Comparative Study on the Treatment Effect of Stretching and High-frequency Diathermy in Subjects With Gastrocnemius Tightness by Beom-Seop Kim, Yixin Wang, Ye-Jin Kim, Min-Young Kim, Hye-Seon Jeon

“…Differences between the ST and T-ST leg conditions and between pre- and post-intervention changes in the legs were analyzed using paired t-tests. …”

Impact of Co-Occurring Psychiatric Comorbidities and Substance Use Disorders on Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults with Opioid Use Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Ligang Liu, Erin R. McKnight, Andrea E. Bonny, Heqing Tao, Pujing Zhao, Milap C. Nahata

“…Depression (<i>p</i> = 0.04), post-traumatic stress disorder (<i>p</i> = 0.002), and alcohol use disorder (<i>p</i> = 0.04) were associated with prolonged retention, whereas cannabis use disorder predicted shorter retention (<i>p</i> = 0.02). …”
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Robust and Swift Iris Recognition at distance based on novel pupil segmentation by Ahmed Khudhur Nsaif, Sawal Hamid Md. Ali, Asama Kuder Nseaf, Khider Nassif Jassim, Ammar Al-Qaraghuli, Riza Sulaiman

“…To support the improvements in segmentation accuracy, we also apply pre- and post-processing operations. An evaluation of the proposed method is conducted in this paper using the CASIA v4.0 (Distance) and MMU V2 databases, which reflect the challenges of iris recognition from non-ideal pictures. …”
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Knowledge and practices of intensive care unit nurses on the prevention of nosocomial pressure ulcers using a bundle protocol: an educational intervention study in Uganda by Kalanzi Phiona Katasi, Nyakuri Emma, Imujasi Martha, Ssemogerere Lameck, Atuhaire Catherine

“…Methods This was a single-group quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test study that purposively selected 26 ICU nurses of Mulago National Referral Hospital. …”
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The Inhibitory Effect and Adsorption Properties of Testagen Peptide on Copper Surfaces in Saline Environments: An Experimental and Computational Study by Aurelian Dobriţescu, Adriana Samide, Nicoleta Cioateră, Oana Camelia Mic, Cătălina Ionescu, Irina Dăbuleanu, Cristian Tigae, Cezar Ionuţ Spînu, Bogdan Oprea

“…In the KEDG presence, post-corrosion, SEM images showed a network surface morphology including microdeposits with an acicular appearance, and EDS analysis highlighted an upper surface layer consisting of KEDG, sodium chloride, and copper corrosion compounds. …”
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Differential cardiovascular risk profiles by sex among adults with CKD: a NHANES-based analysis by Hannah T. Belikoff, Ramya Walsan, Cara M. Hildreth, Jacqueline K. Phillips

“…Two-way ANOVAs compared means across groups, and a Tukey's post hoc test was performed to assess the statistical significance between group means. …”
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Evaluating the 20th Century Reanalysis Version 3 with synoptic typing and an East Antarctic ice core accumulation record by M. T. Nilssen, M. T. Nilssen, D. G. Udy, D. G. Udy, D. G. Udy, T. R. Vance

“…However, the long-term variability in synoptic-scale weather systems in this region is not well understood due to short instrumental records that are mostly limited to the satellite era (post-1979). Ice core records from coastal East Antarctica suggest significant decadal variability in snowfall accumulation, indicating that data from the satellite era alone are not enough to characterise climate variability in the high southern latitudes. …”
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Exploring the associations between features from multi-parametric MR images in Glioblastoma using radiomics by Lei Xu, Wenzhe Zhao, Ruirui Guo, Xin Huang

“…Methods Utilizing the University of Pennsylvania Health System Glioblastoma dataset from The Cancer Imaging Archive, we extracted quantitative features from T1-weighted, T2-weighted, T2 fluid attenuated inversion recovery (T2-FLAIR), and post-contrast T1-weighted (T1-Gd) images. Feature associations were assessed using Spearman rank correlation with Benjamini-Hochberg correction for multiple comparisons. …”
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Trends in Heart Transplantation and Outcome Analysis: Nationwide Study Using the National Inpatient Sample and Readmission Database by Vivek Joseph Varughese, Aditya Sunil Bhaskaran, Hadrian Hoang-Vu Tran, Nikita Wadhwani, Vignesh Krishnan Nagesh, Izage Kianifar Aguilar, Damien Islek, Simcha Weissman, Adam Atoot

“…Future efforts should focus on optimizing post-transplant care and addressing disparities to improve long-term outcomes.…”
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Oncologic and fertility outcome in patients with advanced stage ovarian immature teratomas by Giuseppe Marino, Serena Negri, Filippo Testa, Daniela Giuliani, Elena De Ponti, Martina Bombelli, Giorgia Pecis Cavagna, Daniele Lugotti, Marta Jaconi, Alessandra Casiraghi, Tommaso Bianchi, Tommaso Grassi, Maria Cristina Bonazzi, Robert Fruscio

“…Methods: Clinicopathological data were retrospectively collected and analysed from a cohort of 17 post-pubertal patients with advanced stage immature teratomas in a single centre between 1980 and 2024. …”
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Radiographic Evaluation of Time to Union in Minimally Invasive Hallux Valgus Correction by Wade Massey MD, Dino Fanfan BSc, Daniel Murray MD, Christian Guevara BS, Thomas P. San Giovanni MD, Christopher W. Hodgkins MD, Cary B. Chapman MD

“…In this study, we conducted a retrospective analysis to investigate the time to union and its relationship with cortical formation and post-operative degree of displacement of the 1st metatarsal in patients undergoing HV repair. …”
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A systematic review of microsimulation models for skin cancer by Caroline G. Watts, Kirstie G. McLoughlin, Stephen Wade, Amelia K. Smit, H. Peter Soyer, Pablo Fernandez-Peñas, David C. Whiteman, Pascale Guitera, Gillian Reyes-Marcelino, Karen Canfell, Anne E. Cust, Michael Caruana

“…The models were developed to assess treatment strategies (n = 10), skin cancer screening programs (n = 7), diagnostic techniques (n = 3), post-diagnosis surveillance (n = 3), preventative interventions (n = 1) and time to treatment (n = 1), with three models reporting dual aims. …”
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The Impact of Malnutrition on Perioperative Ischemic Stroke in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR): A Retrospective Cohort Study of the National Inpatient Sample by Haowei Li, Guangzhi Cong, Xueping Ma, Bo Shi, Congyan Ye, Rui Yan, Shizhe Fu, Kairu Wang, Shaobin Jia, Jingjing Wang

“…The relationship between malnutrition and post‐TAVR ischemic stroke remains unclear. This study investigates this association using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) data. …”
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Effect of COVID-19 infection on thyroid function status and clinical indexes among hypothyroid outpatients by Bingxin Li, Xiaoyun Feng, Yihan Zhang, Yunhong Huang, Mingyu Gu, Haiyan Sun, Wenqian Ren, Qin Zhen, Tingting Shen, Ling Pan, Tingting Fan, Qin Qin, Fang Liu, Yongde Peng, Yufan Wang, Huanbai Xu

“…In HT group, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels decreased significantly compared to pre-infection levels (p = 0.013), while free triiodothyronine (FT3) levels increased at D90 compared to both D30 post-infection and pre-infection levels (p < 0.001 and p = 0.005). …”
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Increasing grapevine canopy height to compensate for pre-flowering basal leaf removal by Thibaut Verdenal, Vivian Zufferey, Àgnes Dienes-Nagy, Sandrine Belcher, Gilles Bourdin, Jean-Sébastien Reynard, Jean-Laurent Spring

“…Pre-flowering LR often has additional consequences compared to post-flowering LR, such as yield limitation, higher fruit maturity index and higher anthocyanin concentration in the must at harvest, with positive effects on wine composition. …”
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence Algorithms in Individuals Gender Detection Using Orthopantomograms by Mahmood Dashti, Tara Azimi, Farshad Khosraviani, Sarina Azimian, Lina Bahanan, Houyar Zahmatkesh, Heba Ashi, Zohaib Khurshid

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RNF128 promotes gastric cancer progression by inhibiting autophagy-dependent ferroptosis through Beclin1 ubiquitination by Zhenguo Zhu, Qishuai Chen, Siyi Song, Shi Peng, Huanxin Ding, Bingjun Li, Chuxuan Liu, Xin Jin, Linchuan Li, Jiankang Zhu, Guangyong Zhang

“…Abstract As an important protein post-translational modification process, ubiquitination plays an indispensable role in the regulation of gastric cancer (GC) occurrence and development. …”
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Synergistic enhancement of mechanical strength and thermal conductivity in a novel Al-Mg-Si-Zr-Ce alloy fabricated by powder bed fusion-laser beam by Li Zhang, Zhengzhen Lu, Li Cao, Jianhong Wang, Jinfang Zhang, Xiaohui Yang, Yuankui Cao, Bin Liu, Xiaofeng Li

“…Microstructural analysis reveals that this transformation originates from two key factors: the formation of primary Al3Zr particles acting as effective heterogeneous nucleation sites, and the preferential precipitation of Mg2Si phases along short columnar grain boundaries. Post-T6 treatment resulted in remarkable property improvements, with yield strength increasing by 50.5% and thermal conductivity elevating by 63.3%. …”
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A prospective randomized study that compares three different dressings for the prevention of surgical site infections following major heart surgery by María Jesús Pérez-Granda, Gregorio Cuerpo, José María Barrio, Maricela Valerio, Patricia Muñoz, Ángel González Pinto, Dominique Encarnación Valencia, Félix Sánchez Vicario, Emilio Bouza, Cardiovascular Infection Study Group

“…The newer, more expensive, NPWT dressing were more effective only at preventing Post-Surgical Mediastinitis in patients undergoing CABG with internal mammary artery grafts. …”
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Edaravone Attenuates Sleep Deprivation-Induced Memory Deficits by Inhibiting Oxidative Stress and Neuroinflammation in Murine Models by Shiliang Ji, Yongchao Dong, Zixiang Wang, Ruifang Zhu, Yiguo Jiang, Shengjun Li, Xinwei Ma

“…Growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43), synapsin 1 (SYN-1), post-synaptic density-95 (PSD-95), synaptophysin (SYP), and signs of inflammation were detected using Western blotting. …”
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