Strengths and weaknesses of European integration for the Republic of Serbia by Đurović Mihajlo, Božović Ivan, Dramićanin Sandra

“…European integration as a process strengthens the economy and encourage progress, guarantee market competition, and control large companies, while at the same time protecting consumers and reducing the cost of living. …”
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Tendencies of Development of Foreign Investment in the World Market of Services of the Industrial Construction by E. N. Smirnov

“…It is caused by a complex of historical, economic, geographical, cultural and political factors and regularities. However progressive approaches of developed countries to forming of the national innovative systems (NIS) are also important from the point of view of their use for the solution of the same problems in Russia. …”
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Mitochondrial DNA: A New Predictor of Diabetic Kidney Disease by Yajing Huang, Jingwei Chi, Fanxiang Wei, Yue Zhou, Yihai Cao, Yangang Wang

“…Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a common cause of end-stage renal disease, and diagnosis and treatment in time can help delay its progress. At present, there are more and more studies on the pathogenesis of DKD; mitochondrial dysfunction plays an important role in DKD. …”
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Periconceptional Folate Deficiency and Implications in Neural Tube Defects by J. Safi, L. Joyeux, G. E. Chalouhi

“…Since strategies to modify women’s dietary habits and vitamin use have achieved little progress, scientific as well as political effort is mandatory in order to implement global preventive public health strategies aimed at improving the alimentation of women in reproductive age, especially folic acid supplementation. …”
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Partial Excision and Ablative Carbon Dioxide Fractional Laser Therapy for Multiple Apocrine Hidrocystomas on the Periorbital Regions and Cheeks by Hiroshi Kitagawa, Isao Sugimoto, Toshinori Bito, Keiichi Yamanaka, Hiroto Terashi

“…A 51-year-old Japanese woman presented with translucent papules on the periorbital area and cheeks that had progressively enlarged over five years. She underwent a skin biopsy and was diagnosed with multiple apocrine hidrocystomas. …”
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Protein Kinases and Their Inhibitors in Pluripotent Stem Cell Fate Regulation by Jungwoon Lee, Young-Jun Park, Haiyoung Jung

“…In this review, we highlight the recent progress made in defining the roles of protein kinase signaling pathways and their small molecule modulators in regulating the pluripotent states, self-renewal, reprogramming process, and lineage differentiation of PSCs.…”
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Appropriate management of Mirizzi syndrome. Literature review by Jorge Luis Estepa Pérez, Paolo Martini, Biagio Di Trani, Carmeni Picarelli, Angela Conti, Verónica Crocco

“…It is characterized by extrinsic compression of the bile duct, produced by pressure applied indirectly by one or more stones embedded in the infundibulum of the gallbladder (Hartmann's pouch); As the inflammatory process progresses, obstruction, necrosis, and even internal biliary fistula may occur. …”
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A Systematic Review of Bimanual Motor Coordination in Brain-Computer Interface by Poraneepan Tantawanich, Chatrin Phunruangsakao, Shin-Ichi Izumi, Mitsuhiro Hayashibe

“…Advancements in neuroscience and artificial intelligence are propelling rapid progress in brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). These developments hold significant potential for decoding motion intentions from brain signals, enabling direct control commands without reliance on conventional neural pathways. …”
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Farming of Plant-Based Veterinary Vaccines and Their Applications for Disease Prevention in Animals by Pit Sze Liew, Mohd Hair-Bejo

“…Furthermore, the possibility of conducting immunogenicity and challenge studies in target animals has greatly exaggerated the progress. Although there are no edible plant-produced animal vaccines in the market, plant-based vaccine technology has great potentials. …”
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Noncirrhotic Extrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Causing Adult-Onset Encephalopathy Treated with Endovascular Closure by Eldad Elnekave, Eugenia Belenky, Lindsley Van der Veer

“…A 54-year-old woman presented with a six-month history of episodic confusion and progressive ataxia. A comprehensive metabolic panel was notable for elevated values of alkaline phosphatase (161 U/L), total bilirubin (1.5 mg/dL), and serum ammonia of 300 umol/L (normal range 9–47). …”
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Monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19 in rheumatoid arthritis: A case report and a clinical appraisal of selected drug trials by Arvind Chopra

“…The current report describes successful treatment of a rapidly progressive severe breakthrough COVID-19 in a female physician, a known case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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Suspected Spontaneous Aqueous Humor Misdirection Syndrome in a Boston Terrier by Ashley E. Zibura, Michael G. Davidson, Hans D. Westermeyer

“…The patient was successfully managed with topical carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs) and apraclonidine for eight months until progressive ulcerative keratitis necessitated enucleation of the affected globe. …”
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Targeting regulated cell death (RCD) with naturally derived sesquiterpene lactones in cancer therapy by Cong Xu, Shaodi Wen, Xiaoyue Du, Xinhua Zou, Elaine Lai-Han Leung, Guoren Zhou, Qibiao Wu, Bo Shen

“…This review systematically summarizes recent progress in the study of sesquiterpene lactones as antitumor agents, highlighting their role in targeting various RCD pathways, including those involved in apoptosis, autophagy, ferroptosis, necroptosis, and cuproptosis. …”
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Environmental factors inducing gastric cancer: insights into risk and prevention strategies by Puyi He, Xiaomei Li, Dan Zou, Futian Tang, Hao chen, Yumin Li

“…Despite ongoing advancements in treatment methods, its high incidence and mortality rates remain concerning. Although progress in treating gastric cancer is encouraging, a more critical focus is on enhancing prevention efforts. …”
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The Promise of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Dental Research by Thekkeparambil Chandrabose Srijaya, Padmaja Jayaprasad Pradeep, Rosnah Binti Zain, Sabri Musa, Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim, Vijayendran Govindasamy

“…In this paper, we will summarize the recent progress of the disease-specific iPSC development for various human diseases and try to evaluate the possibility of application of iPS technology in dentistry, including its capacity for reprogramming some genetic orodental diseases. …”
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Routing and scheduling optimization for urban air mobility fleet management using quantum annealing by Renichiro Haba, Takuya Mano, Ryosuke Ueda, Genichiro Ebe, Kohei Takeda, Masayoshi Terabe, Masayuki Ohzeki

“…Formulating route planning as a maximum weighted independent set problem enables us to utilize various algorithms and specialized optimization hardware, such as quantum annealers, which has seen substantial progress in recent years. Our method is validated using a traffic management simulator tailored for the airspace in Singapore. …”
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Effects of Hole Perpendicularity Error on Mechanical Performance of Single-Lap Double-Bolt Composite Joints by Xueshu Liu, Yuxing Yang, Yiqi Wang, Yongjie Bao, Hang Gao

“…Hole tilting angle, varying from 1 to 4 degrees, and hole tilting direction to account for anisotropic properties of composite material were investigated. Progressive damage model (PDM) based on Chang-Lessard type criterion with an extension by Olmedo was created, which involved seven failure modes and made material properties be a direct function of predefined field variables. …”
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An In vitro Comparative Analysis of the Shear Bond Value of Sixth, Seventh and Eight Generation Dentin Bonding Agents by Prashant Jalannavar, Suresh Kumar Kalgapure, Vijay Parmar, Sopan Singh, Ashtha Arya, Karishma Dudekula, Kanika S. Dhull

“…Results: Highest shear bond value was illustrated by the 8th generation bonding agent, with subsequent values progressively lower for the 7th and 6th generation bonding agents. …”
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Maxillary Sinus Natural Killer/T-Cell Extranodal Lymphoma Mimicking a Dentoalveolar Abscess by Erika Antonia dos Anjos Ramos, Luciana Munhoz, Basílio Almeida Milani, Tomás Zecchini Barrese, Stephanie Kenig Viveiros, Emiko Saito Arita

“…However, the lesion progressed fastly showing an evident growth, so it was decided that an intraoral biopsy should be performed. …”
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Machine learning-assisted development of polypyrrole-grafted yarns for e-textiles by Matteo Iannacchero, Joakim Löfgren, Mithila Mohan, Patrick Rinke, Jaana Vapaavuori

“…The development of digitally enhanced fabrics is growing, but progress is currently being hampered by a lack of sustainable alternatives to metallic conductors. …”
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