The Impact of Radiation Dose on Preoperative Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Effects for Patients with Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Esophageal Carcinoma: A Propensity Score-Matched... by Yanru Mu, Hui Wang, Tao He, Li Xu

“…To balance potential bias, 1 : 1 propensity score matching (PSM) with a caliper of 0.1 was used. The two groups were compared in terms of radical resection, post-radiation adverse event rates, perioperative mortality, postoperative adverse event rates, overall survival (OS), local recurrence rate, and distant metastatic rate. …”
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Effect of β-blocker on clinical outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury: a retrospective propensity-matched study by Yaxin Zhang, Tingting Liu, Wenwen Ji, Guangdong Wang

“…Propensity score matching (PSM) was utilized to balance baseline characteristics. …”
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One-stage versus two-stage thoracoscopic surgery for synchronous bilateral pulmonary nodules: a propensity score-matched analysis by Yu Han, Fei Xiao, Qianli Ma, Zhenrong Zhang, Zaiyong Wang, Chaoyang Liang, Deruo Liu

“…Perioperative and long-term outcomes were compared between the two groups using propensity score-matched (PSM) analysis. Results There were 48 patients in each group after PSM. …”
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Clinical features and risk factors of HIV-infected patients with intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective study with propensity score matching analysis by Qiuhui Huang, Shengri Chen, Hua Huang, Xuhui Deng, Gengyu Cen, Miao Wang, Zhijian Liang

“…Logistic regression analysis using 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to investigate the independent risk factors for ICH in HIV-infected patients. …”
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The impact of long-term care insurance on the health status and healthcare expenditure of older adults in China by Ran An, Ran An, Ran An, Shujie Xiu, Xiaosheng Yang, Shishi Wang

“…The PSM-DID indicates that LTCI can effectively improve the health status of the elderly population and reduce their healthcare spending.ConclusionsBased on the findings, the development of relevant policy frameworks for LTCI in China is recommended. …”
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Effects of COVID-19 on short-term outcomes of hip arthroplasty: a multicenter, retrospective, propensity score matched study by Shih-Hui Peng, Yu-Chih Lin, Chih-Hsiang Chang, Chih-Chien Hu, Lan-Yan Yang, Yuhan Chang

“…Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to compare demographic characteristics, primary outcomes, and secondary outcomes between patients with a history of COVID-19 (COVID-19 cohort) and those without it (control cohort). …”
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Operative versus Nonoperative Treatment in Patients with Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Recommended for Surgery by Hui Wang, Di Yang, Yan Lv, Jing Lin, Haibin Wang

“…NSCLC patients with stages III and IV, recommended for operation, were identified in the US National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (SEER).We used propensity score matching (PSM) and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression to ensure the robustness of our findings. …”
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Association of relative fat mass with asthma: inflammatory markers as potential mediators by Meicen Zhou, Ting Zhang, Ziyi Zeng, Shuqin Zeng, Shaopu Wang, Hua Wang

“…Sensitivity analysis and propensity score matching (PSM) was applied to validate the stability of the associations. …”
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Impact of thrombocytopenia on failure of endoscopic variceal treatment in cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding by Yan He, Fernando Gomes Romeiro, Mingyu Sun, Fanpu Ji, Qiang Zhu, Yingli He, Dapeng Ma, Shanshan Yuan, Xiaofeng Liu, Cyriac Abby Philips, Metin Basaranoglu, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Kanokwan Pinyopornpanish, Yiling Li, Yunhai Wu, Ling Yang, Lichun Shao, Andrea Mancuso, Yu Chen, Frank Tacke, Su Lin, Lei Liu, Bimin Li, Xingshun Qi

“…Results: Overall, 1079 patients were included, of whom 923 (85.5%) had thrombocytopenia, including mild ( n  = 241), moderate ( n  = 445), and severe ( n  = 237) thrombocytopenia. PSM analysis demonstrated that the rate of 5-day failure to control bleeding was not significantly different between patients with and without thrombocytopenia (mild: (12/153) 7.8% vs (7/153) 4.6%, p  = 0.236; moderate: (9/155) 5.8% vs (7/155) 4.5%, p  = 0.608; or severe: (5/132) 3.8% vs (7/132) 5.3%, p  = 0.555). …”
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Psychosocial determinants of adherence to public health and social measures (PHSMs) in 18 African Union Member States during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a cross-sectional survey by Andrew Johnson, Amanda McClelland, Nandita Murukutla, Akhona Tshangela, Ashish K Gupta, Meena Maharjan, Cecilia Fabrizio, Emily W Myers, Virginia Nkwanzi, Colby A Wilkason, Natalie Lacey, Benjamin Djoudalbaye

“…Factors affecting adherence were ranked using the Shapley regression decomposition method.Results Adherence to PHSMs was high, with better adherence to personal than community PHSMs (65.5% vs 30.2%, p<0.05). …”
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Preclinical Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging of Acute Hyperoxia Therapy of Chronic Hypoxia during Pregnancy by Alexander Zheleznyak, Joel R. Garbow, Michal Neeman, Suzanne E. Lapi

“…Hypoxic placentas and fetuses retained more 64 Cu-ATSM compared to normoxic placentas and fetuses. …”
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Type III procollagen peptide level can indicate liver dysfunction associated with volume overload in acute heart failure by Akihiro Shirakabe, Hirotake Okazaki, Masato Matsushita, Yusaku Shibata, Shota Shigihara, Suguru Nishigoori, Tomofumi Sawatani, Nozomi Sasamoto, Kazutaka Kiuchi, Masanori Atsukawa, Norio Itokawa, Taeang Arai, Nobuaki Kobayashi, Kuniya Asai

“…The plasma volume status (PVS) was calculated using the following formula: ([actual PV − ideal PV]/ideal PV) × 100 (%). …”
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Factors influencing role preferences in decision-making of healthy women with BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants: subanalysis from a randomised controlled decision coaching trial by Sibylle Kautz-Freimuth, Arim Shukri, Claudia Stracke, Anna Isselhard, Birte Berger-Höger, Anke Steckelberg, Frank Vitinius, Nicola Dikow, Marion Kiechle, Cornelia Meisel, Achim Wöckel, Marion Tina von Mackelenbergh, Rita Schmutzler, Kerstin Rhiem, Stephanie Stock

“…Conclusions High initial decisional conflict was identified as an important predictor for preferring and taking a passive role in decision-making among women with BRCA1/2 PVs. Participating in the DC programme can counteract passivating effects of an initially high decisional conflict and particularly support younger PV carriers and those with lower educational status to take an active role. …”
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Supra-Annular Versus Intra-Annular Self-Expanding Valves in Small Aortic Annulus: A Propensity Score-Matched Study by Michel Pompeu Sá, MD, MSc, MHBA, PhD, Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH, Yisi Wang, MPH, Floyd Thoma, BS, Amber Makani, MD, Dustin Kliner, MD, Catalin Toma, MD, David West, MD, Derek Serna-Gallegos, MD, Ibrahim Sultan, MD

“…We aimed to evaluate outcomes between different SEVs, namely SAVs (CoreValve/Evolut R/PRO/PRO+/FX) vs. IAVs (Portico/Navitor). Methods: Single-center data with patients with SAA (maximum diameter <23 mm) who underwent TAVR from 2013 to 2023 with SEVs, followed by 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM). …”
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Efficacy of TIPS plus extrahepatic collateral embolisation in real-world data: a validation study by Chao Chen, Feng Zhang, Hao Wu, Wei Wu, Hui Xue, Yuzheng Zhuge, Chunqing Zhang, Guangchuan Wang, Zhengjie Li, Qiong Wu, Bo Wei, Jun Tie, Xiubin Sun, Lianhui Zhao, Yifu Xia, Jiao Xu, Peijie Li

“…Regression and propensity score matching (PSM) were used to adjust for baseline characteristic differences. …”
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Complete or incomplete revascularization in patients with left main culprit lesion acute myocardial infarction with multivessel disease: a retrospective observational study by Sun Oh Kim, Hong-Ju Kim, Jong-Il Park, Kang-Un Choi, Jong-Ho Nam, Chan-Hee Lee, Jang-Won Son, Jong-Seon Park, Sung-Ho Her, Ki-Yuk Chang, Tae-Hoon Ahn, Myung-Ho Jeong, Seung-Woon Rha, Hyo-Soo Kim, Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, In-Whan Seong, Kyung-Kuk Hwang, Seung-Ho Hur, Kwang-Soo Cha, Seok-Kyu Oh, Jei-Keon Chae, Ung Kim

“…Results After PSM, the two groups were well balanced. There was no significant difference between the two groups in MACCE at 1 year (12.1% vs. 15.2%; hazard ratio, 1.28; 95% confidence interval, 0.60–2.74; p=0.524) after PSM. …”
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Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of Demagnetizing Rotor of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor by Bifeng Zhou, Guoning Tang, Yiping Luo

“…This study provides a theoretical basis for the accurate demagnetization fault diagnosis and vibration control of PMSMs in the future.…”
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L’image du coureur entre mythe et religion au XXIe siècle by Bouchra CHOUGRANI

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تجهيل المصادر في الصحافة الرياضية وأخلاقيات المهنة بالمغرب: الصحف الإلكترونية أنموذجا by عبد اللطيف أبي القاسم, محمد هموش

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Adaptive Control for Nonlinear Systems with Time-Varying Control Gain by Alejandro Rincon, Fabiola Angulo

“…We apply this methodology to the speed control of a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM), and we achieve proper tracking results.…”
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