Pulmonary Vein Occlusion and Lung Infarction after Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation by Julyan Al Fori, Maryam Al Belushi, Mohammed Al Shuraiqi, Ghalia Al Mohanny, Rashid Al Umairi, Nasser Al Busaidi

“…However, pulmonary vein occlusion is a potentially rare, sometimes severe, complication which may present clinically as nonspecific respiratory symptoms, signifying pulmonary vein stenosis, that are often underrecognized or misdiagnosed, leading to progression of the low-grade stenosis to complete occlusion if not treated with timely intervention (Alfudhili et al., 2017). …”
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Lamb Waves in a Functionally Graded Composite Plate with Nonintegral Power Function Volume Fractions by Xiaoshan Cao, Zhen Qu, Junping Shi, Yan Ru

“…The numerical results reveal that the dispersion properties in some regions are changed by the graded property, the phase velocity varies in a nonlinear manner with the gradient coefficient, nondispersion frequency exists in the first mode, and the set of cutoff frequencies is a union of two series of approximate arithmetic progressions. These results provide theoretical guidance not only for the experimental measurement of material properties but also for their nondestructive testing.…”
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Research on orbital angular momentum communication technology by Feng ZHENG, Yijian CHEN, Siwei JI, Gaoming DUAN, Guanghui YU

“…As the good orthogonality between the different modes of orbital angular momentum (OAM),the application of OAM technology in wireless communication has gained increasing popularity in recent years with great potential for capacity improvement.OAM-based wireless communication technology can effectively improve spectrum utilization,but also brings some challenges.Firstly,the research status and progress of OAM technology in the field of wireless communication were introduced and the relationship between OAM and MIMO technology was compared and analyzed combined with the basic principle of OAM.Moreover,the dispute “Does OAM provides a new dimension?” …”
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Simulating human behavior under earthquake early warning by Matthew Wood, Sara K. McBride, Xilei Zhao, Dare Baldwin, Elizabeth S. Cochran, Xiaojian Zhang, Nicolas Luco, Ruggiero Lovreglio, Tom Cova

“…These systems can provide advance warning to predetermined geographic regions that an earthquake is in progress, which may result in individuals receiving warning seconds before significant shaking is felt at their location. …”
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Role of Endoscopy in the Investigation of Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms in HIV-Infected Patients by C Mel Wilcox

“…Endoscopy plays a pivotal role in the management of patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), because tissue documentation of opportunistic processes is often necessary to establish a definitive diagnosis. With progression of immunodeficiency, endoscopy becomes more important because the predisposition to opportunistic disorders of the gastrointestinal tract is greatly increased. …”
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EFFECT OF PLY ORIENTATION ON ENERGY-ABSORBING CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPOSITE C-CHANNELS SUBJECT TO AXIAL COMPRESSION by FENG ZhenYu, ZHOU Kun, SONG ShanShan, ZHANG XueHan, MOU HaoLei

“…The results show that the stable progressive crushing processes are observed during experiments, and various macroscopic failure modes are also presented, such as interlayer cracking, bending fracture, local buckling and shear failure. …”
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Mobile Application Utilizing YOLOv8 for Real-Time Urban Traffic Data Collection by Charef Ayoub, Jarir Zahi, Quafafou Mohamed

“…The findings signify a major progression in urban mobility research and advocate for advanced traffic management and planning strategies.…”
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HIV-Stigma in Nigeria: Review of Research Studies, Policies, and Programmes by Clifford O. Odimegwu, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Olatunji O. Alabi

“…This was with a view to identify critical areas that research and programmes must address in order to accelerate the progress towards zero (new infections, discrimination, and death) target by year 2030. …”
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Debunking the local government malaise under the decentralization policyin Uganda: an analytical treatise by Julius, Chama

“…A review of the current literature and interviews with stakeholders in local government institutions in Uganda, unveil that conflicts, limited resources and continued fragmentation of districts by politicians have been impediments to progress. Hindrances also included the socio-economic and the political. …”
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Debunking the local government malaise under the decentralization policyin Uganda: an analytical treatise by Julius, Chama

“…A review of the current literature and interviews with stakeholders in local government institutions in Uganda, unveil that conflicts, limited resources and continued fragmentation of districts by politicians have been impediments to progress. Hindrances also included the socio-economic and the political. …”
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Debunking the local government malaise under the decentralization policyin Uganda: an analytical treatise by Julius, Chama

“…A review of the current literature and interviews with stakeholders in local government institutions in Uganda, unveil that conflicts, limited resources and continued fragmentation of districts by politicians have been impediments to progress. Hindrances also included the socio-economic and the political. …”
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Debunking the local government malaise under the decentralization policy in Uganda: an analytical treatise by Julius, Chama

“…A review of the current literature and interviews with stakeholders in local government institutions in Uganda, unveil that conflicts, limited resources and continued fragmentation of districts by politicians have been impediments to progress. Hindrances also included the socio-economic and the political. …”
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Screening and validation of tsRNAs associated with lung adenocarcinoma by LU Chunli, SHAN Yifan, XIE Weijia

“…High expression level of tRF-19-69M8LOJX was associated with shorter progression-free survival （HR=1.565， 95%CI=1.142-2.145， P=0.005）. …”
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From Continent to Ocean: Investigating the Multi-Element and Precious Metal Geochemistry of the Paraná-Etendeka Large Igneous Province Using Machine Learning Tools by J. J. Lindsay, H. S. R. Hughes, C. M. Yeomans, J. C. Ø. Andersen, I. McDonald

“…We conclude that, given the similarities in PGE studies of plume-rift environments, SCLM incorporation under progressively shallowing (i.e., rifting) asthenospheric conditions promotes the acquisition of metasomatic and residual PGE-bearing minerals, boosting the magma metal budget.…”
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Retinoprotective therapy of glaucoma by A.S. Makarova

“…</p> <p> <b>Conclusions</b>: the use of the neuroprotective drug in patients with the progression of primary open-angle glaucoma co-occurring with the changes in systemic hemodynamics enabled to achieve stabilization and improvement of the visual functions. …”
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Patellofemoral Joint Loading During Bodyweight One-Legged and Two-Legged BOSU and Floor Squats by Rafael Escamilla, Naiquan Zheng, Toran D. MacLeod, Rodney Imamura, Kevin E Wilk, Shangcheng Wang, Robert Asuncion, Irwin S. Thompson, Arnel L. Aguinaldo, Glenn S Fleisig

“…Understanding how patellofemoral force and stress magnitudes affects different squat variations will aid clinicians in determining how and when to prescribe and progress these squatting types of exercises in patients with patellofemoral pain…”
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Comparison of the Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Their Extracellular Vesicles on the Treatment of Kidney Damage Induced by Chronic Renal Artery Stenosis by Crysthiane Saveriano Rubiao Andre Ishiy, Milene Subtil Ormanji, Edgar Maquigussa, Rosemara Silva Ribeiro, Antonio da Silva Novaes, Mirian Aparecida Boim

“…Chronic hypoxia can lead to irreversible damage to renal tissue and to a progressive deterioration of renal function. We have previously shown that bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) improved renal parenchyma and function in a model of RH (2 kidneys, 1 clip model (2K-1C) in rats. …”
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Family Function and Self-Management of Patients With Early Chronic Kidney Disease: The Mediating Roles of Self-Perceived Burden and Ego Depletion by Cui Y, Liu N, Guo Z, Liu Q, Zhang M, Li J, Mu H, Zhang Y, Chen X

“…The total indirect effect was 0.304 (95% CI: 0.234 to 0.388, P < 0.001), accounting for 56.82% of the total effect (β = 0.535, 95% CI: 0.420 to 0.651, P < 0.001).Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of self-management for patients and their families and provides new important theoretical guidance for multiple interventions of improving family function, reducing self-perceived burden and ego depletion to improve self-management, which is of great value in delaying the progression of renal disease.Keywords: chronic kidney disease, family function, self-management, self-perceived burden, ego depletion…”
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IOP-lowering therapy and ocular surface in glaucoma. Part 1. The effects of drug substances of glaucoma medications on the ocular surface by A.V. Antonova, V.P. Nikolaenko, V.V. Brzheskiy

“…Dose- and exposition-dependent loss of goblet cells, corneal epithelial toxicity, meibomian gland dysfunction, increased activity and expansion of fibroblasts, and pro-inflammatory cytokine release from goblet cells account for the development and progression of symptoms and signs of dry eye as demonstrated by progressive deterioration in Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI), Norn’s test, and Schirmer’s test. …”
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Randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled trial of fenofibrate for treatment of diabetic macular oedema with economic evaluation (FORTE study): study protocol for a randomised co... by Gerald Liew, Paul Mitchell, Bamini Gopinath, Helen Nguyen, Richard Kha

“…Fenofibrate has been shown to reduce the progression of DR. However, there is a lack of high-quality data on the effects of fenofibrate on established DMO. …”
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