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A Mismatched Group of Items That I Would Not Find Particularly Interesting: Challenges and Opportunities with Digital Exhibits and Collections Labels

Mikala Narlock, Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon, Melissa Harden · 2022 · Evidence Based Library and Information Practice

Objective – The authors sought to identify link language that is user-friendly and sufficiently disambiguates between a digital collection and digital exhibit platform for users from a R1 institution, or a university with high research…

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Can Collective Action Institutions Outperform the State?

Max Harleman, Jeremy G. Weber · 2025 · Policy Studies Journal

ABSTRACT A core literature in the field of public policy seeks to understand whether decentralized collective action institutions will emerge to provide public goods. While some studies examine how they perform relative to public…

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Aerosol–Climate Interaction in the South Asian Region: A Focused Exploration of the Impacts of Ozone, Black Carbon, Optical Properties and Radiative Forcing in a Region of Significant Climate Change Dynamics

Kazi Rakib Uddin, Shahid Uz Zaman, Krishnakant B. Budhavant et al. · 2025 · International Journal of Climatology

ABSTRACT In South Asia, our understanding of atmospheric aerosols and their optical properties is limited, posing a challenge to comprehending climate change dynamics. This study characterises aerosol optical properties, radiative…

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Type III collagen formation is significantly associated with risk of outcome in HFpEF patients but loses its significant association with underlying AF

E Angeli, A Reese-Petersen, A Gonzalez et al. · 2022 · European Heart Journal

Abstract Introduction Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is the most common type of heart failure, associated with high morbidity and mortality. Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been associated with structural remodelling…

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On the most significant change of teachers’ evaluation: A descriptive-narrative research

Carina Seron, Betarmos Jr. Vicente, Melbert Hungo et al. · 2024 · Journal of Research, Policy & Practice of Teachers & Teacher Education

This study aimed to explore transformative shifts resulting from teacher evaluations. Employing a descriptive-narrative research design, sixteen teachers in Bontoc I and II districts, Southern Leyte, Philippines were purposively sampled…

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Granuloma Annulare, Autoimmune Thyroiditis, and Lichen Sclerosus in a Woman: Randomness or Significant Association?

Mariele De Paola, Anastasia Batsikosta, Luca Feci et al. · 2013 · Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine

We report a 60-year-old Caucasian female with a 2-year history of diffused granuloma annulare (GA), who presented for the simultaneous occurrence of genital lichen sclerosus (LS) and autoimmune thyroiditis (AT). In our opinion this…

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Persistent Nanophosphors: Poised to Outperform Bulk Counterparts?

Victor Castaing, Simon Delacroix, Thierry Gacoin et al. · 2026 · Advanced Optical Materials

Abstract The design of advanced materials often reveals how apparent imperfections, such as structural defects or impurities, can be transformed into functional advantages. In insulating oxide matrices, the controlled introduction of…

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A novel approach to off-clamp partial nephrectomy demonstrates significant improvements in renal injury in an experimental porcine model

Daniel Olvera-Posada, Shouzhe Lin, Ghaleb Aboalsamh et al. · 2017 · Canadian Urological Association Journal

Introduction: We sought to design a partial nephrectomy (PN) with contralateral total nephrectomy porcine model and assess the underlying mechanisms of ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) after PN using a novel, clinically approved resection…

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Burden of Significant Anxiety and Stress Symptoms in Persons with Visual Impairment in a Nigerian Hospital

Suhanyah Okeke, Justus Uchenna Onu, Ifeoma Nwabuogo Asimadu et al. · 2023 · Journal of the Nigerian Academy of Medicine

Background: Visual impairment (VI) presents a unique situation for adaptation with diverse socio-cultural and psychological consequences. However, the treatment of patients with visual impairment (PVI) in Nigeria is yet to embrace the…

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Humans Outperform Machines at the Bilingual Shannon Game

Marjan Ghazvininejad, Kevin Knight · 2016 · Entropy

We provide an upper bound for the amount of information a human translator adds to an original text, i.e., how many bits of information we need to store a translation, given the original. We do this by creating a Bilingual Shannon Game…

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261 LENGTH OF HOSPITAL STAY AND THE ASSOCIATION WITH READMISSION AFTER UNCOMPLICATED ESOPHAGECTOMY. SIGNIFICANT HOSPITAL VARIATION IN THE NETHERLANDS.

D Voeten, L Werf, J Sandick et al. · 2020 · Diseases of the Esophagus

Abstract Prolonged length of hospital stay is a negative outcome of esophageal cancer surgery, not only for the patient; it also leads to increased hospital costs. Within the scope of value-based health care, this study aimed to analyze…

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An impedance threshold device did not improve carotid blood flow in a porcine model of prolonged cardiac arrest

Benedict Kjaergaard, Hans O. Holdgaard, Sigridur O. Magnusdottir et al. · 2020 · Journal of Translational Medicine

Abstract Background An impedance threshold device (ITD) was developed to increase venous return to the heart and therefore increase cardiac output and organ blood flow during cardiopulmonary rescue (CPR). Basic CPR aims to maintain…

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The specific leaf area of forest species subjected to different degrees of shading did not differ when detached and full leaflets were compared

Jacqueline Lucia Guimarães, Cristina Moll Hüther, Ramonn Diego Barros de Almeida et al. · 2020 · Semina: Ciências Agrárias

Studies of forest species under different environmental conditions are essential for enhancing our understanding of plant-environment relationships. Different light conditions interfere with the production of seedlings within forests, and…

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Assessing the Performance of 8 AI Chatbots in Bibliographic Reference Retrieval: Grok and DeepSeek Outperform ChatGPT, but None are Entirely Accurate

Álvaro Cabezas-Clavijo, Pavel Sidorenko-Bautista · 2026 · Journal of Data and Information Science

Abstract Purpose This study evaluates the reliability of eight generative artificial intelligence chatbots—including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek—when functioning as autonomous agents for academic bibliographic generation,…

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Patient leaflets on respiratory tract infections did not improve shared decision making and antibiotic prescriptions in a low-prescriber setting

Andreas Plate, Stefania Di Gangi, Christian Garzoni et al. · 2024 · Scientific Reports

Abstract Patient information leaflets can reduce antibiotic prescription rates by improving knowledge and encouraging shared decision making (SDM) in patients with respiratory tract infections (RTI). The effect of these interventions in…

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