Prevalence and factors influencing disability and cognitive impairment among empty nesters and non-empty nesters in Guangdong, China: a cross-sectional study by Jinhua Guo, Yi Yang, Lixia Lin, Yi Zhang, Tiemei Shen

“…Therefore, when intervening in older adults individuals with disability and cognitive impairment, different measures should be taken according to whether they are empty nesters or not.…”
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Optimal 2D Placement of Virtual Objects in Physical Space for Augmented Reality Applications by M. V. Alpatova, Yu. V. Rudyak

“…In our case, the goal is not limited to the greatest possible dense placement. Two conditions should be taken into account: rigid dimensions of the objects (it is forbidden to violate them) and additional areas — comfort zones (it is undesirable to occupy them). …”
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Changes in Protein Metabolism and Early Development of Sarcopenia in Mice With Cholestatic Liver Disease by Ottavia Agrifoglio, Solvig Görs, Quentin Sciascia, Zeyang Li, Elke Albrecht, Sophie Achilles, Meike Statz, Manuela Bastian, Tobias Lindner, Karen Friederike Gauß, Sarah Rohde, Karen Rischmüller, Peggy Berlin, Georg Lamprecht, Robert Jaster, Cornelia C. Metges, Luise Ehlers

“…Consequently, the treatment of sarcopenia should focus both on eliminating the cause of the cholestasis and on symptomatic measures such as anti‐inflammatory treatment, lowering the bile acid level, and targeted compensation of deficiencies.…”
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BCL2 drives castration resistance in castration-sensitive prostate cancer by orchestrating reciprocal crosstalk between oncogenic pathways by Rahim Hirani, Subhiksha Nandakumar, Nabila Zaman, Prathiksha Prabhakaraalva, Sarah Ann King, Teja Muralidhar Kalidindi, Romina Ghale, Sai Harisha Rajanala, Deborah C. Fidele, Elisa De Stanchina, Gwo-Shu Mary Lee, Mary Ellen Taplin, Steven P. Balk, Adam G. Sowalsky, Michael J. Morris, Naga Vara Kishore Pillarsetty, Konrad H. Stopsack, Anuradha Gopalan, Lorelei A. Mucci, Natasha Kyprianou, Ashutosh K. Tewari, Daniel Danila, Philip W. Kantoff, Goutam Chakraborty

“…Critically, our results provide a scientific rational that BCL2 inhibition should be trialed in CSPC in combination with ADT to impede or delay ADT-induced CSPC-to-CRPC transformation but may be ineffective if tested in patients who already have CRPC.…”
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Variable Relative Biological Effectiveness of Protons in the Rat Spinal Cord: Measurements and Comparison With Model Calculations by Christin Glowa, PhD, Maria Saager, PhD, Lisa Hintz, MSc, Rosemarie Euler-Lange, BSc, Peter Peschke, PhD, Stephan Brons, PhD, Kaya Hilt, MSc, Thomas Friedrich, PhD, Michael Scholz, PhD, Hans Liew, PhD, Andrea Mairani, PhD, Christian P. Karger, PhD

“…Purpose: To determine the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) in the rat spinal cord after 6 fractions of protons as a function of linear energy transfer (LET) and dose. …”
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An Overview of the Impact of the Food Sector “Intelligent Packaging” and “Smart Packaging” by Maria POLI, Konstantinos MALAGAS, Spyridon NOMIKOS, Apostolos PAPAPOSTOLOU, Grigoris VLASSAS

“…The transition to “innovative packaging” with additional functions is beneficial for all participants in the food chain. …”
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Technical diagnostics and reliability development of concrete airfield pavements in modernization and reconstruction progress by Malgorzata Linek, Piotr Nita, Adam Poswiata

“… Abstract: The technical reliability of concrete airport pavements evolves mainly when the project and its technical and functional solutions in all types of industry works is being developed. …”
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Robotic Radical Prostatectomy in Patients with Previous Prostate Surgery and Radiotherapy by Ömer Acar, Tarık Esen

“…Prostate surgery or prostatic irradiation should not be considered as a contraindication for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. …”
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SPECIFICITIES AND LEGISLATIVE LANDMARKS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN ROMANIAN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS by Mitrache Daniel-Marius

“…The organization, functioning and governance of public enterprises must be based on principles compatible with a competitive economy. …”
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Filling the nasal dorsum with Gore-tex in rhinoplasties Uso do Gore-tex para preenchimento do dorso nasal em rinoplastias by Rodrigo Otávio Gontijo Tostes, Felipe Pacheco Martins Ferreira, João Carlos Cisneiros Guedes de Andrade Júnior, José Cesário da Silva Almada Lima, Patrícia Noronha de Almeida, Alexandre Alcides Mattos de Meira, Eduardo de Melo Ferreira, Anna Cristina de Freitas Coelho

“…The ideal graft or implant should be biocompatible, biointegrated, non-absorbable, and easily moldable and should not cause an inflammatory response. …”
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Methods and approaches of determining the boundaries of agglomerations (basic case Kharkiv region) by Kateryna Kravchenko, Kostiantyn Niemets, Kateryna Sehida, Lyudmyla Niemets, Olha Suptelo

“…Defining the boundaries of agglomerations is an important step in the process of studying agglomerations and managing regional development, because it is necessary to clearly understand the territory to which the administrative influence should extend and the number of city councils whose activities should be coordinated in implementing regional policy. …”
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Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Technology Interventions in Improving the Social Skills of Children and Adolescents With Autism: Systematic Review by Xipeng Yang, Jinlong Wu, Yudan Ma, Jingxuan Yu, Hong Cao, Aihua Zeng, Rui Fu, Yucheng Tang, Zhanbing Ren

“…Compared with individuals with low-functioning autism (LFA), those with high-functioning autism (HFA) benefited more from the intervention. …”
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Providing a General Model for the Successful Implementation of Digital Transformation in Organizations by Haidar Ahmadi, Najme Parsaei, Seyyed Hamed Hashemi, Hamidreza Nematollahi

“…As such, presenting a comprehensive model based on the findings of this research is crucial. This model should address various organizational aspects for effective implementation. …”
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Long Term Follow-Up of a Successful Lower Limb Replantation in a 3-Year-Old Child by Akbar Jaleel Zubairi, Pervaiz Mahmood Hashmi

“…Now at 12 years of follow-up patient has a normal gait and has integrated into society with no functional deficit. Considering the functional outcome of our case, replantation should be attempted whenever possible and feasible especially in children.…”
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THE IMPACT OF HEALTH-IMPROVING TECHNOLOGY ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN by Shuba Liudmyla, Shuba Victoria, Shuba Victor

“…The health of children can be viewed as a dynamic and functional state, serving as an indicator of their everyday effectiveness. …”
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Profile and competencies of teachers in the new context of Medical Education by Yasmany Salazar Rodríguez, Yonathan Estrada Rodríguez, Shania Naranjo Lima

“…These transformations have generated high demands on educational systems, which raises fundamental questions about what the teacher should be like and what their personal and professional characteristics are. …”
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Change in instantaneous wave-free ratio in the donor artery in multivessel coronary disease: a case report by F. B. Shukurov, T. P. Baronets, B. A. Rudenko, D. K. Vasiliev, D. A. Feshchenko

“…In some cases, additional methods for assessing the stenosis significance should be used, such as measuring the fractional or instantaneous wave-free ratio, in order to decide on the most optimal and safe management of a patient. …”
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Full S-matrices and witten diagrams with relative L ∞ -algebras by Luigi Alfonsi, Leron Borsten, Hyungrok Kim, Martin Wolf, Charles A. S. Young

“…We argue that the trivial contribution to the S-matrix should be accounted for by another, complementary L ∞ -algebra, such that a perturbative field theory is described by a cyclic relative L ∞ -algebra. …”
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Delay-Distribution-Dependent Consensus for Second-Order Leader-Follower Nonlinear Multiagent Systems via Pinning Control by Hongjie Li, Ming Chen, Shigen Shen, Lin Li

“…Moreover, this paper addresses what kind of agents and how many agents should be pinned. Two numerical examples are presented to further demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.…”
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PLANTAIN (MUSA ACUMINATA) VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA by Similoluwa ADEWOLE

“…This was analyzed using functional and analysis. Result from the functional analysis, amongst other characteristics, showed that there were eight major actors or segments in the plantain value chain in Ondo State, Nigeria. …”
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