Thymoglobulin Induction Dosing Strategies in a Low-Risk Kidney Transplant Population: Three or Four Days? by Karen L. Hardinger, Rafia S. Rasu, Rebecca Skelton, Brent W. Miller, Daniel C. Brennan

“…The 3-day dose strategy resulted in a clinically shorter length of stay and may result in cost savings.…”
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Increasing the self-sufficiency of a university campus by expanding the PV capacity while minimizing the energy cost by Randrianantenaina Tina Arizo, Le Gal La Salle Josselin, Spataru Sergiu Viorel, David Mathieu

“…However, converting an existing building stock into a microgrid powered mainly by renewable energy requires finding a technical and economic optimum while taking into account strong constraints. …”
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PET-Assessed Metabolic Tumor Volume Across the Spectrum of Solid-Organ Malignancies: A Review of the Literature by Anusha Agarwal, Chase J. Wehrle, Sangeeta Satish, Paresh Mahajan, Suneel Kamath, Shlomo Koyfman, Wen Wee Ma, Maureen Linganna, Jamak Modaresi Esfeh, Charles Miller, David C. H. Kwon, Andrea Schlegel, Federico Aucejo

“…Solid-organ malignancies represent a significant disease burden and remain one of the leading causes of death globally. …”
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Bacteriological examination of the udder samples collected from sheep and goats slaughtered at a local abattoir in elazığ by H. Basri Gülcü, Hasan Öngör

“…In this study. 133 udder lobes from 89 mastitic sheep and 67 from 40 mastitic goats slaughtered at a local abattoir in Elazığ, were collected for bacteriological examination. …”
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A Coupling Method of New EMFE and FE for Fourth-Order Partial Differential Equation of Parabolic Type by Yang Liu, Hong Li, Zhichao Fang, Siriguleng He, Jinfeng Wang

“…We propose and analyze a new numerical method, called a coupling method based on a new expanded mixed finite element (EMFE) and finite element (FE), for fourth-order partial differential equation of parabolic type. …”
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La motivation à apprendre des étudiants de français et de littérature au cégep by Louise Ménard, Diane Leduc

“…A number of studies confirm that in general and vocational college, the successful completion of the first French Literature course is an indicator of student retention and graduation. …”
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Detection of Neuroinflammation in a Rat Model of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Using [F]DPA-714 PET Imaging by Clément Thomas MD, Johnny Vercouillie PhD, Aurélie Doméné, Clovis Tauber PhD, Michael Kassiou PhD, Denis Guilloteau PhD, Christophe Destrieux MD, PhD, Sophie Sérrière PhD, Sylvie Chalon PhD

“…The detection of microglial activation may serve as a biomarker for the identification of patients at risk of this deleterious consequence. …”
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The Dynamic Innovative Balance System Improves Balance Ability: A Single Blind, Randomized Controlled Study by Bunyamin Haksever, Irem Duzgun, Gul Baltaci

“…# Background Functional balance training is crucial for both rehabilitation and prevention. A Dynamic Innovative Balance System (DIBA) is readily available for utilization in both functional and postural control training in a wide variety of dynamic conditions…”
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P-Selectin Targeted Dexamethasone-Loaded Lipid Nanoemulsions: A Novel Therapy to Reduce Vascular Inflammation by Viorel Simion, Cristina Ana Constantinescu, Daniela Stan, Mariana Deleanu, Monica Madalina Tucureanu, Elena Butoi, Ileana Manduteanu, Maya Simionescu, Manuela Calin

“…Inflammation is a common process associated with numerous vascular pathologies. …”
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A diagnostic host-specific transcriptome response for Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia to guide pediatric patient treatment by Sandra Viz-Lasheras, Alberto Gómez-Carballa, Xabier Bello, Irene Rivero-Calle, Ana Isabel Dacosta, Myrsini Kaforou, Dominic Habgood-Coote, Aubrey J. Cunnington, Marieke Emonts, Jethro A. Herberg, Victoria J. Wright, Enitan D. Carrol, Stephane C. Paulus, Werner Zenz, Daniela S. Kohlfürst, Nina Schweintzger, Michiel Van der Flier, Ronald de Groot, Luregn J. Schlapbach, Philipp Agyeman, Andrew J. Pollard, Colin Fink, Taco T. Kuijpers, Suzanne Anderson, Ulrich Von Both, Marko Pokorn, Dace Zavadska, María Tsolia, Henriëtte A. Moll, Clementien Vermont, Michael Levin, Federico Martinón-Torres, Antonio Salas, On behalf of EUCLIDS, PERFORM, and DIAMONDS consortia

“…Abstract Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes atypical pneumonia in children and young adults. Its lack of a cell wall makes it resistant to beta-lactams, which are the first-line treatment for typical pneumonia. …”
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The Bacterial Type III Secretion System as a Broadly Applied Protein Delivery Tool in Biological Sciences by Liyu Jia, Lihua Zhu

“…The type III secretion system (T3SS) is a nano-machine that allows Gram-negative bacteria to alter eukaryotic host biology by directly delivering effector proteins from the bacterial cytoplasm. …”
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A Reinforcement-Learning Based Approach for Designing High-Voltage SiC MOSFET Guard Rings by Tejender Singh Rawat, Chia-Lung Hung, Yi-Kai Hsiao, Wei-Chen Yu, Surya Elangovan, Wei-Ting Lin, Yi-Rong Lin, Kai-Lin Yang, Nien-Yi Jan, Yung-Hui Li, Hao-Chung Kuo

“…For training, proximal policy optimization (PPO) and advantage actor-critic (A2C) RL agents were deployed. The network architecture was kept at “auto” with 3 hidden layers of 128 neurons in each layer. …”
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A qualitative study on the real experience of discharging patients with urinary catheter placement after radical prostatectomy by LIU Yuping, GAI Qiongyan, ZHONG Weiqin, LI Ping

“…Objective To explore the real experiences of patients discharged with indwelling urinary catheters after radical prostatectomy, and to propose targeted nursing interventions and continuous care recommendations.Methods A purposive sampling method was used to select patients who underwent radical prostatectomy discharged from a urology department at Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital in Nanjing from June 2023 to October 2023. …”
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The Clinical Outcomes of Ventricular Septal Rupture Secondary to Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective, Observational Trial by Xin-Ying Zhang, Li-Zhao Bian, Nai-Liang Tian

“…Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a severe mechanical complication secondary to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with a dreadful prognosis. …”
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Elbow Dislocations: A Review Ranging from Soft Tissue Injuries to Complex Elbow Fracture Dislocations by Carsten Englert, Johannes Zellner, Michael Koller, Michael Nerlich, Andreas Lenich

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Simple Proofs for Bochner-Schoenberg-Eberlein and the Bochner-Schoenberg-Eberlein Module Properties on ℓpX,A by Shirin Tavkoli, Rasoul Abazari, Ali Jabbari

“…Let X be a nonempty set, A be a commutative Banach algebra, and 1≤p<∞. …”
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Assessment of the Dynamics of Experiencing a Terrorist Threat before and after the Terrorist Attack at Crocus City Hall by J.V. Bykhovets, N.N. Kazymova

“… <p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The article presents the results of a study&nbsp;on the experience of terrorist threat, psychological stress and anxiety among young girls aged 18-26 before and after a terrorist attack (two times were performed: three days and eight months later). …”
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Experimental Studies of Fluid Flow Resistance in a Heat Exchanger Based on the Triply Periodic Minimal Surface by Marcin Kruzel, Krzysztof Dutkowski, Tadeusz Bohdal

“…This study describes experimental data on 3D-printed compact heat exchangers. The heat exchanger is a prototype designed and manufactured additively using 3D printing in metal—AISI 316L steel. …”
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Visceral and Vascular Imaging Findings of Hypovolemic Shock in Contrast-enhanced Computed Tomography: A Case Report by Vaishali Bodhraj Dhawan, Rakshanda Pravin Agrawal, Gahana Kataria

“…Shock, a medical emergency condition secondary to an underlying cause, requires urgent diagnosis for timely management. …”
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Prosthetic Joint Infection due to Histoplasma capsulatum in a Patient from Trinidad: Workup, Pathology, and Treatment by James Satalich, Julie Reznicek, Alexandra Bryson, Prayag Pershad, Nicholas Hooper, Jibanananda Satpathy

“…This current case report is of a patient from Trinidad, with a history of a right total knee replacement (TKR), who underwent a successful two-stage revision due to a Histoplasmosis capsulatum periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). …”
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