The international trial of nasal oxygen therapy after cardiac surgery (NOTACS) in patients at high risk of postoperative pulmonary complications: Economic evaluation protocol and a... by Siddesh Shetty, Melissa Duckworth, Richard Norman, Jacquita Affandi, Sarah Dawson, Julia Fox-Rushby, NOTACS investigators, NOTACS Trial Steering Committee, NOTACS DMEC Committee

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>High-Flow Nasal Therapy (HFNT) is an innovative non-invasive form of respiratory support. Compared to standard oxygen therapy (SOT), there is an equipoise regarding the effect of HFNT on patient-centred outcomes among those at high risk of developing postoperative pulmonary complications after undergoing cardiac surgery. …”
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Generation of American mink induced pluripotent stem cells: a protocol by I. E. Pristyazhnyuk, A. G. Menzorov

“…And are the features of iPS cells in compliance with those of embryonic stem (ES) cells that serve as a standard? To date, iPS cells have been produced for tens of species, while ES cells, for less than twenty. …”
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Study of the Intrinsic Factors Determining the Near-Threshold Fatigue Crack Propagation Behavior of a High-Strength Titanium Alloy by Huan Wang, Yongqing Zhao, Ping Guo, Fei Qiang, Lei Zhang, Zhongli Qiao, Shewei Xin

“…<i>K</i>-decreasing fatigue crack propagation rate tests were conducted on compact tension samples (ASTM standard) with a stress ratio R of 0.1 and a frequency of 15 HZ in a laboratory atmosphere. …”
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Descriptive Analysis Regarding Optic Canal Variations: A Study In South Punjab Region Of Pakistan by Ponum Mirani, Ammara Rasheed, Gul Afshan, Nida Rasheed

“…Statistical analyses, conducted using SPSS 22.0, included measures like mean, median, and standard deviation, providing a rigorous framework for discerning patterns and variations within the optic canal. …”
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Assessing the Different Nanoparticle-Reinforced Bonding Agents on the Shear Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets by Sam Paul, Sneha Surendran, Altaf Hussain Thekiya, Mariea Francis, Saloni Verma

“…Three groups of 30 teeth were randomly assigned to each group: Group A used a bonding agent augmented with nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2), Group B used nanoparticles of zirconium dioxide (ZrO2), and Group C used a standard bonding agent as a reference. The appropriate bonding chemicals were used to attach the brackets to the teeth, and a universal testing equipment was used to measure the shear bond strength. …”
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Impact of single versus dual arterial supply on perfusion and function in finger replantation after complex hand injuries by Martynas Tamulevicius, Malte David Steinbach, Florian Bucher, Nadjib Dastagir, Doha Obed, Peter M. Vogt, Khaled Dastagir

“…Functional outcomes and quality of life scores were measured using standardized questionnaires. Sensory assessments, along with pain and grip strength measurements were also conducted. …”
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Effect of NaCI solution concentration, particle size and ratio on viscosity inhibitor of porang flour by Mohammad Amirul Muzakki, Erliza Noor, Anto Tri Sugiarto

“…The residual calcium oxalate in porang flour contradicted the standard for human body tolerance, explicitly 71 mg/100g. …”
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Formgestaltung aus aufführungspraktischer Perspektive. Zur Interpretationsgeschichte von Beethovens 33 Veränderungen über einen Walzer von A. Diabelli op. 120 by Thomas Glaser

“…Further data assembled are initial tempo values and each pianist’s degree of stability and flexibility in tempo (by referring to the relative standard deviation). By exploring the performance history of Beethoven’s op. 120, this article aims at differentiating performative dramaturgies that move between the poles of macroformal coherence and microformal detail.…”
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Improving birth preparation with the hypnosis online course “The Peaceful Birth”: a randomized controlled study by Luisa Motz, Rosa Marie Brückner, Barbara Schmidt

“…We randomized pregnant women into a hypnosis and a control group and surveyed them via online questionnaires during their pregnancy and after their birth using standardized questionnaires.MethodsWe included 221 pregnant women and assigned 110 women to a hypnosis and 111 women to a control group. …”
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Enhancing cancer care through a knowledge-sharing model: a systematic review of Project ECHO® programmes in India by Sangeeta Bhuyan, Shikha Yadav, Amit Verma, Shama Bhati, Ankit Anand, Sandeep Bhalla, Apoorva Karan Rai

“…The quality of the selected articles was assessed using a standardized critical appraisal tool developed by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). …”
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The Application of Structural Reliability and Sensitivity Analysis in Engineering Practice by Urszula Radoń, Paweł Zabojszcza

“…Standard safety assessments of civil engineering systems are conducted using safety factors. …”
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A Few Words about the Hybrid Nature of Mawlid’s Text of the 18th Century by Alla Kozhinowa

“…This statement can be supported by the fact that “Mawlid” (Birth) was created no earlier than the 18th century, when the ter- ritories bordering the Russian Empire alongside the territories which had entered the Russian Empire after partitioning the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth were greatly influenced by the East Slavonic dialects as well as standards in writing. The fact that there is a mixture of not only phonetic and morphological but also lexical elements in the text does not seem to suggest that such a process took place only as a result of repeated text rewriting. …”
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Randomized controlled trials in central vascular access devices: A scoping review. by Mari Takashima, Gillian Ray-Barruel, Amanda Ullman, Samantha Keogh, Claire M Rickard

“…MeSH terms were used to undertake a systematic search with data extracted by two independent researchers, using a standardized data extraction form.<h4>Results</h4>In total, 178 trials were included (78 non-tunneled [44%]; 40 peripherally inserted central catheters [22%]; 20 totally implanted [11%]; 12 tunneled [6%]; 6 non-specified [3%]; and 22 combined device trials [12%]). …”
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New diagnostic approach to central hypothyroidism after traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents by Geraldo Miranda Graca, Luiz Roberto Aguiar, Luiz De Lacerda

“…Patients with CH received levothyroxine and progressed with clinical resolution and increased median fT4 (from 0.92 to 1.47 ng/dL) and IGF-1 (from −2.08 to −0.22 standard deviation scores (SDS)) levels. Temporary suspension of levothyroxine was accompanied by decreased median fT4 (1.02 ng/dL) and IGF-1 (−1.07 SDS) levels and reappearance of clinical symptoms, which resolved once levothyroxine was reinitiated. …”
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Performance of indirect adherence measures for daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV among adolescent men who have sex with men and transgender women in Brazil. by Diana Zeballos, Laio Magno, Fabiane Soares, Jony Arrais Pinto Junior, Leila Amorim, Dirceu Greco, Alexandre Grangeiro, Inês Dourado, PrEP15-19 study group

“…A diagnostic accuracy study was conducted using tenofovir-diphosphate (TFV-DP) concentrations in dried blood spots as the reference standard, along with three index tests: medication possession ratio (MPR), pill count, and self-report. …”
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Navigating the wild west: a review of guidance on clinical communications using personal BYOD, IM and third-party apps in the UK and Ireland by Bernadette John, Ciara Heavin, Anthony Roberts

“…Most guidelines emphasise general security and data protection standards rather than providing clear actionable recommendations for technology use, thereby leaving a significant gap in technical guidance for clinicians.DiscussionThere is a distinct lack of detailed, specific, consistent technical guidance available to clinicians. …”
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Antibacterial Potential of Crude Extracts from <i>Cylindrospermum alatosporum</i> NR125682 and <i>Loriellopsis cavernicola</i> NR117881 by Albert Olufemi Ikhane, Foluso Oluwagbemiga Osunsanmi, Rebamang Anthony Mosa, Andrew Rowland Opoku

“…The mechanism of action of the extracts including membrane damage, efflux pump, β-lactamase activity, DNA degradation, and extract–drug interaction was investigated using standard procedures. The hexane extract of B performed the best with a MIC (0.7–1.41 mg/mL) and MBC (1.41–2.81 mg/mL) range. …”
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Neighborhood characteristics and HIV treatment outcomes: A scoping review. by Linda Jepkoech Kimaru, Magdiel A Habila, Namoonga M Mantina, Purnima Madhivanan, Elizabeth Connick, Kacey Ernst, John Ehiri

“…While the impact of neighborhood characteristics on disease outcomes is highly recognized, there is a paucity of standardized definitions and metrics for community characteristics to support a robust assessment of this hypothesis. …”
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Lipid-lowering drug targets and lung related diseases: a Mendelian randomization study by Haifeng Yu, Xiaofei Zhang, Bian Wen, Shuo Hu, Bin Ni

“…RESULTS Our study did not find any significant association between genetically proxied APOB, CETP, HMGCR, NPCIL, PCSK9, and LDLR inhibition (equivalent to a one standard deviation reduction in LDL-C) with the risk of Small Cell Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and Pneumonia (P > 0.05). …”
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Assessment and Rehabilitation of Oral Feeding Difficulties in Preterm Infants by GUAN Hanyue, CHEN Ling, HUANG Jinyu, TANG Xinqun, LIU Caiwei, ZHU Ruqiao, ZENG Qing

“…The immaturity of the sucking reflex and swallowing reflex in preterm infants, and the incoordination of suck-swallow-breath (SSWB) patterns lead to feeding problems, such as cough, aspiration, feeding difficulties etc. Therefore, standardized assessment should be carried out for feeding difficulties in preterm infants, and rehabilitation should be involved as early as possible. …”
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