Pulmonary metastasis of giant cell tumor of bone 29 years after local recurrence resection: implications for Long-Term surveillance by Qiushi Bai, Xiao Chang, Xiongfei Zou, Baozhong Zhang

“…Abstract Background Pulmonary metastases of giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) are rare and typically occur within several years of initial diagnosis or local recurrence. Here, we report a case with the longest documented interval—29 years—between the last local recurrence of GCTB and pulmonary metastasis, highlighting the need for long-term surveillance. …”
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Optimization of chromium(VI) biosorption using gooseberry seeds by response surface methodology by J. Aravind, P. Kanmani, G. Sudha, R. Balan

“…Biosorption was affected by pH, temperature and initial metal concentration. Furthermore, there is a need to understand the holistic effect of all variables to ascertain the best possible conditions for adsorption, therefore, these factors were considered and a total of 17 trials were run according to the Box Behnken design. …”
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Hidden Markov model for acoustic pesticide exposure detection and hive identification in stingless bees. by Alex Otesbelgue, Amara Jean Orth, Chandler David Fong, Carol Anne Fassbinder-Orth, Betina Blochtein, Maria João Ramos Pereira

“…Stingless bees are particularly susceptible to pesticide toxicity, even at residual concentrations, underscoring the critical need to prevent hive losses and to understand the impacts of sub-lethal pesticide exposure on these species. …”
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Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Advanced Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancers: A Retrospective Study by Jongmyung Park, Takashi Seike, Haruka Sugi, Hironobu Hori, Kanako Gondo, Atsumu Terada

“…Objectives: Despite advancements in the management of advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers, there remains a need to explore safe and effective diagnostic techniques, particularly in cases where primary debulking surgery (PDS) is challenging. …”
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Facilitating clinical reasoning for medical students in clinical settings: a scoping review by Yeny Dyah Cahyaningrum, Yoyo Suhoyo, Gandes Retno Rahayu

“…While this review has explored the responsibilities of clinical teachers, specific strategies that enhance clinical reasoning abilities need further investigation. Additionally, the impacts of identified factors on strengthening clinical reasoning abilities require more analysis.…”
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Design of an Early Prediction Model for Parkinson’s Disease Using Machine Learning by K. Velu, N. Jaisankar

“…Consequently, speech can be a crucial modality in the initial phase of Parkinson’s disease prediction. …”
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Impact of EV charging strategies on solar-powered residential buildings: unidirectional vs. bidirectional charging in Jordan by Malik Al-Amayreh, Ahmad Alamayreh, Amal A. Amer

“…This study reveals that the bidirectional EV charging improves energy efficiency and reduces CO2 emissions by optimizing PV energy utilization in Jordan to charge EVs, however, its increased initial costs under TOU pricing highlight the need for supportive policies to encourage wider adoption.…”
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Fake news and fact-checking: Combating misinformation and disinformation in Canadian newsrooms and journalism schools by Brooks DeCillia, Brad Clark

“…This initial study offers five tentative findings from our expert interviews: (1) while the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for more fact-checking, Canadian journalists and journalism educators believe the worldwide health crisis was not the sole trigger for an increased focus on fact-checking in Canadian journalism and journalism education; (2) over the last decade, Canadian journalism schools may have increased their focus on fact-checking and verification teaching; (3) while Canadian newsroom leaders want their journalists to have solid fact-checking and verification skills to combat concerns about information integrity, they are concerned about the skills new graduates bring to the job; (4) Canadian journalists and journalism educators believe ante hoc or editorial and post hoc fact-checking should play a more significant role in Canadian journalism; and (5) while there is concern about the efficacy of post hoc fact-checking (whether it corrects misconceptions), Canadian journalists and journalism educators appear committed to the practice because of normative and democratic ideals surrounding truth and information integrity. …”
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Incidence of palliative treatment among breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy: an analysis of the Brazilian public health system by Ana Maria Fantini Silva, Breno Piva, Marco Antônio Prado Nunes

“…Early diagnosis and access to anti-HER2 therapy significantly reduce palliative care needs. Socio-economic and regional disparities in treatment highlight the need for equitable access to diagnostic tools and therapies to improve survival outcomes in Brazil’s public healthcare system.…”
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An unusual clinical presentation of Cryptococcal meningitis: The importance of a detailed history and physical by Shay Nakahira, Marcus Yamamoto, Terry Wood

“…Discussion and importance: Despite the initial clinical impression being suggestive of migraines, the patient was ultimately diagnosed with cryptococcal meningitis one month from the initial onset of her symptoms, with rapid advancement to an emergent situation ultimately resulting in two hospitalizations where she received numerous spinal fluid drainages, anti-fungal medications and a lumbar shunt. …”
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Evaluation of the Minimum Transportation Cost of Asymmetric/Symmetric Triangular Fuzzy Numbers with -Cut by the Row-Column Minima Method by P. Indira, M. Jayalakshmi

“…These two interval problems are decomposed again into two problems: the right-bound transportation problem (RBTP) and the left-bound transportation problem (LBTP). First, compute an initial basic feasible solution for RBTP, then also obtain the optimum solution by the existing method; there is no need to solve LBTP directly because the solution of RBTP is the initial solution of LBTP. …”
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COVID-19 pandemic in resource-poor countries: challenges, experiences and opportunities in Ghana by Daniel Kwame Afriyie, George Awuku Asare, Seth Kwabena Amponsah, Brian Godman

“…Although initial results are encouraging, further research is needed to understand the dynamics of COVID-19 in Ghana and provide additional guidance. …”
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Preferred practice patterns of endophthalmitis management and prevention: A survey among the members of Vitreoretinal Society of India – Study by the VRSI study group by Deepanshu Agrawal, Anil B Gangwe, Koushik Tripathy, Pradeep Sagar, P Mahesh Shanmugam, Manisha Agrawal, Deepshikha Agrawal, Raj Vardhan Azad

“…Conclusion: Majority of the Indian vitreoretinal surgeons felt the need for amendment in the EVS guidelines, but would prefer to follow the EVS guidelines for managing endophthalmitis at present.…”
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Synchronous Double Primary Malignancy of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Glioblastoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Joseph Carmicheal, Kurtis C. Johnson, Beth K. Neilsen, Nicole Shonka, Chi Zhang, Michael Baine

“…Additional reports of NSCLC and synchronous solitary brain lesions are needed to further elucidate pertinent patient characteristics and better inform clinical decision making. …”
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Time variations in the generation time of an infectious disease:Implications for sampling to appropriately quantify transmissionpotential by Hiroshi Nishiura

“…Mathematical properties of the generation time distribution in a heterogeneously mixing population need to be clarified further.…”
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Analysis of Reporting Trends of Serious Adverse Events Associated With Anti‐Obesity Drugs by Branislava B. Raičević, Andrej Belančić, Nikola Mirković, Slobodan M. Janković

“…In conclusion, among the anti‐obesity drugs currently approved, only semaglutide shows a continuously increasing trend in the annual reporting of serious adverse events, suggesting a need for further investigation of safety signals.…”
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METHODS OF APPROXIMATION OF SUMMABLE FUNCTIONS ON THE BASIS OF THE INTEGRAL OF STIELTJES WITH RESPECT TO APPLIED ANALYSIS by Igor Eduardovich Naats, Elena Pavlovna Yartseva

“…In a number of application tasks desired functions as the initial assumptions required the need to present in the form of the Stieltjes integral. …”
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A rare neurosurgical emergency: case report of spontaneous lumbar subdural empyema by Svetozar Stanković, Milan Lepić, Ivan Bogićević, Jadranka Stanković, Goran Pavlicević

“…This case highlights the need for urgent MRI in the early stages of symptom onset to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment.…”
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Evaluation of the EAWS Ergonomic Analysis on the Assembly Line: Xsens vs. Manual Expert Method—A Case Study by Matic Breznik, Borut Buchmeister, Nataša Vujica Herzog

“…The results show a large similarity between the whole-body results and a large difference in the upper limb results, confirming the initial benefits of the Xsens equipment but also pointing to the need to verify its reliability on larger samples. …”
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Providing specialized care for children with congenital cleft lip and palate by A. A. Mamedov, O. I. Admakin, O. V. Nelyubina, A. B. Selitskaya, Zh. A. Blinder

“…Scientific and practical results achieved over the past decade, confirm the urgent need for significant changes in the delivery of complex specialized medical care. …”
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