Long-term deformation behavior and hanger force adjustment scheme of a prestressed concrete continuous rigid-frame arch bridge by Wenshan Gao, Bosen Wang, Jinsong Zhu, Yanlei Wang, Yijun Zhang, Shen Zhou, Jiuxing Zhang

“…Then, the influence matrix is used to calculate the hanger forces during the adjustment process and derive a procedure that meets structural safety requirements. …”
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Factors Influencing Litigation Compensation in Plastic Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis in China by Xueshang Su, MD, Yutong Liang, MD, Jun Zhuang, MD, Qingqian Wei, MD, Ziming Zhang, MD, Xue Ouyang, MD, Haixia Jiang, MD, Na Cai, MD, Jintian Hu, MD, Bo Ding, MD

“…In 72.2% (26 of 36) of the cases, disputes were resolved through compensation, with the majority involving facial plastic surgery, including procedures on the skin, eyes, nose, forehead, ears, and jaw. …”
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Serum protein biomarker signature of Duchenne muscular dystrophy by Paul Dowling, Elisa Negroni, Capucine Trollet, Margit Zweyer, Dieter Swandulla, Kay Ohlendieck

“…In contrast to invasive skeletal muscle biopsies and the associated complexity of tissue sampling techniques and potential detrimental side effects, the alternative application of liquid biopsy procedures has considerable advantages concerning minimal invasiveness, repeated sampling options, assay robustness and cost effectiveness. …”
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Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided tissue acquisition for focal liver lesions in patients with a history of multiple primary malignant neoplasms by Yuichi Takano, Naoki Tamai, Masataka Yamawaki, Jun Noda, Tetsushi Azami, Fumitaka Niiya, Fumiya Nishimoto, Naotaka Maruoka, Tatsuya Yamagami, Masatsugu Nagahama

“…No adverse events were associated with the procedure. Conclusion EUS‐TA is a useful diagnostic modality for focal liver lesions in patients with a history of multiple malignant neoplasms, allowing for the differential diagnosis of primary and metastatic tumors and identification of the primary site of metastatic lesions.…”
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Outcomes of fenestrated frozen elephant trunk technique in 150 patients with acute type A aortic dissectionCentral MessagePerspective by Homare Okamura, MD, PhD, Shuhei Azuma, MD, Yuichiro Kitada, MD, Ryo Shimada, MD, Yohei Nomura, MD, Hideo Adachi, MD, PhD

“…Conclusions: The fenestrated FET technique is a straightforward and secure procedure for selected patients with acute type A aortic dissection. …”
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An expanded method for malaria parasite genetic surveillance using targeted nanopore sequencing [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] by Alexandria J. R. Harrott, Richard D. Pearson, Collins M. Morang'a, Ahmed Osumanu, Mona-Liza Sakyi, Fagdéba David Bara, Enock K. Amoako, Kess Rowe, Myra Hosmillo, Gordon A. Awandare, Yaw Aniweh, Ian Goodfellow, Francis Zeukeng, Lucas N. Amenga-Etego, Cristina V. Ariani, William L. Hamilton

“…We provide standard operating procedures (SOPs) for use by teams aiming to implement the assay in their laboratory. …”
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In vivo virulence of Staphylococcus aureus in native versus prosthetic left-sided valve endocarditisCentral MessagePerspective by Haytham Elgharably, MD, Jan Claesen, PhD, Naseer Sangwan, PhD, Muhammad Etiwy, MD, Penny Houghtaling, MS, Gary W. Procop, MD, MS, Nabin K. Shrestha, MD, Brian Griffin, MD, Jose L. Navia, MD, Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD, Daniel J. Wozniak, PhD, Gosta B. Pettersson, MD, PhD

“…Results: Rates of invasive pathology were higher in prosthetic versus native valve infective endocarditis (76% vs 40%, P < .0001), which impacted the complexity of surgical procedures and perioperative course, but not in-hospital mortality. …”
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Office‐Based Blue Laser Versus Coblation Therapy for Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy: A Pilot Study by Abdul‐Latif Hamdan, Zeina Maria Semaan, Lana Ghzayel, Yara Yammine, Jonathan Abou Chaar, Jad Hosri, Patrick Abou Raji Feghali, Anne Marie Daou, Elie Alam

“…Patient's level of comfort during the procedure was also rated using a 10‐point Likert scale with a higher score indicating a greater level of comfort. …”
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Possibility of using the infrapatellar (Hoffa’s) fat pad as a source of autologous stem cells by A. V. Korel, I. I. Kim, E. L. Strokova, N. Yu. Pakhomova, A. F. Gusev, А. M. Zaydman

“…The use of embryonic cells is associated with ethical problems, and the collection of bone marrow is accompanied by invasive procedures. Using adipose tissue as a source of stem cells avoids these problems. …”
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A Cross Sectional Study of Assessment of Hearing in Infants of Gestational Diabetes Mothers by Srikanth Gopinath, Arulmozhi Sakthignanavel, Atul Mukul Bage, Rajan ND, Sasmita Mishra

“…Timely detection and standardised management should be followed and early intervention procedures should be studied and developed. …”
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Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening for Down Syndrome: A Review of Mass-Spectrometry-Based Approaches by Răzvan Lucian Jurca, Ioana-Ecaterina Pralea, Maria Iacobescu, Iulia Rus, Cristina-Adela Iuga, Florin Stamatian

“…These advances aim to improve the sensitivity and accuracy for T21 detection while reducing the risks associated with more invasive procedures. The first section of this paper offers an in-depth review of studies utilizing mass-spectrometry-based omics for the prenatal screening of T21. …”
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LIVER TRANSPLANTATION IN CHILDREN: SIX-YEAR EXPERIENCE ANALYSIS by S. V. Gautier, O. M. Tsiroulnikova, Y. G. Moysyuk, D. G. Akhaladze, I. E. Tsiroulnikova, O. V. Silina, Kh. M. Khizroev, A. R. Monakhov, E. V. Chekletsova, V. A. Pets, V. N. Poptsov

“…These results suggest the prospects of this procedure for pediatrictransplantation and require further investigation and promotion approaches in medical and social public.…”
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Characteristics recurrence pattern of cholangiolocellular carcinoma as intrahepatic bile duct tumor growth following curative resection: a case report by Keishi Hakoda, Tomoyuki Abe, Hironobu Amano, Tomoyuki Minami, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Keiji Hanada, Kenji Nishida, Shuji Yonehara, Masahiro Nakahara, Hideki Ohdan, Toshio Noriyuki

“…Although extended right lobectomy with extrahepatic bile duct resection was the optimal curative procedure, it was thought that it would be difficult due to his poor liver function. …”
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Intelligent single-cell manipulation: LLMs- and object detection-enhanced active-matrix digital microfluidics by Zhiqiang Jia, Chen Jiang, Jiahao Li, Yacine Belgaid, Mingfeng Ge, Li Li, Siyi Hu, Xing Huang, Tsung-Yi Ho, Wenfei Dong, Zhiwen Yu, Hanbin Ma

“…Consequently, we have developed an active-matrix digital microfluidic (AM-DMF) platform that realizes fully automated biological procedures for intelligent SCSM. By combining this with a fully programmable lab-on-a-chip system, we present a breakthrough for SCSM by combining LLMs and object detection technologies. …”
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Dietary and Lifestyle Interventions to Mitigate Oxidative Stress in Male and Female Fertility: Practical Insights for Infertility Management—A Narrative Review by Efthalia Moustakli, Athanasios Zikopoulos, Periklis Katopodis, Stefanos Dafopoulos, Vasilis Sebastian Paraschos, Athanasios Zachariou, Konstantinos Dafopoulos

“…To incorporate these treatments into regular fertility care, future studies should concentrate on standardized procedures and long-term results.…”
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Surgical treatment of right colon cancer by A. A. Nevolskikh, V. A. Avdeenko, I. P. Reznik, T. P. Pochuev, R. F. Zibirov, S. A. Ivanov, A. D. Kaprin

“…For many Asian surgeons, D3 LND is the standard procedure for the treatment of RCC, whereas the European approach is more conservative and apical lymph node dissection is not mandatory. …”
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Factors affecting self-reported occupational health-related problems: a case study on improved traditional shrimp farmers in Bangladesh by Md Mostafizur Rahman, Md Shamim Hasan, Md. Ridwanul Islam, Md. Khaladur Rahman Shohag, Muhammad Abdur Rouf, Sudip Debnath, Md. Moshiur Rahman, Edris Alam, Md Kamrul Islam

“…Environmental hazards and incorrect chemical handling continue even with hygienic procedures and personal protection equipment (PPE) laws usually embraced (99.26% of individuals used masks and gloves, for example). …”
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Energy transmission through conjugate heat transfer in arrow-finned double exchanger by executing FEM simulations by Ghazala Ashraf, S. Bilal, Muhammad Ishaq, Khalid Saifullah Syed, A.S. Alqahtani, M.Y. Malik

“…A grid-independence test using h-adaptive technique is performed to guarantee the precision and convergence of numerical procedure. A detailed investigation of the effects of geometrical values such as; conductivity ratio (Ω), number of fins (M), fin height (H∗) and thickness (β), on thermal performance of heat exchanger has been developed. …”
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Workers’ perception of solid waste management in higher education institutions in the Amazon region of Brazil by Maria do Céu de Sena Moura, Geórgia Patrícia da Silva Ferko, Marcos Felipe Falcão Sobral, Pedro Alves da Silva Filho

“…In Domain III, only public HEIs dematerialize administrative procedures and processes. Only HEI2 and HEI3 maintained similar behavior on domain IV (score = 300). …”
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Flavonoids from sour jujube leaves: Ultrasound-assisted extraction, UPLC-QQQ-MS/MS quantification, and ameliorative effect on DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in mice by Hongke Wei, Xiaomin Wang, Jiaqi Wang, Shijie Ren, Luis A.J. Mur, Dong Lu, Duo Cao

“…First, ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) was employed to extract total flavonoids from sour jujube leaves (SJL-TF), with the procedure optimized through single-factor design and response surface methodology (RSM). …”
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