Theoretical and practical aspects of professional psychological selection of candidates for training at higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine by A. V. Larionova

“…The author has specified and studied three levels of requirements for education in higher educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs: 1) requirements due to educational activities in the higher educational institutions with specific learning conditions; 2) requirements due to the general features of the law enforcement system; 3) requirements due to the specifics of the future professional activity of an individual in the units of the National Police. Three main stages of psychological selection in the higher educational institutions have been considered (the first is carried out by psycho-diagnostic centers and laboratories at the military medical commission and has a pronounced psychiatric orientation, the second is carried out by the employees of the psychological support service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in regions, the third is carried out by psychologists of higher educational institutions) and “weak spots” in each of them have been identified. …”
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Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Cysticercus tenuicollis Isolated from Some Intermediate Host in Kurdistan-Iraq by Abdullah Ahmed Hama, Rostam Hama Zorab, Fatima Mohammed Ali, Awaz M. Salih, Amer Abdullah Hassan

“…Cysticercus tenuicollis (C. tenuicollis) is the larval stage infection of Taenia hydatigena, a common tapeworm of dogs and other Canidae, which has a wide range of intermediate hosts including sheep, goat, cattle, deer, camel, horse, human and other wild ruminants, the disease spreads through a contaminated water, soil and food with feces of infected dogs or other carnivores, T. hydatigena lives in the intestinal of the definitive host (carnivores) and excretes a huge number of eggs with feces daily. …”
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Patient experiences of an ankle fracture and the most important factors in their recovery: a qualitative interview study by Rebecca Samantha Kearney, Rebecca McKeown, David R Ellard, Zi Heng Liew

“…Thematic content analysis was used to identify themes in the data.Setting Individuals were recruited from a sample of participants of a UK-based clinical trial of immobilisation methods for ankle fracture (ISRCTN15537280 at the pre-results stage at time of writing). Interviews were conducted at the participants’ own homes or on a university campus setting.Participants A purposive sample was used to account for key variables of age, gender and fracture management. …”
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Qizhu Rougan Granules suppress liver fibrosis by inhibiting the expression of the P2Y14 receptor on hepatic stellate cells by Yujing Tao, Yujing Tao, Qun Niu, Qun Niu, Yuanqian Yao, Yuanqian Yao, Kaixin Wang, Kaixin Wang, Haijian Dong, Haijian Dong, Xin Zhao, Xin Zhao, Zijian Zeng, Zijian Zeng, Hui Li

“…IntroductionLiver fibrosis is a globally prevalent chronic liver disease, often representing the advanced stage of various chronic liver conditions. Despite its widespread occurrence, there is currently no widely accepted or effective treatment for liver fibrosis. …”
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Geochemistry characteristics of rare earth elements in the permo-carboniferous Taiyuan Formation coal in Ordos Basin—Taking Ningdong coalfield as an example by Fenghua MA, Donggang WANG, Qingzhi HE, Ruiyun MA, Cheng WANG, Xiaobing YANG

“…The REE in the coal inherit the characteristics of the rare earth elements in the source rock area, and in the sedimentary and coal-forming stages, under the combined action of temperature, pressure, pH value and redox conditions. …”
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Total neoadjuvant chemotherapy according to the FOLFIRINOX regimen for locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the stomach and cardioesophageal junction: interim results by M. V. Sedova, M. A. Batov, A. A. Kolomeytseva, V. M. Khomyakov, N. N. Volchenko, A. A. Fedenko

“…Patients with histologically confirmed locally advanced gastric adenocarcinoma and CEJ, clinical stage cT3 or higher and/or regional lymph node involvement (cN+), without evidence of distant metastasis were included in our open-label, single-centre, non-randomised study. …”
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CD73/adenosine dynamics in treatment-induced pneumonitis: balancing efficacy with risks of adverse events in combined radio-immunotherapies by Lena Gockeln, Florian Wirsdörfer, Verena Jendrossek

“…Consolidation with PD-1/PD-L1-based immune checkpoint blockade after concurrent platinum-based chemo-radiotherapy has become the new standard of care for advanced stage III unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. …”
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Lactate and Bilirubin Index: A New Indicator to Predict Critically Ill Cirrhotic Patients’ Prognosis by Xiao-Fu Chen, Yuan Zhao, Wei-Zhen Chen, Xin-Tian Shao, Zhi-Ming Huang

“…For predicting 3-year mortality, the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score showed better discrimination ability with an area under the curve of 0.726 (95% confidence interval: 0.680–0.771). …”
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Participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon. by Alícia Patrine Cacau Santos, Evellyn Antonieta Rondon Tomé Silva, Hiran Sátiro Souza da Gama, Jady Shayenne Mota Cordeiro, Ana Paula Silva Oliveira, Jéssica Albuquerque Araújo, Rafaela Nunes Dávila, Hélio Afonso Amazonas Júnior, Altair Seabra Farias, Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Vinícius Azevedo Machado, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Felipe Leão Gomes Murta

“…The study included a total of 42 participants in the sociodemographic survey, which served as the basis for the subsequent stages of data collection. Of these 42 individuals, 32 participated in the qualitative interviews, and 20 took part in the community assembly. …”
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Mnemonic diplomacy in Russian-Serbian relations: The limits of the possible by A. M. Ponamareva

“…The paper examines the key stages, internal and external drivers of this mnemonic union development, as well as identifies contradictions and conflicts inherent to this process. …”
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Effects of the maternal and child health handbook and other home-based records on mothers’ non-health outcomes: a systematic review by Akira Shibanuma, Masamine Jimba, Rogie Royce Carandang, Jennifer Lisa Sakamoto, Ekaterina Yarotskaya, Milana Basargina, Mika Kondo Kunieda

“…Objective This review aimed to investigate the effects of the maternal and child health (MCH) handbook and other home-based records on mothers’ non-health outcomes.Design Systematic review.Data sources PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, Academic Search Complete, PsycArticles, PsycINFO, SocINDEX, CENTRAL, NHS EED, HTA, DARE, Ichuushi and J-STAGE through 26 March 2022.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Original research articles examining home-based records and mothers’ non-health outcomes published in English or Japanese across various study designs.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers extracted relevant data and assessed the risk of bias. …”
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Performance Analysis of a Strong Constraint 4DVar and 4DEnVar on Regional Ionosphere Imaging by Nicholas Ssessanga, Wojciech Jacek Miloch, Lasse Boy Novock Clausen, Daria Kotova

“…Abstract Data assimilation (DA) techniques have recently gained traction in the ionospheric community, particularly at regional operational centers where more precise data are becoming prevalent. At center stage is the argument over which technique or scheme merits realization. …”
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Influence of Pretreatments on Microwave Vacuum Drying Kinetics, Physicochemical Properties and Sensory Quality of Apple Slices by Yingqiang Wang, Hongxiao Zhao, Huiwen Deng, Xi Song, Wenjie Zhang, Sirui Wu, Jing Wang

“…Whether pretreated or not, MVD process was controlled by diffusion and characterized by a two-stage falling-rate drying. As calculated according to the Fick's law of diffusion, the moisture diffusivities ( D eff ) ranged from 1.64×10 -8 to 3.46×10 - 8 m 2 /s. …”
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Continuous Patient-Independent Estimation of Respiratory Rate and Blood Pressure Using Robust Spectro-Temporal Features Derived From Photoplethysmogram Only by Muhammad Ahmad Sultan, Wala Saadeh

“…<italic>Methods:</italic> In the pre-processing stage, we remove baseline shifts and artifacts of the PPG signal using Incremental Merge Segmentation with adaptive thresholding. …”
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Immune microenvironment features underlying the superior efficacy of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy over chemotherapy in local advanced gastric cancer by Ning Zhang, Chunyu Li, Zehua Zhao, Biying Jiang, Wentao Wang, Fujing Sun, Yong Zhang, Yanmei Zhu

“…However, the mechanism of Io+Chemo superiority remains to be further elucidated.MethodsThe study included 128 patients with resectable stage II-III gastric cancer, in which 63 were given neoadjuvant Io+Chemo, and 65 Chemo alone. …”
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Predictive accuracy of lactate albumin ratio for mortality in intensive care units: a nationwide cohort study by Yohei Okada, Yoshitaka Aoki, Mikio Nakajima, Yasuhito Suzuki, Mikihiro Shimizu, Ryo Imai, Soichiro Mimuro, Yoshiki Nakajima

“…In subgroup analysis, areas under the curve were significantly higher in subgroups defined by younger age, female sex, unplanned ICU admission, non-surgical patients, non-infectious patients, non-heart failure patients and lack of end-stage renal disease.Conclusions The LAR might be a useful predictor for screening mortality in ICU patients. …”
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Problems of Small and Medium Business in Germany by B. E. Zaritskiy

“…It shows that real business conditions in Germany differ substantially from what is usually offered to potential investors in advertising brochures. The Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity Index (TEA-Quote) puts Germany far behind its competitors. …”
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Artificial intelligence for quantifying immune infiltrates interacting with stroma in colorectal cancer by Jing Yang, Huifen Ye, Xinjuan Fan, Yajun Li, Xiaomei Wu, Minning Zhao, Qingru Hu, Yunrui Ye, Lin Wu, Zhenhui Li, Xueli Zhang, Changhong Liang, Yingyi Wang, Yao Xu, Qian Li, Su Yao, Dingyun You, Ke Zhao, Zaiyi Liu

“…Stratified analysis showed that the Deep-immune score could distinguish high-risk and low-risk patients in stage II colorectal cancer (P = 0.018). Conclusion The proposed Deep-immune score quantified by artificial intelligence can reflect the immune status of patients with colorectal cancer and is associate with favorable survival. …”
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Individual profiles of psychological suitability for police service (according to the results of the individual typological questionnaire) by V. I. Barko, V. V. Barko, O. O. Yevdokimova

“…The presented classification of profiles will help practical psychologists to monitor and identify in advance the possible emergence of negative psychological states and trends, signs of professional deformation or emotional burnout among police officers, and to provide, if necessary, the necessary psychological assistance and advice on individual and professional development of police officers.…”
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Influence of perceived impostorism on self-esteem and anxiety among University Nursing Students: Recommendations to implement mentorship program by Devendra Bhardwaj, Rajesh Kumar, Yogesh Bahurupi

“…IP feelings are associated with low self-esteem and anxiety in nursing students, especially during transition or early stages of nursing training. This research aims to find out the prevalence of IP and its relation with self-esteem and anxiety among nursing undergraduates. …”
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