Subjective Assessment of the Dry Eye Syndrome According to the OSDI Questionnaire in Patients Using Various Options for Correcting Ametropia by I. B. Medvedev, M. Yu. Borisova, S. R. Shalieva, L. V. Batalina, N. N. Dergacheva

“…All patients were divided into 3 groups according to method of refractive disorder correction. Groups were equal in age and gender. …”
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Curcumin-Modified Selenium Nanoparticles Improve S180 Tumour Therapy in Mice by Regulating the Gut Microbiota and Chemotherapy by Zhang R, Zhang W, Zhang Q, Wang L, Yang F, Sun W, Xu Z, Wang C, Song X, Wang M

“…Rong Zhang,* Wenjuan Zhang,* Qiuhua Zhang,* Lijun Wang, Fengzhu Yang, Wenlong Sun, Zhengbao Xu, Chao Wang, Xinhua Song, Meng Wang School of Life Science and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Meng Wang, Email wm902012@163.comPurpose: This study aimed to synthesize curcumin-modified selenium (Cur/Se) nanoparticles via a simple and green method for tumour treatment and explore their effects on the gut microbiota.Methods: Curcumin was applied as a reducing and capping agent for the construction of Cur/Se nanoparticles with Tween 80 as a stabilizer. …”
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“I know that I can help the person and that is priceless to me”—a qualitative study on tasks and experiences of peers in mental healthcare for refugees by Lea Bogatzki, Lea Bogatzki, Flurina Potter, Luisa Trauner, Daniela Mier, Daniela Mier, Michael Odenwald, Michael Odenwald

“…In sum, the results show that a peer approach, as implemented in COPEER, can help to overcome barriers and enable equal access to mental health care for a particularly disadvantaged patient group.…”
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The serum changes of vascular endothelial growth factor and tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase factors after a period of combined and aerobic physical activity in elderly men by Amir Delshad, Fateme Talashan

“…The measurements were taken using the ELISA method. To compare the means within and between groups, analysis of covariance and paired t-tests were used with a significance level of P ≤ 0.05. …”
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Environmental Forming Health Improving Effect of Tree and Shrub Vegetation as a Sanogenic Factor on Air: View on the Problem by N. Lukianchuk, P. Tretyak

“…To investigate the environmental health effect of tree-shrub vegetation on the air as a sanogenic factor. Materials and methods. The impact of tree and shrub vegetation productivity on the air material and energy balance were performed on the fundamental method basis. …”
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Market analysis of veterinary medicines for dogs by Anastasiia G. Kolycheva, Andrey A. Rudenko, Marina I. Shopinskaya

“…The shares of foreign and Russian drugs presented in the Russian market are approximately equal, which indicates a great dependence on foreign suppliers. …”
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RND1 Induces Ferroptosis to Alleviate Inflammatory Response, Proliferation, Invasion, and Migration of Rheumatoid Synoviocytes by Chen Q, Chen D, Wang S, Huang X, Liang L, Xie T, Lu J

“…The cell proliferation, migration and invasion were detected using CCK-8 method, EdU staining, wound healing and transwell assays. …”
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Biodiversity Conservation: An Examination on Environmental Conservation Within the Communities of Chongwe District by Willah Nampasa, Kelvin Chibomba

“…For the qualitative data, the descriptive method was used, while for quantitative data analysis was done using Microsoft Word and Excel to generate tables and other graphic illustrations. …”
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Influence of spin-off decision on financing risk: Empirical insight from Indonesian Islamic banks [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations] by Abdul Hakim, Akhsyim Affandi, Jaka Sriyana, Zulfikar Bagus Pambuko

“…This study investigates whether the spin-off decision has a significant impact on financing risk in Indonesian Islamic banks. Methods Financing risk is measured by the non-performing financing ratio, while the spin-off decision is represented by a dummy variable equal to 1 for the post-spin-off period and 0 for the pre-spin-off period. …”
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Effect of Kegel Exercises on The Recurrence of Lower Urinary Tract Infection in Multiparty by Engy A. R. Khamis, Eman Abdelaziz, Ghada Hemdan

“…Aim: The study aims to assess the effects of Kegel Exercises on the recurrence of Lower Urinary Tract Infection in Multiparty. Methods: A convenience sample of 100 patients suffer from recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) and (Multiparty) had more than three normal deliveries, assigned randomly and alternatively into two equal groups, 50 in each. …”
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Influence of in Ovo Injection of Phytochemicals and Post-Hatch Feeding on Hatching Traits, Physiological Aspects, Productive Performance, Duodenal Morphology, and Digestibility of... by Karrar Al-Shammari

“…After hatching, 760 birds were equally divided into 10 treatments of 4 replicates based on FM into EF in the hatchery or LF on the farm. …”
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Modelling of wax deposition for waxy crude oil by ANSYS fluent by Salman Hadi Dahwal, Zarana Patel, Ashish Nagar

“…The CFD model in this work uses enthalpy porosity method where waxy oil is treated as the solid-liquid region with a porosity which equal to the liquid fraction. …”
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Detection of respiratory frequency rhythm in human alpha phase shifts: topographic distributions in wake and drowsy states by Aleksandar Kalauzi, Zoran Matić, Edin Suljovrujić, Tijana Bojić

“…Since our approach allows for a more precise calculation of CF phase shifts (CFPS) than any individual Fourier component, by using a 2-s moving Fourier window, we validated the new method and studied, for the first time, temporal waveforms CFPS(t) and their oscillatory content through FFT (CFPS(t)).ResultsAlthough not appearing equally in all channel pairs and every subject, a clear peak in the respiratory frequency region, 0.21–0.26 Hz, was observed (max at 0.22 Hz). …”
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Phenytoin versus Levetiracetam for Prevention of Early Posttraumatic Seizures: A Prospective Comparative Study by Kairav S. Shah, Jayun Shah, Ponraj K. Sundaram

“…Levetiracetam had a better safety profile than phenytoin and it was equally efficacious for the prevention of EPTS.…”
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Development and Validation of a Nosocomial Infection Nomogram Model in the NICU: A Novel and Nurse-Led Way to Prediction in Preterm Infants by Shang Y, Chen L, Hu X, Zhang K, Cheng Q, Shui X, Deng Z

“…This study aims to develop a nurse-led prediction model for NI of preterm infants in the NICU.Patients and Methods: This study was designed as a retrospective study, preterm infants of the NICU at Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from January 2020 to December 2023 were selected and divided into the NI group and non-NI group. …”
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Development of Modified Grouting Material and Its Application in Roadway Repair Engineering by Yang Yu, Zhengyuan Qin, Xiangyu Wang, Lianying Zhang, Dingchao Chen, Siyu Zhu

“…Therefore, a modified grouting material is developed, which is composed of two kinds of dry materials A and B, which are mixed with water and in equal amounts. The physical and mechanical properties of modified grouting materials under different ratios were tested by laboratory orthogonal test, and the optimal ratio of grouting materials and additives was obtained: (1) the water-cement ratio is 0.8 : 1; (2) base material: the mass ratio of cement, fly ash, bentonite, and water is 1 : 0.3 : 0.1 : 1.44; (3) admixture: the mass ratio of water reducer C, accelerator D, and retarder E is 1.5% : 0.05% : 0.3%. …”
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Impact of Instructional Program on Nurses for Preventive Measures of Hepatitis (B and C) Infection Control in Medical City Hospitals by Huda Baqer Hassan, Tahseen Rajab Mohammed

“…Methodology :A quasi-experimental design study was carried out at Baghdad teaching hospital and Ghazi Al-Hareri for Specialist Surgeries hospital, during the period of June, 20th 2012 to June, 28th 2013, the study samples was composed of (60) nurses who working in the surgical ward unit, those nurses are divided equally into the study and the control groups. The researchers construct the instructional program which consist of( 6) sessions related to viral hepatitis, mode of transmission, and method of control during contact with patients and facilities, and it was expose the study group for the conducted program and then measures the impact of program on knowledge and practices of the study group by conduct the instrument which composed of demographic data for nurses, assessment of the nurses' knowledge, and observational checklist of nurses practices for preventive measures of Hepatitis (B and C) Infection Control, and differentiated with control group, the validity of the instrument are determined through a panel of (10) experts, The researcher analyzed the data through the application of descriptive frequency, percentages; mean of scores; and the inferential analysis (Pearson correlation coefficient and t-test, ANOVA and paired t-test), Result: the results of the study revealed that the mean of age is 35 years, the majority of the staff are nursing school graduated, most of them have HBV immunization.  …”
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Malignant transformation of endometrial hyperplastic processes: immunohistochemical features by M. S. Sobivchak, A. E.  Protasova, G. A. Raskin, M. S. Mukhina, A. S. Kaurtseva

“…The tumor receptor status, MSI, expression of ARID1A, PTEN, β-catenin, PAX2, proliferation index (Ki-67) were determined by the immunohistochemical method according to the standard protocol.Results. …”
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Hyperimmune egg-based IgY-rich formulations as adjuvant therapy in a murine model of urinary tract infection by Robert Capotă, Andra Cristina Bostănaru Iliescu, Valentin Năstasă, Bogdan Minea, Dana Ciaușu Sliwa, Mihai Mareș

“…BACKGROUND: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli is responsible for the majority of urinary tract infections (UTIs), with a recurrence rate of 25% within 6 months of treatment. METHOD: Thirty female C57BL/6 mice susceptible to uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) DSM 103538 strain were equally divided into three groups: Control (C), ImunoinstantG (IG), and Imunoinstant Anti-Escherichia coli (IE). …”
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A Russian version of AMSTAR 2: validation and guidance by D. V. Kvashnina, R. V. Polibin, N. V. Saperkin, A. V. Svetlichnaja, N. V. Torchinskij

“…The agreement of expert assessments was measured by calculating the coefficient kappa according to the J. Fleiss’ method. Under the null hypothesis H0 we meant kappa equaled 0, that is, the observed agreement between the reviewers is tantamount to random agreement. …”
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