Alkali Effect on Alkali-Surfactant-Polymer (ASP) Flooding Enhanced Oil Recovery Performance: Two Large-Scale Field Tests’ Evidence by Chen Sun, Hu Guo, Yiqiang Li, Guipu Jiang, Ruicheng Ma

“…Moreover, as the ASP flooding in Daqing went from field tests to commercial applications since 2014, how to comprehensively consider the benefit and cost of ASP flooding has become a new focus at low oil prices. …”
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Effect of a Sodium and Calcium DL-β-Hydroxybutyrate Salt in Healthy Adults by Tobias Fischer, Ulrike Och, Ira Klawon, Tim Och, Marianne Grüneberg, Manfred Fobker, Ursula Bordewick-Dell, Thorsten Marquardt

“…Data on sensory evaluation and observed side effects of the supplement were collected. The product also went through chemical food analysis. Results. The supplement led to a significant increase of D-βHB concentration in blood 2.5 and 3 h after oral intake (p=0.033;  p=0.043). …”
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Attitudes toward artificial intelligence and robots in healthcare in the general population: a qualitative study by Paulina Smoła, Iwona Młoźniak, Monika Wojcieszko, Urszula Zwierczyk, Mateusz Kobryn, Elżbieta Rzepecka, Mariusz Duplaga

“…An interpretative approach to qualitative content analysis was applied to the responses to the research questions.ResultsThe analysis of interviews yielded three main themes: positive and negative perceptions of the use of AI and robots in healthcare and ontological concerns about AI, which went beyond objections about the usefulness of the technology. …”
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On writing about illness in Kuwait. A discussion with Shahd Al Shammari by Marion Breteau

“…On the occasion of the release of Shahd Al Shammari’s latest book, Head Above Water: Reflections on Illness (2022) in Kuwait, Marion Breteau went to meet the author to interview her about the experience of writing intimacy. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Metastatic Cancer by Søren Ventegodt, Elin Solheim, Mads E. Saunte, Mohammed Morad, Isack Kandel, Joav Merrick

“…The theory of the human character, the quality of life theories, the holistic theory of cancer, the holistic process theory of healing, the theory of (Antonovsky) coherence, and the life mission theory are the most important theories for the patient to find hope and mobilize the will to fight the cancer and survive. The patient went through the following phases: (1) finding the purpose of life and hidden resources; (2) confronting denial; (3) taking responsibility for being very ill; (4) severe existential crises with no wish to live while still fighting; (5) integration of many repressed feelings and negative decisions thus rehabilitating character; (6) confronting lack of intimacy and trust in others and this way rehabilitating the ability to love; (7) rehabilitating the will to live, breaking through and falling in love with life; (8) assuming responsibility for the social relations; and sometimes (9) quality of life is improved radically with indications of spontaneous remission of the liver tumors.…”
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Long-Term Results After Laparoscopic Lavage for Perforated Diverticulitis Purulent Peritonitis in Sweden: A Population-Based Observational Study by Andreas Samuelsson, MD, David Bock, PhD, Mattias Prytz, MD, PhD, Carolina Ehrencrona, BSc, Anette Wedin, RN, Eva Angenete, MD, PhD, Eva Haglind, MD, PhD

“…In the lavage group, 27% of patients went on to have resection surgery. Conclusions:. …”
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Measuring serious violence perpetration: comparison of police-recorded and self-reported data in a UK cohort by Rosie Cornish, Alison Teyhan, Kate Tilling, John Macleod, Iain Brennan

“…Study participation was lower among people who had or went on to have a police record for serious violence; as a result, the prevalence of self-reported violence in the imputed data was higher (compared to observed data) at all ages. …”
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Early Vegetation Recovery After the 2008–2009 Explosive Eruption of the Chaitén Volcano, Chile by Ricardo Moreno-Gonzalez, Iván A. Díaz, Duncan A. Christie, Antonio Lara

“…The magnitude of tephra ejected by the eruption left different types of disturbances and caused diverse forms of environmental damage that were heterogeneously distributed across the surrounding area. We went to the field to assess the early vegetation responses a year after the eruption in September 2009. …”
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Isolated Adrenocorticotropin Deficiency Associated with Delirium and Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy by Masanori Murakami, Noriko Matsushita, Rie Arai, Naohiro Takahashi, Ryuki Kawamura, Sayaka Suzuki, Sachio Takekawa, Fumiko Iwashima, Takashi Shibui, Akihiro Hata, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Toshiyuki Horiuchi

“…Because her laboratory data revealed hyponatremia, we performed endocrinological examinations and diagnosed isolated ACTH deficiency. After admission, she went into a delirious state and suffered from takotsubo cardiomyopathy due to adrenal insufficiency. …”
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Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Mothers on Management of Malnutrition Among Children Under Five Years in Bugongi Town Council, Sheema District. by Mwiine, Dickens Richard

“…This study aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitude and practices of mothers on management of malnutrition among Children under- five years in Bugongi Town Council, Sheema district. It went further to determine the knowledge of mothers on causes, signs and symptoms of malnutrition among children under five years and factors that influence mothers attitude towards nutrition of their children. …”
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Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Mothers on Management of Malnutrion Among Children Under Five Years in Bugongi Town Council, Sheema District. by Mwiine, Dickens Richard

“…This study aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitude and practices of mothers on management of malnutrition among Children under- five years in Bugongi Town Council, Sheema district. It went further to determine the knowledge of mothers on causes, signs and symptoms of malnutrition among children underfive years and factors that influence mothers attitude towards nutrition of their children. …”
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Birth and weaning weights in buffalo calves resulting from artificial insemination or natural mating in Venezuela by Aitor De Ondiz, Génesis Morales, Mariana S. Perea, Wilmer Morán, Juan Carlos Gutiérrez-Añez, Fernando P. Perea

“…After that, they were suckled twice daily until weaning and went daily to the pasture from 30 days postpartum. …”
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Empresarios, capitales e industrias en la región Caribe colombiana bajo el despegue del modelo agroexportador a comienzos del siglo XX by SEGIO PAOLO SOLANO

“…Recent history explains the weakness of the industrial development of the Colombian Caribbean region in terms of regional market inelasticity, the absence of products for international markets, changing the national transportation system, off the port of Buenaventura in the Pacific coast that went to the ports on the Caribbean coast and the economic policies of the central government. …”
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Telomerase inhibiting phytochemicals derived from Blumea eriantha for cancer treatment: A comprehensive computational analysis by Rahil Ummar Faruk Abbu, Shaik Mohammad Abdul Fayaz, Divyashree M S, Raghu Chandrashekhar H, Prasanna Kumar Reddy Gayam, Archana Mahadev Rao

“…A comprehensive pharmacokinetic analysis using SwissADME and pkCSM (Pharmacokinetics and Toxicity by Computational Structure-based Models) supported these results by determining the drug-like qualities of these phytochemicals. The study further went on to identify synergistic treatment combinations using the Handy Recommendation Algorithm for Cancer Synergy (HRACS), where certain pairs of phytochemicals demonstrated enhanced anti-cancer efficacy against telomerase protein in A549 and MCF-7 cancer cell lines, suggesting that combinatorial therapy techniques may have potential. …”
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Death trends for 2010 - 2022 for members of a large private medical scheme in South Africa by L Steenkamp, S Collie, T A Moultrie, H Moultrie, G Gray

“…Age- and sex-standardised death rates went on to reach their highest level in the history of the scheme in 2021, at 767 deaths per 100 000 life years. …”
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Une double discordance cardiaque complexe décompensée, à propos d’un cas et revue de la littérature by Nabila Soufi Taleb Bendiab, Rachid Djaziri, Fouad Sekkal, Nesrine Khedim, Abderrahim Meziane-Tani

“…Non-operated, the patient saw his functional status worsen rapidly with dyspnea which went from stage I to stage III-IV of the New York Heart Association (NYHA), and appearance of hypoxic and congestive signs. …”
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Landscape connectivity alters the evolution of density-dependent dispersal during pushed range expansions by Dahirel, Maxime, Bertin, Aline, Calcagno, Vincent, Duraj, Camille, Fellous, Simon, Groussier, Géraldine, Lombaert, Eric, Mailleret, Ludovic, Marchand, Anaël, Vercken, Elodie

“…However, we found evidence of changes in density-dependence, in particular regarding dispersal: populations went from positive to negative density-dependent dispersal at the expansion edge, but only when connectivity was high. …”
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Decidualized ovarian and rectouterine deep endometriosis disguised as malignancy in the second-trimester of pregnancy: A case report by Lingjie Bao, Ting Wang, Yinping Xiao, Shouxin Gu, Xiaoyu Zhou, Yunxi Zheng, Yun Chen, Xiaofang Yi

“…This patient recovered well and then went to the department of obstetrics for high-risk pregnancy supervision. …”
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S’unir au Prophète. L’expérience matérielle, esthétique et dévotionnelle du Dalā’il al-Khayrāt au Maroc. Approches codicologique et anthropologique by Hiba Abid, Anouk Cohen

“…This kind of medium led us to explore how the physical changes of the book went hand in hand with a modification of the relationships of the faithful to the text of the Dalā’il, to its transmission and, more broadly, to their way of uniting with the Prophet. …”
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One-Year Review Of Reduced Fetal Movements In Izzat Ali Shah MCH Center: A Predictor Of Poor Perinatal Outcome by Humera Rani, Gulwish Salahuddin, Ayesha Naz, Noreen Majeed, Faiza Safdar, Shazia Rafique

“…Regarding birth weight, 122(76.25%) had average weight, 32(20%) were low birth weight and 05(3.12%) were very low birth weight. 61(38.12%) went into NICU, while 99(61.8%) no admission required. …”
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