Transanal Hemorrhoidal Dearterialization (THD): A Single Center Experience on 100 Consecutive Cases by Aleksandar Mitevski, Vladko Cvetanovski, Petar Markov, Ilija Milev

“…All patients treated with the THD method using a system manufactured by THD S.p.A., Correggio, Italy, consisting of a proctoscope equipped with a Doppler probe and a light source was used to perform the operation. …”
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Evolutionary analysis of slope direction deformation in the Gaojiawan landslide based on time-series InSAR and Kalman filtering. by Jingchuan Yao, Runqing Zhan, Jiliang Guo, Wei Wang, Muce Yuan, Guangyu Li, Bo Zhang, Rui Zhang

“…Therefore, this paper proposes a method for the dynamic reconstruction and evolutionary characteristic analysis of the Gaojiawan landslide's along-slope deformation based on ascending and descending orbit time-series InSAR observations using Kalman filtering. Initially, the method employs a gridded selection approach during the InSAR time-series processing, filtering coherent points based on the standard deviation of residual phases, thereby ensuring the density and quality of the extracted coherent points. …”
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Fragmenty písemností z kavalírské cesty hrabat z Clary-Aldringenu z roku 1727 by Jiří Kubeš

“…The Clary-Aldringens belonged to the wealthy Czech noble families whose ancestors had come to Bohemia as successful soldiers during the Thirty Years´ War. They created a large dominion mainly in northern Bohemia with the centre in well known spa Teplice. …”
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Sex Differences in the Renal Vascular Responses of AT1 and Mas Receptors in Two-Kidney-One-Clip Hypertension by Zahra Pezeshki, Mehdi Nematbakhsh

“…However, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In this study, we investigated sex differences in renal vascular responses to angiotensin II (Ang II) administration with and without Ang II type 1 and Mas receptor (AT1R and MasR) antagonists (losartan and A779) in the 2K1C rat model of renovascular hypertension. …”
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Identification of new genes regulating nodule development in Medicago truncatula: an in-silico approach by Mahboobeh Azarakhsh, Sara Eslami, Maryam Moghadas, Zahra Ataei

“…Moreover, we showed that auxin response factor Medtr2g043250 could be direct target of NIN transcription factor. …”
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La diversion comme genre : L’écriture et ses labyrinthes à l’époque élisabéthaine by Sophie Chiari-Lasserre

“…And more importantly, the image of the Cretan circumvolutions, when present in the texts, refashioned the style of Renaissance books: this is the reason why the labyrinth itself can be seen as a genre, fully operative during the Elizabethan period. Dramatists in particular used this peculiar genre to stage deviant trajectories and plots of “seduction”, in the etymological sense of the term. …”
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Characteristics of Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes in Chinese Older Adults: A National Prospective Cohort Study by Fang Lv, Xiaoling Cai, Dayi Hu, Changyu Pan, Danyi Zhang, Jie Xu, Linong Ji

“…The baseline metabolic profiles were compared and the proportion of patients achieving adequate control of blood glucose, blood pressure, and blood lipids in reference to target goals were assessed during treatment. Results. The older NEW2D (n=1362) had a lower BMI, HbA1c%, diastolic blood pressure, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and total cholesterol, higher systolic blood pressure, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels at baseline. 47.8%, 66.7%, and 39.4% reached the target of HbA1c<7.0%, BP<140/90 mmHg, and LDL−C<2.6 mmol/L, respectively. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Helicobacter pylori Infection among Children Aged 1 to 15 Years at Holy Innocents Children’s Hospital, Mbarara, South Western Uganda by Phoebe Aitila, Michael Mutyaba, Simon Okeny, Maurice Ndawula Kasule, Rashid Kasule, Frank Ssedyabane, Benson Okongo, Richard Onyuthi Apecu, Enoch Muwanguzi, Caesar Oyet

“…The infection is generally acquired during childhood but can remain asymptomatic, with long-term clinical sequelae including gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and stomach cancer. …”
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Estimation of Anthocyanins in Apple Leaves Based on Ground Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning Models by Yu Zhang, Mi Zou, Yanjun Li, Qingrui Chang, Xing Chen, Zhiyong Dai, Weihao Yuan

“…The original hyperspectral imaging at wavelengths before 720 nm shows a decrease in reflectance as the growth stages progress, while the spectral curves after 720 nm remain largely consistent across stages; (2) Compared to single original spectral variables, multivariate estimation models using original spectra and second-order derivative transformed spectra show improved accuracy for anthocyanins estimation across different growth stages, with the most significant improvement during the Fruit Enlargement stage; (3) Although the computation of the three-band spectral indices is resource-intensive and time-consuming, it can enhance anthocyanins estimation accuracy; (4) Among all models, the CatBoost model based on original spectra and second-order derivative transformed spectra indices for the entire growth period achieved the highest accuracy, with a validation set R² of 0.934 and a RPD of 3.888, and produced effective leaf anthocyanins inversion maps. …”
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Exploring the Most Promising Stem Cell Therapy in Liver Failure: A Systematic Review by Jeanne AdiwinataPawitan

“…All published studies in PubMed/MEDLINE and Cochrane Library, using key words: “human” and “stem cell” AND “liver failure” on 16th June 2018, without time restriction. …”
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British Policy and Strategy in the Middle East in 1941: Three Wars ‘East of Suez’ by A. M. Fomin

“…The author examines three episodes of Great Britain’s struggle for the Middle East in 1941 (Iraq, Syria, Iran), framing them into the general logic of the German-British confrontation during this period.The author emphasizes that potential assertion of German hegemony in the Middle East could have made the defense of Suez almost impossible, as well as the communication with India, and would have provided the Reich with an access to almost inexhaustible supplies of fuel. …”
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Feeding strategies and associated cognitive capacities among Plio-Pleistocene hominins: toward new perspectives using the ventromedial prefrontal cortex by Margot Louail

“…Among the five species studied (Macaca mulatta, M. fuscata, Gorilla gorilla, Pan troglodytes and Homo sapiens), those with broader diets and more complex foraging strategies exhibit a bigger VMPFC than species with a less diversified diet. We suggested that the capacity to switch foraging behaviors using memorized information may have been particularly favored among hominins of the Late Pliocene and especially Early Pleistocene, a period marked by several time intervals of increased climatic instability. …”
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Prospects for the use of ferrites with high magnetic permeability and permittivity as radio-absorbing materials by V. G. Kostishin, R. M. Vergazov, S. B. Menshova, I. M. Isaev

“…Studies show that the attenuation of the power of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface of the ferrite is due to both interference processes and the processes of dissipation of electromagnetic energy during propagation in the ferrite. …”
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Serum assisted PD-L1 aptamer screening for improving its stability by Yu Zhou, Haozhe Zhang, Yujing Ding, Changyuan Yu, Hao Li

“…Here, a real sample assisted capture-SELEX strategy is proposed to enhance the aptamer stability, using the selection of specific aptamer towards PD-L1 as an example. …”
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Site-selective photo-crosslinking for the characterisation of transient ubiquitin-like protein-protein interactions. by Zac Sandy, Zijuan Wang, Deepak Behera, Benjamin M Foster, Finlay A Martin, Kira Brüninghoff, Kathleen M Cain, Wolfgang Dörner, Maria Jose Cabello-Lobato, Josep V Forment, Matthew J Cliff, Igor Larrosa, Perdita Barran, Duncan L Smith, Henning D Mootz, Christine K Schmidt

“…Despite this, they have been historically hard to identify using conventional methods due to their often weak and transient nature. …”
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Intestinal Organoids in Colitis Research: Focusing on Variability and Cryopreservation by Talke F. zur Bruegge, Andrea Liese, Sören Donath, Stefan Kalies, Maike Kosanke, Oliver Dittrich-Breiholz, Sandra Czech, Verena N. Bauer, André Bleich, Manuela Buettner

“…Additionally, we conducted infection experiments using freshly isolated and cryopreserved/thawed organoids and found that cryopreservation influenced the experimental outcome during early passages. …”
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Interdisciplinary collaboration across secondary and primary care to improve medication safety in the elderly (IMMENSE study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Liv Mathiesen, Jeanette Schultz Johansen, Kjerstin Havnes, Kjell H. Halvorsen, Stine Haustreis, Lillann Wilsgård Skaue, Elena Kamycheva, Kirsten K. Viktil, Anne Gerd Granås, Beate H. Garcia

“…IMM has been shown to reduce readmissions and drug-related hospital readmissions. Using the IMM model as a template, we have designed an intervention aiming both to improve medication safety in hospitals, and communication across the secondary and primary care interface. …”
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Assessing habitat selection parameters of Arabica coffee using BWM and BCM methods based on GIS by Xiaogang Liu, Yuting Tan, Jianhua Dong, Jie Wu, Xinle Wang, Zhiqing Sun

“…Indicator weights were determined using the Best–Worst Method (BWM), while weighted processing was conducted using the Base-Criterion Method (BCM). …”
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Activation of endogenous tolerance to bleaching stress by high salinity in cloned endosymbiotic dinoflagellates from corals by Ching-Nen Nathan Chen, Tze Ching Yong, Jih-Terng Wang

“…Furthermore, their Fv’/Fm’ during the recovery period showed a significant improvement compared to the controls. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Dynamic Stable Cluster Head Selection in VANET by Muhammad Asim Saleem, Zhou Shijie, Muhammad Umer Sarwar, Tanveer Ahmad, Amarah Maqbool, Casper Shikali Shivachi, Maham Tariq

“…VANET is the spontaneous evolving creation of a wireless network, and clustering in these networks is a challenging task due to rapidly changing topology and frequent disconnection in networks. …”
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