A Review of Potentially Toxic Elements in Sediment, Water, and Aquatic Species from the River Ecosystems by Md Muzammel Hossain, Iffat Jahan, Mudasir A. Dar, Maruti J. Dhanavade, Al Fattah Bin Mamtaz, Stephen J. Maxwell, Song Han, Daochen Zhu

“…This study emphasises the importance of PTE toxicity risk and continuous monitoring for the sustainability of river ecosystems.…”
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Genesis of the term "savilaida": from collections of avant-garde poetry till Lithuanian neologism by Egidijus Jaseliūnas

“…First, the underground press was quite often construed as a continuation of the partisan struggle of 1944-1953 or even the traditions of "knygnešiai" (Lith. book smugglers) of the 19th century. …”
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Association between intraoperative fluid management and postoperative outcomes in living kidney donors: a retrospective cohort study by Ja Eun Lee, Chisong Chung, Sunghae Park, Kyo Won Lee, Gaab Soo Kim

“…Efforts to find the optimal fluid management should be continued.…”
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Digital 3D reconstructions of synagogues for an innovative approach on Jewish architectural heritage in East Central Europe by Jan Lutteroth, Piotr Kuroczyński, Igor Piotr Bajena

“…The Ashmyany synagogue case study demonstrates how 3D reconstructions can help visualize lost architectural heritage, offering new insights into its historical context and emphasizing the need for continued research on open repositories and digital preservation efforts. …”
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Safety profile of EZH2 inhibitors for cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhou Zhao, Xiufeng Chen, Huayang Pang, Yan Shi, Hao Sun

“…The low rate of severe TRAEs and the rare occurrences of treatment-related deaths support the continued clinical use and further investigation of EZH2 inhibitors.…”
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Interdisciplinary Team Pilot to Reduce Time to Administration of Piperacillin/Tazobactam in the Emergency Department at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center by DiVittorio MM, Fisher T, Steadman B, Cone B, Elfessi Z

“…Factors that affect antibiotic administration time include the antibiotic dispensary location, best practice alerts in electronic medical records, and staff “huddles” to continuously reinforce the importance of antibiotics.Methods: At our Veterans Affairs Medical Center, we moved piperacillin/tazobactam from the central pharmacy to the emergency department automated dispensing cabinet. …”
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Features of the initial stage of digitalization of the executive authority of Ukraine: historical and legal overview by E. Najafli

“…It is highlighted that this process continued within the stage of primary digitalization (1993–2003) without a clear conceptual vision of its political and legal essence, specificity and purpose of digitalization of the executive power, and its deployment in these conditions coincided in time with the unfinished institutionalization of the system of executive power bodies in Ukraine, which was determined first by the incompleteness of the constitutional process and the conceptual ambiguity of the constitutional model of the executive power system institutionalized in Ukraine (until 1996), and later by attempts to combine the digitalization of the executive power with attempts to reform it within the framework of the administrative reform paradigm (since 1998). …”
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STUDY OF VEGF-A AND TGF-Β LEVELS IN BIOPTATES OF SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE TONGUE AND MOUTH FLOOR MUCOSA IN POLYCHEMOTHERAPY WITH MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES – CETUXIMAB by O. I. Kit, E. M. Frantsiyants, I. V. Neskubina, L. Yu. Vladimirova, A. A. Lyanova, Yu. A. Pogorelova, E. V. Shalashnaya, M. A. Еngibaryan, Yu. S. Sidorenko

“…All patients received 2 cycles of therapy: cisplatin 100 mg/m2 , intravenously, day 1, 5-fluorouracil 1000 mg/m2 /day, intravenously, 96-hour continuous infusion in combination with targeted therapy (cetuximab 400 mg/ m2 on day 1 in a loading dose, then 250 mg/m2 on days 8 and 15). …”
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A service ecosystems perspective to explore social prescribing value co-creation for vulnerable young people in NEET situation by Isabel Farina, Daniela Sangiorgi, Cristina Masella, Ilaria Simonelli, Regina Alves, Maria J. Marques, Sonia Dias, Carina Dantas, Sabrina Herzog, Sara Paternoster, Emanuele Torri, Marcello Bertotti

“…The dyadic relationship between Link Workers and clients operates within broader care services, fostering continuity of care. The service ecosystem perspective offers a valuable framework for examining the dynamic interactions between actors and understanding how their resource integration processes and institutional arrangements foster the emergence of opportunities to support an invisible and hard-to-reach target group, such as young people in NEET situations.…”
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The clinical characteristics and implications of acute kidney injury during induction therapy for acute promyelocytic leukemia by Kai Shen, Chenlu Yang, Jie Huang, Xiao Shuai, Ting Niu, Hongbing Ma

“…Among them, eight patients received continuous renal replacement therapy, and 3/8 patients experienced early death (ED), which was defined as death within 3 months of diagnosis. …”
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Τhiazolidine-4-One Derivatives with Variable Modes of Inhibitory Action Against DPP4, a Drug Target with Multiple Activities and Established Role in Diabetes Mellitus Type II by Dionysia Amanatidou, Phaedra Eleftheriou, Anthi Petrou, Athina Geronikaki, Theodoros Lialiaris

“…While a number of drugs with competitive inhibitory action and covalent binding capacity are available, undesired side effects exist partly attributed to drug kinetics, and research for finding novel, potent, and safer compounds continues. Despite the research, a low number of uncompetitive and non-competitive inhibitors, which could be of worth for pharmaceutical and mechanism studies, was mentioned. …”
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Kalar1 and Kalar2, Newly Released Wheat Varieties for Cultivation under Rain-fed Conditions by Star Ali Awtaq, Ali Shamsullah Azeez, Yadgar Ali Mahmood, Narmeen Rashid Abdulkareem, Khalil Musa Jamal

“…Garmian region as a semi-arid area is extremely suffering with low wheat yield production as a result of continuing yield potential reduction of the local cultivars over the time. …”
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Physicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding practices of male and female surgical sterilization procedures in Lebanon by Jad Najdi, Alexandre Armache, Elia Abou Chawareb, Nassib Abou Heidar, Marwan Zein, Anthony Fadel, Jimmy Nehme, Bassel Bachir

“…A descriptive analysis was performed using the chi-square test for categorical variables and ANOVA for continuous variables. Results One hundred eighty-three physicians specialized in Urology, OB/GYN, Family medicine and Internal medicine filled the survey. …”
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Elderly Patients with Nondistant Metastatic Pancreatic Head Adenocarcinoma Cannot Benefit from More Radical Surgery by Li Chen, Lanning Jia, Zhigang Tian, Yang Yang, Ke Zhao

“…The incidence of pancreatic cancer continues to rise globally, with pancreatic head cancer accounting for nearly 60–70%. …”
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Biologic Cost per Effectively Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient in a Large Managed Care Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Tao Gu, Neel Shah, Gaurav Deshpande, Derek H. Tang, Debra F. Eisenberg, David J. Harrison

“…The first claim for a first-line biologic between July 1, 2009, and January 31, 2013, after 6 months of continuous enrollment, was defined as the index event and date. …”
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Application of Internet Plus nursing services in the management of chronic diseases among the elderly (“互联网+护理服务”在老年慢性病患者管理中的应用) by LI Jiao (李娇), CAI Miaomiao (蔡苗苗)

“…The aim is to provide guidance basis for clinical home nursing services for elderly patients with chronic diseases, help patients better understand the "Internet Plus nursing services", reduce the travel burden of patients, achieve high-quality continuous nursing services, and make more elderly patients with chronic diseases benefit from it. …”
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Electromyographic Characteristics of a Single Motion Shoulder Exercise: A Pilot Study Investigating a Novel Shoulder Exercise by Michael J Henehan, Tamar Brand-Perez, Jeffrey C Peng, Masaaki Tsuruike

“…Muscle activity of the rotator cuff and scapular stabilizing muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, trapezius \[upper, middle and lower\], serratus anterior, middle deltoid) was measured using surface EMG while subjects performed, in a standing position, several standard shoulder exercises typically included in shoulder rehabilitation protocols (resisted shoulder flexion, abduction in the scapular plane/scaption, external rotation, extension) and a single motion shoulder exercise consisting of a continuous movement creating the shape of "Figure of 8" in the transverse plane. …”
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Description and biomechanical evaluation of the modified laparoscopic-assisted percutaneous gastropexy technique in dogs by Dong Woo Kim, Ho Hyun Kwak, Ho Hyun Kwak, Junhyung Kim, Heung Myong Woo

“…To address this challenge, we investigated a new technique—modified laparoscopic-assisted percutaneous gastropexy (mLAPG)—in canine cadavers.Materials & methodsTwelve canine cadavers were divided into mLAPG (n = 6) and TLG (n = 6) groups. mLAPG was performed using a knotless barbed suture with two ports, and TLG was performed using a single-layer continuous barbed suture. Both methods employed a suture length of 3 cm and four suture bites. …”
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Changing of taste organ in Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus, Borodin, 1897) during early development by Mohammadamin Zarini, Soheil Eagderi, Bagher Mojazi Amiri, Mahta Arabshahi

“…From the 5th DPH, the growth of taste buds increased and the number and size of these buds continued to be elevated in the lips, inside the mouth and barbels. …”
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Addressing unmet mental health needs of older adults in Turbo, Colombia: a multi-component psychosocial intervention feasibility study by Clarissa Giebel, Erika Montoya, Gabriel Saldarriaga, Thais Caprioli, Mark Gabbay, Danicza Martinez, Jessica Rua, Maria Isabel Zuluaga

“…Qualitative interviews with 12 participants showed that participants valued the intervention and the activities it offered, that the intervention was feasible, and expressed a keen interest for the intervention to be continued. Conclusions This co-produced and evidence-based intervention for older victims of ‘La Violencia’ in Colombia has the potential to provide affordable, acceptable and relevant community-based resources supporting mental health and wellbeing within the community; providing care and support with trained facilitation. …”
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