TYPOCHEMISTRY OF MAGNETITE FROM MASSIVE SULFIDE AND IRON DEPOSITS OF THE URALS ACCORDING TO LA-ISP-MS DATA by V.V. Maslennikov, N.R. Ayupova, A.S. Tseluyko, N.P. Safina, D.A. Artemyev, U.A. Yatimov, S.I. Bryukhov, P.V. Khvorov, M.A. Rassomakhin

“…It is established using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS) that, in contrast to magnetite of iron deposits, magnetite of ore-controlling volcanosedimentary horizons of the Urals massive sulfide deposits is characterized by a higher content and stable associations of Bi, Te, Co, As, Cd, Zn, Cu and Mo due to relict inclusions of sulfide clasts and products of their halmyrolysis. …”
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A new checklist of Slovenian leeches (Hirudinea: Euhirudinea): In memory of Boris Sket (1936–2023) by Peter Trontelj, Patricija Podkrajšek

“…Notable new entries include Placobdella costata found parasitizing on European pond turtles, the marine fish leech Trachelobdella lubrica from the Slovenian Adriatic coast, the semi-terrestrial Haemopis elegans, the terrestrial Xerobdella praealpina – making Slovenia possibly the only country with confirmed occurrence of all three European land leeches – and a new, still undescribed highly troglomorphic cave leech from a deep Dinaric cave. …”
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The Use of Etoposide, Ara-Cytarabine, and Melphalan (EAM) Conditioning Chemotherapy in Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT) for a Patient with Relapsed Hodgkin’s Lymphoma by Eko A. Pangarsa, Ridho M. Naibaho, Vina Yunarvika, Budi Setiawan, Damai Santosa, Catharina Suharti

“…This case demonstrated the considerable efficacy of EAM protocol as a conditioning regimen in terms of sufficient ablative capabilities, and the patient showed a successful hematopoietic engraftment. …”
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Synthesis and Modeling of Temperature Distribution For Nanoparticles Produced Using Nd:YAG Lasers by Mu’ataz S. Hassan, Ziad A. Taha, Bassam G. Rasheed

“…Nanosecond pulses of Nd:YAG laser were employed to produce silver and silicon nanoparticles by laser ablation process in liquid. Two Nd:YAG laser systems of 6 and 10 nanoseconds pulse duration with variable laser energy in the range 700–760 mJ were employed. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Fiber Reinforced Lightweight Concrete Containing Surfactant by Yoo-Jae Kim, Jiong Hu, Soon-Jae Lee, Byung-Hee You

“…Fiber reinforced aerated lightweight concrete (FALC) was developed to reduce concrete's density and to improve its fire resistance, thermal conductivity, and energy absorption. …”
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Under the bridge: marking sites prove the presence of Eurasian otter Lutra lutra in the Poljanska Sora River valley, Slovenia by Rudi Kraševec, Aleksander Trajbarič, Urša Fležar

“…Since this area could act as a corridor for the otter’s recovery in the Adriatic River basin, it is crucial to continue to monitor its presence and the potential expansion to the west of the country. …”
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Local sympathetic nerve depletion does not alter vitiligo progression in a mouse model by Zhichao Hu, Zhichao Hu, Ting Chen, Ting Chen, Ting Chen, Daoming Chen

“…Herein, we employed 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) to induce sympathetic nerve depletion in mice before vitiligo induction. Sympathetic nerve ablation was confirmed through immunofluorescent staining of tyrosine hydroxylase. …”
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Acute respiratory failure induced by belly dancer’s syndrome: A glance to a rare case report by Ruth Elizabeth Abraham, Gan Lay Min, Ahmad Luqman Bin Md Pauzi, Noor Hafizah Abdul Salim, Iskasymar Ismail

“…Administration of ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin A injections may help to control the exacerbation of BDD and might be an option for cases refractory to medical treatment and phrenic nerve ablation.…”
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Enhanced Engraftment of a Very Low-Dose Cord Blood Unit in an Adult Haemopoietic Transplant by Addition of Six Mismatched Viable Cord Units by Stephen J. Proctor, Catherine E. Chapman, Rachel Sharples, Helen L. Lucraft, Jennifer Wilkinson, Jane Conn, Peter G. Middleton

“…The report describes the feasibility of the addition of multiple viable HLA-mismatched unrelated cord blood units, to a low cell number matched unrelated cord, to assist clinical engraftment. An ablative stem cell transplant was performed in an adult with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), using a single HLA-matched cord blood unit (mononuclear cell dose 0.8×107 ), supported by six mismatched cord blood units (one unit per 10 kg recipient weight). …”
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Developing an Appropriate Digital Hearing Aid for Low-Resource Countries: A Case Study by P. Israsena, S. Isaradisaikul, A. Noymai, S. Boonyanukul, A. Hemakom, C. Chinnarat, N. Navacharoen, S. Lekagul

“…Clinically it had undergone a full clinical trial that employed the outcome measurement protocol adopted from the APHAB, the first time implemented in Thai language. …”
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Short-term urban traffic forecasting in smart cities: a dynamic diffusion spatial-temporal graph convolutional network by Xiang Yin, Junyang Yu, Xiaoyu Duan, Lei Chen, Xiaoli Liang

“…Accurately predicting short-term traffic trends can avoid traffic congestion and plan travel routes, which is of great significance to urban management and traffic scheduling. …”
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Rescue of Primary Incomplete Microkeratome Flap with Secondary Femtosecond Laser Flap in LASIK by E. A. Razgulyaeva

“…For laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) retreatments with a previous unsuccessful mechanical microkeratome-assisted surgery, some surgical protocols have been described as feasible, such as relifting of the flap or the creation of a new flap and even the change to a surface ablation procedure (photorefractive keratectomy (PRK)). …”
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ASGCL: Adaptive Sparse Mapping-based graph contrastive learning network for cancer drug response prediction. by Yunyun Dong, Yuanrong Zhang, Yuhua Qian, Yiming Zhao, Ziting Yang, Xiufang Feng

“…Leveraging a synergistic combination of supervised and contrastive loss, ASGCL accomplishes end-to-end learning of feature representations, substantially outperforming existing methodologies. Comprehensive ablation studies underscore the efficacy of each component, corroborating the model's robustness. …”
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PROMOTING NAUTICAL TOURISM IN ROMANIA by MARIOARA PAVEL-MUSTEAŢA, TAMARA SIMON

“…Dans ce contexte, les actions visant à déterminer les clients potentiels d’acheter des produits touristiques spécifiques deviennent le véritable but de promotion, créé par une équipe de marketing, existent dans une agence de tourisme ou dans une entreprise importante de tourisme.…”
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Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization Based on Hepatic Hemodynamics for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Satoru Murata, Takahiko Mine, Tatsuo Ueda, Ken Nakazawa, Shiro Onozawa, Daisuke Yasui, Shin-ichiro Kumita

“…According to the BCLC staging system, curative therapies (resection, transplantation, and percutaneous ablation) can improve survival in HCC patients diagnosed at an early stage and offer potential long-term curative effects. …”
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Enhancing Credit Risk Decision-Making in Supply Chain Finance With Interpretable Machine Learning Model by Guanglan Zhou, Shiru Wang

“…Our methodology included an ablation experiment along with utilizing Shapley Additive Explanation (SHAP) to elucidate the contribution and significance of specific risk factors. …”
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3D convolutional deep learning for nonlinear estimation of body composition from whole body morphology by Isaac Y. Tian, Jason Liu, Michael C. Wong, Nisa N. Kelly, Yong E. Liu, Andrea K. Garber, Steven B. Heymsfield, Brian Curless, John A. Shepherd

“…We trained and tested linear and nonlinear models with ablation studies on a novel ensemble body shape dataset containing 4286 scans. …”
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Perturbation of EPHA2 and EFNA1 trans binding amplifies inflammatory response in airway epithelial cells by Ryosuke Fukuda, Shiori Beppu, Daichi Hinata, Yuka Kamada, Tsukasa Okiyoneda

“…Mechanistically, flagellin induces the TLR5-dependent EFNA1 cleavage through the metalloproteinase ADAM9 concomitant with the activation of ligand-independent EPHA2 signaling. We found that the ablation of EPHA2 reduced the responsiveness of respiratory inflammation induced by flagellin and Pseudomonas aeruginosa both in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Fetal Tachycardia Treated Successfully with Maternally Administered Propylthiouracil by Barbara V. Parilla, Farhan Hanif, Keren Hasbani, Thomas Iannucci

“…Fetal tachycardia may result from the transplacental passage of thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins in a patient with hypothyroidism secondary to ablation of Graves’ disease. Case. A 32-year-old woman, gravida 4, para 2, and abortus 1, with hypothyroidism and a history of Graves’ disease, presented at 23 6/7 weeks of gestation with a persistent fetal tachycardia. …”
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Henoch–Schönlein Purpura (IgA Vasculitis) in Association with Thyrotoxicosis by Mojgan Sanjari, Mohammadreza Shakibi, Moeinadin Safavi

“…The diagnosis of Henoch–Schönlein purpura (IgA vasculitis) was confirmed after skin biopsy. Finally, she was treated with colchicine, prednisolone, and radioiodine ablation, which caused her lesions to disappear. …”
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