Predictive value of MMP-2, MMP-9, TIMP-1 in surgical treatment of localized renal cell cancer by A. I. Tarasenko, A. N. Rossolovskiy, O. L. Berezinets, D. A. Durnov, E. B. Popyhova, V. M. Popkov

“…Dynamic monitoring of the level of markers of oncogenesis in patients with RCC allows a personalized approach to the choice of the scope and method of surgical treatment of RCC.…”
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Phytolith assemblages from palm leaves and palm-leaf manuscripts: what is the difference and what it could mean? by Anastasia Poliakova, Anastasia Poliakova, Anastasia Poliakova, Giovanni Ciotti, Giovanni Ciotti, Giovanni Ciotti, Agnieszka Helman-Wazny, Agnieszka Helman-Wazny, Agnieszka Helman-Wazny, Agnieszka Helman-Wazny, Jörg Fromm, Jörg Fromm

“…Our approach can potentially open a new perspective for palaeoecological studies expanding their traditional scope and making them applicable to a new research field.…”
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Unraveling the link between agricultural patterns and dust storm occurrence in Mesopotamia by Hossein Hashemi, Abdulhakim M Abdi, Amir Naghibi, Pengxiang Zhao, Sara Brogaard, Ali Torabi Haghighi, Ali Mansourian

“…Given the broad geographical scope of the study, this research underscores the need for further investigation, combining field measurements with remote sensing to obtain a more detailed picture of the link between farming patterns, land abandonment, and dust storms.…”
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Guidelines for Stroke Critical Rehabilitation by PAN Yu, XIE Yuxiao, ZHANG Hao, LYU Zeping, XIE Qing, BAI Dingqun, WAN Chunxiao, JIANG Shan, HE Jing, LIU Shaxing, LI Chong, YANG Bing, LIU Weiming, YANG Guofa, ZHOU Hua, LI Xin, XIE Ruimou, NI Xueyi, MA Di

“…This guideline standardizes the implementation process of stroke critical care rehabilitation from the aspects of scope, definition, terminology, principles, general rules of implementation, rehabilitation content, conditions of rehabilitation implementation, and quality control of rehabilitation, forming a scientific, standardized, and unified operational guideline. …”
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Life cycle assessment of cocoa farming sustainability by implementing compound fertilizer by I. Idawati, N.A. Sasongko, A.D. Santoso, A.W. Sani, H. Apriyanto, A. Boceng

“…In addition, valuable insights were provided into the scope of life cycle assessment studies and contributed to the selection of sustainable cacao farming systems. …”
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Degenerated vision, altered lipid metabolism, and expanded chemoreceptor repertoires enable Lindaspio polybranchiata to thrive in deep-sea cold seeps by Yujie Yan, Inge Seim, Yang Guo, Xupeng Chi, Zhaoshan Zhong, Dantong Wang, Mengna Li, Haining Wang, Huan Zhang, Minxiao Wang, Chaolun Li

“…Additionally, L. polybranchiata has broad digestive scope, allowing it to fully utilize the limited food resources in the deep sea to sustain a large population. …”
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The melting performance blast furnace slags with high alumina content by Zheng H.-Y., Zhang Y., Wang Z., Du J.-L., Jiang X., Gao Q.-J., Shen F.-M.

“…When w(CaO)/w(SiO2) is low, Tonset of the slag decreases with the increase of w(Al2O3). w(MgO)/w(Al2O3), w(CaO)/w(SiO2), and w(Al2O3) within the scope of this study and all these factors lead to the increase of the slag melting heat.…”
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Efficacy of intranasal naloxone compared to other administration routes in prehospital opioid overdose management and beyond: a narrative review by Luigi Venuso, Francesco Ricciardi, Antonio Del Prete, Michele Virgolesi, Gianluca Pucciarelli, Luigi Langella, Teresa Rea

“…The search included terms such as “naloxone,” “opioid overdose,” “intranasal administration,” and “prehospital emergency care,” with Boolean operators to refine the scope. The study selection was guided by the PICO framework (population, intervention, comparison, outcome). …”
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Rapid assessment of pre-service midwifery education in conflict settings: findings from a cross-sectional study in Nigeria and Somalia by Emilia Iwu, Shatha Elnakib, Hawa Abdullahi, Rejoice Helma Abimiku, Charity Maina, Asia Mohamed, Kazeem Olalekan Ayodeji, George Odonye, Rifkatu Sunday, Maryan Abdulkadir Ahmed, Mohamed Ahmed Omar, Abdirisak A. Dalmar, Emilie Grant, Hannah Tappis

“…Abstract Background There is a dearth of evidence on the scale, scope and quality of midwifery education programs in conflict-affected settings. …”
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A pilot study examining Toronto-area family physician perspectives on thyroid neoplasm evaluation by Arjun Kundra, David P. Goldstein, Kimberly Wintemute, Sangeet Ghai, Richard W. Tsang, Karuna Gupta, Donatus R. Mutasingwa, Jeff Weissberger, Ella Huszti, Patrick Brown, Huan Jiang, Anna M. Sawka

“…Results The overall response rate was 22.3, 95% confidence interval (CI) 18.0, 27.4% (67/300); the effective response rate was 19.9, 95% CI 15.7, 24.9% (58/291), after excluding 6 FPs that reported TN evaluation was outside their scope of practice and three FPs with an invalid mailing address. …”
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Diagnosing glaucoma in optometry practice by A.V. Korneeva, I.N. Isakov, A.V. Kuroyedov, O.N. Onufriichuk

“…Over the past years, a positive trend to optometry development has emerged shaping the future expansion of the scope of traditional professional interests of optometry staff. …”
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Patterns of interpopulation variation and physiological trade-offs of the acute thermal tolerance of juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) by Kenneth W. Zillig, Kenneth W. Zillig, Heather N. Bell, Alyssa M. FitzGerald, Alyssa M. FitzGerald, Nann A. Fangue

“…Acclimation capacity was determined as the maximum difference in CTMAX between fish acclimated to 11°C and 20°C during their second trial, capturing the full acclimatory scope. Bayesian models were employed to test the thermal trade-off hypothesis, which posits that individuals or populations with higher thermal tolerance have reduced capacity for acclimation. …”
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Modulation of Acupuncture at Quchi (LI 11) and Waiguan (SJ 5) acupoints on LTP-like Plasticity by Qianqian SUN, Guo YU, Huitian ZHANG, Xiaokuo HE

“…We used three laser pens to locate and mark with a soft-tipped pen to assure a constant placement of the coil throughout the session.②Detection of resting motor threshold (rMT): The response resting motor threshold (rMT) was defined as the stimulus intensity at which 5/10 consecutive single stimuli at the optimal sclap site evoked a MEP of at least 50 μV amplitude in the relaxed muscle.③Investigate the short-latency somatosensory-evoked potentials (SLSEP): Monophasic electrical stimulation adjusted to produce visible thumb twitch was delivered at points overlying the ulnar nerve at the right of FDI, through a bipolar electrode (cathode proximal) with intensity 5-10 mA.④Brain plasticity induced by PAS-LTP: The LTP-like plasticity induced by paired associative stimulation (PAS) consisted of 200 stimulus pairs of electrical stimulation followed by TMS. …”
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Prevalence of viral hepatitis B and C infection and associated factors among pregnant women in southeast Ethiopia: community-based crossectional study by Nuruzelam Mohammed, Jeylan Kassim, Ahmednur Adem Aliyi, Muhammed Jemal Abdurebi

“…In order to prevent such adverse effects and outcomes, it is crucial to understand the scope of the problem. However, absence of data on community-based Prevalence of viral hepatitis among pregnant women and conflicting evidence from facility-based study shows there is paucity of information on seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and C virus infection among pregnant women.MethodsA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 422 pregnant women selected from three selected kebeles of Robe town. …”
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The Influencers and the Adoption of New Products: Model for the Influencer Marketing by Henen Oulhi

“…The field study was conducted from February to June 2023. Due to the broad scope of the study population, the researcher adopted a simple random sampling technique, with the sample size determined using Richard Geiger’s formula, resulting in a representative sample of 384 participants. …”
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Lonicera caerulea polyphenols inhibit fat absorption by regulating Nrf2-ARE pathway mediated epithelial barrier dysfunction and special microbiota by Yuehua Wang, Ningxuan Gao, Andrea Nieto-Veloza, Lingxi Zhou, Xiyun Sun, Xu Si, Jinlong Tian, Yang Lin, Xinyao Jiao, Bin Li

“…Scope: High-fat diet (HFD) induces imbalance in the small intestine environment, where fat digestion and absorption mainly take place. …”
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Rancang Bangun Case Based Reasoning untuk Diagnosis Hama dan Penyakit Tanaman Nilam menggunakan Nearest Neighbor Kombinasi Certainty Factor by Rabiah Adawiyah, Fitrianti Handayani

“…Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dengan menggunakan kombinasi dua metode Nearest Neighbor dan Certainty factor maka dihasilkan sistem mampu melakukan diagnosis hama dan penyakit tanaman nilam dengan nilai similarity 0.7 dan tingkat kepercayaaan sebesar 97,2 %  serta menghasilkan tingkat akurasi sistem sebesar 93.82 % dan tingkat kesalahan sistem 3 %   Abstract Patchouli oil is used as a raw material for cosmetics, perfumes, antiseptics, soaps, medicines, and insecticides. In the development and improvement of patchouli plants experienced several obstacles such as pests and diseases which resulted in low yields, especially in the area of Gunung Sari Village, Watubangga District, Kolaka Regency. …”
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Petrophysical Characterization and Gas Accumulation of Wufeng-Longmaxi Shale Reservoir in Eastern Margin of Sichuan Basin, SW China by Wei Wang, Dahua Li, Lijun Cheng, Ye Zhang, Jinxi Wang, Zhiping Zhang, Hualian Zhang, Dongxin Guo, Yuelei Zhang, Qing Hua, Jun Liu

“…The gas content of WL shale ranges in the scope of 0.76 m3/t~2.38 m3/t, in which CH4 is the primary composition and occupies 95.51%~99.36%, and the content of heavy hydrocarbon gases is limited. …”
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Wildfire indicators modeling for reserved forest of Vellore district (Tamil Nadu, India) by Yara EzAl Deen Sultan, Kanni Raj Arumugam Pillai, Archana Sharma

“…Geographic information systems (GIS) based analysis of forest fire was done using normalized difference vegetation index, normalized difference moisture index, fuel danger index (human) activity danger index, weather danger index, topographic danger index, normalized burn ratio index, and differenced Normalized Burn Ratio. The geographical scope of this research encompasses the entire Vellore district of Tamil Nadu, India. …”
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Examining the Effect of Prototypical Leadership Style on Leader Effectiveness: Mediating role of Perceived Integrity and Moderating Role of Leader-leader Exchange by Elham Ebrahimi, SHabnam Zarjou

“…The results of the research showed that this leadership style increases the effectiveness of team leadership through the perception of the leader's integrity and leader-leader exchange, and facilitates the application of leadership and its scope of inclusion. From a theoretical point of view, the present research, by introducing new variables such as prototypical leadership and leader-leader exchange, can be a suitable starting point for clarifying these under-researched concepts in the fields of organizational leadership and have a special contribution for conducting future indigenous research in this field.…”
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