Benefits, problems, and optimal timing of administration of indocyanine green fluorescence cholangiography in laparoscopic cholecystectomy by Hitoshi Saito, Shinichi Kinami, Kaori Maruyama, Yuta Sannomiya, Hiroyuki Takamura

“…This study investigated the advantages and disadvantages of this modality, particularly the optimal timing of administration of ICG fluorescence.Design This was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected patient data.Setting Data were gathered from a single institution.Participants 69 patients scheduled for cholecystectomy were included.Interventions We administered intravenous ICG injections at three different times: preoperatively (5 mg/body weight (BW), 15 min before incision), morning of the surgery (12.5 mg/BW 4 hours before surgery), and on the day before the surgery (25 mg/BW, 20 hours before surgery). …”
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Sustainability metrics targeted optimization and electric discharge process modelling by neural networks by Muhammad Sana, Muhammad Asad, Muhammad Umar Farooq, Mehdi Tlija, Rodolfo Haber

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Identifying factors that underpin student decisions to pursue the Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Atlantic Canadian Universities: Protocol for a mixed methods study. by Tiffany A Lee, Amit Sundly, Stephen D Coombs, Gerald J Galway

“…Important information will be gathered to inform health professional education and workforce planning, which we believe will contribute to improving healthcare resource capacity and patient outcomes in Atlantic Canada. …”
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Isolating the net effect of multiple government interventions with an extended Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Recovered (SEIR) framework: empirical evidence from the second wave of... by Jie Liu, Boya Gao, Helen Xiaohui Bao, Zhenwu Shi

“…Objective By using a data-driven statistical approach, we isolated the net effect of multiple government interventions that were simultaneously implemented during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in China.Design, data sources and eligibility criteria We gathered epidemiological data and government interventions data of nine cities with local outbreaks during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in China. …”
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Burden and Associated Factors of Tuberculosis Among Household Contacts of Sputum Positive Tuberculosis Patients of Aligarh by Simon Jude, Ali J. Abedi, Saira Mehnaz, Mohammad Shameem

“…The investigator conducted visits to each household and met with both the index case and their corresponding household contacts to establish rapport and gather necessary information. Results: Within this investigation, a total of 103 individuals who tested positive for sputum smear were identified as index cases, alongside 405 household contacts of these index cases. …”
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Relevance of superoxide dismutase type 1 to lipoid pneumonia: the first retrospective case-control study by Yinan Hu, Yanhong Ren, Yinzhen Han, Zhen Li, Weiqing Meng, Yuhui Qiang, Mengyuan Liu, Huaping Dai

“…Methods The clinical data of 22 patients with proven LP from January 2008 to June 2024 and their prognostic information up to June 2024 were retrospectively gathered (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT06430008). Additionally, information on patients with URTI, bacterial and fungal pneumonia, COP, PAP, lung mucinous adenocarcinoma and pulmonary edema, was collected totaling 140 patients as control subjects. …”
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Alström syndrome: the journey to diagnosis by Akshat Sinha, Kerry Leeson-Beevers, Catherine Lewis, Elizabeth Loughery, Tarekegn Geberhiwot

“…Conclusion While we welcome these developments, our findings, and the evidence we have gathered in this report suggests that more needs to be done to improve the experiences of people receiving a diagnosis of AS. …”
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Medicinal plants with anti-SARS-CoV activity repurposing for treatment of COVID-19 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis by EBENEZER OLUWAKEMI, BODEDE OLUSOLA, AWOLADE PAUL, JORDAAN MARYAM A., OGUNSAKIN ROPO E., SHAPI MICHAEL

“…Relevant data were systematically gathered from three databases, viz., Web of Science, PubMed and Scopus. …”
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Geometric Detail-Preserved Point Cloud Upsampling via a Feature Enhanced Self-Supervised Network by Shengwei Qin, Yao Jin, Hailong Hu

“…., corner or edge points) and producing points gathered together. These problems are caused by similar feature replication or insufficient supervised information. …”
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Investigating the meteorological factors influencing upper respiratory tract infections: An observational study by Yeşim Yüksel, Cihan Bedel, Fatih Selvi, Okkes Zortuk, Yusuf Karanci

“…Meteorological data for the region served by Antalya Training and Research Hospital was collected from January 1 to December 31, 2023. We gathered information on air temperature, dew point, weather conditions, wind speed, and atmospheric pressure, correlating these variables with the number of URI cases. …”
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The book science literature in the personal library of Vaclovas Biržiška by Nijolė Lietuvninkaitė

“…Schneider, with his bibliography theory, exerted a significant influence on Vaclovas  Biržiška's work and Lithuanian bibliography in general. Biržiška gathered many different bibliographical lists (indexes). …”
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A risk prediction model of gestational diabetes mellitus based on traditional and genetic factors by Ying Li, Xinli Zhong, Mengjiao Yang, Lu Yuan, Dandan Wang, Ting Li, Yanying Guo

“…Face-to-face questionnaire surveys were conducted to gather general data. Serum test results were collected from the laboratory information system. …”
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Cluster Candidates with Massive Quiescent Galaxies at z ∼ 2 by Tomokazu Kiyota, Makoto Ando, Masayuki Tanaka, Alexis Finoguenov, Sadman Shariar Ali, Jean Coupon, Guillaume Desprez, Stephen Gwyn, Marcin Sawicki, Rhythm Shimakawa

“…We construct a photometric redshift catalog based on deep ( i  ∼ 26, K _s  ∼ 24) multiwavelength photometry from the u * band to the K band gathered from the Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program and other collaborative/public surveys. …”
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The right of the wife to maintenance during pregnancy and in the case of living with her child under the age of three by V. Yu. Yevko

“…A comparative legal method of research was used to determine the procedure for a pregnant wife and the wife who the child under the age of three lives with to exercise the right to maintenance from the child's father-husband. The analysis of court cases on the recovery of alimony for the maintenance of a pregnant wife and / or wife who a child under the age of three lives with was carried out using the method of systematic analysis. …”
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Z. Ivinskis: the first objective researcher of St. Casimir's life by Jonas Boruta

“…Casimir was written by an Italian bishop, Zacharias Ferreri, already in the first decade of the 16th century. Later, authors—not excepting even the fairly critical and soberly-thinking famous bishop of Samogitia of the 19th century, Motiejus Valančius—merely repeated the poor information gathered by the first biographer. …”
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Study on Productive Performances, Constraints, and Opportunities of Improved Chicken under Village Production System in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia by Amanuel Bekuma, Abdissa Tadesse

“…A total of 139 randomly selected smallholder chicken producers were involved in the study from six purposefully selected peasant associations (PAs) from the district. Information was gathered on average egg production/year, age at the first egg laying, constraints, and opportunities of improved chicken production during the study. …”
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Correlation Between Flying Insect Diversity and Environmental Factors in Various Land Use Types in Paseh District, Sumedang Regency, West Java by Susanti Withaningsih, Bilhaq Fahmi Ilmi, Parikesit Parikesit

“…Similarly, changes in vegetation cover can alter temperature and humidity levels, impacting terrestrial insects adapted to specific climatic conditions. …”
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Sports Participation Motivation in Disabled Individuals by Havva Demırel, Bekir Furkan Tüzer

“…One of the biggest factors that gather people under one roof and support the individual both emotionally and physically in sports. …”
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Fear of falling and its related factors in older adults following a fall in Kashan, Iran (2023–2024) by Fatemeh Sadat Izadi-Avanji, Azade Safa, Masoumeh Abedzadeh-Kalahroudi, Negin Shaterian

“…Data collection involved a background information questionnaire, the shortened version of the falls efficacy scale-international in older adults, the independence scale of activities of daily living, and the short-form state-trait anxiety inventory. Data were gathered before, one month, and three months after the fall. …”
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The effect of propagation saw test geometries on critical cut length by B. Bergfeld, K. W. Birkeland, V. Adam, V. Adam, P. L. Rosendahl, A. van Herwijnen

“…In the field, this information can be gathered with the propagation saw test (PST), a field test that provides valuable data on crack propagation propensity. …”
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