To unionize, or not to unionize? A comparison of integrated plastic surgery residency program benefits by Kerilyn N. Godbe, Ryan Higginbotham, Erin Rauber, Sofia Victoria Corral-Vale, Niaman Nazir, Richard Korentager, Charles C. Jehle

“…Methods Data was collected on unionization status and residency benefits (including salary, health insurance, and stipends) for the 2023–2024 post-graduate training year from all ACGME-accredited integrated plastic surgery residency programs via program websites, the American Medical Association (AMA) FREIDA Residency and Fellowship Database, and direct contact with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) office or plastic surgery residency coordinators. …”
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Perception and Production of French Nasal Vowel Contrasts by English- and Spanish-Speaking L2 Learners by Vincent Chanethom, Patrick-André Mather

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Tumor Metastasis: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Intervention by Lin Tang, Shao‐Cong Peng, Xiao‐Wan Zhuang, Yan He, Yu‐Xiang Song, Hao Nie, Can‐Can Zheng, Zhen‐Yu Pan, Alfred King‐Yin Lam, Ming‐Liang He, Xing‐Yuan Shi, Bin Li, Wen Wen Xu

“…This review focuses on the molecular drivers of metastasis, particularly the roles of genetic mutations, epigenetic changes, and post‐translational modifications in metastasis progression. …”
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Integrating killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor high-resolution genotyping for predicting transplant outcomes in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by Antonia Schäfer, Stéphane Buhler, Ticiana D.J. Farias, Katherine M. Kichula, Helen Baldomero, Zuleika Calderin Sollet, Sylvie Ferrari-Lacraz, Baptiste Micheli, Stavroula Masouridi-Levrat, Vanessa Mesquita, Oliver Kürsteiner, Gayathri Nair, Jörg Halter, Tayfun Güngör, Dominik Schneidawind, Yves Chalandon, Jakob R. Passweg, Paul J. Norman, Jean Villard

“…Our study indicates that high-resolution KIR genotyping informs post-transplant outcomes with a seemingly higher protection of educated NK cells. …”
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Risk factors for tuberculosis-related death among adults with drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis in Selangor, Malaysia from 2013 to 2019: a retrospective cohort study using surv... by Nurhuda Ismail, Mariam Mohamad, Mohammad Haikal Suhairi, Mohamad Rodi Isa, Mas Ahmad Sherzkawee Mohd Yusoff

“…We excluded patients whose diagnoses were changed to non-TB, post-mortem TB diagnosis and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) patients.Primary and secondary outcome measures TB-related death, determined from the recorded physicians’ consensus during the TB mortality meeting.Results TB-related death was significantly associated with far (adjusted HR (aHR) 9.98, 95% CI 4.28 to 23.28) and moderately advanced (aHR 3.23, 95% CI 1.43 to 7.31) radiological findings at diagnosis; concurrent TB meningitis (aHR 7.67, 95% CI 4.53 to 12.98) and miliary TB (aHR 6.32, 95% CI 4.10 to 9.74) involvement; HIV positive at diagnosis (aHR 2.81, 95% CI 2.21 to 3.57); Hulu Selangor (aHR 1.95, 95% CI 1.29 to 2.93), Klang (aHR 1.53, 95% CI 1.18 to 1.98) and Hulu Langat (aHR 1.31, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.68) residing districts; no formal education (aHR 1.70, 95% CI 1.23 to 2.35); unemployment (aHR 1.54, 95% CI 1.29 to 1.84), positive sputum smear acid-fast bacilli (AFB) at diagnosis (aHR 1.51, 95% CI 1.22 to 1.85); rural residency (aHR 1.39, 95% CI 1.13 to 1.72) and advancing age (aHR 1.03, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.03).Conclusions Far and moderately advanced radiological findings, concurrent TB meningitis and miliary TB involvement, HIV positive, Hulu Selangor, Klang and Hulu Langat residing districts, no formal education, unemployment, positive sputum smear AFB, rural residency and advancing age are risk factors of TB-related death. …”
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Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients With Ischemic Stroke and Heart Failure. A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis by Lucio D'Anna, Francesco Bax, Mariarosaria Valente, Simona Sacco, Matteo Foschi, Raffaele Ornello, Prapa Kanagaratnam, Boon Lim, Robert Simister, Liqun Zhang, Thanh N. Nguyen, Roland Veltkamp, Marta Gigli, Giovanni Merlino, Gian Luigi Gigli

“…Conclusion In this systematic review and meta‐analysis, patients with HF experienced worse 90‐day mortality post‐MT. Our data encourage further research on MT outcomes in patients with large vessel‐occlusion ischemic stroke and concomitant HF.…”
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Coxiella burnetii infection in the lumbar vertebra: a rare case report and review of literature by Xingguo Tan, Xingguo Tan, Feng Li, Feng Li, Tao Zhang, Mingjia Song, Lian Zhang, Yuan Xing, Yizhe Wang, Yizhe Wang, Long Chen, Long Chen, Dashuai Huang, Yanpeng Lu, Yanpeng Lu, Songkai Li

“…Postoperatively, the patient received long-term antibiotic therapy by oral doxycycline and ciprofloxacin for a duration plan of 18 months. At the 6-month post-operative evaluation, the patient exhibited complete resolution of clinical symptoms, and imaging results revealed no evidence of infection recurrence, suggesting a clinical cure. …”
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Comparative susceptibility of wild and laboratory-reared Aedes and Anopheles larvae to ivermectin by Cheick Oumar W. Ouédraogo, Fabrice A. Somé, André B. Sagna, Emmanuel Sougué, Dieudonné D. Soma, Mady Ndiaye, Fangala Hamidou Coulibaly, Sié H. Pooda, Lamidi Zela, Christophe Roberge, El Hadji A. Niang, Karine Mouline, Roch K. Dabiré

“…Results Data indicated that highest ivermectin concentrations (100, 75, and 50 ng/ml) reduced larval survival by over 50% within 24 to 48 h post-exposure, with varying effects across different strains. …”
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Long‐term outcomes of electrical storm patients listed for urgent heart transplantation but not transplanted acutely by Miloud Cherbi, Philippe Maury, Léa Benabou, Maxime Faure, Matteo Pozzi, Laurent Sebbag, Estelle Gandjbakhch, Karim Benali, Pierre Groussin, Redwane Rakza, Raphael P. Martins, Clément Delmas

“…Within six patients who died post‐discharge, four previously underwent HTx, and one received VAD implantation. …”
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Predicting leakage of the VERCORS mock-up and concrete containment buildings - a digital twin approach by Laurent Charpin, Jessica Haelewyn, Anass Cherki El Idrissi, Julien Niepceron, Benoît Masson, Charles Toulemonde, Guillaume Boulant, Jean-Philippe Mathieu, François Hamon, Sylvie Michel-Ponnelle, Jean-Marie Hénault, Frédéric Taillade, Jean-Luc Adia, Florian Escoffier

“…An important numerical effort has also been made to implement structural computations of the mock-up and to capitalize these computations as well as their post-processing (so as to compare automatically with the monitoring data) in what can be called a digital twin of the mock-up. …”
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Endovascular management of acute superior mesenteric vein thrombosis: a retrospective study on thrombolysis outcomes by Nan Wei, René Michael Mathy, De-Hua Chang, Martin Loos, Uta Merle, Annika Gauss, Monica Boxberger, Philipp Mayer, Miriam Klauss, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Osman Öcal, Mark O. Wielpütz

“…Two patients experienced worsening symptoms of post-intervention, leading to bowel resection revealing intestinal necrosis. …”
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The Effect of Adding Remifentanil to Thiopental for Anaesthesia Induction on the Success of Classic Laryngeal Mask Airway Insertion: A Randomised Double-Blind Clinical Trial by Mensure Çakırgöz, İsmail Demirel, Mert Akan, Ömürhan Saraç, Ergin Alaygut, Aysun Afife Kar, Oğuzhan Demirel, Emre Karagöz

“…Systolic arterial pressure (SAP), diastolic arterial pressure (DAP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), and bispectral index monitor (BIS) values, as well as apnoea duration, eyelash reflex loss time, and insertion attempts, were recorded at baseline, before insertion, and at 5 min post-insertion. <b>Results</b>: Time to eyelash reflex loss and LMA insertion were shorter in Groups III and IV than in Groups I and II (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Brain CT Scan Diagnostic and Prognostic Value in Patients With Acute Liver Failure and Cerebral Edema: A Multicenter Cohort Study by Filipe S. Cardoso, MD, MSc, William M. Lee, MD, Constantine J. Karvellas, MD, MSc, U.S. Acute Liver Failure Study Group, W.M. Lee, MD, Anne M. Larson, MD, Iris Liou, MD, Oren Fix, MD, Michael Schilsky, MD, Timothy McCashland, MD, J. Eileen Hay, MBBS, Natalie Murray, MD, A. Obaid S. Shaikh, MD, Andres Blei, MD, Daniel Ganger, MD, Atif Zaman, MD, Steven H.B. Han, MD, Robert Fontana, MD, Brendan McGuire, MD, Raymond T. Chung, MD, Alastair Smith, MB, ChB, Robert Brown, MD, Jeffrey Crippin, MD, Adrian Reuben, MBBS, Santiago Munoz, MD, Rajender Reddy, MD, R. Todd Stravitz, MD, Lorenzo Rossaro, MD, Raj Satyanarayana, MD, Tarek Hassanein, MD, Constantine J. Karvellas, MD, Jodi Olson, MD, Ram Subramanian, MD, James Hanje, MD, Bilal Hameed, MD, Grace Samuel, Ezmina Lalani, Carla Pezzia, Corron Sanders, PhD, Nahid Attar, Linda S. Hynan, PhD, Valerie Durkalski, PhD, Wenle Zhao, PhD, Jaime Speiser, Catherine Dillon, Holly Battenhouse, Michelle Gottfried

“…The primary endpoint was 21-day post-inclusion transplant-free survival (TFS). MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:. …”
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Diagnosis and management of endometrial hyperplasia: A UK national audit of adherence to national guidance 2012-2020. by Ian Henderson, Naomi Black, Hajra Khattak, UKARCOG Working Group Authors, Janesh K Gupta, Michael P Rimmer

“…Prior to national guidance, 9% (95% CI [6%, 15%]) received no initial treatment for NEH compared with 3% (95% CI [1%, 5%]) post-guidance; 31% (95% CI [26%, 36%]) and 48% (95% CI [43% 53%]) received an intrauterine progestogen, respectively, in the same periods. …”
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Urgencias Quirúrgicas en tiempos de Pandemia. Hospital de Clínicas. FCM-UNA by Rosa Ferreira, Angel Aguero, Eduardo González, Ever Sosa, Tania Morlas, Jesus Ferreira, Cristhian Cano

“…Entre las complicaciones post quirúrgicas se constató con mayor frecuencia infección del sitio quirúrgico en un 38,4% y la colección intraabdominal 37%. …”
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Clinical outcomes of a peri-implant keratinized mucosa augmentation procedure using concentrated growth factor: a prospective case series by Lu Zhan, Yang Yang, Xiwen Zhao, Chenbing Wang, Yi Man, Yili Qu

“…The VD improved from 4.46 ± 2.38 mm to 5.32 ± 1.93 mm at 1-year post-ARF (p < 0.001). The MT increased from 1.48 ± 0.48 mm to 2.45 ± 0.70 mm (p < 0.001). …”
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Anterior insular cortex glutamate-glutamine (Glx) levels predict general psychopathology via heightened error sensitivity by Haeorum Park, Minchul Kim, Minchul Kim, Jaejoong Kim, Jaejoong Kim, Sunghwan Kim, Sunghwan Kim, Bumseok Jeong

“…AIC Glx fell during gain learning (−2.21%, p = 0.034) and remained low post-task, whereas mPFC Glx was unchanged. Error sensitivity fully mediated the AIC-Glx/G-score link; associations were specific to Glx, not other metabolites.DiscussionHigher excitatory tone in the AIC appears to enlarge prediction-error weighting, which in turn amplifies a shared anxiety-depression dimension. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of the normalized difference vegetation index and its multidimensional drivers in a rapidly urbanizing coastal city: A case study of Lianyungang, China (200... by Xue Li, Haihong He, Dewei Wang, Yiming Sun, Yichen Qin, Ke Wang, Yu Han, Jiabao Tang, Wenli Qiao

“…However, rapid urbanization during 2004–2013 triggered vegetation degradation, as evidenced by negative NDVI trends in 68.6 % of areas and a surge in anti-persistence (strong + weak anti-sustainability: 23.5 %). Post-2013, policy interventions facilitated recovery, with 56.0 % of areas regaining positive NDVI trends and strong sustainability increasing to 17.3 %. …”
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Camera Traps Document Infant Corpse Carrying Behaviour in Multiple Unhabituated Chimpanzee Populations by Elena Bersacola, Matthew R. McLennan, Joana H. Bessa, Henry Camara, Maimuna Jaló, Vicent Kiiza, Gnan Mamy, Nicholas Mpanga, Vicky Oelze, Marina Ramon, Américo N. W. Sanhá, Laura vanHolstein, Fiona A. Stewart, Maegan Fitzgerald, Kathelijne Koops, Kimberley J. Hockings

“…Associated demographic and behavioural data support predictions around mother–infant bonds, post‐parturient conditions, and death awareness hypotheses. …”
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Regeneration of Two-Walled Infrabony Periodontal Defects in Swine After Buccal Fat Pad-Derived Dedifferentiated Fat Cell Autologous Transplantation by Daisuke Akita, Naoki Tsukimura, Tomohiko Kazama, Rie Takahashi, Yoshiki Taniguchi, Jin Inoue, Ayana Suzuki, Nodoka Tanabe, Keisuke Seki, Yoshinori Arai, Masatake Asano, Shuichi Sato, Yoshiyuki Hagiwara, Koichiro Kano, Masaki Honda, Taro Matsumoto

“…The BFP-DFAT cells were transplanted into inflammation-inducing two-walled infrabony periodontal defects located on the mesial of the second mandibular premolar (<i>n</i> = 6). Twelve weeks post-transplantation, a remarkable attachment gain was noted in the DFAT group, based on probing depths and clinical attachment levels. …”
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