Dry Medical Thoracoscopy with Artificial Pneumothorax Induction Using Veress Needle by Nai-Chien Huan, Sze Shyang Kho, Larry Ellee Nyanti, Hema Yamini Ramarmuty, Muhammad Aklil Abd Rahim, Rong Lih Ho, Shan Min Lo, Siew Teck Tie, Kunji Kannan Sivaraman Kannan

“…Results Complete pneumothorax induction was achieved in 25 cases, resulting in an 80.6% technical success rate; however, biopsies were successfully performed in all cases. The most frequent histopathological diagnoses were malignancy (n=9, 29.0%), followed by inflammatory pleuritis (n=8, 25.8%) and tuberculosis (n=8, 25.8%). …”
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Blue Photosensitizer, Red Light, Clear Results: An Integrative Review of the Adjunctive Periodontal Treatment with Methylene Blue in Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy by Higor Henrique Carvalho Oliveira, Gabriela Moura Chicrala-Toyoshima, Carla Andreotti Damante, Rafael Ferreira

“…Methylene blue (MB) is the most commonly used photosensitizer due to its favorable characteristics, including a neutral pH and an absorption peak at 660 nm. …”
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Construction and Characterization of Soybean Isolate Protein-Polysaccharide-Starch Salt-reducing Gel System by Siqi YANG, Qianqian ZHANG, Yingru XU, Zhixiong LIN, Yi ZHANG, Baodong ZHENG, Hongliang ZENG

“…Electron tongue analysis showed that compared with carrageenan and xanthan gum, the salt-reducing gel system of soy protein isolate-Konjac glucomannan-starch (ST+SPI-KGM+1.5% NaCl) and 2% NaCl starch gel (ST+2% NaCl) had the most similar saltiness. In microstructure, SPI-KGM and starch were cross-linked to form a continuous and dense network structure. …”
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Exploring the association between chemotherapy and prognosis among patients less than 50 years old with hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study based on the SEER dat... by Qiyu Zhang, Qiongyu Liang, Chi Xu

“…Abstract Background/Aim Hepatic carcinoma, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is one of the most common malignant tumors globally, with an increasing incidence among younger populations. …”
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Femoral Valgus Correction Angle for the Intramedullary Alignment Rod Is Strongly Associated with Femoral Lateral Bowing in Japanese Patients with Varus Knee Osteoarthritis Undergoi... by Yosuke Hattori, Nobuyuki Asai, Shotaro Mori, Ken Ikuta, Yusuke Kazama, Yusuke Iesaki, Shimpei Takahashi, Atsushi Kaneko, Tomotaro Sato

“…The VCA for the IM rod was most strongly associated with femoral lateral bowing in patients with varus knee osteoarthritis undergoing TKA. …”
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The first comprehensive ethnozoological study of animal-based medicines in Iran: Therapeutic applications in the Turke Dava system by Eslam Mostafavi Maresht

“…Topical treatment is the most prevalent approach, followed by oral treatment and spiritual treatment. …”
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A Low-Power LTPO Scan Driver Circuit Using DC Power Supplied Buffer by SangWoon Lee, JungSuk Oh, HyeongMin Kim, YiKyoung You, Nack-Hyeon Keum, HeeJu Moon, SangHun Kim, KeeChan Park, Hwarim Im

“…The proposed circuit employs a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor inverter as an output buffer, allowing low-level voltage to be delivered from a DC power supply to the output node without relying on clock-supplied bootstrapping, which is typically required in most scan driver circuits to drive the output buffer. …”
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Adaptive abilities of microscopic red alga <i>Porphyridium purpureum</i> (strain PP-AB11) under change of salinity in the medium by Nina A. Aizdaicher, Inna V. Stonik, Zhanna V. Markina

“…Under the salinity of 2 ‰, changes of the cell morphology and density were the most prominent: density of viable cells decreased to 6 % of the control value after 4-days exposure, size of the cells increased on average up to 8.7 ± 1.6 µm due to hydration, granulation was noticed in the chloroplasts, and the cytoplasm became dense. …”
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Structure-guided optimization of small molecules targeting Yck2 as a strategy to combat Candida albicans by Emily Puumala, Meganathan Nandakumar, Bonnie Yiu, Peter J. Stogios, Benjamin G. Strickland, Robert Zarnowski, Xiaoyu Wang, Noelle S. Williams, Alexei Savchenko, David R. Andes, Nicole Robbins, Luke Whitesell, Timothy M. Willson, Leah E. Cowen

“…Abstract Candida albicans is the most common cause of life-threatening fungal infection in the developed world but remains a therapeutic challenge. …”
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Tropical cyclone track prediction harnessing deep learning algorithms: A comparative study on the Northern Indian Ocean by Sabbir Rahman, M. Fahim Faisal, Prianka Mondal, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman

“…Tropical Cyclones (TCs), among the most destructive natural phenomena, pose severe risks to coastal regions and maritime activities worldwide. …”
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An improved Multi-Objective Whale Optimization Algorithm for hydrodynamic and acoustic performance optimization of Myring-shaped underwater vehicle by Qigan Wang, Yu Dong, Han Wu, Peizhan Cao, Zhijun Zhang

“…In underwater vehicle design, most existing research focuses primarily on improving hydrodynamic performance, often overlooking noise reduction, which has adverse impacts on marine ecosystems and stealth capability. …”
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Prospective Assessment of mrTRG System Used for Determining the Efficiency of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients with Rectal Cancer by T. P. Berezovskaia, Ya. A. Dayneko, A. A. Nevolskikh, S. A. Ivanov, A. D. Kaprin

“…Evaluation of the therapeutic effect of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) for rectal cancer (RC) is of prognostic value and allows to individually plan the type and extent of further surgical intervention. One of the most promising methods of MRI evaluation is magnetic resonance tumour regression grade (mrTRG) system. …”
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Intelligent forecasting model for aquatic production based on artificial neural network by Junqiao Hu, Jingyu Yin, Chaohui Yang, Yanxi Zhou, Changqing Li, Changqing Li

“…GDP per capita is found to be the most critical factor, followed by climate-related variables (sunshine duration, temperature) and socioeconomic indicators (Engel coefficient, consumer price index). …”
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Unravelling the link between chronic inflammation and primary hyperparathyroidism: a systematic review by Ana Gheorghe-Milea, Ana Gheorghe-Milea, Oana Stănoiu-Pînzariu, Oana Stănoiu-Pînzariu, Carmen Emanuela Georgescu, Carmen Emanuela Georgescu

“…White blood count (WBC) values were similar in patients and controls in most studies, while for some markers derived from the full blood count significant differences were found between these groups. …”
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Diversity and Abundance of Breeding Birds, Habitat, and Nesting Substrate Selection in Urban Areas: A Relevant Case from the Southern Slope of the Mediterranean by Ikram Douini, Wafae Squalli, Ismail Mansouri, Mohamed Mounir, El-Mostafa Benka, Mohamed Dakki, Soumaya Hammada

“…In contrast, Olea oleaster and Cupressus sp. hosted only tree nests each, while Populus sp. and Washingtonia filifera hosted only one nest each. Most nests were recorded in habitats rich in nesting trees and close to water sources. …”
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Co-benefits of resilience planning: a review of analysis tools and methods by Jennifer F. Helgeson, Azin Al Kajbaf, Juan F. Fung

“…Fung and Helgeson reviewed the literature on co-benefits with a specific focus on the definition of co-benefits, areas where co-benefits are used the most (considering the literature related to climate change), and co-benefit measurement and assessment methodologies in the context of resilience planning. …”
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Antimicrobial activity of aqueous-alcoholic extracts from myrtle leaves in relation to strains isolated from patients with cystic fibrosis by V. D. Maslova, V. A. Kurkin, V. M. Ryzhov, A. V. Lyamin, O. V. Kondratenko, N. N. Bakova, E. Yu. Bakova

“…The search for new antimicrobial medicines based on medicinal plant raw materials (MPRM) and its effective and safe use in modern pharmaceutical practice remains one of the most pressing issues in pharmacy. Today, the search for new biologically active compounds (BACs) with antimicrobial and antifungal activity is ongoing. …”
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Effect of prone positioning in adult patients receiving veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A meta-analysis. by Dehua Zeng, Aiqun Zhu, Jiayi Zhao

“…<h4>Results</h4>Fifteen studies with 2608 patients were included, most of which were retrospective. The effect of prone versus non-prone positioning in ECMO patients was OR =  1.32; 95% CI, 0.88-1.97; P =  0.18 for short-term survival from the original data. …”
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CHEMICAL STUDY OF FLAVONS AND FLAVONOLS COMPOSITION IN PROPOLIS by E. V. Lupina, D. I. Pisarev, O. O. Novikov, A. Yu. Malyutina, G. V. Vasilev, Yu. G. Vasileva

“…Propolis standardization by method of high-performance liquid chromatography in respect of the content of flavonoids in terms of kaempferol as a stable, commercially most available component of propolis was suggested. …”
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Integrating Solar Photovoltaic Power Source and Biogas Energy-Based System for Increasing Access to Electricity in Rural Areas of Tanzania by Isaka J. Mwakitalima, Mohammad Rizwan, Narendra Kumar

“…Off-grid solar PV biogas-based hybrid microgrid systems for rural electrification applications in the Tanzanian environment are limited, and also, most of the studies are extensively carried out using soft computing tools especially hybrid optimization of multiple energy resources (HOMER) software with limited applications of artificial intelligence (AI) optimization techniques. …”
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