The lost chILD: a case report of delayed diagnosis of surfactant protein C deficiency in a 15-year-old African male by Nadia Faelli, Federica Chironi, Beatrice Andrenacci, Maria Francesca Patria, Stefano Ferrero, Irene Borzani, Costanza Pucci, Daniela Civeriati, Mara Lelii, Barbara Madini, Alessia Rocchi, Valeria Daccò

“…Surfactant protein deficiencies fall under the category of chILD, with Surfactant Protein-C (SP-C) deficiency posing significant diagnostic challenges due to its rarity and the variable severity of clinical presentation. …”
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Concomitant squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder and renal tuberculosis: A case report from northern Tanzania by Orgeness Jasper Mbwambo, Alex Mremi, Sabina Mugusi, Jasper Said Mbwambo, Frank Bright, Alfred Kien Mteta, Bartholomeo Nicholaus Ngowi

“…Abstract Concomitant squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and renal tuberculosis (TB) are a rare presentation. It is associated with poor prognosis and poses a challenge in the management. …”
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Pediatric hanging injury: Rapid intervention and full neurological recovery by Matyas Wondwossen Elssa, MD, Merahi Kefyalew Merahi, MD, Kebron Wossen Aweke, MD, Bement Girma Abera, MD, Kidist Nega Aragaw, MD, Kefelegn Negalign Mekuria, MD, Daniel Berhane Gebresilassie, MD

“…Hanging injuries are a subset of strangulation injuries that pose significant risks of hypoxia and neurological damage, especially in pediatric populations. …”
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Growth of ghost kitchens and virtual brands by Gagić Jaraković Snježana, Paunić Maja, Vujasinović Vesna, Stanojević Mateja

“…Similarly, virtual brands leverage data-driven strategies to optimize menu offerings and customer engagement in an increasingly digital marketplace. While these models present significant opportunities, such as market expansion, reduced overhead costs, and operational flexibility, they also pose challenges, including reliance on third-party delivery platforms, brand differentiation, and maintaining food quality. …”
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Malar Fat Pad Flap for the Reconstruction of the Orbit: Case Report by Moath Zuhour, Mehmet Dadacı, Selçuk Kendir

“…In this paper, we aimed to present a case with an orbital defect after sebaceous carcinoma resection. …”
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TriGuard: mitigating bribery in DPoS-based blockchain governance for Web 3.0 by Jingyu Liu, Xingchen Sun, Yunfeng Xia, Yifei Yang, Wenyuan Yang, Chao Li

“…However, bribery and collusion pose significant risks to the integrity of DPoS systems, undermining the decentralization that is fundamental to Web 3.0’s vision. …”
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An advanced structural health monitoring IoT platform for offshore wind turbine blades by Zhou Xingguo, Tian Yankang, Qin Yi, Charitidis Costas A., Milickovic Tanja K., Termine Stefania

“…However, the increasing dimensions of turbine blades and demands in economic requirements of wind turbines' life cycles, together with the harsh marine environment, including high winds, wave-induced vibrations, sea and rain corrosion and erosion, pose challenges for structural integrity, operational efficiency and maintenance cost. …”
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Observations of a New Form of Partial Filament Eruption by Abril Sahade, Judith T. Karpen, Spiro K. Antiochos

“…Previous studies have presented partial eruptions producing coronal jets. …”
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A symptomatic pelvic digit with surgical and pathological correlation by Romain Auger, MD, Maxime Gouguet, MD, Jean-Philippe Cottier, MD, PhD, Valentin Lefevre, MD

“…Most of them are asymptomatic but, when symptomatic, they can pose a diagnostic challenge. We hereby present a case of a pelvic digit responsible for an organic erectile dysfunction and a disabling pain in the sitting position. …”
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Hydrophobic anodized alumina surface with embedded CuO nanoparticles: A study on antibacterial behavior by M. Piryaee, H.R. Ghadami Karder, M. Khodaei

“…High-touch surfaces pose a significant risk of nosocomial infections, making the development of antibacterial surfaces crucial for inactivating bacteria. …”
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Current Directions of Selected Plant-Origin Wastes’ Valorization in Biotechnology of Food Additives and Other Important Chemicals by Dominika Popielarz, Pavol Farkaš, Anna Bzducha-Wróbel

“…Environmental pollution and the accumulation of industrial waste are increasingly serious issues that impose financial burdens on businesses and pose threats to ecosystems. As industrial production continues to grow, the volume of waste generated by humanity is rising, leading to a heightened need to search for effective waste management and recycling methods. …”
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Model-Based Segmentation-Supported Camera Tracking in Fab’s Indoor Environments by Jeonghyeon Ahn, Jungho Ha, Jaemin Son, Junghyun Han

“…Our method extracts the columns from the input image and matches them to their BIMs to estimate the camera pose. The estimation accuracy is significantly increased by adopting an instance segmentation network. …”
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Some Notions of Hesitant Fuzzy Linguistic Graphs with Application in Decision Making by Shahzad Faizi, Atiq ur Rehman, Ali Hasan Ali, Kokab Javed, Toufik Mzili

“…In the field of system analysis, uncertainties pose significant challenges, demanding robust methodologies for decision-making. …”
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Methods of Control of Parasitic Weeds of the Genus <i>Cuscuta</i>—Current Status and Future Perspectives by Lyuben Zagorchev, Tzvetelina Zagorcheva, Denitsa Teofanova, Mariela Odjakova

“….; Convolvulaceae) are parasitic weeds that pose major challenges to agriculture due to their ability to infect a wide range of host plants, extract nutrients, and transmit pathogens. …”
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Developmental enamel defects: a must-know for orthodontic practice by Marco Aurélio Benini PASCHOAL, Gabriele ANDRADE-MAIA, Letícia CRISTINE-SILVA, Aniely Ferreira NOGUEIRA, Felícia MIRANDA, Daniela GARIB

“…ABSTRACT Introduction: Developmental Enamel Defects (DED) pose a significant challenge for clinicians, particularly orthodontists. …”
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Representation of Feelings in Two Books: The Anatolikon/To the City by John Ash by Emre Çakar

“…Within these compositions, his personas manage the preservation and history of ancient cities that pose historical significance in the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires and Armenia in poetry. …”
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Research progress on nanotoxicity and detoxification of cobalt in metal-based implants by Wentao Fan, Mingxin Guo

“…Furthermore, systemically disseminated CoNPs pose risks to distant organs, with potential impairments reported in liver, kidney, cardiac, thyroid, and neurological functions. …”
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Intestinal mucus: the unsung hero in the battle against viral gastroenteritis by Waqar Saleem, Ateeqa Aslam, Mehlayl Tariq, Hans Nauwynck

“…Following this, a case study is presented to highlight the age-dependent blocking effect of porcine intestinal mucus against transmissible gastroenteritis virus, a porcine coronavirus. …”
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Case Report: Lurasidone-Induced Type 2 Brugada Pattern in a Pediatric Patient by Ethan Start, Aldrin Enabore

“…Differentiation between these patterns is important, as type 1 patterns pose a significantly greater risk of arrhythmia relative to types 2 and 3 counterparts. …”
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The Chesapeake blue crab, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896: new finding, origin, and further spread in the Ukrainian part of the Black Sea by Yuriy Kvach, Halyna Gabrielczak, Anastasiia Lepekha, Mikhail O. Son, Sergii Khutornoi

“…Biological invasions pose a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems, and the spread of uncontrolled non-indigenous species can have detrimental effects on biodiversity, ecosystem processes, and economic activities. …”
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