Growth dynamics of splenic artery aneurysms: morphology, comorbidities, and vascular anatomical factors by Ahmet Tanyeri, Aygün Katmerlikaya, Rıdvan Akbulut, Mehmet Burak Çildağ

“…This study investigates the long-term growth dynamics of SAAs and their associated risk factors. Methods This retrospective cohort study included 49 patients with true SAAs who were assessed between 2014 and 2024. …”
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Influence of intravenous lidocaine infusion on haemodynamic response to tracheal intubation and metabolic-hormonal responses during laparoscopic procedures in children: a randomise... by Maciej Kaszyński, Alicja Kuczerowska, Justyna Pietrzyk, Piotr Sawicki, Paweł Witt, Barbara Stankiewicz, Marek Darowski, Izabela Pągowska-Klimek

“…Serum lidocaine levels remained below the toxic threshold in all patients. Conclusions Although the studied intervention appears to be safe, with no clinical side effects observed and serum lidocaine levels remaining below the toxic threshold, its intraoperative administration is not recommended, as it does not demonstrate any significant benefit during the anaesthesia period when compared to placebo. …”
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InSAR deformation observation and regional severe earthquake hazard analysis of the 2016 and 2022 strong earthquake activities in Menyuan, Qinghai by CHENG Yan, JIANG Yanan, HOU Zhongjian, ZENG Rui, LUO Huiyuan

“…Methods  In order to quantitatively analyze the activity characteristics of the Menyuan seismic sequence using InSAR technology to obtain the coseismic deformation field of the Menyuan earthquake of 2016 and 2022 and establish an appropriate fault model, the fine slip distributions of the two earthquakes were obtained through steepest decent method (SDM). …”
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ONLINE vs. FACE-TO-FACE group coaching to promote teachers mental health: an exploratory field study in German teachers by Sarah S. Lütke Lanfer, Ruth Pfeifer, Yannik Rieder, Alexander Wünsch, Alexander Wünsch, Matthias Braeunig, Claas Lahmann

“…IntroductionOnline formats provide promising and low-threshold options for mental health coaching. However, research on online mental health interventions compared to traditional face-to-face interventions remains scarce. …”
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Effects of 8-weeks of training conducted at two ambient temperatures on basic physiological characteristicsand heat stress levels in young, non-training men by Piotr Koteja, Tomasz Pałka, Szczepan Wiecha, Łukasz Tota, Boryana Angelova-Igova, Michał Swolkień, Olga Czerwińska-Ledwig, Małgorzata Bagińska, Paweł Ostrowski, Anna Tyka, Barbara Szpotowicz-Czech, Dorota Ambroży, Agata Czuban-Szlachetka, Anna Piotrowska

“…The aim of this study was to determine the effects of aerobic physical training at two different ambient temperatures of 210.50C and 310.50C on the level of exercise physiological responses of the body in young, non-trained men.Material and Methods: Basic anthropometric measurements were taken, as well as baseline exercise tests to assess aerobic capacity and the efficiency of the body’s exercise thermoregulatory mechanisms. …”
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Safety evaluation of therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with lower hematocrit levels by LI Ying, YANG Yuanming, MENG Zifan, LIU Zheng, WANG Haiyan

“…[Objective] To retrospectively assess whether a lower hematocrit level (between 18% and 20%) had any impact on the safety of patients undergoing therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE), and to further determine the threshold for red blood cell supplementation prior to TPE. …”
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Dynamics of miRNA expression in urine extracellular vesicles of prostate cancer patients after radical prostatectomy by E. V. Shutko, O. E. Bryzgunova, I. A. Ostal’cev, S. V. Pak, S. E. Krasi’nikov, P. P. Laktionov, M. Yu. Konoshenko

“…Four groups of miRNA ratios can be distinguished: 1) miRNA ratios, which expression level significantly differed between donors and PCa patients before surgery and significantly changed in PCa patients 3 months after prostatectomy in the direction of the level of donors (6 pairs); 2) miRNA ratios, which expression did not significantly differ between donors and PCa patients before surgery, but significantly differed from the baseline in PCa patients and donors 3 months after prostatectomy (5 pairs); 3) miRNA ratios, based on expression ratios of which PCa patients can be divided into two or three significantly different subgroups 3 months after prostatectomy (19 pairs); 4) miRNA ratios that did not significantly change their expression after prostatectomy (30 pairs).Conclusion. …”
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Contrast-enhanced MRI-based intratumoral heterogeneity assessment for predicting lymph node metastasis in resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Junjian Shen, Qing Li, Lei Li, Tianyu Lu, Jun Han, Zongyu Xie, Peng Wang, Zirui Cao, Mengsu Zeng, Jianjun Zhou, Tianzhu Yu, Yaolin Xu, Haitao Sun

“…Abstract Objectives To develop and validate a contrast-enhanced MRI-based intratumoral heterogeneity (ITH) model for predicting lymph node (LN) metastasis in resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Methods Lesions were encoded into different habitats based on enhancement ratios at arterial, venous, and delayed phases of contrast-enhanced MRI. …”
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Prediction of HIV status based on socio-behavioural characteristics in East and Southern Africa. by Erol Orel, Rachel Esra, Janne Estill, Amaury Thiabaud, Stéphane Marchand-Maillet, Aziza Merzouki, Olivia Keiser

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We analysed the most recent Demographic and Health Survey from these 10 countries to predict individual's HIV status using four different algorithms (a penalized logistic regression, a generalized additive model, a support vector machine, and a gradient boosting trees). …”
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Evaluation of internal fixation stability of distal humerus C-type fractures based on musculoskeletal dynamics: finite element analysis under dynamic loading by Zhengfeng Jia, Cheng Xu, Weilu Gao, Changsen Yang, Peifu Tang, Jiantao Li

“…Coupling the musculoskeletal dynamics simulation with finite element calculation, the elbow flexion-extension angle-muscle force-inner fixation stress transfer chain was established by AnyBody-Abaqus joint modeling technique to quantify the dynamic thresholds of the interface fracture micromovement (IFM) under different activity angles. …”
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REDUCE—A Tool Supporting Inconsistencies Reduction in the Decision-Making Process by Paweł Kuraś, Dominik Strzałka, Bartosz Kowal, Patryk Organiściak, Krzysztof Demidowski, Veronika Vanivska

“…The tool accommodates different PC matrices, enabling users to specify the desired CR threshold (e.g., <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>C</mi><mi>R</mi><mo>≤</mo><mn>0.10</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) and select the algorithm for adjustment. …”
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Economic Evaluation of the Next Generation Electronic Medical Records in Singapore: Cost-Utility Analysis by Cynthia Chen, Jarawee Sukmanee, Khai Wee Soon, Julian Lim, Jared Louis Andre D'Souza, Yot Teerawattananon

“… BackgroundWith the vast development of technology and the evolving needs of patients and health care providers, electronic medical records (EMRs) have become a cornerstone for health information. However, different institutions have used different EMR systems. …”
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GLN2 as a key biomarker and therapeutic target: evidence from a comprehensive pan-cancer study using molecular, functional, and bioinformatic analyses by Shuang Gao, Lei Zhang, Guoping Sun

“…Comprehensive studies across multiple cancer types are needed to assess the potential of GNL2 as a diagnostic, prognostic, and immunological marker. Methods mRNA expression data, copy number alteration threshold data, masked copy number segmentation data, and DNA methylation 450 K data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) pan-cancer cohort were obtained from the Firehose database. …”
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Angiogenic factors (sFlt-1, PlGF) in twin pregnancy with placentaassociated complications by M. A. Kurtser, L. G. Sichinava, A. O. Alazhazhi, O. A. Latyshkevich, E. V. Nikolaeva

“…Aim: to determine reference values of angiogenic factors dynamics in pregnancy for female patients with twins and different types of placentation for early diagnostics and assessment of preeclampsia (PE) severity.Materials and Methods. …”
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Segmentation of Endothelial Cell Boundaries of Rabbit Aortic Images Using a Machine Learning Approach by Saadia Iftikhar, Andrew R. Bond, Asim I. Wagan, Peter D. Weinberg, Anil A. Bharath

“…This segmentation approach is compared, using hand-labelled data, to a number of standard segmentation/thresholding methods commonly applied in microscopy. …”
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Validating HF Radar Current Accuracy via Lagrangian Measurements and Radar-to-Radar Comparisons in Highly Variable Surface Currents by Bartolomeo Doronzo, Michele Bendoni, Stefano Taddei, Angelo Boccacci, Carlo Brandini

“…Through fine-tuning of the quality control parameters and an analysis of the impact of different thresholds of such parameters, we assessed the radar’s ability to capture dynamic processes, identifying both strengths and limitations. …”
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Dietary patterns among Afghan adults and their associations with overweight and obesity: a cross-sectional study in Kandahar, Afghanistan by Mohammad Sediq Sahrai, Laure Dossus, Carine Biessy, Sabina Rinaldi, Pietro Ferrari, Abdul Wahed Wasiq, Marc J. Gunter, Inge Huybrechts

“…Associations of fruits and vegetables and traditional dietary patterns with obesity deserve further evaluation in a larger sample and with more detailed dietary intake assessment methods that also consider preparation methods and food processing.…”
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Research on Monitoring Oceanic Precipitable Water Vapor and Short-Term Rainfall Forecasting Using Low-Cost Global Navigation Satellite System Buoy by Maosheng Zhou, Pengcheng Wang, Zelu Ji, Yunzhou Li, Dingfeng Yu, Zengzhou Hao, Min Li, Delu Pan

“…The results show that the GNSS-derived PWV from the buoy platform is highly consistent with ERA5 data in both trend and characteristics, with an RMSE of 3.8 mm for the difference between GNSS-derived PWV and ERA5 PWV. To enhance rainfall forecasting accuracy, a balanced threshold selection (BTS) method is proposed, significantly improving the balance between the probability of detection (POD) and false alarm rate (FAR). …”
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Economic impact of prolonged tracheal extubation times on operating room time overall and for subgroups of surgeons: a historical cohort study by Franklin Dexter, Anil A. Marian, Richard H. Epstein

“…Results were similar using a threshold of ≥ 3 cases, comprising 257 surgeons (13.2 min, P < 0.0001). …”
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Fecal zonulin as a prognostic marker of atopic march in children with food allergy by N. G. Prikhodchenko, T. A. Shumatova, D. V. Kovalenko

“…Our study showed statistically significant differences in the fecal zonulin level in the first year of life: group I Me = 2.39 ng/ml (Q1-Q3: 1.78–2.65 ng/ml), group II Me = 1.85 ng/ml (Q1-Q3: 0.49–0.91 ng/ml), p = 0.034. …”
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