Comparison of the Effect of Sertraline and Escitalopram on the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Tahereh Sabaghian, Roya Vaziri-Harami, Seyed Alireza Ebadi, Minoo Heidari Almasi, Azadeh Ahmadi Koomleh, Amir Behnam Kharazmi, Ehsan Farhadi, Mahdiyeh Miri, Amir Ahmad Nassiri

“…The results indicate that in both treatment groups, depression rates significantly decreased over time with medication (P<0.001). Comparing the depression scores over time revealed that the effect of sertraline and escitalopram in reducing depression was not significantly different. …”
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Peritoneal Nebulization of Ropivacaine during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Dose Finding and Pharmacokinetic Study by Massimo Allegri, Martina Ornaghi, Catherine E. Ferland, Dario Bugada, Yash Meghani, Serena Calcinati, Manuela De Gregori, Federica Lovisari, Krishnaprabha Radhakrishnan, Maria Cusato, Stefano Scalia Catenacci, Marta Somaini, Guido Fanelli, Pablo Ingelmo

“…Nebulization of 50 mg of ropivacaine had the same effect of 100 or 150 mg in terms of postoperative morphine consumption, shoulder pain, postoperative nausea and vomiting, activity resumption, and hospital discharge timing (>0.05). …”
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Defining remission of type 2 diabetes in research studies: A systematic scoping review. by Mireille Captieux, Regina Prigge, Sarah Wild, Bruce Guthrie

“…The most frequently used threshold was HbA1c<42 mmol/mol (6.0%) in 47 (20%) definitions. Time was frequently omitted. In this study, a total of 104 (39%) definitions defined time as a duration. …”
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Impact of driver licensing renewal policies on older driver crash involvement and injury rates in 13 states, 2000–2019 by Cara J. Hamann, Jonathan A. Davis, Gilsu Pae, Motao Zhu, Gregory H. Shill, Brian Tefft, Joseph E. Cavanaugh

“…Loosening of in-person renewal from every time to less than every time was associated with increased crash rates, among drivers aged 65 to 74 (RRcrash = 1.08, 95% CI: 1.01–1.16). …”
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Comparison of column adsorption processes by downflow and upflow for removal of cupric (Cu2+) ion solutions using non activated and activated charcoal from rambutan (Nephelium lapp... by Bode Haryanto, Sofyan Efendi Saragih, Hamidah Harahap, Tubagus Rayyan Fitra Sinuhaji, Vikram Alexander

“…Based on the results, the highest removal efficiency was 82.71 % obtained at Cu2+ ion concentration of 50 mg/L by upflow adsorption at flow rate of 5 mL/min using 100 mesh of activated charcoal of rambutan stem achieved of 2.87 min loading time. …”
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Rate capability and electrolyte concentration: Tuning MnO2 supercapacitor electrodes through electrodeposition parameters by Hamed Soltani, Hamed Bahiraei, Shahnaz Ghasemi, Mazdak Hashempour

“…Among the electrodeposition parameters, the deposition time and electrolyte concentration, which influence the mass loading, electrode thickness, microstructure, and electrochemical properties, were the primary focus. …”
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Assessment of Antimicrobial Use for Companion Animals in South Korea: Developing Defined Daily Doses and Investigating Veterinarians’ Perception of AMR by Sun-Min Kim, Heyong-Seok Kim, Jong-Won Kim, Kyung-Duk Min

“…We collected data on 684,153 antimicrobial prescription visits for canine and feline patients from 2019 to 2022 at 100 veterinary facilities in South Korea, using electronic medical records. …”
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Decrease in HBsAg After TAF Switching from Entecavir During Long-Term Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection by Kazuto Tajiri, Yuka Hayashi, Aiko Murayama, Nozomu Muraishi, Masami Minemura, Ichiro Yasuda

“…The most significant factor associated with achieving HBsAg < 100 IU/mL was the Fib-4 index, a marker of liver fibrosis, at the time of switching. …”
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Measurement of the radiation level dose to patient from fluoroscopy device during cardiac catheterization by Luma Naji, Susan Zwyea, Alyaa Raheem

“…Twenty-seven patients were included and  absorbed doses were measured and distributed according to Fluoroscopy (Fluo) time, mAs and Dose Area Product (DPA). It was found that the absorbed dose received by the patients has a  linear relationship with the Fluoroscopy time, mAs and DAP. …”
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Effect of Planting Density and Harvest Interval on the Leaf Yield and Quality of Moringa (Moringa oleifera) under Diverse Agroecological Conditions of Northern South Africa by M. P. Mabapa, K. K. Ayisi, I. K. Mariga

“…Four different planting densities (435,000, 300,000, 200,000, and 100,000 plants/ha) were arranged in a randomized complete block design and experimental samples were replicated four times. …”
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Optimization of Integrated Impeller Mixer via Radiotracer Experiments by N. Othman, S. K. Kamarudin, M. S. Takriff, M. I. Rosli, E. M. F. Engku Chik, M. A. K. Adnan

“…The optimum conditions for the experiments were 100 rpm impeller speed, 50 mm impeller clearance, Type A mixer, and 900 s sampling time to reach optimization.…”
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The Neural Frontier of Future Medical Imaging: A Review of Deep Learning for Brain Tumor Detection by Tarek Berghout

“…Other methods, such as Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) and Autoencoders, are used for feature extraction, while Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) are employed for time-sequence modeling. Some models integrate with Internet of Things (IoT) frameworks or federated learning for real-time diagnostics and privacy, often paired with optimization algorithms. …”
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Experimental Study on Warm Permafrost Dynamic Characteristics under Cyclic Loading in the Cold Region by Liwei Song, Junfang Liu, Yan Jin, Chi Li, Songbao Cai

“…The test stopped while the axial strain reached 5% after loading 1279 times, and the dynamic modulus decreases with loading time increasing. …”
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ParSite is a multicolor DNA labeling system that allows for simultaneous imaging of triple genomic loci in living cells. by Xiaohui He, Yadong Sun, Hanhui Ma

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Organic matter content in riparian areas of soil composed of woody vegetation and grass and its effects on pesticide adsorption by Terencio Rebello de Rebello, Fernando Rodrigo Bortolozo, Lucilia Maria Parron

“…A study was made of maximum adsorption capacity using the time 360 min and the concentrations of 5, 20, 40, and 50 μg L−1. …”
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Clinical Application of a Safe Blood Sampling Device with an Indwelling Needle by Yeqin Deng, Zhengbing Lv, Yue Cheng, Annuo Liu, Zhengling Huang

“…The unqualified rate of blood specimens collected in the observation group was 10.0% lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). …”
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Results of replacing fish meal with insect protein in carp feeds by O. Deren, O. Bernakevych, L. Bobeliak, N. Hrytsyshyna, M. Koryliak

“…The control group of fish received a basic diet; in Experiment 1 black soldier fly meal was added to the feed to replace 100% of soybean meal, in Experiment 2 – to replace 100% of fish meal, in Experiment 3 – to replace 50% of fish meal. …”
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When the Patient Believes That the Organs Are Destroyed: Manifestation of Cotard’s Syndrome by Leonardo Machado, Luiz Evandro de Lima Filho, Liliane Machado

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Géologie, théologie et inquiétudes eschatologiques : William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) et les débats suscités par la thermodynamique à l’époque victorienne by Jean-Michel Yvard

“…Wells in his famous novel The Time Machine.…”
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Experimental Investigations of the Seismic Performance of a Base-Isolated Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) through Shaking Table Tests by Gia Toai Truong, Seung-Jae Lee, Ji-Eon Lee, Kyoung-Kyu Choi

“…Seismic performance of a UPS through shaking table tests was investigated using the input acceleration time histories with scaling factors of 50%, 100%, and 200%. …”
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