Lived experiences for individuals with cystic fibrosis who have undergone lung transplantation: a qualitative study by Ulrika Skogeland, Isabelle de Monestrol, Terezia Pincikova, Tove Godskesen

“…While there is existing research on support and information needs post-lung transplant from various perspectives, this study aims to specifically address the unique experiences and challenges faced by individuals with CF during both the pre-transplant and post-transplant periods. …”
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Effect of moisture change on water retention behavior of unsaturated silty soil under loading–unloading conditions by Syed Kamran Hussain Shah, Adnan Anwar Malik, Shay Haq, Waqar Ahmad, Umair Ali, Rabia Chaudhry

“…During the initial stages of the loading process, suction increases with decreasing void ratio due to the heterogeneous distribution of water in the soil. However, there is a unique increasing trend in suction at the reloading or wetting phases of the water retention curve for all moisture contents. …”
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The Effect of Ball Heading and Subclinical Concussion On the Neuromuscular Control Of The Lower Limb: A Systematic Review by Georgios Kakavas, Ioannis Giannakopoulos Sr., Athanasios Tsiokanos, Michael Potoupnis, Panagiotis V. Tsaklis

“…# Background Soccer is unique among sports because it is the only sport that involves purposeful use of the head to control, pass, or shoot the ball. …”
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Unlocking the potential of Rosmarinic acid: A review on extraction, isolation, quantification, pharmacokinetics and pharmacology by Haritha Harindranath, Aishwarya Susil, Rajeshwari S, Mahendran Sekar, B.R. Prashantha Kumar

“…Advancement from normal traditional usage to modern-day therapeutic practices, RA has come a long way to help mankind with its unique characteristics. From anti-bacterial to anti-cancer remedies RA has proven its healing properties and still provides a scope to explore further.…”
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The effect of uniaxial compressive and tensile strains on the structural, dynamical, electronic, and optical properties of ZrCl2 monolayer: Ab-initio calculations by Hind Alqurashi, Bothina Hamad, M.O. Manasreh

“…Recently, the two-dimensional material zirconium dihalide (ZrCl2) has received a significant attention for prospective device applications due to its unique electronic, mechanical, magnetic, and topological properties. …”
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Idiosyncratic gesture use in a mother-infant dyad in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the wild by Bas van Boekholt, Isabelle Clark, Nicole J. Lahiff, Kevin C. Lee, Katie E. Slocombe, Claudia Wilke, Simone Pika

“…It also stresses the crucial need for longitudinal approaches to tackle developmental processes that are triggered by unique circumstances and unfold over relatively long time windows.…”
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Self-organized criticality and urban development by Michael Batty, Yichun Xie

“…We illustrate the theory using a unique space–time series of urban development for Buffalo, Western New York, which contains the locations of over one quarter of a million sites coded by their year of construction and dating back to 1773, some 60 years before the city began to develop. …”
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The Role of Education and Intellectual Activity on Cognition by Jeanine M. Parisi, George W. Rebok, Qian-Li Xue, Linda P. Fried, Teresa E. Seeman, Elizabeth K. Tanner, Tara L. Gruenewald, Kevin D. Frick, Michelle C. Carlson

“…Using baseline data from the Baltimore Experience Corps Trial, multiple mediation models were applied to examine the combined and unique contributions of intellectual, social, physical, creative, and passive lifestyle activities on the relationship between education and cognition. …”
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FAMHE-Net: Multi-Scale Feature Augmentation and Mixture of Heterogeneous Experts for Oriented Object Detection by Yixin Chen, Weilai Jiang, Yaonan Wang

“…Object detection in remote sensing images is essential for applications like unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted agricultural surveys and aerial traffic analysis, facing unique challenges such as low resolution, complex backgrounds, and the variability of object scales. …”
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Rectangular Glass Optical Fiber for Transmitting Sunlight in a Hybrid Concentrator Photovoltaic and Daylighting System by Afshin Aslian, Kok-Keong Chong, Seyed Hassan Tavassoli, Chin-Joo Tan, Omid Badkoobe Hazave

“…In this paper, we propose to use glass optical fibers with a rectangular cross-section for the application in a concentrator photovoltaic and daylighting system (CPVD) due to the unique characteristics of rectangular fibers with the capability to provide a uniform rectangular beam shape and a top-hat profile at the output. …”
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Antistaphylococcal Efficacy of Cefepime, Meropenem, and Piperacillin-Tazobactam in Patients with Polymicrobial Infection with MSSA Bacteremia or Pneumonia by Laila M. Najia, Eric Pyles, Arnaldo Lopez-Ruiz, Bibidh Subedi

“…Due to the lack of evidence in this unique patient population and observed results of our study, randomized studies are warranted to determine appropriate therapy in this complex patient population.…”
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Analyzing Bid and Indicative Prices in Historic Building Reconstructions in the Czech Republic by Hromada Eduard, Brozova Lucie, Heralova Renata Schneiderova, Macek Daniel, Vitasek Stanislav, Strelcova Iveta

“…Valuing the reconstruction of historic buildings is a complex and challenging task due to the unique nature of these structures and the uncertainties involved in estimating the scope of work. …”
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Advancing risk assessment in renewable power plant construction: an integrated DEA-SVM approach by Reza Rasinojehdehi, Seyyed Najafi

“…Subsequently, a SVM is developed to monitor the process, concluding with tailored risk treatment and monitoring processes specifically designed for the unique context of Iran's solar energy landscape.…”
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Compilation of 10 Years of MIRU-VNTR Data: Canadian National Tuberculosis Laboratory’s Experience by Meenu K. Sharma, Debra Janella, Alisa McGurran, Cindi Corbett, Heather Adam, Pierre-Marie Akochy, David Haldane, Hope MacKenzie, Jessica Minion, Robert Needle, Caroline Newberry, Michael Patterson, Inna Sekirov, Gregory Tyrrell, Hafid Soualhine

“…MIRU-VNTR data collected over 10 years from the National Reference Centre for Mycobacteriology (NRCM) were analyzed in this study. Some clusters were unique to a single province/territory, while others spanned multiple provinces and/or territories in Canada. …”
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A Traumatic Direct Inguinal Hernia from Pelvic Ring Disruption by Kevin L. Chow, Eduardo Smith-Singares, James Doherty

“…Discussion. This is a unique presentation of a TIH due to an open-book pelvic fracture after blunt abdominal trauma. …”
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Long short-term memory autoencoder based network of financial indices by Kamrul Hasan Tuhin, Ashadun Nobi, Mahmudul Hasan Rakib, Jae Woo Lee

“…Notably, the observed network properties exhibit unique responses to the various financial crises that occurred between 2000 and 2022. …”
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Hydroxychloroquine and Fabry Disease: Three Case Reports Examining an Unexpected Pathologic Link and a Review of the Literature by Rouhin Sen, Kathleen Borghoff, Kirk W. Foster, Stanley J. Radio, Alan Erickson, Michelene Hearth-Holmes

“…Our case reports are unique in that they explore the rare and sometimes overlooked effects of this drug on multiple organ systems, specifically the kidney, cardiac muscle, and skeletal muscle. …”
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Breeding practices of indigenous chickens in the Liban Jawi District of the West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia: A qualitative and quantitative analysis by Desalegn Begna, Teferi Bacha, Shambel Boki, Kasahun Bekana

“…This research provides valuable insights into the breeding practices of indigenous chickens in the unique context of the Liban Jawi District, Ethiopia. …”
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The Japanese encephalitis virus NS1' protein facilitates virus infection in mosquitoes. by Yuwei Liu, Yutian Huang, Ruidong Li, Chang Miao, Yi He, Changhao Xu, Xi Zhu, Bowen Li, Rui Wu, Qin Zhao, Yiping Wen, Xiaobo Huang, Qi-Gui Yan, Yi-Fei Lang, Shan Zhao, Yiping Wang, Yajie Hu, San-Jie Cao, Senyan Du

“…Neurotropic flaviviruses within the Japanese encephalitis (JE) serogroup possess the distinctive feature of expressing a unique nonstructural protein, NS1'. The NS1' protein consists of the full NS1 protein with an additional 52 amino acid extension at the C-terminus and has been demonstrated to exhibit virulence in mammalian hosts upon infection. …”
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Current knowledge about early childhood caries in the gulf cooperation council with worldwide reflection: Scoping review of the scientific literature (2010-2021). by Asmaa Othman Alkhtib, Hasaan G Mohamed

“…Nevertheless, the GCC region has some unique characteristics that need to be investigated to contextualize the western model of the dynamics of ECC prevention and promotion programs locally.…”
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