A multidisciplinary protocol for reducing excessive and maintaining a healthy body weight in the personalized management of chronic diseases in children and adults. by Ivana Banić, Marija Jankić, Adrijana Miletić Gospić, Katarina Pentek, Petra Anić, Tajana Burkuš, Krešimir Hrg, Karmen Zadro, Jelena Miličević, Ivana Šuljić, Marcel Lipej, Davor Plavec, Lenkica Penava, Mirjana Turkalj

“…Despite regularly used treatment asthma in both children and adults is not fully controlled. This is more prominent in certain disease subtypes, such as obese asthma. …”
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Applications of Steel Slag Powder and Steel Slag Aggregate in Ultra-High Performance Concrete by Jin Liu, Runhua Guo

“…When the cement replacement ratio is no more than 10%, the proportion of pores larger than 50 nm in the hardened paste containing steel slag powder is close to that of the control sample, and the UHPC containing steel slag powder can display satisfactory compressive strengths. …”
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Impact of Plant-Based Diets on Hepatosomatic Index, Circulating Globulins and Growth in Rainbow Trout (<i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i>) by Alejandro Villasante, Elías Figueroa, Karina Godoy, Patricio Dantagnan, Johana López-Polo, Rafael Opazo, Jaime Romero

“…Methods: This study was conducted in a recirculation system, with rainbow trout distributed across nine tanks and fed three diets: fishmeal (control), medium plant meal (MPM; 40% of fishmeal replacement), and high plant meal (HPM; 80% of fishmeal replacement). …”
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Prosthetic valve thrombosis in a patient secondary to COVID-19: a case report by L. V. Rasputina, D. V. Didenko

“…The patient was followed-up after aortic valve replacement for 2 years. During the visits, a general clinical examination, laboratory examinations – clinical blood test, blood glucose, urea, creatinine, bilirubin, INR, NT-proBNP, echocardiography were performed. …”
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Quantifying the Long and Short Axes of the External Iliac Lymph Nodes Using Dual-Energy Computed Tomography: A Potential Diagnostic Approach for Periprosthetic Joint Infection &nda... by Yang Y, Zhou H, Kang R, Zhao C, Li J, Li F, Shen Y, Chen Y, Huang W, Qin L

“…This study aims to assess the effectiveness of using dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) to quantify the maximum long and short axes of the external iliac lymph nodes (LNs) as a diagnostic tool for PJI.Patients and Methods: In this prospective controlled study, 112 patients undergoing total hip or total knee revision surgery were enrolled. …”
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Breast arterial calcification and carotid arteries atherosclerotic load in women by I. V. Kim, E. V. Bochkareva, E. K. Butina, O. V. Molchanova, E. M. Filichkina, E. B. Yarovaya, O. M. Drapkina

“…The cross-sectional case-control study included 198 women aged 40-74 years, who made up of 2 groups of 99 participates in each, with or without BAC, who underwent diagnostic digital mammography. …”
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Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Communications in Unlicensed Spectrum Can Be Safe and Efficient by Jon M. Peha, Ziruo Jin, Wei de Koo

“…The proposed approach requires no change to Wi-Fi technology so there is no need to replace Wi-Fi devices that have been deployed, and only modest modifications to V2X which reduces cost and complexity. …”
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General Modeling for Space Robot Proximity Relative Motion by Using Dual Operator With Hybrid Coordinates by Peiji Wang, Xianliang Zhang, Min Yang, Weiren Wu

“…Based on the above relative dynamics, a PD controller is adopted, and the successful application of the proposed models is verified.…”
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Peur et folie en jeu vidéo : narration(s) et remise en question du quatrième mur by Laura Goudet

“…Trangressions of the expected also include erasing or replacing characters and settings, as well as overfilling or saturating spaces of the games. …”
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PROSTHESIS OF AORTIC VALVE BY STENTED AND STENTLESS BIOLOGICAL PROSTHESES: INTERMEDIATE ANALYSIS OF RESULTS by D. A. Astapov, D. P. Demidov, E. I. Semenova

“…The authors assessed an impact of the design of biological prosthesis on efficacy of aortic valve replacement in elderly patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS. …”
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Formula Alternatives for Nutrition Therapy of Children with Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy by Gennadiy A. Novik, Maria V. Zhdanova, Yulia O. Zaitseva, Anastasiia S. Demidova

“…Well-recognized tactic for the management of formula-fed children with cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA) is exclusion of whole cow milk protein and its replacement with extensively hydrolyzed or amino acid formula. …”
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Measuring the impact of democracy on gender equality: does choice of index matter? by Alka Singh Alka, Archna Chaudhry

“…It is found that the effect of democracy on gender equality is uncertain and sensitive to the interchangeability of various gender equality indices. However, the replacement of various democracy indices does not cause any substantial change in the results. …”
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Use of Wavelet and Bootstrap Methods in Streamflow Prediction by Adnan Bashir, Muhammad Ahmed Shehzad, Aamna Khan, Ayesha Niaz, Muhammad Nabeel Asghar, Ramy Aldallal, Mutua Kilai

“…Streamflow prediction is vital to control the effects of floods and mitigation. Physical prediction model often provides satisfactory results, but these models require massive computational work and hydrogeomorphological variables to develop a prediction system. …”
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TREASURY EXECUTION OF LOCAL SPENDING BUDGETS: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS by D. I. Dema, N. N. Feshchenko

“…Current problems of treasury-based execution of local spending budgets are investigated and main deregulating factors affecting the procedure of cash execution of budgets are arranged in a system.Ways to improve budget funds management at the local level are proposed including: improvement of regulatory and software support of the budget process participants; improvement of a system of information exchange between Federal Treasury authorities, budget holders and operational financial bodies; replacement and retrofitting of outdated operating systems and the technological structure of information-analytical support of the Ukrainian State Communications Committee bodies; enhancement and extension of methods for controlling budget revenues and expenditures of budget holders and recipients; improvement of the practice of keeping account of local budget operations on budget resources.…”
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Neuroprotective Mechanisms and Clinical Evidence for Acupuncture in Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review by Jinting Li, Minmin Wu, Wenjing Song, Jiongliang Zhang, Luwen Zhu

“…In this review, we systematically examine randomized controlled trials and mechanistic studies on acupuncture for PD over the past 12 years. …”
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Sistem Pemandian dan Pembersihan Sangkar Burung Murai Batu Otomatis Berbasis Internet Of Things by Valiyana Savitri, Nefy Puteri Novani

“…Cage cleaning is performed by operating a belt conveyor driven by a DC motor, and water replacement is conducted using a water pump. All components are controlled by the NodeMCU ESP32, with monitoring facilitated through the Telegram application. …”
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CONSUMER PERCEPTION ON FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT AND INCORPORATION OF GRAPE POMACE POWDER IN COOKIES by Mishela TEMKOV, Elena VELICKOVA, Viktorija STAMATOVSKA, Gjore NAKOV

“…Cookies were prepared with dried grape skin and seeds milled into powder as a replacement for the flour. Four different concentrations (2.5, 5.0, 7.5, and 10.0 %) of GPP with 3 different granulations (0.25, 0.50, 1.00 mm) were prepared and compared to the control sample (without GPP). …”
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Decarbonization strategies for the global cement and concrete industry. Highlighting the role of chemical admixtures for successful transition by Johann Plank

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The Effect of Walnut Flour on the Physical and Sensory Characteristics of Wheat Bread by Noha M. Almoraie

“…Increased walnut flour replacement showed that physical properties, loaf volume and specific loaf volume, have declined. …”
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Trait Impulsivity as a Feature of Parkinson’s Disease Treatment and Progression by Holly Spencer, Ryan S. Anderton

“…Impulsive behaviours and impulse control disorders (ICDs) are a consequence of perturbation to the rewards pathway leading individuals to conduct activities in a repetitive, excessive, and maladaptive fashion. …”
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