Behavioral Intervention versus Pharmacotherapy or Their Combinations in the Management of Overactive Bladder Dysfunction by Khanh Tran, Robert M. Levin, Shaker A. Mousa

“…Each treatment intervention is efficacious, and the choice should be based on the patient's severity of symptoms, tolerability, compliance and satisfaction with the treatment. …”
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A Chromosome level assembly of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) variety grown in arid environment by Himanshu V. Patankar, Luis F. Rivera, Fatima Omari Alzahrani, Rod A. Wing, Ikram Blilou

“…They originated from the Middle East in regions having large farms including mountainous regions of Al-Baha in Saudi Arabia. Pomegranates can tolerate arid climates and are considered among the fruits that will play a major role in food security. …”
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Problematic issues and ways to solve them during reverse engineering of compressor design units by A. F. Sarmanaeva, N. V. Sokolov, O. Yu. Paranina, V. V. Kuzovov, Yu. V. Sidorova, I. S. Davletshin, I. N. Lotfullin, M. V. Korshunov

“…The main points contributing to the successful completion of reverse engineering tasks are indicated, the accuracy of 3D scanning is determined, and methods for setting nominal dimensions and deviation tolerances are presented.…”
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Prolonged Remission in Metastatic Ano‐Rectal Malignant Melanoma With Single Agent Temozolomide by Anusha Mruthyunjaya Swamy, Deepak Sundriyal, Mayank Kapoor, Mridul Khanna, Ravi Hari Phulware, Kranthi Kumar Jandrasupalli, Ujjawal Shriwastav, Amit Sehrawat

“…Conclusion In a resource‐limited setting, where access to ICIs and targeted therapies is not feasible, and in patients who fail to tolerate these therapies, oral chemotherapy continues to remain effective and is worth trying in patients with poor PS.…”
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Design of a Wireless Sensor Network Monitoring System for Biological and Pharmaceutical Products by Chun Ho Wu, Chun Kit Ng, Lixing Wang, G. T. S. Ho, W. H. Ip, J. Zhang

“…The framework consists of three processes: the first one is to generate a WSN with full coverage, the second one is to determine the optimal position of the sink, and the last process is to add additional relay nodes for providing fault tolerance to the network. Finally, a feasibility test on B&P product storage in a hospital is conducted. …”
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Brain dynamics and personality: a preliminary study by Francesco Ciaramella, Lorenzo Cipriano, Emahnuel Troisi Lopez, Arianna Polverino, Fabio Lucidi, Giuseppe Sorrentino, Laura Mandolesi, Pierpaolo Sorrentino

“…Subsequent correlation analyses revealed a significant positive association between brain flexibility and cooperativeness, thus highlighting the role of brain reconfiguration tendencies in fostering openness, tolerance, and empathy towards others. Additionally, this preliminary finding suggests a neurobiological basis for adaptive social behaviors. …”
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Efficacy of an Anthocyanin and Prebiotic Blend on Intestinal Environment in Obese Male and Female Subjects by Shelly N. Hester, Angela Mastaloudis, Russell Gray, Joseph M. Antony, Mal Evans, Steven M. Wood

“…The supplement was safe and well tolerated. Conclusions. The results suggest that regular consumption of the anthocyanin-prebiotic blend positively modulated the intestinal ecosystem and provided insights into the mechanisms of action and its impact on health benefits.…”
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Characteristic of pH and Temperature of Crude Extract of Glukoamilase from Gliocladium KE by using Solid Substrate of Sago Hampas by Risa Meutia Fiana, Novelina Novelina, Alfi Asben

“…If  the  result showedsignificance  different,the  analysis  wascarried out by using Duncan’s New Multiple Range Test (DNMRT)  with  5%  tolerance.  The  result  showedthat  optimumpH ofcrude glukoamilaseextract  from sago hampas was optimumpH of glukoamilasefrom Gliocladium KE using solid substrate of sago hampas waspH 6,0  with  activity  of  enzyme  76,56  U/ml  with  final  product  of  solube  starch  0.09%,  the  level  of reducing  sugar  62,01%,  and  total  sugar  78,43%.  …”
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Rebamipide during chronic gastritis: <i>H. pylori</i> eradication therapy and restoration of gastric mucosa barrier function by Т. L. Lapina, V. T. Ivashkin

“…When added to the H. pylori eradication therapy, rebamipide increases its effectiveness and tolerability. During atrophic gastritis, long-term treatment with rebamipide has resulted in reduction of degree of atrophy and intestinal metaplasia. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A New Paradigm by Andrew A. Davis, Virginia G. Kaklamani

“…The evidence linking TNBC with the metabolic syndrome, which consists of central obesity, insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, has emerged from clinical studies and experiments using cell lines and mouse models. …”
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“Brick‐Mortar‐Binder” Design toward Highly Elastic, Hydrophobic, and Flame‐Retardant Thermal Insulator by Shanying Sui, Huafeng Quan, Jingxing Wang, Yufang Lu, Yufan Yang, Yuhan Sheng, Zhifang Sun, Yi Zhang

“…However, achieving high environmental adaptability aerogel insulators with elasticity, hydrophobicity, flame‐retardancy, and low temperature tolerance remains a significant challenge. Inspired by a “brick‐mortar‐binder” biomimetic texture, a layered double hydroxide/carboxylated cellulose nanofibers/Si–O–Si (LCS) hybrid aerogel is developed by bottom‐up freeze‐drying. …”
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Effect of Mycotoxins on Reproduction and Milk Quality of Dairy Cattle and its Amelioration by Natural Adaptogen “Betulin” by Larisa Gnezdilova, Sergey Fedotov, Zhora Muradyan, Serafim Rozinsky, Regan Reddy Gade

“…However, lactating cows showed tolerance to mycotoxins, as evidenced by insignificant changes in the indicators of milk quality in subject animals. …”
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Attitudes Regarding Participation in a Diabetes Screening Test among an Assyrian Immigrant Population in Sweden by Susanne Andersson, Veronika Karlsson, Louise Bennet, Klas Fellbrant, Margareta Hellgren

“…Interviews were conducted, anthropometric measurements and blood tests were collected, and an oral glucose tolerance test was performed. In total, 13 of the 43 participants were diagnosed with impaired glucose metabolism, 4 of these 13 had TD2. …”
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Chronic Sleep Disturbance Impairs Glucose Homeostasis in Rats by R. Paulien Barf, Peter Meerlo, Anton J. W. Scheurink

“…To establish changes in glucose regulation, animals were subjected to intravenous glucose tolerance tests (IVGTTs) before and after 1 or 8 days of sleep restriction or disturbance. …”
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Heavy metal accumulation in a bioindicator species, Limpet Patella caerulea, in Yalova (İzmit Bay): Risk assessment for human health by Çulha Saniye Türk, Dalkıran Görkem, Horzum Nesrin

“…The estimated daily intakes and estimated weekly intakes determined for each heavy metal were below the acceptable daily intakes and provisional tolerable weekly intakes. However, the target hazard quotient and total target hazard quotient values calculated for Cd, Ni, and Fe were found to be higher than 1. …”
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On Some Fundamental Peculiarities of the Traveling Wave Reactor by V. D. Rusov, V. A. Tarasov, I. V. Sharph, V. N. Vashchenko, E. P. Linnik, T. N. Zelentsova, M. E. Beglaryan, S. A. Chernegenko, S. I. Kosenko, V. P. Smolyar

“…On the basis of the condition for nuclear burning wave existence in the neutron-multiplying media (U-Pu and Th-U cycles) we show the possibility of surmounting the so-called dpa-parameter problem and suggest an algorithm of the optimal nuclear burning wave mode adjustment, which is supposed to yield the wave parameters (fluence/neutron flux, width and speed of nuclear burning wave) that satisfy the dpa-condition associated with the tolerable level of the reactor materials radioactive stability, in particular that of the cladding materials. …”
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Applying the Analog Configurability Test Approach in a Wireless Sensor Network Application by Agustín Laprovitta, Gabriela Peretti, Eduardo Romero

“…This test strategy is particularly useful for in-field application requiring reliability, safe operation, or fault tolerance characteristics. Our test proposal consists of programming a reduced set of available configurations for the EACC and testing its functionality by measuring only a few key parameters. …”
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Minimally invasive mitral valve replacement redo surgery under ventricular fibrillation in a patient with dextrocardia and situs inversus totalis: a case report by Yu Han, Junnan Zheng, Pranav Nadapana, Yedija Bagaskara, Yilin Lai, Haige Zhao

“…Case presentation A 72-year-old female patient was referred to our hospital with complaints of chest tightness and reduced activity tolerance. The patient had a history of mitral valve replacement (MVR) with a bioprosthesis ten years prior. …”
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Maturity-Onset Diabetes of Young Type 5: Diabetes with Extrapancreatic Features by Adnan Haider, Oksana Symczyk, Ayesha Hassan, Muhammad Atif Khan, Inderpreet Madahar, Dylan Holland

“…We present a case of a 22-year-old female with the congenital dysplastic right kidney diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus after failing a 1-hour oral glucose tolerance test, requiring insulin during pregnancy. …”
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Removal Efficiency of Cr6+ by Indigenous Pichia sp. Isolated from Textile Factory Effluent by Pablo M. Fernández, María M. Martorell, Julia I. Fariña, Lucia I. C. Figueroa

“…The isolates were able to tolerate chromium concentrations up to 104 μg mL−1. …”
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