Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation Combined with Bilateral Nephrectomy in a Patient with Tuberous Sclerosis and Renal Failure by R. Novotny, J. Chlupac, T. Marada, S. Bloudickova-Rajnochova, H. Vavrinova, L. Janousek, J. Fronek

“…The patient was placed on the transplant waiting list as the living donor did not pass pretransplant workup and was subsequently contraindicated. …”
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Efficient and Effective Diabetes Care in the Era of Digitalization and Hypercompetitive Research Culture: A Focused Review in the Western Pacific Region with Malaysia as a Case Stu... by Boon-How Chew, Pauline Siew Mei Lai, Dhashani A/P Sivaratnam, Nurul Iftida Basri, Geeta Appannah, Barakatun Nisak Mohd Yusof, Subashini C. Thambiah, Zubaidah Nor Hanipah, Ping-Foo Wong, Li-Cheng Chang

“…There are approximately 220 million (about 12% regional prevalence) adults living with diabetes mellitus (DM) with its related complications, and morbidity knowingly or unconsciously in the Western Pacific Region (WP). …”
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Perceptions of Nigerian Women about Human Papilloma Virus, Cervical Cancer, and HPV Vaccine by Olusola Anuoluwapo Akanbi, Abiodun Iyanda, Folakemi Osundare, Oluyinka Oladele Opaleye

“…Cervical cancer caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) though preventable has claimed the lives of many women worldwide. This study was embarked upon to evaluate the general knowledge and perceptions of Nigerian women on HPV, cervical cancer, and HPV vaccine. …”
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Ethanol Disrupts the Protective Crosstalk Between Macrophages and HBV-Infected Hepatocytes by Murali Ganesan, Anup S. Pathania, Grace Bybee, Kusum K. Kharbanda, Larisa Y. Poluektova, Natalia A. Osna

“…About 296 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection, and outcomes to end-stage liver diseases are potentiated by alcohol. …”
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“Doctor, I Want to Be Like This!”: Exploring Global Beauty Body Standards Through a Multicenter Survey by Damiano Tambasco, MD, Jordi Mir, MD, Alfredo Hoyos, MD, David Sieber, MD, Mauricio Viaro, MD, Jack Zamora, MD, Carlos Manfrim, MD, Edwin Zara, MD, Federica Tomaselli, MD, Christian Montes, MD, Miriam Isola, MD, Maria De Martino, MD, Pier Camillo Parodi, MD, Roberta Albanese, MD, Mario Mendanha, MD

“…Plastic surgery aims to enhance patients’ positive features and improve perceived flaws without seeking complete transformation. The body is a living organism, not a sculptural object to be reshaped at will. …”
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Gestational Weight Gain: Results from the Delta Healthy Sprouts Comparative Impact Trial by Jessica L. Thomson, Lisa M. Tussing-Humphreys, Melissa H. Goodman, Sarah E. Olender

“…The impact of these enhancements on appropriate gestational weight gain is questionable given the more basic living needs of such women. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01746394, registered 4 December 2012.…”
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Mid-Spine Belt of Beautiful China: future reversal of increasing vegetation greening in response to an evolving environment by Jing Fu, Baoling Su, Jianxin Qin, Yong Hu

“…The Mid-Spine Belt of Beautiful China (MSBBC), a novel geographical designation, encompasses agro-pastoral production and living spaces in China. However, vegetation dynamics in the area remain incompletely characterized. …”
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The 2020 IDS Release of the Antwerp COR*-Database. Evaluation, Development and Transformation of a Pre-Existing Database by Sam Jenkinson, Francisco Anguita, Diogo Paiva, Hideko Matsuo, Koen Matthijs

“…An important characteristic is the sample's large migrant population, including the timings of their demographic events and living arrangements, whilst resident in the district of Antwerp. …”
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Assessing Urban Park Accessibility and Equity Using Open-Source Data in Jiujiang, China by Lihui Gao, Zhen Xu, Ziqi Shang, Mingyu Li, Jianhui Wang

“…Urban parks have become more important in residents’ daily lives owing to both rapid urbanization and increasing environmental pressures. …”
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Two Portuguese Cochlear Implanted Dizygotic Twins: A Case Report by Joana Rita Chora, Helena Simões-Teixeira, Tiago Daniel Matos, Jorge Humberto Martins, Marisa Alves, Raquel Ferreira, Luís Silva, Carlos Ribeiro, Graça Fialho, Helena Caria

“…Subsequent follow-up of these children allowed us to conclude that those differences were most likely due to the different environment in which the twins have been living than to their different GJB2/GJB6 genotypes.…”
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Psychometric properties of the arabic version of occupational value with pre-defined ítems by Mona Eklund, Lisa Ekstam, Mariam Hassan, Pablo Bellosta-López

“…The Occupational Value with pre-defined items (OVal-pd), measuring three dimensions of occupational value; concrete, socio-symbolic and self-rewarding, was designed for that purpose.Aim To pilot an Arabic version of OVal-pd and evaluate its psychometric properties in terms of content validity, factor structure, homogeneity, construct validity, test-retest stability, floor and ceiling effects, and measurement error.Methods Snowball sampling was used to recruit Arabic-speaking persons living in Sweden (n = 55). They completed the OVal-pd and questionnaires addressing background factors, content validity and feasibility. …”
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Association of burnout and working environment conditions in respiratory care professionals in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Saad Al-Anazi, Saad Al-Anazi, Syed Shahid Habib, Thamir Al-khlaiwi, Abdulaziz Alhomaidi Alodhayani, Abdulmueen Alotaibi, Abdulmueen Alotaibi, Saja Aldulejan, Sufana Al Safadi, Fahad Saad Alshammari, Aqeelah Marar, Afaf Alrashdi, Alhanouf G. Almutairi, Mohammed Alshahrani

“…Working longer than 44 h per week was associated with a 19.3-fold increase in the odds of severe personal achievement issues compared to those working 40–44 h per week (p < 0.001). Age, gender, living arrangements, education, employment status, and salary level were not significant predictors of severe burnout or personal achievement issues.Conclusion with discussionThe findings highlight that marital status and extended working hours are significantly associated with increased burnout among respiratory therapists in Saudi Arabia. …”
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Experience of Filipinos with Spinal Cord Injury in the Use of Assistive Technology: An Occupational Justice Perspective by Daryl Patrick G. Yao, Kaoru Inoue, Michael P. Sy, Peter Bontje, Natsuka Suyama, Chiyomi Yatsu, Dante A. Perez, Yuko Ito

“…There has been partial enablement of OJ as they incorporate AT in their daily lives as occupational rights are far from being recognised and respected. …”
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Exploring the Structural Diversity and Biotechnological Potential of the Rhodophyte Phycolectome by Éllen F. Rodrigues, Flavia Alves Verza, Felipe Garcia Nishimura, Renê Oliveira Beleboni, Cedric Hermans, Kaat Janssens, Maarten Lieven De Mol, Paco Hulpiau, Mozart Marins

“…Lectins are non-covalent glycan-binding proteins found in all living organisms, binding specifically to carbohydrates through glycan-binding domains. …”
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A Single Electrode Organic Neuromorphic Device for Dopamine Sensing in Vivo by Federico Rondelli, Michele Di Lauro, Gioacchino Calandra Sebastianella, Anna De Salvo, Matteo Genitoni, Mauro Murgia, Pierpaolo Greco, Carolina Giulia Ferroni, Riccardo Viaro, Luciano Fadiga, Fabio Biscarini

“…Abstract Organic Electronic platforms for biosensing are being demonstrated at a fast pace, especially in healthcare applications where the use of organic (semi‐)conductive materials leads to devices that efficiently interface living matter. Nevertheless, interesting properties of organic (semi‐)conductors are usually neglected in the development of (bio‐)sensors. …”
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The Impact of Chat GPT's Quality Factors on Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Enjoyment, and Continuous Usage Intention Using the IS Success Model by Mun Ki Kim, Seon Young Jhee, Sang-Lin Han

“…In fact, ChatGPT is being actively applied by being fused to various industries along with our daily lives. Accordingly, this study aims to examine the correlation between the quality factors, perceived usefulness, perceived enjoyment, and continuous usage intention of ChatGPT technology using the IS success model. …”
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The meaning of trust along the treatment pathway of women with breast cancer: a mixed-methods study among cancer survivors by Eleonore Baum, Daniela Bernhardsgrütter, Ramona Engst, Carola Maurer, Jessica Ebneter, Adrienne Zenklusen, Barbara Wartlsteiner, Lotti Barandun, Andrea Neher, Antje Koller, Andrea Kobleder

“…The conceptual model of trust should receive attention to bring care closer to the women’s lived experience so that their care experience can be improved.…”
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Real-Time Smart Parking Systems Integration in Distributed ITS for Smart Cities by Muhammad Alam, Davide Moroni, Gabriele Pieri, Marco Tampucci, Miguel Gomes, José Fonseca, Joaquim Ferreira

“…These data-driven services contribute to mitigate major problems arising from the ever growing need of transport in our daily lives. Despite the progress, there is still need for an enhanced and distributed solution that can exploit the data from the available systems and provide an appropriate and real-time reaction on transportation systems. …”
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Soft Wireless Passive Chipless Sensors for Biological Applications: A Review by Mingguang Zhang, Mengyun Li, Wei Xu, Fan Zhang, Daojin Yao, Xiaoming Wang, Wentao Dong

“…Soft wireless passive sensors aim to monitor biological health without an external power supply or wired data communication, which would bring increased convenience to the lives of the people who use them.…”
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Three months of weekly rifapentine plus isoniazid for TB prevention among people with HIV by R. Borse, B. Randive, S. Mattoo, P. Malik, H. Solanki, A. Gupta, R.E. Chaisson, V. Mave, N. Suryavanshi

“…METHODS: A prospective demonstration study assessing scale-up, safety, and effectiveness of 3HP TPT among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Indian programmatic settings was conducted. …”
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