Feasibility and safety of zero-fluoro, “apron-less” approach to repeat pulmonary vein isolation procedures using radiofrequency energy after initial cryoballoon ablation by Vedran Velagic, Vedran Pasara, Ivan Prepolec, Andrija Nekic, Zvonimir Katic, Davor Milicic

“…The mean of 0.98 ± 0.91 veins was reconnected per patient and 36% of patients did not have PV reconnections. …”
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Plasticizers May Activate Human Hepatic Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor α Less Than That of a Mouse but May Activate Constitutive Androstane Receptor in Liver by Yuki Ito, Toshiki Nakamura, Yukie Yanagiba, Doni Hikmat Ramdhan, Nozomi Yamagishi, Hisao Naito, Michihiro Kamijima, Frank J. Gonzalez, Tamie Nakajima

“…At 12 weeks old, each genotyped male mouse was classified into three groups, and fed daily for 2 weeks per os with corn oil (vehicle control), 2.5 or 5.0 mmol/kg DBP (696, 1392 mg/kg), DEHP (977, 1953 mg/kg), and DEHA (926, 1853 mg/kg), respectively. …”
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Excess costs of post-traumatic stress disorder related to child maltreatment in Germany by Thomas Grochtdreis, Hans-Helmut König, Falk Leichsenring, Manfred E. Beutel, Lila Feix, Harald Gündel, Andrea Hermann, Melissa Hitzler, Christine Knaevelsrud, Iris-Tatjana Kolassa, Johannes Kruse, Helen Niemeyer, Fatima Nöske, Simone Salzer, Karoline Sophie Sauer, Patrick Schuster, Christiane Steinert, Kerstin Weidner, Jörn von Wietersheim, Jürgen Hoyer, Judith Dams

“…Results The total six-month excess costs associated with PTSD-CM were €8864 (95% CI: €6855 to €10,873) per person. Of this, the excess health care costs accounted for €4647 (95% CI €3296 to €5997) and the excess costs of absenteeism for €4217 (95% CI: €3121 to €5314). …”
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Histological and immune response in the fish Centropomus viridis elicited by the parasite Rhabdosynochus viridisi by Dania López-Moreno, Zeinab Yazdi, Francisco N. Morales-Serna, Juan M. Martínez-Brown, Leonardo Ibarra-Castro, Alejandra García-Gasca, Selene M. Abad-Rosales, Rodolfo Lozano-Olvera, Emma J. Fajer-Ávila, Esteban Soto

“…During the primary infection, the mean intensity was 152 parasites per fish at Time 1 and 94 at Time 2, while in the reinfection, it was 367 parasites at Time 1 and 129 at Time 2. …”
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Proximate Composition and In Vitro Bioactive Properties of Leaf Extracts from Seven <i>Viola</i> Species by Guangnian Zeng, Xingfan Li, Chunbo Zhao, Yongkang Pang, Xiongfei Luo, Zhonghua Tang

“…The leaf extracts demonstrated significant inhibitory effects on α-glucosidase (84.17%) and pancreatic lipase (77.54%) at a concentration of 1 g of extract per milliliter of solution. Additionally, the biological activity of <i>Viola</i> leaves, particularly their antioxidant capacity, is associated with their phenolic and flavonoid content, with caffeic acid contributing up to 35.2% of the total phenolic acids and isoquercitrin being one of the most bioavailable flavonoids. …”
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The current and future cancer burden in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries by Saleh A. Alessy, Saleh A. Alqahtani, Jerome Vignat, Amid Abuhmaidan, Amani E. L. Basmi, Najla Al Lawati, Ameera Ali A‐Nooh, Wael Shelpai, Samar Alhomoud, Ali Al‐Zahrani, Freddie Bray, Ariana Znaor

“…Results An estimated 42,475 new cancer cases and 19,895 deaths occurred in the GCC countries in 2020, with corresponding age‐standardized incidence and mortality rates of 96.5 and 52.3 per 100,000, respectively. Female breast (16%), colorectal (13%), and thyroid (9%) were the most common types of cancer in the GCC countries, accounting for almost 40% of all cancer incidence. …”
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Framework for reservoir sedimentation estimation using the hydrological model and campaign—A case study of A Vuong reservoir in central Vietnam by Binh Quang Nguyen, Sameh A. Kantoush, Ngoc Duong Vo, Tetsuya Sumi

“…The average calculated net deposition value was 4.3 m (0.3 m per year) within fourteen years of operation. The study outcomes demonstrated that the framework approach may transfer to an ungauged catchment and address the complex sedimentation problem in tropical regions.…”
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Lactoferrin: a secret weapon in the war against pathogenic bacteria by Lucero Ruiz-Mazón, Gerardo Ramírez-Rico, Mireya de la Garza

“…In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that antimicrobial resistance causes at least 700,000 deaths per year worldwide. Therefore, in this global war against microorganisms, a therapeutic alternative is necessary to help us win this battle. …”
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Thermospheric Neutral Density Variation During the “SpaceX” Storm: Implications From Physics‐Based Whole Geospace Modeling by Dong Lin, Wenbin Wang, Katherine Garcia‐Sage, Jia Yue, Viacheslav Merkin, Joseph M. McInerney, Kevin Pham, Kareem Sorathia

“…MAGE also suggests altitudinal, longitudinal, and latitudinal variability of storm‐time percentage density enhancement due to height dependent Joule heating deposition per unit mass, thermospheric circulation changes, and traveling atmospheric disturbances. …”
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Convolutional neural networks for accurate real-time diagnosis of oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma using high-resolution in vivo confocal microscopy by Rishi S. Ramani, Ivy Tan, Lindsay Bussau, Lorraine A. O’Reilly, John Silke, Christopher Angel, Antonio Celentano, Lachlan Whitehead, Michael McCullough, Tami Yap

“…These models had a rapid classification speed of less than 1/10th of a second per image. Our study suggests that tandem CNNs can provide highly accurate and rapid real-time diagnostic triage for in vivo assessment of high-risk oral mucosal disease.…”
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SEMI–DWARF PRODUCTIVE BARLEY LINES by B. A. Batasheva, V. I. Ibisheva, R. A. Abdullaev, O. N. Kovaleva, I. A. Zveinek, E. E. Radchenko

“…We selected productive lines that significantly exceeded their parental forms in grain weight per area unit and resistance to frit fly: L 15/4 (F6 Sonet × Camincent) and L 16/12 (F6 Sonet × Pyramid). …”
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Incidence, morbidity and mortality of hip fractures over a period of 20 years in a health area of Southern Spain by Marta M Rey-Rodriguez, MA Vazquez-Gamez, Mercè Giner, Fernando Garrachón-Vallo, Luis Fernández-López, Miguel Angel Colmenero, María-José Montoya-García

“…Furthermore, we calculated the morbidity and degree of disability 1 year after the fracture occurred and determined mortality and the associated factors.Results The overall incidence was 228 per 100 000 individuals/year (95% CI 204.5 to 251.6), and the incidence was higher in women than in men. …”
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London Rocket (<i>Sisymbrium irio</i> L.) as Healthy Green: Bioactive Compounds and Bioactivity of Plants Grown in Wild and Controlled Environments by Tarik Chileh-Chelh, Tatiana Pagan Loeiro da Cunha-Chiamolera, Miguel Urrestarazu, Mohamed Ezzaitouni, Rosalía López-Ruiz, Cinthia Nájera, Miguel Ángel Rincón-Cervera, José Luis Guil-Guerrero

“…Wild plants showed higher antioxidant activity (DPPH and ABTS assays) than GCE samples, with values of 8.03–8.67 and 6.49–6.81 mmol TE per 100 g dry weight, respectively. The vitamin C range was 50.7–84.3 and 84.5–186.9 mg 100 g⁻¹ fresh weight for GCE and wild samples, respectively. …”
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Deep Learning and Automatic Detection of Pleomorphic Esophageal Lesions—A Necessary Step for Minimally Invasive Panendoscopy by Miguel Martins, Miguel Mascarenhas, Maria João Almeida, João Afonso, Tiago Ribeiro, Pedro Cardoso, Francisco Mendes, Joana Mota, Patrícia Andrade, Hélder Cardoso, Miguel Mascarenhas-Saraiva, João Ferreira, Guilherme Macedo

“…The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive and negative predictive value (PPV and NPV), area under the conventional receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC-ROC), and precision–recall curve (AUC-PR) were calculated per run. The model’s diagnostic performance was assessed using the median and range values. …”
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Addressing the overuse of hospital emergency departments in the Portuguese NHS: a new paradigm by Francisco Goiana-da-Silva, Francisco Goiana-da-Silva, Francisco Goiana-da-Silva, Francisco Goiana-da-Silva, Soraia Costa, Filipa Malcata, Juliana Sá, Juliana Sá, Rafael Vasconcelos, Miguel Cabral, Raisa Guedes, Inês Morais-Vilaça, Lara Pinheiro-Guedes, João Ferreira, Nélson Pereira, José Gaspar-Pais, Judite Neves, Joaquim Monteiro, Vera Pires, Miguel Paiva, Rui Guimarães, Hutan Ashrafian, Hutan Ashrafian, Rita Moreira, Fátima Fonseca, Filomena Cardoso, Filomena Cardoso, Jaime Alves, Ara Darzi, Ara Darzi, Fernando Araújo, Fernando Araújo

“…Portugal faces a notable challenge, reporting one of the highest per capita ED visit rates, with an annual average of approximately 6 million ED visits from 2013 to 2023. …”
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Availability in ECMO Reduces the Failure to Rescue in Patients With Pulmonary Embolism After Major Surgery: A Nationwide Analysis of 2.4 Million Cases by Johannes Diers, MD, Nikolas Baumann, MD, Philip Baum, MD, Konstantin L. Uttinger, MD, Johanna C. Wagner, MD, Peter Kranke, MD, Patrick Meybohm, MD, Christoph-Thomas Germer, MD, Armin Wiegering, MD

“…The availability of and experience in ECMO therapy (defined as at least 20 ECMO applications per year; ECMO centers) are associated with a significantly reduced FtR in patients with PE after high-risk surgical procedures. …”
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Standardization of breeding and rearing of the endangered Indian catfish Clarias magur (Hamilton, 1822) for juvenile production by Kamal Sarma, Bavithra R., Jaspreet Singh, S.K. Ahirwal, Ujjwal Kumar, Tarkeshwar Kumar, Maneesh Kumar Dubey

“…Four hormone doses were selected (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 ml/kg body weight of female), and results indicated that the total weight of stripped eggs and spawning fecundity were the highest (p < 0.05) when females were injected with 1.0 ml of WOVA-FH hormone per kg of body weight. In the rearing experiment, the weight gain of larvae obtained from fishes injected with different hormone doses did not differ significantly (p > 0.05). …”
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Cost-effectiveness of metacognitive therapy for cardiac rehabilitation participants with symptoms of anxiety and/or depression: analysis of a randomised controlled trial by David Reeves, Calvin Heal, Patrick Joseph Doherty, Gemma E Shields, Adrian Wells, Lora Capobianco, Anthony Heagerty, Deborah Buck, Linda M Davies, Elizabeth Camacho

“…At a threshold of £30 000 per QALY, MCT intervention of around 76% was likely to be cost-effective.Conclusions Results suggest that intervention may be cost-saving and health-increasing; however, findings are uncertain and subject to limitations. …”
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Towards fiscal sustainable practices in Mexico: The quality of municipal tax regulation and tiered tariffs improve income from solid waste management services by Sergio López-Olvera, Juan Carlos Olivo-Escudero, Mauricio Hernández-Marroquín, Fausto Rafael López-Olvera, Yessica Lourdes Vallejo-Rivera, Marco Antonio Rodríguez-Gómez, Pedro Hipólito Rodríguez-Herrero

“…The results demonstrate that municipalities with higher levels of tax regulation achieve significantly greater per capita income from SWM services compared to those with minimal or no regulation. …”
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How to survive the mutational meltdown: lessons from plant RNA viruses by Lafforgue, Guillaume, Lefebvre, Marie, Michon, Thierry, Elena, Santiago F.

“…By fitting empirical data to an in silico simulation model, we found that initiating a lesion in C. quinoa required only 1-5 virions, and approximately 40 new virions were produced per lesion. These findings demonstrate that Muller's ratchet can be halted not only by increasing the number of founder viruses but also by incorporating phases of exponential growth to large populations between bottlenecks. …”
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