Nocardiosis in Renal Allograft Recipients by Chilaka Rajesh, Athul Thomas, Jeethu Joseph Eapen, Sabina Yusuf, Elenjickal Elias John, Anna T. Valson, Suceena Alexander, Vinoi George David, Joy Sarojini Michael, Santosh Varughese

“…All 26 patients responded to induction treatment with meropenem (or imipenem) and trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole (co-trimoxazole) followed by maintenance treatment with co-trimoxazole. …”
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Performance of a Toric, Monthly, Soft Contact Lens in Digital Device Users by Pucker AD, Franklin QX, Perkins AF, May K, Kannarr SR, Bromley M, Lievens C

“…When evaluating CL comfort with the VAS, comfort did not differ across the month at each time point (all p-value ≥ 0.16), yet CL comfort did decrease minimally across the wear day (all p-value < 0.001).Conclusion: These data suggest that the monthly study CLs can provide an excellent wearing experience for those with frequent digital device use.Keywords: contact lens, astigmatism, comfort, digital eye strain, quality of life…”
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Coup (d'etat) in the Baltic States (1926, 1934): Similarities and Differences by Zenonas Butkus

“…Their similarities and differences are discussed, and their historiography is compared. All the three were classified as military-political coups that caused transition from democratic to an authoritarian ruling system without changing socio-economic system or foreign policy. …”
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Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Biological Continuum of Basal Cell Carcinoma? by Karaninder S. Mehta, Vikram K. Mahajan, Pushpinder S. Chauhan, Anju Lath Sharma, Vikas Sharma, C. Abhinav, Gayatri Khatri, Neel Prabha, Saurabh Sharma, Muninder Negi

“…Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) accounts for 80% of all nonmelanoma skin cancers. Its metastasis is extremely rare, ranging between 0.0028 and 0.55 of all BCC cases. …”
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RETRACTED: Individual and Interactive Ecophysiological Effect of Temperature, Watering Regime and Abscisic Acid on the Growth and Development of Tomato Seedlings by Taghleb Al-Deeb, Mohammad Abo Gamar, Sabah Khaleel, Abdul Latief Al-Ghzawi, Wesam Al Khateeb, Mohammad Jawarneh, Mohammad Y. Jahmani, Omar Al-Zoubi, Talaat Habeeb

“…Climate change is a major concern to people all over the world. Most studies have considered singular or dual effects of climate change implications on plant growth and development; however, the combination of multiple factors has received little attention. …”
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Epizootiological characteristics of echinococcosis in dogs, sheep and goats and measures to combat it in Caspian Sea region of Russia by S. Sh. Kabardiev, A. M. Bittirov, G. M. Magomedshapiev, Z. G. Musaev, S. A. Aygubova, N. H. Gulakhmedova

“…It was found that echinococcosis was reported in adult sheep and goats in all the Caspian Sea region areas covered by the study. …”
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Quantity and quality of conflict of interest policies at German medical schools: a cross-sectional study and survey by Sophie Gepp, Peter Grabitz, David Klemperer, Zoe Friedmann, Leonard Hess, Lisa Specht, Maja Struck, Sophie Kira Tragert, Tobias Walther

“…In total, we identified COI-related policies for 2 of 38 (5.3%) German medical schools, yet no policy was sufficient to address all COI-related categories that were assessed in this study. …”
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Quality Assessment of Young Sparkling Wines of Crimean Indigenous Grape Varieties by Igor P. Lutkov, Alexander S. Makarov, Natalia A. Shmigelskaya

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Historical origin and development of politically motivated criminal offences: Political delicts by Matić Goran D.

“…When observed through early historical epochs, the development of the criminal legal protection of the religious and social values of the society, and subsequently of the state, as a social creation, has nonetheless indisputably shown, despite all perceived anomalies of the power elites' action, how politics manifested in terms of social and political repression, sometimes having both religious and ideological tint, has been finally subjected to law after all. …”
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Analysis of emergency centre recidivism for interpersonal violence in a district-level hospital in Cape Town, South Africa by J J Horn, L Bush, D J van Hoving

“…All patients (aged ≥14 years) with ≥2 presentations for interpersonal violence-related injuries were included. …”
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Irisin: A Potential Link between Physical Exercise and Metabolism—An Observational Study in Differently Trained Subjects, from Elite Athletes to Sedentary People by Stefano Benedini, Elena Dozio, Pietro Luigi Invernizzi, Elena Vianello, Giuseppe Banfi, Ileana Terruzzi, Livio Luzi, Massimiliano Marco Corsi Romanelli

“…All groups showed similar plasma irisin levels. …”
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A system of molecular markers to identify alleles of the Rht-B1 and Rht-D1 genes controlling reduced height in bread wheat by I. V. Porotnikov, O. P. Mitrofanova, O. Yu. Antonova

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Supplements to the <i>Proceedings on Applied Botany, Genetics and Breeding</i>: dedicated to the 115th anniversary of the journal by article Editorial

“…Following the consecutive numbering on the supplements, 84 supplements should have been published, plus an additional one to volume 40, but de facto not all of the announced supplements appeared in print.The mission undertaken by the Editorial Board of the Proceedings on Applied Botany, Genetics and Breeding for the journal’s 115th anniversary was to present a complete list of supplements to the journal in order to familiarize the scientific community and other readers with the books published as supplements in 1908–1937. …”
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Predictive value of NT-pro BNP on outcomes of children with ventricular septal defect surgery by Weidan Chen, Yajie Tang, Ye Lu, Li Ma, Xinxin Chen, Techang Liu

“…Propensity scores (PS) was performed to acquire pre-op and post NT-proBNP 24-h PS-matched cohorts for comparisons between groups.ResultsIn the pre NT-proBNP PS-matched cohort, the higher NT pro-BNP group had longer hospitalization time and lower post-op 1-month EF value compared with low NT pro-BNP group (all P &lt; 0.05), and there wasn't significant difference of mechanical ventilation time, cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time, intensive care unit (CCU) stay, and ejection fraction (EF) values of 3 month to 12 months after surgery (all P &gt; 0.05). …”
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Redefining diagnostic parameters: the role of overvaluation of shape and weight in binge-eating disorder: a systematic review by Bernou Melisse, Alexandra Dingemans

“…While the transdiagnostic model states that overvaluation of shape and weight is the core pathology of all eating disorders, this concept is not a criterion for binge-eating disorder. …”
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FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTH ASIA: MAJOR CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS by N. V. Galistcheva

“…Historical and statistical method were used to solve the main task of the research to reveal the conditions of the region’s agricultural development and food availability and food accessibility in the region as well as to carry out an assessment of the ability of households to obtain nutritious food all year round. The author also used the comparative method to analyze the South Asian countries’ approaches to realization of food policy that has allowed to reveal the specific tools used by certain countries of the region and the common characteristics of all countries of South Asia.  …”
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The carcinoid that doesn't select – the role of preoperative echocardiography in carcinoid heart disease by Emese Papp, Mónika Dénes, Anita Zádori, Katalin Takó, Miklós Tóth, Judit Tőke, Jenő Szolnoky, Réka Rácz, Péter Andréka

“…Therefore detailed examination (TTE, TEE) of all four valves, and regular follow-up are essential before cardiac surgery. …”
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Clinicopathological Features of Advanced Gastric Cancers which Were Misjudged and Subjected to Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection by Yorinari Ochiai, Daisuke Kikuchi, Naoko Inoshita, Junnosuke Hayasaka, Yugo Suzuki, Masami Tanaka, Kosuke Nomura, Hiroyuki Odagiri, Satoshi Yamashita, Akira Matsui, Toshiro Iizuka, Masanobu Kitagawa, Shu Hoteya

“…Average age was 73.2±7.2 years, and all cases were men. The 7 lesions diagnosed as advanced cancer were 0.32% of 2,194 lesions and were all located in the U region (fundus). …”
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A Strategy to Revalue a Wood Waste for Simultaneous Cadmium Removal and Wastewater Disinfection by Aleksandra Ivanovska, Sonja Veljović, Biljana Dojčinović, Nenad Tadić, Katarina Mihajlovski, Maja Natić, Mirjana Kostić

“…Thermodynamic parameters revealed the spontaneous and exothermic character of cadmium ion adsorption onto mulberry and myrobalan plum. All studied samples provide maximum bacterial reduction (>99%) for E. coli and S. aureus. …”
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Ipsilateral concomitant fractures of the clavicle and coracoid process of the scapula: incidence, characteristics, and outcomes by Nan Zhang, Guoyang Bai, Xiaomin Kang, Yangjun Zhu, Dongxu Feng

“…Results From October 2012 to February 2023, 40 patients were diagnosed with ipsilateral fractures of the clavicle and coracoid process of the scapula, accounting for 1.4% (40/2877) of all clavicle fractures and 5.2% (40/786) of all scapular fractures. …”
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