CLINICAL EFFICACY OF A GEL BASED ON BIO SUBSTANTIATION FROM THE PRODUCTS OF ANTLER MARAL BREEDING IN THE TREATMENT OF GINGIVITIS by Светлана Ивановна Токмакова, Юлия Васильевна Луницына, Ольга Владимировна Бондаренко, Вера Феопеновна Турецкова, Любовь Габдулбариевна Дворникова, Виктория Анатольевна Кузикова, Алёна Олеговна Шевякина

“…When used for two weeks, the product has a hemostatic, anti-inflammatory effect, improving the functional state of periodontal tissues.…”
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A Framework for Identifying and Analyzing the Factors Affecting Corporate Governance in the Country's Banking System with the Approach of Realizing Resistance Economy by Hamed Sarvarian, Omid Ali Adeli, Mohammad Hasan Maleki

“…The theoretical population of the research was experts in corporate governance and resistance economy in the banking system.Sampling was done by judgment and based on the expertise of experts.Interview and questionnaire are the most important data collection tools.In this research, qualitative and quantitative techniques were used together.Findings:At first, 34 factors affecting corporate governance in the form of seven main factors were extracted through theme analysis.The main research factors were: technological and innovative factors, legal and regulatory factors, transparency and reporting factors, structural factors, managerial factors, sustainability factors and educational-consulting factors.In the next step, sub-factors were screened by distribution of expert questionnaires and fuzzy Delphi method.11 factors had a defuzzified number higher than 0.7.The screened factors were evaluated by the Cocoso method.The priority factors were:the extent use of advisors and experts in resistance economy and corporate governance issues, the extent of banks' attention to indicators of resistance economy in sustainability reports, the extent of banks' transparency in the selection, hiring and promotion of managers, the use from data-driven technologies for transparency of contracts and the extent to which banks move towards sustainability.Results:Functional suggestions were developed based on the most important factors. …”
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The activity of markers of oxidative and nitrosative stresses in blood plasma of Parkinson’s disease patients at the early stages by A. V. Demchenko, V. V. Biriuk, A. V. Abramov

“…PD patients with moderate anxiety had lower 3-NT levels and GST activity in blood plasma.…”
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Predicting PTSD and complex PTSD from interpersonal violence in Japanese school-based extracurricular sports activities: using the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) by Hayato Toyoda, Hayato Toyoda, Katsuhiko Ishikawa, Yasuhiro Omi

“…This study aimed to examine the applicability of the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) and determine whether interpersonal violence victimization and related risk factors predicted PTSD and CPTSD in extracurricular sports activities in Japan.MethodsThis study included 651 adults aged 18–25 who had previously participated in extracurricular sports activities in junior high and high school. …”
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Yoga Practice as a Potential Sarcopenia Prevention Strategy in Indonesian Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study by Meiliana A, Dewi NM, Latarissa IR, Barliana MI, Alfian SD, Yulianti T, Wijaya A

“…The research focused on key biomarkers and functional assessments, including serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels, telomere length, gait speed, hand grip strength, and SARC-F questionnaire scores.Results: The results showed that participants aged 71– 80 years who practiced yoga for more than a year had significantly higher IGF-1 levels (p=0.04). …”
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Yield, Production Losses, Fertility Status, and Soil Microbial Population in Three Different Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.)-Based Cropping Systems in an Oxisol in Southern Cameroon by Pierre Germain Ntsoli, Idriss Djoko Kouam, Roland Wilfried Titti, Georges Marius Etame Kossi, David Brondon Mouthe, Aoudou Yaouba

“…Interestingly, the soil bacterial load was highest in cropping system 3 at 1.89 × 106 CFU.g−1, whereas cropping systems 1 and 2 had higher fungal loads at 2.09 × 106 CFU.g−1 and 1.91 × 106 CFU.g−1, respectively. …”
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The effects of anterior bite plane on temporomandibular joint and mandibular morphology by Islamy Rahma Hutami, Shella Indri Novianty, Silvia Vera Indrawati, Alif Dewa Rinaryo, Arief Rahadian, Sandy Christiono, Shaista Afroz

“…Objectives: An anterior bite plane (ABP) is an orthodontic appliance that prevents posterior teeth from making contact. This appliance's functional concept is to reduce muscle activity, overcome deep overbite, and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders (TMD). …”
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Sonochemical Microstructuring of Sodium Alginate to Increase its Effectiveness in Bakery by Anastasia V. Paymulina, Irina Yu. Potoroko, Natalia V. Naumenko, Oleg K. Motovilov

“…Algae are a source of many biologically active compounds that can be used in food production to expand the range of functional products. For instance, sodium alginate possesses a complex of scientifically proven biologically active properties. …”
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Microwave-assisted Deep Eutectic Solvent Extraction of Xinjiang Wild Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. Polysaccharides and Analysis of Its Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities by Linghe ZHANG, Hao XIE, Maimaiti NUER

“…These findings indicate the promising in vitro antioxidant and antibacterial properties of cherry plum polysaccharides and provide a theoretical foundation for their development and utilization as functional products.…”
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The unseen struggle—depression and associated factors in geriatric cancer patients by Ozlem Dogan, Hayriye Sahinli, Dogan Yazilitas, Selen Kantarci

“…Patients receiving only oral therapy, those under palliative care, those with brain metastases, or those with insufficient cognitive functionality were excluded. Demographic and clinical data were collected from medical records. …”
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Effect of tobacco control policies on the Swedish smoking quitline using intervention time-series analysis by Alessio Crippa, Anna-Karin Danielsson, Xingwu Zhou, Nicola Orsini

“…Statistical inference on calling rates and rate ratios was obtained using intervention time-series models (Poisson regression and transfer functions).Participants A total of 179 851 phone calls to the SNTQ.Interventions Recent application of the 2014/40/ European Union (EU) Tobacco Products Directive in 2016. …”
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Autoantibodies Against Factor B and Factor H Without Pathogenic Effects in a Patient with Immune Complex-Mediated Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis by Alexandra T. Matola, Dorottya Csuka, Ágnes Szilágyi, Michael Rudnicki, Zoltán Prohászka, Mihály Józsi, Barbara Uzonyi

“…The free autoantibodies had no effect on complement deposition and on FH cofactor activity but slightly reduced C3b binding to FH. …”
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Сlinical and neuroimmunological correlations in post-stroke epilepsy illustrated by analyzing serum neuron-specific enolase and vascular endothelial growth factor by G. S. Rakhimbaeva, D. S. Sobirova

“…Of these, 70 patients newly developed late epileptic seizures (main group), 70 patients had IS without epileptic seizures (comparison group). …”
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Cultural significance and conservation challenges of the hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) and other vulture species in northeastern Benin by Fidèle Ezéchiel Koffi Hounnouvi, Jemima Lydie Obandza-Ayessa, Stanislas Mahussi Gandaho, Lindy Jane Thompson

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The relevance of using vitamin D3 for prophylactic purposes in young children by S.S. Levenets, S.O. Nykytyuk, T.V. Hariyan, V.H. Dzhyvak

“…It was found that most children had a neonatal risk of vitamin D deficiency. Many children received vitamin D to prevent malnutrition before the age of 1 year, mainly in the autumn-winter-spring season, excluding summer months. …”
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Cerebral arterial collateral status, but not venous outflow profiles, modifies the effect of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator in acute ischemic stroke by Elif Sarionder Gencer, Ezgi Yilmaz, Ethem Murat Arsava, Rahsan Gocmen, Mehmet Akif Topcuoglu

“…Patients with good prognosis had higher (by 0.5 points) modified PRECISE deep score (P = 0.047) and less frequent nonsufficient modified PRECISE deep score (0–2) (P = 0.017) in univariate analyses. …”
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High Prevalence of Malnutrition in Geriatric Patients With Solid Organ Cancer—An Institutional Study by Ujjawal Kumar Shriwastav, Deepak Sundriyal, Mridul Khanna, Neethu Sunny, Amit Sehrawat, Minakshi Dhar

“…Most patients, 91.6% (n = 130), had abnormal MNA scores. Nearly one third of the patients, 35.2% (n = 50), were underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m2). …”
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Comparative analysis of biopolymer films derived from corn and potato starch with insights into morphological, structural and thermal properties by N. Pooja, Soumyabrata Banik, Ishita Chakraborty, H. C. Sudeeksha, Sib Sankar Mal, Pornsak Srisungsitthisunti, Ajeetkumar Patil, Krishna Kishore Mahato, Nirmal Mazumder

“…Second harmonic generation (SHG) and coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy indicated that potato starch films had higher crystallinity compared to corn starch films. …”
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CORRECTION OF MORPHOFUNCTIONAL DISORDERS IN EXPERIMENTAL PREECLAMPSY BY COMBINED USE OF TRIMETAZIDINE AND PURIFIED MICRONIZED FLAVONOID FRACTION AS WELL AS THEIR COMBINATIONS WITH... by O. E. Antsiferova, M. P. Teleshchenko, Yu. M. Tsuverkalova, M. V. Pokrovsky, V. V. Gureev, M. A. Zatolokina, A. V. Gureeva

“…The experiment was performed on 200 female Wistar rats, weighing 250–300 g, in which an ADMA-like model of preeclampsia had been reproduced. To assess the degree of correction of emerging morphological and functional disorders, the following parameters were involved: blood pressure, a coefficient of endothelial dysfunction, microcirculation in the placenta, proteinuria, fluid contents in the greater omentum, morphometric indicators of placental tissues and fetal height and weight parameters.Results. …”
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Efficacy and safety of nucleo-annuloplasty using radiofrequency ablation for discogenic back pain in a local Hong Kong population by Joyce Oching Yam, Philip Cheung, Lan Fong Chiang, Shuk Ying Sambo Wan, Wing Yuk Mok

“…Percutaneous nucleo-annuloplasty was only performed in patients with confirmed discogenic back pain via a positive provocative test on discography. Results: The mean functional outcome of Oswestry Disability Index improved from 46.25 points preoperatively to 24.12 at the of 1-year follow-up (p-value = 0.00). …”
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