Role of NLRP3 Inflammasome in Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery as a Potential Determinant of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation and Remodeling: Is SGLT2 Cotransport... by Rodrigo L. Castillo, Jorge Farías, Cristian Sandoval, Alejandro González-Candia, Esteban Figueroa, Mauricio Quezada, Gonzalo Cruz, Paola Llanos, Gonzalo Jorquera, Sawa Kostin, Rodrigo Carrasco

“…In heart failure (HF) patients undergoing cardiac surgery, an increased activity of mechanisms related to cardiac remodeling may determine a higher risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF). …”
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Carbon Emission of Garden Pavement by Peiyong WANG, Ruixing LU

“…In the field of landscape architecture, a large amount of practical research has been carried out in the two aspects of enhancing urban resilience and reducing emissions and increasing sinks, both of which mainly focus on the qualitative research on study of the carbon footprints of landscape plants, soils, water bodies, green infrastructures, and green spaces over their entire life cycle. …”
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Against Futility Judgments for Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by William Choi

“…The field of disorders of consciousness is pervaded by much uncertainty due to limitations on our current diagnostic tools, treatments, and outcome measures. …”
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Intermittent pneumatic compression for venous thromboembolism prevention: a systematic review on factors affecting adherence by Richard Greenall, Rachel E Davis

“…These findings could be used to inform future research and quality improvement efforts to increase adherence in this very important, but currently under-researched area.…”
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Patterns of childhood trauma co-occurrence and its predictivity for suicidality: A machine learning approach by Wenbang Niu, Yi Feng, Shicun Xu, Xin Cui, Zhihao Ma, Yuanyuan Wang

“…The relationship between different CT patterns and suicidality remains largely undiscovered. The current study aims to identify distinct CT overlapping patterns and to explore their association with suicidality in a comprehensive multivariable context. …”
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Digital platforms and news publishers: uneasy relationship by Petros Iosifidis

“…Whereas many of these activities were conducted through legacy news media, entities such as Google, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram currently dominate in most national contexts. The business models of digital platforms, their global nature and the pace that digital technologies and services evolve challenge existing regulatory frameworks concerning consumer protection, transparency, and power imbalances, especially in ensuring that substantial market power does not reduce competition in media and advertising services markets. …”
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White Rabbit FMC mezzanine as an interface for the new 10G WR-NIC to remote WR DAQ nodes by Bawaj Mateusz, Chiarusi Tommaso, Travaglini Riccardo

“…The White Rabbit protocol (WR), developed at CERN for the distribution of sub-nanosecond timing to thousands of nodes displaced over large geographic areas, is becoming increasingly reliable and is being utilized in various contexts, notably in modern multi-messenger astronomy experiments in progress such as KM3NeT, CTAO and ET. …”
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Innovation and Resignification: Social Entrepreneurship for Reincorporating Women into Peace Communities by Luz Elena Malagón-Castro, José Carlos Vázquez-Parra, Gloria Clemencia Valencia-González, Luis Guillermo Restrepo-Jaramillo

“…Educational strategies that foster Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Complex Thinking are increasingly recognized as essential tools in this process, helping to rebuild social cohesion and empower local leadership. …”
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Letter to readers by Francesca Gorini

“…The evolution of educational technologies and their impact on the educational system is, also, a topic that personally involves me, having dedicated part of my research job in exploring which skills are essential to preserve and develop in order to interact appropriately with AI – a tool which is becoming increasingly pervasive even in teaching and educational contexts. …”
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Conceptual approaches to the complex of restoration of the affected territories as a result of military actions in Ukraine by Liudmyla Datsenko, Svitlana Titova, Marharyta Dubnytska

“…Results and conclusions: The land relations during the reconstruction of Ukraine should be based on the following principles and approaches: openness of the public cadastral map of Ukraine; simplification of permit procedures; assessment of land and soil quality, inventory; continuation of the trend of decreasing arable land; conservation of lands, the use of which could harm human life and health as well as the state of the environment; expropriation of land from tenants who are connected to Russia or Belarus; soil conservation in the context of war; introduction of the state system for the control of land resources and the responsibility of land users.…”
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Attributing climate and weather extremes to Northern Hemisphere sea ice and terrestrial snow: progress, challenges and ways forward by Kunhui Ye, Judah Cohen, Hans W. Chen, Shiyue Zhang, Dehai Luo, Mostafa Essam Hamouda

“…Both sea ice and spring snow in the Northern Hemisphere (NH) have been decreasing at an alarming rate in a changing climate. …”
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Electrochemical and UV-visible spectroscopic investigation of anthranilic acid interaction with DNA by Fatima Allouche, Nabil Benyza, Elhafnaoui Lanez, Abdelkader Chouaih, Touhami Lanez

“…Binding constant (7.08×104 M⁻¹) and free energy (-26.85 kJ mol-1) for Aa-DNA were derived from suppressed anodic peak current density, while Cis was found to have stronger binding (19.49×10⁴ M⁻¹) under identical conditions. …”
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Identify the Challenges of Sustainable Agricultural Development in the South of Kerman Province by Omid Sharifi, Amir Afzali Gorouh, Mona Babaee

“…The use of unconditional production inputs to increase performance over the last decade which leads to the degradation of the environment and human health, has underscored the importance of sustainable agriculture and continued production along with the preservation of natural resources. …”
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Identification of Writing Patterns, Motivations, and Barriers to Publishing Articles by Faculty Members in the Humanities Departments of the University of Tabriz in Perestigious In... by Hashem Atapour, Solmaz Zardary, Fereshteh Javadi

“…Accordingly, the publication of scientific outputs resulting from faculty research is currently a fundamental requirement and, in some cases, mandatory at universities. …”
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Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Distribution Dynamics of Lysimachia Christinae in China Through MaxEnt Modeling by Yangzhou Xiang, Yuan Li, Ying Liu, Yingying Yuan, Suhang Li, Qiong Yang, Jinxin Zhang

“…However, in the context of the SSP5‐8.5 pathway, the retention rate significantly decreased to 64.77% by the 2090s, indicating greater habitat instability and expansion needs. …”
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Unraveling the complex role of microglia in Alzheimer’s disease: amyloid β metabolism and plaque formation by Sho Takatori, Mayuna Kondo, Taisuke Tomita

“…Conversely, we explore findings that challenge this view, such as microglial depletion experiments resulting in unchanged or decreased Aβ accumulation. We propose that the contribution of microglia to Aβ metabolism is context-dependent, varying with disease progression, genetic background, and experimental conditions. …”
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CIS Countries Foreign Economic Activity — from Challenges to New Opportunities by M. S. Goncharov

“…Aim and tasks. To identify current trends and issues in foreign trade, the international financial system, and the investment activity of CIS member states, and to provide recommendations that contribute to sustainable economic development and strengthened mutual cooperation.Methods. …”
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Unlocking the hidden forces: deformation and associated stress distribution in the present-day Geneva Basin and Jura fold-and-thrust belt by Sandra Borderie, Jon Mosar, Adeline Marro, Louis Hauvette

“…If current seismicity indicates that the Geneva Basin is tectonically active, few data regarding the state of stress in the area are currently available. …”
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Social Skills Training Program and its Effect on Quality of Life and Stigma among Patients with Schizophrenia by Samah Ali, Amal Awad, Hanaa Ewise, Shimaa Adam

“… Context: Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that significantly disrupts an individual's social interactions, work performance, and overall quality of life. …”
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Therapeutic potential of microRNAs in neurological disorders: mechanisms, biomarkers, and emerging therapeutic strategies by Sourav Pal, Subhajit Mandal

“…We also explore the future of miRNA research in the context of precision medicine, highlighting the importance of targeted delivery, safety optimization, and integration of patient-specific molecular profiles. …”
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