Efficacy and safety of once-weekly semaglutide monotherapy in a young subject with Prader-Willi syndrome, obesity, and type 2 diabetes: a case report by Elisa Dinoi, Giuseppe Daniele, Giuseppe Daniele, Angela Michelucci, Fulvia Baldinotti, Fabrizio Campi, Piero Marchetti, Stefano Del Prato, Angela Dardano, Angela Dardano

“…In spite of COVID-19 pandemic, the patient achieved tight glycemic control (HbA1c 41 mmol/mol) with non-severe hypoglycemic events in the face of significant body weight (BW) increase (+ 13 kg vs baseline). …”
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Microbiological Safety of Leafy Vegetables Produced at Houeyiho and Sèmè-Kpodji Vegetable Farms in Southern Benin: Risk Factors for Campylobacter spp. by Sylvain Daton Kougblénou, Alidéhou Jerrold Agbankpé, Justin Gbèssohélé Béhanzin, Tamègnon Victorien Dougnon, Alidah Victonie Aniambossou, Lamine Baba-Moussa, Honoré Sourou Bankolé

“…., especially Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli, in selected environmental samples (poultry manure, and irrigation water) and freshly harvested leafy vegetables in two (Houeyiho and Sèmè-Kpodji) vegetable farms in southern Benin. To achieve this objective, we analyzed 280 samples, including 224 samples of leafy vegetables (Solanum macrocarpon and Lactuca sativa capita), 28 samples of irrigation water, and 28 samples of poultry manure. …”
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The impact of implementing electronically integrated risk-based business licensing services on service quality by Fitri Yunianto Hapsari, Dwi Putranto Riau, Sofjan Aripin

“…However, its implementation in the Investment Management Unit and One-Stop Integrated Services of the South Jakarta Administrative City is still experiencing obstacles so that the goal of improving service quality has not been achieved. The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of electronic-based licensing service implementation factors on the quality of public services at UP PMPTSP South Jakarta Administrative City. …”
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Event tourism, public policy and socio-cultural development in Dublin by Bernadette Quinn, Ana Maria Vieira Fernandes, Theresa Ryan

“…Together, the findings of the policy analysis and the empirical case point to the need to re-think how events and tourism intersect to achieve optimal outcomes, especially in these post pandemic times when cities the world over are searching for more sustainable tourism futures. …”
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The Study on Blockchain Adoption Strategies for Pharmaceutical Regulatory Products Under Dual-Channel Competition by Jianan Chen, You Xiao, Nianxing Yuan, Yong Wang, Jiamin Zhang, Lihui Wang

“…The findings reveal that the BB model consistently achieves the highest profit growth and resilience, demonstrating that full adoption of blockchain technology across both channels provides maximum benefits. …”
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Machine learning and SHAP value interpretation for predicting comorbidity of cardiovascular disease and cancer with dietary antioxidants by Xiangjun Qi, Shujing Wang, Caishan Fang, Jie Jia, Lizhu Lin, Tianhui Yuan

“…After excluding collinear features, the machine learning model retained 29 dietary antioxidant features and 9 baseline features. LightGBM achieved the highest predictive accuracy at 87.9 %, a classification error rate of 12.1 %, and the top area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (0.951) and the precision‐recall curve (0.930). …”
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Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Pearl River Water Environment in Guangzhou Based on Remote Sensing Image Inversion by LIU Mengyao, FENG Dewang

“…Among the five inversion models of water quality parameters, TN achieves the highest inversion accuracy with an <italic>R</italic>² of 0.565, followed by COD_Mn, NTU, and TP, with <italic>R</italic>² values of 0.546, 0.529, and 0.446, respectively. …”
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Gap junction intercellular communications regulates activation of SARM1 and protects against axonal degeneration by Wen Jie Zhu, Jun Liu, Wan Hua Li, Zhi Ying Zhao, Chongquan Huang, Jian Yuan Yang, Hon Cheung Lee, Yong Juan Zhao

“…Direct visualization of gap junction intercellular communication (GJIC) was achieved by incubating cells with a permeant probe, PC11, which is converted by SARM1 into PAD11, a fluorescent NAD analog capable of traversing GJs. …”
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Complicações imediatas na retirada de introdutor vascular femoral: estudo transversal by Carolina Galli da Silveira, Graziela Maria Ferraz de Almeida, Marla Andréia Garcia de Avila, Tatiane Roberta Fernandes Teixeira, Fernanda Maria Alves Lima

“…Conclusão e implicações para a prática foi identificada a principal complicação vascular na retirada de introdutores vasculares femorais e fatores associados. Os achados podem auxiliar no aprimoramento da prática assistencial de retirada de introdutores vasculares, na busca de uma execução da técnica com maior qualidade e em um procedimento mais seguro ao paciente, além de permitir a implementação de medidas preventivas adequadas.…”
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Project-based learning as a means of forming leadership qualities in senior preschool children by G. Vatamaniuk, T. Tetiana

“…It is shown that project-based learning involves the organisation of children’s activities to create a project, which is based on the need to solve a life problem, achieve a certain goal, to obtain a specific result through the sequential solution of current tasks. …”
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Factors influencing adherence to dietary recommendations for type 2 diabetes mellitus and their impact on disease control: A cross-sectional study by Harsh K. Patel, Sumit V. Unadkat, Bela A. Patel, Dipesh V. Parmar

“…However, motivating patients to achieve dietary self-care behaviors is challenging and requires ongoing efforts between patients and multidisciplinary teams. …”
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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: Initial One-team Experience and Short Review. by Selman Dumani, Ermal Likaj, Laureta Dibra, Saimir Kuci, Edlira Rruci, Alfred Ibrahimi, Aferdita Veseli, Fjorba Mana, Devis Pellumbi, Alessia Mehmeti, Ali Refatllari, Altin Veshti

“…An adequate learning curve is mandatory for all the operative teams to achieve all the benefits for the patients. …”
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Influences of superabsorbent polymer (SAP) on the compressive strength and crack-healing ability of self-compacting concrete containing high-volume ground bottom ash by Siwakorn Chitthawornmanee, Harsimranpreet Kaur, Trinh Nhat Ho Tran, Pattharaphon Chindasiriphan, Pitcha Jongvivatsakul, Weerachart Tangchirapat

“…In SCC mixes incorporating SAP saturated with Ca(OH)2, a 98 % reduction in water flow rate was achieved, in addition to a slight increase in compressive strength, due to the additional formation of calcium-silicate-hydrate (CSH) gels and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) precipitation. …”
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Preprocedural Hypertension Is Not a Risk Factor for Postoperative Bleeding following Image-Guided Core Needle Breast Biopsy by Ninad Salastekar, Alexis Saunders, Kushal Patel, Katherine Willer

“…Prolonged bleeding was defined >15 minutes of local, manual pressure required to achieve hemostasis following the biopsy. Severe bleeding complications defined as clinical significant hematoma formation, prolonged bleeding requiring an ER visit, hospitalization, or surgical intervention were also recorded. …”
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Combined surgical and interventional cardiology approach for central venous access salvage in children with intestinal failure: A case series by Emily Byrd, M. Jake Petersen, Minna M. Wieck, Frank Ing, Shinjiro Hirose

“…Methods: This is a retrospective review of six pediatric patients with intestinal failure (IF) and long-term total parenteral nutrition (TPN) dependence who underwent one or more hybrid procedures for achieving complex vascular access, vascular mapping, and/or salvage of vascular access sites. …”
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INVESTMENT METHODOLOGY IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE: AN UNBALANCED GROWTH APPROACH by Omoleye B. Ojuri

“…This paper aims at providing an investment methodology to infrastructure planning and development agencies. To achieve the goal, the paper specifically analyses the unbalanced growth concept in prioritizing investment in infrastructure development. …”
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The box tree moth Cydalima perspectalis: a review of biology, invasiveness, management practices and future perspectives of control strategy in Europe by Marta Budziszewska, Paweł Krystian Bereś

“…Although extensive investigations have been conducted on its biology, reproduction, ecology, and phenology, achieving fully sustainable control strategies in Europe remains challenging, even with numerous studies and pest management efforts documented in the literature. …”
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Water utilization strategy of tomato grown on east-west orientation in solar greenhouses revealed based on hydroxide isotopes by Furong Han, Lili Zhangzhong, Wengang Zheng, Jingjing Li, Kaili Shi, Yibo Wei

“…Crop evapotranspiration under standard conditions (ETc) refers to the amount of evapotranspiration to achieve full production under ideal conditions. The findings indicated that PAR was the primary influencing water utilization among various ridges, with the coefficient of variation in autumn and spring recorded at 57.19 % and 42.02 %, respectively. …”
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Real World Experience of Chronic Hepatitis C Retreatment with Genotype Specific Regimens in Nonresponders to Previous Interferon-Free Therapy by Dorota Zarębska-Michaluk, Iwona Buczyńska, Krzysztof Simon, Magdalena Tudrujek-Zdunek, Ewa Janczewska, Dorota Dybowska, Marek Sitko, Beata Dobracka, Jerzy Jaroszewicz, Paweł Pabjan, Jakub Klapaczyński, Łukasz Laurans, Włodzimierz Mazur, Łukasz Socha, Olga Tronina, Miłosz Parczewski, Robert Flisiak

“…Resistance-associated substitutions (RAS) testing was carried out in 8 patients from the group of completed primary therapy and three of them had potential risk for failure of rescue therapy due to NS5A association, while two of them achieved SVR. Conclusions. We demonstrated moderate effectiveness of genotype specific rescue therapy in failures due to virologic reason and high in those who discontinued primary therapy. …”
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Solid-State Modification Strategies for Alpha-Mangostin Solubility Enhancement: A Review on Recent Progress by Nurin Syamimi Ahmad Izuren Shah, Muhammad Taher Bakhtiar, Syarifah Abd Rahim, Fatmawati Adam, Wan Hazman Danial, Mohd Rushdi Abu Bakar

“…Solid dispersion with polyvinylpyrrolidone achieved the highest solubility (2743 ?g/mL), while the AM-chitosan-oleic acid complex using nanotechnology improved AM solubility to 160 ?…”
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