The Problem of Unity and Plurality in Teftâzânî by Ekrem UĞURLU

“…The oneness of the Necessary Being (Wajib al-Wujud) implies an indivisible wholeness that does not admit division or parts and affirms His uniqueness without any counterpart or equal.…”
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Clinical Outcomes of Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy Plus Lenvatinib and Tislelizumab for Treating Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Type IV Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus by Li X, Cao K, Fu Z, Chen X, Zhong J, Liu L, Ding N, Zhang X, Qu Z, Zhu L, Zhai J

“…Xiaowei Li,* Kunkun Cao,* Zhigang Fu,* Xiaoxia Chen, Jiaming Zhong, Li Liu, Ning Ding, Xiaoli Zhang, Zengqiang Qu, Lijun Zhu, Jian Zhai Department II of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jian Zhai; Lijun Zhu, Department II of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China, Email jianzhai1979@126.com; lijun_zhush@163.comPurpose: To assess the activity and toxicity of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC)+tislelizumab+lenvatinib (HAIC+tisle+len) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) type IV (Vp4 hCC) in a real-world context.Methods: Fifty-five patients, with Vp4 hCC receiving HAIC+tisle+len therapy from April 2021 to December 2022, were analyzed retrospectively. …”
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La atención de las necesidades educativas especiales y la labor docente en la escuela primaria / Response to Special Educational Needs and Teaching Efforts in Elementary School by Mayela Dabdub-Moreira, Alejandra Pineda-Cordero

“…Abstract:  According to the Costa Rican Law on Equal Opportunities for Disabled Persons (Igualdad de oportunidades para las personas con discapacidad, Ley N.º 7600), teachers must receive and attend individuals with Special Educational Needs (SEN) inside their regular classrooms applying different curricular modifications. …”
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Dynamic Complement Protein Changes in Aqueous Humor and Plasma of Patients With Retinal Vein Occlusion During Ranibizumab Treatment by Guo T, Zhao Y, Liang S, Wang J, Liu H, Zhou Y, Xu H, Chen Z

“…Tingting Guo,1,2,* Yanying Zhao,2,3,* Shengnan Liang,2,3 Jie Wang,2 Hengwei Liu,2 Yufan Zhou,2 Heping Xu,3– 5 Zhongping Chen1– 3,6 1Aier Eye Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Changsha Aier Eye Hospital, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 3Aier Academy of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 4Aier Institute of Optometry and Vision Science, Aier Eye Hospital Group, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 5The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK; 6School of Stomatology and Ophthalmology, Xianning Medical College, Xianning, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhongping Chen; Heping Xu, Email chenzhongping@csu.edu.cn; heping.xu@qub.ac.ukPurpose: To assess dynamic changes of complement protein in aqueous humor (AH) and plasma of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) patients during ranibizumab treatment, and to explore the differential expression of complement proteins in branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO).Patients and Methods: This prospective, consecutive case series study collected AH and plasma samples from 27 RVO patients at baseline, 1 and 2 months after ranibizumab treatment, including 19 BRVO and 8 CRVO patients. …”
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A Problem of Perspective: Religions in Africa or African Traditional Religion by Osman Şahin

“…Just as it is an erroneous approach to consider the peoples of Africa as a single race or nation, it is equally problematic to consider the religions of Africa as a single religion. …”
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Determination of antioxidant and phytochemical properties of premix extract of brown macroalgae Padinaaustralis, Sargassum licifolium and Stoechospermum marginatum from Chabahar co... by Paria Akbary

“…The normality of the data was checked using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and the equality of variances was checked using the Levene test. …”
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Comparative Efficacy of Esketamine vs Sufentanil with Propofol for Sedation in EUS: A Randomized, Controlled Study by Liu C, Wang Y, Yin Y, Wang P, Ji X, Sun J, Zhao S, Jia Y, Liu S, Zhou Z

“…Cuicui Liu,1,* Yanting Wang,1,* Yanwei Yin,2 Pei Wang,1 Xiangyu Ji,1 Jian Sun,1 Shuo Zhao,1 Yanfang Jia,1 Shanling Liu,1 Zangong Zhou1 1Daytime Anesthesiology Department, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Pain Department, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zangong Zhou, Daytime Anesthesiology Department, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 16 Jiangsu Road, Shinan District, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 532-82912511, Email zhouzangong@qdu.edu.cnPurpose: This randomized, controlled trial aimed to assess the sedative effects of esketamine and sufentanil combined with propofol during EUS.Patients and Methods: Three hundred and forty patients undergone EUS were randomly divided into two groups to receive esketamine 0.25 mg/kg combined with propofol (esketamine group) or sufentanil 0.1 μg/kg combined with propofol (sufentanil group). …”
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Correlation Between Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: Analysis of Intestinal Microbiome and Metabolic Characteristics by Wang ZT, Tan WT, Huang JL, Zhang PF, Li Q, Wang MM, Meng MM, Su H, Guo CM, Liu H

“…Zi-Teng Wang,1,2,* Wen-Tao Tan,1,* Jia-Li Huang,1 Peng-Fei Zhang,3 Qian Li,1 Miao-Miao Wang,1 Ming-Ming Meng,1 Hui Su,1 Chun-Mei Guo,1 Hong Liu1 1Gastroenterology Department, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Gastroenterology Department, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Emergency Department, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hong Liu, Email liuhong_sjt@ccmu.edu.cnBackground: Our study examines the relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), focusing on the potential impact of acid-suppressive drugs. …”
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Airborne Levels of Lung Carcinogens at an Ascon Manufacturing Site by Kyeongmin Lee, Sungwon Choi, Miyeon Kim, Dongwoo Song, Ki-Youn Kim

“…The amounts of respirable dust and quartz by the vibrating screen totaled 12.362 and 1.645 mg m−3, respectively, and that of elemental carbon near a dryer burner equaled 0.001 mg m−3. The levels of the total dust, respirable dust, and quartz at the mixer outlet and in the dump truck zone were observed to be 0.685, 0.265, and 0.011 mg m−3, and 0.419, 0.036, and 0.011 mg m−3, respectively. …”
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The InBIO Barcoding Initiative Database: contribution to the knowledge of DNA barcodes of the vascular plants of north-eastern Portugal by João Queirós, Rodrigo Silva, Catarina J. Pinho, Hélia Vale-Gonçalves, Ricardo Pita, Paulo Alves, Pedro Beja, Joana Paupério, Miguel Porto

“…This represents 14% and 38.7% of the total known plant species for Portugal and the study area, respectively.Of the 1781 barcode sequences provided in this dataset, 1099 contain new information (61.7%) at different levels: 254 (13.6%, ITS2: 41, trnL-ef: 126, trnL-gh: 87) are completely new to GenBank and/or BOLD databases at the time of publication, 438 (24.6%, ITS2: 59, trnL-ef: 173, trnL-gh: 206) are new records for a given species and 407 (22.9%, ITS2: 187, trnL-ef: 206, trnL-gh: 14) provide additional information (e.g. different bp length, intraspecific genetic variability); the remaining 682 sequences (38.3%) are equal (100% identity) to sequences already publicly available for the identified species. …”
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Letecká báze na Českomoravské vysočině by Pavel Petr

“…The project entailed the construction of airports in Pardubice, Chrudim, Hlinsko, Humpolec, Polička, Banín, and in Bystřice nad Pernštejnem, each of which was supposed to accommodate one Czechoslovak Air Force squadron (which roughly equalled an RAF wing in size). The land needed for the construction was either bought or rented. …”
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Corticosteroid Phobia: A Key Barrier to Treatment in Young Women with Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis by Lin W, Wang Q, Liu J, Tan Q

“…Weiyi Lin,1,2,* Qiuzhou Wang,2,* Jia Liu,1,2 Qiuwen Tan1,2 1Division of Breast Surgery, Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Breast Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qiuwen Tan, Division of Breast Surgery, Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guo Xue Alley, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 610041, People’s Republic of China, Email hxtanqiuwen@163.comPurpose: Corticosteroids are recommended as a first-line treatment for idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM), a disease that usually occurs in young women. …”
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Single-Cell RNA-Seq Uncovers Cellular Heterogeneity from Deep Fascia in Necrotizing Fasciitis Patients by Wang T, Zhang L, Chen W, Long Y, Zhang Y, Wang L, Hou Z

“…Tao Wang,1,* Liping Zhang,2,* Wei Chen,3 Yubin Long,3 Yingze Zhang,3– 6 Ling Wang,3 Zhiyong Hou3– 6 1Department of Lower Limb Trauma, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Guizhou Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Physiology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 4Engineering Research Center of Orthopedic Minimally Invasive Intelligent Equipment, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 5Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 6NHC Key Laboratory of Intelligent Orthopaedic Equipment, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhiyong Hou, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. …”
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Global Trends in the Incidence and Primary Causes of Femoral Fractures, Excluding Femoral Neck Fractures: A Global Epidemiological Study by Fu F, Liu B, Pu H, Wang Y, Zhang P, Wei S, Gu H, Zhang Q, Ye H

“…Fanyu Fu,1,* Bo Liu,2,* Haifang Pu,3 Yuebin Wang,3 Pengfei Zhang,1 Song Wei,1 Hao Gu,1 Qian Zhang,4 Hengli Ye5 1College of Physical Education and Health Science, Yibin University, Yibin, 644000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Yibin Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yibin, 644600, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pain, the Second People’s Hospital of Yibin, Yibin, 644000, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Taizhou First People’s Hospital, Taizhou, 318020, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Orthopaedics and Joints, Huangyan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taizhou, 318020, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hengli Ye, Huangyan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 83 Century Avenue, Xinqian Street, Huangyan District, Taizhou, 318020, China, Email dryehengli@126.comPurpose: Fractures pose a significant global health challenge, with varying incidence trends and causes across demographics and regions. …”
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A New Nanocomposite for Inducing Demineralized Dentin Remineralization by Ban G, Long J, Yan K, Li Q, Huang X, Wei X, Xie F

“…Guifei Ban,1,2,* Jindong Long,1,2,* Kaiqi Yan,1,2,* Qiurong Li,1,2 Xiaoman Huang,1,2 Xiaolang Wei,1,2 Fangfang Xie1,2 1College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People’s Republic of China; 2Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China; Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment for Oral Infectious Diseases, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fangfang Xie, Email xiedualfang@163.comObjective: This study aimed to investigate a method for promoting the remineralization of demineralized dentin collagen fibers, with the objective of enhancing the bonding strength and durability of dentin resin while reducing the incidence of secondary caries.Methods: A mineralized solution, PAMAM-COOH/ACMP-MDP ethanol solution, was prepared, consisting of the dendritic organic macromolecule PAMAM-COOH, magnesium ions, and methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate (MDP). …”
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Outcomes of Worsened Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Hu Z, Wang C, Luo S, Yang B, Zheng S, Hu X, Sun Y, Chen J, Fu M, Fan R, Luo J, Li J

“…Ziyang Hu,1,* Changjin Wang,2,* Songyuan Luo,2,* Bangyuan Yang,2 Shengneng Zheng,3 Xiaolu Hu,2,4 Yinghao Sun,2 Jiaohua Chen,2 Ming Fu,2 Ruixin Fan,5 Jianfang Luo,2,4 Jie Li2 1Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Medicine South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Cardiac Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jie Li; Jianfang Luo, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, #96 Dongchuan Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 020 83827812, Email leomoku1981@163.com; jianfangluo@sina.comBackground: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) worsening after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was common in clinical practice. …”
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Altered CD73-Adenosine Signaling Linked to Infection in Patients undergoing hemodialysis by Xiang F, Zhang Z, Nie Y, Cao X, Li Y, Chen X, Gong S, Zou J, Teng J, Ding X, Shen B

“…Fangfang Xiang,1– 4,* Zhen Zhang,1,* Yuxin Nie,1 Xuesen Cao,1 Yang Li,1 Xiaohong Chen,1 Shaomin Gong,1 Jianzhou Zou,1 Jie Teng,1 Xiaoqiang Ding,1– 4 Bo Shen1– 4 1Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Shanghai Key Laboratory of Renal Disease and Blood Purification, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Bo Shen, Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Email shen.bo@zs-hosptial.sh.cnPurpose: Infection is the most common cause of hospitalization and the second most common cause of mortality among patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). …”
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An Intelligent System for Classifying Patient Complaints Using Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing: Development and Validation Study by Xiadong Li, Qiang Shu, Canhong Kong, Jinhu Wang, Gang Li, Xin Fang, Xiaomin Lou, Gang Yu

“…The imbalanced data were balanced using the Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique (SMOTE) algorithm to ensure equal representation across all categories. A total of 3 ML algorithms (Multifactor Logistic Regression, Multinomial Naive Bayes, and Support Vector Machines [SVM]) were used for model training and validation. …”
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METODOLOGINIAI INFORMACIJOS VISUOMENĖS STUDIJŲ PROFILIAI: VYNAS JAUNAS, VYNMAIŠIAI SENI? by Marius Povilas Povilas Šaulauskas

“…It is argued that, taken as a whole, even the most radical information society theories, insisting on the post-modern "Age of Information", pour old wine (i.e. traditional assembly of methodological instrumentation, devised to tackle with explicitly modern societal change) into new wineskins (i.e. new previously unseen societal morphology ex definition requiring equally unique conceptual apparatus). The article concludes with implications for future research and practice. …”
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Treatment of Proximal Humeral Fractures in Older Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany by Sußiek J, Koeppe J, Fischhuber K, Iking J, Marschall U, Raschke MJ, Katthagen JC, Stolberg-Stolberg J

“…Julia Sußiek,1,* Jeanette Koeppe,2,3,* Karen Fischhuber,2,3 Janette Iking,1,3 Ursula Marschall,4 Michael J Raschke,1 J Christoph Katthagen,1,3 Josef Stolberg-Stolberg1,3 1Department of Trauma-, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany; 2Institute of Biostatistics and Clinical Research, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany; 3Research Group “Mathematical Surgery”, University Hospital Muenster, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany; 4Department of Medicine and Health Services Research, BARMER Health Insurance, Wuppertal, Germany*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Josef Stolberg-Stolberg, Department of Trauma-, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Building W1, Muenster, 48149, Germany, Tel +49 251 83 59231, Email josef.stolberg-stolberg@ukmuenster.dePurpose: The COVID-19 pandemic had a severe influence on the entire health sector. …”
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