The potential utility of phage therapy in the treatment of periprosthetic infection caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens: a review by Taalaibek U. Sheraliev, Alexander G. Samokhin, Baikozho R. Tashtanov, Andrey A. Korytkin, Vitaliy V. Pavlov

“…Currently, when antibiotic-resistant pathogens are spreading rapidly, particularly in health facilities, researchers are constantly looking for alternative treatments for severe cases of PJI. Phage therapy can be one of these methods. …”
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Observational pilot using a Data to Care intervention strategy to promote HCV re-engagement and cure for persons with HIV/HCV co-infection who are out of care by Maximilian Wegener, Deborah Gosselin, Ralph Brooks, Suzanne Speers, Merceditas Villanueva

“…Future studies should develop alternative and complementary interventions to promote effective re-engagement and HCV treatment.…”
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Harm minimisation for self-harm: a cross-sectional survey of British clinicians’ perspectives and practices by Alexandra Pitman, Nicola Morant, Faraz Mughal, Sarah L Rowe, Aishah Madinah Haris, Evelina Bakanaite

“…Objective Harm minimisation for self-harm is an alternative to preventive strategies and focuses on maximising safety when self-harming. …”
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The potential of MRI radiomics based on extrapulmonary metastases in predicting EGFR mutations: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Linyong Wu, Dayou Wei, Songhua Li, Shaofeng Wu, Yan Lin, Lifei Chen

“…When the primary NSCLC lesions are removed or cannot be sampled, the EGFR status of the metastatic lesions are the potential alternative method to reflect EGFR mutations in the primary NSCLC lesions. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Primary Posterior Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorhexis in Postvitrectomy Cataract Eyes by Mengting Yu, Duan Yan, Wenjie Wu, Yingbin Wang, Xinna Wu

“…PPCCC through cornea incision combined with phacoemulsification may be a safe and practical alternative to prevent PCO in postvitrectomy eyes with cataract.…”
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Mechanical and Durability Performance of High-Strength Concrete with Waste Tyre Steel Fibres by Daudi Salezi Augustino, Richard Ocharo Onchiri, Charles Kabubo, Christopher Kanali

“…Waste tyres increase the environmental burden due to their resistance to decomposition in landfills. To have alternative disposal of waste tyres, their components of steel fibres were utilized in concrete to assess their effect on the mechanical and durability performance of high-strength concrete with a target mean strength of 70 MPa. …”
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Organizational and economic aspects of residential buildings renovation with decorative elements on the roof by T. E. Gordeeva, O. A. Mamaeva

“…The estimated cost of overhaul of additional roof elements is determined according to alternative options for its production. The conclusion is made about the need for an integrated approach, taking into account the technical condition, financial capabilities and legal regulation to solve the identified problem.Conclusions. …”
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A comprehensive review of remimazolam for sedation by Nazir Noor, Rhorer Legendre, Alexandra Cloutet, Ahish Chitneni, Giustino Varrassi, Alan D. Kaye

“…Remimazolam has presented a favorable alternative to some of the common intravenous anesthetic agents used given its fast onset of action, high safety profile, and reasonably short duration of action. …”
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Estimating the Potential Modal Split of Any Future Mode Using Revealed Preference Data by Gijsbert Koen de Clercq, Arjan van Binsbergen, Bart van Arem, Maaike Snelder

“…This results in a utility function without any alternative specific constants or parameters, with a rho-squared of 0.828 and an accuracy of 0.758. …”
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The Genesis of APEC: Economic Diplomacy of Australia, Japan, and the United States (On the 30^th Anniversary of the Forum) by A. A. Sidorov

“…APEC emerged at a turning point in international relations history as the break-up of the socialist camp ruled out the alternative to capitalism model of social and political development and created new opportunities for internationalization of production. …”
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Enhanced methanol electro-oxidation activity of CuO nanoparticles derived from the thermal decomposition of a CuII salophen type coordination compound by Zohreh Shaghaghi, Rahman Bikas, Mehri Aligholivand, Sahar Jafari, Vasyl Kinzhybalo

“…Abstract Electrocatalysts based on Cu compounds have been considered as a suitable alternative to platinum compounds due to their low cost, high abundance, excellent redox properties, and performing the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) at low potentials. …”
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Disturbed: Doing deep transformative work – Reflections on social justice work in South African higher education by Bernadette Johnson

“…Alternative dispute resolution, anti-discrimination, anti-bullying, diversity and inclusion in higher education has been the focus of my work over the past four years. …”
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Cosmic rays escape from their sources by A. Marcowith

“…The review also discusses recent studies on CR-induced feedback over the interstellar medium surrounding the sources associated with the release process, as well as alternative types of driven instabilities.…”
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Optimizing ultra high-performance concrete (UHPC) mix proportions using technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) for enhanced performance: Precision... by Sathya Sai Regalla, N. Senthil Kumar

“…TOPSIS offers a structured and objective framework for ranking UHPC mix alternatives by synthesizing diverse performance indicators into a single, unified score. …”
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Association of CYP2C9∗3 and CYP2C8∗3 Non-Functional Alleles with Ibuprofen-Induced Upper Gastrointestinal Toxicity in a Saudi Patient by Amina M. Bagher

“…Careful assessment of the risks and benefits of NSAID therapy in each patient and consideration of alternative pain management strategies must be conducted when appropriate.…”
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Scalable and Privacy-Preserving Inter-AS Routing Through Machine-Learning-Based Graph Pruning by Davide Andreoletti, Cristina Rottondi, Silvia Giordano, Andrea Bianco

“…In response to these problems, alternative approaches that leverage the Software Defined Networking (SDN) paradigm to increase the control over routing operations have been recently proposed. …”
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Metataxonomic Characterization of Enriched Consortia Derived from Oil Spill-Contaminated Sites in Guimaras, Philippines, Reveals Major Role of Klebsiella sp. in Hydrocarbon Degrada... by Kiara Nicole D. Rodriguez, Russel T. Santos, Michael Joseph M. Nagpala, Rina B. Opulencia

“…Microbial degradation has poised itself to be a promising alternative to those traditional methods in remediating oil spills. …”
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Application of two novel anionic peroxidases from Raphanus sativus L. var niger roots in labeling antibodies and developing an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay by Hooman Askari, Ali Nabati, Aliasghar Rahimian, Mahdi Aminian

“…Here, we evaluated the applicability of these two novel peroxidases as alternatives to traditional horseradish peroxidase (HRP). …”
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Percutaneous transhepatic arterial access for coil embolization of hepatic artery infusion pump-associated bleeding by Anuj K. Dutta, Vishal Shankar, Ernesto G. Santos, Brett Marinelli, Erica S. Alexander, Vlasios S. Sotirchos, Ken Zhao

“…However, in cases where an antegrade approach is not possible, alternative methods are necessary. Case presentation A patient presented with an enlarging hematoma due to bleeding at the gastroduodenal artery HAIP catheter insertion site. …”
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Dual Role of Bacteria in Carcinoma: Stimulation and Inhibition by Suad A Al-Hilu, Wisam H Al-Shujairi

“…Therefore, the world has turned to an alternative solution, which is the use of genetically engineered microorganisms; thus, the use of living bacteria targeting cancerous cells is the unique option to overcome these challenges. …”
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