Removable brace as a viable alternative to cast immobilization for ankle fractures—a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Xi Li, Xi Li, Xi Li, Kaiwen Yi, Kaiwen Yi, Shiqi Li, Shiqi Li, Na Liu, Lemei Zhu, Lemei Zhu, Lemei Zhu

“…Functional scores, complications, and time to return to work (RTW) were analyzed to assess the efficacy, safety, and cost of the two groups.ResultsWe included 11 RCTs with a total sample size of 1,472 participants. …”
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A randomized phase II/III trial of rosuvastatin with neoadjuvant chemo-radiation in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer by Prachi S. Patil, Avanish Saklani, Naveena A. N. Kumar, Ashwin De’Souza, Rahul Krishnatry, Snehal Khanvilkar, Mufaddal Kazi, Reena Engineer, Vikas Ostwal, Anant Ramaswamy, Munita Bal, Priya Ranganathan, Ekta Gupta, Ekta Gupta, Sanjeev Galande, Sanjeev Galande

“…The pathological response rate, tumor regression grade (TRG), and post-surgical complications will be recorded.ConclusionThe addition of rosuvastatin to NACTRT may improve the oncological outcomes by increasing the likelihood of pCR in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer undergoing NACTRT. This would be a low-cost, low-risk intervention that could potentially lead to the refinement of strategies, such as “watch and wait”, in a select subgroup of patients.Clinical trial registrationClinical Trials Registry of India, identifier CTRI/2018/11/016459.…”
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Health Outcomes and Resource Consumption Analysis of Radioembolization with Y90 Glass Microspheres (TARE-Y90) Versus Transarterial Chemoembolization with Irinotecan (DEBIRI) in Pat... by Juan José Ciampi-Dopazo, Gonzalo Ruiz Villaverde, Juan José Espejo, Raúl García Marcos, Daniel Pérez Enguix, Serena Pisoni, José J. Martínez-Rodrigo, Pablo Navarro Vergara, Pedro Pardo Moreno, Antonio Rodríguez-Fernández

“…<b>Background</b>: The present study aims to investigate the superiority of TARE-Y90 in the treatment of liver metastases from colorectal cancer in comparison to DEBIRI and perform a parallel resource consumption study to demonstrate a possible favorable cost-effectiveness balance. <b>Methods</b>: The number of subjects included in this study was 46 for TARE-Y90 and 56 in the DEBIRI group. …”
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Development of Deep-Sea Floating Wind Power Technology by Da Li, Tao Sun, Cong Yi, Wei Gao, Shuzhao Li, Baicheng Lyu, Hui Li, Yuming Zhang, Zhuolantai Bai, Junrong Wang, Huajun Li

“…Advancing the deep-sea floating wind power technology is an effective pathway to reducing costs and enhancing efficiency in offshore wind power development, driving structural reforms in the energy system, and achieving the carbon peaking and carbon neutralization vision. …”
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Performance and hypothetical clinical impact of an mNGS-based machine learning model for antimicrobial susceptibility prediction of five ESKAPEE bacteria by Yaoguang Li, Sizhen Liu, Peng Han, Jun Lei, Huifen Wang, Weiwei Zhu, Zihui Dong, Yize Zhang, Zhi Jiang, Beiwen Zheng, Guanhua Rao, Zujiang Yu, Ang Li

“…Furthermore, mNGS-based AST can be integrated with clinical mNGS to maximize the utility of short-read data without substantial cost increases. This study demonstrates the potential of mNGS-based AST for precise, individualized antibacterial selection and highlights its broader applicability in enhancing clinical antimicrobial use for various infections.…”
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Hematological ratios and cytokine profiles in heterozygous beta-thalassemia by Ana Carolina Marques Ciceri, Laura Eduarda de Oliveira, Ana Luísa Richter, José Antonio Mainardi de Carvalho, Maylla Rodrigues Lucena, Guilherme Wataru Gomes, Maria Stella Figueiredo, Magnun Nueldo Nunes dos Santos, Vera Lúcia Nascimento Blaia-D'Avila, Rodolfo Delfini Cançado, Elvira Maria Guerra-Shinohara, Clóvis Paniz

“…These ratios, therefore are potentially cost-effective and easily applicable markers for monitoring patients with the β-thalassemia trait.…”
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Effect of seed priming and foliar application of organic liquid manure on germination, growth, yield and quality of late-sown wheat by Okram Ricky Devi, Omvati Verma, Bibek Laishram, S. Anbarasan, Abhijit Debnath, Narinder Panotra, Priyanka Elumle, Sunita T. Pandey, R. Ajaykumar, Samreen

“…From the current research, it can be concluded that HK is a successful and cost-efficient method that may be utilized to increase crop production under late-sown conditions.…”
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Maternal plasma cell-free RNA as a predictive test for fetal lung maturation by Sean W. D. Carter, Kay Yi Michelle Seah, Si En Poh, Winston Koh, Haruo Usuda, Erin L. Johnson, Yusaku Kumagai, Tsukasa Takahashi, Lara J. Monteiro, Reyna Peñailillo, Gino Nardocci, Hannah R. S. Watson, Masatoshi Saito, Mahesh A. Choolani, Sebastián E. Illanes, Matthew W. Kemp

“…Conclusions Further development of this technology may provide a rapid, minimally invasive, and cost-effective clinical tool to optimize patient selection for initial and repeat courses of antenatal steroids, along with insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying fetal lung development. …”
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Use of artificial intelligence in the management of stroke: scoping review by Nicolas Melo Sierra, Erwin Hernando Hernández Rincón, Gabriela Alejandra Osorio Betancourt, Paula Andrea Ramos Chaparro, Diana Marcela Diaz Quijano, Samuel David Barbosa, Michel Hernandez Restrepo, Gustavo Uriza Sinisterra

“…However, it continues to be considered a high-cost health pathology worldwide, both in the medium and long term. …”
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Weekly Text Messages to Support Adherence to Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Cisgender Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) and Transgender Women: Pi... by Luana Monteiro Spindola Marins, Thiago Silva Torres, Ronaldo Ismerio Moreira, Iuri Costa Leite, Marcelo Cunha, Brenda Hoagland, Lucilene Araujo Freitas, Debora Castanheira, Carolina Coutinho, Emilia Moreira Jalil, Mayara Secco Torres Silva, Jose Valdez Madruga, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Valdilea Gonçalves Veloso

“…Text messaging, including SMS, is a simple, low-cost approach for health communication to a large population and offers valuable tools in improving health outcomes. …”
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Synthesis MFI Zeolites Using Alternative Silica Source for CO₂ Capture by Clenildo de Longe, Aryandson da Silva, Anne Beatriz Figueira Câmara, Francisco Gustavo Hayala Silveira Pinto, Lindiane Bieseki, Luciene Santos de Carvalho, Sibele Berenice Castellã Pergher

“…In this context, this work developed materials with a zeolite structure with an alternative low-cost silica source from beach sand, called MPI silica, to make the process eco-friendly. …”
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A nanobody-based blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detecting antibodies against pseudorabies virus glycoprotein E by Huanhuan Lü, Pinpin Ji, Siyu Liu, Ziwei Zhang, Lei Wang, Yani Sun, Baoyuan Liu, Lizhen Wang, Qin Zhao

“…Simple, great stability and low-cost nanobody-based bELISA for detecting anti-PRV-gE antibodies were developed. …”
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Role of gastroscopy in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) by Aisha B. Suleman, V. Rambiritch

“…However, the unnecessary use of gastroscopy in patients without complications results in unnecessary costs. Patients without alarming symptoms or complications should be treated empirically with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to resolve the symptoms of GORD. …”
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Design, development, and testing of a new multi-locus sequence typing scheme for the zoonotic pathogen Cryptosporidium parvum by Karin Troell, Christen Rune Stensvold, Anna Rosa Sannella, Martha Betson, Emma Östlund, Rachel M. Chalmers, Umer Chaudhry, Rebecca Davidson, Lauren Davies, Ralf Ignatius, Anton de Jong, Gregory Karadjian, Karim Adjou, Christian Klotz, Sokratis Ptochos, Guy Robinson, Jeroen Roelfsema, Barbara Soba, Jacek Sroka, Paolo Vatta, Jonas Johansson Wensman, Simone M. Cacciò

“…However, the applicability of the scheme in public health settings is limited by its cost, turnaround time, and scalability. To achieve discrimination of C. parvum samples based on SNPs, a large number of loci needs to be analysed, and this is feasible using amplicon sequencing technologies.…”
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Tailoring Crystal Growth Regulation and Dual Passivation for Air‐Processed Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells by Qianyi Li, Dongyang Li, Zhiqi Li, Qiong Liang, Patrick W. K. Fong, Yu Han, Kuan Liu, Jiangsheng Yu, Peng Bai, Tao Zhu, Yang Bai, Guang Yang, Zhiwei Ren, Gang Li

“…Abstract Hybrid metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are emerging as highly competitive next‐generation photovoltaics due to their excellent performance and low production cost. However, the construction of high‐efficiency PSCs typically requires an inert nitrogen environment within a glove box, inadvertently increasing manufacturing costs and hindering the transition from lab‐scale to industrial‐scale production. …”
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Demonstration of a novel, polyaniline film-coated composite membrane as an efficient separator for microbial fuel cells operated in the long-term by Szabolcs Szakács, László Koók, Zbynek Pientka, Miroslav Otmar, Jan Zitka, Libuše Brožová, Wojciech Kujawski, Tamás Rózsenberszki, Adrienn Fitos-Boros, Ahmed Bahaa, Kyu-Jung Chae, Nándor Nemestóthy, Katalin Bélafi-Bakó, Péter Bakonyi

“…Overall, this study demonstrated the applicability of PANI-coated UF membranes as effective and low-cost separators in MFCs, offering both improved energy recovery and favorable bioelectrochemical activity in long term.…”
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Temporal Muscle Thickness as a New Biomarker: Its Association With Alzheimer Pathology and Cognitive Impairment in Chinese Adults by Yunxia Zhu, Yingying Ke, Chenxi Ren, Jiehua Zhu, Zhen Zhang, Liang Cui, Yuehua Li, Fang Xie, Qihao Guo

“…TMT may serve as a simple, noninvasive and cost‐effective marker for MCI due to AD.…”
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Effect of the application on fungicides and of different cultural practices on bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) seed production and quality Efecto de la aplicación de fungicidas y de m... by Estrada Salazar Edgar Iván

“…Establishment of some variable costs enable comparing the favorable effects of the different application frequencies in relation to benefits obtained in 1erms of seed production, quality, and cost for each treatment.…”
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Endoscopic Laser Treatment for Rectosigmoid Villous Adenoma: Factors Affecting the Results by JM Brunetaud, V Maunoury, D Cochelard, B Boniface, A Cortot, JC Paris

“…It was also higher when the initial histology showed low grade dysplasia as opposed to high grade dysplasia (P<0.01) and when the tumour was located in the lower or middle rectum rather than in the upper rectum or sigmoid (P<0.01). Direct cost of laser treatments was estimated to be 28 to 40% of the surgery charges for lesions of identical size in the authors’ hospital and 31 to 69%, at UCLA Center for the Health Sciences. …”
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High-throughput method for improving rice AGB estimation based on UAV multi-source remote sensing image feature fusion and ensemble learning by Jinpeng Li, Jinpeng Li, Jinxuan Li, Jinxuan Li, Dongxue Zhao, Dongxue Zhao, Qiang Cao, Qiang Cao, Fenghua Yu, Fenghua Yu, Fenghua Yu, Yingli Cao, Yingli Cao, Yingli Cao, Shuai Feng, Shuai Feng, Shuai Feng, Tongyu Xu, Tongyu Xu, Tongyu Xu

“…Therefore, this study utilizes UAV-acquired RGB and multi-spectral (MS) images during several critical rice stages to explore the potential of multi-source data fusion for accurately and cost-effectively estimating rice AGB.MethodsHigh-frequency texture features were extracted from RGB images using discrete wavelet transform (DWT), while low-order color moments in RGB and Lab color spaces were calculated. …”
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