A Comparison between the Effectiveness of computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation Training and transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Dialysis Patients’ Executive Functions by Fatemeh Firouzan, Vahid Sadeghi-Firoozabadi, Vahid Nejati, Jalil Fathabadi, Ahmad Firouzan

“…No significant difference was reported between cCRT and tDCS groups in any item. # Conclusion According to the findings of the study, given the efficacy of tDCS on spatial working memory and cognitive flexibility for dialysis patients, it can be used to improve these skills.…”
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Forming a Definition of a Town. Poland in the Context of Universal History by Marek Słoń

“…Three basic criteria are assessed: whether a settlement was considered a town by its contemporaries, whether it was large and complex compared to a village, and whether it had the legal status of a town. …”
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Editorial: Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease by Georgios Filippou, Georgios Filippou, Nicola Dalbeth, Sara K. Tedeschi

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Strategic tool to estimate the consumption patterns of non-residents spectators at sporting events (Liga NOS): Adaptation to Portuguese reality by Gonçalo Quintal, Gustavo Paipe, José Luis Felipe, Maria José Carvalho

“…For this, an exploratory study was conducted to check its psychometric properties when applied to Portuguese reality. …”
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Editorial: Quality of life in academia: new perspectives for assessing and promoting wellbeing in university population by Barbara Loera, Andreina Bruno, Sara Viotti, Imke Hindrichs

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Artificial insemination of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): A trial with simple instruments based on criteria for estrous behaviors linked to changes in estradiol levels a... by Shusaku SAWA, Narumi KAWAHIRO, Minami W. OKUYAMA

“…A Nélaton catheter (Fr. 10, 40 cm length), with its tip modified, was inserted approximately 20 cm into the vagina through the genital slit, and 1–2 ml of fresh semen was injected. …”
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Impact of cardiac magnetic resonance on the diagnosis and management of patients with cardiomyopathies by Popa Oana-Andreea, Onciul Sebastian, Badea Thedor, Marian Denisa, Rac-Albu Bogdan, Amzulescu Mihaela, Bugeac Claudia, Chiriac Oana, Tomescu Luminița, Gheorghita Valeriu, Roșu Andrei

“…Over the past decades, it has become the gold standard for assessing cardiac function, volumes and mass. In addition, its tissue characterization capabilities, including T1, T2 and T2* mapping and gadolinium enhancement images, allow differentiation between ischemic, inflammatory and infiltrative etiologies of heart disease.…”
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The Effect of Exposure to Mobile Phones on Electrical Cardiac Measurements: A Multivariate Analysis and a Variable Selection Algorithm to Detect the Relationship With Mean Changes by Nader Alharbi, Mohammed Alassiri

“…Conclusion: The observed modifications in cardiac electrical measurements due to mobile phone EMF exposure are attributed to the effects of EMF itself, with no impact from BMI on the extent of these changes.…”
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Nutritional Benefits of Lettuce Consumed at Recommended Portion Sizes by Jesse J. Murray, Gilles Basset, German Sandoya

“… This new 8-page publication of the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department explains which nutrients are abundant among the major lettuce types compared to other leafy vegetables, encourages consumers to help satisfy dietary recommendations by eating lettuce at appropriate serving sizes, and outlines the basic growing conditions that help maximize its nutrition as a crop. Written by Jesse J. Murray, Gilles Basset, and German Sandoya. …”
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Interval-valued spherical fuzzy extension of SWARA for prioritizing strategies to unlock Africa's potential in the carbon credit market by Tafuteni Chusi, Su Qian, Seyyed Edalatpanah, Yanjun Qiu, Mouhamed Bayane Bouraima, Akpa Ajayi

“…This article investigates how Africa can optimize its involvement in carbon credit trading to transform environmental efforts into economic benefits. …”
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Characterisation of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains and Their Prophages That Carry Horse-Specific Leukocidin Genes <i>lukP/Q</i> by Stefan Monecke, Sindy Burgold-Voigt, Andrea T. Feßler, Martina Krapf, Igor Loncaric, Elisabeth M. Liebler-Tenorio, Sascha D. Braun, Celia Diezel, Elke Müller, Martin Reinicke, Annett Reissig, Adriana Cabal Rosel, Werner Ruppitsch, Helmut Hotzel, Dennis Hanke, Christiane Cuny, Wolfgang Witte, Stefan Schwarz, Ralf Ehricht

“…Moreover, a prophage from a CC522 goat isolate was found to harbour <i>lukP</i>. Its <i>lukF</i> component could be regarded as chimaera comprising parts of <i>lukQ</i> and of <i>lukF-P83</i>. …”
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Peur, mensonges et propagande : la presse britannique et les demandeurs d’asile by Pascale Villate-Compton

“…The British press, with its high circulation figures, is amongst the most virulent in Europe. …”
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The Modernist Poem or the Infinite Prolegomena by Aurore Clavier

“…Starting from Giorgio Agamben’s observation that “the end of the poem” is threatened by generic indefiniteness, this article explores what occurs when, on the other end, the text refuses to begin, postponing its own formulation in favor of a never-ending foreword. …”
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Novel Chemokine-Based Immunotoxins for Potent and Selective Targeting of Cytomegalovirus Infected Cells by Katja Spiess, Mads G. Jeppesen, Mikkel Malmgaard-Clausen, Karen Krzywkowski, Thomas N. Kledal, Mette M. Rosenkilde

“…Only F49L-FTP displayed higher selectivity in its binding to US28 versus CX3CR1, the endogenous receptor for CX3CL1, but this was not matched by a more selective killing of US28-expressing cells. …”
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基于宏基因组学的江西桃红岭梅花鹿潜在病原初步调查 by 陈璐瑶, 黄晓凤, 张壹萱, 詹建文, 刘武华, 刘小洪, 张阳

“…结果表明：桃红岭梅花鹿携带病原微生物包括细菌、真菌、放线菌、支原体、衣原体和螺旋体，共34属63种，其中包含大量人兽共患病病原；病原丰度最高的5个属分别是拟梭菌属（<italic>Clostridioides</italic>）、李斯特菌属（<italic>Listeria</italic>）、克雷伯氏菌属（<italic>Klebsiella</italic>）、志贺氏菌属（<italic>Shigella</italic>）和沙门氏菌属（<italic>Salmonella</italic>），丰度最高的 5个种分别是艰难拟梭菌（<italic>Clostridioides difficile</italic>）、单核增生李斯特氏菌（<italic>Listeria monocytogenes</italic>）、肺炎克雷伯氏菌（<italic>Klebsiella pneumoniae</italic>）、肠炎沙门氏菌（<italic>Salmonella enteritidis</italic>）和福氏志贺氏菌（<italic>Shigella flexneri</italic>）；不同研究区域中，核心区梅花鹿携带病原数量显著低于缓冲区和实验区。…”
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Catastrophic lava flow levee failure: precursors, processes, and implications by Elisabeth Gallant, Hannah R. Dietterich, Matthew R. Patrick, David Hyman, Brett B. Carr, John Lyons, Elinor S. Meredith

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Biocontrol Potential of Rhizospheric Bacillus Strains Against <i>Sclerotinia minor</i> Jagger Causing Lettuce Drop by Lihui Xu, Qinghua Shang, Mogens Nicolaisen, Rong Zeng, Shigang Gao, Ping Gao, Zhiwei Song, Fuming Dai, Jingze Zhang

“…Both strains produced three types of lipopeptides, namely surfactins, iturins, and fengycins, whereas Bac20 showed the strongest intensity in its production of iturins, more than that of Bac45. …”
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Advanced Path Planning for UAV Swarms in Smart City Disaster Scenarios Using Hybrid Metaheuristic Algorithms by Mohammed Sani Adam, Nor Fadzilah Abdullah, Asma Abu-Samah, Oluwatosin Ahmed Amodu, Rosdiadee Nordin

“…The solution exhibited significant stability, maintaining consistently high performance, highlighting its robustness under dynamic disaster scenarios. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of metformin as an immunomodulator (2013–2024) by Tongyi Zhou, Yunfeng Yu, Liu Li, Xiu Liu, Xiu Liu, Qin Xiang, Rong Yu, Rong Yu

“…This highlights the scope of metformin use in these fields, while also significantly enhancing its clinical value as a repurposed drug.…”
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Burnout and Professional Development: A Study of Lithuanian Physiotherapists by Laura Žlibinaitė, Hulya Yucel

“…This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of burnout in Lithuanian physiotherapists and its impact on their professional development. …”
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