Dialysis Outcomes Across Countries and Regions: A Global Perspective From the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas Study by Emily See, Isabelle Ethier, Yeoungjee Cho, Htay Htay, Silvia Arruebo, Fergus J. Caskey, Sandrine Damster, Jo-Ann Donner, Vivekanand Jha, Adeera Levin, Masaomi Nangaku, Syed Saad, Marcello Tonelli, Feng Ye, Ikechi G. Okpechi, Aminu K. Bello, David W. Johnson

“…Access-related infections or treatment withdrawal owing to cost were important causes of death in low-income countries (LICs). …”
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Pneumatic Compliant End-effector Using Multi-compensation Integrated Nonlinear Active Disturbance Rejection Control by ZHANG Shuzhong, WU Qianxin, DAI Fuquan, WANG Yabing, ZHANG Gong

“…Among various end-effector mechanisms, the pneumatic type is widely adopted due to its lightweight structure, low cost, robustness, and ease of maintenance. This paper focuses on achieving constant force control in a pneumatic end-effector compliant mechanism.MethodsAchieving constant force control in this mechanism is challenging due to nonlinear factors within the pneumatic system (such as gas compression, proportional valve dead zones, and cylinder friction) and the effects of posture changes on output force. …”
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Efficiency and Energy Consumption of Partial Carbonation Process for CO₂ Capture from Natural Gas Combustion by Rubens Coutinho Toledo, Caio Leandro de Moraes, Vinoth Thangarasu, João Andrade de Carvalho, Ivonete Avila

“…CaL is a promising technology, due to sorbent low cost and availability, but its industrial implementation performance decay is a major challenge to face. …”
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Research training: Validating a key questionnaire on systematic reviews and meta-analysis for medical genetics residents in Mexico by Luis Felipe León Madero, Valentina Martínez Montoya, Franahid Josefina D'silva Signe

“…Key barriers identified were lack of time (56%), insufficient research experience (46%), cost or lack of resources (44%), and the administrative procedures required being very complicated (44%). …”
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Promoting smoking cessation and preventing relapse to tobacco use following a smoke-free mental health inpatient stay (SCEPTRE feasibility study): a multicentre randomised controll... by Simon Gilbody, Catherine Hewitt, John Britton, Lion Shahab, Tim Coleman, Elena Ratschen, Judith Watson, Alex Mitchell, Gregor Russell, Steve Parrott, Lesley Sinclair, Peter A Coventry, Paul Galdas, Michelle Horspool, Samantha Brady, Emily Shoesmith, Petal Petersen Williams, Lisa Huddlestone, Victoria Exley, Fraser Wiggins, Jodi Pervin, Moira Leahy, Claire Paul, Lesley Colley, Simon Hough

“…The aim of this trial is to determine the feasibility of a large-scale clinical trial to test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the SCEPTRE intervention, compared with usual care.Methods and analysis This feasibility study will be an individually randomised, controlled trial in eight National Health Service mental health Trusts recruiting adults (≥18 years) admitted to an acute adult mental health inpatient setting who smoke tobacco on admission, or at any point during their inpatient stay. …”
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Defect-modulation in α-Ga2O3 molecular beam epitaxial photodetector investigated through pulsed-light persistent-photoconductivity by Hongliang Chang, Yanqing Jia, Abdullah Alquwayzani, Xu Zhang, Redha H. Al Ibrahim, Mohamed Ben Hassine, Dalaver H. Anjum, Qingxiao Wang, Mohamed Nejib Hedhili, Jiarui Gong, Qiaoqiang Gan, Zhenqiang Ma, Tien Khee Ng, Boon S. Ooi

“…α-phase gallium oxide (Ga2O3) features a corundum crystal structure that closely matches the low-cost sapphire substrate commonly used in epitaxy, enabling researchers to perform precise and controllable Ga2O3 epitaxy. …”
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Engineering safe anti-CD19-CD28ζ CAR T cells with CD8a hinge domain in serum-free media for adoptive immunotherapy by Muthuganesh Muthuvel, Muthuganesh Muthuvel, Thamizhselvi Ganapathy, Trent Spencer, Sunil S. Raikar, Saravanabhavan Thangavel, Alok Srivastava, Alok Srivastava, Alok Srivastava, Sunil Martin

“…BackgroundDespite the curative potential, high cost of manufacturing and the toxicities limits the wider access of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy in global medicine. …”
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Application of metagenomics next-generation sequencing of pathogen in patients with pneumonia-induced sepsis by XU Feixiang, YU Feng, WANG Ruilan, SONG Zhenju, TONG Chaoyang, ZHU Changqing

“…The primary outcome was the 7-day all-cause mortality rate, and secondary outcomes included the changes in SOFA and APACHE Ⅱ scores from baseline to day 7, 28-day all-cause mortality rate, the composite endpoint of mechanical ventilation or death within 28 d, 28 d ventilation-free days, 28 d hospital-free days, and the average daily hospitalization cost. Propensity score matching was used to balance covariates between the two groups. …”
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Estimating cardiovascular effects of influenza vaccination in older adults: a target trial emulation using proximal causal inferenceResearch in context by Jinxin Guo, Tiansheng Wang, Zhike Liu, Weihong Zeng, Peng Shen, Yexiang Sun, Siyan Zhan, Yang Xu

“…Summary: Background: The substantial burden of cardiovascular diseases highlights the urgent need for cost-effective interventions to mitigate their impact. …”
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Parental presence improves pediatric MRI success without sedation: a prospective randomized study by Hideyuki Iwayama, Noriko Hayata, Mizuki Takagi, Ryohei Fukatsu, Kohei Kawahara, Hiroaki Somiya, Jun Sada, Shingo Numoto, Kiyoshi Yamakawa, Ryosuke Miyamoto, Hiromitsu Mori, Taichiro Muto, Hirokazu Kurahashi, Mio Ando, Makoto Endo, Wataru Ohashi, Sachiko Kitagawa, Sachiko Kitagawa, Yoshinori Ito, Akihisa Okumura

“…IntroductionMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) requires children to remain still for extended periods, often necessitating sedation, which carries risks and raises costs. Non-pharmacologic strategies such as video goggles, evening scheduling, mock MRI training, and child life specialist-led preparation have been explored. …”
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Identification of a series of pyrrolo-pyrimidine-based SARS-CoV-2 Mac1 inhibitors that repress coronavirus replication by Jessica J. Pfannenstiel, Men Thi Hoai Duong, Daniel Cluff, Lavinia M. Sherrill, Iain Colquhoun, Gabrielle Cadoux, Devyn Thorne, Johan Pääkkönen, Nathaniel F. Schemmel, Joseph O’Connor, Pradtahna Saenjamsai, Mei Feng, Srivatsan Parthasarathy, Michael J. Hageman, David K. Johnson, Anuradha Roy, Lari Lehtiö, Dana V. Ferraris, Anthony R. Fehr

“…However, this mutant is highly attenuated in mice, indicating that drug resistance appears to come at a fitness cost. These results emphasize the potential of Mac1 as a drug target and the promise of structure-based inhibitor design in combating CoV infections.…”
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Role of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor polymorphism in predicting ovarian response to letrozole in women with polycystic ovary syndrome during ovulation induction by Xiuxian Zhu, Xiuxian Zhu, Xiuxian Zhu, Qiaoling Wang, Qiaoling Wang, Jingwen Lang, Jingwen Lang, Yunqing Zhi, Yunqing Zhi, Yonglun Fu, Yonglun Fu, Shihua Bao, Shihua Bao

“…Identifying predictive markers for ovarian response could enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of ovulation induction. Previous studies have suggested an association between follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) polymorphisms and ovarian response, though the precise relationship between these polymorphisms and ovarian response to letrozole remains poorly defined.MethodsThis retrospective study analyzed data from 133 women with PCOS (93 responsive to letrozole and 40 resistant) between January 2021 and May 2024. …”
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Measuring 5G Exposure From Multiple Terminals and Base Station in Standalone FWA Networks by Luca Chiaraviglio, Margherita Montenero, Chiara Lodovisi, Stefano Salsano, Andrea Mayer, Paolo Lungaroni, Nicola Blefari-Melazzi, Luigi Basset, Marco Lo Duca, Timothy Cicciarelli, Luca Lorenzi, Damiano Trucchi, Roberto Giuliani, Giovanni Di Salvatore, Marco Battistini, Angelo Michele Musi, Daniele Franci, Settimio Pavoncello, Stefano Coltellacci, Enrico Brinciotti, Ahmed Elzanaty, Mohamed-Slim Alouini

“…Finally, we demonstrate that the overall exposure cost is minimized when the pool of terminals is placed close to the RBS. …”
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Enfoques del análisis de envolvente al procesamiento de vibraciones // Analysis of encircling to the prosecution of vibrations for the diagnosis of by Fidel Ernesto Hernández-Montero, Michel Gutiérrez-García

“…</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">_______________________________________________________________</span></p><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri,Bold; font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri,Bold; font-size: small;"><p>Abstract</p></span></strong></span></strong><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><p>Envelope analysis of vibrations is very employed on rolling bearings and gears failure detection due</p><p>to low cost and high effectiveness of its implementation</p><p>This technique can be implemented through two ways: (1) filtering and (2) Hilbert transform, not</p><p>compared one each other yet. …”
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Canadian Adaptive Platform Trial of Treatments for COVID in Community Settings (CanTreatCOVID): protocol for a randomised controlled adaptive platform trial of treatments for acute... by Catherine Hudon, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Vivian R Ramsden, Machelle Wilchesky, Paul Little, Michelle Greiver, Rahim Moineddin, Ryan Zarychanski, Jean-Eric Tarride, Annie Leblanc, Peter Jüni, Dee Mangin, Robert Fowler, Srinivas Murthy, Jennifer Rayner, Alexander Singer, Yoav Keynan, Simone Dahrouge, Emily Gard Marshall, Rita McCracken, Sabrina T Wong, David J A Jenkins, Kerry McBrien, Nav Persaud, Anita Srivastava, Jennifer Isenor, Todd C Lee, Christopher C Butler, John C Marshall, Stephanie Garies, Valeria E Rac, Ross E G Upshur, Peter Selby, Marie-Thérèse Lussier, Sarvesh Logsetty, Andrew David Pinto, Melissa Andrew, Brianne Wood, Emily G McDonald, Amanda Condon, Aisha Lofters, Christine Leong, Lynora Saxinger, Rachel Walsh, Abhimanyu Sud, Sylvain Lother, Jean-Sébastien Paquette, David Barber, Brendan Barrett, Rae Spiwak, Sakina Walji, Ali Damji, Banafshe Hosseini, Bruno R. da Costa, Peter Daley, Noah Crampton, Jennifer Hulme, Rosemarie Lall, Laura Maclaren, Brianna Orava, Jay Jae Hee Park, Diana C. Sanchez-Ramirez, Haolun Shi, Deanna Telner, Barb Zelek, Jolanta Piszczek, Daniel Warshafsky

“…While effective vaccines and natural immunity have significantly reduced hospitalisations and the need for critical care, outpatient treatment options remain limited, and real-world evidence on their clinical and cost-effectiveness is lacking. In this paper, we present the design of the Canadian Adaptive Platform Trial of Treatments for COVID in Community Settings (CanTreatCOVID). …”
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Advancing ocean monitoring and knowledge for societal benefit: the urgency to expand Argo to OneArgo by 2030 by Virginie Thierry, Hervé Claustre, Orens Pasqueron de Fommervault, Nathalie Zilberman, Kenneth S. Johnson, Brian A. King, Susan E. Wijffels, Udaya T. V. S. Bhaskar, Magdalena Alonso Balmaseda, Mathieu Belbeoch, Marine Bollard, Jacqueline Boutin, Phillip Boyd, Romain Cancouët, Fei Chai, Stefano Ciavatta, Rich Crane, Sophie Cravatte, Sophie Cravatte, Giorgio Dall’Olmo, Damien Desbruyères, Paul J. Durack, Andrea J. Fassbender, Katja Fennel, Yosuke Fujii, Florent Gasparin, Alberto González-Santana, Claire Gourcuff, Alison Gray, Helene T. Hewitt, Steven R. Jayne, Gregory C. Johnson, Nicolas Kolodziejczyk, Arnaud Le Boyer, Pierre-Yves Le Traon, Pierre-Yves Le Traon, William Llovel, M. Susan Lozier, John M. Lyman, John M. Lyman, Elaine L. McDonagh, Elaine L. McDonagh, Adrian P. Martin, Benoit Meyssignac, Kristian S. Mogensen, Tamaryn Morris, Peter R. Oke, Walker O. Smith, Breck Owens, Noé Poffa, Joanna Post, Dean Roemmich, Ryan R. Rykaczewski, Shubha Sathyendranath, Megan Scanderbeg, Carolyn Scheurle, Oscar Schofield, Karina von Schuckmann, James Scourse, Janet Sprintall, Toshio Suga, Toshio Suga, Marina Tonani, Esmee van Wijk, Esmee van Wijk, Xiaogang Xing, Hao Zuo

“…OneArgo is a strategic and cost-effective investment which will provide decision-makers, in both government and industry, with the critical knowledge needed to navigate the present and future environmental challenges, and safeguard both the ocean and human wellbeing for generations to come.…”
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Single-atom Pt-doped ceria nanozymes mitigate myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury via cardiomyocyte-targeted uptake and suppression of reactive oxygen species by Aoyang Pu, Woo-Sup Sim, Yunseong Ji, Amal George Kurian, Jung-Hwan Lee, Thi Van Anh Bui, Yimin Lai, Hyesoo Hwangbo, Huanhuan Sun, Hae-Won Kim, Hun-Jun Park, Kiwon Ban

“…Multifunctional nanomaterials present a promising alternative for managing IR injury, offering benefits including cost-effectiveness, robust catalytic stability, and customizable properties that surpass traditional antioxidants. …”
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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patient Registry in the Russian Federation: From Observational Studies to the Efficacy Evaluation in Clinical Practice by AG Turkina, NV Novitskaya, AK Golenkov, VA Shuvaev, LI Napso, V Krylova, AM Savrilova, GSh Safuanova, AV Korobkin, TYu Klitochenko, EV Burnasheva, EV Vasil’ev, OM Senderova, EYu Fedorova, LM Yalunina, EK Nekhai, GB Kuchma, AS Lyamkina, NG Shchedrova

“…Due to the significant increase in life expectancy and the quality of life in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) as well as the growing need for expensive tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), the analysis of cost-effectiveness and lifelong monitoring of patients is especially important. …”
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Pathological complete response and prognostic predictive factors of neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in early stage triple-negative breast cancer by Xuwei Chen, Xuwei Chen, Xuwei Chen, Hengming Ye, Daming Xu, Daming Xu, Siqi Chen, Siqi Chen, Siqi Chen, Wei Wu, Wei Wu, Wei Wu, Xiaoyu Qian, Xiaoyu Qian, Xiaoyu Qian, Xinyu Zhang, Xuxiazi Zou, Xuxiazi Zou, Xuxiazi Zou, Junquan Chen, Junquan Chen, Junquan Chen, Xi Wang, Xi Wang, Xi Wang

“…Nomograms incorporating SIRI showed high accuracy in predicting pCR and DFS.ConclusionHematologic inflammatory markers, particularly SIRI, are cost-effective and reliable predictors of prognosis and treatment efficacy in eTNBC patients undergoing nCIT, helping clinicians develop personalized treatment strategies.Clinical trial registrationhttps://www.medicalresearch.org.cn/, identifier MR-44-24-046099.…”
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Seismic Response Analysis Method of Damping Structures Based on the Inter-history Iteration and Secondary Development of ABAQUS by JIA Chuanguo, QUAN Ziyu, CHEN Xi, LI Yutao

“…Although direct integration methods provide precise results, their extensive computational cost and susceptibility to numerical instability stemming from the integration step hinder their practical use in most engineering applications. …”
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