Case report: Novel multi-exon homozygous deletion of ZBTB24 causes immunodeficiency, centromeric instability, and facial anomalies syndrome 2 by Yan Long, Chenghan Wang, Jie Xiao, Yunhua Huang, Xiaoting Ling, Chaoyu Huang, Ying Chen, Jiaqi Luo, Rongheng Tang, Faquan Lin, Yifang Huang

“…During the follow-up, the patient’s pneumonia continued to progress despite receiving intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) replacement and anti-infective therapy. …”
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Identification and interpretive ranking of factors affecting the improvement of agility in business process management by Sadegh Hasani Moghadam, Mohammad Mahdi Mohtadi, Hossein Bazargani, Ali Taheri, Mohsen Miri

“…After that, the results showed that environmental awareness, knowledgeable and competent human resources, organizational learning dimension, contingent and appropriate structures, governance, improvisation-based strategy-making, technological infrastructure, dynamic adaptation, culture, and creative sustainability are prioritized, respectively.Originality/Value: Using soft operations research techniques, including the interpretive ranking process, in designing an agile model for managing business processes will significantly help process organizations in complex and dynamic environments to simultaneously exploit the benefits of stability in managing processes and dynamism coming from being agile.…”
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Microbial mechanisms underlying the reduction of N2O emissions from submerged plant covered system by Yongxia Huang, Min Deng, Shuni Zhou, Yunpeng Xue, Senbati Yeerken, Yuren Wang, Lu Li, Kang Song

“…In this study, SP and non-submerged plant (NSP) systems were set up and operated continuously for 189 days, revealing that SP reduced N2O flux by 42.4 %. …”
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Effects of inclination angle and unloading rate of confining pressure on triaxial unloading-induced slip behaviors of shale fractures by Zhe Yuan, Zhe Yuan, Yongna Cao, Tao Zhang, Tao Zhang, Shuchen Li, Xianda Feng

“…The results show that with the continuous unloading of confining pressure, the fractures were initiated to slip, then entered the quasi-static slip stage, and eventually entered the dynamic slip stage in sequence. …”
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Acoustic Emission Technique for Battery Health Monitoring: Comprehensive Literature Review by Eliška Sedláčková, Anna Pražanová, Zbyněk Plachý, Nikola Klusoňová, Vaclav Knap, Karel Dušek

“…Integrating AE with other analytical techniques can create a comprehensive tool for continuous battery condition monitoring and predictive maintenance, which is crucial in applications where battery reliability is vital, such as in EVs and energy storage systems. …”
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Long-term Evolution of Sco X-1: Implications for the Current Spin Frequency and Ellipticity of the Neutron Star by Abhijnan Kar, Pulkit Ojha, Sudip Bhattacharyya

“…Sco X-1 is the brightest observed extrasolar X-ray source, which is a neutron star (NS) low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) and is thought to have a strong potential for continuous gravitational waves (CW) detection due to its high accretion rate and relative proximity. …”
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Advanced groundwater potential and contamination vulnerability assessment using integrated GIS-based AHP techniques: A case study from the Bizerte watershed, Tunisia by Cyrine Belhadj, Rihab Riahi, Abdelaziz Sebei, Sinda Sifi, Noamen Rebai

“…The results highlighted the need for continuous monitoring and effective management strategies, underscoring the importance of a holistic approach in groundwater management to provide a robust decision-making framework.…”
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Xenopus laevis neural stem progenitor cells exhibit a transient metabolic shift toward glycolysis during spinal cord regeneration by Paula G. Slater, Paula G. Slater, Miguel E. Domínguez-Romero, Guillermo Campos, Guillermo Campos, Vania Aravena, Vania Aravena, Javier Cavieres-Lepe, Verónica Eisner

“…During Xenopus laevis spinal cord regeneration, neural stem precursor cells (NSPCs) surrounding the central canal rapidly proliferate in response to SCI, compensating for cellular loss, restoring canal continuity, and generating new neurons to reestablish lost connections. …”
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Graft-Versus-Host Disease Sustains Coagulation Activity for two Years After Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Satu Långström MD, PhD, Minna Koskenvuo MD, PhD, Pasi Huttunen MD, PhD, Riitta Lassila MD, PhD, Mervi Taskinen MD, PhD, Susanna Ranta MD, PhD, Markku Heikinheimo MD, PhD, Anne Mäkipernaa MD, PhD

“…In six patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), specifically in those having gastrointestinal (GI) tract cGVHD, we observed continued longitudinal alterations in the coagulation system. …”
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Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Intravitreal Bevacizumab Monotherapy in Zone I Stage 3+ and Aggressive Posterior Retinopathy of Prematurity by Simona Delia Nicoară, Constanța Nascutzy, Cristina Cristian, Iulian Irimescu, Anne Claudia Ștefănuț, Gabriela Zaharie, Tudor Drugan

“…It includes all the consecutive infants treated for ROP with one intravitreal bevacizumab injection, from January 1, 2009, throughout July 31, 2013. The follow-up continued for 60 weeks after injection. We recorded ROP classification, regression, gender, gestational age, birth weight, postnatal age and postmenstrual age at treatment, and pregnancy type. …”
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Genetic Diversity and Structure of a Critically Endangered Ornamental Species, <i>Rhododendron farinosum</i>, with Extremely Small Populations by Fengjuan Li, Linyuan Fan, Jingli Zhang, Wen Liu, Wei Li, Yongpeng Ma, Hong Ma

“…Furthermore, the effective population size of <i>R. farinosum</i> was inferred to date back to 95,000 years ago using the stairway plot, with a continuous decline from 3292 years. Based on these findings, we propose conservation strategies and management measures for <i>R. farinosum.…”
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Multiplexed set of 10 microsatellite markers for identification of potato varieties by O. S. Kolobova, O. P. Maluchenko, T. V. Shalaeva, E. P. Shanina, I. A. Shilov, Ya. I. Alekseev, N. S. Velishaeva

“…The most perspective approach for distinction and identification of varieties continues to remain the use of short tandem repeats. …”
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Analysis of the Production and Economic Indicators of Broiler Chicken Rearing in 2020–2023: A Case Study of a Polish Farm by Michalina Adaszyńska-Skwirzyńska, Paweł Konieczka, Mateusz Bucław, Danuta Majewska, Arkadiusz Pietruszka, Sławomir Zych, Danuta Szczerbińska

“…Broiler chicken production in Poland was profitable despite the continuously increasing production costs. In the years studied, the cost of feed accounted for 69.6–76.1% of the total production costs, chicks 15.0–19.7%, and labor costs 1.59–2.39%. …”
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Social Support, Spiritual Well-Being, and Quality of Life Among MSM and Transgender Women Living with HIV in Rural Thailand by Anongluk Vongtree, Natawan Khumsaen, Wimonpan Sungsakul, Supannee Peawnalaw, Panarat Chenchob, Tassamon Namwong

“… Background: HIV/AIDS continues to be a significant public health challenge in Thailand, affecting not only the physical health but also the overall quality of life (QOL) of those living with the virus. …”
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The Relationship Between Gender and Women’s Tobacco Use: An Ecological Analysis with Country-level Data by Hanife Ece Erik, Tülin Çoban, Lütfiye Hilal Özcebe

“…Statistical analyses, conducted using the Statistical Package for Social Science and Microsoft Excel, involve Spearman correlation analysis for continuous numerical data and the Kruskal-Wallis H test for differences between means. …”
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Justification for the physiological isolation of the torus based on the pain sensitivity of the oral mucosa by Alijon Sobirov, Sunnatullo Gafforov, Nurmukhamet Ruzuddinov, Raykhon Pulatova, Ravshanbek Jambilov, Kalamkas Ruzuddinova, Zukhriddin Djumaev, Sevara Gafforova

“…In addition, 16.2% of patients considered their quality of life to be satisfactory, and only 5.4% continued to consider their quality of life to be unsatisfactory, although before prosthetics, this indicator was (5.1%). …”
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Lack of Tissue Virological Response as a Predictor of Relapse in Chronic Hepatitis D after Completion Bulevirtide Therapy by P. O. Bogomolov, N. A. Shub, N. A. Gasilova, A. A. Belyakova, T. G. Lidzhieva, E. A. Kondrasheva, N. A. Barsukova, M. V. Arapova, E. A. Isaeva, S. V. Koblov, M. V. Kalashnikov, O. S. Kuzymina, A. Yu. Demyanov, A. O. Bueverov, I. V. Maev

“…In patients with chronic hepatitis D who have achieved a complete virological response in serum, the absence of a virological response in liver tissue (detection of HDV RNA in liver biopsy) is a predictor of relapse, providing a rationale for the continuation of antiviral therapy.…”
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Numerical Simulation Study of Pore-Throat Evolution of Upper Paleozoic in Ordos Basin, China by Qing Cao, Zhangxing Chen, JingZhou Zhao, Jiacheng Dang, Jiaxuan Song, Bin Chen

“…The results are important to a deep understanding of the relationship between the reservoir continuing to experience porosity and permeability evolution and the timing of petroleum charging into the reservoir and can also be applied elsewhere as a quick means in high grading areas of risks during field development.…”
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High-pressure structural and electrical properties of pyrochlore: Enhanced octahedral distortions and electrical resistance of La2Sn2O7 by Shufan Jia, H. Saqib, Daniel Errandonea, Yuxin Hu, Bin Zeng, Xiangyu Chen, Alfonso Munoz, Silvana Radescu, Andres Mujica, Yongsheng Zhao, S. Rahman, Ning Dai

“…Furthermore, AC impedance spectroscopy measurements revealed that the resistance of La2Sn2O7 increases continuously with pressure. On the other hand, first-principles calculations were also employed to investigate the electronic properties and structural evolution of pyrochlore La2Sn2O7, providing a theoretical basis for the interpretation of the experimental observation that pyrochlore La2Sn2O7 becomes more insulating under compression. …”
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Experimental Study on Shear Behavior and Failure Mechanism of Bolted Heterogeneous Rock Joints under Different Anchorage Conditions by Xianzhen Cheng, Hengjie Luan, Yujing Jiang, Sunhao Zhang, Chuanyang Jia

“…Under fully grouted, the extrusion force caused by the rock bolt will diffuse around the anchorage agent and will not cause partial continuous damage. The surface damage of heterogeneous rock joints increases with the increase of JRC and presents obvious heterogeneous characteristics. …”
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