Exploring the experiences of healthcare professionals in South Africa and Uganda around communicating with children about life-threatening conditions: a workshop-based qualitative... by Sue Ziebland, Julia Ambler, Julia Downing, Alan Stein, Elizabeth Namukwaya, Elizabeth Nabirye, Louise Walker, Elizabeth Rapa, Jeffrey R Hanna, Louise J Dalton, Teresa Pollard, Stephanie Santos-Paulo, Yasmin Gogay, David Kavuma, Ruth Mary Kemigisha, Juliet Namyeso, Tracey Brand, Beverley G Neethling

“…Objectives This study aimed to explore how published communication frameworks could be amended to ensure applicability and cultural appropriateness for professionals to support family-centred conversations by investigating’ healthcare professionals’ (1) experiences of providing support to families when a caregiver or a dependent child (<18 years old) has a life-threatening condition, (2) perceived challenges for caregivers and healthcare professionals in communicating with children about illness, (3) perceptions of how clinicians could be equipped to facilitate conversations between caregivers and children about an adult or the child’s own life-threatening condition and (4) suggestions for amendments to previously published guidelines to ensure cultural relevance in South Africa and Uganda.Design A qualitative study involving two 2-day workshops with embedded focus group discussions, break out rooms and consensus discussions.Setting Health and social care and third sector organisations in South Africa and Uganda.Participants Thirty-two professionals providing care to families affected by life-threatening conditions in South Africa or Uganda who were aged 18 years or older and able to converse in English.Results Participants identified obstacles to having conversations with caregivers about children and to telling children about serious illness during consultations. …”
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Iron(III) photoinduced degradation: Catalytic method for 4,4′-diaminostilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid removal from water by Pascal Wong-Wah-Chung, Gilles Mailhot, Michèle Bolte

“…The behaviour of the latter solution was investigated under monochromatic excitation at 365 nm. The irradiation of the solution resulted in a photoredox process that yielded Fe(II) and HO• radicals; [Fe(H2O)5(OH)]2+ being the most photoactive species. …”
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Safety and efficacy of oral cancer vaccine B440 in patients with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-resistant advanced urothelial cancer: a study protocol for a phase 1 multicenter, open-label,... by Junya Furukawa, Yasumasa Kakei, Sae Murakami, Hiroshi Kita, Hideto Ueki, Takuto Hara, Jun Teishima, Nobuyuki Hinata, Hideaki Miyake, Masato Fujisawa, Toshiro Shirakawa

“…The target number of patients will be 12. The patients will be treated orally with B440 once daily for 5 days followed by 2 days for four consecutive courses (4 weeks, 20 treatments). …”
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Combining UAS LiDAR, Sonar, and Radar Altimetry for River Hydraulic Characterization by Monica Coppo Frias, Alexander Rietz Vesterhauge, Daniel Haugård Olesen, Filippo Bandini, Henrik Grosen, Sune Yde Nielsen, Peter Bauer-Gottwein

“…Despite the error of the riverbed elevation cross-sections, the hydraulic model gave good estimates of the WSE, with an RMSE below 3 cm. The estimated roughness is also in good agreement with the values measured at a gauging station, with a Gauckler–Manning–Strickler coefficient of M = 16–17 m^1/3/s. …”
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Utility of a New Artificial Dermis as a Successful Tool in Face and Scalp Reconstruction for Skin Cancer: Analysis of the Efficacy, Safety, and Aesthetic Outcomes by Fedele Lembo, Liberato Roberto Cecchino, Domenico Parisi, Aurelio Portincasa

“…The average length of hospital stay was 3.2 days. The mean surface area of the defect was 59.15 cm2 (16.9–89.5). …”
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Combined negative pressure wound therapy with new wound dressings to repair a ruptured giant omphalocele in a neonate: a case report and literature review by Shulin Hou, Zeyao Shi, Xiaowen Li, Ru Yang, Yan Song, Zhaolan Zeng

“…NPWT was stopped at the age of 47 days when the granulation tissue was fully formed with the defect size reduced to 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm. …”
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Neuroprotective Efficacy of <i>Astragalus mongholicus</i> in Ischemic Stroke: Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms by Yongjae Hong, Geon Ko, Yeong-Jae Jeon, Hyeon-Man Baek, Juni Lee, Donghun Lee, Jieun Park, Jaehong Kim, Keun-A Chang

“…Mice received short-term (0–2 days) or long-term (0–27 days) AM treatment post-stroke. …”
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REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF POTATO ACCESSIONS FROM THE VIR COLLECTION IN MURMANSK PROVINCE by S. N. Travina, Т. Е. Zhigadlo

“…The emergence of mass shoots was observed on average 18.5 ± 2.9 days after planting. The budding phase started 31.9 ± 4.7 to 43.0 ± 6.9 days after planting. …”
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Robotic-assisted costectomy using a Gigli saw for fibrous dysplasia by Chen Yang, Lei Chen, Hui Wang, Qianyun Wang

“…On average, chest tubes were removed 1.2 days postoperatively (range, 1–2 days), with a mean drainage volume of 93 ml on postoperative day 1 (range, 70–135 ml). …”
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Sepsis-induced suicidal left ventricular in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy/hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy by K Roshan Rao, Sarita Rao, Ankur Gupta

“…Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common heritable cardiomyopathy, manifesting as left ventricular hypertrophy. In this case, a 48-year-male patient presented with complaints of shortness of breath, uneasiness for 15 days, right lower limb pain, and one episode of fever for 2 days. …”
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Enhancing Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus undatus) Propagation Efficiency through Growing Media by P. K. Anagha, D. P. Prakasha, N. Anand, M. Vijay, Shivayogi Ryavalad, Mude Ramya Sree

“…It revealed that vermicompost was found the best media for the propagation of cutting which recorded early sprouting (13.2 days), highest sprout length, number of sprouts per cutting, length of the longest root, number of primary roots, fresh weight, dry weight (15.19 cm, 3.20, 15.08 cm, 9.60, 82.00 g, 34.60 g respectively at 90 days after planting), and survival percentage (84%), whereas, the sand and soil media combination resulted in the lowest performance of dragon fruit cuttings, with minimal sprout length (4.10 cm), low percentage of cuttings sprouted (24%), and poor root development (9.64 cm longest root, 3.60 primary roots) with lowest fresh weight (27.80 g), dry weight (11.80 g) and survival percentage (20%) at 90 DAP. …”
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Risk factors for ischemic osteonecrosis of the femoral head after internal fixation with multiple cannulated screws for Pauwels type III femoral neck fracture by Yang Shuo

“…The results of logistic regression analysis revealed that age (> 55 years), PWB time after surgery (≤ 3 months), BMI (≥ 24 kg/m2), time from injury to surgery (> 2 days), and preoperative DM were independent risk factors for postoperative ischemic ONFH (p < 0.05). …”
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Integrating urban building information modeling and circular economy framework for green sustainability by N. Andriyani, P. Suprobo, T.J.W. Adi, W.A.N. Aspar, A.D. Jatmiko, A.D. Santoso

“…The green demolition framework serves as a valuable project management tool that enhances planning and resource allocation efficiency, all the while reducing environmental impact through the implementation of selective demolition and enhanced waste management practices.The process completed the demolition of a 6-story building in 88 days, producing 160 cubic meters of reusable waste, eight cubic meters of repairable and refurbishable waste, and 3,972 cubic meters of recyclable wasteThe waste collection for the circular economy is efficiently carried out within a timeframe of 1-2 days, thanks to the implementation of the Just-In-Time delivery schedule.CONCLUSION: This study delves into advancements in waste management and strategic demolition scheduling. …”
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Short-Term Outcomes of Posterior Fossa Decompression with or without Duraplasty for Chiari Malformation Type 1: Insights from a Tertiary Care Hospital by Muhammad Idris Khan, Adnan Munir, Sajjad Ullah, Sikandar Ali Khan

“…The mean length of hospital stay for patients undergoing PFD with duraplasty was 6.2 days (SD ± 1.4), while for those undergoing PFD without duraplasty, it was 5.4 days (SD ± 0.9). …”
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Chromium "(VI)" phytoremediation using Azolla pinnata: effects on Vicia faba growth, physiology, cytogenetics, and gene expression profiling by Elham R. S. Soliman, Kareem Moustafa, Mohamed Khamis, Zeinab A. Shedeed

“…At 50 ppm of Cr, Azolla's treatment significantly increased shoot length, fresh weight, and Chl a content to 25.25 cm, 3.4 g, and 6.5 mg g-1 Dwt, respectively, up from 10.25, 1.8, and 4.7 in untreated plants. …”
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Laparoscopic repair combined with hysteroscopy of cesarean section scar after cesarean scar pregnancy resulting in a live birth: A case report by Kyohei Takada, Eiji Nishio, Kiriko Kotani, Arata Kobayashi, Akiko Owaki, Yoshiteru Noda, Mayuko Ito, Hironori Miyamura, Haruki Nishizawa

“…At six months postoperative, she conceived spontaneously and delivered a live baby by elective cesarean section at 38 weeks 2 days gestation. …”
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Simultaneous Multi-Vessel Very Late Stent Thrombosis in Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Yuefeng Chen, Michael Amponsah, Cyril Nathaniel

“…We present a case of simultaneous multi-vessel VLST as the cause of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). …”
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Purification, Characterization, and Biocatalytic and Antibiofilm Activity of a Novel Dextranase from Talaromyces sp. by Mahasen Mohamed Ahmed Ebaya, Mohammed El-Mowafy, Mohamed Mohamed Adel El-Sokkary, Ramadan Hassan

“…In the case of carbon source, in a medium containing 1% dextran T2000 as the sole carbon source, the maximum dextranase activity reached approximately 120 U/ml after incubation of 2 days where the optimum pH was 7.4. …”
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Study on Anaerobic Digestion and the Treatment of Livestock and Poultry Waste Liquid by Nanoparticles and Antibiotics in the Context of Carbon Neutrality and Microbial Ecosystems by Xiaofei Zhen, Han Zhan, Ke Li, Ruonan Jiao, Lei Feng, Tie Du

“…The experiment lasted for 55 days. The results showed that (1) gas production reached its peak in the first 1–2 days of a single stress experiment, and the cumulative gas production in the first 10 days was as follows: R5 > R4 > R3 > R2 > CK > R1; (2) the concentrations of total volatile fatty acids (TVFAs) in the groups increased rapidly from day 1 to 10, and the concentrations of TVFAs in the nano-Fe₂O₃ and nano-C₆₀ groups were higher than those in the other four groups. …”
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Claudin-4 Undergoes Age-Dependent Change in Cellular Localization on Pig Jejunal Villous Epithelial Cells, Independent of Bacterial Colonization by J. Alex Pasternak, Coral Kent-Dennis, Andrew G. Van Kessel, Heather L. Wilson

“…Newborn piglets are immunologically naïve and must receive passive immunity via colostrum within 24 hours to survive. Mechanisms by which the newborn piglet gut facilitates uptake of colostral cells, antibodies, and proteins may include FcRn and pIgR receptor-mediated endocytosis and paracellular transport between tight junctions (TJs). …”
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