Evaluation of the economic effect of biological therapy in patients with severe COVID-19 and cytokine storm by M. Yu. Frolov, A. S. Salasyuk, V. A. Rogov

“…The study aimed to assess the economic effect of biological therapy with anti-interleukin (IL)-6 drugs: tocilizumab, olokizumab, and levilimab in patients with severe COVID-19 and cytokine storm.Materials and Methods. An assessment of the economic consequences of severe COVID-19 therapy was carried out using the cost of illness analysis in a model developed in Microsoft Excel 2016 (Microsoft, USA). …”
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Exploring the Indoor Plant–People Relationship Through Qualitative Responses by B. Le Busque, C. Litchfield, C. L. Shaw

“…Given that we found that not all indoor plant–people relationships are equal, and that people have varying levels of connection to their plants, future research should explore these relationship types using quantitative methods.…”
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The determinants of entrepreneurship in urban and non-urban regions: A fuzzy-set QCA approach by Evelyn Calispa-Aguilar

“…Contribution & Value Added: This study contributes to the ongoing discussion on entrepreneurial ecosystems complexity, particularly regarding the questions of how ecosystem elements interact to support entrepreneurship in a particular place and whether all ecosystem elements are equally important for entrepreneurship.         …”
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The Effects of Glutathione Monoethyl Ester on Different Biochemical, Oxidant, and Antioxidant Levels During Storage in Leukoreduced Red Blood Cells by Behrooz Ghezelbash, Mohammadreza Deyhim, Azita Azarkeivan, Ali Akbar Pourfathollah, Nahid Eskandari

“…Each unit divided into 2 equal parts; LR-RBC treated with glutathione monoethyl ester and a control group. …”
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Comparison of the Effects of Different Cryoprotectants on Stem Cells from Umbilical Cord Blood by Gecai Chen, Aihuan Yue, Zhongbao Ruan, Yigang Yin, Ruzhu Wang, Yin Ren, Li Zhu

“…Cryoprotectants (CPA) for stem cells from umbilical cord blood (UCB) have been widely developed based on empirical evidence, but there is no consensus on a standard protocol of preservation of the UCB cells. Methods. In this study, UCB from 115 donors was collected. …”
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Features of Microbiota in Newborns in Critical Condition at Admission to the Intensive Care Unit of a Specialized Hospital by Yu. S. Aleksandrovich, D. O. Ivanov, E. Yu. Pavlovskaya, K. V. Pshenisnov, A. M. Savicheva, K. V. Shalepo, T. I. Akimenko, D. A. Zemlyanoy

“…Microorganisms were isolated from feces in 70% of cases, from the oral cavity in 62.5%, and from blood in 12.5%. E. faecalis was equally frequent at all three sites (5%).Conclusion. …”
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Myriad of Traumatic Oral Soft Tissue Pathologies: A 12-Year Histopathological Experience by Madhur Sharma, Anjali Narwal, Gopikrishnan Vijayakumar, Mala Kamboj, Anju Devi

“…Objective: To identify the prevalence of oral soft tissue pathologies associated with trauma and further propose a working classification of the same based on histopathological experience. Material and Methods: An observational retrospective study was conducted on all trauma associated soft tissue lesions of oral cavity in a tertiary care hospital (2010-2022). …”
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Coronary Computed Angiography and Coronary Artery Calcium Score for Preoperative Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery by Ioannis Kyriakoulis, Sriram S. Kumar, Georgios D. Lianos, Dimitrios Schizas, Damianos G. Kokkinidis

“…Strong evidence supports that CCTA and CACS, either alone or in combination, are reliable methods for assessing the risk of both perioperative and long-term postoperative MACE, often demonstrating equal or superior prognostic performance compared to traditional imaging tools. …”
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Assessment of the personnel-efficacy of Moroccan teachers and future teachers in the practice of gender-responsive pedagogy: case study of the Casablanca-Settat region by Essedaoui Aafaf, Belaaouja Sabah, Bouanis Marya, Boukhair Aziz, El Houch Mohamed, Belaaouja Smail

“…Gender equality in education is crucial for sustainable development and the realization of fundamental human rights. …”
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Enhanced patient counselling and SMS reminder messages to improve access to community-based eye care services in Meru, Kenya: statistical analysis plan for a Bayesian adaptive tria... by Min Jung Kim, Malebogo Tlhajoane, Andrew Bastawrous, Luke Allen, David Macleod, Nigel Bolster, David Prieto-Merino

“…Participants will be randomized equally into intervention and control groups. The trial will stop if interim findings indicate either efficacy of one arm over the other, or futility that the two arms are performing equally. …”
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Rural heat health disparities: Evidence from the U.S. National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) by Minwoo Ahn, Ladd Keith, Heidi E. Brown

“…This urban-rural disparity was not equal across regions with the odds of EMS events to rural areas of the Western U.S. resulting with a positive outcome for the patient was 54 % less than that for urban areas. …”
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An economic evaluation of laparoscopy and open surgery in the treatment of tubal pregnancy by Ben W.J Mol, Petra J. Hajenius, Simone Engelsbel, Willem M. Ankum, Fulco Van derVeen, Douwe J. Hemrika, Patrick M.M. Bossuyt

“…Conclusions. Laparoscopy is equally effective as open surgery in the treatment of tubal pregnancy, and considerably reduces costs…”
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Dual-Channel Deepfake Audio Detection: Leveraging Direct and Reverberant Waveforms by Gunwoo Lee, Jungmin Lee, Minkyo Jung, Joseph Lee, Kihun Hong, Souhwan Jung, Yoseob Han

“…Previous approaches have attempted to capture deepfake features by combining video and audio content; however, these methods are ineffective when video and audio are mismatched due to occlusion. …”
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A Comparative Rugoscopic Study of the Dentate and Edentulous Individuals in the South Indian Population by Jagdish Prasad Rajguru, Satya Ranjan Misra, Nagaveni S. Somayaji, K. M. K. Masthan, Aravindha N. Babu, Neeta Mohanty

“…The study group was equally divided between the sexes, which was further categorized into 100 dentulous and edentulous patients, respectively. …”
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Advances in Batteries, Battery Modeling, Battery Management System, Battery Thermal Management, SOC, SOH, and Charge/Discharge Characteristics in EV Applications by R. Ranjith Kumar, C. Bharatiraja, K. Udhayakumar, S. Devakirubakaran, K. Sathiya Sekar, Lucian Mihet-Popa

“…Furthermore, the different battery charging approaches and optimization methods are discussed. The Battery Management System performs a wide range of tasks, including as monitoring voltage and current, estimating charge and discharge, equalizing and protecting the battery, managing temperature conditions, and managing battery data. …”
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SYNTHESIS OF AMINE-CONTAINING POLYMERIC MICROSPHERES BY SEED COPOLYMERIZATION FOR APPLICATIONS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY by A. V. Bakhtina, A. A. Sivaev, S. M. Levachev, S. A. Gusev, N. A. Lobanova, M. A. Lazov, I. A. Gritskova

“…The physico-chemical properties of polymeric microspheres obtained under different conditions were studied by the following methods: the diameters of the particles - by electron scanning and light microscopy; the wetting angle - bу the method of "lying droplets"; the sedimentation velocity - by the macromethod in a capillary tube by the movement of the (polymer slurry)/water phase boundary (buffer solution); the zeta-potential - by dynamic light scattering. …”
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Molecular markers of cardiac fibrosis after myocardial infarction by O. L. Barbarash, A. G. Kutikhin, T. B. Pecherina, R. S. Tarasov, V. V. Kashtalap, N. V. Fedorova, L. A. Bogdanov, O. N. Hryachkova, D. Yu. Sedykh

“…To perform a screening for molecular markers of cardiac fibrosis upon myocardial infarction.Materials and Methods. We carried out echocardiography-guided endomyocardial biopsy of affected and intact interventricular septum segments of 7 patients with anterior myocardial infarction. …”
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Can Preterm Labour Be Predicted in Low Risk Pregnancies? Role of Clinical, Sonographic, and Biochemical Markers by Reva Tripathi, Shakun Tyagi, Nilanchali Singh, Yedla Manikya Mala, Chanchal Singh, Preena Bhalla, Siddhartha Ramji

“…This is a prospective nested cohort study conducted over a period of 3 years. 2644 women were recruited, out of which final analysis was done for 1884 women. Methods. Cervicovaginal and blood samples were collected for all recruited women. …”
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Streamlining referrals by establishing a UAE-specific referral algorithm for CVD patients with overlapping COPD: a collaborative effort by cardiologists and pulmonologists by Abdulla Shehab, Ashraf Alzaabi, Abdulmajeed Al Zubaidi, Bassam Mahboub, Hadi Skouri, Hamad Alhameli, Hassan El-Tamimi, Mohammed Nizam Iqbal

“…This gap in identifying CVD patients who may potentially also have COPD must be addressed to facilitate referrals of such patients to pulmonology.Methods and resultsA task force comprising an equal number of cardiologists and pulmonologists met virtually and identified the gaps in current practices for diagnosing patients with comorbid COPD and CVD in the UAE. …”
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Morphological diversity of microalgae and Cyanobacteria of cryoconite holes in Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica by Flavia Dory, Veronica Nava, Linda Nedbalovà, Valentina Soler, Biagio Di Mauro, Giacomo Traversa, Morena Spreafico, Barbara Leoni

“…Moreover, the study of cryoconite microalgae is challenging due to the limitations of molecular approaches, such as incomplete genetic databases and the semiquantitative nature of the data. Furthermore, it is equally difficult to examine the development of microalgae in sediment by using standard counting methods for water-living organisms. …”
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