Laparoscopic suture repair for perforated peptic ulcer disease: a meta-review and trial sequential analysis by S. I. Panin, T. V. Nechay, I. V. Sazhin, K. Yu. Melnikov-Makarchuk, A. V. Sazhin, A. V. Puzikova, A. N. Akinchits, A. V. Bykov

“…The calculated DARIS for operative time and hospital stay were 40.1% and 14.6%, respectively, and the TSA showed neither significant benefit nor harm of laparoscopic surgery in the attained information size in the meta-analysis. Further trials with regard to mortality, surgical site infection, and intra-abdominal abscess are not very promising because the DARIS did not exceed 5% after combining the results of eight RCTs.ConclusionSummarization of evidence from systematic reviews and reanalysis using TSA confirmed sufficient evidence for only one outcome, namely, that laparoscopic suture repair of PPUs is accompanied by lower pain scores at 24–72 h. …”
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Systematic study on the evaluation method of surface antibacterial activity based on the fluorescent observation of bacterial growth by Noriko Nakamura, Tatsuki Yamagishi, Wataru Nagata, Yuki Akahane, Hyemin Seo, Ayaka Otsuka, Daiki Hishikawa, Risa Yoshimoto, Nobuhiro Miyamae, Seiichi Ohta

“…Abstract Antibacterial and antiviral coating materials have attracted increasing attention for the prevention of infections caused by frequently touched surfaces in communities and hospitals. …”
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Evaluation of Antimicrobial Performance of Calcium Dihydroxide (Ca(OH)₂) Coating on Ti for Potential Metallic Orthopedic Implant Applications by Harald Holeczek, Michael de Wild, Jasmine Ruegg, Philipp Gruner, Walter Moser, Olivier Braissant

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Trajectory Tracking Control Study of a New Parallel Mechanism with Redundant Actuation by Haiqiang Zhang, Hairong Fang, Dan Zhang, Qi Zou, Xueling Luo

“…Parallel mechanisms with redundant actuation are attracting numerous scholars’ research interest due to their inherent advantages. …”
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Peptides as Versatile Regulators in Cancer Immunotherapy: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Future Prospects by Yu Lei, Jiacheng Liu, Yaowei Bai, Chuansheng Zheng, Dongyuan Wang

“…The diverse functionality of peptides has made them attractive as a therapeutic modality, and the global market for peptide-based therapeutics is witnessing significant growth. …”
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George Eliot and Islamic Culture by Dallel Chenni

“…Using as primary sources Eliot’s notebooks, letters, journals, book reviews and essays, the article demonstrates that Eliot’s original curiosity about Islam arose in conjunction with her keener, more sympathetic interest in Judaism, and examines whether Eliot’s reading of English and European intellectuals interested in Islamic culture had any impact on her own attitude towards Islam. Indeed, while Eliot’s various and dispersed comments often reflect a shallow, essentially prejudiced view of the matter, her writing in fact evolved towards more tolerant views over the years.…”
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Laicos y clericales en las reformas constitucionales de Catamarca (1965-1988) by José Ariza

“…Por ello nos situaremos en el análisis de los proyectos de reformas y de los textos sancionados como ley suprema provincial, atendiendo a las directrices de dichas experiencias: la tendencia liberal (laica) y la tendencia clerical. …”
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Notas sobre la historiografía de la transición de las familias de poder en el Caribe colombiano. by Miguel Antonio Suárez Araméndiz

“…El propósito de este artículo, más que hacer un análisis de la literatura que recientemente se ha producido en torno al proceso de independencia, es el de llamar la atención sobre la necesidad de analizar un campo que se encuentra casi inexplorado en la región caribe y que permitirá llegar a una comprensión amplia de su complejidad social. …”
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Le complexe monumental suburbain et l’ensemble funéraire de Saint-Martin-au-Val (Chartres, Eure-et-Loir) : état de la recherche (2006-2011) by Bruno Bazin, Emmanuel Bouilly, Vincent Drost, Isabelle Godin, Stéphane Hérouin, Christophe Loiseau, Apolline Louis, Stéphanie Raux, Julie Rivière, Jonathan Simon, Stéphane Willerval

“…AD 120-130, the construction of rectangular, apsidal exedrae is attested on the eastern facade. Between the middle and the second half of the 2nd c. …”
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Study of Transformer Core Vibration and Noise Generation Mechanism Induced by Magnetostriction of Grain-Oriented Silicon Steel Sheet by He Qiang, Nie Jingkai, Zhang Songyang, Xiao Weimin, Ji Shengchang, Chen Xin

“…Insofar as the state-of-the-art iron core and binding production adopt the lamination method and weft-free adhesive tape, respectively, the transformer core vibration is mainly attributed to the silicon steel sheet (SSS) magnetostriction. …”
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Estimating Willingness to Pay for New Mandarin Cultivars: A Revealed Preference Approach by Xiang Bi, Lisa House, Zhifeng Gao, Frederick Gmitter

“…To determine consumer willingness to pay for specific attributes, UF/IFAS economists combined sensory evaluation and experimental auctions in a unique way, by comparing two different types of ‘Sugar Belle’ (SB1 and SB2) with the main competing product to identify the most desirable characteristics and to determine the best marketing and pricing strategy. …”
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Progress in flavor research in food: Flavor chemistry in food quality, safety, and sensory properties by Jeehye Sung, Scott Frost, Joon Hyuk Suh

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Impact Evaluation of Assimilating Surface Sensitive Infrared Radiance Observations over Land and Sea Ice from Observing System Simulation Experiments by S. K. Dutta, L. Garand, S. Heilliette

“…Infrared radiance from AIRS (Atmospheric Infrared Sounder) and IASI (Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer) is simulated from the Nature Run (NR) provided by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and assimilated in a 3D-Var. analysis system. …”
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Combined Topography-Guided Trans-Epithelial PRK and PTK for Treatment of Calcific Band Keratopathy Unresponsive to EDTA Chelation Therapy by Passidomo F, Addabbo G, Pignatelli F, Niro A, Buonamassa R

“…Initially, an EDTA chelating procedure was attempted, but it had no effect on the deeper calcium deposits and on the irregular corneal morphology. …”
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Constructing Tissue-Engineered Dressing Membranes with Adipose-Derived Stem Cells and Acellular Dermal Matrix for Diabetic Wound Healing: A Comparative Study of Hypoxia- or Normoxi... by Wen Zhou, Xin Zhao, Xin Shi, Can Chen, Yanpeng Cao, Jun Liu

“…Acellular dermal matrix (ADM) has the potential to act as excellent cell delivery vehicles, considering it is highly biomimetic to native dermal tissue, has low immunogenicity, and suitable for stem cell attachment and proliferation. Hypoxia culture has significantly enhanced effects on the survival ability of in vitro cultured stem cells, indicating this culture mode is a suitable way for inhibiting the senescence or apoptosis of transplanted cells. …”
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Antithrombotic Therapy Duration after Patent Foramen Ovale Closure for Stroke Prevention: Impact on Long-Term Outcome by Joelle Kefer, Karlien Carbonez, Sophie Pierard, François-Pierre Mouthuy, Andre Peeters, Cedric Hermans, Catherine Lambert, Christophe DeMeester, Thierry Sluysmans, Agnes Pasquet

“…The optimal duration of antithrombotic therapy (ATT) after patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure remains under debate. …”
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Deep Ensemble Learning for Human Action Recognition in Still Images by Xiangchun Yu, Zhe Zhang, Lei Wu, Wei Pang, Hechang Chen, Zhezhou Yu, Bin Li

“…Firstly, we construct an end-to-end NCNN-based model by attaching the nonsequential convolutional neural network (NCNN) module to the top of the pretrained model. …”
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Formation of digital literacy components of future teachers in the course of studying the university-wide discipline “Digital Technologies in Education” by Natalya I. Isupova, Tatyana N. Suvorova

“…At the stage of diagnostics and assessment of the formation of digital literacy of bachelors, an original test is used, aimed at identifying the level of formation of five components of digital literacy of future teachers: information, computer, communication and media literacy, as well as attitudes towards technological innovations. The Pearson’s χ2 (chi-square) criterion is used as a statistical processing method. …”
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Novel banana lectin CAR-T cells to target pancreatic tumors and tumor-associated stroma by Malcolm K Brenner, Challice Bonifant, Norihiro Watanabe, Mary K McKenna, Daniel Brenner, Ada Ozcan, Maureen Legendre, Dafydd G Thomas, Christopher Ashwood, Richard D Cummings, David M Markovitz

“…We have expressed in T cells a modified lectin from banana, H84T BanLec, attached to a chimeric antigen receptor (H84T-CAR) that recognizes high-mannose (asparagine residue with five to nine mannoses). …”
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Pain in pancreatitis: issue and ways out by A. V. Okhlobystin

“…The CP diagnosis should be based on revealing of irreversible changes of the pancreas by modern radiological diagnostic methods: pancreatic enlargement 1,5 times and more, dilation, presence of strictures or severe irregularity of main pancreatic duct, calcification or parenchymal atrophy. It is also important to detect prominent ductal changes (strictures, stones), requiring endoscopic or surgical treatment as promptly as possible. …”
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