The Combinational Effect of Enhanced Infection Control Measures and Targeted Clinical Metagenomics Surveillance on the Burden of Endemic Carbapenem and Other β-Lactam Resistance Am... by Athina Giampani, Maria Simitsopoulou, Maria Sdougka, Christos Paschaloudis, Emmanuel Roilides, Elias Iosifidis

“…There is an urgent need to reduce the spread of these multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR-B), particularly in extremely vulnerable patients. The aim of this study was to investigate whether targeted gene amplification performed directly on clinical samples can be used simultaneously with a bundle of enhanced infection control measures in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) endemic to MDR-B. …”
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Neural Correlates of Social Touch Processing: An fMRI Study on Brain Functional Connectivity by Vladimir Khorev, Semen Kurkin, Larisa Mayorova, Galina Portnova, Anastasia Kushnir, Alexander Hramov

“…Gaining insight into these mechanisms could inform therapeutic approaches that utilize touch to mitigate stress and enhance mental health. From a practical standpoint, our results have significant implications for the development of sensory stimulation strategies for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness, sensory loss, autism spectrum disorders, or limited access to tactile interaction in their upper extremities.…”
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Study on the Genetic Differences in Reservoir Characteristics Based on the Bidirectional Provenance of the Yanchang Formation in the Jiyuan Area, Ordos Basin, China by Qiang Tong, Zhaohui Xia, Jixin Huang, Junchang Wu, Yusheng Wang, Zheng Meng, Chaoqian Zhang

“…Although more dissolution improvements have been obtained, the damage to the reservoir caused by cementation in the middle and late stages is extremely fatal, while the chlorite film in the APA reservoir has a better protection effect on the primary intergranular pores. …”
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Ecological corridor design for ecoclimatic regulation: Species as eco-engineers by Lirong Wu, Matteo Convertino

“…Global eco-climatic anomalies and extremes are increasingly severe and intertwined due to the alteration of ecohydrological feedback. …”
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Quality of Life Philosophy IV. The Brain and Consciousness by Søren Ventegodt, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…Roughly speaking, you can envision a single nerve cell as a tiny, independent computer whose behavior is dependent on continuous calculations of all input. …”
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Community perceptions of community health worker effectiveness: Contributions to health behaviour change in an urban health district in South Africa by L S Thomas, Y Pillay, E Buch

“…Nearly all the study households were poor and had at least one vulnerable member, either a child under 5, an elderly person, a pregnant woman or someone with a chronic condition. …”
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The Relationship between the Activity Balance Confidence and Mobility Tests among Older Adults in Indonesia by Indri Hapsari Susilowati, Sabarinah Sabarinah, Susiana Nugraha, Sudibyo Alimoeso, Bonardo Prayogo Hasiholan, Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer

“…Reduced balance is a further precursor of falls, and injuries adversely affect the instability. …”
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Effect of Post-Activation Potentiation on Weightlifting Performance and Endocrinological Responses by Shyam Chavda, Angela Sorensen, James Vernau, Frank Hills, Chris Bishop, Anthony Nicholas Turner

“…<b><i>Methods</i></b>: Eight (<i>n</i> = 8) ranked collegiate level weightlifters attended two days of testing in a randomised order. A control session was used to identify a baseline measure of kinetic and kinematic clean performance and endocrinological status following three cleans interspersed with one-minute recovery between repetitions. …”
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CAR T-cell detection scoping review: an essential biomarker in critical need of standardization by Naomi Taylor, Nirali N Shah, David P Turicek, Victoria M Giordani, Josquin Moraly

“…The current reporting of non-interconvertible metrics and limited provision of quantitative data make cross-trial and cross-CAR T-cell construct comparisons extremely challenging. Establishing a standardized approach for collecting and reporting data is urgently needed and would represent a substantial advancement in the ability to improve outcomes for patients receiving CAR T-cell therapies.…”
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DeepFusion: Fusing User-Generated Content and Item Raw Content towards Personalized Product Recommendation by Mingxin Gan, Hang Zhang

“…In this paper, we propose a novel deep neural architecture named DeepFusion to jointly learn user and item representations from numerical ratings, textual reviews, and item metadata. …”
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The Main Characteristics of Dialogic Interaction (Defining the Actual Tasks of Pedagogic Dialog by Y. V. Yermolayeva

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Mechanical and Dynamic Properties of Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Fly-Ash Concrete by Dan-Yang Su, Jian-Yong Pang, Xiao-Wen Huang

“…Basalt-polypropylene hybrid fiber, polypropylene fiber, and basalt fiber, are extremely significant factors affecting the slump, static compressive strength, and static splitting tensile strength of HBPC, respectively. …”
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Concurrent Hepatic Artery and Portal Vein Thrombosis after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation with Preserved Allografts by Arshad Khan, P. Park, Jose Oberholzer, Ivo Tzvetanov, Raquel Garcia Roca, Ron C. Gaba, Enrico Benedetti, Hoonbae Jeon

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Freestanding VO2 membranes on epidermal nanomesh for ultra-sensitive correlated breathable sensors by Dongha Kim, Dongju Lee, Jiseok Park, Jihoon Bae, Aiping Chen, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, Sungwon Lee, Shinbuhm Lee

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Consensus evidence-based clinical practice guide for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in childhood and adolescence by Yasser El Miedany, Hala Lotfy, Maha El Gaafary, Naglaa Gadallah, Annie Nasr Mehanna, Safaa Mahran, Waleed Hassan, Mohammed Hassan Abu-Zaid, Samar Abdelhamed Tabra, Mohamed Mortada, Ahmed R. Radwan, Dalia El Mikkawy, S. Esam Maher, Ghada Eldrainy, Hala Abdulhady, Marwa Mahgoub, Youmna Amer, Walaa Elwakil

“…Recent advances in pediatric osteoporosis definition, along with a lack of management recommendations or national consensus on its diagnosis and treatment, have led to a wide range of approaches being implemented to manage this illness. …”
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Enhancing detection of STEC in the meat industry: insights into virulence of priority STEC by Mai-Lan Tran, Sabine Delannoy, Patrick Fach

“…This approach would provide Food Business Operators a significant improvement, saving time and costs while maintaining a high level of product safety.…”
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Chromosomal analysis and short-term outcome of prenatally diagnosed congenital heart disease by Marcellino Verbeke, Laurens Hannes, Koen Devriendt, Kris Van den Bogaert, Bjorn Cools, Luc De Catte, Marc Gewillig, Jeroen Breckpot

“…CHD categories and CHD severity scores, ranging from A (extremely high risk based on CHD or ECA type) to D (low risk), were assigned to each fetus. …”
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Research on Seepage Properties and Pore Structure of the Roof and Floor Strata in Confined Water-Rich Coal Seams: Taking the Xiaojihan Coal Mine as an Example by Hailong Li

“…Results are as follows: (1) coal seams of Xiaojihan coal mine are confined fractured aquifers, the fissure confined water in coal seams has a strong relationship with total stress-strain permeability and development characteristics of the pore structure of the roof and floor strata. (2) The permeability of the roof and floor strata is extremely low, when the strata is less than 30 meters away from the coal seam with the magnitude order remaining less than 10−12 m/s. …”
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Evaluation de la densité relative et premières observations sur les groupes sociaux des bonobos (Pan paniscus) dans la forêt de Bolobo (Site Mbou-Mon-Tour), R.D.Congo by Simon Pierre Ndimbo Kumugo, N B Mbomba Nseu Bekeli, Jean Malekani Mukulire, Barbara Fruth

“…Malgré leur protection officielle par les lois Congolaises et internationales - Classe A de la convention Africaine sur la conservation de la nature et des ressources naturelles (1968); Convention de Washington (1973); Appendice I de CITES (1976-2013); IUCN Red List (2008) - les bonobos sont extrêmement menacés, et de ce fait de plus en plus en disparition. …”
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Examining Sex Differences in Visual Reliance During Postural Control in Intercollegiate Athletes by Nicolette Ingel, Victoria Vice, Courtney Dommer, Jennifer Csonka, Tara Moore, Ariel Zaleski, Carolyn Killelea, Mallory Faherty, Jody Feld, Timothy Sell

“… # Study Design Cross-sectional Study # Methods Static postural stability was assessed during a single session for football, soccer, basketball, and volleyball intercollegiate athletes (males, n=135, females, n=51) under eyes open (EO) and eyes closed (EC) conditions via performance of single limb stance on a force plate. …”
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