Effectiveness after Designation of a Trauma Center: Experience with Operating a Trauma Team at a Private Hospital by Kyoung Hwan Kim, Sung Ho Han, Soon-Ho Chon, Joongsuck Kim, Oh Sang Kwon, Min Koo Lee, Hohyoung Lee

“…Purpose The present study aimed to evaluate the influence of how the trauma care system applied on the management of trauma patient within the region. Methods We divided the patients in a pre-trauma system group and a post-trauma system group according to the time when we began to apply the trauma care system in the Halla Hospital after designation of a trauma center. …”
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Examining internet use for health information seeking and influencing factors among undergraduate health science students in Southwest Ethiopia by Alex Ayenew Chereka, Fikadu Wake Butta, Addisalem Workie Demsash, Sisay Yitayh Kassie, Adamu Ambachew Shibabaw, Abiy Tasew Dubale, Geleta Nenko Dube, Mekonnen Kenate Hunde, Wubalem Dilie Limeneh, Amare Dagnew Fentahun, Milkias Dugassa Emanu, Mekashaw Tareke Abebe, Gemeda Wakgari Kitil

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Fatty acids from soybeans: compatibility with Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae) and its two predators☆ by Qayyoum Muhammad Asif, Khan Bilal Saeed, Song Zi-Wei, Yi Tian-Ci, Inayat Rehan, Akram Muhammad Irfan, Mobarak Syed Husne, Li Dun-Song

“…Soybean oil, with its lower mortality rates and sublethal effects on reproduction and behavior, is a strong candidate for integrated pest management strategies. Oleic and palmitic acids, though effective, have repellency to beneficial predators.…”
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Evolution of Treatment Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Esophageal Cancer Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis of 1500 Consecutive Esophagostomies by Yasue Kimura, MD, PhD, Eiji Oki, MD, PhD, Tomonori Nakanoko, MD, PhD, Qingjiang Hu, MD, PhD, Keita Natsugoe, MD, Sho Nanbara, MD, PhD, Ryota Nakanishi, MD, PhD, Yuichiro Nakashima, MD, PhD, Mitsuhiko Ota, MD, PhD, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, MD, PhD

“…These findings will help optimize esophageal cancer management and improve patient outcomes.…”
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Applying Focal Therapy to Lesions Detected via Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Delivering Cancer Ablation Beyond the Visibility Phenomenon by Clement Orczyk, Teresa Marsden, Francesco Giganti, Joseph M. Norris, Santosh Waigankar, Louise Dickinson, Shonit Punwani, Alex Kirkham, Alex Freeman, Aiman Haider, Caroline M. Moore, Arnauld Villers, Clare Allen, Mark Emberton

“…The inclusion of imaging as a triage test in diagnostic guidelines for prostate cancer (PC) has introduced a visible target for guiding treatment allocation and disease management. Focal therapy (FT) is a promising approach with a low side-effect profile for treating magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-visible PC within a limited framework of guideline recommendations or clinical trials. …”
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Reproductive strategies in loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta: polyandry and polygyny in a Southwest Atlantic rookery by Laís Amorim, Lara Chieza, Jake A. Lasala, Sarah de Souza Alves Teodoro, Wesley D. Colombo, Ana Carolina Barcelos, Paula Rodrigues Lopes Guimarães, João Luiz Guedes da Fonseca, Ana Claudia Jorge Marcondes, Alexsandro Santos, Sarah Vargas

“…This research establishes a crucial database for future studies in Brazil, with a focus on the BSR of the Southwest Atlantic subpopulation, offering essential insights for developing effective management strategies for this vulnerable population.…”
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Assessing water and energy fluxes in a regional hydrosystem: case study of the Seine basin by Kilic, Deniz, Rivière, Agnès, Gallois, Nicolas, Ducharne, Agnès, Wang, Shuaitao, Peylin, Philippe, Flipo, Nicolas

“…While it is well accepted that climate change and growing water needs affect long-term sustainable water resources management, performing accurate simulations of water cycle and energy balance dynamics at regional scale remains a challenging task.Traditional Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere-Transfer (SVAT) models are used for numerical surface water and energy simulations. …”
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Effectiveness of the addition of visual aids to conversational preoperative education in glaucoma filtering surgery: A randomized controlled trial by Peimin Lin, Laiwen Lv, Ruqing Tang, Dehua Li, Xiaoxuan Chen, Jie Fang, Zhenggen Wu, Chukai Huang, Kusheng Wu

“…Background: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of preoperative visual aids on anxiety and pain management in patients with low educational backgrounds undergoing glaucoma filtering surgery. …”
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Exploring the assessment of post-cardiac valve surgery pulmonary complication risks through the integration of wearable continuous physiological and clinical data by Lixuan Li, Yuekong Hu, Zhicheng Yang, Zeruxin Luo, Jiachen Wang, Wenqing Wang, Xiaoli Liu, Yuqiang Wang, Yong Fan, Pengming Yu, Zhengbo Zhang

“…Conclusion The integration of continuous wearable physiological and clinical data significantly improves preoperative risk assessment for PPCs, which helps to optimize surgical management and reduce PPCs morbidity and mortality.…”
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Metal Sourcing For a Sustainable Future by Ortwin Renn, Richard Gloaguen, Christina Benighaus, Leila Ajjabou, Ludger Benighaus, Virginia Del Rio, Javier Gómez, Sari Kauppi, Michaela Keßelring, Moritz Kirsch, Marko Komac, Juha Kotilainen, Elena Kozlovskaya, Jari Lyytimaki, Cathryn McCallum, Tuija Mononen, Jouni Nevalainen, Lasse Peltonen, Jukka-Pekka Ranta, Stephane Ruiz, Jon Russill, Frank Wagner

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Development and validation of a novel artificial intelligence algorithm for precise prediction the postoperative prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Zichen Wang, Zhihan Xiao, Tongyu Zhang, Meiyou Lu, Hai Li, Jing Cao, Jianan Zheng, Yichan Zhou, Juncheng Dai, Cheng Wang, Liang Chen, Jing Xu

“…Conclusion The study highlights the clinical utility of PPMESCC algorithm in prognostic prediction that may facilitate to establish the personalized screening and management strategies for postoperative ESCC patients.…”
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Comparison of Secondary Metabolite Extraction Methods in <i>Hamelia patens</i> Jacq. and Their Inhibitory Effect on <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i> f. sp. <i>radicis-lycopersici</i> by Daniel Jafet Valle Ortiz, Dolores Guadalupe Aguila Muñoz, María del Carmen Cruz López, Diana Verónica Cortés Espinosa, Martha Rosales Castro, Fabiola Eloísa Jiménez Montejo

“…<i>radicis-lycopersici</i> (Fo), a phytopathogenic fungus affecting economically important crops, is managed with fungicides like benzimidazoles and azoles. …”
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Unsupervised machine learning clustering approach for hospitalized COVID-19 pneumonia patients by Nuttinan Nalinthasnai, Ratchainant Thammasudjarit, Tanapat Tassaneyasin, Dararat Eksombatchai, Somnuek Sungkanuparph, Viboon Boonsarngsuk, Yuda Sutherasan, Detajin Junhasavasdikul, Pongdhep Theerawit, Tananchai Petnak

“…These findings may guide tailored clinical management strategies.…”
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Spatial-Temporal Variation and Driving Forces of Carbon Storage at the County Scale in China Based on a Gray Multi-Objective Optimization-Patch-Level Land Use Simulation-Integrated... by Gui Chen, Qingxia Peng, Qiaohong Fan, Wenxiong Lin, Kai Su

“…The results can serve to provide scientific support for carbon balance management and climate adaptation strategies at the county scale while also offering case studies that can inform similar regions around the world. …”
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Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Detecting Myocardial Viability in Patients with Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease: A Prospective Observational Study by Subhosree Dey, Parul Dutta, Bornali Dutta, Baloy Jyoti Talukdar, Sushant Agarwal, Dhiraj Baruah

“…Aim: To assess cardiac morphology, function, perfusion and myocardial viability in patients with chronic ischaemic heart disease, and to stratify patients into conservative and operative management based on the myocardial viability. Materials and Methods: The present hospital-based prospective observational study was conducted in the Department of Radiodiagnosis, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India, from April 2021 to October 2022. …”
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Inflammatory Indices and MAFLD Prevalence in Hypertensive Patients: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Analysis from China by Shen D, Cai X, Hu J, Song S, Zhu Q, Ma H, Zhang Y, Ma R, Zhou P, Yang W, Hong J, Zhang D, Li N

“…Further research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of these markers in the management of MAFLD. Keywords: metabolic-dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease, inflammatory indices, hypertension, diagnostic accuracy…”
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Cadmium exposure increases insecticide sensitivity of Sogatella furcifera (Horváth) by decrease the diversity of symbiotic bacteria by Yanfei Zhu, Yu Wu, Xiangjie Li, Yujie Li, Zichao Zheng, Qiao Gao, Wenbing Ding, Hualiang He, Lin Qiu, Youzhi Li

“…Cadmium (Cd) is a prevalent environmental pollutant in agricultural ecosystems, particularly within paddy ecosystems, is readily absorbed by rice and enter herbivorous insects through the food chain, thereby influencing the implementation of integrated pest management strategies. However, the effect and mechanisms of Cd exposure on the sensitivity of pests in paddy to insecticides remain unclear. …”
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Assessment of Asthma Control and Quality of Life among Asthmatic Patients Attending Armed Forces Referral and Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Tesfalidet Gebremeskel Zeru, Ephrem Engidawork, Alemseged Beyene Berha

“…The primary goal of asthma management is to achieve good asthma control. However, poor patient-physician communication, unavailability of appropriate medications, and lack of long-term goals have made asthma control difficult in developing countries. …”
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International REACH forgiveness intervention: a multisite randomised controlled trial by Tyler J Vanderweele, Nicole Rodriguez, Richard G Cowden, Man Yee Ho, Everett L Worthington, Andrea Ortega Bechara, Zhuo Job Chen, Elly Yuliandari Gunatirin, Shaun Joynt, Viacheslav V Khalanskyi, Hennadii Korzhov, Ni Made Taganing Kurniati, Anastasiya Anastasiya Salnykova, Liudmyla Shtanko, Sergiy Tymchenko, Vitaliy L Voytenko, Anita Zulkaida, Maya B Mathur

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Mapping mycological ignorance – checklists and diversity patterns of fungi known for West Africa by Meike Piepenbring, Jose G. Maciá-Vicente, Jean Evans I. Codjia, Carola Glatthorn, Paul Kirk, Yalemwork Meswaet, David Minter, Boris Armel Olou, Kai Reschke, Marco Schmidt, Nourou Soulemane Yorou

“…Abstract Scientific information about biodiversity distribution is indispensable for nature conservation and sustainable management of natural resources. For several groups of animals and plants, such data are available, but for fungi, especially in tropical regions like West Africa, they are mostly missing. …”
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