Risk scores for choledocholithiasis perform poorly in patients with hemolytic diseases: a PEDI database report by Jennifer Thompson, Wenly Ruan, Douglas S. Fishman, Matthew Giefer, Kyung Mo Kim, Mercedes Martinez, Luigi Dall'Oglio, Valerio Balassone, Filippo Torroni, Paola De Angelis, Simona Faraci, Cynthia Tsai, Michael Wilsey, Racha Khalaf, Petar Mamula, Quin Liu, Yuhua Zheng, Bradley A. Barth, Bradley A. Barth, David Michael Troendle, David Michael Troendle

“…Patients with hemolytic diseases are at increased risk for gallstone-related complications. …”
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Biomass and Yield in Solanum lycopersicum Expressing a Synthetic Photorespiration Pathway by Laura Dougherty, Bret Cooper, James Bunce, Bryan Vinyard, John Stommel

“…The current study investigated whether a novel synthetic photorespiratory pathway demonstrated to reduce photorespiratory metabolic energy demands and increase plant vegetative biomass in model species could boost tomato crop yield, notably yield of marketable fruit. …”
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A spatial-temporal description of the SARS-CoV-2 infections in Indonesia during the first six months of outbreak. by Dewi Nur Aisyah, Chyntia Aryanti Mayadewi, Haniena Diva, Zisis Kozlakidis, Siswanto, Wiku Adisasmito

“…In Indonesia, the first case was reported in early March 2020, and the numbers of confirmed infections have been increasing until now. Efforts to contain the virus globally and in Indonesia are ongoing. …”
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A Transdisciplinary Framework to Bridge Science–Policy–Development Gaps in Global Land Management Initiatives by Nigussie Haregeweyn, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Ayele Almaw Fenta, Pasquale Borrelli, Panos Panagos, Ermias Aynekulu, Takeshi Abe, Peri Pablo, Simon West

“…Over 190 countries (81%) were found to be currently facing moderate or high risk of increased soil erosion from two or more erosion processes, and 182 countries (77%) were found to have a SPDI level that was lower than their soil erosion risk implying the urgent need for a transdisciplinary framework that supports the implementation of future soil erosion research and development projects. …”
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EXTREME WINTERS IN XX–XXI CENTURIES AS INDICATORS OF SNOWINESS AND AVALANCHE HAZARD IN THE PAST AND EXPECTED CLIMATE CHANGE CONDITIONS by A. D. Oleynikov, N. A. Volodicheva

“…Currently, due to the global climate change and increasing frequency of weather events focus is on prediction of climate extremes. …”
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Compensação ambiental: da contradição à valoração do meio ambiente no Brasil / Environmental compensation: from the contradiction to the valuation of the environment in Brazil... by Rafael Oliveira Fonseca

“…As currently the state has been conducting massive investments in sectors considered strategic for economic growth, environmental vector has been extremely pressed and increasingly valued. …”
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Global Citizenship Education and ELT? by Michael Koppel

“…Using qualitative content analysis, the interviews reveal that pre-service teachers as experts-in-the-making show great enthusiasm towards global citizenship education in the context of English language teaching. Particularly the promotion of the global community as well as fostering their future students’ capabilities to engage with an increasingly globalized world were shared goals among the interviewees. …”
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Telehealth coaching in older adults, behavior change, and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: analyses from The Brain Health Champion Study by Brittany McFeeley, Casey Nicastri, Taylor Krivanek, Kirk R. Daffner, Kirk R. Daffner, Seth A. Gale, Seth A. Gale

“…IntroductionWhen COVID-19 containment strategies were imposed in March 2020, we became interested in how these restrictions might interfere with brain-healthy behaviors of older adults who were either actively participating in or who had recently completed our telehealth behavior change intervention. …”
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Investigating How Policies and Other Conditions Contribute to Influencing Agricultural GHG Emissions in the EU by Francesco Galioto, Irene Criscuoli, Andrea Martelli, Maria Valentina Lasorella, Ilaria Falconi, Danilo Marandola, Giovanni Dara Guccione, Francesca Varia

“…Based on these facts, we introduce the context of implementation of the 2014–2022 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), within which many interventions were designed to improve sustainability and increase competitiveness, and we formulate hypotheses on how CAP instruments can contribute differently to influencing GHG emissions from agriculture. …”
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Interactions Between Nanoparticles and Tomato Plants: Influencing Host Physiology and the Tomato Leafminer’s Molecular Response by Inzamam Ul Haq, Xiangyun Cai, Habib Ali, Muhammad Rehan Akhtar, Muhammad Adeel Ghafar, Moazam Hyder, Youming Hou

“…The current study illustrates the broader implications of nanoparticle use in agriculture, which is a sustainable pathway to increase crop resilience and productivity while reducing the impact of pests. …”
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Evaluation of Urban Composite Carbon Sink Value: A Case Study of Shenyang by Tiemao SHI, Di WANG, Yu TANG, Peiying LI

“…The proportion of carbon sink value contributed by vegetation and soil decreased from 43.61% and 46.15% in 2003 to 34.70% and 36.62% respectively, whereas the proportion contributed by buildings increased from 10.24% to 28.70%.ConclusionThe important contribution of urban space to carbon sinks in terrestrial ecosystems should not be ignored. …”
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Project-based action in the structure of educational-game environments by N.V. Gromyko, Y.V. Gromyko, S.P. Usoltsev

“…Currently, the problem of declining motivation among school students in the context of the modern education system, which is heavily focused on preparing for the Unified State Exam (USE) and Olympiads, is widely recognized. …”
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Data stewardship and curation practices in AI-based genomics and automated microscopy image analysis for high-throughput screening studies: promoting robust and ethical AI applicat... by Asefa Adimasu Taddese, Assefa Chekole Addis, Bjorn T. Tam

“…Our search strategy employed structured keyword queries focused on four key thematic areas: data governance and management, curation frameworks, algorithmic bias and fairness, and data storage, all within the context of AI applications in genomics and microscopy. …”
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The composition of anodic oxide films on InAs crystals by A. V. Artamonov, V. P. Astakhov, I. B. Varlashov, N. I. Evstaf’Eva, P. V. Mitasov

“…In turn, the forming voltage increasing at fixed current density also increases the fluorine concentration near InAs-AOF boundary but in less extent: with forming voltage increasing on 5 V more the fluorine content in the bulk AOF increases in ~1.2 and ~1.5 times at current densities of 0.05 and 0.5 mA/cm2, respectively. …”
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Rebooting Master’s Programs in an Updated Higher Education System: Management Track by E. A. Kuklina

“…The article substantiates proposals that contribute to updating the Russian model of master’s training in the management track in the direction of increasing its efficiency, competitiveness and relevance.Research objectives: to consider the role of the master’s degree institute in the context of value creation by universities; justify one of the possible approaches to the design of a master’s program, which is based on the implementation of new principles for the creation and implementation of an educational product (using the example of direction 38.04.01 — Economics); consider the “double degree” format as part of a package proposal for the implementation of an MBA program and a master’s program (in the direction of 04/38/02 — Management); justify the need to include disciplines on venture financing and risk management of technological projects in the structure of the master’s training curriculum. …”
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Tax regulation of enterprise R&D expenditures: special aspects and problems of regulation by T. A. Loginova

“…This is particularly important in context of digitalization and for attracting investments and parts of activities of multinational enterprises to the territory of the state. …”
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“They tossed me up like a ball”: informal settlement residents’ experiences in accessing healthcare in Kampala, Uganda by Julia Dickson-Gomez, Kirsten Beyer, Arthur Kiconco, Ronald Anguzu, Agnes Nyabigambo

“…The focus group interviews indicated that private healthcare systems have created incentives to draw resources away from already depleted public healthcare systems, further decreasing access to the most vulnerable. Conclusions Our study reveals important and substantial gaps in the current healthcare system in Uganda. …”
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Sarcopenia in Rheumatic Diseases: A Hidden Issue of Concern by Eleni C. Pardali, Markos Klonizakis, Dimitrios G. Goulis, Sousana K. Papadopoulou, Christos Cholevas, Constantinos Giaginis, Christina Tsigalou, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, Maria G. Grammatikopoulou

“…The present narrative review seeks to explore the methods used to assess sarcopenia in patients with RDs, its prevalence among them, and the challenges faced by the affected individuals, while critically assessing the appropriateness and limitations of current sarcopenia assessment tools in the context of RDs.…”
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The lack of evidence-based management in electrical storm: a scoping review by Pouya Motazedian, Graeme Prosperi-Porta, Marie-Eve Mathieu, Nickolas Beauregard, William Knoll, Nicholas Quinn, Simon Parlow, Pietro Di Santo, Omar Abdel-Razek, Richard Jung, Nikola Kolobaric, William Barbour, David Nelson, Trevor Simard, Jacob C. Jentzer, Rebecca Mathew, George A. Wells, F. Daniel Ramirez, Benjamin Hibbert

“…The use of sedation for ES was exclusively studied in the context of mechanical ventilation. There was an increase in the number of ES studies over time, but sample sizes remained small and unchanged. …”
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A Multifunctional Nanodelivery System Modified by Fusion Peptides Acts as Teriparatide Carrier for Noise‐Induced Hearing Loss Therapy by Jiawen Li, Zhuowen Hao, Fangzi Ke, Zhihui Liu, Weilong Wang, Sihui Wen, Fan Wu, Bowen Xu, Miao He, Shengyu Zou, Xiong Chen, Jingfeng Li, Zuhong He

“…Teriparatide (PTH1‐34) exerts antioxidant properties in the context of osteoporosis. Thus, in the current study, a multifunctional thermosensitive nanodelivery system is developed, based on the unique anatomical structure of the inner ear, to load and sustain the release of PTH1‐34 to alleviate hair cell damage. …”
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