Nursing of a patient with radiotherapy- and chemotherapy-induced adverse reactions treated with aruricualr acupoint pressing combined with meridian acupoint Tuina (耳穴贴压联合经穴推拿治疗放化疗后... by JIN Yi (金艺), MIN Tingyan (闵婷燕)

“…After 1 week of outpatient chemo-radiotherapy, the patient developed various adverse effects including common problems including bone marrow suppression, nausea and loss of appetite. Based on the comprehensive nursing evaluation and the concept of Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome differentiation and care, this case adopts the method of combining auricular acupoint pressing and meridian acupoint Tuina for intervention. …”
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卒中防治科学传播发展现状与对策建议的研究进展 Research Progress on the Development Status and Countermeasures of Scientific Communication in Stroke Prevention and Treatment... by 张熙1，李杨1，张鹏骞2，3 (ZHANG Xi1, LI Yang1, ZHANG Pengqian2,3 )

“…Abstract: Stroke has become the first cause of death in our country, and it is one of the major diseases threatening our national health. …”
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Transfer from long-term care to acute care and risk of new permanent cognitive or physical disability among long-term care residents in Canada: protocol for a retrospective cohort study by Sharon Kaasalainen, Daniel I McIsaac, Steven Hawken, Daniel Kobewka, Peter Tanuseputro, Amy Hsu, Robert Talarico, Colleen Webber, Ramtin Hakimjavadi, Celeste Fung, Mary M Scott, Doug Manuel, Christina Y Yin, Jackie Kierulf, Frank Molnar, Sandy Shamon, Aliza Moledina

“…We will fit marginal structural models (MSMs) to account for the known shortcomings of traditional regression modelling, such as collider bias. Lastly, we will use a preference-based instrumental variable approach to address unmeasured confounders.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval was obtained through Bruyère Research Institute Ethics Committee (REB#M16-23-030). …”
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Open Archives initiative: A fast way of integration into global open science by Yurii Tkachov

“…Design / Method / Approach: The research is based on the analysis of real cases of deploying platforms for open science, including the analysis of errors and difficulties encountered during this process. …”
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Elucidation of Nature of Gene Action and Estimation of Combining Ability Effects for Fruit Yield Improvement and Yield Attributing Traits in Brinjal Landraces by Neha Rajan, Sandip Debnath, Avijit kr. Dutta, Brijesh Pandey, Ajeet Kr. Singh, Ravindra Kumar Singh, Anjani Kumar Singh, Betty Nokobi Dugbakie

“…As a result, a randomized block design with three replications was used to conduct forty crossings using a line X tester mating design with ten lines and four testers. …”
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Сandidate SNP-markers of rheumatoid arthritis that can significantly alter the affinity of the TATA-binding protein for human gene promoters by I. V. Chadaeva, D. A. Rasskazov, E. B. Sharypova, I. A. Drachkova, E. A. Oshchepkova, L. K. Savinkova, P. M. Ponomarenko, M. P. Ponomarenko, N. A. Kolchanov, V. A. Kozlov

“…Immunopathogenesis is based on the mechanisms of the breakdown of immune tolerance to its own antigens, which is characterized by an increase in the activity of T-effector cells, causing RA symptomatology. …”
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Abortion and unintended pregnancy in Pakistan: new evidence for 2023 and trends over the past decade by Susheela Singh, Octavia Mulhern, Zeba Sathar, Iqbal H Shah, Muhammad Rehan Niazi, Tahira Parveen, Ali Mohammad Mir

“…The availability and use of misoprostol also expanded in the past decade. …”
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Urinary phthalate metabolites associated with increased prevalence of gallstone disease in U.S. adults: data from the NHANES study by Feng Jia, Yu Chang, Yuguang Li, Fangqi Li, Xinqiao Chen, Xiangliang Liu, Wei Li, Jiuwei Cui

“…Methods We analyzed data on 1,696 adults aged ≥ 30 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017–2018. …”
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Proper selection of personnel for the Security Service of Ukraine as a prerequisite for the career growth of its employees by M. S. Yuzyshen

“…There is a need to amend Article 19 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Security Service of Ukraine” with the following provisions: first, on the need for candidates to be proficient in Ukrainian at the level determined in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On ensuring the functioning of Ukrainian as the State language”, and second, on the need to test candidates for service using a polygraph, which will allow for more objective information about the candidate’s past, environment, positive and negative personal qualities. …”
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Macrophage Infiltration and ITGB2 Expression in ESCC: A Novel Correlation by Tao Huang, Longqian Wei, Huafu Zhou, Jun Liu

“…ITGB2 is overexpressed in ESCC and has potential as a prognostic biomarker for the disease. We present for the first time the finding that the expression of ITGB2 in infiltrating macrophages increases as these macrophages polarize toward a tumor‐promoting phenotype in ESCC. …”
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A universal panel of STR loci for the study of polymorphism of the species <i>Canis lupus</i> and forensic identification of dog and wolf by A. E. Hrebianchuk, I. S. Tsybovsky

“…This methodology is being successfully used in expert practice in investigating cases of illegal hunting, animal abuse and other offenses in the Republic of Belarus.…”
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The effect of low donor-to-recipient body weight ratio on graft survival after dual kidney transplantation from pediatric deceased donors by Mingchuan Huang, Shenghui Wu, Pengfei Gao, Li Zhou, Qian Fu, Chenglin Wu, Huanxi Zhang, Yitao Zheng, Xiaojun Su, Wenrui Wu, Jinghong Tan, Qiang Zhang, Pei Xia, Zhe Xu, Longshan Liu, Jun Li, Changxi Wang

“…Background Dual kidney transplantation (DKT) from small pediatric donors, either en-bloc or split dual kidney transplantation, contributes to mitigating organ scarcity. …”
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Assessing health governance across countries: a scoping review protocol on indices and assessment tools applied globally by Kun Tang, Liyuan Zhang, Aidan Huang, Yuling Lin, Jingwen Dong, Qiwei He

“…Key information sources will be bibliographic databases (PubMed, Embase and Web of Science Core Collection), grey literature and citation tracking. The time frame will be from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2021. …”
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Assessment of endometrial carcinoma on biopsy as a predictor of final surgical pathology: Are we doing it right? A completed audit cycle and recommendations by Aneeta Jassar, Nour Hemali, Anjali Bhatnagar

“…A re-audit was carried out on 59 cases after implementation of changes recommended by the initial audit. …”
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Dynamic analysis and comparison of the performance of linear and nonlinear controllers applied to a nonlinear non-interactive and interactive process by José M. Campos-Salazar, Pablo Lecaros, Rodrigo Sandoval-García

“…The process dynamics were initially modeled using nonlinear differential equations, which were subsequently linearized to facilitate the design of the PI and LQR controllers. …”
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Early Detection of Verticillium Wilt in Cotton by Using Hyperspectral Imaging Combined with Recurrence Plots by Fei Tan, Xiuwen Gao, Hao Cang, Nianyi Wu, Ruoyu Di, Jingkun Yan, Chengkai Li, Pan Gao, Xin Lv

“…In order to reduce redundant information between features, principal component analysis (PCA) was used to extract the first five principal components, which explained 99.02% of the information from the 11 features. …”
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The effect of sexual health literacy on sexual function mediated by sexual satisfaction and sexual self-efficacy: Structural equation modeling approach. by Mojdeh Banaei, Saeed Hosseini, Shiva Alizadeh, Nasibeh Roozbeh, Behnaz Jahanshahloo, Elham Ghasemi, Vida Ghasemi

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM) with 431 eligible women of childbearing age recruited from health centers in Asadabad city, Hamadan, Iran, from 2023 to 2024 through convenience sampling method. …”
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Antioxidant Properties of Tonsil-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Human Vocal Fold Fibroblast Exposed to Oxidative Stress by Sung-Chan Shin, Hyung-Sik Kim, Yoojin Seo, Cho Hee Kim, Ji Min Kim, Hyun-Keun Kwon, Jin-Choon Lee, Eui-Suk Sung, Byung-Joo Lee

“…The therapeutic potential of tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells (TMSCs) has been proved in several in vitro and in vivo models based on their antioxidative capacity. Oxidative stress is involved in the formation of vocal fold scars and the aging of vocal folds. …”
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Identification of personal factors that influence engagement in cardiac rehabilitation and interventions targeting personal factors: A scoping review protocol. by Hongyu Zhang, Duygu Sezgin

“…This review will be reported using the PRISMA-ScR checklist following the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology. …”
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Primary results from the Japanese Heart Failure and Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention Trial (HINODE) by Kazutaka Aonuma, Kenji Ando, Kengo Kusano, Toru Asai, Koichi Inoue, Yukihiro Inamura, Takanori Ikeda, Takeshi Mitsuhashi, Toyoaki Murohara, Nobuhiro Nishii, Akihiko Nogami, Wataru Shimizu, Caroline Beaudoint, Torri Simon, Torsten Kayser, Hussin Azlan, Ngarmukos Tachapong, Joseph Yat‐Sun Chan, Valentina Kutyifa, Yasushi Sakata, For the HINODE Investigators

“…Cohorts 1–3 required a left ventricular ejection fraction ≤35%, a history of heart failure, and a need for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death based on two to five previously identified risk factors. …”
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