Gallstones in Elderly Patients: Impact of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by A Montori, M Boscaini, M Gasparrini, G Miscusi, L Masoni, M Onorato, J Montori

“…From 1990 to 1999, the authors performed 943 LCs; 31 (3.2%) were attempted on elderly patients, 11 (35%) of which were on an emergency basis because of acute cholecystitis, cholangitis or acute biliary pancreatitis. …”
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Cortical changes associated with an anterior cruciate ligament injury may retrograde skilled kicking in football: preliminary EEG findings by Daghan Piskin, Gjergji Cobani, Tim Lehmann, Daniel Büchel, Jochen Baumeister

“…Abstract Anterior cruciate ligament injuries (ACLi) impact football players substantially leading to performance declines and premature career endings. Emerging evidence suggests that ACLi should be viewed not merely as peripheral injuries but as complex conditions with neurophysiological aspects. …”
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Channa striata (Ikan Gabus) Extract and the Acceleration of Tuberculosis Treatment: A True Experimental Study by Isa Ma’rufi, Khaidar Ali, Ign Arya Sedemen, P. Purwanto, Abu Khoiri

“…Tuberculosis is international health problem, which is classified in Global Emergency disease since 1992. The objective of the study is to determine the effect of Channa striata extract toward the acceleration of tuberculosis treatment. …”
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A Large Intrathoracic Hiatal Hernia as a Cause of Complete Heart Block by Ali Abbood, Hareer Al Salihi, Jorge Parellada, Mario Madruga, S. J. Carlan

“…An 88-year-old female with a history of GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) was found to have a large hiatal hernia at endoscopy after she presented to the emergency department with nausea and abdominal pain. …”
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Quo Vadis Epistemologia da Administração? Percurso atual e alguns direcionamentos futuros by Humberto Reis dos Santos-Souza, Pedro Jaime, Oseas Xavier Neto, Maxwel Azevedo-Ferreira

“…A necessidade de aproximar a produção teórica em Administração das práticas de gestão também emerge dos achados. O estudo ainda apresenta o core das referências utilizadas nas pesquisas em epistemologia em administração. …”
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A CRITIC-CODAS Approach for Ranking WirelessCommunication Technologies in Precision Agriculture: Application to Irrigation System by Khadeejah Adebisi Abdulsalam, Damilare Babatunde, John Adebisi, Olubayo Babatunde

“…The CRITIC method is used to objectively determine criteria weights, with data rate, latency, and battery life emerging as the most important factors. 5G ranks highest with its superior data rate and device density, but its high-power needs may limit suitability for remote agriculture. …”
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Reduction of the Livestock Ammonia Emission under the Changing Temperature during the Initial Manure Nitrogen Biomineralization by Rolandas Bleizgys, Indrė Bagdonienė, Ligita Baležentienė

“…With the manure temperature increasing from 4°C to 30°C, growth in the ammonia emission grew fourfold, that is, from 102 to 430 mg m−2h−1. Especial risk emerges when temperature exceeds 20°C: an increase in temperature of 1°C contributes to the intensity of ammonia emission by 17 mg m−2h−1. …”
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Exploring TNFR1: from discovery to targeted therapy development by Yingying Li, Ruiwei Ye, Haorui Dai, Jiayi Lin, Yue Cheng, Yonghong Zhou, Yiming Lu

“…This review emphasizes the emerging field of targeted therapies aimed at selectively modulating TNFR1 activity, identifying promising therapeutic strategies that exploit TNFR1 as a drug target through an evaluation of current clinical trials and preclinical studies. …”
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Position-specific biomarker responses to match vs. VAMEVAL test modalities in elite female soccer players: a comparative analysis study by Manel Slimani, Hatem Ghouili, Wissem Dhahbi, Zouhaier Farhani, Mohamed Ben Aissa, Marouen Souaifi, Noomen Guelmami, Ismail Dergaa, Lamia Ben Ezzeddine

“…Position-specific responses emerged: attackers showed higher urea (p=0.032) while midfielders displayed unique lipid profiles (p=0.033) post-match. …”
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Could the Injury Severity Score be a new indicator for surgical treatment in patients with traumatic splenic injury? by HyeJeong Jeong, SungWon Jung, Tae Gil Heo, Pyong Wha Choi, Jae Il Kim, Sung Min Jung, Heungman Jun, Yong Chan Shin, Eunhae Um

“…Charts were reviewed for demographic characteristics, initial vital signs upon presentation to the emergency room, Glasgow Coma Scale, computed tomography findings, ISS, and treatment strategies. …”
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Prediction of Poor Outcome Using the Urea to Albumin Ratio in Thoracic Empyema by Evgeni Dimitrov, Daniel Valchev, Georgi Minkov, Emil Enchev, Yovcho Yovtchev

“…A total of 84 patients who underwent emergency surgery due to thoracic empyema were involved. …”
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Cognitive Bias in Adult Zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>): A Systematic Review by Valentina Gazzano, Asahi Ogi, Francesca Cecchi, Maria Claudia Curadi, Maria Marchese, Angelo Gazzano

“…Ensuring their welfare is crucial, with the cognitive bias test emerging as a valuable tool to assess their emotional state. …”
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PPARγ and the Innate Immune System Mediate the Resolution of Inflammation by Amanda Croasdell, Parker F. Duffney, Nina Kim, Shannon H. Lacy, Patricia J. Sime, Richard P. Phipps

“…PPARγ, a ligand activated transcription factor, has long been studied for its anti-inflammatory actions, but an emerging body of literature is investigating the role of PPARγ and its ligands (including thiazolidinediones, prostaglandins, and oleanolic acids) in all phases of resolution. …”
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Partnership and Depression in Parkinson’s Disease by S. Seiler, B. Perleth, T. Gasser, G. Ulm, W. H. Oertel, H. Ellgring

“…Within the group of single female patients two subgroups emerged: (1) patients with low extent of distress in all aspects; (2) patients who were highly distressed by psychological problems and physical disability but weakly distressed from social interaction. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Distribution and Influencing Factors of “Water-Energy-Food-Ecology” System Resilience by Yaofeng Yang, Yajuan Chen, Xiuqing Li

“…Spatially, a pattern of “low in the middle and upstream regions, high in the downstream regions” emerges. Among the driving factors, infrastructure development and the degree of innovation exhibit negative spatial spillover effects, while other factors demonstrate positive spatial spillover effects. …”
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Selection of suitable reference genes for gene expression studies in HMC3 cell line by quantitative real-time RT-PCR by Martina Fazzina, Matteo Bergonzoni, Francesca Massenzio, Barbara Monti, Flavia Frabetti, Raffaella Casadei

“…Recently, the Human Microglial Clone 3 cell line (HMC3) has been characterized and a new human microglia model has emerged. Here we perform RT-qPCR analyses to evaluate the expression of ten reference genes in HMC3, untreated or stimulated to a pro-inflammatory status. …”
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A comparative analysis of livelihood sustainability among farmers in Ca Mau Province, Vietnam: a case study of organic mangrove–shrimp and rice–shrimp farming systems by Hieu Hong Hua, Duyen My Chau, Thuy Thanh Thi Ngo, Man Le Nguyen

“…Additionally, implementing water management strategies at the commune level emerges as a viable intervention to mitigate environmental pollution risks. …”
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Distinguishing Majorana bound states from Andreev bound states through differential conductance and current noise spectrum by Huajin Zhao, Junrong Wang, Hong Mao, Jinshuang Jin

“…Furthermore, we identify the critical quality factors $q_{\mathit{c}}$ and $q_{{\textit{S}}}$ associated with the emergences of ZBP and RDD, respectively. The value of $q_{\mathit{c}}$ is temperature-dependent, and we establish a suitable temperature window to ensure the visibility of single ZBP in the experiments. …”
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Unusual Etiology of Chronic Posterior Leg Pain in a Running Athlete: Could It Be a Schwannoma? A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Naoufal Elghoul, Omar Zaddoug, Mohammed Tbouda, Mohammed Benchakroun, Abdeloihab Jaafar

“…Initially, a radiograph of his right leg showed no abnormality, and so, the emergency physician discharged him on analgesics and anti-inflammatory medications, and rest was advised. …”
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Managing natural disasters: An analysis of technological advancements, opportunities, and challenges by Moez Krichen, Mohamed S. Abdalzaher, Mohamed Elwekeil, Mostafa M. Fouda

“…In this context, the use of technology has emerged as a promising solution. In this survey paper, we explore the employment of recent technologies in order to relieve the impacts of various natural disasters. …”
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