Robotic versus Open Thyroidectomy for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: An Evidence-Based Review by Shirley Yuk Wah Liu, Enders Kwok Wai Ng

“…Current data suggests that RT compares less favorably than OT for longer operative time, higher cost, and possibly inferior oncological control with lower number of central lymph nodes retrieved. In terms of morbidity, quality of life outcomes, and short-term recurrence rates, RT and OT are comparable. …”
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Fit for the Future: An Assessment of the Sustainability Parameters of Liquid Dairy Product Packaging in the DACH Region and the Implications of Upcoming Regulatory Changes by Michelle Klein, Charlotte Neumair, Mattia Primoceri, Manfred Tacker, Silvia Apprich

“…The majority of assessed packaging falls below the PPWR’s 70% recyclability requirement, with Switzerland showing even lower recyclability due to poor packaging collection and recycling infrastructure. …”
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Rossomyrmex, the Slave-Maker Ants from the Arid Steppe Environments by F. Ruano, O. Sanllorente, A. Lenoir, A. Tinaut

“…Here we review (1) the published data on these pairs in comparison to other slave-makers; (2) the different dispersal ability in hosts and parasites inferred from genetics (chance of migration conditions the evolutionary potential of the species); (3) the evolutionary potential of host and parasite determining the coevolutionary process in each host-parasite system that we treat to define using cuticular chemical data. We find a lower evolutionary potential in parasites than in hosts in fragmented populations, where selective pressures give advantage to a limited female parasite migration due to uncertainty of locating a host nest. …”
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Experimental Study and Numerical Study on Shear Bearing Capacity of Shear Key Joints of Reinforced Concrete Open-Web Sandwich Plates by Hongna Lu, Huagang Zhang, Kejian Ma, Qin Wu, Lan Jiang

“…The test results show that the shear key is horizontally cut and the concrete is pulled apart or crushed along the direction of chord width at the shear key-chords area; the strain level of the concrete and stirrup of the shear key is lower averagely; the development of the horizontal displacement and the strain of the longitudinal bars of the test pieces goes through elastic, elastoplastic, and plastic stages; the ultimate load of the test pieces has almost no relationship with the reinforcement ratio of shear key but is controlled by the degree of crack development in the area where shear key connects with the chords. …”
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La fonte de la biodiversité dans les îles : modélisation de l’impact du réchauffement global sur la végétation orophile de Tahiti (Polynésie française) by Robin Pouteau, Jean-Yves Meyer, Ravahere Taputuarai, Benoît Stoll

“…Due to its cooler climate, this high elevation zone is relatively protected from anthropogenic activities and from the invasion of alien species which are particularly aggressive at lower elevations. If global warming, recorded to be 0.034°C per year since 1958 in the main island of Tahiti, is persisting, air temperature will increase by 3.1°C in 2100, causing a vertical shift of vegetation and a drastic decrease of the orophilous vegetation area. …”
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RWA-BFT: Reputation-Weighted Asynchronous BFT for Large-Scale IoT by Guanwei Jia, Zhaoyu Shen, Hongye Sun, Jingbo Xin, Dongyu Wang

“…This dual-layer design significantly improves performance, achieving higher throughput, lower latency, and enhanced scalability, while maintaining strong fault tolerance even in the presence of a substantial proportion of malicious nodes. …”
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Parasitaemia and Its Relation to Hematological Parameters and Liver Function among Patients Malaria in Abs, Hajjah, Northwest Yemen by Mohamed Al-Salahy, Bushra Shnawa, Gamal Abed, Ahmed Mandour, Ali Al-Ezzi

“…Patients with parasitaemia tended to have significantly lower hemoglobin, hematocrit, white blood cell count, lymphocytes, and platelets, compared with healthy normal subjects. …”
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ANA IIF Automation: Moving towards Harmonization? Results of a Multicenter Study by Stefanie Van den Bremt, Sofie Schouwers, Marjan Van Blerk, Lieve Van Hoovels

“…Reanalysis of the EQA sample resulted in a lower titer variability. Diluted endpoint titers were similar to the estimated single well titer and the overall median titer as reported by the EQA in 2012. …”
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Hepatic Steatosis, Carbohydrate Intake, and Food Quotient in Patients with NAFLD by Concepcion Gonzalez, Victor de Ledinghen, Julien Vergniol, Juliette Foucher, Brigitte Le Bail, Sabrina Carlier, Elisa Maury, Henri Gin, Vincent Rigalleau

“…For the 17/24 patients with a hepatic fibrosis, the energy intake was lower (fibrosis: 1863 ± 503 versus others: 2382 ± 733 kcal/d, ), and their food quotients did not differ from patients without fibrosis. …”
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Morphometric Analysis of Nonsclerosed Glomeruli Size and Connective Tissue Content during the Aging Process by Vesna R. Stojanović, Ivan D. Jovanović, Sladjana Z. Ugrenović, Ljiljana P. Vasović, Vladimir S. Živković, Miodrag V. Jocić, Braca K. Kundalić, Miljana N. Pavlović

“…Second type was characterized with significantly larger size, connective tissue content, and significantly lower cellularity, in relation to the first type. …”
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Research on the Deformation Characteristics and Support Technology of a Bottom Gas Extraction Roadway under Repeated Interference by Rongkun Pan, Zhihui Ma, Minggao Yu, Shuaidong Wu

“…The mining disturbance due to the overlying coal seam is obtained: the deformation of the roof subsidence and lower rib closure of the bottom gas extraction roadway are larger than the floor heave and upper rib closure, respectively. …”
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Crystallized Pickering Emulsions from Plant Oil as a Local Alternative to Palm Oil by Cyrill Husmann, Tamara Schmid, Chiara Waser, Ivo Kaelin, Lukas Hollenstein, Nadina Müller

“…Despite these improvements, the resulting emulsions did not achieve sufficient stability and exhibited lower viscosity than palm oil. Future experiments should explore higher wax concentrations (1% or more) and develop analytical methods to better understand the wax composition and its role in oleogel formation.…”
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Age-dependent decline in sperm quality and function in a naturally short-lived vertebrate by Silvia Cattelan, Dario Riccardo Valenzano

“…Contrary to the expectation of no reproductive aging, we found that turquoise killifish males undergo extensive reproductive aging, consisting in the age-dependent decline in sperm quality, decreased proportion of fertilized eggs and lower embryo survival. Our results indicate that male turquoise killifish do not trade-off age-dependent soma decline with life-long sustained reproductive fitness. …”
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Oncologic Impact of Conservative Treatment Compared with Surgical Treatment of Anastomotic Leakage Following Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Retrospective Study by Junichi Sakamoto, Atsuko Tsutsui, Chie Hagiwara, Go Wakabayashi

“…However, the 3-year cumulative incidence of LR was significantly lower in the surgical group than in the conservative group (0% versus 31.3%, p=0.045). …”
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Experimental Research on Compression Properties of Cement Asphalt Mortar due to Drying and Wetting Cycle by Ping Wang, Hao Xu, Rong Chen, Jingmang Xu, Xiaohui Zeng

“…The compressive strength and elasticity modulus decrease with the increase of drying and wetting cycle time in the same strain rate. The lower the strain rate is, the greater the compressive strength and elasticity modulus of CA mortar decrease. …”
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High systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) level as a prognostic factor for colorectal cancer patients after curative surgery: a single-center retrospective analysis by Tamuro Hayama, Hiroki Ochiai, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Toshiya Miyata, Kentaro Asako, Yoshihisa Fukushima, Kensuke Kaneko, Keijiro Nozawa, Shoichi Fujii, Takeyuki Misawa, Takeo Fukagawa

“…Abstract The Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI), a marker used to assess systemic inflammation, is associated with lower patient survival rates in various cancer types. …”
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Bone Mineral Density and Body Composition of Adult Premenopausal Women with Three Levels of Physical Activity by Fernando D. Saraví, Fabiana Sayegh

“…Bone mineral content and non-fat soft tissue mass were higher and fat mass was lower in the Sport Team group than in the other groups. …”
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Physicomechanical and Thermal Properties of Particle Board Produced Using Waste Ceramic Materials and Corncob by O. J. Aladegboye, O. J. Oyedepo, T. J. Awolola, O. D. Oguntayo, O. Y. Babatunde, O. T. Ilesanmi, P. P. Ikubanni

“…The increase in WCT yielded improved density and lowered the particleboard’s water absorption and thickness swelling. …”
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Multianalytical Method Validation for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Solvents of Abuse in Oral Fluid by HS-GC/MS by Bruna Claudia Coppe, Bruna Tassi Borille, Taís Regina Fiorentin, Ana Laura Bemvenuti Jacques, Ana Claudia Fagundes, Stela Maris de Jezus Castro, Lysa Silveira Remy, Flavio Pechansky, Renata Pereira Limberger

“…The limits of detection ranged from 0.05 to 5 mg/L, while the lower limits of quantification ranged from 2.5 to 12.5 mg/L. …”
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LPCAT3 regulates the proliferation and metastasis of serous ovarian cancer by modulating arachidonic acid by Fang Wen, Hongjian Ling, Rui Ran, Xinya Li, Houmei Wang, Qianfen Liu, Min Li, Tinghe Yu

“…Results: The expression level of LPCAT3 in serous ovarian cancer tissues was lower than that in other types of ovarian cancer, and high expression was associated with a longer survival time. …”
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