Predictive value of the systemic immune–inflammation index for outcomes in large artery occlusion treated with mechanical thrombectomy—a single-center study by Ao Qian, Longyi Zheng, Hui He, Jia Duan, Shuang Tang, Wenli Xing

“…BackgroundThe systemic immune–inflammation index (SII) is a composite and easily available inflammation index, which can quantitatively reflect the degree of inflammation. …”
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Prevenção e Controle do Câncer em Tempos de Capitalismo de Vigilância: Caminhos para o Combate à Desinformação by Fernando Lopes Tavares de Lima, Telma de Almeida Souza

“…Aborda como esse modelo de negócio, ao maximizar o engajamento com conteúdo sensacionalista em mídias digitais, amplifica a infodemia e estimula a propagação de informações falsas, minando a confiança pública nas instituições de saúde e na ciência. …”
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Procedure Time and Students’ Perception Comparing Full Arch Digital Scans with Conventional Impressions: A Cross-Over Randomized Experimental Trial by Hayam A. Alfallaj, Mohammed A. Alsaloum, Sahr H. Altuwaijri, Omar S. Aldibasi, Lubna T. Alkadi

“…Participants perceived conventional impressions to be more difficult than digital scans. There was a weak positive correlation between the VAS score and the procedure time for the digital technique (R = 0.25) and a moderate positive correlation for the conventional technique (R = 0.45). …”
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Can a tiered water price policy improve the technical efficiency of crop irrigation for maize in the Heihe River Basin in Northwest China? by Guifang Li, Dongdong Ma

“…On the basis of farmer survey data in 2014 and 2019, this study takes typical irrigation districts in the Heihe River Basin (HRB) in Northwest China as the study area and measures the net effect of a tiered water price policy (TWPP) on the technical efficiency of crop irrigation (TECI) by constructing sub-vector data envelopment analysis (DEA) and difference-in-differences (DID) models. …”
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Impact of lay health worker programmes on the health outcomes of mother-child pairs of HIV exposed children in Africa: A scoping review. by Kathrin Schmitz, Tariro Jayson Basera, Bonaventure Egbujie, Preethi Mistri, Nireshni Naidoo, Witness Mapanga, Jane Goudge, Majorie Mbule, Fiona Burtt, Esca Scheepers, Jude Igumbor

“…<h4>Background</h4>Increased demand for healthcare services in countries experiencing high HIV disease burden and often coupled with a shortage of health workers, has necessitated task shifting from professional health workers to Lay Health Workers (LHWs) in order to improve healthcare delivery. …”
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Un pays à l’image d’une jambe humaine : anatomie de l’imaginaire géographique et paysager italien by Justine Balibar

“…Advertising images and images promoting tourism have accustomed us to associate Italy with the image of a boot. This highly contemporary image is actually rooted in a much older image, which was just as popular during the Renaissance and which represented Italy as a human leg. …”
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RUBY® – a tetravalent (2+2) bispecific antibody format with excellent functionality and IgG-like stability, pharmacology and developability properties by Barnabas Nyesiga, Mattias Levin, Anna Säll, Anna Rosén, Kim Jansson, Sara Fritzell, Karin Hägerbrand, Dietmar Weilguny, Laura von Schantz

“…Here, we present RUBY, a novel bispecific antibody format that allows rapid generation of bsAbs that fulfill key development criteria. …”
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Management of an Intruded Tooth and Adjacent Tooth Showing External Resorption as a Late Complication of Dental Injury: Three-Year Follow-Up by Ülkü Şermet Elbay, Mesut Elbay, Emine Kaya, Alper Sinanoglu

“…The aim of this case report is to present an 11-year-old male patient with complete intrusion of the permanent maxillary left lateral incisor, associated with the adjacent central tooth presenting external resorption, treated by immediate surgical repositioning and root canal treatment with a favorable prognosis. After long-term (3-year) clinical and radiographic follow-up, the teeth appeared normal and the patient was pleased with the outcome.…”
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Manual de los Reglamentos del Agua en Florida: Regulaciones de Descargas en Aguas Subterráneas a Nivel Federal by Michael T. Olexa, Luke D'Isernia, Laura Minton, Dulcy Miller, Sarah Corbett

“…FE085/FE085: Manual de los Reglamentos del Agua en Florida: Regulaciones de Descargas en Aguas Subterráneas a Nivel Federal (ufl.edu) Ask IFAS: Manual de los Reglamentos del Agua de Florida (ufl.edu) …”
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Ketamine Therapy in Complex Cases: A Cautionary Tale of Exacerbated Personality Traits and the Crucial Role of Comprehensive Follow-Up and Psychosocial Interventions by Jai Ahuja, Luba Leontieva

“…This case report examines the unexpected increase in suicidal ideation following ketamine infusion therapy in a 75-year-old female with a history of treatment-resistant depression. …”
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A New Monoclonal Antibody Demonstrates That Muc4, the Intramembrane Ligand for Erbb2/Her2/Neu, Is Overexpressed in Multiple Carcinomas by Jin Zhang, Kermit L. Carraway

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A Novel Approach for Detection of Pavement Crack and Sealed Crack Using Image Processing and Salp Swarm Algorithm Optimized Machine Learning by Nhat-Duc Hoang, Thanh-Canh Huynh, Xuan-Linh Tran, Van-Duc Tran

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Circle Plus Partial Helical Scan Scheme for a Flat Panel Detector-Based Cone Beam Breast X-Ray CT by Dong Yang, Ruola Ning, Weixing Cai

“…It is very difficult for Mammography to detect a small carcinoma (a few millimeters in size) when the tumor is occult or in dense breast. …”
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Aggressive Differentiated Thyroid Cancer due to EML4e13-ALKe20 Fusion: A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature by Rodhan Khthir, Zainab Shaheen, Prasanna Santhanam, Saroj Sigdel

“…Patient findings. We describe a case of a 30-year-old man with a locally aggressive form of papillary thyroid cancer with EML4e13-ALKe20 fusion (EML4: echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4; ALK: anaplastic lymphoma kinase). …”
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" Viva M xico/Viva la Revoluci n ". One hundred years of Popular/Protest Songs: The Heartbeat of a Collective Identity by Lois Marie Jaeck

“…Los corridos son un ejemplo de comunicar vivencias, como el amor a la nación. En este artículo se analiza el vínculo entre el corrido de la época de la Revolución Mexicana y algunas canciones populares mexicanas de protesta de los años noventa.…”
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Internal Facilitation by Health Assistants for the &ldquo;WHO Lay Health Worker Dementia Care&rdquo; in Rural Uganda: A Formative Evaluation by Wakida EK, Obua C, Rukundo GZ, Samantha M, Maling S, Karungi CK, Talib ZM, Haberer J, Bartels SJ

“…To address these needs, we gathered key stakeholders’ perspectives on a culturally tailored model employing lay health workers, supported by health assistants as internal facilitators, to implement the World Health Organization dementia toolkit in rural communities.Methods: We conducted a formative qualitative study, utilizing one-on-one interviews with health assistants, district health team members, and primary healthcare providers in rural Uganda. …”
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Is tattooing associated with increased seroprevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections among blood donors: A single-center study from Southeastern India by Charumathy Arjunan, Abhishekh Basavarajegowda

“…INTRODUCTION: The regulations in India mandate a blanket deferral period of 12 months for donors from the time of acquiring a tattoo. …”
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The Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Entecavir and Lamivudine in Patients with HBV-Associated Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jiao Yang, Hang Sun, Qi Liu

“…However, after 12 months of treatment, patients prescribed entecavir had a statistically higher survival rate (p=0.008) and lower total bilirubin (p<0.0001) and alanine aminotransferase (p=0.04) levels compared to patients prescribed lamivudine. …”
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The Difference a Year Can Make: How Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms in <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Have Changed in Northwestern Transylvania by Matei-Ștefan Dobrescu, Dan-Alexandru Țoc, Adrian-Gabriel Pană, Carmen Costache, Anca Butiuc-Keul

“…Given the alarming rise in antibiotic resistance, the study screened 34 isolates for resistance to 10 antibiotics, 46 ARGs, and integrase genes using PCR analysis. The results reveal a concerning increase in multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) isolates over the two-year period. …”
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Constraining Solar Emission Radius at 42 MHz During the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Using a Student-commissioned Radio Telescope by Olivia R. Young, Timothy E. Dolch, Joseph F. Helmboldt, Christopher Mentrek, Louis P. Dartez, Michael T. Lam, Sophia V. Sosa Fiscella, Evan Bretl, Colin Joyce, Johannes Loock, Grace Meyer, Annabel Peltzer, Joseph Petullo, Parker Reed, Emerson Sigtryggsson, Benjamin Bassett, Andrew B. Hawken, Alejandro Z. Heredia, Paige Lettow, Whit Lewis, Mikayla Manna, Nicholas Mirochnikoff, Michael Zemcov

“…We constructed a DLITE station in Observatory Park, a dark-sky park in Montville, Ohio. …”
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