Determinants of Demoralization Syndrome and Social Support Among Patients with Breast Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yang L, Song LX, Zhang L, Yang Y, Zhang YM

“…Li Yang,1,2 Ling-Xia Song,1 Lin Zhang,1,2 Yan Yang,1 Yong-Mei Zhang1 1Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yong-Mei Zhang, Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, No. 149, Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zuny, GuiZhou, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15185210524, Fax +86 851-28608909, Email 583726149@qq.comObjective: This study aimed to assess the determinants of demoralization syndrome among patients with breast cancer (BC) in the southwestern region of China.Methods: This investigation constituted a single-center cross-sectional study in which 176 patients with BC were surveyed through a questionnaire covering the current status of demoralization syndrome and social support.Results: Majority of patients with BC developed moderate-to-severe levels of demoralization. …”
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Quantifying soil surface erosion by Philippe, Pierre, Benahmed, Nadia

“…While this loss of solid matter induced by all kinds of fluid flows on the surface of soils is often a source of beauty in the landscapes that surround us, it also constitutes a major risk and poses growing threats in the context of global change as loss of agricultural soil fertility, decline in coastal ecosystems or increase in safety standards for flood protection structures. …”
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Access to information about the activities of the Security Service of Ukraine in the context of countering disinformation by A. I. Marushchak, N. O. Kudriavtseva

“…Since operational access to public information (via official websites, social networks) that is of significant public interest and is, in particular, related to the implementation of human rights to life, health, freedom and safety (about accidents, disasters and other extraordinary events, that have happened or may happen and threaten the safety of citizens) is important in wartime conditions, then any restrictions by the state bodies on the constitutional right of citizens to send individual or collective appeals and receive a response are inadmissible. …”
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Pathogenicity role of human herpesvirus-8 in patients with acute myeloid leukemia by Zahraa Ali Abdullah, Luma Amer Yasir, Ruqaya Munther J. Ewadh, Shakir H. Mohammed Al. Alwany

“…In addition, the male in this study group constituted 56% (42/75), whereas 44% (33/75) were female. …”
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Les résidences secondaires dans le Tyrol by Axel Borsdorf

“…Elles sont partiellement en contradiction avec les lois européennes et même avec la constitution autrichienne. En dépit de ces restrictions, le pourcentage des personnes vivant une partie de leur temps dans des maisons secondaires s’est accru considérablement dans les communautés tyroliennes au cours des dernières années. …”
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Research on directional control blasting technology around the rock roadway of Fangezhuang Mine by Xiaoguang YANG, Hengkai WANG, Luxiang ZHAO

“…In order to solve the problem of over excavation and poor surrounding shaping effect during the drilling and blasting of the rock roadway in Fangezhuang Mine, through indoor experiments, the physical and mechanical parameters of the surrounding rock were determined, and the HJC constitutive model parameters were calibrated. Through numerical simulation, the crack propagation laws of the rock under the action of ordinary explosives, slotted cartridge, 90°, 180°, and 270° protective wall casings were compared. …”
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Assessing the Role of Electronic Banking on Performance of Micro Financial Institutions: A Case Study of Pride Micro Finance Limited Kabale District. by Twagirayesu, Bertin

“…The study population constituted of 65 respondents. A sample size of 56 respondents was selected using purposive and simple random sampling techniques. …”
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Enhancing pediatric congenital heart disease detection using customized 1D CNN algorithm and phonocardiogram signals by Ihtisham Ul Haq, Ghassan Husnain, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi, Nisreen Innab, Masoud Alajmi, Hanan Aljuaid

“…Congenital heart disease (CHD), impacting around 1 % of infants worldwide, constitutes a significant healthcare challenge. Early detection is crucial, however constrained by the intricacies of conventional diagnostic techniques such as auscultation and echocardiography. …”
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Global sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification for a mathematical model of dry anaerobic digestion in plug-flow reactors by Daniele Bernardo Panaro, Andrea Trucchia, Vincenzo Luongo, Maria Rosaria Mattei, Luigi Frunzo

“…Sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification constitute essential tools in the field of biological systems modeling. …”
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Harnessing the potential of chloroplast-derived expression elements for enhanced production of cellulases in Escherichia coli by Ayesha Siddiqui, Muhammad Mudassar Iqbal, Asad Ali, Iqra Fatima, Hazrat Ali, Aamir Shehzad, Sameer H. Qari, Ghulam Raza, Muhammad Aamer Mehmood, Peter J. Nixon, Niaz Ahmad

“…In this study, two cellulases (β-glucosidase and endoglucanase) were heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli under a chloroplast-derived constitutive promoter and expression-enhancing terminator. …”
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Study on the mechanism of gas migration and breakthrough in saturated bentonite considering the interface effect by Daoping Liu, Jingna Guo, Qiang Li, Qiang Li, Zhanqing Chen, Zhanqing Chen

“…Utilizing the elastic theory of porous media, gas pressure was integrated into the soil's constitutive equation. The model accounted for damage effects on the elastic modulus and permeability, with damage variables defined by the Galileo and Coulomb-Mohr criteria. …”
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Coronary angiographic assessment of streptokinase efficacy in young patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction by Chetan Solanki, Kuwer Devi Singh, Sunil Kumar Tripathi, Manoj Indurkar, Rakesh Kumar Tikadar

“…Results: The majority of patients (66%) were 31–40 years old, with males constituting 88% of the population. Single vessel disease was predominant (84%) among the study population. …”
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Analysis of syphilis epidemiological characteristics among the resident population in Ruian City, 2014‒2023 by HONG Wansheng, CHEN Jiangmin, ZHOU Limin, HU Yunlei, CHEN Chunnan, CHEN Liangchai, LI Jun, HUANG Jieru, ZHOU Zumu

“…In terms of occupation, the highest proportion was found among housekeepers and the unemployed, constituting 42.70% the total cases. Dermatology departments reported the most cases in medical institutions, accounting for 33.38% of the total cases. …”
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The anti-politics of food in South Africa: Transformation, accountability and the nutrition policy subsystem by Busiso Helard Moyo, Anne Marie Thow, Florian Kroll, Scott Drimie

“…Conclusions: The right to food and nutrition, as outlined in the South African Constitution, has not yet been effectively utilized to establish a robust normative and legal basis for tackling the dual challenges of food insecurity and malnutrition. …”
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G Protein-Coupled Receptor 17 Inhibits Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Secretion via a Gi/o-Dependent Mechanism in Enteroendocrine Cells by Jason M. Conley, Alexander Jochim, Carmella Evans-Molina, Val J. Watts, Hongxia Ren

“…Here, we expressed the human GPR17 long isoform (hGPR17L) in GLUTag cells, a murine EEC line, and we used the GPR17 synthetic agonist MDL29,951 together with pharmacological probes and genetic approaches to quantitatively assess the contribution of GPR17 signaling to GLP-1 secretion. Constitutive hGPR17L activity inhibited GLP-1 secretion, and MDL29,951 treatment further inhibited this secretion, which was attenuated by treatment with the GPR17 antagonist HAMI3379. …”
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Flow Unit Model of Channel Sand Body and Its Effect on Remnant Oil Distribution: A Case Study of PI Formation in the Eastern Transition Zone of Daqing Oilfield by Yue Zhang, You-liang Ji, Hui-jian Wen, Shi-zhong Ma, Dong-lai Bai, Bin-chi Zhang, Ben-kang Xing

“…We found that the strong-current limiting flow unit in the point bar is the enrichment area of free-state microscopic remnant oil and that the medium-current limiting and weak-current limiting flow units also have relatively high free microscopic remnant oil. These constitute the remaining oil enrichment areas in the study area.…”
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Systematic literature review on Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD) nomenclature: condition elements and clinical states— A Gout, Hyperuricaemia and Crystal-Associated Disease... by Georgios Filippou, Antonella Adinolfi, Emilio Filippucci, Nicola Dalbeth, Robert Terkeltaub, Tristan Pascart, Edoardo Cipolletta, Silvia Sirotti, Charlotte Jauffret, Sara Tedeschi, Daniele Cirillo, Luca Ingrao, Alessandro Lucia

“…This systematic literature review constituted its first step and aimed to provide a state-of-the-art analysis of the medical literature of the last 20 years.Methods A systematic literature search was undertaken in the PubMed, Cochrane and Embase databases between 2000 and 2022, restricted to studies on humans and in the English language. …”
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Vibroacoustic Study of a Miniature Jet Engine Under Blade-Casing Rubbing Condition by Bartłomiej Cywka, Wojciech Prokopowicz, Bartosz Ciupek, Grzegorz M. Szymański, Daniel Mokrzan, Andrzej Frąckowiak

“…This phenomenon and the results obtained from the unexpected technical condition constitute a valuable premise for considering the issue of proper operation of the turbojet engine during fuel changes, especially following current trends related to the decarbonization of the aviation sector. …”
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Investigation on True Stress-Strain Curves of Flat and Corner Regions of Cold-Formed Section Using 3D Digital Image Correlation Method by Bo Xu, Junwu Xia, Renwei Ma, Jian Wang, Xiaomiao Chen, Hongfei Chang, Lihai Zhang

“…The load-displacement curves from numerical simulations fit very well with those of coupon tests, which validate the reliability of the optic measurement and the dependability of the simplified constitutive models.…”
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The sulfur-related metabolic status of Aspergillus fumigatus during infection reveals cytosolic serine hydroxymethyltransferase as a promising antifungal target by Reem Alharthi, Monica Sueiro-Olivares, Isabelle Storer, Hajer Bin Shuraym, Jennifer Scott, Reem Al-Shidhani, Rachael Fortune-Grant, Elaine Bignell, Lydia Tabernero, Michael Bromley, Can Zhao, Jorge Amich

“…We identified a set of 15 genes that were consistently expressed at higher levels in vivo than in vitro, suggesting that they may be particularly relevant for intrapulmonary growth and thus constitute promising drug targets. Indeed, the role of 5 of the 15 genes has previously been empirically validated, supporting the likelihood that the remaining candidates are relevant. …”
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