Emerging Themes in the Ecology and Management of North American Forests by Terry L. Sharik, William Adair, Fred A. Baker, Michael Battaglia, Emily J. Comfort, Anthony W. D'Amato, Craig Delong, R. Justin DeRose, Mark J. Ducey, Mark Harmon, Louise Levy, Jesse A. Logan, Joseph O'Brien, Brian J. Palik, Scott D. Roberts, Paul C. Rogers, Douglas J. Shinneman, Thomas Spies, Sarah L. Taylor, Christopher Woodall, Andrew Youngblood

“…Several “needs” emerged from the discussions regarding approaches to the study of forest ecosystems, including (1) consideration of variable spatial and temporal scales, (2) long-term monitoring, (3) development of universal databases more encompassing of time and space to facilitate meta-analyses, (4) combining field studies and modeling approaches, (5) standardizing methods of measurement and assessment, (6) guarding against oversimplification or overgeneralization from limited site-specific results, (7) greater emphasis on plant-animal interactions, and (8) better alignment of needs and communication of results between researchers and managers.…”
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Parameter fitting-based traveling wave fault location method for multi-terminal DC grids by Le Liu, Fan Xie, Xiaoning Kang, Zhiguo Hao, Aleksandra Lekić, Marjan Popov

“…Different testing MTDC systems modeled in PSCAD/EMTDC and a real-time digital simulator (RTDS) validate the proposed fault location method. …”
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Pedicled Radial Forearm “Free” Flap for Intraoral Reconstruction Based on an Unexpectedly High Origin of the Radial Artery—Case Report by Marino Lupi-Ferandin, Dinko Martinovic, Ante Pojatina, Ante Mihovilovic, Ema Puizina, Sasa Ercegovic, Ivana Stula, Josko Bozic, Slaven Lupi-Ferandin

“…<b>Background:</b> Radial forearm free flap (RFFF) is considered one of the workhorses in modern head and neck reconstruction surgery due to its technical simplicity, versatility and less time-consuming harvest. <b>Methods:</b> In this report, we present the case of a 56-year-old woman with sublingual squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) who underwent surgical resection and reconstruction of the defect with a RFFF. …”
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Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome 3 Onset with Severe Ketoacidosis in a 74-Year-Old Woman by Stefano Benedini, Antonietta Tufano, Elena Passeri, Marco Mendola, Livio Luzi, Sabrina Corbetta

“…We here report a clinical case of a 74-year-old woman who presented for the first time with severe hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis diagnosed as T1D. …”
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Ischemic Changes in the Mucous Membrane of the Transverse Colon as a Complication of Acute Pancreatitis by D. A. Semenov, S. G. Shapovalyants, D. E. Seleznev, O. I. Yudin, S. V. Korolev, N. A. Gracheva, L. M. Mikhaleva, K. S. Paramonenko

“…During colonoscopy, ischemic changes of the colon mucosa were detected in a timely manner. Negative results of analysis for toxins A and B of Clostridioides difficile and pathogenic intestinal flora were obtained. …”
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Altered olfactory responses in Fmr1 KO mice by Jan Tuma, Amtul-Noor Rana, Teena Philip, Jeong Ben Park, Hye Young Lee

“…We also showed that Fmr1 KO males spent significantly less time sniffing female urine odor compared to WT males. …”
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Nurses’ Experience of Using an Application to Support New Parents after Early Discharge: An Intervention Study by Dorthe Boe Danbjørg, Lis Wagner, Bjarne Rønde Kristensen, Jane Clemensen

“…The nurses on the postnatal ward consider that the use of the app gives families easier access to timely information and support. Conclusions. The app gives the nurses the possibility to offer support and information to the parents being early discharged. …”
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Comparison of I-gel and Baska mask in elective surgery: a meta-analysis by Hao Wang, Jiaxin Shen, Jiaxiao Shi, Xiaoyun Miao, Jinglin Zhao, Qingchun Dai

“…The Baska mask device demonstrated general feasibility in oropharyngeal leak pressure at insertion time and 30 min post-insertion, as well as in the assessment of dysphonia. …”
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Characterizing the Deacidification Adsorption Model of Organic Acids and Phenolic Compounds of Noni Extract Using Weak Base Ion Exchanger by Haslaniza Hashim, Saiful Irwan Zubairi, Wan Aida Wan Mustapha, Mohamad Yusof Maskat

“…Adsorption capacities of organic acids and phenolic compounds commonly found in the noni fruit were conducted onto Amberlite IRA 67 resin. The phase contact time to reach equilibrium for octanoic acid and hexanoic acid compounds was 326.86 and 160.72 min, respectively. …”
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Submicrosecond Q-Switching Er-Doped All-Fiber Ring Laser Based on Black Phosphorus by Yao Cai, Yanliang He, Xiaoke Zhang, Rui Jiang, Chenliang Su, Ying Li

“…By taking full advantage of the ultrafast relaxation time of BP-SA and careful design of compact ring cavity, we obtained stable Q-switching pulses output with a shortest duration as narrow as 742 ns. …”
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Country-Specific Modeling of Methane Production and Emission Reduction Utilizing Pig Manure by Ilho Bae, Seokbo Park, Juhee Shin, Jin Mi Triolo, Seung Gu Shin

“…In this study, at a temperature of 37 °C and a hydraulic retention time of 30 days, the scraper method demonstrated the highest methane production rates, achieving 0.85 and 1.03 m³/m³/day for both mono-anaerobic digestion of manure and co-digestion with food wastewater. …”
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Coxiella Endocarditis as the Cause of Recurrent Fever and Brain Abscess in a Patient with Complex Congenital Heart Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ioannis A. Ziogas, Alexandros P. Evangeliou, Olga Tsachouridou, Alexandra Arvanitaki, Afroditi Tsona, Vassilios Kamperidis, Marianthi Papagianni, Theofilos Panagiotidis, Ilias A. Tourtounis, George Giannakoulas, Symeon Metallidis

“…Patients with congenital heart disease are particularly vulnerable to IE. Timely diagnosis and antibiotic management are of paramount importance in order to avoid the potentially fatal sequelae.…”
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Size of Left Cardiac Chambers Correlates with Cerebral Microembolic Load in Open Heart Operations by Elena Z. Golukhova, Anna G. Polunina, Svetlana V. Zhuravleva, Natalia P. Lefterova, Alexey V. Begachev

“…The associations between left ventricular diameters and number of cerebral microemboli remained significant when cardiopulmonary bypass time was included as a covariate into the analysis. …”
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Synthesis of MIL-100(Fe) at Low Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure by Jing Shi, Shengtao Hei, Huanhuan Liu, Yanghe Fu, Fumin Zhang, Yijun Zhong, Weidong Zhu

“…However, this method has several disadvantages such as high temperature, high (autogenous) pressure, long time, and comparable low MOF yield. Therefore, development of a facile method for synthesis of MIL-100(Fe) is vitally important for fundamental understanding and practical application. …”
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Magnesium Removal from an Aluminum A-332 Molten Alloy Using Enriched Zeolite with Nanoparticles of SiO2 by R. Muñoz-Arroyo, H. M. Hdz-García, J. C. Escobedo-Bocardo, E. E. Granda-Gutierrez, J. L. Acevedo-Dávila, J. A. Aguilar-Martínez, A. Garza-Gomez

“…The Mg content of the molten alloy was measured after different periods of the injection time. Zeolites enriched with 2.5 and 5 wt-% of SiO2(NPs) were demonstrated to be the better mixtures, removing Mg from an initial content of 1.6 to a final content of 0.0002 and 0.0101 wt-%, respectively, in 45 min of injection.…”
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Jeffrey fluid flow past inclined stretchable sheet with magnetic dipole and suction/injection by Iyoko M.O., Olajuwon B.I., Fagbemiro O., Raji M.T.

“…The ferromagnetic interaction parameter and the ratio of relaxation to retardation time have the same effect on fluid velocity and temperature as the angle of inclination. …”
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The Effect of Meat and Bone Meal on Yield and Herbage Quality in Silage Maize by Anna Nogalska, Marta Borsuk-Stanulewicz, Zenon Nogalski

“…The yield and other herbage parameters were affected by weather conditions and the amount of time that passed since the MBM application. The study demonstrated that the lowest dose of MBM (1.0 Mg·ha⁻¹), which supplied 45 kg phosphorus·ha⁻¹, fully met the phosphorus requirements of maize.…”
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An Accurate Integral Method for Vibration Signal Based on Feature Information Extraction by Yong Zhu, Wanlu Jiang, Xiangdong Kong, Zhi Zheng, Haosong Hu

“…The great cumulative error from the traditional time-domain integral is effectively overcome. Moreover, the large low-frequency error from the traditional frequency-domain integral is successfully avoided. …”
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A Study on the Effect of the Boron Potential on the Mechanical Properties of the Borided Layers Obtained by Boron Diffusion at the Surface of AISI 316L Steel by E. Hernández-Sánchez, Y. M. Domínguez-Galicia, C. Orozco-Álvarez, R. Carrera-Espinoza, H. Herrera-Hernández, J. C. Velázquez

“…The cylinders were manufactured from AISI 316L steel, and the boriding treatment was performed using the powder pack technique at a temperature of 1273 K over an exposure time of 6 h. Four different internal diameters of the cylinders were evaluated (3.17, 4.76, 6.35, and 7.93 mm). …”
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Epidemiology, Prognosis, and Evolution of Management of Septic Shock in a French Intensive Care Unit: A Five Years Survey by Nicolas Boussekey, Juliette Cantrel, Lise Dorchin Debrabant, Joachim Langlois, Patick Devos, Agnes Meybeck, Arnaud Chiche, Hugues Georges, Olivier Leroy

“…Morbidity improved with time (diminution of septic shock complications, increase of the number of days alive free from mechanical ventilation and vasopressors on day 28), concomitant to an evolution of the management (earlier institution of all replacement and medical therapies and more initial volume expansion). …”
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