On the way to integration? The education of children with diverse migration experiences in Polish schools by Anna Żurek, Katarzyna Stankiewicz

“…What barriers to integration are posed by the adopted educational solutions? Process of argumentation: The article begins by presenting Polish schools as culturally diverse environments formed by different groups of children with migration experience. …”
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Multidrug-Resistant Shigellosis among Children Aged below Five Years with Diarrhea at Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia by Bilan Sheikh Ali Nor, Nelson Chengo Menza, Abednego Moki Musyoki

“…MDR Shigella strains, including those resistant to CIP and CRO, have emerged in Somalia, posing a public health challenge. Therefore, there is an urgent need for AMR surveillance and continuous monitoring to mitigate the further spread of the MDR Shigella strains in Banadir Hospital and beyond.…”
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Evaluating interprofessional primary care teams in high-income countries: A scoping review protocol on the conceptualization and measurement of team functioning, effectiveness, per... by Monica Aggarwal, Ivy Bourgeault, Sara Dalo, Kristina M Kokorelias, Leslie Greenberg, Bill Kreutzweiser, Kevin Samson, Leslie Sorensen, Connor Kemp, David Schieck, Ross E G Upshur

“…There is a lack of clarity on how to define and measure team functioning, collaboration, performance, and effectiveness in PC, posing challenges for the evaluation of interprofessional PC teams. …”
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A comprehensive phylogeny of mammalian PRNP gene reveals no influence of prion misfolding propensity on the evolution of this gene. by Cristina Sampedro-Torres-Quevedo, Hasier Eraña, Jorge M Charco, Carlos M Díaz-Domínguez, Maitena San-Juan-Ansoleaga, Eva Fernández-Muñoz, Nuno Gonçalves-Anjo, Josu Galarza-Ahumada, Ana R Cortazar, Roberto F Nespolo, Julian F Quintero-Galvis, Africa Manero-Azua, Diego Polanco-Alonso, Adrián Gaite-Reguero, Íñigo Olalde, Urko M Marigorta, Guiomar Perez de Nanclares, Ana M Aransay, Joaquín Castilla

“…However, some species present lower susceptibility to prion diseases than others. …”
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AI-powered approaches for enhancing remote sensing-based water contamination detection in ecological systems by Li Yang, Zhang Ziwen, Xinhao Lin, Junmiao Hei, Yixiao Wang, Ang Zhang

“…IntroductionWater contamination poses a significant threat to both public health and ecosystems worldwide, leading to increased emphasis on developing robust detection and mitigation strategies. …”
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The Relationship Between Lower Limb Biomechanics and Muscle Strength With Non-Specific Low Back Pain by Kotryna Žaltauskaitė, Vilma Juodžbalienė

“…The rising incidence of low back pain (LBP) poses a challenge in terms of pain-related healthcare costs and reduced work capacity. …”
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Qualitative process evaluation of a new short-hospital-stay model with a general medicine focus in Germany (STATAMED): Study protocol. by Katharina van Baal, Juliane Poeck, Clarissa Maria Lemmen, Wiebke Böhne, Johannes Jahn, Eva-Maria Wild, Nils Schneider

“…<h4>Background</h4>The increasing number of elderly and multimorbid patients in need of care, coupled with a shortage of skilled health care professionals, poses significant challenges, especially in structurally underserved regions. …”
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Radio Spectrum Sensing Framework for Large-Scale, High-Density IoT Sensor Networks by Partemie-Marian Mutescu, Alexandru Lavric, Adrian-Ioan Petrariu, Alin-Mihai Cailean, Valentin Popa

“…The rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) requires innovative solutions to address the challenges posed by constrained radio spectrum resources in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). …”
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Isolation and preliminary analysis of a lytic bacteriophage infecting Agrobacterium tumefaciens to control bacterial overgrowth during plant transformation by Anandito Dharmawan, Muhammad Alhas Finaldin, Yuzer Alfiko, Naswandi Nur, Sigit Purwantomo, Antonius Suwanto, Anja Meryandini

“…This unique ability is exploited in plant genetic engineering but poses challenges, such as overgrowth. Antibiotic control of A. tumefaciens is often ineffective due to bacterial resistance and potential harm to plant tissue, highlighting the need for alternative treatments. …”
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Thermodynamical Theory of Inelastic Single Crystals by Piotr Perzyna

“…The initial boundary value problem (the evolution problem) for rate-dependent elasto-plastic single crystal has been proved to be well posed. Criteria for adiabatic shear-band localization of plastic deformation are obtained by assuming that some eigenvalue of the instantaneous adiabatic acoustic tensor for rate-independent response is equal to zero. …”
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Early Pliocene tracer of North Atlantic and South Pacific sea surface currents: Janthina typica (Bronn, 1860) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) by Joaquín Meco, Alejandro Lomoschitz, Juan Francisco Betancort

“…The reverse journey (from Australia to the eastern Atlantic Ocean) would have posed far more obstacles, and is considered improbable. …”
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How microhabitat characteristics influence the females’ nest site selection of the invasive alien species Trachemys scripta in the Angitola Lake (Calabria, Southern Italy) by F. L. Leonetti, A. Crescente, C. Valerioti, G. Paolillo, G. Giglio, I. Bernabò, S. Tripepi, E. Sperone

“…The introduction of invasive alien species (IAS) poses a significant threat to global biodiversity, ecosystem functionality, and native species, particularly in protected areas. …”
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Postoperative transient sympathetic storm after endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization in pediatric hydrocephalus by Genrui Guo, Hongbin Cao

“…In our clinical practice, we observed that ETV + CPC may induce transient sympathetic storms, a phenomenon not yet reported in the literature, posing new challenges for postoperative anesthetic management and monitoring. …”
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Challenges and Outcome of Infected Non Union of Bones using Masquelet Technique: A Case Series by Shivam Sahu, V Venkataram, Jomon De Joseph, KR Ganesh Krishnan

“…Infected non union of bones poses a significant challenge for orthopaedic surgeons due to the complexity of the problem, which includes bone necrosis, segmental bone loss, sinus tract formation, fracture instability, and scar adhesion of soft tissues. …”
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Effects of a combined aerobic and core stabilization exercise training program on functional capacity, pain, and health-related quality of life in hemodialysis and kidney transplan... by Enikő Király, Gergő József Szőllősi, Zoltán Jenei, József Balla, István Kárpáti

“…Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) poses a significant public health challenge globally while impacting patients’ physical function and quality of life. …”
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Chemical and thermal stabilization of gypseous loess soils: Comparative study of natural environmental friendly materials (zeolite and gypsum) and cement by Erfan Sadeghi, Mohammad Reza Nikudel, Shahram Ghasemi, Narges Bayat

“…Gypseous loess soils exhibit complex and unpredictable behavior under environmental moisture variations, posing significant challenges in geotechnical engineering. …”
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Enxerto composto auricular na reconstrução da asa nasal Use of a composite auricular graft in nasal alar reconstruction by Tiago Alves Ceratti, Amilton Sevilhano Casado Neto, Aneliza Vittorazzi, Mario Eduardo P. M. Barros, Jayme Adriano Farina Junior

“…The grafts presented total integration and provided satisfactory esthetic and functional results. …”
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New joint estimation method for emissivity and temperature distribution based on a Kriged Marginalized Particle Filter: Application to simulated infrared thermal image sequences by Thibaud Toullier, Jean Dumoulin, Laurent Mevel

“…A spatial assumption of homogeneity for the temperature yields to the addition of a Kriging step to the Marginalized Particle Filter to overcome the ill-posed nature of the problem and to compute the necessary physical estimates in a reasonable amount of time while providing fair results compared to reference methods from the literature.A comparison with two state-of-the-art methods, MCMC and CMA-ES, is presented. …”
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IoT Device Identification Techniques: A Comparative Analysis for Security Practitioners by Ashley Andrews, George Oikonomou, Simon Armour, Paul Thomas, Thomas Cattermole

“…Two particular threats are posed by rogue devices (i.e. devices present on a network that should not be) and unpatched devices (devices with out-of-date software or firmware). …”
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Artificial intelligence-based prediction of treatment failure and medication non-adherence in overactive bladder management by Mert Başaranoğlu, İsa Kamil Taşdemir, Erdem Akbay, Hasan Erdal Doruk

“…Abstract Background Overactive bladder management presents significant challenges, with treatment failures and medication non-adherence posing substantial barriers to patient outcomes. …”
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