Effects of Oxygen on Perioperative Vascular Function: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Marcos G. Lopez, Arvind K. Pandey, Cassandra Hennessy, Christopher G. Hughes, Tarek S. Absi, Ashish S. Shah, Matthew S. Shotwell, David G. Harrison, Frederic T. Billings

“…Methods We recruited and randomly assigned patients having elective cardiac surgery to hyperoxia or normoxia during surgery, measured endothelium‐mediated vasodilation via brachial artery flow‐mediated dilation and fingertip pulse amplitude tonometry (reactive hyperemia index), assessed endothelium‐dependent, endothelium‐independent, and heme‐independent soluble guanylyl cyclase activator–induced vasodilation ex vivo in mediastinal fat arterioles using wire myography, and quantified plasma markers of vascular function and oxidative stress. …”
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Cognitive Outcomes and Functional Performance for Patients After Open Heart Surgery by Mona A. Hassenien, Sahar Y Mohammad, Dalia A. Ameen

“…However, it also carries a risk of cognitive and functional performance injuries. Between 30% to 60% of patients undergoing open heart surgery worldwide are at high risk of cognitive and functional performance injuries. …”
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The effect of propofol on the grading of diastolic function: a prospective observational study by Shalin Desai, Zachary Hamilton, Lynh McCloskey, Orode Badakhsh, David Li, Neal W. Fleming

“…Its strong association with both peri-operative and post-operative adverse outcomes in both non-cardiac and cardiac surgical patients highlights the importance of accurately measuring diastolic function peri-operatively. Previous studies examining general anesthesia and diastolic function have shown varying impacts of propofol, ranging from improvement to no effect or worsening of diastolic function. …”
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Transient Elevation of Liver Function Tests and Bilirubin Levels After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by Alexandros Giakoustidis, Menelaos Papakonstantinou, Christos Gkoutzios, Paraskevi Chatzikomnitsa, Areti Danai Gkaitatzi, Athanasia Myriskou, Petros Bangeas, Panagiotis Dimitrios Loufopoulos, Vasileios N. Papadopoulos, Dimitrios Giakoustidis

“…In cases of poor identification of the cystic duct and artery leading to a missed intraoperative injury, patients present with elevated liver function tests (LFTs) or increased bilirubin postoperatively. …”
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Russian “Party of Power” and Regional Political Elite - Interests, Contradictions, Prospects by V. Yu. Razumovsky

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Raz jeszcze o sejmach w bezkrólewiu. Uwagi w związku z książką Tomasza Kucharskiego Sejmy elekcyjne w Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodów w latach 1632–1733 by Dariusz Makiłła

“…The article discusses the book on the Election Sejms in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth between 1632 and 1733. …”
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Modern Challenges to Effective Functioning of Local Self-Government (On the Example of Saint Petersburg) by V. A. Semenov, V. V. Ereshkin

“…Petersburg after the municipal elections of 2019, the search for possible ways to create conditions for further functioning of the municipality in the new conditions of pluralism of opinions among the new convocation of municipal deputies, the study of the causes of the created situation, the search and proposal of possible ways to solve the issue of adaptation of the representative body to the new conditions of functioning.   …”
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Direct Recall as an Instrument of Political Liability of Public Authorities Before Voters in the Republics of Poland and Latvia by Andrzej Jackiewicz, Anna Rytel-Warzocha

“…Polish experiences with the practice of recalls indicate that for this institution to function effectively, it is necessary to adopt appropriate legal regulations. …”
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Functional radical cervical dissection for differentiated thyroid cancer: the experience of a single center by Adrian Tulin, Lucian Alecu, Catalina Poiana, Luminita Tomescu, Iulian Slavu, Raluca Tulin, Silviu Pituru, Cristina Orlov, Radu Jecan, Cristian Balalau, Anca Pantea Stoian, Razvan Hainarosie, Cornelia Nitipir

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THE CRISIS OF POLITICAL ELITES IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPE by Elena V. Drozhzhina

“…The cross-cutting themes were the functioning of various EU structures, the ambiguity of the assessment of immigration policy, energy problems, the EU’s relations with the United States, Russia and China. …”
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Heart Failure Impairs Bone Marrow Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function and Responses to Injury by Tina B. Marvasti, Faisal J. Alibhai, Grace J. Yang, Shu‐Hong Li, Jun Wu, Terrence Yau, Ren‐Ke Li

“…To study the effects HF has on human BM function, 71 patients, HF (n=20) and controls (n=51), who were scheduled for elective cardiac surgery were consented and enrolled in this study. …”
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Polarization and Shared Attention among Influential Amplifiers of 2018 U.S. Primary Candidates by Daniel Montez, Yotam Shmargad

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Clonidine and dexmedetomidine for controlled hypotension during functional endoscopic sinus surgery: a comparative study by Erick Namegabe Mugabo, Yvette Masime Kulimushi, Gregor Pollach, Rania Abdelazim Sabra, Ragab Saad Beltagy, Furaha Nzanzu Blaise Pascal

“…Abstract Background Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is minimally invasive, ambulatory endoscopic surgical procedure usually performed in most paranasal sinus diseases. …”
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Segmental Epidural Anaesthesia with Ropivacaine for Umbilical Hernia Repair in a Patient with Severe Cardiac Dysfunction: A Case Report by Sandip Baheti, Vaibhavavi Singh, Priya Singh

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Effects of Remazolam and Propofol on hemodynamics and postoperative cognitive function during induction of anesthesia in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery by Zou Qi, Chen Min, Liu Jinghua

“…[Objective] To investigate the effects of Remazolam and Propofol on hemodynamics and postoperative cognitive function during anesthesia induction in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery. …”
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To the Question about the Dynamics of the Processes of Interaction «Voters — the Media» by S. A. Malinina

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Comparison of Magnesium Sulphate versus Clonidine as Adjuvants to Ropivacaine in Ultrasound-guided Bilateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Lower... by S Mercy Saghana, Joshiah Jeyakumar, B Balamurugan

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Peculiarities of the functioning of the financial services market, taking into account the hypothesis of an efficient market and behavioral effects by Maryna Ivashchenko

“…The cyclicality of the stock market is described depending on the presidential elections in the country and the following years, when the stock markets show certain regularities during the four-year election cycle in the USA. …”
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Exploring thermodynamics inconsistencies in unimodular gravity: a comparative study of two energy diffusion functions by Miguel Cruz, Norman Cruz, Samuel Lepe

“…Abstract In this work we study the thermodynamics formulation for unimodular gravity under the election of two different models for the energy diffusion function. …”
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Impact of Spine Surgery on Psychosexual Functioning, Marital Satisfaction, and Quality of Life: A Cross-sectional Study by Mohammad Jasim Hussain, Purushotham Sastri, Raj Kiran Donthu, Shivananda Manohar J, TSS Rao

“…Fifty-three sexually active patients (aged 20–50 years) undergoing elective spine surgery were included. Validated scales such as the ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Score (MSS) for marital well-being, the changes in sexual functioning questionnaire for males (CSFQ-M) and females (CSFQ-F) for sexual dysfunction, the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) for disability assessment, and the WHO-QOL BREF for overall QOL were used. …”
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