Development of High-performance Proton Transfer Reaction Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer by Chun-guang XIE, Ji-yang ZHANG, Tong YANG, Yu-liang HUANG, Shu-guang XIE, Hui ZHU, Jing-xuan SUN, Ping CHENG

“…The development of this system provides a new method for online rapid analysis of VOCs in environmental monitoring, industrial processes, and biomedicine, accelerating the technical development of PTR-TOFMS domestically and narrowing the gap with the international advanced level.…”
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Swiss chiropractic practice-based research network and musculoskeletal pain cohort pilot study: protocol of a nationwide resource to advance musculoskeletal health services researc... by Milo A Puhan, Viktor von Wyl, Alice Kongsted, Cesar A Hincapié, Léonie Hofstetter, Rahim Lalji

“…Findings will be reported to stakeholders after each study phase, presented at local and international conferences, and disseminated through peer-reviewed publications.Study pre-registration Phase I—Swiss chiropractic PBRN (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05046249); Phase 2—Swiss chiropractic cohort (Swiss ChiCo) pilot study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05116020).…”
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Effects of Smart Goggles Used at Bedtime on Objectively Measured Sleep and Self-Reported Anxiety, Stress, and Relaxation: Pre-Post Pilot Study by Sharon Danoff-Burg, Elie Gottlieb, Morgan A Weaver, Kiara C Carmon, Duvia Lara Ledesma, Holly M Rus

“…This mode, designed for relaxation, delivers a gentle eye and temple massage through the inflation of internal compartments to create a kneading sensation combined with vibrating motors. …”
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Ecological validity and inclusivity in heritage bilingualism research: Examining objective and subjective Spanish proficiency assessments and language experience factors by Alicia Luque, Alicia Luque, Alicia Luque, Bryan Koronkiewicz, Bernard Issa, Mandy Faretta-Stutenberg, Harriet Wood Bowden

“…Our findings revealed high internal consistency for both objective proficiency assessments and medium correlations between them, supporting their reliability and validity. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of publications in 3D printing in surgery from the web of science database by Bitesh Kumar, Anjan Kumar Dhua, Mohit Garg, Vishesh Jain, Devendra Kumar Yadav, Prabudh Goel, Sachit Anand, Divya Jain

“…Collaborative patterns show strong author linkages and international cooperation, particularly between the USA, China, and England. …”
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Challenges and Strategies Adopted for Remote Teaching of Biochemistry During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Tatiane Iembo, Helena Landim Gonçalves Cristóvão, Emerson Roberto dos Santos, André Bavaresco Gonçalves Cristóvão, Nathália Bavaresco Gonçalves Cristóvão, Cíntia Canato Martins, Natália Almeida de Arnaldo Silva Rodrigues Castro, Fernando Nestor Facio Júnior, Antônio Hélio Oliani, Alba Regina de Abreu Lima, Vânia Maria Sabadoto Brienze, Doroteia Rossi Silva Souza, Júlio César André

“…Trial RegistrationOpen Science Framework VZSA7; https://osf.io/VZSA7/ International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)DERR1-10.2196/59552…”
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Predicting kidney graft function and failure among kidney transplant recipients by Yi Yao, Brad C. Astor, Wei Yang, Tom Greene, Liang Li

“…Methods We built and internally validated a prediction model on 3,893 patients from the Wisconsin Allograft Recipient Database (WisARD) who had a functioning graft 6 months after kidney transplantation. …”
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ANALYSIS OF GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF INFLUENZA VIRUS A/CHICKEN/CHELYABINSK/30/2019 H9N2 ISOLATED IN CHELYABINSK OBLAST by N. G. Zinyakov, Щю S. Osipova, P. B. Akshalova, V. Yu. Sosipatorova, A. V. Andriyasov, D. B. Andreychuk, I. A. Chvala

“…The paper presents data on the study of genetic characteristics of the infl uenza virus A/chicken/ Chelyabinsk/30/2019 H9N2 isolated from pathological material (chicken internal organs) in February 2019 and received from the poultry farm in the Chelyabinsk Oblast. …”
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Machine-learning-based cost prediction models for inpatients with mental disorders in China by Yuxuan Ma, Xi Tu, Xiaodong Luo, Linlin Hu, Chen Wang

“…Per-diem payment is a common internationally implemented payment method for medical insurance of inpatients with mental disorders, necessitating the exploration of advanced machine learning methods for predicting the average daily hospitalization costs (ADHC) based on the characteristics of inpatients with mental disorders. …”
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Predicting Poor Outcome of COVID-19 Patients on the Day of Admission with the COVID-19 Score by Luke Tseng, Erin Hittesdorf, Mitchell F. Berman, Desmond A. Jordan, Nina Yoh, Katerina Elisman, Katherine A. Eiseman, Yuqi Miao, Shuang Wang, Gebhard Wagener

“…Tests that were statistically or clinically significant were then included in a multivariate binary logistic regression model using stepwise exclusion. 70% of all patients were used to train the model, and 30% were used as an internal validation cohort. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a model for COVID-19 severity based on biomarkers. …”
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Predicting survival rates: the power of prognostic nomograms in distal cholangiocarcinoma by Jiangfeng Hu, Yuping Shi, Lihua Jin, Suhong Yi, Jinsuo Chen, Dadong Wan, Weixin Ye, Jingnan Chen, Yajing Zhang, Yang Jiang, Bensong Duan, Yuwei Dong

“…The AUC of the nomogram for 1-year, 3-year, 5 year overall survival (OS) predication were 0.809 (95%CI 78.5-83.3), 0.79 (95%CI 75.8-82.2) and 0.761 ((95%CI 72.3-80.0) in the training cohort, 0.79 (95%CI 75.9-82.0), 0.73 (95%CI 68.5-77.5), and 0.732(95%CI 68.0-78.3) in internal test cohort, 0.862 (95%CI 81.7-90.7),0.83 (95%CI 76.4-89.6),and 0.819(95%CI 74.6-89.2) in external test cohort.ConclusionThe nomograms that have been suggested demonstrate strong predictive capability. …”
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Predicting Urinary Function Outcomes Following Low-dose-rate Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer by Gianni Rüedi, Manolis Pratsinis, Hans-Peter Schmid, Sabine Güsewell, Paul M. Putora, Ludwig Plasswilm, Christoph Schwab, Orlando Burkhardt, Armin Thoeni, Werner Hochreiter, Ladislav Prikler, Stefan Suter, Patrick Stucki, Michael Müntener, Nadja Blick, Hans Schiefer, Gautier Müllhaupt, Daniel S. Engeler

“…Pre-interventional variables assessed were International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), prostate volume (PV), maximum urinary flow rate, prostate-specific antigen, postvoid residual urine volume, and age. …”
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Une approche géographique du tourisme intérieur dans un pays émergent : l’exemple du Brésil by Nicolas Le Brazidec

“…The example of Brazil leads us to study these socio-economic evolutions and these territorial dynamics, by showing in particular that international flows, providers of currencies, often occult the extent of domestic tourism flows. …”
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Topical chlorhexidine 0.2% versus topical natamycin 5% for fungal keratitis in Nepal: rationale and design of a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial by Victor Hu, David Macleod, Helen Anne Weiss, Matthew J Burton, Simon Arunga, Astrid Leck, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Jeremy John Hoffman, Reena Yadav, Sandip Das Sanyam, Pankaj Chaudhary, Abhishek Roshan, Einoti Matayan

“…The results will be presented at local and international meetings and submitted to peer-reviewed journals for publication.Trial registration number ISRCTN14332621; pre-results.…”
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Official Development Assistance in Japan's Strategy in Central Asia by O. A. Dobrinskaya

“…Assisting economic development and helping settle security issues with an emphasis on human security projects demonstrate not only Japan’s desire to boost its positive image in the region but also enhance its international reputation and its vision of Central Asia as a ground for cooperation with other countries. …”
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Liver and Nutrition. An Optimal Diet for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…It is recommended for patients with NAFLD both by Russian and international clinical guidelines. The molecular mechanisms of beneficial effects on human health have been confirmed for such Mediterranean diet components as polyphenols, carotenoids, oleic acid, polyunsaturated fatty acids and dietary fiber. …”
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Tomographic features of lung damage associate with D-Dimer levels and further clinical outcome in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19 by Juan Antonio Suárez-Cuenca, José Fernando Flores-Zaleta, Leslie Andrea Corona-Rojas, Pablo Guzmán-Rullán, Luis Alfonso Camacho-Barajas, Uzziel Aguilera-Ontiveros, Alberto Melchor-López, Alejandro González-Mora, Perla Marlene Guzmán-Ramírez, Janicia Rodríguez-Solis

“…Patients diagnosed with ARDS due to COVID-19, without previous lung damage, clotting disorder and/or anticoagulants use, who were attended at the Intensive Care Unit and Internal Medicine Department from March to June 2020. …”
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Integração ou separação? Uma reflexão sobre a governança territorial no Prata a partir da construção da ponte da integração São Borja-Brasil/ Santo Tomé-Argentina by Muriel Pinto, Ronaldo Bernardino Colvero, Alex Sander Barcellos Retamoso

“…This research problematized how the socio-territorial governance took place during the process of construction of the integration bridge between these twin cities São Borja-Sao Tome, for which a sociohistorical analysis of the missionary region was carried out; Analysis of socio-spatial and cultural dynamics of the frontier region studied; National and international bibliographic review on border studies in the Prata basin; Reflections on territorial actors and their geographic scales of power; New jurisdictions on border issues; Analysis of the social narratives generated during the bridge construction period. …”
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Therapeutic Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided High-Voltage Long-Duration Pulsed Radiofrequency for Pudendal Neuralgia by Feng Ji, Shuzhuan Zhou, Caixia Li, Yongyan Zhang, Hua Xu

“…In the PRF procedure, the needle tip was inserted medially into the internal pudendal artery under ultrasound guidance. …”
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Nadir Bir Olgu: Genişlemiş Virchow-Robin Boşluklarına Bağlı Kognitif Bozukluk by Türkan Acar, Alihan Abdullah Akbaş, Levent Avcı

“…Serebral amiloid anjiopati ön tanısı ile interne edildi ve 1 mg/kg dan kortikoteroid tedavisi verildi. …”
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