Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: Initial One-team Experience and Short Review. by Selman Dumani, Ermal Likaj, Laureta Dibra, Saimir Kuci, Edlira Rruci, Alfred Ibrahimi, Aferdita Veseli, Fjorba Mana, Devis Pellumbi, Alessia Mehmeti, Ali Refatllari, Altin Veshti

“…Conclusion: Minimal-invasive mitral valve surgery is as safe as the standard approach and allows faster recovery with a shorter length of hospitalization, resulting in decreased healthcare costs. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Order Flow Imbalance and Information Asymmetry on Treasury Bill Price Changes by Ali Namaki, Aysa Kazemi bavil

“…Therefore, to check the price effect of orders, 17 symbols of treasury bills in the over-the-counter market from 2021 to September 2023, which had the most trading days compared to other treasury bills, were used. …”
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Clinical characteristics and prognosis of children with culture-negative osteoarticular infections: a meta-analysis based on cohort studies by Xingguang Chen, Jue Liu, Mingfeng Xue, Ting Zhuang, Feng Yao, Jialing Lu, Xiaodong Wang

“…Conclusions: Children diagnosed with culture-negative OAIs generally demonstrated less severe systemic inflammatory responses, required shorter treatment durations, exhibited a reduced likelihood of requiring surgical intervention and were less prone to experience long-term functional impairments compared to children with culture-positive OAIs. …”
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Predictive modeling to evaluate long-term treatment effectiveness of darvadstrocel in patients with complex perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease by Chitra Karki, Gary Hantsbarger, Erika Turkstra, Elisabetta Fenu, Ken Genenz, Inmaculada Gilaberte, Julián Panés

“…The estimated time to remission was shorter for patients treated with DVS versus SoC. …”
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Global, regional, and national disease burden attributable to high systolic blood pressure in youth and young adults: 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study analysis by Chuan He, Saien Lu, Haijie Yu, Yingxian Sun, Xueyao Zhang

“…Therefore, targeted measures are needed to counter the trends in HSBP-related diseases and reduce disparities across regions and sexes.…”
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Anti-Inflammatory Effect of a Peptide Derived from the Synbiotics, Fermented Cudrania tricuspidata with Lactobacillus gasseri, on Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Jimyeong Ha, Hyemin Oh, Nam Su Oh, Yeongeun Seo, Joohyun Kang, Min Hee Park, Kyung Su Kim, Shin Ho Kang, Yohan Yoon

“…The lengths of the small and large intestines were shorter in the IBD group than in the group without IBD, and the expression levels of the proinflammatory cytokines were lower (p<0.05) in the IBD-Pep 2 group than those in the IBD-PBS-positive control group. …”
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Optimal timing for bilateral total knee arthroplasty: comparing simultaneous and staged procedures at various intervals: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Cheng-Yang Chang, Kun-Han Lee, Jui-Chien Wang, Shang-Wen Tsai, Cheng-Fong Chen, Po-Kuei Wu, Wei-Ming Chen

“…Staged BTKA with an interval shorter than 6 weeks and longer than 6 months exhibited a higher risk of pulmonary (OR: 1.24, 95% CI: 1.03–1.49; OR: 1.64, 95% CI: 1.10–2.44) and infectious complications (OR: 1.50, 95% CI: 1.15–1.96; OR: 1.52, 95% CI: 1.14–2.02) compared to simultaneous BTKA. …”
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The landscape of alternative polyadenylation during EMT and its regulation by the RNA-binding protein Quaking by Daniel P. Neumann, Katherine A. Pillman, B. Kate Dredge, Andrew G. Bert, Caroline A. Phillips, Rachael Lumb, Yesha Ramani, Cameron P. Bracken, Brett G. Hollier, Luke A. Selth, Traude H. Beilharz, Gregory J. Goodall, Philip A. Gregory

“…Following QKI knockdown, APA of many transcripts is altered to produce predominantly shorter 3’UTRs associated with reduced gene expression. …”
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Proximity of maxillary molar palatal roots to adjacent structures for endodontic microsurgery: a cone-beam computed tomography study by Xiaoxiang Huang, Jun Xu, Benxiang Hou, Ying Wang

“…When measured through the MB roots, the distance to the buccal cortical plate was significantly shorter than that through the DB roots in the first molars (P < 0.05); however, the opposite was observed in the second molars (P < 0.05). …”
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Optimized Extraction of Resveratrol from Arachis repens Handro by Ultrasound and Microwave: A Correlation Study with the Antioxidant Properties and Phenol Contents by Leonardo Garcia, Renata Garcia, Georgia Pacheco, Felipe Sutili, Rodrigo De Souza, Elisabeth Mansur, Ivana Leal

“…Relevant correlations were established considering the TP and RSV contents, as well as the AA, corroborating obvious advantages of such techniques in terms of high extraction efficiency in shorter times.…”
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The Impact of Optical Undersampling on the Ca2+ Signal Resolution in Ca2+ Imaging of Spontaneous Neuronal Activity by Katarina D. Milicevic, Violetta O. Ivanova, Tina N. Brazil, Cesar A. Varillas, Yan M.D. Zhu, Pavle R. Andjus, Srdjan D. Antic

“…Results: Although recurring Ca2+ transients appeared visually similar at 14 Hz and 500 Hz, quantitative analysis revealed significantly faster rise times and shorter durations (half-widths) at the higher sampling rate. …”
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Differentiation and Molecular Properties of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Murine Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Derived on Gelatin or Collagen by Chizuka Obara, Kazuya Takizawa, Kenichi Tomiyama, Masaharu Hazawa, Ai Saotome-Nakamura, Takaya Gotoh, Takeshi Yasuda, Katsushi Tajima

“…The cells were derived by a one-step method and expressed CD73 and CD90, but CD105 was downregulated in iMSCs cultured only on gelatin-coated plates with increasing numbers of passages. A pairwise scatter analysis revealed similar expression of MSC-specific genes in iMSCs derived on gelatin and on collagen surfaces as well as in primary mouse bone marrow MSCs. …”
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Co-Optimization of Power Delivery Network Design for 3-D Heterogeneous Integration of RRAM-Based Compute In-Memory Accelerators by Madison Manley, James Read, Ankit Kaul, Shimeng Yu, Muhannad Bakir

“…Our 3-D designs achieve 39% higher energy efficiency, <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$8\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> higher operation density, and improved throughput through shorter vertical interconnects. We quantify steady-state IR-drop impacts in 3D-HI CIM architectures using a framework that combines PDN modeling, 3D-HI power, performance, area estimation, and behavioral modeling. …”
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Use of Pre- and Intensified Postprocedural Physiotherapy in Patients with Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Study (the 4P-TAVR Study) by M. Weber, U. Klein, A. Weigert, W. Schiller, V. Bayley-Ezziddin, D. C. Wirtz, A. Welz, N. Werner, E. Grube, G. Nickenig, J.-M. Sinning, A. Ghanem

“…Compared to the control group, patients in the interventional group showed a lower incidence of postinterventional pneumonia (10 [20.0%] vs. 3 [5.1%], p=0.016) and had a 3-day shorter mean hospital stay (13.5 ± 6.1 days vs. 10.1 ± 4.7 days, p=0.02). …”
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Comparison of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Operation Waiting Times in Patients Having Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury; with or without Bony Lesions by Jeong Heo, Woo-Kie Min, Chang-Wug Oh, Joon-Woo Kim, Kyeong-hyeon Park, Il Seo, Eung-Kyoo Park

“…Mean intervals between emergency room arrival and start of MRI were 93.60 (±60.08) minutes in group A and 313.75 (±264.89) minutes in group B, and the interval was significantly shorter in group A than in group B (p=0.01). The mean times to surgery were 248.4 (±76.03) minutes in group A and 560.5 (±372.56) minutes in group B, and the difference was statistically significant (p=0.001). …”
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Water Birth – Benefits, Risks, and Controversies by Julia Górny, Alicja Kapciak, Katarzyna Naja, Jakub Zwardoń, Artur Hawajski, Natalia Jankowska, Oliwia Kamieniecka, Adrianna Świerzyńska, Weronika Mazur, Natalia Pawelec

“…Results and Conclusions:  Water immersion during labor is associated with significant maternal benefits, including reduced pain and anxiety, shorter labor, and fewer pharmacological interventions. …”
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Improving Patient Outcomes in mTBI: The Role of Integrated Nursing Interventions in the Emergency Department by Feng T, Zhao P, Wang J, Du X, Ai M, Yang J, Li J

“…Descriptive statistics, logistic regression, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis were used to evaluate the effect of nursing interventions on outcomes such as mortality, complications, and hospital stay.Results: Among the 246 mTBI patients, those receiving Integrated Nursing Interventions (n=138, 56.1%) experienced significantly lower rates of adverse events, including perioperative intracranial hemorrhage (4.3% vs 12.0%, P=0.025) and shorter hospital stays (6± 2 days vs 11± 3 days, P< 0.001). …”
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SNORA37/CMTR1/ELAVL1 feedback loop drives gastric cancer progression via facilitating CD44 alternative splicing by Banghe Bao, Minxiu Tian, Xiaojing Wang, Chunhui Yang, Jiaying Qu, Shunchen Zhou, Yang Cheng, Qiangsong Tong, Liduan Zheng

“…In clinical gastric cancer cases, high levels of SNORA37, CMTR1, ELAVL1, or CD44 were associated with shorter survival and poor outcomes of patients. Conclusions These results indicated that SNORA37/CMTR1/ELAVL1 feedback loop drives gastric cancer progression via facilitating CD44 alternative splicing.…”
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Heart Rate in Hypertension: Review and Expert Opinion by Jamshed Dalal, Arup Dasbiswas, Immaneni Sathyamurthy, Srinivasa Rao Maddury, Prafulla Kerkar, Sandeep Bansal, Joy Thomas, Sankar Chandra Mandal, Soura Mookerjee, Sivakadaksham Natarajan, Viveka Kumar, Nishith Chandra, Aziz Khan, R. Vijayakumar, J. P. S. Sawhney

“…(i) Heart rate (HR) has inverse relationship with the central aortic pressure, whereby reduction in HR is associated with an increase in central aortic pressure. This counter-balances the benefit of HR reduction with the harmful effects of rising central aortic pressure. …”
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Prediction of implant failure risk due to periprosthetic femoral fracture after primary elective total hip arthroplasty: a simplified and validated model based on 154,519 total hip... by M. A. Alagha, Justin Cobb, Alexander D. Liddle, Henrik Malchau, Ola Rolfson, Maziar Mohaddes

“…Aims: While cementless fixation offers potential advantages over cemented fixation, such as a shorter operating time, concerns linger over its higher cost and increased risk of periprosthetic fractures. …”
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