Faecal microbiota transplantation as a non-standard therapy for the treatment of Clostridioides difficile in an ulcerative colitis patient by Karolina Pendrasik, Oliwia Gocel, Katarzyna Winter, Ewa Małecka-Wojciesko

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Combined Use of Mathematical Optimization and Design of Experiments for the Maximization of Profit in a Four-Echelon Supply Chain by Daniel Arturo Olivares Vera, Elias Olivares-Benitez, Eleazar Puente Rivera, Mónica López-Campos, Pablo A. Miranda

“…This paper develops a location-allocation model to optimize a four-echelon supply chain network, addressing manufacturing and distribution centers location, supplier selection and flow allocation for raw materials from suppliers to manufacturers, and finished products for end customers, while searching for system profit maximization. …”
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Peroral Endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in pediatric achalasia: a retrospective cohort on institutional experience and quality of life by Thijs Kuipers, Carlijn Mussies, Aaltje Lei, Gwen M.C. Masclee, Marc A. Benninga, Paul Fockens, Barbara A.J. Bastiaansen, Albert J. Bredenoord, Michiel P. van Wijk

“…Abstract Background Achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disorder with an estimated annual incidence of 1–5/100.000 and a mean age at diagnosis > 50 years of age. …”
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Tracking Nonlinear Correlation for Complex Dynamic Systems Using a Windowed Error Reduction Ratio Method by Yifan Zhao, Edward Hanna, Grant R. Bigg, Yitian Zhao

“…The dynamic behaviours of correlation are tracked through a sliding window approach based on the Blackman window rather than the simple truncation by a Rectangular window. …”
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Some Random Fixed-Point Theorems for Weakly Contractive Random Operators in a Separable Banach Space by Kenza Benkirane, Abderrahim EL Adraoui, El Miloudi Marhrani

“…A random Mann iterative process is introduced to approximate the fixed point. …”
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Low back pain treatment adherence barriers in Eswatini private physiotherapy practices: A pilot study by Tapiwa Chikaka, Monique M. Keller

“…Objectives: Our pilot study aimed to determine barriers associated with physiotherapy treatment attendance and home exercise programme adherence among patients with LBP and treating physiotherapists in Eswatini. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive pilot study using a self-developed Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) survey was conducted with 62 LBP patients. …”
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['GRADUAL CHANGES IN SNOW PEAKS IN UPPER INDUS BASIN, PAKISTAN: A GOOGLE EARTH BASED REVIEW'] by Asim Qayyum Butt, Donghui Shangguan, Li Da, Amjad Ali Khan, Yulong Tan, Muhammad Ahsan Mukhtar, Ali Muhammad, Muhammad Afzal, Faizan Khalid Butt, Liaqat Ali

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HER2 Negative Mammary Paget’s Disease or In Situ Melanoma? A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Luana-Andreea Boșoteanu, Mariana Așchie, Cristian Ionuţ Orǎșanu, Mădălina Boșoteanu

“…The unexpected negative HER2 reaction is conducted to a primary focus on excluding a malignant melanoma in situ. …”
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Association of a multiplex immune marker panel with incident cognitive impairment and dementia: The Northern Manhattan Study by Mohammad Abdurrehman Sheikh, Michelle P. Moon, Clinton B. Wright, Jose Gutierrez, Minghua Liu, Tatjana Rundek, Ken Cheung, Mady Hornig, Mitchell S.V. Elkind

“…Objective: To determine whether a panel of immune markers adds significant information to known correlates of risk of dementia and cognitive impairment. …”
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Design and Kinematics Analysis of a 3-DOF Rigid Flexible Coupling Parallel Ankle Rehabilitation Mechanism by Zhiguang Ma, Kangkang Wang, Leile Zhang, Yan Song, Shaowei Jia

“…Based on the study of the ankle rehabilitation mechanism， a 3-DOF rigid flexible coupling parallel ankle rehabilitation mechanism is proposed， which solves the problems of poor compliance and large inertial impact existing in the present rehabilitation institutions. …”
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Clinical Predictors of Aspirin Resistance in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Fan Zhang, Hongyan Zheng

“…Background: Aspirin treatment is recommended as a secondary prevention strategy and could be a potential primary prevention strategy for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”
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An elderly patient with low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma with early postoperative recurrences and metastases: a case report by Amr Mansour, Assil Mahamid, Eyal Behrbalk

“…Abstract Background Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma is a rare soft tissue tumor characterized by a benign histological appearance but with a high potential for recurrence and metastasis. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Fractional Space-Time Advection-Dispersion Equation via Semi-Analytical Methods by Noufe H. Aljahdaly, Rasool Shah, Muhammed Naeem, Mohammad Asif Arefin

“…The nonlocal nature of solute movement and the nonuniformity of fluid flow velocity in the advection-dispersion process lead to the formation of a heterogeneous system, which can be modeled using a fractional advection-dispersion equation, which generalizes the classical advection-dispersion equation and replaces the time derivative with the fractional Caputo derivative. …”
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A comparative study of mini-monovision, crossed mini-monovision, and emmetropia with enhanced monofocal intraocular lenses by Yoshifumi Fujita, Yuya Nomura, Emi Itami, Tetsuro Oshika

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A note on the global properties of an age-structured viral dynamic model with multiple target cell populations by Shaoli Wang, Jianhong Wu, Libin Rong

“…The age of infection can affect the dynamics of infected cells and viral production. Here we develop a viral dynamic model with the age of infection and multiple target cell populations. …”
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Vingt ans de règne : Mohammed VI, à la recherche de l’occasion perdue by Beatriz Tomé-Alonso, Marta Garcia de Paredes

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Phragmites karka as a Biosorbent for the Removal of Mercury Metal Ions from Aqueous Solution: Effect of Modification by Muhammad Hamid Raza, Aqsa Sadiq, Umar Farooq, Makshoof Athar, Tajamal Hussain, Adnan Mujahid, Muhammad Salman

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Traumatic peripheral nerve injuries in young Korean soldiers: a recent 10-year retrospective study by Chul Jung, Jae-hyun Yun, Eun Jin Kim, Jaechan Park, Jiwoon Yeom, Kyoung-Eun Kim

“…Purpose Traumatic peripheral nerve injury (PNI), which occurs in up to 3% of trauma patients, is a devastating condition that often leads to permanent disability. …”
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Severe Bradycardia Possibly due to a Local Anesthetic Oral Mucosal Injection during General Anesthesia by Kenichi Satoh, Ayako Ohashi, Miho Kumagai, Hideki Hoshi, Kousei Otaka, Shigeharu Joh

“…Local anesthesia may induce systemic complications leading to parasympathetic activity leading to bradycardia and hypotension. We report a case of a 50-year-old man undergoing dental surgery under general anesthesia who experienced severe bradycardia and hypotension after local anesthesia infiltration. …”
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RETRACTED: Factors and models of economic security of industrial enterprises in a depressed region in the context of digital transformation by Babkin Aleksandr, Shkarupeta Elena, Igolkin Sergey, Rodionova Valentina, Shchegoleva Tatiana, Antonov Ilya

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