The Efficacy of Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin-Based Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Case-Control Study in Taiwan by Chih-Chiang Hung, Youngsen Yang, I-Chen Tsai, Chiann-yi Hsu, Chia-Hua Liu, Jie-Ru Yang

“…A total of 183 PLD cases and 183 epirubicin-based controls were included after a 1 : 1 ratio case-control matching procedure was held, according to the matching criteria. …”
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Extended Toxicity, Genotoxicity, and Mutagenicity of Combination of pBudK-coVEGF-coANG and pBudK-coGDNF Plasmids in Preclinical Trials by Igor V. Samatoshenkov, Alexander M. Aimaletdinov, Elena Y. Zakirova, Egan L. Kalmykov, Rustam Khodzhibaev, Yulia M. Samatoshenkova, Ilnur M. Ganiev, Marat S. Kadyrov, Yana O. Mukhamedshina

“…Chronic lower limb ischemia is a debilitating condition, particularly prevalent among elderly patients and individuals ineligible for revascularization procedures. Gene therapy aimed at promoting therapeutic angiogenesis presents a promising alternative treatment strategy. …”
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Systematic Review of Complication Rates of Gender-affirming Breast Augmentation and Its Closest Analogue: Tuberous Breast Augmentation by Ian T. Nolan, MD, Brandon E. Alba, MD, MPH, Teresa M. Veselack, MD, John A. Toms, III, MD, Jubril O. Adepoju, MD, Ethan Ritz, MS, Brielle Weinstein, MD, Kristin M. Jacobs, MD, Loren S. Schechter, MD

“…This systematic review found low rates of complications in GABA and confirmed that GABA uses standard surgical techniques, which are routinely used in other breast procedures. Our findings demonstrate a similar complication profile between GABA and TBA.…”
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Development and metabolomic characterization of novel functional fermented juices fortified with a probiotic consortium by Maria Michela Salvatore, Angela Maione, Marianna Imparato, Annalisa Buonanno, Elisabetta de Alteriis, Daniele Naviglio, Monica Gallo, Anna Andolfi, Marco Guida, Francesco Salvatore, Emilia Galdiero

“…As a result, this study aimed to explore the performance of a consortium of potential probiotic yeast and lactic acid bacteria (Pichia kudriavzevii, Lactococcus lactis subsp. hordniae, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis (LABs) in producing non-dairy fermented beverages based on the extracts of Annurca apple peels, goji berries, and beetroots obtained with a green procedure of extraction using the Naviglio extractor. …”
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Rupture of ectopic varices of the ascending colon occurring after pancreatic cancer surgery: A case report and literature review by Yushi Inomata, Takeo Naito, Takashi Hiratsuka, Yusuke Shimoyama, Rintaro Moroi, Hisashi Shiga, Yoichi Kakuta, Kimiko Kayada, Yuki Ohara, Naoki Asano, Shuichi Aoki, Michiaki Unno, Atsushi Masamune

“…Treatment methods for colonic varices varied from case to case, including conservative therapy, interventional radiology, and endoscopic procedure. In this case, endoscopic injection sclerotherapy was successfully performed without any complications. …”
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New Approach for Diagnostics of VZV Infection by Using Real-Time PCR by H. Ph. Pham, A. V. Sidorov, A. V. Milovanova, T. P. Antonova, A. N. Lisakov, F. G. Nagieva, G. I. Alatortceva, O. A. Svitich, A. C. Kasanova, V. F. Lavrov, V. V. Zverev

“…One of the advantage of the method described is the possibility of DNA detection straight from blood samples (without extra purification steps such as preparation mononuclear cell fraction from blood samples), therefore this approach can accelerate and simplify diagnostic procedure.…”
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Radial-Probe Endobronchial Ultrasound as Part of Different Navigational Bronchoscopy Modalities in Combination with Cryobiopsy Could Be More than a Confirmation Tool: A Case Series by Nevenka Piskac Zivkovic, Maja Karaman Ilic, Suncana Divosevic, Hrvoje Feljan, Igor Nikolic, Zrinka Juros, Ana-Marija Sola, Sven Seiwerth, Dragan Schwarz, Ivica Mazuranic

“…In the (ES-rEBUS) group of patients, 4 out of 18 had fewer than three biopsy samples collected per procedure, which means only an adjusted probe position has been applied, although diagnostic outcomes were achieved. …”
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C²SP-Net: Joint Compression and Classification Network for Epilepsy Seizure Prediction by Di Wu, Yi Shi, Ziyu Wang, Jie Yang, Mohamad Sawan

“…Although many data compression methods can be adopted to compress the signals to reduce communication bandwidth requirement, they require complex compression and reconstruction procedures before the signal can be used for seizure prediction. …”
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<i>Clostridium difficile</i>-associated disease by V. T. Ivashkin, O. S. Shifrin, A. S. Tertycnhy, Ye. A. Poluektova, T. L. Lapina, O. S. Lyashenko, K. V. Ivashkin

“…This is why it is extremely important to be able to diagnose, treat in due terms this disease and to carry out prophylactic procedures.…”
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Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Colorectal Neoplasms: Clinical Experience in a Tertiary Medical Center in Taiwan by Mei-Yu Tseng, Jung-Chun Lin, Tien-Yu Huang, Yu-Lueng Shih, Heng-Cheng Chu, Wei-Kuo Chang, Tsai-Yuan Hsieh, Peng-Jen Chen

“…No delayed perforation or postoperative bleeding was recorded. There were no procedure-related morbidities or mortalities. Conclusion. …”
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Optimization of multioutlet hydrant location and pressurized irrigation network layout using the GRASP metaheuristic by César González-Pavón, Carmen Virginia Palau, Juan Manzano-Juárez, Santiago Guillem-Picó, Ibán Balbastre-Peralta

“…To address this, the study proposes an optimization approach utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) and the greedy randomized adaptive search procedures (GRASP) algorithm. By determining the optimal location and number of multioutlet hydrants required, the methodology aims to enhance network efficiency, on the one hand, in hydraulic terms when considering the sizing of the multioutlet hydrant and in economic terms in reference to the cost of installation and subsequent maintenance. …”
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First trimester prenatal screening in multiple pregnancies. Part I: comparative analysis of serum proteins PAPP-A and p-hCG in pregnancies conceived spontaneously or by in vitro fe... by V. I. Tsibizova, I. E. Govorov, T. М. Pervunina, E. V. Komlichenko, E. K. Kudryashova, D. V. Blinov, A. D. Makatsariya, G. C. Di Renzo

“…The study group included multiple pregnancies as a result of IVF procedure (n = 100) and spontaneous multiple pregnancies (n = 121) considered as controls. …”
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Bivalent non-human gal-α1-3-gal glycan epitopes in the Fc region of a monoclonal antibody model can be recognized by anti-Gal-α1-3-Gal IgE antibodies by Grayson Hatfield, Lioudmila Tepliakova, Jessica Tran, Huixin Lu, Michel Gilbert, Roger Y. Tam

“…Despite being low in abundance in typical commercial mAbs, the inherent sensitivity of cell culture conditions on glycosylation profiles, and the development of novel glycoengineering strategies, novel antibody-based modalities, and biosimilars by various manufacturers with varying procedures, necessitates a better understanding of the structural requirements for anti-α1–3-Gal IgE binding to the Fc region. …”
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Association between early initiation of anti-herpesvirus therapy and outcomes in herpesvirus encephalitis: A Nationwide Retrospective Propensity Score Analysis in Japan by Satoshi Kutsuna, Hiroyuki Ohbe, Yuya Kimura, Keito Shinmoto, Yuichiro Matsuo, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hideo Yasunaga

“…Methods: We conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study using the Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) database in Japan from July 2010 to March 2023. …”
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Highly Shielded Peroxo‐Cerium(IV)‐Containing Polyoxometalate: Synthesis, Structure, and Oxidative Studies by Anusree Sundar, Danica Bajuk‐Bogdanović, Gordana Ćirić‐Marjanović, Talha Nisar, Veit Wagner, Arnulf Materny, Geoffrey B. Jameson, Bassem S. Bassil, Ulrich Kortz

“…The peroxo‐bridged di‐cerium(IV)‐di‐lithium‐containing polyoxometalate [(CeIV2O2)Li2(P2W16O59)2]16− (Ce2Li2P4W32) is synthesized in a one‐pot aqueous synthetic procedure and isolated as a hydrated mixed alkali salt, K13.6Na1.4Li[(CeIV2O2)Li2(P2W16O59)2]·32H2O (KNaLi‐Ce2Li2P4W32). …”
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Application of intraorbital magnets in the removal of magnetic intraorbital foreign bodies by Shanyu Li, Li Li, Xiaoxuan Wang, Rui Niu, Jie Zhang, Shaolei Han, Xiujun Liu, Jinchen Jia

“…Conclusion Foreign body removal using a strong magnet is the optimal surgical procedure for treating deep intraorbital metallic foreign bodies.…”
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Robotic sympathetic trunk reconstruction for compensatory sweating after thoracic sympathectomyCentral MessageProspective by Lisa Wen-Yu Chen, MD, Tommy Nai-Jen Chang, MD, Chin-Pang Lee, MD, Cheyenne Wei-Hsuan Sung, MD, Chuan Cheng, MD, Kuo-Hsuan Chang, MD, PhD, Yin-Kai Chao, MD, PhD

“…Results: The mean age of the study participants was 43.3 ± 7.8 years, and 20 (87%) were men. The reversal procedure was performed after a mean of 19.6 ± 7.8 years from endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy. …”
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The Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science Survey (CEERS) by Steven L. Finkelstein, Micaela B. Bagley, Pablo Arrabal Haro, Mark Dickinson, Henry C. Ferguson, Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe, Dale D. Kocevski, Anton M. Koekemoer, Jennifer M. Lotz, Casey Papovich, Pablo G. Pérez-González, Nor Pirzkal, Rachel S. Somerville, Jonathan R. Trump, Guang Yang, L. Y. Aaron Yung, Adriano Fontana, Andrea Grazian, Norman A. Grogin, Lisa J. Kewley, Allison Kirkpatrick, Rebecca L. Larson, Laura Pentericci, Swara Ravindranath, Stephen M. Wilkins, Omar Almaini, Ricardo O. Amorín, Guillermo Barro, Rachana Bhatawdekar, Laura Bisigello, Madisyn Brooks, Véronique Buat, Fernando Buitrago, Denis Burgarella, Antonello Calabrò, Marco Castellano, Yingjie Cheng, Nikko J. Cleri, Justin W. Cole, M. C. Cooper, Olivia R. Cooper, Luca Costantin, Isa G. Cox, Darren Croton, Emanuele Daddi, Kelcey Davis, Avishai Dekel, David Elbaz, Vital Fernández, Seiji Fujimoto, Giovanni Gandolfi, Jonathan P. Gardner, Eric Gawiser, Mauro Giavalisco, Carlos Gómez-Guijarro, Yuchen Guo, Ansh R. Gupta, Nimish P. Hathi, Santosh Harish, Aurélien Henry, Michaela Hirschmann, Weida Hu, Taylor A. Hutchison, Kartheik G. Iyer, Anne E. Jaskot, Saurabh W. Jha, Intae Jung, Susan A. Kassin, Vasily Kokorev, Peter Kurczynski, Gene C. K. Leung, Mario Llerena, Arianna S. Long, Ray A. Lucas, Shiying Lu, Elizabeth J. McGrath, Daniel H. McIntosh, Emiliano Merlin, Bahram Mobasher, Alexa M. Morales, Lorenzo Napolitano, Fabio Pacucci, Viraj Pandya, Marc Rafelski, Giulia Rodighiero, Caitlin Rose, Paola Santini, Lise-Marie Seillé, Raymond C. Simons, Lu Shen, Amber N. Straughn, Sandro Tacchella, Anthony J. Taylor, Brittany N. Vanderhoof, Jesús Vega-Ferrero, Benjamin J. Weiner, Christopher N. A. Willmer, Peixin Zhu, Eric F. Bell, Stijn Wuyts, Benne W. Holwerda, Xin Wang, Weichen Wang, Jorge A. Zavala, (CEERS collaboration)

“…As a legacy product for the community, the CEERS team has provided several data releases, accompanied by detailed notes on the data reduction procedures and notebooks to aid in reproducibility. …”
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Increased adenosine monophosphate–activated protein kinase activity in mice with physical exercise intervention: a systematic review by Suryanto Agung Prabowo, Junian Cahyanto Wibawa, Hamdani Hamdani, Nanang Indriarsa, Muchamad Arif Al Ardha, Taufiq Hidayat, Irmantara Subagio, Iwan Barata, Joseph Lobo, Novadri Ayubi

“…In this study, the standard operating procedure was evaluated using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). …”
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The effect of rotenone contamination on high-resolution mitochondrial respiration experiments by Dale F. Taylor, Jia Li, Nicholas J. Saner, Jia Wei, Xu Yan, Elizabeth G. Reisman, Hanzhe Li, Matthew J-C Lee, Navabeh Zare, Andrew Garnham, Jujiao Kuang, David J. Bishop

“…Future studies investigating mitochondrial respiratory function should assess the necessity of using inhibitors such as rotenone, ensure thorough wash procedures between experiments, and explicitly report the washing protocols used.…”
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