Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Two Pediatric Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Dongning Wu, Kenneth Bromberg, Roberto Jodorkovsky

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease associated with high morbidity and mortality, often caused by infection. We report two patients with SLE who were treated with steroids and immunosuppressive medication and then developed invasive Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infections. …”
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Some Issues on Improving the Activity of the Agencies and Units of the National Police of Ukraine by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…In particular, the author has offered to include the National Police of Ukraine as the central executive authority in the content of the basic law “On Central Executive Agencies”, to adopt provisions on certain types of police, to improve the content of the departmental order of the National Police on the organization of planning, and to develop appropriate methodological recommendations for police officers on this issue, to harmonize the content of regulatory documents on the activities of police commissions on setting the priorities of police activity and highlighting the results of their work on the official website of the National Police. …”
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Medium term health and quality of life outcomes in a cohort of children with MIS-C in Cape Town, South Africa by Frank Phoya, Claire Butters, Timothy F. Spracklen, Timothy F. Spracklen, Hanna L. Kassa, Hamza van der Ross, Chris Scott, Kate Webb, Kate Webb

“…This highlights the need to continue to follow up these patients and offer more comprehensive long-term care.…”
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A framework to evaluate public green spaces with an emphasis on recreational values for sustainable urban and rural areas: A systematic review and content analysis by Amirmohammad Ghavimi, Frank Schuessler, Roland Pesch

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α-amanitin induces hepatotoxicity via PPAR-γ inhibition and NLRP3 inflammasome activation by Haowei Wang, Huijie Zhang, Lin Miao, Chan Wang, Hanxin Teng, Xiaodong Li, Xiaoxing Zhang, Genmeng Yang, Shangwen Wang, Xiaofeng Zeng

“…In vivo, α-amanitin induced dose-dependent liver injury in mice, evident by elevated serum ALT and AST, and histological liver damage. MCC950 pretreatment offered protection against hepatotoxicity, while PPAR-γ inhibition with GW9662 worsened the condition. …”
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Application and Development Prospects of Dietary Fibers in Flour Products by Wen Han, Sen Ma, Li Li, Xiao-xi Wang, Xue-ling Zheng

“…Dietary fibers are often characterized by high nutritional quality, as they are able to cure many chronic diseases and improve texture, sensory characteristics, and shelf life of foods. …”
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Recent advancement and design in supercapacitor hybrid electrode materials: Bridging the gap between energy and power density by Soumen Mandal, Arpit B. Mendhe, Hitesh M. Rakhade, Neha S. Barse, Mayna Roy, P. Rosaiah, Taejoon Park, Han-Seung Lee, Avinash C. Mendhe, Daewon Kim

“…Finally, insights into hybrid and asymmetric supercapacitors are presented, offering practical guidelines for researchers and engineers in the field to enhance SC performance and facilitate their broader adoption in renewable energy systems.…”
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Understanding the Role of Processes in Shaping the Compatibility of Contemporary Architecture in Historical Urban Environments by Jeongyoon Choi

“…The compatibility of contemporary architecture with historic urban contexts presents a complex and often contentious challenge for many cities, which have traditionally focused on physical design elements. …”
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On deriving lumped models for blood flow and pressure in the systemic arteries by Mette S. Olufsen, Ali Nadim

“…Windkessel and similar lumped models are often used to represent blood flow and pressure in systemic arteries. …”
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Thermal and Acoustic Design of a Shelter for High-Voltage Electrical Equipment by Somayan Basu, Edoardo Piana

“…Hence, there is a need to reach a suitable trade-off between optimal heat transfer and noise propagation. …”
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Level and Rate of Population Ageing in the Northern Regions of Russia According to the New Retirement Age by Larisa A. Popova, Elena N. Zorina

“…The information base is the results of the population censuses and the official data of Rosstat. The dynamic and comparative statistical analysis and demographic research methods are used. …”
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Enabling mothers through improving mental health literacy and parenting skills by Haleh Heizomi, Mohammad Asgharijafarabadi, Hamid Allahverdipour

“…Introduction: Mothers often lack insight into their influence on the mental health of their children and may not possess adequate mental health literacy and parenting skills. …”
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Performance outcomes from a DMEK peeling and preparation wet lab by Sajjad Ahmad, Vito Romano, Mohit Parekh, Stefano Ferrari, Alessandro Ruzza, Matteo Airaldi, Alexander George Wallace

“…The procedural time, peripheral and central tears and complete peel-off were also recorded and analysed.Results Eight trainee surgeons attended the wet lab each attempting three DMEKs. …”
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Coalescing hardcore-boson condensate states with nonzero momentum by C. H. Zhang, Z. Song

“…This study not only unveils the potential condensation of interacting bosons but also offers an approach for the engineering of condensate states.…”
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β-Glucan-modified nanoparticles with different particle sizes exhibit different lymphatic targeting efficiencies and adjuvant effects by Wen Guo, Xinyue Zhang, Long Wan, Zhiqi Wang, Meiqi Han, Ziwei Yan, Jia Li, Ruizhu Deng, Shenglong Li, Yuling Mao, Siling Wang

“…The results also indicate that β-glucan-modified MSN, with a particle size of ∼100 nm, has a great potential as a vaccine delivery vehicle and immune adjuvant and offers a novel approach for the delivery of multiple therapeutic agents that target other lymph-mediated diseases.…”
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Overview of Radar-Based Gait Parameter Estimation Techniques for Fall Risk Assessment by Sevgi Z. Gurbuz, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, Zahra Bassiri, Dario Martelli

“…Current methods for fall risk assessment rely on Quantitative Gait Analysis (QGA) using costly optical tracking systems, which are often only available at specialized laboratories that may not be easily accessible to rural communities. …”
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The European Union Cybersecurity Policy: Operationalization of the Resilience Concept by T. A. Romanova, A. N. Malova

“…However, the EU official discourse on this issue remains highly controversial. …”
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Identification of a metabolic brain network characterizing essential tremor by Solange Volnov, Hamzah Baagil, Oliver Winz, Hans-Juergen Kaiser, Sanne Katherina Meles, Joerg Bernhard Schulz, Kathrin Reetz, Felix Manuel Mottaghy, Florian Holtbernd

“…For network validation and to explore DBS effects, 8 additional ET patients (68.1 ± 8.2 years) treated with DBS were assessed in both the ON and OFF state, respectively. The ET related metabolic spatial covariance pattern (ETRP) was characterized by relatively increased metabolism in the cerebellum, brainstem, and temporo-occipital cortices, accompanied by relative metabolic decreases mainly in fronto-temporal and motor cortices. …”
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La haute mer : un espace aux frontières de la recherche géographique by Camille Parrain

“…We will overview the position of the ocean within geography and will try to explore new research perspectives by taking into account sailing and the concept of territory in the high sea that we will define as « maritory ». To define it, we offer to discuss on the terms of mobility, discontinuity, network and seascape. …”
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GENETIC SOURCES FOR BREEDING BUSHY AND SHORT-VINE WATERMELON CULTIVARS by G. A. Tekhanovich, A. G. Elatskova, Yu. A. Elatskova

“…They possess resistance to diseases (fusarium wilt and anthracnose) and environmental stressors. The lines are offered for use in the breeding of new bushy and short-vine cultivars and improvement of the existing ones, with various combinations of morpho-biological and economic traits. …”
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