Reflecting realities: gauging the pulse of simulator-based training in medical minds—resonance of simulator-based ultrasound training in medical education by Lukas Pillong, Franziska Marietta Sprengart, Florian Recker, Maximilian Rink, Andreas Weimer, Daniel Merkel, Carlotta Ille, Holger Buggenhagen, Liv Lorenz, Anna Dionysopoulou, Roman Kloeckner, Bernhard Schick, Johanna Helfrich, Julia Weinmann-Menke, Elias Waezsada, Johannes Weimer

“…A digital questionnaire was used to analyze their views on SBT, featuring main- and sub-items evaluated through a Likert scale and dichotomous questions. …”
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Oxidative stability and physical properties of model cream-type O/W emulsions structured with candelilla wax and stored at room temperature by Iwona Szymańska, Anna Żbikowska, Sylwia Onacik-Gür, Małgorzata Kowalska

“…Replacing animal-origin products with plant-based raw materials is an environmentally friendly approach and a recommended dietary shift due to its better lipid profile. …”
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Soil Microbial Properties of Durum Grown after Camelina, Carinata, Cover Crops, and Fallow by Sadikshya R. Dangi, Brett L. Allen, Jay D. Jabro, Tatyana A. Rand, Joshua W. Campbell, Rosalie B. Calderon

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of 2-year durum (<i>Triticum durum</i> D.) rotations with Ethiopian mustard (<i>Brassica carinata</i> A.) or camelina (<i>Camelina sativa</i> L.) or a 10-species forage/CC mix planted to replace fallow rotations with wheat on soil microorganisms. …”
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Rethinking the modernization of pressurized networks: Lessons from a case study in the Gharb (Morocco) by Abla Kettani, Ricardo Aliod, Marcel Kuper, Abdelilah Taky, Sami Bouarfa, Ali Hammani

“…This study examines the 2012 collective drip irrigation project in the Gharb irrigation scheme (Morocco), adaptation of a previous existing network, which sought to replace sprinkler irrigation with drip irrigation to improve water and energy use. …”
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Advances in the diagnosis and management of hepatorenal syndrome: insights into HRS-AKI and liver transplantation by Luis Antonio Díaz, Mohammad Qasim Khan, David Hudson, Juan Pablo Arab, Jorge Arnold, Eduardo Avila, Francisco Idalsoaga, María Ayala Valverde, Gustavo Ayares, Marco Arrese, Eric Roessler, Juan Pablo Huidobro

“…However, these adjunctive therapies cannot replace the definitive treatment for HRS-AKI—liver transplantation (LT). …”
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Analysis of Vehicle–Bridge Coupling Vibration for Corrugated Steel Web Box Girder Bridges Considering Three-Dimensional Pavement Roughness by Luchuan Chen, Haixia Ma, Huaizao Xiao, Fengjiang Qin, Jin Di, Xiaodong Chen, Jie Wang

“…The accuracy of the proposed method is first verified, followed by an analysis of a 30 m span corrugated steel web box girder bridge to evaluate the influence of vehicle speed, pavement grade, roughness dimensions, and box girder configurations on the impact factor. …”
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Computer guided versus freehand dental implant surgery: Randomized controlled clinical trial by Nermine Ramadan Mahmoud, Mohamed Hatem Kamal Eldin, Mai Hassan Diab, Omar Samy Mahmoud, Yasser El-Sayed Fekry

“…A temporary prosthodontic was immediately inserted onto the implants, which was replaced by a permanent one after 4–6 months. Results: The study enrolled twenty patients. …”
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Green synthesis and characterization of CuO/ZnO nanocomposite using Musa acuminata leaf extract for cytotoxic studies on colorectal cancer cells (HCC2998) by Wong Yee Jin, Subramaniam Hemaroopini, Shing Wong Ling, Dhanapal Anto Cordelia Tanislaus Antony, Chan Yu Bin, Aminuzzaman Mohammod, Tey Lai-Hock, Janakiraman Ashok Kumar, Kayarohanam Saminathan, Djearamane Sinouvassane

“…Green synthesis has become an alternative to replace chemical synthesis in nanotechnology because of its low cost and toxicity. …”
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PC3D-YOLO: An Enhanced Multi-Scale Network for Crack Detection in Precast Concrete Components by Zichun Kang, Kedi Gu, Andrew Yin Hu, Haonan Du, Qingyang Gu, Yang Jiang, Wenxia Gan

“…Experimental results demonstrate that, on the self-developed dataset, the proposed algorithm achieves a recall of 78.8%, an AP@50 of 86.3%, and an AP@50-95 of 65.6%, outperforming the YOLOv11 algorithm. Furthermore, evaluations on the CRACKS_MANISHA and DECA datasets also confirm the proposed model’s strong generalization capability across different data domains.…”
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Supersulfides contribute to joint homeostasis and bone regeneration by Miki Maemura, Masanobu Morita, Seiryo Ogata, Yoichi Miyamoto, Tomoaki Ida, Kazuhiro Shibusaka, Soichiro Negishi, Masahiro Hosonuma, Taku Saito, Jun Yoshitake, Tsuyoshi Takata, Tetsuro Matsunaga, Eikan Mishima, Uladzimir Barayeu, Takaaki Akaike, Fumiko Yano

“…Using Cars2AINK/+ mutant mice, in which the KIIK motif of CARS2 essential for supersulfide production was replaced with AINK, we evaluated the role of supersulfides in fracture healing and cartilage homeostasis during osteoarthritis (OA). …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Novel Nanofibrous Composites Prepared by Electrospinning as Multifunctional Platforms for Guided Bone Regeneration Procedures by Aleksandra Sierakowska-Byczek, Julia Radwan-Pragłowska, Łukasz Janus, Tomasz Galek, Natalia Radwan-Pragłowska, Karol Łysiak, Piotr Radomski, Mirosław Tupaj

“…This study comprehensively evaluated the biological, mechanical, and physicochemical properties of the prepared nanofibrous scaffolds. …”
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Investigation of Fresh, Mechanical, and Durability Properties of Rubberized Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Containing Macro-Synthetic Fibres and Tyre Waste Rubber by Nusrat Jahan Mim, Mizan Ahmed, Xihong Zhang, Faiz Shaikh, Ahmed Hamoda, Vipulkumar Ishvarbhai Patel, Aref A. Abadel

“…Various percentages of tyre rubber shreds were used to replace coarse aggregates, calculated as 10%, 20%, and 30% of the volume of fine aggregates; fibre dosages (0%, 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75%, and 1% by volume) were incorporated into the mix, and a series of physical, mechanical, and durability properties were evaluated. …”
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Sotn ureteroscope system with vacuum suctioning device for treating complicated steinstrasse: a case series by Zhaolin Zhang, Shuiqing Xiao, Qingming Zeng, Linwei Liu, Tianpeng Xie, Xiaoning Wang

“…ObjectivesTo evaluate the safety and efficacy of sotn ureteroscope system with vacuum suctioning device for treating complicated steinstrasse.Materials and methodsThe medical records of 22 patients with complicated steinstrasse who underwent ureteroscopic lithotripsy via sotn ureteroscope system with vacuum suctioning device from January 2020 to March 2023 were summarized retrospectively. …”
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Two Cases of Plasmablastic Myeloma Mimicking Plasmablastic Lymphoma With In‐Depth Review of Literature by Sakiko Kitamura, Kazuho Morichika, Sawako Nakachi, Taeko Hanashiro, Riko Miyagi, Tomo Nakajima, Yukiko Nishi, Keita Tamaki, Takuya Fukushima, Hiroaki Masuzaki

“…Case 2: A 60‐year‐old male was evaluated for multiple tumors of the pancreas and retroperitoneum. …”
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Feasibility study of a grid-connected PV/wind hybrid energy system for an urban dairy farm by Hicham Bouregba, Madjid Hachemi, Abdullahi Mohamed Samatar, Saad Mekhilef, Alex Stojcevski, Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Abderrahmane Hamidat

“…This study evaluates the energy efficiency of an urban dairy farm in Tlemcen, Algeria, by assessing the feasibility of a grid-connected photovoltaic (PV)/wind hybrid energy system. …”
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Effect of Dietary Olive Leaf Integration on Qualitative Characteristics of Sheep Cheese During Ripening by Michela Contò, Simona Rinaldi, Giacomo Contò, Daniele Sagrafoli, Carlo Boselli, Giuseppina Giacinti, Sebastiana Failla

“…One farm supplemented the feed with clover hay ad libitum (NOL) and the other farm replaced hay with olive leaves (OLI) in the autumn period. …”
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Image Coding for Object Recognition Tasks Based on Contour Feature Learning With Flexible Object Selection by Takahiro Shindo, Taiju Watanabe, Yui Tatsumi, Hiroshi Watanabe

“…Given its utility, image recognition models are anticipated to replace human analysts in applications such as farm and traffic monitoring. …”
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Antioxidant Properties, Texture and Sensory Quality of Sliced Bread Enriched with Leaf Powder from Mango ( Mangifera indica ) by Mónica Pirca-Palomino, Yvette I. Malange, Fernando Ramos-Escudero, Ana María Muñoz, Keidy Cancino-Chávez

“…The objectives of the present study were to develop a sliced bread (SB) enriched with leaf powder from three mango varieties (Kent, Criollo and Edward) and evaluate the total phenolic content, total flavonoid content and antioxidant capacity. …”
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Comparative drug release kinetics of Terminalia arjuna mediated SeNPs NanoGel and ZnONPs NanoGel – An in-vitro study by R. Vijayalakshmi, N. Ambalavanan, S. Rajeshkumar, Jaideep Mahendra, Uma Sudhakar, Devi Parameswari

“…Five-milliliter samples were withdrawn from the dissolution medium at 30-min intervals and replaced with fresh PBS buffer to maintain a constant volume. …”
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Early high nutrition enhances grass-fed beef productivity through epigenetically regulated muscle metabolism, altered early adipogenesis, and rumen fermentation dynamics by D. Nishino, S. Khounsaknalath, K. Saito, A. Saito, T. Abe, E. Kobayashi, F. Ebara, S. Maak, E. Albrecht, M.W. Pfaffl, R. Saneshima, S. Shimamoto, D. Ijiri, S. Koike, S. Yasuo, T. Gotoh

“…Wagyu (Japanese Black) steers were allocated to two groups: early roughage (ER, n = 11) steers fed a standard amount of milk replacer until 3 months of age (mo) and only roughage from 4 to 10 mo; and early high overall nutrition (EHN, n = 12) steers provided three times the standard amount of milk replacer until 3 mo and a high-concentrate diet from 4 to 10 mo. …”
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