Machine learning using random forest to model heavy metals removal efficiency using a zeolite-embedded sheet in water by N.D. Takarina, N. Matsue, E. Johan, A. Adiwibowo, M.F.N.K. Rahmawati, S.A. Pramudyawardhani, T. Wukirsari

“…For developing the zeolite-embedded sheet, the methods include fabrication of the zeolite-embedded sheet using a heating procedure and heavy metals adsorption treatment using the zeolite-embedded sheet. …”
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Is unicompartmental knee arthroplasty a better choice than total knee arthroplasty for unicompartmental osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controll... by Kuanyu Xia, Lang Min, Wenqing Xie, Guang Yang, Dong Keon Yon, Seung Won Lee, Ai Koyanagi, Louis Jacob, Lee Smith, Jae Il Shin, Masoud Rahmati, Wenfeng Xiao, Yusheng Li, Yanjie Yin

“…It is ideal to perform prospective studies with longer follow-up periods to fully evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of the two procedures in the future.…”
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Tuberculous abdominal aortic aneurysm: Management and outcomes by Sree Vani Paladugu, MS, Ajay Savlania, MCh, Gokulkrishnan Hari, MS, Tanuj Singla, MS, Shreyas Srinivasan, MBBS, Ujjwal Gorsi, DM, Mustafa Razi, MD, Pradeep Burli, MD, Prem Chand Gupta, MS

“…Surgical techniques should be tailored to the presentation, and functional status of the patient weighing the risk-benefit ratio of infection-related complications, patency of revascularization, and ability to tolerate the procedure.…”
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“It gives me the strength and courage to take care of myself”: a qualitative exploration of experiences with STI testing among women who initiated PrEP during pregnancy in Western... by Jerusha N. Mogaka, Tessa Concepcion, Felix Abuna, Eunita Akim, Chelsea Morroni, Aamirah Mussa, Melissa Mugambi, Helen Aketch, Sarah Obatsa, Allison R. Webel, John Kinuthia, Kenneth Ngure, Kristin M. Beima‐Sofie, Grace John‐Stewart, Jillian Pintye

“…As part of parent study procedures, IDIs were conducted between September 2023 and April 2024. …”
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Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in patients undergoing extracorporeal circulation: an Italian cross-sectional study by Gloria D’Angelo, Silvia Caucci, Alessandra Carminucci, Giuliana Ciapanna, Sara Sfredda, Elisa Baldoni, Alfredo Fioroni, Vito Maurizio Parato

“…It involved patients who had undergone ECC for several reasons (coronary bypass, valve replacement, aortic root and arch replacement, trans-apical transcatheter aortic valve implantation) at Marche’s Polytechnic University Hospital, who were subsequently admitted to the Rehabilitation Cardiology Unit of the “Madonna del Soccorso” Hospital in San Benedetto del Tronto. The study procedure involved the administration of the HADS questionnaire by a registered psychologist. …”
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Development of in vitro laboratory models of the tumor immune microenvironment to evaluate quality parameters and specific efficacy of the dendritic cell vaccine by T. L. Nekhaeva, A. B. Danilova, E. I. Fedoros, N. A. Efremova, N. V. Emelyanova, M. L. Blokhina, M. N. Yurova, M. L. Tyndyk, I. A. Baldueva

“…Requirements for the quality of personalized autologous DCs, including control of immunophenotypic characteristics were developed, and functional activity of Tlymphocytes during induction of mature vaccine DCs was evaluated. A laboratory procedure was developed for quantitative assessment of cytotoxic activity of antigen-specific T-lymphocytes against autologous tumor using the xCELLigence® analytical system, thus allowing for personalized monitoring and predicting the effectiveness of DСV treatment.…”
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Associations Among Diet, Health, Lifestyle, and Gut Microbiota Composition in the General French Population: Protocol for the Le French Gut – Le Microbiote Français Study by Chloe Connan, Sébastien Fromentin, Mourad Benallaoua, Anne-Sophie Alvarez, Nicolas Pons, Benoît Quinquis, Christian Morabito, Julie-Anne Nazare, Elise Borezée-Durant, Florence Haimet, Stanislav Dusko Ehrlich, Karine Valeille, Alexandre Cavezza, Hervé Blottière, Patrick Veiga, Mathieu Almeida, Joël Doré, Robert Benamouzig

“…One obstacle is the substantial variability in wet-laboratory procedures and data processing implemented during gut microbiota studies, which poses a challenge of comparability and potential meta-analysis. …”
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Implementation and maintenance of breast cancer screening among Chinese rural women: a mixed-methods evaluation based on RE-AIM framework by Huijiao Yan, Qiankun Wang, Le Dang, Xianzhi Duan, Zhirong Bai, Yinhui Feng, Linlin Zhang, Suyala Qimuge, Haiying Gao, Xinchun Wang, Min Sun, Shuxia Ma, Cailing Yan, Fanghui Zhao, Youlin Qiao

“…The Positive Prediction Value (PPV) for biopsy was over 64.9%, but few patients who were referred for further examinations (mammography and biopsy) completed the procedure. Key facilitators included strong patient-provider communication, staff involvement, adequate funding and training, and strict supervision, while barriers involved geographical distance, lack of multi-sector support, limited service capacity, and low health awareness. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLE COMPLIANCE AMONG PRIVATE-PRACTICE DOCTORS AND STUDENTS (MEDICAL STUDENTS, INTERNS AND CLINICAL RESIDENTS) by O. P. Rotar, A. V. Orlov, M. A. Boyarinova, V. N. Solntsev, A. A. Tanicheva, Yu. V. Sviryaev, A. O. Konradi, E. V. Shlyakhto

“…Anthropometry was performed in accordance with standard procedures. Blood pressure (BP) was measured on the right hand in a sitting position after a 5-minute rest with the automatic tonometer OMRON (Japan). …”
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Strain elastography for detecting advanced Fontan-associated liver disease: a retrospective study by Koji Imoto, Takeshi Goya, Yuki Azuma, Tomonobu Hioki, Tomomi Aoyagi, Hazumu Nagata, Akiko Nishizaki, Takamori Kakino, Ayako Ishikita, Kenichiro Yamamura, Ichiro Sakamoto, Masatake Tanaka, Kohtaro Abe, Yoshihiro Ogawa

“…Abstract Background The Fontan procedure has improved the prognosis of patients with a functional single ventricle; however, late complications—including Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD)—have surfaced as clinical concerns. …”
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The Relationship Between Obesity, Bariatric Surgery, and Infertility: A Systematic Review by Charalampos Voros, Antonia Varthaliti, Kyriakos Bananis, Despoina Mavrogianni, Diamantis Athanasiou, Antonia Athanasiou, Aikaterini Athanasiou, Anthi-Maria Papahliou, Constantinos G. Zografos, Panagiota Kondili, Menelaos Darlas, Ioannis Papapanagiotou, Maria Anastasia Daskalaki, Marianna Theodora, Panagiotis Antsaklis, Georgios Daskalakis, Dimitrios Loutradis

“…Because standard weight loss procedures frequently fail to provide significant and long-term reproductive benefits, bariatric surgery is becoming increasingly popular as a therapeutic option for obese women trying to conceive. …”
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Machine learning models for discriminating clinically significant from clinically insignificant prostate cancer using bi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging by Hakan Ayyıldız, Okan İnce, Esin Korkut, Merve Gülbiz Dağoğlu Kartal, Atadan Tunacı, Şükrü Mehmet Ertürk

“…CONCLUSION: Machine learning models developed with radiomics can provide a decision support system to complement pathology results and help avoid invasive procedures such as re-biopsies or follow-up biopsies that are sometimes necessary today. …”
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Outcome measures for assessing the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in frequent episodic or chronic migraine: a Delphi study by César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Deborah Falla, Kerstin Luedtke, Harry von Piekartz, Toby Hall, Annika Basener, Stephanie Bedei, Rene Castien, Aleksander Chaibi, Mirja Gustafsson, Gwen Jull, Peter Kropp, Bjarne K Madsen, Benjamin Schaefer, Elizabeth Seng, Claudia Steen, Peter Tuchin, Bettina Wollesen

“…To further explore how migraine patients viewed potential outcome measures, four migraine patients were interviewed and presented with the same measurement tools as the researchers.Procedures The initial Delphi round was based on a systematic search of the literature for outcome measures used in non-pharmacological interventions for headache. …”
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Impact of childhood trauma on internet addiction in medical students： the mediating role of perceived stress by Peng Xiaohong, Liao Xiaoyuan, Wu Dantong, Zhou Yanyin, Liu Yelu, Wang Yuxiang, Zhang Luoya, Deng Juan, Peng Yanjie, Liu Kezhi, Chen Jing, Lei Wei

“…The mediation effect of perceived stress in the relationship between childhood trauma and internet addiction was tested using Model 4 in the SPSS Process 4.1， and Bootstrapping procedure involving 5 000 replicates was employed to confirm the statistical significance.ResultsA total of 1 016 （82.47%） valid completed questionnaires were gathered. …”
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HORNBILL: A First-in-Human Phase I/IIa Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Early Pharmacodynamics of BI 764524 for Diabetic Macular Ischemia by Quan Dong Nguyen, MD, MSc, Chirag Jhaveri, MD, Maged Habib, MD, Yasir J. Sepah, MBBS, Khaled Nassar, MD, PhD, Bartlomiej Krawczyk, PhD, Gudrun Simons, PhD, Andrea Giani, MD, Elizabeth Pearce, PhD, Martin Gliem, MD, Mohamed Ahmed, MBBCh, MD, Sobha Sivaprasad, DM

“…Thirty-one participants received 3 IVT doses of BI 764524 2.5 mg (n = 21) or sham procedures (n = 10) at 4-week intervals and were followed to week 22 in the MD part. …”
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Medicaid Patients Have Similar Functional Patient Outcomes but Lower Mental Health Scores Than Patients With Private Insurance Following Rotator Cuff Repair by Melissa L. Carpenter, B.S., Michael J. Murray, B.S., Trevor A. Poulson, M.S., Monique Haynes, M.D., Alexander Mamonov, Juan Bernardo Villarreal-Espinosa, M.D., Jorge Chahla, M.D., Ph.D., Nikhil N. Verma, M.D.

“…Patients were excluded if they were undergoing a revision procedure, had a history of shoulder infection, did not have completed medical records or baseline patient-reported outcome measures, or were lost to follow-up before 1 year postoperatively. …”
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Short- and long-term survival after open versus endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm-Polish population analysis. by Bartosz Symonides, Andrzej Śliwczyński, Zbigniew Gałązka, Jarosław Pinkas, Zbigniew Gaciong

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Survival benefit of EVAR over OAR disappeared early during the first year after procedure, particularly in patients below 70 years of age, accompanied by an increased frequency of readmissions of EVAR patients. …”
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Preoperative Gargling with Magnesium Sulphate versus Lignocaine on Postoperative Sore Throat in Patients Undergoing Surgery under General Anaesthesia: A Randomised Clinical Study by Jatin Patel, Yashvi Samir Patwa, Pooja Shah, Rajsi Shah, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Introduction: Patients frequently experience throat pain after undergoing surgical procedures that require tracheal tube insertion, leading to patient discomfort. …”
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Design, Build, and Initial Testing of a Portable Methane Measurement Platform by Stuart N. Riddick, John C. Riddick, Elijah Kiplimo, Bryan Rainwater, Mercy Mbua, Fancy Cheptonui, Kate Laughery, Ezra Levin, Daniel J. Zimmerle

“…WATCHERS is the accumulated knowledge of several long-term methane measurement projects at Colorado State University’s Methane Emission Technology Evaluation Center (METEC), and this study describes the integration of these sensors into a single unit and reports initial instrument response to calibration procedures and controlled release experiments. Specifically, this paper aims to describe the development of the WATCH₄ERS unit, report initial sensor responses, and describe future research goals. …”
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Robotic Versus Open Pancreatoduodenectomy With Vein Resection and Reconstruction: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis by Niccolò Napoli, MD, PhD, FEBS, Emanuele Federico Kauffmann, MD, PhD, FEBS, Michael Ginesini, MD, Armando Di Dato, MD, Virginia Viti, MD, Cesare Gianfaldoni, MD, Lucrezia Lami, MD, Carla Cappelli, MD, Maria Isabella Rotondo, MD, Daniela Campani, MD, Gabriella Amorese, MD, Caterina Vivaldi, MD, Silvia Cesario, MD, Laura Bernardini, MD, Enrico Vasile, MD, Fabio Vistoli, MD, PhD, FEBS, Ugo Boggi, MD, FEBS

“…Of the 151 patients with PD-VR (open = 115, robotic = 36), 35 procedures per group were compared. Elective conversion to open surgery was required in 1 patient with robotic PD-VR (2.9%). …”
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