Spatiotemporal Evolution and Influencing Factors of Urban Construction Land in Resource-Exhausted Cities: An Empirical Study of Puyang, China by Xiaodan Li, Gangqiang Zhu, Zhen Liu

“…This study employs a comprehensive approach utilizing the land use transfer matrix, expansion intensity, expansion speed, and the equal fan analysis method to investigate the evolution characteristics of construction land in Puyang, a typical resource-exhausted city in China, from 1990 to 2020. …”
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Value of Shear Wave Elastography in the Evaluation of Chronic Kidney Disease by Lakshmana SK, Koteshwar P, Kamath T

“…We obtained a YM measurement cut-off value of 4.43 kPa, a value less than or equal to this suggested a no diseased kidney. This yielded sensitivity and specificity of 92.6% and 80.6%, respectively, with an AUROC of 0.92.Conclusion: Our results demonstrated that shear wave elastography may provide a low-cost, non-invasive method for the morphological assessment and progression of the disease status in chronic kidney disease patients with CKD.Keywords: chronic kidney disease, shear wave elastography, renal parenchymal stiffness…”
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Effective Dosage of Ciprofol for the Induction of General Anesthesia Across Diverse Age Groups in Adults: A Single-Center, Prospective, Non-Randomized Sequential Trial by Deng L, Zhang C, Tan M, Zeng W, Luo G, Li P

“…This study aims to determine the optimal dosage of ciprofol for inducing general anesthesia in adult patients of different ages and its correlation with Narcotrend index (NTI).Patients and Methods: 105 patients were stratified into three age groups: 18– 40 (Group A), 41– 65 (Group B), and 66– 85 (Group C) years. …”
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Effectiveness of Manual Myofascial Release versus Instrument assisted soft tissue Mobilization (IASTM) in patients with chronic neck pain - RCT by Zoha Sabir, Sana Bashir, Qurat ul Ain Saeed, Sameera Gul, Syeda Sumaira Batool

“…Out of the total 30 participants, 15 were randomly allocated to each group using coin toss method: experimental group (IASTM with stretching) and control group (Manual Myofascial Release with stretching). …”
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Improved rotational‐XOR cryptanalysis of Simon‐like block ciphers by Jinyu Lu, Yunwen Liu, Tomer Ashur, Bing Sun, Chao Li

“…Abstract Rotational‐XOR (RX) cryptanalysis is a cryptanalytic method aimed at finding distinguishable statistical properties in Addition‐Rotation‐XOR‐C ciphers, that is, ciphers that can be described only by using modular addition, cyclic rotation, XOR and the injection of constants. …”
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Gustatory Dysfunction among a Sample of Depressed Egyptian Adults under Antidepressants Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Christine Mikhail, Khaled Elgaaly, Ahmed Abd El Latif Abd El Hamid, Olfat Shaker, Shereen Ali

“…These patients were distributed into three equal groups (tricyclic antidepressants (TCA), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and psychotherapy) and were assessed for gustatory detection and recognition thresholds using the filter paper disc method through a scoring system. …”
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Evaluation of pain intensity and airway changes in non-growing patients treated by MARPE with and without micro-osteoperforation: a randomized clinical trial by Moataz Elshehaby, Nehal Fouad Albelasy, Mohamed A. Elbialy, Ahmad Mohammed Hafez, Yasser Lotfy Abdelnaby

“…Objectives To assess the effect of mini-screw assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) with/without micro-osteoperforation (MOP) on the airway and pain intensity in non-growing patients with maxillary transverse deficiency. Method Two equal groups of twenty-four individuals aged ≥ 19 years old with maxillary transverse deficit were randomly assigned. …”
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Iron supplementation in pregnancy: is less enough? by Benedicte Eskeland, Kirsti Malterud, Rune J. Ulvik, Steinar Hunskaar

“…The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of low dose iron supplementation with and without a heme component, prescribed for women in the second half of pregnancy. Method. A randomized, double‐blind, placebo controlled trial. …”
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The Analgesic Efficacy of Transverse Abdominis Plane Block versus Epidural Block after Caesarean Delivery: Which One Is Effective? TAP Block? Epidural Block? by Ebru Canakci, Ahmet Gultekin, Zubeyir Cebeci, Bulent Hanedan, Anil Kilinc

“…Materials and Methods. Eighty patients in the ASA I-II risk group, undergone an elective C-section, were randomly assigned to the study. …”
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Urban-Rural Disparities in Depressive Symptoms Among Employed Individual: Education Plays an Important Role by Xie C, Zhao Z, Gao L, Yuan L, Liu L

“…The Fairlie decomposition method was employed to investigate the impact of education level and other influencing factors on the urban-rural differences in the occurrence of depressive symptoms.Results: The proportion of depressive symptoms among employed persons in China was 14.51%. …”
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Effects of Cell-Free Fat Extract and Platelet-Rich Fibrin on Scar Maturation in an Experimental Rabbit Ear Wound Model by Wei Z, Zhang M, Chen M, Song Y, Wang Y

“…Zhenni Wei,1,2,* Mingliang Zhang,3,* Minjian Chen,1 Yong Song,1 Yi Wang1 1Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China; 2Fujian Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China; 3Fuzhou First General Hospital Affiliated with Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Minjian Chen, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China, Email 1367120447@qq.comBackground: Multiple methods have been used to treat hypertrophic scarring; however, an optimal treatment method remains to be established. …”
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Saliva exposure reduces gingival keratinocyte growth on TiO2-coated titanium by Sini Riivari, Nagat Areid, Elisa Närvä, Jaana Willberg, Timo Närhi

“…Half of the discs were provided with TiO2-coating produced in sol with polycondensation method. Half of the TiO2-coated and non-coated discs were treated with pasteurized saliva for 30 min. …”
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DEVELOPING PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDES by Debi Shinta, Dadan Rosana

“…The study was conducted by adapting the Borg and Gall research method. The subjects of this study were students of grade eight of State Junior High School 2 Binangun, Cilacap, Central Java. …”
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Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Evidence-based Practice Implementation Questionnaire in Nurses by Ommolbanin Zare, Abbas Ebadi, Giti Ozgoli, Nourossadat Kariman

“…Objective: This study investigates the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the EBP implementation questionnaire in nurses. Materials and Methods: This is a methodological and cross-sectional descriptive analytical study. …”
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Study of the structure and development of oil deposits in carbonate reservoirs using field data and X-ray microtomography by D. A. Martyushev, I. N. Ponomareva, B. M. Osovetsky, K. P. Kazymov, E. M. Tomilina, A. S. Lebedeva, A. S. Chukhlov

“…At present, a large number of scientific works devoted to the study of the features of the geological structure and the development of oil deposits in complex carbonate reservoirs are based on the use of any one research method. This article shows the advantages of the integrated use of modern methods of core research, including X-ray microtomography and electron microscopy, as well as data from hydrodynamic and field studies of wells. …”
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PERSEPSI SISWA ATAS PENGARUH KETERAMPILAN MENGAJAR GURU DAN PENGELOLAAN KELAS TERHADAP PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA by - Partono

“…Thus, it is suggested that teachers should improve their teaching method, and can apply the teaching equipment and media. …”
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Outcome of Type III Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Treatment by Closed Reduction and Different Configuration of Percutaneous K-wire Technique in Children by Ritesh Parteti, Kishor Uikey, Jayant Kothale, P Mohamed Azlam, Prashant Mishra

“…Conclusion: In our study, two lateral divergent K-wire or two lateral parallel K-wire fixation method provided safe, better functional and radiological outcomes as well as equal mechanical stability as compared to two cross K-wire or three pinning in most of the patients.…”
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Erythromycin-Resistant Group G Streptococci in an Isolated Northern Canadian Community by Lindsay Nicolle, Brian Postl, Barbara Urias, Barbara Law, Norma Ling, Androulla Efstratiou

“…The susceptibility of groups A, C, and G streptococci isolated from pharynx or skin in two northern Canadian native communities during a one year study of the epidemiology of streptococcal infection was determined for penicillin, erythromycin and clindamycin using an agar dilution method. Organisms studied included 725 group A, 82 group C, and 184 group G streptococci. …”
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The effect of acupuncture on quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Jun Zhou, Narendra Lamichhane, Zhifang Xu, Jiaqi Wang, Vo Dai Quynh, Jing Huang, Feifei Gao, Meidan Zhao, Zelin Chen, Tianyi Zhao

“…We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the effect of acupuncture on the QoL of patients with IBS.<h4>Method</h4>PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, and Web of Science were screened from inception to September 2023. …”
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A Comparative Study of Microdebrider Versus Cold Steel Instruments in Nasal Polypectomy: Recurrence Rates and Post Operative Synechiae Formation by Daniyal Nadeem, Mirza Khizar Hameed, Iftikhar Aslam, Irshad Ali, Nudrat Khalil, Sana Arif Kiani

“…By lottery method two equal groups from these patients were formed, Group A & Group B. …”
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