Immunoglobulin G4 Sclerosing Cholangitis: An Unusual Cause of Obstructive Jaundice—Case Report and Literature Review by Pragya Shrestha, Brian Le, Brent Wagner, William Pompella, Paras Karmacharya

“…IgG4-RD is an increasingly recognized immune-mediated fibroinflammatory systemic disease, mostly affecting middle-aged and older male populations that can affect multiple organs. The presence of extra-biliary clinical manifestations of IgG4-RD, such as parotid and lacrimal swelling, lymphadenopathy, autoimmune pancreatitis, and retroperitoneal fibrosis, if present could provide important clues to diagnosis. …”
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METROLOGICAL PERFORMANCES OF BOMB CALORIMETERS AT REAL CONDITIONS by Yu. V. Maksimuk, Z. A. Antonava, V. S. Krouk, V. V. Fes’ko, V. N. Kursevich, A. F. Syshchanka, I. V. Vasarenko

“…The high-usage measurement equipment for heat of combustion of organic fuels are bomb isoperibol calorimeters with a water thermostat. …”
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Interventional Treatment of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome during Severe Acute Pancreatitis: Current Status and Historical Perspective by Dejan V. Radenkovic, Colin D. Johnson, Natasa Milic, Pavle Gregoric, Nenad Ivancevic, Mihailo Bezmarevic, Dragoljub Bilanovic, Vladimir Cijan, Andrija Antic, Djordje Bajec

“…First line therapy is conservative treatment aiming to decrease IAP and to restore organ dysfunction. If nonoperative measures are not effective, early abdominal decompression is mandatory. …”
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Lyophilized B. subtilis ZB183 Spores: 90-Day Repeat Dose Oral (Gavage) Toxicity Study in Wistar Rats by B. Appala Naidu, Kamala Kannan, D. P. Santhosh Kumar, John W. K. Oliver, Zachary D. Abbott

“…There were no test item-related changes observed in haematology, coagulation, urinalysis, thyroid hormonal analysis, terminal fasting body weights, organ weights, gross pathology and histopathology. …”
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Developing the maturity model of strategic alliances using the weighted fuzzy inference system by Saeed Roshandel, Mohammad Karimi Govareshaki, Morteza Abbasi

“…Maturity models are valuable ways to help manufacturing organizations develop their collaboration. However, there is a lack of empirical work on developing a strategic alliance maturity model with clear guidelines. …”
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Everolimus in Heart Transplantation: An Update by Stephan W. Hirt, Christoph Bara, Markus J. Barten, Tobias Deuse, Andreas O. Doesch, Ingo Kaczmarek, Uwe Schulz, Jörg Stypmann, Assad Haneya, Hans B. Lehmkuhl

“…Initiation of everolimus in the early phase aftertransplant is not advisable in patients with severe pretransplant end-organ dysfunction or in patients on a left ventricular assist device beforetransplant who are at high risk of infection or of wound healing complications. …”
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An In Silico Approach for Evaluating a Fraction-Based, Risk Assessment Method for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Mixtures by Nina Ching Y. Wang, Glenn E. Rice, Linda K. Teuschler, Joan Colman, Raymond S. H. Yang

“…Both the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) and the Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Criteria Working Group (TPHCWG) developed fraction-based approaches for assessing human health risks posed by total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) mixtures in the environment. Both organizations defined TPH fractions based on their expected environmental fate and by analytical chemical methods. …”
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Dual-Mechanism Study of Metal-Free g-C₃N₄ Catalysts for Advanced Oxidation Under Non-Photocatalytic Conditions by Zixu Yang, Yang Sun, Weizhi Wang, Xiaohan Yuan, Pengfei Tian, Jing Xu

“…It is revealed that two reaction pathways, a radical (•OH) one and a nonradical (H₂O₂) one, coexist in organics oxidation on g-C₃N₄. …”
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Addressing Stem Cell Therapeutic Approaches in Pathobiology of Diabetes and Its Complications by Bou-Yue Peng, Navneet Kumar Dubey, Viraj Krishna Mishra, Feng-Chou Tsai, Rajni Dubey, Win-Ping Deng, Hong-Jian Wei

“…These complications affect the normal function of organ and tissues and may cause life-threatening disorders, if hyperglycemia persists and improperly controlled. …”
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Wild or Reared? <i>Cassiopea andromeda</i> Jellyfish as a Potential Biofactory by Stefania De Domenico, Andrea Toso, Gianluca De Rinaldis, Marta Mammone, Lara M. Fumarola, Stefano Piraino, Antonella Leone

“…This study could be the basis for considering the sustainable breeding of this holobiont or other similar organisms as a source of valuable compounds that can be used in the food, nutraceutical, or pharmaceutical sectors.…”
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A Prototype of a biomimetic scallop robot with bivalve propulsion and a hydrodynamic model for its velocity by Cheng-Hsien Lin, Cheng-Chuan Lin, Pei-Chun Lin, Fu-Ling Yang

“…Through observing the real scallop swimming and understanding of its organ function, the robot was made of a streamlined fiberglass lower shell and a flat Plexiglas upper disk driven to clap periodically by a built-in RC motor and crank-slider four-bar linkage. …”
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Sensory Precipitation Forecast Using Artificial Neural Networks and Decision Trees by Ünal Kızıl, Hakkı Fırat Altınbilek, Sefa Aksu, Hakan Nar

“…In addition, the data from the sensors are organized by correlation. The classification was made according to the data obtained from the rain sensor and the relationship between the other 5 sensors used in the device to the rain classification was examined. …”
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Telepsychology in France Following the COVID-19 Crisis <subtitle>From Changes in Practice to Ethical Considerations</subtitle> by Lise Haddouk, Benoît Schneider, Tom Van Daele, Fredi Lang

“…The crisis also allowed professional psychology organizations to frame telepsychology practices and disseminate existing recommendations more widely. …”
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Discrete Cosine Transform Matrix Based SLM Algorithm for OFDM with Diminished PAPR for M-PSK over Different Subcarriers by Prabal Gupta, Rajiv Kumar Singh, H. Pal Thethi, Balpreet Singh, Santosh Kumar Nanda

“…Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is the highly spectrally well-organized method that has the difficulty of excessive peak power to average power ratio (PAPR), which ultimately imposes constraints on the high-power amplifier. …”
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A STUDY OF WINE FERMENTATION FROM MUCILAGE OF COCOA BEANS (Theobroma cacao L.) by Nguyễn Thị Thanh Tịnh, Nguyễn Tiến An, Hồ Thị Thu Hòa, Nguyễn Thị Tươi

“…Cocoa mucilage, a by-product of cocoa beans processing, constitutes 10% of total cocoa beans, with soluble solids up to 17.78oBx, pH of 3.43 – 3.5, rich in sugar, minerals, organic acids and phenolic compounds. The aim of this research is to ferment cocoa bean mucilage to produce a beverage with alcohol concentration of 11.2%. …”
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Characterization of Esocid Herpesvirus 1 (EsHV1) from Europe by Mikael Leijon, Charlotte Axén, Fereshteh Banihashem, Tobias Lilja, Petter Tibblin, Björn David Persson

“…Histological investigations presented multifocally thickened epidermis rich in basophilic large structures with a granulated rim and a dense, non-granulated center. Other organs showed no signs of infection. Ultrastructural analysis of the skin revealed three different types of herpes-like structures predominantly located within enlarged vacuoles. …”
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Influence of plant species on triclosan removal and associated microbial communities in the vertical-flow constructed wetland by Naveen Chand, Vineet Singh, Surindra Suthar

“…Results found that plant species selection could be a valuable approach for the enrichment of ecologically relevant microbiota in VFCWs involved in organic pollutant removals in such systems.…”
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Entomopathogens Isolated from Invasive Ants and Tests of Their Pathogenicity by Maria Fernanda Miori de Zarzuela, Luis Garrigós Leite, José Eduardo Marcondes, Ana Eugênia de Carvalho Campos

“…Biological control is an alternative to chemical control and has gained great prominence in research, and fungi and nematodes are among the successful organisms controlling insects. This study aimed to clarify some questions regarding the biological control of ants. …”
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Case Report: Rare cardiovascular characteristics of tuberous sclerosis complex with novel TSC2 variant by Zhiqin Du, Xiao Ma, Xiao Ma, Xiao Ma, Jianhua Li, Fang Yang, Yangfan Guo, Yangfan Guo

“…BackgroundTuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a multisystem genetic disorder primarily characterized by the development of benign tumors in multiple organs. While cardiovascular involvement is less common than neurological or renal manifestations, it typically presents with cardiac rhabdomyomas (CRs). …”
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Illumination on Chemical Compounds from Qufeng Zhitong Capsule and Its Potential Pharmacological Mechanism against Rheumatoid Arthritis Based on UHPLC/Q-Orbitrap-MS Combined with N... by Mengjie Xue, Lihua Zhang, Yuting Zhao, Qixuan Mu, Ying Cui, Ke Qian, Xin Chai

“…In this study, 61 compounds including 16 phenylpropanoids, 15 organic acids, 13 alkaloids, seven flavonoids, six iridoids, one saccharide, two aldehydes, and one saponin in QZC were simultaneously identified and traced to their herbal origins by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem Q-Exactive Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC/Q-Orbitrap-MS), where 31 of them were unambiguously identified by reference compounds, and the other 30 were tentatively characterized. …”
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