Comparison of high-flow nasal oxygenation and standard low-flow nasal oxygenation during rigid bronchoscopy: a randomized controlled trial by Hye Jin Kim, Chang Young Lee, Kyuho Lee, Namo Kim, Seungyeon Lee, Young Jun Oh

“…Background The efficacy of high-flow nasal oxygenation (HFNO) in improving oxygenation is influenced by several factors, and its effectiveness is not always guaranteed. Therefore, we aimed to compare the effects of HFNO and standard low-flow nasal oxygenation during rigid bronchoscopy in the apneic patients. …”
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Advances in theoretical and experimental methods of bubble-particle turbulent detachment in flotation by Shihao DING, Wenqing SHI, Hongji CHEN, Mengdi XU, Xiahui GUI, Yaowen XING

“…To increase the upper limit of flotation size and enhance the flotation effect of coarse particles, the study of bubble-particle detachment has always been a hot and difficult point in the field. …”
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Case Report: Optimized guidewire pacing in transcatheter aortic valve replacement combined with complex PCI in a patient with severe aortic stenosis and regurgitation by Ruisong Ma, Ruisong Ma, Ruisong Ma, Ruisong Ma, Ruisong Ma, Wang Liao, Wang Liao, Wang Liao, Wang Liao, Wang Liao, Lili Zhang, Lili Zhang, Lili Zhang, Lili Zhang, Lili Zhang, Sheng Wang, Sheng Wang, Sheng Wang, Sheng Wang, Sheng Wang

“…Moreover, decisions surrounding whether and when to perform percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are always heterogeneous in patients with severe aortic stenosis and coronary artery disease. …”
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Agreement between orthodontist and patient perception using Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need by Tania Arshad Siddiqui, Attiya Shaikh, Mubassar Fida

“…Conclusions: Patient understanding of their treatment need or aesthetic classification may not always be as accurate as that of orthodontists. This may be a cause for concern when an orthodontist finds a certain condition to be severe, and a patient who does not agree may limit their treatment needs. …”
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Neoumbilicoplastia como opção de reconstrução umbilical nas dermolipectomias abdominais em âncora pós-gastroplastia Neo-umbilicoplasty as an option in umbilical reconstruction in a... by Ernando Luiz Ferraz Cavalcanti

“…At the same time, the emergence of new techniques for umbilical reconstruction, as well as the evolution of existing ones has always add to the armamentarium of surgical specialty, in order to promote best levels of satisfaction and fewer complications. …”
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Exploring support provision for recovery from substance use disorder among members of a sober active community by Megan S. Patterson, Allison N. Francis, Sage H. Pew, Sophie Liu, Zhenning Kang, Katie M. Heinrich, Tyler Prochnow

“…For each network member listed, the participant indicated their relationship to the person, the person’s gender, if that person was in recovery, if that person was a Phoenix member, and how often that person provided support to the respondent (Never to Always). Multilevel modeling explored factors related to more support provision across 723 support dyads reported from 79 participants. …”
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Noncommunicable diseases: a silent epidemic in occupied palestine: results from the world health organization STEPS survey 2022 by Salwa Massad, Mervett Isbeih, Marwa Owess, Heba Fouad, Khalid Abu Saman, Sally Issawi, Shannon Barkley, Nancy Falah, Stefan Savin, Patricia Rarau, Richard Peeperkorn

“…In terms of diet, 84.3% of the participants reported an insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables, and 26.5% always or often added salt to their food before eating. …”
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The Views of Parents of Premature Babies Hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit about the Implementation of Family-Centered Care in This Unit by A Sadeghiani, P Vasli, M Varzeshnejd, M Mahdizadeh Shahri, A Naseh, N Naseri

“…Considering that parents play an important role in caring for the baby in the hospital as well as at home after discharge, family-oriented care is always emphasized. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the viewpoint of parents of newborns hospitalized in neonatal special care unit about the implementation of family-oriented care in this unit. …”
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Wound repair and immune function in the Pseudomonas infected CF lung: before and after highly effective modulator therapy by Emma Lea Matthews, Emma Lea Matthews, Meghan June Hirsch, Meghan June Hirsch, Federico Prokopczuk, Luke I. Jones, Eriel Martínez, Jarrod W. Barnes, Jarrod W. Barnes, Stefanie Krick, Stefanie Krick

“…The effect of modulator therapy on Pa may lead to a reduction in infection, but in more longitudinal studies, there is not always eradication of Pa, and colonization and infection frequency can return to pre-modulator levels over time. …”
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The effect of fall-proof training on functional capacities, working memory and Muscle strength of the elderly with stroke by Farahnaz Ayatizadeh Tafti, Saeed Abedinzadeh Masuleh, Mohammad Reza Sadeghian Shahi, Hamidreza Maleki nezhad

“…Background and purpose: Despite the advances in modern medicine, drugs and medical technology, stroke diseases cause significant complications to people and always result in a decrease in performance, working memory and muscle strength. …”
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Frequency Regulation Provided by Doubly Fed Induction Generator Based Variable-Speed Wind Turbines Using Inertial Emulation and Droop Control in Hybrid Wind–Diesel Power Systems by Muhammad Asad, José Ángel Sánchez-Fernández

“…Frequency deviations can exceed the pre-defined grid code limits during severe windy conditions because the diesel generator’s inertial support is not always sufficient. To overcome this issue, we propose a control strategy named emulation inertial and proportional (EI&P) control for Variable-Speed Wind Turbines (VSWTs). …”
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency induced hemolytic anemia and methemoglobinemia: a case report in a 7 -year-old female patient by Adalgisa Fastuca, Antonio Vergori, Giuseppe Robustelli, Chiara Piccolo, Maria Ragazzo, Maddalena Marinoni, Massimo Agosti

“…Considering our patient’s clinical features, not clearly evocative of G6PDH deficiency, this case represented a challenge for both diagnosis and treatment, reminding to always consider G6PDH deficiency in case of hemolytic anemia associated with methemoglobinemia.…”
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Analysis and Design of a High-Coupling-Factor Marchand-Balun Variant Suitable for Standard Silicon IC Process and Its Wide-Band Gilbert Mixer Application by Chinchun Meng, Sheng-Che Tseng, Tsung-Mao Chao, Kuan-Chang Tsung

“…The analysis shows that both Marchand balun’s outputs are always equal in magnitude and opposite in phase within all frequency ranges even on a lossy silicon substrate. …”
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Slope Protection Structures at Water Reservoirs in Belarus and Causes of their Deformations by V. E. Levkevich

“…The results of on-site and laboratory investigations on protection stability have permitted to determine that the following reasons influence on the development of deformations: presence of objective inaccuracies and assumptions in the accepted calculated design schemes and dependencies for determination of protection parameters; lack of completeness in registration of conditions for wave formation and level regime of reservoirs; initial data and survey materials do not always provide true information about ground conditions for construction of bank protection facility; technological deviations while constructing structures and their protection. …”
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Determinants of temporal change in telomere length and its associations with chronic complications and mortality in type 2 diabetes: the Fremantle diabetes study phase II by Chieh-Hsin Yang, Michael L H Huang, Wendy A Davis, Alicia J Jenkins, Timothy M E Davis

“…Conclusions In adults with type 2 diabetes, rTL does not always shorten over time. rTL and ∆rTL were associated with baseline conventional cardiometabolic risk factors but not independently with major incident complications. …”
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Prevalence and Impact of Headache in Undergraduate Students in Kirkuk University by Rebaz Ismail Ali

“…All items were measured by using 3-likert scale option were used in the rating scale as always (3) , some time (2) and Never (1). Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, which include frequency and percentages, were computed and inferential statistics (T test and ANOVA), Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version (17) is used for data analysis at (P.value 0.05). …”
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Accessibility of Massive Open Online Courses in Computer Sciences and Programming for Persons with Disabilities by E. A. Kosova, A S. Gapon, K. I. Redkokosh

“…Assistive technology almost always reproduces the code with errors and gaps, and embedded compilers have impaired access to the visual interface and feedback.Conclusion. …”
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EDITORIAL by Ivan Čuk

“…The team of Paul MacArthur, James Angelini, Andrew Billings and Alexis March explored TV commentating on NBC during the Olympic Games 2012. It is always interesting (but not necessarily pleasurable) when a mirror is held for you. …”
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Maladie, médecine et migration au prisme de l’écriture migrante sino-française: une contribution à la médecine transculturelle? by Julia Pröll

“…Although the auto-Orientalist pitfall and medical exoticism are not always avoided – as evidenced by the diametrically opposed writing strategies of Writing-in on the one hand and Writing-back on the other – this corpus of migrant writers and, with it, its postcolonial theoretical framework, proves, as we shall discuss in a final section, to be enriching for the (Critical) Medical Humanities, an interdisciplinary field currently in full bloom. …”
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Research on Gamma Image Reconstruction Method Based on Multi-distance System Matrix Superposition by WU Yuan1, 2, , XU Feng1, 2, , ZHOU Yicong1, 2, XIAO Yufeng1, 2, ZHENG Yulai3

“…Therefore, the search and positioning of radioactive sources has always been the focus of radioactive source search. …”
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