Efficacy of Airway Management Protocol for Cervical Anterior Surgery, Posterior Occipitocervical Fusion, and Intramedullary Tumor Resection by Narihito Nagoshi, Kohei Matsubayashi, Osahiko Tsuji, Masahiro Ozaki, Satoshi Suzuki, Toshiki Okubo, Kazuki Takeda, Hiromasa Nagata, Morio Matsumoto, Masaya Nakamura, Kota Watanabe

“…The protocol involved continued intubation for at least the first postoperative night, followed by a spontaneous breathing trial with a cuff leak test and extubation one or more days after surgery. …”
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Design and experimental research on the rocker arm walking mechanism of the wheeled inspection robot for the main transportation roadway of coal mines by YANG Rui, BAO Jiusheng, BAO Zhouyang, YIN Yan, ZHANG Lei, PAN Guoyu, YANG Jiao, GE Shirong

“…However, this approach cannot inspect equipment located in lower or obstructed positions, making it difficult to meet the comprehensive inspection requirements for underground roadways and equipment. …”
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress aggravates ferroptosis via PERK/ATF4/HSPA5 pathway in UUO-induced renal fibrosis by Zhigang Huang, Lihua Zhou, Bin Liu, Xiaoju Li, Yu Sang

“…Mechanistically, Co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) tests showed that ATF4 engaged with and SUMOylated HSPA5 to trigger the HSPA5 signaling pathway in response to TGF-β. …”
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Monitoring 5G Backhaul: An In-Band Telemetry Approach for Quality of Service by Eurico Dias, Duarte Raposo, Miguel Luis, Pedro Rito, Susana Sargento

“…Our study compares the accuracy achieved by the proposed in-band solution to a commercial network management system, in an outdoor test-bed with an obstructed mmWave backhaul link. …”
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Acute lower limb ischemia revealing hypo granular acute promyelocytic leukemia by Sabrina Belmahi, Zainab Kajeiou, Loubna Yacoubi, Noussaiba Azzi, Mounia Slaoui, Abdelilah Berhili, Mohammed Bensalah, Rachid Seddik

“…Case report: An 11-year-old with minor ankle trauma developed severe lower limb ischemia, leading to the discovery of subtotal femoral artery thrombosis. Blood tests revealed hyperleukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, and anemia with 88 % blasts, confirming acute myeloid leukemia (AML-M3). …”
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Supplemental oxygen for pulmonary embolism (SO-PE): study protocol for a mechanistic, randomised, blinded, cross-over study by Nour Al Jalbout, Hamid Shokoohi, Christopher Kabrhel, David M Dudzinski, Mads Dam Lyhne, Andrew S Liteplo, Oana Alina Zeleznik, Asger Andersen, Onyinyechi Franca Eke, Christina C Morone, Calvin K Huang, Thomas F Heyne, Mannudeep K Kalra

“…Echocardiographic data will be compared by a paired t-test or Wilcoxon signed-rank test. For metabolomic analyses, we will perform multivariable mixed effects logistic regression models and calculate false discovery rate (q-value ≤0.05) to account for multiple comparisons. …”
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Polycystic liver disease in a third level hospital by Luis A. Torrez-Arias, Maria F. Higuera-De la Tijera

“…The clinical records were collected, the following data were collected: sex, age, body mass index, comorbidities, a history of family members with polycystic liver and/or kidney disease, the presence of high blood pressure, unintentional weight loss, studies were intentionally collected. laboratory tests of liver biochemical tests, extrahepatic symptoms, complications of polycystic disease and previous treatments, if they are in the transplant protocol. …”
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The Impact of Regular Diet Recovery on Postoperative Rehabilitation After Elective Cesarean Section by Caihong Hu, Kuilin Fei, Yuelan Liu, Xiaoe Jiang, Wenjing Yong, Weishe Zhang, Ping Li, Yang Pan, Jue Li

“…Statistical analysis was conducted using Student’s t test and Chi-squared test, with significance set at P < 0.05. …”
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Research and application of multi-channel gathering and conveying flower pipe with pressure resistance and hole protection in soft coal seam by Zhenfeng WANG, Liangchao CAO, Zhijie LU, Feng WANG, Wenqiang XIE, Mintao WEI, Yonglong WANG

“…In response to the problem of instability collapse caused by pre-drainage borehole sealing after gas extraction in soft coal seams, leading to blockage or damage of reserved flower tubes and obstructing gas migration channels, severely affecting the gas treatment effect, a gathering flower tube for gas extraction in soft coal seams is studied. …”
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Effects of Continuous Graduated Pneumatic Compression and Intermittent Pneumatic Compression on Lower Limb Hemodynamics for VTE Prophylaxis in Arthroplasty by Binglong Li, Xuezhou Li, Weibo Zheng, Shusheng Wei, Baoqing Zhang, Jianwei Liu, Yongyuan Chen, Dan Wang, Qunshan Lu, Peilai Liu

“…For statistical analyses, Student's t‐test, analysis of covariance, and the Mann–Whitney U test were used. …”
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Optimized deep learning model for diagnosing tonsil and adenoid hypertrophy through X-rays by Zhiqing Wu, Ran Zhuo, Yali Yang, Xiaobo Liu, Bin Wu, Jian Wang

“…The study included patients exhibiting varying degrees of respiratory obstruction symptoms (disease group). Initially, 1006 images were collected, but after excluding low-quality images and standardizing the imaging phase, 819 images remained. …”
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The Impact of MISTs on Australian BPO Surgical Trends by David Armany, Lequang Vo, Kathleen Lockhart, Tania Hossack, David Ende, Simon Bariol, Sriskanthan Baskaranathan, Henry Woo

“…<b>Methods</b>: This study analyses population-adjusted rates of BPO-related surgeries in Australia from January 2004 to September 2024 using publicly available online Medicare Statistics and Census Data. Independent <i>t</i>-tests and significance levels were calculated to compare procedure rates before and after the introduction of PUL and Rezum in March 2024. …”
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Downregulation of microRNA-145 may contribute to liver fibrosis in biliary atresia by targeting ADD3. by Yongqin Ye, Zhihan Li, Qi Feng, Zimin Chen, Zhouguang Wu, Jianyao Wang, Xiaoshuo Ye, Dahao Zhang, Lei Liu, Wei Gao, Lihui Zhang, Bin Wang

“…<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Biliary atresia (BA) is a pediatric liver disease characterized by fibro-obliteration and obstruction of the extrahepatic biliary system, that invariably leads to cirrhosis and even death, if left untreated for extended time. …”
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Removal of plaque biofilm by a 3D-printed precision pericoronal irrigator for impacted wisdom teeth: an in vitro study by WANG Xiaoting, HUANG Zhenxin

“…The obtained pericoronal models were randomly divided into 3 groups, treated with personalized precision pericoronal flushing, routine flushing and brushing, respectively, and, under a pressures of 45 psi or 75 psi （1 psi=6 894.76 Pa）, were performed to clean the test surfaces of plaque-biofilm-obstructed wisdom teeth, respectively. …”
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Sarcoidosis-like Skin Lesions as the First Manifestation of Ataxia-Telangiectasia by Borko Milanovic, Gordana Vijatov-Djuric, Andrea Djuretic, Jelena Kesic, Vesna Stojanovic, Milica Jaric, Ognjen Ležakov

“…She was monitored by a pulmonologist due to frequent bronchial obstructions. Over time, she developed bilateral scleral telangiectasia, saccadic eye movements, and impaired convergence. …”
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Correlation between subjective and objective nasal breathing assessments in examinees with nasal septum deformities by Savović Slobodan, Smajić Miroslav, Molnar Slavko, Jovančević Ljiljana, Buljčik-Ćupić Maja, Kljajić Vladimir, Pilija Vladimir

“…Background/Aim. Nasal obstruction is one of the most frequent disorders because of which patients see their Ear, Nose and Throath (ENT) doctors. …”
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Accelerometer-based vibration analysis and oxygenator thrombosis in venovenous ECMO: an experimental porcine model by Lars Prag Antonsen, Svein Aslak Landsverk, Per Steinar Halvorsen, Amrit Thiara, Didrik Lilja, Naimahmed Nesaragi, Andreas Espinoza

“…It can cause blood flow obstruction, impaired gas exchange, hematologic abnormalities, or sudden ECMO flow cessation. …”
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Laparoscopic Excision of Choledochal Cysts with Roux-en-Y Hepaticojejunostomy in Children: Surgical Technique, Experience, and Outcomes by Ankur Mandelia, Anju Verma, Rohit Kapoor, Pujana Kanneganti, Ashwani Mishra, Prathibha B. Naik, Tarun Gupta, Moinak Sen Sarma, Anshu Srivastava, Ujjal Poddar, Rajanikant R. Yadav, Aarti Agarwal, Sanjay Kumar, Sandeep Khuba

“…Major complications included adhesive obstruction and anastomotic stricture, requiring reoperations in two patients. …”
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RADARSAT constellation mission compact polarisation SAR data for burned area mapping with deep learning by Yu Zhao, Yifang Ban

“…The training dataset comprises 46,295 patches, generated from 12 major wildfire events in Canada. The test dataset includes seven wildfire events from the 2023 and 2024 Canadian wildfire seasons in Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec and the Northwest Territories. …”
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What is the impact of biological treatment on sleep quality in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps patients: a retrospective cross-sectional study by Danah Althomaly, Mai Almasoud, Arulanantham Zechariah Jebakumar, Khalid Aldilaijan

“…The assessment included the 22-item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22), Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale, Nasal Polyp Score (NPS), as well as perception for anosmia and hyposmia using Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for smell. …”
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