Risk factors associated with delayed union after open reduction and plate fixation for humeral diaphyseal fractures by Yuh-Ruey Kuo, Po-Yen Ko, Chun-Yi Lee, Ting-Chien Tsai, Chang-Han Chuang, Shu-Hsin Yao, Po-Ting Wu

“…Significant differences were observed between groups in terms of fracture pattern, immediate postoperative fracture gap, union pattern, and complication rate (p < 0.05 for all comparisons). …”
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Characterizing Breast Tumor Heterogeneity Through IVIM-DWI Parameters and Signal Decay Analysis by Si-Wa Chan, Chun-An Lin, Yen-Chieh Ouyang, Guan-Yuan Chen, Chein-I Chang, Chin-Yao Lin, Chih-Chiang Hung, Chih-Yean Lum, Kuo-Chung Wang, Ming-Cheng Liu

“…Evaluation using 3D-ROC analysis also indicated that the DNN was the best detector based on metrics like target detection rate and overall effectiveness. The DNN model further exhibited the capability to identify tumor heterogeneity, differentiating high- and low-cellularity regions. …”
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Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Oral Health Behavior Social Support (OHBSS) Scales in English and Spanish for Mexican-origin young adults by Tracy L. Finlayson, Cristian Garcia-Alcaraz, Vanessa L. Malcarne, Mark Ryder, Guadalupe X. Ayala, Lourdes S. Martinez, Melody K. Schiaffino, Kristin S. Hoeft, Stuart A. Gansky, Erin Dougherty, Nannette Stamm, Brian Shue, Gerardo Maupomé

“…Survey items included: OHBSS scales, general social support scales, oral health behaviors, self-rated oral health status, dental anxiety, acculturation and socio-demographics. …”
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Exploring the Feasibility of a 5-Week mHealth Intervention to Enhance Physical Activity and an Active, Healthy Lifestyle in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Mixed Methods Study by Kim Daniels, Sharona Vonck, Jolien Robijns, Kirsten Quadflieg, Jochen Bergs, Annemie Spooren, Dominique Hansen, Bruno Bonnechère

“…The app received positive ratings, with a System Usability Scale score of 77.4 and a Customer Satisfaction Score of 86.6%. …”
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Arthroscopic all-inside ACL reconstruction with anterolateral tendon fixation: a prospective cohort study on restoring rotational stability in high-grade tibial shift by Haoran Gu, Aifang Niu, Jingrui Ji, Miao He, Ying Yang, Junxia Lu, Jianghong Lv, Yongdong Yi, Hui Zhou, Wuping Zhou

“…At final follow-up, 52.4% (11/21) of patients achieved “excellent” and 38.1% (8/21) “good” ratings on the Lysholm scale (P &lt; 0.001 vs. baseline). …”
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Comparison of preference-based health-related quality of life measures for chronic neck pain: a pooled analysis of data from three RCTs by Eun-Jung Kim, In-Hyuk Ha, Yoon Jae Lee, Dongwoo Nam, Yeon Cheol Park, Seong Min Lee, Soo-Jin Kim

“…Objectives This study aimed to identify a preference-based health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measure that best reflects disease-specific features in patients with neck pain by comparing the characteristics of the instruments.Design Pooled data from three multicentre randomised controlled clinical trials (RCTs) on neck pain were included for analysis in this study.Setting All three RCTs were conducted between 2017 and 2020 in Korea, and patients were recruited from four hospitals and one university teaching hospital.Participants In total, 313 patients with neck pain were included in the three RCTs.Primary and secondary outcome measures A correlation analysis was conducted using Spearman’s correlation coefficients between preference-based HRQOL scores (EuroQol-5 Dimension 5 Levels (EQ-5D-5L) and Short-Form 6-Dimension version 1 (SF-6Dv1)) and the disease-specific measures for pain and function (Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Northwick Park Questionnaire).Results Spearman’s correlation analyses (p value &lt;0.01 for all) showed that EQ-5D-5L exhibited slightly stronger negative correlations with pain-related measures (VAS: −0.277, NRS: −0.262) compared with SF-6Dv1 (VAS: −0.207, NRS: −0.182). …”
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Three-dimensional cell sheet model improves in vitro prediction accuracy of osteogenic potential for biodegradable magnesium-based metals by Liangwei Chen, Guanxi Wu, Siyu Liu, Ziyu Yan, Honglei Yue, Jianhua Zhu, Na Ge, Yifei Wang, Qingxiang Li, Guanqi Liu, Tingting Zhang, Haowen Zheng, Shaozhe Xin, Guangyunhao Sun, Chuanbin Guo, Jianmin Han

“…Flow cytometry showed higher Ki67 expression and lower ROS levels and apoptosis rate in cell sheets. ShRNA-mediated silencing of N-Cadherin in cell sheets significantly compromised their cytoprotective capacity against Mg metal-induced toxicity. …”
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A Robust Behavioral Biometrics Framework for Smartphone Authentication via Hybrid Machine Learning and TOPSIS by Moceheb Lazam Shuwandy, Qutaiba Alasad, Maytham M. Hammood, Ayad A. Yass, Salwa Khalid Abdulateef, Rawan A. Alsharida, Sahar Lazim Qaddoori, Saadi Hamad Thalij, Maath Frman, Abdulsalam Hamid Kutaibani, Noor S. Abd

“…Also, the proposal has been shown to be resilient against both environmental variation-based attacks by achieving accuracy above 93% and spoofing attacks by obtaining a detection rate of 96%. This emphasizes that the proposed technique provides a promising solution to many authentication issues and offers a user-friendly and scalable method to improve the security of the smartphone against cybersecurity attacks.…”
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Response of the Invasive Cyanobacterium <i>Raphidiopsis raciborskii</i> to Iron and Phosphorus Concentrations in the Habitat: Effects on Growth and Cellular Phosphorus Distribution by Wenting Shen, Han Yang, Gaibian Ding, Bo Li, Xin Gan, Zijie Yuan, Liqing Wang, Wei Zhang

“…The results revealed that under conditions of sufficient inorganic phosphorus, there was a logarithmic relationship between ferric ammonium citrate (Fe³⁺) and the specific growth rate of <i>R. raciborskii</i>. Fe³⁺ > 2 mg/L enhanced IPS enrichment and biomass accumulation. …”
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Extreme Oncoplastic Surgery for Multifocal/Multicentric and Locally Advanced Breast Cancer by Chaitanyanand B. Koppiker, Aijaz Ul Noor, Santosh Dixit, Laleh Busheri, Gautam Sharan, Upendra Dhar, Hari Kiran Allampati, Smeeta Nare

“…EO followed by RT results in acceptable local-regional control, low rate of complications, and high patient satisfaction. …”
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Assessment of ecological environment quality and their drivers in urban agglomeration based on a novel remote sensing ecological index by Fangyuan Lu, Chen Zhang, Haoyu Cao, Xibin Wang, Tong Zheng, Zhenfang Huang

“…Key findings reveal that: (1) Between 2012 and 2021, the YRDUA’s EEQ showed an upward trend, with the average NRSEI increasing from 0.509 to 0.556, representing an annual growth rate of 0.47%. However, notable regional disparities exist, with a spatial pattern characterized by “low EEQ in the northwest and high in the southeast.” (2) An analysis of NRSEI variations over this period indicates that the YRDUA’s EEQ has remained largely stable, although ecological degradation is concentrated in densely populated, low-lying areas near lakes, rivers, and plains. (3) Topographic complexity, economic development, and population density are the primary factors driving spatial differences in EEQ, with interactive effects among these factors exerting a more significant influence than individual factors alone.…”
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Degradation of Natural <i>Undaria pinnatifida</i> into Unsaturated Guluronic Acid Oligosaccharides by a Single Alginate Lyase by Hui Wang, Jiaqi Wen, Nuraliya Ablimit, Kun Deng, Wenzhuo Wang, Wei Jiang

“…The enzyme activity of Vnalg7 (3620.00 U/mL-culture) was 15.81-fold higher than that of the original <i>alg</i> (228.90 U/mL-culture), following engineering modification. The degradation rate reached 52.75%, and reducing sugar reached 30.30 mg/mL after combining Vnalg7 (200.00 U/mL-culture) and 14% (<i>w</i>/<i>v</i>) <i>U. pinnatifida</i> for 6 h. …”
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Predictive value of D-Dimer and thromboplastin time as coagulation indicators for COVID-19 patients by Marwan Alshipli, Thamer A Altaim, Ammar A Oglat, Samira Ahmed Alsenany, Osama Khodrog, Hanan Hasan, Sally Mohammed Farghaly Abdelaliem, A Matrieh, Bassam Z Shakhreet, Riziq Allah Gaowgzeh

“…Within the two groups of patients, the rate of coagulation disorders was as follows: mild = 8.8 % within coagulation disorders, 4.8% within the two Groups; severe = 91.2 % within coagulation disorders, 77.8 % within the two Groups. …”
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Prognostic significance of acute exacerbations and usual interstitial pneumonia in fibrotic interstitial lung disease by Yun Zhang, Zekai Cen, Qunli Ding, Yanan Ying, Chengna Lv, Tingting Wu

“…The Kaplan‒Meier survival analysis showed that the IPF group (HR 1.97, 95% CI 1.05–3.70, P = 0.011) had a worse survival rate than the FILD group, and landmark analyses showed that the survival of FILD patients with the UIP pattern (HR 3.07 95% CI 1.37–6.86 P = 0.006) was significantly shorter than that of FILD patients with the NSIP pattern 48 months after ILD diagnosis. …”
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Near-Unity Nitrate to Ammonia conversion via reactant enrichment at the solid-liquid interface by Wanru Liao, Jun Wang, Yao Tan, Xin Zi, Changxu Liu, Qiyou Wang, Li Zhu, Cheng-Wei Kao, Ting-Shan Chan, Hongmei Li, Yali Zhang, Kang Liu, Chao Cai, Junwei Fu, Beidou Xi, Emiliano Cortés, Liyuan Chai, Min Liu

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Effects of YouTube Health Videos on Mental Health Literacy in Adolescents and Teachers: Randomized Controlled Trial by Rebekka Schröder, Tim Hamer, Victoria Kruzewitz, Ellen Busch, Ralf Suhr, Lars König

“…In addition, all participants were asked to rate the educational, visual, and overall quality of the YouTube Health videos and their usability in school settings. …”
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Exciton-phonon coupling and phonon-assisted exciton relaxation dynamics in In1-xGaxP quantum dots by Beiye C. Li, Kailai Lin, Ping-Jui E. Wu, Aritrajit Gupta, Kaiyue Peng, Siddhartha Sohoni, Justin C. Ondry, Zirui Zhou, Caitlin C. Bellora, Young Jay Ryu, Stella Chariton, David J. Gosztola, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Richard D. Schaller, Dmitri V. Talapin, Eran Rabani, Gregory S. Engel

“…We identify a slower hot exciton cooling rate in In0.62Ga0.38P/ZnS, attributed to the presence of ‘energy-retaining’ valley exciton states with strong exciton-phonon coupling. …”
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Observational Constraints of Radial Migration in the Galactic Disk Driven by the Slowing Bar by HanYuan Zhang, Vasily Belokurov, N. Wyn Evans, Jason L. Sanders, Yuxi(Lucy) Lu, Chengye Cao, GyuChul Myeong, Adam M. Dillamore, Sarah G. Kane, Zhao-Yu Li

“…We find the bar likely formed with an initial pattern speed of 60−100 km s ^−1 kpc ^−1 and began decelerating 6−8 Gyr ago at a rate of $-\dot{{\rm{\Omega }}}/{{\rm{\Omega }}}^{2}\sim 0.0025-0.0040$ (where the quoted ranges include systematic uncertainties).…”
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Synthesis of eco-friendly lipid-magnetite nanocomposite encapsulated Poinciana extract as promising insecticide against Culex pipiens by Ibrahim Taha Radwan, Noha Bagato, Manal S. Ebaid, Maysa M. Hegazy, Mohamed A. Farghali, Abdelfattah Selim, Hattan S. Gattan, Mohammed H. Alruhaili, Mohamed M. Baz, Abeer Mousa Alkhaibari

“…Both high and low concentrations of Po-NLC-MNPs, indicated potential larval mortality than plant extracts (Po extract) itself. The mortality rate reached 100% for 3rd instar larvae. Based on their relative toxicity, (Po-NLC-MNPs) was the best at killing larvae, followed by Po-NLC. …”
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Comparative Efficacy of Cavotricuspid Isthmus Ablation in Sinus Rhythm Versus Typical Atrial Flutter by Lyuboslav Katov, Yannick Teumer, Alyssa Schlarb, Sonja Reiländer, Deniz Aktolga, Federica Diofano, Carlo Bothner, Wolfgang Rottbauer, Karolina Weinmann-Emhardt

“…This study aims to compare the success rate of CTI ablation in patients with type I ECG during SR versus ongoing CTI-dependent AFL, focusing on arrhythmia recurrence. …”
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