Poor Reporting of Outcomes Beyond Accuracy in Point-of-Care Tests for Syphilis: A Call for a Framework by Yalda Jafari, Mira Johri, Lawrence Joseph, Caroline Vadnais, Nitika Pant Pai

“…Point-of-care (POC) diagnostics for syphilis can contribute to epidemic control by offering a timely knowledge of serostatus. Although accuracy data on POC syphilis tests have been widely published, few studies have evaluated broader outcomes beyond accuracy that impact patients and health systems. …”
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Collision-Free Path-Planning for Six-DOF Serial Harvesting Robot Based on Energy Optimal and Artificial Potential Field by Lufeng Luo, Hanjin Wen, Qinghua Lu, Haojie Huang, Weilin Chen, Xiangjun Zou, Chenglin Wang

“…After obtaining the space coordinates of grape picking point and anticollision bounding volume, the path points were drew out by the proposed method. 10 times picking tests for grape anticollision path planning were implemented on the developed simulation system, and the success rate was up to 90%. …”
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Mechanism of Photocatalytic Degradation of Diclofenac in Water by a Novel Carbon Nitride by LIU Zi’ang, GAO Yifang, LIU Chao, LI Wenjun, LIU Xiaona, LI Bo, QIAN Tianwei

“…[Findings] The results show that the specific surface area of PCN (133.963 m2/g) is significantly higher than that of GCN (2.605 m2/g), about 67 times that of GCN. PCN (0.20 g/L) can achieve 100% catalytic degradation of DCF (10 mg/L) within 10 min at pH of 5. …”
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Robust genome editing activity and the applications of enhanced miniature CRISPR-Cas12f1 by Soo-Ji Park, Sungjin Ju, Won Jun Jung, Tae Yeong Jeong, Da Eun Yoon, Jang Hyeon Lee, Jiyun Yang, Hojin Lee, Jungmin Choi, Hyeon Soo Kim, Kyoungmi Kim

“…Accordingly, compact CRISPR-Cas systems derived from various strains are discovered, among which Un1Cas12f1 is 2.6 times smaller than SpCas9, providing advantages for gene therapy research. …”
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Effect of Macrocapsule Geometry on PCM Performance for Thermal Regulation in Buildings by Margarida Gonçalves, António Figueiredo, German Vela, Filipe Rebelo, Ricardo M. S. F. Almeida, Mónica S. A. Oliveira, Romeu Vicente

“…Analysis across different macrocapsule geometries showed that sectioning the contact surface improved heat transfer efficiency by fully mobilizing the PCM and reducing phase-change times. Conversely, double-layered geometry designs hindered heat transfer, presenting challenges in completing PCM charging and discharging. …”
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Antarctic krill antioxidant peptides show inferior IgE-binding ability and RBL-2H3 cell degranulation by Jie Ding, Chunyan Zhu, Pengfei Jiang, Libo Qi, Na Sun, Songyi Lin

“…And N2-2 had a higher EC50 value of (5.29 ± 0.95) ng/mL (P < 0.05) in cell degranulation assay, which was about 13.80 times that of Antarctic krill. Therefore, N2-2 might be the potential source of the antioxidant peptides with lower allergenicity.…”
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Evaluation of Fructooligosaccharides and Inulins as Potentially Health Benefiting Food Ingredients by HPAEC-PED and MALDI-TOF MS by Chiara Borromei, Maria Careri, Antonella Cavazza, Claudio Corradini, Lisa Elviri, Alessandro Mangia, Cristiana Merusi

“…The developed HPAEC-PED methods are able to analyze FOS (fructans with DP 3–10) and inulins (DP ranging from 3 to 80) with a good resolution and relatively short retention times to evaluate structural differences between fructooligosaccharide and inulins and the possible presence of inulooligosaccharides as well as of branching. …”
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Association between erectile dysfunction and the severity of obstruction to airflow in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by María J. Pareja-Zabala, Carlos Aguirre, Abraham Alí-Munive, María C. Pareja-Zabala, Luis F. Guerrero, Sandra Huertas, Leidy P. Prada, Luis F. Giraldo-Cadavid

“…Beta-blockers increased 7 times the risk of ED, but we found no association between the degree of airflow obstruction and ED. …”
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The Relationship between Diabetes-Related Complications and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Type 2 Diabetes by Nantaporn Siwasaranond, Hataikarn Nimitphong, Areesa Manodpitipong, Sunee Saetung, Naricha Chirakalwasan, Ammarin Thakkinstian, Sirimon Reutrakul

“…Mediation analysis indicated that, compared to those with mild or no OSA, those with moderate-to-severe OSA were 3.05 times more likely to have any diabetes-related complications and that this relationship was mediated by the presence of hypertension. …”
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The Phenox Clot Retriever as Part of a Multimodal Mechanical Thrombectomy Approach in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Single Center Experience in 56 Patients by Sascha Prothmann, Hannah Lockau, Franziska Dorn, Holger Poppert, Annette Förschler, Claus Zimmer, Thomas Liebig

“…The mean angio to reperfusion times (ART) were 74 minutes for phenox-only procedures and 51 minutes for multimodal procedures. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of gumarontinib versus savolitinib for the treatment of advanced or metastatic NSCLC with MET exon 14 skipping mutations in China using partitioned surv... by Gang Fang, Zhipeng Pi, Yiping An, Xinxin Cao, Wei Li, Wei Li, Xiangjun Zhu, Jinxi Ding, Jinxi Ding

“…Sensitivity and scenario analyses were conducted to explore model uncertainty.ResultsGumarontinib gained an additional 0.10 QALYs at an incremental cost of $1,893 compared to savolitinib, resulting in the ICERs of $19,243/QALY, which is below the threshold of 3 times the GDP per capita in China ($35,007 per capita in 2022). …”
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Clinical features of pneumatosis intestinalis induced by alpha- glucosidase inhibitor in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a single center retrospective study by Guanlin Wu, Weiheng He, Huimin Rao, Lin Lu, Xinran He, Xuewen Hou

“…Importantly, total bilirubin levels were lower in those with PI who were on acarbose therapy.ConclusionOur findings highlight the need for increased vigilance regarding the potential development of PI in older diabetic patients with cardiovascular conditions following αGI administration. Timely intervention is crucial to prevent adverse outcomes. …”
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High‐performance and flexible thermoelectric generator based on a robust carbon nanotube/BiSbTe foam by Myeong Hoon Jeong, Eun Jin Bae, Byoungwook Park, Jong‐Woon Ha, Mijeong Han, Young Hun Kang

“…The CNT/BST foam had a zT value of 7.8 × 10−3 at 300 K, which was 5.7 times higher than that of pristine CNT foam. We used the CNT/BST foam to fabricate a flexible TEG with an internal resistance of 12.3 Ω and an output power of 15.7 µW at a temperature difference of 21.8 K. …”
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Reversible Manifestations of Hypothyroidism causing Diagnostic Dilemma: A Case Series by Kaushik Hazra, Somnath Maitra, Sunetra Roy, Isha Ghosh

“…It is crucial to identify this hormone deficiency, as replacement with widely available thyroid hormone supplementation can promptly reverse some of the clinical manifestations, thereby aiding in accurate diagnosis and timely management with appropriate therapy.…”
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Shear properties of jointed dual-pylon of the cable-stayed bridge with separated unequal-width decks under asymmetric load by Chao Luo, Jingzhou Xin, Jiafeng Yang, Yan Jiang, Lei Huang, Jianting Zhou

“…Structural failure occurs when the load reaches 1.82 times the maximum shear stress at the tower column merging section, and the railway beam will experience severe cracking and stiffness degradation, ultimately leading to loss of bearing capacity. …”
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Integrating comprehensive surgical, intensive, and emergency care systems into the Pan American Health Organization’s health agenda by Maria Jose Garcia Fuentes, Ayla Gerk, Leticia Campos, Alejandro Torres, Taylor Wurdeman, Nikathan Kumar, Ruth Jimbo-Sotomayor, Juan Carlos Salamea, Luiz Fernando dos Reis Falcão, Guido Parquet, John G. Meara, Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz, Alfredo Borrero Vega

“…By focusing on vulnerable groups and leveraging collaboration, this initiative can reduce health inequities across the Americas, reinforcing universal health coverage and access to safe, timely, and affordable surgical care.…”
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Multi-Center Outcome Analysis of 16 Face Transplantations – A Retrospective OPTN Study by Leonard Knoedler, Thomas Schaschinger, Tobias Niederegger, Gabriel Hundeshagen, Gabriel Hundeshagen, Adriana C. Panayi, Curtis L. Cetrulo, Maxime Jeljeli, Elena Hofmann, Max Heiland, Steffen Koerdt, Alexandre G. Lellouch, Alexandre G. Lellouch, Alexandre G. Lellouch

“…On average, patients were hospitalized 2.4 ± 1.8 times, with arginine vasopressin (AVP) administration linked to fewer hospitalizations (p = 0.035). …”
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The Effects of Noncompliance to Prolia (Denosumab) on the Changes in Bone Mineral Density: A Retrospective Review by Matthew Wong-Pack, Aashish Kalani, Jacob Hordyk, George Ioannidis, Robert Bensen, William G. Bensen, Alexandra Papaioannou, Jonathan D. Adachi, Arthur N. Lau

“…The differences in LS and FN BMD have shown that the relationship between the timing of drug administration in these three groups and change in BMD over 1 year was not clinically or statistically significant (p>0.05). …”
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The SPN Network for Digital Audio Data Based on Elliptic Curve Over a Finite Field by Ijaz Khalid, Tariq Shah, Khalid Ali Almarhabi, Dawood Shah, Muhammad Asif, M. Usman Ashraf

“…For the confusion module, the scheme initially generates <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathrm {5\times 5}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> bijective S-boxes, which have never been applied in the present literature with good cryptographic properties. …”
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Gamification Application for Promoting and Encouraging Physical Activity in the Elderly by Narmin Mohammed Noori, Awaz Naaman Saleem, Muhammed Anwar

“…Interviews were reviewed several times, and to analyze, content analysis was used, furthermore, texts were imported into MAXQDA software version 10, which supported the content analysis. …”
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