Biomechanical and clinically controlled study of different fenestration positions in vascularized iliac bone flaps for treating femoral head necrosis by Zeyu Wei, Zeping Lin, Jiale He, Yuxian Chen, You Peng, Zhiyong Li, Yunxiang Lu

“…Results The FEA results showed that the peak von Mises stresses in the four groups at the time of complete healing were in the following order: group C (20.28 MPa) < group I (20.33 MPa) < group M (20.92 MPa) < group S (22.00 MPa). …”
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Influence of bleaching gels containing 45S5 Bioglass on enamel color, surface roughness, and microhardness by Rafael Dascanio, Camila Siqueira Silva Coelho, Marina Trevelin Souza, Edgar Dutra Zanotto, Vanessa Cavalli

“…HP_BG and PC exhibited no differences, and these groups displayed higher ΔE00, Δb, and ΔWID than NC, regardless of the BG concentration or time points (p < 0.05). No differences were noted in ΔRa, ΔL, and Δa among groups (p > 0.05). …”
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A Generic AI-Based Technique for Assessing Student Performance in Conducting Online Virtual and Remote Controlled Laboratories by Ahmed M. Abd El-Haleem, Mohab Mohammed Eid, Mahmoud M. Elmesalawy, Hadeer A. Hassan Hosny

“…The performance evaluation module is designed to automatically detect the student performance during the experiment run time and triggers the LLMS virtual assistant service to provide struggling students with the appropriate help when they need it. …”
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The intestinal microbial community and function of Riptortus pedestris at different developmental stages and its effects on development by Yanbin Wang, Rong Li, Chunjing Wang, Ting Sun, Hongjuan Zhang, Fang Zhao, Jiehui Liu, Yuqiong Hao, Xiansheng Xie

“…Excitingly, Burkholderia bacteria eliminated by antibiotic treatment were unable to molt normally, and their lifespan was shortened in nymphs, indicating that the gut microbiota had a significant effect on nymph development.ConclusionIn summary, our results, for the first time, systematically illustrate the abundance and function across the gut microbiota from the different developmental stages of R. pedestris and demonstrate that the genera Burkholderia are crucial during the development of R. pedestris. …”
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Construction of a Real-Scene 3D Digital Campus Using a Multi-Source Data Fusion: A Case Study of Lanzhou Jiaotong University by Rui Gao, Guanghui Yan, Yingzhi Wang, Tianfeng Yan, Ruiting Niu, Chunyang Tang

“…Finally, the 3D model is visualized on the web using Cesium, which enables functionalities such as real-time data loading, perspective switching, and spatial data querying. …”
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Safety of Digestive Endoscopy following Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Systematic Review by Alastair Dorreen, Sarvee Moosavi, Myriam Martel, Alan N. Barkun

“…Further studies are required to better characterize indications, patient selection, and appropriate timing of endoscopy in this cohort.…”
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Semi-field experiments reveal contrasted predation and movement patterns of aquatic macroinvertebrate predators of Anopheles gambiae larvae by Hudson Onen, Emmanuel W. Kaindoa, Joel Nkya, Alex Limwagu, Martha A. Kaddumukasa, Fredros O. Okumu, Jonathan K. Kayondo, Anne M. Akol, Frédéric Tripet

“…The larval predation rates of predacious diving beetle, backswimmer and dragonfly nymphs were stable over time at a mean of 3.2, 7.0 and 9.6 larvae consumed each day. …”
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Impact of A1 segment asymmetry on hemodynamic conditions around the circle of Willis and anterior communicating artery aneurysm formation by Joonho Lee, Seul-Ki Jeong, Ji Man Hong, Ji Man Hong

“…BackgroundThis study aims to investigate how A1 segment asymmetry—also known as A1 dominancy—influences the development of the anterior communicating artery aneurysm (AcomA) as it affects hemodynamic conditions within the circle of Willis (COW). Using time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (TOF-MRA), the research introduces a novel approach to assessing shear stress in A1 segments to uncover the hemodynamic factors contributing to AcomA formation.MethodAn observational study was conducted over 6 years at a tertiary university hospital’s outpatient clinic. …”
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Addictive behaviour of students: Early detection experience and socio-psychological characteristics by A. V. Smirnov, L. A. Maksimova, I. A. Simonova

“…In this regard, proactive preventive measures are becoming particularly relevant, among which one of the key areas is the timely identification of potential addicts, including among students of educational organisations.Aim. …”
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Efficient Method for Robust Backdoor Detection and Removal in Feature Space Using Clean Data by Donik Vrsnak, Marko Subasic, Sven Loncaric

“…Secondly, it reduces the memory footprint and the computation time by at least an order of magnitude compared to other methods, which allows FEAT-IN to be used practically in real-world scenarios. …”
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Effect of home-based interventions on basic activities of daily living for patients who had a stroke: a systematic review with meta-analysis by Ping Qin, Canxin Cai, Xuan Chen, Xijun Wei

“…Future research is needed to investigate the effectiveness of home-based rehabilitation in groups with stratification by stroke severity and time since stroke onset, with elaboration of details of the home-based and the control interventions. …”
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Digital screening tool for the assessment of cognitive impairment in unsupervised setting—digiDEM-SCREEN: study protocol for a validation study by Elmar Graessel, Nikolas Dietzel, Hans-Ulrich Prokosch, Peter L Kolominsky-Rabas, Peter Heuschmann, Michael Zeiler, Klaus Kammerer, Ulrich Frick, Rüdiger Pryss

“…Digital screening tools, in particular, provide the advantage of being accessible without spatial or time restrictions. The study aims to validate a digital cognitive screening test (digiDEM-SCREEN) as an app in the German language.Methods and analysis This is a multicentre study in Bavaria. …”
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Effect of the High-FODMAP Diet on Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy: A Multicenter, Prospective Cohort Study by Peng Cheng, Ruijun Ma, Shuling Wang, Jun Fang, Zhengrong Zhong, Yu Bai, Xiangjun Meng, Zhaoshen Li

“…Patients in the high-FODMAP-diet group showed poor bowel cleansing efficacy: BBPS≥6 in 76.8% vs. 90.3% (P<0.01) and bubble scores of 2.42±1.69 vs. 1.32±1.63 (P<0.001). The intubation time was significantly longer in the high-FODMAP-diet group (7.07±5.18 vs. 5.46±3.05 min; P=0.002). …”
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Mechanical Response of Industrial Concrete with SFRC and PFRC by José Ángel Ortíz-Lozano, Silvia Rodríguez-Narciso, Julián Carrillo, Juan Antonio Hernández-Andrade, Jesús Pacheco-Martínez, Martín Hernández-Marín, Albert de la Fuente-Antequera

“…Due to the large number of samples and variables, advanced statistical methods (analysis of variance and comparative index) were used in the numerical study, which allowed to analyze and compare several results at the same time. This research is divided into two stages. In the first stage, six steel fibers (with a dosage of 2.7, 6, and 11 and three of 28 kg/m3) and five polypropylene fibers (with a dosage of 0.6, 2.15, and 2.7 and two of 3 kg/m3) were used in the study, and compression and bending tests (ASTM C39 and C78, respectively) were performed on 35 cylinders and 45 beams. …”
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3D Point Cloud from Millimeter-wave Radar for Human Action Recognition: Dataset and Method by Biao JIN, Kangsheng SUN, Hao WU, Zixuan LI, Zhenkai ZHANG, Yan CAI, Rongmin LI, Xiangqun ZHANG, Genyuan DU

“…With a compact model size of only 1.09 MB, PETer is well-suited for deployment on edge devices, providing an efficient solution for real-time human action recognition in resource-constrained environments.…”
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Usefulness of Measuring Thiopurine Metabolites in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Autoimmunological Hepatitis, Treated with Azathioprine by Katarzyna Bąk-Drabik, Piotr Adamczyk, Justyna Duda-Wrońska, Dominika Dąbrowska-Piechota, Anna Jarzumbek, Jarosław Kwiecień

“…The subjects with an optimal 6-TGN level presented with a higher ratio of remission (88%) than the under- or overdosed patients (60% and 69%), respectively (Chi−square test=3.87, p<0.05). Conclusion. Timely measurements of thiopurine metabolites can be a useful tool to identify nonadherent patients before a decision is taken to switch to another drug. …”
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Related studies on measuring the normal values of optic nerve sheath diameter in healthy Chinese adults based on CT scans by Lei Han, Ning Su, Chao Wu, Jiamin Yang, Xiaolin Liu

“…The average ONSD3mm, 10 mm and ETD of healthy Chinese adults were 5.28 (95% CI 5.23–5.32) mm, 4.34 (95% CI 4.30–4.37) mm and 22.47 (95% CI 22.38–22.56) mm, respectively. At the same time, it is found that gender and ETD are the influencing factors of ONSD, and the diameter of ONSD is different between men and women.…”
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Analysis of the behaviour of the Tukad Buluk Poh flood water at the Gilimanuk - Denpasar National Road Crossing by Hidayat Acep, Suprapti, Isradi Muhammad, Dwi Praptoyo Riska

“…Access to Gilimanuk to Denpasar via the national road was not immune to the flood overflow at the time in Tukad Biluk Poh. To prevent flooding on this portion of the road, this study aimed to ascertain the flood water level on the Gilimanuk-Denpasar National Road bridge that crosses Tukad Biluk Poh. …”
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Sociodemographic, Clinical and Genetic Correlates of Aggressive and Auto-Aggressive Behaviour in Alcohol-Dependent Individuals &ndash; Preliminary Study by Czarnecki D, Holec EA, Chodkiewicz J, Ziółkowski M, Gorzkiewicz M

“…Polymorphisms of MAOA, COMT, DRD2 and DAT1 loci that are known as risk factors of mental dysfunctions were investigated.Results: The subpopulation of patients with suicide attempts had a longer time in education than patients with aggressive and suicidal behaviour (11.9 vs 9.7 years). …”
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Global Transcriptional Profiling Reveals Novel Autocrine Functions of Interleukin 6 in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells by Liza U. Ljungberg, Mulugeta M. Zegeye, Caroline Kardeby, Knut Fälker, Dirk Repsilber, Allan Sirsjö

“…As human endothelial cells produce IL6 and at the same time express IL6Rα, we hypothesized that IL6 may have autocrine functions. …”
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