Freehand ventricular catheter placement in ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery is associated with higher rates of proximal catheter failure compared to image guidance by Nikhil Sharma, Jeffery R. Head, Regan M. Shanahan, Shovan Bhatia, Michael R. Kann, Sydney Scanlon, Amogh Vellore, Michael Raver, Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Nicolas M. Kass, Fritz Steuer, Lucille Cheng, Stephen P. Canton, Arka N. Mallela, Peter C. Gerszten, Edward G. Andrews

“…Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of all consecutive adult VPS procedures performed at a single hospital during a two-year period. …”
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What sizes of droplets contribute to long-range airborne transmission? by Pan Cheng, Wei Jia, Li Liu, Hui-Ling Yen, Yuguo Li

“…The size range of respiratory droplets contributing to long-range airborne transmission of infections determines the targeted intervention methods. However, the exact size range remains unknown, and the influencing parameters are also undetermined. …”
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FFT-based surrogate modeling of auxetic metamaterials with real-time prediction of effective elastic properties and swift inverse design by Hooman Danesh, Daniele Di Lorenzo, Francisco Chinesta, Stefanie Reese, Tim Brepols

“…In this paper, the fast Fourier transform (FFT)-based homogenization approach is adopted to efficiently generate data for developing surrogate models, bypassing concerns about periodic mesh generation and boundary conditions typically associated with the finite element method (FEM). …”
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Better public housing management in Ghana by Samson Aziabah

“…Rents should be determined by reference to house properties and condition, and rents should be collected through direct bank debit into a rent account of the district. …”
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Methylglyoxal-induced RNA modifications decrease RNA stability and translation and are associated with type 2 diabetes by Edwin De Jesus Lopez Gonzalez, SWT Lai, Kelani Sun, Caree R. Carson, Carlos Hernandez-Castillo, Tala Zoukari, Kassandra Lopez, Jianying Zhang, Thomas Blevins, John Termini, Sarah C. Shuck

“…Methods: We employed liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and other spectroscopic techniques to characterize MG-induced RNA adducts formed in vitro and in biological samples. …”
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Centrifugation versus filtration-based cell salvage: impact on perioperative bleeding in cardiac surgery—the COLTRANE randomised clinical trial – study protocol by Christine Mouton, Nicolas Nesseler, Antoine Bénard, Mathieu Pernot, Alexandre Ouattara, Antoine Beurton, Alexandre Mansour, Victor-emmanuel Brett, Corinne Batsale, Anais Aitgougam, Anais Cordon, Aurelie Fresselinat, Geraldine Robert, Julien Imbault

“…The main objective is to determine whether the filtration-based SAME device reduces significant perioperative bleeding compared with the centrifugation-based system in high-risk cardiac surgery patients.Methods and analysis The Centrifugation-based vs filtration-based intraOperative cell saLvage on qualiTy of peRioperAtive haemostasis iN cardiac surgEry (COLTRANE) trial is a multicentre, parallel-group, single-blinded, superiority-randomised clinical trial. …”
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Spectrum of mutations and their phenotypic manifestations in children and adults with long QT syndrome by N. N. Chakova, S. M. Komissarova, E. A. Zasim, T. V. Dolmatovich, E. S. Rebeko, S. S. Niyazova, E. V. Zaklyazminskaya, L. I. Plashchinskaya, M. V. Dudko

“…Aim. To determine the spectrum of mutations in the genes responsible for the long QT syndrome (LQTS) and study their phenotypic manifestations in patients with LQTS in different age groups.Materials and methods. …”
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The Diagnostic Value of Serum Gastrin-17 and Pepsinogen for Gastric Cancer Screening in Eastern China by Hongzhang Shen, Kangwei Xiong, Xiangyu Wu, Sile Cheng, Qifeng Lou, Hangbin Jin, Xiaofeng Zhang

“…Methods. The serum concentrations of G-17 and pepsinogen I and II (PGI and PGII) in 834 patients were analyzed, and the PGI/PGII ratio (PGR) was calculated. …”
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Effects of autolytical fish protein hydrolysate on growth performance, survival rate, and hematological indices in farmed juvenile beluga, Huso huso by Ali Hosseinpour Zelaty

“…They have been found to enhance fish growth, feed efficiency, immune responses, and disease resistance. …”
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Experiment of double grits scribing 2D SiCf/SiC composite by Jinzhu GUO, Yao LIU, Youzhe WANG, Dong WANG

“…ObjectivesTo improve the grinding quality and efficiency, reveal the material removal mechanism of SiCf/SiC composites, and determine the coupling effect among abrasives during grinding.MethodsFirstly, uniaxial tensile, shearing, and bending experiments of SiC fiber bundles are conducted to observe damage modes. …”
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THE FIRST RUSSIAN STRATEGIC STUDY OF PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (REMARCA TRIAL): RESULTS OF 12-MONTH TREATMENT IN 130 PATIENTS by D. E. Karatee, E. L. Luchikhina, N. V. Demidova, G. S. Gridneva, M. A. Kanonirova, Yu. V. Muravyev, G. V. Lukina, Yu. A. Olyunin, K. A. Kasumova, E. N. Aleksandrova, A. A. Novikov, A. A. Avdeeva, T. V. Popkova, D. S. Novikova, A. V. Smirnov, A. V. Volkov, E. L. Nasonov

“…To introduce treat-to-target recommendations is an important task of modern rheumatology; however, there is still a diversity of serious problems relating to a scientific rationale and a clinical one for this strategy and to the possibilitiesof its implementation in real clinical practice, in the rheumatology service of the Russian Federation in particular, by taking into account the specific features of funding for high-tech medical care.Objective: to determine the efficiency and safety of combined therapy with subcutaneous methotrexate (MT) and biological agents (BA) when using the treat-to-target strategy in patients with active early and extended-stage rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have risk factors for a poor prognosis.Subjects and methods. …”
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Dynamics of T cell subpopulation in patients with aplastic anemia during immunosuppressive therapy by A. V. Abramova, E. A. Mikhailova, I. V. Galtseva, Z. T. Fidarova, A. V. Luchkin, N. M. Kapranov, Yu. O. Davydova, S. M. Kulikov, V. V. Troitskaya, E. N. Parovichnikova

“…The triggering factor that initiates the cascade of immune reactions is currently unknown. The high efficiency of immunosuppressive therapy (IST), which allows achieving remission in the majority of AA patients, is evidence of the immune genesis of the disease. …”
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CYP2C9 Polymorphism Study in Patients with Acute Back Pain and its Impact on the Effectiveness of Treatment with the Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs by Maslova I., Mykhailovska N., Slobodin T.

“…Evaluation of efficiency was performed before and on the 1st, 10th day of treatment and at 30th, 90th days of observation using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). …”
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Application of dry electrodes in supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries by Guolei ZHANG, Keliang ZHANG, Yabin AN, Chen LI, Guanwei LIU, Xianzhong SUN, Changzhou YUAN, Kai WANG, Xiong ZHANG, Yanwei MA

“…With the increasing demand for electrochemical energy storage, the lithium-ion battery industry faces new challenges, such as improving production efficiency, reducing energy consumption, and enhancing battery performance, especially for next-generation batteries. …”
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Relación entre la calidad del sueño y manifestaciones tempranas del síndrome de sobreentrenamiento físico en futbolistas colombianos (Relationship between sleep quality and early m... by Martín Hernán Bonilla Obando, Nelson Fernelly Gonzalez Cetina, Sandra Patricia Cárdenas Ojeda, Diana Paola López Velandia

“…Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted involving male soccer players in Colombia. …”
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Clinical course and outcomes of COVID-19 infection in liver transplant recipients: single-center cross-sectional study by S. E. Voskanyan, A. I. Sushkov, V. S. Rudakov, D. S. Svetlakova, M. V. Popov, A. N. Pashkov, M. Muktarzhan, A. S. Lukianchikova

“…Despite this, there were no large Russian studies of COVID-19 course and outcomes in liver transplant recipients.The study purpose was to determine prevalence, clinical course, severity, outcomes of COVID-19, as well as to assess the safety and efficiency of vaccination for disease prevention in liver transplant recipients.Material and methods. 260 recipients (71% of all patients at risk of COVID-19 disease) who underwent liver transplantation at State Research Center – Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center from May 2010 to September 2021 were included in a single-center cross-sectional study. …”
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Proposing a two-stage screening approach to distinguish between transient and enduring postnatal depressive symptoms: A prospective cohort study by Johanne Smith-Nielsen, Ida Egmose, Stephen Matthey, Maria Stougård, Sophie Reijman, Mette Skovgaard Væver

“…This approach significantly improves referral efficiency and minimizes over-pathologization, enhancing clinical practice in perinatal mental health.…”
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The relation of changes in intraoperative EEg and ECog with age, anamnesis duration and outcome of surgical treatment in children with symptomatic epilepsy by A. B. Kozlova, M. B. Korsakova, N. A. Arkhipova, P. A. Vlasov, A. G. Melikyan, L. V. Shishkina, E. L. Masherov

“…To reveal relation of change in intraoperative electroencephalography (EEG), electrocorticography (EсoG) with age of patients, the anamnesis duration, localization and type of pathology, the result of treatment.   Materials and methods. 64 patients with symptomatic epilepsy operated at N.N. …”
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Key experimental technologies and their development directions for the exploration and production of deep coalbed methane by Xia YAN, Fengyin XU, Xianyue XIONG, Feng WANG, Chunhu LI, Jiyuan ZHANG, Borui XU, Qianhui CHENG, Xiong HU, Xueguang ZHU, Wei LIANG, Pu YUAN, Yanqing FENG, Zhenji WEI

“…However, the exploration and production of deep CBM are still confronted with many technical challenges, and there is a lack of studies on key experimental technologies related to the geological characteristics and engineering assessment of deep CBM reservoirs, the occurrence characteristics and production mechanisms of gas and water, the formulation of production systems, and methods for enhanced CBM recovery. Advances in ResearchGiven the characteristics of deep coal seams and CBM, this study identifies four challenges in the exploration and exploitation of deep coal seams: the collection of large coal samples, the high-temperature, high-pressure, and high-stress in-situ conditions, high-precision characterization and desorption of sub-nano- to nano-scale micropores, and the accurate determination of gas content. …”
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Profiling of driver mutations in lung adenocarcinoma patients identifies rare compound EGFR mutations sensitive to second-generation EGFR-TKIs by Jun Li, Cuiyun Zhang, Yuping Guan, Siyu Wang, Jiawen Zheng, Junnan Feng, Sile Han, Ruijuan Ma, Pengfei Ren, Shasha Li, Harry J. M. Groen, Klaas Kok, Anke van den Berg, Bing Wei, Jie Ma, Hongle Li, Yongjun Guo

“…Conclusion This NGS-based 8-gene test efficiently identified over 70% of Chinese treatment-naive LUAD patients who are targetable for TKIs. …”
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