The cardioprotective effects of HTK solution and conventional blood cardioplegia in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing valvular replacement and Cox maze III procedure by BingMei Qiu, Lei Zhang, Dan Wu, Qian Li, Lei Sun, AnLi Wang, Zhilong Xi, HaiWei Wu, ChangTian Wang, ShanWu Feng

“…Subsequent to adjustment by propensity score matching (PSM), the patients were categorized into two distinct groups: the HTK group and the BC group. …”
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Based on CT scans at the 12th thoracic spine level, assessing the impact of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue index on one-year postoperative mortality in elderly hip fracture pat... by En-li Li, Jia-sen Hu, Zi-hao Chen, Run-xun Ma, Chen Jin, Yi-tian Bu, Si-xiang Feng, Cheng-bin Huang, Ya-ping Jin, Lei Yang

“…Propensity score matching (PSM) was employed to evaluate one-year postoperative mortality. …”
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Magnetic hybrid chitin-horse manure humic acid for optimized Cd(II) and Pb(II) adsorption from aquatic environment by Rahmat Basuki, Yusuf Bramastya Apriliyanto, Elva Stiawan, Adya Rizky Pradipta, Bambang Rusdiarso, Budi Riza Putra

“…HMHA-Ch-Fe3O4 ferromagnetism was exhibited by the vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), which determined magnetic saturation (Ms) at 40.70 emu/g. …”
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Noise Robust Underwater Fishing Net Recognition Based on Range Gated Imaging by Zhensong Xu, Xinwei Wang, Liang Sun, Bo Song, Yue Zhang, Pingshun Lei, Jianan Chen, Jun He, Yan Zhou, Yuliang Liu

“…The proposed SFNR-Net introduces an auxiliary semantic segmentation module (ASSM) to introduce extra semantic information and enhance feature representation under noisy conditions. …”
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Relationship between the Optical Properties and Chemical Composition of Urban Aerosol Particles in Lithuania by Julija Pauraite, Kristina Plauškaitė, Vadimas Dudoitis, Vidmantas Ulevicius

“…The average value of SAE (at 450/700 nm) was 1.93 (SD = 0.32) and could be determined by the submicron particle (PM1) dominance versus the supermicron ones (PM > 1 µm). …”
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Evaluating the surgical and oncological outcomes of hepatic artery variations in minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy: insights from 2023 data at a high-volume pancreatic cen... by Tianyu Li, Liangbo Dong, Dongming Zhang, Jiashu Han, Menghua Dai, Junchao Guo, Qiang Xu, Weibin Wang, Xianlin Han, Chen Lin

“…Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to minimize baseline confounding. …”
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The Effect of Coronary Artery Disease on the Prognosis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Multi-Center Cohort Study by Guoqing Hou, Qian Liao, Huihui Ma, Yan Shu, Shengzhi Zeng, Yongmei Zhou, Liangjun Luo, Gang Zhao, Tao He, Mingjiang Liu, Jianhong Tao, Wei Hua, Xiaoping Li

“…Using logistic regression, nine indicators were selected for 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM). Additionally, Kaplan–Meier survival curves and Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were used to assess the impact of CAD on the prognosis of patients with HCM. …”
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Comparison of Diffusion Tensor Imaging Metrics in Normal-Appearing White Matter to Cerebrovascular Lesions and Correlation with Cerebrovascular Disease Risk Factors and Severity by Seyyed M. H. Haddad, Christopher J. M. Scott, Miracle Ozzoude, Courtney Berezuk, Melissa Holmes, Sabrina Adamo, Joel Ramirez, Stephen R. Arnott, Nuwan D. Nanayakkara, Malcolm Binns, Derek Beaton, Wendy Lou, Kelly Sunderland, Sujeevini Sujanthan, Jane Lawrence, Donna Kwan, Brian Tan, Leanne Casaubon, Jennifer Mandzia, Demetrios Sahlas, Gustavo Saposnik, Ayman Hassan, Brian Levine, Paula McLaughlin, J. B. Orange, Angela Roberts, Angela Troyer, Sandra E. Black, Dar Dowlatshahi, Stephen C. Strother, Richard H. Swartz, Sean Symons, Manuel Montero-Odasso, null ONDRI Investigators, Robert Bartha

“…Ten cerebral tissue types were segmented including NAWM, and vascular lesions including stroke, periventricular and deep white matter hyperintensities, periventricular and deep lacunar infarcts, and perivascular spaces (PVS) using T1-weighted, proton density-weighted, T2-weighted, and fluid attenuated inversion recovery MRI scans. …”
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Improper lung volume-dose parameters are risk factors for acute fatal radiation pneumonitis among esophageal cancer patients receiving chemoradiotherapy: a case-control study by Ruinuo Jia, Liuyan Li, Xiaoyi Liu, Junqian Zhang, Shuoguo Li, Ziqi Wang, Jingxia Li, Bingyi Xu, Manxi Sheng, Lei Ni, Danni Yang, Shegan Gao, Shegan Gao, Shegan Gao

“…However, acute fatal radiation pneumonitis (AFRP) is one of the most harmful complications and it is still controversial which factors pose a greater risk.AimThis case-control study aims to investigate the relationship between AFRP and lung volume-dose parameters in patients with esophageal cancer undergoing DCRT.MethodsCases are patients who died of AFRP after DCRT, whereas controls are patients who did not develop RP. …”
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Mono-HOPE Versus Dual-HOPE in Liver Transplantation: A Propensity Score-Matched Evaluation of Early Graft Outcome by Dominik Thomas Koch, Dominik Thomas Koch, Micol Tamai, Malte Schirren, Malte Schirren, Moritz Drefs, Moritz Drefs, Severin Jacobi, Severin Jacobi, Christian M. Lange, Christian M. Lange, Matthias Ilmer, Matthias Ilmer, Matthias Ilmer, Hanno Nieß, Hanno Nieß, Bernhard Renz, Bernhard Renz, Jens Werner, Jens Werner, Markus Guba, Markus Guba, Dionysios Koliogiannis, Dionysios Koliogiannis

“…Propensity Score Matching (PSM) was applied, resulting in a matched cohort of 146 patients. …”
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The Application of Magnetic-Controlled Capsule Gastroscopy in Patients Refusing C-EGD: A Single-Center 5-Year Observational Study by Lihan Zhou, Sijia Wang, Jian Li, Jie Zhong, Ling Zhang, Ruizhe Shen, Bielike Kouken, Chunhua Zhou, Qi Wang, Yuting Qian, Duowu Zou, Ye Chu

“…The advanced gastric cancer detection rate was not significantly different between the MCCG group and the C-EGD matched group in terms of nonhematemesis GI bleeding (2 vs. 2, P=1.00). In addition, the overall focal lesion detection rate in the MCCG group was superior to that in the C-EGD matched group (224 vs. 184, P=0.038). …”
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Outcome evaluation and cost-effectiveness analysis for an integrated multidisciplinary diabetic limb salvage program: a combined observational and simulation study by Yan Sun, Xiaoli Zhu, Jaime Lin, John Abisheganaden, Zhiwen Joseph Lo, Lixia Ge, Joseph Molina, Elaine Tan, Huiling Liew, Jeremy Hoe, Gary Ang, Kai Qiang Low, Theophilus Yap, Nur Aberleen Syafirah Binte Azmi, Enming Yong, Tiffany Chew, Hui Yan Koo, Chelsea Law, Dexter Yak Seng Chan, Claris Shi, Julia Choo, Wai Han Hoi, Sadhana Chandraskear, Jo Ann Lim, Jemes Siow, Sabariah Binte Kaspon, Subramaniam Tavintharan, Daniel Chew

“…One-to-one propensity score matching (PSM) with replacement was conducted to estimate the treatment effect of the program on clinical outcomes and healthcare utilization over 1 year. …”
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Acquired uterine arteriovenous malformation after cesarean section by Fatimah Usman, Muhammad Al Farisi Sutrisno, Kemas Yusuf Effendi, Adnan Abadi, Heriyadi Manan, Rizani Amran, Iskandar Zulqarnain

Subjects: “…arteriovenous malformation (avm)…”
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Management of Multiple Arteriovenous Malformations of the Small Bowel by Masahiro Hirakawa, Rie Ishizuka, Masanori Sato, Naotaka Hayasaka, Hiroyuki Ohnuma, Kazuyuki Murase, Kohichi Takada, Tatsuya Ito, Takayuki Nobuoka, Koji Miyanishi, Masayoshi Kobune, Ichiro Takemasa, Junji Kato

“…Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) was suspected as the cause of small-bowel bleeding. …”
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Potsdam Konferansı Sırasında İngiltere’de Meydana Gelen Hükûmet Değişimi Ekseninde Türk Dış Politikası by Mehtap Başarır

“…Çalışma amaca bağlı olarak Milli Kütüphane Süreli Yayınlar Şubesi’nde, doküman tarama metoduyla dönemin ulusal basınında yer alan başyazarların değerlendirmeleri; Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanlığı Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı Dışişleri Bakanlığı Türk Diplomatik Arşivi; Avam Kamarası Zabıtları ve konuyla ilgili tetkik eserler üzerinden elde edilen bilgiler üzerine inşa edilmiştir. …”
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Effect of a multimodal analgesia strategy on remifentanil daily consumption in mechanically ventilated adult ICU patients: study protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled, doub... by Thibault Mura, Jean-Yves Lefrant, Remy Widehem, Camille Nicolet, Violaine Delannoy, Laurie Barthelemi, Ian Soulairol, Claire Roger

“…Secondary outcomes will include drug tolerance, mechanical ventilation duration, ICU and hospital length of stay, 28-day and 90-day mortalities and 90-day opioid consumption.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol was accepted by the Nîmes University Hospital’s research committee, the French ethics committee (Institutional Review Board OUEST IV) and the French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM).Trial registration number ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05825560…”
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Interpretation and classification of FBN1 variants associated with Marfan syndrome: consensus recommendations from the Clinical Genome Resource’s FBN1 variant curation expert panel... by A. Drackley, C. Somerville, P. Arnaud, L. M. Baudhuin, N. Hanna, M. L. Kluge, K. Kotzer, C. Boileau, L. Bronicki, B. Callewaert, A. Cecchi, H. Dietz, D. Guo, S. Harris, O. Jarinova, M. Lindsay, L. Little, B. Loeys, G. MacCarrick, J. Meester, D. Milewicz, T. Morisaki, H. Morisaki, D. Murdock, M. Renard, J. Richer, L. Robert, M. Ouzounian, L. Van Laer, J. De Backer, L. Muiño-Mosquera

“…Some of these specifications include refining the minor allele frequency thresholds, creating a FBN1-specific flowchart for PVS1, defining functional domains of the protein, developing a point-based system of counting probands and instances of de novo occurrences, recommending a points-based method of accounting for family segregation data, and clarifying the applicable functional assays that should be considered. …”
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Tendencias del sector fitness en Colima 2025: un estudio descriptivo by Adriana Isabel Andrade Sánchez, Isela Guadalupe Ramos Carranza, Lenin Tlamatini Barajas Pineda, Ciria Margarita Salazar C., Pedro Julián Flores Moreno, Rossana Tamara Medina Valencia, Lino Francisco Jacobo Gómez Chávez, Jorge López-Haro

“…Metodología: la metodología es este estudio es de tipo cuantitativo-descriptivo, el instrumento utilizado fue una adaptación local del cuestionario Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends del ACSM, que incluyó 56 tendencias fitness, elementos sociodemográficos e indicadores económicos. …”
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The link between sleep bruxism and oxidative stress based on a polysomnographic study by Michal Fulek, Weronika Frosztega, Mieszko Wieckiewicz, Anna Szymanska-Chabowska, Pawel Gac, Rafal Poreba, Grzegorz Mazur, Milena Sciskalska, Marta Kepinska, Adrian Martuszewski, Helena Martynowicz

“…A total of 80 adults participated in a full-night polysomnography, assessed according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) standards. Blood samples were subsequently drawn via venipuncture for analysis. …”
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Grid-Forming Inverters: A Comparative Study of Different Control Strategies in Frequency and Time Domains by Nabil Mohammed, Harith Udawatte, Weihua Zhou, David J. Hill, Behrooz Bahrani

“…This article examines the performance of GFMIs when equipped with four different control strategies, namely, droop-based GFMI, virtual synchronous generator (VSG)-based GFMI, compensated generalized VSG (CGVSG)- based GFMI, and adaptive VSG (AVSG)-based GFMI. …”
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