Randomized, Open-Label Phase 2 Study of Apalutamide plus Androgen Deprivation Therapy versus Apalutamide Monotherapy versus Androgen Deprivation Monotherapy in Patients with Bioche... by Rahul Aggarwal, Joshi J. Alumkal, Russell Z. Szmulewitz, Celestia S. Higano, Alan H. Bryce, Angela Lopez-Gitlitz, Sharon A. McCarthy, Branko Miladinovic, Kelly McQuarrie, Shibu Thomas, Ke Zhang, Eric J. Small

“…Of the few biomarkers expressed in blood, EPHA3 was significantly associated with shorter time to PSA progression (P=0.02) in the overall population. …”
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Spacer-type tibial osteotomy versus open wedge high tibial osteotomy and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for Kellgren-Lawrence grade 3–4 medial unicompartmental knee osteoarthri... by Yi Zhang, Xiangzhi Yin, Jinli Chen, Yingze Zhang, Tengbo Yu

“…Although spacer-type tibial osteotomy offers shorter operation time and comparable clinical outcomes, it also has extended recovery phase, additional fibular incision and the risk of spacer dislocation, which did not appear to be superior to OWHTO and UKA under the indications outlined in this study. …”
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Green analysis of illicit drugs on banknote dust by Teresa Cecchi, Arianna Giuliani, Carlo Catini

“…The developed method was applied to 5 banknote dust samples from local banknote counter machines and 4 dust samples of different origins. …”
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CD-1 mice females recognize male reproductive success via volatile organic compounds in urine by A. S. Khotskina, E. L. Zavjalov, E. P. Shnayder, L. A. Gerlinskaya, S. O. Maslennikova, D. V. Petrovskii, M. N. Baldin, A. L. Makas, V. M. Gruznov, M. L. Troshkov, M. P. Moshkin

“…At the same time, naive females, who did not participate in reproduction, assessed the urine of the successful males as more attractive, which was expressed in shorter Latency time of sniffs in the Olfactory test. …”
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Optimum technique of carotid artery reconstruction in her atherosclerotic lesion by V. V. Akhmetov, V. I. Dunaeva, F. A. Vryganov, S. V. Ordynets, I. P. Dudano

“…The best results in the application of the primary edge suture were obtained by the method of closing the arteriotomy with the counter edge suture with the precision control of the application. …”
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Morphological variation of Ficus johannis subsp. afghanistanica (Warb.) Browicz in Sistan-va-Baluchestan province, Iran by Ali Khadivi, Farhad Mirheidari, Abdolvahid Saeidifar, Younes Moradi, Yazgan Tunç

“…The results of principal component analysis showed that PC1 (6.63%), PC2 (5.06%), and PC3 (3.64%) highlighted leaf sizes, fruit sizes, and branch characteristics, respectively. The scatter plot showed that a total of 46 accessions fell within the 95% confidence ellipse, while the ‘Rachedr-39’ accession was located outside of it. …”
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Exploring the anti-inflammatory effects of phytochemicals in attenuating interstitial cystitis-a literature review by Irfan Anjum, Ayesha Nasir, Faiza Naseer, Faiza Naseer, Ahsan Ibrahim, Bisma Rehman, Fawad Bashir, Qura Tul Ain

“…Sodium 2-mercaptoethane sulfonate (Mesna) has traditionally been employed in clinical practice to counter cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis in humans. …”
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Effects of Exercise Domain and Intensity on Sleep in Women and Men with Overweight and Obesity by Jonas Salling Quist, Mads Rosenkilde, Anne Sofie Gram, Martin Bæk Blond, Daniel Holm-Petersen, Mads Fiil Hjorth, Bente Stallknecht, Anders Sjödin

“…The effects were, however, primarily attributable to shorter and more irregular sleep in CON over time. …”
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Influenza vaccination hesitancy and related factors among pregnant and breastfeeding women: A cross-sectional study by Dania Comparcini, Giancarlo Cicolini, Melania Totaro, Letizia Governatori, Francesco Pastore, Daniela Miniscalco, Maria Elena Flacco, Eustachio Cuscianna, Silvio Tafuri, Valentina Simonetti

“…Given the low coverage rates, these findings highlight the need for health services to enhance vaccination efforts and provide clear recommendations to counter misinformation and ensure accurate vaccine safety information.…”
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Forearm elevation impairs local static handgrip endurance likely through reduction in vascular conductance and perfusion pressure: revisiting Rohmert’s curve by L. Heinzl, S. Risse, H. Schwarzbach, O. Hildebrandt, U. Koehler, A. M. Koenig, A. H. Mahnken, R. Kinscherf, W. Hildebrandt

“…MICT at 15% MVC was significantly shorter by 66.3 and 86.2 s with forearm position + 27.5 cm (389.6 ± 23.3 s) as compared to 0.0 cm (455.9 ± 34.1 s) and − 27.5 cm (475.8 ± 35.0 s) while MICT at 20–70% MVC was unaffected. …”
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Comparison of the efficacy of the modified S-P approach and the Ganz method for surgical hip dislocation in Pipkin I fractures: an early follow-up study by Hanwen Zhang, Wei Deng, Shengtao Wang, Yong Yin

“…We found that the mS-P approach was associated with a smaller incision, shorter operative time, and reduced intraoperative blood loss compared to the GSD approach (P < 0.05). …”
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Practice and application of learning curve theory in improving prescription review skills in standardized training for pharmacists in medical institutions by Jingjing Xu, Qin He, Min Xu, Kun Fu, Jiao Luo, Ying Ma, Xu Liu, Hen Xi

“…Through accumulation and analysis, the scatter plot was fitted with curves. The stages where the slope of the learning curve began to decrease for different indicators are stage 7, stage 6, and stage 5, respectively. …”
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The combination of hot water spray and subzero saline chilling improved chilling efficiency, meat quality, and sensory attributes by K. Kawamura, D. Ma, D.U. Ahn, H.-S. Seo, V. Hogan, L.N. Stephens, J. Moallem, J.W. Jin, I. Kang

“…Eviscerated broiler carcasses were subjected to one of the six chilling methods with or without HWS for 1 min as follows: 1) Water immersion chilling at 0.5 °C (WIC), 2) WIC after HWS at 68 °C for 1 min (WIC-HWS 68), 3) WIC after HWS at 71 °C for 1 min (WIC-HWS 71), 4) Subzero saline chilling at 4% NaCl/-2.41 °C (SSC), 5) SSC after HWS at 68 °C for 1 min (SSC-HWS 68), 6) SSC after HWS at 71 °C for 1 min (WIC-HWS 71). The SSC showed shorter chilling time than other treatments. The fillets from the SSC and SSC-HWS were more tenderized than the WIC and WIC-HWS, regardless of the HWS exposure. …”
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Effects of Minimally Invasive Versus Open Pancreatoduodenectomy on Short-Term Surgical Outcomes and Postoperative Nutritional and Immunological Statuses: A Single-Institution Prope... by Shinsei Yumoto, MD, Hiromitsu Hayashi, MD, PhD, Kosuke Mima, MD, PhD, Daisuke Ogawa, MD, Rumi Itoyama, MD, PhD, Yuki Kitano, MD, PhD, Shigeki Nakagawa, MD, PhD, Hirohisa Okabe, MD, PhD, Hideo Baba, MD, PhD

“…Compared with OPD, MIPD was significantly associated with less estimated blood loss (P < 0.0001), fewer intraoperative blood transfusions (P = 0.001), longer operative time, shorter postoperative hospital stay (P < 0.0001), fewer postoperative complications (P = 0.001) (especially clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula [P = 0.018]), and a higher rate of textbook outcome achievement (70.7% vs 48.5%, P = 0.001). …”
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Intravenous anesthesia with high-flow nasal cannula improves recovery in elderly undergoing ureteroscopic lithotripsy: a prospective controlled study by Lifei Tang, Ran Guo, Yaochen Quan, Haiwen Zhang, Yingcong Qian, Youjia Yu, Shaoyong Song, Jian Li

“…For secondary outcomes, the HFNC group had a shorter PACU stay (difference = 11.6 min, 95% CI, 10.4–12.8 min), earlier out-of-bed mobilization (difference = 31.8 min, 95% CI, 30.6–33.1 min), lower mouth (difference = 2, 95% CI, 1–3) and throat dryness scores (difference = 2, 95% CI, 1–3) at 30 min post-operation, and lower rates of postoperative sore throat (14.6% vs. 0%; P = 0.019) and cough with sputum (odds ratio [OR] = 9.4, 95% CI, 1.1–78.4). …”
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Development and demographic parameters of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) when feeding on rice (Oryza sativa) by Md Panna Ali, Sheikh Shamiul Haque, Md Mosaddeke Hossain, Md Nazmul Bari, Mir Md Moniruzzaman Kabir, Tapon Kumar Roy, Juel Datta, Mohammad Tofazzal Hossain Howlader, Syed Nurul Alam, Timothy J. Krupnik

“…Females derived from rice had longer pre-oviposition periods and shorter oviposition ones than those derived from maize. …”
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Men's more frequent predisposing factors in infectious endocarditis facilitate improvement of outcomes by shortening of diagnostic delay by S. Andreß, K. Reischmann, S. Markovic, F. Rohlmann, B. Hay, W. Rottbauer, D. Buckert, S. d'Almeida

“…Notably, only in the male cohort, a shorter time to diagnosis was associated with a lower mortality rate (p = 0.035, optimal cut-point 3.5 days). …”
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Function and Morphology of the Meibomian Glands Using a LipiView Interferometer in Rotating Shift Medical Staff by Jing Zhang, Zhengzheng Wu, Liangnan Sun, Xin-hua Liu

“…TBUT in MS group was significantly shorter than that in the control group (Z = −5.201, P=0.001). …”
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Introduction of the single-lumen oocyte retrieval needle in an assisted reproductive technology center: Propensity score matching analysis of grouping by Tian-Jeau Huang, Hsiao-Chin Huang, Horng-Der Tsai, Chew-Teng Kor, Chueh-Ko Yang, Hsin-Hung Wu

“…The median procedure duration was also shorter in the single-lumen needle group (14.23 vs. 17.68 min, P < 0.05). …”
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Encoding of cerebellar dentate neuron activity during visual attention in rhesus macaques by Nico A Flierman, Sue Ann Koay, Willem S van Hoogstraten, Tom JH Ruigrok, Pieter Roelfsema, Aleksandra Badura, Chris I De Zeeuw

“…Moreover, the latency of the ramping activity of DN neurons following presentation of the visual stimulus was shorter in the better performing NHP. Labeling with the retrograde tracer Cholera Toxin B in the recording location in the DN indicated that these neurons predominantly receive inputs from Purkinje cells in the D1 and D2 zones of the lateral cerebellum as well as neurons of the principal olive and medial pons, all regions known to connect with neurons in the prefrontal cortex contributing to planning of saccades. …”
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