Uncovering a novel SERPING1 pathogenic variant: insights into the aggregation of C1-INH in hereditary angioedema by Lingxi Jiang, Chao Dai, Suyang Duan, Tingting Wang, Chunbao Xie, Luhan Zhang, Zimeng Ye, Xiumei Ma, Yi Shi

“…Despite its severity, there is a notable lack of effective methods for predicting and preventing HAE attacks. …”
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Effect of nano- and micro-polystyrene particles on small intestinal epithelial functions and enteric neuronal activity in vitro by Kristin Elfers, Pascal Benz, Marion Burmester, Silja Hein, Kathrin Hansen, Holger Sieg, Linda Böhmert, Maxi B. Paul, Gemma Mazzuoli-Weber

“…Taken together, these results emphasise the potential of nano- and micro polystyrene particles to interact and affect intestinal epithelial as well as enteric neuronal functionality and stress the need for more detailed investigations of the effect of plastic particles present in the (human) diet on intestinal physiology and involvement of the enteric nervous system.…”
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Ankle and Distal Tibia Megaprostheses in Orthopedic Oncology: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature by Edoardo Ipponi, Martina Cordoni, Elena Bechini, Fabrizia Gentili, Fabio Cosseddu, Antonio D'Arienzo, Lorenzo Andreani

“…Several authors highlighted that despite being expensive and prone to some complications such as talar collapse or loosening and soft tissue necrosis, the megaprostheses of the distal tibia could lead to good functional outcomes, also allowing a better range of motion compared to the most common arthrodesis. Materials and methods: We report two cases who suffered from malignant bone tumors localized in the distal tibia and treated with wide resections and the implant of 3D printed custom-made megaprostheses to replace the distal tibia and the ankle. …”
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Assessment of Readiness Components for Attracting Medical Tourists in the Hospital Industry: A Survey Study in Western Iran by Zahra Shoara, Jamil Sadeghifar, Khalil Momeni, Mohammad Bazyar, Rahim Khodayari-Zarnaq, Maryam Heydari

“…Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the readiness of hospitals in Ilam city to attract medical tourists. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among educational and private hospitals in the center of Ilam province in 2023. …”
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Parent’s Perspective on Continuity of Care in the Maternity Care and Child Health Services Continuum: A Qualitative Systematic Review by Anne C. M. Hermans, Silke Boertien, Lauri M. M. van den Berg, Ank de Jonge, Danielle E. M. C. Jansen, Arie Franx, Jacoba van der Kooy, Marlou L. A. de Kroon

“…Our aim is to synthesize the evidence concerning what impacts parents’ experience of continuity of care, and how to promote it. Methods: Qualitative systematic review. Embase, Medline, Web of Science, Cochrane, CINAHL and Google Scholar were searched for studies on parents’ perspectives on integrated care. …”
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Implementing Bayesian inference on a stochastic CO2-based grey-box model by Shujie Yan, Jiwei Zou, Chang Shu, Justin Berquist, Vincent Brochu, Marc Veillette, Danlin Hou, Caroline Duchaine, Liang (Grace) Zhou, Zhiqiang (John) Zhai, Liangzhu (Leon) Wang

“…The model’s accuracy and robustness were validated through CO2 tracer gas experiments, employing constant injection and decay methods in a large-scale aerosol chamber. Both prior and posterior predictive checks (PPC) were performed to verify this approach. …”
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Journey across extrinsic tactics for power improvements of triboelectric energy harvesting beyond intrinsic materials and device structures: A concise review by Ahmed Mahfuz Tamim, Yebin Lee, Jung Hwan Park, Geon-Tae Hwang, Chang Kyu Jeong

“…This review examines recent progress in methods to improve the power output and power density of TENGs. …”
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Semi-vertebral column resection with preservation of posterior ligament complex for Kümmell’s disease: a case report by Tong-Hao Wang, Zhi Liu, Yong-Gang Tian, Guo-Yue Yang, Li-Qiang Han

“…Although many surgical methods have been reported, uniform standard procedures for Kümmell’s disease are still lacking. …”
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ORCHAMP: an observation network for monitoring biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across space and time in mountainous regions by Thuiller, Wilfried, Saillard, Amélie, Abdulhak, Sylvain, Augé, Vincent,  Birck, Carole, Bonet, Richard, Choler, Philippe, Delestrade, Anne,  Kunstler, Georges, Leccia, Marie-France, Lienard, Bertrand, Poulenard, Jérome, Valay, Jean-Gabriel, Bayle, Arthur, Bonfanti, Nicolas, Brousset, Lenka,  Bizard, Léa,  Calderón-Sanou, Irene, Dentant, Cédric, Desjonquères, Camille, Gielly, Ludovic, Guéguen, Maya, Guiter, Frédéric, Hedde, Mickael,  Hustache, Eric, Kedhim, Norine, Lapenu, Pierre, Le Guillarme, Nicolas,  Marchal, Lise, Mahieu, Chloé, Martin, Gabrielle, Martinez-Almoyna, Camille,  Miele, Vincent, Murienne, Jérôme, Paillet, Yoan, Rome, Maxime,  Renaud, Julien, The Orchamp Consortium

“…Through a combination of traditional sampling methods (e.g., botanical surveys) and cutting-edge technologies (remote-sensing, environmental DNA, video, and acoustic sensors), the program offers a holistic approach to understanding how biodiversity faces environmental changes. …”
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Is the Adventitial Vasa Vasorum in Vulnerable Carotid Plaques Increased or Decreased? by Wang Yixuan, Jin Lin, Chen Jianxiong, Yang Huixian, Shen Cuiqin, Xu Wenzhe, Shen Yuzhou, Huang Jun, Sun Liwan, Du Lianfang, Wang Bei, Li Fan, Li Zhaojun

“…Objective To evaluate the VV signal in carotid vulnerable plaques. Methods Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) examination was performed to examine changes in VV density in 47 patients with carotid plaque, and 21 patients received CT angiography (CTA) examination to assess the VV signal. …”
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Intrusion Detection for Wireless Sensor Network Using Particle Swarm Optimization Based Explainable Ensemble Machine Learning Approach by Shaikh Afnan Birahim, Avijit Paul, Fahmida Rahman, Yamina Islam, Tonmoy Roy, Mohammad Asif Hasan, Fariha Haque, Muhammad E. H. Chowdhury

“…By incorporating Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique Tomek (SMOTE-Tomek) techniques to balance the dataset and employing explainable AI methods such as Local Interpretable Model-agnostic Explanations (LIME) and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP), the proposed model achieves significant improvements in detection accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score while providing clear, interpretable results. …”
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The role of artificial intelligence in aortic valve stenosis: a bibliometric analysis by Shanshan Chen, Shanshan Chen, Changde Wu, Zhaojie Zhang, Lingjuan Liu, Yike Zhu, Dingji Hu, Chenhui Jin, Haoya Fu, Jing Wu, Songqiao Liu, Songqiao Liu, Songqiao Liu

“…PurposeTo explore the expanding role of artificial intelligence (AI) in managing aortic valve stenosis (AVS) by bibliometric analysis to identify research trends, key contributors, and the impact of AI on enhancing diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for AVS.MethodsA comprehensive literature review was conducted using the Web of Science database, covering publications from January 1990 to March 2024. …”
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Patients’ and plastic surgeons’ experiences with an online patient decision aid for breast reconstruction: considerations for nationwide implementation by Jacqueline A. ter Stege, Ellen G. Engelhardt, Leonie A.E. Woerdeman, Hester S.A. Oldenburg, Jacobien M. Kieffer, Daniela E.E. Hahn, Frederieke H. van Duijnhoven, Martine A. van Huizum, Regina The, Klemens Karssen, Marianne Kuenen, Miranda A. Gerritsma, Quinten (PQ) Ruhe, Irene S. Krabbe-Timmerman, Martijne van’t Riet, Nikola (AN) Kimmings, Eveline M.L. Corten, Kerry A. Sherman, Arjen J. Witkamp, Eveline M.A. Bleiker

“…Here, we assess patients’ and physicians’ use of the BR pDA and their views on the barriers and facilitators for widespread implementation. Methods Participants completed a questionnaire, and back-end data of the pDA was analyzed. …”
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Weakly-Supervised Deep Shape-From-Template by Sara Luengo-Sanchez, David Fuentes-Jimenez, Cristina Losada-Gutierrez, Daniel Pizarro, Adrien Bartoli

“…Unlike previous deep learning-based SfT methods, which require extensive synthetic data and depth sensors for training, WS-DeepSfT only requires regular RGB video of the deforming object and a segmentation mask to discriminate the object from the background. …”
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Ingestion of melamine cleaning sponges-derived microplastic fibers affects the survival and reproduction of Daphnia magna by Huimin Li, Wenwen Song, Songfeng Wang, Yanhua Wang, Yunfeng Ma, Yu Su, Rong Ji

“…This new type of MPFs displayed different morphology (a combination of linear and branched fibers with a length ranging from 10 to 157 μm) from the widely-studied MPFs released from textiles (longer and thicker linear fibers but no branched fibers). Although the lethality of melamine MPFs to neonates was not observed upon a short-term exposure (24 h), such effect was detected when the animals were exposed for a longer period (21 d) and showed a concentration-dependent manner. …”
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Extending Integration: Interventions Supporting Communication and Collaboration Between Patients with Neurological Diseases, Their Informal Caregivers and Healthcare Staff – a Scop... by Eskil Degsell, Lina Al-Adili, Petter Gustavsson, Mats Brommels, Petra Dannapfel

“…The aim is to review existing studies on interventions to improve communication and collaboration between such patients, their caregivers and healthcare staff. Methods: Following PRISMA guidelines, we systematically searched electronic databases Medline (OVID), CINAHL (Ebsco), and Web of Science (Clarivate) for peer-reviewed literature [2010–2020] focusing on intervention studies. …”
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Bivariate power Lomax Sarmanov distribution: Statistical properties, Reliability measures, and Parameter estimation by M.A. Abd Elgawad, M.A. Alawady, H.M. Barakat, G.M. Mansour, I.A. Husseiny, Salem A. Alyami, Atef F. Hashem, M.O. Mohamed

“…Model parameters are estimated using the maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian methods. Moreover, we derive asymptotic confidence intervals for the parameter model. …”
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Stryphnodendron adstringens have a modulatory effect on inflammatory cytokines markers of in vitro activated macrophages by Ivana Beatrice Mânica da Cruz, Cibele Ferreira Teixeira, Neida Luiza Pellenz, Moisés Henrique Mastella, Verônica Farina Azzolin, Euler Esteves Ribeiro, Fernanda Barbisan

“…This will be achieved using an in vitro protocol with the commercial macrophage cell line RAW 264.7. Methods: The macrophage inflammatory response was induced by the natural antigen phytohemagglutinin (PHA), with and without supplementation of different concentrations of S. adstringens extract. …”
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Köppen–Geiger climate classification across France based on an ensemble of high-resolution climate projections by Strohmenger, Laurent, Collet, Lila, Andréassian, Vazken, Corre, Lola, Rousset, Fabienne, Thirel, Guillaume

“…To quantify the climate change and communicate about it in easily-understandable terms, we used the climate classification system of Köppen–Geiger. 84 climate projections bias corrected with two methods were used to calculate Köppen–Geiger climate types at an 8-km resolution for 30-year periods from 1976 to 2099 in France. …”
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Solving an enigma in the tree of life, at the origins of teleost fishes by Parey, Elise, Berthelot, Camille, Roest Crollius, Hugues, Guiguen, Yann

“…Notably, in addition to traditional molecular phylogeny methods based on the evolution of gene sequences, we also considered the evolution of gene order along the DNA molecule. …”
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