heera Lee

“…This study demonstrates how large volumes of citizen science and social media data can be analyzed to reveal patterns of human interactions with nature through unconventional, scalable methods. …”
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Invariant Spatial Pattern Across Mediterranean Scrublands in the Iberian Pear (Pyrus bourgaeana) by Brayan Morera, Pedro J. Garrote, Thorsten Wiegand, Daniel Ayllón, Jose M. Fedriani

“…We mapped all reproductive individuals of the Iberian pear (Pyrus bourgaeana) in five plots (1.39–8.57 km2) differing in the activity of seed dispersers and vertebrate herbivores in southern Iberian Peninsula. …”
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The Impact of Space Radiation on Brains of Future Martian and Lunar Explorers by Yuncong Li, Jingnan Guo, Salman Khaksarighiri, Mikhail Igorevich Dobynde, Jian Zhang, Bailiang Liu, Robert F. Wimmer‐Schweingruber

“…Recently, Brain Response Functions (BRFs) based on a realistic brain structure have been developed to model cosmic‐ray induced dose in the brain (Khaksarighiri et al., 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lssr.2020.07.003). In this study, to quantify the radiation induced dose and evaluate the radiation risk to the CNS of the astronauts on the surface of Mars and Moon and in deep space, we use GCR/SEP spectral models together with Mars/Moon radiation transport codes to obtain the radiation field to which astronauts are exposed, and derive the absorbed dose in the brain with BRFs. …”
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Marketing of Direct Selling of Agricultural Products by Zdenka Kádeková, Anton Kretter

“…Direct selling from the farms in the Slovak Republic contributes to the total revenues for the agricultural production capacity from 6% to 7%. Direct selling is more intensive in the companies selling fruit and vegetables, where the volume of direct sales reaches 10% to 15% share of sales. …”
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Comparative embryological study of some Jerusalem artichoke (<i>Helianthus tuberosus</i> L.) accessions with different seed-setting ability from the VIR collection by O. N. Voronova, A. A. Babro, A. V. Lyubchenko

“…Self-incompatibility observed in cv. ‘Topianka’ could cause the pollination failure, destruction of normal embryo sacs, and seed production decrease.   …”
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Does perioperative electroacupuncture reduce postoperative pain in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy? by Celine Iwe, Anika Schiele, Vanessa Passenegg, Daniele Corona, Regula Bettschart-Wolfensberger, Vanessa Heitzmann

“…IntroductionThis study aimed to investigate the analgesic efficacy of perioperative electroacupuncture in fifty-six healthy female dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy as part of a catch-neuter-release project.Materials and methodsTen minutes after sedation with 20 μg/kg medetomidine combined with 0.3 mg/kg butorphanol intramuscularly, the dogs were randomly allocated into two groups and received either electroacupuncture (EA, n = 27) or sham acupuncture (C, n = 29) treatment for 10 min (after sedation until the end of the surgery) at 6 different acupuncture points LI-4 (Large intestine 4), LIV-3 (Liver 3), ST-36 (Stomach 36), SP-6 (Spleen 6) bilateral. …”
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Quality of Life in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Dementia Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review by Joanna Campbell, Louis Lavoie, Mariana Farraia, Rachel Huelin, Quanwu Zhang, Amir Abbas Tahami Monfared

“…Reported EQ-5D scores ranged from 0.81 to 0.92 for patients with MCI and from 0.67 to 0.85 for those with mild AD, indicating a noticeable decline in QoL as the disease progresses. …”
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