A retrospective comparative study on the treatment of non-metastatic pancreatic cancer using high-intensity focused ultrasound versus radical surgery by Li Yu, Yunfei Liu, Zhiqiang Li, Yanyan Huang, Guangping Tu, Qiuling Shi, Lang Chen, Xiao Yu

“…Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and radical surgery for non-metastatic pancreatic cancer (PC).Materials and methods We retrospectively analyzed 89 stage I/II/III PC patients who underwent HIFU (n = 43) or surgery (n = 46) at the Third Xiangya Hospital from January 2020 to December 2021. …”
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Facile green synthesis of silver doped NiO nanoparticles using aloe vera latex for efficient energy storage and photocatalytic applications by S. Alfadhli, Syed Khasim, A.A.A. Darwish, Khoulod Al-nahdi, Mervat Abdelkader, Raghad Gamal, Taymour A. Hamdalla

“…The photocatalytic potential of the 6 % Ag doped NiO has been explored by assessing their effectiveness in degrading fast blue (FB) dye, demonstrating significant activity at 605 nm. …”
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Adaptation of an in vitro one-compartment pharmacodynamic chemostat for testing efficacy of ceftazidime against Burkholderia pseudomallei outside a BSL3 facility by Hana Farizah Zamri, Mohammad Ridhuan Mohd Ali, Ahmad Izzan Irfan Sha'ari, Nurul Husna Mohd Mazalan, Norazah Ahmad, Nur Asyura Nor Amdan, Nusaibah Abdul Rahim, Zakuan Zainy Deris

“…Burkholderia pseudomallei is classified as a Tier 1 select agent with international guidelines recommending this organism to be handled within a biosafety level 3 (BSL3) facility. Unfortunately, BSL3 facilities are not widely available in low-resource settings. …”
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Exploration of the relationship between word-association and learners’ lexical development with a focus on American L1 and Croatian L2 speakers by Séguin Maja

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Using β-Elemene to reduce stemness and drug resistance in osteosarcoma: A focus on the AKT/FOXO1 signaling pathway and immune modulation by Shaochun Zhang, Zhijie Xing, Jing Ke

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Factors affecting mental health service delivery from primary healthcare facilities of western hilly district of Nepal: a qualitative study by Madhusudan Subedi, Gaurav Devkota, Puspa Basnet, Bijay Thapa

“…Aim To explore factors at different socioecological levels that affect mental health service delivery from primary healthcare (PHC) facilities of Arghakhanchi district, a western hilly district of Nepal.Background Mental health service delivery has seen four transformational shifts from Alma Ata to Astana Declaration. …”
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Comparison of the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy and dialectical behavior therapy on the Adversity quotients and emotional processing of adolescents with a history of self-injury by Marzieh Forouzeh, Azarmidokht Rezaei, majid Barzgar, morteza moradi doliskani

Subjects: “…compassion-focused therapy…”
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Phonological Processing and Word and Non-Word Reading Ability among Farsi-Speaking Children with Cochlear Implants, Hearing Aids and Normal Hearing by Elham Masoumi, Asghar Haghjoo, Zahra Soleymani

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Enhancing equipment qualification testing facility for nuclear power plants: Achieving rapid temperature and pressure increase during design basis events by Kyungha Ryu, Seonggyu Cho, Taeho Roh, Sangkyo Kim, Taekook Park, Taehyun Lee, Jongwon Park, Jaehyun Cho

“…The present study focuses on the development of an equipment qualification (EQ) testing facility for Class 1E equipment in nuclear power plants (NPPs), emphasizing the need to ensure safety functions under design basis events (DBEs). …”
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A Case Report of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) for a Japanese Patient with Recurrent Depressive Disorder: The Importance of Layered Processes in CFT by Kenichi Asano, Eiji Shimizu

“…To treat such patients, compassion focused therapy was developed, but there are no reports of compassion focused therapy for Japanese patients. …”
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Are facility service delivery models meeting the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa? A qualitative evidence synthesis by Yusupha Sanyang, Saikou Sanyang, Alice Norah Ladur, Mamady Cham, Nicola Desmond, Florence Mgawadere

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A Critical Review on the Development Approaches in Iran: Solutions of Promoting Internal Production Focusing on Capabilities Approach in the Framework of Resistive Economy Discourse by Hamid Padash, bahman khodapanah

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A subunit vaccine Ag85A-LpqH focusing on humoral immunity provides substantial protection against tuberculosis in mice by Lingyuan Zeng, You Zuo, Minghui Tang, Chengrui Lei, Huoming Li, Xiuling Ma, Jiahong Ji, Hao Li

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US-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound in pancreatic cancer treatment: a consensus initiative between Chinese and European HIFU centers by Kun Zhou, Holger Strunk, Dobromir Dimitrov, Joan Vidal-Jove, Maria A. Gonzalez-Carmona, Markus Essler, Chengbin Jin, Zhechuan Mei, Hui Zhu, Milka Marinova

“…Purpose: Ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (USgHIFU) represents a safe and effective non-invasive thermoablative technique for managing inoperable pancreatic cancer. …”
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Analysis of Social Performance and Action Units During Social Skills Training: Focus Group Study of Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia by Hiroki Tanaka, Kana Miyamoto, Jennifer Hamet Bagnou, Elise Prigent, Céline Clavel, Jean-Claude Martin, Satoshi Nakamura

“…Furthermore, the intensity of action units on the OpenFace toolkit was measured in terms of mean and SD during SST roleplaying. …”
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Quand maintenant et après disent (à peu près) la même chose (mais pas de la même façon) by Anne Le Draoulec, Josette Rebeyrolle

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How trait mindfulness protects late adolescents from stress-induced sleep problems: the unique role of mindfulness facets and gender differences by Huiting Cao, Jing Qian, Fenghua Tang, Yunyan Dong, Haining Ren, Xiaoran Xue, Ningning Mao, Xiaoyu Liu

“…Since the measurement tool for the Observing facet only had 1 question tested on observing inner feelings, and other questions are all about observing bodily sensations and outer environments, this study implies that insomnia therapies focus on enhancing the ability to anchor attention in the present moment, especially towards bodily sensations and the outer environment, may be particularly effective in buffering the long-term impact of daily stressors on sleep for young females. …”
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Double Bolus Alteplase Therapy during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Cardiac Arrest due to Massive Pulmonary Embolism Guided by Focused Bedside Echocardiography by Hafiz B. Mahboob, Bruce W. Denney

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A two-stage robust optimization model for emergency service facilities location-allocation problem under demand uncertainty and sustainable development by Hongyan Li, Dongmei Yu, Yiming Zhang, Yifei Yuan

Subjects: “…Emergency service facilities…”
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Les TIC seraient-elles en partie responsables de la baisse tendancielle des mobilités quotidiennes dans les agglomérations ? by Henry Bakis, Philippe Vidal, Benoît Veler

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