Risk factors of 180-day rebleeding after management of blunt splenic injury without surgery and embolization: a national database study by Chung-Yen Chen, Hung-Yu Lin, Pie-Wen Hsieh, Yi-Kai Huang, Po-Chin Yu, Jian-Han Chen

“…Despite limitations, this study underscores large-scale data’s role in identifying risks which can aid clinicians in prioritizing additional interventions during NOM.…”
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Economics and cost effectiveness of a rain garden for flood-resistant urban design by D. Rinchumphu, N. Suriyanon, N. Phichetkunbodee, S. Munlikawong, C. Wanitchayapaisit, S. Sitthikankun

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Rapid urbanization negatively affects the hydrologic cycle and makes cities vulnerable to disastrous flash floods. It can additionally cause erosion and water pollution in natural ecosystems. …”
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Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Gap Osteotomy Versus Dorsal Opening Wedge Osteotomy for Extra-Articular Distal Radius Malunion and Internal Fixation Using a Volar Locking Pla... by Suhas Sondur, MS (Ortho), Anil K. Bhat, MS (Ortho), DNB (Ortho), Shyamasunder Bhat N, MS (Ortho), DNB (Ortho)

“…Purpose: Metaphyseal corrective osteotomy and fixed-angle volar locking plate fixation have reduced the need for additional bone grafting in symptomatic distal radius malunions. …”
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Inflammatory Monocyte Subsets Correlation with Iron Levels in Low Vitamin D Pediatric Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia by Ghozali M, Matahari M, Cahyadi AI, Agustini SD, Ghrahani R, Reniarti L, Setiabudiawan B, Panigoro R

“…Mohammad Ghozali,1 Matahari Matahari,2 Adi Imam Cahyadi,1 Sri Devi Agustini,2 Reni Ghrahani,3 Lelani Reniarti,3 Budi Setiabudiawan,3 Ramdan Panigoro1 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, 45363, Indonesia; 2Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, 45363, Indonesia; 3Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, 40161, IndonesiaCorrespondence: Mohammad Ghozali, Email moh.ghozali@unpad.ac.idBackground: Patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia experience iron dysregulation, which affects the immune response. …”
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Impact of Charge on Strange Compact Stars in Rastall Theory by Malick Sallah, Muhammad Sharif

“…For a fixed bag constant, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi mathvariant="script">B</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>60</mn><mspace width="3.33333pt"></mspace><msup><mrow><mi>MeV</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>fm</mi></mrow><mn>3</mn></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and two sets of the Rastall and charge parameters, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>ζ</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0.255</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>0.259</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mover accent="true"><mi mathvariant="script">Q</mi><mo stretchy="false">˜</mo></mover><mo>=</mo><mn>0.2</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>0.7</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, respectively, we analyze the consistency of the matter variables in the model and other physical parameters such as energy conditions, stellar mass, compactness, and surface redshift. In addition, we assess the stability of the constructed model through two different approaches. …”
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The Impact of Effective Vaccination on Clinical and Radiological Involvement in COVID-19 Patients by Coskun DOGAN, Deniz BILICI, Burcu ARPINAR YIGITBAS, Omer ZENGIN, Orhan ZOR, Oguzhan AKMAN, Ilyas KOCABAG, Gonul Seven YALCIN, Esra ERTAN YAZAR

“…Despite having chronic diseases and cancer, which is considered to have a significant effect on mortality in COVID-19 patients. In addition, although the vaccinated group was older, they had mortality rates similar to those of unvaccinated subjects.…”
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Nanopore-based random genomic sampling for intraoperative molecular diagnosis by Francesco E. Emiliani, Abdol Aziz Ould Ismail, Edward G. Hughes, Gregory J. Tsongalis, George J. Zanazzi, Chun-Chieh Lin

“…This approach allows for ultrafast high-resolution CNV analysis at a genomic resolution of 50 kb. In addition, concurrent methylation profiling enables brain tumor methylation classification and identifies promoter methylation in amplified oncogenes, providing an integrated diagnostic approach. …”
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Permeability Characteristics of Combined Coal with Different Water Contents by Hongyu Pan, Yao Zhang, Lei Zhang, Yan Cao, Yuhang Chu, Shihua Yang

“…Hydraulic fracturing changes the stress state of the coal body, and the residual water within the coal body after fracturing affects its permeability characteristics. …”
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Next-Generation Sequencing Analysis on Image-Guided Biopsy Samples in Early-Stage Lung Cancer: Feasibility Study and Comparison With Surgical Samples by Louis Gros, MD, Rowena Yip, PhD, MPH, Arel Golombeck, MD, David F. Yankelevitz, MD, Claudia I. Henschke, PhD, MD

“…NGS on surgical samples matched biopsy results in 90% of patients, with 10% showing additional alterations. Conclusion: DNA sequencing succeeded in 97.1% of biopsies of nodules 30 mm or less, whereas RNA sequencing feasibility was lower. …”
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Efficacy and safety of single-branched stent graft in the treatment of type B aortic dissection: a meta-analysis of cohort studies by Wenxiao Lin, Fuyuan Cai, Jinliang Yan, Xiaolei Lin

“…The results demonstrated that, compared to other surgical methods, SBSG significantly reduced the perioperative neurological complication rate (OR = 0.23, 95%CI(0.07, 0.76), P = 0.02), type I endoleak rate (OR = 0.30, 95%CI(0.15, 0.61), P = 0.001), and left upper limb ischemia rate (OR = 0.06, 95%CI(0.01, 0.49), P = 0.008). Additionally, SBSG was associated with a shorter operation time (SMD = 0.59, 95%CI(0.04, 1.14), P = 0.04). …”
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The Assessment of Different Dietary Selenium Resources on Reproductive Performance, Spawning Indicators, and Larval Production of Red Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus × O. niloticu... by Mohammed A. E. Naiel, El-Sayed H. Eissa, Yasmin M. Abd El-Aziz, Saadea Saadony, Heba E. Abd Elnabi, Salah El-Sayed Sakr

“…The first diet was free of additives and acted as the control diet. While the other three formulated diets were supplemented with conventional selenium sources (sodium selenite, Na2SeO3; 1 mg/kg), selenium nanoparticles (NPSe, 1 mg/kg), or a combination of them (0.5 mg Na2SeO3/kg + 0.5 mg NPSe/kg), respectively. …”
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Structural-Electromagnetic-Thermal Coupling Technology for Active Phased Array Antenna by Pengying Xu, Yan Wang, Xiaoxian Xu, Longyang Wang, Zhihai Wang, Kunpeng Yu, Wenzhi Wu, Meng Wang, Guojun Leng, Dongming Ge, Xiaofei Ma, Congsi Wang

“…The key design parameters in the fields of antenna manufacturing accuracy, efficient heat dissipation, and lightweight design are also analysed; for 32 × 32 rectangular planar phased array antenna, the gain of antenna decreases by 2.715 dB when the random error of installation position in x, y, and z direction reaches 1/10 of the wavelength. In addition, condition monitoring, displacement field reconstruction, and electrical performance compensation of APAA have also been touched to help engineers maintain and guarantee the antenna performance throughout its life cycle. …”
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Tropical Cyclone Size Prediction and Development of An Error Correction Method by Guo Ruichen, Xu Jing, Wang Yuqing

“…Specifically, a larger initial RMW results in a weaker rate of intensification. Additionally, large initial errors in RMW and R17 typically result in subsequent size forecasts. …”
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Effect of extracted phycocyanin by-products as a synbiotic supplement on the production performance and intestinal morphology of broilers by Kannikar Hamprakorn, Buaream Maneewan, Wantamas Jantasin, Mohd Nizam Lani, Tossapol Moonmanee, Julakorn Panatuk

“…Conclusion: The study demonstrated that dietary supplementation with 0.1% synbiotics, incorporating a by-product of phycocyanin extraction, did not significantly influence the growth performance of broiler chickens. …”
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The pattern of genetic diversity of different breeds of pigs based on microsatellite analysis by V. R. Kharzinova, N. A. Zinovieva

“…The cluster analysis showed a genetic consolidation of the Black-and-White, the Berkshire, and the Mangalitsa pigs. Additionally, the imported breeds with clustering depending on the origin were characterised by a genetic structure different from that of the other breeds. …”
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Investigating the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of Nypa fruticans: a multifaceted approach to skin protection and aging by Seul Ki Kim, Sang-Back Kim, Seul Bi Lee, Kang sub Kim, So-Ri Son, En Jin Choi, Byung Chul Park, Eunyoung Hong, You Ah Kim, Byoung Seok Moon, Sullim Lee

“…Furthermore, NF restored the expression of key skin barrier-related proteins such as serine peptidase inhibitor kazal type 5 (SPINK5), collagen type I alpha 1 chain (COLIA1), loricrin (LOR), aquaporin-3 (AQP3), and filaggrin (FLG). Additionally, NF significantly upregulated the expression of hyaluronan synthase (HAS) -1 and − 2 and human β-defensin (HBD) -2 and − 3, which are important for skin hydration and innate immune defense. …”
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Association of HLA-B Gene Polymorphisms with Type 2 Diabetes in Pashtun Ethnic Population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan by Asif Jan, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Hussain Afridi, Fazli Khuda, Muhammad Shabbir, Hamayun Khan, Sajid Ali, Muhammad Hassan, Samiullah, Rani Akbar, Zakiullah

“…However, when adjusted for these variants, the association of rs2308655 further strengthened significantly (adjusted OR=7.485, CI 95%=2.353‐23.812, and p=0.001), except for rs1131500, which has no additive effect. In conclusion, the finding of this study suggests rs2308655 variant in HLA-B gene as risk variant for T2D susceptibility in Pashtun population.…”
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Integrated Transcriptomic and Targeted Metabolomic Analysis Reveals the Key Genes Involved in Triterpenoid Biosynthesis of <i>Ganoderma lucidum</i> by Xiaolan Xu, Chunxia Li, Fangjing Wu, Shuangshuang Zhao, Tiqiang Chen, Haihong You, Yijie Lin, Xiaoxing Zou

“…To screen for the genes that are involved in the biosynthetic pathway of GTs, this study analyzed the differential metabolites and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) among different growth stages of <i>G. lucidum</i>, including the primordia (P), the matured fruiting body (FM), and the post-spore fruiting bodies (FP) using targeted metabolomics and transcriptomics analysis, respectively. …”
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L’insegnamento dell’italiano in Germania nell’era digitale by Ines de Florio-Hansen

“…Abstract (Deutsch) Der Fokus des folgenden Beitrags über den Italienischunterricht in Deutschland liegt auf Digitalisierung, Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) und Robotik. Diese Bereiche müssen nicht nur mit Blick auf das Lernen hier und jetzt stärker berücksichtigt werden, sondern sind auch für das spätere Leben der Schülerinnen und Schüler ausschlaggebend. …”
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Elucidating the role of precipitated phase particles in modifying creep properties of as-cast Mg-Bi/Sn-based alloys by Gang Xu, Wei-li Cheng, Yi-hao Luo, Hui Yu, Li-fei Wang, Hang Li, Hong-xia Wang, Jin-hui Wang

“…Furthermore, it was found that Mg2Sn precipitates and α-Mg exhibited a preferential orientation relationship of (020)Mg2Sn // (–1010)Mg, and the morphology of the precipitated phase transformed in a way that hinders dislocation movement effectively. In addition, elastic interactions between the precipitated phases are identified. …”
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