Optimal Adaptation Period for Metabolic Cage Experiments in Mice at Different Developmental Stages by TAN He, YANG Xiaohui, ZHANG Daxiu, WANG Guicheng

“…Analysis of food intake, water intake, and energy expenditure revealed significant differences between the first light cycle (0-12 h) and the second light cycle (24-36 h) across all developmental stages (all P<0.05) . However, there was no significant difference in daily food intake or water intake after 24 hours (both P>0.05). …”
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Regional modeling of surface solar radiation, aerosol, and cloud cover spatial variability and projections over northern France and Benelux by G. Chesnoiu, I. Chiapello, N. Ferlay, P. Nabat, M. Mallet, V. Riffault

“…A regional evaluation of 2010–2020 ALADIN hindcast simulations of clear-sky and all-sky SSR, clear-sky frequency, and aerosols, through comparison to coincident multi-site ground-based measurements, shows reasonable agreement. …”
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Factors determining primary or delayed surgery for unilateral, non-metastatic Wilms tumor: a multicentric Egyptian study by Ahmed Elgendy, Amr Abdelhamid AbouZeid, Mohamed El-Debeiky, Shaimaa Abdelsattar Mohammad, Marwa Romeih, Ahmed Ebeed, Mohamed Abouheba, Mohammed Hamada Takrouney, Mahmoud Mostafa, Ahmed Khairi, Osama El-Naggar, Sameh Shehata

“…A retrospective analysis was conducted on all patients with unilateral, non-metastatic WT treated at four major Egyptian institutions from January 2019 to January 2024. …”
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Harnessing national data systems to understand circumstances surrounding veteran suicide: linking Department of Veterans Affairs and National Violent Death Reporting System Data by Claire A. Hoffmire, Alexandra L. Schneider, Laurel A. Gaeddert, Joseph Logan, Julie A. Kittel, Ryan Holliday, Lindsey L. Monteith

“…Three linkage stages: (1) exact (matched on: age, sex, death date, underlying cause of death, day of month of birth, first initial of last name); (2) probable (all but one variable matched); (3) possible (all but 2 variables matched). …”
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Pulsed Radiofrequency of the Trigeminal Ganglion for Treating Postherpetic Neuralgia of the Ophthalmic Branch by Dong-Yang Liu, Jin-Sheng Chen, Ze-Zang Fang, Shao-Yan Liu, Li Wan

“…Although there are many different treatments available to reduce pain duration and severity, PHN is often refractory to them and no single therapy shows an effective cure for all cases of PHN, especially for those involving the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Four Aerobic Exercise Intensity Prescription Techniques in Rehabilitation Training for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease by Tao Chen, Huiying Zhu, Qingyuan Su

“…According to the risk stratification method of CHD, all participants were divided into three groups: low, moderate, and high risk. …”
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Moderate-severe aortic arch calcification and high serum alkaline phosphatase co-modify the risk of cardiovascular events and mortality among chronic hemodialysis patients by Cheng-Hao Chang, Hung-Hsiang Liou, Chung-Kuan Wu

“…After 3 years of follow-up, patients with coexisting moderate-to-severe AoAC and high Alk-P had a higher risk of MACEs (aHR 1.76; 95% CI 1.06–2.92), and cardiovascular (aHR 2.49; 95% CI 1.21–5.11) and all-cause mortality (aHR 2.67; 95% CI 1.39–5.13) compared to those with non-to-mild AoAC/low Alk-P even after adjustments for significant clinical variables.Conclusions In chronic HD patients, moderate to severe AoAC co-existed with high Alk-P levels and enhanced the risk of MACEs and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. …”
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Solid waste management system for small island developing states by J. Weekes, J. Musa Wasil, K. Malave Llamas, C. Morales Agrinzoni

“…The focus and methods vary in all territories given the wide range of factors which influence waste management. …”
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In vitro antiplasmodial activity of six plants against chloroquine-sensitive and resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum by Samuel Korsah

“…g/mL respectively against DD2 strain. All plant extracts exhibited no cytotoxicity against RBC (?…”
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Surgical treatment of fourth branchial apparatus anomalies: a case series study by Wan-Xin Li, Yanbo Dong, Aobo Zhang, Jun Tian, Cheng Lu, Jean Pierre Jeannon, Liangfa Liu

“…Their age was from 6 years old to 39 years old (average age 20.4 years old, median age was 21 years old). All 8 fistulae were on the left side, while 2 pouch sinuses were both on the right side. …”
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Application of knowledge management tools: Comparative analysis of small, medium, and large enterprises by Natalia Sytnik, Maryna Kravchenko

“…In all cases, large enterprises showed higher levels of these characteristics compared to small enterprises, whereas medium enterprises were more similar to large enterprises. …”
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A Comparison between Two Different Remineralizing Agents against White Spot Lesions: An In Vitro Study by Hassan Alsubhi, Mohammad Gabbani, Abdulsalam Alsolami, Mohammed Alotaibi, Jameel Abuljadayel, Waleed Taju, Omair Bukhari

“…All statistical tests were two-tailed and interpreted at the 0.05 significance level. …”
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Evaluation of Agreement between HRT III and iVue OCT in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension Patients by A. Perdicchi, M. Iester, D. Iacovello, A. Cutini, M. Balestrieri, M. G. Mutolo, A. Ferreras, M. T. Contestabile, S. M. Recupero

“…A good overall agreement between GPS and MRA was found in all the eyes tested (κ: 0.511). A good agreement between iVue OCT and MRA was shown in the superonasal (κ: 0.656) and nasal (κ: 0.627) quadrants followed by the superotemporal (κ: 0.602) and inferotemporal (κ: 0.586) sectors in all the studied eyes. …”
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Impact of neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio on mortality in iron-deficiency anemia patients: a retrospective study using MIMIC-IV database by Weide Lin, Junfan Chen, Xufa Peng, Yaohua Yu, Shiqing Huang, Shurong Li, Bixia Lin

“…Patient mortality risk increased significantly when ln-transformed NPAR levels exceeded 1.2 (HR range 3.366–4.304, p < 0.001 for all). Additionally, subgroup analyses did not reveal any significant interactions, indicating that the predictive effect of NPAR on mortality risk is relatively consistent across different subgroups. …”
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High-intensity statin therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jing Wang, Ling Wu, Yu-Ling Yan, Bo Qiu, Song-Bai Deng, Xiao-Dong Jing, Jian-Lin Du, Ya-Jie Liu, Qiang She

“…However, its effects on all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, heart failure and renal protection remain unclear. …”
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Clinical and Radiological Outcome of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Polyether Ether Ketone Cage in Patients with Lumbar Spondylolisthesis by Rishab Chandraprakash, Rajavel Kalirajan, Milap Bhalodiya, Vijayanand Balasubramanian, Gowthaman Nambiraj, Mohan Mahendramani

“…Near-normal radiological parameters were achieved in all the patients. Five patients showed complications. …”
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The safety and efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade in children, adolescents, and young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Pedro C.A. Reis, João Evangelista Ponte Conrado, Mariana Macambira Noronha, Luís Felipe Leite da Silva, Erick Figueiredo Saldanha, Jonathan Metts

“…For tumor type subgroup analysis of all-grade TRAEs and grade 3/4 TRAEs, solid tumors had the highest rates, 92 % (95 % CI 41–99) and 32 % (95 % CI 11–63), respectively. …”
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Clinical characteristics and management outcomes of pediatric patients with Coats disease complicated with retinoschisis (retinal cyst) by Tingyi Liang, Shaochi Zhang, Xiang Zhang, Xiaohan Wang, Xunda Ji, Peiquan Zhao

“…After a median follow-up of 23 months (range, 11–33 months), all eyes demonstrated retinal cyst resolution and no active disease. …”
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Detection of BRAF V600E in Fine-Needle Aspiration Samples of Thyroid Nodules by Droplet Digital PCR by Sang-Yu Lu, Ying-Chao Chen, Jia-Lin Feng, Qin-Yi Zhou, Jing Chen, Chen-Fang Zhu, Miao-Miao Guo, Man-Man Zhang, Qian-Yue Zhang, Meng Lu, Liu Yang, Jing Wu, Shuang-Xia Zhao, Huai-Dong Song, Xiao-Ping Ye

“…Also, all nodules with no mutation detected by ddPCR were interpreted as wild-type by Sanger sequencing (SS−). …”
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Trends in incidence and mortality of prostate cancer in Ningbo City from 2011 to 2023 by ZHANG Qun，WANG Yong，CHEN Jieping，BAO Kaifang，FENG Yueyi，Wang Xiaoli

“…The crude incidence of prostate cancer in the groups aged 50-<60 years, 60-<70 years, 70-<80 years and ≥80 years showed upward trends (AAPC=11.657%, 14.031%, 10.734% and 5.300%, all P<0.05). A total of 3 739 deaths were reported, and the crude mortality, Chinese-standardized mortality and world-standardized mortality were 9.66/105, 5.23/105 and 3.71/105, respectively, showing upward trends (AAPC=8.458%, 3.620% and 3.602%, all P<0.05). …”
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