A Novel Unilateral Bi/Multi‐Portal Endoscopic Transforaminal Interbody Fusion Utilizing Uniaxial Spinal Endoscope Instead of Arthroscope: Technical Note and Preliminary Clinical Re... by Liyu Yang, Long Zhou, Min Qiu, Feng Liang, Liqing Yang, Qin Fu, Gen Ba

“…The paired t‐test or Wilcoxon signed‐rank test were used as statistical methods. Results The single‐segment UME‐TLIF procedure had an average operation time of 211 ± 53.3 min, and the average number of X‐rays taken during the operation was 11.78 ± 5.32. …”
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Rationale and design of a randomized clinical trial of integrated eHealth for PrEP and medications for opioid use disorders for women in the criminal legal system. The Athena study by Jaimie P. Meyer, Stacey Brunson, Carolina R. Price, Morgan Mulrain, Julie Nguyen, Frederick L. Altice, Tassos C. Kyriakides, Karen Cropsey, Ellen Eaton

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Fibrin Glue Enhances Adipose-Derived Stromal Cell Cytokine Secretion and Survival Conferring Accelerated Diabetic Wound Healing by Ursula Hopfner, Matthias M. Aitzetmueller, Philipp Neßbach, Michael S. Hu, Hans-Guenther Machens, Zeshaan N. Maan, Dominik Duscher

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Enhancing semantical text understanding with fine-tuned large language models: A case study on Quora Question Pair duplicate identification. by Sifei Han, Lingyun Shi, Fuchiang Rich Tsui

“…In this research, we leveraged 5 pretrained LLMs, conducted various fine-tuning approaches (prompt engineering, n-shot learning, and supervised learning using the low-rank adaptation [LoRA]), and compared their performance using F1 score. …”
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Unleashing the potential of chatbots in mental health: bibliometric analysis by Qing Han, Chenyang Zhao

“…National Center for Scientific Research in France ranked first among all institutions, followed by Imperial College London and University of Zurich. …”
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Analysis of Mammography BI-RADS Distribution and Follow-up Ultrasound Assessment: A Single-Center Study by Kankaya B, Buyukasik S, Altundal YE, Topcu FS, Rahmanbakhsh P, Etemad A, Kapan S, Alis H

“…Notably, 2.3% (n=18) were classified as BI-RADS 4 or 5, suggesting findings suspicious for malignancy.Conclusion: Our findings highlight the crucial role of follow-up US in breast cancer screening. …”
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Call for Papers: Demography Prize for Young Researches 2016/2017 by IF and FRFG

“…• With regard to the country rankings, is intergenerational justice, as measured by the different indices, a function of some other set of variables – i.e., how do they correlate with alternative rankings, socio-economic or other, and what might this teach us? …”
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Machine learning cluster analysis identifies increased 12-month mortality risk in transcatheter aortic valve replacement recipients by Thomas Meredith, Thomas Meredith, Thomas Meredith, Farhan Mohammed, Amy Pomeroy, Sebastiano Barbieri, Sebastiano Barbieri, Erik Meijering, Louisa Jorm, David Roy, Jason Kovacic, Jason Kovacic, Jason Kovacic, Jason Kovacic, Michael Feneley, Michael Feneley, Michael Feneley, Christopher Hayward, Christopher Hayward, Christopher Hayward, David Muller, David Muller, David Muller, Mayooran Namasivayam, Mayooran Namasivayam, Mayooran Namasivayam

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Efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy for stage II–IVa esophageal cancer: a network meta-analysis by Mingxing Wang, Wanhui Dong, Gongyi Wu, Baorui Zhang, Tong Lai, Aixin Liu, Qingming Sun

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Blood-based biomarkers suggest prolonged axonal Injury following pediatric mild traumatic brain injury by Andrew R. Mayer, Tracey V. Wick, Jessica R. McQuaid, Masen L. Boucher, Andrew B. Dodd, Cidney R. Robertson-Benta, Harm J. van der Horn, Erik B. Erhardt, Robert E. Sapien, Rawan Tarawneh, Rebekah Mannix

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Phase Behavior Identification and Formation Mechanisms of the BZ19-6 Condensate Gas Reservoir in the Deep Bozhong Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, Eastern China by Zhenliang Wang, Shengdong Xiao, Feilong Wang, Guomin Tang, Liwen Zhu, Zilong Zhao

“…In this study, the phase diagram identification method and various empirical statistical methods, such as the block diagram method, φ1 parameter method, rank number method, and Z-factor method were implemented to comprehensively identify the phase behavior types of the BZ19-6 condensate gas reservoir. …”
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A data-driven machine learning algorithm to predict the effectiveness of inulin intervention against type II diabetes by Shuheng Yang, Ralf Weiskirchen, Wenjing Zheng, Xiangxu Hu, Aibiao Zou, Zhiguo Liu, Hualin Wang

“…The SHAP values for interpretation ranked the characteristic variables in descending order of importance: HbA1c, difference between fasting and 2 h-postprandial glucose levels, fasting blood glucose, high-density lipoprotein, age, and body mass index. …”
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The significance of risk stratification through nomogram-based assessment in determining postmastectomy radiotherapy for patients diagnosed with pT1 − 2N1M0 breast cancer by Chao Wei, Jie Kong, Huina Han, Xue Wang, Zimeng Gao, Danyang Wang, Andu Zhang, Jun Zhang, Zhikun Liu

“…Result The median follow-up period was 98 months, Patients who received PMRT demonstrated significantly improved 5-year and 8-year OS and DFS compared to those who did not (P < 0.001). …”
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Patients with chronic heart failure and predominant left atrial versus left ventricular myopathy by Xuanyi Jin, Wan Ting Tay, Dinna Soon, David Sim, Seet Yoong Loh, Sheldon Lee, Fazlur Jaufeerally, Lieng Hsi Ling, A. Mark Richards, Adriaan A. Voors, Carolyn S. P. Lam, Joost P. van Melle

“…Results A total of 374 patients with chronic HF (mean age 58.9±11.5 years, 20% female, mean LVEF 39±17%) were included. …”
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Risk factors for symptom recurrence after microwave ablation of adenomyosis: a preliminary retrospective study by Sainan Guan, Yongyan He, Xi Zhou, Jinxiu Wan, Haijing Peng, Guojuan Bu, Shuang Liang, Huahui Liu, Shiying Huang, Erjiao Xu

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Seeing beyond words: nanotechnology in hepatocellular carcinoma - a bibliometric study by Talaiti Tuergan, Talaiti Tuergan, Aimitaji Abulaiti, Alimu Tulahong, Alimu Tulahong, Ruiqing Zhang, Ruiqing Zhang, Zhongdian Yuan, Zhongdian Yuan, Yanze Lin, Yanze Lin, Yingmei Shao, Yingmei Shao, Yingmei Shao, Tuerganaili Aji, Tuerganaili Aji

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Application of finger-pressing on Tiantu acupoint to induce cough in postoperative patients with early-stage lung cancer (指压天突穴引咳法在早期肺癌术后患者中的应用)... by BIAN Guanjun (边冠军), ZHANG Chunmei (张春梅), LIU Lifeng (刘丽峰)

“…两组均未出现严重或者影响机体状态的不良事件。结论 指压天突穴引咳法在PEF≤5. 33L/s的早期肺癌术后患者咳嗽排痰中应用效果明显。)…”
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L-shaped association of body mass index with prognosis in individuals with sepsis: a multicenter cohort study by Kunping Cui, Xiangnan Teng, Wei liu, Xiaoxiao Zhao, Shanling Xu, Lang Bai

“…Methods This retrospective observational cohort study included adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with sepsis from Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-IV version 2.2 (MIMIC-IV V2.2) and eICU Collaborative Research Database (eICU-CRD). …”
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Examining the association of elevated initial serum lactate with mortality and morbidity in trauma patients: a retrospective study by Pablo Rodríguez-Ortiz, Kyara Berríos-Toledo, Ediel O. Ramos-Meléndez, Lourdes Guerrios-Rivera

“…Patients were classified as normal (4.5–19.8 mg/dL) or elevated (≥ 19.9 mg/dL) iSL levels. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of acidic medications and fluoride-containing mouthwash on the enamel surface using quantitative light-induced fluorescence, microhardness, and scanning el... by Saanya Bhasin, Simran Singh, Manuel Sebastian Thomas, Karuna Yarmunja Mahabala, Ramya Shenoy

“…For the evaluation of surface morphology by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), two random samples used for QLF from each group were taken. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Kruskal‒Wallis test, and post hoc test were applied as appropriate. …”
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