Economic evaluation of proton pump inhibitors in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review by Aziz Rezapour, Sajad Moeini, Somayeh Afshari, Aghdas Souresrafil, Mohammad Barzegar, Seidamir Pasha Tabaeian

“…Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) was found to be cost-effective in long-term horizons, while PPIs were preferred for short- to medium-term outcomes. Differences in healthcare settings and methodological approaches influenced the study findings.Conclusions Strategic purchasing decisions for GORD treatment should consider the time horizon, healthcare setting, and cost structures. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Management of the Hydatid Cyst of the Liver: A Study from a Tertiary Care Center in Nepal by Utsav Joshi, Roshan Subedi, Amar Jayswal, Vishakha Agrawal

“…The right lobe of the liver harbored the cysts in the maximum number of patients. Surgery was the preferred modality of treatment (23, 43.4%), with pericystectomy being the most common form of surgical intervention. …”
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Renoprotective effects of coenzyme Q10 supplementation in patients with chronic kidney disease: a protocol for a systematic review by Hisashi Noma, Takeshi Hasegawa, Hiroki Nishiwaki, Erika Ota, Taihei Suzuki, Yoshitaka Watanabe, Yoshifusa Abe

“…The systematic review protocol was prepared in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols. …”
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Isoleucine at position 137 of haemagglutinin acts as a mammalian adaptation marker of H9N2 avian influenza virus by Weiwei Ma, Chenyang Ren, Lin Shi, Bo Meng, Yali Feng, Ying Zhang

“…We also found that the HA-T137I substitution was critical for α2,6-linked sialic acid binding preference and HA activation and stability of H9N2 virus. …”
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Assessing power-to-heat technologies for industrial electrification: A multi-criteria decision analysis approach by Arman Ashabi, Mohamed Mostafa, Andriy Hryshchenko, Ken Bruton, Dominic T.J. O’sullivan

“…To validate the proposed ranking, the weighted sum method (WSM) was compared to the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS). …”
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A systematic review of Aspilia africana (Pers.) C.D. adams traditional medicinal uses, phytoconstituents, bioactivities, and toxicities by Gang, Roggers, Okello, Denis, Yeongjun, Ban, Kang, Youngmin

“…Relevant research findings were retrieved and organized from various databases, including PubMed and ScienceDirect, in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. …”
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Tigers in their new territory: intraspecific interactions among the reintroduced tiger population in Panna Tiger Reserve, Central India by Supratim Dutta, Ramesh Krishnamurthy

“…Female siblings showed philopatry and preferred to move jointly before establishing their own territories. …”
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Repairable electronic products for the circular economy: a review of design for repair features, practices and measures to contrast obsolescence by Nataliia Roskladka, Gianmarco Bressanelli, Nicola Saccani, Giovanni Miragliotta

“…Against this trend, product repairability is a preferred Circular Economy strategy to extend product lifespan and contrast obsolescence. …”
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The Safety and Efficacy of Chemical Pleurodesis Agents in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusion Admitted in Tertiary Care Hospital by Venkateshwaran Kathamuthu, Rajeshkumar Balakrishnan, Saravanavasan Rajendran, Prabhakaran Rathinam

“…Chemical pleurodesis is preferred through tube thoracostomy in limited resource settings. …”
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Challenges in detecting wind turbine power loss: the effects of blade erosion, turbulence, and time averaging by T. H. Malik, C. Bak

“…This study suggests that 10 min time-averaging periods can mask performance and that analysing unsteady-rotor data with shorter time periods, such as 1 s periods, is preferable. The work emphasises the importance of considering the blade condition's impact in the context of various influencing factors for accurate AEP assessments, performance monitoring, and improved wind turbine design for operational wind turbines.…”
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Bio-waste to environmental purifier: Application of potato peel for acid red 73 adsorption from leather dyeing effluent by Fatema-Tuj Zohra, Sobur Ahmed, Md Zahangir Alam, Md Nurnabi, Nazia Rahman

“…The dye adsorption on PP complied both the Langmuir (R2 = 0.989) and Freundlich (R2 = 0.993) isotherm, preferably Freundlich model. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model (R2 = 0.999) was fitted better, i.e. chemisorption. …”
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Season-long comparison of trap lures for integrated management of the navel orangeworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in almond and pistachio by Joel P. Siegel, Charles S. Burks, Houston Wilson

“…Our data indicate that Combo lures are preferable when the goal is consistent season-long capture of A. transitella in almond and pistachio.…”
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Price Linkage Rumors in the Stock Market and Investor Risk Contagion on Bilayer-Coupled Networks by Yue Dong, Jiepeng Wang, Tingqiang Chen

“…Investor heterogeneities include investor risk preference, investor risk cognitive level, information value, and investor influence. …”
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Gated Spatial–Temporal Merged Transformer Inspired by Multimask and Dual Branch for Traffic Forecasting by Yongpeng Yang, Zhenzhen Yang, Zhen Yang

“…The GSSMT and GSDMT evolve from the traditional transformer by making preferable modifications that include gated linear unit (GLU), multimask mechanism including static mask matrix (SMM) and dynamic mask matrix (DMM), and spatial attention (SA). …”
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Effect of a Novel Patient Garment on Perceived Privacy during Colonoscopy: A Simple Approach to Minimize Embarrassment by Ali Aamar, Zeeshan Butt, Kamraan Madhani, Iqra Hussain, Joel Garsten, Harry Aslanian

“…Patients who had prior colonoscopy with a traditional gown preferred the novel garment. A novel procedure gown may enhance colonoscopy acceptance by minimizing embarrassment.…”
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A systematic review with narrative synthesis on medical robotics and laboratory automation in the control of SARS-CoV-2, Ebola and H1N1 (Swine Flu) viruses by Shantani KANNAN, Kannan SUBBARAM, Sheeza ALI, Hemalatha KANNAN

“…Methods: A systematic review with narrative synthesis was conducted using the following databases: ME- DLINE / PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Science Direct and Google Scholar to retrieve studies re- garding the use of robots and automated lab technologies, with appropriate MeSH terms and in accordance with the “Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses” (PRISMA) guidelines. …”
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Transplantation and Pregnancy by Pinar Erkan Uc, Sermet Sagol

“…Initiating contraception immediately after transplantation is ideal and long-acting reversible methods such as intrauterine devices and subcutaneous implants may be preferable. Factors that influence pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing organ transplantation include good general health within two years of transplantation, no evidence of organ rejection in the last year, stable graft conditions, absence of acute infections affecting the fetus, and adequate doses of immunosuppression drugs. …”
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Biochemical responses of painted spiny lobster Panulirus versicolor fed with molluscs meal and fish meal by Agus Kurnia, Muhaimin Hamzah, Muhammad Idris, Wellem Henrik Muskita, La Ode Baytul Abidin, Kadir Sabilu, Yusnaini Yusnaini, Abdul Muis Balubi, La Usaha La Usaha, Famawati Fatmawati, La Ode Abdul Razak, Khairunnisa Khairunnisa

“…Molluscs are one of the most preferred ingredients for marine lobster feed because the mollusc has a higher protein content. …”
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Resurgence of blackwater fever among children in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol by Julian Abeso, Francis Okello, Peter Olupot-Olupot, George Paasi, Carolyne Ndila, Florence Alaroker, Glorias Asiimwe

“…The aim of this study is to map evidence on BWF among children in SSA from 1 January 1960 to 31 December 2021.Methods and analysis This review will be guided by Arksey and O’ Malley’s methodological framework for scoping reviews with methodological refinements by Levac et al and will comply with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews’ guidelines. …”
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Semaglutide combined with empagliflozin vs. monotherapy for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in type 2 diabetes: Study protocol for a randomized clinical trial. by Yu-Hao Lin, Zhi-Jun Zhang, Jin-Qing Zhong, Zhi-Yi Wang, Yi-Ting Peng, Yan-Mei Lin, Huo-Ping Zhang, Jian-Qing Tian

“…Lifestyle intervention remains a preferred treatment modality for NAFLD. The glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor agonists and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors have been developed as new glucose-lowering drugs, which can improve fatty liver via an insulin-independent glucose-lowering effect. …”
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