Marvel, Star Wars and the Risk of Being a Hero: Social Responsibilities for Transmedia Storytellers in the Age of Collective Journey by Webster Luke

“…Compounding this issue is the significant structural evolution that modern, popular and commercial stories are undergoing, towards a collective journey model. Collective journey stories are an evolved version of traditional hero’s journey tales, and showcase the importance of listening and negotiating to drive systemic, collective action. …”
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Seeds and vegetative propagules of all selected invasive plants in Europe do not survive industrial composting by Sabina Tomše, Marjeta Resnik, Nejc Gorjan, Simona Strgulc Krajšek

“…After the industrial composting for 17 days, seed germination and viability tests were done and compared with a control group of seeds collected from the same plants but not undergoing the composting process. The composted and fresh vegetative propagules were planted in pots with soil, and the number of rooted parts was counted. …”
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Predictors of postoperative hospital length of stay after total knee arthroplasty by Davide Tornese, Alessandro Robustelli, Gabriele Ricci, Paola Maria Vittoria Rancoita, Nicola Maffulli, Giuseppe Michele Peretti

“…Introduction: We aimed to collect and analyse clinical and functional variables of patients undergoing rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), to identify the variables that influence the postoperative hospital length of stay (LOS). …”
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Transferring Transnationally, Transforming Locally, Imagining Transnationally: The Transference of Interwar Poland’s Popular Culture to Israel and Its Rediscovery in the Last Decad... by Marcos Silber

“…The study also comments on the transformations of cultural texts undergoing transfer, which are adapted to meet new audience needs and reshaped by functioning within novel cultural contexts. …”
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Consumer Attitudes towards Femvertising in Russia and Türkiye: A Netnographic Study by Iana Aleksandrova, Tuba Çevik Ergin

“…Russian men displayed substantial resistance, with many viewing the advertisement’s feminist undertones negatively and interpreting it as an imposition of Western feminist ideas that undermine traditional values. …”
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Investigating risk factors for migraine in Syrian women: a cross-sectional case-control study by Nafiza Martini, Tamam Hawa, Mohamad Moamen Almouallem, Majd Hanna, Imad-Addin Almasri, Ghassan Hamzeh

“…The findings revealed that migraineurs were more likely to smoke, have a higher BMI, have a family history of migraines (particularly in first-degree relatives), have a surgical history, and have undergone a cesarean delivery. No significant associations were found between migraine and allergies, anemia, contraceptive use, or menstrual cycle regularity. …”
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Brown-McLean syndrome secondary keratoconus by Qi Wan, Li Chen, Ran Wei, Ying-ping Deng, Ke Ma, Jing Tang

“…Abstract Background Brown-McLean Syndrome is a rare clinical condition typically presenting as localized edema involving a 2–3 mm peripheral area of the cornea, which often has undergone intraocular surgery. Case report We present a unique case of unilateral Brown-McLean Syndrome (BMS) with concurrent keratoconus in an 18-year-old male patient. …”
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Optimizing electrical output performance of triboelectric nanogenerators by micro-/nano-morphology design and fabrication by Jiaxin Han, Xingyi Dai, Long-Biao Huang, Jianhua Hao

“…Fueled by the increasing imperative for sustainable energy solutions and the burgeoning emphasis on health awareness, self-powered techniques have undergone notable strides in advancement. Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) stand out as a prominent device capitalizing on the principles of triboelectrification and electrostatic induction to generate electricity or electrical signals. …”
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Biometric Fusion for Enhanced Authentication in Cloud Computing Environments by Chiyo Miyazawa, Ryosuke Sato

“…By leveraging diverse biometric traits like fingerprints, iris scans, and palm prints, MultiFusionGuard utilizes their unique patterns to enhance security measures. Each trait undergoes meticulous image processing stages, encompassing pre-processing, normalization, and feature extraction. …”
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Overcoming immunotherapy resistance in gastric cancer: insights into mechanisms and emerging strategies by Dingtian Luo, Jing Zhou, Shuiliang Ruan, Binzhong Zhang, Huali Zhu, Yangming Que, Shijie Ying, Xiaowen Li, Yuanmin Hu, Zhengwei Song

“…By highlighting these key areas, this review aims to inform future research directions and clinical practice, ultimately improving outcomes for GC patients undergoing immunotherapy.…”
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Toward a green economy in China: current status and perspective in electricity generation by Jorge Morales Pedraza

“… China, a leading global energy consumer, is undergoing a significant shift toward a green economy. …”
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Evaluation of risk factors associated with fragility fractures and recommendations to optimise bone health in children with long-term neurological condition by Xue Yi Jessica Leow, Jonathan Tian Ci Tan, Tong Hong Yeo, Kenneth Pak Leung Wong, Arjandas Mahadev, Bixia Ang, Rashida Farhad Vasanwala, Zhi Min Ng

“…Only 7.4% and 33% of the patients had undergone measurements of vitamin D and calcium levels, respectively. …”
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To Study the Outcome of Low-Cost Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy Using Wall-Mounted Vacuum Device in the Treatment of Open Wounds by Neeraj Jain, Ravi Kant Jain, Ajay Sabhnani

“…All these patients had undergone wound debridement and fracture fixation. …”
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A Systematic Review on the Evolution of Power Analysis Practices in Psychological Research by Lara Vankelecom, Ole Schacht, Nathan Laroy, Tom Loeys, Beatrijs Moerkerke

“…In this paper we first argue how underpowered studies, in combination with publication bias, contribute to a literature rife with false positive results and overestimated effect sizes. …”
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Women are worse off in developing and recovering from temporomandibular disorder symptoms by Anna Lövgren, Simon Vallin, Birgitta Häggman-Henrikson, Flavia P. Kapos, Christopher C. Peck, Corine M. Visscher, Per Liv

“…Adults were eligible if they had undergone at least two routine dental check-ups that included screening for TMDs (3Q/TMD) from which states were defined as absence or presence of TMD pain and/or jaw catching/locking. …”
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Predictors of infliximab efficacy in patients with severe attack of ulcerative colitis by A. O. Golovenko, I. L. Khalif, O. V. Golovenko, V. V. Veselov

“…In groups of the patients, who undergone surgery and those, who avoided resection of the large intestine, various clinical, laboratory and endoscopic parameters were compared. …”
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Type 2 diabetes remission through lifestyle intervention in a geriatric patient with long-standing diabetes and at thirty-three-months follow-up by Pramod Tripathi, Diptika Tiwari, Milanjeet Kaur Raizada, Nidhi Kadam

“…It is also common in patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery. In this report, we present the case of a 66-year-old male patient with a 30-year history of T2D and mild obesity who achieved remission of T2D through customized integrated intensive lifestyle modifications, including a vegan diet, exercise and psychological support. …”
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A case of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related conjunctivitis controlled by tacrolimus eye drops by Ayaka Kawaguchi, Hayato Tanaka, Hitoshi Tabuchi, Kei Nakai, Atsuki Fukushima

“…The patient was previously undergoing treatment for gastric cancer with nivolumab, with the final dose administered one week before the first ophthalmology visit. …”
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Topology controls flow patterns in active double emulsions by Giuseppe Negro, Louise C. Head, Livio N. Carenza, Tyler N. Shendruk, Davide Marenduzzo, Giuseppe Gonnella, Adriano Tiribocchi

“…In the latter state, this disclination stretches and writhes in 3D, continuously undergoing recombination to yield an example of an active living polymer. …”
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ROS-induced cytosolic release of mitochondrial PGAM5 promotes colorectal cancer progression by interacting with MST3 by Shiyang Wang, Xi Wu, Wenxin Bi, Jiuzhi Xu, Liyuan Hou, Guilin Li, Yuwei Pan, Hanfu Zhang, Mengzhen Li, Sujuan Du, Mingxin Zhang, Di Liu, Shuiling Jin, Xiaojing Shi, Yuhua Tian, Jianwei Shuai, Maksim V. Plikus, Moshi Song, Zhaocai Zhou, Lu Yu, Cong Lv, Zhengquan Yu

“…Here, using colorectal cancer (CRC) models, we show that upon sensing excessive mtROS, phosphatase PGAM5, which normally localizes to the mitochondria, undergoes aberrant cleavage by presenilin-associated rhomboid-like protein (PARL), becoming released into the cytoplasm. …”
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