Assessing the experimental EuroQol toddler and infant populations (EQ-TIPS) descriptive system: a protocol integrating discrete choice experiment (DCE) surveys in instrument develo... by Oliver Rivero-Arias, Nancy Devlin, Benjamin Matthew Craig, Janine Verstraete

“…To demonstrate this protocol, we will conduct two waves of DCE surveys using different choice tasks and a common scenario (a 1-month health episode for a 1-year-old child).Methods and analysis In the first wave (a general population sample of 400 Australian adults; 14 kaizen tasks each), respondents will view a single EQ-TIPS-five-level (v3.0) profile for each task and be asked to make a series of choices that sequentially alleviate the child’s health problems. …”
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Range of Motion and Neutral Zone of All Human Spinal Motion Segments: A Data Collection of 30 Years of In Vitro Experiments Performed Under Standardized Testing Conditions by Hans‐Joachim Wilke, Annette Kienle, Karin Werner, Christian Liebsch

“…The purpose of this work was to provide a comprehensive overview of the range of motion (RoM) and neutral zone (NZ) values of all spinal levels collected during 30 years of in vitro experiments under standardized testing conditions. Methods RoM and NZ data obtained from in vitro testing of intact human mono‐ and polysegmental specimens with pure moments of 2.5 Nm for the cervical, 5 Nm for the thoracic, and 7.5 Nm for the lumbar spine were collated from the internal database of the authors' institution. …”
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Retrospective Cohort Study of Shortand Long-term Outcomes in Surgical Management of Adult Choledochal Cysts: Ten-year Experience of a Tertiary Care Centre in Karnataka, India by Shilpa Mariappa Casaba, GK Adithya, BN Vinay, HG Venugopal

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The impact of surgeons’ experience and practice on postoperative cervical collar use after single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a cross-sectional survey in Heilong... by Chang Liu, Kun Wang, Chenggang Jie, Xiaolin Yin, Yiting Zhou, Wei Zhao, Jiaxing Xu

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Disease knowledge, medical experience, health-related quality of life and health-care costs among patients with advanced colorectal cancer in China: protocol for a nationwide multi... by Xi Zhang, Yin Liu, You-Lin Qiao, Hui-Fang Xu, Yan-Qin Yu, Yu-Qian Zhao, Shao-Kai Zhang

“…To optimise prevention strategies, we planned a survey to evaluate the disease knowledge, medical experience and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) before and after the treatment of CRC, and healthcare costs among patients with advanced CRC in China.Methods and analysis This is a nationwide, hospital-based, multicentre survey. …”
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Family hardiness among primary caregivers of breast cancer patients in Hunan Province: a cross-sectional study exploring the relationship with attachment and caregiver preparedness by Xin Sun, Lili Xu, Lijuan Sheng

“…More specifically, the relationship of family hardiness with attachment and caregiver preparedness has not been explored.AimThe current study aimed to investigate the family hardiness in caregivers of breast cancer patients and explore the relationship with attachment and caregiver preparedness and identify the associated factors.MethodsThis cross-sectional correlational study was conducted from March to July, 2022. 140 caregivers of breast cancer patients were recruited in two IIIA-grade hospitals in Hunan Province using convenience sampling. …”
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Clinical and Anatomical Substantiation of Access to the Splenic and Left Renal Veins in the Operation of Distal Splenorenal Anastomosis by A. Yu. Anisimov, A. I. Andreev, R. A. Ibragimov, A. A. Аnisimov, I. A. Kalimullin

“…Development in an anatomical experiment of a technique for operative access to the splenic and left renal veins during distal splenorenal bypass surgery with justification of the possibility of its successful application in clinical conditions.Material and methods. …”
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Development of therapeutic peptide producers based on <i>Escherichia coli</i> BL21 and their cultivation technology by Z. R. Khasanshina, I. A. Kornakov, E. A. Buslaeva, A. V. Kazakova, S. A. Ishchuk, V. I. Shmurak, V. B. Saparova, V. F. Latypov, R. V. Drai

“…Developing highly efficient strains of Escherichia coli BL21 expressing therapeutic peptides with a molecular weight of less than 5 kDa in E. coli and their cultivation technology.Materials and methods. Genetic constructs were obtained using the restriction-ligase method, and their authenticity was confirmed by Sanger sequencing. …”
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Evaluation of Dynamic Visual Perception of Riverside Interface in Mountainous Cities from the Perspective of Boating by Dan LUO, Ruhong WEI

“…Thus it can be taken as an important sample for visual landscape research. Cruise boat is one of the important ways of viewing in mountainous cities, and the continuous and dynamic visual process during boating can bring unique viewing experience. …”
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Pri-DDQN: learning adaptive traffic signal control strategy through a hybrid agent by Yanliu Zheng, Juan Luo, Han Gao, Yi Zhou, Keqin Li

“…In addition, we introduce a priority-based dynamic experience replay mechanism to increase the sampling rate of important samples. …”
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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

“…We validate our proposed methods through extensive experiments on three challenging ORSOD datasets: DOTA-1.0, HRSC2016, and UCAS-AOD. …”
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On the Optimization of Carob Seed Peel Extraction Using Aqueous-Based Acidic Systems by Bruno Medronho, Oumaima Boutoub, Hugo Duarte, Maria José Aliaño-González, Rui Guerra, António Brázio, Sandra Gonçalves, Anabela Romano

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Effect of Interactive Media on Fifth Graders’ Learning Motivation at SDN 9 Ampenan by Alfarizi Alfarizi, Ida Ermiana, Aisa Nikmah Rahmatih

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Exploring how and why attributes of existing and emerging early cancer detection tests influence experiences and participation among individuals at risk of socioeconomic disadvanta... by Stefanie Bonfield, Evangelos Katsampouris, Suzanne E Scott, Stephen W Duffy, Fiona M Walter, Samantha L Quaife

“…<h4>Method</h4>Qualitative semi-structured interviews with 30 individuals (aged ≥50 years) at risk of socioeconomic disadvantage explored how and why different attributes of early cancer detection tests affected their experiences and participation across test modalities and contexts. …”
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Computational Adaptive Optics for HAR Hybrid Trench Array Topography Measurement by Utilizing Coherence Scanning Interferometry by Wenyou Qiao, Zhishan Gao, Qun Yuan, Lu Chen, Zhenyan Guo, Xiao Huo, Qian Wang

“…Accordingly, we set the non-zero part of the 3D-TF as a window function to preprocess the interferogram by filtering out the signals outside the window. Finally, experiments are performed in a single trench sample and two hybrid trench array samples with depths ranging from 100 to 300 μm and widths from 10 to 30 μm to verify the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed method.…”
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Contribution of the EyeMAX™ 11Fr (Micro-Tech) digital single-operator cholangioscope with a wide working channel: a multicenter pilot study on the first French experiences by David Karsenti, Adrien Sportes, Sarah Leblanc, Stéphane Béchet, Jonathan Derman, Isaac Fassler, Bertrand Brieau

“…Methods: The study on DSOC was conducted across five endoscopy units within the French Society of Private Hepato-Gastroenterology (SFHGL-CREGG). …”
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“I thought if my parents got involved, then they'd make me get better”: emerging adults’ experiences of support from family and friends during anorexia nervosa by Rachel Potterton, Gary Brown, Ulrike Schmidt

“…Methods A convenience sample of emerging adults who had received specialist treatment for anorexia nervosa in the United Kingdom (N = 10) was recruited via advertisements on social media. …”
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Towards a better definition of nociplastic pain conditions: a psychological grounded study on fibromyalgia, chronic headache and vulvodynia by Martina Mesce, Filippo Maria Nimbi, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini, Carlo Lai, Federica Galli

“…Further, the 4 groups with chronic pain will be compared with a healthy control group.Methods: A sample of 1006 Italian women diagnosed with chronic pain participated in the study, categorized into four clinical groups and a healthy control group. …”
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Strategies to Increase Response Rate and Reduce Nonresponse Bias in Population Health Research: Analysis of a Series of Randomized Controlled Experiments during a Large COVID-19 St... by Christina J Atchison, Nicholas Gilby, Galini Pantelidou, Sam Clemens, Kevin Pickering, Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Deborah Ashby, Wendy S Barclay, Graham S Cooke, Ara Darzi, Steven Riley, Christl A Donnelly, Helen Ward, Paul Elliott

“…ObjectiveWe tested different strategies to improve response rate and reduce nonresponse bias in a national population–based COVID-19 surveillance program in England, United Kingdom. MethodsOver 19 rounds, a random sample of individuals aged 5 years and older from the general population in England were invited by mail to complete a web-based questionnaire and return a swab for SARS-CoV-2 testing. …”
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Integrating multi-omics techniques and in vitro experiments reveals that GLRX3 regulates the immune microenvironment and promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation and in... by Yang Li, Yuan Chen, Yuan Chen, Yang Zhang, Yunsheng Fang, Yunsheng Fang, Ling Wu, Ying Zhao, Danqiong Wang, Xiaoyuan Qiao

“…This study aims to systematically analyze changes in iron metabolism in the tumor microenvironment of HCC using single-cell sequencing technology, and investigate the potential mechanisms by which iron metabolism regulation affects the survival of liver cancer patients.Materials and methodsSingle-cell sequencing data from hepatocellular carcinoma patients were obtained from the GEO database. …”
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