Scientific support of small fruit growing in Russia and prospects for its development by I. M. Kulikov, S. M. Evdokimenko, T. A. Tumaeva, A. V. Kelina, F. F. Sazonov, N. V. Andronova, M. A. Podgaetsky

“…It is possible to achieve the target indices of the Russian Doctrine of Food Security (self-sufficiency in fruits and berries should be at least 60 %) by combining the competencies of science and business. At present, hundreds of varieties of small fruit crops are included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements Admitted for Use. …”
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The Effect of Corneal Refractive Power Area Changes on Myopia Progression during Orthokeratology by Minfeng Chen, Xinting Liu, Zhu Xie, Pengqi Wang, Miaoran Zheng, Xinjie Mao

“…To investigate the effect of corneal refractive power area changes on myopia progression during orthokeratology. Methods. One hundred and sixteen children who met the inclusion criteria and insisted on wearing orthokeratology lenses for two years were retrospectively assessed. …”
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Clinical Features and Predictors of Lethal Outcome in Tick-Borne Encephalitis: A Retrospective Study from Lithuania by G. Rynkevič, E. Žilinskas, D. Streckytė, D. Radzišauskienė, R. Mameniškienė

“…Demographic variables, symptoms and clinical form of the disease, laboratory values, and aspects of treatment were recorded. Results. Six hundred and seven case histories were analyzed. Of these, 588 case histories were included in the final analysis. …”
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Muslim Turcophobia: A Study of Two Missionary Authors by Murat Köylü

“…The compatibility of the belief in God with hundreds of years of customs and traditions facilitated the acceptance of the idea that Islam was a suitable religion for them. …”
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Exploring the efficacy of psychotherapies for depression: a multiverse meta-analysis by Eirini Karyotaki, Pim Cuijpers, Constantin Yves Plessen, Clara Miguel, Marketa Ciharova

“…Background Hundreds of randomised controlled trials and dozens of meta-analyses have examined psychotherapies for depression—yet not all points in the same direction. …”
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A Simple Nomogram for Predicting the Development of ARDS in Postoperative Patients with Gastrointestinal Perforation: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Zhang Z, Zhao H, Zhang Z, Jia L, Long L, Fu Y, Du Q

“…Nomograms were developed to show predictive models, and the discrimination, calibration, and clinical usefulness of the models were assessed using the C-index, calibration plots, and decision curve analysis (DCA).Results: Two hundred patients were ultimately included for analysis. …”
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Physicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding practices of male and female surgical sterilization procedures in Lebanon by Jad Najdi, Alexandre Armache, Elia Abou Chawareb, Nassib Abou Heidar, Marwan Zein, Anthony Fadel, Jimmy Nehme, Bassel Bachir

“…A descriptive analysis was performed using the chi-square test for categorical variables and ANOVA for continuous variables. Results One hundred eighty-three physicians specialized in Urology, OB/GYN, Family medicine and Internal medicine filled the survey. …”
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Molecular characterization and genome sequencing of selected highly resistant clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its association with the clustered regularly interspac... by Hekmat A. Owaid, Mushtak T.S. Al-Ouqaili

“…The antimicrobial susceptibilities of one hundred isolates were assessed using the antibiotic susceptibility test (AST) card of the VITEK system. …”
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Higher gut Bacteroidetes and Actinobacteria population in early pregnancy is associated with lower risk of gestational diabetes in the second trimester by Seyedeh Neda Mousavi, Navid Momeni, Hossein Chiti, Howra Mahmoodnasab, Mohammad Ahmadi, Siamak Heidarzadeh

“…Materials and methods Three-hundred healthy women aged 18–40 years who were in the first trimester were participated in this cohort study and followed to the screening time for GDM diagnosis (in 24–28 weeks of pregnancy). …”
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Nursing knowledge in cardio-oncology: results of an international learning needs-assessment survey by Anecita Fadol, Geraldine Lee, Valerie Shelton, Kelly C. Schadler, Asma Mohammed Younus, Mary Stuart, Lisa Nodzon, Edith Pituskin

“…The survey was in English and consisted of 23 questions which include demographic information, clinical specialty (oncology, cardiology, or cardio-oncology), multiple-choice questions related to clinical topics that nurses might be interested in learning, and preferred methods of instruction. Results Three hundred and twenty-nine responses were received. The majority expressed interest in learning more about cardio-oncology related topics, primarily via pre-recorded webinars (n = 206, 67%) and live virtual meetings (n = 192, 63%). …”
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Book spreaders in the towns of Samogitian principality in the XVIII century by Elmantas Meilus

“…Most Samogitian book sellers used to purchase for resale some hundreds and even thousands of copies of books of various denominations (religious, textbooks; mostly in Lithuanian and Polish) in Vilnius and, presumably, some other towns. …”
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Evaluation of prescribing practices and treatment failure for purulent skin and soft tissue infections in patients with obesity by Mackenzie L. Miller, Destiny M. Hughson, Noah D. Blower, Andrew P. Jameson, Lisa E. Dumkow

“…Secondary objectives included comparing patient risk factors for treatment failure and safety outcomes between patients experiencing treatment success and those experiencing treatment failure. Results: Two hundred patients were included (Treatment success, n = 100; Treatment failure, n = 100). …”
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The role of vitamin D in slipped capital femoral epiphysis in children and adolescents: a retrospective case-control study by Peng Ning, Shuting Lin, Huiyu Geng, Tianjing Liu

“…The study also explored whether these factors were correlated with SCFE severity, determined by measuring the slip angle and displacement on the anteroposterior pelvic or frog-leg lateral views.ResultsOne hundred and twenty subjects were finally included, with 40 SCFE patients (36 males, 4 females) and 80 controls (72 males, 8 females). …”
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Multidrug resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: do virulence properties impact on resistance patterns? by Poulomi Saha, Rubaiya Binte Kabir, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Mahmuda Yasmin

“…The purpose of the research was to assess the simultaneous presence of multidrug resistance and virulence factors among nosocomial strains of P. aeruginosa to evaluate significant association among them.MethodsOne hundred and eight clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa were found in a variety of samples taken from patients having nosocomial infection, including wound swabs, pus, sputum, tracheal aspirate, and urine. …”
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SINE retrotransposons import polyadenylation signals to 3’UTRs in dog (Canis familiaris) by Jessica D. Choi, Lelani A. Del Pinto, Nathan B. Sutter

“…The genomes of the domestic dog and other carnivores carry hundreds of thousands of Can-SINEs, a tRNA-related SINE with transcription termination potential. …”
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Root Canal Configuration of Burmese (Myanmar) Maxillary First Molar: A Micro-Computed Tomography Study by M. M. Kyaw Moe, H. J. Jo, J. H. Ha, S. K. Kim

“…To investigate the root canal anatomy of Burmese (Myanmar) permanent maxillary first molar (BMFM) with micro-computed tomography. Methodology. One hundred and one extracted BMFMs were scanned by a SkyScan 1272 scanner (Bruker microCT, Belgium) and reconstructed with NRecon software (Bruker microCT). …”
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Factors influencing trust among colleagues in hospital settings: a systematic review by Andreea Isabela Varga, Ivan Spehar, Frode Veggeland, Helge Skirbekk

“…Results Eight thousand two hundred sixty-eight studies were screened and 11 studies were included. …”
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Currently prescribed drugs in the UK that could upregulate or downregulate ACE2 in COVID-19 disease: a systematic review by Paul Little, Simon J Griffin, Hajira Dambha-Miller, Nazrul Islam, Ali Albasri, Christopher R Wilcox, Sam Hodgson, Shareen Khan

“…Ten studies were in humans and one hundred and two were in animal models None examined ACE2 in human lungs. …”
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Effects of dietary supplements Sargassum ilicifolium and Spirulina platensis on growth parameters, immunity and gene expression in juvenile Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) by Majid Khanzadeh, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar, Ashkan Zargari, Hien Van Doan

“…Methods: The aim of this research was to investigate the impact of feeding Lates calcarifer a combination of Sargassum ilicifolium and Spirulina platensis on growth, immune responses, and the expression of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IGF-1 genes. Six hundred juvenile Asian sea bass, weighing about 50 ± 2 g, were divided into five groups: a control group (CTRL) and groups receiving varying percentages of Sargassum ilicifolium and Spirulina platensis (1.5 %, 2 %, 2.5 %, and 3 %). …”
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Cryptosporidium Infection and Associated Risk Factors among Cattle in the Central Region of Ghana by Kwabena Dankwa, Patrick K. Feglo, Samuel V. Nuvor, Michael Aggrey-Korsah, Mohamed Mutocheluh

“…The current study was done to determine the prevalence and risk factors of Cryptosporidium infection among cattle in the Central Region of Ghana. Two hundred and eighty-seven (287) faecal samples were randomly collected from animals on eight cattle farms in four districts across two agroecological zones. …”
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