An assessment of the impact of discounted Fees on the quality of services rendered by Quantity Surveying firms by Lungie Maseko, Siminaye Duma

“…  The quantity surveying (QS) profession has faced a lot of challenges that threaten its existence, growth, and success over the years. The most common being, the adequate compensation for quality of services rendered. …”
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Presentación inusual de la enfermedad de Pott: reporte de un caso by Ana Silva Rocha, Marina Henriques Mendes

“…Pott’s disease is a severe form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, affecting vertebrae and intervertebral discs with potential to permanent neurological sequelae.1 It accounts for 2% of all tuberculosis cases, being the thoracolumbar column most commonly affected (80-90% of cases).1,2 The diagnosis tends to be delayed because of low degree of suspicion and nonspecific manifestations (such as lombalgia).1 Cold abscesses may be the first presentation and typically they are paravertebral thoracolumbar abscesses or localized over the chest wall. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study... by Lei Wang, Xue Yao, Linhua Yang

“…BackgroundAcute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a common cancer in children and adolescents, severely affecting their survival and health. …”
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Development of Speech and Communication in Polish Children with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study by Natalia Moćko, Marcin Rudzki, Zuzanna Miodońska, Julia Olesiak, Katarzyna Jochymczyk-Woźniak, Michał Kręcichwost

“…Hearing loss was reported in about a quarter of cases, but a significant proportion of children (55.56%) reported speech disfluencies, which had not been emphasized in previous works, where hearing loss is considered a common co-occurring disorder. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that this may represent a phenomenon associated with 22q11DS that warrants further investigation using standardized tests for assessing disfluencies. …”
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Genome-wide identification of the ATP-dependent zinc metalloprotease (FtsH) in Triticeae species reveals that TaFtsH-1 regulates cadmium tolerance in Triticum aestivum. by Yuxi Huang, Lifan Cao, Tanxing Chen, Xiaoqiang Chang, Yumei Fang, Liuliu Wu

“…Barley stripe mosaic virus-induced gene silencing (BSMV-VIGS) technology confirmed the function of TaFtsH-1, indicating that silencing TaFtsH-1 enhances common wheat's resistance to cadmium (Cd) toxicity. …”
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Fatal intoxication after oral ingestion of amphetamine: Two case reports by Evelyn Pawlik, Felix Mayer, Oliver Temme

“…., 2014], dizziness, insomnia, stomachaches and suppression of appetite [Callaway et al., 1994]. The most common production route of racemic (R-/S)-amphetamine is the Leuckart synthesis [United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 2006, Hauser et al., 2018], where by-products like 4-methyl-5-phenylpyrimidine (4-M-5-PP), N,N-di (β-phenylisopropyl)amine (DPIA) and N-formylamphetamine (NFA) are incurred. …”
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Hemodynamic and respiratory variation in the six-minute walk test in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a cross-sectional study by Julia Casagrande, Emely Teixeira Bodnar, Eliane Roseli Winkelmann

“…ABSTRACT The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is commonly prescribed for cardiac surgery patients, yet the hemodynamic and respiratory variations during the test remain insufficiently described in this population. …”
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Outcomes of Six-Dose High-Dose Cytarabine as a Salvage Regimen for Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Brandi Anders, Lauren Veltri, Abraham S. Kanate, Alexandra Shillingburg, Nilay Shah, Michael Craig, Aaron Cumpston

“…Six-dose high-dose cytarabine (HiDAC-6), commonly used as a consolidation regimen, has never been evaluated as induction therapy. …”
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Effects of Resveratrol on the Kidney in Rats with Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Nephropathy by Duygu Tozcu, Çiğdem Özer, Aydan Babül, Sevim Ercan, Ergin Dileköz, Gülnur Take Kaplanoğlu, Güleser Göktaş

“…Objective: Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most significant causes of end-stage renal failure and is a common microvascular complication of diabetes (D). …”
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Association between weight-adjusted-waist index and the prevalence of gallstone disease in Minhang District, Shanghai: a cross-sectional study by Jian Wang, Zixuan Zheng, Hongyu Tan, Shan Wei, Yufeng Gu, Yingsheng Cheng, Chengyan Xu, Wei Wang

“…Abstract Background Gallstone disease (GSD) is a common and costly health issue with a multifactorial etiology linked to obesity. …”
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Toward an Efficient Differentiation of Two <i>Diaporthe</i> Strains Through Mass Spectrometry for Fungal Biotyping by Kathleen Hernández-Torres, Daniel Torres-Mendoza, Gesabel Navarro-Velasco, Luis Cubilla-Rios

“…Studies conducted using this technique allowed us to propose the structure of distinctive molecules that are unique to each strain and share compounds common to this genus (13 compounds in total). In addition, this is the first report of secondary metabolites in <i>D. melongenae</i>. …”
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The safety and efficacy of a protein-free diet with ketoacid analogues in chronic kidney disease-affected diabetic rats by Ahmed El-Sayed Nour El-Deen, Adel shallaby, Abdel Kader Ibrahim, Mohammed Abdel Aziz Mohammed, Ahmad Taha, Mohamed Zaeim Hafez Ahmed, Muhammad Abdelbaeth Elfiky, Ahmed A. Abd El-Rhman, Ahmed F. Abdel Ghany, Almoatazbellah Mahmoud Elsayed, Ahmed Noaman Ali, Ali Abdeslam

“…Background: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a common vascular complication of diabetes Miletus (DM) that require weight control and dietary restrictions, especially for protein. …”
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Epidermal stem cell derived exosomes-induced dedifferentiation of myofibroblasts inhibits scarring via the miR-203a-3p/PIK3CA axis by Shixin Zhao, Haoran Kong, Dahu Qi, Yushuang Qiao, Yu Li, Zhiming Cao, Hanwen Wang, Xuefeng He, Hengdeng Liu, Hao Yang, Suyue Gao, Tao Liu, Julin Xie

“…Abstract Hypertrophic scar (HS) is a common fibroproliferative disorders with no fully effective treatments. …”
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Previous Crop and Cultivar Effects on Methane Emissions from Drill-Seeded, Delayed-Flood Rice Grown on a Clay Soil by Alden D. Smartt, Kristofor R. Brye, Christopher W. Rogers, Richard J. Norman, Edward E. Gbur, Jarrod T. Hardke, Trenton L. Roberts

“…Results of this study indicate that common Arkansas practices, such as growing rice in rotation with soybean and planting hybrid cultivars, may result in reduced CH4 emissions relative to continuous rice rotations and pure-line cultivars, respectively.…”
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Recognition model for major depressive disorder in Arabic user-generated content by Esraa M. Rabie, Atef F. Hashem, Fahad Kamal Alsheref

“…Abstract Background One of the psychological problems that have become very prevalent in the modern world is depression, where mental health disorders have become very common. Depression, as reported by the WHO, is the second-largest factor in the worldwide burden of illnesses. …”
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Importance of complement system components in ovarian endometriomas. A comparative cohort study by Anna V. Chizhova, Elena V. Kudryavtseva, Larisa G. Polushina, Maksim A. Kopenkin

“…Ovarian endometriomas are one of the most common ovarian neoplasms. There are specific ultrasound criteria for this type of endometriosis; however, in some cases, differential diagnosis from other ovarian tumors is challenging. …”
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Early Trends in Cystatin C and Outcomes in Patients with Cirrhosis and Acute Kidney Injury by Justin M. Belcher, Arun J. Sanyal, Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, Naheed Ansari, Steven G. Coca, Michael G. Shlipak, Chirag R. Parikh

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and severe complication in patients with cirrhosis. …”
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Effect of Sterilization on Surface Roughness of Different Archwire by Syed A. Abdulhameed, Ruma Rani, N. Ashwathi, Dwijesh S. Goswami, Jeff Z. Nixon, G. Chandra Mohan

“…Materials and Methods: In this study, we evaluated the effect of three common sterilization methods (autoclaving, dry heat, and chemical sterilization) on the surface roughness of three types of orthodontic archwires: stainless steel, nickel-titanium, and beta-titanium. …”
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Corpus callosotomy for treatment of pediatric epilepsy: two clinical cases and a literature review by R. Matonytė, S. Ročka, J. Grikinienė

“… Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic diseases in children and it affects approximately 6.1 per 1000 children in Lithuania as of 2018 data. …”
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Microplastic contamination and growth pattern of oyster; Crassostrea gigas in a coastline by L. Kasmini, A.S. Batubara

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Oysters (Crassostrea gigas) are one food source commonly consumed by the community and an important commodity with high economic value. …”
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