Analysis of postoperative morbidity and mortality following surgery for gastric cancer. Surgeon volume as the most significant prognostic factor by Maciej Ciesielski, Wiesław J. Kruszewski, Jakub Walczak, Mariusz Szajewski, Jarosław Szefel, Jacek Wydra, Tomasz Buczek, Maksymilian Czerepko

“…The remaining 56 resections were done by eight surgeons with annual volume lower than two. Perioperative mortality was defined as every in-hospital death and death within 30 days after surgery. …”
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Comparing space-based to reported carbon monoxide emission estimates for Europe's iron and steel plants by G. Leguijt, G. Leguijt, J. D. Maasakkers, H. A. C. Denier van der Gon, A. J. Segers, T. Borsdorff, I. R. van der Velde, I. R. van der Velde, I. Aben, I. Aben

“…For the remaining plants, we generally find lower emission rates than reported. Our posterior emission estimates are well constrained by the satellite observations (90 % of the plants have averaging kernel sensitivities above 0.7) except for a few low-emitting or coastal sites. …”
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Assessing favipiravir impact on SARS-CoV-2 transmission within households: Insights from a multi-center study (FaviPrev) by Taweegrit Siripongboonsitti, Marisa Muadchimkaew, Kriangkrai Tawinprai, Ornisa Issaranon, Wichuda Meepholkij, Pureepat Arttawejkul, Apiradee Vararungzarit, Onwalee Dhissayakamol, Wilaiporn Preeyachit, Kamonwan Soonklang, Nithi Mahanonda

“…Favipiravir led to a 58 % secondary attack rate, substantially lower than the 71.8 % observed with standard treatment, representing a 54 % reduction in transmission likelihood, with an odds ratio of 0.46 (95 % confidence interval [CI] [0.23–0.89]). …”
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Effects of elastic band resistance training on the physical and mental health of elderly individuals: A mixed methods systematic review. by Aiying Li, Yan Sun, Meng Li, Dongyang Wang, Xiaofeng Ma

“…Quantitative evidence supports the notion that elastic band resistance training can improve upper and lower limb flexibility, endurance, upper strength, physical balance, and cardiopulmonary function and enhance the mental health of elderly individuals. …”
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Sonsuz panayır in terms of economic indicators by Bedirhan

“…The novel portrays the lives of the newly wealthy class that emerged after World War II, as well as those from the middle and lower income groups. To illustrate the economic conditions affecting the social environment, the cast of characters is expanded. …”
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Excitation of ULF, ELF, and VLF Resonator and Waveguide Oscillations in the Earth–Atmosphere–Ionosphere System by Lightning Current Sources Connected with Hunga Tonga Volcano Erupt... by Yuriy G. Rapoport, Volodymyr V. Grimalsky, Andrzej Krankowski, Asen Grytsai, Sergei S. Petrishchevskii, Leszek Błaszkiewicz, Chieh-Hung Chen

“…The spectrum is monotonous in the VLF range but has many significant details at the lower frequencies (ULF, ELF). The decreasing amplitude tendency is maintained at frequencies exceeding 0.1 Hz. …”
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Polymorphism of the mannose-binding lectin gene in the Arctic indigenous populations of the Russian Federation by S. Yu. Tereshchenko, M. V. Smolnikova

“…Populations of Nenets and Dolgans-Nganasans demonstrated a significantly lower prevalence of MBL-deficient haplotypes compared with Caucasians of Eastern Siberia (3.9, 6.4 and 21.3 % respectively). …”
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Hepatotoxicity of statins: a real-world study based on the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System database by Bojing Wang, Shu Huang, Shu Huang, Shiqi Li, Yaqi Deng, Ziyan Li, Yizhou Wang, Xiaomin Shi, Wei Zhang, Lei Shi, Xiaohong Wang, Xiaowei Tang

“…BackgroundStatins, as an important class of lipid-lowering drugs, play a key role in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. …”
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An Electrochemical Dopamine Assay with Cobalt Oxide Palatinose Carbon Dots by Ram Chandra Nepal, Elif S. Seven, Roger M. Leblanc, Charles C. Chusuei

“…PalCD-Co₃O₄ exhibited the largest signal for DA detection in simulated urine (SU) using the oxidation peak at +0.5 V; the composite had a lower defect density compared to SucCD-Co₃O₄. …”
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Trazodone effectiveness in depression: impacts of trazodone extended release vs SSRIs on the health status and quality of life of patients with major depressive disorder by Marcin Siwek, Adrian Andrzej Chrobak, Anna Julia Krupa, Aleksandra Gorostowicz, Andrzej Juryk, Dominika Dudek

“…The health status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) were evaluated using the EQ-5D-5L tool at baseline as well as 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks.ResultsAt baseline, the subjects treated with trazodone XR vs SSRIs presented similar health status profiles and HRQoL values with respect to the mobility, self-care, and anxiety/depression dimensions along with lower scores for the usual activities, pain/discomfort, overall HRQoL, and health status. …”
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Remote-sensing-based forest canopy height mapping: some models are useful, but might they provide us with even more insights when combined? by N. Besic, N. Picard, C. Vega, J.-D. Bontemps, L. Hertzog, J.-P. Renaud, J.-P. Renaud, F. Fogel, M. Schwartz, A. Pellissier-Tanon, G. Destouet, F. Mortier, F. Mortier, M. Planells-Rodriguez, P. Ciais

“…An independent reference dataset, containing four different definitions of forest height (dominant, mean, maximum, and Lorey's) was established based on around <span class="inline-formula">5500</span> plots of the French National Forest Inventory (NFI), distributed across the entire area of interest. …”
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Effectiveness of the entomopathogenic fungus Alternaria murispora and the predatory ladybird Harmonia convergens in controlling Phenacoccus solenopsis (Tinsley) by Mohamed El Aalaoui, Said Rammali, Said Rammali, Fatima Zahra Kamal, Fatima Zahra Kamal, Gabriela Calin, Viorica Rarinca, Viorica Rarinca, Viorica Rarinca, Luminita Diana Hritcu, Alin Ciobică, Alin Ciobică, Alin Ciobică, Alin Ciobică, Mohamed Sbaghi

“…AM+HC had the highest plant visual quality scores (9.8 in Experiment 1 and 9.9 in Experiment 2), while the control scores were much lower (1.2 and 0.3, respectively). Predator densities peaked at 28.1 for HC alone in Experiment 1 and 32.1 in Experiment 2, with AM+HC reaching 14.7 and 18.2, respectively. …”
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Effect of Preoperative Vitamin D Deficiency on Hypocalcemia in Patients with Acute Hypoparathyroidism after Thyroidectomy by Peeradon Vibhatavata, Pongthep Pisarnturakit, Mongkol Boonsripitayanon, Paveena Pithuksurachai, Nattachet Plengvidhya, Sirinart Sirinvaravong

“…Serum total albumin-adjusted calcium level was significantly lower in the VDD group (7.71 ± 0.5 vs. 8.16 ± 0.4 mg/dL, p<0.01), and the incidence of symptomatic hypocalcemia was significantly higher in the VDD group (43% vs. 9%, p=0.01). …”
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Application of a theoretical simulator to the optimisation of risk-based invasive species surveillance by Thomas I. Gibson, Rebecca S. Millard, Isla MacMillan, Nick Taylor, Mark Thrush, Hannah Tidbury

“…It was found that NIS risk distribution influences the relative performance of different surveillance strategies and that risk- and heavy risk-based surveillance have lower times to detections and, generally, higher surveillance probabilities of detection compared to random surveillance at more skewed NIS risk distributions. …”
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Personalized metronomic radiopharmaceutical therapy through injection profile optimization via physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling by Aryan Golzaryan, M. Soltani, Farshad Moradi Kashkooli, Babak Saboury, Arman Rahmim

“…We aimed to investigate a personalized metronomic RPT paradigm, employing multiple lower-dose administrations, to evaluate its effect on delivering radiopharmaceuticals to tumors. …”
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A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing 2 Different Paclitaxel-Coated Balloons in De Novo Coronary Artery Disease by Eun-Seok Shin, MD, PhD, Yongwhi Park, MD, PhD, Jong-Young Lee, MD, PhD, Ae-Young Her, MD, PhD, Min-Ku Chon, MD, PhD, Sunwon Kim, MD, PhD, Seung-Woon Rha, MD, PhD, Gyu Chul Oh, MD, PhD, Deok-Kyu Cho, MD, PhD, Bitna Kim, MS, Jang-Whan Bae, MD, PhD

“…The 1-sided 97.5% upper confidence limit of the difference was 0.08 mm, which was lower than the noninferiority limit of 0.15 mm, achieving noninferiority (P for noninferiority = 0.001). …”
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Dietary Supplemental Glutamine Enhances the Percentage of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Mice with High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity Subjected to Hind Limb Ischemia by Chi-Hsuan Ko, Sung-Ling Yeh, Chiu-Li Yeh

“…The superoxide dismutase activity and reduced glutathione content in affected muscles were higher, whereas mRNA expressions of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α were lower in the HG than those in the HI group. These findings suggest that obese mice pretreated with GLN-supplemented high-fat diet increased circulating EPC percentage, enhanced the antioxidant capacity, and attenuated inflammatory reactions in response to limb ischemia.…”
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Validation of Ionospheric Specifications During Geomagnetic Storms: TEC and foF2 During the 2013 March Storm Event‐II by J. S. Shim, I.‐S. Song, G. Jee, Y.‐S. Kwak, I. Tsagouri, L. Goncharenko, J. McInerney, A. Vitt, L. Rastaetter, J. Yue, M. Chou, M. Codrescu, A. J. Coster, M. Fedrizzi, T. J. Fuller‐Rowell, A. J. Ridley, S. C. Solomon, J. B. Habarulema

“…In order to track improvement of the models and investigate impacts of forcing, from the lower atmosphere below and from the magnetosphere above, on the performance of ionosphere‐thermosphere models, we expand our previous assessment for 2013 March storm event (Shim et al., 2018, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018SW002034). …”
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Impact of Resuscitated Cardiac Arrest in the Brain-dead Donors on the Outcome of Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective and Propensity Score Matching Analysis by Shengmin Mei, MD, Jie Xiang, MD, Li Wang, MD, Yuan Xu, MD, Zhiwei Li, MD

“…The CAT <30 minutes group demonstrated significantly lower incidence of EGF (5.0%), compared with 7.8% of the CAT >30 minutes group and 6.2% of the non-CA group (P < 0.001). …”
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Comparison of three cryotherapy techniques for early post-TKA pain control in terms of efficacy and patient satisfaction: a randomized controlled trial by Keerati Chareancholvanich, Worawut Keesukpunt, Chaturong Pornrattanamaneewong, Rapeepat Narkbunnam, Atthakorn Jarusriwanna

“…At the earliest postoperative time point, post hoc analysis demonstrated that patients in the MCCD group had lower pain scores than those in the gel cold pack (P < 0.001) and the cryo-cuff group (P = 0.030). …”
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