PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS OFGENERATIONAL PREFERENCES REGARDING OVER-THE-TOP SERVICES – A HUNGARIAN CASE STUDY by Tamás Vinkóczi, Lili Anna Majczán, Petra Miklós, Judit Petra Koltai

“…The separation of variables resulted in the establishment of two groups, namely manipulation (indicating the influence of the traditional way of life) and enjoyment (influencing the choice and customer retention of service providers). …”
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Using Gap Visualization to Navigate Multivariate Metabarcode Data, Select Primer Pairs, and Enhance Reference Data Quality by Xin‐Yi Chua, Louise Ord, Stephen J. Bent, David Lovell, Annette McGrath

“…These methods can also be used to review taxonomic annotations in genomic reference sequence databases. …”
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Quasi one-dimensional organic conductors: from Fröhlich conductivity and Peierls insulating state to magnetically-mediated superconductivity, a retrospective by Jerome, Denis, Bourbonnais, Claude

“…The present retrospective, which does not attempt to be an exhaustive review of the field, provides a set of experimental findings alluding to the theoretical development while a forthcoming article will address in more details the theoretical aspect of low dimensional conductors and superconductors.…”
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The Notch Pathway in Breast Cancer Progression by Emmanuel N. Kontomanolis, Sofia Kalagasidou, Stamatia Pouliliou, Xanthoula Anthoulaki, Nikolaos Georgiou, Valentinos Papamanolis, Zacharias N. Fasoulakis

“…Notch signaling pathway is a vital parameter of the mammalian vascular system. In this review, the authors summarize the current knowledge about the impact of the Notch signaling pathway in breast cancer progression and the therapeutic role of Notch’s inhibition. …”
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Long-Term Outcomes of External Dacryocystorhinostomy in the Age of Transcanalicular Microendoscopic Techniques by M. Alnawaiseh, N. Mihailovic, A. C. Wieneke, V. Prokosch, A. Rosentreter, R. L. Merté, N. Eter

“…The medical records of 1010 patients with acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO), who had undergone lacrimal duct surgery at a tertiary eye care center, were reviewed. Only adult patients who had undergone external DCR were included. …”
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Metrics and Methods for Evaluation of Over-The-Air Performance of MIMO User Equipment by Yifei Feng, Werner L. Schroeder, Christoph von Gagern, Adam Tankielun, Thomas Kaiser

“…Starting from a brief review of the most important MIMO operating modes in the 3GPP LTE standard, the relation between UE properties and UE performance, which is observed in these operating modes, is discussed. …”
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A Qualitative Exploration of Stakeholders’ Preferences for Early-Stage Rectal Cancer Treatment by Merrill E. Rubens, Timothy P. Mayo, Radhika K. Smith, Sean C. Glasgow, Mary C. Politi

“…As treatment options for patients with rectal cancer evolve, patients with early-stage rectal cancer may have a treatment choice between surgery and a trial of nonoperative management. …”
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Prevention of Foodborne Listeriosis by JM Farber, J Harwig, A Carter

“…The recommended drug of choice is high dose intravenous ampicillin. Advice to physicians concerning measures to prevent foodborne listeriosis in high risk groups is reviewed. …”
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On expansions for nonlinear systems Error estimates and convergence issues by Beauchard, Karine, Le Borgne, Jérémy, Marbach, Frédéric

“…We state an open problem concerning the convergence of Sussmann’s infinite product expansion.Eventually, we derive approximate direct intrinsic representations for the state and discuss their link with the choice of an appropriate change of coordinates.…”
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Tradition and Innovation Dialectics in Russian Dissertation Culture by P. I. Kasatkin, E. A. Antyukhova

“…As a result, independence in the choice of mechanisms, orders and procedures of formation of dissertation committees and criteria of awarding academic degrees is allowed. …”
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Somatic embryogenesis in Larix: the state of art and perspectives by V. N. Shmakov, Yu. M. Konstantinov

“…Particular attention is paid to the choice of explants for somatic embryogenesis, the composition of the media for cultivation, the dependence of the potential of somatic embryogenesis on the duration of cultivation, and the genetic control of somatic embryogenesis.…”
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Challenging the curve: can ChatGPT-generated MCQs reduce grade inflation in pharmacy education by Dalia Almaghaslah

“…This study investigates the impact of AI-generated multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on exam difficulty and reliability in a pharmacy management course at a Saudi university.MethodsA quasi-experimental design compared the 2024 midterm exam, featuring ChatGPT-generated MCQs, with the 2023 exam that utilized human-generated questions. …”
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Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections at a Tertiary Health Care Center in Nepal: An Observational Study by Dimpi Konwar, Navin Kumar Chaudhary, Poonam Yadav

“… Introduction: Carbapenems are last-resort antibiotics and are considered the drugs of choice for infections caused by multi-drug-resistant bacteria. …”
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A re-look at the modified Ryan regression scoring system in esophageal cancer—validation of prognostic significance and comparison with other less commonly used systems by Paromita Roy, Rupanita Biswal, Sayali N. Honap, Robin Thambudorai, Tapesh Bhattacharyya, Indranil Mallick

“…Background: Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) using CROSS protocol is currently the treatment of choice for esophageal cancer (EC). Tumor response grade (TRG) is a mandatory reporting criterion in most guidelines. …”
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Enhancing Paediatric and Strabismus Ophthalmology Departments in Spain Through the Inclusion of Orthoptists: Insights from a Nationwide Survey by Ana María Cruz Lasso

“…Methodology: Participants were recruited via WhatsApp and flyers during the 30th SEEOP Congress in May 2023 and invited to review a report on orthoptists’ significance followed by completing a 12-question online survey. …”
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Delving into discrepancies, a single-center experience with Accelerate Pheno for gram-negative bacteremia, a rapid phenotypic susceptibility testing method by Zoe Freeman Weiss, Dimitar Zelenkov, Jon Englert, Maureen Campion

“…Methods: Microbiology was reviewed for discrepancies as defined by very major errors (VMEs), major errors (MEs), and minor errors (mEs). …”
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Is There a Role for Daratumumab Retreatment in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma? by Davor Galusic, Ivan Krecak, Viktor Blaslov, Andela Krstulovic Opara, Toni Valkovic, Sandra Basic Kinda

“…Due to the cost and availability of bispecific T cell redirecting antibodies (BsAbs) and chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy (CAR-T) in real-life settings in many countries, retreatment with daratumumab in subsequent lines of therapy might be a reasonable choice. Data regarding efficacy and optimal combinations of daratumumab retreatment are lacking, and here we provide a short literature review of available data. …”
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Female Sex as a Thromboembolic Risk Factor in the Era of Nonvitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants by Mariacarla Gallù, Giulia Marrone, Jacopo Maria Legramante, Antonino De Lorenzo, Nicola Di Daniele, Annalisa Noce

“…The present review was performed to review sex differences in AF-related thromboembolic risk reported in the literature and possibly highlight current knowledge gaps in prevention and management that need further research.…”
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Elicitation of Norwegian EQ-5D-5L values for hypothetical and experience-based health states based on the EuroQol Valuation Technology (EQ-VT) protocol by Knut Stavem, Tonya Moen Hansen, Ylva Helland, Liv Ariane Augestad, Kim Rand, Andrew Garratt

“…The most recent EQ-5D valuation protocol will be followed which includes computer assisted face-to-face, one-to-one interviews and use of composite time trade-off and discrete choice experiments.Ethics and dissemination The study has been reviewed and found to be outside of the scope of the ethics committee and thus not in need of ethical approval. …”
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Indicators of Safety Compromise in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy by Mark R Borgaonkar, Lawrence Hookey, Roger Hollingworth, Ernst J Kuipers, Alan Forster, David Armstrong, Alan Barkun, Ronald Bridges, Rose Carter, Chris de Gara, Catherine Dube, Robert Enns, Donald MacIntosh, Sylviane Forget, Grigorios Leontiadis, Jonathan Meddings, Peter Cotton, Roland Valori, on behalf of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Safety and Quality Indicators in Endoscopy Consensus Group

“…This growth, however, has also led to many variations in, among others, the provision of services, the choice of sedative medications and the training of providers. …”
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