Randomized Controlled Study Comparing Use of Propofol Plus Fentanyl versus Midazolam Plus Fentanyl as Sedation in Diagnostic Endoscopy in Patients with Advanced Liver Disease by Sameh Abdelkhalik Ahmed, Amal Selim, Nehad Hawash, Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, Mohamed Yousef, Abdelrahman Kobtan, Rehab Badawi, Sally Elnawasany, Reham Abdelkader Elkhouly, Amr Shaaban Hanafy, Fatma H. Rizk, Loai Mansour, Sherief Abd-Elsalam

“…A total of 100 patients with liver cirrhosis referred for upper endoscopy were enrolled and divided equally in two groups, midazolam plus fentanyl group and propofol plus fentanyl group. All patients were subjected to history taking, estimation of level of sedation, endoscopist rating, and hemodynamic parameters including oxygen saturation, heart rate, mean arterial pressure, incidence of side effect as (bradycardia, hypotension, hypoxia, nausea and vomiting, cough, shivering, or diplopia), time needed for complete recovery, and time needed for discharge. …”
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A Unique Case of Mantle Cell Lymphoma Masquerading as a Cecal Mass by Sarahi Herrera-Gonzalez, Dema Shamoon, Tingliang Shen, Simon Badin, Yatinder Bains

“…Endoscopic findings of MLP include cerebroid folding of the gastric mucosa and innumerable polyps extending from the duodenum to the large intestine and are reported in approximately 9% of all GI lymphomas. Less commonly, only 2–4% of GI malignancies present as a primary GI MCL as a single mass, usually in the stomach and ileocecal region in the intestine. …”
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The Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes and miR17-5p Inhibitor on Multicellular Liver Fibrosis Microtissues by Farnaz Sani, Mina Soufi Zomorrod, Negar Azarpira, Masoud Soleimani

“…Our results demonstrated that UC-MSC-EXO and anti-miR17-5p attenuated TGF-β1, interleukin-1β, and interleukin-6 in all experimental groups. According to the suppression of the TGF-β1 pathway, LX2 activation was inhibited, reducing extracellular matrix proteins, including COL I and α-SMA. …”
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Design and evaluation of bromelain-encapsulated alginate beads reinforced with gum Arabic: Formulation, characterization, and stability in simulated gastrointestinal conditions by Methavee Peanparkdee, Phornphimon Janchai, Tanwarat Aksornsri, Pilanee Vaithanomsat

“…Beads produced with 2 % (w/v) sodium alginate (S2) and 1.5 % (w/v) sodium alginate combined with 0.5 % (w/v) of gum Arabic (SG1.5) demonstrated high production yield in a range of 90.99 %–95.92 % and loading capacity in a range of 76.03 %–76.97 %. All bead samples showed high encapsulation efficiency in a range of 93.71 %–98.49 % with spherical shapes. …”
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Linkage control method of fully mechanized mining equipment based on thousand eyes intelligent analysis system by Xu LI, Wei YANG, Yun SHI, Jie LI, Bo DONG

“…By laying several new generation high-definition cameras in the area of fully mechanized mining surface, the fully mechanized mining surface can be visualized in all directions without dead corners to realize the intelligent identification and protection of the whole process of personnel intrusion in the fully mechanized mining face area, personnel intrusion in the dangerous area of support shifting, personnel intrusion in the shearer cutting area, personnel dressing, anti-collision monitoring of coal machine and support, intelligent monitoring of scraper conveyor operating conditions, etc. …”
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Grain quality indicators and size-dependent fractional composition in winter rye cultivars under the conditions of the Lower Volga region by N. N. Nuzhdina, D. A. Zhiganov, T. Y. Ermolaeva, T. B. Kulevatova, L. N. Zlobina, L. V. Andreeva, V. A. Kulikova, N. A. Salmanova, V. N. Nechaev

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Identifikasi Bakteri Coliform yang Terdapat pada Minuman Es Teh di Rumah Makan Tepi Laut Purus Padang Barat by Muhammad Nurman Ariefiansyah, Netti Suharti, Eliza Anas

“…Second, microbiological inspection using Most Propable Number (MPN) methods to the sample consist of presumptive<br />test, confirmation test and complementary test. All of the sample of the ice tea beverage containing Coliform bacteria. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Three Cases with SAMD9/SAMD9L Gene Mutations by ZHU Ke, SUN Bijun, WANG Wenjie, ZHOU Qinhua, LIU Luyao, HOU Jia, WANG Xiaochuan, SUN Jinqiao

“…This study reports the clinical characteristics and genetic analysis of one case with SAMD9 mutation (c.3809T > A, p.F1270Y) and two cases with SAMD9L mutations (c.2675T > G, p.M892R; c.1096T > G, p.F366V and c.4517T > C, p.L1506p), none of which have been previously reported. All patients presented with recurrent infections, growth retardation, and myelodys-plasia, with varying degrees of involvement of multiple systems, including respiratory, gastrointestinal, immune, endocrine, neurological, and reproductive systems. …”
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Building a reliable 16S mini-barcode library of wild bees from Occitania, south-west of France by Anaïs Marquisseau, Kamila Canale-Tabet, Emmanuelle Labarthe, Géraldine Pascal, Christophe Klopp, André Pornon, Nathalie Escaravage, Rémi Rudelle, Alain Vignal, Annie Ouin, Mélodie Ollivier, Magalie Pichon

“…The COI (Cytochrome Oxydase subunit 1) gene, the most used in barcoding/metabarcoding of arthropods, suffers from primer bias and difficulties for covering all wild bee species using the classical Folmer primers.We present here a curated database for a 250 bp mini-barcode region of the 16S rRNA gene, suitable for low-cost metabarcoding wild bees in applications, such as eDNA analysis or for sequencing ancient or degraded DNA. …”
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Latvia and Estonia's View to the Separation of Klaipėda from Lithuania in 1939 by Zenonas Butkus, Magnus llmjärv

“…This fact only indicates once more that the security of all three Baltic states is undivided. …”
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The mediating role of psychological equilibrium in the relationship between dietary variety and self-reported health among older adults in rural China by Zhaoquan Jiang, Zhaoxu Xu, Mingyue Zhou, Huijun Zhang, Shixue Zhou

“…The self-reported health (SRH) of older people living in rural areas has unique classification features; fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, eggs, nuts, and milk have all been found to be important influencing factors. …”
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The evolution of health policy and systems research in 11 low- and middle-income countries and the role of the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research: a bibliometric analy... by Nino Paichadze, Emma K. Cook, Heather E. Rosen, Sara Kurtovic, Adnan A. Hyder

“…Results HPSR publications across all 11 target countries increased steadily over the past two decades and the rate of publication increased by an average of 34% per year. …”
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OLED-on-silicon (OLEDoS) microdisplays: Technology challenges, design considerations, and adaptation in eXtended Reality (XR) ecosystem – Review by Rifat Kaçar, Ramis Berkay Seri̇n, Esin Uçar, Murat Artuç, Alper Ülkü, Barış Kınacı

“…OLEDs are ideal for microdisplays due to their high contrast ratios, deep blacks, and fast response times, all essential for eXtended Reality (XR) experiences. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy in Eyes with Retinal Vascular Occlusion Diseases in Chinese Patients by Zhengwei Zhang, Yunjia Jiang, Xiaoli Huang, Zhifeng Wu, Bilian Ke

“…In this retrospective observational study from January 2015 to May 2020, multimodal imaging data of 807 eyes including 555 consecutive patients with RVO or 252 consecutive patients with RAO were reviewed. All patients were scanned using the spectrum-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT), and some of them underwent color fundus photography, fundus fluorescence angiography, en face OCT, and OCT angiography. …”
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Drought before fire increases tree mortality after fire by C. Alina Cansler, Micah C. Wright, Phillip J. vanMantgem, Timothy M. Shearman, J. Morgan Varner, Sharon M. Hood

“…Increased climatic moisture stress amplified tree death, reducing the threshold that causes tree mortality across all conifers under +4°C warming, with more subtle and species‐specific reductions for the +2°C scenario. …”
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Comparison of conditioning factor classification criteria in large-scale statistically based landslide susceptibility models by M. Sinčić, S. Bernat Gazibara, M. Rossi, S. Mihalić Arbanas

“…Some of the novelties in LSA are the following: scenarios using stretched landslide conditioning factor values or classification with more than 10 classes prove more reliable; certain statistical methods are more sensitive to the landslide conditioning factor classification criteria than others; all the tested machine learning methods give the best landslide susceptibility model performance using continuous stretched landslide conditioning factors derived from high-resolution input data. …”
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Perancangan Spesifikasi Keamanan untuk Pengembangan Aplikasi Secure Chat Berdasarkan Common Criteria For It Security Evaluation by Amiruddin Amiruddin, Muhammad Faqih Rohmani

“…However, the development of outstanding application security features is not all based on a clear security requirement specification. …”
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Evaluating knowledge gains from structured sexual and reproductive health education among in-school adolescents in Southeast Nigeria by Chibuike Agu, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Ifunanya Clara Agu, Godstime Eigbiremolen, Ugenyi Iloabachie, Ozioma Nwankpa, Obinna Onwujekwe

“…Conclusions Efforts to adopt and scale up SRH interventions should prioritize equal and full participation across all adolescent groups, especially girls, junior students, working adolescents, and urban residents.…”
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Polarity and migration of cranial and cardiac neural crest cells: underlying molecular mechanisms and disease implications by Esteban Salinas, Esteban Salinas, Francis Ruano-Rivadeneira, Juan Ignacio Leal, Teresa Caprile, Marcela Torrejón, Cecilia Arriagada, Cecilia Arriagada

“…The main cellular mechanisms that sustain this migration include contact inhibition of locomotion, co-attraction, chemotaxis and mechanical cues from the surrounding environment, all regulated by proteins that orchestrate cell polarity and motility. …”
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Land Use and Land Cover Dynamics and Properties of Soils under Different Land Uses in the Tejibara Watershed, Ethiopia by Sabiela Fekad Fentie, Kehali Jembere, Endalkachew Fekadu, Dessale Wasie

“…The image analysis results for all of the years studied show that cultivated lands have increased in area at the expense of forest and grazing lands. …”
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