Morale in Old Age and Its Association with Sociodemographic, Social, and Health-Related Factors in Different Age Groups by Marina Näsman, Johan Niklasson, Jan Saarela, Mikael Nygård, Birgitta Olofsson, Yngve Gustafson, Fredrica Nyqvist

“…Morale can be viewed as a future-oriented optimism or pessimism regarding challenges associated with aging and is closely related to subjective well-being. Promoting morale in old age could be considered to have important implications for aging well, and increased knowledge about morale in different stages of old age is needed. …”
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Comparison of meat tenderness parameters and free amino acids content in different species: Buffalo, Yak and Maremmana beef by Michela Contò, Sabrina Di Giovanni, Giacomo Contò, Sebastiana Failla

“…As we expected, the aging time influenced almost all FAA. …”
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Faith Based Organizations as Instigators of Development: the contribution of Alfagems Secondary School in Morogoro (Tanzania) by Tadeusz Jarosz, Emmanuel Komba

“…As FBO insiders target a given developmental goal, they start to act upon the secular proponents which are continually being reinforced from within the religious dimension. …”
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The Effect of Taraxacum officinale Hydroalcoholic Extract on Blood Cells in Mice by Mehrdad Modaresi, Narges Resalatpour

“…The study indicates efficacy of dandelion extract on RBC and HB in doses of 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg and in 200 mg/kg on WBC to achieve normal body balance.…”
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The improvement students learning achievement by applying work based learning combined with teaching factory concept by Hasan Maksum, Wawan Purwanto, Toto Sugiarto, Nuzul Hidayat, Siman Siman, Hanapi Hasan

“…This study aims to develop a work-based learning model that incorporates the Teaching Factory concept (WBL-TEFA) with the goal of enhancing the learning achievement of automotive vocational students. …”
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Potential for Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions With the Addition of Hydrogen or Ammonia to Different Natural Gas Compositions—Application in Internal Combustion Engines by Christina Ingo, Jessica Tuuf, Margareta Björklund‐Sänkiaho

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Periodic Catatonia Marked by Hypercortisolemia and Exacerbated by the Menses: A Case Report and Literature Review by Samantha Zwiebel, Alejandro G. Villasante-Tejanos, Jose de Leon

“…Two later admissions showed CK and WBC elevations. …”
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Deep mantle earthquakes linked to CO2 degassing at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge by Zhiteng Yu, Satish C. Singh, Cédric Hamelin, Léa Grenet, Marcia Maia, Anne Briais, Lorenzo Petracchini, Daniele Brunelli

“…Syntheses of regional basaltic rock samples and their geochemical analyses indicate the presence of an abnormally high quantity of CO2 (~0.4–3.0 wt%) in the primary melts. As the degassing of a high concentration of dissolved CO2 produces volume change, we suggest that deep earthquakes in the mantle result from the degassing of CO2. …”
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Quality of life in early breast cancer patients after adjuvant accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) in randomized trial by Petr Burkon, Iveta Selingerova, Miroslav Vrzal, Milos Holanek, Oldrich Coufal, Katerina Polachova, Vera Andraskova, Sachin R. Jhawar, Pavel Slampa, Tomas Kazda, Marek Slavik

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Significance of Heparin-Binding Protein and D-dimers in the Early Diagnosis of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis by Tomasz Mikuła, Mariusz Sapuła, Joanna Jabłońska, Joanna Kozłowska, Wojciech Stańczak, Dagny Krankowska, Alicja Wiercińska-Drapało

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate the significance of heparin-binding protein (HBP) in comparison to CRP, PCT, WBC, and D-dimers in the diagnosis of SBP. …”
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Pitfalls in Labelled Leukocyte Scanning by H Hodgson, M Roddie

“…The authors discuss the labelling techniques currently in use and the appearance of IBO using both 111Indium and 99mTechnetium as the labelling isotope. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Acute Pancreatitis after Percutaneous Biliary Intervention: We Do Not Know Nearly Enough by Jing Song, Jun Deng, Feng Wen

“…Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage (PTCD) and percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting (PTBS) may be used as a palliative treatment for inoperable patients with malignant biliary obstruction (MBO) to improve the prognosis and their quality of life. …”
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Use and Outcomes of Dexamethasone in the Management of Malignant Small Bowel Obstruction by Frank F. Yang, MD, Elina Serrano, MD, Kyle S. Bilodeau, MD, Michael Weykamp, MD, Caitlin J. Silvestri, MD, Ashleigh C. M. Bull, MD, Brenda Lin, MD, Sara L. Schaefer, MD, Colette Galet, PhD, Luis J. Garcia, MD, FACS, Baraka Gitonga, BS, David T. Kolodziej, BS, Samantha Esposito, BS, Molly Parker-Brigham, BS, Rohan Luhar, BS, Avinash Mamgain, MS, Kendrick C. Brown, BS, Summer Dewdney, MD, Thea P. Price, MD, FACS, Nicole Siparsky, MD, FACS, Sarah Knerr, PhD, Pauline K. Park, MD, FACS, Sabrina Sanchez, MD, FACS, Dionne A. Skeete, MD, FACS, Katherine N. Fischkoff, MD, FACS, David R. Flum, MD, FACS

“…To describe rates of dexamethasone use in the nonoperative management of malignant small bowel obstruction (mSBO) and their outcomes. Background:. mSBO is common in patients with advanced abdominal-pelvic cancers. …”
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Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of a Single Lorecivivint Injection in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Multicenter, Observational Extension Trial by Christopher J. Swearingen, Jeyanesh R. S. Tambiah, Ismail Simsek, Heli Ghandehari, Sarah Kennedy, Yusuf Yazici

“…Abstract Introduction Lorecivivint (LOR), a CDC-like kinase/dual-specificity tyrosine kinase (CLK/DYRK) inhibitor thought to modulate inflammatory and Wnt pathways, is being developed as a potential intra-articular knee osteoarthritis (OA) treatment. …”
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Antireflux Metal Stent for Initial Treatment of Malignant Distal Biliary Obstruction by Shinichi Morita, Yasuaki Arai, Shunsuke Sugawara, Miyuki Sone, Yasunari Sakamoto, Takuji Okusaka, Shigetaka Yoshinaga, Yutaka Saito, Shuji Terai

“…Technical success, functional success, complications, causes of recurrent biliary obstruction (RBO), time to RBO (TRBO), and reintervention were compared between the groups. …”
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Molecular biological research and molecular homologous modeling of Bw.03 subgroup by WANG Li, KONG Yongkui, JIN Huifang, LIU Xin, XIE Ying, LIU Xue, CHANG Yanli, WANG Yafang, YANG Shumiao, ZHU Di, YANG Qiankun

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Liquid waste treatment containing Rhodamine B using emulsion liquid membrane from waste cooking oil by Herry Purnama, Dina Ekariana Dewi, Nabilah Miftachul Jannah, Azzahra Ardya Kamaratih, Nur Hidayati

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Neurocognitive dynamics and behavioral differences of symmetry and asymmetry processing in working memory: insights from fNIRS by Izabela Maria Sztuka, Simone Kühn

“…Significant differences in brain activity were observed in various brain regions, with lateral occipital, posterior parietal, medial and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices reacting to symmetry with decreased oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO), while in left orbitofrontal (HbO) and right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (HbO and HbR) hemoglobin concentration increased. …”
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Power Allocation Intelligent Optimization for Mobile NOMA Communication System by Xiaobin Fu, Zhen Tang, Pingping Xiao

“…This paper considers the power allocation optimization problem of a two-user mobile NOMA communication system. Firstly, a mobile NOMA communication system model is established. …”
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