Structural Strength of Corrugated Cardboard Products by Ivan A. Kosarev, Aleksandr V. Guriev

“…A method has been developed to evaluate the structural strength and stability of samples with various parameters under edgewise compression conditions. …”
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Non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD): trauma and life events, context and meaning by Marian Peacock, Paul Bissell, Markus Reuber, Cordelia Gray, Richard Grünewald, Jon M. Dickson

“…We propose that the method used to collect trauma data is central to what is found and that a recognition of the social and political context, and their meanings, results in a more nuanced understanding of the place of trauma and life events.…”
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Impact of antibiotic prophylaxis on gut microbiota in colorectal surgery: insights from an Eastern European stewardship study by Irina Cezara Văcărean-Trandafir, Roxana-Maria Amărandi, Iuliu Cristian Ivanov, Loredana Mihaiela Dragoș, Mihaela Mențel, Ştefan Iacob, Ştefan Iacob, Ana-Maria Muşină, Ana-Maria Muşină, Elena-Roxana Bărgăoanu, Cristian Ene Roată, Cristian Ene Roată, Ștefan Morărașu, Ștefan Morărașu, Valeri Țuțuianu, Marcel Ciobanu, Mihail-Gabriel Dimofte, Mihail-Gabriel Dimofte

“…Romania's stricter healthcare regulations result in more standardized antibiotic protocols, whereas Moldova's limited healthcare funding leads to less consistent practices and greater variability in treatment outcomes.MethodsThis study presents the results of a prospective cross-border investigation involving 86 colorectal cancer patients from major oncological hospitals in Romania and Moldova. …”
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High-Risk HPV Detection in Paraffin-Embedded Tissue from Cervical Lesions by Micaela Almeida, Vitor Caeiro, Diana Costa, Lara Silva, Cíntia Sousa, Paula Pestana, Sofia Campelos, João Vale, Ana Cristina Ramalhinho, José Fonseca-Moutinho, Luiza Breitenfeld

“…Detecting and genotyping these hrHPV types in cervical lesions is crucial, requiring the development of new diagnostic methods. Methods: This study focuses on a retrospective analysis conducted on 44 women from the Cova da Beira Local Health Unit. …”
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Hypertension and dietary patterns of the adult population. Results of the Russian epidemiological study ESSE-RF by N. S. Karamnova, S. A. Maksimov, S. A. Shalnova, Yu. A. Balanova, S. E. Evstifeeva, А. E. Imaeva, A. V. Kapustina, G. A. Muromtseva, O. B. Shvabskaya, O. M. Drapkina

“…To study the associations of dietary patterns with HTN in the adult population.Material and methods. The analysis was carried out on the data of representative samples of male and female population from 13 regions of Russia. …”
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The impact of nationality status and place of residency on health-related social needs and quality of life among Palestinian Refugees in Jordan by Hamza Alduraidi, Rahaf Issam Abu Zayid, Noor Mahmoud Jaber, Bassam Saleh Hijazi, Sa'ed Radwan Khamis, Hasan Fahed Awad, Marah Al-Khateeb, Saif alnour Mahmoud Aldhirat, Ahmad Amjed Toubasi

“…This study aims to assess differences in health-related social needs and quality of life among different Palestinian refugee communities in Jordan, based on their nationality status and camp residency. Methods: A descriptive, comparative, cross-sectional design was used to measure health-related social needs (using the Accountable Health Communities Health-related Social Needs (AHCHRSN) screening tool) and quality of life (using the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQOL-BREF)) among a sample of 236 adult Palestinian refugees in three contexts; (off-camp, in-camp citizens, and in-camp non-citizens) in Jordan. …”
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The tsunami of antibiotic resistance as a global health crisis in otorhinolaryngology patients; a cross-sectional study by Peter Milad, Ossama Ibrahim Mansour, Mohammed Shehata Taha, Tarek Ashmawy, Heba Mahmoud Abdelmageed, Samia Abdou Girgis, Azza Omran, Anas Askoura, Omar Yassin, Amr Hamed, Mena Maher Nassif

“…Conclusion Throat organisms were found to be more susceptible to Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (ACA), Cefuroxime, and ceftriaxone respectively, Ear organisms were found to be more susceptible to ACA, ceftriaxone, and cefuroxime respectively, as for nose organisms, they were found to be more susceptible to ACA, ceftriaxone, and ciprofloxacin respectively. …”
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Unveiling the interplay among skin microbiota, cytokines, and T2DM: an insightful Mendelian randomization study by Zhe Zhang, Chunyu Jiang, Yi-qi Xing, Tianke Yang, Linxuan Zou, Zhuqiang Jia, Lin Zhao, Xin Han, Xueling Qu, Zhen Zhang, Junwei Zong, Shouyu Wang

“…We employed two-sample MR and multivariable MR methods to assess the correlation between the skin microbiome and T2DM, and to investigate whether this correlation is affected by inflammatory cytokines. …”
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Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes bla-CTX-M, bla-SHV, bla-TEM in enterobacteria strains isolated from perinatal center patients by A. V. Ustyuzhanin, G. N. Chistyakova, I. I. Remizova, A. A. Makhanyok

“…To assess the prevalence of bla-CTX-M, bla-SHV, bla-TEM genes in antibiotic-resistant strains of enterobacteria isolated from samples of patients of the perinatal center. Materials & Methods. …”
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Prevalence of oral frailty in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jun-kai Dou, Huan Liu, Yan Mei, Song Wang, Ying Zhang, Shao-hua Zhao, Xue-zhi Shi

“…Univariate meta-regression analysis revealed that country, measurement method, and publication year might be sources of heterogeneity. …”
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SUPERCRITICAL FLUID TREATMENT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL HYDROGEL MATRICES, COMPOSED OF CHITOSAN DERIVATIVES by P. S. Timashev, K. N. Bardakova, S. N. Churbanov, L. I. Krotova, A. M. Grigoriev, M. M. Novikov, S. G. Lakeev, V. I. Sevastianov, V. N. Bagratashvili

“…The kinetic swelling curves were constructed for structures in the base and salt forms of chitosan using gravimetric method and the contact angles were measured using droplet spreading. …”
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THE FREQUENCY OF SARCOPENIA IN OLDER AGE GROUPS: EVALUATION OF DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA by Yu. A. Safonova, E. G. Zotkin

“…Muscle strength measurement versus other functional tests is a more sensitive diagnostic method for sarcopenia.…”
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Molecular typing and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Isolates from Patients and raw meat in Huzhou, China, 2021-2022. by Xiaofang Wu, Chen Liping, Fenfen Dong, Wei Yan, Yuehua Shen, Lei Ji

“…In this study, the molecular typing and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolates from patients and raw meat between 2021 and 2022 in Huzhou were analyzed by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and antimicrobial susceptibility testing.<h4>Methods</h4>From September 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022, a total of 342 fecal specimens from diarrheal patients at a sentinel hospital in Huzhou and 168 samples of raw meat products collected from farmers' markets and supermarkets, were subjected to Campylobacter isolation and identification. …”
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Effects of Using a Smart Bassinet on the Mental Health of Military-Affiliated Pregnant Women: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Sleep Health and Mood in Newly Expectant Military... by Michele L Okun, Jennifer L Payne, Lauren M Osborne, Leilani Feliciano, Andrew Lac

“…ObjectiveThis study describes a protocol for a new randomized controlled trial that aims to ameliorate the risk for PMADs through improving infant sleep or maternal sleep during the first 6 postdelivery months in a sample of military-affiliated women. MethodsThis study is a 6-month, parallel-arm, randomized controlled trial. …”
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Multi-group global tests for restricted mean survival time and restricted mean time lost: a variable transformation approach by Shuyu Chen, Mengyao Wang, Xingyou Zhou, Wenbin Zhang, Chengfeng Zhang, Zheng Chen

“…Results Simulations demonstrated that transformed RMST and RMTL global tests effectively controlled type I error across small samples and high censoring rates, while improving power compared to untransformed methods. …”
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Mass Function of Stellar Black Holes as Revealed by the LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA Observations by Xiao-Fei Dong, Yong-Feng Huang, Zhi-Bin Zhang, Xiu-Juan Li, Ze-Cheng Zou, Chen-Ran Hu, Chen Deng, Yang Liu

“…Here we present a statistical analysis of these two samples. The nonparametric τ statistic method is adopted to correct for the observational selection effect. …”
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Porous Silicas and Respective Carbon Replicates for Adsorption and Catalysis by João Pires, Susana Borges, Ana P. Carvalho, Ana R. Silva

“…All the silica samples presented a more regular pore-size distribution than the respective carbon replicate. …”
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Applications of machine learning in glaucoma diagnosis based on tabular data: a systematic review by Mohammad Hasan Shahriari, Farkhondeh Asadi, Hamid Moghaddasi, Arash Roshanpour, Farideh Sharifipour, Zahra Khorrami

“…Traditional diagnostic methods often suffer from subjectivity and variability, emphasizing the need for more reliable approaches. …”
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Hα Variability of AB Aur b with the Hubble Space Telescope: Probing the Nature of a Protoplanet Candidate with Accretion Light Echoes by Brendan P. Bowler, Yifan Zhou, Lauren I. Biddle, Lillian Yushu Jiang, Jaehan Bae, Laird M. Close, Katherine B. Follette, Kyle Franson, Adam L. Kraus, Aniket Sanghi, Quang Tran, Kimberly Ward-Duong, Ya-Lin Wu, Zhaohuan Zhu

“…We apply this method to the candidate protoplanet AB Aur b with a dedicated Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3 program designed to sequentially sample the host star and the candidate planet in H α while accounting for the light travel time delay and orbital geometry of the source within the protoplanetary disk. …”
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Metabolic syndrome and the urinary microbiome of patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy by Ryan A. Dornbier, Chirag P. Doshi, Shalin C. Desai, Petar Bajic, Michelle Van Kuiken, Mark Khemmani, Ahmer V. Farooq, Larissa Bresler, Thomas M.T. Turk, Alan J. Wolfe, Kristin G. Baldea

“…Conclusion: Bacteria are more common and more abundant in MetS stones than control stones. …”
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