A retrospective study assessing RefluxStop surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease: Clinical outcomes in 79 patients from Germany by Thorsten Lehmann, MD, Mantas Šimkus, MD, Christoph Oehler, MD

“…Background: This study reports outcomes of the RefluxStop procedure treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in clinical practice at a high-volume regional hospital in Germany. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 79 patients with chronic GERD that underwent the RefluxStop procedure, comprising high mediastinal dissection, loose cruroplasty, esophagogastroplication between vagal trunks, and fundus invagination of the RefluxStop implant. …”
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A prediction model for guiding tumor microwave ablation surgery based on simulation by Lu Qian, Yamin Yang, Pan Chen, Jia Liu, Xiaofei Jin, Zhiyu Qian, Chunxiao Chen

“…The temperature distributions (the short/long diameters, and the total volume of the ablation zone) were then generated and verified by 60 cases ex vivo porcine liver experiments. …”
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Multimodal Imaging of Nonenhancing Glioblastoma Regions by Flóra John MD, Natasha L. Robinette MD, Alit J. Amit-Yousif MD, Edit Bosnyák MD, Geoffrey R. Barger MD, Keval D. Shah MD, Sandeep Mittal MD, Csaba Juhász MD, PhD

“…Methods: Structural MRI, relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) maps from perfusion MRI, and α-[ 11 C]-methyl- l -tryptophan (AMT)-PET images were analyzed in 20 patients with glioblastoma. …”
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User-centred design of ChestCare: mHealth app for pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD; a mixed-methods sequential approach by Suad J. Ghaben, Arimi Fitri Mat Ludin, Nazlena Mohamad Ali, Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh

“…Conclusions The development and validation of the ChestCare app resulted from conducting UCD iterative design and sequential MMR, which identified 13 functionalities, including symptom assessment, tracking lung volume, functional capacity test, action plan, intervention program, COPD education, COPD community, monitoring and reminders.…”
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Does bladder outflow obstruction obfuscate the traditional clinical factors that are used to assess the risk of prostate cancer at rapid‐access diagnostic clinics? by Thomas Philip Cahill, Samuel Joseph Withey, Steve Hazell, Declan Cahill, Netty Kinsella

“…Materials and Methods We retrospectively analysed prospectively collected data from 307 suspected prostate cancer patients who underwent diagnostic biopsy from 2019 to 2023 at a single, high‐volume, specialist cancer centre. Uroflowmetry testing generated two cohorts: patients with bladder outflow obstruction and non‐obstructed patients. …”
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Impact of UV-C irradiance and wavelength on the photodegradation of dibromoacetonitrile by Lohita Rajesh, Joshua Fiorentino, Thomas Roberts, Sean T. McBeath, Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes

“…The study investigates how engineering design factors (such as the wavelength and irradiance of UV-C LEDs) and experimental parameters (such as solvent and reactor volume) affect the degradation kinetics of a photolyzable nitrogenous DBP, dibromoacetonitrile (DBAN). …”
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Enlarged airspaces in the distal lung in adolescents born very preterm as measured by aerosol by Per Wollmer, Cecilia Hagman, Madeleine Petersson Sjögren, Jakob Löndahl, Ellen Tufvesson, Hugo Öhrneman, Frida Lindström, Jenny Rissler

“…The BPD group had a decreased FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in 1 s, z-score: −1.28±1.37, p=0.012) and DLCO (z-score: −0.92±1.01, p=0.013) compared with the controls, but all other lung function variables showed normal values.Conclusions Our results suggest that the enlarged airspaces seen in preterm infants likely remain in adolescence. …”
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EDITORIAL by Rafael dos Reis Ferreira, João Antonio de Moraes, Pedro Bravo de Souza, Marcelo Marconato Magalhães, Camila da Cruz Silva, Matheus Barreto Pazos de Oliveira, Felipe Eleutério Pereira, Ricardo Pereira Tassinari

“… A Kínesis – Revista de Estudos dos Pós-Graduandos em Filosofia apresenta para a comunidade acadêmica filosófica mais uma edição, o Volume 16, Número 41 (2024). Publicamos 21 artigos,1 resenha e 2 traduções. …”
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Cobalt titanate nanocatalyst for enhanced photodegradation of atrazine: kinetics, degradation efficiency, and mechanistic analysis by Jeremiah Suleiman Nuhu, Femi Emmanuel Awe, Rajni Garg, Rishav Garg, Nnabuk Okon Eddy, Hazratullah Paktin

“…The synthesized nanoparticles exhibited a surface area of 32.5 m2/g (DFT) and 828.03 m⁻1 (BET), a pore volume of 0.03925 m3/g, and a bandgap energy of 2.66 eV. …”
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Justifying the structure of the improved mechanism for manual control of motor vehicles’ pedals by Vitaliy Korendiy, Nazarii Fedunyshyn, Vasyl Kozub

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Cordycepin affects Streptococcus mutans biofilm and interferes with its metabolism by Yidan Shao, Wenyan Zhu, Shanshan Liu, Kai Zhang, Yu Sun, Yudong Liu, Tingchi Wen, Yingxue Zou, Qingwei Zheng

“…The live bacterial rate and the biofilm volume were assessed by confocal laser scanning microscopy. …”
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Advancements in Managing Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity: Insights from Interventional Clinical Trials by Zhao M, Zhang X, Zhou D, Song J

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Thermally radiative water-based hybrid nanofluid with nanoparticles and gyrotactic microorganisms past a stretching surface with convective conditions and porous media by Humaira Yasmin, Rawan Bossly, Fuad S. Alduais, Afrah Al-Bossly, Anwar Saeed

“…It is detected that the greater ratio factor has a direct relation with the secondary velocity distribution while it has an indirect relation with the primary velocity distribution. The nanoparticle volume fraction distribution has been increased by the thermophoresis factor while reduced by the Schmidt number and Brownian motion factor. …”
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Effects of low-level Er on the microstructure, mechanical and anti-corrosion properties of Mg-1Zn-0.3Zr alloy by Junguang He, Xuyang Li, Qinglei Gao, Wuyun Feng, Huan Li, Jiuba Wen

“…As the Er content increases, there is a progressive reduction in grain size, accompanied by a gradual increase in the volume fraction of second phases. The mechanical properties and corrosion resistance initially improve, followed by a gradual decline as the Er content continues to rise. …”
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Strength Prediction Model for Cohesive Soil–Rock Mixture with Rock Content by Yang Sun, Jianyong Xin, Junchao He, Junping Yu, Haibin Ding, Yifan Hu

“…This paper performed a series of large-scale triaxial compression tests on the cohesive soil–rock mixture (SRM) samples with dimensions of 500 mm × 1000 mm to investigate the influence of rock content P_BV (20, 40, and 60% by volume), rock orientation angle <i>α</i>, and confining pressure on their macro-mechanical properties. …”
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A SDGs-oriented evaluation of the ecological sustainability of international horticultural exposition sites in Chengdu, China by Biao Huang, Haolin Yang, Kankan Shang, Ruoyu Wang, Yufei Meng, Hongming Peng, Yonghong Hu, Zehui Jiang

“…The anticipated forest loss, along with declines in vegetation coverage, three-dimensional green volume, and vegetation carbon stock will adversely affect the highest sustainability. …”
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Gelatin/Poly (Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid)/Attapulgite Composite Scaffold Equipped with Teriparatide Microspheres for Osteogenesis in vitro and in vivo by Zhao Z, Feng X, Zhao Y, Song Z, Zhang R, Zhang K, He Y, Chen G, Zhang J, Wang W

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Design and performance analysis of wireless body area networks in complex indoor e-Health hospital environments for patient remote monitoring by Erik Aguirre, Peio Lopez-Iturri, Leyre Azpilicueta, Carmen Rivarés, José Javier Astrain, Jesús Villadangos, Francisco Falcone

“…For that purpose, an in-house three-dimensional ray launching algorithm is employed, which provides radio frequency power distribution values, power delay profiles, and delay spread values for the complete volume of complex indoor scenarios. Using this information together with signal-to-noise estimations and link budget calculations, the most suitable wireless body area network technology for this context is chosen. …”
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Global sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification for a mathematical model of dry anaerobic digestion in plug-flow reactors by Daniele Bernardo Panaro, Andrea Trucchia, Vincenzo Luongo, Maria Rosaria Mattei, Luigi Frunzo

“…The investigated model accounts for the mass$ / $volume variation that takes place in these systems as a result of solid waste conversion in gaseous value-added compounds. …”
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Hybrid Modification of Wheat Bran Using Microbial Processing and Ultrasound: Enhancements in Bran Composition and Bread Quality by Esra Sik, Hatice Bekiroglu, Necattin Cihat Icyer, Gorkem Ozulku

“…Bread produced from modified WB showed improvements in specific volume (SV), texture, and nutritional composition. …”
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