Hemobilia: Perspective and Role of the Advanced Endoscopist by Rani Berry, James Han, Mohit Girotra, James H. Tabibian

“…Hemobilia has been documented since the 1600s, but due to its relative rarity, it has only been more critically examined in recent decades. Most cases of hemobilia are iatrogenic and caused by procedures involving the liver, pancreas, bile ducts, and/or the hepatopancreatobiliary vasculature, with trauma and malignancy representing the two other major causes. …”
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Angiopoietin-like protein 4 dysregulation in kidney diseases: a promising biomarker and therapeutic target by Yan Li, Yan Li, Yan Li, Yuxin Zhang, Yuxin Zhang, Yuxin Zhang, Mengxia Cao, Mengxia Cao, Mengxia Cao, Tingting Yuan, Tingting Yuan, Tingting Yuan, Santao Ou, Santao Ou, Santao Ou

“…Angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4) is a multifunctional cytokine involved in the regulation of key biological processes, such as glucose and lipid metabolism, inflammation, vascular permeability, and angiogenesis, all of which play crucial roles in the pathogenesis of kidney diseases. Over the past 2 decades, ANGPTL4 has been regarded as playing a pivotal role in the progression of various kidney diseases, prompting significant interest from the scientific community regarding its potential clinical utility in renal disorders. …”
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Polymer Materials for U-Shaped Optic Fiber Sensors: A Review by Patryk Sokołowski, Jacek Łubiński, Paweł Wierzba, Jakub Czubek, Piotr Miluski, Filip Janiak, Shanyue Guan, Małgorzata Szczerska

“…Fiber optic sensors have gained popularity over the last few decades. This is due to their numerous advantages, such as good metrological parameters, biocompatibility and resistance to magnetic and electric fields and environmental pollution. …”
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Soil Diversity as Affected by Land Use in China: Consequences for Soil Protection by Wei Shangguan, Peng Gong, Lu Liang, YongJiu Dai, Keli Zhang

“…Rapid land-use change in recent decades in China and its impact on terrestrial biodiversity have been widely studied, particularly at local and regional scales. …”
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EEG Information Transfer Changes in Different Daily Fatigue Levels During Drowsy Driving by Kuan-Chih Huang, Chun-Ying Tseng, Chin-Teng Lin

“…A significant issue for traffic safety has been drowsy driving for decades. A number of studies have investigated the effects of acute fatigue on spectral power; and recent research has revealed that drowsy driving is associated with a variety of brain connections in a specific cortico-cortical pathway. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis (Experts’ Agreement) by Yu. G. Sandler, E. V. Vinnitskaya, K. L. Raikhelson, K. V. Ivashkin, S. N. Batskikh, E. N. Aleksandrova, D. T. Abdurakhmanov, D. I. Abdulganieva, I. G. Bakulin, A. O. Bueverov, S. L. Vorobyev, O. A. Gerasimova, A. I. Dolgushina, M. S. Zhuravleva, L. Yu. Ilchenko, V. E. Karev, N. V. Korochanskaya, I. L. Kliaritskaia, N. S. Karnaukhov, S. V. Lapin, M. A. Livzan, M. V. Maevskaya, N. V. Marchenko, T. P. Nekrasova, I. G. Nikitin, A. A. Novikov, R. G. Saifutdinov, E. V. Skazyvaeva, V. E. Syutkin, M. K. Prashnova, T. Yu. Khaymenova, S. G. Khomerik

“…Background. In the last decade, the understanding of the pathogenesis of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) has significantly deepened, based on the results of new clinical studies some diagnostic issues have been revised and immunosuppressive therapy regimens have been optimized.Materials and methods. …”
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Mathematical analysis of a model for glucose regulation by Kimberly Fessel, Jeffrey B. Gaither, Julie K. Bower, Trudy Gaillard, Kwame Osei, Grzegorz A. Rempała

“…Developed by Bergman, Cobelli, and colleagues over three decades ago [7,8], this system of coupled ordinary differential equations prevails as an important tool for interpreting data collected during an intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT). …”
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Recovery and Modification of Waste Tire Particles and Their Use as Reinforcements of Concrete by Eduardo Sadot Herrera-Sosa, Gonzalo Martínez-Barrera, Carlos Barrera-Díaz, Epifanio Cruz-Zaragoza, Fernando Ureña-Núñez

“…Environmental pollution caused by solid wastes is increasing in the last decades; one of these is referred to automotive tires, which are recycled by different methods, including mechanical grinding. …”
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Follicular T cells and the control of IgE responses by Pablo F. Cañete, Di Yu

“…Atopy is considered the epidemic of the 21st century, and while decades of research have established a direct link between Th2 cells driving pathogenic IgE-mediated allergic disease, only in the past years have T follicular helper (Tfh) cells emerged as pivotal drivers of these responses. …”
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Medicinal plants mediated the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their biomedical applications by Haajira Beevi Habeeb Rahuman, Ranjithkumar Dhandapani, Santhoshini Narayanan, Velmurugan Palanivel, Ragul Paramasivam, Ramalakshmi Subbarayalu, Sathiamoorthi Thangavelu, Saravanan Muthupandian

“…Abstract The alarming effect of antibiotic resistance prompted the search for alternative medicine to resolve the microbial resistance conflict. Over the last two decades, scientists have become increasingly interested in metallic nanoparticles to discover their new dimensions. …”
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COMPLEX ORAL REHABILITATION BY IMPLANT PROSTHETIC MEANS IN SEVERE ATROPHIC MAXILLA by Amalia Tofan, Andra-Ana Serban, Ioana Deris, Agop-Forna Doriana, Bujor Emanuela, Norina Forna

“…The advent of zygomatic implants in 1988 by Branemark led to an alternative treatment modality for patients with maxillary defects and those with severely resorbed alveolar ridges. Over the past two decades, several implant and treatment advances have been made to improve treatment planning placement, and restoration of the severely atrophic maxilla, making zygomatic implants a first-line treatment option in these situations. …”
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How the Knowledge of Interactions between Meningococcus and the Human Immune System Has Been Used to Prepare Effective Neisseria meningitidis Vaccines by R. Gasparini, D. Panatto, N. L. Bragazzi, P. L. Lai, A. Bechini, M. Levi, P. Durando, D. Amicizia

“…In the last decades, tremendous advancement in dissecting the mechanisms of pathogenicity of Neisseria meningitidis at a molecular level has been achieved, exploiting converging approaches of different disciplines, ranging from pathology to microbiology, immunology, and omics sciences (such as genomics and proteomics). …”
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Identification of pathogenic bacteria by biosensors in water and wastewater by Sakineh Hargolzadeh, Soheila Kashanian, Maryam Nazari

“…On the other hand, due to the ability of antibiotics to prevent or treat bacterial infections, they have been used as the main method of infection treatment in humans and animals for the past two decades. The irresponsible use of these antibiotics is one of the most important reasons for the emergence of microbial resistance, which has become a global issue. …”
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Barr-Zee diagrams at a high-energy muon collider by Samuel Homiller, Jackie Lodman, Aditya Parikh, Matthew Reece

“…Abstract The sensitivity of electron EDM experiments has been increasing at a rapid pace, and could yield indications of new physics in the coming decade. An intriguing possibility is that an EDM signal could be generated by new, electroweak-charged particles at the TeV scale that couple to the Higgs and contribute to the electron EDM at two-loop order via Barr-Zee diagrams. …”
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Analyzing the causes of alpine meadow degradation and the efficiency of restoration strategies through a mathematical modelling exercise by Hanwu Liu, Lin Wang, Fengqin Zhang, Qiuying Li, Huakun Zhou

“…As an important ecosystem, alpine meadow in China has been degraded severely over the past few decades. In order to restore degraded alpine meadows efficiently, the underlying causes of alpine meadow degradation should be identified and the efficiency of restoration strategies should be evaluated. …”
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Exploring the Deep Ocean Single‐Frequency Microseisms Southwest of Japan in Northern Philippine Sea by Bin Huang, Mei Xue, Zhen Guo, Wenkai Song

“…Abstract Single‐frequency microseisms (SFMs) have been revealed to be only generated in shallow water for decades, while some recent studies reported them in a deep ocean. …”
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Optimal Intervention in Semi-Markov-Based Asynchronous Probabilistic Boolean Networks by Qiuli Liu, Qingguo Zeng, Jinghao Huang, Deliang Li

“…Synchronous probabilistic Boolean networks (PBNs) and generalized asynchronous PBNs have received significant attention over the past decade as a tool for modeling complex genetic regulatory networks. …”
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Empirical mode decomposition analysis of climate changes with special reference to rainfall data by Md. Khademul Islam Molla, M. Sayedur Rahman, Akimasa Sumi, Pabitra Banik

“…This study suggested that the recent global warming along with decadal climate variability contributes not only to the more extreme warm events, but also to more frequent, long lasting drought and flood.…”
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The Interplay between the Bone and the Immune System by Giorgio Mori, Patrizia D'Amelio, Roberta Faccio, Giacomina Brunetti

“…In the last two decades, numerous scientists have highlighted the interactions between bone and immune cells as well as their overlapping regulatory mechanisms. …”
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A Systematic Review about Cervical Pregnancy and our Experience by Konstantinos Nikolettos, Efthymios Oikonomou, Sonia Kotanidou, Nektaria Kritsotaki, Dimitrios Kyriakou, Panagiotis Tsikouras, Emmanouil Kontomanolis, Angeliki Gerede, Nikos Nikolettos

“… Background: Cervical ectopic pregnancy is a relatively rare type of ectopic pregnancy and has no standardized guidelines for management.Methods: This systematic review is based on the collection of case reports, published in PubMed/MEDLINE about the resolution of ectopic cervical pregnancies over the last decade and the presentation of a case managed in our healthcare unit. …”
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