« J’ai lu votre livre » by Marion Marx

“…In this text which, a priori, never reached its main recipient, Marina Tsvetaeva, at that time a solitary star exiled and marginalized in France, tries to establish if not a communication, at least a communion, fictitious but sensitive, with two lesbian writers, two “white visions”: one contemporary but inaccessible, and the other who became a mythical image or an ethereal reflection. Thanks to the female gaze, the poetic evocation of a lesbian love, from its blossoming to its wilting, then to its death, opens up a reflection on a triple isolation: that of the lesbian woman, that of the creative woman, that finally of the elderly woman – three images of women stifled in their desire and their creative impulse, which merge in fine, in an autobiographical burst, in a troubled and double image: that of the author and, like a reflection in the mirror, of the poet Sophia Parnok, her former partner. …”
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SOURCES OF PRODUCTION OF REACTIVE OXYGEN AND NITROGEN SPECIES IN TISSUES OF PERIODONTIUM AND SALIVARY GLANDS OF RATS UNDER MODELED SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION by A.M. Yelins’ka, O.O. Shvaykovs’ka, V.O. Kostenko

“…The animals were decapitated with ethereal anesthesia. Soft tissues of periodontium and submandibular salivary glands were the objects of the study. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoan Parasites and Associated Risk Factors among School Children in Merhabete District, Central Ethiopia by Nigus Dagne, Amir Alelign

“…Stool samples were collected and examined using direct wet mount, Formal-Ether concentration and Modified Zeihel-Neelsen staining techniques. …”
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Thermocatalytic pyrolysis of low-value waste biomass: Thermal decomposition, kinetics behaviour, and biochar characterization by Ranjeet Kumar Mishra, Sampath Chinnam, Abhishek Sharma

“…TGA-FTIR analysis demonstrated that CaO addition significantly reduced emissions of CO, CO₂, ether, and carbonyl compounds. Further, the addition of CaO increased biochar yield by approximately 6.5 % due to enhanced carbonation reactions. …”
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The Impacts of Breakthrough Drug Classes on Total Healthcare Expenditures by Zeynal Karaca, Steven N. Wiggins

“…The empirical evidence on whether newer drugs can decrease overall healthcare expenditures may enable private and public health policymakers to develop new drug benefit structures. …”
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Level of and trends in women’s empowerment inequalities in antenatal care services in Ethiopia: further analysis of the Ethiopia demographic and health surveys, 2000-16 by Gebretsadik Shibre, Wubegzier Mekonnen, Damen Haile Mariam

“…In this study, we sought to shed light on whether and how such disparities changed over time. …”
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The Economic Implications of Psychosocial Peer Support for Health Workers in German Hospitals by Strametz R, Roesner H, Neusius T, Wiesenhuetter I, Bushuven S, Mira JJ, Hinzmann D, Heininger S

“…Reinhard Strametz,1,* Hannah Roesner,1,2,* Thomas Neusius,1,* Isabell Wiesenhuetter,1 Stefan Bushuven,3,4 José Joaquín Mira,2,5 Dominik Hinzmann,6 Susanne Heininger7 1Wiesbaden Institute for Healthcare Economics and Patient Safety, RheinMain UAS, Wiesbaden, Germany; 2Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Elche, Spain; 3Training Center for Emergency Medicine (NOTIS e.V), Engen, 78234, Germany; 4Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79106, Germany; 5Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO), Alicante, Spain; 6Department Clinical Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; 7Faculty for Applied Healthcare Sciences, Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Deggendorf, Germany*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Reinhard Strametz, Wiesbaden Institute for Healthcare Economics and Patient Safety, RheinMain UAS, Bleichstr. 3, Wiesbaden, 65183, Germany, Email reinhard.strametz@hs-rm.dePurpose: The objective of this study is to evaluate whether the nationwide establishment and institutionalization of a peer-support program, is economically justified given the potential positive effects on the Second Victim Phenomenon (SVP) among healthcare professionals in Germany.Methods: A comprehensive methodological approach was employed, using data from the SeViD studies to assess the prevalence and duration of SVP among physicians and nurses in Germany. …”
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LIPS and PaO2/FiO2 Combined Plasma Biomarkers Predict Onset of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Patients of High Risks in SICU: A Prospective Exploratory Study by Ziyuan Shen, Zhongnan Yin, Senhao Wei, Zhukai Cong, Feng Zhao, Hua Zhang, Xi Zhu

“…We conducted a prospective, observational study from January 2020 to December 2023, which enrolled 263 patients of high risks in the SICU of Peking University Third Hospital consecutively; they were classified as ARDS and non-ARDS according to whether ARDS occurred after enrollment. Collected clinical characteristics and blood samples within 24 hr of admission to SICU. …”
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Differences in Clinicopathological Characteristics of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma between Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism by Yuan Liu, Siyi Guo, Shaowei Sang, Jinbo Liu, Lin Qi, Bin Lv, Xiaoli Zhang

“…Although the coexistence of PTC and PHPT has been reported, it is unknown whether the clinicopathological features of PTC differ between asymptomatic and symptomatic PHPT patients. …”
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Outcomes in stage IIA versus stage IIB/III in the PALLAS trial [ABCSG-42/AFT-05/PrE0109/BIG-14-13]) by A. DeMichele, A. C. Dueck, D. Hlauschek, M. Martin, H. Burstein, G. Pfeiler, N. Zdenkowski, A. Wolff, M. Bellet-Ezquerra, E. Winer, M. Balic, K. Miller, M. Colleoni, D. Lake, G. Rubovsky, D. Cameron, J. Balko, C. F. Singer, Z. Nowecki, H. Iwata, N. Wolmark, K. A. Parraga, H. Rugo, G. G. Steger, T. Traina, G. Werutsky, D. Czajkowska, O. Metzger, S. El-Abed, K. P. Theall, R. D. Lu, P. O’Brien, C. Fesl, E. Mayer, M. Gnant

“…This pre-specified analysis was conducted to determine whether adjuvant palbociclib benefited patients diagnosed with lower risk stage IIA disease compared to those with higher stage disease. …”
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Pattern analysis in a benthic bacteria-nutrient system by Daniel Wetzel

“…We check numerically for bounded domains whether the stability changes for hexagons and stripes, which are extended homogeneously into the third dimension. …”
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Luteolin Pretreatment Ameliorates Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by lncRNA-JPX/miR-146b Axis by Tongda Xu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Gege Liao, Haochen Xuan, Jie Yin, Jieli Bao, Yang Liu, Dongye Li

“…In the present study, we aimed to find out whether luteolin (Lut) pretreatment could ameliorate myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury by regulating the lncRNA just proximal to XIST (JPX)/microRNA-146b (miR-146b) axis. …”
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Averting War in Northeast Asia: A Proposal by Mel Gurtov

“…While the United States and South Korea consider whether or not to accept North Korea's call for an "unconditional" return to the Six Party Talks (6PT) or China's call for multilateral negotiations, Northeast Asia is sliding in the direction of deepening conflict that could lead to war. …”
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Combination effects of Pistachio hull and carfilzomib on NF-κB p65, MDR1, MRP1, and Caspase3 gene expression in breast cancer cell line by Zahra Mirzaei, Sadegh Zarei, Ahmadreza Sayadi, Reza Hosseiniara, Mojgan Noroozi Karimabad, Mehdi Mahmoodi

“…Therefore, both CFZ and Pistachio hull extract, whether administered alone or in combination, represent promising molecular targets for breast cancer treatment.…”
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In Vivo Corneal Confocal Microscopy Detects Improvement of Corneal Nerve Parameters following Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Xiaofan Jia, Xiaogang Wang, Xiaoxia Wang, Qi Pan, Tongzhang Xian, Xiaobin Yu, Lixin Guo

“…This study aimed to investigate whether in vivo corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) can detect the improvement of corneal nerve parameters following glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes in natural history. …”
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Causal Associations Between Sarcopenia and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Huang Y, Zhao S, Hong J, Shen L, Wang Z, Wang D

“…Second, in the reverse MR analysis, we assessed whether GDM influenced sarcopenia-related traits. …”
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Building evidence for indoor tanning as a behavioral addiction: concerns, problems, and change perceptions are associated with addictive symptoms by Allison Leip, Carolyn J. Heckman, Jerod L. Stapleton

“…However, studies have not adequately explored whether excessive tanning continues despite concerns and problems that would be expected with behavioral addiction. …”
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Evaluation of Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer and Microsoft Copilot Performance on the American Society of Surgery of the Hand Self-Assessment Examinations by Taylor R. Rakauskas, BS, Antonio Da Costa, BS, Camberly Moriconi, BS, Gurnoor Gill, BA, Jeffrey W. Kwong, MD MS, Nicolas Lee, MD

“…The primary outcomes included correctness, the percentage concordance relative to other users, and whether an additional prompt was required. Secondary outcomes included accuracy according to question type and difficulty. …”
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Evaluations of Morphometric Traits and Body Conformation Indices of Horse Ecotypes Reared in the Highlands of Bale Eco‐Region, Ethiopia by Mesay Guyo, Melaku Tareke, Andualem Tonamo, Diriba Bediye, Girma Defar

“…Further, molecular studies will be essential to determine whether the predominated phenotypic multiplicity is genetic or environmentally progressed.…”
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The Impact of Baseline Risk Factors on the Incidence of Febrile Neutropenia in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy with Pegfilgrastim Prophylaxis: A Real-World Data Analy... by Edward Li, Bridgette Kanz Schroader, David Campbell, Kim Campbell, Weijia Wang

“…**Background:** There are sparse data addressing whether standard risk factors for febrile neutropenia (FN) are relevant in patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy and primary prophylaxis for FN, which would have implications for variables to consider during real-world comparative analyses of FN incidence. …”
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