The proprioceptive puzzle: An observational study investigating the effects of cervical proprioceptive errors on quantitative sensory testing and body awareness in young individual... by Nagihan Acet, Sena Begen

“…<h4>Results</h4>The study revealed a significant reduction in body awareness among those with CPE (p < 0.001), while no significant differences were found between the groups in terms of QST, including the pressure pain threshold, temporal summation, and conditioned pain modulation (p > 0.05).…”
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METABOLISM OF GLIOFIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN IN PREGNANT WOMEN WITH POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME by V. V. Simrok, I. V. Tsyganenko

“…In healthy pregnant women, the level of GFAP did not significantly differ from that in the non-pregnant women and did not exceed a threshold value of 4.0 ng/ml. …”
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The influence of raw materials quality on consumer properties of beer by I. E. Boyko, O. V. Marinenko, T. E. Lyamov

“…Beer combines a large number of flavoring and aromatic components that are present in concentrations below or close to the taste threshold. When the concentrations exceed the threshold, the taste and color will differ from the standard; and the standard of beer is the balance between bitterness, acidity, sweetness, alcohol content, concentration of esters and pleasant hop aroma. …”
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Research on the Impact of Atmospheric Environment Self-Purification Capacity on Fog-Haze Pollution by Jingkun Zhou, Yating Li, Xiao Zhao, Ting Yin

“…We found that the great haze outbreak in China is due to the large amount of ultrafine-particle low-cost emissions caused by the haze detection by weight method implemented in 2011 and 2012. This study also found that haze pollution in China has a significant impact on the atmospheric environment’s self-purification capacity. …”
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Pengembangan dan Validasi Prosedur Pengukuran Logam Timbal (Pb) dalam Makanan Pendamping Air Susu Ibu Menggunakan Spektroskopi Serapan Atom by Moh. Taufiq, Kiptiyah Kiptiyah, Roihatul Muti’ah

“…Limits of detection and quantification were 0.007 and 0.023 mg/L respectively. This method can be categorized as an appropriate, thorough, fast, and can be used in different samples.…”
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Mechanisms of “Cough-Trick” for Pain Relief during Venipuncture: An Experimental Crossover Investigation in Healthy Volunteers by Taras I. Usichenko, Henriette Janner, Maria Gagarine, Dragan Pavlovic, Eric Lang, Klaus Hahnenkamp

“…Pressure pain threshold decreased (mean difference 1 mm; 95% CI: 0.1 to 1.0 mm; P=0.02) after naloxone administration. …”
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Perfusion index as a predictor of successful PNS-guided supraclavicular block: A prospective study by Monika Gandhi, Khushboo Ranpise, Aseem Sharma, Manish Banjare

“…Methods: In this prospective, randomized, double-blind study, 70 patients scheduled for upper limb orthopedic surgeries were included. …”
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Assessment of resection margins during breast-conserving surgery using multimodal optical coherence tomography by D. A. Vorontsov, E. V. Gubarkova, M. A. Sirotkina, A. A. Sovetskiy, S. N. Aleksakhina, T. T. Tabagua, E. A. Busko, E. N. Imyanitov, S. S. Kuznetsov, A. Yu. Vorontsov, E. V. Zagaynova, S. V. Gamayunov, V. Yu. Zaytsev, P. V. Krivorotko, N. D. Gladkova

“…Among the 132 studied resection margins in 6 cases, the positive resection margin was determined by the OCE method, which was subsequently confirmed histologically. …”
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Lipoprotein cholesterol ratios and cardiovascular disease risk in US adults: a cross-sectional study by Xiuming Yang, Qiuyun Chen, Qingyu Zhang, Zongliang Yu, Zongliang Yu

“…Also, interaction tests and subgroup analyses were employed to explore whether the associations differ by subgroups. Then, threshold analysis were conducted for interval delineation and detection of threshold effects with two-segment piecewise LR model.ResultsA cohort of 11,471 individuals was involved. …”
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Cardiovascular Disease and Its Implication for Higher Catastrophic Health Expenditures Among Households in Sub-Saharan Africa by Folashayo Ikenna Peter Adeniji, Taiwo Akinyode Obembe

“…This study assessed the impact of CVD on the risks of incurring higher CHE among households in Ghana and South Africa. # Methods The World Health Organization (WHO) Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (WHO SAGE), Wave 1, implemented 2007-2010, was utilized. …”
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Effects of pneumatic tube systems on viscoelastic coagulation tests in septic patients and healthy individuals: protocol of the randomized controlled VETaPT-trial by Martin Mirus, Erik Buehrer, Lars Heubner, Christian Schnabel, Thea Koch, Peter Markus Spieth

“…The primary outcome is the difference in coagulation parameters between transport methods, evaluated in the context of measured acceleration forces.Expected resultsThis is the first study to systematically compare multiple next generation VET and platelet aggregation systems in both healthy and septic patients under controlled PTS transport conditions. …”
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Prognostic Value of Radiation-Induced Lymphopenia in Patients with Unresectable Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma Receiving Radiotherapy by Jinlong TONG, Haiyu WANG, Xiaoqiang TIAN, Ying LI, Shihui LU, Wei YE

“…The Kaplan-Meier method was employed to analyze the survival of patients with different levels of min ALC. …”
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Effect of the time factor on the hydraulic activity of mechanically activated saponin-containing powder by Marina V. Morozova, Maria A. Frolova

“…A number of direct analytical methods are available to monitor the change in Ca(OH)2 content over time during the course of the hydraulic reac tion. …”
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Strengths and weaknesses of Global Positioning System (GPS) data-loggers and semi-structured interviews for capturing fine-scale human mobility: findings from Iquitos, Peru. by Valerie A Paz-Soldan, Robert C Reiner, Amy C Morrison, Steven T Stoddard, Uriel Kitron, Thomas W Scott, John P Elder, Eric S Halsey, Tadeusz J Kochel, Helvio Astete, Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec

“…A total of 2,047 and 886 places were reported in the SSI and identified by GPS, respectively. Differences in the concordance between methods occurred by location type, distance threshold (within a given radius to be considered a match) selected, GPS data collection frequency (i.e., 30, 90 or 150 seconds) and number of GPS points near the SSI place considered to define a match. …”
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Iron deficiency anaemia pathway: leveraging colonoscopy findings to predict panenteric capsule endoscopy outcomes with FIT as a triage tool: interim analysis of the CLEAR IDA multi... by Ian Io Lei, Nicola O'Connell, Michael Adu-Darko, Vishnupriya Suresh, Kiara Mcdonnell, Jessie Newville, Kirsten Chaplin, Omar Khalil, Deekshi Siyambalapityage, Asad Khan, Usman Muhammad, John Emil, Merali Abbas, Zia Kanji, Hamza Alam, Sue Cullen, Aslam Imran, Chander Shekhar, Ramesh Arasaradnam

“…Logistic regression revealed no difference in CCC rates between FIT thresholds of ≤10 and 11–55, but showed significant differences in CCC rates for FIT 56–100 (p=0.024) and FIT >100 (p=0.0044). …”
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Physical parameters influence the microbial quality of indoor air in research laboratories: A report from Malaysia by Kuilan Yogeswaran, Liyana Azmi, Subha Bhassu, Hafizah N. Isa, Muhamad Afiq Aziz

“…The physical parameters such as air temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide were measured using FLUKE 975 air meter, whereas the microbial parameters were assessed using the settle plate method with Tryptone Soya agar and Sabouraud Dextrose agar for the bacterial and fungal count, respectively. …”
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Study on climatic quality evaluation technology of Dali Dongzao in Shaanxi based on meteorological factors by SHEN Jiaojiao, DANG Chaoqi, ZHANG Yuefan, GUO Qi, WANG Jingzhong

“…At the same time, the threshold ranges of four different grades of key meteorological assessment indicators were graded by the percentile method. …”
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Enhanced defect sensing technology in turbid water environments using multi-beam sonar by Wenhui Wang, Yikai Li, Rufei He, Yao Li

“…Moreover, we utilize the phase difference sequence method to enhance target image details in turbid water, and leverage the time of arrival (TOA) estimation method to suppress background noise and sidelobes. …”
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MATH MODEL OF RUNNING INDEX FOR EVALUATION AND CONTROL OF SPECIFIC EFFICIENCY AND TRACING THE FATIGUE LEVEL IN LONG-DISTANCE RUNNING by Mihail Konchev, Dimcho Mitsov

“…The obtained results showed there was no significant difference between the values of RI measured during the lab testing and the terrain testing compared to the values of the velocity of ventilatory and lactate anaerobic threshold (VAnT). …”
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The potential price and access implications of the cost-utility and budget impact methodologies applied by NICE in England and ICER in the US for a novel gene therapy in Parkinson’... by Jesper Jørgensen, Spiros Servos, Panos Kefalas

“…Background: NICE in England, and ICER in the US both use cost-utility analyses (CUA) and budget impact analyses (BIA) to assess value for money and affordability, however the thresholds used differ greatly. Objective: To perform a cross-country comparison of the results of the CUA and BIA and detail the implications for reimbursed price and volumes, for a novel gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease (PD). …”
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