PEEK versus Silicon Interspinous Spacer for Reduction of Supradjacent Segment Degeneration following Decompression and Short-Segment Instrumentation for Degenerative Lumbar Spinal... by Panagiotis Korovessis, Vasileios Syrimpeis, Vasileios Tsekouras, Konstantinos Vardakastanis, Peter Fennema

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“Honorable men”: Robert E. Lee, Erwin Rommel, and the Memory and Forgetting of Defeat and Guilt by Andreas Etges

“…Kelly criticized those who wanted to bring down statues of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, defending him as “an honorable man.” …”
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Analytical Performance of the New Sysmex High-Sensitivity Troponin T Assay by Chin Shern Lau, Napthathorn Asavapuriyothin, Chee Hoe Low, Soon Kieng Phua, Yali Liang, Tar Choon Aw

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Project Management in the Tourism Industry: the Basics of TMBOK by O. A. Burukina

“…Taking into account the current contribution of tourism to the global economy and the national economies of many countries, the problem of sustainability of tourism enterprises and national tourism industries in general seems to be one of the foundations for solving the problems of sustainable development included in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Methods: the study was conducted on the basis of a systematic approach with the use of logical and comparative analysis of various types of project management methodology potentially applied to tourism projects both for solving operational tourism problems and for the strategic development of tourism industries, as well as the method of structural-functional modeling aimed at laying the foundation for the tourism project management methodology.Results: the problem of sustainability of the tourism industry – the leading sector of the national economies of many countries and the global economy as a whole – has been considered using a systematic approach. …”
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[Comment] Stoma versus anastomosis after sphincter-sparing rectal cancer resection;the impact on health-related quality of life by Xu Rong, Tong Weihua

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Statistical analysis of the formation mechanism of concepts-representations in organizational and technical systems by Alexander A. Solodov

“…The success of the computer paradigm application is certainly impressive, but there are clearly situations in which human consciousness operates much more efficiently, interpreting the unconventional, the new situation with the aim of formulating an adequate response. …”
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Can ploidy changes propel the evolution of allogamy in a selfing species complex? by Ana García-Muñoz, Camilo Ferrón, Celia Vaca-Benito, Carlos Olmedo-Castellanos, María Nazaret Martínez-Gómez, Tatiana López-Pérez, Mohammed Bakkali, Sílvia Castro, Mariana Castro, João Loureiro, A. Jesús Muñoz-Pajares, Mohamed Abdelaziz

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Adolescent Emoji Use in Text-Based Messaging: Focus Group Study by Matt Minich, Bradley Kerr, Megan Moreno

“…These findings suggest that emoji use serves similar pragmatic functions for both adolescents and adults, but that adolescents see their emoji use as more complex than adult emoji use. …”
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Flexural behavior of timber-high-performance concrete experimental slabs by Tomáš Vlach, Jonáš Klimt, Eliška Kafková, Jan Macháček, Věra Kabíčková, Jakub Hájek

“… In general, one of the possible future paths of the building construction industry is the development of robotization and prefabrication of individual building components. …”
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An Ultra‐Fast Rolling Double‐Helical Robot Driven by Constant Humidity by Chuhan Xu, Jiayao Ma, Lei Fu, Xinmeng Liu, Lei Zhang, Yan Chen

“…This work is envisaged, and more generally the structural design and theoretical modeling principle, will open a new avenue for the development of advanced soft robotics with diverse functionalities.…”
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Identification of S-1-propenyl-L-cysteine as the catalytic product of AfGGT1 and a key intermediate in isoalliin biosynthesis in Allium fistulosum. L by Mingzhao Zhu, Huanhuan Xu, Zhili Deng, Menglu Hou, Lecheng Liu, Yongqin Wang

“…Our findings reveal that pyruvic acid content is generally higher in Allium fistulosum than in A. cepa. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of wearable ECG and assessment of ventricular repolarization and its cardiovascular risks post cold stress by Renzheng Chen, Fengbo Miao, Yujia Wang, Tingting Lu, Cheng Qin, Yan Fang, Yabin Wang, Huiquan Wang, Feng Cao

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Neurophysiological Correlates of Central Fatigue in Healthy Subjects and Multiple Sclerosis Patients before and after Treatment with Amantadine by Emiliano Santarnecchi, Simone Rossi, Sabina Bartalini, Massimo Cincotta, Fabio Giovannelli, Elisa Tatti, Monica Ulivelli

“…In ten healthy subjects and in ten patients suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS), we investigated the cortical functional changes induced by a standard fatiguing repetitive tapping task. …”
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Botox’s Place in the Complex Treatment of Oculomotor System Pathology (the Optimal “Portrait” of the Patient for the Chemodenervation) by I. L. Plisov, V. V. Cherhykh, V. V. Atamanov, N. G. Antsiferova, V. B. Pushchina, T. K. Istomina

“…Injection of Botox into the extraocular muscles in all cases was the primary method of treatment.Results. In general, the state of relative functional recovery was achieved in 71.81% of cases (in 270 patients). …”
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Decision-Making with Fermatean Neutrosophic Vague Soft Sets Using a Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution by Najla Althuniyan, Abedallah Al-shboul, Sarah Aljohani, Kah Lun Wang, Kok Bin Wong, Khaleed Alhazaymeh, Suhad Subhi Aiady

“…To overcome these limitations, we propose the Fermatean neutrosophic vague soft set (FNVSS), an advanced extension that integrates the concepts of neutrosophic sets with Fermatean membership functions into the framework of vague sets. The FNVSS model enhances the representation of truth, indeterminacy, and falsity degrees, providing greater flexibility and resilience in capturing ambiguous and imprecise information. …”
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Improving the quantification of peak concentrations for air quality sensors via data weighting by C. Frischmon, J. Silberstein, A. Guth, E. Mattson, J. Porter, M. Hannigan

“…Leveraging two different weighting functions, a sigmoidal and a piecewise weighting regime, we explored the impacts of the base model choice (multilinear regression, MLR, vs. random forest, RF, models), the sensitivity of weighting functions, and the ability of data weighting to improve high-concentration pollution measurements. …”
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Tribochemistry of organic friction modifiers in lubrication of bio-hydrogenated diesel by Paweekan Hansungnoen, Ekarong Sukjit, Anawat Phatthanaphon, Atthaphon Maneedaeng

“…A clear hierarchical ranking of functional group effectiveness in reducing friction and wear was established: COOH > –CONH2 > –OH > –COOR, with polar head group chemistry playing a more dominant role than hydrocarbon tail configuration. …”
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Deciphering key parameters enhancing lentiviral vector producer cells yields: Vector components copy number and expression by Ana S. Formas-Oliveira, Mariana Valentim Ferreira, Ana Sofia Coroadinha

“…However, Pol and reverse transcriptase expressions were shown to be better indicators of potential functional titers. Envelope and transfer vector expression levels were key to attaining high functional particles yields. …”
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Comparative study of the effects of Tartary buckwheat seed and sprout consumption on the physiological indices and gut microbiota of C57BL/6J mice by Guohui Nan, Haixia Zhao, Qiong Wu, Lisong Liu, Zichao Guan, Chenglei Li, Huala Wu, Dabing Xiang, Qi Wu

“…Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) is a well-known pseudocereal for its health and economic value.However, abundant antinutritional factors (ANFs) reduces its health benefits.As reported, germination can improve the nutritional prof ile of grains.In this study, we systematically evaluate the safety of Tartary buckwheat seeds (TB) and Tartary buckwheat sprouts (TBS) used as high active ingredients.After evaluating nutrition levels, bioactive compounds and ANFs in TBS during germinating, 5th-day TBS were selected as the raw material.C57BL/6J mice were gavaged daily with distilled water, TB, or TBS for 6 weeks.The physiological indices related to ANFs were determined.Results showed that the TB intake tends to generate negative effects on the gut microbiota, and organs.Additionally, upon TB intake, the Fe3+ content in serum, trypsin activity in pancreas and jejunum decreased, while the cytokine, IgE, and histamine levels in serum, water content in faeces, cytokine levels in liver and jejunum increased.Conversely, TBS did not induce any obvious negative effects on the above relevant indices and showed better lipid-lowering effect.Altogether, TBS are safer and more effective as a raw material to produce the functional food for long-term consumption with the intention of preventing and treating hyperlipidaemia.…”
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A Study on an Experimental System of Wiper–Windshield Friction Vibration and Noise by Ningning Liu, Yansong Wang, Hui Guo, Zhian Mao, Shuai Zhang, Shuang Huang, Tao Yuan

“…This study develops an experimental system with functions for working condition adjustment, data acquisition, and analysis of wiper–windshield frictional vibration and noise. …”
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