Comparison of bioabsorbable screw versus metallic screw fixation for tibial tubercle fractures in adolescents: a retrospective cohort study by Tian Chen, Yuwei Wen, Danjiang Zhu, Wei Feng, Baojian Song, Qiang Wang

“…No significant differences were observed between the groups in fracture healing time, time to return to pre-injury activities, or knee joint function as assessed by the Lysholm and Tegner scores at the final follow-up. …”
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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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Esophageal oxyhemoglobin saturation as a resuscitative metric in hemorrhagic shock by Julia Garcia Mancebo, Kristen Sack, Padraic Romfh, Yifeng Peng, John Kheir

“…It constitutes a promising monitoring method to evaluate tissue oxygen saturation in real time and non-invasively, correlating with SvO2 and time to death.Level of evidence Level III, therapeutic/care management.…”
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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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Genetically predicted brain cortical structure mediates the causality between insulin resistance and cognitive impairment by Chaojuan Huang, Yuyang Zhang, Mingxu Li, Qiuju Gong, Siqi Yu, Zhiwei Li, Mengmeng Ren, Xia Zhou, Xiaoqun Zhu, Zhongwu Sun

“…The surface area of the rostral middle frontal mediated 20.97% (95%CI=1.44% to 40.49%) of the total effect of proinsulin on reaction time. No evidence of heterogeneity, pleiotropy, or reverse causality was observed.ConclusionsBriefly, our study noticed that elevated level of insulin resistance adversely affected cognition, with a partial mediation effect through alterations in brain cortical structure.…”
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Thyroid Dysfunction After Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy and PD⁃1 Inhibitor Treatment for Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Shang K, He Q, Xu X, Luo X, Zhao C, Liu L, Li Z, Li Y, Jin F

“…The median time of onset of thyroid dysfunction was 8.26 months. …”
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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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Incidence and mortality of upper tract urothelial carcinoma in Korea: A nationwide population-based study conducted from 2002 to 2020 by Seongmin Moon, Yun-Sok Ha, Mina Kim, Hoseob Kim, Won Tae Kim, Yong-June Kim, Seok-Joong Yun, Sang-Cheol Lee, Ho Won Kang

“…Although there was a male predominance, the male to female ratio did not change significantly over time; however, age at the time of diagnosis, the comorbidity index, and the proportion of patients undergoing open/laparoscopic surgery increased significantly over time. …”
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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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C60 fullerene improves the recovery of biomechanical parameters of muscle soleus contraction in rats after chronic alcoholization by Д. М. Ноздренко, В. Нан, Т. Ю. Матвієнко, К. І. Богуцька, Т. Я. Шевчук, В. П. Берест, Ю. І. Прилуцький

“…Materials and Methods: When analyzing the miotic response using tensometry, such biomechanical parameters as the time of reduction of the muscle force response by 50% from the initial value, the values of the contraction force and the impulse of the muscle force were evaluated. …”
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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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