Lenvatinib versus sorafenib as second-line therapy following progression on atezolizumab–bevacizumab in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicenter retrospec... by Jaekyung Cheon, Shigeo Shimose, Hyung-Don Kim, Takashi Niizeki, Min-Hee Ryu, Tomotake Shirono, Baek-Yeol Ryoo, Hideki Iwamoto, Changhoon Yoo

“…After PSM, in a cohort of 50 patients (25 per each group), LEN maintained its PFS advantage over SOR (median 4.8 vs. 3.3 months, p = 0.046), while the median OS was longer with LEN but not statistically different (median 11.4 vs. 7.9 months, p = 0.197). …”
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Adjusting on-scene CPR duration based on transport time interval in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide multicenter study by Daseul Kim, Jae Yong Yu, Minha Kim, Gun Tak Lee, Sang Do Shin, Sung Yeon Hwang, Daun Jeong

“…Of the 6,345 patients, 5,844 PSM pairings were created (Short-TTI: 2,922; Long-TTI: 2,922). …”
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Standardizing and Classifying Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: An International Multicenter Study Using a Mobile Application by Nadia Karina Portillo-Ortíz, Luis Raúl Sigala-González, Iván René Ramos-Moctezuma, Brenda Lizeth Bermúdez Bencomo, Brissa Aylin Gomez Salgado, Fátima Cristal Ovalle Arias, Irene Leal-Berumen, Edmundo Berumen-Nafarrate

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: This international multicenter study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the Pivot-Shift Meter (PSM) mobile application in diagnosing and classifying anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, emphasizing the need for standardization to improve diagnostic precision and treatment outcomes. …”
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Implementación y resultados de un programa de mejora genética en ovinos by Joaquin P. Mueller, E.m. Aranguren

“…Los caracteres fueron el peso al destete (PCD) y el peso a la esquila, peso de vellón y diámetro medio a la primera (PCE1, PVS1 y PDF1) y segunda esquila (PCE2, PVS2 y PDF2). …”
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Design of High-Voltage Switch-Mode Power Amplifier Based on Digital-Controlled Hybrid Multilevel Converter by Yanbin Hou, Wanrong Sun, Aifeng Ren, Shuming Liu

“…Therefore, a step-up transformer is indispensably adopted in PWM-based Class-D amplifier to produce high-voltage output. …”
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Effects of Integrated Soil Fertility Management Technologies on the Productivity of Sorghum in the Drier Parts of Upper Eastern Kenya by Hezron Mogaka, Shadrack Kiprotich

“…The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics (percentages) and Propensity Score Matching (PSM). The initial PSM stage revealed that various socioeconomic and institutional aspects (subsistence farming, access to extension services, perception of innovations, road infrastructure, ISFM awareness and ISFM costs) influence the adoption decision of ISFM. …”
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Performance Analysis of Bus Voltage in Distribution Network with High Penetration of PV Controlled via Data-Driven Approach by Anju Yadav, Nand Kishor, Richa Negi, Mikael Opas, Petra Raussi

“…Integration of large-scale distributed photovoltaic (PV) generation resources can lead to technical challenges, particularly voltage rise caused by PVs power injection at the time of high solar radiation profile and low load demand. …”
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The impact of fuel incentive and improved cook stove on firewood collection in refugees camps in Tanzania: A quasi-experimental research design by Tukae Mbegalo

“…The study employed propensity score matching (PSM) and difference-in-differences (DID) methods. …”
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Power consumption modeling and optimization for NB-IoT eDRX by Xin JIAN, Yixiao WEI, Yuqin LIU, Jian SONG, Xiaoping ZENG, Xiaoheng TAN

“…To extend the battery life of massive machine type devices (MTD),narrow-band Internet of things (NB-IoT) system extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) mechanism of LTE to the maximum as well as introduced a lower power state named as power saving mode (PSM).Three Markov models were established for three typical NB-IoT traffic scenarios,which called mobile autonomous reporting periodic report (MAR-P),mobile autonomous reporting exception report (MAR-E),software update/reconfiguration (SUR).The states of each Markov model were the working status of MTDs,including connected,idle and PSM state,in which the connected state was divided into random access state and data translating/receiving state to further evaluate the additional power consumption caused by collisions from massive MTDs concurrent access.Thereby,the power consumption and delay models with respect to each traffic scenarios were derived.Since the frequency of MAR-P traffic was far greater than the other two,the battery life of this traffic case with its optimal design choice was comprehensively analyzed.Numerical results show that,the battery life is mostly influenced by transmission period,maximum number of random access attempts,maximum number of data transmissions and traffic load,which can be maximized by appropriate parameters setting up.These works provide good references for NB-IoT device behavior modeling and optimization design.…”
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Analysis of the Effect of Reduced Corporate Income Tax Implementation on Employment in Turkey by Elyasa Aksoy

“…Difference in Differences (DID) and Difference in Differences with Propensity Score Matching (DID-PSM) methods were used in the impact analysis of the tax policy discussed in the study. …”
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Laboratory study on magnetization reduction of CO by Li Y., Yuan S., Han Y., Zhang S., Gao P.

“…XRD and chemical analysis demonstrated that 92% iron minerals in red mud converted to magnetite. VSM further confirmed that the magnetism of roasting products was strongly enhanced, and the specific susceptibility increased from 1.9Ч10-5 m3/kg to 2.9Ч10-4 m3/kg after magnetizing roasting. …”
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Functional MRI-guided microsurgery of intracranial arteriovenous malformations: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Shuo Wang, Yuanli Zhao, Jun Wu, Bing Zhao, Yong Cao

“…In the fMRI-guided group, fMRI mapping of an eloquent cortex in all AVMs will be identified. Surgical complications and outcomes at pretreatment, post-treatment, at discharge and at 1-month, 3-month and 6-month follow-up intervals will be analysed using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). …”
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Evaluation of Protective Effects of Aqueous Extract of S. Maydis on Liver Cytoarchitecture of Wistar Rats Induced with Carbonated Herbal Alcoholic Beverages (Orijin Bitters) by A. Agbortai, G. I. Eze, S. B. Olukayode, S. O. Innih

“…Group A: Control (untreated), Group B: Orijin bitters, Group C: Orijin bitters + AESM (200 mg/kg), Group D: Orijin bitters + AESM (600 mg/kg), Group E: AESM (200 mg/kg) and Group F: AESM (600 mg/kg). …”
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Secondary Cancer after Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Prostate Cancer: A Nationwide Study by Jae Heon Kim, Gi Hwan Bae, Jaehun Jung, Tae Il Noh

“…The study cohort was divided into ADT and non-ADT groups by individual matching followed by propensity score matching (PSM). Study outcomes were incidence of all male cancers. …”

Comparative survival outcomes of neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy in patients with T1c, node-negative, triple-negative breast cancer: A population-based analysis by Yi-Zi Zheng, Jia-Qi Ying, Ting-Ting Wu, Yong-Hui Su, Ou-Chen Wang

“…Results: A total of 1033 patient pairs passed the PSM process, resulting in a well-balanced distribution. …”
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Thyroid nodule rupture after thermal ablation for benign thyroid nodules: incidence, risk factors, and clinical management by Yu-tong Liu, Ying Wei, Zhen-Long Zhao, Jie Wu, Shi-Liang Cao, Na Yu, Yan Li, Li-Li Peng, Ming-an Yu

“…The mean time from TA to TNR was 29.6 ± 13.0 days (range, 20-60 days). After PSM, MD was larger in the TNR group than in the non-TNR group [mean 4.1 ± 1.6 cm vs. mean 1.8 ± 1.2 cm; p < 0.001]. …”
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Feline Papillomatosis by Herman Egberink, Katrin Hartmann, Ralf Mueller, Maria Grazia Pennisi, Sándor Belák, Séverine Tasker, Karin Möstl, Diane D. Addie, Corine Boucraut-Baralon, Tadeusz Frymus, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann, Fulvio Marsilio, Etienne Thiry, Uwe Truyen, Margaret J. Hosie

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Higher Long‐Term Visit‐to‐Visit Blood Pressure Variability Is Associated With Severe Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in the General Population by Xinyu Zhao, Ying Hui, Jing Li, Xian‐Quan Shi, Shuohua Chen, Han Lv, Shouling Wu, Zhenchang Wang

“…High SBP variability was associated with moderate cSVD burden (OR = 1.89, 95% CI: 1.09–3.29) and PVS (OR = 1.62, 95% CI: 1.10–2.39). High DBP variability was associated with LA (OR = 1.74, 95% CI: 1.06–2.84). …”
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Nonlinear Dynamic Surface Control of Chaos in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Based on the Minimum Weights of RBF Neural Network by Shaohua Luo

“…This paper is concerned with the problem of the nonlinear dynamic surface control (DSC) of chaos based on the minimum weights of RBF neural network for the permanent magnet synchronous motor system (PMSM) wherein the unknown parameters, disturbances, and chaos are presented. …”
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