Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of Rectus Femoris: A Tutorial for the Nutrition Support Clinician by Carlos Alfredo Galindo Martín, Enrique Monares Zepeda, Octavio Augusto Lescas Méndez

“…Intensive care unit acquired weakness is a long-term consequence after critical illness; it has been related to muscle atrophy and can be considered as one of the main nutritional support challenges at the intensive care unit. …”
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Development and optimization of the activated charcoal suspension composition based on a mixture design approach by Ronowicz Joanna, Kupcewicz Bogumiła, Pałkowski Łukasz, Krysiński Jerzy

“…Liquid flavour had a critical impact on the adsorption power of the suspension. …”
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The Role and Function of Regulatory T Cells in Toxoplasma gondii-Induced Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes by Xuyang Gao, Yue Zhong, Yifan Liu, Runmin Ding, Jinling Chen

“…In this review, we summarize the effects of T. gondii infection on host Tregs and its critical transcriptional factor, Foxp3.…”
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Labor Issues that the H2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Policy Attempts to Resolve in Florida by Jonathan C. Stephens, John Lai, Bachir Kassas

“… Labor is a critical component of a successful agricultural venture. …”
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DECOLONIZING ISLAMIC STUDIES: A VIEW FROM THE SALAFIS SCHOOL OF THOUGHT by EMORDI PROMISE JUDE, OGHENERO KANO BENSON, CHUKWUKADIBIA CHIMAUZOM EZE, CYNTHIA UKA IYADE, AYINOR AZUBUIKE

“… This essay argues for a critical re-evaluation of Islamic studies, challenging the Eurocentric and Arab-centric biases that have historically shaped the field. …”
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Linking Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s Disease by Géraldine Gelders, Veerle Baekelandt, Anke Van der Perren

“…Misfolded protein aggregates are a critical aspect of several neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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Chiral Phase Transition in Linear Sigma Model with Nonextensive Statistical Mechanics by Ke-Ming Shen, Hui Zhang, De-Fu Hou, Ben-Wei Zhang, En-Ke Wang

“…At high temperature region, the critical temperature Tc is shown to decrease with increasing q from the phase diagram in the (T,μ) plane. …”
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The Story of Non-real Man: personal identity and existentialism by R. L. Kochnev

“…The article analyzes the concept of personality, how it can be formulated within the framework of existential philosophy; from this perspective, the narrative theory of personality identity is criticized. An alternative description of the personality is proposed, which will be satisfactory for both analytical and existential thought…”
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Designing EV Charging Energy Hubs to Meet Flexibility Requirements in Smart Grids by Walied Alfraidi, Fahad Alaql, Khalid AlMuhanna, Hassan M. Hussein Farh, Abdullrahman A. Al-Shamma’a

“…By seamlessly integrating electric vehicles (EVs) and battery energy storage systems (BESSs), these hubs address critical challenges such as grid stress, renewable energy utilization, and peak load management. …”
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The Multifaceted Roles of MicroRNA-181 in Stem Cell Differentiation and Cancer Stem Cell Plasticity by Chun Yang, Rui Wang, Pierre Hardy

“…Cancer stem cells are a critical tumor cell population that drives tumorigenesis, cancer progression, drug resistance, and metastasis. …”
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Pavement Disease Visual Detection by Structure Perception and Feature Attention Network by Bin Lv, Shuo Zhang, Haixia Gong, Hongbo Zhang, Bin Dong, Jianzhu Wang, Cong Du, Jianqing Wu

“…Balancing detection performance and computational efficiency is critical for sustainable pavement disease detection in energy-constrained scenarios. …”
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Flux pinning in superconducting multilayer 2H-NbSe2 nano-step junction by Minseong Kwon, Mingi Kim, Yoonji Gong, Heeyeon Lee, Young Duck Kim

“…The upper critical field was estimated to be 4.5 T and the Ginzburg–Landau coherence length 8.6 nm. …”
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Hubungan Kadar Enzim Transaminase Pasien COVID-19 dengan Derajat Keparahan Penyakit di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Rahmadina Rahmadina, Deddy Herman, Efrida Efrida, Almurdi Almurdi, Russilawati Russilawati, Dwitya Elvira

“…The median AST was highest in the critical group, while the median ALT was highest in the severe group. …”
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Experimental Study of Volumetric Fracturing Properties for Shale under Different Stress States by Hongjian Wang, Jin Li, Fei Zhao, Jinyu Dong, Yanzong Cui, Wanlin Gong

“…The results indicate that the critical failure strength of the shale rock increases as the three-dimensional constant loads are increased. …”
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From chaos to order: optimizing fecal microbiota transplantation for enhanced immune checkpoint inhibitors efficacy by Anqi Lin, Aimin Jiang, Lihaoyun Huang, Yu Li, Chunyanx Zhang, Lingxuan Zhu, Weiming Mou, Zaoqu Liu, Jian Zhang, Quan Cheng, Ting Wei, Peng Luo

“…Regulatory and ethical challenges are critically addressed, underscoring the imperative for standardized protocols and rigorous long-term safety assessments. …”
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Successful Management of Refractory Heart Failure and Multi-Organ Dysfunction in a Patient with CRT-D and Acute Pulmonary Edema: A Case Report by Marsela Goga, Saimir Kuci, Alfred Ibrahimi, Ermal Likaj, Alvi Cela, Romina Teliti, Ormir Shurdha, Erilda Selimi, Jacob Zeitani

“…The outcome underscores the value of personalized, team-based critical care in managing life-threatening complications in heart failure patients with CRT-D. …”
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Thymus ad astra, or spaceflight-induced thymic involution by Wataru Muramatsu, Wataru Muramatsu, Maria Maryanovich, Maria Maryanovich, Maria Maryanovich, Taishin Akiyama, Taishin Akiyama, George S. Karagiannis, George S. Karagiannis, George S. Karagiannis, George S. Karagiannis, George S. Karagiannis, George S. Karagiannis

“…Understanding these dynamics will not only enhance the safety of human space missions but also provide critical insights into thymus biology under extreme conditions.…”
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The Effect of Vitamin D3 on Serum Creatine Phosphokinase Level in Patients with Multiple Trauma: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial by Mehran Kouchek, Niloufar Taherpour, Mahya Farasat, Mirmohammad Miri, Sara Salarian, Seyedpouzhia Shojaei, Rezvan Hassanpour, Hossein Amini, Mohammad Sistanizad

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Clinical characteristics and predictive biomarkers of intensive care unit-acquired weakness in patients with cardiogenic shock requiring mechanical circulatory support by Tae Higuchi, Tomomi Ide, Takeo Fujino, Takeshi Tohyama, Yuta Nagatomi, Tomoyuki Nezu, Masataka Ikeda, Toru Hashimoto, Shouji Matsushima, Keisuke Shinohara, Masaaki Nishihara, Takeshi Iyonaga, Tomohiko Akahoshi, Tomoki Ushijima, Akira Shiose, Shintaro Kinugawa, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Kohtaro Abe

“…Abstract Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) is recognized as newly-acquired bilateral muscle weakness, which is a complication of critical illness in the ICU; however, there are no reports on the pathogenesis and early predictors of ICU-AW specifically associated with cardiogenic shock (CS). …”
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An exploratory analysis of differences in serum protein expression by sex in patients with systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease by Giuliana Cerro-Chiang, Matthew Ayres, Alejandro Rivas, Sarah J. Parker, Mitra Mastali, Peter Chen, Jennifer E. Van Eyk, Paul J. Wolters, Francesco Boin, Tanzira Zaman

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