Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After Cardiac Arrest and Prevention Strategies: A Narrative Review by Harinivaas Shanmugavel Geetha, Yi Xiang Teo, Sharmitha Ravichandran, Amos Lal

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Glycemic Profile and Clinical Treatment in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus-Tuberculosis: An Update Scoping Review by Rissaadah S, Nursiswati N, Pahria T

“…A literature search was performed using three databases, PubMed, Scopus, and Medline, with inclusion criteria for the population of patients with diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis who discuss glycemic control and clinical treatment. Critical appraisal in this study was assessed using the Joanna-Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal tools.Results: We included 16 studies from a total of 741 articles in the initial search. …”
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Por que você não coleciona selos como todo mundo? Velhice e objetos de coleção na trajetória de Urbano, O Aposentado by Leila Beatriz Ribeiro

“…Why should we not see the collectionist practice of "Urbano" as a metaphor of resistance to disposal, as a criticism of consumer attitudes, of the death of things? …”
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"I sometimes feel like I can't win!": An exploratory mixed-methods study of women's body image and experiences of exercising in gym settings. by Emma S Cowley, Jekaterina Schneider

“…Despite this, women showed signs of resistance towards gendered and appearance ideals permeating gym environments and some experienced empowerment through skill acquisition, breaking gender norms, and exercising in supportive environments. …”
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A Secure User Authentication Scheme against Smart-Card Loss Attack for Wireless Sensor Networks Using Symmetric Key Techniques by Lei Chen, Fushan Wei, Chuangui Ma

“…User authentication in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is a critical security issue due to their unattended and hostile deployment in the field. …”
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Musawah Movement’s Activism for Women’s Rights as Strengthening the Trend of Islamic Feminism by Żaklina Dworska

“…This paper situates Islamic feminism and the activities of Musawah, an NGO focused on reinterpreting Islam, promoting approaches that address contemporary challenges to gender equality and debates about the role of religion within the context of Muslim family law. The critical approach of Islamic feminism is to resist the abuse of religious interpretation to maintain patriarchal structures while rejecting Western and secularized understandings of human rights. …”
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Infrastructural Critique. The Upside-Down of the Bottom-Up: A Case Study on the IBA Berlin 84/87 by Eva Maria Hierzer, Philipp Markus Schörkhuber

“…Anarchistic participation, as in Autogestion, within a development process, is a critical utopian alternative draft to existing power structures. …”
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Enhancing Democratic Processes: A Survey of DRE, Internet, and Blockchain in Electronic Voting Systems by Mosbah Alown, Mehmet Sabir Kiraz, Muhammed Ali Bingol

“…The cryptographic primitives reviewed include techniques like homomorphic encryption, blind signatures, and zero-knowledge proofs, which can enhance voter privacy, verifiability, and resistance to coercion and double voting.…”
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Sympathoexcitation Associated with Renin-Angiotensin System in Metabolic Syndrome by Takuya Kishi, Yoshitaka Hirooka

“…Although RAS activation is important for the therapeutic target, underlying sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activation is critically involved and should not be neglected in the pathogenesis of hypertension with MetS. …”
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The Diagnosis and Treatment of Branch Retinal Vein Occlusions: An Update by Diana-Maria Darabuş, Rodica Georgiana Dărăbuş, Mihnea Munteanu

“…Therapeutic interventions, including laser photocoagulation, anti-VEGF therapy, and intravitreal corticosteroids, are critically evaluated, emphasizing emerging treatments such as gene therapy, peptide-based agents, and small-molecule inhibitors. …”
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Elastostatic loading rejuvenation behavior in bulk metallic glasses and its origin: A review by Seyyedeh Maryam Mirhashemi, Mehdi Malekan

“…Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) that exhibit superior properties compared to their crystalline counterparts, such as high strength, excellent corrosion resistance and good magnetic properties, are emerging as advanced engineering materials. …”
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Electrochemical Studies of WC-Flyash HVOF Coating Interface on SA209-T1 Steel under 3.5 NaCl Solution by D. Elango, A. Daniel Das, S. P. Kumaresh Babu, S. Natarajan, A. Yeshitla

“…Due to the adaptation of corrosion easy in boiler material, the research of those properties is significant because of its criticality and functionality during the service time. …”
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Magnetic Shielding With High-Tc (YBa2Cu3O7-δ)1-xAgx Superconducting Tubes by H. Castro, E. Holguín, J. F. Loude, L. Rinderer

“…We measured the times governing the dynamics of magnetic flux penetration, on a microsecond time-scale, and tried to correlate them with d.c. measurements of the resistivity and the critical transport current density, using a simple theoretical model based on the flux-flow régime.…”
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Path and Practice of Gap Management in National Parks: A Comparison Between China and the US and Inspirations Therefrom by Yun MA, Siyuan HE

“…However, the two approaches both face legal and fiscal constraints, including political resistance, legal uncertainty, and limited funding. …”
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Pinning in High-Tc Superconductors by Ernst Helmut Brandt

“…In conventional superconductors, depinning occurs when a critical current density Jc is exceeded. In high-Tc superconductors (HTSC), thermally activated depinning causes a finite resistivity t9 even at current densities J ≪ Jc. …”
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Tuberculosis in the 1990s: From Bedside to Bench and Back by Frances B Jamieson, Pamela Chedore

“…Laboratories play a critical part in the diagnosis of TB; procedures must be optimized to provide rapid and accurate results. …”
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Contemporary Nigeria and the Deficit of Deliberative Democracy: Exploring the Indigenous Value of Àgbájọ ọwọ́ as Collegiality by Ronald Olufemi Badru

“…As one of the socio-moral values of an ideal Yoruba persona, or ọmọlúwàbí, àgbájọ ọwọ́ underscores the critical point that the realty of the common good properly derives from a rational collaboration of the members of a political collectivity. …”
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Wujud Nasionalisme Tokoh Modernis Islam: Kontribusi K.H. Mas Mansur dalam Mengantarkan Indonesia Merdeka by Miftahuddin Miftahuddin, Danar Widiyanta, Adnan Rafsanjani

“…The research employs historical research procedures, including heuristics (source gathering), verification (criticism of the collected sources), interpretation (analysis of historical facts), and historiography (writing of history). …”
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Currencies Come and Go, But Employment Always Takes Root: Rethinking External Constraints and Monetary Sovereignty in the Periphery by Esteban Cruz-Hidalgo, Stuart Medina-Miltimore, Agustín Mario

“…Ultimately, this analysis underscores the potential of MMT to expand the external constraint and enable sustainable development, despite challenges in implementation and political resistance.…”
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Staphylococcus aureus blocks host autophagy through circSyk/miR-5106/Sik3 axis to promote progression of bone infection. by Zhihao Chen, Qiyuan Jin, Jinqi Zhong, Zonggang Xie, Qi Chen, Liubing Li, Jijie Li, Chenhao Zhao, Junfeng Wang, Xiaoying Tang, Mingxiao Han, Ru Li, Ziyuan Li, Zelei Tong, Min Wang, Hong Du, Haifang Zhang

“…With the rapid increase in the number of implant operations, the incidence of bone infections has increased. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and other emerging fully drug-resistant strains make the management of bone infections even more challenging. …”
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