Enhanced STag Marker System: Materials and Methods for Flexible Robot Localisation by James R. Heselden, Dimitris Paparas, Robert L. Stevenson, Gautham P. Das

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Research Progress and Prospect of High-Nitrogen Austenitic Stainless Steel by Jiao　Xiaofei, Li　Qun, Wang　Dongjia, Wang　Shuhuan, Ni　Guolong

“…This includes a comparison and analysis of their advantages and disadvantages， such as the Larger Pool Method， Pressurized Induction Melting， Pressurized Ladle Blowing， Pressurized Electroslag Remelting， and Pressurized Plasma Arc Melting. …”
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Impact of dental treatments under general anesthesia on oral health-related quality of life in children: a comprehensive meta-analysis by Nasibe Aycan Yilmaz, Mehmet Emin Arayici, Candan Efeoglu

“…Results A total of 36 papers satisfied the inclusion criteria and were subsequently included in the investigation. In the pooled analysis, treatments under general anesthesia in children improved OHRQoL (ECOHIS) in the short term with a significantly large effect size (SMD = 1.66, 95% CI: 1.07–2.24, p < 0.001; τ2 = 2.18, I2 = 98.9, p < 0.001). …”
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An Analysis of the Spatial Characteristics of Jin Ancestral Temple Based on Space Syntax by Chuanjin Hu, Yuanbo Qi, Chongen Wang

“…The plaza on the north side of the reflecting pool forms the core area of visual connectivity, while Jinren Terrace becomes the transportation node with the highest accessibility. …”
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Pathogenesis of Disorders of the Motor Function of the Large Intestine in Functional Constipation by M. M. Galagudza, Yu. P. Uspensky, Yu. A. Fominykh, D. Yu. Butko

“…A key role in the FC development belongs to a decrease in the pool of interstitial cells, which play the role of an intestinal pacemaker, due to slowing of their self-renewal. …”
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Infant Feeding Practices of HIV Positive Mothers and Its Association with Counseling and HIV Disclosure Status in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Getaneh Mulualem Belay, Chalachew Adugna Wubneh

“…A total of 18 studies with 4,844 participants were included in this study. The national pooled prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and mixed feeding practices among HIV positive mothers were 63.43% (95% CI: 48.19, 78.68) and 23.11% (95% CI: 10.10, 36.13), respectively. …”
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Inorganic polyphosphate and the stringent response coordinately control cell division and cell morphology in Escherichia coli by Christopher W. Hamm, Michael J. Gray

“…PolyP can act as an energy and phosphate storage pool, metal chelator, regulatory signal, and chaperone, among other functions. …”
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Impact of Covid-19 on Firm Performance: A Systematic Literature Review Using PRISMA Framework by Mahnoor Sattar, Rafayat Jalal

“…Quantitative research methods such as Pooled OLS, Logistic regression, Fixed effect model, 2SLS, 3SLS, DID etc. dominated the literature, whereas qualitative methods such as surveys and conceptual studies were rarely used. …”
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Physical functioning outcome measures in the lumbar spinal surgery population and measurement properties of the physical outcome measures: protocol for a systematic review by Alison B Rushton, Jai Mistry, Michael J Lukacs, Katie L Kowalski, Maren Goodman

“…Results for each measurement property per physical outcome measure will be quantitatively pooled if there is adequate clinical and methodological homogeneity or qualitatively synthesised if there is high heterogeneity in studies.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval is not required. …”
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Physical impairments in Adults with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) undergoing Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Michael J M O'Brien, Julie S Jacobsen, Adam I Semciw, Inger Mechlenburg, Lisa U Tønning, Chris J W Stewart, Joshua Heerey, Joanne L Kemp

“…Best evidence synthesis of non-pooled data showed limited evidence of increased walking velocity, stride length and improved hip flexion and extension moment 18-months post-PAO compared to pre-op. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Combination Therapy with Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Laser for Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Alamoudi A, Alnabihi AN, Alsudais AS, Almufarriji N, Batais WT, Aldahlawi AK, Altalhi A, Al-Dhibi HA, Alakeely AG

“…Combination therapy of anti-VEGF and laser photocoagulation was compared with other interventions. The pooled analysis of favorable structural outcomes did not show a statistically significant difference between combination therapy with anti-VEGFs and laser therapy compared to the interventions in the control groups (P=0.25). …”
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Efficacy and safety of antifibrotic drugs for interstitial lung diseases other than IPF: A systematic review, meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis. by Mei Yang, Yuying Tan, Ting Yang, Dan Xu, Mei Chen, Lei Chen

“…For the primary outcomes, pooled analyses of four trials with low risk of bias showed that antifibrotic drugs significantly ameliorated FVC decline (mean difference 86.21; 95% CI 49.38 to 123.03; I2 = 64%; TSA-adjusted CI 40.86 to 131.56). …”
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Effects of Homeopathic Arsenicum Album, Nosode, and Gibberellic Acid Preparations on the Growth Rate of Arsenic-Impaired Duckweed (Lemna gibba L.) by Tim Jäger, Claudia Scherr, Meinhard Simon, Peter Heusser, Stephan Baumgartner

“…Data from the control and treatment groups were pooled to increase statistical power. Growth rates for days 0–2 were not influenced by any homeopathic preparation. …”
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A journey into a Mediterranean diet and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review with meta-analyses by Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Katherine Esposito, Paolo Chiodini, Maria Ida Maiorino, Giuseppe Bellastella, Dario Giugliano

“…A random-effect model was used to pool data.Participants Adults with or at risk for type 2 diabetes.Interventions Dietary patterns that described themselves as using a ‘Mediterranean’ dietary pattern.Outcome measures The outcomes were glycaemic control, cardiovascular risk factors and remission from the metabolic syndrome.Results From 2824 studies, 8 meta-analyses and 5 RCTs were eligible. …”
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Prevalence of HPV in a Peruvian Healthcare Network: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study by Jhajaira M. Araujo MSc, Maria Ramon-Cotrina Br, Rosa Quispe-Martinez MD, Mayra Rios-Rios Br, Maribel Quispe-Gonzaga Br, Carlos O. Saldaña-Reyes Br, Paula Medina PhD, Melanie Cornejo PhD, Joseph A. Pinto MSc, Richard Dyer MD

“…High-risk HPV types were analyzed individually (16, 18, 31, 45, 51, 52) and pooled [P1 (33, 58), P2 (56,59,66), and P3 (35,39,68)]. …”
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The TikTok Addiction Scale: Development and validation by Petros Galanis, Aglaia Katsiroumpa, Ioannis Moisoglou, Olympia Konstantakopoulou

“…Considering that the use of TikTok is increasing rapidly and the fact that TikTok addiction may be a different form of social media addiction, there is an urge for a valid tool to measure TikTok addiction.ObjectiveTo develop and validate a tool to measure TikTok addiction.MethodsFirst, we performed an extensive literature review to create a pool of items to measure TikTok addiction. Then, we employed a panel of experts from different backgrounds to examine the content validity of the initial set of items. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of MRI-based radiomic features for EGFR mutation status in non-small cell lung cancer patients with brain metastases: a meta-analysis by Yuqin Long, Rong Zhao, Xianfeng Du

“…Meta-analysis was conducted using random-effects models.ResultsA total of 13 studies involving 2,348 patients were included. The pooled sensitivity and specificity of MRI-based radiomic features for detecting EGFR mutations were 0.86 (95% CI: 0.74-0.93) and 0.83 (95% CI: 0.72-0.91), respectively. …”
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Green Apple Detection Method Based on Multidimensional Feature Extraction Network Model and Transformer Module by Wei Ji, Kelong Zhai, Bo Xu, Jiawen Wu

“…Firstly, an improved DETR network main feature extraction module adopts the ResNet18 network and replaces some residual layers with deformable convolutions (DCNv2), enabling the model to better adapt to pollution-free fruit changes at different scales and angles, while eliminating the impact of microbial contamination on fruit testing; Subsequently, the extended spatial pyramid pooling model (DSPP) and multiscale residual aggregation module (FRAM) are integrated, which help reduce feature noise and minimize the loss of underlying features during the feature extraction process. …”
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Assessment of line differentiation in the Thoroughbred horse breed using DNA microsatellite loci by L. A. Khrabrova, N. V. Blohina, O. I. Suleymanov, G. А. Rozhdestvenskaya, V. F. Pustovoy

“…The results of the DNA typing of 8091 Thoroughbred horses across microsatellite loci show that the gene pool of the domestic population is represented by 100 alleles typical of the breed. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Bleb Needling with Antimetabolite after Trabeculectomy Failure in Glaucoma Patients: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xuhao Chen, Lingge Suo, Ying Hong, Chun Zhang

“…The intraocular pressure (IOP) and number of antiglaucomatous medications before and after the surgery were pooled for meta-analysis. The success and complication rates were estimated based on the results. …”
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