Safety and efficacy of prone position ventilation in patients with severe pneumonia in neurosurgical intensive care units by CHENG Longyang，LI Jun，LI Shaoya，LI Chuanqing，XU Manman，WANG Rong，ZHAO Penglai

“…Changes in blood gas analysis［pH，arterial partial pressure of oxygen（PaO2），arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide（PaCO2），oxygenation index］and hemodynamics［heart rate（HR），mean arterial pressure（MAP）］were compared before prone positioning，and at 1 day，3 days，5 days，and 7 days after resuming supine position following prone position treatment. …”
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infections after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A retrospective cohort study by Zahia Esber, Hamza Salam, Shefali Godara, Ayman Soubani

“…Conclusion: Outcomes vary significantly among non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infections based on mycobacterial species, rate of colonization and degree of immunosuppression. …”
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Phytol nanoemulsions encapsulated alginate hydrogel beads for the protection and management of alcohol-induced gastric ulcer via nitric oxide synthase and NF-κB/IL-6/TGF-β modulati... by Tamer I M Ragab, Abdulsalam M Kassem, Heba M I Abdallah, Sally A El Awdan, Naglaa M Ammar, Abd El-Nasser G El Gendy, Basma Emad Aboulhoda, Sherif M Afifi, Tuba Esatbeyoglu, Enayat A Omara, Abdelsamed I Elshamy

“…Alginate beads showed a pH-dependent release pattern. The release behavior showed a higher release rate at pH 6.8 than at pH 1.2. …”
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Cutis verticis gyrata in a Patient with Familial presenile sebaceous hyperplasia Presenting as “Leonine facies”: A Rare Case by Sutedja EK, Sutedja E, Ruchiatan K, Faldian Y, Yogya Y, Dwiyana RF, Maharani RH, Budiarsa M

“…Isotretinoin, with its sebocyte-suppressing effect, may reduce gland size but has a high recurrence rate upon discontinuation. Early recognition and a multidisciplinary approach are crucial to prevent further progression, particularly in older patients.Keywords: cutis verticis gyrata, familial presenile sebaceous hyperplasia, leonine facies…”
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Isokinetic knee strength as a predictor of cardiorespiratory responses during loaded aerobic capacity test in elite athletes by Bekir Çar, Ahmet Kurtoğlu, Özdemir Atar, Musa Türkmen, Özgür Eken, Mehmet Soyler, Monira I. Aldhahi

“…Cardiorespiratory parameters—average breath volume (ABV), average breath frequency (ABF), auxiliary oxygen density (AOD), and heart rate (HR)—were recorded during the Bruce Protocol conducted under two conditions: unloaded and with a 10 kg loaded vest. …”
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Energy Dissipation and Failure Characteristics of Layered Composite Rocks under Impact Load by Wenjie Liu, Ke Yang, Wei Zhen, Xiaolou Chi, Rijie Xu, Xin Lv

“…The energy dissipation pattern of composite rock had an obvious strain rate effect. …”
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Neuroendocrine tumors of the digestive system: pathologic and molecular characteristics by V. V. Delektorskaya

“…The grade (G) is based on the proliferative activity of the tumor assessed by the mitotic rate or by Ki-67 immunohistochemistry. Several markers are useful in the identification of a primary organ of NETs in metastatic lesions are also discussed. …”
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Network meta-analysis of erlotinib, gefitinib, afatinib and icotinib in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer harboring EGFR mutations. by Wenhua Liang, Xuan Wu, Wenfeng Fang, Yuanyuan Zhao, Yunpeng Yang, Zhihuang Hu, Cong Xue, Jing Zhang, Jianwei Zhang, Yuxiang Ma, Ting Zhou, Yue Yan, Xue Hou, Tao Qin, Xiaoxiao Dinglin, Ying Tian, Peiyu Huang, Yan Huang, Hongyun Zhao, Li Zhang

“…Pooled data on objective response rate (ORR), progression free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) were calculated. …”
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Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with benign bone tumors: Evidence of bimodal age distribution in a Hispanic population by Blake C. Martin, Mohammad Khalil, Juan Lopez-Alvarenga, Michael Sander

“…This indicates an incidence rate of 0.00018 per person-year. The average age was 38.8 years (SD 24.0), with females representing 58 % of the sample. …”
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Reduced Inter-Element Interference mmWave MIMO Antenna and Its Application in WBAN by Jawad Ahmad, Mohammad Hashmi

“…A specific absorption rate (SAR) analysis confirmed that the design complies with safety standards for both 1g and 10g tissue models. …”
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Early Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients without Microscopic Vascular Invasion: Clinicopathological Characteristics and Risk Factors by Ngo HTT, Nguyen DD, Dang MX, Doan TTP, Thai TT

“…Microscopic features of both tumor and non-tumor liver tissue were assessed using Hematoxylin-Eosin-stained slides.Results: The majority of patients were male (78.3%) and had cirrhosis (72.5%). The early recurrence rate was 31.9%, with most recurrences occurring between 6- and 18-month post-surgery. …”
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Factors associated with interstitial lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Benyapa Suppa-Udom, Supparerk Disayabutr, Suwimon Wonglaksanapimon, Krittachat Butnian, Wanruchada Katchamart

“…Patients exhibited low disease activity [mean Disease Activity Score 28-erythrocyte sedimentation rate score (SD) 2.69 (0.90)] and mild functional impairment [median Health Assessment Questionnaire score (range) 0.25 (0–0.63)]. …”
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Comparative analysis of START and CAVI arterial stiffness scores in hypertensive patients by A. N. Sumin, A. V. Shcheglova, I. B. Bakholdin

“…Parameters were associated with age (r=0,412 for CAVI and r=0,355 for START; p<0,001), smoking duration (r=0,390 and r=0,361; p<0,001), glomerular filtration rate (r=-0,317 and r= -0,318; p<0,001), body mass index (r=-0,176 and r=-0,185; p=0,001). …”
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Individualized Estimation of Baseline Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Using Conditional Variational Autoencoder by Ou Tan, PhD, Keke Liu, MD, Aiyin Chen, MD, Dongseok Choi, PhD, Jonathan C.H. Chan, MD, Bonnie N.K. Choy, MD, Kendrick C. Shih, MD, Jasper K.W. Wong, MD, Alex L.K. Ng, MD, Janice J.C. Cheung, MD, Michael Y. Ni, MD, Jimmy S.M. Lai, MD, Gabriel M. Leung, MD, Ian Y.H. Wong, MD, David Huang, MD, PhD

“…Compared with the population means, both DL models significantly reduced the prediction error for overall and quadrant NFLT and decreased the false-positive rate of identifying abnormal NFLT thinning in both myopia groups (from 13.0%-27.0% to 6.3%∼9.4%). …”
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Eyes in the wild: Thelazia callipaeda in wild carnivores of Croatia by Ema Gagović, Šimun Naletilić, Daria Jurković Žilić, Željko Mihaljević, Adnan Hodžić, Relja Beck

“…The infections were geographically restricted to continental regions, with the highest prevalence recorded in eastern counties. Seasonal patterns were evident in red foxes, where infection rates and reproductive activity peaked in autumn and winter. …”
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Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals various host responses to sacbrood virus infection in Apis cerana and Apis mellifera by Zih-Ting Chang, Yu-Feng Huang, Tzu-Han Chen, Li-Hung Chen, Chung-Yu Ko, Yu-Shin Nai, Yue-Wen Chen

“…Notably, following dsRNA treatment, the core genes Dpp, Yellow-f, RPA2, and Pyruva in A. cerana/AcSBV-AC group exhibited an inverse regulation trend, indicating that inhibiting AcSBV-AC can reverse the host core genes expression patterns and potentially enhance larval survival rates. …”
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Optimizing fertilizer application and straw return to fields to minimize nitrogen and phosphorus runoff losses in double-rice cropping systems by Ying Zhang, Jian Zhu, Changjun Li, Hua Peng, Ji Liu, Yue Luo, Min Song, Yanjiao Dai, Kai Deng, Xionghui Ji

“…Unknown of long-term patterns of losses and mechanisms driving runoff N and P in double-rice cropping systems limited the development of effective mitigation strategies. …”
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Mutual Investments Funds in Shares in Brazil : Incentives, Management and Convergence by Paulo Rogério Faustino Matos, Christiano Modesto Penna, Ana Balbina Gomes Silva

“…This article analy zes patterns of convergence in series of return of investment funds in shares in Brazil, from the use of the methodology of Phillips and Sul (2007). …”
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Ultrafast complex-valued 4D fMRI reveals sleep-induced brain respiratory pulsation changes in both magnitude and phase signals by Saara Sofia Syväoja, Lauri Raitamaa, Heta Helakari, Jussi Kantola, Matti Järvelä, Janne Kananen, Ville Isokoski, Vesa Korhonen, Tommi Väyrynen, Timo Tuovinen, Jürgen Hennig, Vesa Kiviniemi

“…To study these pulsations more deeply, we employed ultrafast magnetic resonance encephalography (MREG) to capture complex-valued 4D fMRI brain data at a critical 10 Hz sampling rate in healthy volunteers during wakefulness and sleep. …”
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Attachment Theory and Physical Well-Being by Mikhail Yu. Kozlov

“…Unsafe internal attachment patterns have a negative impact on the development of a wide range of somatic pathologies, primarily cardiovascular and immune systems, and impaired functioning of the HPA axis, mediated by associative anxiety. …”
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