ENFERMEDAD LINFOPROLIFERATIVA EN LA COLUMNA: FACTORES PREDICTIVOS DE COMPLICACIÓN POSTOPERATORIA by RAFAEL MORAES TRINCADO, JORGE RAFAEL DURIGAN, FELIPE NEVES SIMÕES MONTEIRO, JOÃO TOMÁS FERNANDES CASTILHO GARCIA, MURILO ALEXANDRE, RODRIGO GÓES MEDEA DE MENDONÇA, ALBERTO OFENHEJM GOTFRYD, MARIA FERNANDA SILBER CAFFARO, ROBERT MEVES

“…Results and Discussion: Of the 23 participants, 21.7% experienced postoperative complications, with laminectomy + arthrodesis being the most common procedure. Patients with lower Karnofsky scores showed a higher incidence of complications, while 1-year survival was 60%, which is correlated with preoperative functionality. …”
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TECHNO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF A 25 MW SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN EFFURUN-WARRI, NIGERIA by MUSHAFAU OSHUNDAIRO, JOSEPH OYEKALE

“…The system advisor model (SAM) software was used to design and simulate the solar PV modules for power generation. Furthermore, the standard and validated models inbuilt in the SAM software were employed to analyze the techno-economic performance of the system and the energy losses. …”
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SINO-NIGERIA RELATIONS AND GLOBAL OIL POLITICS, 1999-2023: ASYMMETRICAL OR SYMMETRICAL? by RUTH O. OGUNNOWO, SAMUEL S. OJO

“… Nigeria's decreasing foreign investment has heightened Europe's and the USA's interest in investing amid this climate of uncertainty. However, China's quest for resources to ensure its energy security has countered this apprehension. …”
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Converting from Seepage Irrigation to Plasticulture for Vegetable Production: A Case Study by Charles E. Barrett, Lincoln Zotarelli, Lucas G. Paranhos, Mark W. Warren

“…This small-scale system has great potential for encouraging adoption of this type of system with low risk to the grower. This article illustrates an innovative approach for converting from seepage irrigation to plasticulture and points out some options and challenges for growers considering a plasticulture system.  …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of romosozumab for severe postmenopausal osteoporosis at very high risk of fracture in Mexico. by Juan Pablo Diaz Martinez, Therese Aubry de Maraumont, Elly Natty Sánchez, Luis Miguel Camacho Cordero, Eric Yeh

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Results show that romosozumab/ denosumab produces greater health benefits at a lower total cost than teriparatide/ denosumab.…”
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Climate in tourism’s research agenda: future directions based on literature review by Hélder Lopes, Paula Remoaldo, Maurício Silva, Vitor Ribeiro, Javier Martín Vide

“…Most of the 889 studies analyzed focused on climatological hotspots, such as impacts of climate change on tourism (28.4%) and urban and bioclimatic comfort of tourists in affected destinations (13.2%), with a lower coverage of tourism-related topics such as policies of climate change in tourism (6.1%) or strategies and concrete options to re-enable tourist destinations for climate change (0.2%). …”
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Does the Serum Vaspin Level Have a Role in the Diagnosis of Primary Ovarian Insufficiency? by Fatma Nur Koyun, Nafiye Yilmaz, Duygu Tugrul Ersak

“…There were no statistically significant differences in body mass index, gravidity, parity, and cigarette consumption between the groups. However, the mean follicle-stimulating hormone level in POI patients was 55.4±25.1 IU/L, significantly higher than the 6.2±1.8 IU/L observed in the control group. …”
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Comparison of the Energy Properties of Sunflower Stalk Fibers for Solid Biofuel Production by Diana Kindzera, Viktoria Kochubei

“…By DTA curves comparison, the highest calorific value for the SSB sample, lower for the SSI and the SSG samples, and the lowest for the SSP sample were established. …”
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Assessment of forest soil contamination by heavy metals in the Polish National Park near Warsaw by Aneta Łukaszek-Chmielewska, Joanna Rakowska, Marzena Rachwał, Olga Stawarz

“…The pollution appears to have been generated by the metallurgical industry, heating and power plants in the Warsaw agglomeration and transport.…”
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ALTERATION OF SULFIDE ORES OF THE SAMOLAZOVSKOE DEPOSIT, ALDAN SHIELD, IN AN EXPERIMENTAL BIOLEACHING HEAP by E.V. Belogub, K.A. Novoselov, I.B. Fadina, M.A. Rassomakhin

“…The secondary alteration products of ores include fine-grained Mg- and S-bearing calcite, smectites after feldspars, and films of Fe3+oxyhydroxides on the surface and in fractures of ore. In the lower part of the heap, technogenic processes are weak and are mainly related to the formation of gypsum. …”
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Efficacy of SG Shield in reducing droplet contamination during collection of oropharyngeal swab culture specimens by Phui-Sze Angie Au-Yong, Xuanxuan Chen, Wen Hao Low, Keen Chong Chau, Stephanie Fook-Chong, Shariq Ali Khan

“…Although the qualitative severity of droplet contamination was significantly lower in both groups compared to the controls, the face shield group had more contamination of the provider’s head and neck. …”
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A Comparison between the Effectiveness of computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation Training and transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Dialysis Patients’ Executive Functions by Fatemeh Firouzan, Vahid Sadeghi-Firoozabadi, Vahid Nejati, Jalil Fathabadi, Ahmad Firouzan

“…The cCRT participants were asked to complete 8 tasks in Captain's Log MindPower Builder software. The tDCS participants were treated with a 0.06 mA/cm2 current with the anodal electrode on F3 and the cathodal electrode on Fp2. …”
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Socio-demographic disparities in global trends of lip and oral cavity neoplasms from 1990 to 2021 by Amr Sayed Ghanem, Ágnes Tóth, Attila Csaba Nagy

“…These findings highlight the need for awareness, prevention, early detection, and accessible care, especially in lower SDI regions.…”
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Serial Within-Session Improvements in Ankle Dorsiflexion During Clinical Interventions Including Mobilization-With-Movement and A Novel Manipulation Intervention – A Case Series by Mohsen Abassi, Rod Whiteley

“…# Background Persisting reductions in ankle dorsiflexion range of motion are commonly encountered clinically and seen to be associated with adverse outcomes after ankle and other lower extremity injuries. Accordingly improving identified deficits is a common goal for rehabilitation; however, little data exists documenting any improvement related to interventions in these patients…”
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RISK RANKING OF OPEN-END INVESTMENT FUNDS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA by Ivana Srdarević, Ivan Kristek

“…After having measured the risk, it is necessary to create a strategy that will efficiently lower exposure to risks and the amount of their influence on business conducts. …”
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Role of depression in development of functional dyspepsia symptoms by D. B. Kolesnikov, S. I. Rapoport, L. A. Voznesenskaya, M. I. Rasulov

“…Aim of investigation. To reveal a role of a psychological distress, in particular depressive disorders, in development of symptoms of functional dyspepsia.Material and methods. …”
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Evolution of West Pomerania Towards a Green Region by Izabela Bludnik, Paulina Dąbrosz-Drewnowska, Hanna Pondel

“…As the analysis shows, due to its natural conditions and industry specialisation, the evolution of West Pomerania into an environmentally friendly area is based on investments in renewable energy sources (RES), with a particular focus on the wind power sector, including offshore. The development of RES is gradual but systemic, and this is confirmed by the use of increasing funds for this purpose, including from EU regional programs. …”
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Design and analysis of magnetic circuit for mass transfer 6-DOF magnetic levitation platform by Shinan Cao, Pingjuan Niu, Wei Wang, Sha Sheng, Peilai Peng, Wei Song

“…The existing magnetic circuit can't decrease the levitation power consumption for long stroke magnetic levitation platform and no evaluation metrics can be used to evaluate the magnetic circuit design. …”
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An Analysis of Indonesia’s Free and Active COVID-19 Vaccine Diplomacy by Raden Mas Try Ananto Djoko Wicaksono, Fajar Bambang Hirawan, Safendrri Komara Ragamustari

“…For its survival, Indonesia's vaccine diplomacy deemed it necessary to remain strategically neutral to prevent Indonesia from being one side of global power. The question in this research is how Indonesia’s effort to procure COVID-19 vaccine while maintaining ‘Free and Active’ foreign policy in bilateral, regional and multilateral and why ‘Free and Active’ foreign policy became important for Indonesia in conducting vaccine diplomacy. …”
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Effective theory approach to new physics with flavour: general framework and a leptoquark example by Marzia Bordone, Oscar Catà, Thorsten Feldmann

“…However, when taking into account the different quark and lepton flavours, the number of free parameters in- creases dramatically, which makes generic studies of the NP flavour structure infeasible. …”
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