High-dependency unit care after carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic stenosis by Beatriz Guimarães, Andreia Coelho, Marina Dias-Neto, Ricardo Castro-Ferreira, João Peixoto, Luís Fernandes, Roberto Boal, Marta Machado, Francisco Basílio, Patrícia Carvalho, Armando Mansilha, Alexandra Canedo

“…Receiver operator characteristic curve analysis of predictive factors revealed that intraoperative maximum MAP had a strong correlation with the CO (area under the curve – AUC – 0.739, p=0.017). …”
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Probing the Pitfalls: Understanding SVD’s Shortcomings in Language Model Compression by Сергей Александрович Плетенев

“… Background: Modern computational linguistics heavily relies on large language models that demonstrate strong performance in various Natural Language Inference (NLI) tasks. …”
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A Nomogram Built on Clinical Factors and CT Attenuation Scores for Predicting Treatment Response of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients by Linna Liu, Wenzheng Lu, Li Xiong, Han Qi, Robert Peter Gale, Bin Yin

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: The nomogram, which incorporates Hb, Plt, and CT attenuation scores, provides valuable insights into predicting treatment response in AML patients. This model offers strong discriminatory ability and could enhance personalized treatment planning and prognosis prediction for AML.…”
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Integrating a quality improvement experiential platform into medical student education by Amy S. Stanley, René M. Kronlage, Miranda J. Reid, Hannah G. Rains, Colleen J. Kalynych, Michele N. Lossius, Janice A. Taylor, Carolyn K. Holland

“…This was shown through (1) a voluntary feedback survey that reported positive feedback from participants with 93% of respondents indicating they “strongly agreed” or “agreed” to positive perception questions; (2) significantly higher scores (p < 0.001) on the BASiC-QI Scale for project participants vs. non-participants; (3) the completion of 4.25 PDSA cycles per QI team; and (4) a 10.1% reduction in median patient time in clinic. …”
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Association between remnant cholesterol (RC) and endometriosis: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES data by Zeru Chen, Ruixuan Li, Jiajie Guo, Xiaorong Ye, Yang Zhou, Mingzhu Cao

“…Results After accounting for all potential confounders, a strong correlation between RC and EMs was identified. …”
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Impact of electrical muscle stimulation-induced muscle contractions on endogenous pain modulatory system: a quantitative sensory testing evaluation by Satoshi Ohga, Takafumi Hattori, Kazuhiro Shimo, Hajime Maeda, Takako Matsubara

“…Results In the EMS condition, PPT significantly increased in the stimulated quadriceps but not in non-contracted sites. There were strong positive correlations between changes in PPT and both SMM and SMI, but not CPM. …”
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Rare variants in previously identified linkage regions associated with carotid plaque in Dominican Republic families. by Nicole D Dueker, Ashley Beecham, Liyong Wang, Chuanhui Dong, Ralph L Sacco, Susan H Blanton, Tatjana Rundek

“…To identify additional non-synonymous RVs influencing plaque, we looked for co-segregation of RVs with plaque in each of the sequenced families. Our most strongly associated gene with evidence for replication was AMPD3 which showed suggestive association with plaque presence in the sequenced families (exonic RV p = 0.003, nonsynonymous RV p = 0.005) and replication families (exonic RV p = 0.04, nonsynonymous RV p = 0.02). …”
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Quantification of [99mTc]Tc-HDP bone SPECT/CT: can we improve the body weight based standardized uptake value with a more robust normalization? by Tiberiu Damian, Noel Spielhofer, Jakob Heimer, Alexander W. Sauter, Cristina Popescu, Daniel Hausmann, Jason L. Manser, Karim Eid, Rahel A. Kubik-Huch, Irene A. Burger

“…However, a generalized normalization is difficult in the presence of strong patient effects, not attributable to the measured clinical variables.…”
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Regional Ionospheric Parameter Estimation by Assimilating the LSTM Trained Results Into the SAMI2 Model by Jeong‐Heon Kim, Young‐Sil Kwak, Yong Ha Kim, Su‐In Moon, Se‐Heon Jeong, Jong Yeon Yun

“…From these results, we demonstrated that in this study, the combination of the NN‐LSTM model and physics‐based model could improve the ionosphere prediction of existing theoretical and empirical models for midlatitude regions, at least in geomagnetically quiet conditions. We strongly suggest that this attempt, which has not been reported before, could be used as one of the keys to advance the physics‐based model further.…”
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Comparison of bioabsorbable screw versus metallic screw fixation for tibial tubercle fractures in adolescents: a retrospective cohort study by Tian Chen, Yuwei Wen, Danjiang Zhu, Wei Feng, Baojian Song, Qiang Wang

“…While metallic screw (MS) fixation provides strong stability, it often results in a high incidence of postoperative screw head protrusion or irritation, leading to additional removal surgery. …”
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An updated systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression of the factors associated with human visceral leishmaniasis in the Americas by Anna Gabryela Sousa Duarte, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck, Sarah de Farias Lelis, Thays Santos Mendonça, Daniela Dias Vasconcelos, Tiago Silveira Gontijo, Álisson Oliveira dos Santos, Lucas Edel Donato, Vinícius Silva Belo

“…Combination of all study types revealed that men had greater chances of VL than women, but the association was strong and significant only in case-control studies. …”
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Correlation between invasive and noninvasive oxygen indices in critically ill COVID patients with ARDS: A retrospective analysis by Arin Choudhury, Meena Singh, Amandeep Jaswal, Saurav Mitra Mustafi, Santvana Kohli

“…Results: The medical records of 196 patients were evaluated. A strong positive correlation was identified between P/F and S/F ratios in the sample population (correlation coefficient r = 0.716, p < 0.002). …”
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Tapentadol Prolonged Release for Severe Chronic Osteoarthritis Pain in the Elderly—A Subgroup Analysis of Routine Clinical Practice Data by Andreas Schwittay, Melanie Sohns, Birgit Heckes, Christian Elling

“…The favorable tolerability profile in particular suggests tapentadol PR as a treatment option before classical strong opioids are considered.…”
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Effects of a 12-Week Skipping Exercise Program on Leg Endurance in Competitive Badminton Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ririn Irena, Ardila Melati, Vlad Adrian Geanta, ⁠Ayu Mayzura Simbolon, Retha Foret

“…Secondary outcomes also reflected considerable advancements, including agility (d = 1.08-1.13), jump performance (d = 1.03-1.10), and on-court movement patterns (d = 1.07-1.16). Strong correlations were identified between leg endurance improvements and badminton-specific performance metrics (r = 0.65-0.73, p < 0.001). …”
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EVOLUTION OF CONFLICT STUDIES IN THE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY CONTEXT IN POST-SOVIET RUSSIA by A. I. Nikitin

“…On the eve of 1990s-2000s formation of theoretical systemic conflict studies as a discipline took place, and this discipline was already quite strongly interfaced with international and foreign conflict studies theory. …”
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Synergistic Antifungal Activity of Terbinafine in Combination with Light-Activated Gelatin–Silver Nanoparticles Against <i>Candida albicans</i> Strains by Atif Ullah, Fawad Ali, Farman Ullah, Sajid Khan Sadozai, Saeed Ahmed Khan, Sajid Hussain, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, Sajid Ali

“…Terbinafine demonstrated strong antifungal properties with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) values ranging from 2–4 µg/mL, whereas AgNPs on their own displayed moderate effectiveness. …”
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Free vibration analysis of aluminum foam metal sandwich panels: a comparative study between numerical and analytical modelling by Zahra Hamdan, Sadeq Bakhy, Muhsin Jweeg

“…The analytical model was validated using finite element analysis (FEA) conducted in ANSYS 2021 R1, allowing for a thorough comparison between numerical and analytical results. The results showed strong agreement between the numerical and theoretical analysis, especially at high foam densities. …”
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Assessing species composition and insecticide resistance of Anopheles gambiae complex members in three coastal health districts of Côte d'Ivoire. by Jackson K I Kouamé, Constant V A Edi, Julien B Z Zahouli, Ruth M A Kouamé, Yves A K Kacou, Firmain N Yokoly, Constant G N Gbalegba, David Malone, Benjamin G Koudou

“…These populations displayed strong resistance to pyrethroids at standard diagnostic doses, with mortality remaining below 98% even at 10X doses, except for alphacypermethrin in Aboisso. …”
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Bathymetry estimation for coastal regions using self-attention by Xiaoxiong Zhang, Maryam R. Al Shehhi

“…However, the majority of the SDB models are designed for regional bathymetry, which requires prior knowledge of the tested region. This strongly constrains their application to other regions. …”
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New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to assess killer whale (Orcinus orca) estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) transactivation potencies by DDTs and their risks by Dave Arthur R. Robledo, Takahito Kumagawa, Mari Ochiai, Hisato Iwata

“…The in vitro results revealed an estrogenic potency in the order of 17β-estradiol > o,p’-DDT > o,p’-DDE > o,p’-DDD > p,p’-DDD > p,p’-DDOH > p,p’-DDT > p,p’-DDE (no activity). Strong positive correlations were found between in vitro REC10 values and in silico docking scores, suggesting the structure-activity relationship of the estrogenic potencies of DDTs to kwERɑ. …”
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