High Burden among Older Family Caregivers is Associated with High Prevalence of Symptoms: Data from the Swedish Study “Good Aging in Skåne (GÅS)” by Henrik Ekström, Nathalie Lundholm Auoja, Sölve Elmståhl, Lena Sandin Wranker

“…High-burden caregivers might be at a risk of adverse mental health, and this highlights the need to offer proper support to these groups.…”
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Study on the Influence of Sand Production on Seepage Capacity in Natural Gas Hydrate Reservoirs by Yongmao Hao, Jikai Liang, Chuixian Kong, Mingwu Fan, Hongzhi Xu, Fan Yang, Shiwei Yang

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Facial Swelling as a Primary Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma by Anju E. Thomas, Seema Kurup, Renju Jose, Cristalle Soman

“…Facial swellings are commonly encountered in the dental office, the cause of which could range from a congenital etiology to an acquired one or it may even be a manifestation of an underlying systemic disease. …”
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Research on the segments performance of the innovative startups ecosystem in the Russian Federation by B. E. Tokarev

“…To obtain quantitative values of newly launched startups, the author conducted a selective telephone survey of representatives of these segments of the ecosystem and collected official data published on the Internet. The author carried out the processing of some data on the basis of the statistics of median values of the estimate of the number of new startups that started sales during 2019. …”
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TICs et la géographie : vers une « géographie 2.0 » ? by Jérémie Valentin

“…The history of the geography was often marked by the progress of the technical innovations. …”
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The effectiveness analysis of traditional and new landscape indexes in indicating flood risk of watersheds from the perspective of source-sink landscapes: A case study of Changsha,... by Lingxuan Zhang, Sheng Jiao, Jie Lu

“…This study identified effective traditional indexes and developed a new index based on flood risk formation mechanisms, advancing landscape pattern research in flood risk management from a source-sink perspective. The findings offer an effective ecological approach for stormwater management and provide valuable insights for optimizing landscape spatial patterns. …”
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The usefulness of presepsin in the early detection of anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy by Yoshiro Imai, Ryo Tanaka, Kentaro Matsuo, Hidero Yoshimoto, Mitsuhiro Asakuma, Hideki Tomiyama, Sang-Woong Lee

“…The area under the curve values for presepsin were highest on PODs 5 and 7 (0.89 and 0.83). Optimal cut-off values for presepsin were 400 pg/mL (sensitivity 100 %; specificity 81.9 %) on POD 5 and similar on POD 7. …”
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A fuzzy logic approach for tie strength assessment in relationship management: Design and performance comparison of two implemented fuzzy-based models by Shunya Higashi, Phudit Ampririt, Makoto Ikeda, Keita Matsuo, Leonard Barolli, Fatos Xhafa

“…Traditional methods for evaluating Tie Strength (TS), which often classify relationships as either ”strong” or ”weak”, fail to capture the uncertainty and ambiguity of human interactions. …”
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Rapid Evaluation of Mutant Exon-11 in c-kit in a Recurrent MCT Case Using CD117 Immunocytofluorescence, FACS-Cell Sorting, and PCR by Dettachai Ketpun, Achariya Sailasuta, Prapruddee Piyaviriyakul, Nattawat Onlamoon, Kovit Pattanapanyasat

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Arte drag e montação: alternativas para o tensionamento da normalidade no ensino da arte by Jeanne Martins Speckart, Gina María Monge Aguilar

“… Com referenciais feministas interseccional, queer, pós-estruturalista, trans e pós-humano, o artigo trata de apresentar uma alternativa de corrosão (po)ética das estruturas de poder que impõem um padrão de normalidade corporal. No contexto de oficinas de iniciação à Arte Drag, busca um desdobramento prático do conceito de "Pe-drag-ogia". …”
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Yoruba-Chinese Ethical Intersectionality: Towards a Community of Shared Future in Afro-Asian Diasporic Spaces by Philip Ademola Olayoku

“…This study examines the cultural intersectionality of the Yoruba and Chinese diasporic communities by situating the points of convergence for normative ethics within the Yoruba – Chinese sociocultural experiences as cross-cultural templates for diasporic spaces serving to consolidate official national partnerships. The study explores case studies from performances of the Chinese Ru tradition, founded on three basic virtues of ren, yi and li, and juxtaposes them with Yoruba ethical equivalents of ṣ’ènìyàn (humaneness), òdodo (righteousness) and ìwà-ètọ́ ̣(propriety) as prerequisites for qualifying as omo ̣ lúàbí ̣ . …”
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Targeting T-Cell Activation for Malaria Immunotherapy: Scoping Review by Balsa Nobility Gustifante, Shafia Khairani, Nisa Fauziah, Silvita Fitri Riswari, Afiat Berbudi

“…Immunotherapy, which enhances the immune response and promotes durable T cell activity, offers a promising avenue for more effective and lasting malaria treatments. …”
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Association between triglyceride-glucose-body mass index and risk of aortic stenosis progression in patients with non-severe aortic stenosis: a retrospective cohort study by Zhen Guo, Zhenyu Xiong, Lixiang He, Shaozhao Zhang, Xinghao Xu, Guanzhong Chen, Mengjie Xie, Wenjing Zhang, Ziwen Hui, Jiaying Li, Xinxue Liao, Xiaodong Zhuang

“…Patients were divided into two groups according to the cut-off value of TyG-BMI index (Ln[triglycerides (mg/dL)* glucose (mg/dL)/2]*BMI). …”
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La organicidad: sobre los presupuestos de la imagen dogmática del pensamiento según Gilles Deleuze by Juan David Cárdenas

“…El presente artículo intenta ofrecer, a la luz de la obra de Gilles Deleuze, un diagnóstico de tales presupuestos.…”
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Unlocking Patient Resistance to AI in Healthcare: A Psychological Exploration by Abu Elnasr E. Sobaih, Asma Chaibi, Riadh Brini, Tamer Mohamed Abdelghani Ibrahim

“…The findings highlight the psychological factors driving patient reluctance toward AI in healthcare, offering valuable insights for healthcare administrators. …”
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Etiology of Ascites and Pleural Effusion Associated with Ovarian Tumors: Literature Review and Case Reports of Three Ovarian Tumors Presenting with Massive Ascites, but without Per... by Ai Miyoshi, Takashi Miyatake, Takeya Hara, Asuka Tanaka, Naoko Komura, Shinnosuke Komiya, Serika Kanao, Masumi Takeda, Mayuko Mimura, Masaaki Nagamatsu, Takeshi Yokoi

“…Borderline ovarian tumors are benign but relatively large tumors that are often initially mistaken as ovarian cancers. We report three cases of stage I borderline ovarian tumors having massive ascites that we (preoperatively) suspected of being advanced ovarian cancer. …”
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Yindanxinnaotong, a Chinese compound medicine, synergistically attenuatesatherosclerosis progress by Long Cheng, Guo-feng Pan, Xiao-dong Zhang, Jian-lu Wang, Wan-dan Wang, Jian-yong Zhang, Hui Wang, Ri-xin Liang, Xiao-bo Sun

“…The experiments providedevidences indicating YD’s contribution in this study included, (1)significantly reduced the severity of atherosclerosis, inhibited reconstruction ofthe artery wall and regulated the lipid profile; (2) enhanced antioxidant power,strengthened the activity of antioxidant enzymes and decreased malondialdhydelevels; (3) significantly increased the viability of umbilical vein endothelialcells exposed to oxidative stress due to pretreatment with YD; (4) significantlyreduced the level of pro-inflammatory cytokines; (5) significantly down-regulatedNF-kB/p65 and up-regulated IkB in the YD-treated groups. …”
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PET-Assessed Metabolic Tumor Volume Across the Spectrum of Solid-Organ Malignancies: A Review of the Literature by Anusha Agarwal, Chase J. Wehrle, Sangeeta Satish, Paresh Mahajan, Suneel Kamath, Shlomo Koyfman, Wen Wee Ma, Maureen Linganna, Jamak Modaresi Esfeh, Charles Miller, David C. H. Kwon, Andrea Schlegel, Federico Aucejo

“…While such advancements are made, it is important to investigate and address the limitations of MTV, including variability in terms of measurement methods, a lack of standardized cut-off values, and the impact of inherent tumor heterogeneity. …”
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Determinant of catastrophic costs associated with treatment for rifampicin-resistant TB in households in the Republic of Moldova by A. Ciobanu, V. Plesca, S. Doltu, M. Manea, L. Domente, A. Dadu

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A leap forward: exploring the advantages of single-step genome evaluation in Italian Mediterranean buffalo by Stefano Biffani, Mayra Gómez, Roberta Cimmino, Dario Rossi, Gianluigi Zullo, Riccardo Negrini, Alberto Cesarani, Giuseppe Campanile, Gianluca Neglia

“…Three different scenarios were used, according to the cut-off year used to create the partial datasets, namely 2012, 2015 and 2017. …”
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