Gross soil N transformations and microbial communities in Luxembourg beech forest (Fagus sylvatica L.) soils along a pH gradient by Mengru Jia, Annemieke Kooijman, Roland Bol, Wim W. Wessel, Kathrin Hassler, Albert Tietema

“…Heterotrophic nitrification was much lower than autotrophic nitrification in calcareous soils but equally important in acidic soils. Net N release was restricted to the mineral topsoil, shifting from low ammonium and nitrate release in acidic soils, to substantial nitrate release in calcareous soils, potentially supporting greater plant species richness at high pH. …”
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Primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: Comparison between a Chinese cohort and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data by Qin Xiao, Haifan Xiao, Shuyu Ouyang, Jinming Tang, Baihua Zhang, Hui Wang

“…Conclusions Although there are huge differences in the tumor characteristics and treatment modalities of SCCE between Chinese and U.S. patients, the prognosis of SCCE is equally poor in both. Surgery should be considered for patients with localized disease, while chemoradiotherapy is recommended for patients with regional and extensive disease.…”
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H-AMR FORGE’d in FIRE. I. Magnetic State Transitions, Jet Launching, and Radiative Emission in Super-Eddington, Highly Magnetized Quasar Disks Formed from Cosmological Initial Cond... by Nicholas Kaaz, Matthew Liska, Alexander Tchekhovskoy, Philip F. Hopkins, Jonatan Jacquemin-Ide

“…When a = 0.9375 ( a = 0), the energy in mechanical outflows and radiation equals about 60% (10%) and 100% (3%) of the accreted rest mass energy, respectively. …”
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Alterations in the social-conditioned place preference and density of dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area in Clsnt2-KO mice by I. N. Rozhkova, S. V. Okotrub, E. Yu. Brusentsev, K. E. Uldanova, E. A. Chuyko, V. A. Naprimerov, T. V. Lipina, T. G. Amstislavskaya, S. Ya. Amstislavsky

“…The results of this test revealed differences between the Clstn2-KO and the control males, as the former did not value socializing with the familiar partner, spending equal time in the isolationand socializing-associated compartments. …”
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The Economic Implications of Psychosocial Peer Support for Health Workers in German Hospitals by Strametz R, Roesner H, Neusius T, Wiesenhuetter I, Bushuven S, Mira JJ, Hinzmann D, Heininger S

“…Reinhard Strametz,1,* Hannah Roesner,1,2,* Thomas Neusius,1,* Isabell Wiesenhuetter,1 Stefan Bushuven,3,4 José Joaquín Mira,2,5 Dominik Hinzmann,6 Susanne Heininger7 1Wiesbaden Institute for Healthcare Economics and Patient Safety, RheinMain UAS, Wiesbaden, Germany; 2Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Elche, Spain; 3Training Center for Emergency Medicine (NOTIS e.V), Engen, 78234, Germany; 4Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79106, Germany; 5Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO), Alicante, Spain; 6Department Clinical Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; 7Faculty for Applied Healthcare Sciences, Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Deggendorf, Germany*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Reinhard Strametz, Wiesbaden Institute for Healthcare Economics and Patient Safety, RheinMain UAS, Bleichstr. 3, Wiesbaden, 65183, Germany, Email reinhard.strametz@hs-rm.dePurpose: The objective of this study is to evaluate whether the nationwide establishment and institutionalization of a peer-support program, is economically justified given the potential positive effects on the Second Victim Phenomenon (SVP) among healthcare professionals in Germany.Methods: A comprehensive methodological approach was employed, using data from the SeViD studies to assess the prevalence and duration of SVP among physicians and nurses in Germany. …”
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An Objective Pain Score for Chronic Pain Clinic Patients by Agnes K. Pace, Melanio Bruceta, John Donovan, Sonia J. Vaida, Jill M. Eckert

“…Construct validity demonstrated an equally average significant reduction in pain from preprocedure to postprocedure, CBPS and NRS median (IQR) scores preprocedure (4 (2–6) and 6 (4–8)) and postprocedure (1 (0–2) and 3 (0–5)), p<0.001. …”
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Translation and psychometric evaluation of the Danish version of the knee outcome survey - activities of daily living scale in patients with anterior cruciate ligament injuries by Kamilla Arp, Claus Varnum, Ulrik Dalgas, Bettina Mølri Knudsen, Signe Timm, Bjarke Viberg, Kim Gordon Ingwersen

“…Construct validity was not perfect as only five of seven hypotheses were confirmed, but there was a good reliability (ICC = 0.88) and test-retest agreement showed equal distribution of measurement error across the scale and the SEM was 4.9% and SDC was 13.6%. …”
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Usability Evaluation of Foods with Function Claims Labelling as Health Information in Japan: A User-Testing Study by Yamamoto M, Yamamoto K, Takano-Ohmuro H, Yamamoto R, Saruwatari J

“…Michiko Yamamoto,1,&ast; Ken Yamamoto,2,&ast; Hiromi Takano-Ohmuro,3 Rain Yamamoto,4 Junji Saruwatari1 1Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto-city, Kumamoto, Japan; 2Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida-city, Tokyo, Japan; 3Faculty of Pharmacy, Musashino University, Nishitokyo-city, Tokyo, Japan; 4Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Michiko Yamamoto, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oehonmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-city, Kumamoto, Japan, Email m-yamamoto@kumamoto-u.ac.jpPurpose: The saturation of health foods in the market is coupled with inadequate information on their safe usage. …”
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Validation of a tele-robotic ultrasound system for abdomen and thyroid gland explorations: a comparison with standard ultrasound by Andreu Antolin, Nuria Roson, Marina Planes, Mar Castillo, Anna Alberti, Manuel Escobar

“…Conclusion Tele-robotic US achieves equal performance in comparison with the standard US when evaluating abdominal structures in this cohort of patients, as well as a relatively fast learning curve and good patient satisfaction. …”
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Pharmacognostic Characterization of Panchatikta, an Ayurvedic Polyherbal Combination—Exploring the Role of Botanical and Phytochemical Techniques in the Standardization and Validat... by C. M. Harinarayanan, M. Deepak, S. P. Geetha, Arun Karnwal, Gaurav Kumar, Anupam Kumar, Tabarak Malik

“…The plant materials were collected from different natural habitats, authenticated, dried, ground, and the combination was prepared by mixing the ingredients in equal amounts followed by macroscopic, organoleptic, microscopic, histochemical, and physicochemical characterization according to the standard protocol of the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. …”
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Comparison of h-index and other bibliometrics in Google Scholar and Scopus for articles published by translational science trainees by Laura D. Davis, Corbyn M. Gilmore, Adriana Vargus, Henry Ogbeifun, Yong-Hee P. Chun, Christopher R. Frei

“…M-quotient was defined as h-index divided by “n,” where “n” equaled the number of years since first publication. …”
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Adverse birth outcome and associated factors among mothers with antepartum hemorrhage in public hospitals Tigray, northern Ethiopia, 2020 by Tomas Amare Abraha, Gebremedhin Kinfe Gebremariam, Berhane Teklay Asfaha, Tensay Kahsay Weldegebreal, Desta Hailu Aregawi

“…Rural residence [AOR = 2.16, 95%CI (1.069, 4.38)], three and below antenatal care follow-up visits [AOR = 6.6, 95%CI (3.345,13.10)], bad obstetric history [AOR = 2.8, 95%CI (1.044,7.691)], and having less than or equal 11 g/dl hemoglobin level at admission were [AOR = 3.7,95%Cl (1.93,6.914)] found as predictors of adverse birth outcome in this study. …”
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Lactate Ameliorates Kainic Acid-Induced Neuroinflammation and Cognitive Impairment via the Chemokine Signaling Pathway in Mice by Chu X, Ge Y, Geng C, Cao P, Wei P, Fu B, Deng Z, Li Y, Zhao G

“…Xiaoqi Chu,1,2,&ast; Yusong Ge,3,&ast; Chao Geng,1,2 Peipei Cao,1,2 Penghu Wei,2 Bin Fu,2 Zihao Deng,4 Yuhao Li,5,6 Guoguang Zhao2,7 1Optometry Institute, School of Medicine Nankai University, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing Municipal Geriatric Medical Research Center, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, People’s Republic of China; 4Cancer Center, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 5Central Laboratory, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing Municipal Geriatric Medical Research Center, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Pathology, School of Medicine Nankai University, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 7National Medical Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Guoguang Zhao, Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing Municipal Geriatric Medical Research Center, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Email ggzhao@vip.sina.com Yuhao Li, Central Laboratory, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing Municipal Geriatric Medical Research Center, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Email liyuhao@xwhosp.orgPurpose: Lactate, previously considered a metabolic waste product, has been shown to have neuroprotective potential. …”
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Relationship between age and delayed cerebral ischemia in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage requiring invasive mechanical ventilation: a secondary analysis by Qing-qing Wu, Wei-wen Chen, Tian-lai Lin, Cun-rong Chen, Zhi-rong Ding, You-li Chen

“…Their median age was 56 years (range 19–84 years). Patients were equally divided into four groups: Q1 (19–45 years), Q2 (46–55 years), Q3 (56–63 years), and Q4 (64–84 years). …”
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Developing and Validating a Novel Generic Patient-Reported Outcome Measure &ndash; Postoperative Recovery Scale for Adult (PRSA): A Prospective Observational Study by Liu Y, Yu R, Fu Y, Zuo Y, Qiu Y, Liu J

“…Yijun Liu,1,2,&ast; Rou Yu,3,4,&ast; Yifan Fu,1,2 Yunxia Zuo,1,2 Yanhua Qiu,1,2 Jin Liu1,2 1Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 2The Research Units of West China (2018RU012)-Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Anesthesiology, West China second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 4Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education (Sichuan University), Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yanhua Qiu; Jin Liu, Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, No.37 Guoxue Alley, Wuhou District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China, Email 1781585803@qq.com; scujinliu@gmail.comBackground: Quality of postoperative recovery is an important perioperative patient-reported outcome. …”
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Efficacy of aquatic exercises on balance in children with sickle cell anemia: A randomized controlled trial by Omar Abd El-Hameed Abd El-Fattah Ghetas, Azza Abd El-Aziz Abd El-Hady, El-Sayed Ali Shaheen Ali, Amira El-Sayed El-Bagalaty

“…They were divided into two equal groups: the study group (A) and the control group (B). …”
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Tracing the origins and transformations of fluorescence dissolved organic matter within western and eastern Greenland’s shelves: a comparative study by Monika Zabłocka, Piotr Kowalczuk, Joanna Stoń-Egiert, Elena Terzić, Elena Terzić, Evanthia Bournaka, Artur P. Palacz

“…The analysis showed that western DOM is almost equally composed of humic-like (51%) and protein-like (49%) substances, while the eastern shelf is dominated by protein-like FDOM (56%), indicating a stronger influence of autochthonous production in the east. …”
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Danish Digital Design and the Gradual Erosion of Technology Neutral Administrative Law by Michael Gøtze

“…While pushing the agenda of digitally ready legislation brings clear benefits for administrative efficiency and promotes equal treatment across sectors, and although Denmark consistently ranks in the top end of the digital class in Europe, the ongoing digital reform also presents certain issues. …”
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Osteomyelitis in Cat-Scratch Disease: A Never-Ending Dilemma—A Case Report and Literature Review by D. Donà, L. Nai Fovino, E. Mozzo, G. Cabrelle, G. Bordin, R. Lundin, C. Giaquinto, T. Zangardi, O. Rampon

“…The average age was 7.8 years with equal sex distribution. Fever (84.3%), often with a prolonged course (64.7%), and osteoarticular pain (88.2%) were the most common clinical findings. …”
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Cesarean delivery in Nigeria: prevalence and associated factors―a population-based cross-sectional study by Asa Auta, Emmanuel O Adewuyi, Vishnu Khanal, Samson J Tapshak, Yun Zhao

“…Greater odds of CS were equally associated with maternal obesity (AOR: 3.16, 95% CI 2.30 to 4.32), Christianity (AOR: 2.06, 95% CI 1.58 to 2.68), birth order of one (AOR: 3.86, 95% CI 2.66 to 5.56), husband’s secondary/higher education level (AOR: 2.07, 95% CI 1.29 to 3.33), health insurance coverage (AOR: 2.01, 95% CI 1.37 to 2.95) and ≥4 antenatal visits (AOR: 2.84, 95% CI 1.56 to 5.17).Conclusions The prevalence of CS was low, indicating unmet needs in the use of caesarean delivery in Nigeria. …”
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