Donors With Previous Malignancy: When Is It Safe to Proceed With Organ Transplantation? by Vitor Turra, Joao Manzi, Sarah Rombach, Simone Zaragoza, Raphaella Ferreira, Giselle Guerra, Kendra Conzen, Trevor Nydam, Alan Livingstone, Rodrigo Vianna, Phillipe Abreu

“…The growing number of organ donors in the United States, from 14,011 in 2012 to 21,374 in 2022, highlights progress in addressing the critical issue of organ shortages. …”
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Exploiting Microwave Imaging Methods for Real-Time Monitoring of Thermal Ablation by Rosa Scapaticci, Gennaro G. Bellizzi, Marta Cavagnaro, Vanni Lopresto, Lorenzo Crocco

“…Recently, such a technique has significantly progressed in the clinical practice. However, its effectiveness would dramatically improve if paired with a noninvasive system for the real-time monitoring of the evolving dimension and shape of the thermally ablated area. …”
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Adjuvant ozone therapy in necrotizing soft tissue infection. Presentation of a case by Isidro Lamote Matos, Jorge Enrique Rodríguez León, Maydelin Pérez Reina, Niuvys Valera Rodríguez

“…<p>Necrotizing soft tissue infections are characterized by extensive and progressive deterioration of surrounding tissues. This work continues the ozone therapy topic as a complementary and therapeutic technique in patients with this type of infections, as well as its approach in Primary Health Care. …”
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The Role of the PAX8/PPARγ Fusion Oncogene in Thyroid Cancer by Kimberly A. Placzkowski, Honey V. Reddi, Stefan K. G. Grebe, Norman L. Eberhardt, Bryan McIver

“…The recent discovery of the PAX8/PPARγ translocation in follicular thyroid carcinoma has promoted progress in the role of PPARγ as a tumor suppressor and potential therapeutic target. …”
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Diversity of Cellulolytic Microbes and the Biodegradation of Municipal Solid Waste by a Potential Strain by S. P. Gautam, P. S. Bundela, A. K. Pandey, Jamaluddin, M. K. Awasthi, S. Sarsaiya

“…Temperature also stabilized as the composting process progressed in the piles. The high temperature continued until 30 days of decomposition, after which the temperature dropped to 40°C and below during the maturation. …”
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Transverse Myelitis Associated with Cryptococcus neoformans in an Immunocompetent Patient by David B. Villafuerte, Marco F. Passeri, Rayan Qazi, Moulika Baireddy, Fernando L. Sanchez

“…A 44-year-old Hispanic male presented to the hospital with headache, progressive urinary retention, neck and back pain, and right upper and bilateral lower extremity weakness for five days. …”
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Tumor-Derived CXCL1 Promotes Lung Cancer Growth via Recruitment of Tumor-Associated Neutrophils by Ming Yuan, Ha Zhu, Junfang Xu, Yuanyuan Zheng, Xuetao Cao, Qiuyan Liu

“…Although their contribution to tumorigenesis and progression is still controversial, accumulating evidence recently has demonstrated that tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) play a key role in multiple aspects of cancer biology. …”
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Commercial Cannabinoid Oil-Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome by Han Y. Yin, Nicholas Hadjokas, Kanish Mirchia, Robert Swan, Samuel Alpert

“…She was started on topical cyclosporine, prednisone, moxifloxacin, and erythromycin ointment to prevent progression, which was successful. She was otherwise treated with supportive therapy in the intensive care burn unit and ultimately passed away from septic shock. …”
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Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in a Patient with Essential Thrombocythemia: A Case Based Update by Edva Noel, Naeem Abbas, Yevegeniy Skaradinskiy, Zwi Schreiber

“…Two days later, Lepirudin was also discontinued because patient developed pseudoaneurysm on the right common femoral artery at the site of cardiac catheterization access. A progressive increase in the platelet count was noted after discontinuing heparin. …”
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Arterial Stiffness and Dialysis Calcium Concentration by Fabrice Mac-Way, Amélie Leboeuf, Mohsen Agharazii

“…However, the optimal DCa remains to be determined, and long term studies are required to evaluate its impact on the progression of arterial stiffness.…”
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NLRP3 Inflammasome: Activation and Regulation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Jiangyuan Gao, Ruozhou Tom Liu, Sijia Cao, Jing Z. Cui, Aikun Wang, Eleanor To, Joanne A. Matsubara

“…AMD is a multifactorial disease influenced by both genetic and environmental risk factors. Progression of AMD is characterized by an increase in the number and size of drusen, extracellular deposits, which accumulate between the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and Bruch’s membrane (BM) in outer retina. …”
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A broken mirror? From representation to presentation of gender in Scandinavian news media by Kjeldsen Anna Karina, Schmeltz Line, Simonsen Jacob V.

“…Across Scandinavia, one can witness a situation where gender equality has previously been at the forefront of the political and societal agenda, but where progress now seems to be slowing down. The news media is a domain where this negative development is particularly pronounced, and several studies have established that the Scandinavian news media display a more unequal gender representation than the society they supposedly mirror. …”
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Targeting chondrocytes for arresting bony fusion in ankylosing spondylitis by Fenli Shao, Qianqian Liu, Yuyu Zhu, Zhidan Fan, Wenjun Chen, Shijia Liu, Xiaohui Li, Wenjie Guo, Gen-Sheng Feng, Haiguo Yu, Qiang Xu, Yang Sun

“…It is worth emphasizing that such pathological thickness of growth plates was evident in adolescent humans with enthesitis-related arthritis, which could progress to AS in adulthood. Targeting dysfunctional chondrogenesis with Smo inhibitor sonidegib significantly alleviated the AS-like bone disease in mice. …”
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Capillary microfluidics for diagnostic applications: fundamentals, mechanisms, and capillarics by Elham Khanjani, Andrea Fergola, Joan Antoni López Martínez, Simin Nazarnezhad, Simin Nazarnezhad, Jasmina Casals Terre, Simone Luigi Marasso, Simone Luigi Marasso, Behrouz Aghajanloo

“…This review examines the fundamental concepts of capillary-driven microfluidics, emphasizing significant progress in the design of capillary pumps and valves, as well as the influence of surface tension, wettability, and the geometrical configurations of microchannels on the enhancement of fluid dynamics. …”
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A Case of Acute Budd-Chiari Syndrome Complicating Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome Presenting as Acute Abdomen and Responding to Tight Anticoagulant Therapy by Naofumi Chinen, Yasushi Koyama, Shinji Sato, Yasuo Suzuki

“…Acute gastroenteritis was suspected and an antibiotic was administered, but symptoms progressed. Abdominal ultrasonography showed occlusion of the left hepatic vein and the middle hepatic vein and her D-dimer level was high. …”
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Stem Cell-Derived Nanovesicles: A Novel Cell-Free Therapy for Wound Healing by Jianghong Huang, Jun Zhang, Jianyi Xiong, Shuqing Sun, Jiang Xia, Lei Yang, Yujie Liang

“…This article reviews recent research progress on CDNs for wound repair. We summarize current knowledge on how CDNs regulate immunity, fibroblast activity, angiogenesis, and scar formation in the wound healing process. …”
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The University: a Reengage with its Fundamental Purpose by Ruth Alexandra Ramos Villacís, Mayra Alexandra López Villagrán, Danilo Fernando Vaca Pérez, Silvia Alexandra Laica Sailema

“…It is verified that the university is not due to a social purpose, but to the scientific advance that promotes progress and trains competent professionals, to cultivate and develop knowledge, and for this it is necessary to hire the best scientists. …”
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A Survey on Algorithms for Intelligent Computing and Smart City Applications by Zhao Tong, Feng Ye, Ming Yan, Hong Liu, Sunitha Basodi

“…With the rapid development of human society, the urbanization of the world’s population is also progressing rapidly. Urbanization has brought many challenges and problems to the development of cities. …”
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Aura phenomenon: a proposal for an etiology-based clinical classification by Umberto Pensato, Andrew M. Demchuk, Jens P. Dreier, Kevin C. Brennan, Simona Sacco, Michele Romoli

“…Abstract Background The term “aura” refers to a well-defined pattern of usually positive, progressive, and reversible neurological symptoms, with spreading depolarization as the underlying mechanism. …”
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Assistive/Socially Assistive Robotic Platform for Therapy and Recovery: Patient Perspectives by Matthew White, Mary Vining Radomski, Marsha Finkelstein, Daniel Allan Samuel Nilsson, Lars Ingimar Eugen Oddsson

“…The study participants expressed that the personality characteristics of the robotic system should be adapted to individual preferences and that the assistance provided over time should align with the progress of their recovery. The results from this study are encouraging and will be useful for further development of socially assistive robotics.…”
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