Robot-assisted laparoscopic ipsilateral ureteroureterostomy for duplex kidneys in children: preliminary single-center experience by Chao Yang, Chi Zhang, Yongsheng Cao, Qi-fei Deng, Changkun Mao

“…ObjectiveThis study evaluates the efficacy and safety of robot-assisted laparoscopic ipsilateral ureteroureterostomy (RAL-IUU) in treating children with duplex kidney ureteral malformations by detailing our early single-center experience.Materials and methodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of clinical data from 14 children with complete duplex kidney ureteral malformations treated with RAL-IUU at our institution from December 2021 to January 2024. …”
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E-HEART score: A novel scoring system for undifferentiated chest pain in the emergency department by V. Yuvaraj, Sachin Sujir Nayak, S. Vimal Krishnan

“…METHODS: A diagnostic accuracy study involving 250 patients with chest pain at the ED of a single tertiary care teaching hospital in India was conducted. The emergency physicians assessed the E-HEART score after integrating their point-of-care echo/focused echo findings into the conventional HEART score on presentation. …”
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Comprehensive investigation of matrix metalloproteinases in skin cutaneous melanoma: diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic insights by Lingxia Wu, Chenxiaoxiao Liu, Weicai Hu

“…Functional assays, including cell proliferation, colony formation, and wound healing, were conducted post-MMP7 knockdown using siRNA in A375 cells. …”
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Preventing water pollution using importance-performance analysis and terrain analysis by L. Sulistyowati, N. Andareswari, F. Afrianto, A. Rais, M.F. Hafa, D. Darwiyati, A.L. Ginting

“…Furthermore, a hydrological analysis was conducted to determine the pollutant area of the Brantas watershed by applying terrain analysis. …”
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Global regional and national burden of intracerebral hemorrhage between 1990 and 2021 by Zhao-wei Wang, Mei-ping Wan, Jia-hui Tai, Yong Wang, Min-yi Yin

“…A comprehensive understanding of ICH’s evolving global impact from 1990 to 2021 remains essential for healthcare planning and resource allocation. We conducted a systematic analysis of ICH burden utilizing data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. …”
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The Architecture of BaTiO₃ Nanoparticles Synthesis via Temperature-Responsive for Improved Oil Recovery: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Core-Flooding Experimental S... by Surajudeen Sikiru, Hassan Soleimani, Amir Rostami, Leila Khodapanah

“…The results demonstrate that BaTiO₃ nanofluids increase the reservoir fluid’s ionic conductivity, leading to environmental polarization. …”
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Sanming Model of Medical Service Integration: Impact on Medical Expenditures, Service Provision, and Resource Allocation in China by Lin K, Liu X, Xiang L, Luo F

“…This study evaluates the model’s impact on medical expenditures, service provision, and resource allocation.Methods: We conducted an interrupted time series analysis on outcome variables related to medical expenditures, service provision, and resource allocation in Sanming City. …”
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Le flirt à Rabat au Maroc : Engagements des corps et arrangements socio-spatiaux by Chadia Arab, Christophe Guibert

“…It is drawn from exploratory surveys (non-participant observations in selected locations during several consecutive days and 15 semi-structured interviews with Moroccan couples) conducted in April 2016 in Rabat, the country’s administrative capital. …”
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Impact of the severity and extension of dental caries lesions on Turkish preschool children’s oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study by Ayça Kurt, Damla Bolat, Ömer Hatipoğlu

“…Clinical examinations were conducted using the decayed, missing, and filled teeth (dmft) Index, the pufa Index, and the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) II. …”
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A common mechanism of detoxification for lambda-cyhalothrin and abamectin in Cydia pomonella by Di Ju, Chao Hu, Peirong Li, Ping Gao, Yuting Li, Xueqing Yang

“…To validate whether similar mechanisms were involved in the detoxification process of lambda-cyhalothrin (LCT) and abamectin (AM) at sublethal doses (specifically LD10 and LD30), cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450), glutathione S-transferases (GST), and carboxylesterases (CarE) activities were evaluated after insecticides exposure; synergistic experiments were conducted using piperonyl butoxide (PBO), diethyl maleate (DEM), and triphenyl phosphate (TPP) as inhibitors of P450, GST, and CarE respectively. …”
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Designing a broad-spectrum multi-epitope subunit vaccine against leptospirosis using immunoinformatics and structural approaches by Guneswar Sethi, Guneswar Sethi, Young Kyu Kim, Su-Cheol Han, Jeong Ho Hwang, Jeong Ho Hwang

“…Immune simulations and in silico cloning were also conducted to evaluate the vaccine’s immune response and expression potential.ResultsThe MESV demonstrated high antigenicity, immunogenicity, non-allergenicity, and conservation across different Leptospira strains. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Mobile-Based Intervention for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Jing Li, Li Sun, Yabing Hou, Liming Chen

“…A total of 215 patients with T2DM in a tertiary-care hospital specific to diabetes were selected as the study population. This study was conducted from January 1, 2019 to January 1, 2020. …”
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Biofilm-Producing Bacteria and Risk Factors (Gender and Duration of Catheterization) Characterized as Catheter-Associated Biofilm Formation by Wani Devita Gunardi, Anis Karuniawati, Rainy Umbas, Saptawati Bardosono, Aida Lydia, Amin Soebandrio, Dodi Safari

“…A longitudinal cross-sectional study was conducted on 109 catheterized patients from September 2017 to January 2018. …”
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A positive relationship between weight-adjusted waist index and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a study on US adolescents by Xiaoling Cui, Xiaoling Cui, Yize Huang, Luyang Kang, Lianxiu Han, Weijie Sun, Kexing Han, Yufeng Gao

“…Subgroup analysis was conducted to pinpoint particularly susceptible subgroups within our study cohort of 1,711 participants.ResultsOur findings indicated a positive correlation between WWI and NAFLD scores. …”
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Complications following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty for proximal humeral fractures: a systematic review by Easton J. Bents, BS, Javier Ardebol, MD, Mathew Noble, DO, Lisa Galasso, MD, Patrick J. Denard, MD, Mariano E. Menendez, MD

“…In adherence to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, a systematic search was conducted between September and December of 2023, utilizing the databases PubMed, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library to include relevant articles from any period. …”
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Identification of Five m6A-Related lncRNA Genes as Prognostic Markers for Endometrial Cancer Based on TCGA Database by Li Shan, Ye Lu, Cheng-Cheng Xiang, Xiaoli Zhu, Er-Dong Zuo, Xu Cheng

“…A risk score model was established, and Kaplan–Meier analysis was conducted for investigating overall survival (OS) across two patient groups (high risk and low risk). …”
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Study on emergency care nurses’ knowledge and attitude towards palliative care (急诊科护士安宁疗护知识和态度的调查研究) by FENG Mei (冯梅)

“…Methods A questionnaires were conducted among 415 emergency care nurses from tertiary hospitals in Hubei province by using a general information questionnaire, the Hospice Knowledge Quiz for Nurses and the Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying Scale Form B (FATCOD-B). …”
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Continuous high-soy protein soymilk intake affects ordinary walking speed in the Japanese pre-frail and frail elderly: a randomized controlled trial by Nene Sato, Yuji Terashima, Makoto Sugawara, Ryoichi Unno, Hiroaki Asao, Mitsuhiro Iwasaki, Tomoyuki Watanabe, Tomoko Uno, Mitsuo Maruyama

“…Abstract Background To investigate whether continuous intervention using soymilk containing high soy protein improves physical frailty, a randomized controlled trial was conducted among the Japanese pre-frail and frail elderly. …”
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Unraveling the laser decal transfer-based printing of ZnO ceramic towards FEP-ZnO-based Piezo-Tribo hybrid nanogenerators by Arpit Kumar Singh, Anshu Sahu, Palani Iyamperumal Anand

“…A CO2 laser (λ=10.6 μm) is utilized in the proposed work, with a detailed investigation of laser processing parameters conducted for effective control over piezo-ceramic transfer and selective positioning. …”
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Feasibility of a family-oriented mHealth intervention for Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes: A pilot randomized control trial. by Lu Hu, Yun Shi, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Mary Ann Sevick, Xinyi Xu, Ricki Lieu, Chan Wang, Huilin Li, Han Bao, Yulin Jiang, Ziqiang Zhu, Ming-Chin Yeh, Nadia Islam

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>To test the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of a mHealth intervention tailored for Chinese immigrant families with type 2 diabetes (T2D).<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) with baseline, 3-, and 6-month measurements. …”
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