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124 publications are visible in Scopus, address: https://www.scopus.com/, with 842 citations.

  • Andreeva, T., Komsa-Penkova, R., Langari, A., Krumova, S., Golemanov, G., Georgieva, G. B., Taneva, S. G., Giosheva, I., Mihaylova, N., Tchorbanov, A., & Todinova, S. (2021). Morphometric and nanomechanical features of platelets from women with early pregnancy loss provide new evidence of the impact of inherited thrombophilia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(15). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22157778
  • Angelov, T. (2021). HPLC determination of pKa value of benfotiamine. Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies, 44(11–12), 618–624. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826076.2021.2016443
  • Atanasov, P. Y., Moneva-Sakelarieva, M. G., Kobakova, Y. A., Ivanova, S. A., Obreshkova, D. P., Petkova, V. B., & Becheva, M. V. (2021). COVID-19 as a concomitant diagnosis and the emergencies behind COVID-19 mask—A real challenge that requires a multidisciplinary view of the patient. Pharmacia, 68(3), 603–606. https://doi.org/10.3897/PHARMACIA.68.E71287
  • Bachvarova-Nedelcheva, A., Yordanov, S., Iordanova, R., Stambolova, I., Stoyanova, A., Georgieva, N., & Nemska, V. (2021). The influence of nd and sm on the structure and properties of sol-gel-derived tio2 powders. Molecules, 26(13). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26133824
  • Becheva, M. S. V., Ivanova, S. А., & Kirkova-Bogdanova, A. G. (2021). Pharmaceutical care and active treatment in patients with osteochondrosis. Pharmacia, 68(1), 223–226. https://doi.org/10.3897/pharmacia.68.e62944
  • Blazhev, A., Atanasova, M., Kostov, K., Doychinova, T., Blazheva, S., & Karcheva, M. (2021). Estimation of ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) populations of kaylaka park in the town of Pleven, Bulgaria. Insects, 12(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12090808
  • Bodurska, T., Konova, E., Pachkova, S., & Yordanov, A. (2021). Endometrial microbiome and women’s reproductive health – Review of the problem endometrial microbiome and reproductive health. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 15(4), 1727–1734. https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.15.4.03
  • Borisov, B., Borisova, E., & Todorieva-Todorova, D. (2021). Changes in adaptive immunity in patients with chronic kidney disease. Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, 27(4), 10–16.
  • Borisov, B. K., Hitkova, H. Y., & Linkova, S. P. (2021). Tunnelled Hemodialysis Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection with Ochrobactrum Anthropi: A Report of the First Two Cases from Bulgaria and a Brief Overview; [Инфекция кровотока, связанная с катетером при туннельном гемодиализе, вызванная Ochrobactrum Anthropi: Отчёт о первых двух случаях из Болгарии и краткий обзор]. Folia Medica, 63(1), 148–152. https://doi.org/10.3897/folmed.63.e53131
  • Borisov, B. K., & Todorieva, D. K. (2021). Changes in innate immunity in patients with chronic kidney disease. Current Trends in Immunology, 22, 35–41.
  • Bortolan, G., Christov, I., & Simova, I. (2021). Potential of rule-based methods and deep learning architectures for ecg diagnostics. Diagnostics, 11(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11091678
  • Busoni, S., Bock, M., Chmelik, M., Colgan, N., De Bondt, T., Hanson, L. G., Israel, M., Kugel, H., Maieron, M., Mazzoni, L. N., Seimenis, I., & Vestergaard, P. (2021). ADDENDUM to EFOMP Policy statement No.14 “The role of the Medical Physicist in the management of safety within the magnetic resonance imaging environment: EFOMP recommendations”. Physica Medica, 89, 303–305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2021.07.017
  • Di Fiore, R., Suleiman, S., Calleja-Agius, J., Ellul, B., O’toole, S. A., Savona-Ventura, C., Felix, A., Napolioni, V., Conlon, N. T., Kahramanoglu, I., Azzopardi, M. J., Calleja, N., Dalmas, M., Brincat, M. R., Muscat-Baron, Y., Sabol, M., Dimitrievska, V., Yordanov, A., Vasileva-Slaveva, M., … Faraggi, D. (2021). Gynocare update: Modern strategies to improve diagnosis and treatment of rare gynecologic tumors—Current challenges and future directions. Cancers, 13(3), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13030493
  • Di Fiore, R., Suleiman, S., Drago-Ferrante, R., Felix, A., O’toole, S. A., O’leary, J. J., Ward, M. P., Beirne, J., Yordanov, A., Vasileva-Slaveva, M., Subbannayya, Y., Pentimalli, F., Giordano, A., & Calleja-Agius, J. (2021). Lncrna mort (Znf667-as1) in cancer—Is there a possible role in gynecological malignancies? International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(15). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22157829
  • Di Fiore, R., Suleiman, S., Felix, A., O’toole, S. A., O’leary, J. J., Ward, M. P., Beirne, J., Sabol, M., Ozretić, P., Yordanov, A., Vasileva-Slaveva, M., Kostov, S., Nikolova, M., Said-Huntingford, I., Ayers, D., Ellul, B., Pentimalli, F., Giordano, A., & Calleja-Agius, J. (2021). An overview of the role of long non-coding RNAs in human choriocarcinoma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22126506
  • Dineva, S., Uzunova, K., Pavlova, V., Filipova, E., Kalinov, K., & Vekov, T. (2021). Network meta-analysis of efficacy and safety of chlorthalidone and hydrochlorothiazide in hypertensive patients. Blood Pressure Monitoring, 26(2), 160–168. https://doi.org/10.1097/MBP.0000000000000486
  • Dobrev, P., Strashilov, S., & Yordanov, A. D. (2021). Metastasis of malignant melanoma in ovarium simulating primary ovarian cancer: A case report. Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche, 180(12), 867–869. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0393-3660.19.04298-0
  • Dunev, V., Genov, P., Mladenov, V., Antonov, P., & Atanasov, B. (2021). A rare case of double J stent migration in the kidney. Urology Case Reports, 36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101557
  • Dunev, V. R., Genov, P. P., Kirilov, I. V., & Mladenov, V. D. (2021). Retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma-a case report. Urology Case Reports, 35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101555
  • Dunev, V., Vladislav, M., & Pencho, G. (2021). Early result of meshed split-tickness skin graft in patient with paraffinoma of penis. Urology Case Reports, 34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101499
  • Gandileva, V., Makaveeva, P., Tabakova, D., Valerieva, T., Simova, I., Petkov, P., Niagolova, S., Hristov, V., Poposki, S., Dimitrov, N., & Vekov, T. (2021). Abernethy Malformation Type II in a 70-Year-Old Patient with Angina Pectoris. Acta Medica Bulgarica, 48(4), 23–27. https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2021-0044
  • Ganeva, S., Todorova, K., Lukanov, T. S., Rayanova, G., & Blajeva, S. (2021). Levels of lymphocyte subpopulations in peripheral blood among patients with diabetes. Acta Medica Bulgarica, 48(1), 75–80. https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2021-0012
  • Garvanski, I., Matveev, M., Krasteva, V., Stoyanov, T., & Simova, I. (2021). On a Possible Approach to Risk Prediction of Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation after Catheter Ablation According to Data from the Pre-procedure Period. International Journal Bioautomation, 26(1), 37–66. https://doi.org/10.7546/ijba.2022.26.1.000869
  • Gatzov, P., Monsuez, J.-J., Agoston, G., Aschermann, M., Badran, H. M., Cohen, A., Huber, K., Shlyakhto, E., Ural, D., & Alfonso, F. (2021). Heart failure 2019: Insights from the National Society of Cardiology Journals. Cardiologia Hungarica, 51(2), 99–102. https://doi.org/10.26430/CHUNGARICA.2021.51.2.99
  • Gatzov, P., Monsuez, J.-J., Agoston, G., Aschermann, M., Badran, H. M., Cohen, A., Huber, K., Shlyakhto, E., Ural, D., Ferreira-Gonzalez, I., & Alfonso, F. (2021a). Heart Failure 2019. European Heart Journal, 42(6), 557–559. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa918
  • Gatzov, P., Monsuez, J.-J., Agoston, G., Aschermann, M., Badran, H. M., Cohen, A., Huber, K., Shlyakhto, E., Ural, D., Ferreira-Gonzalez, I., & Alfonso, F. (2021b). Heart failure 2019. Russian Journal of Cardiology, 26(2), 160–162. https://doi.org/10.15829/1560-4071-2021-4408
  • Gatzov, Pl. (2021). NEW GLUCOSE-LOWERING DRUGS IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE AND DIABETES. Bulgarian Cardiology, 27(2), 60–64. https://doi.org/10.3897/bgcardio.27.e70144
  • Gavrilova, A. B., & Vassilev, K. V. (2021). Flora and Vegetation of “Elenova gora” Natural Forest Reserve, Central Balkan Range (Bulgaria). Ecologia Balkanica, 13(2), 23–36.
  • Gegouskov, V., Ilieva, V., Yanev, N., Mihalova, Т., & Kostadinov, D. (2021). MEDIASTINAL TUMORS: TYPES, PREVALENCE, DIAGNOSIS. General Medicine, 23(5), 67–72.
  • Gentscheva, G., Karadjova, I., Minkova, S., Nikolova, K., Andonova, V., Petkova, N., & Milkova-Tomova, I. (2021). Optical properties and antioxidant activity of water-ethanolic extracts from sempervivum tectorum L. From Bulgaria. Horticulturae, 7(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7120520
  • Gentscheva, G., Karadjova, I., Radusheva, P., Minkova, S., Nikolova, K., Sotirova, Y., Yotkovska, I., & Andonova, V. (2021). Determination of the elements composition in sempervivum tectorum l. From bulgaria. Horticulturae, 7(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7090306
  • Gentscheva, G., Pashev, A., Nikolova, K., & Minkova, S. (2021). Fluorescence Spectra and Chemical Composition of High Oleic Sunflower Oils with Herbs Oil Additives. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1762(1). https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1762/1/012008
  • Georgiev, G. P., Grudeva, V., Stokov, L., Landzhov, B., Tsankov, L., & Karabinov, V. (2021). Idiopathic intervertebral disc calcification in children. What should we know? Rentgenologiya i Radiologiya, 60(1), 63–66.
  • Georgieva, S. (2021). EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH PROMOTION ON THE CONTROL OF COVID-19. General Medicine, 23(5), 26–33.
  • Ghouzlani, A., Kandoussi, S., Tall, M., Reddy, K. P., Rafii, S., & Badou, A. (2021). Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Human Glioma Microenvironment. Frontiers in Immunology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.679425
  • Gómez-Ríos, M. Á., Gómez-Ríos, D., Xu, Z., & Esquinas, A. M. (2021). Airway management in obese patients. Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (English Edition), 71(3), 305–306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjane.2020.12.017
  • Gospodinova, A., Nankov, V., Tomov, S., Redzheb, M., & Petrov, P. D. (2021). Extrusion bioprinting of hydroxyethylcellulose-based bioink for cervical tumor model. Carbohydrate Polymers, 260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.117793
  • Himcheva, I., Angelova, N., Naydenova, E., Stavreva, G., Krastev, D., Kochev, D., & Bocheva, A. (2021). SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL NOCICEPTIN ANALOGUES: INVOLVEMENT IN ANALGESIC EFFECTS OF OPIOID AND NITRIC OXIDEERGIC SYSTEMS AFTER COLD STRESS. Journal of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, 56(5), 901–906.
  • Hristova, P. M., Hitkova, H. Y., Georgieva, D. S., Todorova, G. V., & Sredkova, M. P. (2021). Evaluation of three chromogenic media and a selective broth for detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from rectal swab specimens. Comptes Rendus de L’Academie Bulgare des Sciences, 74(8), 1146–1154. https://doi.org/10.7546/CRABS.2021.08.05
  • Ilieva, K., Atanasova, M., Atanasova, D., Kortenska, L., & Tchekalarova, J. (2021). Chronic agomelatine treatment alleviates icvAβ-induced anxiety and depressive-like behavior through affecting Aβ metabolism in the hippocampus in a rat model of Alzheimer’s disease. Physiology and Behavior, 239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113525
  • Ivancheva, V., & Lyubenov, Al. (2021). DOES THE PATIENT’S OPINION MATTER? CONSUMER ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF HEALTH SERVICES. General Medicine, 23(3), 9–15.
  • Kalcheva, S. E., Klisarova, D. P., Gerdzhikov, D. B., & Georgiev, D. M. (2021). Phytoplankton Study in Pomorie Lake, Black Sea (Bulgaria). Ecologia Balkanica, 13(2), 37–45.
  • Kamburova, M. (2021a). FAMILY-ORIENTED CARE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION. General Medicine, 23(3), 45–52.
  • Kamburova, M. (2021b). THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC AND ANTI-EPIDEMIC MEASURES IN THE ROMA NEIGHBORHOOD. General Medicine, 23(6), 37–45. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.244
  • Kamenova, K., Grancharov, G., Tzankov, B., Aluani, D., Tzankova, V., Tzankov, S., Yoncheva, K., & Petrov, P. D. (2021). Mixed micellar system for codelivery of doxorubicin and caffeic acid phenethyl ester: Design and enhanced antitumor activity. Polymer Journal, 53(3), 471–479. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-00442-2
  • Karcheva, M., Sherif, D., Lazarova, K., Chernaeva, K., & Makaveev, I. (2021). A case of a child with four parasites in Bulgaria. Annals of parasitology, 67(2), 347–349. https://doi.org/10.17420/ap6702.349
  • Kasnakova, P., & Ivanova, S. (2021). Patient-centered approach to pharmaceutical care in the recovery of patients with post- Covid syndrome. Pharmacia, 68(2), 381–385. https://doi.org/10.3897/PHARMACIA.68.E66727
  • Kim, D. D., Wan, L., Cao, X., Klisarova, D., Gerdzhikov, D., Zhou, Y., Song, C., & Yoon, S. (2021). Metagenomic insights into co-proliferation of Vibrio spp. And dinoflagellates Prorocentrum during a spring algal bloom in the coastal East China Sea. Water Research, 204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117625
  • Kirilov, N. K., & Kirilova, E. K. (2021). Classifying Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Images Using Machine Learning. 2021 56th International Scientific Conference on Information, Communication and Energy Systems and Technologies, ICEST 2021 - Proceedings, 53–54. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEST52640.2021.9483559
  • Kirilov, N., Kirilova, E., & Krastev, E. (2021). Using machine learning to predict bone mineral density from dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry images of the lumbar spine. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 2933, 220–226. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85113371342&partnerID=40&md5=681e39324d6c906c911f32581f09ebab
  • KIROV, K. G., & BOGDANOV, B. G. (2021). Large extragastrointestinal stromal tumor of the lesser omentum. Chirurgia (Turin), 34(1), 44–47. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0394-9508.20.05101-3
  • Kornovski, Y., Atanasova, Y., Kostov, S., Slavchev, S., & Yordanov, A. D. (2021). Endometriosis and risk of ovarian cancer. Oncology in Clinical Practice, 17(3), 125–127. https://doi.org/10.5603/OCP.2021.0012
  • KORNOVSKI, Y., IVANOVA, Y., KOSTOV, S., SLAVCHEV, S., MATEVA, S., & YORDANOV, A. (2021). Rare malignant ovarian tumors-classification, incidence rate, prognosis and treatment. Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche, 180(7–8), 380–386. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0393-3660.21.04635-0
  • Kornovski, Y., Ivanova, Y., Kostov, S., Slavchev, S., & Yordanov, A. (2021a). GYNAECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGIC DISEASES AND PREGNANCY. Wiadomosci lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960), 74(8), 1984–1987. https://doi.org/10.36740/wlek202108135
  • Kornovski, Y., Ivanova, Y., Kostov, S., Slavchev, S., & Yordanov, A. (2021b). Pregnancy and malignant diseases—Principles of management. Oncology in Clinical Practice, 17(4), 176–182. https://doi.org/10.5603/OCP.2021.0024
  • Kornovski, Y., Ivanova, Y., Kostov, S., Slavchev, S., & Yordanov, A. (2021c). Treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in outpatient practice. Family Medicine and Primary Care Review, 23(3), 313–317. https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2021.108196
  • Kornovski, Y., Slavchev, S., Kostov, S., Ivanova, Y., & Yordanov, A. (2021). Precancerous lesions of the cervix—Aetiology, classification, diagnosis, prevention. Oncology in Clinical Practice, 17(6), 271–276. https://doi.org/10.5603/OCP.2021.0027
  • Kostadinova, P., & Kostadinov, S. (2021). REASONS FOR THE LOW IMMUNIZATION RANGE IN BULGARIA WITH HPV VACCINE ACCORDING TO GENERAL PRACTITIONERS. General Medicine, 23(4), 26–31.
  • Kostov, K. (2021). The causal relationship between endothelin-1 and hypertension: Focusing on endothelial dysfunction, arterial stiffness, vascular remodeling, and blood pressure regulation. Life, 11(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/life11090986
  • Kostov, K., & Blazhev, A. (2021a). Circulating levels of endothelin-1 and big endothelin-1 in patients with essential hypertension. Pathophysiology, 28(4), 489–495. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathophysiology28040031
  • Kostov, K., & Blazhev, A. (2021b). Serum anti-collagen iv igm and igg antibodies as indicators of low vascular turnover of collagen iv in patients with long-term complications of type 2 diabetes. Diagnostics, 11(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11050900
  • Kostov, S., Dzhenkov, D., Metodiev, D., Kornovski, Y., Slavchev, S., Ivanova, Y., & Yordanov, A. (2021a). A case of human papillomavirus infection and vulvar cancer in a young patient – “hit and run” theory. Gynecologic Oncology Reports, 36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2021.100760
  • Kostov, S., Kornovski, Y., Ivanova, V., Dzhenkov, D., Metodiev, D., Watrowski, R., Ivanova, Y., Slavchev, S., Mitev, D., & Yordanov, A. (2021). New aspects of sarcomas of uterine corpus—A brief narrative review. Clinics and Practice, 11(4), 878–900. https://doi.org/10.3390/clinpract11040103
  • Kostov, S., Kornovski, Y., Slavchev, S., Ivanova, Y., Dzhenkov, D., Dimitrov, N., & Yordanov, A. (2021a). Lateral Transperitoneal Accesses to the Pelvic Retroperitoneum in Gynecology: Surgical Technique, Anatomical Landmarks and Variations. Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, 19(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40944-021-00554-4
  • Kostov, S., Kornovski, Y., Slavchev, S., Ivanova, Y., Dzhenkov, D., Dimitrov, N., & Yordanov, A. (2021b). Pelvic lymphadenectomy in gynecologic oncology—Significance of anatomical variations. Diagnostics, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11010089
  • Kostov, S., Kornovski, Y., Slavchev, S., Ivanova, Y., Dzhenkov, D., Yordanov, A., & Slavcheva, S. (2021). Pseudomyxoma peritonei of appendiceal origin mimicking ovarian cancer – A case report with literature review. Przeglad Menopauzalny, 20(3), 148–153. https://doi.org/10.5114/pm.2021.109120
  • Kostov, S., Slavchev, S., Dzhenkov, D., Stoyanov, G., Dimitrov, N., & Yordanov, A. (2021b). Corona mortis, aberrant obturator vessels, accessory obturator vessels: Clinical applications in gynaecology. Folia Morphologica (Poland), 80(4), 776–785. https://doi.org/10.5603/FM.A2020.0110
  • Kostov, S., Slavchev, S., Dzhenkov, D., Stoyanov, G., Dimitrov, N., & Yordanov, A. (2021c). Median sacral artery anterior to the left common iliac vein: From anatomy to clinical applications. A report of two cases. Translational Research in Anatomy, 22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tria.2020.100101
  • Kostova, D., Stoev, S., Tachkov, K., & Petrova, G. (2021). Cost-effectiveness of in vitro fertilization and controlled ovarian hyperstimulation before and after the COVID-19 outbreak. Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment, 35(1), 1821–1827. https://doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2021.2022993
  • Kostova-Lefterova, D., Vasileva-Slaveva, M., Maslyankov, S., Konsoulova, A., Atanasova, M., Paycheva, T., Vlahova, A., Genadieva-Yordanova, M., Prodanova, G., Zahariev, Z., Pavlov, V., Todorov, G., Vasilev, B., Angelov, K., Deliyski, T., Petrova, I., Hitova, D., & Petrov, I. (2021). Intraoperative radiotherapy with balloon-based electronic brachytherapy system—A systematic review and first Bulgarian experience in breast cancer patients. Current Oncology, 28(5), 3932–3944. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28050335
  • Malkodanski, I., Mihaylov, I., Strateva, D., & Yordanov, A. (2021). Pudendal nerve block as a countermeasure to postoperative chronic pain after removal of Bartholin’s cyst. Seksuologia Polska, 19. https://doi.org/10.5603/SP.2021.0012
  • Marinova, M., Feradova, H., Gonzalez-Carmona, M. A., Conrad, R., Tonguc, T., Thudium, M., Becher, M. U., Kun, Z., Gorchev, G., Tomov, S., Strassburg, C. P., Attenberger, U., Schild, H. H., Dimitrov, D., & Strunk, H. M. (2021). Improving quality of life in pancreatic cancer patients following high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in two European centers. European Radiology, 31(8), 5818–5829. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-020-07682-z
  • Mateva, S., Nikolova, M., & Yordanov, A. (2021). Patterns of myometrial invasion in endometrial adenocarcinoma with emphasizing on microcystic, elongated and fragmented (Melf) glands pattern: A narrative review of the literature. Diagnostics, 11(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11091707
  • Matiashova, L., Isayeva, G., Shanker, A., Tsagkaris, C., Aborode, A. T., Essar, M. Y., & Ahmad, S. (2021). COVID-19 vaccination in Ukraine: An update on the status of vaccination and the challenges at hand. Journal of Medical Virology, 93(9), 5252–5253. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.27091
  • Matiashova, L., Shanker, A., & Isayeva, G. (2021). The effect of intermittent fasting on mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and metabolic disease with high cardiovascular risk: A systematic review. Clinical Diabetology, 10(3), 284–289. https://doi.org/10.5603/DK.a2021.0016
  • Mitov, K. V. (2021a). A critical branching process with immigration in varying environments. Statistics and Probability Letters, 168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spl.2020.108928
  • Mitov, K. V. (2021b). A LIMIT THEOREM FOR THE MAXIMUM OF RANDOM VARIABLES WITH LOGARITHMIC DISTRIBUTION. Mathematics and Education in Mathematics, 50, 179–184.
  • Mladenovski, M., Valkov, I., Ovcharov, M., Vasilev, N., & Duhlenski, I. (2021). High Grade Glioma Surgery – Clinical Aspects and Prognosis; [Хирургия глиомы высокой степени злокачественности – клинические аспекты и прогноз]. Folia Medica, 63(1), 35–41. https://doi.org/10.3897/folmed.63.e55255
  • Moneva-Sakelarieva, M. G., Kobakova, Y. A., Atanasov, P. Y., Obreshkova, D. P., Ivanova, S. A., & Stankova, E. K. (2021). COVID-19 – the challenge to treat a disease and not a positive RT-PCR test. Pharmacia, 68(1), 155–161. https://doi.org/10.3897/PHARMACIA.68.E61906
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