Multiple bronchopleural fistulas resolved with combination stent therapy by Aga Jimu, Xiuli Liu, Yingqi Fan, Pengfei Yu

“…Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a rare yet severe complication following lobectomy, with no standardized treatment protocol established. We present a case of a 65-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who developed multiple BPFs postresection of the right lower lobe due to lung cancer and with tumor recurrence and metastasis. …”
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An entropic generalization of Caffarelli’s contraction theorem via covariance inequalities by Chewi, Sinho, Pooladian, Aram-Alexandre

“…The optimal transport map between the standard Gaussian measure and an $\alpha $-strongly log-concave probability measure is $\alpha ^{-1/2}$-Lipschitz, as first observed in a celebrated theorem of Caffarelli. …”
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Invasive Species Curriculum by Charles Jacoby, Nanette Holland, Debbi Berger

“…Each activity addresses specific Sunshine State Standards and Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) benchmarks for grades 6-8. …”
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Integrating Sports Massage into Pre-training Routines Can Enhance Athletic Preparedness and Performance Capacity in Kabaddi Players by Muhammad Isnandar, Farid M. Alhumary, Krzykarist Krzykarist, Restin Zega, Reymond Benedith Hutajulu, Rachel Junika Abelia Putri, Martin Hofmeister

“…The intervention spanned 8 weeks and consisted of a 15-minute pre-training sports massage regimen administered prior to standard warm-up sessions. Data were collected at baseline, after 4 weeks, and following 8 weeks of intervention, encompassing measurements of muscle temperature, range of motion, reaction time, performance indicators, and perceived readiness, utilizing standardized assessment instruments. …”
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Development of quality indicators for hand osteoarthritis care – Results from an European consensus study by Daniel H. Bordvik, Yeliz Prior, Rachael Bamford, Francis Berenbaum, Mathilda Björk, Thalita Blanck, Barbara Slatkowsky Christensen, Krysia Dziedzic, John Edwards, Nazemin Gilanliogullari, Carol Graham, Ida K. Haugen, Margreet Kloppenburg, Hellen Laheij, Marco J.P.F. Ritt, Tanja Stamm, Anne Therese Tveter, Nina Østerås, Ingvild Kjeken

“…After three voting rounds, sixteen QI items reached consensus, reflecting current hand OA care standards. Items were generally well understood, requiring only minor clarity amendments after patient interviews (N ​= ​28). …”
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A smartphone-guided secondary prevention digital health application reduces systolic blood pressure in patients with chronic coronary syndrome and insufficient blood pressure contr... by Philip Düsing, Stephan H. Schirmer, Sebastian Schäfer, Alexander Krogmann, Jan-Malte Sinning, Nikos Werner, Florian Bönner, Alexander Sedaghat, Cornelius Müller, Irina Eckardt, Georg Nickenig, Andreas Zietzer

“…The intervention group received the “Vantis | KHK und Herzinfarkt” digital health application and standard care. The control group received standard care alone. …”
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Designing smartphone-based cognitive assessments for schizophrenia: Perspectives from a multisite study by Aishwarya Raje, Abhijit R. Rozatkar, Urvakhsh Meherwan Mehta, Ritu Shrivastava, Ameya Bondre, Manaal Amir Ahmad, Anshika Malviya, Yogendra Sen, Deepak Tugnawat, Anant Bhan, Tamonud Modak, Nabagata Das, Srilakshmi Nagendra, Erlend Lane, Juan Castillo, John A. Naslund, John Torous, Soumya Choudhary

“…Thematic analysis reinforces the importance of feedback and data sharing, although this presents a challenge, given the novel nature of smartphone-based cognitive measures that have not yet been standardized or validated.…”
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Global magnitude and temporal trends of stroke attributable to lead exposure from 1990 to 2021 by Ying Wang, Ran Liu, Wenxia Li, PengNan Bao, JinWei Zhang, Wei Yue

“…Methods: Data from Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2021 were used to estimate annual deaths, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR), and age-standardized DALY rate (ASDR) of stroke attributable to lead exposure. …”
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Protocol of a randomised trial of teriparatide followed by zoledronic acid to reduce fracture risk in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta by Jennifer Walsh, Catriona Keerie, Stuart H Ralston, Christopher J Weir, Muhammad K Javaid, WAYNE LAM, Bente L Langdahl, Jannie D Hald, Patricia Osborne

“…The results will inform clinical practice by determining if TPTD/ZA can reduce the risk of fractures in OI compared with standard care.Trial registration number ISRCTN15313991.…”
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Successful rivaroxaban and doxycycline therapy for Mycoplasma pneumonia with pulmonary embolism in children: a case report by Fang Xiaoqian, Lu Hemin

“…The mortality of pulmonary embolism in children is high, and there is no standardized treatment protocol. We present a case of successful treatment of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M pneumoniae) with pulmonary embolism in a child using rivaroxaban and doxycycline, thereby exploring a more appropriate treatment option. …”
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University of Florida Potato Variety Trial Program— ‘Elkton’ Commercial Evaluation by Lincoln Zotarelli, Douglas Gergela, Dana Fourman

“…The average yield of ‘Elkton’ in the commercial trials ranged between 295 and 324 cwt/ac, an average of 11 percent higher than that of the standard ‘Atlantic,’ and comparable to the yield range obtained in 19 trials conducted over a nine-year period by the University of Florida. …”
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Progress in the Study of Polymyxin Heteroresistance Molecular Mechanisms by LI Yanbing, ZHOU Menglan, XU Yingchun

“…Heteroresistance refers to the presence of subpopulations within the same strain with varying sensitivities to antibiotics, which cannot be detected by standard clinical tests and may result in treatment failure. …”
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Interview with Piet J. Naudé by Martin Laubscher

“…He furthered his studies in Philosophy and completed both an Honours and Masters degree, the latter in theories of social justice, with Willie Esterhuyse as study leader. He completed the standard postgraduate theological studies (B.Th. and Licentiate) for admission as pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church. …”
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Focal Spot Blur Reduction by Deconvolution on CT Projections by Lucas Determan, Kirk Busche, Pradeep Bhattad

“…The modified CT projections are reconstructed using standard filtered backprojection (FBP) to assess the blur reduction performance. …”
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Reducing the sign problem with line integrals by Rasmus N. Larsen

“…As a result, sampling with standard Monte-Carlo techniques becomes possible in cases that otherwise require methods taking advantage of complex analysis, such as Lefschetz-thimbles or Complex Langevin. …”
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Ligament Healing After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture: An Important New Patient Pathway? by Florian Forelli, Jérôme Riera, Jean Mazeas, Claire Coulondre, Sven Putnis, Thomas Neri, Alexandre Rambaud

“…Rehabilitation protocols applied in those studies, as well as objective assessments appear far from the usual gold standard after ACL reconstruction. Ideally, outcomes measures should be based on the same testing procedures that are recommended to clear an athlete to return to sport following ACL reconstruction. …”
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Editorial by I.D. Mothoagae

“… The articles published in this Acta Theologica Supplementum 36 were put through a rigorous double-blind peer-review process in accordance with the required academic standard set for this journal and that of the Department of Higher Education and Training. …”
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Enhancing Return to Alpine Skiing: Integrating Perceptual-Motor-Cognitive Considerations in Testing and Progressions: A Clinical Commentary by Conor Smith, Dustin R. Grooms, Helen Bradley

“…The purpose of this clinical commentary is to address the perceptual-motor-cognitive demands specific to alpine skiing, evaluate RTS testing for skiers, and propose updated standards for testing and return to snow progressions that incorporate these considerations…”
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Long Head of the Biceps Tendon (LHBT) by Robert C Manske, Michael Voight, Chris Wolfe, Phil Page

“…Currently, the gold standard for confirming a diagnosis of LHBT pathologies is arthroscopic examination. …”
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Convergence of numerical solution of stochastic differential equation for the self-thinning process by Petras Rupšys

“… For theoretical and practical analysis of the self-thinning process we use stochastic differential equation, which take the form: dN (t) = N (t) (α - β ln N (t))dt + μN (t)dW (t), N(t0) = N0, t0 ≤ t ≤ T, where N – tree per hectare (stem/ha), t – stand age, W(t) – scalar standard Brownian motion, N0 – not random, α, β and μ are parameters – real constants. …”
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