Lymphocytic Esophagitis: Navigating an Uncharted Territory by Ahmad Jradi MD, Kaline Maya Khoury MD, Karam Karam MD, Dr. Ihab I. El Hajj MD, Elias Fiani MD

“…This case plays an instrumental role in changing the way physicians translate unexplained chest pain, adding LE to their list of differential diagnosis as prompt detection slows us to start management with PPIs quicker and lessen the burden of symptoms on the patient. …”
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Impacts of neighborhood restaurant density on adults’ dietary quality: evidence from an IV-LASSO approach in China by Yalin Tang, Maoran Zhu, Maoran Zhu, Jian Zong, Xuyuan Zheng, Chengfang Liu

“…To mitigate endogeneity issues, our analyses employ a LASSO-selected Instrumental Variable (IV) approach. Our results show that before reaching the threshold, the increase in neighborhood restaurant density, primarily driven by indoor restaurants, leads to improvements in residents’ dietary quality. …”
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The Causal Relationship between Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases and Aortic Aneurysm: A Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Sijia Sun, Jie Li, Mengxian Sun, Jie He, Songtao Tan, Ge Wang, Yuan Zheng, Xiaoping Fan

“…Adhering to MR principles, we identified valid instrumental variables from genetic variants. A range of statistical methods were applied for MR analysis, with the inverse variance weighted (IVW) method emerging as the most reliable estimator of causality in this context. …”
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The effect of coagulation traits on the risk of retinal vein occlusion: a mendelian randomization study by Chaoyi Yuan, Chao He, Ling Zuo, Baoxing Liu, Hui Qi

“…Stringent quality control measures were applied to select appropriate instrumental variables strongly linked to exposure, such as coagulation factor III (FIII), coagulation factor V (FV), coagulation factor VIII (FVIII), coagulation factor XI (FXI), coagulation factor VII (FVII) and coagulation factor X (FX), as well as plasmin, platelet count, platelet crit (PCT), mean platelet volume (MPV), and platelet distribution width (PDW). …”
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Socioeconomic Inequity in Access to Medical and Long-Term Care Among Older People by Shohei Okamoto, Atsuhiro Yamada, Erika Kobayashi, Jersey Liang

“…Findings The pooled incidence across waves of forgone medical care, self-reported unmet support for activities of daily living (ADL) or instrumental ADL (IADL), and those not certified for LTC services even with ADL or IADL limitations were 4.6%, 15.5%, and 62.5%, respectively. …”
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Investigative (search) and covert investigative (search) actions as means of proof in criminal proceedings related to illegal trafficking in firearms or ammunition by S. V. Kozachenko

“…It has been proved that these actions form the instrumental basis for the formation of the evidence base in the course of criminal investigations. …”
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Exploring the potential of AI-driven food waste management strategies used in the hospitality industry for application in household settings by Quintana M. Clark, Disha Basavaraja Kanavikar, Jason Clark, Patrick J. Donnelly

“…This study employs an instrumental case study approach, utilizing semi-structured interviews with representatives from these companies to gain insights into the technologies and strategies that have proven effective in hospitality. …”
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Development of Approaches to an Organizational and Functional Structure Creating of the Eurasian Economic Union Digital Transport Corridors Ecosystem by O. V. Miasnikova, T. G. Tabolich

“…Unlike the existing ones, it envisages the creation of a “Cluster” of digital platforms, both at the national and supranational levels of the ecosystem, ensuring a “seamless” integration of instrumental, infrastructure and applied digital platforms. …”
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Comprometimento e clima organizacional: um estudo com os servidores técnicos administrativos do Centro de Artes da UFPel by Matheus Garcia Pinho, Francielle Molon da Silva

“…Os resultados mostraram que os servidores sentem orgulho em trabalhar na UFPel, com alto grau de comprometimento afetivo, comprometimento instrumental médio e comprometimento normativo baixo. …”
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Autoimmune Gastritis: Focus on Endoscopic and Morphological Characteristics by A. P. Kiryukhin, A. S. Tertychnyy, P. V. Pavlov, A. A. Fedorenko, D. P. Nagornaya, N. S. Marenich, E. A. Losik, E. Yu. Yuryeva, T. L. Lapina

“…Widespread pseudopyloric metaplasia, focal intestinal and pseudopancreatic metaplasia, hyperplasia of the ridges of the mucous membrane of the body of the stomach and their relationship to the glandular layer as in the antrum allow during a morphological study considering clinical data to suspect and verify autoimmune gastritis.Conclusion. During instrumental examination, knowledge of endoscopic symptoms and pathognomonic morphological changes is important for the timely diagnosis of autoimmune gastritis.…”
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Prevalence and correlates of loneliness in the later life—insights from Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave-1 by Priya Srivastava, Manushi Srivastava

“…Age, current marital status, region, religion, MPCE quintile, number of chronic conditions, number of Activities of Daily Living (ADL), and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) difficulties, involvement in physical activity, involvement in yoga/meditation, number of social networks, participation in social activities, and involvement in leisure activities like reading books, watching TV, or using computer were found to be significantly associated with loneliness. …”
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Layer-by-Layer CdS-Modified TiO2 Film Electrodes for Enhancing the Absorption and Energy Conversion Efficiency of Solar Cells by Ming Li, Yong Liu, Hai Wang, Wenxia Zhao, Hong Huang, Chaolun Liang, Youjun Deng, Hui Shen

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Fabrication of Bilayer Coating of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-Halloysite/Chitosan and Mg2+/Sr2+-Doped HAP on Titanium Alloy for Biomedical Implant Applications: Physicochemica... by Manickam Chozhanathmisra, Dharman Govindaraj, Palanisamy Karthikeyan, Kannaiyan Pandian, Liviu Mitu, Rangappan Rajavel

“…The functional groups, phase purity, surface morphology, and wettability of the PEDOT-HNT/CS-MHA were characterized by various instrumental techniques like FTIR, XRD, SEM, and contact angle techniques. …”
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What Are the Public’s Concerns About ChatGPT? A Novel Self-Supervised Neural Topic Model Tells You by Rui Wang, Xing Liu, Peng Ren, Shuyu Chang, Zhengxin Huang, Haiping Huang, Guozi Sun

“…Both user queries and social media posts have been instrumental in expressing public concerns regarding this advanced dialogue system. …”
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Selective Activation of Cancer Stem Cells by Size-Specific Hyaluronan in Head and Neck Cancer by Marisa Shiina, Lilly Y. W. Bourguignon

“…., 200 kDa-HA) may be instrumental in the formation of CSC functions leading to tumor cell survival and chemoresistance in head and neck cancer progression.…”
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Evidencias psicométricas preliminares de la Escala de Adicción a Redes Sociales de Bergen en jóvenes y adultos by José André Vidal Arias, Elvis Joel Arcata Maquera

“…Material y métodos: La presente investigación adopta un enfoque cuantitativo de tipo básico con un nivel descriptivo y un diseño instrumental. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 100 participantes con edades comprendidas entre los 18 y los 40 años. …”
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Los instrumentos de ordenación del territorio: seguimiento, evaluación y enseñanzas en el marco ibérico (Portugal-España) by Noelia Ruiz Moya, Luis Miguel Sánchez Escolano, Eugenio Cejudo García

“…Tras una intensa fase inicial marcada por el diseño normativo y la implementación instrumental, el interés científico y técnico se ha dirigido en los últimos lustros hacia nuevos objetivos, destacando entre ellos el seguimiento y evaluación de los planes desarrollados. …”
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Use of aldol condensation between furfural and acetone for biofuel production: A review by Tayla Luiza Pereira Borges, Rejane de Castro Santana, André Gustavo Sato, Fábio de Ávila Rodrigues

“…Advances in analytical techniques, such as gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and other state-of-the-art methods, have been instrumental in refining the characterization of heterogeneous catalysts, ensuring improved product quality and process optimization. …”
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PRESBYACOUSSIS: JUSTIFICATION OF DIAGNOSIS IN SCREENING CONDITIONS by K.E. Gubskaya, M.M. Baibulov, Dinara Urazalina, Gulnara Tuleshova

“…The degree of optimization of specialized costly instrumental methods of diagnostics of presbycusis in the preliminary screening assessment by the survey method at the level of primary health care is also revealed. …”
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The Effects of Storage on Sachet Water Quality in Ogun State, Nigeria by ZO Ajekunle, VO Ojekunle, AO Eruola, FF Oyebanji, KA Olatunde, BT Amujo, OR Sangowusi, AA Adekttan, AG Taiwo

“…Physical parameters were determined by instrumental methods. Cationic and anionic constituents were determined by standard titrimetric and spectrophotometric methods, trace and heavy water were determined by Atomic Adsorption Spectrophotometer. …”
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