Sustainable reduction in sound levels on intensive care units through noise management - an implementation study by Sandra Witek, Claudia Schmoor, Fabian Montigel, Birgit Grotejohann, Sven Ziegler

“…Conclusions Our implementation study indicates that a bundle of interventions can reduce noise levels in intensive care units, although the clinical relevance of the measured effect must be questioned. …”
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Variations and anomalies in the structure and branching of lumbosacral spinal nerve roots: a case report and global insights by O. S. Nekhlopochyn, V. V. Verbov, M. M. Leshko, Ye. V. Cheshuk, I. M. Ivanovych, T. A. Malysheva

“…It emerged from the dural space at the level of the upper third of the L5 arch and then divided into two parts. A thinner bundle, comparable in diameter to a normal nerve root, exited through the L5-S1 intervertebral foramen, while a considerably thicker bundle followed a path parallel to the axis of the dural sac and exited through the S1-S2 intervertebral foramen. …”
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Abdominal plexiform neurofibroma. Case report by José Rolando Rodríguez Núñez, Fernando Karel Fonseca Sosa, Juan Guillermo Bauzá López, Pedro Rafael Casado Mendez

“…Introduction: Plexiform neurofibroma is a subtype of type 1 neurofibromatosis that is characterized by affecting multiple bundles of a nerve, being recurrent, and having a high risk of malignant transformation. …”
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Trade-off or synergy? The impacts of coal energy consumption on compound system vulnerability: A perspective from coal resource base assessment by Zhaorui Jing, Xiangyu Min, Sijia Li, Junying Li, Wen Song

“…Across spatial–temporal changes, the dominance was observed in bundles involving ecosystem vulnerability, social system vulnerability-ecosystem vulnerability, and carbon emissions-economic system vulnerability. …”
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Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome Mimics a Conduction Disease by S. Marrakchi, I. Kammoun, S. Kachboura

“…It is important to recognise Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome in electrocardiograms (ECG), as it may mimic ischaemic heart disease, ventricular hypertrophy, and bundle branch block. Recognising WPW syndrome allows for risk stratification, the identification of associated conditions, and the institution of appropriate management. …”
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The Role of In-Store Consumer Movements in Purchase Decision by Selim Çam, Murat Fatih Tuna

“…Customer contact centres are one of the types of businesses that support digital operations, where goods and services are offered as a bundle of products. Through these centres, consumers can both access sub-services related to telecommunication services and purchase the technologies that will enable this access. …”
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Lipoleiomyoma of the Uterus and Primary Ovarian Leiomyoma in a Postmenopausal Woman: Two Rare Entities in the Same Individual by Sefa Kelekci, Serenat Eris, Emine Demirel, Serpil Aydogmus, Nese Ekinci

“…A histopathological examination revealed a uterine lipoleiomyoma, composed of variable amounts of smooth muscle cells and mature adipocytes and a right ovarian leiomyoma composed of interlacing bundles and fascicles of spindle cells. The coexistence of these two rare entities in the same individual may represent a common pathway as a stimulating agent. …”
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A Muscle-Specific Rehabilitation Training Method Based on Muscle Activation and the Optimal Load Orientation Concept by Zhibin Song, Chao Nie, Shuyang Li, Paolo Dario, Jian S. Dai

“…A three-dimensional musculoskeletal model of the human shoulder was used to predict muscle forces experienced during shoulder movements, in which muscles that contributed to shoulder motion were divided into 31 muscle bundles, and the Hill model was used to characterize the force-length properties of the muscle. …”
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Motivations for women’s participation in urban agriculture: a multivariate probit model analysis by Tayech Lemma, Mala Sharma

“…These findings provide valuable insights into the motivating factors driving women’s participation in UA and suggest the potential bundling of motivations. They lay the groundwork for more effective policies and programmes to support women's participation in this crucial sector of UA.…”
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Tensile properties of domestic Al2O3f/Al2O3 composite at room temperature and 1000 ℃ by ZHANG Ke, XU Ping, ZHANG Chao, LI Chenchen, YING Wenqing, XING Ning, LI Mei, ZHANG Chengyu

“…Low tensile strength with high interfacial bonding strength， results in fiber bundle breakage and shorter fiber pull-out.…”
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Deep Brain Stimulation of Hemiparkinsonian Rats with Unipolar and Bipolar Electrodes for up to 6 Weeks: Behavioral Testing of Freely Moving Animals by Kathrin Badstuebner, Ulrike Gimsa, Immo Weber, Armin Tuchscherer, Jan Gimsa

“…Platinum/iridium electrodes were inserted into the subthalamic nucleus of rats with unilateral 6-OHDA-induced lesions of the medial forebrain bundle. Six behavioral parameters were compared with respect to their potential to detect DBS effects. …”
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New Tool to Screen Financial Viability of Alternative Public–Private Partnership Structures for Delivery of Electric Vehicle-Charging Infrastructure by Patrick DeCorla-Souza, Mahir Hossain

“…To demonstrate the use of this tool, we conducted a high-level screening analysis for a hypothetical bundle of publicly accessible EV-charging stations to assess the financial viability of delivering electric vehicle-charging infrastructure (EVCI) using alternative public–private partnership (P3) structures. …”
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Geometric Evaluation of Mobile-Phone Camera Images for 3D Information by Ferruh Yilmazturk, Ali Ersin Gurbak

“…In the calibration process, the self-calibration bundle adjustment method was used. To evaluate the metric performances, the geometric accuracy tests in the image and object spaces were performed and the test results were compared. …”
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Human Development XI: The Structure of the Cerebral Cortex. Are There Really Modules in the Brain? by Tyge Dahl Hermansen, Søren Ventegodt, Isack Kandel

“…Further, we discuss the results of experiments with Luminization Microscopy (LM) colouration of myalinized fibres, in which vertical bundles of afferent/efferent fibres that could support the cortex module are identified. …”
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Test Study on Airtight Capability of Filter Cakes for Slurry Shield and Its Application in a Case by Fanlu Min, Wei Zhu, Shengquan Xia, Rui Wang, Daiwei Wei, Teng Jiang

“…The certain air pressure between the first and second stages was called the airproofing value of filter cake. And a capillary bundle model was used to explain the mechanism of air tightness of filter cakes. …”
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Current Concepts in the Biopsy of Musculoskeletal Tumors by Costantino Errani, Francesco Traina, Fabrizio Perna, Carlotta Calamelli, Cesare Faldini

“…Furthermore, the surgeon does not open compartmental barriers, anatomic planes, joint space, and tissue area around neurovascular bundles. Nevertheless, avoid producing a hematoma. …”
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Parking, travel behavior, and working from home by Hao Ding, Michael Manville

“…We find that households with bundled parking are more likely to drive, and less likely to use transit. …”
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Specific Influences of Early Acoustic Environments on Cochlear Hair Cells in Postnatal Mice by Aoshuang Chang, Peng Chen, Shasha Guo, Nana Xu, Wenlu Pan, Hongzheng Zhang, Cuixian Li, Jie Tang

“…Compared with controls, no difference was found in the number and alignment of inner and outer hair cells or in the length of hair bundles after acoustic overstimulation. The expression and function of prestin, the motor protein of outer hair cells (OHCs), were specifically increased in OHCs activated by acoustic stimulation at postnatal days 7–11. …”
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Contribution of Filopodia to Cell Migration: A Mechanical Link between Protrusion and Contraction by Fei Xue, Deanna M. Janzen, David A. Knecht

“…We have found that although filopodia contain parallel bundles of actin, they contain a surprisingly nonuniform spatial and temporal distribution of actin binding proteins. …”
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Mechanisms of manganese uptake and long-distance transport in the hyperaccumulator Celosia argentea Linn. by Wenxuan Jiang, Pingping Jiang, Shaohong You, Hui Qiu, Jie Liu, Xuehong Zhang, Mouyixing Chen

“…Furthermore, the high Mn intensity in the vascular bundles (xylem and phloem) of stems and petioles indicates that the xylem and phloem play crucial roles in Mn transport from roots to leaves. …”
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