ContDataQC: An R package and Shiny app for quality control of continuous water quality sensor data by Michael J. Pennino, Jen Stamp, Erik W. Leppo, David A. Gibbs, Britta G. Bierwagen

“…The ContDataQC R package is a free, open-source tool that was developed to help water quality monitoring programs perform quality control (QC) procedures on continuous sensor data. ContDataQC helps users speed up and standardize the QC process, minimize undetected data errors, and make full use of their sensor data. …”
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Management of an Earthquake in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Murat Tanyıldız, Ömer Özden, Lasin Özbek, Karya Şenköylü, Aysu Çakar, İlker Eren, Aslıcan Çakkalkurt, Mehmet Emin Menentoğlu, Ilmay Bilge

“…Debridement was needed in 61.5% (n=8), averaging 3.6±3.8 procedures per patient. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) was applied to 53.8% (n=7). …”
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Establishment of a Protocol for the Characterization of Secreted Biomolecules in Somatic Embryogenic Cultures of <i>Olea europaea</i> L. by Rita Pires, Lénia Rodrigues, Fátima Milhano Santos, Iola F. Duarte, Sergio Ciordia, Augusto Peixe, Hélia Cardoso

“…NMR spectroscopy identified several metabolites secreted into the medium or resulting from the metabolic activity of secreted enzymes, confirming the applicability of the procedure. Although extracting secreted biomolecules from the culture medium presents significant challenges, the protocol established in this study successfully enabled the isolation and identification of both proteins and metabolites, revealing a valuable workflow for future in-depth analyses of secreted biomolecules in olive SE.…”
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Computed tomography–guided percutaneous biopsy in diagnosis of suspected metastatic renal cell carcinoma: which location is the most suitable? by Petr Hoffmann, Michal Balik, Martina Hoffmannova, Jindrich Kopecky, Pavel Ryska, Jana Draganovicova, Petr Dvorak

“…Results: As many as 288 biopsies (97.1%), yielded true-positive results, and 4 procedures (2.9%) yielded histologically false-negative results that required confirmation through extended rebiopsy. …”
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Oxidase-Like Catalytic Performance of Nano-MnO2 and Its Potential Application for Metal Ions Detection in Water by Kai Sun, Qingzhu Liu, Rui Zhu, Qi Liu, Shunyao Li, Youbin Si, Qingguo Huang

“…Based on these effects, we designed a procedure to use MnO2 nanozyme to, respectively, detect Cu2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, and Fe2+ in the real water samples. …”
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Multilevel Botulinum Toxin A (Abobotulinum Toxin A) Injections in Spastic Forms of Cerebral Palsy: Retrospective Analysis of 8 Russian Centers Experience by O. A. Klochkova, A. L. Kurenkov, K. M. Karimova, B. I. Bursagova, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, A. M. Mamedyarov, L. M. Kuzenkova, I. M. Tardova, I. V. Fal’kovskiy, O. G. Dontzov, M. A. Ryzhenkov, V. A. Zmanovskaya, M. N. Butorina, O. L. Pavlova, N. N. Harlamova, D. M. Dankov, E. V. Levitina, D. A. Popkov, S. O. Ryabykh, S. N. Medvedeva, E. B. Gubina, L. N. Vladykina, V. M. Kenis, T. I. Kiseleva, D. A. Krasavina, O. N. Vasil’eva, A. S. Nosko, V. P. Zykov, V. I. Michnovich, T. A. Belogorova, L. V. Rychkova

“…Authors evaluated intervals between the injections, dosages of the BTA for the whole procedure, for the body mass, for the each muscle, and functional segment of the extremities.Results: 1872 protocols of effective BTA injections (1–14 repeated injections) for 724 patients with spastic CP were included. …”
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Cost-effective production process of scFv antibody fragments against Shiga toxin 2 via recombinant E. coli by Marcela Guimarães, Daniela Luz, Elisabeth de Fátima Pires Augusto, Lucia Vieira, Maricilia Silva Costa, Roxane Maria Fontes Piazza, José Geraldo da Cruz Pradella

“…A fed-batch, high-cell-density procedure with E. coli pLysS achieved a maximum production up to 150 mg scFv/L. …”
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Epidemiology of Hepatitis D Virus and Associated Factors in Patients Referred to Level Three Hepatitis Clinic, Fars Province, Southern Iran by Ali Reza Safarpour, Alireza Shahedi, Mohammad Reza Fattahi, Erfan Sadeghi, Majid Akbarzadeh, Lida Ahmadi, Nika Nikmanesh, Ebrahim Fallahzadeh Abarghooee, Seyedeh Azra Shamsdin, Hassan Akrami, Yousef Nikmanesh

“…Increasing age (OR=1.06, 95% CI=[1.019, 1.102], P=0.003) was identified as a risk factor, while dental visits (OR=0.290 95% CI=[0.101, 0.836], P=0.022) were assessed as a protective factor.Conclusion: Age was a significant risk factor for HDV infection, while a history of dental procedures appeared to be a protective factor. To better understand the epidemiology of HDV, further comprehensive research is necessary, focusing on diverse demographic groups in different regions.…”
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients with Aortic Insufficiency by Aniket S Rali, Siva S Taduru, Lena E Tran, Sagar Ranka, Kelly H Schlendorf, Colin M Barker, Ashish S Shah, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Sandip K Zalawadiya

“…Results: Patients undergoing TAVR were more likely to receive their procedure during an elective admission (57.1 versus 30%, p=0.002), and a significantly higher prevalence of comorbidities, as assessed by the Elixhauser Comorbidity Index, was observed in the SAVR group (29 versus 18; p=0.0001). …”
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Early Ultrasound Surveillance of Newly-Created Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Fistula by James Richards, Dominic Summers, Anna Sidders, Elisa Allen, Helen Thomas, Mohammed Ayaz Hossain, Subhankar Paul, Matthew Slater, Matthew Bartlett, Regin Lagaac, Emma Laing, Valerie Hopkins, Chloe Fitzpatrick-Creamer, Cara Hudson, Joseph Parsons, Sam Turner, Andrew Tambyraja, Subash Somalanka, James Hunter, Sam Dutta, Neil Hoye, Sarah Lawman, Tracey Salter, Mohammed Aslam, Atul Bagul, Rajesh Sivaprakasam, George Smith, Zia Moinuddin, Simon Knight, Nicholas Barnett, Reza Motallebzadeh, Gavin J. Pettigrew, Anna Sidders, Cara Hudson, Claire Foley, Valerie Hopkins, Emma Laing, Chloe Fitzpatrick-Creamer, Helen Thomas, Alison Deary, Gavin J. Pettigrew, James Richards, Mohammed Hossain, Dominic Summers, Matthew Slater, Laura Scott, Regin Lagaac, Veena Surendrakumar, Tobi Ayorinde, Igor Chipurovski, Manikandan Kathirvel, Manoj Thialli, Subhankar Paul, Andrew Norton, Simon Knight, Klaus Bond, Elizabeth Hardy, Joanne Widdup, Rachael Potter, Elisabeth Pugh, Karen Parsons, Kathryn Lafferty, Madita Gavrila, Sheera Sutherland, Ria Rabara, Rajesh Sivaprakasam, Kate Crawford, Amy Bolsworth, Naavalah Ngwa-Ndifor, Laura Clementoni, Reza Motallebzadeh, Mohammad Ayaz Hossain, Matthew Bartlett, Rani Badhan, Fernando Yuenchang, Phil Gardiner, Natasha Irani, Zia Moinuddin, Helena Edlin, Anna Jerram, Jessica Lai, Joyce Banda, Janet Bendle, Sam Turner, Maria Morgan, William Owen, Sue Dawson, Simon Daniel, Karen Allsop, Andrew Tambyraja, Sarah-Jane Carmichael, Tom Eadie, Rona Lochiel, Midel Lena, Karen Gallagher, Nicholas Barnett, Soundrie Padayachee, Philip Eldridge, May Rabuya, Naomi Hare, Subash Somalanka, Jashree Patel, Abbas Ghazanfar, Judy van Selm, Caroline Bodneck, Martia Augustin, Kwame Ansu, Nalin Khosla, Kashif Burney, Karen Dear, Duminda Basnayake, Laijee Benny, James Hunter, Carl Tiivas, Samantha Hyndman, Maria Truslove, Gail Evans, Kerry Read, Sam Dutta, Andrew Beech, Sarah Brand, Tara MacCormick-Swanson, Sarah Lawman, Darren Cheal, Mel Smith, Kate Trivedi, Valentina Toska, Lorraine Shah-Goodwin, Tracey Salter, Adnan Bajwa, John Kerr, Ana Fleet, Lianne Chapman, Sarah Gee, Thanuja Weerasinghe, Lisa Kavanagh, Louise Rowe-Leete, George Smith, Paris Cai, Judith Long, Tracey Rowe, Mohammed Aslam, Jeremy Crane, Atul Bagul, Mary Quashie-Akponeware, Kate Waters, Alexandra Howson, Neil Hoye, Alycon Walker

“…Moreover, 40 (70.2%) of the 57 AVFs that thrombosed by week 10 had already failed by the week 4 scan, thus limiting the potential of salvage procedures initiated by that scan’s findings to alter overall maturation rates. …”
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Preclosure technique versus arterial cutdown after percutaneous cannulation for venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenationCentral MessagePerspective by Abhimanyu Chandel, MD, Mehul Desai, MD, Liam P. Ryan, MD, Lindsay Clevenger, NP, Alan M. Speir, MD, Ramesh Singh, MD

“…Background: Arteriotomy repair through the preclosure technique during elective arterial access procedures is well documented. Outcomes associated with application of this technique to the removal of arterial access cannulas in patients undergoing urgent venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) have not previously been reported. …”
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High-accuracy prediction of mutations in nine genes in lung adenocarcinoma via two-stage multi-instance learning on large-scale whole-slide images by Lingyu Zhao, Na Zhao, Ruiqi Zhong, Yiru Niu, Ziyi Chang, Peng Su, Zhihui Wang, Lifang Cui, Bei Wang, Huang Chen, Xiaowen Wang, Xiangbing Kong, Baolin Du, Fei Ren, Dingrong Zhong

“…Traditional genetic testing methods face limitations such as high costs and lengthy procedures. The prediction of clinically relevant genetic mutations via histopathological images could facilitate the expedited identification of genetic mutations in clinical settings. …”
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Microwave ablation for subpleural stage I non-small cell lung cancer: a prospective, single-center study comparing three anesthesia models by Yu-Feng Wang, ZhiXin Bie, YuanMing Li, Sheng Xu, RunQi Guo, Xiao-Guang Li

“…The technical success and efficacy rates were 100%. No procedure-related deaths occurred within 30 days of MWA, and most adverse events were minor.Conclusion INB and PIA significantly reduced perioperative pain compared to LA. …”
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Evaluating an online four-session loving-kindness and compassion meditation training on improving psychological well-being among healthcare professionals in Hong Kong: a pilot rand... by Dicken Cheong Chun Chan, Lawrence Hoy Fu Luk, Lyon Long Lik You, Dexing Zhang, Walter Bodhi Ngai, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong

“…Healthcare professionals experience great stress and are more susceptible to burnout due to high workloads and complex working procedures. This increases their risk of depression and anxiety, leading to reduced productivity, extra expenses from absenteeism, and diminished quality of care delivery. …”
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Multicenter food protein–induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) data collection: Leveraging a REDCap FPIES registry for improved clinical outcomes by Ankona Banerjee, MSc, J. Andrew Bird, MD, Amy M. Scurlock, MD, Pooja Varshney, MD, Elizabeth Brunner, MD, Ankur Bhagwath, BSc, Benjamin Daines, MD, Malika Gupta, MD, Tevon Hood, DO, Maria Lee, MD, Michelle Lee, BScA, Emily Seminara, BA, Rachel Smith, RN, Gail Tan, MD, Marion Jose Valladares, MD, Hiral Waghela, MD, Duc T. Nguyen, MD, PhD, Sara Anvari, MD, MSc

“…Longitudinal REDCap instruments for FPIES data collection include: age at first reaction, age at diagnosis, reaction timing, symptoms, treatment, medical care or hospitalization for reaction, dietary triggers, atopic comorbidities, family history of atopy and FPIES, oral food challenge procedures (eg, intravenous line placement, dosing protocol, observation period, reaction timing, symptoms and treatment), age at food trigger resolution, food-trigger IgE, cases converting from atypical FPIES to IgE-mediated food allergy, and sample collection data. …”
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Site of Service Changes Have Resulted in Increased Opioid Prescriptions for Primary Total Hip and Knee Patients in Michigan, a Michigan Arthroplasty Registry Collaborative Quality... by Harjot Uppal, MD, David Markel, MD, Giresse Melone, MD, Simarjeet Puri, MD, Lisheng Chen, PhD, Tae Kim, MHSA, Brian Hallstrom, MD, Richard Hughes, PhD, Elizabeth Dailey, MD

“…Yet opioid-naïve total joint arthroplasty patients at Michigan ASCs received more opioids at discharge compared to patients undergoing the same procedures at HOPDs and hospitals.…”
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Pulmonary artery augmentation and aortic valve repair using novel tissue-engineered graftsCentral MessagePerspective by Hisayuki Hongu, MD, PhD, Masaaki Yamagishi, MD, PhD, Keiichi Kanda, MD, PhD, Yoshinobu Maeda, MD, Tomoya Inoue, MD, PhD, Hiroki Nakatsuji, MD, PhD, Hitoshi Yaku, MD, PhD

“…The age and body weight at the time of operation were 2.7 (range, 1.8-9.2) and 11.6 (range, 7.9-24.4) kg, respectively. Concomitant procedures comprised the Rastelli, palliative Rastelli, and Fontan operations in 2, 2, and 1 patient, respectively. …”
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Predictive value of inflammatory markers in inguinal hernia surgery: General vs. spinal anesthesia by Marko Kordić, Davorin Kozomara, Ivanka Mikulić, Vinka Mikulić, Martin Kajić, Miran Boras, Mateo Bevanda, Neven Soldo, Mijo Jović, Vedran Dragišić, Ines Rozić

“…The cohort comprised 87 male patients with inguinal hernia, classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1-2, who underwent elective surgical procedures. Participants were divided into two groups based on the anesthesia type: 44 received general anesthesia while 43 received spinal anesthesia. …”
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Survival and repair durability in patients undergoing concomitant aortic valve reimplantation and mitral valve repairCentral MessagePerspective by Daniel J.P. Burns, MD, MPhil, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, PhD, Milind Y. Desai, MD, A. Marc Gillinov, MD, Kevin Hodges, MD, Eric E. Roselli, MD, Patrick R. Vargo, MD, Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD

“…Conclusions: Patients can undergo a total repair strategy using combined aortic valve reimplantation and mitral valve repair procedures with a low risk of mortality and complications, with favorable freedom from both residual valve regurgitation and reoperation.…”
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Rapid cooling is a safe technique in patients undergoing circulatory arrest for aortic repairCentral MessagePerspective by Holly N. Smith, MD, Akiko Tanaka, MD, PhD, Max Chehadi, MS, Harleen K. Sandhu, MD, MPH, Charles C. Miller, III, PhD, Hazim J. Safi, MD, Anthony L. Estrera, MD

“…Results: Median age was 61 years (interquartile range, 49-70 years) and 34.1% of patients were women. The procedure was emergent in 33.5% of patients, 22.9% had a previous sternotomy. …”
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