Blood pressure control with active ultrafiltration measures and without antihypertensives is essential for survival in hemodiafiltration and hemodialysis programs for patients with... by Franklin Geovany Mora-Bravo, Pamela Tatiana Morales Torres, Nelson Rojas Campoverde, Guillermina Lucía Blum Carcelen, Juan Cristobal Santacruz Mancheno, Ángel Cristóbal Santacruz Tipanta, Hector Perez-Grovas, Willan Patricio Robles Abarca

“…In Group 2, patients who required antihypertensive drugs for not meeting the aims of systolic blood pressure were included. …”
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Performance, methane production, and beef lipid profile of young bulls finished in feedlot by Barbara Martins Rodrigues, Ramon Costa Alvarenga, Dante Pazzanese Duarte Lanna, Alexandre Berndt, Fernando Antônio de Souza, Leandro Sâmia Lopes

“…The diet (80% concentrate) was formulated to meet or exceed beef cattle requirements to reach an average daily gain of 1.6 kg per day. …”
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The Physical and Chemical Properties of Fine Carbon Particles-Pinewood Resin Blends and Their Possible Utilization by Aviwe Melapi, Sampson N. Mamphweli, David M. Katwire, Edson L. Meyer

“…For fine carbon particles- (soot-) resin blends, almost the same functional groups as observed in char-resin blends appeared. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Red Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) Starch as Solid Medicinal Additive by Melisa Nia Alfiona, Intan Martha Cahyani, Wulan Kartika Sari

“…FTIR analysis showed that red dragon fruit stem starch contains starch functional groups. Based on the results of the red dragon fruit stem characterization test, the best treatment was obtained, namely 1 hour soaking, producing starch with physical characteristics suitable for solid preparation additives.…”

What is the effect of interrupting prolonged sitting with frequent bouts of physical activity or standing on first or recurrent stroke risk factors? A scoping review. by Paul Mackie, Ishanka Weerasekara, Gary Crowfoot, Heidi Janssen, Elizabeth Holliday, David Dunstan, Coralie English

“…Overall, 30 trials (35 articles) were identified to meet the inclusion criteria. Fifteen trials were completed in participants at an increased risk of having a first stroke and one trial in participants at risk of a recurrent stroke. …”
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Development of methodology of accounting and control processes in the digital economy by A. V. Bodiako

“…As a result, this support will meet the modern requirements of management practice in a broad understanding of the meaning and significance of this process.…”
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Strength Characteristics and the Reaction Mechanism of Stone Powder Cement Tailings Backfill by Jianhua Hu, Qifan Ren, Quan Jiang, Rugao Gao, Long Zhang, Zhouquan Luo

“…The cement powder mixed appropriately with the stone power could meet the strength requirement and reduce the cost of backfilling materials.…”
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A relevant investigation of the degree of cement diffusion after robot-assisted percutaneous vertebroplasty by Yancheng Zhu, Hailong Chen, Liang Li, Yongkang Yang, Yishi Jia, Chang Liu, Xiaofei Xu, Jian Ruan, Boyao Wang, Jun Liu

“…Among them, 48 patients were assigned to the robotic-assisted PVP group (R-PVP group) and 48 patients were assigned to the traditional PVP group (PVP group). …”
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Partial Discharge Detection from Large Motor Stator Slots Using EFPI Sensors by Jinlong Wang, Weizhong Sun, Jun Zhou, Lei Wang, Lianfei Chen, Pengcheng Chen, Qichao Chen, Weichao Zhang

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Compact High-Zoom-Ratio Mid-Wavelength Infrared Zoom Lens Design Based on Particle Swarm Optimization by Zhenhao Liu, Jipeng Zhang, Yuqi Huang, Xin Zhang, Hongbo Wu, Jianping Zhang

“…The design validates the effectiveness and practicality of this method in solving the initial structure of zoom lenses that meet complex design requirements.…”
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Shadi Park Renovation with Social Development Emphasis: A Case Study Halabja City, Iraq by Mihraban Othman Mustafa, Masoumeh Faraji, Zaniar Jamal Salih, Muhammed Saeed Rasheed

“…Depreciation of materials, park equipment, destruction of vegetation and lifestyle changes over time have changed the needs and desires of the people and caused the old parks do not meet the needs of citizens. Today, improving parks is a new approach that makes parks matches the demands human beings have evolved over time with the advancement of technology. …”
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Flexible Bus Route Optimization Scheduling Model by Ji-yang Sun, Yan-yan Chen, Jian-ling Huang, Pan-yi Wei, Cheng-cheng Song

“…The solution time of 100 groups of data is within 25 seconds and the average calculation time is 12.04 seconds. …”
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The plight of Ukrainian refugees staying in Sweden under EU:s mass refugee directive: a brief trauma-focused, participatory, online intervention as a pilot feasibility study by Solvig Ekblad, Oksana Gramatik, Yuliia Suprun

“…Four out of ten needed individual psychosocial support online.The participants' open questions were analyzed with qualitative content analysis, giving five general categories and 25 sub-categories and the theme “Strong efforts to cope with Swedish system”.ConclusionTrust and reduced anxiety level changed after the intervention and a combination online of small, closed group meetings with the possibility of personal acquaintance, trust and individual follow-up psychosocial support for those in need to be paid attention to for future refugee support services, particular an online format.…”
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The Effects of Physical Activity Feedback on Behavior and Awareness in Employees: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Karen Van Hoye, Filip Boen, Johan Lefevre

“…Participants were randomized into one of four intervention groups after being measured for 7 days and nights by means of the SWA: (1) a minimal intervention group received no feedback (MIG, ); (2) a pedometer group was provided only information on their daily step count (PG, ); (3) a display group received feedback on calories burned, steps taken, and minutes of physical activity by means of the SWA display (DG, ); (4) a coaching group also received the display and had weekly meetings with a Personal Coach (CoachG, ). …”
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The Subjective Vitality of Female Students: The Role of Attachment Styles and Alienation from Parents with the Mediation of Basic Psychological Needs by parvaneh alaie, Ladan Vaghef, fatemeh Nadimi

“…Considering the research findings, it is important to make suitable policies and hold educational workshops for the target groups in order to strengthen secure attachment styles, reduce alienation from parents and meet psychological needs in promoting the subjective vitality of adolescent girls.…”
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Identification and Classification of Bus and Subway Passenger Travel Patterns in Beijing Using Transit Smart Card Data by Lewen Wang, Yuan Chen, Yu Wang, Xiaofei Sun, Yizheng Wu, Fei Peng, Guohua Song

“…We conducted statistical analyses and used an unsupervised clustering method to study and classify passengers based on travel patterns. Four groups have been identified: standard commuters, flexible commuters, and two types of low-frequency passengers. …”
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How Speech–Language Pathologists Adapt This Is Me Digital Transition Portfolios to Support Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Communication Challenges Acr... by Eve Müller, Jamie R. Kleiner, Danielle Evans, Ann Kern, Dawn Reikowsky, Katherine Smidl

“…These findings suggest that TiME offers a solution that can readily be adapted to meet the needs of varied groups of individuals with disabilities as well as different audiences.…”
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«Healthy Personality» of a Modern University Student as a Research Concept by Zh. V. Puzanova, T. I. Larina

“…The proposed concept can be used during sociological monitoring of educational services of the university in order to diagnose risk groups among first-year students.…”
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Services, models of care, and interventions to improve access to cancer treatment for adults who are socially disadvantaged: A scoping review protocol. by Tara C Horrill, Amber Bourgeois, Max Kleijberg, Janice Linton, Kate Leahy, Kelli I Stajduhar

“…Increasingly, there is a need to design cancer treatment services and models of care that are flexible, tailored to meet the needs of patients, and innovative in reaching out to socially disadvantaged groups. …”
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Hypergraph-Based Organizers’ Behavior Scheduling Optimization: High-Order Relationships Discovery by Ziqi Xu, Huiqi Zhang

“…The model categorizes and evaluates scheduling methods by identifying peer groups of organizers who share similar behavioral and operational attributes. …”
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