Epidemiology and impact of device-specific infections on patients receiving left ventricular assist devices by Amit Iyengar, MD MSE, Jason Feinman, MD, Joyce Jiang, BS, Cindy Song, BA, Spencer Kim, BA, Alvin Mathew, MD, Sophia Golec, MD, Aarti Rao, MD, Ankitha Radakrishnan, MD, Michaela Asher, MPhil, David Rekhtman, BS, John DePaolo, MD PhD, Noah Moss, MD, Shinobu Itagaki, MD, Anelechi Anyanwu, MD, Joyce Wald, DO, Marisa Cevasco, MD MPH, Aditya Parikh, MD

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Complete Duplex of the Left Ureter with Lower Moiety Hydronephrosis Secondary to Ureteral Stone in Adult by Masresha S. Dino, Alemayehu Tegegn Tefera, Kaleab Hebtemichael Gebreselassie, Sena Sefera Akkasa, Ferid Ousman Mummed

“…We report a 35-year-old female who presented with left flank pain in the last three years. Abdominal CT scan showed left complete duplicated system with lower moiety hydroureteronephrosis and obstructed midureteral stone. …”
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Analyzing the Impact of Ambient Temperature Indicators on Transformer Life in Different Regions of Chinese Mainland by Cui-fen Bai, Wen-Sheng Gao, Tong Liu

“…Five ambient temperature indicators related to the transformer life are involved into the partial least squares regression to describe their impact on the transformer life. …”
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Extending Shelf Life of Indonesian Soft Milk Cheese (Dangke) by Lactoperoxidase System and Lysozyme by Ahmad Ni’matullah Al-Baarri, Anang Mohamad Legowo, Septinika Kurnia Arum, Shigeru Hayakawa

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Life cycle sustainability assessment and optimization of seismic retrofit solutions for RC frame structures by Hafiz Asfandyar Ahmed, Zhenru Wang, Yaohan Li

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Motivations behind end-of-life care: a qualitative study of Iranian nurses’ experiences by Zahra Royani, Khadijeh Yazdi, Gholam Reza Mahmoodi-Shan

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Surgical Cryoablation of Drug Resistant Ventricular Tachycardia and Aneurysmectomy of Postinfarction Left Ventricular Aneurysm by Marek Pojar, Jan Harrer, Nedal Omran, Martin Vobornik

“…Heart failure is usually associated with left ventricle remodelling, wall thickening, and worsening of the systolic function. …”
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Effect of differences in vascular anatomy on surgical outcomes of left pancreatectomy: a retrospective study by Masahiro Fukada, Noriki Mitsui, Takeshi Horaguchi, Yuji Hatanaka, Itaru Yasufuku, Yuta Sato, Jesse Yu Tajima, Shigeru Kiyama, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Katsutoshi Murase, Nobuhisa Matsuhashi

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Integrated Insights into Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Improving Life Quality and Reducing Mortality in Obesity by Ruxandra-Cristina Marin, Andrei-Flavius Radu, Paul Andrei Negru, Ada Radu, Denisa Negru, Raluca Anca Corb Aron, Teodora Maria Bodog, Ruxandra Florina Bodog, Paula Bianca Maghiar, Roxana Brata

“…MBS has shown significant potential for improving quality of life and metabolic health outcomes in individuals with obesity, yet it carries inherent risks. …”
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Disability and quality of life in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia on long- term clozapine therapy by Dhandapani Nandakumar, Ragul Ganesh, Koushik S. Deb, Raka Jain, Mamta Sood

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What Might I Like My Kids to Learn about Life?: In Search of “Tradition” by Anthony McCann

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Nutrition at Early Stages of Life Determines the Future Growth and Reproductive Performance of Dairy Calves by Philipe Moriel, Luiz Ferraretto

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The relationship between the digital maturity and efficiency of Croatian non-life insurers: Exploratory research by Ćurak Marijana, Duvnjak Mirela, Pervan Maja

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Nutritional Composition and Marketable Shelf-Life of Blood Ark Clams and Ponderous Ark Clams by Leslie N. Sturmer, Kimberly L. Morgan, Robert L. Degner

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Peace journalism as ideology or peace journalism as a semiotic act of world and life view? by Pieter Jacobus Fourie

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Real-Life Report on Chemoembolization Using DEBIRI for Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer by M. Stutz, A. Mamo, D. Valenti, A. Hausvater, T. Cabrera, P. Metrakos, P. Chaudhury, G. Steacy, E. Garoufalis, P. Kavan

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Psychometric Measurement of Fertility-related Quality of Life across Gender in Primary Infertile Couples by Mahmood Dhahir Al-Mendalawi

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Quality of Life, Depression, and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Renal Replacement Therapies in Saudi Arabia by Emad Adel Shdaifat

“…Despite improvements in renal replacement therapy (RRT) for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), it continues to have serious negative impacts on quality of life (QOL) and emotional status. This study determines the association between demographic characteristics and the negative emotional states of depression, anxiety, and stress in Saudi Arabia. …”
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Degradation Data-Driven Remaining Useful Life Estimation in the Absence of Prior Degradation Knowledge by Yong Yu, Changhua Hu, Xiaosheng Si, Jianxun Zhang

“…Recent developments in prognostic and health management have been targeted at utilizing the observed degradation signals to estimate residual life distributions. Current degradation models mainly focus on a population of “identical” devices or an individual device with population information, not a single component in the absence of prior degradation knowledge. …”
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Life-Threatening Adenovirus Infections in the Setting of the Immunocompromised Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Patients by Cedar J. Fowler, Jennifer Dunlap, Darcy Troyer, Peter Stenzel, Elliot Epner, Richard T. Maziarz

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