Efficacy and Safety of Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement in Patients With Moderate to Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis on Clinical Outc... by Pouria Azami, Alireza Hosseinpour, Jahangir Kamalpour, Farshad Rajabi, Iman Razeghian‐Jahromi, Sarvenaz Farhangdoost, Reza Golchin Vafa, Ghazaleh Bagheri

“…Conclusion TTVR presents a promising treatment alternative for high‐risk patients with severe TR, demonstrating high technical success, favorable clinical outcomes, and significant echocardiographic improvements. While the procedure is associated with low in‐hospital and 1‐year mortality, further studies are needed to evaluate long‐term outcomes and optimize patient selection for this emerging therapy.…”
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A Retrospective Study on the Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Gram-Positive Cocci in a Pediatric Department: A Single-Center Report from Egypt by Mona Moheyeldin AbdelHalim, Shimaa A. Abdel Salam, Marwa O. Elgendy, Ahmed M. Abdel Hamied, Sultan M. Alshahrani, Ahmed R. N. Ibrahim, Heba Sherif Abdel Aziz

“…The analysis focused on the resistance patterns of gram-positive pathogens identified through routine culture procedures. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion method, and vancomycin MIC was confirmed using the VITEK 2 system. …”
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Chlorophyll-a determinations in mesocosms under varying nutrient and temperature treatments: in-situ fluorescence sensors versus in-vitro measurements [version 3; peer review: 6 ap... by Eti Ester Levi, Jens C. Nejstgaard, Erik Jeppesen, Thomas Alexander Davidson

“…Here, we validated measurements from 24 Chla and 12 phycocyanin (cyanobacteria indicator) fluorescence in-situ sensors (Cyclops-7F, Turner Designs) against spectrophotometrically (in-vitro) determined Chla and tested a data-cleaning procedure for eliminating data errors and impacts of non-photochemical quenching (i.e. light-induced decrease in fluorescence intensity). …”
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Glycoconjugate secretion in human airways in vitro: effects of epithelium removal by H. Sossé-Alaoui, C. Labat, I. Gorenne, V. Thomas de Montpreville, J. Bara, C. Brink

“…The amount of glycoconjugate measured in the medium derived from human isolated bronchial ring preparations did not change under control conditions during the course of the experimental procedure (Period I; 128 ± 46 μg/g tissue and Period II; 159 ± 48 μg/g tissue; n=13 paired lung samples). …”
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RESULTS OF VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT SURGERY USING ELECTROMAGNETIC AND OPTICAL NAVIGATION: EXPERIENCES IN 31 PATIENTS by Utku Özgen, Mehmet Osman Akçakaya, Talat Kırış

“…Objective: The ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt procedure is frequently performed in the field of neurosurgery to treat pathologies such as normal-pressure hydrocephalus, infection, trauma, or VP shunt dependency after subarachnoid haemorrhage. …”
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Tracing Missing Surgical Specimens: A Quality Improvement Strategy for Adverse Events Based on Root Cause Analysis by Huang LL, Yang JH, Hong WW, Wang BL, Chen HF

“…Li-Li Huang,1 Ju-Hong Yang,2 Wei-Wen Hong,3 Bin-Liang Wang,4 Hai-Fei Chen5 1Department of Quality Management, Huangyan Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Infusion Room, Taizhou First People’s Hospital, Huangyan, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of General Surgery, Taizhou First People’s Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Hospital, Taizhou First People’s Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 5Operating Room, Taizhou First People’s Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Hai-Fei Chen, Operating Room, Taizhou First People’s Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China, No. 218, Hengjie Road, Huangyan District, Taizhou, Zhejiang, 318020, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13575807288, Email chenhaifei0803@163.com Bin-Liang Wang, Hospital Department, Taizhou First People’s Hospital, No. 218, Hengjie Road, Huangyan District, Taizhou, Zhejiang, 318020, People’s Republic of China, Email billywangchina@foxmail.comBackground: In 2022, a critical incident occurred at a Chinese hospital where a surgical specimen from a rectal prostate procedure was misplaced, necessitating repeat surgery for the patient. …”
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Risk factors for postoperative urethral diverticulum following hypospadias repair with disconnection of the urethral plate by Jingzi Wang, Jing Ding, Geng Ma, Zheng Ge, Yongji Deng, Rugang Lu, Yunfei Guo, Chenjun Chen

“…The collected information included patient demographics such as age, weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), Hemoglobin (Hb), Hematocrit (HCT), Albumin (ALB), Prealbumin (PALB), Procalcitonin (PCT), the employed surgical methods, whether the procedure was performed in stages, glans width, urethral stricture, penile curvature after correction, length of urethral defect, length of reconstructed urethra, indwelling catheter size and duration. …”
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Informe final: desarrollo de la tecnología de inmovilización: estabilización / solidificación de desechos peligrosos en Costa Rica by Luis Guillermo Romero-Esquivel, Maricruz Vargas-Camareno

“…Con el fin de determinar si el lodo se puede disponer en un relleno sanitario, se determinaron las características toxicas de lixiviación del lodo mediante el método Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP), determinándose que los niveles de lixiviación del níquel están por encima de la norma nacional. …”
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Evaluation of the Maternal Death Surveillance and Response System, Sierra Leone, 2019 by Kadijatu Nabie Kamara, Adel Hussein Elduma, Joseph Sam Kanu, James Sylvester Squire, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru

“…Facilities visited had adequate reporting forms but limited MDSR guidelines and standard operating procedures. Challenges included limited internet and computer access (75%; 27/36) and difficulty analyzing data 58% (21/36). …”
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A study of electrochemical properties of Fe doped spinel copper cobaltite CuCo2O4 for supercapacitor application by R. Amirthavalli, A. Nishara Begum, M. Parthibavarman, Vibee Mithran K S

“…In this study, spinel pure copper cobaltite CuCo2O4 (CC0) and Fe doped CuCo2O4 electrodes at different mole concentrations (FCC1–0.05 M, FCC2–0.1 M, FCC3–0.15 M, and FCC4–0.2 M) of metal mole complexes are made utilizing the sol-gel procedure using solvents such as citric acid and water. …”
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STOP-BANG: a Mandatory Tool for Targeted Respiratory Therapy in Bariatric Patients by R. D. Skvortsova, K. А. Аnisimova, K. А. Popova, V. А. Pavlova, А. N. Kulikov, D. I. Vasilevsky, S. G. Balandov, Z. А. Zaripova, А. А. Kazachenko, Yu. D. Rabik, T. S. Razumovskaya

“…Based on the results, a screening procedure has been offered for bariatric patients with high respiratory risk associated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.Conclusion. …”
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Winglet Design for Class I Mini UAV—Aerodynamic and Performance Optimization by Eleftherios Nikolaou, Eleftherios Karatzas, Spyridon Kilimtzidis, Vassilis Kostopoulos

“…This study outlines an optimization procedure for implementing winglets on a Class I fixed-wing mini-UAV to maximize aerodynamic efficiency and performance. …”
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Development of validated, context-specific patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) tools to enhance quality and patient safety in India by Malathi Murugesan, Reka Karuppusami, Lallu Joseph, Rahul Deshmukh, Neesha Ajit Nair, Ebinesh Antony, Premkumar Ramasubramani, Pratheesh Ravindran

“…In phase 2, focus group discussions were conducted by the multidisciplinary principal teams to finalise the standard operating procedures for each key process and prepare the respective PREMs questionnaires. …”
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Evaluasi Program Kegiatan P5-PPRA dengan Model CIPP di MTsN 2 Kediri by Vani Nur Azizah, Noer Hidayah, Ani Mar’atul Hamidah

“…The thing behind the implementation of the P5PPRA program is the determination of educational institutions to realize the character formation of students in practicing the Fourth Principle of Pancasila; 2) Evaluation of input which appears in the form of the role of institutions in supporting these activities is by bringing in resource persons from external institutions, namely from the KPU institution and providing election outreach activities; 3) Process Evaluation in this program, namely the implementation carried out based on established procedures, and 4) Product Evaluation in this program, namely the impact felt by students, namely increasing students' insight regarding the implementation of the Election. …”
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Morphometric Parameters of the Corneal Flap after FemtoLASIK Using Various Femtosecond Laser by A. V. Doga, I. A. Mushkova, A. D. Semenov, A. N. Karimova, E. V. Kechin, I. N. Shormaz

“…Purpose: to make a comparison of the corneal flap parameters after the FemtoLASIK procedure using femtolaser systems Femto Visum (Russia) and Femto LDV Z6 (Switzerland).Patients and methods. …”
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Implantation of a posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens on Bruch’s membrane opening-minimum rim width, retinal nerve fiber layer, and macular thickness by Josefina Reñones, Humberto Carreras, Alfonso Antón-López, Ángel García-García, Rafael Melián, Juan Francisco Loro-Ferrer, David P Piñero

“…CONCLUSION: Minimal changes are induced in BMO-MRW, RNFL and MT after ICL implantation in healthy eyes, confirming the safety of the surgical procedure regarding the structure of the optic nerve head and the macula, and indicating that this phakic intraocular lens seems to have a slight impact on OCT measurements.…”
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A synthetic data-driven machine learning approach for athlete performance attenuation prediction by Mauricio C. Cordeiro, Ciaran O. Cathain, Ciaran O. Cathain, Lorcan Daly, Lorcan Daly, David T. Kelly, David T. Kelly, Thiago B. Rodrigues

“…Our findings emphasize that this approach increased data availability and improved model performance in specific scenarios.DiscussionSeveral limitations remain: (1) there is limited framework transferability to sports with different physiological demands; (2) the Synthetic Data Generation (SDG) does not currently enforce feature constraints, and future implementations must ensure the procedure respects domain-specific feature limits; and (3) TVAE faced data fidelity challenges with certain variables, such as VO2max. …”
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An integrated approach to the implementation of the stage of pulmonary rehabilitation of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the importance of lifestyle modificati... by T. V. Tayutina

“…The analysis of the effectiveness of 100 programs of the outpatient stage of rehabilitation of COPD patients who have suffered an exacerbation of moderate severity with the inclusion of the stage of correction of risk factors, physical therapy and physiotherapy procedures was carried out. The effectiveness was evaluated with the determination of high-speed indicators, the severity of shortness of breath according to the modified Medical Re­search Council Scale (mMRC) questionnaire and the Borg's scale, the level of blood oxygen saturation, body mass index, the six-minute walk test and the BODE index (Body-mass index, airflow Obstruction, Dyspnea, and Exercise). …”
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Peculiarities of dynamics of level of the acute phase C-reactive protein and its connection with the immune system of organism in patients, suffering the ulcer gastro-intestinal he... by M. V. Trofimov, V. P. Kryshen, A. V. Chukhrienko

“…The control group consisted of 50 relatively healthy persons (donors), who have had approximately equal age, the gender distribution with the patients investigated, while procedure of the indices determination in them was the same. …”
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Implementation of a community-based LC-UV drug checking service: promising preliminary findings on feasibility and validity by Nicolas Fabresse, Eurydice Papias, Alma Heckenroth, Victor Martin, Daniel Allemann, Perrine Roux

“…For the LC-HRMS instrument, calibration and quality control procedures followed European Medicines Agency (EMA) guidelines. …”
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