Unwritten Suicide Note: A Meditation on the Other Side by Adrián I. P-Flores

“…This auto-theoretical essay examines the philosophical and historical underpinnings of suicide through a critical analysis of the author’s own suicide note, employing psychoanalytic theory and post-colonial critique. …”
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Patterns of Political Communication in Virtual Leadership in Political Parties After the COVID-19 Pandemic by Esa Septian, Septi Wulandari

“…This research aims to analyze virtual leadership and competitive culture in post-pandemic organizations. The research method is carried out with bibliometric analysis which utilizes vos viewer software to conduct analysis and participatory research because the author is at the research location. …”
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Complementary interventions for cognitive rehabilitation in patients with cerebral palsy: a single-center study by Ammara Rafique

“…Five Lumosity games were selected to assess the cognitive performance of all inducted participants in the three groups. Statistical analysis including paired t-tests, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and post hoc tests was conducted using SPSS version 28 to compare outcomes among the three groups. …”
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Enalapril in patients after mitral valve replacement by O. L. Barbarash, E. V. Tavlueva, Yu. V. Krotikov, I. N. Sizova, L. S. Barbarash

“…All participants underwent surgical valve disease correction. In early post-surgery period, all subjects without contraindications started enalapril therapy (2,5-20,0 mg/d). …”
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Demographic ageing and public debt in Poland. Is the public finance sector about to collapse? by Marek Piotrowski, Magdalena Antoń, Emilia Kwiatkowska

“…Additionally, a regression analysis was performed using the Classical Least Squares Method. …”
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Deep-amplicon sequencing of the complete beta-tubulin gene in Trichuris trichiura before and after albendazole treatment by Javier Gandasegui, Berta Grau-Pujol, Valdemiro Novela, Osvaldo Muchisse, Maria Cambra-Pellejà, Anélsio Cossa, José Carlos Jamine, Charfudin Sacoor, Eric A.T. Brienen, Francesc Catala-Moll, Lisette van Lieshout, María Martínez-Valladares, Roger Paredes, José Muñoz, Stephen R. Doyle

“…We observed genetic variation across the whole gene sequence, in both exons and introns; however, none were associated with the previously proposed resistance-associated SNPs, and none were predicted to significantly affect protein function. No significant differences in genetic diversity were observed between pre- and post-treatment samples. …”
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Prioritizing direct heart procurement in organ donors after circulatory death does not jeopardize lung transplant outcomesCentral MessagePerspective by Stefan Schwarz, MD, PhD, Johannes Gökler, MD, Roxana Moayedifar, MD, Clemens Atteneder, MD, Giovanni Bocchialini, MD, Alberto Benazzo, MD, PhD, Thomas Schweiger, MD, PhD, Peter Jaksch, MD, Andreas O. Zuckermann, MD, Arezu Z. Aliabadi-Zuckermann, MD, Konrad Hoetzenecker, MD, PhD

“…Whether this negatively impacts lung allograft function is unclear. Methods: A retrospective analysis of cDCD lungs transplanted between 2012 and February 2022 at the Medical University of Vienna was performed. …”
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Alpha 2 agonists for sedation to produce better outcomes from critical illness (A2B Trial): protocol for a multicentre phase 3 pragmatic clinical and cost-effectiveness randomised... by John Norrie, Stephen Morris, Daniel Francis McAuley, Bronagh Blackwood, Paul Dark, Matt P Wise, Anthony C Gordon, Kalliopi Kydonaki, Timothy Simon Walsh, David Hope, Christopher Weir, Gavin Perkins, Nazir I Lone, Benedict Creagh-Brown, Julia Boyd, Michael Reade, Richard Anthony Parker, Leanne M Aitken, Valerie J Page, Alasdair MacLullich, Cathrine A McKenzie, Alix Macdonald, Annabel Giddings, Lydia Emerson, Robert Glen

“…Secondary ICU outcomes include delirium and coma incidence/duration, sedation quality, predefined adverse events, mortality and ICU length of stay. Post-ICU outcomes include mortality, anxiety and depression, post-traumatic stress, cognitive function and health-related quality of life at 6-month follow-up. …”
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Effects of Maternal Stress on the Development of the Somatotropic Axis During the Larval and Juvenile Stages in Zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>) by Maira da Silva Rodrigues, Vinícius Prazeres Barbosa Toledo, Rafael Henrique Nóbrega

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Party System Transformation in Central Asian Countries in the Context of Strengthening Political Regimes by Boris P. Guseletov, Nataliya M. Velikaya

“…Three stages of the formation of political systems in the post-Soviet period have been identified and described. …”
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The processes of inflammation and fibrosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by T.A. Pertseva, L.I. Konopkina, D.S. Koval, Yu.V. Guba

“…The study included 37 stable COPD patients (men – 33 (89.2%), women – 4 (10.8%), mean age – 63.5±1.18 years, the level of forced expiratory volume for the first second after the test with bronchodilators (FEV1post) – 46.7±5.81% of the proper value). To determine the categories of COPD patients with a predominance of inflammation or fibrosis, a cluster analysis was performed. …”
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Le documentaire libanais contemporain à travers l’étude de trois films sur l’identité, la nation et la transmission by Michel Tabet

“…It shows how the renewal of Lebanese filmmaking benefits from the convergence of two factors: the increase in Arab funding, and the emergence of a new generation of filmmakers who, unlike the immediate post-war generation, focuses on the functioning of society rather than on the memory of the conflict.…”
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Declawing in Cat is associated with neuroplastic sensitization and long-term painful afflictions by Mathieu LaChance, Colombe Otis, Tristan Juette, Jérôme R. E. del Castillo, Aliénor Delsart, Maxim Moreau, Beatriz P. Monteiro, Aude Castel, Bertrand Lussier, Johanne Martel-Pelletier, Jean-Pierre Pelletier, Eric Troncy

“…Here, the aim was to distinguish chronic post-declaw pain from OA-related pain. A secondary analysis of eight studies on feline OA was conducted, comparing somatosensory, biomechanical and functional assessments between healthy control cats, declawed OA (DOA) cats, and non-declawed OA (NDOA) cats. …”
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Effectiveness of a twelve-week manual therapy intervention for shoulder injury prevention and management in female volleyball players by Tamilarasu Thenmozhi, Murugan Senthil Kumar, Yuliya Kalmykova, Swamynathan Sanjaykumar, Daria Okun

“…Outcome measures, including shoulder range of motion, strength, pain levels, functional performance, and incidence of shoulder injuries, were assessed at baseline, post-intervention (twelve weeks), and follow-up (three months post-intervention). …”
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Introduction to Volume 29, Issue 3 by Pau Pérez-Sales, Chris Dominey

“…The paper by Martin Hill and Mary Lynn Everson, “Indicators likely to contribute to clinical and functional improvement among survivors of politically-sanctioned torture” is unique in the length of post-treatment follow-up, and provides an innovative approach in the measurement of rehabilitation outcomes through a structured measure of functional aspects with an instrument designed at the Kovler Center in Chicago. …”
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Initial Treatment of Meningocele and Myelomeningocele Lesion in Children by Ammar Anwer, Naveed Ahmad Khan, Obaid Ur Rehman, Javaria Siddiq, Abrar Ullah Khan

“…Group E showed fewer cases of hydrocephalus (62%) and smaller thoracic lumbar lesions were excluded from comparisons due to its unique profile assessed on days 3-4 post-birth. Conclusion: Early surgical intervention within the first 24 hours post-birth significantly improves survival and functional outcomes in children with MMC compared to delayed treatment or conservative management. …”
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“Locality – Adaptation” Research of Hydropower Resettlement Communities in the Jinsha River Basin: A Case Study of Ludila Hydropower Station by Fang WANG, Zhuoqi LI, Haoyi XU, Jiaqi YAN

“…Among them, Taoyuan Longwang Temple fully retains the original worship function (retention rate is 100%) and forms a functional complement with the new water supply system of Dalongtan Reservoir (replacing the function of 90% of the inundated irrigation area). …”
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Fluorescence spectroscopic profiling of urine samples for predicting kidney transplant rejection by Zhe Yang, Minrui Zhang, Xianduo Li, Zhipeng Xu, Yi Chen, Xiaoyu Xu, Dongdong Chen, Lingquan Meng, Xiaoqing Si, Jianning Wang

“…Rejection is the primary factor affecting the functionality of a kidney post-transplant, where its prompt prediction of risk significantly influences therapeutic strategies and clinical outcomes. …”
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Extracellular Vesicles Present in Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cell Conditioned Media Restore Spermatogenesis in Azoospermic Mice by Rano Zhankina, Afshin Zare, Alireza Afshar, Arezoo Khoradmehr, Mohammad Reza Dorvash, Farhad Rahmanifar, Nader Tanideh, Omid Koohi Hosseinabadi, Ali Arabi Monfared, Shahrokh Zare, Nadiar Mussin, Asset Askerovich Kaliyev, Ulanbek Zhanbyrbekuly, Amin Tamadon

“…Testes were removed from all mice, and histomorphometry and flow cytometry analyses were performed 60 days post-treatment. Additionally, protein structure extraction, protein-protein docking analysis, and data visualization were conducted.Results: Histomorphometry and flow cytometry showed that most seminiferous tubules in the therapy groups exhibit­ed normal morphology and restored spermatogenesis, unlike the azoospermia group. …”
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Establishment of an Intestinal Fibrosis Model Associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in VDR-/- Mice Induced by Helicobacter hepaticus Infection and Mechanism Exploration by WU Zhihao, CAO Shuyang, ZHOU Zhengyu

“…Additionally, immunohistochemical analysis and Western blotting showed that the protein expression levels of IL-33 and α-SMA were markedly increased (P<0.001) in the VDR-/-+H.h group.ConclusionVDR-/- mice infected with H.hepaticus exhibit more severe inflammatory responses, including mucosal inflammatory infiltration, impaired mucosal tissue function, and collagen deposition, indicating successful construction of the inflammatory bowel disease model. …”
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