Transient Elevation of Liver Function Tests and Bilirubin Levels After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by Alexandros Giakoustidis, Menelaos Papakonstantinou, Christos Gkoutzios, Paraskevi Chatzikomnitsa, Areti Danai Gkaitatzi, Athanasia Myriskou, Petros Bangeas, Panagiotis Dimitrios Loufopoulos, Vasileios N. Papadopoulos, Dimitrios Giakoustidis

“…In cases of poor identification of the cystic duct and artery leading to a missed intraoperative injury, patients present with elevated liver function tests (LFTs) or increased bilirubin postoperatively. …”
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The Colloidal Chemical Properties and Features of the Adsorption of Functional Oligoperoxides on to Liquid and Solid Surfaces by A.S. Zaichenko, N.E. Mitina, M.O. Kovbuz, O.M. Hertsyk

“…The study of the sorption processes of polyfunctional initiating systems on to organic and inorganic fillers has arisen because of the development of new filled copolymer composites. In the present study, the kinetics of formation of adsorption layers by surface-active functional oligoperoxides (FSAP) based on vinyl acetate (VA), 2-t-butylperoxy-2-methyl-5-hexene-3-yne (VEP), maleic anhydride (MAN) or maleic acid (MA) at molar ratios of VA/VEP/MA and VA/VEP/MAN equal to 1:1:1 and derived metal complexes (OMC) with a Cu 2+ ion content of 0.45% and 0.80% on the surface of glass–carbon plates were examined.…”
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Non-functional oncocytic adrenocortical carcinoma: Case report with clinicopathologic and surgical correlation by Induparkavi Murugesan, Vikas Kailashiya, Sahil Data, Madan Gopal Bhardwaj, Sameer Trivedi

“…Oncocytic adrenocortical carcinoma (OACC) is a rare variant of adrenocortical carcinoma composed predominantly of oncocytic cells. We present the case of a 45-year-old female with a large, non-functional left adrenal mass diagnosed as OACC. …”
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Rumor Spreading of an SIHR Model in Heterogeneous Networks Based on Probability Generating Function by Jinxian Li, Yanping Hu, Zhen Jin

“…Using the probability generating function method and pair approximation method, the current research obtains nonlinear differential equations to describe the dynamics of rumor spreading. …”
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Improved global convergence results for augmented Lagrangian method with exponential penalty function by Frank Navarro Rojas, Luis G. Ticona Quispe

“…The purpose of the present paper is to improve the global convergence results established so far concerning the Augmented Lagrangian Algorithm with exponential penalty function for solving nonlinear programming problems with equality and inequality constraints. …”
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PROBLEMS OF IDENTIFICATION AND FUNCTIONING OF FEDERAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS IN THE SPHERE OF THE AGROINDUSTRIAL COMPLEX by I. Rykova, S. Shkodinsky, R. Gubanov

“…The article actualizes the problem of the performance of development institutions that provide financial support to agricultural producers at the present stage. The elements of scientific novelty are the comparative characteristics of development institutions and the selection of criteria for their attribution to the agro-industrial complex. …”
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Functional Approaches to Scor Model in the Supply Chain Management Processes (Part I) by Gheorghe MINCULETE, Polixenia OLAR

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Aesthetic and Functional Rehabilitation of a Child with a Giant Lymphangioma of the Face and Neck by Boris Abel González Arocha, Kirenia Pieri Silva, Eduardo Enrique Castillo Betancourt

“…Veneers with light-curing resin were applied to the affected teeth and a total lower prosthesis was fabricated, which was an effective therapy to address the aesthetic and functional problems of this patient.…”
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Functional Conditional Volatility Modeling With Missing Data: Inference and Application to Energy Commodities by Abdelbasset Djeniah, Mohamed Chaouch, Amina Angelika Bouchentouf

“…This paper explores the nonparametric estimation of the volatility component in a heteroscedastic scalar-on-function regression model, where the underlying discrete-time process is ergodic and subject to a missing-at-random mechanism. …”
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Prediction and Risk Assessment of Extreme Weather Events Based on Gumbel Copula Function by Peng-Hui Yang, Yao Yu, Feng Gu, Meng-Jie Qu, Jia-Ming Zhu

“…Based on the selected Gumbel copula function, a joint trivariate distribution of weather events is established. …”
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Heavy-hadron production based on k t -factorization with scale-dependent fragmentation functions by F. E. Barattini, C. O. Dib, B. Guiot

“…Abstract We present a comprehensive study of heavy-hadron production, including D and B mesons, heavy baryons, and the B c meson. …”
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease and the functional diseases of gastro-intestinal tract: are there any interrelations? by A. A. Sheptulin, M. A. Vize-Khripunova

“…Within the framework of non-erosive form of GERD it is possible to define 2 subgroups of patients, at which: 1)correlation of clinical symptoms to episodes of physiological gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is present – patients with hypersensitive esophagus or 2) clinical symptoms are not related to GER at all – patients with functional heartburn, which can be considered within the framework of functional pathology. …”
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q-Hermite–Hadamard Inequalities for Generalized Exponentially s,m;η-Preinvex Functions by Hua Wang, Humaira Kalsoom, Hüseyin Budak, Muhammad Idrees

“…In this article, we introduce a new extension of classical convexity which is called generalized exponentially s,m;η-preinvex functions. Also, it is seen that the new definition of generalized exponentially s,m;η-preinvex functions describes different new classes as special cases. …”
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Description of photoabsorption using photon strength function with the excitation of two resonance states by O. M. Gorbachenko, V. A. Plujko, A. I. Kucher, V. M. Petrenko

“…The results of the use of photon strength function (PSF) of the model of two coupled damped oscillators (Two State Excitations, TSE) for the description of nuclear data for photoabsorption of electric dipole gamma-rays by atomic nuclei are presented. …”
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A Review of Green's Function Methods for Tracer Timescales and Pathways in Ocean Models by Thomas W. N. Haine, Stephen M. Griffies, Geoffrey Gebbie, Wenrui Jiang

“…We focus on tracer techniques in ocean models, including real and virtual tracers that diagnose timescale information, and we emphasize the connection to the Green's function that solves the advection‐diffusion equation. …”
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Mathematical Analysis of HIV Models with Switching Nonlinear Incidence Functions and Pulse Control by Xiying Wang, Wei Xu, Yujun Cui, Xiaomei Wang

“…New threshold conditions with the periodic switching term are obtained to guarantee eradication of the disease, by using the novel type of common Lyapunov function. Furthermore, pulse vaccination is applied to the above model, and new sufficient conditions for the eradication of the disease are presented in terms of the pulse effect and the switching effect. …”
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Anatomy and function of closing muscle complex of the vagina in health and pelvic organ prolapse by G. B. Dikke, A. D. Makatsariya, A. M. Ziganshin, E. A. Shaikhieva, V. O. Bitsadze

“…In modern literature, the pelvic floor muscles are presented by showing their anatomical location and indicating relevant attachment points, but their combined anatomical, topographic and functional significance is described insufficiently, which the current review was aimed at.Aim: to determine the physiological significance and anatomical units of the vagina occlusor muscle complex, topography and functions in health and in pelvic organ prolapse (POP).Materials and Methods. …”
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Psychophysiological Acute Effects of Functional Neurology Intervention on Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Dysfunction by Guillermo Escribano-Colmena, Jorge Rey-Mota, Ana Isabel Beltrán-Velasco, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez

“…<b>Objectives</b>: The present study aimed to analyze the psychophysiological and neuromuscular reflex modifications following a single functional neurology intervention in individuals presenting vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) cancellation dysfunction. …”
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Interpretation, differential diagnosis, and clinical implications of abnormal thyroid function tests in children by Gözde Akın Kağızmanlı, Korcan Demir

“… In children, abnormal thyroid function tests (TFTs) can present diagnostic difficulty due to the variety of clinical manifestations that may accompany them. …”
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The axiological conceptual functions of the “Russian World” (Russkiy mir): mythologeme, cultureme, and ideologeme by Anastassiya Starodubtseva

“…Within the scope of this article, we present a brief analysis of the diverse interpretations of this concept, along with our conceptualization, by dividing it into three axiological conceptual functions: mythologeme, cultureme, and ideologeme. …”
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