Beta-Blockers for Primary Prevention of Anthracycline-Induced Cardiac Toxicity: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials by Armin Attar, Arman Karimi Behnagh, Mehrasa Hosseini, Foad Amanollahi, Paria Shafiekhani, Ali Kabir

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Relationship between Neovascular Density in Swept Source-Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Signs of Activity in Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Martin Stattin, Julia Forster, Ahmed Daniel, Alexandra Graf, Katharina Krepler, Siamak Ansari-Shahrezaei

“…CNV was depicted in 71 eyes (92%) by SS-OCTA and separated accordingly into predominantly hyperdense (32%), minimally hyperdense (34%), and hypodense lesions (34%). …”
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APPLICATION OF MODIFYING ALLOYING ALLOY CONTAINING NANOSIZED POWDERS OF ACTIVE ELEMENTS IN PRODUCTION OF HIGH-STRENGTH CAST IRON WITH GLOBULAR GRAPHITE by A. S. Kalinichenko, A. G. Slutsky, V. A. Sheinert

“…The tendency of high strength cast iron to «white cast iron» formation has been minimized, and the mechanical properties of the alloy produced correspond to HSCI80.…”
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Optimal Sizing and Techno-economic Analysis of Combined Solar Wind Power System, Fuel Cell and Tidal Turbines Using Meta-heuristic Algorithms: A Case Study of Lavan Island by Hessameddin Talebi, Javad Nikoukar, Majid Gandomkar

“…A fuzzy logic system is employed to minimize the costs of a hybrid system incorporating hydroelectric, wind, solar, and battery technologies, while simultaneously calculating two key reliability metrics: the Loss of Power Supply Probability (LPSP) and the Dump Energy Probability (DEP). …”
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Microbial bioindicators associated with cadmium uptake in sixteen genotypes of Theobroma cacao by Jennifer E. Schmidt, Caleb A. Lewis, Alana J. Firl, Pathmanathan Umaharan

“…Screening for Cd-related bioindicators prior to planting or developing microbial bioamendments could complement existing strategies to minimize the presence of Cd in the global cacao supply.…”
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Global stellarator coil optimization with quadratic constraints and objectives by Lanke Fu, Elizabeth J. Paul, Alan A. Kaptanoglu, Amitava Bhattacharjee

“…We demonstrate QUADCOIL’s effectiveness in coil topology control, minimizing non-convex penalties, and predicting filament coil complexity with three numerical examples.…”
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Comparison of inhaled versus intravenous anesthesia for laryngoscopy and laryngeal electromyography in a rat model by M. Gazzaz, J. Saini, S. Pagliardini, B. Tsui, C. Jeffery, H. El-Hakim

“…Our hypothesis is that TIVA allows a minimally morbid, and feasible laryngoscopy and LEMG. …”
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Effect of Myopic Femtosecond Laser-Assisted LASIK on Anterior Chamber Inflammation (Flare Values) and Corneal Endothelium: A Prospective before and after Study by Kemal Turgay Özbilen, Emre Altinkurt, Nihan Aksu Ceylan, Gizem Sayar Bilgin, Nilüfer Gözüm

“…Conclusion. FS-LASIK caused minimal inflammation in the anterior chamber on only the 1st postoperative day; additionally, a minimal decrease of cell count with no morphological changes were noted in the endothelial cells on postoperative 3rd month. …”
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Retained Shrapnel from a Blast Injury as a Rare Cause of Secondary Osteoarthritis of the Hip Joint: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Oshan Basnayake, Ahamed Nihaj, Ranji Pitagampalage, Umesh Jayarajah, Yasith Mathangasinghe, Harsha Mendis

“…He had a true right limb shortening of 3.6 cm and limited range of motion. However, he had minimal functional disability. An X-ray of the pelvis and hip joints showed grade 4 osteoarthritis of the right hip joint with destruction of the right femoral head. …”
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Novel device for blunt dissection in third space endoscopy: Preliminary animal study (with video) by Takashi Yokouchi, Teppei Masunaga, Kurato Miyazaki, Motohiko Kato, Shota Fujii, Kota Momose, Kotaro Yamashita, Takuro Saito, Koji Tanaka, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Tomoki Makino, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro Doki, Kiyokazu Nakajima

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Distance-Based Congestion Pricing with Day-to-Day Dynamic Traffic Flow Evolution Process by Qixiu Cheng, Jiping Xing, Wendy Yi, Zhiyuan Liu, Xiao Fu

“…However, it is computationally demanding due to the calculation of minimal total travel cost for each day among the whole planning horizon. …”
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The impact of preoperative venous thromboembolism on patients undergoing TURBT: Perioperative outcomes and healthcare costs from US insurance claims data by Anas S. Tresh, Francesco Del Giudice, Shufeng Li, Satvir Basran, Ettore De Berardinis, Dalila Carino, Valerio Santarelli, Bernardo Rocco, Maria Chiara Shighinolfi, Roman Mayr, Matteo Ferro, Riccardo Autorino, Gabriele Bignante, Felice Crocetto, Biagio Barone, Renate Pichler, José Daniel Subiela, Jorge Caño Velasco, Marco Moschini, Andrea Mari, Andrea Gallioli, Francesco Soria, Simone Albisinni, Wojciech Krajewski, Jan Łaszkiewicz, Łukasz Nowak, Tomasz Szydełko, Benjamin Challacombe, Rajesh Nair, Benjamin I. Chung

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Transfusion and Risk of Infection in Canada: Update 2005

“…In Canada and other countries, many steps are taken to minimize the risk of infection through the transfusion of blood or blood products (1). …”
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Enfrentar a peste numa vila da Idade Média by Iria Gonçalves

“…As time went by, society learnt some ways of minimizing the effects of the disease: and applied them, although without much success. …”
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Characterizing Agriculture in Florida’s Lower Suwannee River Basin Area by Tom Obreza, Greg Means

“… The Suwannee River Partnership (http://www.suwannee.org) was formed in 1999 to determine the sources of nutrient loads in the river basin, and to work with local land users to minimize future nutrient loading through voluntary, incentive-based programs. …”
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Tabernaemontana divaricata Crepe Jasmine, Pinwheel Flower by Edward Gilman

“…Additionally, it addresses the plant’s moderate drought tolerance, soil preferences, and minimal pest issues, making it a versatile and attractive option for various garden settings. …”
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Gallbladder Stones: Oral Dissolution Therapy by Johnson L Thistle

“…Ursodiol is generally preferred because it has minimal side effects. Patients with increased surgical risk, mild to moderate symptoms, and gallstones which are either floatable with oral radiopaque contrast media or radiolucent by computed tomography scan in a nonobstructed gallbladder arc appropriate candidates for oral bile acid therapy. …”
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Spiraea cantoniensis Reeve's Spiraea, Bridal-Wreath by Edward Gilman

“…Additionally, it addresses the plant’s moderate drought tolerance, soil preferences, and minimal pest issues, making it a versatile and attractive option for various garden settings. …”
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A Function Private Attribute-Based Encryption by Fei Han, Jing Qin

“…It guarantees that the secret key reveals nothing to malicious adversary, beyond the unavoidable minimal information such as the length of ciphertext. …”
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Management and quality control of construction materials standards, techniques, and challenges by Severin Jean Maixent Loubouth, Sorel Nzaba, Gildas Ngouono Ngakali, Narcisse Malanda

“…Common defects include manufacturing flaws, storage issues, non-compliance with standards, and variability in quality. To minimize quality problems, rigorous control techniques like material testing, visual inspections, performance testing, and certifications are applied. …”
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