Is Less Surgical Treatment Possible in the Treatment of Degenerative Spine Diseases? Four-Year Follow-up Results of Foraminal Epidural and Facet Joint Injection Treatments by Yunus Kaçar, Derya Karaoğlu Gündoğdu

“…The most striking result of our study is that the visual pain scale and MacNab classification outcomes after spinal injection therapy can be used as indicators for long-term results. …”
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Data Overlay Mesh in Distributed Clouds Allowing Collaborative Applications by Milos Simic, Jovana Dedeic, Milan Stojkov, Ivan Prokic

“…Finally, we ensure that the model provides accurate access and redistribution of shareable (CPU, RAM, disk) and non-shareable resources through graph transformation theory, with correctness validated using multiparty session types. …”
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园林固体废弃物在葵花凤头鹦鹉和小凤头鹦鹉丰容中的运用和研究 by 王晶晶, 黄康宁, 张文利, 刘群秀, 徐明华, 张捷

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Spondylodiscitis Occurring after Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture: A Case Report by Mehmet Sabri Gürbüz, Mehmet Zafer Berkman

“…The patient was treated with antimicrobial therapy. After antimicrobial therapy, findings of spondylodiscitis were completely resolved and no recurrence was seen in the period of 9-month followup.…”
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Temperature-dependent luminescence of europium-doped Ga₂O₃ ceramics by Kuat K. Kumarbekov, Askhat B. Kakimov, Zhakyp T. Karipbayev, Murat T. Kassymzhanov, Mikhail G. Brik, Chong-geng Ma, Michał Piasecki, Yana Suchikova, Meldra Kemere, Marina Konuhova

“…While intrinsic Ga₂O₃ emission exhibits thermal quenching above 100 K, Eu³⁺-related emissions, notably the 611 nm red emission, show thermal stability, retaining ∼90 % of their intensity at 300 K. …”
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Early prevention of carrageenan-induced peripheral/spinal inflammation suppresses microglial hyperreactivity in the trigeminal spinal subnucleus caudalis and alleviates chronic fac... by Toru Yamamoto, Mitsuhiro Yoshida, Yuhei Koyama, Yatendra Mulpuri, Eiji Imado, Kana Oue, Mitsuru Doi, Yoshitaka Shimizu, Naotaka Kishimoto, Hiroshi Hanamoto, Kenji Seo

“…In this study, we investigated the mechanisms underlying carrageenan-induced chronic pain and the therapeutic effect of the anti-inflammatory drug meloxicam. …”
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Les historiens tunisiens face à la justice transitionnelle : autopsie d’un conflit by Nessim Znaien

“…The purpose of this article is to study, through a dozen semi-structured interviews, the relations between the transitional justice process and Tunisian professional historians, in a context where very few of them participated in activities of a body, supposed to interrogate Tunisian history for more than sixty years. …”
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Optimized Operator-Splitting Methods in Numerical Integration of Maxwell's Equations by Z. X. Huang, X. L. Wu, W. E. I. Sha, B. Wu

“…Furthermore, new high-order Padé approximations are adopted to improve the efficiency of the proposed methods. Theoretical proof of the stability is also included. …”
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The Role of Sunspots Magnetic Configuration in the Formation of Umbral Fine-Structures by Hashem Hamedivafa

“…We suggest that the magnetic field topology is rearranged via magnetic reconnection process by which a part of the magnetic energy is converted into thermal and kinetic energy, leading to the orderly aligned magnetic field lines. …”
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A Systems Thinking Approach to the Development of HBIM: Part 1—The Problematic Situation by Lucy J. Lovell, Richard J. Davies, Dexter V. L. Hunt

“…The responses to the survey suggest that the development of HBIM should prioritise the promotion of structured information management instead of the generation of detailed geometric models, a key theme of much existing research. Future work by the authors (Part 2 of this work) will continue the analysis of the survey results and utilise SE processes to define end-user requirements for HBIM.…”
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Stem Cell Tracking with Nanoparticles for Regenerative Medicine Purposes: An Overview by Lisa Accomasso, Clara Gallina, Valentina Turinetto, Claudia Giachino

“…Accurate and noninvasive stem cell tracking is one of the most important needs in regenerative medicine to determine both stem cell destinations and final differentiation fates, thus allowing a more detailed picture of the mechanisms involved in these therapies. Given the great importance and advances in the field of nanotechnology for stem cell imaging, currently, several nanoparticles have become standardized products and have been undergoing fast commercialization. …”
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PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF AVIATION COMPLEX OF RUSSIA by V. Gafiatullin

“…At the end of the article justifies the thesis about the need for a systematic approach to the development of all elements of the aviation infrastructure to long-term development of the complex.…”
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Efficacy of PD-1 blockade plus chemotherapy in patients with oncogenic-driven non-small-cell lung cancer by Haowei Wang, Lei Cheng, Jian Chen, Peixin Chen, Zhuoran Tang, Qianyi Wang, Ying Ma, Chao Zhao, Xuefei Li, Tao Jiang, Fei Zhou, Xiaoxia Chen, Caicun Zhou

“…These findings suggest that PD-1 blockade plus chemotherapy may be considered as an optional treatment option for patients without available targeted therapies.…”
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Adsorption of Pb Using Mesoporous Activated Carbon and its Effects on Surface Modifications by Eleni Deliyanni, Anastasia Arabatzidou, Nikolaos Tzoupanos, Kostas A. Matis

“…The pristine materials, namely, those after surface modifications and those after adsorption, were characterized by the adsorption of nitrogen, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and thermal analyses. We conducted batch experiments to study the effect of initial concentration, pH and temperature on the removal of Pb 2+ . …”
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Compensation of defective workpiece based on adaptive calculation of technological dimensions by V. B. Masyagin, R. L. Artyukh

“…As a result of the study, it is found that the calculation of linear technological dimensions with adaptation allows reallocation of the actual values of allowances at each operation and thereby provide compensation of the defect.…”
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Accuracy Analysis of Transmission Error Measurement of Precision Reducer by Zhang Yue, Zhang Lintao, Tan Wei

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From byssus threads to Pinna nobilis sea-silk: a fiber characterization by Lorena C. Giannossa, Annarosa Mangone, Giovanni Lagioia, Gerardo Palazzo, Luigi Gentile

“…The fibers are carefully harvested by cutting them off the mussel, after which they undergo a series of processes including washing, drying, combing, and spinning. …”
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Regulating the PI3K and AMPK pathway: the secret of 1-deoxynojirimycin's success in alleviating chronic diseases by Chengwei Yu, Qirui Hu

“…Mulberry leaf is a type of traditional Chinese medicine which possesses hpyerglycemic, anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative activities. Therefore, mulberry leaves are widely used to treat chronic diseases. …”
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Serological Survey of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus in Buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in Zambia by T. K. W. Sikombe, A. S. Mweene, John Muma, C. Kasanga, Y. Sinkala, F. Banda, M. Mulumba, E. M. Fana, C. Mundia, M. Simuunza

“…It is concluded that FMDV is highly prevalent in Zambian buffaloes which could play an important role in the epidemiology of the disease. Therefore livestock reared at interface with the game parks should be included in all routine FMDV vaccination programmes.…”
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A 34-Week Size Uterus with a Complete Hydatidiform Mole: Hook Effect and Severe Anemia with No Vaginal Bleeding by Rodney McLaren, Vijaya Bayya, Mohamad Irani

“…The patient received a total of 6 units of packed red blood cells and was managed by dilation and evacuation followed by serial monitoring of serum ß-hCG levels. Therefore, complete mole can present with symptoms related to an enlarged uterus and severe anemia before the occurrence of vaginal bleeding. …”
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