Decoding CKD-induced muscle atrophy through the critical role of lncRNA GAS5 and pyroptosis by Rong Huang, Xinying Tang, Shuang Liu, Lijing Sun

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Final Paleolithic in the Kaliningrad Region: current state of the study and source criticism based on published and archival data by Evgeniia Р. Tkach, Anzhela D. Malyarova, Artem S. Tarakanov

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An investigation into the critical ingredients of intensive support teams for adults with intellectual disabilities who display challenging behaviour by Lucretia Thomas, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Louise Marston, Angela Hassiotis

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Autologous Stem Cell Therapy in Critical Limb Ischemia: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Baocheng Xie, Houlong Luo, Yusheng Zhang, Qinghui Wang, Chenhui Zhou, Daohua Xu

“…Objective. Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is the most dangerous stage of peripheral artery disease (PAD). …”
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Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) Principle 7: Establish Record Keeping and Documentation Procedures by Larry Eubanks, Chad Carr, Ronald H. Schmidt

“…AN221/AN221: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) Principle 7: Establish Record Keeping and Documentation Procedures (ufl.edu) …”
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The Numbers of Positive Solutions by the Lusternik-Schnirelmann Category for a Quasilinear Elliptic System Critical with Hardy Terms by Mustapha Khiddi

“…In this paper, we study the quasilinear elliptic system with Sobolev critical exponent involving both concave-convex and Hardy terms in bounded domains. …”
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Advances in Recycling Technologies of Critical Metals and Resources from Cathodes and Anodes in Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries by Shuwen Wang, Yanrong Lai, Jingran Yang, Jiaxue Zhao, Yushan Zhang, Miaoling Chen, Jinfeng Tang, Junhua Xu, Minhua Su

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Critical Conditions and Energy Transfer Characteristics of the Failure Process of Coal-Rock Combination Systems in Deep Mines by Haitao Sun, Linchao Dai, Yanbao Liu, Hongwei Jin

“…Then, we established a model for the critical conditions of the system’s failure process and elucidated that the release of the rock’s elastic energy promoted the instability of the coal. …”
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A Modified Newmark Method for Calculating Permanent Displacement of Seismic Slope considering Dynamic Critical Acceleration by Yulong Cui, Aijuan Liu, Chong Xu, Jun Zheng

“…Example calculations indicate that this approach permits to show the dropping cohesion and the dynamic critical acceleration of the slide block during the earthquake time history. …”
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Comparison of the efficacy and safety of Landiolol and Esmolol in critically ill patients: a propensity score-matched study by Xiang Si, Hao Yuan, Rui Shi, Wenliang Song, Jiayan Guo, Jinlong Jiang, Tao Yang, Xiaoxun Ma, Huiming Wang, Minying Chen, Jianfeng Wu, Xiangdong Guan, Xavier Monnet

“…Abstract Background Excessive tachycardia is associated with impaired hemodynamics and worse outcome in critically ill patients. Previous studies suggested beneficial effect of β-blockers administration in ICU patients, including those with septic shock. …”
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A Critical Appraisal of Emergency Medicine Specialty Training and Resignation among Residents in Emergency Medicine in Turkey by Murat Cetin, Sercan Bicakci, Mustafa Emin Canakci, Mevlut Okan Aydin, Basak Bayram

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From Prose to Picture: Critical Reflections on the Road and the Journey in John Steinbeck’s and John Ford’s The Grapes of Wrath by Beatrice Melodia Festa

“…The aim of this article is to critically examine the visual significance of the road and the archetypal myth of the highway in Ford’s interpretation of The Grapes of Wrath. …”
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An explanatory case report about critical differences of ‘inability to work’ in Italian welfare and social security systems by Michele Sammicheli, Marcella Scaglione

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A Novel AI-Based Integrated Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Framework and Resilience of National Critical Infrastructure by Sardar Muhammad Ali, Abdul Razzaque, Muhammad Yousaf, Sardar Sadaqat Ali

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Theoretical Study on the Characteristics of Critical Heat Flux in Rectangular Channel of Natural Circulation under Motion Conditions by Mengmeng Xi, Rong Cai, Xiao Chu, Fan Yang, Xu Ran, Zhifang Qiu, Jian Deng, Wenxi Tian

“…In this paper, by establishing the thermal hydraulic transient analysis model and the critical heat flux (CHF) model of natural circulation system, the CHF characteristics in the rectangular channel of natural self-feedback conditions under ocean conditions are studied. …”
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Floods’ Impact on Cities’ Critical Infrastructure: A Case Study on Dubai by Diaa Addeen Abuhani, Raghad Aldamani, Imran Zualkernan, Reem Alali, Himanshu Grover

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How faculty with critical care specialties learn in a university hospital: a qualitative phenomenological study by Hyeyoon Jeong, Hyena Cho, Kyoung-Woo Seo, Janghoon Lee, Miran Kim, Jihye Yu

“…Objectives The study aims to explore the workplace learning experiences of medical faculty in critical care specialties at a university hospital, focusing on how they develop their professional identity and construct the meaning of their work.Design Qualitative, phenomenological study.Setting The current study was conducted at a university hospital in South Korea between November 2022 and October 2023.Participants Five faculty members (two males and three females) from critical care specialties (eg, emergency medicine) with over 15 years of experience, each having served as faculty at a university hospital for more than 5 years.Results Six key themes emerged: cultivating ‘doctor-ishness’ in the realm of critical care, beacon of inner drive: guiding professional growth, nexus for leveraging expertise and fostering professional growth, the challenging reality of becoming an ‘ideal’ faculty, the shifting tides of the medical profession’s role and weaving workplace learning into a unique rhythm of practice. …”
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Expectant Management of a Critically Ill Pregnant Patient with COVID-19 with Good Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes by Farah Alsayyed, Victoria Hastings, Sanford Lederman

“…There is limited data about COVID-19 infection in pregnancy, especially in critically ill patients. Case. A 30-year-old female who presented at 26 weeks gestation with acute severe respiratory distress that required intubation and intensive care unit (ICU) admission. …”
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Evidence-based clinical standard for the diagnosis and treatment of candidemia in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit by Jorge Alberto Cortés, Martha Carolina Valderrama-Rios, Paula M. Peçanha-Pietrobom, Moacyr Silva Júnior, Cándida Diaz-Brochero, Rafael Ricardo Robles-Torres, Carmelo José Espinosa-Almanza, Laura Cristina Nocua-Báez, Marcio Nucci, Carlos Arturo Álvarez-Moreno, Flavio Queiroz-Telles, Ricardo Rabagliati, Rita Rojas-Fermín, Jorge L. Finquelievich, Fernando Riera, Patricia Cornejo-Juárez, Dora E. Corzo-León, Luis E. Cuéllar, Jeannete Zurita, Augusto Raúl Hernández, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo

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Thermodynamics of the Classical Planar Ferromagnet Close to the Zero-Temperature Critical Point: A Many-Body Approach by L. S. Campana, A. Cavallo, L. De Cesare, U. Esposito, A. Naddeo

“…Remarkably, for d>2 the discrimination between the two cases is found to be related to the different values of the shift exponent which governs the behavior of the critical line in the vicinity of the zero-temperature critical point. …”
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