Safety assessment of microwave ablation in sheep vertebral bodies by Hendricus Nijland, Jinwen Zhu, Thomas Kwee, Ding-Jun Hao, Paul Jutte

“…Safety was evaluated by temperature measurements at critical surrounding structures (e.g. spinal cord, nerve root). …”
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Metabolite-Sensing Receptors: Emerging Targets for Modulating Chronic Pain Pathways by Ciprian Pușcașu, Corina Andrei, Octavian Tudorel Olaru, Anca Zanfirescu

“…Recent advances highlight the critical role of metabolite-sensing G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in various chronic pain types. …”
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Nucleus accumbens D2-expressing neurons: Balancing reward and licking disruption through rhythmic optogenetic stimulation. by Nikte Requejo-Mendoza, José-Antonio Arias-Montaño, Ranier Gutierrez

“…Nucleus accumbens (NAc) dopamine D1 receptor-expressing neurons are known to be critical for processing reward and regulating food intake. …”
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Evaluating the Nutritional and Safety Aspects of Pyracantha coccinea: Antioxidant Activity, Mineral, and Heavy Metal Content by Gül Görmez

“…In particular, the high levels of chromium (Cr) and zinc (Zn) in the fruits exceed the thresholds considered safe for medicinal applications and suggest that the heavy metal content in plants for medicinal use should be critically evaluated within acceptable limits. This study aims to explore the nutritional value and safety of Pyracantha coccinea by examining its antioxidant properties, mineral content, and potential heavy metal contamination. …”
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Performance characteristics of the fork-join queuing system by V. I. Klimenok

“…Analytical expressions for the lower and upper bounds of the mean sojourn time of a customer in the system from the moment it enters the system to the moment of synchronization, which is a critical performance indicator of the fork-join queues, are obtained. …”
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Parallelizing Quantum Simulation With Decision Diagrams by Shaowen Li, Yusuke Kimura, Hiroyuki Sato, Masahiro Fujita

“…Numerous researchers are relying on quantum simulators running on classical computers. The critical obstacle facing classical computers in the task of quantum simulation is its limited memory space. …”
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Estimating the Force of Infection with Helicobacter pylori in Japan by Taishi Kayano, Ki-Deok Lee, Hiroshi Nishiura

“…The force of infection has continuously and greatly declined over time, implying the diminished transmission of H. pylori through the time course and small chance of persistence. These findings are critical to anticipate the future decline in gastric cancer incidence.…”
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Investigating the Perceived Impact of Surgeons' Burnout on Surgical Physician Associates' Wellness in United States Ambulatory Surgery Centers by Rhionna Smith, Lihua Dishman, John Fick, Kathleen Thomas

“…To ensure validity and reliability, we individually reviewed the survey instrument to ensure it be formative of the two study constructs, two retired newspaper editors completed the cognitive interviews, and four subject matter experts critically reviewed it. Demographic data were analyzed using Minitab V21, and qualitative data were analyzed using MAXQDA V2022. …”
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MVR: Synergizing Large and Vision Transformer for Multimodal Natural Language-Driven Vehicle Retrieval by Tareq Mahmod AlZubi, Umar Raza Mukhtar

“…In recent years, intelligent transportation systems have played a pivotal role in the development of smart cities, with vehicle retrieval becoming a critical component of traffic management and surveillance. …”
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Public Finance and Debt Crises in Southern Africa: A Push for Central Banks over Parliaments by Dunia Zongwe

“…Drawing on law and economics, this paper criticizes SADC’s decision to empower parliaments to tame sovereign debts as hopelessly naïve because they lack the incentives to do so. …”
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Mechanistic modelling of allergen-induced airways disease in early life by Hannah J. Pybus, Prakrati Dangarh, Man Yin Melanie Ng, Clare M. Lloyd, Sejal Saglani, Reiko J. Tanaka

“…The in silico model simulations predict the extent of bronchial epithelial barrier damage observed when allergen sensitisation occurs and demonstrate that epithelial barrier damage and impaired immune maturation are critical determinants of reduced lung function and asthma development. …”
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Interplay of financial inclusion and economic growth in emerging economies by Shreya Pal, Shravni Vankila, Melvin Norbert Fernandes

“…Trade policies, such as Chile's Free Trade Agreements and Mexico's participation in NAFTA, improve market access and economic resilience, while Egypt and Saudi Arabia focus on foreign direct investment and economic diversification.The study emphasizes coordinated policy efforts for sustained growth, advocating for financial inclusion supported by robust regulations and government investments in critical areas like infrastructure and healthcare. …”
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Impact of Safety Leadership and Employee Morale on Safety Performance: The Moderating Role of Harmonious Safety Passion by Emhemed Slil, Kolawole Iyiola, Ahmad Alzubi, Hasan Yousef Aljuhmani

“…Construction sites are among the most hazardous workplaces, making safety a critical concern in the sector. This study investigates the interplay between safety leadership, employee morale, harmonious safety passion, and safety performance through the lens of the social exchange theory. …”
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Hydroclimatic Variability, Characterization, and Long Term Spacio-Temporal Trend Analysis of the Ghba River Subbasin, Ethiopia by Mehari Gebreyohannes Hiben, Admasu Gebeyehu Awoke, Abraha Adugna Ashenafi

“…These research results offer critical signals on the characteristics, variability and trend of rainfall, temperature, and streamflow necessary to design improved and sustainable water allocation strategies.…”
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Fueling the Innovation Spark: How Employee Oriented HR Practices and Career Satisfaction Fosters Innovative Work Behavior? by Syed Mudasser Abbas, Zhiqiang Liu, Arshad Mahmood, Asma Mushtaq

“…The study expands the knowledge base of extant literature by illuminating the critical role of employee-oriented HR practices in driving employees’ innovative behavior at the workplace. …”
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Effects of Fish Oil (SMOFlipid^®) and Olive Oil Lipid (ClinOleic^®) on Neonatal Morbidities in Preterm Infants by Fatih KILICBAY, Aslı KESKIN, Ayla GUNLEMEZ

“…Objective: Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is very important for providing optimal nutrition during the critical developmental period of preterm newborns. …”
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Historical traditions of democracy in Ukraine by Stechyshyn A.

“…The methodology includes the complex use of a problem-chronological approach, as well as hermeneutic, formal-legal, formal-historical, and critical methods. Results. It has been established that people’s power acts as a condition and one of the forms of existence of the state and institutions of power. …”
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Impact of nationwide COVID-19 lockdown on workload and injury patterns of major trauma cases in a regional trauma centre in Singapore by Min Li Kang, Woan Wui Lim, Daniel Jin Keat Lee, Jerry Tiong Thye Goo

“…There was no increase in inpatient mortality, length of stay in critical care or length of stay overall. Conclusion: There was an overall decrease in major trauma cases during the lockdown period, particularly road traffic accidents and worksite injuries, and a relative increase in interpersonal violence. …”
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Evaluating YOLOv5s and YOLOv8s for Kitchen Fire Detection: A Comparative Analysis by Norisza Dalila Ismail, Rizauddin Ramli, Mohd Nizam Ab Rahman

“…This paper discusses comparative analysis of two cutting-edge object detection models, YOLOv5s and YOLOv8s, focusing on each performance in the critical application of kitchen fire detection. The performance of these models is evaluated using five main key metrics including precision, F1 score, recall, mean Average Precision across various thresholds (mAP50-95) and mean Average Precision at 50 percent threshold (mAP50). …”
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Evaluating Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Using Pharmacy Refill Records in a Rural Treatment Site in South Africa by George Gachara, Lufuno G. Mavhandu, Elizabeth T. Rogawski, Cecile Manhaeve, Pascal O. Bessong

“…Optimal adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) is critical to maintain virologic suppression, thereby ensuring the global success of HIV treatment. …”
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