Removal Large Fragment of Metal Wire from Eye Using Vitrectomy. Clinical Case by N. V. Mashchenko, A. Yu. Khudyakov, O. V. Kolenko, E. L. Sorokin

“…Demonstration of non-standard clinical case of removing large fragment of metal wire from the eye. Patient and methods. Patient, 37 years old, with penetrating right eye injury with intraocular foreign body (IOFB) introduction — a fragment of metal wire. …”
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The Association of Liver Enzymes With Acute Cholecystitis Diagnosed Using the Tokyo Criteria in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Case‐Control Study by Mohammed Y. Alessa, Jawad S. Alnajjar, Mohammed A. Almarzooq, Mohammed A. AlSharit, Sarah Talal AlFares, Ahmed E. Alamin, Zuhair Yousef Aljomeah, Loai S. Albinsaad

“…Aim This retrospective case‐control study investigates the relationship between liver enzymes and acute cholecystitis in patients diagnosed based on Tokyo criteria in Alahsa, Saudi Arabia, from April 2016 to December 2023. Methods The study included 504 participants, with 249 cases of acute cholecystitis and 255 controls without cholecystitis, collected from King Fahad Hospital's medical records. …”
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Development and validation of a prediction model for post-induction hypotension in elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: a prospective cohort study by Zhen Bian, Wei Dou, Yaoyu Ying, Haijing Shi, Fuhai Ji, Jinghui Hu, Ke Peng

“…The PIH prediction model was visualized as a nomogram and a dynamic application. …”
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Intraoperative computed tomography-guided robotic needle biopsy system with real-time imaging ability and remote-center-of-motion control by Zheng-Yang Lai, Chun-Ting Kuo, Shun-Mao Yang, Ming-Chih Ho, Yung-Yaw Chen, Tsu-Chin Tsao, Jia-Yush Yen

“…The core aim is to enhance procedural accuracy and efficiency by implementing precise, real-time remote-center-of-motion (RCM) control for needle interventions. Methods This study develops an integrated iCT-guided robotic needle biopsy/ablation system. …”
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THE EXPERIENCE IN INFORMATION SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TERRITORIES WITH REGIONAL SPECIFICS by O. Y. Chereshnya, P. De Maeyer, M. V. Gribok, K. Milleville, V. S. Tikunov, V. A. Samuel, N. Van De Weghe

“…Materials and research methods. The tasks of information support of territorial development projects from the perspective of sustainable development are set at all territorial levels, from global to local. …”
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Validation of Ultrasound for Quantification of Knee Meniscal Tissue: A Cadaveric Study by Jacobo Rodríguez-Sanz, Miguel Malo-Urriés, Sergio Borrella-Andrés, Isabel Albarova-Corral, Carlos López-de-Celis

“…To validate the use of ultrasound in quantifying meniscal tissue across the anterior, middle, and posterior regions of both menisci (medial and lateral) in longitudinal and transverse planes by comparison with cadaveric dissection. <b>Methods</b>: A cross-sectional study was conducted on ten cryopreserved anatomical donors, obtaining a total of 120 ultrasound scans from the different meniscal regions. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of genetic counseling publications in Asia: Insights and implications by Peter James B. Abad, Ma-Am Joy R. Tumulak, Sook-Yee Yoon, Mercy Y. Laurino, Qurratulain Hasan

“…This paper aims to present a bibliometric analysis of genetic counseling publications in Asia. Methods: We conducted a bibliometric analysis of genetic counseling-related manuscripts published in Asia from 1947 to 2023. …”
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Unveiling the dual threat: combined elevated triglyceride-glucose index and intracranial arterial stenosis burden for enhanced stroke risk stratification by Baoyi Liao, Baoyi Liao, Guilin Meng, Guilin Meng, Xueyuan Liu, Xueyuan Liu

“…This study investigated how varying ICAS burdens influence the prognosis of ischemic stroke patients with different TyG levels.MethodsThis prospective cohort study analyzed a consecutively enrolled population of 712 acute ischemic stroke patients, with intracranial atherosclerotic burden quantitatively evaluated via computed tomography angiography (CTA) or three-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), and stenosis severity graded according to WASID criteria. …”
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Assessing the Severity of ODT and Factors Determinants of Late Arrival in Young Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke by Zhu L, Li Y, Zhao Q, Li C, Wu Z, Jiang Y

“…Pre-hospital delays are prevalent, particularly in China, yet targeted research on the youth population remains scarce.Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, data from AIS patients aged 18– 50 admitted to Longhua District People’s Hospital, Shenzhen from December 2021 to December 2023 were analyzed using XGBoost and Random Forest machine learning algorithms, coupled with SHAP visualization, to identify factors contributing to pre-hospital delays.Results: Among 1954 AIS patients, 528 young patients were analyzed. …”
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Prevalence of mineralization in the pulp chamber in patients according to CBCT data by V. A. Molokova, I. N. Antonova, V. A. Osipova

“…This study aimed to retrospectively investigate the occurrence of pulp canal obliteration and calcific deposits within the tooth cavity through cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS. The study included 102 patients (3078 teeth) aged 18 to 65 years. …”
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Evaluating Material Parameter Influence on Drapability Using VStitcher by Malin Schiller, Soraya Flohr, Jeanne Marisol Delmas, Anja Krüger, Anne-Marie Miene, Patrizia Zimmermann, Lena Wolf, Miriam Seffers, Michelle-Sophie Ruchay-Drammeh, Ulrike Reinhardt, Lilia Sabantina

“…A drape test is used as a validation method and the drape coefficient is calculated. Depending on the material and parameter settings, drape coefficients between 0.1 and 10% and between 0.7 and 70% are determined. …”
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Study on Oil Displacement Mechanism of Betaine/Polymer Binary Flooding in High-Temperature and High-Salinity Reservoirs by Xiuyu Zhu, Qun Zhang, Changkun Cheng, Lu Han, Hai Lin, Fan Zhang, Jian Fan, Lei Zhang, Zhaohui Zhou, Lu Zhang

“…As an efficient and economical method to enhance oil recovery (EOR), it is very important to explore the applicability of chemical flooding under harsh reservoir conditions, such as high temperature and high salinity. …”
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Enhanced Pool Boiling via Binder-Jetting 3D-Printed Porous Copper Structures: CHF and HTC Investigation by Lilian Aketch Okwiri, Takeshi Mochizuki, Kairi Koito, Noriaki Fukui, Koji Enoki

“…This study enhanced pool-boiling heat transfer, a method offering high heat removal capacity, by leveraging Binder Jetting 3D Printing (BJ3DP) to create complex porous copper structures without the need for chemical treatments. …”
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Defining geosciences research data through metadata reuse: by Alexandre Ribas Semeler, Luana Farias Sales, Adilson Luiz Pinto, Roberta Pereira da Silva de Paula, Valquer Cleyton Paes Gandra, Heloisa Costa

“…To address this question, we considered data specification attributes used by data journals to describe the nature of research data: domain of specialization, accessibility, language, data type, acquisition, source location, specific subject area, and related publications. Method. The methodology in question involved collecting, analyzing, and visualizing PANGEA research data metadata. …”
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Research trends on lactate in cancer: a bibliometric analysis and comprehensive review (2015–2024) by Sinong Li, Ziyi Yang, Mutian Lv, Lin Zong, Yihan Xie, Zoujuan Cai, Ying Zhang, Zhongqing Wang, Zhe Liu, Liang Sang

“…ObjectiveA bibliometric approach was employed to systematically analyze the trends and potential future developments in lactic acid-related cancer research over the past 10 years.MethodWe conducted a bibliometric analysis of literature on lactic acid in cancer research from 2015 to 2024, using data collected from the Web of Science database. …”
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Mini Abdomen Experience: A Novel Approach for Mini-Abdominoplasty Minimally Invasive (MAMI) Abdominal Contouring by Rodrigo Ferraz Galhego, Tulio Martins, Alvaro Cota Carvalho, Marco Faria-Correa, Raquel Nogueira

“…<b>Purpose:</b> Our aim is to offer an additional surgical option for patients with rectus diastasis, with or without associated abdominal wall hernias, through a minimally invasive approach with endoscopic surgical correction, presenting a new method for abdominal contouring via minimally invasive mini-abdominoplasty (MAMI). …”
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Shape Designing of Engineering Images Using Rational Spline Interpolation by Muhammad Sarfraz, Munaza Ishaq, Malik Zawwar Hussain

“…The spline method, due to its most generalized description, recovers various existing rational spline methods and serves as an alternative to various other methods including v-splines, gamma splines, weighted splines, and beta splines.…”
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Research on optimal design of forced air-cooling heat transfer in inhomogeneous thermal field by XU Hao, WU Caixiu, WU Zhiyong, WANG Xiong, SONG Guomeng

“…By using the research methods of numerical simulation and experimental testing, the initial no-heat-pipe scheme and the equal-temperature heat pipe scheme, including the forward and inverted mounting methods, were compared. …”
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NaDyNet: A toolbox for dynamic network analysis of naturalistic stimuliNaDyNet is open-source and freely available at by Junjie Yang, Zhe Hu, Junjing Li, Xiaolin Guo, Xiaowei Gao, Jiaxuan Liu, Yaling Wang, Zhiheng Qu, Wanchun Li, Zhongqi Li, Wanjing Li, Yien Huang, Jiali Chen, Hao Wen, Binke Yuan

“…To this end, we have developed a user-friendly graphical interface toolbox called NaDyNet (Naturalistic Dynamic Network Toolbox), which integrates existing dynamic brain network analysis methods and their improved versions. The main features of NaDyNet are: 1) extracting signals of interest from naturalistic fMRI signals; 2) incorporating six commonly used dynamic analysis methods and three static analysis methods; 3) improved versions of these dynamic methods by adopting inter-subject analysis to eliminate the effects of non-interest signals; 4) performing K-means clustering analysis to identify temporally reoccurring states along with their temporal and spatial attributes; 5) Visualization of spatiotemporal results. …”
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Impact of enrichment medium on PCR-based detection of Listeria monocytogenes in food by Barbara JERŠEK, Tamara MAJSTOROVIĆ, Nataša KLUN, Sonja SMOLE MOŽINA

“…Comparative evaluation of different enrichment media for bacteria of the genus Listeria (half Fraser - HF, buffered peptone water - BPW, triptic soy yeast extract broth -  TSBYE, universal preenrichment broth - UPB) showed that only the UPB enabled detection of L. monocytogenes in artificially contaminated food samples after 24h of incubation. The PCR-based method gave equal results as standard cultural method by analysis of naturally contaminated food samples. …”
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