POSITIVISM AND ITS ADVERSARIES: BRADLEY, COLLINGWOOD, NIETZSCHE AND HEIDEGGER by Evaldas Nekrašas

“…To overcome it once and for all without destroying the very foundations of our way of life and our evermore common culture is much more difficult than the most prominent critics may think. …”
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CenterNet-Elite: A Small Object Detection Model for Driving Scenario by Lingling Wang, Xiang Li, Xiaoyan Chen, Bin Zhou

“…In the meantime, we construct multiple short connections to integrate feature maps of the same scale during the downsampling and upsampling stages, thereby retaining critical shallow spatial information. We introduce a multi-scale pooling module, SPPCSPC, to address the challenge of significant variations in object scale. …”
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Knowledge and Awareness of Medical and Dental Students About Oral Cancer Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Lilibeth-Stephania Escoto-Vasquez MSc, Mario Alberto Alarcón-Sánchez MSc, Ruth Rodríguez-Montaño PhD, Julieta Sarai Becerra-Ruiz PhD, Sarah Monserrat Lomelí-Martínez PhD, Artak Heboyan PhD

“…The risk of bias was assessed using the JBI tool, which can be found at: https://jbi.global/critical-appraisal-tools . A third investigator was consulted in case of disagreement. …”
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Artificial Intelligence-Based Skin Lesion Analysis and Skin Cancer Detection by Momina Qureshi, Muhammad Athar Javed Sethi, Sayed Shahid Hussain

“…This article not only offers a critical assessment of current methods but also tackles problems and indicates future directions for future research in the field of medical image categorization. …”
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Circular RNA circFGFR1 Functions as an Oncogene in Glioblastoma Cells through Sponging to hsa-miR-224-5p by Qian Zhang, Shan Chen, Yingwei Zhen, Peng Gao, Zhenyu Zhang, Hao Guo, Yong Wang

“…Taken together, our findings suggest that circFGFR1 plays a critical role in the tumorigenic behaviors in glioma cells by upregulating CXCR4 expression via sponging to hsa-miR-224-5p. …”
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How environmental patents, education, and energy transition impact greenhouse gases: evidence from E7 countries by Bing Zhang, Yujing Wang, Mingyang Liu, Usman Mehmood, Usman Mehmood

“…These findings emphasize the need for targeted policies that leverage ENT and ENP for emissions reduction, strategically direct FD toward sustainable investments, and manage the dual role of EDU in emissions dynamics. This study offers critical insights for policymakers in the E−7 nations to balance economic growth with environmental sustainability, contributing to global efforts to combat climate change.…”
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Vascular Injuries Due to Penetrating Missile Trauma in Anti-Terrorism Ops by Rishi Dhillan, Alok Bhalla, Sushil Kumar Jha, Hakam Singh, Aman Arora

“…A team approach with vascular, orthopaedic, general surgeons, and critical care anaesthesiologists all aboard improve the outcomes manifold. …”
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Association between Emission Parameters and Material-phase Concentrations of Phthalate Plasticizers and their Alternatives by Chenyang Bi, Clara M. A. Eichler, Chunyi Wang, John C. Little

“…Understanding the emission rate of plasticizers in indoor environments is critical for subsequent exposure and health risk assessments. …”
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Looking beyond the ER, PR, and HER2: what’s new in the ARsenal for combating breast cancer? by Tryambak Pratap Srivastava, Ruby Dhar, Subhradip Karmakar

“…From the settings of developing nations, this may provide useful insight by integrating recent advances in AR-targeted therapies and exploring their translational potential, emphasizing the critical need for further research to optimize AR-based therapeutic strategies for breast cancer management.…”
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Exploring physician approaches to conflict resolution in end-of-life decisions in the adult intensive care unit: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative research by Richard Huxtable, Harleen Kaur Johal, Giles Birchley

“…In the context of end-of-life (EOL) decision-making (ie, the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment), conflict commonly occurs when a consensus cannot be reached between the healthcare team and the patient’s family on the ‘best interests’ of the critically ill, incapacitated patient. While existing literature has identified potential methods for conflict resolution, it is less clear how these approaches are perceived and used by stakeholders in the EOL decision-making process. …”
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Seismic and GNSS strain-based probabilistic seismic hazard evaluation for northern Chile using DAS Magnitude Scale by Ranjit Das, Claudio Meneses, Hua Wang

“…This map provides a critical tool for generating seismic hazard assessments aligned with building codes and emergency planning protocols. …”
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Perceptions and barriers to the use and training of point-of-care ultrasound among Finnish emergency physicians – a nationwide survey by J. Järvinen, O. Hannula, A. Meuronen, K. Mattila

“…Abstract Background Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has become integral to emergency medicine (EM) as a critical diagnostic support tool. In Finland, where EM was formally recognised as a specialty as recently as in 2013, a historical lack of systematic training for POCUS has existed. …”
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Intraoperative support of patients with infective endocarditis complicated by acute heart failure by H.B. Koltunova

“…In the group with IE complicated by preoperative AHF, 72 patients (100.0 %) were brought into the operating room from the intensive care unit in a critical condition and underwent urgent surgery for vital signs. …”
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Irrational medicine use and its associated factors in conflict-affected areas in Mali: a cross-sectional study by Mohamed Ali Ag Ahmed, Alassane Seydou, Issa Coulibaly, Karina Kielmann, Raffaella Ravinetto

“…Background Rational use of essential medicines is a critical step towards prevention and treatment of many illnesses. …”
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Associations between asthma and Life’s Essential 8: a cross-sectional study by Jiao Xu, Jianlei Tang

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The effectiveness of rural community health workers in improving health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review by Neema Kaseje, Meghna Ranganathan, Monica Magadi, Kevin Oria, Andy Haines

“…Background Rural community health workers [CHWs] play a critical role in improving health outcomes during non-pandemic times, but evidence on their effectiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic is limited. …”
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Coastal Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment in Cameroon by Mesmin Tchindjang, Philippes Mbevo Fendoung, Casimir Kamgho

“…Remotely sensed data, combined with GIS tools, helped to determine and assess the associated risks. A critical grid combining a severity and frequency analysis was used to better understand these hazards and the coastal vulnerabilities of Cameroon. …”
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Identification of the Role of Mume fructus in Treating Nocturnal Asthma Based on Network Pharmacology and In vitro Investigation by Ling-Ling Tang, Yan-Qiu Xu, Ying Yang, Xian-Hong Sun, Bo-Han Wang, Xiao-Lu Shi, Li Liu

“…Materials and Methods: Network pharmacology was used to investigate the chemical composition, critical targets, and potential mechanisms of action of Mume fructus in treating nocturnal asthma. …”
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The Influence of Marketing Mix and Cafe Atmosphere on Customer Loyalty Through Customer Satisfaction As a Mediation Variable by M. Risal, Achmad Efendi, Adi Firmanzah

“…Each variable and its indicators play a critical role in shaping consumer behavior. Originality/Value (State of the Art): While the marketing mix and café atmosphere have been studied conceptually and theoretically, research on café atmosphere remains limited. …”
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Teachers’ Growth Mindset, Perceived School Climate, and Perceived Parental Autonomy Support Moderate the Relationship Between Students’ Growth Mindset and Academic Achievement by Kai Zhang, Wu-Jing He

“…., punishment threats, performance pressure, guilt-inducing criticism) negatively moderated this relationship. …”
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