Definition of Mucosal Breaks in the Era of Magnifying Endoscopy with Narrow-Band Imaging by Daisuke Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Odagiri, Yoshio Hoshihara, Yorinari Ochiai, Yugo Suzuki, Junnosuke Hayasaka, Masami Tanaka, Kosuke Nomura, Satoshi Yamashita, Akira Matsui, Toshiro Iizuka, Shu Hoteya

“…A total of 43 consecutive patients were enrolled who had suspected mucosal breaks on white-light images (WLI) and underwent nonmagnified NBI (N-NBI) and magnified NBI (M-NBI) by a single endoscopist. …”
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Méritos e limites da teoria da escolha racional como ferramenta de interpretação do comportamento social e político by Mauro Macedo Campos, Hugo Borsani, Nilo Lima de Azevedo

“…In this sense, rationality is seen as a way of maximizing the preferences of agents who have utilitarian calculation capacity. …”
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The prognostic value of the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in multiple myeloma patients treated with a bortezomib-based regimen by Quane Zhang, Yifan Wang, Wenting Shi, Yue Chen, Zhengmei He, Liang Yu, Chunling Wang

“…However, the relationship between the PLR and prognosis in myeloma patients has not been clearly demonstrated. In our study, we included 122 newly diagnosed MM patients who were treated with bortezomib-based chemotherapy. …”
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Prophylactic Sublay Mesh Placement During Stoma Closure to Prevent Incisional Hernias: a Pilot Study by Yana Belenkaya, Sergey Gordeev, Nikolay Matveyev, Zaman Mamedli

“…Methods: Patients with rectal cancer who underwent stoma closure with prophylactic sublay mesh placement following low anterior resection at N.N. …”
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Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection Modulates Inflammatory Cytokines in Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study by Karar Abdulzahra Mahdi, Muhassad H. Al-Mudhafar, Dunya Malhan Hanweet

“…Samples of synovial fluid were taken both at baseline and two months after the PRP injection. The determination of TNF-α and IL-8 concentrations was carried out by utilizing ELISA Kits. …”
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Feasibility study of focused ultrasound in the treatment of vulvar low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions with persistent symptoms by Chang Su, Xinglin Liu, Can Wu, Xi Wang, Chengzhi Li

“…Furthermore, the clinical response rate and histological response rate were 86.4% and 81.8%, respectively. Only two cured patients indicated recurrence in the 3rd and 4th year during the follow-up period and achieved cure after re-treatment. …”
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Foule et public by Emmanuel Plasseraud

“…It had many interpretations, which we can find again in cinema writtings. For those who fight against cinema, crowd can be seen as Gustave Le Bon describes it in its popularization of crowd psychology. …”
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Association between witnessing physical violence between parents and intimate partner violence against Bolivian men: A national cross-sectional analysis of the 2016 demographic and health survey by J. Matias Bardales-Rodríguez, Flavia Rioja-Torres, Akram Hernández-Vásquez, Diego Azañedo

“…Conclusions: Participants who witnessed physical violence between parents were more likely to suffer intimate partner violence (IPV), psycho-verbal violence and physical and/or sexual violence by their partners.…”
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Clinical Characteristics of Aldosterone- and Cortisol-Coproducing Adrenal Adenoma in Primary Aldosteronism by Lu Tang, Xintao Li, Baojun Wang, Xin Ma, Hongzhao Li, Yu Gao, Liangyou Gu, Wenyuan Nie, Xu Zhang

“…This study investigated the incidence, clinical characteristics, and molecular biological features of patients with A/CPAs. We retrospectively identified 22 A/CPA patients from 555 PA patients who visited the Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital between 2004 and 2015. …”
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS AN OBJECT OF MANAGEMENT: A BENEFIT FOR CIVILISATION OR A THREAT TO MANKIND? by Iia Chudayeva, Boris Dmitruk

“…Therefore, the development of intelligent machines and devices must continue, but with the warnings of global authorities who warn of the existing threat to humanity.…”
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Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Sleep Quality and Mental Health of College Students by Lu Li

“…The aim of the study is to explore the effect of physical activity intervention on college students’ mental health and provide a new way of thinking for colleges and universities to carry out mental health interventions. …”
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Kraljevic Marko from Serbian Folk Songs among Poles in the 19th Century by Dejan Ajdacic

“…The Polish language’s earliest mention of Prince Marko as a folk hero appears in the 1804 travel diary of Prince A. Sapieha, who journeyed through Dalmatia and Zagorje. The paper discusses the unique translation approaches of August Bielowski and Roman Zmorski. …”
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Retrospective Study of Vitreous Tap Technique Using Needle Aspiration for Management of Shallow Anterior Chamber during Phacoemulsification by Ashraf Ahmed Nossair, Wael Ahmed Ewais, Lamia Samy Ali

“…A retrospective study included 26 eyes of 17 patients who underwent phacoemulsification in which vitreous tap was performed using a 27-gauge needle attached to a 5 ml syringe, inserted 3.5 mm from the limbus to aspirate 0.2 ml of liquefied vitreous if a cohesive (OVD) failed to sufficiently deepen the anterior chamber. …”
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The Role of Gut Microbiota in Hypertension Management - A Review by Alicja Kot, Marta Wojtczak, Natalia Myśliwiec, Adrian Różycki, Michał Pniak, Paweł Miklis, Maciej Mawlichanów, Aleksandra Ciesielska, Aleksandra Sieradzka, Krzysztof Szerej

“…According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hypertension affects approximately 1.13 billion people worldwide, contributing significantly to global morbidity and mortality. …”
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Effectiveness of Predicted Low-Glucose Suspend Pump Technology in the Prevention of Hypoglycemia in People with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Real-World Data Using DIA:CONN G8 by Jee Hee Yoo, Ji Yoon Kim, Jae Hyeon Kim

“…We evaluated the effectiveness of the predictive low-glucose suspend (PLGS) algorithm in the DIA:CONN G8. …”
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Predicting of Ki-67 Expression Level Using Diffusion-Weighted and Synthetic Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer by Liying Zhang, Jisen Hao, Jia Guo, Xin Zhao, Xing Yin

“…To investigate the association between quantitative parameters generated using synthetic magnetic resonance imaging (SyMRI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and Ki-67 expression level in patients with invasive ductal breast cancer (IDC). Method. We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients with IDC who underwent SyMRI and DWI before treatment. …”
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Insights into digital guidance: Reliability of self-assessment in youth-oriented Zekki Service by Reija Paananen, Sakari Kainulainen, Varpu Wiens, Joakim Zitting

“…However, two-thirds of the researchers' and respondents' assessments matched exactly within the same Traffic Light category. …”
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Evaluation of Inflammatory Markers in a Large Sample of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients without Comorbidities by Izolde Bouloukaki, Charalampos Mermigkis, Nikolaos Tzanakis, Eleftherios Kallergis, Violeta Moniaki, Eleni Mauroudi, Sophia E. Schiza

“…This was a cross-sectional study in which 2983 patients who had undergone a polysomnography for OSA diagnosis were recruited. …”
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Comparison of Carrying Angle of Elbow between Patients with and without Lateral Epicondylitis: An Observational Study by Sarik Kumar Shrestha, Manoj Kandel, Bhanubhakta Chalise, Keshav Mani Gautam, Sunil Panta, Pritam Chaudhary, Suman Subedi, Prakash Darjee

“…Methods: An observational cross-section study comparing carrying angle of elbow in patient with and without lateral epicondylitis was performed after ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 080/081-019) Patients presenting who had undergone radiographic examination of the elbow were recruited in the study and divided into the lateral epicondylitis group and the normal group. …”
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Morphological and Functional Outcomes after Intravitreal Dexamethasone Injection for Macular Edema in Patients with Central Vein Occlusion at 48-Week Follow-Up by Cristina Nicula, Dorin Nicula, Anca Rednik, Adriana Bulboaca, Ovidiu Crișan

“…A retrospective, nonrandomized study was conducted in patients with macular edema (ME) due to retinal vein occlusion (RVO) who undertook intravitreal Ozurdex® as first-line treatment. …”
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