Recurrent Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in the Imatinib Mesylate Era: Treatment Strategies for an Incurable Disease by Rebecca M. Platoff, William F. Morano, Luiz Marconcini, Nicholas DeLeo, Beth L. Mapow, Michael Styler, Wilbur B. Bowne

“…Recurrence of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) after surgical resection and imatinib mesylate (IM) adjuvant therapy poses a significant treatment challenge. We present the case of a patient who underwent surgical resection after recurrence and review the current literature regarding treatment. …”
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EURAD state-of-the-art report: thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of clay buffers at high temperatures by María Victoria Villar, Katerina Cernochova, Jaime Cuevas, Antonio Gens, Natalia Gimeno, Caroline Graham, Jon Harrington, Vlastislav Kašpar, Stephan Kaufhold, Olivier Leupin, David Mašín, Jan Najser, Markus Olin, Heini Reijonen, Šárka Šachlová, Sergey Sayenko, Daniel Svensson, Jiri Svoboda, Gianni Vettese, Janne Yliharju, Borys Zlobenko

“…Most safety cases for radioactive waste disposal consider a temperature limit of 100°C for the clay buffers. …”
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The combination of preoperative celiac axis stenting and neoadjuvant chemotherapy in an elderly patient with pancreatic cancer: a case report by Susumu Doita, Hideki Aoki, Hiroki Kajioka, Kohji Tanakaya, Kenji Kawamoto

“…Case presentation We present the case of an 81-year-old woman diagnosed with pancreatic head cancer and severe CAS caused by calcification. …”
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Assessment of Aflatoxin B1 and Ochratoxin A Contamination in Raw and Cooked Rice at Restaurants in Yasuj, Iran by SA Sadat, F Ariaei Monfared, M Majlesi

“…Conclusion: The contamination levels of the rice samples examined in the present study with Aflatoxin B1 and Ochratoxin A did not pose a health risk to humans. …”
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Localized Fournier’s Gangrene in “End-Stage” Renal Failure: Multidisciplinary Approach and Integration of Palliative Care by M. Voordeckers, J. Noels, M. Brognet, M. T. Salaouatchi, M. Mesquita

“…Presentation of the Case. Penile gangrene is a rare entity with significant morbidity and mortality. …”
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Delirium pattern in hospitalized patients of a tertiary care rural hospital: An observational study by Kshirod K. Mishra, Shobhit Mathur

“…Background: Delirium, an acute and often fluctuating disorder of attention and cognition, poses significant challenges in clinical care due to its varied presentation and complex etiological factors. …”
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Dual diagnosis of neurobrucellosis and Anti-LGI1 encephalitis: a rare case report by Chuyan Yang, Ying Liu, Yongzhong Lin, PeiYu Shi, Jing Tan

“…Brucellosis, a zoonotic disease prevalent globally, poses a significant threat to public health; nevertheless, the nonspecific nature of its clinical symptoms often results in diagnostic delays. …”
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An exceptionally rare case and literature review of concomitant duplicated inferior vena cava, renal malrotation, intestinal malrotation, May-Thurner anatomy, and papillary renal c... by Yonathan William, Patricia Jorisal, Marto Sugiono, Shintia Christina, Gilbert Sterling Octavius

“…While usually asymptomatic, it poses significant surgical challenges, particularly during nephrectomy. …”
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Most recent composition of the ornithofauna of the Middle Irtysh region, Russia by A. G. Marhaev, S. A. Soloviev, F. S. Soloviev, A. Yu. Alekseev

“…The work was to compile a list of bird species and their status in the forest-steppe and steppe of the Middle Irtysh region at the present time and to analyse their potential ability in terms of the transmission of influenza viruses that pose a danger to humans and farm animals.Materials and Methods. …”
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Surgical Expert Consensus on Clinical Management of Advanced Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma: A Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Collaborative Initiative by Zhen Yu, Peng Zhang, Guoyan Qi, Deruo Liu, Tao Yu, YunFeng Zhang, Ji Ke, Xingguo Yang, Baoxun Zhang, Xintao Yu, Jian Cui, Xiang Gao, Lei Yu

“…ABSTRACT Thymomas and thymic carcinomas represent rare epithelial‐derived thoracic neoplasms that, despite their low incidence, pose significant clinical challenges and impact patient survival. …”
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Flow Diversion in Ruptured Blood Blister Aneurysms: Single Centre Experience by Dilip Kumar, Rahul K. R., Santhosh P., Pankaj Mehta, Mathew Cherian, Dharav Kheradia, Rinoy R. Anand

“…The only patient with an aneurysm in PCA showed persistence of an aneurysm and this particular lesion was instead treated by a single stent. Blister aneurysms pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges and demand prompt treatment. …”
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Assessment of Microbiological Contamination of Branded and Street Vended Ice-Cream: A Comparative Study in Tangail Municipality, Bangladesh by Afroza Khatun, Md Younus Mia, Masuma Masuma, Kamal Kanta Das

“…Ice cream is a popular dessert consumed by people of all ages, and its consumption can pose a risk of exposure to various microorganisms, including pathogenic bacteria and viruses. …”
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Problems of demographic security through the prism of an assessment of dynamics of natural and migration processes in Russia by O. A. Mahova, E. A. Egorova

“…It is established that latent migration processes pose not only a threat to demographic security, but also harm the national interests of Russia. …”
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Pediatric hospital visits for unintentional drowning in bathtubs in Central Texas, USA by Molly B. Johnson, Barbara D. Cosart, Stewart R. Williams, Brent M. Troy, Karla A. Lawson

“…Abstract Background In the USA, drowning is a leading cause of death for children and the leading cause of death for children 1–4 years old. Bathtubs pose the highest risk of drowning for infants. The aim of this study is to determine factors that increase the risk of drowning in a bathtub for children. …”
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Impact of Malt Bagasse Silage on Fungal Diversity, <i>Fusarium</i> Species, and Mycotoxin Contamination Under a Circular Economy Approach to Climate Change Mitigation by Tania Valicenti, Carolina Manno, Juan Ignacio Poo, María Inés Dinolfo, Mauro Martínez, Andrea Enriquez

“…<i>Fusarium verticillioides</i> was the most common <i>Fusarium</i> species. Mycotoxin analysis detected DON (1.4 ppb) in only one sample. …”
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Acoustic emission characteristics and damage evolution of coal gasification slag-based geopolymer cement grouting materials by Wenyue QI, Yanli HUANG, Qingxin ZHAO, Xiaotian LIU, Yongji HAN

“…The accumulation of low-quality coal-based solid waste presentes a significant risk to ecological and environmental safety. …”
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Analysis of carbon-binder domain morphology and correlation to effective ion transport properties by Mrudula Prasad, Benedikt Prifling, Matthias Neumann, Simon Hein, Rares Scurtu, Alice Hoffmann, André Hilger, Markus Osenberg, Ingo Manke, Margret Wohlfahrt-Mehrens, Volker Schmidt, Arnulf Latz, Timo Danner

“…In order to quantify the extent of this influence, we employ high-resolution focused ion beam/scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) imaging and isolate regions with just solid CBD and pore. This enables us to quantitatively correlate the CBD morphology with physical transport parameters and present a function that describes the relationship between CBD porosity and its ionic conductivity. …”
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THE SOUTHERN FRAGMENT OF THE SIBERIAN CRATON: “LANDSCAPE” HISTORY OVER TWO BILLION YEARS by Arkady M. Stanevich, Irina M. Mashchuk, Anatoly M. Mazukabzov, Anatoly A. Postnikov, Tatiana A. Kornilova

“…The SSC evolution in the Neo-Proterozoic began with divergence events, which most probably occurred in the period of 1000–850 mln years in the east, and in the interval of 780–730 mln years in the west of the territory. …”
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A multifaceted microenvironment nanoregulator for targeted ovarian cancer therapy by Yizheng Zu, Yizheng Zu, Min Li, Min Li, Ruyue Li, Ruyue Li, Shaohan Ma, Shaohan Ma, Yu’e Yang, Yu’e Yang, Shun Zhang, Yuan Ma, Yuan Ma, Tiantian Wu, Chunfang Ha, Chunfang Ha

“…However, concerns regarding the biosafety of animal-derived EXOs pose significant challenges to the development of innovative formulations. …”
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Rab7a is an enhancer of TPC2 activity regulating melanoma progression through modulation of the GSK3β/β-Catenin/MITF-axis by Carla Abrahamian, Rachel Tang, Rebecca Deutsch, Lina Ouologuem, Eva-Maria Weiden, Veronika Kudrina, Julia Blenninger, Julia Rilling, Colin Feldmann, Solveig Kuss, Youli Stepanov, Anna Scotto Rosato, Guadalupe T. Calvo, Maria S. Soengas, Doris Mayr, Thomas Fröhlich, Thomas Gudermann, Martin Biel, Christian Wahl-Schott, Cheng-Chang Chen, Karin Bartel, Christian Grimm

“…Humans carrying gain-of-function polymorphisms in the melanosomal/endolysosomal two-pore cation channel TPC2 present with hypopigmentation, blond hair, and albinism. …”
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