Tailoring the Ablative Strategy for Atrial Fibrillation: A State-of-the-Art Review by Zefferino Palamà, Martina Nesti, Antonio Gianluca Robles, Antonio Scarà, Silvio Romano, Elena Cavarretta, Maria Penco, Pietro Delise, Mariano Rillo, Leonardo Calò, Luigi Sciarra

“…The accurate search for triggers in paroxysmal AF and the correct recognition of the link between a possible underlying heart disease and the substrate in persistent AF could allow us to tailor the interventional approach in order to overcome the current plateau, increasing ablative procedure success and minimizing complications.…”
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Complete asymmetric polarization conversion at zero-eigenvalue exceptional points of non-Hermitian metasurfaces by Oh Donghak, Baek Soojeong, Lee Sangha, Lee Kyungmin, Park Jagang, Liu Zhaowei, Kim Teun-Teun, Min Bumki

“…The inherent adaptability of photonic non-Hermitian systems in configuring gain and loss has allowed us to observe a plethora of counterintuitive phenomena, largely as a consequence of the eigenspace reduction at these exceptional points. …”
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Histological Ex Vivo Evaluation of Peri-Incisional Thermal Effect Created by a New-Generation CO2 Superpulsed Laser by G. Palaia, A. Del Vecchio, A. Impellizzeri, G. Tenore, P. Visca, F. Libotte, C. Russo, U. Romeo

“…A CO2 (λ = 10,600 nm) ultra-speed laser (SmartUS20D, DEKA, Florence, Italy) has been used at different parameters from 2 to 4 watt in Continuous Wave (CW) and Pulsed Wave (PW, 50 Hz) to obtain 30 samples from pig cadaver tongues. …”
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Development of Rogers RT/Duroid 5880 Substrate-Based MIMO Antenna Array for Automotive Radar Applications by D. Subitha, S. Velmurugan, M. Vanitha Lakshmi, P. Poonkuzhali, T. Yuvaraja, Samson Alemayehu

“…This attractive feature enables us to utilize the antenna in two different ways; either both modules serve as the transmitting/receiving antenna of a monostatic radar or one module serves as a transmitter and the other one as the receiver of a bistatic radar. …”
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Research Culture of Russian University Students by P. A. Ambarova, N. V. Shabrova, E. V. Kemmet, A. N. Mikhailova

“…The results of the survey allowed us to conclude that the majority of students have an interest in science and scientific knowledge as values, and at the same time – about the formation of a critical assessment of the risks that research produces among students who are active in scientific terms. …”
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Cross-culturally adapted psychological interventions for the treatment of depression and/or anxiety among young people: A scoping review. by Masuma Pervin Mishu, Lucy Tindall, Philip Kerrigan, Lina Gega

“…Stakeholder engagement enabled us to discuss the findings of the review and obtain feedback.…”
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X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Syndrome and Common Variable Immunodeficiency May Not Be Differentiated by SH2D1A and XIAP/BIRC4 Genes Sequence Analysis by Nesrin Gulez, Guzide Aksu, Afig Berdeli, Neslihan Karaca, Sema Tanrıverdi, Necil Kutukculer, Elif Azarsiz

“…The clinical and laboratory resemblance, no gene mutations, and normal XIAP protein expression led us to think that there may be another responsible gene for XLP. …”
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Livelihood training, food production, and food security among vulnerable communities in Bangladesh by Andy Tran, Theresa Fang, Beryl Oranga, Ryan Kopper, Yunhee Kang

“…Methods This secondary data analysis used the endline survey data from 660 host households who participated in the World Vision US Emergency Food System Security Project from 2019 to 2021. …”
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Living standards and income dynamics by T. I. Gordievich, P. V. Ruzanov

“…The analysis carried out in the article allows us to determine the degree of change in the standard of living of the population. …”
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Design of an Inhalation Chamber and Metrology Assessment to Study Tungsten Aerosol Neurotoxic Effects by Léo Macé, Chrystelle Ibanez, Thomas Gelain, Cécile Bodiot, Laure Juhel, François Gensdarmes

“…We then conducted measurements of the aerosol—a challenge due to the high particle density—that enabled us to calculate the deposition in the upper airway and lungs. …”
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Effect of inulin in pineapple jam: physicochemical and sensory analysis among school children by Kétlin Ariane Santos, Priscila Naiverth Faix, Elisvânia Freitas dos Santos, Maria Raquel Manhani, Érica Caroline da Silva, Daiana Novello

“…Products elaboration allowed us to prove that by adding up to 16% of inulin in pineapple jam, the tasters had a great sensory acceptance, similar to that to the standard product, with good marketing expectations and improvements in the food nutritional composition.…”
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How do multiple deprivations in nuanced urban and rural settings affect health differently in South Africa? Evidence from NIDS data, 2017 by Josue Mbonigaba, Msawenkosi Dlamini

“…Self-reported health (SRH) was used as the dependent variable, allowing us to gain valuable insights into the relationship between health and multiple deprivation within these four contexts.Results The study uncovers significant disparities in deprivations, with the most deprived areas being rural formal areas and traditional authorities’ areas and the least deprived being the urban formal areas. …”
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Chronic Inflammation as a Link between Periodontitis and Carcinogenesis by Anilei Hoare, Cristopher Soto, Victoria Rojas-Celis, Denisse Bravo

“…To date, a good amount of studies has allowed us to understand how monospecies infections activate pathways involved in tumorigenesis; however, more studies are needed to determine the combined effect of oral species in carcinogenesis.…”
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Exploring the Epidemiological Characteristics and Survival Analysis Among Prostate Cancer Patients Under 50: A Seer‐Based Population Study by Bahaa Mali, Ali Mali, Alaa Mali, Mohammed Abdulrazzak, Afnan W. M. Jobran

“…We further studied frequency, incidence rate, and survival rates in this group across SEER 22 registries, which cover around 41.9% of the US population. We analyzed the data by age, stage, and race subgroups and identified potential risk factors affecting survival prognosis using multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models. …”
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‘There’s a Little Bit of Tension There’: perspectives of mothers and early childhood educators on breast-feeding in child care centers by Jill R Demirci, Rachel Dieterich, Melissa Glasser, Caroline Harpel, Timothy Shope

“…We administered a background survey to assess participant characteristics and quantify perceived degree of breast-feeding support in the workplace (mothers) and CCC (mothers and EC educators). Setting: US-based CCC Participants: Fifty working mothers using CCC for their infants and twenty-two EC educators Results: Interview themes and background surveys reflected neutral feelings towards breast-feeding support received (mothers) and provided (EC educators) in CCC. …”
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CO2lonialismo y geografías de esperanza by Julianne Hazlewood

“…A través de la exposición detallada de la deuda ecológica del Norte global con el Sur global, este artículo condena discursos y acciones que se enfocan en el mejoramiento del clima económico mientras arrasan los bosques húmedos, las prácticas culturales de vida de las comunidades y las soluciones reales al cambio climático.This paper takes us beyond the present economic crisis to where global warming warns of a much more profound problem: a structural flaw in capitalism. …”
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A Joint Forgetting Factor-Based Adaptive Extended Kalman Filtering Approach to Predict the State-of-Charge and Model Parameter of Lithium-Ion Battery by Satyaprakash Rout, Satyajit Das

“…The practical applicability of the proposed JFFAEKF is validated using real-world current profiles from the LA92, UDDS, and US06 drive cycles at various operating temperatures. …”
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Differential between-therapist effects in more versus less standardized therapies for depression by Anuj H. P. Mehta, Michael J. Constantino, Jack J. M. Dekker, Alice E. Coyne, Averi N. Gaines, Henricus L. Van, Jaap Peen, Frank J. Don, Ellen Driessen

“…Yet, more research is needed to determine the generalizability of between-therapist effects to cultures beyond the US and UK, and whether these effects differ by treatment context. …”
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Sampling mass mortality events to enable diagnoses: A protocol using freshwater mussels by Daniel A. Cossey, Michelle M. Dennis, Jordan Richard, Camilla Della Torre, Andrew McElwain, Diane L. Waller, Susan Knowles, Joshua I. Brian, Eric Leis, Erika A. V. Burioli, David C. Aldridge

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Clonazepam as Agonist Substitution Treatment for Benzodiazepine Dependence: A Case Report by Angelo Giovanni Icro Maremmani, Luca Rovai, Fabio Rugani, Silvia Bacciardi, Matteo Pacini, Liliana Dell'Osso, Icro Maremmani

“…The advantage of choosing a slow-onset, long-lasting BZD for the treatment of our patient was that it led us to a remarkable improvement in the clinical situation, including the cessation of craving, absence of withdrawal symptoms, reduced anxiety, improvements in social functioning, and a better cognition level.…”
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