Structure and Composition of Mangrove Vegetation on Kelasa Island: Dominance of Rhizophora apiculata and Its Implications for Coastal Ecosystem Sustainability by Akhrianti Irma, Oka Arizona Mohammad, Harapan Putera Batubara Geothani

“…These findings underscore the critical role of R. apiculata in maintaining ecological balance within the Kelasa Island mangrove ecosystem under moderate environmental pressures. …”
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A Cost-benefit Analysis of Using Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogel Sealant versus Fibrin Glue as a Dural Sealant for Posterior Fossa Surgery in the United States by Marissa J. Carter

“…The use of dural repair adjuncts has been associated with fewer CSF leaks and subsequently, lower medical costs. …”
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Rectal cancer with severe distal spreading by A. A. Nevolskikh, T. P. Berezovskaya, N. A. Gorban, L. M. Kondrashova, L. N. Titova

“…Contrary to the standard opinion on the extremely unfavorable prognosis in patients with severe spread of tumor beyond macroscopicly visible edges, the patient was followed-up for over 3 years without signs of relapse and distant secondaries.Conclusion. …”
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Effect of laser and light emitting diode bleaching techniques on micro-leakage of dental composite postoperatively using two different bonding systems by Shalaw S. Jawhar, Bassam K. Amin

“…All data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests (p < 0.05) Results: The results of the present study showed that the control group presented lower micro -leakage values compared with the groups treated with bleaching agents. …”
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Rapid Point-of-Care Influenza Testing for Patients in German Emergency Rooms – A Cost-Benefit Analysis by Roland Diel, Albert Nienhaus

“…The major part of the cost savings, €113.17 or 94.4%, was due to the POC test´s high specificity, which led to 91% reduction in needless bed-blocking on the first day of hospitalization. However, as the sensitivity of 75.3% was only slightly higher than that of conventional clinical judgement, improved classification of patients with true influenza and a correspondingly lower rate of illness in hospital employees could not be achieved. …”
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Centralisation of financial decision-making on public hospitals in the Eastern Cape province by Thanduxolo Fana, Mosekama O. Mokhele

“…The results further show that the chief executive offices in those hospitals do not have the power to make financial decisions, which affects hospital operations. …”
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Effect of 3-hydrazinylquinoxaline-2-thiol hydrogel on skin wound healing process in diabetic rats by Jehan Barakat Alamre, Huda Alkreathy, Ahmed S. Ali, Abdelbagi Alfadil, Sahar S. Alghamdi

“…Unfortunately, the current treatment has not resulted in consistently lower amputation rates. Quinoxalines are heterocyclic compounds with multiple important pharmacological properties. …”
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Digital health literacy and sociodemographic factors among students in western Iran: a cross-sectional study by Fatemeh Darabi, Arash Ziapour, Hassan Ahmadinia

“…Results The study showed that students’ digital health literacy status is moderate (47.19 ± 8.34). In the dimensions of digital health literacy, operational skills (61.84 ± 32.97) were at a desirable level, with the most significant issues related to privacy protection (23.51 ± 21.72). …”
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FlashTag-mediated Labeling for Intraventricular Macrophages in the Embryonic Brain by Hisa Asai, Mizuki Ono, Takaki Miyata, Yuki Hattori

“…In our previous study, we adapted this method to selectively label central nervous system–associated macrophages (CAMs) in the lateral ventricle by using a lower concentration of CFSE compared to the original protocol. …”
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Formation of volatile compounds in salt-mediated naturally fermented cassava by Alberta N.A. Aryee, Christabel Tachie, Aleksei Kaleda

“…Cassava is a starchy staple typically consumed in tropical countries; however, its high moisture content renders it susceptible to post-harvest deterioration. …”
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Dominant Arm Internal and External Rotation Strength is Related to Arm Pain in Youth Baseball Players by Jeffrey Paskewitz, Fred Breidenbach, Philip Malloy, P Michael Eckrich, Ryan Zarzycki

“…It was hypothesized that less internal rotation (IR) ROM, less total rotational ROM, and lower IR and external rotation (ER) strength would be associated with arm pain…”
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Air Quality Status in Wuhan City during and One Year after the COVID-19 Lockdown by Crystal Jane Ethan, Kingsley Katleho Mokoena, Yan Yu

“…At different periods post lockdown, particulate matter pollution varied, with some time-spans observing lower concentrations and others higher concentrations than the lockdown. …”
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Effect of different instrument systems on the quality of bio-ceramic obturation material by Dizhwar Hussein Mahmoud, Salman R. .F

“…Methods: 60 extracted human lower mandibular teeth were divided randomly into 6 groups (each group 10 teeth). …”
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Self-Correction in Free-Running Dual-Comb Spectroscopy With Varying Interferogram Refresh Rates by Xiangze Ma, Wei Long, Jie Cheng, Yujia Ji, Teng Huang, Dijun Chen

“…Conventional dual-comb spectroscopy (DCS) requires locking or reference systems, increasing both system complexity and cost, and limiting its commercial feasibility. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the Functional Movement Screen™ with a Modified Scoring System for Young Adults with Low Back Pain by Khalid Alkhathami, Yousef Alshehre, Sharon Wang-Price, Kelli Brizzolara

“…The video-recorded performance also was scored twice six weeks apart by the same investigator to determine intra-rater reliability. # Results The results showed excellent inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the FMS™ composite score with intraclass correlation coefficients ranging from 0.93 to 0.99 for both groups. …”
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Clinical Benefits of Parasternal Block with Multihole Catheters when Inserted before Sternotomy by Vedat Eljezi, Crispin Jallas, Bruno Pereira, Melanie Chasteloux, Christian Dualé, Lionel Camilleri

“…In 23/26 patients (88%), the mean pain score at cough was ≤≤3.5/10 and the treatment was considered successful. Morphine consumption over 48 h was significantly lower in the intervention group compared to the control group 7 mg [6; 21] versus 142 mg [116; 176] (P < 0.001). …”
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Variational Methods in Optical Quantum Machine Learning by Marco Simonetti, Damiano Perri, Osvaldo Gervasi

“…Quantum Computing and Quantum Machine Learning have opened up new possibilities, providing unprecedented computational power and problem-solving capabilities while offering a deeper understanding of complex systems. …”
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Parkinsonism associated with prolonged unresponsive wakefulness syndrome after blunt head injury: a clinico-pathological study by Kurt A. Jellinger

“…Following levodopa treatment, 11 patients showed mild to moderate improvement and four patients almost complete improvement of UWS, parkinsonism or both. …”
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Socio-demographic profile and clinical co-morbidities of cannabis users attending a tertiary care hospital in India: A retrospective case record study by Soumya Jha, Rupa Jha, Wenona Fernandes, Ashish Srivastava

“…Later initiation was associated with using lower quantities. Concurrent alcohol and nicotine use was present in 90% of the cases. …”
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AI anxiety: Explication and exploration of effect on state anxiety when interacting with AI doctors by Hyun Yang, S. Shyam Sundar

“…People often have anxiety toward artificial intelligence (AI) due to lack of transparency about its operation. This study explicates this anxiety by conceptualizing it as a trait, and examines its effect. …”
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