Laboratory-scale biogas production from vegetable juice waste using an IC reactor by Boualy Vongvisith, Chengyue Liang, Changmei Wang, Fang Yin, Kai Wu, Bin Yang, Jing Liu, Hong Yang, Wudi Zhang

“…The experiment involved collecting different types of leafy vegetable waste from a market in Chenggong County, Yunnan Province. The experimental procedure was divided into five phases based on organic loading rates (OLRs) of 1.4, 2.2, 4.4, 8.4, and 17.6 g COD/L.d, with hydraulic retention times (HRTs) of 6, 4, 2, 1, and 0.5 days, respectively. …”
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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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Needlestick and sharps injuries in an Indonesian tertiary teaching hospital from 2014 to 2017: a cohort study by Alvina Widhani, Evy Yunihastuti, Dewi Mira Ratih, Matdoan Rifkiah Aisyah, Ainum Jhariah Hidayah, Andri Sanityoso Sulaiman, Teguh Harjono Karjadi, Czeresna Heriawan Soejono

“…Of all the incidents, 31.3% occurred during surgical procedures, 25.9% during blood collections, 14.3% during administering injection of drugs and 13.3% during waste cleaning.Conclusion In conclusion, this study showed varied incidences of NSSI among different occupations, with the highest among midwives and nurses. …”
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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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Comparison of efficacy and safety of His-Purkinje system pacing versus cardiac resynchronisation therapy in patients with pacing-induced cardiomyopathy: protocol for a randomised c... by Junjun Chen, Liting Cheng, Junmeng Zhang, Zefeng Wang, Zhuo Liang, Jieruo Chen, Yongquan Wu, Xiao Du, Ruiqing Dong, Fei Hang, Xinlu Wang, Ziyu Wang

“…The primary outcome is the duration of QRS complex (QRS width), and the secondary outcomes are NT-proBNP (N terminal pro B type natriuretic peptide), C reactive protein, the number of antibiotics used, left ventricular ejection fraction, end systolic volume, end diastolic volume, the hospitalisation duration, the incidence of postoperative infection, pacemaker parameters (threshold, sensing and impedance), the 6-minute walking test, and quality of life (36-Item Short Form Survey scale), all-cause mortality, cardiovascular death, heart failure-related rehospitalisation rate, other rehospitalisation rates, major complication rates and procedure costs.Ethics and dissemination This study has been approved by the Beijing Anzhen Hospital Medical Ethics Committee (No. 2020043X).Trial registration number Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR2000034265).…”
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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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An integrated neurophenomenological framework for naturalistic assessment of work-related stressors in healthcare professionals: a pilot study in neuro-surgery by Davide Crivelli, Davide Crivelli, Elisa Pellencin, Elisa Pellencin, Alessandro Perin, Alessandro Perin, Michela Balconi, Michela Balconi

“…Structured interviews and psychometric tools complemented these measures, revealing context-specific stress responses: higher electrodermal activity during emotionally demanding ward shifts and elevated heart rate during physically intense surgical procedures. Discrepancies between physiological activation and subjective stress perception highlighted the importance of interoceptive awareness in modulating stress responses. …”
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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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A bibliometric review of functional ingredients and their efficacy in developing functional biscuits [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Kshama Vishwakarma, Varalakshmi Chandra Sekaran, Vidya Patwardhan, Asha Kamath

“…Method The study followed the “Scientific Procedures and Rationales for Systematic Literature Reviews” standards for retrieving literature. …”
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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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Cohort profile of PLUTO: a perioperative biobank focusing on prediction and early diagnosis of postoperative complications by Johannes B Reitsma, Marc J M Bonten, Anne Marie G A de Smet, Remco de Bree, Arjen J C Slooter, Gert-Jan de Borst, Imo E Hoefer, Menno R Vriens, Jelle P Ruurda, Peter Noordzij, Lisette M Vernooij, Ronald P Zweemer, Nikki de Mul, Diede Verlaan, Wilhelmina M U van Grevenstein, Jeroen Hagendoorn, Charles Vogely, Jelle L G Haitsma Mulier, Marcel R de Zoete, Janetta Top, Jan A J Kluijtmans, Thijs Rettig, Marije Marsman, Lennie Derde, Judith van Waes, Mienke Rijsdijk, Willem Jan M Schellekens, Olaf L Cremer

“…Purpose Although elective surgery is generally safe, some procedures remain associated with an increased risk of complications. …”
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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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Effects of Flight Restraint and Housing Conditions on Feather Corticosterone in White Storks Under Human Care by Frederike Liermann, Katrin Baumgartner, Ralph Simon, Hermann Will, Lorenzo von Fersen, Roswitha Merle, Christa Thöne-Reineke

“…This study enhances our understanding of the effects of deflighting procedures on the welfare of white storks in zoos.…”
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A nomogram prediction model for mild cognitive impairment in non-dialysis outpatient patients with chronic kidney disease by Qin Yang, Yuhe Xiang, Guoting Ma, Min Cao, Yixi Fang, Wenbin Xu, Lin Li, Qin Li, Yu Feng, Qian Yang

“…Internally validated using a bootstrap resampling procedure.Results Among 416 patients, 210 (50.9%) had MCI. …”
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