Nontraumatic perforation of the small intestine caused by true primary enteroliths associated with radiation enteritis: a case report by Yusuke Hirakawa, Hirona Shigyo, Yuriko Katagiri, Kazuaki Hashimoto, Mitsuru Katsumoto, Hiroshi Tomoeda, Masahiko Nakano

“…Case presentation A 92-year-old woman with acute abdominal pain was transferred to our hospital because a computed tomography (CT) scan performed by her family doctor revealed free air and fluid collection within her abdomen. Our initial diagnosis was upper gastrointestinal perforation, and we selected nonoperative management (NOM) with adnominal drainage. …”
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Can packaging transparency influence consumer food waste behavior? by Monireh Mahmoudi, Mina Mashayekhian

“…This illusion of ongoing freshness could decrease the frequency of quality checks and delay initial inspections, ultimately increasing the risk of spoilage and waste. …”
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Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Single Center Retrospective Study in Malaysia by Piem Jie Leong, Anna Farazilah Mohd Salleh

“…Methods: A total of seven patients were selected from our hospital’s local SLE database between 2013 and 2024 based on the inclusion criteria. …”
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A systematic literature review on socio-ecological value scorecards for advancing sustainable smart agriculture by Saeed Niksaz, Fisnik Dalipi, Anita Mirijamdotter

“…This paper addresses this by presenting a systematic literature review (SLR) of 26 relevant studies, rigorously selected from an initial 1010 papers published between 2014 and 2024. …”
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Influence of Periodontitis, Implant, and Prosthesis Characteristics on the Peri-Implant Status: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ioanna Papalou, Panagiota Vagia, Ahmet Cakir, Henri Tenenbaum, Olivier Huck, Jean-Luc Davideau

“…The implant location, bone level, and number were selectively associated with the implant bone level, while cemented retention and emergence restoration profile influenced the implant pocket depth. …”
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Single-session associative protocol for dentin hypersensitivity management: a 1-year randomized, blinded clinical study by Thayna Carolina Zeni, Poliana Maria de Faveri Cardoso, Rafael da Silva Vanolli, Márcio José Mendonça, Julio Katuhide Ueda, Veridiana Camilotti

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to establish a single-session associative protocol for non-restorative management of dentin hypersensitivity (DH).Materials and MethodsTwenty-four individuals with DH and a minimum sensitivity level of 4 on the visual analog scale (VAS) were selected. The study was conducted in a split-mouth design, with each participant (n = 20) having at least 1 affected tooth in all quadrants. …”
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An Examination of Negative One-Star Patient Reviews for Foot and Ankle Orthopedic Surgery by Albert T. Anastasio MD, Anthony N. Baumann, Devin Curtis, Hudson Rogers MS, Caleb Hogge MS, Savannah Ryan BS, Emily Joan Luo BS, Grayson M. Talaski, Kempland C. Walley MD, Samuel B. Adams MD

“…Physicians included were selected within a 10-mile radius of the top ten largest cities in the United States. …”
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A Review of Research on Flight Delay Propagation: Current Situation and Prospect by N. Li, H. G. Yao

“…The correlation between flight routes makes the initial delays easy to cause chain delays of downstream airports, forming a large area of delays. …”
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Enhancing Fault Diagnosis: A Hybrid Framework Integrating Improved SABO with VMD and Transformer–TELM by Jingzong Yang, Xuefeng Li, Min Mao

“…Firstly, ISABO is employed to finely optimize the initialization parameters of VMD. With the improved initialization strategy and particle position update method, the optimal parameter combination can be precisely identified. …”
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INTERPRETING FAULT DYNAMICS IN TERMS OF HYPOCENTER RELOCATION AND FAULT CHARACTERIZATION by M. F. I. Massinai, O. S. Bamba, A. Ical, S. Aswad, M. A. Massinai, . Sulastri

“…After relocation, the selected hypocenter facilitates the derivation of a focal mechanism, crucial in determining fault types. …”
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Multivariate discriminant analysis of the electrocardiogram by Polina A. Sakharova, Vyacheslav A. Balandin

“…The durations of cardiac intervals of patients aged 63–72 years, which had been placed in the open database of biomedical signals PhysioNet.org, were used as initial data. When selecting the arguments of the discriminant function, priority was given to parameters that were weakly correlated with each other, had a normal distribution, and differed between healthy and ill patients. …”
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Towards an Optimized and Sustainable Blood Supply Chain Network under Uncertainty: A Literature Review by Ana Torrado, Ana Barbosa-Póvoa

“…The authors filtered the initial sample of papers, achieving 90 studies that were reviewed and deeply explored. …”
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Bonding CAD/CAM materials with current adhesive systems: An overview by Ali Y. Alsaeed

“…The variation of dental tissue is the decisive factor in selecting adhesive systems, resin cement, and ceramic materials. …”
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Metaverse applications in architecture as a tool for achieving sustainability by Mohamed Mohamed, Amir Elmahdy, Abdullah Mohammed

“…A systematic literature review of 22 publications shows key trends and insights in the selected studies. Content analysis indicates that the metaverse provides significant benefits across the building lifecycle. …”
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Exploring the experiences and perceptions of nursing students in utilizing artificial intelligence: a descriptive phenomenological study by Maysam Safari Nezhad, Alireza Abdi, Mahnaz Ahmadi

“…Methods A descriptive phenomenological approach was employed to recruit eight nursing students from the School of Nursing and Midwifery in Kermanshah-Iran, all of whom had prior experience with artificial intelligence applications in clinical settings. Participants were selected purposefully and underwent in-depth, semi-structured interviews. …”
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Cannabidiol (CBD): A Systematic Review of Clinical and Preclinical Evidence in the Treatment of Pain by Guillermo Cásedas, Martín de Yarza-Sancho, Víctor López

“…<b>Methods</b>: This study was performed following the PRISMA guidelines and using the following search terms “((cannabidiol) NOT (THC)) NOT (tetrahydrocannabinol)) AND (pain treatment)” in PubMed and Web of Science, with the following inclusion criteria: CBD pain treatment without THC in monotherapy, including both clinical and preclinical trials. From the initial sample of more than 500 articles, a total of 40 studies were selected, eliminating duplicate studies from the databases and considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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CRISPR-Cas for hepatitis virus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies by Zhenzhen Pan, Ling Xu, Zihao Fan, Feng Ren

“…Additionally, the methodological quality of the studies was evaluated using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 (QUADAS-2) tool.ResultsFollowing a rigorous screening process, 14 studies meeting our inclusion criteria were selected from an initial pool of 657 studies. The pooled sensitivity and specificity of the CRISPR-Cas system in hepatitis virus detection showed high sensitivity (0.99, 95% CI: 0.95–1.00) and specificity (0.99, 95% CI: 0.93–1.00) with SROC area 1.00 (95% CI: 0.99–1.00). …”
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Marine outfall discharges contribute to coastal microplastic pollution and the spread of antimicrobial resistance. by Raeesa Bhikhoo, Krisdan Bezuidenhout, Lesego Molale-Tom, Charlotte Mienie, Carlos Bezuidenhout

“…After 30 days of microcosm exposure, selective media and incubation conditions were used to isolate Enterobacteriaceae. …”
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Screening of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus Moench) genotypes for yield and other morphological components under the agro-climatic conditions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by Syed Tariq Shah, Roshan Zamir, Iqbal Saeed

“…The current study aimed to assess the morphological and yield parameters of 18 okra genotypes including two check varieties (Green Finger and Arka Anamika). The initial study was carried out in 2021 to evaluate performance of the selected genotypes for 50% flowering, internode length, number of nodes, capsule yield, 1000 seed weight, leaf color, leaf shape, and capsule color. …”
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Prevalence of papillomaviruses, polyomaviruses, and herpesviruses in triple-negative and inflammatory breast tumors from algeria compared with other types of breast cancer tumors. by Marilys Corbex, Sabiha Bouzbid, Alexandra Traverse-Glehen, Hayette Aouras, Sandrine McKay-Chopin, Christine Carreira, Abdelaziz Lankar, Massimo Tommasino, Tarik Gheit

“…Further studies on viruses in breast cancer should be conducted in much larger samples to confirm these initial findings.…”
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