P. TILLICHO ONTOLOGIJA IR I. KANTO TRANSCENDENTALINĖ FILOSOFIJA by Mindaugas Briedis

“…., knowledge of the synthetic a priori conditions for the possibility of experience) is possible only when its application is confined to the realm of empirical knowledge (i.e., to experience). …”
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A comparative study of hospitalization costs of TKA inpatients before and after National Volume-based Procurement in Guangdong, China: an interrupted time-series analysis by Anqi Li, Gongduan Li, Dong Han, Manru Fu, Jinghui Chang, Jinghui Chang

“…Indicators included total expenses, self-financed expenses, consumables costs, miscellaneous service fees, diagnostic fees, treatment fees, rehabilitation fees, total Chinese medicine costs, western medicine costs, and the costs of blood and blood products.ResultsA total of 1,196 valid cases were included, with 290 cases before policy implementation and 906 cases after implementation. When the implementation of procurement occurred (May 1, 2022), total expenses (β2= − 28240.17, p < 0.001), consumables costs (β2= − 31302.72, p < 0.001), and self-financed expenses (β2= − 13674.56, p<0.001) showed an instantaneous decreasing trend. …”
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How investment in children shape fertility choices of families: Evidence from Pakistan. by Olan Naz, Nayab, Muhammad Ibrahim, Ayesha Khan, Adnan Ahmad Khan

“…After controlling for confounders, the odds of using contraceptives increases as education expenditure rise, from 1.172 [CI, 1.029,1.336] when they spend under PKR 2000 (USD 13) to 1.495 [CI, 1.327,1.683] if they spend more than PKR 13,000 (USD 84) annually on the education of a child, compared to no education expenditure at all. …”
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Comparison of Field and Virtual Vegetation Surveys Conducted Using Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) Imagery at Two Coastal Marsh Restoration Projects by Aaron N. Schad, Molly K. Reif, Joseph H. Harwood, Christopher L. Macon, Lynde L. Dodd, Katie L. Vasquez, Kevin D. Philley, Glenn E. Dobson, Katie M. Steinmetz

“…These identifications included important taxa, such as invasive species, that were overlooked when using RGB imagery. This study demonstrates the potential utility of high-resolution UAS imagery for increasing marsh vegetation monitoring efficiencies to improve ecosystem management actions and outcomes. …”
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The generation and evaluation of TKO/hCD55/hTM/hEPCR gene-modified pigs for clinical organ xenotransplantation by Guoli Huai, Yong Wang, Jiaxiang Du, Zhenhui Cheng, Yuxuan Xie, Jia Zhou, Hongmei Tang, Yanyan Jiang, Xiangyang Xing, Shaoping Deng, Dengke Pan, Dengke Pan, Dengke Pan

“…However, 6GE pigs showed increased susceptibility to infection compared to other gene-edited pigs, while TKO/hCD55 pigs were considered safe when they were all bred in a general environment.DiscussionHighly expressing hCD55, along with the co-expression of hEPCR and hTM genes, is expected to effectively reduce human complement cytotoxicity and enhance anticoagulant efficacy in genetically modified pigs. …”
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The Lived Experience of Adult Cancer Survivors After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Qualitative Study From Saudi Arabia by Almutairi H, Aboshaiqah A, Alzahrani M, Almutairi AF, Salam M

“…Data collection was ceased when thematic saturation was reached. Inductive thematic analysis was conducted by two research team members.Results: Seven male and four female participants were interviewed (range of age 18 to 51 years). …”
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Un enfoque basado en ontología para la gestión integrada del medio ambiente y de la seguridad y la salud en obra An ontology-based approach for on-site integrated environmental and... by Marta Gangolells, Miquel Casals

“…This paper represents the first attempt at representing, sharing, reusing and managing the knowledge related to on-site integrated operational control of environmental and health and safety incidences and lays the ground for overcoming some barriers that contractors must face when they implement an integrated management system.…”
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Comparative effectiveness of physical activity interventions on cognitive functions in children and adolescents with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: a systematic review and network m... by Ruiyuan Tao, Yijian Yang, Mark Wilson, Jeremy R. Chang, Chang Liu, Cindy H. P. Sit

“…Exergaming (SMD = 0.78, 95%CI 0.12 to 1.45) and MPA (SMD = 0.64, 95%CI 0.11 to 1.18) were more effective than AE for executive functions. When analyzing specific NDD types, exergaming lost its superiority over usual care for attention and memory in ADHD, nor for executive functions in ASD. …”
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Weight Change and Predictors of Weight Change Among Patients Initiated on Darunavir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide or Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamid... by Bruno Emond, Carmine Rossi, Aurélie Côté-Sergent, Keith Dunn, Patrick Lefebvre, Marie-Hélène Lafeuille, Prina Donga

“…Weight gain is an important factor to consider when selecting antiretroviral regimens, since it is associated with long-term health consequences. …”
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Effect of "Tong Du Tiao Shen" Acupuncture Therapy Combined with Rehabilitation Training on the Recovery of Lower Limb Motor Function after Ischemic Stroke by ZHANG Junyu, HAN Wei, JIN Zikai, YANG Kun, HE Chenggong, DAI Fei

“…The difference was statistically significant when comparing the efficacy of the two groups (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).ConclusionThe therapeutic effect of the "Tong Du Tiao Shen" acupuncture therapy combined with rehabilitation training after ischemic stroke is better than simple rehabilitation training, which is of great significance to the recovery of lower limb function and the improvement of self-care ability.…”
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Evaluation of Lacrimal Punctal Changes by Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography after Punctal Dilation Versus Punctal Plug Insertion in Cases of Inflammatory Punctual Steno... by Islam Awny, Elshimaa A Mateen Mossa, Tasneem Mohammed Bakheet, Hany Mahmoud, Amr Mounir

“…EG2 showed more improvement than EG1 when compared during the follow-up period in both outer punctual diameter and length between outer and inner puncti with (P value < 0.003 and < 0.0002) in favor of EG2. …”
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The prognostic significance of malnutrition in older adult patients with acute ischemic stroke by Tian-Tian Jiang, Xing-Yu Zhu, Yan-Wei Yin, Hong-Jin Liu, Guang-Yun Zhang

“…Comparative analyses were also conducted.ResultAmong the five nutritional assessment tools, the PNI (AUC: 0.619, 95% CI: 0.560–0.679, p &lt; 0.001) and HALP score (AUC: 0.612, 95% CI: 0.552–0.672, p &lt; 0.001) demonstrated a significantly greater area under the ROC curve (AUC) compared to the NPS (AUC: 0.597, 95% CI: 0.536–0.658, p = 0.002), CONUT score (AUC: 0.582, 95% CI: 0.520–0.644, p = 0.009), and GNRI (AUC: 0.590, 95% CI: 0.529–0.651, p &lt; 0.001). When compared to BMI, PNI exhibited a more pronounced improvement in the integrated discrimination index (IDI: 0.0203, p = 0.0061). …”
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Hormonal Contraception and Bone Metabolism: Emerging Evidence from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies on Post-Pubertal and Reproductive-Age Women by Alice Tassi, Ambrogio P Londero, Anjeza Xholli, Giulia Lanzolla, Serena Bertozzi, Luca Savelli, Federico Prefumo, Angelo Cagnacci

“…Thus, estrogen–progestogen combinations reduce bone turnover less when weak estrogens and a pro-androgenic or neutral progestin are present. …”
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Depression symptom severity and behavioral impairment in school-going adolescents in Uganda by Ronald Anguzu, Catherine Abbo, Julia Dickson-Gomez, Max Bobholz, Arthur Kiconco, Abdul R. Shour, Richard Kabanda, Kenneth Kalani, Laura D. Cassidy

“…School-going adolescents with mild depression symptoms had two times higher risk of behavioral impairment when compared to those with no or slight depression symptoms, after controlling for potential confounders. …”
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Business’ Attitudes Towards Corruption in Selected Central European Countries by Nenad Vretenar, Ana Marija Filipas, Martina Briš Alić

“…Originality/Value:  Previous research has found that corruption tends to occur when the gap between de facto and de jure transparency is larger. …”
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Features of pancreatic parenchyma fibrosis in the comorbid course of chronic pancreatitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by I.V. Dudka, O.S. Khukhlina, T.V. Dudka, O.Y. Hryniuk, V.O. Pavliuk

“…Under the conditions of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic pancreatitis (CP) progresses with the development of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), which occurs when the active area of the acinar epithelium decreases as a result of the inflammatory process and fibrosis of the organ. …”
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To Explore the Effects of Acupuncture and Medical Treatment at Different Times on the Gastrointestinal Reaction and White Blood Cell Count of Patients with Lung Cancer Chemotherapy by Qingchun Zhao, Hui Du, Jinghao Liu, Yu Hua, Xiaoyu Niu, Jun Chen

“…The levels of G-CSF and GM-CSF were considerably lowered in all three groups, although the drop in the study group was more significant (P>0.05) when compared to that in the control group. Before treatment, the quality of life and KPS score of the three groups were not statistically different (P>0.05). …”
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The results of using micropulse cyclophotocoagulation for the treatment of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma by V.V. Egorov, A.V. Postupaev, N.V. Postupaeva

“…It was found that up to 6 months after the surgery, the group of patients under 60 years of age had a more noticeable postoperative hypotensive effect when compared to the patient group over 71 years. …”
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Criminal justice in a small Nordic country: The case of Iceland by Helgi Gunnlaugsson

“…The number of criminal court decisions increased until 2013, when it temporarily levelled off before reaching a new peak in 2019. …”
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Adapting the Technology Acceptance Model to Examine the Use of Information Communication Technologies and Loneliness Among Low-Income, Older Asian Americans: Cross-Sectional Survey... by Pauline DeLange Martinez, Daniel Tancredi, Misha Pavel, Lorena Garcia, Heather M Young

“…Findings also underscore the importance of considering limited English proficiency and subjective cognitive decline when designing interventions and in future research.…”
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