Doctor-patient interaction and informed consent in pediatric surgery: theory and reality in the regional practice by Sergio Luis González López, Carlos Alberto Cabrera Machado, Guillermo Cortiza Orbe, Zoe Quintero Delgado, Bertha Emelina Fonseca Romero, Yordan Ponce Rodríguez

“…In addition to the study of bioethical principles and their enforcement by those who are to provide medical services, it is also necessary to look for useful answers to bioethical questions affecting the legal tools that support the procedure.</p>…”
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On the spectrum of a stationary problem with nonlocal integral type boundary condition by Sigita Pečiulytė, Olga Štikonienė, Artūras Štikonas

“…We investigate similar discrete problem too. …”
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Validación transcultural de la Escala de Inteligencia Emocional de Schutte by Alicia Omar, Solana Salessi, Florencia Urteaga, Juan Diego Vaamonde

“…El análisis de la validez factorial mostró una estructura de dos factores que explicaron el 63.9 % de la varianza total. La validez convergente quedó demostrada a partir del análisis correlacional efectuado. …”
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β-Fructofuranosidase and β –D-Fructosyltransferase from New Aspergillus carbonarius PC-4 Strain Isolated from Canned Peach Syrup: Effect of Carbon and Nitrogen Sources on Enzyme Pr... by Gustavo Carvalho do Nascimento, Ryhára Dias Batista, Claudia Cristina Auler do Amaral Santos, Ezequiel Marcelino da Silva, Fabrício Coutinho de Paula, Danylo Bezerra Mendes, Deyla Paula de Oliveira, Alex Fernando de Almeida

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Economic Analysis of Water Treatments for Phosphorus Removal in Florida by Daisuke Sano, Alan Hodges, Robert Degner

“…Cost effectiveness, expressed as dollars per kilogram (kg) of phosphorus removed, is calculated from the net present value cost for capital, operation and management, including residue management, and benefits from water storage/supply and recreational use, divided by the projected total phosphorus removal over fifty years. MAPS demonstrated the lowest cost at $24 per kg for systems designed to treat waters with 300 ppb (parts per billion) phosphorus to a level of 155ppb. …”
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An efficient transition-metal-free route to oligo-$\alpha $-pyridylamines via fluoroarenes by Nicolini, Alessio, Anderlini, Biagio, Roncaglia, Fabrizio, Cornia, Andrea

“…HFdpa was prepared with excellent yield (90–92%) by reaction of 2,6-difluoropyridine with 2-aminopyridine in LiH/toluene/pyridine and was found more reactive than HBrdpa, affording higher conversion and higher yield. …”
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Catalytic transformation of carbon dioxide into seven-membered heterocycles and their domino transformation into bicyclic oxazolidinones by Wangyu Shi, Jordi Benet-Buchholz, Arjan W. Kleij

“…This methodology avoids the formation of thermodynamically more stable, smaller-ring by-products and has good functional group tolerance. The synthetic application of these larger-ring cyclic carbonates is further demonstrated by showing their unique ability to serve as synthons for the preparation of bicyclic oxazolidinone pharmacores through an intramolecular domino sequence that involves a transient ketimine group, and various other intermolecular transformations. …”
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A Trial-and-Error Method with Autonomous Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Traffic Counts for Cordon-Based Congestion Pricing by Zhiyuan Liu, Yong Zhang, Shuaian Wang, Zhibin Li

“…Two practical properties of the cordon-based pricing are further considered in this article: the toll charge on each entry of one pricing cordon is identical; the total inbound flow to one cordon should be restricted in order to maintain the traffic conditions within the cordon area. …”
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Postcontrast Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke by Sirichai Chusiri, Aurauma Chutinet, Nijasri Charnnarong Suwanwela, Chankit Puttilerpong

“…Multimodal computed tomography (CT) guides decision-making regarding use of thrombolytic agents in acute ischemic stroke patients. …”
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Controlled Release of Ropivacaine from Single-Armed (1-PCL) and Four-Armed PCL (4-PCL) Microspheres by Wei Xiong, Yue-kun Shen, Peng Dong, Ying Xiao, Xiong-qing Huang, Wen-qi Huang, Lu Yang, Xia Feng

“…Cell proliferation test revealed that the release of products from the microspheres resulted in insignificant toxicity towards mammalian cells.…”
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Confronting needlestick and sharp injuries in healthcare: a decade of struggle and progress in a university teaching hospital by Shuk-Ching Wong, Lithia Lai-Ha Yuen, Germaine Kit-Ming Lam, Monica Oi-Tung Kwok, Crystal Yuen-Ki Siu, Bella Hong-Yan Li, Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen, Simon Yung-Chun So, Kelvin Hei-Yeung Chiu, Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng

“…Results During the study period, there was a mean of 464,118 patient days per year, with an average of 5,928 HCWs per year. A total of 1,076 NSI episodes were reported, resulting in a mean of 2.31 episodes per 10,000 patient days and 1.82 episodes per 100 FTE. …”
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Clinical evaluation of platelet rich fibrin as barrier membrane in treatment of grade II furcation defects by B. Harshavardhana, Nitin Gupta, Spandana Reddy Vantary, Ankit Krishna

“…Materials and Methods: The present study was a split-mouth design, in which a total of thirty patients with bilateral grade II furcation defects in the mandibular molars were selected. …”
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Basal Cell Carcinoma Diagnosed by Dermoscopy in Dermatology Clinic of the Miguel Enríquez University Hospital by Delia María Gálvez Medina, Yurelbis Loida Lobaina Mejías, Juliette Massip Nicot, Lisbeth Fernández González, Carmen Oraida Tenorio Morión, Dayné Leyva Duthil

“…Dermoscopy turned out to be a necessary tool for systematic use in dermatology.…”
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Insights into prescribing patterns for antidepressants: an evidence-based analysis by Hua Min, Farrokh Alemi

“…Paroxetine, venlafaxine, and sertraline more often prescribed to females, while bupropion and doxepin were commonly prescribed for patients with tobacco use disorder and opioid dependence. Predictive factors per medicine ranged from 51 (doxepin) to 168 (citalopram), with cross-validated AROC scores averaging 76.3%. …”
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Health-Promoting Constituents and Selected Quality Parameters of Different Types of Kimchi: Fermented Plant Products by Anna Korus, Emilia Bernaś, Jarosław Korus

“…The level of dry matter, total soluble solids, ash, total acidity, pH, dietary fiber, and vitamins C, B1, and B2, as well as total polyphenols (TP) and antioxidant activity AA (ABTS, DPPH) in kimchi, were determined. …”
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The Waste Management System in the Parking and Traders Arrangement in the Borobudur Temple Area, Central Java, Indonesia by S. Isworo, E. Jasmiene and P. S. Oetari

“…The Indonesian government continues to accelerate the resolution of all problems related to the planning, infrastructure development, and arrangement of tourist visits, including the arrangement of parking spaces and commercial areas in the Borobudur temple area. …”
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Assessing the impact of antimicrobial resistance policies on antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance-associated mortality in children and adults in low and middle-income countr... by Günther Fink, Jay Patel, Kyaw Zay Ya

“…Furthermore, stronger AMR governance was associated with reduced total antibiotic consumption at the country level (MD=−1.259, 95% CI (−2.297 to –0.2216)). …”
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Using Large Language Models to Retrieve Critical Data from Clinical Processes and Business Rules by Yunguo Yu, Cesar A. Gomez-Cabello, Svetlana Makarova, Yogesh Parte, Sahar Borna, Syed Ali Haider, Ariana Genovese, Srinivasagam Prabha, Antonio J. Forte

“…LLM was trained on encoded pathways versions using DOT language, embedding them with SentenceTransformer, and then presented with hypothetical patient cases. We compared the token-level accuracy between LLM output and the ground truth by measuring both node and edge accuracy. …”
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Analisis peran fatwa MUI No. 57 tahun 2014 terhadap pembentukan kebijakan hukum Islam di indonesia studi kasus tentang isu kontemporer (perihal LGBT) by Nur Azizah, Fatimah Fatimah

“…Sifat penelitian yang digunakan oleh penulis adalah penelitian yang bersifat normatif yang menguji topik dalam penelitian ditulisan ini. Hasil penelitian bahwa peran Fatwa MUI Sumut No. 57 Tahun 2014 dalam membentuk kebijakan hukum Islam perihal LGBT bahwa LGBT dianggap sebagai perilaku yang tidak wajar dan menyimpang dari tuntunan agama telah menyebar ke beberapa daerah, mengingat para pencipta dan pendukung gerakan LGBT secara sistematis dan terstruktur sedemikian rupa sehingga keberadaan gerakan LGBT dan upaya mereka untuk mempengaruhi masyarakat. …”
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Geodesic Distance on Gaussian Manifolds to Reduce the Statistical Errors in the Investigation of Complex Systems by Michele Lungaroni, Andrea Murari, Emmanuele Peluso, Pasqualino Gaudio, Michela Gelfusa

“…To tackle this additional source of uncertainty, in this paper it is shown how already developed robust statistical tools can be usefully complemented with the Geodesic Distance on Gaussian Manifolds. …”
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