The Effectiveness of Deep Learning in the Differential Diagnosis of Hemorrhagic Transformation and Contrast Accumulation After Endovascular Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Pa... by Mehmet Beyazal, Merve Solak, Murat Tören, Berkutay Asan, Esat Kaba, Fatma Beyazal Çeliker

“…After training the CNN models, their performance was evaluated using accuracy, loss, validation accuracy, validation loss, F1 score, Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curve, confusion matrix, confidence interval, and <i>p</i>-value analysis. <b>Results</b>: The models trained in the study were derived from 556 images in data sets obtained from 52 patients; 186 images in training data for CA and 186 images training data for HT (with an increase to 558 images), 115 images used for validation data, and 69 images were compared using test data. …”
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Usefulness of the Magnetodynamic Mallet in Tooth Extraction: A Case Series by Domenico Baldi, Francesca Baldi, Federica Giordano, Luisa De Giorgis, Francesco Bagnasco, Andrea Tancredi Lugas, Maria Menini, Jacopo Colombo

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> The use of the Magnetic Mallet^® results in bone loss in the buccolingual direction comparable with existing data in the literature on healing the post-extraction socket. …”
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User journey method: a case study for improving digital intervention use measurement by Lauri Lukka, Maria Vesterinen, Antti Salonen, Vilma-Reetta Bergman, Paulus Torkki, Satu Palva, J. Matias Palva

“…Questionnaires: 116 participants completed the post-intervention questionnaire. Support: 313 signed-up participants contacted the researchers via email. …”
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Abstract 278: Patterns of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Stroke Before and After the 2015 Pivotal Trials:5 Years Follow‐up by Yaswanth S Chintaluru, Kunakorn Atchaneeyasakul, Nicholas Liaw, Keiko Fukuda, Aldo Mendez, Okkes Kuybu, Shasvat Desai, Agostinho Pinheiro, Ashutosh Jadhav, Kathryn C Fitzgerald, Bradley Gross, Sandra Narayanan, Raul Nogueira, Michael Lang

“…Similar to the previous study, discharge to home was the primary efficacy outcome measure in this study since it strongly correlates with mild degree of disability at discharge and 3 months post‐stroke. Safety outcomes include in‐hospital medical complications and mortality. …”
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Beneficial Role of Imeglimin as Add-on Drug with other Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Single centre Prospective Interventional Study by Naima Parveen, Sachin Chittawar

“…Statistical analysis was conducted using one-way ANOVA to evaluate treatment effects. …”
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Grouping Digital Health Apps Based on Their Quality and User Ratings Using K-Medoids Clustering: Cross-Sectional Study by Maciej Marek Zych, Raymond Bond, Maurice Mulvenna, Lu Bai, Jorge Martinez-Carracedo, Simon Leigh

“…Nonparametric Wilcoxon rank sum tests compared cluster differences in these metrics. Post hoc analysis examined the distribution of NICE ESF tiers, target users, categories, and features across clusters, using Fisher exact test with Bonferroni correction. …”
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Midpalatal suture osteotomy combined with microimplant-assisted rapid palatal expansion for adult maxillary transverse deficiency treatment: a study protocol of a randomised contro... by Lei Zhang, Yifeng Qian, Wenyi Zhang, Miri Chung, Yanfei Zhu, Lingyong Jiang

“…The study aims to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of SARPE and that of MSO-MARPE. …”
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Turbulence Theory for the Characterization of the Surface Urban Heat Island Signature by Gabriel I. Cotlier, Juan Carlos Jimenez, José Antonio Sobrino

“…These cascades can be detected and characterized through spatial power spectra analysis, offering a scale-dependent understanding of the SUHI phenomenon. …”
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Determinants and impact of calcium oxalate crystal deposition on renal outcomes in acute kidney injury patients by Weiwei Yang, Tao Zhao, Xuejing Chen, Suxia Wang, Yu Wang, Tao Su

“…We assessed factors like urinary oxalate, citrate, urate, electrolytes, pH, tubular calcification index, and SLC26A6 expression, comparing them with creatinine-matched AKI controls without oxalosis. …”
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MR protocol optimization for hepatobiliary phase imaging with Gd-EOB-DTPA at 1.5 T: comparison between breath-hold T1-weighted and high-resolution navigated 3D T1-weighted sequence... by Eliseo Picchi, Valentina Ferrazzoli, Valeria Liberto, Luca Toti, Valerio Da Ros, Noemi Pucci, Silvia Minosse, Francesco Garaci, Francesca Di Giuliano

“…Each patients underwent MRI that included NAV and BH sequences obtained by using various flip angles (FA) ranging from 10° to 40° post Gd-EOB-DTPA administration. Three independent radiologists performed qualitative analysis evaluating the clearness of the image, the presence of artifacts, the diagnostic reliability of the sequences, and the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) between lesions and liver, as well as between liver and spleen. …”
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Is the Hip Keeping the Ankle Out of Work after Total Ankle Arthroplasty? by Frank DiLiberto PT, PhD, Maxine Olson MS, Finola Summerville, Stacey Meardon PhD, PT, Anand Vora MD

“…However, these outcomes remain deficient compared to age-associated norms in a large proportion of individuals after TAA. …”
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Optimizing ERAS protocols in robotic nephron-sparing surgery: a randomized trial by Yiqiang Wang, Mangmang He, Lulu Lou

“…All analyses adhered to the modified intention-to-treat principle using the full analysis set (FAS), and no imputation was made for missing data. …”
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Impact of Temperature Manipulations on Growth Performance, Body Composition, and Selected Genes of Koi Carp (<i>Cyprinus carpio</i> koi) by Kennedy Emeka Amuneke, Ahmed E. Elshafey, Yuanhao Liu, Jianzhong Gao, Justice Frimpong Amankwah, Bin Wen, Zaizhong Chen

“…The first phase (10–60 Days Post-Hatching, dph) involved four temperature regimes: T1 (26 °C), T2 (28 °C), T3 (30 °C), and T4 (26/30 °C daily fluctuation). …”
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A thermogenic botanical composition containing Citrus aurantifolia fruit rind and Theobroma cacao seed extracts improves body composition in overweight adults: a clinical investiga... by Amulya Chadalavada, Yean Kyoung Koo, SukJin Kim, Sudipta Veeramachaneni, Guru Ramanathan, Amulya Yalamanchi

“…The safety parameters were performed, including complete serum biochemistry, hematology, and urine analysis. Results: Post-trial, CL19183 supplementation resulted in significant reductions in BW (4.25 ± 1.35 vs. 0.96 ± 1.18 kg; p = 0.0001; CI [confidence interval]: 1.47, 8.59) and BMI (1.57 ± 0.53 vs 0.36 ± 0.46 kg/m2, p < 0.0001; CI: 0.87, 2.11), from baseline as compared to placebo. …”
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Experimental study of impregnation conditions for sustained antimicrobial activity of the original osteoplastic material based on cancellous bone allograft by Alexander P. Antipov, Svetlana A. Bozhkova, Ekaterina M. Gordina, Magomed Sh. Gadzhimagomedov, Andrey A. Kochish

“…The efficacy was assessed by changes in the diameter of the S. aureus ATCC 43300 inhibition zone using the bacteriological method and the dynamics of vancomycin concentration in the eluate and high‑performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Statistical analysis was performed using the ANOVA method, Tukey's post-hoc test, Spearman's rank correlation and calculation of the area under the pharmacokinetic curve. …”

Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor: a study of CT, MRI, PET/CT multimodal imaging features and their correlations with pathology by Kaiwei Xu, Yi Chen, Wenqi Shen, Fan Liu, Ruoyu Wu, Jiajing Ni, Linwei Wang, Chunqu Chen, Lubin Zhu, Weijian Zhou, Jian Zhang, Changjing Zuo, Jianhua Wang

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on clinical data and multimodal imaging manifestations (CT, MRI, FDG-PET/CT) of eight cases of DSRCT. …”
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Increasing vulnerability of an endemic Mediterranean-climate conifer to changing climate and fire regime by Frank W. Davis, Anne-Marie Parkinson, Max A. Moritz, Max A. Moritz, Isaac W. Park, Carla M. D’Antonio

“…The climate and fire vulnerability of BDF could be reduced by management actions such as mechanical fuel treatments and post-fire restoration, but these are highly constrained by topography, access, and sensitive wildlife species. …”
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Effectiveness of total hip arthroplasty versus non-surgery on patient-reported hip function at 3 months: a target trial emulation study of patients with osteoarthritis by Amanda D Klaassen, Wiard Jorritsma, Nienke W Willigenburg, Carina L E Gerritsma, Bas L E F Ten Have, Dirk Jan F Moojen, Maaike G J Gademan, Rolf H H Groenwold, Rudolf W Poolman

“…Linear regression analysis, adjusting for potential confounders, was used to compare between-group differences. …”
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Pakistan’s first medicine price deregulation policy: assessing its impact on prices, affordability, and availability of oral anti-diabetic medicines in private pharmacies by Amna Saeed, Amna Saeed, Sundus Shukar, Sundus Shukar, Najwa Ali Yasin, Najwa Ali Yasin, Caijun Yang, Caijun Yang, Minghuan Jiang, Minghuan Jiang, Muhammad Majid Aziz, Haris Zahoor, Muhammad Sunnan-Ud-Din, Yu Fang, Yu Fang, Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar

“…Published and surveyed retail prices of OADs (in Pakistani Rupees, PKR) before and after deregulation were compared, and the policy’s effect was determined by difference-in-differences (DiD) analysis. …”
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The effect of resveratrol on the cryopreservation of Mongolian horse semen by M. Du, M. Du, M. Du, Y. Liu, Y. Liu, Y. Liu, L. Zhang, L. Zhang, L. Zhang, X. Li, X. Li, X. Li, N. Wang, N. Wang, N. Wang, Q. He, Q. He, Q. He, J. Cao, J. Cao, J. Cao, B. Zhao, B. Zhao, B. Zhao, Y. Shi, Y. Shi, Y. Shi, B. Li, B. Li, B. Li, G. Bou, G. Bou, G. Bou, M. Dugarjaviin, M. Dugarjaviin, M. Dugarjaviin

“…<p>Cryopreservation of semen has advanced significantly with the development of artificial insemination techniques, but post-thawed sperm often exhibit reduced viability, membrane integrity, and acrosome integrity compared to fresh sperm, leading to decreased fertilization capacity. …”
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