MRI-guided, transrectal, intraprostatic steam application as potential focal therapeutic modality for prostatic diseases in a large animal translational model: A feasibility follow... by Adriano Wang-Leandro, Florian Willmitzer, Agnieszka Karol, Beat Porcellini, Peter Kronen, Emile M Hiltbrand, Daniel Rüfenacht, Patrick R Kircher, Henning Richter

“…Parallel to establishment of diagnostic surveillance protocols for detection of prostatic diseases, novel treatment strategies should be developed. …”
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Comparing the Effects of Paracetamol and Pethidine on First-stage Labor Pain Relief and Their Maternal and Neonatal Complications by Masoumeh Khammar, Zohreh Ghorashi, Azita Manshoori

“…Introduction: The pain relief effect of Paracetamol, as a safe analgesic drug in labor, compared to Pethidine, as a well-known analgesic drug, need to be more evaluated. Objective: This study aims to compare the effects of Paracetamol and Pethidine on the first-stage labor pain relief and neonatal and maternal complications. …”
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An efficient approach for diagnosing faults in photovoltaic array using 1D-CNN and feature selection Techniques by Yousif Mahmoud Ali, Lei Ding, Shiyao Qin

“…Finally, a confusion matrix is utilized to evaluate the performance of the trained model. Three datasets of PVAs have been utilized to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed FSFD method. …”
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Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Arabic Medical Outcomes Study-Social Support Survey-6 among Saudi Adults by Mohsen M. Alyami, Abdulsalam A. Alasmari

“…Concurrent validity was evaluated through Pearson’s correlations with relevant psychological measures. …”
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Dimensional Stability and Accuracy of Silicone Impression Materials after Ozone Water Disinfection: An In Vitro Study by Abinaya . Kutralanathan, Ahila . Singaravel Chidambaranathan, Muthukumar . Balasubramaniam

“… Objectives: This study evaluated the effect of ozone water disinfection on dimensional stability and accuracy of silicone impression materials. …”
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Investigating the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation on chronic pain management in endometriosis patients: A randomized controlled trial protocol. by Tatiana Camila de Lima Alves da Silva, Hégila da Silva Dantas, Luiza Eduarda Macedo, Talita Duarte Martins, Edson Silva-Filho, Rodrigo Pegado, Linda McLean, Maria Thereza Albuquerque Barbosa Cabral Micussi

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This is a single-center, parallel, double-blinded, randomized, controlled clinical trial protocol study. …”
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Dependence of heart rate variability on indicators of type 1 diabetes mellitus control. by N. O. Pertseva, O. V. Gurzhiy, K. I. Moshenets

“…The aim of our study was to evaluate the influence of the main indicators of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) control on heart rate variability (HRV). …”
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HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR INSTALLATION ESTIMATION FOR THE WATER SOURCE WELL SAND-PACK CLEANING UP by V. V. Ivashechkin

“…The suggested correlations for evaluating the hydraulic elevator efficiency determine the sand pack removal duration as function of its sizes and the ejected fluid flow rate. …”
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Assessing the Trend of Landcover Changes in Asaloyeh - Shirino Coastline Applying LCM Model by Siavash Shayan, Maysa Vali

“…The procedure is that first the landcover maps are prepared and then the process of land use change changes, changes in other landcovers to man-made areas and also the coastline change process is evaluated. The assessment of the change indicates that the use of man-made areas has had significant changes in a period from 1990 to 2019 under the influence of the development of economic activities and in parallel with the development of residential areas, refineries, as well as other facilities related to the Gas Company. …”
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The Analysis of the Relationship Between Electrical Energy Consumption and Industrial Activity in Greater Nador (NE Morocco) by El Monhim Bilal, Arabi Mourad, Mechkirrou Latifa, Mharchi Saliha, Elouassidi Abdelhafid, Makkaoui Mohamed, Sbai Abdelkader, Benrbia Khadija

“…The analysis employed Pearson correlation tests and comparative evaluations between the two cities to identify patterns and disparities. …”
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3D Printed multilayer overlapping resonators for low-frequency broadband sound absorption: mechanism analysis and corresponding modified theoretical method by Yiming Zhao, Zichao Guo, Jie Ye, Junjie Deng, Xinying Lu, Kexin Zeng, Zhonggang Wang, Zhendong Li

“…Experimental validation has been conducted to evaluate the accuracy of the current model. This structure significantly increases the effective depth by about 38% with a total thickness of 63 mm, achieving broadband absorption from 320 to 690 Hz using non-parallel units. …”
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Ice Nucleating Particles Carried From Below a Phytoplankton Bloom to the Arctic Atmosphere by J. M. Creamean, J. N. Cross, R. Pickart, L. McRaven, P. Lin, A. Pacini, R. Hanlon, D. G. Schmale, J. Ceniceros, T. Aydell, N. Colombi, E. Bolger, P. J. DeMott

“…Processes that dictate Arctic cloud formation and impacts on the atmospheric energy budget are poorly understood, yet crucial for evaluating the rapidly changing Arctic. In parallel, warmer temperatures afford conditions favorable for productivity of microorganisms that can effectively serve as ice nucleating particles (INPs). …”
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Unraveling the excitation mechanisms of highly oblique lower band chorus waves by W. Li, D. Mourenas, A. V. Artemyev, J. Bortnik, R. M. Thorne, C. A. Kletzing, W. S. Kurth, G. B. Hospodarsky, G. D. Reeves, H. O. Funsten, H. E. Spence

“…Linear growth rates are evaluated based on in situ, measured electron velocity distributions and plasma conditions and compared with simultaneously observed wave frequency spectra and wave normal angles. …”
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Structural insights into SSNA1 self-assembly and its microtubule binding for centriole maintenance by Lorenzo Agostini, Jason A. Pfister, Nirakar Basnet, Jienyu Ding, Rui Zhang, Christian Biertümpfel, Kevin F. O’Connell, Naoko Mizuno

“…Here, we determine the cryo-EM structure of C.elegans SSNA-1 at 4.55-Å resolution and evaluate its role in embryonic development. We find that SSNA-1 forms an anti-parallel coiled-coil, with self-assembly facilitated by an overhang of 16 C-terminal residues that form a triple-stranded helical junction. …”
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A Systematic Methodology for the Identification of the Chemical Composition of the Mongolian Drug Erdun-Uril Compound Utilizing UHPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry by Yanghui Huo, Kailin Li, Suyu Yang, Bo Yi, Zhihua Chai, Lingxuan Fan, Liangyin Shu, Bowen Gao, Huanting Li, Wei Cai

“…Therefore, it is crucial to establish an efficient and rapid method for evaluating the chemical constituents of Erdun-Uril. …”
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Effects of pioglitazone on mnemonic hippocampal function: A blood oxygen level–dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging study in elderly adults by Annchen R. Knodt, James R. Burke, Kathleen A. Welsh‐Bohmer, Brenda L. Plassman, Daniel K. Burns, Stephen K. Brannan, Michael Kukulka, Jingtao Wu, Ahmad R. Hariri

“…Accordingly, drugs that positively influence mitochondrial function are being evaluated in delay‐of‐onset clinical trials with at‐risk individuals. …”
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ACHIEVEMENT OF TARGET BLOOD PRESSURE LEVEL IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH AMLODIDINE: ORIGINAL DRUG VERSUS GENERIC by S. Yu. Martsevich, N. A. Dmitrieva, A. D. Deev, L. A. Sokolova, V. V. Jakusevich, J. V. Lukina, M. A. Maximova, A. V. Zaharova, A. A. Serazhim, V. P. Voronina

“…Aim. To evaluate antihypertensive effects of new generic amlodipine (Stamlo M) in comparison with original amlodipine (Norvasc) in monotherapy and in combination with angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and diuretic in patients with arterial hypertension (HT) of 1-2 degree.Material and methods. 60 patients with HT of 1-2 degree were included in the open randomized parallel comparative study. …”
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Early Dynamics of Cerebrospinal CD14+ Monocytes and CD15+ Granulocytes in Patients after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Cohort Study by Lukas Kurt Postl, Viktoria Bogner, Martijn van Griensven, Marc Beirer, Karl Georg Kanz, Christoph Egginger, Markus Schmitt-Sody, Peter Biberthaler, Chlodwig Kirchhoff

“…The ratio of CSF and serum albumin as a measure for the BBB’s integrity was assessed in parallel. CSF samples of patients receiving lumbar puncture for elective surgery were obtained as controls. …”
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StomachNet: Optimal Deep Learning Features Fusion for Stomach Abnormalities Classification by Muhammad Attique Khan, Muhammad Shahzad Sarfraz, Majed Alhaisoni, Abdulaziz A. Albesher, Shuihua Wang, Imran Ashraf

“…These algorithms are implemented in parallel to obtain optimal feature vectors. Following this, a maximum correlation-based fusion approach is applied to fuse optimal vectors from the previous step to obtain an enhanced vector. …”
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Quality of Plywood Bonded with Nanolignin-Enriched Cardanol-Formaldehyde Adhesive by Maria Rita Ramos Magalhães, Felipe Gomes Batista, Ana Carolina Corrêa Furtini, Mário Vanoli Scatolino, Flávia Maria Silva Brito, Lourival Marin Mendes, Thiago de Paula Protásio, José Benedito Guimarães Junior

“…With the addition of nanolignin, the modulus of rupture and of elasticity increased by approximately 150% and up to 400% in the parallel direction, respectively. The resistance to combustion also significantly improved. …”
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