Differentiating Liver Metastases from Primary Liver Cancer: A Retrospective Study of Imaging and Pathological Features in Patients with Histopathological Confirmation by Laura Andreea Ghenciu, Mirela Loredana Grigoras, Luminioara Maria Rosu, Sorin Lucian Bolintineanu, Laurentiu Sima, Octavian Cretu

“…The diagnostic accuracy of imaging is high when multiple features are combined.…”
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The scope of application of additive technologies by the method of plasma surfacing in the manufacture of aircraft engines by Konstantin Balushok, Sergey Chigileychik

“…From the technological possibilities, the plasma surfacing method is most rationally used when growing cylindrical and conical workpieces of parts with a diameter of 150 to 1500 mm. …”
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Changes of Lacrimal Puncta by Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography after Topical Combined Antibiotic and Steroid Treatment in Cases of Inflammatory Punctual Stenosis by Islam Awny, Elshimaa A. Mateen Mossa, Tasneem Mohammed Bakheet, Hany Mahmoud, Amr Mounir

“…EG1 showed more improvement than EG2 when compared during the follow-up period. Conclusions. …”
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Biological embodiment of educational attainment and future risk of breast cancer: findings from a French prospective cohort by Cyrille Delpierre, Raphaële Castagné, Eloïse Berger, Gianluca Severi, Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault, Laura Baglietto, Laure Dossus, Amandine Gelot, Richard Dudouet

“…We focused on biomarkers from several physiological systems examined individually, and jointly through a biological health score (BHS).Design Prospective cohort study.Setting This study, based on a subsample of the French E3N cohort, included women with biological data from four nested case–control studies.Participants The study included 3048 postmenopausal women (17% BC).Main outcome measures We first evaluated the association between educational attainment and each biomarker, separately (N=11) and by combining them into a BHS, indicative of an augmented biological health hazard when elevated. Finally, we explored the relationships between the socially patterned biomarkers and BHS, and risk of incident BC.Results Women with higher educational attainment exhibited a lower BHS in comparison to those with lower educational attainment (βhigh education=−0.21 (95% CI −0.42; 0.01), model 2). …”
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Development of an Alternative Protocol to Study Muscle Fatigue by Daniela A. Alambarrio, Benjamin K. Morris, R. Benjamin Davis, Emily B. Grabarczyk, Kari K. Turner, John M. Gonzalez

“…When measuring real-time in vivo muscle fatigue with electromyography (<b>EMG</b>), data collection can be compromised by premature sensor removal or environmental noise; therefore, the objective of this study was to develop a postmortem in vivo methodology to induce muscle fatigue and measure it using EMG. …”
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Impact of glucocorticoids on patients’ quality of life: a qualitative study assessing face validity and feasibility of the Steroid PRO in patients with inflammatory gastroenterolog... by Shaney L Barratt, Emma Dures, Mwidimi Ndosi, Michelle Sharp, Sebastian E Sattui, Jill Dawson, Susan M Goodman, Sarah L Mackie, Tom Creed, Catherine L Hill, Joanna C Robson, Pamela Richards, Susan Bridgewater, Christine A Silverthorne, Jen Orme, Anne-Marie T Sweeney, Elizabeth Arthurs, Genevieve Osborne, Giles Dunhill, Richard P Ramonell, Timothy Patton

“…Patients reported that the four domains of the Steroid PRO had relevance to them and that it was validating to see their concerns represented: ‘It’s obvious you guys know what you’re talking about—these are my issues. It’s very validating when you realise it’s not just you. These problems are real and they matter.… These are not questions my doctor asks me about. …”
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Association between cardiometabolic index and risk of testosterone deficiency in adult men: a cross-sectional study by Yangyang Mei, Bo Zhang, Xiaogang Wang, Renfang Xu, Wei Xia, Yiming Chen, Xingliang Feng

“…After adjusting for all covariates, participants with higher CMI showed lower TT (β = -23.84, 95% CI: -33.94, -13.74, p < 0.0001) and a higher risk of TD (OR = 1.26, 95% CI: 1.08, 1.48, p = 0.01). When CMI was categorized into quartiles with Q1 as the reference, participants in Q4 exhibited significantly lower TT (β = -74.04, 95% CI: -106.01, -42.08, p < 0.0001) and a higher risk of TD (OR = 2.34, 95% CI: 1.18, 4.64, p = 0.02). …”
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Study of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial and mineralizing effects of an N-isopropenylimidazole zinc metal complex derivative in experimental endodontic-periodontal le... by Pavel A. Galenko-Yaroshevsky, Ivan I. Pavlyuchenko, Olga V. Shelemekh, Boris A. Trofimov, Lidiya N. Parshina, Viktor L. Popkov, Svetlana A. Demyanenko, Oleg V. Tsymbalov, Andrey V. Zadorozhniy, Anait V. Zelenskaya, Irina B. Nektarevskaya, Alina V. Sergeeva, Nikolay E. Korovaykin, Svetlana A. Lebedeva

“…Conclusion: The presented results of studying Pilim-1 and its combination with M-D indicate their high therapeutic efficiency, especially when using the latter in the experimental EPL in rats, which makes it possible to consider Pilim-1 and Pilim-1 + M-D as potential therapeutic agents to treat EPL.…”
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Growth, Development and Reproduction of Meadow Moth <i>Loxostege sticticalis</i> Fed on Pea Seedlings Grown Under Elevated CO₂ by Jingxian Zhou, Zun Xu, Zuoheng Yu, Huirong Mai, Jiacheng Huang, Xiaoli Chang, Fajun Chen

“…To comprehensively investigate the impacts of increased atmospheric CO₂ concentrations on the growth, development and reproduction of the meadow moth <i>Loxostege sticticalis</i> when fed on pea plants (<i>Pisum sativum</i>), in this experiment, we simulated the two CO₂ conditions: ambient CO₂ (i.e., 400 μL/L designated as aCO₂) and elevated CO₂ (i.e., 800 μL/L designated as eCO₂) by using light-CO₂ climate chambers. …”
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Assessment of Convergence Angle of Tooth Preparations for Complete Crowns Among Dental Students: Typodont vs Simulator by Meriem Amine, Hafsa Oumayma Wahid, Saliha Fahi, Safaa Lehmouddi, Mouna Hamza, Samira Elarabi

“…No significant difference was observed when comparing the preparations made on the typodont and the simulator. …”
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Harbor water pollution by heavy metal concentrations in sediments by L. Sulistyowati, Y. Yolanda, N. Andareswari

“…As mercury concentration in sediments is relatively low, it is not considered when calculating pollution levels. Overall, on the basis of a pollution index of 1.033 (1 < pollution load index ≤ 2), this condition indicates that the waters of the Belawan Harbor are categorized as not polluted to lightly polluted. …”
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OPTIMALISASI VISIBILITAS MENGGUNAKAN SPACE SYNTAX: STUDI KASUS GEDUNG GALERI NUSANTARA SEMARANG by Alifiano Rezka Adi, Muhammad Rizqi

“…Small differences occur when there is a change from pustek to panel board arrangement. …”
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Electrical and Viscoelastic Parameters of Erythrocytes as a Part of Diagnostic Models for Differentiating Fatty Liver Disease of Mixed Genesis from Non-Alcoholic and Alcohol-Relate... by M. V. Kruchinina, M. F. Osipenko, M. V. Parulikova, A. A. Gromov

“…Two indicators of red blood cells have been established that statistically significantly distinguish the mixed-genesis FLD from the AFLD (Volcano plot); these are the index of red blood cells destruction at a frequency of 5 ×105 Hz, which was higher with AFLD (p = 0.0007), and the capacity of cell membranes, the value of which prevailed in mixed-genesis FLD (p = 0.011). When distinguishing the mixed-genesis FLD from the AFLD, the combined model with the inclusion of three parameters of red blood cells, namely the index of red blood cells destruction at a frequency of 5 ×105 Hz, the capacity of erythrocyte membranes, and polarizability at a frequency of 106 Hz, has shown the highest levels of diagnostic accuracy, namely AUC = 0.751 (confidential interval: 0.611–0.908) with a sensitivity of 79.5 %, specificity of 74.7 %.Conclusion. …”
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Utilizing rice-husk waste as an effective weed control mulch for Holy Basil (Ocimum sanctum ) production in a tropical environment by Vivian Ogechi Osadebe, Uchenna Noble Ukwu, Nathaniel Dauda, Ifesinachi M Nwamba, Amos Ejike Ede, Anthony I Onah

“… ·       Mulching with rice-husk significantly improved several growth parameters of  Ocimum sanctum, including leaf number, number of branches, plant height, stem girth, canopy diameter, and leaf yield,when  compared to other weed control methods. ·       Organic waste recycling practices such as use of rice-husk as mulch offer an effective, sustainable, eco-friendly, and cost-effective option for weed management in crop fields…”
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Modulation of Acupuncture at Quchi (LI 11) and Waiguan (SJ 5) acupoints on LTP-like Plasticity by Qianqian SUN, Guo YU, Huitian ZHANG, Xiaokuo HE

“…The interval of one week was needed to eliminate the interference caused by the post-acupuncture effect.Results:①Compared with before acupuncture, the mean MEP amplitudes used contralaterally to the acupuncture sites were decreased when the needle in situ (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01), while the ipsilaterally MEP amplitudes were increased the mean MEP amplitudes (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01). …”
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Modelling emergency response times for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) patients in rural areas of the North of England using routinely collected data by Megan Harries, Anastasia Ushakova

“…After adjustment for geographic variation and incorporating robust standard errors into the model: distance to the nearest ambulance station (coefficient = 0.61, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.56-0.66), urgency of the call (Category 2, second most urgent, compared to the most urgent coefficient = 1.66, 95% CI: 1.13 - 2.18), location of the nearest ambulance station to the incident and the type of crew who attended the incident (Advanced Paramedic when compared to just Paramedic, coefficient = -0.70, 95% CI: -1.24 - -0.16) were all factors which affected response times to scene. …”
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CHA2DS2-VASc Score Is Associated With Prognosis in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Without Atrial Fibrillation by Mingjuan Song, MM, Xu Chen, MD

“…Multivariate Cox regression models indicated that, compared with a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 0 or 1, the hazard ratio (HR) of MACE occurrence was 3.22 (95% CI, 1.93-5.37; P < .01) for a CHA2DS2-VASc score greater than 2 and 1.92 (95% CI, 1.24-2.98; P < .01) for a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 2. When included in the Cox regression model as a continuous variable, the CHA2DS2-VASc score remained strongly associated with higher risks of MACE (HR, 1.19 [95% CI, 1.11-1.26]; P < .01), all-cause mortality (HR, 1.14 [95% CI, 1.05-1.23]; P < .01), and recurrent stroke (HR, 1.15 [95% CI, 1.06-1.256]; P < .01). …”
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Synthesis of polyfarnesene based on aqueous free-radical polymerization and molecular dynamics simulation of its properties by WU Ming-li, JIANG Jing, WANG Xiao-yu, WANG Can-cai, WANG Qing-fu, CAO Lan?鄢

“…In the absence of crosslinking reaction, the elastic modulus of PFD was 1.03 GPa and shear modulus was 0.39 GPa. When the crosslinking reaction occured with N 100 and the crosslinking density reached up to 73%, the elastic modulus of the crosslinked three-dimensional network of PFD increased to 21.12 GPa, while the shear modulus rised to 8.19 GPa, representing the increases by 1 950% and 2 000%, respectively." …”
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Letecká báze na Českomoravské vysočině by Pavel Petr

“…The signing of a general treaty of alliance between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union then led to a multitude of mutual visits and meetings which culminated in 1937-1938 when the Czechoslo- vak Air Force was equipped with 61 modern bombers Tupolev SB-2. …”
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The importance of specific exercise therapy in pediatric oncology by Bianca Celine Schmidli, Céline Hammadou, Christina Schindera, Nicolas von der Weid, Uta Tacke, Oliver Faude, Sarah Koch, Fiona Streckmann

“…Consequently, survivors are less inclined to participate in physical education at school and experience difficulties when engaging in sport activities with their peers. …”
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