Efficacy of holmium laser versus pneumatic lithotripsy for mid and distal ureteric stones above 10 mm size by Arvind Arvind, Sudipta Kumar Singh, Partha Protim Mondal, Shashi Kant Tewary, Ankit Agarwal, Apurv Shukla, Ranjan Kumar Dey, Shiva Manohar Dutta

“…Ureteric perforation was significantly more common with Lithoclast than with Laser treatment (P=0.007). …”
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Prevalence and factors associated to calcium pyrophosphate arthritis in patients with gout by Fernando Perez-Ruiz, Maria del Consuelo Modesto-Caballero, Ana Maria Herrero-Beites, Nuria Perez-Herrero, Joana Atxotegi-Saenz de Buruaga, Nerea Perez-Herrero, Hang-Korng Ea, Naomi Schlesinger, Frédéric Lioté

“…Aim: To ascertain the prevalence of calcium pyrophosphate arthritis (CPPA) at diagnosis and during follow-up of patients with gout. Methods: Inception cohort of patients with gout prospectively recruited and followed-up from 1994–2023. …”
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Resources used by young people to overcome mental distress in deprived settings in Latin America: a qualitative study by Mauricio Toyama, Ana L. Vilela-Estrada, Karen Ariza-Salazar, Isabela Osorio Jaramillo, Daniela Ramirez-Meneses, Sumiko Flores, Adriana Carbonel, Natividad Olivar, Fernando Luis Carbonetti, Catherine Fung, Diliniya Stanislaus Sureshkumar, Luis Ignacio Brusco, Carlos Gómez-Restrepo, Francisco Diez-Canseco, Stefan Priebe

“…This qualitative study aims to describe the resources reported by urban Latin-American young people as useful to overcome mental distress. Methods We conducted semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 112 adolescents (age 15–16 years) and young adults (age 20–24 years) who participated in a cohort study in deprived urban areas of Bogota, Buenos Aires and Lima. …”
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Gait parameters and daily physical activity for distinguishing pre-frail, frail, and non-frail older adults: A scoping review by Xin Zhang, Feng Li, Hans SM Hobbelen, Barbara C van Munster, Claudine JC Lamoth

“…Significant variability in gait measurement methods and protocols complicates direct comparisons between studies. …”
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Bacteriological quality and predictors of raw meat collected from municipal slaughterhouse and butcher shops in northeast, Ethiopia by Leykun Berhanu, Adinew Gizeyatu, Masresha Abebe, Daniel Teshome, Mohammed Aragaw, Gete Berihun

“…The overall mean total viable count of the meat samples was 5.8 ± 0.1 log CFU/g. Meat samples collected from butcher shops were more highly contaminated than those collected from slaughterhouse. …”
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A novel Campylobacter jejuni sequence type from a culture-negative patient in the Gambia. by Gerard A J Morris, Usman N Ikumapayi, Martin Antonio, Stephen R C Howie, Richard A Adegbola

“…We re-addressed the analysis of the blood sample from this case more recently (after 6.5 years in archival storage) in pilot work establishing 16S rRNA PCR in our molecular laboratory. …”
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Ctta: a novel chain-of-thought transfer adversarial attacks framework for large language models by Xinxin Yue, Zhiyong Zhang, Junchang Jing, Weiguo Wang

“…However, this capability also introduces the potential for more covert and effective adversarial attack methods. …”
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Knowledge Level of Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography by Burak Tunç, Anita Karaca

“…Aim: This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge and related factors of patients undergoing coronary angiography. Methods: It is a descriptive cross-sectional study. …”
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Influence of hepatitis c in the development of histological and morfological changes in the placenta by O. M. Filipovich, N. I. Kuznetsov, V. E. Karev, E. A. Malahovskaya

“…The purpose: detection of morphological changes of fetoplacental complex in pregnant women with chronic hepatitis C.Methods: The study involved 48 pregnant women , 38 of them with chronic hepatitis C and 10 – healthy pregnant women without complicated obstetric – gynecological history. …”
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Effects of acute inflammation on platelet indices: An experimental study by Veysel Tahiroglu, Fatih Kara

“…This study aimed to investigate the possible effects of acute inflammation on platelet indices in plantar inflammation model in rats. Methods: A total of 10 rats, 5 in each group, were used in the study. …”
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Exploring the interplay of information relevance and colorfulness in multimedia learning by Juliette C. Désiron, Sascha Schneider

“…The first sample is university students in laboratory conditions. …”
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A Study on the Impact of Agile Leadership and Innovative Behaviors on Psychological Empowerment by Vildan Bayram, Mesut Öztırak

“…Further studies can be carried out at regular intervals to obtain more comprehensive findings. In the study, 410 samples were reached. …”
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The Surface Proteome of Bovine Unsexed and Sexed Spermatozoa by Patrícia Pinto-Pinho, Joana Quelhas, Francis Impens, Sara Dufour, Delphi Van Haver, Graça Lopes, António Rocha, Rosário Pinto-Leite, Margarida Fardilha, Bruno Colaço

“…Current sperm sexing methods are costly and largely restricted to cattle, while immunological techniques targeting sex-specific membrane proteins may offer more economical alternatives. …”
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Understanding Committed Leftists in the United States Right Before the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election by Grace Flores-Robles, Alix Alto, Kyle Anderson, Jordan Wylie, Levi Satter, Ana P. Gantman

“…We combined quantitative and qualitative methods to compare identification and beliefs of U.S. …”
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Construction of gradient layered structure for microwave absorbing composite materials with strong absorption and high bandwidth by Mei Guo, Zikang Han, Guangsheng Shi, Rong Chen, Jiang Li, Shaoyun Guo

“…This method provides a preparation process for flexible, lightweight, and broadband absorbing materials, showing significant promise for the application of MXene composite materials in the field of wave absorption.…”
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The Effect of Chitosan Priming on Germination and Biochemical Characteristics of Black Seed (Nigella sativa L.) under Cadmium Stress by Ellahe Arab, Leila Ahangar, Abbas Biabani

“…One of the types of priming methods is the use of chemicals such as chitosan. …”
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Identification of positive childhood experiences with the potential to mitigate childhood unhealthy weight status in children within the context of adverse childhood experiences: a... by Brooklyn M. Mellar, Maryam Ghasemi, Pauline Gulliver, Barry Milne, Fiona Langridge, Tracey McIntosh, Christa Fouche, Boyd Swinburn, Ladan Hashemi

“…The analytic sample was restricted to those who provided obesity data at age 8 and one child per mother, resulting in a sample of 4,895 children. …”
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Outcome Monitoring After Cardiac Surgery (OMACS): a single-centre prospective cohort study of cardiac surgery patients by Chris A Rogers, Gianni D Angelini, Lucy Culliford, Barnaby C Reeves, Rachel Brierley, Katherine Joyce, Terrie Walker-Smith, Rachel Maishman, Emma Hopkins, Helena Smartt

“…Further, traditional research methods have yet to advance understanding of what causes early complications and why surgical interventions fail.Methods and analysis This prospective cohort study will characterise participants undergoing cardiac surgery at baseline, describe short-term, medium-term and long-term health outcomes postoperatively and collect tissue samples.All eligible adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery at the Bristol Heart Institute, UK will be approached for consent. …”
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Assessment of Trans-Environmental Transitions of Heavy Metals and Arsenic in Herbal Drugs and Herbal Medicinal Products of Valerian Rhizomes with Roots and Motherwort Herb by M. S. Galenko, I. V. Gravel

“…In the context of pharmacopoeial harmonisation, the available methods for quantifying the total heavy metal content in tinctures are not sufficient to demonstrate the safety of liquid dosage forms based on herbal drugs. …”
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Potential auxiliary diagnostic role of pentraxin 3 in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for pulmonary tuberculosis by Xiufeng Huang, Hongxing Li, Lu Liu, Yu Zhang

“…Methods The bioinformatic analysis utilized the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) dataset (GSE34608), including peripheral blood samples from individuals with TB, sarcoidosis, and healthy controls. …”
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