Comparison of the Pressure Support Mode of Anesthesic Respiratory and Resuscitation Ventilators by V. A. Pyzhov, K. N. Khrapov

“…However, in terms of the response rate of the trigger system, modern anesthesia machines (GE Avance S/2, GE Caretation 650, and GE Aisys CS2) are not significantly inferior to traditional ventilators, their trigger delay time is about 100 ms. …”
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Comparison of Different Ultrasound Protocols in Patients with Inflammatory Polyneuropathies with Practical Insights by Evelina Grusauskiene, Agne Smigelskyte, Erisela Qerama, Daiva Rastenyte

“…When the adjusted EAN/PNS protocol was applied, the detection rate rose to 100%, with a sensitivity of 100%. Both the adjusted BUS/NUP and UPSS protocols demonstrated a specificity of 90% in diagnosing CIDP. …”
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Evaluation of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure by a Formula and Its Role in the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma by Laura Landi, Federica Casciaro, Serena Telani, Carlo E. Traverso, Alon Harris, Alice C. Verticchio Vercellin, Lauren Saint, Michele Iester

“…Weight and height were measured to calculate body mass index (BMI), along with blood pressure, heart rate, visual acuity, and IOP. Biometrics exam, corneal pachymetry, peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, and macular thickness were assessed. …”
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Experimental study on nonlinear hygroscopic and strength behavior of mudstone under coupled temperature and humidity conditions for underground engineering by Weisheng Zhao, Lijun Han, Shuai Yan, Wei He

“…The results indicated that the equilibrium water content (EWC) exhibited a three-stage growth pattern with increasing humidity: rapid growth (0‒20% RH), slow growth (20‒60% RH), and accelerated growth (60‒100% RH), whereas it decreased with increasing temperature, although the rate of decrease slowed progressively. …”
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Elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic radical cystectomy benefit from dynamic D-dimer measurement in combination with vascular ultrasonography: reduction of VTE risk and improve... by Wenbo Gao, Haihong Ye, Yangkai Xu

“…The incidence of VTE event, major postoperative complications, major bleeding rate, and evaluation of activities of daily living within 30 days postoperatively were compared.ResultsThe preoperative and intraoperative parameters were similar between the two groups. …”
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Impact of Caspase3/GSDME-Mediated Pyroptosis on Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Clinical Prognosis Across Multiple Cancers by Huang Y, Liu J, Lin C, Zhu Q, Wu L

“…Its uncontrolled growth pattern and metastasis characteristics are the fundamental reasons for the high mortality rate of cancer and its current incurability. …”
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Etiology, antibiotic susceptibility and prognostic factors of pediatric community-acquired sepsis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Abel Abera Negash, Daniel Asrat, Workeabeba Abebe, Tewodros Hailemariam, Andualem Wubete, Abraham Aseffa, Mario Vaneechoutte

“…We sought to determine the etiology, role of Streptococcus pneumoniae, antibiotic susceptibility pattern, and prognostic factors in children with CAS in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. …”
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Nonlinear association between AST/ALT ratio and 28-day all-cause mortality following ICU admission in critically ill cirrhotic patients: a retrospective cohort study by Zhigang Xu, Baohong Xu

“…Results The study involved 2,090 critically ill liver cirrhosis patients, averaging 59.1 years old, with 65% male and a 28-day post-ICU admission mortality rate of 29%. The AST/ALT ratio was linked to mortality risk (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 1.1, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.0–1.2; p = 0.015), showing a nonlinear pattern with a critical point at 3.6. …”
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Advances in application of ultrasound in diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy by GUO Juan, YANG Zhifang, JI Ri

“…As the global incidence rate of diabetes continues to rise, the clinical diagnosis and treatment of DN have become increasingly critical. …”
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Hyper-induction of IL-6 after TLR1/2 stimulation in calves with bovine respiratory disease. by Cian Reid, John Donlon, Aude Remot, Emer Kennedy, Giovanna De Matteis, Cliona O'Farrelly, Conor McAloon, Kieran G Meade

“…ROC analysis identified this induced IL-6 response to TLR1/2 stimulation as a potential diagnostic for BRD with a 74% true positive and 5% false positive detection rate for an IL-6 concentration >1780pg/mL. Overall, these results show altered immune responses specifically upon TLR1/2 activation is associated with BRD pathology which may contribute to disease progression. …”
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Neural signatures underlying the effect of social structure on empathy and altruistic behaviors by Xia Tian, Zixin Zheng, Renhui Li, Yue-Jia Luo, Chunliang Feng

“…Afterwards, participants rated the pain experienced by these innocents and shared money with other innocents. …”
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Anthropogenic Activities Dominate Vegetation Improvement in Arid Areas of China by Yu Guo, Xinwei Wang, Hongying Cao, Qin Peng, Yunshe Dong, Yunchun Qi, Jian Liu, Ning Lv, Feihu Yin, Xiujin Yuan, Mei Zeng

“…The results indicated that (1) overall vegetation cover was low (averaged peak FVC = 0.191), showing a spatial pattern of higher values in the northwest and lower values in the southeast; high FVC values were primarily observed in mountainous areas and river corridors; (2) the annual peak FVC increased significantly at a rate of 0.0508 yr⁻¹, with 33.72% of the region showing significant improvements and 5.49% degradation; (3) the spatial pattern of FVC was shaped by the distribution of land use types (59.46%), while the temporal dynamics of FVC were driven by land use changes (16.37%) and the land use intensity (37.56%); (4) both the spatial pattern and the temporal dynamics were limited by the environmental conditions. …”
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<i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Persistence in Patients with Peptic Ulcer Disease and Chronic Gastritis in the Treatment with Antibiotics and Acid-Suppressive Agents by E. V. Golubkina

“…Acid production was significantly higher in the patients with peptic ulcer disease than in those with chronic pancreatits and concomitant gastritis; the former patients show a statistically significant predominance of virulent strains; the latter patients had nonvirulent strains (at the same rate of Helicobacter pylori detection).Conclusion. …”
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Effect of maize-soybean intercropping on quality of vegetable soybean by FANG Ping, LIU Weiguo, LIU Xiaode, LIU Ting, CHI Xiaoyu, XU Yan, PANG Ting, PENG Xiao, CAI Ling, YANG Wenyu

“…Because the appearance quality of vegetable soybean is affected by cropping pattern and the nutrition are affected by pattern and variety, we should screen out well adaptability and good quality varieties. …”
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A Robust Framework for Bamboo Forest AGB Estimation by Integrating Geostatistical Prediction and Ensemble Learning by Lianjin Fu, Qingtai Shu, Cuifen Xia, Zeyu Li, Hailing He, Zhengying Li, Shaoyang Ma, Chaoguan Qin, Rong Wei, Qin Xiang, Xiao Zhang, Yiran Zhang, Huashi Cai

“…Furthermore, SHAP analysis provided mechanistic insights, identifying the canopy photon rate as the dominant predictor and quantifying the ecological thresholds governing AGB distribution. …”
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Genetic and clinical characteristics of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in a Taiwanese nationwide cohort by Grace Chia-Yen Hsu, Mei-Hwan Wu, Jing-Yuan Chuang, Shuenn-Nan Chiu, Ming-Tai Lin, Ling-Ping Lai, Shih-Fan Sherri Yeh, Sheng-Fu Liu, Ting-Tse Lin, Fu-Tien Chiang, Jyh-Ming Jimmy Juang

“…Among the 29 Taiwanese patients with CPVT-related gene mutations, 55% had RYR2 mutations, a rate similar to other ethnicities. Three out of 12 RYR2 variants were unreported. …”
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Estimating Future Surface Water Availability Through an Integrated Climate‐Hydrology‐Management Modeling Framework at a Basin Scale Under CMIP6 Scenarios by Manqing Shao, Nelun Fernando, John Zhu, Gang Zhao, Shih‐Chieh Kao, Bingjie Zhao, Elizabeth Roberts, Huilin Gao

“…Finally, the DHSVM simulated naturalized streamflow and reservoir evaporation rate are input to WAM to simulate reservoir FY. A new term—“Ratio of Firm Yield” (RFY)—is created to compare how much FY changes under different climate scenarios. …”
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Annual variation of temperature and mass balance of first-year and second-year land-fast sea ice in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica by Dinglong Zhao, Bin Cheng, Matti Leppäranta, Jingkai Ma, Xuejing Chen, Jiechen Zhao

“…The evolution of the temperature and mass balance of first-year (FYI: Site S1) and second-year (SYI: Site S2) land-fast sea ice (LFSI) in May–November were investigated using high-resolution thermistor-string-based ice mass balance buoys, borehole measurements and a numerical sea ice model. In May, the growth rate of a 0.55 m FYI ice floe (9.2 mm day−1) was twice that of 1.08 m SYI (4.7 mm day−1) in snow-free conditions. …”
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Transarterial chemoembolization for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma after failure of first-line systemic treatment: a single-center case series by Qingyu Xu, Bin Leng, Ran You, Lingfeng Diao, Chendong Wang, Zeyu Yu, Guowen Yin

“…The most common progression pattern was the development of new intrahepatic lesions. …”
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The Stabilization Mechanism of a Stable Landslide Dam on the Eastern Margin of the Tibetan Plateau, China: Insights from Field Investigation and Numerical Simulation by Liang Song, Yanjun Shang, Yunsheng Wang, Tong Li, Zhuolin Xiao, Yuchao Zhao, Tao Tang, Shicheng Liu

“…Additionally, the step-pool system formed in the spillway of the Conaxue Co landslide dam contributes to the protection of the dam structure by dissipating 68% of the river’s energy (energy dissipation rate η = 0.68). Understanding the formation mechanisms of the Conaxue Co landslide dam can provide critical insights into managing future landslide dams that may form in the QTP, both in emergency response and long-term strategies.…”
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