Comparing the Diagnostic Efficacy of Different Calcitonin Stimulation Tests for Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Calcium Gluconate vs. Calcium Chloride by Jovan Ilic, Katarina Tausanovic, Goran Zoric, Milan Jovanovic, Matija Buzejic, Sara Ivanis, Milan Parezanovic, Milan Marinkovic, Nemanja Karamarkovic, Ana Petakov, Vladan Zivaljevic

“…<b>Background:</b> Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare malignancy derived from parafollicular C-cells, with calcitonin (Ct) as its key biomarker. While basal Ct (bCt) levels above 100 pg/mL strongly suggest MTC, intermediate elevations (10–100 pg/mL) may reflect C-cell hyperplasia (CCH) or other benign conditions, making diagnostics challenging. …”
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The effect of early childhood material hardship mitigation on adolescent success by Bria McKenzie, Frances Shofer

“…The absence of MH at age 3 was significantly associated with optimal English GPA, optimal schoolwork perseverance and optimal overall perseverance (Table 1). …”
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Enhancing surgical safety in lateral calcaneal plating: a cadaveric study on screw placement and fluoroscopic optimisation by Mahmut Kalem, Merve Dursun Savran, Mehmet Yilmaz, Ercan Şahin, Halil İbrahim Acar

“…Methods Thirty-three fresh-frozen cadaveric specimens were used. …”
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Insight into structural, Opto-electronic and elastic properties of lead-free double perovskites Cs2TlInX6 (X = Cl, Br and I) for optoelectronic applications: A first principles cal... by Nimra Ehsan, Tasawer Shahzad Ahmad, Mian HR Mahmood, Salhah Hamed Alrefaee, Naseem Akhter, Tatyana Orlova, Vineet Tirth, Ali Algahtani, Amnah Mohammed Alsuhaibani, Moamen S. Refat, Abid Zaman

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Dynamic changes in aroma of large-leaf yellow tea during the whole processing at an industrial scale: From fresh leaf to finished tea by Jing Wang, Yuemeng Hu, Zhenyu Guan, Ronggang Zhai, Jieyao Yu, Marina Rigling, Yanyan Zhang, Xiaochun Wan, Xiaoting Zhai

“…In contrast, floral compounds like geraniol and linalool declined progressively, while pyrazines were mainly generated during the final roasting and increased with roasting intensity. …”
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Primary and Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Prevalence, Clinical Features, and In-Hospital Mortality by Takuya Onuki, Sho Ueda, Masatoshi Yamaoka, Yoshiaki Sekiya, Hitoshi Yamada, Naoki Kawakami, Yuichi Araki, Yoko Wakai, Kazuhito Saito, Masaharu Inagaki, Naoki Matsumiya

“…Background. Optimal treatment practices and factors associated with in-hospital mortality in spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) are not fully understood. …”
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Resveratrol as adjuvant of non-surgical periodontitis treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nathália Dantas Duarte, Cleber Davi Del Rei Daltro Rosa, Victor Augusto Alves Bento, Gabriel Mulinari-Santos, Roberta Okamoto, Eduardo Piza Pellizzer

“…The total number of participants included in the control group (placebo) was 82, while in the intervention group (RV) was 160, with a mean age of 38 years. …”
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Expectation Confirmation and Technology Acceptance: A Study of the Public's Attention to Accept the Government's Digital Human Avatar by Jinghao CHEN, Feng JIA, Qianxi LIU

“…In particular, high levels of perceived quality and intelligence significantly increase satisfaction and acceptance, while convenience and attractiveness also play an important role. …”
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HEALTH METHODOLOGY FOR REDUCING ANXIETY AND SUPPORTING THE FUNCTIONAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN by Shuba Liudmyla, Shuba Victoria, Shuba Victor

“…On the contrary, the data of the experimental group improved due to the developed method – the position of the average 71.58% and above the average 28.42% level for the assessment of physical performance (p<0.05). …”
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Analysis of MHD hybrid nanofluid flow over cone and wedge with exponential and thermal heat source and activation energy by Alshehry Azzh Saad, Noor Saima, Abas Syed Arshad, Fiza Mehreen, Ullah Hakeem

“…The increasing impact of the Schmidt number, chemical reaction, and mass Biot number on the mass transfer rate is higher for cones as compared to wedges, while the activation energy has an opposite behavior for both flow cases. …”
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Improved basal drag of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet from L-curve analysis of inverse models utilizing subglacial hydrology simulations by L.-S. Höyns, L.-S. Höyns, L.-S. Höyns, T. Kleiner, A. Rademacher, M. Rückamp, M. Wolovick, M. Wolovick, A. Humbert, A. Humbert

“…The domain L-curve is divided into eight subdomains of the study area to assess how well the inverse method performs in different glaciological settings. …”
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The Effect of Creatine on Muscle Mass Gain: A Literature Review by Artur Drzewiecki, Antonina Drzewiecka, Wiktor Korczak, Maria Madejska, Aleksandra Rudzka, Monika Gaszyńska, Wojciech Falkowski, Weronika Woźniak, Jakub Magielski, Anna Krysińska

“…This research aims to investigate the impact of creatine on hypertrophy, comparing different types, dosages, and training methods to determine the most effective approach for promoting muscle growth.   …”
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Efficacy of photodynamic diagnosis for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: Exploratory subject-based analysis in a prospective, single-arm, multicenter phase III trial by Rikiya Taoka, Hideo Fukuhara, Makito Miyake, Keita Kobayashi, Atsushi Ikeda, Kent Kanao, Yoshinobu Komai, Ryo Fujiwara, Yusuke Sato, Mikio Sugimoto, Toyonori Tsuzuki, Kiyohide Fujimoto, Keiji Inoue, Mototsugu Oya

“…Conclusion: This study is the first to demonstrate that PDD's efficacy is maintained up to 8 h after oral 5-ALA administration and indicates that PDD improves the detection rate of bladder cancer, potentially optimizing risk stratification and offering optimal additional treatment.…”
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Considerations and Challenges of Resorbable Intramedullary Nailing in Pediatric Forearm Fractures by Gergő Józsa, Tamás Kassai, Marcell Varga, Ádám L. Dávid, Zoltán Tóth, Tibor Molnár, Eszter Antal, Anna Gabriella Lamberti, Hermann Nudelman, Aba Lőrincz

“…<b>Background</b>: Pediatric diaphyseal forearm fractures, often caused by sports or leisure activities, require treatment based on fracture stability. While stable fractures can be managed conservatively, unstable fractures typically require surgery, with elastic stable intramedullary (IM) nailing (ESIN) being the gold standard. …”
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Unraveling the microbiome–aroma Nexus: a metagenomic and volatile compound analysis of Yunnan cigars by Jing Pan, Ming-Da Huang, Jin Wang, Jian-Xiong Zhao, Bin Yang, Hong-Hui Yang, Jin-Sheng Huang, Yu-Long Su, Xue-Ru Song, Wei-Guang Wang, Ling-Duo Bu

“…However, comparative studies examining the microbiome–aroma nexus across major cigar-producing regions remain limited.MethodsWe integrated high-throughput metagenomic sequencing with volatile organic compound (VOC) profiling to investigate microbial community structure and aroma compounds in four Yunnan cigars and two Cuban cigars.ResultsBacillus spp. was consistently dominant across all samples, while Yunnan cigars exhibited higher microbial diversity. …”
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Dual-Drug Delivery Systems Using Hydrogel–Nanoparticle Composites: Recent Advances and Key Applications by Moon Sup Yoon, Jae Min Lee, Min Jeong Jo, Su Jeong Kang, Myeong Kyun Yoo, So Yeon Park, Sunghyun Bong, Chan-Su Park, Chun-Woong Park, Jin-Seok Kim, Sang-Bae Han, Hye Jin Lee, Dae Hwan Shin

“…This review discusses representative fabrication methods, including physical embedding, covalent integration, and layer-by-layer assembly, to offer insights into practical implementation strategies. …”
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Artificial Intelligence‐Based Pathology to Assist Prediction of Neoadjuvant Therapy Responses for Breast Cancer by Juan Ji, Fanglei Duan, Qiong Liao, Hao Wang, Shiwei Liu, Yang Liu, Zongyao Huang

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) applied to image‐based omics offers potential to enhance pathological interpretation precision and consistency. Methods This review synthesizes existing literature on the application of AI in breast cancer pathology. …”
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Feasibility and long-term survival of proximal gastrectomy after neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced proximal gastric cancer: A propensity-score-matched analysis by Tingfei Gu, Yinkui Wang, Zhouqiao Wu, Ning He, Yingai Li, Fei Shan, Ziyu Li, Jiafu Ji, Sihan Zhou, Xiuyuan Hao

“…However, there is a lack of evidence regarding the optimal extent of resection for locally advanced proximal GC after neoadjuvant therapy. …”
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Pregnancy probability prediction models based on 5 machine learning algorithms and comparison of their performance by REN Chao, REN Chao, YANG Huan, ZHOU Niya, ZHOU Niya

“…It is feasible to use machine-learning methods to predict human preconception outcomes through social-psychological-behavioral questionnaires. …”
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Surface sediment zonation of the Zayandehroud Dam reservoir based on geochemical indices by Mahtab Haghighatnia, Mohammad Nemati Varnosfaderany, Reza Modarres, Hamid Reza Pakzad

“…Also, in order to prepare a zoning map of the surface sediments of the Zayandehroud Dam reservoir in terms of the Pollution Load Index (PLI), ArcMap software and the interpolation command using the inverse distance weighting (IDW) method were used. Discussion of Results & Conclusions The results showed overall increasing changes in pH, bulk density, dry density, percentage of organic matter, percentage of calcium carbonate, and sand-sized particles from the dam crest to the lake entrance, while the percentage of moisture and Eh showed an overall decreasing trend. …”
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