Instantaneous carboxyhemoglobin level change due to smoking and analysis of baseline SpCO in smokers by Salih Kocaoğlu, Tufan Alatlı

“…We also analyzed the changes in carboxyhemoglobin in the body during active smoking. Methods This prospective cohort study involved 136 outdoor smokers and 60 controls who had never smoked. …”
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Factors determining cognitive, motor and language scores in low birth weight infants from North India. by Ravi Prakash Upadhyay, Sunita Taneja, Suman Ranjitkar, Sarmila Mazumder, Nita Bhandari, Tarun Dua, Laxman Shrestha, Tor A Strand

“…It is important to determine factors that influence neurodevelopment in these low birth weight children especially in the first 2-3 years of life that represents a period of substantial brain development.<h4>Methods</h4>This secondary data analysis was conducted using data from LBW infants enrolled soon after birth in an individually randomized controlled trial (RCT) and followed up till end of 1st year. …”
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Inter-Laboratory Characterisation of a Low-Power Channel-Less Hall-Effect Thruster: Performance Comparisons and Lessons Learnt by Thomas F. Munro-O’Brien, Mohamed Ahmed, Andrea Lucca Fabris, Charles N. Ryan

“…Characterisation identified an optimal operating range at 200 W of anode power with a mass flux below 8 sccm. …”
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DynBlock: dynamic data encryption with Toffoli gate for IoT by Mubasher Haq, Ijaz Ali Shoukat, Alamgir Naushad, Mohsin Raza Jafri, Moid Sandhu, Abd Ullah Khan, Hyundong Shin

“…However, the existing resource-constrained cryptography solutions that rely on static permutation, substitution methods, variable key sizes, and fixed block size are vulnerable to quantum computing-based cryptanalysis and side-channel attacks. …”
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Impact of Dental Treatment, Including Multiple Extractions, Under General Anaesthesia on Children’s Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Prospective Study by Haneen Baty, Ibtesam Alzain, Medhat Abdulla, Khlood Baghlaf

“…Utilizing tools like ECOHIS may aid in prioritizing high-risk cases and optimizing resource allocation in pediatric dental care.…”
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Early effects of PCSK9 inhibitors: evolocumab versus alirocumab by Su-Hyun Bae, Bong-Joon Kim, Soo-Jin Kim, Sung-Il Im, Hyun-Su Kim, Jung-Ho Heo

“…Background The significance of risk modification in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is well recognized; however, the optimal timing for adminstering PCSK9 inhibitors remains unclear. …”
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Comparing Prehospital Time Among Pediatric Poisoning Patients in Rural and Urban Settings by Aaron T. Phillips, Michael Denning, Em Long-Mills, Dmitry Tumin, Jennifer Parker-Cote, Kathleen Bryant

“…We compared emergency medical services (EMS) response times and EMS-reported delays in responding to pediatric poisoning incidents between rural and urban settings using the 2021 National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS). Methods: The NEMESIS defines rural areas as locations with a population of <50,000, not part of metropolitan areas, while all other locations are classified as urban (metropolitan) areas. …”
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Clinical, laboratory features and treatment outcomes of patients infected with Fasciola in Northern Vietnam, 2019–2023 by Nguyen Kim Thu, Phan Khac Dong Duong, Tran Huy Tho, Le Van Duyet

“…The purpose of this study is to describe the clinical and laboratory features, along with the treatment approaches for fascioliasis patients in Vietnam. Methods The study included 31 patients diagnosed with fascioliasis in Northern Vietnam between 2019 and 2023. …”
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Cross-dataset evaluation of deep learning models for crack classification in structural surfaces by Rashid Taha, Mokji Musa Mohd, Rasheed Mohammed

“…Crack classification in structural surfaces is critical for ensuring the safety and longevity of civil infrastructure. While deep learning models have shown promising results in automating this process, their ability to generalize across diverse datasets remains a significant challenge. …”
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Vision Transformer-Based Unhealthy Tree Crown Detection in Mixed Northeastern US Forests and Evaluation of Annotation Uncertainty by Durga Joshi, Chandi Witharana

“…Forest health monitoring at scale requires high-spatial-resolution remote sensing images coupled with deep learning image analysis methods. However, high-quality large-scale datasets are costly to acquire. …”
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Robotic-Arm Assisted Technology's Impact on Knee Arthroplasty and Associated Healthcare Costs by David J. Kolessar, Daniel S. Hayes, Jennifer L. Harding, Ravi T. Rudraraju, Jove H. Graham

“…The secondary aim was to compare the volume of UKA vs TKA. # Methods This was a retrospective study design at a single healthcare system. …”
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Swallowed Topical Tacrolimus Induces Clinical and Histological Remission in a Subset of Patients with Severe Lymphocytic Esophagitis by Alain Schoepfer, Sofia Asikainen, Luc Biedermann, Andrea Kreienbuehl, Anne Godat, Corina Dommann, Alex Straumann, Thomas Greuter

“…Further studies are needed, in particular regarding the optimal galenic formulation to avoid systemic absorption. …”
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Prevalence and patterns of renal vascular variations among potential kidney donors: a Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) study in Sudan by Sara Osman, Eltayeb AbdAlla, Ladin Ali, Hoyam MohamedAli, Baraa Taha, Tasneem S. A. Elmahdi, Safaa Mohammed

“…Recognising such variations is crucial for safe surgical planning and optimal outcomes in kidney transplantation. While this study utilised CT angiography to delineate these vascular patterns, the importance lies in employing accurate and reliable imaging assessments—of which CTA is one valuable option—to guide preoperative evaluation and reduce surgical risks. …”
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Construction of a prediction model for severe pneumonia complicate with respiratory failure by Siyu GAO, Sheng ZHANG, Xi CHEN, Zhixia ZHANG, Yumei YANG

“…Objective To explore predictive factors of severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) complicated with respiratory failure (RF) and to develop and internally validate a clinical prediction model. MethodsA retrospective study was conducted on 350 patients with severe CAP admitted to Tianyou Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology from September 2022 to December 2024. …”
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Dynamic frailty risk prediction in elderly hip replacement: a deep learning approach to personalized rehabilitation by Xujing Lv, Hongmei Li, Yue Li, Ruibing Zhuo, Yiting Yue, Ying Wang, Xiaoyun Zheng, Huanling Gao

“…Results DeepSurv demonstrated the highest predictive performance (C-index = 0.95, Brier score = 0.03), while MP-RSF performed less optimally (C-index = 0.77). …”
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Impact of extrathyroidal autoimmune diseases on clinical features and the efficacy of Iodine‐131 therapy in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer by Ya‐hong Long, Na Li, Le Ma, Wan‐chun Zhang

“…Abstract Objective The aim of this study is to assess the impact of extrathyroidal autoimmune diseases (ADs) on the clinical characteristics and efficacy of iodine‐131 (131I) therapy in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Methods Patients with DTC who were received 131I therapy simultaneously were classified into the combination group (n = 35) and noncombination group (n = 146) depending on the presence of ADs. …”
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Impact of pressure drawndown on the coning process during the development of bottom water gas reservoirs by S. V. Matkivskyi, I. I. Chudyk

“…Currently, the development of gas and gas-condensate reservoirs with bottom water remains insufficiently effective, while the phenomenon of coning is a fundamental problem in petroleum engineering. …”
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Engineering a Quality Management System for Academic Research: Navigating Challenges to Comply with the New Medical Device Regulations in Europe by Buist M, Ortiz-Catalan M

“…Our contribution seeks to provide a roadmap for fellow research groups in navigating the evolving regulatory landscape while sustaining their focus on groundbreaking research and innovation in the field of biomedical engineering.Keywords: quality management system, QMS, medical device regulations, MDR, ISO 13485…”
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Asphaltene Deposition during CO2 Flooding in Ultralow Permeability Reservoirs: A Case Study from Changqing Oil Field by Li Rong-tao, Liao Xin-wei, Zou Jian-dong, Gao Chang-wang, Zhao Dong-feng, Zhang Yuan-dong, Zhou Xing-ze

“…The experimental results showed that the asphaltene precipitation increases with the increased pressure before reaching the minimum miscible pressure (MMP) and gets the peak value around the MMP, while decreases slowly. The asphaltene precipitation increases with the increased temperature and asphaltene content. …”
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Enhanced power sharing and voltage regulation for islanded nano-satellite DC microgrids in spinning flight scenarios by Khalil Louassaa, Josep M. Guerrero, Baseem Khan, Muhammad Zain Yousaf, Mohamed Ali Zdiri, Liu Zhang, Rajkumar Sivanraju

“…The proposed framework offers a practical solution for nano-satellite power management, directly addressing the unique constraints of space applications while maintaining system reliability and efficiency under dynamic operational conditions.…”
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