Protocol for a qualitative study exploring haemodialysis dependent patients’ arteriovenous fistula experience, values and concerns in Sydney, Australia by Vasi Naganathan, Sarah Joy Aitken, Bethany Miriam Stavert, Susan Monaro, Lisa Tienstra

“…A deliberate strategy will be used to recruit a demographically broad range of participants. …”
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La « lucumisation » des cultes d’origine africaine à Cuba : le cas de Sagua la Grande by Silvina Testa

“…After the abolition of slavery (1886) this religion spread to other parts of the island, and in so doing created a process of « lukumisation » of the other religions of African origin. …”
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Slippery Stents: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Describing Patients with May-Thurner Syndrome That Experienced Stent Migration by Ramy Mando, Priscilla Sigua-Arce, Lisa Spencer, Alexandra Halalau

“…Herein, we describe a case of stent migration from the left common iliac vein into the right heart, requiring open-heart surgery. …”
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High-Fat Diet-Induced Alterations in the Feeding Suppression of Low-Dose Nisoxetine, a Selective Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor by Nicholas T. Bello, Amy L. Walters, Jessica L. Verpeut, Priscila P. Cunha

“…In a similar fashion, nisoxetine resulted in reductions in blood pressure and a compensatory increase in heart rate. …”
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TraxVBF: A hybrid transformer-xLSTM framework for EMG signal processing and assistive technology development in rehabilitation by Seyyed Ali Zendehbad, Athena Sharifi Razavi, Marzieh Allami Sanjani, Zahra Sedaghat, Saleh Lashkari

“…To address this need, we propose TraxVBF, a multimodal visual biofeedback submodel using surface Electromyography (sEMG) signals and kinematic movement data to exploit muscle synergy patterns. …”
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Construction of a circRNA-miRNA-mRNA Regulatory Network for Coronary Artery Disease by Bioinformatics Analysis by Zebo Zhang, Haiyan Qian, Li Wang, Zhenbo Tao, Keai Cheng, Kaiyue Wang, Yanqing Xie, Lina Zhang

“…In this study, we aim to construct a circRNA-related competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network in CAD. …”
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A Correlation Analysis-Based Structural Load Estimation Method for RC Beams Using Machine Vision and Numerical Simulation by Chun Zhang, Yinjie Zhao, Guangyu Wu, Han Wu, Hongli Ding, Jian Yu, Ruoqing Wan

“…Subsequently, a deep neural network (DNN) is trained as a FEM surrogate model to quickly predict the structural strain response by considering material uncertainties. …”
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ITG 1000, Risk Detection and Accounting Information: a Theoretical Analysis on the Cost versus Benefit for Micro and Small Enterprises by Mateus Alexandre Costa dos Santos, Luiz Carlos Marques dos Anjos, Paulo Roberto Nóbrega Cavalcante, Paulo Aguiar do Monte

“…The discussion is based on the assumptions of economic rationality and assumes that individuals, under uncertainty, will behave in a manner attributable to Von Neumann-Morgenstern. …”
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Mountain sentinels in a changing world: Review and conservation implications of weather and climate effects on mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) by Kevin S. White, Becky Cadsand, Steeve D. Côté, Tabitha Graves, Sandra Hamel, Richard B. Harris, Forest P. Hayes, Eran Hood, Kevin Hurley, Tyler Jessen, Bill Jex, Erich Peitzsch, Wesley Sarmento, Helen Schwantje, Joel Berger

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Survey of medication history of patients with stroke after discharge from an acute hospital ward: a case series study by Yuko Fukuda, Risa Ito, Misaki Kakihana, Tsutomu Takahashi, Tetsuji Kanemoto, Toshiyuki Sahara, Masahiko Tsujikawa, Mitsuko Onda

“…Abstract Background Stroke is a leading cause of death, reducing disability-free life expectancy. …”
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Combining interictal intracranial EEG and fMRI to compute a dynamic resting-state index for surgical outcome validation by Varina L. Boerwinkle, Kristin M. Gunnarsdottir, Bethany L. Sussman, Sarah N. Wyckoff, Emilio G. Cediel, Belfin Robinson, William R. Reuther, Aryan Kodali, Sridevi V. Sarma

“…IntroductionAccurate localization of the seizure onset zone (SOZ) is critical for successful epilepsy surgery but remains challenging with current techniques. We developed a novel seizure onset network characterization tool that combines dynamic biomarkers of resting-state intracranial stereoelectroencephalography (rs-iEEG) and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI), vetted against surgical outcomes. …”
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Lipomatous/Extensively Vacuolated Ependymoma with Signet-Ring Cell-Like Appearance: Analysis of a Case with Extensive Literature Review by Miguel Fdo. Salazar, Martha Lilia Tena-Suck, Alma Ortiz-Plata, Citlaltepetl Salinas-Lara, Daniel Rembao-Bojórquez

“…“Lipomatous” and “extensively vacuolated” are descriptive captions that have been used to portray a curious subset of ependymomas distinctively bearing cells with a large vacuole pushing the nucleus to the periphery and, thus, simulating a signet-ring cell appearance. …”
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Effect of Glass Fiber Post Surface Treatment on Bond Strength of a Self-Adhesive Resin Cement: An “In Vitro” Study by Lairds Rodrigues dos Santos, Darlon Martins Lima, Edilausson Moreno Carvalho, Vandilson Pinheiro Rodrigues, Claudia Maria Coelho Alves

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Decreased mental health care utilization following a psychosocial intervention in caregivers of hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients by Rita Ouseph, Calvin Croy, Crystal Natvig, Teresa Simoneau, Mark L. Laudenslager

“…Mixed model regressions showed a significant decrease in mental health service use by the PEPRR group (P=0.001). …”
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Acute Spinal Cord Contusion in a Patient with Multiple Upper Cervical Fractures, Parkinson’s Disease, and Torticollis: Surgical Management by Sarah Merrill, Maziyar A. Kalani, Naresh P. Patel, Mark K. Lyons, Matthew T. Neal

“…Spine surgery in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) involves increased risk. We describe a case of cervical myelopathy in a patient with PD, multiple fractures involving the atlas and axis vertebrae, and spasmodic torticollis. …”
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Tearing down the barriers to exercise after mastectomy: a qualitative inquiry to facilitate exercise among breast cancer survivors by Jiyong Byeon, Justin Y Jeon, Sujin Yeon, Ansuk Jeong, Jihee Min, Yong Jin Yoon, Jinmoo Heo, Chulwon Lee, Jeeye Kim, Seho Park, Seung Il Kim

“…Physical constraints and psychological resistance were identified as the barriers to exercise, while a sense of purpose and first-hand exercise experience were identified as the facilitators of exercise. …”
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Development and Validation of a Stability-Indicating HPLC Method for the Simultaneous Determination of trans-Resveratrol and cis-Resveratrol in an Injectable Solution by Esmeralda Mota-Lugo, Mariana Dolores-Hernández, Elvia A. Morales-Hipólito, Iris A. Blanco-Alcántara, Hugo Cuatecontzi-Flores, Raquel López-Arellano

“…The quantification of trans-resveratrol occurred at a retention time of 2.6 min, with ammonium formate (10 mM, pH = 4)/acetonitrile, 70/30 v/v, as mobile phase. …”
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La vigilancia del anarquismo en la prensa de Buenos Aires a comienzos del siglo XX by Martín Albornoz

“…De esta manera, se argumenta que el anarquismo en la prensa posibilitó que la policía dignificara su tarea, premiara a sus agentes y mostrara su competencia para anticipar intentos terroristas en la ciudad.…”
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Short communication: The importance of random effects in detecting purging of inbreeding depression: A model comparison in Pannon White rabbits by I. Nagy, I. Curik, A.T. Nguyen, J. Farkas, Gy. Kövér

“…Inbreeding depression (ID) is a well-documented phenomenon associated with reduced fitness and possible extinction. …”
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Analysis of phenol production technology from the waste of empty palm oil bunches: A review of methods and process efficiency by Adi Saputro Erwan, Bahari Alias Azil, Dwi Nurherdiana Silvana, Saraswati Rahaju, Ariyanti Dessy, Roriza Putri Redina Erda, Febrila Awardani Niken

“…This waste can be used as a raw material for the manufacture of phenols. …”
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