The “16‐gram window” of contact‐force: A new criterion for very high‐power short‐duration ablation by Dimitrios Bismpos, Jan Wintrich, Valerie Pavlicek, Raphael Spittler, Alexander P. Benz, Michael Böhm, German Fernandez Ferro, Felix Mahfoud, Thomas Rostock, Christian Ukena

“…Methods We enrolled 73 patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation undergoing pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using the QDOT catheter in the vHPSD mode (90 W, 4 s). …”
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Synovial pH, lactate, and glucose as adjunct biomarkers to exclude periprosthetic joint infection in hip and knee arthroplasty: a prospective study by D. Müller, J. Aulenbacher, N. Heine, B. Schloßmacher, V. Lallinger, G. Matziolis, R. von Eisenhart-Rothe, I. Lazic

“…In our cohort, 36 % were diagnosed with PJI, while 64 % were classified as uninfected based on the EBJIS criteria of 2021. …”
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Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Single Center’s Experience by Joo Hyung Roh, Tae-Gyeong Kim, Keon Hee Seol, Chae Young Kim, Soo Hyun Kim, Ji Yoon Jeong, Ja Hye Kim, Euiseok Jung, Jin-Ho Choi, Byong Sop Lee

“…Infants requiring LT4 beyond 3 years were classified as PCH, while those who discontinued earlier were considered TCH. …”
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Using Landscape Metrics of Pixel Scale Land Cover Extracted from High Spatial Resolution Images to Classify Block-Level Urban Land Use by Haofeng Luo, Xiaomei Yang, Zhihua Wang, Yueming Liu, Huifang Zhang, Ku Gao, Qingyang Zhang

“…Well-known landscape metrics could play an important connecting role, but these also encounter the scale selection issue; i.e., the optimal spatial unit size is an image pixel or a segmented image object. …”
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in coastal plain water network areas: shifting management focus to sediments by Miao-Miao Wang, Zhiqiang Xia, Jianming Jiang, Jianming Jiang, Haigang Wu, Hurong Huang, Xilong Zhang, Wen-Jun Hong, Minjie Li, Minjie Li, Liang-Hong Guo, Liang-Hong Guo

“…The perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) dominated the PFAS (water: 84.9%; sediments: 76.9%), while sediments harbored more perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids than surface water (PFSAs; 23.1% vs. 15.1%). …”
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Impact of Completeness of Revascularization on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Post-Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture by Jiexu Ma, Hang Xu, Shanshan Zheng, Zhiyuan Zhu, Sheng Liu

“…Background: Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a life-threatening complication of myocardial infarction. While surgical repair is regarded as the definitive treatment, the optimal approach to revascularization remains uncertain. …”
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Association between life’s crucial 9 and kidney stones: a population-based study by Xiao-ran Li, Xiao-ran Li, Han-lin Liu, Han-lin Liu, Li Wang, Li Wang, Jian-wei Yang, Jian-wei Yang, Kang-yu Wang, Kang-yu Wang, Si-yu Chen, Si-yu Chen, Li Yang, Li Yang

“…The overall prevalence of kidney stones was 8.45%, while the average recurrence rate stood at 2.96%. …”
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Global, regional and national burden of decubitus ulcers in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021 by Shenyue Zhang, Guoxing Wei, Guoxing Wei, Liu Han, Weibing Zhong, Zhentan Lu, Zehao Niu, Zehao Niu

“…Deaths due to decubitus ulcers rose from 16,622 in 1990 to 37,033 in 2021, while the global ASR of death declined from 0.53 to 0.46 per 100,000 persons. …”
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Therapeutic effect of focused-extracorporeal shockwave therapy on muscular and adjacent tissue stiffness and pain changes in myofascial pain syndrome: A randomized controlled trial... by Pijakkana Vasvit, Kultida Klarod, Oranat Sukkho, Sirirat Kiatkulanusorn, Phurichaya Werasirirat, Xue-Qiang Wang, Yong-Hui Zhang, Juntip Namsawang, Pornpimol Muanjai, Nongnuch Luangpon

“…Additionally, VAS scores decreased at all time points following fESWT (p < 0.05), while the sham-fESWT group also demonstrated reductions during the final two weeks. …”
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Microbial hallmarks of the respiratory tract in lung cancer: a meta-analysis by Bin Zhu, Stephanie S. McHale, Michelle Van Scoyk, Gregory Riddick, Pei-Ying Wu, Chu-Fang Chou, Katherine Y. Tossas, Katherine Y. Tossas, Katherine Y. Tossas, Katherine Y. Tossas, Ching-Yi Chen, Robert A. Winn

“…IntroductionLung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths and has been associated with the microbiota of the human respiratory tract. However, the optimal sample type for studying the role of microbiota in lung cancer and the microbial hallmarks of lung cancer patients remain unclear. …”
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Characterisation of Fluid Administration in Burn Shock—A Retrospective Cohort Analysis by Marianne Kruse, Ida Katinka Lenz, David Josuttis, Philip Plettig, Klaus Hahnenkamp, Denis Gümbel, Claas Güthoff, Bernd Hartmann, Martin Aman, Marc Dominik Schmittner, Volker Gebhardt

“…Background: Finding the optimal amount of fluid is a major challenge in burn shock. …”
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Determinants of prolonged weaning-to-service interval in primiparous Landrace × Yorkshire sows under tropical conditions: Impact of age at first farrowing, lactation length, and li... by Nguyen Hoai Nam, Do Thi Kim Lanh, Nguyen Van Thanh, Bui Van Dung, Peerapol Sukon

“…This study aimed to identify critical risk factors associated with prolonged WSI (>6 days) in first-parity Landrace × Yorkshire sows raised under tropical conditions. Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis was performed using production records from 3,222 sows on a commercial farm in Central Vietnam. …”
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Impact of Mothers' Weaning Knowledge, and Practice on Infants' Health: A National Assessment by Samar A. Amer, Alaa N. Nafee, Reham Alkharayef, Fahad A. Al Amri, Faten A. AlRadini, Reem C. Alanazi, J. Norah Alshathri, Summayah Alanazi, Jaffer Shah, Iman I. Aldebasi, Izere Salomon, Eman Elsayed Abd‐Ellatif, Khaled Moghib

“…ABSTRACT Background Proper feeding practices are essential for optimal infant growth and development, particularly during the first 2 years of life. …”
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Classification of SERS spectra for agrochemical detection using a neural network with engineered features by Mateo Frausto-Avila, Monserrat Ochoa-Elias, Jose Pablo Manriquez-Amavizca, María del Carmen González-López, Gonzalo Ramírez-García, Mario Alan Quiroz-Juárez

“…This limitation highlights the need for continued innovation in both SERS technology and data analysis methods to fully realize its potential in real-world applications. …”
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Construction of a Nomogram Model for Predicting Pathologic Complete Response in Breast Cancer Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Based on the Pan-Immune Inflammation Value by Zhuowan Tian, Yiqing Xi, Mengting Chen, Meishun Hu, Fangfang Chen, Lei Wei, Jingwei Zhang

“…The calibration curves demonstrate high prediction accuracy (Hosmer–Lemeshow test: <i>p</i> > 0.05), while DCA, NRI (0.341, 95% CI: 0.181–0.500), and IDI (0.017, 95% CI: 0.004–0.029) confirm clinical utility. …”
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Predominance of gram-negative multidrug-resistant pathogens causing lower respiratory tract infections among gene X-pert negative presumptive tuberculosis patients in Dar Es Salaam... by Irene Rabiel, Mtebe Majigo, Loveness Urio, Lilian Nkinda, Peter Richard Torokaa, Elieshiupendo M. Niccodem, Mabula Kasubi, Doreen Kamori, Joel Manyahi, Agricola Joachim

“…Of 317 samples, 21(6.6%) were Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) positive by GeneXpert, while 126(39.7%) had 138 significant bacterial isolates other than MTB. …”
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Effect of a mHealth intervention on health literacy in patients completing cardiac rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial with one- and five-year follow-up by Pernille Lunde, Hanne Søberg Finbråten, Are Hugo Pripp, Birgitta Blakstad Nilsson, Jostein Grimsmo, Asta Bye

“…Background and aims: Adherence to treatment is a significant challenge for patients with cardiac disease. Optimizing health literacy (HL) is essential in this context. …”
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Clinical and metabolic phenotyping of continuous versus intermittent ENteral NUTrition in ventilated adults with shock: ENNUT trial protocol by Fabienne Tamion, Abdellah Tebani, Soumeya Bekri, Julien Maizel, Thierry Vanderlinden, Claire Bourel, Damien Du Cheyron, Antoine Marchalot, Zoé Demailly, Jean Baptiste Michot, Guillaume Schnell

“…Introduction Critically ill patients often require enteral nutrition, but the optimal feeding strategy—continuous or intermittent—remains uncertain. …”
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Clinical Outcomes According to Aortic Stenosis Management: Insights From Real‐World Practice by Augustin Coisne, David Montaigne, Samy Aghezzaf, Sandro Ninni, Gilles Lemesle, Arnaud Sudre, Nicolas Lamblin, Thomas Modine, André Vincentelli, Francis Juthier, Martin B. Leon, Juan F. Granada, Christophe Bauters

“…This advocates for better patient education based on shared decision making and for optimizing AS quality of care, from diagnosis to treatment.…”
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Cost-effectiveness of FIT and a FIT-based model to optimise symptomatic diagnosis of colorectal cancer: health economic modelling for the COLOFIT project by Linda Sharp, Sarah Bailey, Colin Rees, Willie Hamilton, Dawn Craig, Joe West, David Humes, Gary Abel, James Turvill, Brian Nicholson, Chloe Thomas, Jim Chilcott, Colin Crooks, Olena Mandrik, John Whelpton

“…We assessed the cost-effectiveness of COLOFIT compared with FIT and investigated optimal risk thresholds.Methods An individual patient-level simulation model was developed, with synthetic populations constructed from data used to validate COLOFIT. …”
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