Retrospective Study on Ganglionic and Nerve Block Series as Therapeutic Option for Chronic Pain Patients with Refractory Neuropathic Pain by J. D. Gerken, T. Fritzsche, C. Denke, M. Schäfer, S. Tafelski

“…In six percent of patients, increased pain intensity was noted. Initial improvement after the first infiltration was strongly associated with overall improvement throughout the series. …”
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Effectiveness of pre-employment card policy on employment transition during covid-19: evidence from Indonesian dual labor market by Beni Teguh Gunawan, El Bram Apriyanto, Hennigusnia Hennigusnia, Ivan Lilin Suryono, Ardhian Kurniawati

“…In response, the Indonesian government launched the Pre-Employment Card (PEC) as part of the National Economic Recovery (PEN) initiative to mitigate rising unemployment and facilitate transitions to sustainable employment.  …”
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Leakage Detection in Subway Tunnels Using 3D Point Cloud Data: Integrating Intensity and Geometric Features with XGBoost Classifier by Anyin Zhang, Junjun Huang, Zexin Sun, Juju Duan, Yuanai Zhang, Yueqian Shen

“…Next, intensity features are extracted to facilitate the initial separation of leakage regions from the tunnel lining. …”
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Performance of humidification-dehumidification wastewater treatment system driven by heat pump by JIANG Linlin, WANG Daoyu, TAN Jingjing, HUANG Yonghua, YUAN Fei

“…Experimental results showed that when the initial pH, SS and COD of wastewater were 13.51, 166 mg/L, 2 117 mg/L respectively, the pH, SS and COD of clear liquid separated by the system were 8.2, 4.0 mg/L, 53.2 mg/L respectively, which meant that water quality was greatly improved. …”
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Value of Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin versus Conventional Biomarkers in Predicting Response to Treatment of Active Lupus Nephritis by Mohamed Abd El-Mohsen, Ahmed Tawfik, Walid Bichari, Sahar Shawky, Gamal Mady, Mohamed Hassan

“…Lupus nephritis (LN) affects almost two-thirds of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. Despite initial aggressive therapy, up to 25% of patients with LN will progress to permanent renal damage. …”
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Identification of Milankovitch Cycles and Their Sedimentary Responses in Fine-Grained Depositional Strata on the Southwestern Margin of the Songliao Basin by Xuntao Yu, Xiuli Fu, Yunfeng Zhang, Yunlong Fu, Botao Huang, Jiapeng Yuan, Siyu Du

“…A series of fault depressions developed in the Kailu area on the southwestern margin of the Songliao Basin, where thick lacustrine fine-grained sedimentary rocks were widely deposited during the initial faulting stage in the Early Cretaceous. These formations serve as the primary source rocks within the depressions. …”
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Removal of as(V), Cr(VI) and Cr(III) heavy metal ions from environmental waters using amidoxime and quaternized hydrogels by Duygu Alpaslan, Tuba Erşen Dudu

“…Prepared hydrogels were found to be more selective than Cr(III) versus As(V) and Cr(VI).…”
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Adherence and cytotoxicity of Acinetobacter baumannii on human cervical carcinoma epithelial cells: Exploring the role of anti-OmpA antibodies by Reyhaneh Rafiei Delfan, Zahra Fekrirad, Mohammadreza Jalali Nadoushan, Iraj Rasooli

“…Two A. baumannii strains were selected to infect human cervical HeLa cells. Serum resistance was determined at sera dilutions. …”
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Comparative postoperative prognosis of ceramic-on-ceramic and ceramic-on-polyethylene for total hip arthroplasty: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Tingyu Wu, Yaping Jiang, Weipeng Shi, Yingzhen Wang, Tao Li

“…Given the limited number of studies included, the heterogeneity and potential bias of those included in the analysis, orthopaedic surgeons should select a THA material based on their experience and patient-specific factors, and large multicentre clinical trials with >15 years of follow-up are needed to provide more evidence on the optimal bearing surface for initial THA.…”
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Exploring Nonresponse to Botulinum Toxin in Aesthetics: Narrative Review of Key Trigger Factors and Effective Management Strategies by George Kroumpouzos, Fernando Silikovich

“…Secondary nonresponse (SNR) occurs when BoNT-A is initially effective before failure commences at a later point. …”
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Does Real-World Evidence of the Economic Burden of Lung Cancer in Greece Exist? A Systematic Review of the Literature by George Gourzoulidis, Catherine Kastanioti, George Mavridoglou, Theodore Kotsilieris, Dikaios Voudigaris, Charalampos Tzanetakos

“…Data from the selected studies were then extracted into a standardized form and subsequently synthesized. …”
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Carbon Stocks in Soils Based on the State Forest Inventory Data by Nataliya V. Malysheva, Tatiana A. Zolina, Andrey N. Filipchuk

“…In 2020, the 1st cycle of the State Forest Inventory in Russia was completed using a selective statistical method. Forest inventory characteristics, environmental indicators and information on forest growth conditions have been obtained for 69.1 thousand permanent sample plots. …”
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A Rare Case Report: Managing PCL Avulsion Fracture with a Fracture of the Proximal Tibial Shaft by Amrit Goyal, Yuvraj Vimal, Vivek Mittal, Mayur Gupta, Rajat Kapoor, Ravikant Rohela

“…Patients underwent monthly follow-ups during the initial 3 months. During each follow-up, both clinical and radiological assessments were conducted. …”
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Construction of an ethical competency evaluation system for clinical physicians in China by Chun-Yan Zeng, Wen-Tao Zhou, Jun-Hao Zhang, Yun-Yi Chen, Yi-Yu Zheng, Hong-Bo Miao, Ge-Yu Liu, Hao-Qing Feng

“…After interviewing 34 participants including 25 doctors, 3 ethics teachers, and 6 students, data analysis was conducted, and the initial version of the evaluation system was established. …”
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Rock Fracture Monitoring Based on High-Precision Microseismic Event Location Using 3D Multiscale Waveform Inversion by Yi Wang, Xueyi Shang, Kang Peng, Rui Gao

“…In order to reduce the computation cost of wavefield modeling, the 3D ray-shooting method based on a coarse grid was adopted to obtain an approximate MS event location. Based on this initial location, the multiscale waveform inversion strategy (from coarse to fine grids) and the L-BFGS iteration optimization algorithm were separately jointly selected to improve wavefield modeling speed efficiency and iterative convergence rate. …”
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Towards quantifying exfiltration from in situ sanitary sewer pipes by John F. Griffith, Joshua A. Steele, Adriana Gonzalez-Fernández, Kenneth C. Schiff

“…This study represents an initial effort at measuring exfiltration from in situ sanitary pipes. …”
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Regulation of gene expression in milk secretory pathways during secretory activation in Holstein cows by E.M. Shangraw, T.B. McFadden

“…After each milking, a strip sample of hind milk was collected for isolation of RNA from milk fat and quantification of selected transcripts via quantitative PCR. Milk, milk fat, total protein, and lactose yields increased significantly over the initial 48 h and at d7 after calving. …”
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The role of contributing factors, triggers, and prodromal symptoms in the etiological classification of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; A scoping review. by Sedigheh Shaeri, Julie Considine, Katie N Dainty, Theresa Mariero Olasveengen, Laurie J Morrison

“…<h4>Method</h4>We searched Medline, Embase, and EMB review-Cochrane databases from 1946 to 2024. Studies were selected if the included population was adults with OHCA for whom the initial etiology was assigned, and any contributing factors, triggers, or prodromal symptoms of OHCA were reported. …”
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Ciclosporin A proof of concept study in patients with active, progressive HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis. by Fabiola Martin, Hannah Castro, Carolyn Gabriel, Adine Adonis, Alexandra Fedina, Linda Harrison, Liz Brodnicki, Maria A Demontis, Abdel G Babiker, Jonathan N Weber, Charles R M Bangham, Graham P Taylor

“…This trial supports further investigation of this agent's safety and effectiveness in larger, randomised controlled studies in carefully selected patients with disease progression.…”
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Association between frailty and postherpetic neuralgia in the older adult with herpes zoster by Yunyan Shen, Ping Lin

“…IntroductionChronic pain is closely related to frailty.MethodsA total of 300 older adult patients diagnosed with HZ were selected and admitted to our hospital in 2024. A basic data questionnaire gathered baseline information, and the FRAIL scale was employed to evaluate their initial frailty status. …”
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