Susceptibility of autoimmune diseases in three polymorphisms of infection-associated gene IRAK1 by Changzheng Li, Shaohui Huang, Sunlian Mo, Ning Zhang, Liang Zhou, Zhi Mao, Weiran Lv, Juan Li, Ye Zhou

“…Methodology: PubMed, OvidSP, and CNKI databases (published prior to August 2014) were searched, and data was extracted from eligible studies. The procedure of statistical analysis was performed using STATA 12.0 software. …”
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The feasibility of robotic navigation in single position oblique lateral spine surgery. A technical note and a retrospective study by Asrafi Rizki Gatam, Asrafi Rizki Gatam, Asrafi Rizki Gatam, Luthfi Gatam, Luthfi Gatam, Luthfi Gatam, Ajiantoro Ajiantoro, Omar Luthfi, Phedy Phedy, Phedy Phedy, Harmantya Mahadhipta, Syafruddin Husin, Karina Sylvana Gani, Mitchel Mitchel, Erica Kholinne, Erica Kholinne

“…A significant advantage of robotics in oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) is the capability to perform single-position surgery, allowing simultaneous anterior and posterior procedures without the need to reposition the patient.MethodsA retrospective review of 25 consecutive patients who underwent robotic-navigated single-position OLIF spine surgery was performed. …”
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Assessment of performance and safety of Corneal Chamber hypothermic storage medium and PSS-L corneal rinsing solution in human and porcine corneas by Laura Giurgola, Claudio Gatto, Stefano Ferrari, Eugenio Ragazzi, Claudia Honisch, Orietta Rossi, Jana D'Amato Tothova, Umberto Rodella, Paolo Ruzza

“…Tissue rinsing with PSS-L did not affect the quality parameters evaluated before and gentamicin sulfate residues were absent in human corneas.Conclusions Corneal preservation in Corneal Chamber medium at 2–8°C for 14 days and the corneal rinse with PSS-L are safe and effective procedures allowing the preservation of the corneal quality parameters as well as the complete elimination of gentamicin sulfate from the tissues before transplantation.Cite Now…”
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Novel, noninvasive, extended reality–aided pulmonary tumor marking method for sublobar resection in minimally invasive surgeryCentral MessagePerspective by Ryosuke Izawa, MD, Shinya Tane, MD, PhD, Takefumi Doi, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Ogawa, MD, PhD, Daisuke Hokka, MD, PhD, Yoshimasa Maniwa, MD, PhD

“…Objective: We developed a novel, noninvasive, extended reality–aided marking procedure for tumor localization and aimed to evaluate its feasibility and safety for sublobar resection in minimally invasive surgery. …”
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Outcomes After Patellofemoral Arthroplasty With the Arthrex iBalance—A Third Generation Implant by Elizabeth C. Bond, MB, ChB, FRACS, Emily K. Reinke, PhD, Christian Zirbes, BS, Emily Poehlein, MB, Cynthia L. Green, PhD, Richard M. Danilkowicz, MD, Annunziato Amendola, MD

“…Lower preoperative Kellgren-Lawrence grade was significantly associated with lower Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Scores in all 5 domains (P < .05 for all). Additional procedures were required in 17 knees (24.3%), in most cases to improve patella tracking. …”
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Preserving patient dignity in critical care units: A qualitative content analysis by Alireza Arman, Shahrzad Ghiyasvandian, Zahra Abbasi Dolatabadi, Meysam Khoshavi, Ali Yavari, Masoumeh Zakerimoghadam

“…Although maintaining patient dignity seemed to be challenging in Critical Care Units due to the complexity of medical procedures and critical condition of patients, a paucity of evidence exists exploring dignity preservation in critical care units as well as its requirements from the patients' perspective. …”
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Gossypin-Loaded Ethosome Gel for Cutaneous Administration: A Preliminary Study on Melanoma Cells by Agnese Bondi, Walter Pula, Mascia Benedusi, Giulia Trinchera, Anna Baldisserotto, Stefano Manfredini, Maria Grazia Ortore, Alessia Pepe, Paolo Mariani, Marc C. A. Stuart, Giuseppe Valacchi, Elisabetta Esposito

“…Ethosome dispersions were designed as transdermal delivery systems for gossypin, employing two different production procedures. The evaluation of vesicle size distribution by photon correlation spectroscopy, morphology by cryogenic transmission electron microscopy, and gossypin entrapment capacity, as well as in vitro release and permeation by vertical diffusion cells, enabled us to select a production strategy based on the injection of a phosphatidylcholine ethanolic solution in water. …”
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Surgical Management of Intrathoracic Triton Tumors: Insights into Emerging Molecular and Epigenetic Mechanisms with a Case Series of Three Patients by Alessandro Bonis, Alberto Busetto, Federica Pezzuto, Giulia Pagliarini, Vincenzo Verzeletti, Mario Pezzella, Giorgio Cannone, Eleonora Faccioli, Marco Mammana, Giovanni Maria Comacchio, Alessandro Rebusso, Marco Schiavon, Chiara Giraudo, Fiorella Calabrese, Andrea Dell’Amore, Samuele Nicotra, Angelo Paolo Dei Tos, Federico Rea

“…Current treatment strategies include surgical resection, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and lung-sparing procedures for metastatic disease. Molecular studies of MPNSTs have revealed that NF1 mutations lead to dysregulation of the RAS signalling pathway, while epigenetic alterations (e.g., SUZ12/EED mutations) further contribute to tumor progression. …”
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Two cases of pararenal artery aortic aneurysm treatment after pancreaticoduodenectomy and abdominal aortic aneurysm stent grafting by Kazuhiro Yamazaki, Kenji Minatoya, Kazuhisa Sakamoto, Masafumi Kudo, Ken Fukumitsu, Takashi Kobayashi, Hideaki Okajima

“…Abstract Background Acute pancreatitis caused by surgical procedures may occur less frequently in surgeries for aortic aneurysm involving the abdominal branch. …”
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Stellar Metallicities from DECam u-band Photometry: A Study of Milky Way Ultra-faint Dwarf Galaxies by Yue Pan, Anirudh Chiti, Alex Drlica-Wagner, Alexander P. Ji, Ting S. Li, Guilherme Limberg, Douglas L. Tucker, Sahar Allam

“…We then applied a similar procedure to Boo2 and Seg1. Our findings hinted at evidence for tidal features in Boo1 and Seg1, with Boo1 having an elongation consistent with its proper motion and Seg1 showing some distant candidate stars, a few of which are along its elongation and proper motion. …”
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Optimal timing for tracheostomy in severe ischemic stroke patients: early or standard incision? by Chutong Guo, Heng Ye, Xinglin Chen, Yuting Luo, Shaoqing Wu, Xunsha Sun

“…Abstract Background Tracheostomy is frequently performed in severe ischemic stroke patients, yet the ideal timing for this procedure remains undefined. This study seeks to inform clinical decisions by evaluating the impact of early versus standard tracheostomy on clinical outcomes in this patient population. …”
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Retrograde Multilocking Nailing for Infraisthmic Distal Femur Fractures: A Retrospective Study by Muthu S Meignanaguru, Ganesh R Shetty, Yogadeepan Dhakshinamurthi, Deepak Srinivasan

“…In this article, we discuss the techniques of distal femur nailing with five multidirectional interlocking screws, its advantages for infraisthmal femur fractures, and the outcomes of patients who underwent this procedure. Materials and methods: Forty patients were included in our study who were operated on between January 2020 and December 2022. …”
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The SAFEST Study: Survey on Antiplatelets in Flow Diversion for Aneurysm Endovascular Treatment by Sophia Hohenstatt, Dominik F. Vollherbst, Thanh N. Nguyen, Zhongrong Miao, Mai Duy Ton, Hiroshi Yamagami, Adam A. Dmytriw, Gabriele Maliandi, Martin Bendszus, Jessica Jesser, Markus A. Möhlenbruch

“…Conclusion Antiplatelet treatment strategies following flow diversion procedures vary globally, with a growing interest in alternative agents and a willingness to participate in future trials. …”
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Hernia repair prevalence by age and gender among the Australian adult population from 2017 to 2021 by Thi Nga Le, Mohammad Afshar Ali, Svetla Gadzhanova, Renly Lim, Indu Bala, Kumsa Netsanet Bogale, Marianne Gillam

“…There was a gender-wise variation across types of hernia procedures. Around 89.6% of patients with inguinal hernia repairs were males, while only 10.4% were females. …”
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Genome-wide association study and enrichment analysis for clinical health traits in Holstein-Friesian cattle by M. Jakimowicz, J. Szyda, W. Jagusiak, P. Topolski, T. Suchocki

“…The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) effects were estimated using a two-step procedure that involved genomic prediction of breeding values and subsequent estimation of the SNP effect using the back-solve approach. …”
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Simultaneous Eye Tracking and Cerebral Hemodynamic Monitoring in Infants: A Guide for Pediatric Outpatient Follow-Up by Valéria Azevedo de Almeida, Maria Clara Lima da Cruz, Nicole Rodrigues Morais, Italo Vinicius Tavares Rodrigues, Cintia Ricaele Ferreira da Silva, Edgard Morya, Silvana Alves Pereira

“…Results: The application of the protocol allowed for the identification of technical challenges and the adaptation of procedures for clinical use. The main methodological challenges were difficulty using the conventional cap, excessive movement, synchronization issues between fNIRS and ET, and difficulties calibrating both devices across different age groups. …”
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Flow Diversion in Ruptured Blood Blister Aneurysms: Single Centre Experience by Dilip Kumar, Rahul K. R., Santhosh P., Pankaj Mehta, Mathew Cherian, Dharav Kheradia, Rinoy R. Anand

“…One of the patients died (14.3%) following the procedure secondary to thrombosis of FD. Rest of the patients did well postprocedure with the good clinical outcome (modified Rankin Scale [mRS] of less than or equal to 2 at 1-month follow-up) in 85.7% patients. …”
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Sources of pre-analytical variations in yield of DNA extracted from blood samples: analysis of 50,000 DNA samples in EPIC. by Elodie Caboux, Christophe Lallemand, Gilles Ferro, Bertrand Hémon, Maimuna Mendy, Carine Biessy, Matt Sims, Nick Wareham, Abigail Britten, Anne Boland, Amy Hutchinson, Afshan Siddiq, Paolo Vineis, Elio Riboli, Isabelle Romieu, Sabina Rinaldi, Marc J Gunter, Petra H M Peeters, Yvonne T van der Schouw, Ruth Travis, H Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, Federico Canzian, Maria-José Sánchez, Guri Skeie, Karina Standahl Olsen, Eiliv Lund, Roberto Bilbao, Núria Sala, Aurelio Barricarte, Domenico Palli, Carmen Navarro, Salvatore Panico, Maria Luisa Redondo, Silvia Polidoro, Laure Dossus, Marie Christine Boutron-Ruault, Françoise Clavel-Chapelon, Antonia Trichopoulou, Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Pagona Lagiou, Heiner Boeing, Eva Fisher, Rosario Tumino, Claudia Agnoli, Pierre Hainaut

“…Here we have evaluated the pre-analytical factors affecting DNA yield, including anthropometric, epidemiological and technical factors such as center of subject recruitment, age, gender, body-mass index, disease case or control status, tobacco consumption, number of aliquots of buffy coat used for DNA extraction, extraction machine or procedure, DNA quantification method, degree of haemolysis and variations in the timing of sample processing. …”
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Benchmark study of three statistical methods for six intact rock failure criteria constrained by different rock strength data by Peng-fei He, Xin Li, Xu-long Yao, Zhi-gang Tao, Yan-ting Du

“…This study introduces a novel procedure for evaluating the three statistical approaches across six selected rock failure criteria, constrained by various rock strength datasets. …”
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Thermal analysis using Prandtl nanofluid in a non-uniform channel: Computational paradigm focusing on complex cilia waves by Maalee Almheidat, Mohammad Alqudah, Ali Imran, F.M. Allehiany, M.M. Alqarni, M.S. Alqurashi, Emad E. Mahmoud

“…This investigation aims to enrich engineering design procedures by implementing second-order velocity slip and thermal slip conditions. …”
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