Evaluation of an aquatic liverwort and terrestrial moss as biomonitors of heavy metals associated with particulate matter by Clara Gómez-Ensastegui, Pedro Avila-Pérez, José Luis García-Rivas, Carlos Eduardo Barrera-Díaz, Huemantzin Balan Ortiz-Oliveros, Sonia Martínez-Gallegos

“…In addition, except for Cr, both species accumulate the metals associated with airborne particulate matter at equivalent levels. …”
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Airway Management in Pan Facial Fracture: An Outcome Analysis of Elective Tracheostomy and Submental Endotracheal Intubation by Vipin Venugopal Nair, Yuvraj Issar, Harmanjot Singh Dhillon, Gurpinder Singh Ghotra, Pranay Pratap, Ayush Mathur, Kamalpreet Singh

“…The mean VSS at 4 and 12 weeks for SEI were moderate and mild respectively and for the ET was moderate and mild respectively. Both were statistically significant with a p = 0.003 and p = 0.006. …”
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Profiling gene alterations in striatonigral neurons associated with incubation of methamphetamine craving by cholera toxin subunit B-based fluorescence-activated cell sorting by Rachel D. Altshuler, Megan A. M. Burke, Kristine T. Garcia, Kenneth Class, Raffaello Cimbro, Xuan Li, Xuan Li

“…IntroductionIn both rats and humans, methamphetamine (Meth) seeking progressively increases during abstinence, a behavioral phenomenon termed “incubation of Meth craving”. …”
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An updated regional model skill assessment for seasonal and interannual variability of bottom temperature across the eastern Bering Sea shelf by Kelly A. Kearney, Phyllis J. Stabeno, Albert J. Hermann, Albert J. Hermann, Calvin W. Mordy, Calvin W. Mordy

“…The Bering10K Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) model is a high-resolution (10-km) regional ocean model that has been used over the past decade to investigate relationships between the physical environment and the eastern Bering Sea shelf ecosystem in both research and management contexts. Extensive validation for this model has been conducted previously, particularly focused on bottom temperature, a key physical driver shaping ecosystem dynamics in this region. …”
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Surgical Aspects of Split Liver Transplantation: а Review by S. V. Gautier, R. A. Latypov, A. R. Monakhov

“…SLT shows good results both in the near and in the remote period. The key aspects of SLT performing are a deep understanding of the variant anatomy of the liver and a high level of knowledge of liver resection surgery. …”
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Biodiversity reporting: Comparing listed entities in the United Kingdom and South Africa by Dino Da Mata, Timothy Lai, Dusan Ecim, Warren Maroun, Dannielle Cerbone

“…Second, it develops and applies a comprehensive disclosure schematic that enables evaluation of both symbolic and substantive biodiversity reporting approaches, advancing our understanding of how organisations integrate biodiversity considerations into their reporting and operations.…”
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The concentration of selected organophosphorus pesticides associated with PM10 in agricultural ambient air in Iran: Health risk assessment using Monte Carlo simulation by Asma Tabanasl, Amin Mohammadpour, Aboozar Soltani, Mohammad Hoseini, Mohammadali Baghapour

“…This study aimed to investigate the presence of organophosphate pesticides in particulate matter (PM10) and evaluate the potential risks to human health using both deterministic and probabilistic approaches in urban and suburban areas of Yasuj City, Iran. …”
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Standard reference values of the upper body posture in healthy young female adults in Germany: an observational study by Daniela Ohlendorf, Charlotte Doerry, Vanessa Fisch, Sebastian Schamberger, Gerhard Oremek, Hanns Ackermann, Johannes Schulze

“…These values allow a comparison to other studies, both for control and patient data, and may serve as guideline in both clinical practice and scientific studies.…”
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Analysis of pressure-maintaining coring process in deep coal seams and gas content determination methods by Jian WU, Songhang ZHANG, Tengfei JIA, Weiwei CHAO, Wenchun PENG, Shilong LI

“…Considering the presence of both adsorbed gas and free gas in deep coal seams, the study proposes a method for determining both components based on pressure-maintaining coring. …”
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Forest restoration efficiency: A comparative analysis of collectively vs. individually managed forests in Nepal by Sony Baral, Saurav Lamichhane, Bir B. Khanal Chhetri, Bikash Adhikari, Kalyan Gauli, Rebecca M Ford

“…Notably, lower economic class households were positively associated with higher net income from forests in both settings. Surprisingly, female-headed households in collectively managed forests reported lower net income compared to those in individually managed forest areas. …”
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Comparison of three- and six-component scoring models for predicting the futility in cancer resuscitation: a retrospective study by A. Pramono, N. Maryani

“…We can utilize both models to determine if cardiopulmonary resuscitation is futile, but the model of using three variabphentles is more straightforward. …”
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Is There a Role of 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D in the Pathogenesis of Mild and Moderate-to-Severe Endometriosis? by Nevin Tuten, Serdar Acikgoz, Zahid Mammadov, Eduard Malik, Abdullah Tuten, Onur Guralp

“…Conclusion: The mean serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels were significantly decreased in both mild and moderate to severe endometriosis groups compared to the controls. …”
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A harmonic model validation methodology for power generation units based on voltage-current phasor characteristic by Kia Malekian Boroujeni, Farhad Safargholi, Kaveh Malekian

“…The proposed methodology considers both the phase angle and magnitude of harmonic quantities and also their correlation. …”
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Green nanoparticles synthesized from damask rose petals: Evaluation of their antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, anti-Alzheimer, and photocatalytic properties by Zeinab Alizadeh, Mohammad Fattahi, Alireza Farokhzad, Behvar Asghari, Soheil Yousefzadeh-Valendeh, Hadi Alipour, Javier Palazon

“…G-ZnO NPs (600 μg/ml) exhibited stronger inhibitory effects compared to C-ZnO NPs1 and C-ZnO NPs2 for both enzymes.…”
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Dosimetry of automatic non-coplanar volumetric-modulated arc therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Kaiqiang Chen, Jihong Chen, Yanming Cheng, Danni Hong, Cairong Hu, Penggang Bai, Jinyong Lin, Yang Yang, Xiuchun Zhang

“…Results: For the planning target volumes (PTVs), the target coverage in both plans reached 95%. Compared with the TOMO plans, the HA plans exhibited a steeper dose fall-off for PTV69.75Gy (P ​< ​0.05). …”
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PERSPECTIVES ON THE CHALLENGES TO THE WATCHDOG FUNCTION OF THE MEDIA IN NIGERIA by EMMANUEL OMULA, ROSELINE OGBOLE

“…Again it was revealed that, INEC deliberately rigged the 2023 Presidential Elections because Amazon that was engaged to provide technical support said, there was no glitch with the result viewing portals on February 2023. This shows that both INEC and the Judiciary are weak and compromised. …”
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Exploring the Effects of Sub-Dissociative Doses of Ketamine on Sedation Quality in Bronchoscopy: A Double-Blind Clinical Study by Hamidreza Shetabi, Samira Rostami

“…The SDK3 cohort exhibited a higher average sedation score and longer duration of sedation compared to the SDK2, with both metrics also surpassing those of the SDK1 cohort. …”
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Validation of the Transition Readiness and Appropriateness Measure (TRAM) for the Managing the Link and Strengthening Transition from Child to Adult Mental Healthcare in Europe (MI... by Fiona McNicholas, Dieter Wolke, Jason Madan, Jatinder Singh, Federico Fiori, Paramala Santosh, Jane Warwick, Helena Tuomainen, Swaran Singh, Laura Adams, Mathilde Mastroianni, Natalie Heaney, Kate Lievesley, Ilyas Sagar-Ouriaghli, Giovanni Allibrio, Rebecca Appleton, Nikolina Davidović, Giovanni de Girolamo, Gwen Dieleman, Katarina Dodig-Ćurković, Tomislav Franić, Charlotte Gatherer, Suzanne Gerritsen, Elisa Gheza, Lidia Manenti, Athanasios Maras, Francesco Margari, Adriana Pastore, Moli Paul, Diane Purper-Ouakil, Francesco Rinaldi, Vehbi Sakar, Ulrike Schulze, Giulia Signorini, Cathy Street, Priya Tah, Sabine Tremmery, Amanda Tuffrey, Frank Verhulst, Anna Wilson

“…It highlighted the barriers to a successful transition and informed clinicians, identifying areas which clinicians on both sides of the transfer boundary can work on to ease the transition for the young person.Trial registration number ISRCTN83240263 (Registered 23 July 2015), NCT03013595 (Registered 6 January 2017); Pre-results.…”
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BUDGET USE AND PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA by Mubaraq Sanni, Oladipo Oluwafolakemi Fasesin

“…Analysis was based on both descriptive and inferential techniques.  The descriptive analysis was based on techniques such as graphs and tables, while the inferential analysis was done by PLS-SEM techniques to test all the hypotheses. …”
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Hand cooling induces changes in the kinetics of oxygen uptake by Louis Finiel, Daria Neyroud, Jean-Philippe Antonietti, Anthony M. J. Sanchez, Fabio Borrani

“…Additionally, the amplitude of the V̇O2 slow component was reduced for both HC (3.2 mL.min−1.kg−1; CI [2.2;4.1], p = 0.018) and SB (2.9 mL.min−1.kg−1; CI [1.8;4.2], p = 0.009) in comparison to control (3.9 mL.min−1.kg−1; CI [2.9;4.2]). …”
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