Microfluidic organ-on-chip systems for periodontal research: advances and future directions by Gopu Sriram, Gopu Sriram, Hardik Makkar, Hardik Makkar

“…Of interest is their application in understanding periodontal disease, a chronic inflammatory condition marked by the progressive destruction of periodontal tissues, including gingiva, periodontal ligament, and alveolar bone. …”
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Évolution de l’occupation et de l’utilisation du sol entre 1973 et 2010 dans la zone agropastorale du lac de Guiers (Sénégal) by Véronique M. Faye, Cheikh Mbow, Abou Thiam

“…Modifications in land occupation have become apparent mainly through the substitution of shrub steppe by grassy-steppe between 1973 and 1988 (before the construction of the dams in Diama and Manantali on River Senegal) and the extension of managed agricultural land and aquatic vegetation between 1988 and 2010 (after the construction of dams). Land use in 2010 is marked by the development of irrigated agriculture by 42 % on the zone under review. …”
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Ulcerative Colitis Activity Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin, in a Patient with Longstanding Disease under Continuous Treatment with Mesalazine by Panagiota Voukelatou, Elissavet Sfendouraki, Theodoros Karianos, Sofia Saranti, Dimitrios Tsitsimelis, Ioannis Vrettos, Andreas Kalliakmanis

“…Subsequently, the patient’s condition improved markedly and the fever retreated. One month later, she was reevaluated with a gallium-67 scintigraphy with total absence of gallium-67 concentration in the ascending colon. …”
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A Structural Equation Model for Analysis of Factors Associated with the Choice of Engineering Degrees in a Technical University by Antonio Hervás, Joan Guàrdia Olmos, Maribel Peró Cebollero, Roberto Capilla Lladró, Pedro Pablo Soriano Jiménez

“…Some of these are general considerations, such as the quality of the degree course (ratio of available places/places in first choice, cut-off mark, etc.), while others are subjective factors (e.g., friends doing the same course). …”
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Evaluating the role of generative AI and color patterns in the dissemination of war imagery and disinformation on social media by Estibaliz García-Huete, Sara Ignacio-Cerrato, David Pacios, José Luis Vázquez-Poletti, María José Pérez-Serrano, Andrea Donofrio, Clemente Cesarano, Nikolaos Schetakis, Nikolaos Schetakis, Alessio Di Iorio

“…Additionally, the research investigates the potential of a serverless AI framework to advance both the generation and detection of fake news, marking a pivotal step in the fight against digital misinformation. …”
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Effect of yellow rice wine on anti-aging ability in aged mice induced by d-galactose by Rong Liu, Zukang Fu, Fengjie Zhang, Qingzhong Mao, Chunguang Luan, Xinglin Han, Jie Xue, Deliang Wang, Si Qin, Feike Hao

“…The in vivo data obtained in the present study preliminary indicated that YRW markedly increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes and reduced the concentration of MDA both in the brain and liver. …”
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Distal muscle weakness as the main onset symptom in thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis: a case report and literature review by Xuan Wu, Xiao-tian Xu, Lin Zhou, Kai Qiao, Chong-bo Zhao, Su-shan Luo

“…With subsequent immunotherapies for one month, the patient exhibited marked enhancement in muscle strength, followed by an uneventful thymectomy. …”
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Population-level shape variation and otolith asymmetry in Diplodus annularis by Spani Federica, Kroha Silvio, Scacco Umberto, Di Giulio Andrea, Scalici Massimiliano

“…In addition, fluctuating asymmetry (FA), which serves as a marker for developmental stability and environmental stress, was assessed. The results show marked disparities in FA between the populations: samples from Porto Torres exhibited posterior asymmetry, while samples from Le Tegnue showed asymmetry in the anterior region of the otoliths. …”
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Bilateral Birdshot Retinochoroiditis and Retinal Astrocytoma by Sunil Mamtora, Yun Wong, Dugald Bell, Teresa Sandinha

“…Fluorescein angiogram and indocyanine green showed marked venous vasculitis, hypofluorescence, and disc leakage in keeping with birdshot retinochoroiditis. …”
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Gastrojejunal Anastomosis Perforation after Gastric Bypass on a Patient with Underlying Pancreatic Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Omar Bellorin, Anna Kundel, Alexander Ramirez-Valderrama, Armando Castro

“…The gastric remnant is markedly distended and a large pancreatic head mass is seen. …”
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Rocky Start of Dinosaur National Monument (USA), The World's First Dinosaur Geoconservation Site by Kenneth Carpenter

“…Historical records and other archival data (correspondence, diaries, reports, newspapers, hand drawn maps, etc.) are used to show that the unfolding of events was anything but smooth. It was marked by misunderstanding, conflicting goals, impatience, covetousness, miscommunication, unrealistic expectation, intrigue, and some paranoia, which came together in unexpected ways for both the Carnegie Museum and the federal government.…”
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Forecasting Influenza Trends Using Decomposition Technique and LightGBM Optimized by Grey Wolf Optimizer Algorithm by Yonghui Duan, Chen Li, Xiang Wang, Yibin Guo, Hao Wang

“…Influenza is an acute respiratory infectious disease marked by its high contagiousness and rapid spread, caused by influenza viruses. …”
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Physician Perceptions of the Safety and Efficacy of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Underestimation of Cardiovascular Risk Reduction and Discrepancies with Clinical Evidence by Srikanth Krishnan, Pratyaksh K. Srivastava, Jayram Attaluri, Rebecca Nayeri, Dhananjay Chatterjee, Jay Patel, Ali Nsair, Matthew Budoff, Arash Nayeri

“…Estimated side effect rates (32.62%) were markedly lower than trial-reported rates (89.7% and 80.5%), while estimated discontinuation rates (8.59%) exceeded trial data. …”
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Protective Effect of Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin against Metabolic Syndrome: In Vitro Evidence Showing Anti-Inflammatory and Lipolytic Effects on Adipocytes and Macrophages by Hiroki Yamazaki, Akifumi Kushiyama, Hideyuki Sakoda, Midori Fujishiro, Takeshi Yamamotoya, Yusuke Nakatsu, Takako Kikuchi, Sunao Kaneko, Hirotoshi Tanaka, Tomoichiro Asano

“…Incubation with 20 nM SHBG markedly suppressed lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced inflammatory cytokines, such as MCP-1, TNFα, and IL-6 in adipocytes and macrophages, along with phosphorylations of JNK and ERK. …”
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Multiobjective Collective Decision Optimization Algorithm for Economic Emission Dispatch Problem by Xinlin Xu, Zhongbo Hu, Qinghua Su, Zenggang Xiong

“…MOCDOA uses three novel learning strategies, that is, a leader-updating strategy based on the maximum distance of each solution in an external archive, a wise random perturbation strategy based on the sparse mark around a leader, and a geometric center-updating strategy based on an extreme point. …”
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Duodenal Tube Feeding: An Alternative Approach for Effectively Promoting Weight Gain in Children with Gastroesophageal Reflux and Congenital Heart Disease by Seiko Kuwata, Yoichi Iwamoto, Hirotaka Ishido, Mio Taketadu, Masanori Tamura, Hideaki Senzaki

“…Duodenal tube feeding facilitated a stable nutritional supply, resulting in marked improvement of weight gain from 6 to 21 g/day (). …”
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Understanding gender differences in reasoning and specific paradigm using meta-analysis of neuroimaging by Lina Chen, Lina Chen, Zeqing Zheng, Jin Liang, Jin Liang, Yuerui Lin, Qingqing Miao

“…While significant differences exist in specific regions, the overall activation patterns do not show marked gender differences. Notably, females exhibit greater activation in the limbic system compared to males, suggesting that emotional states may play a more prominent role for females when engaging in reasoning tasks.…”
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Introducing Iterative Model Calibration (IMC) v1.0: a generalizable framework for numerical model calibration with a CAESAR-Lisflood case study by C. Banerjee, K. Nguyen, C. Fookes, G. Hancock, T. Coulthard

“…Traditional calibration techniques, however, are marked by poor generalizability, demanding significant manual labor for data preparation and the calibration process itself. …”
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Libya in transition: governance challenges and civil society’s prospects in political and economic reforms by Noureddine Selmi

“…This article examines Libya’s complex landscape, marked by a persistently weak state apparatus since the Gaddafi era, which continues to raise significant concerns. …”
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Ultrasonographic accuracy in evaluating response of clipped lymph nodes in targeted axillary dissection in breast cancer by Ozge Aslan, Aysenur Oktay, Berk Goktepe, Gurdeniz Serin

“…Between February 2022 and September 2023, 43 patients who underwent axillary lymph node marking for targeted axillary dissection were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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