First Detection of <i>Wolbachia</i> in Namibian Bird Ectoparasites (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) with a Description of New Quill Mite Species by Eliza Glowska-Patyniak, Katarzyna Kaszewska-Gilas, Izabella Laniecka, Julia Olechnowicz, Kamila Ostrowska, Wiktoria Dmuchowska, Brian K. Schmidt, Jan Hubert, Artur Trzebny

“…<i>Wolbachia</i> is a common intracellular bacterial genus that infects numerous arthropods and filarial nematodes. …”
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Causes of visiting mixed dentition children dental clinic (a retrospective study). by Heran Ibrahim, Rwa Al‐Qazzaz, Mahmoud Kanan

“…The objective of this study to explore the common chief complaints of mixed dentition patients seeking treatment in the pediatric teaching polyclinic in college of dentistry in Hawler Medical University. …”
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Tourette syndrome. The importance of the prevailing attitude and the social problems of the sufferers: literature review by B. Puzonaitë, A. Vaitkus

“…Stigmatization and lack of knowledge about TS are common not only among the general public but also among medical professionals. …”
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Utility of Free Fibula Flap With an Extended Banana-shaped Skin Paddle for Oro-mandibular Reconstructions by Atsumori Hamahata, MD, PhD, Hisato Konoeda, MD, PhD, Satoshi Shirakura, MD, PhD, Kazuhiro Yagihara, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Sakurai, MD, PhD

“…The free fibula flap is a common technique for mandibular bone defects. However, its limited skin paddle is disadvantageous in cases with significant soft-tissue defects. …”
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Reorganisation of a legal entity: the essence and understanding of its manifestation (creation or termination) by T. S. Stupak

“…The current state of the legal doctrine of understanding reorganisation as a legal phenomenon has no common denominator. It is studied as a method of termination of a legal entity; a method of emergence and/or termination of a legal entity(ies); a special procedure for the transfer of rights and obligations; a type of universal succession; a legal remedy; the procedural aspect of reorganisation actions is studied, pointing to the process, composition or set of legal facts, or it is proposed to abandon attempts to define the category of “reorganisation” altogether. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Malaria Infection among Outpatients Visiting Shewa Robit Health Center, Northcentral Ethiopia by Azene Tesfaye, Tadegew Teshome

“…The prevalence of malaria in the study population was high and P. vivax being the most common causative agent. Environmental and behavioral factors related to LLIN are the potential determinants of malaria. …”
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Retrospective Evaluation of Potassium Hydroxide Mounts and Fungal Cultures in Suspected Mycotic Keratitis at a Tertiary Eye Care Center in South India by Swetha Mallagundla, Samyakta Shetti, Vidhya S Eswaran, Shraddha Sudarshan, Umme Kulsum, Swetha Shubraj, Mohsina Mekhri

“…Fusarium was the most commonly isolated species followed by Aspergillus.Conclusion The KOH wet mount serves as a rapid diagnostic tool for detecting fungal hyphae in mycotic keratitis with a greater likelihood of fungal isolation in KOH-positive cases. …”
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Inductive Power Transfer Coil Misalignment Perception and Correction for Wirelessly Recharging Underground Sensors by John Sanchez, Juan Arteaga, Cody Zesiger, Paul Mitcheson, Darrin Young, Shad Roundy

“…Power management is a commonly cited issue, as operators are required to either repeatedly excavate batteries for recharging or develop complex underground power infrastructures. …”
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Alpha/beta values in pediatric medulloblastoma: implications for tailored approaches in radiation oncology by Danny Jazmati, Dennis Sohn, Juliane Hörner-Rieber, Nan Qin, Edwin Bölke, Jan Haussmann, Rudolf Schwarz, Niklas David Niggemeier, Arndt Borkhardt, Florian Babor, Triantafyllia Brozou, Melissa Felek, Balint Tamaskovics, Patrick Melchior, Thomas Beez, Beate Timmermann, Marc Remke, Stefanie Corradini, Rémi Till Schulz, Ronja-Linda Preugschas, Wilfried Budach, Christiane Matuschek

“…Abstract Background Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor, typically treated with normofractionated craniospinal irradiation (CSI) with an additional boost over about 6 weeks in children older than 3 years. …”
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Antisense oligonucleotides for the arterial hypertension mechanisms study and therapy by L. O. Klimov, A. A. Seryapina, V. F. Zarytova, A. S. Levina, A. L. Markel

“…Arterial hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases in adults all over the world. …”
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Demonstrating the Qualitative Differences between Semantic Aphasia and Semantic Dementia: A Novel Exploration of Nonverbal Semantic Processing by Krist A. Noonan, Peter Garrard, Elizabeth Jefferies, Sheeba Eshan, Matthew A. Lambon Ralph

“…., better performance on less commonly encountered items. These results support a distinction between semantic impairments which arise from impaired regulatory processes (e.g., SA) versus those where degraded semantic knowledge is the causal factor (e.g., SD). …”
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Treatment gap for mental and behavioral disorders in Punjab by Rohit Garg, Bir Singh Chavan, Subhash Das, Sonia Puri, Arvind A. Banavaram, Vivek Benegal, Girish N. Rao, Mathew Varghese, Gopalkrishna Gururaj

“…Results: The treatment gap for mental and behavioral disorders was 79.59%, and it was higher for common mental disorders than severe mental disorders and higher for alcohol and tobacco use disorders as compared to opioid use disorders. …”
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Seedling Stage Corn Line Detection Method Based on Improved YOLOv8 by LI Hongbo, TIAN Xin, RUAN Zhiwen, LIU Shaowen, REN Weiqi, SU Zhongbin, GAO Rui, KONG Qingming

“…[Methods]The proposed method employs machine vision techniques to address common field challenges. YOLOv8-G, an improved object detection algorithm that combines YOLOv8 and GhostNetV2 for lightweight, high-speed performance, was used to detect the central points of crops. …”
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Impact of mindfulness-based tri-modal prehabilitation on functional recovery and selected surgical outcomes of patients with colorectal cancer admitted to surgical hospital wards:... by Bawantha Gamage, Manori Nayanakantha Gamage, Nilushika Madushani Perera, Chadani Samararatna Kodikara, Jayamina Udhara Munasinghe Wijeratne, S M D P Seneviratne Alles, Thavendra Kumaran, J M Chandima Jeewandara, Sanath Thushara Chamakara Mahawithanage

“…Introduction Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common and second most deadly cancer worldwide, with significant morbidity and mortality risks. …”
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Analysis on ignition characteristics and stability of large length-diameter tube with high-low pressure chamber: Experimental and two-phase flow method research by Shenshen Cheng, Ruyi Tao, Xinggan Lu, Xiaoting Cui, Shao Xue

“…However, due to the restriction of the ignition process within the tube by the initial ignition source, the high-low pressure chamber structure is commonly adopted to ensure the ignition performance. …”
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Orbital and adnexal sarcoidosis: Clinical presentations and management outcomes by Shebin Salim, Md Shahid Alam, Sonam Ahuja, Kirthi Koka, Marian Pauly, Subramanian Krishnakumar, Bipasha Mukherjee

“…Upper lid swelling was the most common sign (n = 6), followed by lacrimal gland enlargement (n = 5). …”
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The beneficial effects of curcumin on aging and age-related diseases: from oxidative stress to antioxidant mechanisms, brain health and apoptosis by Ying He, Ying He, Yongqing Liu, Min Zhang

“…Aging and age-related disease are among the most common and challenging issues worldwide. During the aging process, the accumulation of oxidative stress, DNA damage, telomere dysfunction, and other related changes lead to cellular dysfunction and the development of diseases such as neurodegenerative and cardiovascular conditions. …”
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Decision-making under epistemic, strategic and institutional uncertainty during COVID-19: findings from a six-country empirical study by Clare Wenham, Alexandra L Phelan, Winifred Ukponu, Sumegha Asthana, Tahmina Shirin, Claire J Standley, Adachioma Chinonso Ihueze, Sanjana Mukherjee, Ibrahim B Gobir, Mohannad Al Nsour, JJ Woo, Mohammad Mushtuq Husain, Nevashan Govender, Roujia Lin, Sumit Asthana, Renee Vongai Mutare

“…We collected data through desk reviews, stakeholder interviews and focus group discussions with stakeholders from government, academia and civil society from six purposefully selected countries: Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, Bangladesh, Jordan and the UK.Results Regardless of political, geographic and economic context, all six countries adopted common strategies to make decisions under three types of uncertainties. …”
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A real-world drug safety surveillance study from the FAERS database of hepatocellular carcinoma patients receiving pembrolizumab alone and plus lenvatinib by Huaxiang Wang, Junjun Li, Xiuling Zhu, Ruling Wang, Yunyan Wan

“…Using four signal quantification techniques, we identified 50 and 38 distinct AEs, which were classified into 15 different System organ class (SOC) categories. Notably, the most common AEs associated with pembrolizumab were gastrointestinal disorders and hepatobiliary disorders. …”
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Persistence of gastrointestinal symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis: study protocol for a three-arm randomised controlled trial (SOMA.GUT-RCT) by Ansgar W Lohse, Bernd Löwe, Kerstin Maehder, Yvonne Nestoriuc, Antonia Zapf, Eik Vettorazzi, Viola Andresen, Sina Hübener, Luisa Peters

“…Thus, comparing both disorders with regard to common and disease-specific factors in the persistence and modification of gastrointestinal symptoms seems justified. …”
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