State-of-the-Art Developments of Acoustic Energy Transfer by Md Rabiul Awal, Muzammil Jusoh, Thennarasan Sabapathy, Muhammad Ramlee Kamarudin, Rosemizi Abd Rahim

“…From the review, it is evident that, among all the classes of wireless energy transfer, AET is the safest technology to adopt. …”
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Portuguese consensus on first line treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis with a non-TNF inhibitor therapy – a delphi methodology by Tiago Torres, Sofia Magina, Maria João Paiva Lopes

“…A delphi study evaluated consensus on clinical criteria to initiate non-TNFi therapy in seven predefined subpopulations of patients.Results This study highlights the benefit of starting non-TNFi therapy in all PsO predefined subpopulations. Patients with infection risk, mild heart failure and associated comorbidities, autoimmune diseases and family history of demyelinating disease consensually benefit from starting non-TNFi therapy in 1 L. …”
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Diagnostic value and safety of contact laser-assisted endobronchial ultrasound-guided tunnel drilling biopsy in mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy: a retrospective study by Wenyu Zhan, Tian Wang, Changqing Yang, Yubao Wang, Nansheng Wan, Jing Feng

“…This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic value and safety of contact laser-assisted EBUS-TDB compared to EBUS-TBNA in the assessment of mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes.MethodsThis retrospective study included patients who presented to our hospital between October 2022 and April 2024 with mediastinal or hilar lymph nodes of short diameter ≥ 1 cm on computed tomography (CT) or abnormally increased lymph node metabolism on positron emission tomography (PET)-CT. All patients underwent both EBUS-TBNA and EBUS-TDB procedures successively.ResultsOverall, 278 patients were included in the study, and 244 cases were confirmed. …”
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Sex-modulated association between thyroid stimulating hormone and informant-perceived anxiety in non-depressed older adults: Prediction models and relevant cutoff value by Asma Hallab

“…Sex-stratification showed similar significant results in all male-specific models (ORModel1-male = 0.71, 95%CI: 0.58–0.85, p Model1-male < 0.001). …”
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A Case of Primary Hyperparathyroidism due to Intrathyroidal Parathyroid Cyst by Yavuz Yalcin, Turkan Mete, Recep Aktimur, Gultekin Ozan Kucuk, Gulhan Duman, Aysu Basak Ozbalci, Omer Alici

“…Parathyroid cysts constitute 0.08–3.41% of all parathyroid masses. Intrathyroidal parathyroid cysts, however, are rare conditions with only a few cases being reported. …”
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A Review on Biosurfactant Applications in the Petroleum Industry by Wei Xi, Yuanye Ping, Masoome Agha Alikhani

“…The inadequacy of worldwide fossil fuel resources, combined with increasing energy demands, encourages global attention to either using alternative energy resources or improving the recovery factor and produce larger quantities from present reservoirs. Among all enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods, surfactant injection is a well-known technique that reduces the interfacial tension (IFT) between oil and water and increases oil production. …”
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The Effect of Mono- and Di-Saccharides on the Microbiome of Dairy Cow Manure and Its Odor by John H. Loughrin, Getahun E. Agga

“…Here, through 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing for microbiome analysis, we show that lactic acid bacterial growth was promoted by the addition of all three sugars. <i>Lactobacillus buchneri</i> and an unknown <i>Lactobacillus</i> sp. were the most prominent lactic acid bacteria stimulated by sugar addition. …”
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The role of private landowners for generating cultural ecosystem services in Mediterranean rural landscapes: a case study in Andalusia (Spain) by Alejandro J. Rescia, Antonio A. Rodríguez Sousa, Romina Giselle Sales, María Sánchez Ososrio, Pedro A. Aguilera

“…Two of them distinguished by a high presence of natural vegetation without livestock and the remaining two by a low presence of natural vegetation and livestock. In all four clusters, landowners are aware of the importance of generating CES related to the sense of belonging to the region and recreational hunting. …”
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Designing Hierarchical ZSM-5 Materials for Improved Production of LPG Olefins in the Catalytic Cracking of Triglycerides by Xuan Hoan Vu, Udo Armbruster

“…The selectivity toward LPG olefins is also enhanced over all the hierarchical ZSM-5 materials, particularly high for composite ZSM-5 (ca. 94 wt.%). …”
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An AGC Frequency Control Reserve Capacity Evaluation Method for Air Conditioner Groups Based on Nonintrusive Load Disaggregation by NIE Shihao, CHEN Lei, HAO Ling, XU Fei, MIN Yong, DOU Zhenlan, ZHANG Chunyan, SUN Pei

“…In the proposed method, individual air-conditioners within a sub-station that participate in AGC are aggregated to derive the air-conditioner group frequency control reserve of the sub-station, and the air-conditioner group frequency control reserve of all sub-stations are aggregated to derive the entire air-conditioner group frequency control reserve. …”
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Species diversity, taxonomy, multi-gene phylogeny, and divergence times of Meruliaceae (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) by Yue Li, Yi-Feng Cao, Karen K. Nakasone, Shi-Liang Liu, Man-Rong Huang, Shuang-Hui He

“…Descriptions and illustrations are provided for the new genera and species, and discussions are provided for all 26 genera and new taxa. The molecular clock analysis results show that the Meruliaceae emerged with a mean stem age of 186.71 Mya of the early Jurassic, and the genera diverged with a mean stem age between 44.29 to 169.46 Mya.…”
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The importance of pain assessment: The specifics of medical care by Pavić Katarina, Perović Dušica, Antonić Roland, Bogdanović-Vasić Slobodanka, Vešić Marija, Savić Nikola

“…Pain is multidimensional, and all its characteristics should continuously be assessed. …”
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The study of changes in tear film and tear film secretion before and after refractive surgery by Hassan S. Yousef, Abdel H.E. Elaskary, Aya M. Hosny

“…Preoperative and postoperative 2 weeks, 1, 3, and 6 months follow-up of uncorrected visual acuity, were all statistically significant with P values of 0.001, 0.001, 0.001, and 0.001, respectively. …”
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Role of analogies with classical physics in introductory quantum physics teaching by Luiza Vilarta Rodriguez, Jan T. van der Veen, Ton de Jong

“…Once the learning sequence was finished, students took a post-test covering all three QP topics and scores were compared between the analogy and no analogy conditions. …”
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Investigating the Relationship Between Clinical Characteristics, Mental Health, and Vascular Function in Minor Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Patients by Witid Mitranun, Witoon Mitarnun, Prasit Peepathum, Amorntheap Wandee, Wenika Mitarnun, Wilasinee Pangwong, Tanormsak Senakham

“…This study, approved by the Buriram Hospital Ethics Committee (IRB: BR0033.102.1/8), adhered to the guidelines of the Helsinki Declaration and obtained informed consent from all participants. # Methods A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at Buriram Hospital, a government regional hospital located in Buriram province, Thailand, involving twenty-three participants diagnosed with minor ischemic stroke or TIA. …”
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Cervical Ligamentum Flavum Cyst Causing Myelopathy: A Case Report by Thomas J Kishen, Prabhakar Sekar

“…At the 3-month follow-up, the gait, motor power, and sensations in all four limbs had returned to normal. Conclusion: Ligamentum flavum cysts in the subaxial cervical spine are the result of spinal degeneration and have the potential to cause myelopathy. …”
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Prevalence of gallstone disease in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Seid Mohammed Abdu, Ebrahim Msaye Assefa

“…This study aims to summarise and synthesise available data on the prevalence of gallstone disease across populations in Africa.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis, reported in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines.Data sources PubMed, Google Scholar, Hinari, and African Journal Online were searched, from 2000 up to 31 December 2023.Eligibility criteria The review included all observational studies that reported the prevalence of gallstone disease and were published in English.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers extracted data and assessed the risk of bias using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) tool. …”
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A High-Status Middle Sarmatian Burial from the Kovalevka Burial Complex in the Volgograd Region by Valeriy M. Klepikov

“…Two paired long militant knives were placed along the right leg; these finds are well known in the Sarmatian burials of the turn of the first centuries AD, and are found, as a rule, in high status complexes along with horse harness, bronze cauldrons and other prestigious items. All of the above allows us to assert that the buried individual belonged to the nomadic elite, whose burials during that period were concentrated in the Volga-Don interfluve.…”
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Evaluation of the Synergistic Effect of Erosion-Corrosion on AISI 4330 Steel in Saline-Sand Multiphase Flow by Electrochemical and Gravimetric Techniques by Dario Yesid Peña Ballesteros, Yelsin Enrique Mendez Camacho, Lizeth Viviana Barreto Hernandez

“…Results show that, under all the test conditions assessed, the passivity of the steel alloy could not be maintained; as a result, an activation mechanism dominates the corrosion process of steel alloy. …”
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Refusing the Referendum: Queer Latino Masculinities and Utopian Citizenship in Justin Torres’ We the Animals by Marion Christina Rohrleitner

“…Supreme Court decision of June 26, 2015, which ruled the ban on same-sex unions unconstitutional, created, for the first time, equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in all states, thus changing the civic status of members of the LGBTQ community in important ways, ranging from visitation rights to inheritance law. …”
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