Comparisons of open surgical repair, thoracic endovascular aortic repair, and optimal medical therapy for acute and subacute type B aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-... by Jianping Liu, Xiaohong Chen, Juan Xia, Long Tang, Yongheng Zhang, Lin Cao, Yong Zheng

“…Finally, TEVAR was associated with an increased risk of stroke (OR: 1.77; 95%CI: 1.41–2.21; P < 0.001), limb ischemia (OR: 13.00; 95%CI: 4.33–39.06; P < 0.001), and bleeding (OR: 3.65; 95%CI: 2.40–5.55; P < 0.001) as compared with OMT. …”
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Estates in Slavonia after World War II: Confiscation of the property of Slavonian nobility after World War II by Gardaš Miro A., Repić Marko A.

“…Due to these developments, Osijek emerged in the first decades of the 20th century as a strong economic centre, housing some of the most significant business entities. …”
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Access to context-specific lexical-semantic information during discourse tasks differentiates speakers with latent aphasia, mild cognitive impairment, and cognitively healthy adult... by Brielle C. Stark, Brielle C. Stark, Sarah Grace Dalton, Alyssa M. Lanzi, Alyssa M. Lanzi

“…., Sandwich Procedure, Cat Rescue Picture Description, and Cinderella Story) from three participant groups [Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) n = 30, stroke-induced latent aphasia n = 29, and Cognitive Healthy Adults (CHA) n = 56]. …”
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Progesterone induces meiosis through two obligate co-receptors with PLA2 activity by Nancy Nader, Lama Assaf, Lubna Zarif, Anna Halama, Sharan Yadav, Maya Dib, Nabeel Attarwala, Qiuying Chen, Karsten Suhre, Steven Gross, Khaled Machaca

“…The steroid hormone progesterone (P4) regulates multiple aspects of reproductive and metabolic physiology. …”
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Erratum to ‘Cost differences between autologous and nonautologous cranioplasty implants: A propensity score–matched value driven outcomes analysis’ [World Neurosurgery: X (22C) (20... by Matthew Findlay, Sawyer Z. Bauer, Diwas Gautam, Matthew Holdaway, Robert B. Kim, Walid K. Salah, Spencer Twitchell, Sarah T. Menacho, Gurpreet S. Gandhoke, Ramesh Grandhi

“…Methods: The authors reviewed the hospital billing records over a 12-year period at their institution to identify patients who underwent cranioplasty after decompressive hemicraniectomy for trauma or stroke. The costs for imaging, hospital supplies, implants, pharmacy services, facility usage, and laboratory studies were captured for initial surgeries and for subsequent cranioplasty-related revision hospitalizations and surgeries. …”
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Implementasi Model Design Thinking pada Prototype Aplikasi E-Growth by Debi Setiawan, Ramalia Noratama Putri, Ira Puspita Sari

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Effect of botanical powders and the assassin bug, Alloeocranum biannulipes Mont. and Sign. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) against Dinoderus porcellus Lesne (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) infe... by Kitherian SAHAYARAJ, Antonio SINZOGAN, Manuele TAMO, Joelle TOFFA, Yêyinou Laura Estelle LOKO, Armand VODOUNNON, Innocent DJEGBE

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Peripheral versus central cannulation of VA-ECMO for primary graft dysfunction after heart transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Eduard Ródenas-Alesina, MD, Aleix Olivella, MD, Ani Orchanian-Cheff, MiST, Farid Foroutan, PhD, Yasbanoo Moayedi, MD, MSc, Vivek Rao, MD, PhD, Filio Billia, MD, PhD, Heather J. Ross, MD, MHSc, Ana Carolina Alba, MD, PhD, Natasha Aleksova, MD, MSc

“…Peripheral cannulation decreased the risk of bleeding but increased the risk of limb ischemia and infection, with similar rates of stroke and need for renal replacement therapy. Overall, certainty of evidence was low. …”
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Exploration of Degradation Mechanism of Chlorogenic Acids in Stevia Based on UPLC-QTOF MS/MS by Juan-juan WU, Zi-xuan WANG, Yun-he LIAN, Li-juan HOU, Zhi-ping NIU, Wen-chang WANG, Di WU

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Incorporation of kiwifruit peel improved the property of carboxymethyl cellulose-gum Arabic active film and its effects on the quality of beef sausages by Evans Frimpong Boateng, Ziyi Yang, Jian Zhang, Lei Zhou, Lujuan Xing, Wangang Zhang

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Effect of Whole Wheat Noodles on Biochemical Indexes and Histopathology of Type 2 Diabetic Rats by Li WU, Yuan ZHANG, Chunhong TANG, Huan YOU, Haijun CHANG, Shuai ZHANG

“…The phenomenon of inflammatory cell infiltration in hepatocytes improved, homogeneous thickening of glomerular basement membranes and the increase in the stroma of glomerular tethered membranes were ameliorated, and the morphology of islets showed improvement with reduced autolysis phenomenon. …”
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Mid-term outcome and quality of life after Bentall procedure: single-center experience by I. O. Stetsyuk, L. R. Stetsiuk, B. M. Todurov, I. Yu. Mokryk, V. I. Zaviiskyi, I. P. Nechai, V. B. Demyanchuk, O. V. Zelenchuk

“…It is reasonable to say that all 3 cases of death were due to a non-cardiac cause, i.e. stroke, malignancy and acute abdomen. The average duration of the operations was 244.48 ± 7.67 minutes, the total duration of artificial blood circulation was 138.73 ± 6.47 minutes, aorta clamping time – 95.82 ± 4.79 minutes. …”
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Design and validation of a programmable dual-tunnel soft pneumatic origami actuator with a large maximum shrinkage rate for reciprocating motion by R. Xu, R. Xu, R. Xu, Q. Meng, Q. Meng, Q. Meng, Q. Xie, Q. Xie, Q. Xie, Y. Zheng, Y. Zheng, Y. Zheng, C. Fei, C. Fei, C. Fei, V. Parenti Castelli, H. Yu, H. Yu, H. Yu

“…However, the applications of soft actuators are constrained by their low force-to-weight ratio and maximum shrinkage rate, which is the ratio of the maximum stroke to the extreme length of the actuator, considerably augmenting the driving energy and occupied area. …”
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Mast Cells Positive to Tryptase and c-Kit Receptor Expressing Cells Correlates with Angiogenesis in Gastric Cancer Patients Surgically Treated by Michele Ammendola, Rosario Sacco, Giuseppe Sammarco, Giuseppe Donato, Valeria Zuccalà, Roberto Romano, Maria Luposella, Rosa Patruno, Carlo Vallicelli, Giorgio Maria Verdecchia, Davide Cavaliere, Severino Montemurro, Girolamo Ranieri

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Micro-encapsulation of Si-Fe ultra-high temperature phase change material: Fabrication and basic energy storage properties by Wojciech Polkowski, Paolo Lai Zhong Lo Biundo, Jianmeng Jiao, Maria Wallin, Bartosz Kalicki, Jakub Ciftci, Łukasz Żrodowski, Adelajda Polkowska, Aleksandra Bętkowska, Filip Kateusz, Merete Tangstad

“…It was documented that the newly developed Si-Fe microcapsules exhibit high thermal energy storage density of ∼1 MWh/m3, strongly exceeding capabilities of lead-acid and Li-ion batteries, as well as these of the current state of the art latent heat thermal energy storage systems utilized in concentrated solar power applications.…”
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Flow Cytometry Evaluation of Blood-Cell-Bound Surface FVIII in Hemophilia A and Thrombosis by Anjud Al-Mohannadi, Reem Mohammed Yahia, Hani Bibawi, Che-Ann Lachica, Watfa Ahmed, Igor Pavlovski, Giusy Gentilcore, Elkhansa Elbukhari Elgaali, Anila Ejaz, Areeg Ahmed, Mohammed Elanbari, Zainab Awada, Mohammed J. Al-Kubaisi, Muhammad Elnaggar, Ayman Saleh, Chiara Cugno, Sara Deola

“…Elevated FVIII, on the contrary, is associated with thrombophilia, thrombosis, myocardial infarctions, and stroke. Active FVIII (aFVIII) uses its C2 domain to bind to blood cells’ membranes, consequently carrying out its coagulative function. …”
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Blockchain-Based Value-Added Tax System: A Systematic Review by Vahideh Ghanooni Shishavan, Shaban Elahi, Sadegh Dorri Nogoorani, Ali Yazdian Varjani

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SNP-array profiling data from breast cancer patients and healthy women's blood DNA samplesGEO by Rafika Indah Paramita, Sonar Soni Panigoro, Fadilah Fadilah, Septelia Inawati Wanandi, Noorwati Sutandyo

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Usefulness of Adalimumab in the Treatment of Refractory Uveitis Associated with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis by Carmen García-De-Vicuña, Manuel Díaz-Llopis, David Salom, Rosa Bou, Jesus Díaz-Cascajosa, Miguel Cordero-Coma, Gabriela Ortega, Norberto Ortego-Centeno, Marta Suarez-De-Figueroa, Juan Cruz-Martínez, Alex Fonollosa, Ricardo Blanco, Ángel María García-Aparicio, Jose M. Benítez-Del-Castillo, Jordi Antón

“…Adalimumab seems to be an effective and safe treatment for JIA-associated refractory uveitis and may reduce steroid requirement.…”
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A New Risk Prediction Model for the Assessment of Myocardial Injury in Elderly Patients Undergoing Non-Elective Surgery by Vedat Cicek, Mert Babaoglu, Faysal Saylik, Samet Yavuz, Ahmet Furkan Mazlum, Mahmut Salih Genc, Hatice Altinisik, Mustafa Oguz, Berke Cenktug Korucu, Mert Ilker Hayiroglu, Tufan Cinar, Ulas Bagci

“…Multivariable analysis revealed that creatinine, lymphocyte, aortic regurgitation (moderate-severe), stroke, hemoglobin, ejection fraction, and D-dimer were independent determinants of MINS. …”
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