Short-Term Response of Soil Organic Carbon Indices to Different Farming Strategies and Crop Rotation Systems in a Semiarid Warm Region by Aram Gorooei, Amir Aynehband, Dominik Behrend, Sabine J. Seidel, Amit Kumar Srivastava, Afrasyab Rahnama, Thomas Gaiser

“…To find out how the SOC pools and the carbon lability influence the carbon management index (CMI) in response to different agricultural practices in a warm semiarid region, the carbon lability index (LI) and the carbon pool index (CPI) were measured under the interactive effect of different fertilizer applications and crop residue management (hereafter referred to as “farming strategies”) in combination with four crop rotation systems in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran, over four growing seasons from 2018 to 2020. …”
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Exploring the peculiar relationship between higher education quality and internationalization: a discourse analytical and spatial reading of four European university strategies by Hanne Kirstine Adriansen, Lene Møller Madsen, Taina Saarinen, Johanna Waters

“…Internationalization is often regarded as a tool for enhancing the quality of education and research, but the question is how are they related? …”
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Improving Cancer Diagnosis in Alberta, Canada: A Qualitative Study of Emergency Department Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives on Diagnosing Cancer in the Emergency Setting by Anna Pujadas Botey, Cassandra Carrier, Eddy Lang, Paula J. Robson

“…Participants highlighted challenges related to high patient volumes, the emotional burden of delivering cancer diagnoses, and barriers to effective communication and patient interaction in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. The findings suggest the need for systemic reforms, including stronger primary care and improved care coordination, to alleviate pressure on emergency departments and enhance both patient outcomes and healthcare provider well-being.…”
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Effectiveness of a blended (distance and in-person) simulation education program on advanced cardiac life support for nursing students using the PARTNER model by Miyoung Kang, Eunju Lee

“…Methods A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design with a time-lagged approach was used to collect data from 34 third-year nursing students. …”
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Confirmation bias in law enforcement and how debiasing interventions and mitigation strategies might help rebuild public trust: A thematic review by Segovia Richard Odin

“…The literature search produced a variety of qualitative and quantitative studies. …”
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De la mise en valeur du patrimoine viticole à l’émergence d’un paysage culturel au Chili by Claudia Márquez Thomas

“…Il est le fruit d’un travail en résonance entre les secteurs public, privé et universitaire visant à définir des éléments propres (voire patrimoniaux) à la viticulture chilienne, tout en s’appuyant sur des références mondiales en la matière (dont les paysages culturels viticoles classés au titre du patrimoine mondial par l’Unesco). …”
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A thin film optoelectronic photodetector of spherical and linear resonators via one-pot synthesis of Bi(III) oxide/polypyrrole nanocomposite by Fatemah H. Alkallas, Mohamed Rabia, Fedor V. Kusmartsev, Amira Ben Gouider Trabelsi

“…Abstract We report the fabrication and characterization of a Bi(III) oxide/polypyrrole (Bi2O3/Ppy) nanocomposite thin film optoelectronic photodetector synthesized by a simple one-pot method. …”
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Intraoperative low-dose ketamine infusion for postoperative pain relief in laparoscopic surgeries – A randomised, double blind controlled clinical trial by Sujil Sudersan, Ramyavel Thangavelu, Sivakumar Segaran

“…Hence, we studied the effect of ketamine infusion administered at a low dose intraoperatively on postoperative pain relief. …”
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Burden assessment of podoconiosis in Wayu Tuka woreda, east Wollega zone, western Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Kebede Deribe, Gail Davey, Kenate Bekele, Tsige Amberbir, Geleta Tadele, Abdi Samuel

“…Objective Podoconiosis is a neglected tropical disease characterised by a slowly progressive swelling of the foot and lower leg. …”
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Sexing the sternal rib end in modern Greeks: A virtual osteometric approach using high-resolution 3D surface models by Ioanna Karagiorgou, Ioanna Anastopoulou, Fotios Alexandros Karakostis, Elena Kranioti, Konstantinos Moraitis

“…The aim of this study is to assess sexual dimorphism in a contemporary Greek population sample of 68 males and 43 females, with the use of discriminant function analysis. …”
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Exploration of the relationship between word-association and learners’ lexical development with a focus on American L1 and Croatian L2 speakers by Séguin Maja

“…Vocabulary acquisition is a dynamic process and there is a constant change in the way words are stored in the mental lexicon. …”
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Controlled Assembly of Nanorod TiO2 Crystals via a Sintering Process: Photoanode Properties in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Saeid Vafaei, Kazuhiro Manseki, Soki Horita, Masaki Matsui, Takashi Sugiura

“…We present for the first time a synthetic method of obtaining 1D TiO2 nanorods with sintering methods using bundle-shaped 3D rutile TiO2 particles (3D BR-TiO2) with the dimensions of around 100 nm. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Effect of MgO and CaCO3 as Support Materials in the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes with Fe/Co as Catalyst by Ezekiel D. Dikio, Albert J. Kupeta, Force T. Thema

“…A comparative study of the effect of magnesium oxide and calcium carbonate as support material in the synthesis of carbon nanotubes using the catalyst Fe/Co is presented. …”
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Exploring Risk Factors with Crash Severity on China Two-Lane Rural Roads Using a Random-Parameter Ordered Probit Model by Shikun Xie, Xiaofeng Ji, Wenchen Yang, Rui Fang, Jingjing Hao

“…Understanding the factors that contribute to traffic crashes can help provide a fundamental basis to plan and develop appropriate countermeasures for road safety issues emerging in particular on two-lane rural roads. …”
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Gingival Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma Mimicking Hyperplastic Benignancy as the First Clinical Manifestation of AIDS: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Rafaela Elvira Rozza-de-Menezes, Stefânia Jeronimo Ferreira, Diogo Lenzi Capella, Stephan Schwartz, Ana Helena Willrich, Lúcia de Noronha, Aline Cristina Batista Rodrigues Johann, Paulo Henrique Couto Souza

“…This paper presents an unusual case of gingival ALCL, which mimicked a benign hyperplastic lesion that occurred in a 57-year-old white man representing the first clinical manifestation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). …”
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Arsenic inducible islet β-cell dysfunction and ferroptosis through m6A-YTHDF2-dependent CHAC1 enhancement by Tianming Qiu, Jingyuan Zhang, Jinwei Song, Chenbing Wu, Xiaofeng Yao, Ningning Wang, Guang Yang, Jie Bai, Li Lv, Xiance Sun

“…Notably, CHAC1 knockdown significantly ameliorated arsenic-induced β-cell dysfunction and ferroptosis. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) plays a crucial role in the post-transcriptional modification of mRNA. …”
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One-pot synthesis and characterization of a BSA-Cu2S/CuS quantum dots drug delivery system based on biuret’s reaction by Porfirio Estrada-Rojas, Juan Francisco Hernández-Paz, Claudia Alejandra Rodríguez-González, Mónica Elvira Mendoza-Duarte, Santos Adriana Martel-Estrada, Laura Elizabeth Valencia-Gómez, Héctor Camacho-Montes, Imelda Olivas-Armendáriz

“…Due to the lower protein concentration, which provides fewer nucleation sites, sample A (BSA concentration 5 mg ml ^−1 ) showed a particle size distribution over 100 nm and low stability over time. …”
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Multiple Sessions of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Improve Periodontal Outcomes in Patients with Down Syndrome: A 12-Month Randomized Clinical Trial by Rafael Ferreira, Sebastião Luiz Aguiar Greghi, Adriana Campos Passanezi Sant’Ana, Mariana Schutzer Ragghianti Zangrando, Carla Andreotti Damante

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) often present with severe periodontal disease at a young age. Adjuvant treatments to scaling and root planing (SRP), such as antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT), may benefit this population. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia follow-up and long COVID in primary care: A retrospective observational study in Madrid city. by Sara Ares-Blanco, Marta Pérez Álvarez, Ileana Gefaell Larrondo, Cristina Muñoz, Vanesa Aguilar Ruiz, Marta Castelo Jurado, Marina Guisado-Clavero

“…The study aim was to describe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia and cut-offs for defining long COVID in primary care follow-up patients.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective observational study in primary care in Madrid, Spain, was conducted. …”
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Comparison of the Response to Pulpal Sensibility Tests in Well-Controlled and Uncontrolled Type II Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Fatemeh Owlia, Faezeh Zarezadeh, Sara Jambarsang, Maryam Kazemipoor

“…Introduction. Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder in which impairment of sensory fibers would be anticipated. …”
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