A multi-centre, randomised trial for diagnostic efficacy of the automatic breast volume scanner ultrasound for breast cancer screening in China by Ying Xu, Yali Xu, Songjie Shen, Feng Mao, Xiaohui Zhang, Yanna Zhang, Yan Lin, Yidong Zhou, Qiang Sun

“…The area under the curve (AUC) values for HHUS and ABUS were 0.72 (95% CI: 0.67–0.78) and 0.86 (95% CI: 0.82–0.91), respectively, indicating superior diagnostic performance of ABUS over HHUS (Delong test p < 0.05).DiscussionABUS is user-friendly, requires minimal training, reduces reliance on examiner experience, and demonstrates potential for superior sensitivity compared to HHUS in breast cancer screening.…”
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Mindfulness influences the psycho-social dimension of chronic pain: A randomized controlled clinical trial in Indian context by Anirban Pal, Purnava Mukhopadhyay, Rajasree Biswas, Dipasri Bhattacharya

“…Background and Aims: In India, the awareness about the psycho-social dimension of chronic pain is minimal among physicians and patients. The research with community-based group therapies (like mindfulness) to address the psycho-social aspects in chronic pain patients remains limited. …”
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Imaging exoplanets with coronagraphic instruments by Galicher, Raphaël, Mazoyer, Johan

“…Finally, we present instrumental and signal processing techniques used for on-sky minimization or a posteriori calibration of these speckles in order to improve the performance of coronagraphs.…”
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Optimizing Budget Deficit in Multi-Construction Projects Using Sequential Quadratic Programming by Hasan Musaab Falih, Sodani Noor A. Abdul-Jabbar Al, Salih Jihan Maan, Mohammed Sawsan Rasheed

“…In addition, considers how to deal with financial deficits by suggesting a multi-project scheduling optimization model to minimize maximum negative cash flow while maintaining maximum profit. …”
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Early Esophageal Cancer Specific Survival Is Unaffected by Anatomical Location of Tumor: A Population-Based Study by Rajan N. Amin, Samip J. Parikh, Venu Gopala Reddy Gangireddy, Praveen Kanneganti, Swathi Talla, Sumanth Daram

“…Therefore, ET might serve as a minimally invasive yet effective alternative to EST to treat EEC.…”
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Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor Associated with Carboplatin in Treatment of Metastatic Nasal Carcinoma in Dog by Carlos Eduardo Fonseca-Alves, Aline Gonçalves Corrêa, Fabiana Elias, Sabryna Gouveia Calazans

“…The chemotherapy protocol was effective causing the disease stagnation, minimizing the clinical signs, and extending patient survival and quality of life.…”
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Syphilis and Urogenital Diseases during Pregnancy and Developmental Defects of Enamel: A Brazilian Prenatal Cohort (BRISA) by Elisa Miranda Costa, Judith Rafaelle Oliveira Pinho, Maria da Conceição Pereira Saraiva, Cecília Cláudia Costa Ribeiro, Claudia Maria Coêlho Alves, Erika Barbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz

“…Based on the proposed directed acyclic graph (DAG), SES and the number of PCV were the minimal set of covariables for the adjusted model. …”
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Liver Transplantation: Evolving Patient Selection Criteria by Andy S Yu, Aijaz Ahmed, Emmet B Keeffe

“…The mounting disparity between the number of liver transplant candidates and the limited supply of donor organs has led to reassessment of the selection and listing criteria for liver transplantation, as well as revision of organ allocation and distribution policies for cadaver livers. The development of minimal listing criteria for patients with chronic liver disease based on a specific definition for decompensation of cirrhosis has facilitated the more uniform listing of patients at individual centres across the United States. …”
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Mimetic Gravity: A Review of Recent Developments and Applications to Cosmology and Astrophysics by Lorenzo Sebastiani, Sunny Vagnozzi, Ratbay Myrzakulov

“…In this review, we summarize the main aspects of mimetic gravity, as well as extensions of the minimal formulation of the model. We devote particular focus to the reconstruction technique, which allows the realization of any desired expansionary history of the universe by an accurate choice of potential or other functions defined within the theory (as in the case of mimetic f(R) gravity). …”
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Development of Nabr Al-Ashwat Al-Arabiyyah Materials to Enhance the Arabic Speaking Skills of Students by Muhajir Muhajir, Alimudin Alimudin, Era Sastra Pangestu, Rafidah Abdullah

“…The researcher concluded that the development of nabr material from the pre-test results obtained an average value (mean) of 60.27, the minimal value being 48, the maximum value being 70 and the standard deviation being 6.036. while in the post-test table the average student score (mean) is 82.77, the minimum value being 70.00, the maximum value being 98.00 and the standard deviation being 8.149, which was proven by the effectiveness test using the JASP application. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of ICT research in South Africa by Vusumuzi Malele, Sello Prince Sekwatlakwatla

“…During this period, South Africa experienced minimal to no publication in ICT research by universities of technology and colleges. …”
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Impact of Chronic Endometritis on Female Fertility by Carlos Alberto Llerena Gómez, Edwin Marcelo Miranda Solís, José Sixto Calvopiña del Castillo

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> chronic endometritis was present in women of reproductive age, so it is necessary to develop health prevention strategies to minimize its incidence.…”
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Updates on CAD risk assessment: using the coronary artery calcium score in combination with traditional risk factors by Kiara Rezaie-Kalamtari, Zeinab Norouzi, Alireza Salmanipour, Hossein Mehrali

“…Patients are classified into several subgroups: no evidence of CAD (score 0), mild CAD (score 1–10), minimal CAD (score 11–100), moderate CAD (score 101–400), and severe CAD (score > 400) and higher than1000 as the extreme risk of CVD events. …”
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LOWER LEG DEFORMITY CORRECTION USING ILIZAROV DEVICE IN DR SOETOMO GENERAL HOSPITAL SURABAYA: A CASE SERIES by Jeffry Andrianus, Citra Ahdi Prasetya

“…Benefit of the gradual correction using Ilizarov system are: (1) reduce the risk of neurovascular injury, (2) minimal soft tissue disturbance, (3) multiplanar and multidirectional correction. …”
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Atypical Fragility Fractures due to Bony or Soft Tissue Phosphaturic Mesenchymal Tumors: A Report of Two Cases by Stephanie M. Clegg, Emily S. Eiel, Sara Fine, Rachel I. Gafni, Mathew J. Most

“…Furthermore, a high index of suspicion, along with fibroblast growth factor-23 testing and DOTATATE-PET/CT localization, can help with diagnosis and minimize treatment delays.…”
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Gamma-knife radiosurgery for jugular foramen schwannomas. A systematic review and meta-analysis by Timoleon Siempis, Spyridon Voulgaris, George A. Alexiou

“…Stereotactic radiosurgery has been investigated as potentially minimally invasive alternative to microsurgery. The aim of this study was to provide a systematic review and meta-analysis of the available literature regarding the outcomes of cases of JFS treated with radiosurgery. …”
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Influence of Lidocaine including Buprenorphine for Postoperative Analgesia after the Extraction of Mandibular Third Molars: A Randomized Controlled, Double-Blind, Split-Mouth Study by Nimrat K. Jawanda, Anand Shukla, Anupam Singh, Kalyana C. Pentapati, Srikanth Gadicherla

“…Buprenorphine added to lidocaine 2% showed a minimal decrease in the pain score and duration of postoperative analgesia with no difference in the frequency of rescue analgesics consumed between the test and control.…”
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An assessment of collaborative research in corporate sustainability by Maitreyee Das, Abhishek Dutta, Gautam Dutta

“…Our findings also suggest that, though the number of publications increased manifold, cross-country research collaboration has remained minimal. There is a need for more case study-based research papers that bring out sustainability success stories from developed nations with relatively higher SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) scores to set benchmarks for the rest of the world.…”
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Shot-Noise Limited Time-Encoded Raman Spectroscopy by Sebastian Karpf, Matthias Eibl, Wolfgang Wieser, Thomas Klein, Robert Huber

“…Thus, the signal has to be isolated from the laser background light, requiring elaborate methods for minimizing detection noise. Here, we analyze the detection sensitivity of a shot-noise limited broadband stimulated time-encoded Raman (TICO-Raman) system in detail. …”
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Investigation of Multiple Hole Grouting for Reducing Water Inrush Risk in Underground Engineering by Changde Yang, Ling Li, Ying Li, Yakuan Gao

“…The result indicates that most of the cement slurry is consumed when the water yield is 20 to 30 m3/h; and that there are minimal changes of the electrical properties of the rock stratum under coal seam when the water yield of L11 is low within the range of 40 m. …”
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