Endometriosis-Associated Massive Ascites in an Asian Woman: A Case Report of a Rare Clinical Entity by Nuntasiri Eamudomkarn, Naratassapol Likitdee, Pilaiwan Kleebkaow, Chumnan Kietpeerakool

“…The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy which revealed a large amount of serosanguinous ascites, thickened matted bowel loops, and necrotic debris covering the entire surface of the peritoneum and visceral organs. The surgical procedures included drainage of 6.5 liters of ascites, lysis adhesion, biopsy of the peritoneum, and right salpingo-oophorectomy. …”
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Monitoring the Number of Pedestrians in an Area: The Applicability of Counting Systems for Density State Estimation by D. C. Duives, W. Daamen, S. P. Hoogendoorn

“…Crowd monitoring systems are more and more used to support crowd management organizations. Currently, counting systems are often used to provide quantitative insights into the pedestrian traffic state, since they are fairly easy to install and the accuracy is reasonably good under normal conditions. …”
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Nosocomial Isolates and Their Drug Resistant Pattern in ICU Patients at National Institute of Neurological and Allied Sciences, Nepal by Pashupati Bhandari, Ganesh Thapa, Bharat Mani Pokhrel, Dwij Raj Bhatta, Upendra Devkota

“…Multidrug resistant organisms are increasing day by day and the cause is poorly known. …”
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Sewage Sludge Amendment Combined with Green Manuring to a Coastal Mudflat Salt-Soil in Eastern China: Effects on Soil Physicochemical Properties and Maize Yield by Yanchao Bai, Wengang Zuo, Yiyun Yan, Chuanhui Gu, Yongxiang Guan, Lijuan Mei, Weijie Xue, Yuhua Shan, Ke Feng

“…Sewage sludge and green manure have become widely used organic amendments to croplands in many regions of the world. …”
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Natural Enrichment of Trace Elements in Surface Horizons of Calcareous Soils (La Mancha, Spain) by Sandra Bravo Martín-Consuegra, Jose A. Amorós Ortíz-Villajos, Caridad Pérez-de-los-Reyes, Francisco J. García Navarro, Rolando Ruedas Luna, Raimundo Jiménez Ballesta

“…The geochemical characterization of the aforementioned profiles involves a study of the contents of major and trace elements among other pedologic aspects (texture, pH, organic matter, etc.). The results of this study also indicate a superficial enrichment of trace elements due to the leaching of Ca and moderate biological and anthropic activity. …”
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Massive Acetaminophen Overdose Treated Successfully with N-Acetylcysteine, Fomepizole, and Hemodialysis by Michael H. Chiu, Natalia Jaworska, Nicholas L. Li, Mark Yarema

“…The patient had complete clearance of acetaminophen by 32 hours after presentation and normalization of her acid base and hemodynamic status without any organ failure. This case highlights the potential benefit of a triple strategy of NAC, fomepizole, and early hemodialysis in massive acetaminophen overdose, potentially sparing complications of prolonged intubation and ICU hospitalization.…”
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Conceiving an unfenced urban ecosanctuary at Mātai Moana through environmental stewardship: opportunities from Predator Free 2050 in Aotearoa New Zealand by Carles Martinez-Almoyna, Shanika Tuinder

“…To showcase the improvement of biodiversity and the socio-ecological synergies that PF2050 facilitates, this article describes the work done in Wellington City, specifically in Miramar suburb, by different organizations and community groups. Thanks to the predator suppression work done in Miramar, local stewards have been working with the Landscape Architecture program of Te Herenga Waka/Victoria University of Wellington to design the restoration of Mātai Moana/Mt. …”
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A Single Lung Transplant in a Patient with Fabry Disease: Causality or Far-Fetched? A Case Report by Martina Gaggl, Renate Kain, Peter Jaksch, Dominik Haider, Gerald Mundigler, Till Voigtländer, Raute Sunder-Plassmann, Paulus Rommer, Walter Klepetko, Gere Sunder-Plassmann

“…Subsequently, various organ systems are involved, clinically the most important are kidneys, the heart, and the peripheral and central nervous systems. …”
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PPARs, Cardiovascular Metabolism, and Function: Near- or Far-from-Equilibrium Pathways by Yves Lecarpentier, Victor Claes, Jean-Louis Hébert

“…Numerous of these oscillatory mechanisms, organized in time and space, behave far from equilibrium and are “dissipative structures”.…”
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Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis, Treatment and Specific Situations Management – Current Knowledge, Review of the Literature by Magdalena Balwierz, Agnieszka Kosińska, Wiktoria Belcarz

“… Introduction             Infective endocarditis (IE) is a severe condition of endocardium, which can manifest through a wide spectrum of unspecific symptoms related to various organ systems. The diagnosis is made on the basis of the presence of bacteraemia and imaging findings confirming IE visualized in echocardiography, computer tomography and nuclear imaging. …”
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Activity Space for Online Activities: An Opportunity for Building Resilience in Industry 4.0 Era and Post-Covid-19 Pandemic by Puspita Iredo Bettie, Kurniawan Andri, Marfai Muh Aris

“…The study classifies online activities into seven clusters using the SelfOrganizing Mapping (SOM) introduced by Kohonen. The spatial distribution of these clusters is visually represented on a land-use map overlay. …”
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UW supplementation with AP39 improves liver viability following static cold storage by McLean Taggart, Saige Holkup, Alexandra Tchir, Mohammadreza Mojoudi, Arnaud Lyon, Madeeha Hassan, Christopher Taveras, Ozge Sila Ozgur, James F. Markmann, Heidi Yeh, Korkut Uygun, Alban Longchamp

“…Abstract Static cold storage of donor livers at 4 °C incompletely arrests metabolism, ultimately leading to decreases in ATP levels, oxidative stress, cell death, and organ failure. Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) is an endogenously produced gas, previously demonstrated to reduce oxidative stress, reduce ATP depletion, and protect from ischemia and reperfusion injury. …”
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Etiology of nosocomial infections and antibiotic resistance (level of antibiotic resistance) of identified pathogens in patients with traumatic chest injuries by Nikolai B. Esaulenko, Andrey A. Zaitsev, Rayana E. Sardalova, Sergey P. Kazakov

“…Gram-negative pathogens accounted for 93% of cases. The following organisms prevailed: Klebsiella pneumoniae – 42%, Acinetobacter baumannii – 28%, Pseudomonas aeruginosa – 18%, Escherichia coli – 9%. …”
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High‐Performance Flexible Gas Sensor Using Natural Rubber/MXene Composite for Selective and Stable VOC Detection by Na Kong, Ting Ren, Hui Yang, Mia Angela N. Judicpa, Ken Aldren S. Usman, Xu Zhao, Yanqiu Shao, Joselito M. Razal, Jinlong Tao, Jizhen Zhang

“…Ti3C2Tx MXene gas sensors exhibited a very low limit of detection of 50–100 ppb for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at room temperature. In addition, the NR/MXene sensor allows detection of the mixture of ammonia (NH3), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and acetone (C3H6O) and it shows good response depending on the total concentration of VOC gases. …”
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Expanding the Role of Primary Care in the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity: A Review of Clinic- and Community-Based Recommendations and Interventions by Michaela Vine, Margaret B. Hargreaves, Ronette R. Briefel, Cara Orfield

“…By aligning the most promising interventions with recommendations published over the past decade by the Institute of Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and other health organizations, we present nine areas in which providers can promote the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity through efforts in clinical and community settings: weight status assessment and monitoring, healthy lifestyle promotion, treatment, clinician skill development, clinic infrastructure development, community program referrals, community health education, multisector community initiatives, and policy advocacy.…”
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Role of secondary char on the fuel properties and pyrolysis behaviors of hydrochars: Effect of temperature and liquid-solid ratio by Hongyue Fu, Fang Wang, Zhenfei Liu, Xiaoning Duan, Lihong Wang, Weiming Yi, Deli Zhang

“…The higher LSR enhanced hydrolysis and promoted the transfer of organic components to aqueous phase, thereby facilitating SC formation with a content as high as 12.10 %. …”
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A Neovascularized Left Atrial Mass by Rania Hammami, Leila Abid, Souad Mallek, Ilyes Kharrat, Mariem Ellouz, Mourad Hentati, Imed Frikha, Samir Kammoun

“…Considering the characteristic of the mass (neovascularization and resistance to anticoagulant), we strongly suspected a vascular tumor especially myxoma, but the histological exam revealed an organized thrombus. Conclusion. Coronary neovascularization is a specific sign for left atrial thrombus in mitral stenosis, but surgery is the best way to confirm diagnosis.…”
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Short bowel syndrome: pathogenesis, clinical presentation and treatment by Anna F. Sheptulina, O. Z. Okhlobystina, O. S. Shifrin

“…Localization and volume of resection, presence of the background affection of the small intestine and other abdominal organs involved in digestion process and also adaptation capacity of the remaining part of the gut fragment are the basic factors that determine severity of SBS and prognosis of patients. …”
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Analysis of the Relationship between Changes in Meteorological Conditions and the Variation in Summer Ozone Levels over the Central Kanto Area by Mai Khiem, Ryozo Ooka, Hong Huang, Hiroshi Hayami, Hiroshi Yoshikado, Yoichi Kawamoto

“…An increasing trend in ground-level ozone (O3) concentrations has recently been recognized in Japan, although concentrations of ozone precursors, nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nonmethane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) have decreased. …”
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Next-generation neutron detection using a 6Li glass scintillator composite by Andrea Favalli, Brenden W. Wiggins, Metodi Iliev, Cameron G. Richards, Kristofer Ogren, Thomas D. McLean, Kiril D. Ianakiev, Markus P. Hehlen

“…Here, we introduce a neutron detector design based on a scintillating composite consisting of 6Li glass scintillator particles dispersed in an organic matrix. A detector consisting of this scintillating composite, photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) for optical detection, and electronics for reading out the PMT signal in both pulse and current modes was prototyped and characterized using various neutron and gamma sources. …”
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