Combined Age with Mean Decrease Rates of Total Bilirubin and MELD Score as a Novel and Simple Clinical Predictor on 90-Day Transplant-Free Mortality in Adult Patients with Acute Li... by Di Jin, Kai Kang, Bing-zhu Yan, Jian-nan Zhang, Jun-bo Zheng, Zhi-hui Wang, Di Wu, Yu-jia Tang, Xin-tong Wang, Qi-qi Lai, Yang Cao, Hong-liang Wang, Yang Gao

“…The 90-day transplant-free mortality was 1.081, 0.908, and 0.893 times of the original value with each one-unit increase in age and mean decrease rates of total bilirubin and MELD score, respectively. …”
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Effect of Incessant Strike Actions on the Academic Performance of University of Ibadan Medical Students by Uzendu Ezinne, Babatunde Ademusire, Chibuzo Makata, Nnaemeka Ozonta, Kenechukwu Okeke, Hope Abu, Immanuella Yisa, Tobi Ogunleye, Toluwanimi Adeyanju, Oluwasomidoyin Bello

“…A total of 242 medical students participated, and 119 (49.2%) had experienced strike actions at least five times during their studies. Most students, 196 (81.0%), believed that strikes affected their motivation to study, while 38 (15.7%) had a re-sit in their examination. …”
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Clash of Drought Narratives: A Study on the Role of Small Reservoirs in the Emergence of Drought Impacts by Germano G. Ribeiro Neto, Lieke A. Melsen, Alexandre C. Costa, David W. Walker, Louise Cavalcante, Sarra Kchouk, João Paulo Brêda, Eduardo S. P. R. Martins, Pieter R. vanOel

“…Specifically, the presence of small reservoirs has the potential to boost local agricultural production by up to 5 times compared to scenarios without these structures. …”
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Heterobimetallic Zn2+/Co2+ Monocarboxylates as Precursors for ZnO Microparticles Doped with Cobalt and its Photocatalytic Activity in Methyl Orange Oxidation by Hélder Inocêncio Ferreira Correa, Ralf Ricardo Ramalho Jr, Adhimar Flávio Oliveira, Fabio da Silva Lisboa

“…The solid prepared by the laurate precursor showed a photodegradation rate of 0.00185 min-1, while the one obtained from the stearate precursor presented a photodegradation rate of 0.00860 min-1, eight times greater. These results show that the material may be very useful in removing dyes from water samples. …”
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Distributed Fiber Optic Strain Sensing Technology for Monitoring Soil Deformation Induced by Leakage in Buried Water Pipelines: A Model Test Study by Lin Cheng, Yongkang Sun, Zhaohan Wang, Wenqi Gao, Zhuolin Li, Zengguang Xu, Jiang Hu

“…Monitoring fibers below the pipeline showed mainly unimodal distribution, with peak strain coinciding with the leak location. The sequential timing of strain changes at different fiber positions enabled the determination of soil seepage direction. …”
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Highly sensitive NO2 gas sensors based on heterostructured p-rGO/n-Ga2O3 nanorods by Hsin-Ying Lee, Mu-Ju Wu, Shao-Yu Chu, Ting-Chun Chang, Yi-Feng Tung, Tsung-Han Yeh, Ching-Ting Lee

“…Additionally, the response and recovery times of the NO2 gas sensors were shortened with an increase in the amount of rGO decoration on the Ga2O3 nanorods. …”
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Balloon Cell Urethral Melanoma: Differential Diagnosis and Management by M. McComiskey, C. Iavazzo, M. Datta, R. Slade, B. Winter-Roach, G. Lambe, V. K. Sangar, M. Smith

“…Primary malignant melanoma of the urethra is a rare tumour (0.2% of all melanomas) that most commonly affects the meatus and distal urethra and is three times more common in women than men. Case. A 76-year-old lady presented with vaginal pain and discharge. …”
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Application of diagnostic methods in the verification of Lyme carditis (clinical case) by K.V. Myndziv, N.I. Yarema, N.Ya. Vereshchahina, V.I. Bondarchuk, U.P. Hevko, O.V. Vayda

“…At the second stage, the immunoblot method was applied using the EUROLINE Borrelia RN-AT test system. Due to timely diagnosis, including serological, prescribed etiotropic antibacterial treatment, the patient achieved a significant improvement in both clinical condition and positive serological and ECG dynamics with improved AV conduction. …”
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Protection against the Phytotoxic Effect of Mercury Chloride by Catechin and Quercetin by Yedda M. L. S. de Matos, Daniel L. M. Vasconcelos, Antonio C. H. Barreto, Janaína E. Rocha, José B. de Araújo-Neto, Fábia F. Campina, Maria Milene C. da Silva, Tássia T. Al Yafawi, Celestina E. Sobral-Souza, Jacqueline C. A. Pinheiro, Saulo R. Tintino, Amanda K. Sousa, Raimundo N. P. Teixeira, Juan C. Alvarez-Pizarro, João H. da Silva, Abolghasem Siyadatpanah, Bonglee Kim, Henrique D. M. Coutinho

“…When the metal was associated with catechin and quercetin, there was an increase in dry mass of almost 3 times when compared with the HgCl2 alone, demonstrating that these flavonoids act as cytoprotective agents. …”
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Genetically Modified Lactococcus lactis for Delivery of Human Interleukin-10 to Dendritic Cells by Inge L. Huibregtse, Sebatian A. Zaat, Martien L. Kapsenberg, Maria A. Sartori da Silva, Maikel P. Peppelenbosch, Sander J. H. van Deventer, Henri Braat

“…Only 130 pg/mL of bacterial-derived IL-10 and 40 times more exogenously added recombinant human IL-10 were needed during DC priming for the generation of suppressor Th-cells. …”
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Size Engineering of Ti₃C₂T_x Nanosheets for Enhanced Supercapacitance Performance by Haosheng Liu, Xin Chang, Lu Li, Mingyi Zhang

“…These outstanding characteristics underscore the exceptional ability of Ti₃C₂T_x electrode materials to maintain high energy storage capacity during rapid charge–discharge cycles, holding significant importance for advancing the development of electrochemical energy storage devices with fast response times and high power densities.…”
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Analyses of Multiple Balmer Emission Lines from Accreting Brown Dwarfs and Very Low Mass Stars by Jun Hashimoto, Yuhiko Aoyama

“…For the 15 data points explained by the planetary shock model, the shock model estimates up to several times higher mass accretion rates than the flow model. …”
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Soil Nutrient Availability, Plant Nutrient Uptake, and Wild Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) Yield in Response to N-Viro Biosolids and Irrigation Applications by Aitazaz A. Farooque, Farhat Abbas, Qamar U. Zaman, Ali Madani, David C. Percival, Muhammad Arshad

“…The experimental treatments NI: N-Viro with irrigation, FI: inorganic fertilizer with irrigation, N: N-Viro without irrigation, and F: inorganic fertilizer without irrigation (control) were replicated four times under a randomized complete block design. The NI treatment had the highest OM (6.68%) followed by FI (6.32%), N (6.18%), and F (4.43%) treatments during the year 2008. …”
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Clinical Response and Transfusion Reactions of Sheep Subjected to Single Homologous Blood Transfusion by Rejane Santos Sousa, Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino, Carolina Akiko Sato Cabral Araújo, Frederico Augusto Mazzocca Lopes Rodrigues, Francisco Leonardo Costa Oliveira, Clara Satsuki Mori, Janaina Larissa Rodrigues Zaminhan, Thiago Rocha Moreira, Isadora Karolina Freitas Sousa, Enrico Lippi Ortolani, Raimundo Alves Barrêto Júnior

“…Clinical observations were recorded throughout the transfusion, whereas heart rate, respiratory rate, and rectal temperature were assessed at the following times: 24 hours after phlebotomy and before transfusion; 30 minutes, six, twelve, 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours and eight and 16 days after transfusion. …”
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Tecovirimat in the management of poxviruses: a narrative review of available evidence by Olalekan John Okesanya, Jerico Bautista Ogaya, Ikponmwosa Jude Ogieuhi, Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka, Ojoisimi Franca Jamgbadi, Deborah Oluwaseun Shomuyiwa, Don Lucero-Prisno Eliseo, Blessing Olawunmi Amisu, Olakulehin Adebusuyi, William K. Chung, Emery Manirambona, Nimat Bola Idris, Janet Alexis A. De los Santos

“…Early intervention slowed disease progression in vulnerable populations, such as people living with HIV (PLWHIV). Recovery times, virus eradication, and symptom relief varied among studies, but wider access and usage showed better clinical symptoms and tolerable side effects. …”
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Removal from Two Kinds of Granite Commonly Found in Catering Kitchen by Khaddouj Amzil, Fatima Hamadi, Hassan Latrache, Rachida Mimouni, Hicham Abou Oualid, Khadija Azelmad, Aissa Saidi, Abdallah Elboulani, Mustapha Mabrouki

“…By contrast, the EP showed that the biofilm persists on two granites after NaCLO treatment, at different concentrations and contact times. In addition, the surface properties of granites such as mineral composition, roughness, and physicochemical properties were determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy coupled with electron diffraction spectroscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and contact angle measurement (CAM), respectively. …”
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Case report: Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis masquerading as adult ADHD in psychiatric practice by Jongtae Kim, Yun Jeong Hong, Si Baek Lee, Seong Hoon Kim, Myung Ah Lee, Eunbuel Ko, Jeong Wook Park

“…Psychiatrists should consider rare metabolic disorders like CTX in similar cases, which may enable timely intervention and improve patient outcomes.…”
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Feasibility and challenges of submerged culture of steelhead trout Oncorhynchus mykiss for open ocean aquaculture in the United States by Michael Chambers, Michael Coogan, Michael Doherty, Chris Rillahan, Pal Lader, Willaim H. Howell

“…The study suggests O. mykiss can be submerged for days to weeks with no negative effects, but that submergence times >3 weeks can be detrimental. It is therefore recommended that when culturing O. mykiss in areas exposed to severe storms or hazardous environmental conditions (e.g. harmful algal blooms or icing), submersible cages should be utilized to avoid these events up to 3 weeks.…”
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DiffRSS: A Diffusion-Guided Multi-Scale Features Remote Sensing Image Segmentation Method by Honghao Liu, Ruixia Yang, Yue Xu, Zhengchao Chen, Yuyang Zheng

“…Inspired by diffusion models, our denoising structure, MSCDM, can be reused multiple times during inference, enhancing the quality of segmentation masks. …”
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Defining Optimal Aerobic Exercise Parameters to Affect Complex Motor and Cognitive Outcomes after Stroke: A Systematic Review and Synthesis by S. M. Mahmudul Hasan, Samantha N. Rancourt, Mark W. Austin, Michelle Ploughman

“…Previous research suggests that timing and dosage of exercise may be important. We synthesized data from clinical and animal studies in order to determine optimal AE training parameters and recovery outcomes for future research. …”
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