Aggregation control of anionic pentamethine cyanine enabling excitation wavelength selective NIR-II fluorescence imaging-guided photodynamic therapy by Yibin Li, Fei Qu, Fang Wan, Cheng Zhong, Jingyi Rao, Yijing Liu, Zhen Li, Jintao Zhu, Zhong’an Li

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The correlation between trainee gender and operative autonomy during trauma and orthopaedic training in Ireland and the UK by Rosie Mc Colgan, Fiona Boland, Gerard A. Sheridan, Grainne Colgan, Deepa Bose, Deborah M. Eastwood, David M. Dalton

“…Overall, male trainees performed 5% more operations with autonomy than female trainees (30.5% vs 25.5%; 95% CI 4.85 to 5.09). Female trainees assisted for 3% more operations (35% vs 32%; 95% CI 2.91 to 3.17) and performed 2% more operations with a supervising trainer scrubbed (39% vs 37%; 95% CI 1.79 to 2.06). …”
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Improved diagnosis of small cervical lymph node metastasis using postvascular phase perfluorobutane CEUS in cancer patients by Naxiang Liu, Zhaoming Zhong, Wenrong Lin, Zhongshi Du, Zhougui Wu, Songsong Wu, Lina Tang

“…All patients underwent CEUS with perfluorobutane injection, followed by observation during the vascular (6–60 s) and postvascular (10–30 min) phases before biopsy. The reference standard was histological assessment of the LNs through biopsy. …”
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A Study of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection and Correlates in Women with Vaginal Discharge Referred at Fann Teaching Hospital in Senegal by Roger C. Tine, Khadime Sylla, Rougyatou Ka, Lamine Dia, Doudou Sow, Souleye Lelo, Khardiata Diallo, Babacar Faye, Thérèse Dieng, Cheikh T. Ndour, Ahmet Y. Sow

“…A gram stained smear was also performed and examined under oil immersion (100x magnification) to assess the vaginal flora. …”
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Synthetic CT generation from CBCT and MRI using StarGAN in the Pelvic Region by Paritt Wongtrakool, Chanon Puttanawarut, Pimolpun Changkaew, Supakiet Piasanthia, Pareena Earwong, Nauljun Stansook, Suphalak Khachonkham

“…CycleGAN recorded a lower MAE (79.8 ± 14 HU for the body and 253.6 ± 30.9 HU for bone) compared with StarGAN (94.7 ± 7.4 HU for the body and 353.6 ± 34.9 HU for bone). …”
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Factors associated with girl child marriage in Iran: a qualitative socio-ecological approach by Asma Pourtaheri, Mehrsadat Mahdizadeh, Mehrsadat Mahdizadeh, Hadi Tehrani, Hadi Tehrani, Jamshid Jamali, Jamshid Jamali, Nooshin Peyman, Nooshin Peyman

“…Sampling was targeted among Women aged 15–30 got married under the age of 15, family members, informants, and policymakers. …”
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Occurrence of macrolides resistance in Legionella pneumophila ST188: Results of the Belgian epidemiology and resistome investigation of clinical isolates by Charlotte Michel, Fedoua Echahidi, Geraldine De Muylder, Max Sewell, Ian Boostrom, Olivier Denis, Owen B. Spiller, Denis Pierard

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Beyond averaging: A transformer approach to decoding event related brain potentials by Philipp Zelger, Manuel Arnold, Sonja Rossi, Josef Seebacher, Franz Muigg, Simone Graf, Antonio Rodríguez-Sánchez

“…The classifier exhibited exceptional performance, achieving over 86 % accuracy and an Area under the Curve (AUC) of up to 0.95.Through the utilization of the trained networks, attention maps were generated. …”
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Comparative survival outcomes of neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy in patients with T1c, node-negative, triple-negative breast cancer: A population-based analysis by Yi-Zi Zheng, Jia-Qi Ying, Ting-Ting Wu, Yong-Hui Su, Ou-Chen Wang

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The LIFTMOR-M (Lifting Intervention For Training Muscle and Osteoporosis Rehabilitation for Men) trial: protocol for a semirandomised controlled trial of supervised targeted exerci... by Benjamin K Weeks, Belinda R Beck, Amy T Harding, Steven L Watson

“…Eligible participants will be randomly allocated to 8 months of either exercise programme with block randomisation based on presence or absence of osteoporosis medications. A twice-weekly, 30-minute, supervised exercise programme will be conducted for both groups. …”
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Personalized treatment strategies for breast adenoid cystic carcinoma: A machine learning approach by Sakhr Alshwayyat, Mahmoud Bashar Abu Al Hawa, Mustafa Alshwayyat, Tala Abdulsalam Alshwayyat, Siya sawan, Ghaith Heilat, Hanan M. Hammouri, Sara Mheid, Batool Al Shweiat, Hamdah Hanifa

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Trajectories of systemic immune inflammation index and mortality risk in patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury: a retrospective cohort study by Zhiyong Tang, Zhiyong Tang, Canlin Liao, Zerui Zhuang, Zhennan Xu, Mingfa Liu, Haixiong Xu

“…Compared to patients in Group 1, those in Groups 2 and 3 had a higher risk of all-cause hospital mortality (odds ratio [OR] 4.09; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.21, 19.75) and (OR 5.84; 95% CI 1.52, 30.67), respectively. ROC analysis revealed an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.838, sensitivity: 75.0%, and specificity: 83.8% for mortality in this cohort.ConclusionThis study identified three distinct SII trajectories, suggesting that post-TBI SII trajectories are heterogeneous patterns associated with mortality. …”
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Effects of yacon on carbohydrates and lipid metabolism, oxidative-nitrative stress markers changes in rats with experimental metabolic syndrome by Mariia Nagalievska, Khrystyna Vilkiv, Lidiya Mishchenko, Nataliia Sybirna

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate the hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic and antioxidant effects of an aqueous extract of yacon leaves under the fructose-induced experimental metabolic syndrome. …”
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Effects of Acute Bleeding Followed by Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.4 or a Crystalloid on Propofol Concentrations, Cerebral Oxygenation, and Electroencephalographic and Haemodynamic Va... by Aura Silva, Ana Liza Ortiz, Carlos Venâncio, Almir P. Souza, Luísa Maria Ferreira, Paula Sério Branco, Paula Guedes de Pinho, Pedro Amorim, David A. Ferreira

“…In this study, the effects of bleeding followed by replacement with hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 (HES) or lactated Ringer’s (LR) on cerebral oxygenation and electroencephalogram-derived parameters were investigated. Twelve young pigs under propofol-remifentanil anaesthesia were bled 30 mL/kg and, after a 20-minute waiting period, volume replacement was performed with HES (GHES; N=6) or LR (GRL; N=6). …”
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Intricacies of human–AI interaction in dynamic decision-making for precision oncology by Dipesh Niraula, Kyle C. Cuneo, Ivo D. Dinov, Brian D. Gonzalez, Jamalina B. Jamaluddin, Jionghua Judy Jin, Yi Luo, Martha M. Matuszak, Randall K. Ten Haken, Alex K. Bryant, Thomas J. Dilling, Michael P. Dykstra, Jessica M. Frakes, Casey L. Liveringhouse, Sean R. Miller, Matthew N. Mills, Russell F. Palm, Samuel N. Regan, Anupam Rishi, Javier F. Torres-Roca, Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu, Issam El Naqa

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Inflammatory biomarkers of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios in 563 severe OSA patients before and after surgery by Chung-Wei Lin, Pei-Wen Lin, Li-Wen Chiu, Han-Tan Chai, Chun-Tuan Chang, Michael Friedman, Anna M. Salapatas, Sara Rahavi-Ezabadi, Hsin-Ching Lin

“…The alterations of NLR and PLR following obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment were under studied and thus should be investigated. This study aimed to evaluate the changes of inflammatory biomarkers including NLR and PLR in severe OSA patients after surgical interventions of the upper airway, and their relationships with improvements in polysomnographic (PSG) parameters. …”
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Impact of gas composition, pressure, and temperature on interfacial Tension dynamics in CO₂-Enhanced oil recovery by Rahul Gajbhiye

“…Measurements span a range of temperature (30–85 oC), pressure (0.7–7 MPa), and mixture composition (CO2: N2 ratios of 90:10 and 10:90), including pure CO2 and N2 with crude oil and condensate. …”
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Lysozyme-based spray for treatment of radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis by Zdenka Gojković, Jelena Rožić, Nataša Gašpar, Aziz Šukalo, Meliha Mehić, Amna Tanović Avdić, Una Glamočlija

“…Results: The total number of participants was 56, of which 26 were in lysozyme and 30 in the control group. The efficacy parameters were similar between the groups and there was no deterioration of symptoms during the follow-up period of 21 days. …”
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Assessment of the effect of agro-industrial by-products rich in polyphenols on in vitro fermentation and methane reduction in sheep by Alessandro Vastolo, Blandine Mora, Dieu donné Kiatti, Martina Nocerino, Serkos Haroutounian, Rania D. Baka, Panagiota Ligda, Monica Isabella Cutrignelli, Vincent Niderkorn, Vincent Niderkorn, Serena Calabrò

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Alternative approaches for monitoring and evaluation of lymphatic filariasis following mass drug treatment with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine and albendazole in East New Britain P... by Krufinta Bun, Benedict Mode, Melinda Susapu, Joyceline Salo, Catherine Bjerum, Michael Payne, Daniel Tisch, Makoto Sekihara, Emanuele Giorgi, Gary J Weil, Peter U Fischer, Leanne Robinson, Moses Laman, Christopher L King

“…To identify sentinel villages with LF in areas under-sampled by PPS, 19 additional villages suspected to have LF were sampled, with 15 (79%) having >2% CFA prevalence and 7 (38%) >1% Mf (range 1-22%). …”
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