Factors Affecting Persistent Postoperative Pain in Patients with Hip Fractures by Kyo Goto, Hideki Kataoka, Ayana Honda, Junichiro Yamashita, Kaoru Morita, Tatsuya Hirase, Junya Sakamoto, Minoru Okita

“…Osteoporotic fractures are common among older people, and hip fractures (HF) can be devastating. …”
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Effects of balanced opioid-free anesthesia on post-operative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery: a randomized trial by Xiang Yan, Chen Liang, Jia Jiang, Ying Ji, An-Shi Wu, Chang-Wei Wei

“…Abstract Objectives Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is common after video-assisted thoracic surgery, which may be associated with the use of intraoperative opioids. …”
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Discriminative, generative artificial intelligence, and foundation models in retina imaging by Paisan Ruamviboonsuk, Niracha Arjkongharn, Nattaporn Vongsa, Pawin Pakaymaskul, Natsuda Kaothanthong

“…Many studies found better performance of ViT, compared to CNN, for common tasks such as diabetic retinopathy screening on color fundus photographs (CFP) and segmentation of retinal fluid on optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. …”
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Fear of Missing Out among University Students: A Cross-sectional Survey Study by Anish Phuyal, Akanksha Saxena, Shivani Grover, Mandeep Kumar Jangra

“…These results suggest that social media addiction is also a common problem among university students. Conclusion: Excessive smartphone and social media usage, particularly in times of isolation, can give rise to negative outcomes such as FOMO and social comparison, underscoring the importance of promoting healthy digital habits and implementing interventions for overall well-being.…”
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Community science as a potential tool to monitor animal demography and human-animal interactions by Laëtitia Maréchal, Raul Lobo, Fintan McAdam, Elizabeth Simpson, Josephine Woolston, Mae Stanley, Teresa Romero, Jenny C. Dunn

“…This is the first systematic quantification of the frequency of interaction of wild waterfowl with humans through supplementary feeding in the Northern hemisphere; we highlight potential impacts of this common human-wildlife interaction for both birds and people. …”
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Retracted: Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot System Based on Internet of Things Remote Control by Xing Li, Junpei Zhong

“…The transmission process is realized by STM32 controller, which is first transmitted to the upper computer, and then the information needs to be processed After processing, it sends control commands to the lower computer controller to control the motor drive of the rehabilitation robot, so as to realize the rehabilitation training of the patient. …”
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Systematic Framework to Predict Early-Stage Liver Carcinoma Using Hybrid of Feature Selection Techniques and Regression Techniques by Marium Mehmood, Nasser Alshammari, Saad Awadh Alanazi, Fahad Ahmad

“…Cancer is one of the most common diseases of the liver and also the most fatal of all. …”
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Benefits of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis’s floral volatile components on human emotions and moods by Yan Cai, Hannan Chen, Xin Zhang, Wanning Bu, Wei Ning

“…This study centered on the common indoor potted flower Gardenia jasminoides Ellis to delve into its aroma and the influence of its volatiles on the physical, mental, and emotional recovery of college students. …”
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Multi-objective optimization of SUS430C steel turning process using hybrid machine learning and evolutionary algorithm approach by Nguyen Van-Canh, Nguyen Anh-Thang, Pham Ngoc-Linh, Nguyen Thuy-Duong

“…This study focuses on the turning process of SUS430C stainless steel, a ferritic stainless steel known for its excellent corrosion resistance and moderate mechanical properties, commonly used in automotive and kitchen applications, a material widely used in industrial applications but challenging to machine due to its hardness and work-hardening characteristics. …”
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Investigation of natural infection of BALB C mice by Bartonella henselae by Luciene Silva dos Santos, Sayros Akyro Soares Martins, Francine Ramos Scheffer, Alexandre Seiji Maekawa, Rafaela de Paula Silva, Gabriel Rabelo de Araújo, Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho, Marina Rovani Drummond

“…The BALB/c strain is distributed globally and is among the most commonly used inbred strains in immunology and infectious disease research. …”
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The impact of earthworms on collembolan (Collembola) communities in grass mono- and polycultures by Izabella Olejniczak, Grzegorz Makulec

“…We compared two types of crops: monoculture of Festuca rubra L. and a polyculture, the mixture of grasses (8 species) commonly used in agriculture. In addition to two plant communities of different diversity, we used in our experiments an engineering species of earthworm – Aporrectodea caliginosa (Sav.). …”
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Effectiveness of Manipulative Therapy on Neck Pain, Function and Disability. A Systematic Review by Nan Xu, Elif Nur Surucu

“… Background: Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal issue affecting people worldwide, and manipulative therapy is implemented as a treatment for it. …”
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Phenolic acids accumulation and their antioxidant potential in wheat cultivars under the reduced and optimal nitrogen levels by Marija Kovačević Babić, Daniela Horvat, Dario Novoselović, Filip Horvat, Krešimir Dvojković

“…Three common wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.) were grown under the reduced and optimal nitrogen (N) levels during 2018/2019 vegetation season. …”
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Antibody to dense fine speckled 70 and its significance in a Sub-Himalayan population: A hospital-based study by Deepjyoti Kalita, Amit Mangla, U Sashi Rekha, Anusha Krishnaraj, Sangeeta Deka

“…Background: In antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing, antidense fine speckled 70 (DFS70) antibodies are commonly detected as a specific indirect immunofluorescence assay pattern (IIFA in HEp-2-based substrates) or as bands/blot lines in immunoblotting. …”
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State of the art progress of Evolvulus alsinoides in pharmacological activity and plant tissue culture: A potent Chinese medicinal plant by Collince Omondi Awere, Valentine Chikaodili Anadebe, Rakkammal Kasinathan, Pandiyan Muthuramalingam, Ramesh Manikandan

“…Introduction: Evolvulus alsinoides (Convolvulaceae family), commonly known as ‘tu ding gui’ in Chinese. It is a medicinal plant with strong roots in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). …”
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Verbal and Nonverbal Languages in Online Thesis Examinations: An Illocutionary Act Study by Hastari Mayrita, Yundi Fitrah, Amirul Mukminin, Sunda Ariana, Marzul Hidayat, Fortunasari Fortunasari

“…The research findings showed that, 1) Type of constative illocutionary act namely ascriptive, informative, assertive, responsive, retractive, assertive, confirmative, and disputative; The directive illocutionary acts namely requestees, questions, requirements, prohibitive, permissive, and advisories; Commissive illocutionary acts namely promises; and the illocution acts of acknowledgment. 2) Subsequent findings; Verbal language in constative acts was found verbs to inform, assess, confirm, respond, convey, admit, question, observe, justify, presume with theory, speculate, reject or accept, report, object to, and clarify; directive acts was verbs to instruct, command, direct, require, suggest, encourage, warn, propose, advise, plead/ask, affirm,  authorize, give opportunity, allow, ask and interrogate, and prohibit; commissive acts was verbs to 'make a promise and agree'; and the act of acknowledgment has the verbs to 'greeting', 'introduce oneself', 'thank', 'apologize', and the verb of 'hope'. …”
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Severe, Treatment-Refractory Periodontitis and Vitamin D Deficiency: A Multidisciplinary Case Report by Figliuzzi Michele Mario, Parentela Luca, Aiello Domenico, Altilia Simone

“…Vitamin D deficiency and periodontitis are common diseases among people. These conditions interact with each other and worsen the patient’s health. …”
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A prospective interventional study on efficacy of fractional carbon dioxide laser in primary cutaneous macular amyloidosis by Roshany Sakthibalan, Brinda G David, Roshni Menon

“…Background: Macular amyloidosis (MA) represents a common variant of primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis (PLCA). …”
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Forty years of HIV infection and AIDS in Taiwan: Reflection on the past and looking toward the future by Sung-Hsi Huang, Hsun-Yin Huang, Stephane Wen-Wei Ku, Po-Hsien Kuo, Kuan-Yin Lin, Guan-Jhou Chen, Chia-Chi Lee, Yen-Fang Huang, Chien-Ching Hung

“…However, despite improved access to HIV testing and treatment, late presentation of HIV infection remains common. Unprotected sex, particularly among men who have sex with men, continues to be the leading risk for HIV transmission after implementation of harm reduction program to control an outbreak of HIV infection among people who inject drugs that occurred in 2003–2007. …”
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Association between Hypodontia and Angle’s Malocclusions among Orthodontic Patients in Kathmandu, Nepal by Sanjay Prasad Gupta, Samarika Dahal, Khushboo Goel, Amar Bhochhibhoya, Shristi Rauniyar

“…The most frequent missing tooth was the maxillary lateral incisor (35, 48.61%), followed by the mandibular lateral incisor (14, 19.44%), the mandibular central incisor (6, 8.33%), the mandibular second premolar (5, 6.294%), and the maxillary second premolar (4, 5.55%). Hypodontia was more common in the upper jaw. Although hypodontia was mostly seen in Class I malocclusion patients (7.87%), followed by Class II malocclusion patients (6.99%) and least in Class III malocclusion patients. …”
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