Microplastic Contamination in Amazon Vampire Bats (Desmodontinae: Phyllostomidae) by Ana Beatriz Alencastre-Santos, Daniela Melo e Silva, Danielle Regina Gomes Ribeiro-Brasil, Letícia Lima Correia, Magali Gonçalves Garcia, Thiago Bernardi Vieira

“…Our result was significant, we found at least one MP in each organ analyzed, with all individuals being contaminated with particles only in fiber format, mostly white/transparent. …”
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Chemotherapy in the Setting of Severe Liver Dysfunction in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer by Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, Gita Thanarajasingam, Heidi D. Finnes, Jose C. Villasboas Bisneto, Joleen M. Hubbard, Axel Grothey

“…Treatment of these individuals is, however, difficult and challenging. …”
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Sociodemographic Determinants for Oral Health Risk Profiles by J. Vanobbergen, L. De Visschere, M. Daems, A. Ceuppens, J. Van Emelen

“…The multiple logistic model showed a significantly higher chance of being in the low risk group for individuals with no-access to the MAF compared to those with access (OR:14.33–95% C.I. 2.14–95.84).…”
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Achilles Rupture Repair: Modified Gift-Box With a Proximal Myotendinous Backup Fixation Technique by Nicholas D. Cominos, B.S., Joseph S. Tramer, M.D., Andrew J. Peace, M.D., Matthew A. Zaborowicz, M.D., Erik B. Eller, M.D., Lafi S. Khalil, M.D.

“…Consideration of operative intervention is commonplace in young athletes, whereas less active and older individuals may opt for nonsurgical treatment. Surgical treatment is reported to improve functional outcomes in high-demand individuals and demonstrates increased plantarflexion power, better return to sports rates, and a reduced rerupture rate. …”
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Geospatial evaluation of San Francisco, California’s homeless encampment sweeps injunction by Sean G. Young, Vincent Truong, William P. Watson, Cari A. Bogulski

“…“Sit-lie” policies restrict where individuals can sit or lie down in public places and are frequently passed and cited to forcibly re-locate individuals experiencing homelessness. …”
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Lack of Disease Specificity Limits the Usefulness of In Vitro Costimulation in HIV- and HCV-Infected Patients by Stefanie Kuerten, Tobias R. Schlingmann, Tarvo Rajasalu, Doychin N. Angelov, Paul V. Lehmann, Magdalena Tary-Lehmann

“…Moreover, all of them caused false-positive responses to HCV and HIV antigens in healthy individuals. Our results question the broad use of in vitro costimulation.…”
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Real-Time Fall Risk Assessment Using Functional Reach Test by Brian Williams, Brandon Allen, Zhen Hu, Hanna True, Jin Cho, Austin Harris, Nancy Fell, Mina Sartipi

“…The widespread need to assess fall risk in real time for individuals after stroke has generated emerging requests for a reliable, inexpensive, quantifiable, and remote clinical measure/tool. …”
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Does Diabetes Mellitus Alter the Onset and Clinical Course of Vascular Dementia? by Santosh B. Murthy, Ali Jawaid, Salah U. Qureshi, Yogeshwar Kalkonde, Andrew M. Wilson, Michael L. Johnson, Mark E. Kunik, Paul E. Schulz

“…Multiple risk factors are associated with VaD, but the individual contribution of each to disease onset and progression is unclear. …”
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Experimental Abdominal Sepsis: Sticking to an Awkward but Still Useful Translational Model by Federica Murando, Andrea Peloso, Lorenzo Cobianchi

“…The aim of this review is to recapitulate the advantages and disadvantages of each method to help choose the most appropriate model for individual experimental purposes.…”
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ECOLOGICAL STATE OF THE MARINE EDGE OF THE KILIA DANUBE DELTA IN 2011–2012 by ALEKSANDR CHEROY, OLEG DYAKOV, ELENA ZHMUD, VERONIKA PRYKHODKO

“…The results of observations of the dynamics of the marine edge of the Danube Delta in 2011–2012 describe the main trends in the individual sections, taking into account the factors of their formation. …”
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TECHNOLOGICAL CLUB CONVERGENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL TENDENCIES OF INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT by E. Smirnov, I. Stabinskayte

“…In the article groups of the countries concerning their technological proximity are considered that reflects processes of club convergence. As individual technologies become public, they radically change process of functioning of the national economies. …”
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On the modelling of complex sociopsychological systems with some reasoning about Kate, Jules, and Jim by Nicola Bellomo, Bruno Carbonaro

“…This paper deals with the modelling of complex sociopsychological games and reciprocal feelings involving interacting individuals. The modelling is based on suitable developments of the methods of mathematical kinetic theory of active particles with special attention to modelling multiple interactions. …”
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Native Valve Endocarditis due to Ralstonia pickettii: A Case Report and Literature Review by Joseph Orme, Tomas Rivera-Bonilla, Akil Loli, Negin N. Blattman

“…Ralstonia pickettii is a rare pathogen and even more rare in healthy individuals. Here we report a case of R. pickettii bacteremia leading to aortic valve abscess and complete heart block. …”
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Data Flows Routing in Multiservice Networks Based on Quality of Service Requirements by N. I. Listopad, L. O. Bouka

“…It is shown, that using of different values of the weight and cost coefficients allows to realize the multi-criteria search for the optimum route taking into account the limitations for each QoS-setting individually as well as with the composite metric r requirements for the shortest path searching.…”
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Survival and Recovery From Postmyocardial Infarction Apical Wall Rupture With a Complex Course by Hussam Al Hennawi, Angad Bedi, Jesse Cheng, Philip Lim, Nawar Al-Rawas, Mauricio Garrido, Aswin Mathew, Jennifer A. Mazzoni

“…Our case emphasizes the importance of swift evaluation, diagnosis, and management to enhance survival in individuals confronting this critical condition.…”
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CMR in Heart Failure by Daniel M. Sado, Jonathan M. Hasleton, Anna S. Herrey, James C. Moon

“…Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a medical imaging technique with significant advantages, allowing the understanding of aetiology and pathophysiology of HF in the individual patient, permitting specific therapy to be administered and predicting prognosis. …”
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Concepts for Sustainable Landscape Mosaics by Tina McIntyre, Rachel Gutner, Sandra Wilson

“… This new 9-page publication of the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department is for Florida homeowners, residential and commercial property managers, and landscape architects interested in creating aesthetically pleasing landscapes and to help individuals choose the right plant for the right place. …”
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Symptom Network and Subgroup Analysis in Patients with Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yu C, Xu M, Pang X, Zhang Y, Cao X, Xu Y, Huang S, Zhao H, Chen C

“…This suggests that there is significant heterogeneity in symptom experience among ECOPD individuals. Patients in the high-symptom group had a higher probability of experiencing symptom clusters related to nutrition-sleep.Conclusion: The combination of symptom network analysis and LCA comprehensively captures the symptom/symptom cluster characteristics and accounts for the heterogeneity of ECOPD patients from both individual and group perspectives. …”
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Comparative effects of methamphetamine, cannabis, and polysubstance use on oral health by Osman Hasan Tahsin Kılıç, Duygu Kürklü Arpaçay, Onur Çağdaş Gezen, Zehra Nur Bayram, Aysel Başer

“…A total of 190 individuals with substance use disorders (MA, THC, and PS users) and 91 healthy controls participated. …”
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Manière de dire et manière d’exercer la parenté en Kabylie. Pour une approche renouvelée du croisement genre et fait matrimonial by Mohand Anaris

“…In conclusion, the elements presented in this article show that matrimonial choices are often oriented based on the interests of groups and/or individuals of both female and male genders involved in each marriage. …”
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