Assessing the ecological resilience of Ebola virus in Africa and potential influencing factors based on a synthesized model. by Li Shen, Jiawei Song, Yibo Zhou, Xiaojie Yuan, Samuel Seery, Ting Fu, Xihao Liu, Yihong Liu, Zhongjun Shao, Rui Li, Kun Liu

“…We believe that this integrated modeling approach and response analysis provide a framework that can be extended to predict risk of other worldwide diseases from a similar epidemic study perspective.…”
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Teamwork between registered nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel in acute care settings: A scoping review by Kang Lynn Wong, Wei Ling Chua, Peter Griffiths, Qin Ling Pearlyn Goh, Kye Wern Chelsea Low, Jia Qi Apphia Tan, Sok Ying Liaw

“…Aim: To scope the literature on the factors influencing teamwork between registered nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel in acute care settings Methods: A scoping review was conducted using the Arksey and O'Malley (2005) framework. …”
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Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy after Transarterial Chemoembolisation Failure in an Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Presentation by Francesco Fiorica, Carlo Greco, Sergio Boccia, Sergio Sartori, Antonio Stefanelli, Francesco Cartei, Stefano Ursino

“…There is no standard treatment after transarterial chemoembolization failure. We report the case of a patient with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma who showed a complete response and a long cancer control with hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy after transarterial chemoembolization failure. …”
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Fusing Emotion and Art Communication: A Disc Interval-Valued Fermatean Fuzzy Decision-Making Approach by Liu Peng

“…The operations used are applied to a case study of interactive digital art that is meant to enrich clients’ emotional experiences and overall effectiveness of clinical therapy. …”
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Understanding personality pathology in a clinical sample of youth: study protocol for the longitudinal research project ‘APOLO’ by Nagila Koster, Igor Lusin, Paul T van der Heijden, Odilia M Laceulle, Marcel A G van Aken

“…Introduction We propose that a dimensional, multilayered perspective is well suited to study maladaptive personality development in youth. …”
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and type 1 diabetes: a potential game changer? by Ortal Resnick, Fernando Bril, Fernando Bril, Giovanna Beauchamp

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Digital Workflow for Indirect Bonding with 2D Lingual Brackets: A Case Report and Procedure Description by Federico Rosti, Maria Francesca Sfondrini, Davide Bressani, Marina Consuelo Vitale, Paola Gandini, Andrea Scribante

“…A virtual bracket positioning is performed using software (NemoCast, Dentaurum), and a prototyped transfer tray is created by a CAD-CAM device. 2D lingual brackets were positioned inside the tray, so the appliance was bonded to the dental surface using light curing adhesive resin. …”
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Renal and Hematological Effects of CLCF-1, a B-Cell-Stimulating Cytokine of the IL-6 Family by Virginia J. Savin, Mukut Sharma, Jianping Zhou, David Gennochi, Timothy Fields, Ram Sharma, Ellen T. McCarthy, Tarak Srivastava, Jos Domen, Aurélie Tormo, Jean-François Gauchat

“…CLCF-1 is a cytokine known for B-cell stimulation and for neurotrophic properties. …”
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From Poetry to Narration with Mazaher Mosaffa: Taking a look at'The Proceedings' (Noskhe-ye Eghdam) by Hamidreza Tavakkoli

“…Mazaher Mossafa’s poems or continuant couplets  which are collected in ‘The Proceedings’ (Noskhe-ye Eghdam) are noteworthy from different perspectives: the interaction between the poetic side and narrative aspect; the romantic color; story-telling and the transition of memories, especially childhood ones; parading personal experiences and describing the details; climatic coloring and the reflection of the folklore, passing through the most personal agonies to national distress or even the historical injuries of Iran; the role of association in altering atmospheres; weird conversations, from addressing a mountain to addressing a mirror and even to addressing his two year old brother passed away before the birth of the poet but granted his name and memory and birth  certificate to him. …”
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Habitat fragmentation increases the risk of local extinction of small reptiles: A case study on Phrynocephalus przewalskii by Cui Yang, Yue Qi, Jiayuan Guo, Liangfei Peng, Neng Xiong, Wenya Zhang, Wei Zhao

“…Habitat fragmentation represents a multifaceted global conservation threat, exerting both direct and indirect effects on individual animals and communities. …”
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Observation of Clouds Using the CSIR Transportable LIDAR: A Case Study over Durban, South Africa by Lerato Shikwambana, Venkataraman Sivakumar

“…This indicates a change in the composition and/or thickness of the cloud. …”
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A Critical Review on the Book Qesse-ye Solayman (An Ancient Text of Azarbaijan’s Regional Variety of Persian) by Milad Bigdeloo, Farzaneh Farahzad

“…To achieve the aims of the study, other ancient Persian books were studied and compared to “Qesse-ye Solayman” and, in order to correct the deficiencies, the co-text and the context were also taken into consideration. In this study, a new word was also pinpointed in the book and its meaning was made clear by finding the word in two other books.…”
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Generation of Rational Drug-like Molecular Structures Through a Multiple-Objective Reinforcement Learning Framework by Xiangying Zhang, Haotian Gao, Yifei Qi, Yan Li, Renxiao Wang

“…In this work, we have developed a graph-based generative model within a reinforcement learning framework, namely, METEOR (Molecular Exploration Through multiplE-Objective Reinforcement). …”
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Existence and Stability for a Coupled Hybrid System of Fractional Differential Equations with Atangana–Baleanu–Caputo Derivative by Liyuan Zhao, Yirong Jiang

“…The aim of this article is to investigate a coupled hybrid system of fractional differential equations with the Atangana–Baleanu–Caputo derivative which contains a Mittag–Leffler kernel function in its kernel. …”
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Vocational Bias: A Potential Pitfall in the Use of Key Informant Interviews in Pediatric Community Needs Assessments by Kimberly Northrip, Candice Chen, Jennifer Marsh

“…Key informants are individuals with insight into a community or a problem of interest. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of the employment type of key informants on the outcome of a pediatric needs assessment for an urban community. …”
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A novel (targeted) kinesio taping application on chronic low back pain: Randomized clinical trial. by María Lourdes Peñalver-Barrios, Juan Francisco Lisón, Javier Ballester-Salvador, Julia Schmitt, Aida Ezzedinne-Angulo, María Dolores Arguisuelas, Julio Doménech

“…This study is a randomized controlled trial with intention-to-treat analysis. …”
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease as a Cause of Cognitive Decline and Seizures in the Elderly: Diagnostic Pointers and Strategy for Investigation by R. Williams, F. Cresswell, M. McClure, R. Lane

“…This case of a 71-year-old lady with a 3-month history of progressive cognitive decline illustrates clinical features suggestive of Creutzfeltd-Jakob disease such as rapid decline in conscious level and myoclonic jerking. …”
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Advancing the understanding of Naegleria fowleri: Global epidemiology, phylogenetic analysis, and strategies to combat a deadly pathogen by Awadh Alanazi, Sonia Younas, Hasan Ejaz, Muharib Alruwaili, Yasir Alruwaili, Bi Bi Zainab Mazhari, Muhammad Atif, Kashaf Junaid

“…Naegleria fowleri is a rare but deadly pathogen that has emerged as an important global public health concern. …”
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A Comparison of Resting Scapular Posture and the Davies Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test by John D Heick, Jenna Haggerty, Robert C Manske

“…Kibler has described a four-type classification of scapulothoracic dysfunction. …”
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Longitudinal Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy in a Nationwide Screening Program: Comparing Deep Learning and Human Graders by Jirawut Limwattanayingyong, Variya Nganthavee, Kasem Seresirikachorn, Tassapol Singalavanija, Ngamphol Soonthornworasiri, Varis Ruamviboonsuk, Chetan Rao, Rajiv Raman, Andrzej Grzybowski, Mike Schaekermann, Lily H. Peng, Dale R. Webster, Christopher Semturs, Jonathan Krause, Rory Sayres, Fred Hersch, Richa Tiwari, Yun Liu, Paisan Ruamviboonsuk

“…To evaluate diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening via deep learning (DL) and trained human graders (HG) in a longitudinal cohort, as case spectrum shifts based on treatment referral and new-onset DR. …”
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