Selective Capsulotomies and Partial Capsulectomy in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction Revision Surgery by Pietro Susini, Gianluca Marcaccini, Francesco Ruben Giardino, Mirco Pozzi, Francesco Volanti, Giuseppe Nisi, Roberto Cuomo, Luca Grimaldi

“…A retrospective study was conducted on patients who had previously undergone E/P IBR and presented for revision reconstruction between January 2013 and May 2023 at the Department of Plastic Surgery of the University of Siena, Italy. Reasons for revision included capsular contracture, implant displacement/rotation, and implant rupture. …”
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Analysis of Rock β-Dynamic Parameters and the Stability of Earthquake Dangerous Rocks Based on PFC by Yun Tian, Lin-feng Wang, Biao Zeng, Hong-hua Jin

“…Under cyclic loading, cracks had a degrading effect on the damping ration (β) and the damping coefficient (C) of sandstone. …”
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Development and psychometric evaluation of the Brief Parenting Questionnaire by Kenneth E. Miller, Alexandra Chen, Ioannis Bakolis, Gabriela V. Koppenol-Gonzalez, Maguy Arnous, Fadila Tossyeh, Dalia Al-Ogaily, Mark J. D. Jordans

“…One item not loading on either subscale was retained for theoretical reasons. Conclusions The BPQ is a brief culturally grounded self-report measure of parenting validated for use with Middle Eastern Arabic speaking parents. …”
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Incidence and outcomes of dysnatremia in crush injury patients admitted to Türkiye’s largest hospital following the Kahramanmaraş earthquake by Merve Yazla, Fatih Mehmet Aksoy

“…This study highlights the need for close monitoring and management of sodium disturbances in trauma patients, not only in the context of earthquakes but across various disaster scenarios. Recognizing and addressing dysnatremia can contribute to improved patient outcomes in disaster and emergency settings.…”
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Newly adopted dromedary husbandry systems and breeding practices in the Algerian northern Sahara by Hafsia Bedda, Imane Hamdi, Baaissa Babelhadj, Yamina Benbessisse, Abdelkader Adamou

“… Background: Traditional nomadic livestock farmers have adopted new lifestyles, management methods and husbandry practices to improve their livestock income and enhance the value of camel products, whose benefits are increasingly being recognized worldwide. Driven by a rising demand for camel products among urban consumers, these changes include a strong tendency for nomadic communities to settle near urban centers, the temporary stationing of part of the camel herd in urban and peri-urban areas, and the intensification of production in these areas. …”
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Detecting centennial changes in the clarity and colour of the Red and Eastern Mediterranean Seas by retracing the “Pola” expeditions by Jonathan R. Heath, Robert J. W. Brewin, Jaime Pitarch, Dionysios E. Raitsos

“…The world’s oceans and seas are changing rapidly due to several natural and anthropogenic reasons. Among these, the largest and likely most threatening to marine life being the climate crisis and rising sea temperatures. …”
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The Impact of Strategic Quality Orientation and Absorptive Capacity on Sustainable Business Growth: The Mediating Role of Innovation by Fatemeh Ashourijirkol, Mehrdad Hosseini Shakib, Abbas khamseh

“…Innovation is also recognized as the most crucial strategic option that can substantially increase the organization's ability to meet customers' changing needs, change technology, and maintain competitive performance. …”
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Multi-view knowledge representation learning for personalized news recommendation by Chao Chang, Feiyi Tang, Peng Yang, Jingui Zhang, Jingxuan Huang, Junxian Li, Zhenjun Li

“…The MKRL framework innovatively integrates convolutional neural networks with multi-head attention modules to capture intricate contextual information from both user history and candidate news, allowing the model to recognize fine-grained patterns. The multi-head attention dynamically weighs user interactions and candidate news based on relevance, enhancing recommendation accuracy. …”
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Root exudates in mangrove forests accelerate bicarbonate production in the soil environment by Norihiro Kato, Ken’ichi Osaka, Toshiyuki Ohtsuka, Yasuo Iimura

“…Abstract Mangrove forests are increasingly recognized as vital blue carbon ecosystems due to their high carbon sequestration capacity, primarily through the accumulation of soil organic carbon (SOC). …”
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A systemic analysis of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease cases in Asia by Urwah Rasheed, Sana Khan, Minahil Khalid, Aneeqa Noor, Saima Zafar

“…Sporadic CJD, which occurs for reasons unbeknown to science (85% of known cases), Genetic or Familial CJD which is characterized by the presence of mutations in the human prion protein (PRNP) gene (10–15% cases) and Iatrogenic CJD that occurs via accidental transmission through medical and surgical procedures (1–2% cases). …”
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A Study On The Communication And Emphatic Skills Of The Students Having Education On Tourism Sector by M.erhan Summak

“…This situation results in both dissatisfaction of the customers and a decrease in the service standard of the firm. For this reason, communication barriers should be eliminated. …”
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Improving influenza vaccine uptake in clinical risk groups: patient, provider and commissioner perspectives on the acceptability and feasibility of expanding delivery pathways in E... by Sandra Mounier-Jack, Rajeka Lazarus, Ben Kasstan, Ifra Ali

“…This qualitative study aimed to explore (1) the reasons that underly suboptimal influenza vaccine uptake among different clinical risk groups in England and (2) how healthcare providers and commissioners perceive the feasibility and acceptability of integrating the influenza vaccine programme in non-primary care settings.Methods The study consisted of two phases. …”
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Polycaprolactone for Hard Tissue Regeneration: Scaffold Design and In Vivo Implications by Fernanda Ramírez-Ruiz, Israel Núñez-Tapia, María Cristina Piña-Barba, Marco Antonio Alvarez-Pérez, Vincenzo Guarino, Janeth Serrano-Bello

“…Bone tissue is characterized by different stiffness, mechanical traction, and compression resistance as a function of the different compartments, which can influence susceptibility to injury or destruction. For this reason, research into repairing bone defects began several years ago to find a scaffold to improve bone regeneration. …”
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Re-defining pT4b buccal mucosa squamous cell carcinoma: Looking beyond palliation in select patients by Prateek V. Jain, Kapila Manikantan, Gary M. Clark, Indranil Mallick, Sanjoy Chatterjee, Indu Arun, Paromita Roy, Lateef Zameer, Pattatheyil Arun

“…Objectives: Reports in the last 2 decades suggest that selected patients with masticator space invasion can be treated surgically with reasonable survival. This study is an attempt to identify prognosticators for disease free (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in surgically treated pT4 buccal mucosa squamous cell carcinoma (BMSCC) patients. …”
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Fodder productivity and digestible energy value of oat (<i>Avena sativa</i> L.) cultivars and breeding lines under the conditions of the Northern Trans-Urals by M. N. Fomina, Yu. S. Ivanova, N. A. Bragin, M. V. Bragina

“…Adequate animal feeding is possible when high-quality fodders are available and the rations are well balanced in basic nutrients.   Materials and methods. …”
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Species diversity in the new lamprey genus Occidentis, formerly classified as western North American 'Lampetra'. by Kellie J Carim, Grace Auringer, Margaret F Docker, Claude B Renaud, Benjamin J Clemens, Monica R Blanchard, Christina Parker, Michael K Young

“…Thus, the number of species formally recognized under Occidentis is subject to change with new information. …”
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Optimizing The Financial Domain With Robotic Process Automation: Invoice Data Extraction by Andre Suryaningprang, Yoyo Sudaryo, Riyandi Nur Sumawidjaja, Andhika Mochamad Siddiq, Dedi Supiyadi

“…So this need becomes a reason for the need for technology. Currently, a new technology has emerged that will revolutionize how humans work in companies, namely Robotic Process Automation. …”
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Super-Efficiency-Malmquist Model-Based Efficiency Evaluation of Logistics Distribution Center considering Truck Traffic Restriction by Jiao Yao, Xiurong Wu, Hao Li, Beibei Xie, Cong Zhang

“…According to the evaluation results, suggestions on reasonable assignment of labor and other resources input are put forward for logistics distribution centers in areas where driving is restricted to improve efficiency.…”
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ZleepNet: A Deep Convolutional Neural Network Model for Predicting Sleep Apnea Using SpO2 Signal by Hnin Thiri Chaw, Thossaporn Kamolphiwong, Sinchai Kamolphiwong, Krongthong Tawaranurak, Rattachai Wongtanawijit

“…In this paper, we propose a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) model based on the oxygen saturation (SpO2) signal from a smart sensor. This is the reason why we called ZleepNet a network for sleep apnea detection. …”
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Development and pilot testing of a nurse-led common-sense model of self-regulation-based heart failure self-care program by Zehao Huang, Sek Ying Chair

“…Most participants (83.3%) recognized the benefits of the intervention. The intervention significantly improved illness perceptions, self-care self-efficacy, and self-care behaviors among people with HF. …”
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