Comparison of Atypical and Osteoporotic Femoral Shaft Fractures in the Elderly: A Multicenter Study by Takanori Miura, Hiroaki Kijima, Noriyuki Ishikawa, Toshihito Ebina, Takayuki Tani, Shuichi Chida, Tetsuya Suzuki, Satoshi Yumto, Hiroshi Tazawa, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Yoichi Shimada

“…The mean bone healing time was 11.1 months versus 6.7 months in 2 groups (p<0.01). …”
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A New Method for Research on Unsteady Pressure Dynamics and Productivity of Ultralow-Permeability Reservoirs by Kun Wang, Li Li, Xiao Chen, Wei Liang, Yong Yang, Zhenghe Yan, Jianwen Dai, Wei Li, Yahui Wang, Weifang Wang, Min Li, Danling Wang

“…On that basis, instead of a constant skin factor, a well-test interpretation mathematical model is established by defining and using a time-varying skin factor. The time-varying skin factor changes with the change of stress sensitivity and threshold pressure gradient. …”
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Using Sequence Mining to Predict Complex Systems: A Case Study in Influenza Epidemics by Theyazn H. H. Aldhyani, Manish R. Joshi, Shahab A. AlMaaytah, Ahmed Abdullah Alqarni, Nizar Alsharif

“…The INTS model combines clustering with a time series model to enhance the prediction of influenza outbreaks. …”
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Spacer-type tibial osteotomy versus open wedge high tibial osteotomy and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for Kellgren-Lawrence grade 3–4 medial unicompartmental knee osteoarthri... by Yi Zhang, Xiangzhi Yin, Jinli Chen, Yingze Zhang, Tengbo Yu

“…The clinical outcomes recorded preoperatively and at 6, 12 and 24 months postoperatively were the range of motion (ROM), visual analogue scale (VAS), American Knee Society Score (KSS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Global (WOMAC) score, operation time, length of incision, relevant complications and failures. …”
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Crowned dens syndrome: A case series of 72 patients at eight teaching hospitals in Japan by Hiroki Isono, Haruka Kuno, Takunori Hozumi, Ken Emoto, Sho Nishiguchi, Masahiro Sakai, Madoka Ito, Koichi Kitamura, Kazuhito Hirose, Eiji Hiraoka, Naoto Ishimaru, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yasuharu Tokuda

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the annual incidence of CDS, time to diagnosis in CDS, as well as the features of CDS. …”
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Database and geospatial mapping study of those eligible for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the Thames Valley Region, England by Oscar Millerchip, Jasper Eddison, Alex Rosenberg, Jon Bailey, James Raitt

“…Extracorporeal-cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is a therapy for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest that can improve survivability by decreasing the time a patient is without adequate perfusion, the low-flow time. …”
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Modified iris system: initial experience with a new technology for safety in hiatal surgery in pediatric patients by Joel Cazares, Eduardo De la Rosa-Bustamante, Jorge Colín-Garnica, Arturo Guillen-Cárdenas, Marbella Sepulveda-Valenzuela, Miguel Torres-Salas, Jorge Alberto Cantú-Reyes

“…Using MIUS enabled real-time esophageal visualization throughout the surgery, even in challenging areas affected by periesophagitis. …”
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Men's more frequent predisposing factors in infectious endocarditis facilitate improvement of outcomes by shortening of diagnostic delay by S. Andreß, K. Reischmann, S. Markovic, F. Rohlmann, B. Hay, W. Rottbauer, D. Buckert, S. d'Almeida

“…Notably, only in the male cohort, a shorter time to diagnosis was associated with a lower mortality rate (p = 0.035, optimal cut-point 3.5 days). …”
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Frequency of Physical Activity-Related Injuries Among Adolescents: An Umbrella Review by Kerttu Toivo, Peter Bakalár, Mari Leppänen, Jari Parkkari, Jari Parkkari, Ensar Abazović, Boštjan Šimunič, Kaja Teraž, Kaja Teraž, Marta Malinowska-Cieślik, Jaroslava Kopčáková, Aurel Zelko, Aurel Zelko, Aurel Zelko, Agnieszka Michalska, Dagmar Sigmundová, Rado Pišot, Armin Paravlić, Armin Paravlić

“…No systematic reviews were found focusing on leisure time or school-based PA injuries.ConclusionHigh-quality research is essential to understand the frequency of various types of physical activity related injuries among adolescents in organized sports, PE, and leisure time activities to develop more effective prevention strategies.…”
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A minimally invasive animal model of atherosclerosis and neointimal hyperplasia for translational research by Max L. A. Ebert, Vanessa F. Schmidt, Osman Öcal, Anne von Thaden, Olaf Dietrich, Bastian Popper, Sandra Elges, Max Seidensticker, Jens Ricke, Melanie A. Kimm, Astrid Jeibmann, Moritz Wildgruber

“…Fisher’s exact, Mann–Whitney U, and unpaired t-tests were used. Results The average time for the entire procedure was 62 min for the balloon group and 31 min for the stent-retriever group (p < 0.001). …”
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Understanding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Hesitancy in Japan Using Social Media: Content Analysis by Junyu Liu, Qian Niu, Momoko Nagai-Tanima, Tomoki Aoyama

“…Specifically, we investigate the role of misinformation, public health events, and cross-vaccine attitudes (eg, COVID-19 vaccines) in shaping vaccine hesitancy over time. MethodsWe collected tweets related to the HPV vaccine from 2011 to 2021. …”
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Rural-urban disparity in uptaking skilled antenatal care visits by pregnant women in Bangladesh: Zero and One Inflated Poisson regression model. by Lubana Tanvia, M Ershadul Haque, Wasimul Bari

“…<h4>Results</h4>The study highlights that the rate of mean SANC visits is rapidly rising with time among pregnant women not only from the urban areas but also from the rural areas of Bangladesh. …”
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Design of an Integrated Model Combining CycleGAN, PPO, and Vision Transformer for Adaptive Scene Rendering in the Metaverse by Durga Prasad Kavadi, Kailash Chandra Mishra, Sai Babu Veesam, Mudimela Madhusudhan, Palacharla Ravi Kumar, Pannangi Naresh, Yuvaraju Chinnam

“…Methods used for scene generation and rendering usually fail to incorporate user interactions in real time, leading to resource inefficiency and reduced user experience. …”
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Growth of Zinc Oxide Nanorods with the Thickness of Less than or Equal to 1 μm through Zinc Acetate or Zinc Nitrate for Perovskite Solar Cell Applications by Albertus Bramantyo, Kenji Murakami, Masayuki Okuya, Arief Udhiarto, Nji Raden Poespawati

“…The seed layer was applied by spin coating with a three-time repetition (n) and rotational speed (v) at 3000 rpm. …”
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Analysis of diclofenac in water samples using in situ derivatization-vortex-assisted liquid-liquid microextraction with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry by Aydin Senar, Aydin Mehmet Emin, Beduk Fatma, Tekinay Arzu, Kilic Havva

“…The effects of extraction solvent volume, extraction and derivatization time and ionic strength of the sample were studied using 23 factorial experimental design. …”
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Understanding tinnitus symptom dynamics and clinical improvement through intensive longitudinal data by Milena Engelke, Jorge Piano Simões, Laura Basso, Nina Wunder, Berthold Langguth, Thomas Probst, Rüdiger Pryss, Winfried Schlee

“…Abstract Intensive longitudinal sampling enhances subjective data collection by capturing real-time, dynamic inputs in natural settings, complementing traditional methods. …”
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The Regularity of the Site of Impaction in Recurrent Gallstone Ileus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Reported Cases by Nasser A. N. Alzerwi, Bandar Idrees, Saeed Alsareii, Yaser Aldebasi, Afnan Alsultan

“…The median age (interquartile range, IQR) of the patients was 70 (63–76) years, and the median time of recurrence (IQR) was 20.5 (8.5–95.5) days. …”
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A Quick Assessment and Optimization Method for a Flutter Aerodynamic Measure of a Typical Flat Box Girder by Feng Wang, Chuan Xiong, Zijian Wang, Congmin Guo, Hua Bai, Jiawu Li

“…Thus, a wind tunnel test procedure for flutter aerodynamic measures is proposed which could save time and experimental materials.…”
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Stable-to-unstable transition in quantum friction by Daigo Oue, J. B. Pendry, Mário G. Silveirinha

“…While early studies showed that the electromagnetic fields in the quantum friction setup reach nonequilibrium steady states, yielding a time-independent force, other works have demonstrated the failure to attain steady states, leading to instability and time-varying friction under sufficiently low-loss conditions. …”
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The comrade of Vaclovas Biržiška - Izidorius Kisinas by Žiedūnė Zaveckienė

“…However, the most important work, which was not known for a long time, was the work dedicated to A. Smetona. While writing it, L. …”
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