NEW DIAGNOSTIC POSSIBILITIES FOR DETERMINING THE NATURE OF RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE by T.O. Pertseva, L.I. Konopkina, L.A. Botvinikova

“…Since the Phadiatop test is more sensitive and specific for the detection of symptoms of respiratory allergosis, it should be more widely used at the stages of screening and follow-up of patients with COPD (instead of determining the level of blood eosinophils and / or total IgE).…”
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Strategy for Construction and Improvement of 4R Resilience Evaluation Model for Coastal Cities by Qixiang QIN, Weiping ZHANG, Yasen YIN

“…The reasons leading to the aforesaid results are mainly summarized in the following three aspects. 1) Due to dense population and land shortage, city samples with high development intensity pay more attention to spatial redundancy and resource acquisition during disasters, and their urban core functional areas have achieved full coverage of public services and emergency service facilities to a large extent through encrypted road networks, mixed land use, vertical functional layout and other ways. …”
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Enhancing wheat quality through color sorting: a novel approach for classifying kernels based on vitreousness by Jin-Kyung Cha, Hyeonjin Park, Youngho Kwon, So-Myeong Lee, Jeonghyun Kim, Woo-Jae Kim, Kwangho Park, Woosik Jang, Youngeun Lee, Byung Jun Jin, Kidong Han, Ki-Won Oh, Jong-Hee Lee

“…Traditionally, vitreousness is visually assessed, but studies on classifying vitreous and starchy kernels to improve quality are limited.MethodsThis study expands the use of a commercial color sorter to classify kernel vitreousness by G value, distinguishing vitreous from starchy kernels.Results and DiscussionThe system improved protein content and bread-making quality by classifying vitreous kernels, while reducing variability across 23 samples collected over four years. …”
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Research on wind turbine blade fault detection based on DenseNet-TL combined with ELM by Dianming WANG, Xue PAN, Jian MA, Yuzhang DAI, Chengjun SUN, Shibin LI, Xiaoju YIN

“…A wind turbine blade fault prevention detection method is designed to analyses wind turbine blade images by combining DenseNet, Transfer Learning (TL) and Extreme Learning Machines (ELM), and collect image samples as a training set. …”
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Designing a model of the role of social media in crisis management and digital supply chain resilience by Farhad Jahangiri, Abolfazl Danaei, Mahsa Akbari, Younos Vakil Alroaia

“…In this research, the metacomposite method has been used to present the model. In the qualitative part of the study 10 experts participated through the whole number selection, and the quantitative part included 500 employees of MAPNA company, based on Cohen's sample size table. …”
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Impulsive Buying and Deferment of Gratification Among Adults With ADHD by Sverrir Björn Einarsson, Baldur Heiðar Sigurðsson, Sigurlín Hrund Kjartansdóttir, Páll Magnússon, Jón Friðrik Sigurðsson

“…[Results] Significant differences were found between the two groups on the three scales, the ADHD group showing more ADHD symptoms, more frequent impulsive buying behaviour and less ability to defer gratification. …”
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Integrated pore size and grain size characterization of geomaterials from Ewekoro, Eastern Dahomey Basin by Olawale Babatunde Olatinsu, Mathew Osaretin Ogieva, Kehinde Saheed Ishola, Amidu Abiola Ige-Adeyeye

“…Sandstone and glauconite samples exhibit bimodal PSD. PSD for Limestone samples is trimodal which is a manifestation of a more complex pore system common in carbonate rocks mainly due to the composition of grains, matrix and cement. …”
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Triangle test in sensory analysis: approaches and challenges in the context of proficiency testing by Pinto Manuel, Barros Paulo, Correia Elisete, Vilela Alice

“…Results suggest that adding the compound to two samples generally makes it more challenging for participants to accurately identify the odd sample, leading to more incorrect answers. …”
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Comparative efficacy of conventional pap smear and liquid based cytology for screening of cervical cancer in women of reproductive age group in a tertiary care centre in rural Madh... by Shambhavi, Suresh Kumar Sutrakar, Lokesh Tripathi, Parul Singh Rajpoot, Priyanka Agrawal, Uday Raj Singh, Jagannath Jatav, Deepti Tiwari, Pushpkunjika Sharma

“…Results: CPS showed a sensitivity of 59.62%, specificity of 94.19%, and sample adequacy of 93.3%, while LBC exhibited higher sensitivity (89.09%), comparable specificity (91.43%), and better sample adequacy (95.8%). …”
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The impact of gambling advertising on gambling severity: a path analysis of factors of psychological distress in individuals with gambling disorder by Hibai Lopez-Gonzalez, Roser Granero, Roser Granero, Roser Granero, Fernando Fernández-Aranda, Fernando Fernández-Aranda, Fernando Fernández-Aranda, Fernando Fernández-Aranda, Mark D. Griffiths, Susana Jiménez-Murcia, Susana Jiménez-Murcia, Susana Jiménez-Murcia, Susana Jiménez-Murcia

“…However, the relationship of gambling advertising and severity is typically assessed among samples recruited from online panels using screening tools as the method to categorize the gambling severity status of participants. …”
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Analyzing the Sedimentological Parameters and Size Distribution Pattern in Hamoun Hirmand Sediments by Samira Zandifar, Adele Jamalian, Maryam Naemi

“…Identifying the characteristics and distribution pattern of sediments in the Hamon lagoon bed is the primary objective of this research. Material and MethodsAfter the initial visit and determining the boundary of the study area, 271 sediment samples were taken from the depths of 30 cm and 60 cm in Hamon Sabri area and a part of Hamon Hirmand. …”
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Annual cycle variations in the gut microbiota of migratory black-necked cranes by Yujia Zhang, Ruifeng Ma, Suolangduoerji, Shujuan Ma, Shujuan Ma, Akebota Nuertai, Ke He, Hongyi Liu, Ying Zhu

“…And the summer samples exhibited higher alpha (Simpson and Shannon), beta diversity (Bray-Curtis and UniFrac) and more diverse functions in gut microbiota compared to other seasons. …”
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Influence of heat treatment on the microstructural evolution of CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy prepared by Selective Laser Melting by Chengshuyu Yang, Bo Huang, Yongjian Zheng, Jiehua Li, Hao Zhang, Yaoyao Ding, Liwen Liang, Zixiang Qiu, Haixuan Wang, Yang Yang, Miaocheng Tian, Qizhong Huang, Zhining Wu, Jan Bohacek

“…However, traditional manufacturing methods make manufacturing parts with complex structures difficult. …”
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Neutrophil extracellular traps mediated by platelet microvesicles promote thrombosis and brain injury in acute ischemic stroke by Xin Gao, Xinyi Zhao, Jiacheng Li, Chang Liu, Wenqiang Li, Junjie Zhao, Zhixi Li, Nan Wang, Fang Wang, Jiawei Dong, Xiuwei Yan, Jiheng Zhang, Xueyan Hu, Jiaqi Jin, Ge Mang, Ruishuang Ma, Shaoshan Hu

“…Results A significant elevation in NET markers was found in patient plasma in AIS patients, and neutrophils generated more NETs from patients’ neutrophils. HMGB1 expression was upregulated on PMVs from AIS patients and induced NET formation. …”
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Parents’ perceptions of core outcomes in neonatal research in two Nigerian neonatal units by Ian Sinha, Melissa Gladstone, Janneke van de Wijgert, Kevin Mortimer, Sarah Kathryn Read, Aisha Jibril, Olukemi Tongo, Abimbole Akindolire, Isa Abdulkadir, Helen Nabwera, Stephen Allen, Olusegun Akinyinka, Dominic Umoru, Chinyere Ezeaka, Ireti Fajolu, Beatrice Ezenwa, Zainab Imam, Martha Mwangome, Alison Talbert, Pauline Andang’o, Walter Otieno, Grace Nalwa, Graham Devereux, Ismaela Abubakar, Nicholas Embleton

“…Participants were purposively sampled to include parents of babies with common neonatal problems such as prematurity.Results We conducted 31 interviews. …”
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The influence of partisanship on the roots of anti-vaccine attitudes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by Sylvia Iasulaitis, Alan Demetrius Baria Valejo, Leonardo Ribeiro dos Santos

“…The data showed that citizens more loyal to then-president Jair Bolsonaro, a vocal vaccine skeptic, were less likely to get vaccinated. …”
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Environmental Performance, Financial Constraints, and Tax Avoidance Practices: Insights from FTSE All-Share Companies by Probowo Erawan Sastroredjo, Marcel Ausloos, Polina Khrennikova

“…However, our findings suggest that an increase in environmental performance may paradoxically lead to a rise in tax avoidance activities. Using a sample of 567 firms listed on the FTSE All Share from 2014 to 2022, our study finds that firms associated with higher environmental performance are more likely to avoid taxation. …”
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Financial Dynamics of Cooperatives of the Popular and Solidarity Economy of Ecuador: An Analysis Using the Tucker3 Model and Projection with Multidimensional Neutrosophic Regressio... by Gabriela Valeria Bustos–Chiliquinga, Purificación Galindo-Villardón, Cristian Cornejo Gaete

“…Ultimately, the results advocate for differentiated lines of intervention and more accurate crisis warning systems, with findings applicable to regulatory, managerial and academic settings where improvements of the stable, strategic application of this cooperative sector are needed.…”
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Teletherapy could miss a distinct group among patients with pain and opioid use disorder by Sarah C. Wilson, Alexandra M. Otto, Amy B. Wachholtz

“…Though the telehealth group showed higher retention, the in-person group reached more diverse samples. Participants who completed the telehealth group had higher education and income, longer periods of stability on medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and were more likely to be White compared to participants who completed the in-person group. …”
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Comparative study of soft neurological signs in patients of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder at a tertiary care center by Ravi Kishore Sadula, Aparna Meda, Sudharani Kesavareddy, Umashankar Molanguri

“…Conclusion: NSSs especially repetitive movement sensory integration, impairment of motor coordination were more in schizophrenia, whereas other signs such as posturing, motor movements were more in bipolar disorder patients in our study.…”
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