Morbidity patterns and health care seeking behavior among older widows in India. by Gopal Agrawal, Kunal Keshri

“…Rapid increase in older adult population posed serious concerns regarding health and health care utilization for them. …”
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Ethical and regulatory issues in the application of 3D printing in orthopaedics: A scoping review by Francis Akpa-Inyang, Antoine Rocher, Megan O'Connor, Leonard Marais

“…Conclusion: 3D printing offers significant benefits for orthopaedics but poses complex ethical and regulatory challenges. …”
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Risks and governance of heavy metals in European soil applied phosphate fertilizers by Lian-kai Zhang, Xiang Liu, Ya-jie Sun, Bernd G. Lottermoser, Roland Bol, Heike Windmann, Silvia H. Haneklaus, Ewald Schnug

“…ABSTRACT: Phosphorus (P) poses a global challenge to the environment and human health due to its natural association with heavy metals. …”
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Ethical framework for responsible foundational models in medical imaging by Debesh Jha, Gorkem Durak, Abhijit Das, Jasmer Sanjotra, Onkar Susladkar, Suramyaa Sarkar, Ashish Rauniyar, Nikhil Kumar Tomar, Linkai Peng, Sirui Li, Koushik Biswas, Ertugrul Aktas, Elif Keles, Matthew Antalek, Zheyuan Zhang, Bin Wang, Xin Zhu, Xin Zhu, Hongyi Pan, Deniz Seyithanoglu, Alpay Medetalibeyoglu, Vanshali Sharma, Vedat Cicek, Amir A. Rahsepar, Rutger Hendrix, Rutger Hendrix, A. Enis Cetin, Bulent Aydogan, Mohamed Abazeed, Frank H. Miller, Rajesh N. Keswani, Rajesh N. Keswani, Hatice Savas, Sachin Jambawalikar, Daniela P. Ladner, Amir A. Borhani, Concetto Spampinato, Concetto Spampinato, Michael B. Wallace, Michael B. Wallace, Ulas Bagci

“…However, their integration into clinical practice presents complex ethical challenges that extend beyond technical performance metrics. …”
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An efficient brain delivery system co-loaded with multiple components of Salvia miltiorrhiza for synergistic treatment of ischemic stroke by Chenjie Xia, Changhui Hu, Rui Xu, Feihong Zhuo, Mengfei Yang, Yinjia Li, Zixuan Shan, Cheng Xu, Yutong Wang, Zhipeng Chen

“…The complex etiology of the disease poses challenges to single-target pharmacotherapy, necessitating the development of multi-targeted combination drug treatments. …”
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Clinical Predictors of Pain Relief with 60-Day Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: A Multicenter Observational Study by Odonkor CA, Oghenesume O, Hirani S, Bohacek S, Gutierrez DE, Sekhar R, McCormick ZL, Poree L, Abd-Elsayed A

“…Nonresponse was linked to psychological distress (eigenvalue =3.23, 40.3% variance), opioid dependency, and morbid obesity (eigenvalue =1.63, 20.4% variance).Conclusion: This real-world study showed that baseline physical activity, psychological resilience, and pain behaviors predicted response to a 60-day PNS. Non-responders presented with psychological distress, morbid obesity, and opioid dependence. …”
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Tafonomía del titanosaurio Aeolosaurus colhuehuapensis, Cretácico Superior, Patagonia central, Argentina: un ejemplo de preservación en facies fluviales de desbordamiento by Gabriel A. Casal, Lucio M. Ibiricu, José O. Allard, Rubén D. Martínez, Marcelo Luna, Bernardo J. González Riga

“…La historia tafonómica fue inferida a partir del análisis de diversas características presentes en los restos estudiados y de observaciones sedimentológicas macro y microscópicas. …”
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EMCREG-International Multidisciplinary Consensus Panel on Management of Hyperkalemia in Chronic Kidney Disease and Heart Failure by Natalie Kreitzer, Nancy M. Albert, Alpesh N. Amin, Craig J. Beavers, Richard C. Becker, Gregg Fonarow, W. Brian Gibler, Katherine W. Kwon, Robert J. Mentz, Biff F. Palmer, Charles V. Pollack, Ileana L. Piña

“… Background: Hyperkalemia, generally defined as serum potassium levels greater than 5.0 mEq/L, poses significant clinical risks, including cardiac toxicity and muscle weakness. …”
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Optimization of Bandwidth Allocation and UAV Placement in Active RIS-Assisted UAV Communication Networks with Wireless Backhaul by Thi-Thuy-Minh Tran, Binh-Minh Vu, Oh-Soon Shin

“…The resulting optimization problem is highly non-convex, posing significant challenges. To tackle this, we decompose the problem into three interrelated sub-problems and apply inner approximation (IA) techniques to handle the non-convexities within each sub-problem. …”
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Liability of legal persons for criminal offenses against the environment by Kurtović Mišić Anita, Sokanović Lucija, Mladinić Nina

“…Conscious of the dangers posed by organized environmental crime, the legislature has expressly regulated the punishability of legal persons, prosecution for participation in criminal organizations, and the protection of the environment through specific criminal offenses. …”
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Has Demographic Revolution Come to a Halt? An Approximation to Successful Aging and the Need for Socio-Educational Action in the New Normal by Pilar Moreno-Crespo, Coral I. Hunt-Gómez, Nieves Martín-Bermúdez

“…This study examines demographic revolution and the different implications that it poses for quality of live and successful aging. A revision of the main aging theories and recommendations to achieve successful aging are provided. …”
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An activity-based parametric cost analysis for upcycling machining chips to produce feedstock for sustainable additive friction stir deposition by Sweta Baruah, Joshua Hoekstra, Tony Schmitz

“…Estimating these costs poses challenges due to the complexity of the upcycling process and its associated variables. …”
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Simulation Based Study of Ground Mobile Robots for Inspection and Control of the Bridge Assembly Process by Pierluigi Rea, Erika Ottaviano, Lucia Figuli

“…Nowadays, the inspection of bridges poses a significant challenge for safeguarding critical infrastructures. …”
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Waste to Wealth: Electrochemical Innovations in Hydrogen Production From Industrial Wastewater by Tesfaye Alamirew Dessie, Lemlem Seyoum Seifu, Woldesenbet Bafe Dilebo

“…Abstract The increasing demand for energy and the environmental challenges posed by fossil fuel consumption prompts the exploration of clean and sustainable energy solutions. …”
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High-Speed Adaptive Waveform Generation System for Multi-Material Surface Printing by Qiuming Luo, Yanming Lei, Kunzhong Wu, Xuan Wei

“…This paper presents an FPGA-based configurable drive waveform generation system for industrial inkjet printheads, targeting the need for real-time adaptability in printing across heterogeneous materials. …”
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Biomedical waste of Serbia through the prism of circular economy by Ugrinov Dragan, Nikolić Magdalena, Markov Miloš

“…Although biomedical waste poses unique challenges, integrating CE principles into Serbia's healthcare sector could help mitigate its ecological impact, enhance the efficiency of waste management systems, and promote a more sustainable healthcare model.…”
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Cicatricial Tracheal Stenosis — A Long-Life Journey by A. A. Pechetov, G. A. Vishnevskaya, D. A. Volchanski, A. N. Lednev, I. I. Danilov, N. V. Gulova

“…According to current views, a non-idiopathic cicatricial tracheal stenosis develops within six weeks following the initiation of mechanical ventilation. When a patient presents with a characteristic history and complaints, the diagnosis of cicatricial tracheal stenosis poses no challenges.Aim. …”
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Acute-on-chronic liver failure due to hepatitis A infection in a patient with Metabolic Dysfunction- Associated Fatty Liver Disease. Case report. by Omar Ocampo-Espinosa, Mariana Jacinto-Ruiz

“…The increasing prevalence of hepatic steatosis poses additional challenges in the management of hepatitis A, increasing the risk of severe forms of the disease. …”
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Case Report: Endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke with bilateral internal carotid artery fibromuscular dysplasia by Zhi Zheng, Chen Yang, Xufeng Meng, Li Yang, Yunfei Hao

“…Follow-up cerebral angiography at 1 and 3 months showed patency of the left ICA, with a Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 1, and no new ischemic events.ConclusionFMD is a rare non-atherosclerotic disease, with cerebral vessel involvement being relatively common and presenting a variety of clinical symptoms, which poses challenges in diagnosis and treatment. …”
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A Review of SiC Sensor Applications in High-Temperature and Radiation Extreme Environments by Quanwei Zhang, Yan Liu, Huafeng Li, Jue Wang, Yuan Wang, Fabin Cheng, Haijun Han, Peng Zhang

“…This review presents the current status and research progress of SiC sensors in high-temperature and radiation extreme environments. …”
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