Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes of Total Laparoscopic and Robotically Assisted Hysterectomy for Benign Pathology during Introduction of a Robotic Program by Gokhan Sami Kilic, Gradie Moore, Ayman Elbatanony, Carmen Radecki, John Y. Phelps, Mostafa A. Borahay

“…Outcomes of robotically assisted, laparoscopic, and vaginal complex hysterectomies performed by a single surgeon for noncancerous indications. Measurements and Main Results. Operative times were 208.3±59.01 minutes for laparoscopic, 286.2±82.87 minutes for robotic, and 163.5±61.89 minutes for vaginal (𝑃<.0001). …”
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Parental Roles and Challenges in Managing Pediatric Obesity: Insights from Focus Group Interviews in Korea by Jieun Ju, Jahye Jung, Yong Hee Hong, Minsoo Shin, Yoon Lee, Ah-Ram Sul

“…Results : The analysis revealed one main theme, parental roles and challenges in managing pediatric obesity, that encompassed five categories: parental awareness and perception of pediatric obesity; causes of pediatric obesity; parental strategies for managing obesity; barriers to management; and support systems and resources. …”
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Intellectual Capital and Firm Performance in the Context of Venture-Capital Syndication Background in China by Yuzhong Lu, Zengrui Tian, Guillermo Andres Buitrago, Shuiwen Gao, Yuanjun Zhao, Shuai Zhang

“…Furthermore, IC showed weaker impact on PFP of mixed VCS-backed firms compared to pure VCS-backed firms and showed diminished effect on higher VCS member heterogeneity mainly reflected in the impact of relational capital on firm performance. …”
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How Does Landscape Structure Affect Dung Beetle Assemblages in Amazon Cities? by Vanessa Pontes Mesquita, Glenda Vanessa dos Santos Bernardino, Paulo Estefano Dineli Bobrowiec, Renato Portela Salomão, Cintia Cornelius

“…ABSTRACT The growth of cities is one of the main direct and indirect factors responsible for the loss of native vegetation cover. …”
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History and prospects of flax genetic markers by Daiana A. Zhernova, Elena N. Pushkova, Tatiana A. Rozhmina, Elena V. Borkhert, Alexander A. Arkhipov, Alexander A. Arkhipov, Elizaveta A. Sigova, Elizaveta A. Sigova, Ekaterina M. Dvorianinova, Ekaterina M. Dvorianinova, Alexey A. Dmitriev, Alexey A. Dmitriev, Nataliya V. Melnikova

“…To date, only a few are known, mainly mutations in the FAD3 genes responsible for reduced linolenic acid content in linseed oil. …”
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Maternal mortality burden study from direct causes. Cuba, 2005-2018 by Lisbeth Fernández González, José Luis Peñalvo, Armando Humberto Seuc Jo, Delia María Gálvez Medina, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Alain Francisco Morejón Giraldoni

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: complications during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium are the main causes of death in women of childbearing age. …”
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Sarcopenia as a Predictor of Mortality in a Cohort of Elderly Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography by Giacomo Mulinacci, Clara Benedetta Conti, Alberto Savino, Davide Gandola, Davide Ippolito, Roberto Frego, Alessandro Ettore Redaelli, Marta Maino, Marco Emilio Dinelli

“…Sarcopenia, a complex syndrome mainly associated with aging, has been recognized as a predictor of poor surgical outcomes. …”
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Exploring Culinary Tourism and Female Consumer Preferences for Selected National Cuisines in Poland: A Sensory and Preference Analysis of Food Products from Four Countries by Agata Kiciak, Wiktoria Staśkiewicz-Bartecka, Natalia Kuczka, Agnieszka Bielaszka, Marzena Tudrej, Oskar Kowalski, Marek Kardas

“…Background/Objectives: The development of culinary tourism offers not only unique culinary travel experiences but also allows for the exploration of various aspects related to food. The main aim of this study was to assess the food preferences of a selected group of female consumers regarding world cuisine and to analyze the sensory quality of selected world cuisine products: ayran, rice noodles, tempeh, and chorizo. …”
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Illicit drug use derived from wastewater-based epidemiology in Iran, their removal during wastewater treatment, and occurrence in receiving waters by Anvar Asadi, Shabnam Zarei, Nebile Daglioglu, Evsen Yavuz Guzel, Neda Ravankhah

“…Among the analytes measured, morphine and codeine exhibited the most prevalent occurrence and highest concentration levels in all the samples. Heroin was the main illicit drugs used in the studied population with a mean consumption rate of 6108 and 158 mg/day/1000 inh. in cold and warm seasons, respectively. …”
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Comprehensive Assessment of Sustainable Development of Terrestrial Ecosystem Based on SDG 15—A Case Study of Guilin City by Hongyu Pan, Guang Liu, Jan-Peter Muller, Zhongchang Sun, Yuefeng Yao, Yao Chang, Zesen Xiong, Yuchen Zhang

“…Using Guilin City as a study area, the ecological status of each county was assessed over the period 2010 to 2020, providing valuable insights to guide ecological conservation and sustainable development efforts. The main results are as follows: (1) Spatial heterogeneity is evident in the distribution of key biodiversity areas, which are concentrated in the northern and southeastern mountainous regions of Guilin. (2) Land degradation during the assessment period is notably smaller than during the baseline period, though a significant gap remains toward achieving land degradation neutrality. (3) Sustainable development scores for terrestrial ecosystems show an overall upward trend across counties, but the poor performance in sustainable forest management affects the comprehensive sustainable development of terrestrial ecosystems in Guilin. …”
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Stroke Risk among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Zhejiang: A Population-Based Prospective Study in China by Lihua Guo, Min Yu, Jieming Zhong, Haibin Wu, Jin Pan, Weiwei Gong, Meng Wang, Fangrong Fei, Ruying Hu

“…The excess risk of stroke was mainly attributable to the significantly higher risk of cerebral infarctions with the risk for T2DM being four times that for general population. …”
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The adaptation of rainbow trout to warmer water: Oxidative damage in the germinal line by Vianel Sevastei, Sonia A. Crichigno, M. Victoria Santos, Andrea Trochine, Julio C. Painefilú, Noemí Zaritzky, Víctor E. Cussac

“…The observed responses, mainly related to the sperm membrane, reinforces the idea that ROS can affect the germinal line of male rainbow trout juveniles subjected to high water temperature. …”
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Oral Immunotherapy Using Probiotic Ice Cream Containing Recombinant Food-Grade Lactococcus lactis Which Inhibited Allergic Responses in a BALB/c Mouse Model by Alireza Vasiee, Fereshteh Falah, Mojtaba Sankian, Farideh Tabatabaei-Yazdi, Seyed Ali Mortazavi

“…This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of recombinant probiotic bacteria as a candidate for oral vaccine with the potential of treating allergy to Amaranthus retroflexus pollens. The main gene of this allergen, Ama r 2, was cloned into the food grade plasmid pNZ7025 and then was electrotransformed into the food grade Lactococcus lactis NZ1330. …”
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Long-Term Statistical Analysis of Severe Weather and Climate Events in Greece by Vassiliki Kotroni, Antonis Bezes, Stavros Dafis, Dimitra Founda, Elisavet Galanaki, Christos Giannaros, Theodore Giannaros, Athanasios Karagiannidis, Ioannis Koletsis, George Kyros, Konstantinos Lagouvardos, Katerina Papagiannaki, Georgios Papavasileiou

“…The paper aims to provide both long-term (1901–2023) and recent year analyses (2010–2023). The main results show that between 2010 and 2023, Greece experienced: nearly one heatwave per summer; heavy rainfall events, most common in winter and autumn, showing a significant increase, particularly in the eastern Aegean and western continental Greece; dry spells, which are longest in southern Greece; thunderstorm and hail events peaking in spring and summer; fire weather conditions and risk peaking in southern Greece. …”
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Efficacy of Hot Tea Infusion vs. Ethanolic Extract of Moringa oleifera for the Simultaneous Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver, Hyperlipidemia, and Hyperglycemia in a Murine Mod... by Salma I. Cortes-Alvarez, Ivan Delgado-Enciso, Alejandrina Rodriguez-Hernandez, Gustavo A. Hernandez-Fuentes, Nomely S. Aurelien-Cabezas, Norma A. Moy-Lopez, Nadia Y. Cortes-Alvarez, Jorge Guzman-Muñiz, Jose Guzman-Esquivel, Iram P. Rodriguez-Sanchez, Margarita L. Martinez-Fierro, Karen A. Mokay-Ramirez, Carlos E. Barajas-Saucedo, Carmen A. Sanchez-Ramirez

“…The phytochemical analysis by nuclear magnetic resonance in 1H and 13C experiments showed signals for pyrrole alkaloids and triterpenes as the main constituents of the extract and infusion preparation. …”
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Mechanism and Prevention and Control of Mine Earthquake in Thick and Hard Rock Strata considering the Horizontal Stress Evolution of Stope by Ming Zhang, Xuelong Hu, Hongtao Huang, Guangyao Chen, Shan Gao, Chao Liu, Lihua Tian

“…It was determined that the stress concentrations mainly originated from the release and transfer of horizontal stress during the rock fractures and movements in the roof areas, which were calculated using a theoretical estimation model. …”
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Soil health of bananas cultivated in Ribeira River Valley – the major producing region of Brazil by Cavalieri-Polizeli Karina Maria Vieira, da Silva Anderson Lucas, Cremonesi Marcus, Lima Juliana Domingues, Cipriano Patriciani Estela, Cherubin Maurício Roberto, Rozane Danilo Eduardo

“…Compared with natural forests, in general, banana crop soil showed elevated values of the chemical indicators, mainly due to the frequent fertiliser applications. …”
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Optimal design of acoustic metamaterials for noise suppression by the frequency division in military equipment by Shaohua Bi, Fei Yang, Xinmin Shen, Wenqiang Peng, Xiaocui Yang, Qin Yin, Xiaonan Zhang, Heng Zhang, Dong Wang, Jingguo Chen, Zhiming Li

“…This paper presents a multi-Helmholtz unit series–parallel acoustic metamaterial with a segmented noise control effect designed by taking advantage of the adjustable frequency band of an acoustic metamaterial, aiming to change the main noise spectrum characteristics under different driving conditions of military equipment such as tanks. …”
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408 Cases of Genital Ambiguity Followed by Single Multidisciplinary Team during 23 Years: Etiologic Diagnosis and Sex of Rearing by Georgette Beatriz De Paula, Beatriz Amstalden Barros, Stela Carpini, Bruna Jordan Tincani, Tais Nitsch Mazzola, Mara Sanches Guaragna, Cristiane Santos da Cruz Piveta, Laurione Candido de Oliveira, Juliana Gabriel Ribeiro Andrade, Guilherme Guaragna-Filho, Pedro Perez Barbieri, Nathalia Montibeler Ferreira, Marcio Lopes Miranda, Ezequiel Moreira Gonçalves, Andre Moreno Morcillo, Nilma Lucia Viguetti-Campos, Sofia Helena Valente Lemos-Marini, Roberto Benedito de Paiva Silva, Antonia Paula Marques-de-Faria, Maricilda Palandi De Mello, Andrea Trevas Maciel-Guerra, Gil Guerra-Junior

“…There were 408 cases; 250 (61.3%) were 46,XY and 124 (30.4%) 46,XX and 34 (8.3%) had sex chromosomes abnormalities. 189 (46.3%) had 46,XY testicular DSD, 105 (25.7%) 46,XX ovarian DSD, 95 (23.3%) disorders of gonadal development (DGD), and 19 (4.7%) complex malformations. The main etiology of 46,XX ovarian DSD was salt-wasting 21-hydroxylase deficiency. …”
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Observations of Unusual Daytime Range Spread F at Middle Latitude During the Afternoon Hours by Lehui Wei, Chunhua Jiang, Ting Lan, Wenxuan Wang, Hua Shen, Ercha Aa, Wengeng Huang, Jing Liu, Guobin Yang, Yaogai Hu, Zhengyu Zhao

“…Moreover, some distorted traces of the main traces occurred on ionograms during the morning. …”
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