A Rare Presentation of Orbital Castleman’s Disease by Ruchi Goel, Akash Raut, Ayushi Agarwal, Shweta Raghav, Sumit Kumar, Simmy Chaudhary, Priyanka Golhait, Sushil Kumar, Ravindra Saran

“…A well-defined extraconal orbital lesion encasing the left lateral rectus muscle with intraconal extension was seen on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) that led to the provisional diagnosis of left solitary encapsulated venous malformation. …”
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Overcoming ideology-consistent biases: does it help to make things easier? by Philip U. Gustafsson, Torun Lindholm, Freja Isohanni, Ola Svenson, Sophia Appelbom

“…Information on how to calculate the problem (Experiment 1) only slightly reduced the biased responses, whereas the added percentages (Experiment 2) led to a substantial reduction of the bias. Thus, we demonstrate that the facilitation of complex information on a polarized topic reduces biases in favor of rational reasoning.…”
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The Influence of Abrahamic Faiths in the Religious Pluralism Agenda in Malaysia by Rahim Kamarul Zaman, Mujahid Mohammad Fadzil, Hamid Fahmy Zarkasyi

“…In Malaysia, debates over pluralism have led to discussions about Islam being the final revealed religion, preceding Judaism and Christianity. …”
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A multi-levels analysis to evaluate the toxicity of microplastics on aquatic insects: A case study with damselfly larvae (Ischnura elegans) by Lin Sun, Zhongyan Cheng, Mei Wang, Chao Wei, Haoyu Liu, Yuxia Yang

“…The results showed that the PS MPs had no significant effects on the body weight and survival rate, but led to behavioral inhibition. Furthermore, expression levels of some metabolites altered, such as nicotinic acid, fumaric acid, and stearic acid. …”
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Supplementation with Alpha-Tocopherol and Ascorbic Acid to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease’s Statin Therapy in Men by Nikola Hadzi-Petrushev, Katerina Dimovska, Nikola Jankulovski, Dine Mitrov, Mitko Mladenov

“…After the treatment, the levels of all three antioxidant markers were reduced to the same degree in both groups of patients, indicating therapy-induced lower level of reactive oxygen species production and/or improved nonenzymatic antioxidant mechanisms. Both therapies led to the normalization of the serum lipid profile and aminotransferase levels in the patients, but the reduction in CRP, although significant, did not reduce levels to those of the controls. …”
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Determining the levels of pelvic floor disorders in women diagnosed with urinary incontinence: a mix-method study by Rüveyda Ölmez Yalazı, Rüveyda Ölmez Yalazı, Nurdan Demirci

“…Participants reported that UI led to social isolation, reduced self-esteem, and increased anxiety.DiscussionThe findings highlight that UI adversely affects both the physical and psychosocial well-being of women. …”
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QD/SnO₂ Photoactivated Chemoresistive Sensor for Selective Detection of Primary Alcohols at Room Temperature by Maria Yu. Skrypnik, Vadim B. Platonov, Daria A. Kurtina, Oleg G. Sinyashin, Marina N. Rumyantseva, Roman B. Vasiliev

“…We demonstrated an efficient sensor response to C₁–C₄ primary alcohols of ppm concentration under photoexcitation with a yellow LED in the absence of a signal from other volatile organic compounds (VOCs). …”
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Preliminary experimental analysis of a CdTe BIPV skylight on a lab-scale test cell by Pop Octavian-Gabriel, Mustafa Elmakki Ali Elmakki, Lăcrănjan Mircea, Fechete-Tutunaru Lucian

“…The recent goal of developing new solar energy-harvesting methods has led to the study and implementation of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) glazing structures integrated into building envelopes. …”
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Dipropyl phthalate induces craniofacial chondrogenic defects in zebrafish embryos by Qinyuan Shen, Weitao Hu, Fasheng Liu, Si Dong, Xinya Peng, Yihang Zhong, Chao Chen, Yuhua Zuo, Chenkai Ge, Weirong Li, Wenwen Zha, Zhijun Ye, Zigang Cao, Lan Liao

“…In this process, DPRP induced elevated levels of oxidative stress in the craniofacial pharyngeal arch while promoting inflammatory responses. This ultimately led to craniofacial chondrogenic malformations in zebrafish. …”
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Crisis risk in the 21st century and their impact on the banking sector by Vesić Tamara, Petronijević Jovan, Ravić Nenad

“…On the other hand, due to the corona virus pandemic, many factories have stopped producing gold, the transport of goods is functioning slowly, which has led to a shortage of gold, so it is almost impossible to buy a gold ducat or gold bar in Europe. …”
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The Impacts of Educational Asthma Interventions in Schools: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Ana Carla Carvalho Coelho, Laís Souza Barretto Cardoso, Carolina de Souza-Machado, Adelmir Souza-Machado

“…Seventeen articles were selected (N=5,879 subjects). 94% of the interventions (16 of 17 studies) were applied in developed countries that were led by health professionals and most of them targeted asthmatics. …”
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Impact of rhizobacterial inoculation in plant growth medium to mitigate lead stress in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) by Sumreen Anjum, Mubeen Sarwar, Adnan Mukhtar, Tanveer Hussain, Mehwish Liaquat, Alia Batool, Muhammad Waqar Alam, Qurban Ali, M. Irfan Ashraf

“…However, inoculation with PGPR strains S5 and S10 led to notable improvements in growth parameters, enhanced physiological traits, and better antioxidant activities, effectively mitigating lead stress. …”
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Computer-Aid System for Automated Jaundice Detection by Ahmad Yaseen Abdulrazzak, Saleem Latif Mohammed, Ali Al-Naji, Javaan Chahl

“…The system comprises a digital HD camera, a computer device with a Matlab application installed to analyze and detect the skin color changes of the infant, and an Arduino Uno microcontroller to control an LED ultraviolet light. A set of neonate images were collected to train the random forest algorithm, including 374 for normal and 137 for jaundiced infants. …”
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Experimental Study of Stress-Seepage Coupling Properties of Sandstone under Different Loading Paths by Xi Chen, Wei Wang, Yajun Cao, Qizhi Zhu, Weiya Xu, Huaining Ruan

“…Pore pressure weakened the effect of the confining pressure under drained condition, which led to a decline in rock mechanical properties. …”
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Intraosseous angioleiomyoma of the mandible- Report of a rare case by K.S. Gamal Abdul Nasser, S.G. Wasim Ahamed, Madhu Narayan

“…On immunohistochemical analysis, it was S100 negative but smooth muscle actin positive which led to the histopathological diagnosis of “LM.” …”
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HIF1α-Induced Glycolysis Metabolism Is Essential to the Activation of Inflammatory Macrophages by Ting Wang, Huiying Liu, Guan Lian, Song-Yang Zhang, Xian Wang, Changtao Jiang

“…Metabolomics studies showed that HIF1α overexpression led to increased glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway intermediates. …”
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Cultivars and lines from ICARDA in spring durum wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) breeding in the Lower Volga region by S. N. Gaponov, G. I. Shutareva, N. M. Tsetva, I. S. Tsetva, I. V. Milovanov

“…Grain analysis was carried out using the conventional methods for durum wheat as well as those modified by the Spring Durum Wheat Breeding Laboratory of the FCAR of the South-East.Result and conclusion. Many years of work led to identifying 22 lines of spring durum wheat, selected in the breeding nursery of the Main Competitive Trails (MCT) and in different years involved in complex multistep hybridization. …”
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A comprehensive high pure momentum equity timing framework using the Kalman filter and ARIMA forecasting by Tsumbedzo Mashamba, Modisane Seitshiro, Isaac Takaidza

“…The pursuit of higher returns has led to a growing interest in factor timing as a strategy to enhance portfolio returns. …”
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Quantifying Stability in Inverter-Based Weak Grids in the Presence of Synchronous Condensers by Sajjad Hadavi, Nabil Mohammed, Ali Mehrizi-Sani, Behrooz Bahrani

“…The high penetration of renewable energy resources, integrated via power electronic inverters, into weak and low-inertia grids has led to the emergence of new challenges within power systems. …”
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Dairy calves provided with environmental enrichment are more active, playful and have fewer feeding interruptions by Francesca Occhiuto, Jorge A. Vázquez-Diosdado, Matthew Thomas, Emma R. Gayner, Andrew J. King, Jasmeet Kaler

“…Abstract Concerns for farm animal welfare have led to the use of environmental enrichment to stimulate natural behaviours and promote positive emotions. …”
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