Effect of central sensitization on postoperative cognitive dysfunction in total knee arthroplasty patients: a retrospective study by Qiqi Yang, Qiqi Yang, Chunning Li, Min Ye, Xinhua Zhou, Xinhua Zhou, Weiran Li, Fei Li, Fei Li

“…Data were collected at six time points: preoperatively (T0), intraoperatively (T1), and postoperatively on days 1 (T2), 3 (T3), 7 (T4), and 30 (T5). …”
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Nocturnal desaturation in patients with non-operable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension by Yu Taniguchi, Miki Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Fujii, Keisuke Miwa, Yasunori Tsuboi, Kenichi Yanaka, Noriaki Emoto, Hiromasa Otake

“…We evaluated their hemodynamics using right heart catheterization, arterial blood gas examination, respiratory function tests, nocturnal oximetry, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing, which were routinely performed at baseline and after BPA. …”
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Prevalence and network structure of depression and its association with quality of life among older stroke survivors: findings from a national survey in China by Ling Zhang, Chee H Ng, Mu-rui Zheng, Gabor S Ungvari, Yu-Tao Xiang, Yuan Feng, Pan Chen, Teris Cheung, Nicole Xun Xiang, Qinge Zhang

“…Network analysis was employed to explore the structure of PSD, using expected influence (EI) to identify the most central symptoms and the flow function to investigate the association between depressive symptoms and QoL.Results A total of 1123 stroke survivors were included, with an overall prevalence of depression of 34.3% (n=385; 95% confidence interval 31.5% to 37.2%). …”
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GATA1-mediated macrophage polarization via TrkB/cGMP–PKG signaling pathway to promote the development of preeclampsia by Wushan Li, Fei Hou, Di Cheng, Fengchun Gao, Jin Wang, Baoxia Cui

“…NTRK2/cGMP–PKG signaling pathway plays a crucial role in regulating the function and polarization of macrophages, which are key immune cells at the maternal–fetal interface. …”
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Introducing B-Sweep: An Innovative Bird-Repelling Device Powered by Solar Cells and Sound Waves, Efficiently Protecting Against Bird Strikes in Airport Airsides by Muhammad Rafli Fazal, Direstu Amalia, Jasmin Masyirianti, Akbar Nopriansyah Saputra, Yudhistira Agung Mahendra, Muhammad Khafid Ridwan, Sukahir Sukahir, Yeti Komalasari

“…The study employs a Research and Development (R&D) methodology, whereby data is gathered through a site survey to identify bird-highlighted places, including documentation of the quantity and variety of birds observed during a specific timeframe at the Politeknik Penerbangan Palembang—analysis conducted by measuring the range and power consumption effectiveness. …”
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Development of Integrated Neural Network Model for Identification of Fake Reviews in E-Commerce Using Multidomain Datasets by Saleh Nagi Alsubari, Sachin N. Deshmukh, Mosleh Hmoud Al-Adhaileh, Fawaz Waselalla Alsaade, Theyazn H. H. Aldhyani

“…Finally, a sigmoid activation function as the last layer of the proposed model receives the input sequences from the previous layer and performs binary classification task of review text into fake or truthful. …”
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Alirokumab in the practice of a multidisciplinary outpatient hospital: results of an open, noncomparative prospective study by A. O. Bueverov, P. O. Bogomolov, A. A. Kucherov, V. E. Syutkin

“…Patients with atherogenic dyslipidemia and failure to achieve target lipid levels were included in a prospective, non-comparative study. For the final analysis, the data of 92 patients were studied: 61 men and 31 women; average age 59.8 ± 9.6 years. …”
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The effect of fear of movement on gait characteristics in patients with knee osteoarthritis by Bixuan Duan, Yuxuan Zhang, Pei Ma, Fangmin Chen, Wei Li

“…Methods Cross-sectional data from 30 elderly patients with KOA (age 40–65 years) were used. …”
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Experimental Study on Pressure Drop Characteristic of Sing-phase and Two-phase Flow in Helical Cruciform Fuel Assembly by ZHANG Qi1, 2, , WANG Haoyu1, , ZHOU Yi1, HUANG Yongzhong1, ZHENG Lele1, LI Chenxi1, XIAO Yao2, GU Hanyang2

“…The new prediction model for the two-phase friction multiplier of the helical cruciform fuel assembly was developed on the basis of the Chisholm’s model, and a mass flowrate dependent function is fitted for the Chisholm C coefficient. …”
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Distributionally robust hybrid energy management in smart mining using process-coupled primal-dual mirror descent by Dawei Wang, Yifei Li, Cheng Gong, Tianle Li, Fang Wang, Shanna Luo, Jun Li

“…The proposed framework is validated using a synthetic open-pit mining benchmark incorporating real-world meteorological data, empirical process dynamics, and regulatory thresholds. …”
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Use Efficiency, Reduction Potential, and Effects of Fertilizers on Carbon Emissions in China’s Major Citrus Regions by Yueyuan Yang, Chunjie Qi, Yumeng Gu, Guozhu Fang

“…Enhancing the efficiency of fertilizer utilization and advancing fertilizer reduction efforts constitutes a pivotal initiative for augmenting the quality and productivity of the citrus industry; this constitutes an indispensable prerequisite for attaining green and sustainable development. Utilizing panel data from seven prominent mandarin-producing regions and seven prominent tangerine-producing regions in China spanning from 2002 to 2022, this study employed the stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) method to develop a translog production function model for precisely measuring the fertilizer use efficiency for mandarins and tangerines. …”
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Efficacy of DaXianXiong Decoction in Preventing the Progression of Acute Pancreatitis Severity: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Dongsheng Ren, Judan Tan, Yuling Zhou, Zhenchun Luo

“…The trial was registered in April 2024, and data analysis is expected to be completed by April 2025. …”
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Introducing an index on prediction of post-revascularization cerebral infarction using preoperative CT perfusion parameters in moyamoya disease by Xiaojun Hao, Chao Zhang, Chen Yang, Xintong Zhao, Yunfeng Zhou, Juan Wang

“…Preoperative quantitative CTP parameters, including cerebral blood flow (CBF), cerebral blood volume (CBV), mean transit time (MTT), time to drain (TTD), and transit time to maximum of the residue function (Tmax), along with clinical data, were compared between the groups with and without post-CI. …”
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Defining a non-eosinophilic inflammatory subtype in COPD: the role of CXCL9 and type 1 immune responses by Yin Chengsheng, Song Jiacui, Takehiro Hasegawa, Ling Yao, Takami Kondo, Li Huiping

“…An unsupervised hierarchical cluster analysis using complete linkage and Euclidean distance was performed for data clustering.ResultsCXCL9 levels were significantly higher in patients with COPD and interstitial ILD than in healthy smokers and non-smokers. …”
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Tumor-specific CD8+ T cells from the bone marrow resist exhaustion and exhibit increased persistence in tumor-bearing hosts as compared with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes by Ivan Borrello, Amy Thomas, Luca Biavati, Robert Leone, Elizabeth M Zawidzka, Claudio Zanettini, Luigi Marchionni

“…They possess a memory-enriched phenotype and exhibit improved effector function, greater persistence within a tumor-bearing host, and the capacity for increased tumor infiltration. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF DISTRACTION AND ORTHOGNATHIC INTERVENTION IN THE TREATMENT OF MESIAL OCCLUSION IN PATIENTS WITH MAXILLARY UNDERDEVELOPMENT by І. Скрипник, С. Шнайдер, О. Дєньга, Ж. Новікова, С. Рачинський, О. Демид

“… Mesial occlusion is a complex orthodontic pathology that adversely affects facial aesthetics, masticatory function, and patient quality of life, making timely treatment critical. …”
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DIDACTIC POTENTIAL OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE by Blynova Neliia, Kyrylova Oksana, Dolzhenko Maryna

“…Research methods: the analysis of sources on the topic of research made it possible to understand the state of development of the topic, the main directions of domestic and foreign research on mobile learning; descriptive provided an opportunity to generalize the experience gained during reconnaissance; synthesis of the obtained data contributed to the conclusion of the research concept and its implementation. …”
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The role of the genetic factor of lactate transport in endurance sports by Rafia Fathi, Abdul Al Majidi, Khamael Nhab, Rehab Ramadhan, Ratko Pavlović

“…With such changes, Monocarboxylate Transporter 1 in excelled athletes may function in a different way than in average and nonathletic individuals by changing the amino acid sequence, rendering the gene more effective in the respiration process and reducing lactate buildup in the body after intense training and competition. …”
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Multiparametric performance comparison of dental composites for clear aligner attachments by Yunlin Guan, Jiarong Xu, Junhong Qiu, Hao Cai, Wenxuan Xia, Zhou Ye, Ting Sang

“…Methods Attachments were bonded to mandibular premolars, simulating the clinical process, and materials were tested for color changes (after immersion in coffee, cola, or iced tea), SBS, and durability (wear volume, surface roughness, morphology, post-aging SBS). The data obtained from the study were statistically evaluated via the Shapiro-Wilk test, the Levene test, t-tests, one-way analysis of variance and chi-square test. …”
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Surgical interventions in velopharyngeal dysfunction: comparative perceptual speech and nasometric outcomes for three techniques by Ryan Instrum, Agnieszka Dzioba, Anne Dworschak-Stokan, Murad Husein

“…Perceptual speech outcome data were subsequently analyzed in conjunction with patient factors such as congenital abnormalities, presence of cleft lip and/or palate, and age of repair. …”
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