Novel Dimethylacetamide-Containing Formulation Improves Infraorbital Anaesthesia Efficacy in Rats with Periodontitis by Ekaterina V. Blinova, Evgeniia V. Shikh, Elena V. Semeleva, Aleksandra M. Yurochkina, Andrey V. Novikov, Anna P. Vediaeva, Arkadii B. Lebedev, Elena G. Lobanova, Olga V. Vasilkina, Dmitry S. Blinov, Yan A. Mazov, Evgeniia A. Kogan

“…Its acute intravenous and subcutaneous toxicity was determined in mice. Pain sensitivity threshold of the upper second molar was determined in rats with experimental periodontitis. …”
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Evaluation of proton and carbon ion beam models in TReatment Planning for Particles 4D (TRiP4D) referring to a commercial treatment planning system by Yinxiangzi Sheng, Lennart Volz, Weiwei Wang, Marco Durante, Christian Graeff

“…Purpose: To investigate the accuracy of the treatment planning system (TPS) TRiP4D in reproducing doses computed by the clinically used TPS SyngoRT. Methods: Proton and carbon ion beam models in TRiP4D were converted from SyngoRT. …”
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Evaluating the utility of harvester-collected samples for muskox (Ovibos moschatus) pregnancy diagnostics by Olivia Hee, Mathieu Pruvot, Fabien Mavrot, Eleanor R. Dickinson, Gabriela F. Mastromonaco, Lisa-Marie Leclerc, John Blake, Carla Willetto, Jan Adamczewski, Susan Kutz

“…The observed patterns of PAG, FPM, and FEM in wild muskoxen throughout gestation were similar to captive muskoxen, though with lower levels of the respective biomarker, requiring different diagnostic thresholds for each test. This work with captive and wild muskoxen provides guidelines for pregnancy diagnostics in muskoxen throughout gestation using samples that can be easily collected by harvesters, allowing for improved monitoring of difficult to access populations through community-based approaches.…”
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ML-CKDP: Machine learning-based chronic kidney disease prediction with smart web application by Rajib Kumar Halder, Mohammed Nasir Uddin, Md. Ashraf Uddin, Sunil Aryal, Sajeeb Saha, Rakib Hossen, Sabbir Ahmed, Mohammad Abu Tareq Rony, Mosammat Farida Akter

“…Feature selection is executed using a variety of techniques including Correlation, Chi-Square, Variance Threshold, Recursive Feature Elimination, Sequential Forward Selection, Lasso Regression, and Ridge Regression to refine the datasets. …”
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A Camera-Embedded Self-Adaptable Finger With Multi-Modal Sensing Capabilities for Robotic Manipulation by Muhammad Usman Khalid, Hafiz Muizz Ahmed Sethi, Nirmal Kumar Ravikumar, Halar Haleem, Alessandro Seitone, Mattia Frascio, Perla Maiolino, Matteo Zoppi

“…The slip detection algorithm uses a dual-threshold approach that combines the Median Absolute Deviation (MAD) and standard deviation. …”
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Association between renal mean perfusion pressure and prognosis in patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: insights from the MIMIC IV database by Yipeng Fang, Aizhen Dou, Hui Xie, Yunfei Zhang, Weiwei Zhu, Yingjin Zhang, Caifeng Li, Yanchao Su, Ying Gao, Keliang Xie

“…Cox regression analysis assessed the risk of mortality across different MPP levels, adjusting for potential confounders. …”
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Relationship between BMI, indicators of lipid metabolism and diabetic neuropathy: a Mendelian randomization study by Yuanyuan Jia, Guanying Liu, Xuesong Li, Lijun Duan, Lifeng Zhao

“…The Wald ratio method was utilized to calculate exposure-outcome effects, employing a range of methodologies to ensure result accuracy across different scenarios. …”
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When are statins cost-effective in cardiovascular prevention? A systematic review of sponsorship bias and conclusions in economic evaluations of statins. by Ferrán Catalá-López, Gabriel Sanfélix-Gimeno, Manuel Ridao, Salvador Peiró

“…We examined relationships between the funding source and the study conclusions by means of tests of differences between proportions. Seventy-five studies were included. …”
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Hypotension prediction index for minimising intraoperative hypotension: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Kamath Sriganesh, Thomas Francis, Rajeeb Kumar Mishra, Nisarga N Prasad, Dhritiman Chakrabarti

“…Methods: We searched the electronic databases of PubMed, ProQuest and Scopus from inception till 30 October 2023. …”
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Nine Hole Peg Test and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Useful to Evaluate Dexterity of the Hand and Disease Progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by David Czell, Christoph Neuwirth, Markus Weber, Sabine Sartoretti-Schefer, Andreas Gutzeit, Carolin Reischauer

“…Methods. We examined 28 ALS patients and 27 age-matched healthy controls. …”
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Bracing versus non-bracing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery by Rebin Taha Salih, Zohair Mohsen Al-Saffar

“…Conclusions: Weather using functional brace or not after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction depends on the orthopedic surgeon and the psychology and pain threshold of the patient. …”
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The Diagnostic Utility of Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Heart Failure Patients Presenting with Acute Dyspnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Mohammad Amin Karimi, Zahra Kazemi Ferezghi, Reza Khademi, Seyed Amirhossein Mazhari, Fatemeh Chichagi, Asma Rasouli, Reyhaneh Alikhani, Anis Sani, Shima Akhavan Rezayat, Nima Shakouri, Seyed Iraj Azimi, Faezeh Jadidian, Golnaz Nikeghbali, Mahfam Edrisian, Alaleh Alizadeh, Niloofar Deravi, Mohadeseh Poudineh, Mahsa Asadi Anar

“…There were significant differences in the reported sensitivity and specificity between trials. …”
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Remote sensing algorithm for dissolved organic carbon in the Laptev Sea: Correction of photobleaching effect using spectral slope by Ruiwu Zhang, Ruru Deng, Jun Ying, Cong Lei, Jiayi Li, Yu Guo, Tongtong Zhao

“…To assess the applicability of this method, a stratified estimation model analyses the relationship between αCDOM and DOC concentration before and after correction at different water depths. …”
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The fibrosis-4 index and its association with carotid atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in China by Ying Miao, Yu Wang, Qin Wan, Nanwei Tong

“…Further stratified analyses were conducted considering gender, age (using 60 years as the threshold), hypertension status, smoking, alcohol consumption, and BMI groups (using 24 kg/m2 as the threshold), aiming to investigate potential effect heterogeneity within predefined subgroups. …”
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Reliability of nociceptive monitors vs. standard practice during general anesthesia: a prospective observational study by Daniel Widarsson Norbeck, Sophie Lindgren, Axel Wolf, Pether Jildenstål

“…However, using HR as a surrogate for nociception with a threshold of a 10% increase from baseline, the difference was significant only at skin incision. …”
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Left Ventricle Blood Attenuation in Non-Contrast Chest CT Scan as a Clue for Prediction of Anemia by Hamid Dahmardeh, Aynaz Gerami, Mahmoud Khansari, Leyla Abdolkarimi, Seyede Sara Pakdaman Kolour, Majid Ghodsi, Hoseinali Danesh, Mohamad Ghazanfari Hashemi

“… Purpose: One of the indirect methods that has been proposed as a way of the detection of anemia is blood attenuation in non-contrast Computed Tomography (CT) scans. …”
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Shape-Dependent Dynamic Label Assignment for Oriented Remote Sensing Object Detection by Xue Zhang, Yanxia Wu, Guoyin Zhang, Ye Yuan, Guangliang Cheng, Yulei Wu

“…It introduces a new metric for evaluating sample box quality by considering angular differences relative to ground truth (GT) boxes and adjusts the sample scoring threshold according to the aspect ratio of each GT box. …”
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Clinical Effectiveness Evaluation and Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Multidisciplinary Team for Ambulatory Older Patients: A Cohort Study by Prakasit Virulhakul, Somboon Intalapaporn, Sichon Luerithipong, Narisa Tantai, Satanan Maneeon, Weerasak Muangpaisan

“…There were no significant differences between groups in terms of extra-visits, hospitalizations, length of stay, fall rate, or death rate. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 severity prediction in young adults using artificial intelligence by K. V. Kas’janenko, K. V. Kozlov, K. V. Zhdanov, I. I. Lapikov, V. V. Belikov

“…Aim: to build a predictive model for severe COVID-19 prediction in young adults using deep learning methods.   Materials and methods: data from 906 medical records of patients aged 18 to 44 years with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during 2020–2021 period was analyzed. …”
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Exploring the potential of remote sensing to detect marine plastic debris in the South African Ocean region by J. Pretorius, S. Haupt, B. Sibolla, B. Sibolla

“…The integration of these two methods could provide an enhanced approach to monitoring marine plastic debris.…”
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