Comparative evaluation of radiation shielding zero gravity vs lead apron in coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention by Omnia Tajelsir Abdalla Osman, Sara Al Balushi, Salaheddin Omran Arafa, Murad Al Khani, Jassim Al Suwaidi, Fahad Alkindi

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Pretreatment of waste activated sludge by rotational generator of hydraulic shock by Sabina Kolbl Repinc, Gašper Rak, Blaž Stres, Uroš Novak, Blaž Likozar, Anže Prašnikar, Marko Blagojevič, Benjamin Bizjan

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Why implementing machine learning algorithms in the clinic is not a plug-and-play solution: a simulation study of a machine learning algorithm for acute leukaemia subtype diagnosis... by Gernot Pucher, Till Rostalski, Felix Nensa, Jens Kleesiek, Hans Christian Reinhardt, Christopher Martin Sauer

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The clinical relevance of surgical specimens for RNA sequencing in lung cancer: a cohort study by Jung Seop Eom, Jung Seop Eom, Jung Seop Eom, Soo Han Kim, Soo Han Kim, Kyungbin Kim, Ahrong Kim, Ahrong Kim, Hyo Yeong Ahn, Jeongha Mok, Jeongha Mok, Jeongha Mok, Jeong Su Cho, Min Ki Lee, Min Ki Lee, Ju Sun Song, Mi-Hyun Kim, Mi-Hyun Kim, Mi-Hyun Kim

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Quality of care provided to tuberculosis patients in Armenia: How satisfied are the patients? by Karapet Davtyan, Seda Aghabekyan, Hayk Davtyan, Armen Hayrapetyan, Garry Aslanyan

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Tax and Balance Sheet Valuation of Sale and Leaseback in the Books of Lessee. Case Study by Piotr Kica

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Effectiveness of various surgical methods in treatment of Hirschsprung’s disease in children by Lukač Marija, Sinđić-Antunović Sanja, Vujović Dragana, Petronić Ivana, Nikolić Dejan, Radlović Vladimir, Krstajić Tamara, Krstić Zoran

“…The aim of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of different surgical methods and the incidence of serious complications after radical surgery of rectosigmoid Hirschsprung’s disease. …”
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2. How is the economic assessment of vaccines performed today? by Baudouin Standaert, Rino Rappuoli

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Electroacupuncture in the treatment of gastrointestinal dysfunction after laparoscopic nephrectomy: a retrospective analysis by Yang Zhenjie, Zhang Xiang

“…Conclusions The operation duration is the main factor that influences gastrointestinal dysfunction after surgery. …”
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Structural Feedback Analysis Based on Monitoring Data from Units with Different Spiral Case Embedding Methods at Three Gorges Hydropower Station by CHEN Qin, SU Hai-dong, DUAN Guo-xue, CUI Jian-hua, ZHOU Shi-hua

“…[Objective] The Three Gorges Hydropower Station is the only mega hydropower station in the world that employs three embedding methods of spiral cases. The operational conditions and differences among the units with these different embedding methods have attracted widespread attention. …”
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The Effect of Cross-Section of Three Different Files on Apical Debris and Irrigant Solution Extrusion Using Full File Sequences: An In Vitro Study by Sohaib Fadhil Mohammed, Sura Yaseen Khudhur, Zaidoon Hasan Mohammed, Matheel AL-Rawas, Tahir Yusuf Noorani, Mohd Firdaus Yhaya

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Impact of different 3D regions of interest on quantifying dynamic lumbar vertebral microstructure in ovariectomized rats—a micro-CT study by Huihui Xu, Huihui Xu, Hong Liu, Meijie Liu, Yan Li, Jinghua Pan, Shaojun Wang, Guowei Wang, Xin Liu, Ying Liu, Xiaoqin Hou, Hongyan Zhao

“…This study aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of two commonly used ROIs of lumbar vertebras in ovariectomized (OVX) rats at different time points.MethodsRats were randomly divided into the baseline group, the sham/OVX-operated groups, with 12- or 24-weeks sham (Sham 12w or Sham 24w)/12- or 24-weeks (OVX 12w or OVX 24w)-operated group (n = 6 in every group). …”
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Effects of different doses of remifentanil combined with sevoflurane anesthesia on postoperative analgesia and hemodynamics in pediatric patients undergoing laparoscopic inguinal h... by Jinben Ma, Yu Wang, Zhifei Liu, Shaoxian Han

“…Abstract Background Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) has the characteristics of a clear surgical field and short operation time, but it has high requirements for anesthesia. …”
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Ultrasonographic differentiation of medullary thyroid carcinoma from papillary thyroid carcinoma: quantitative comparison of morphologic features and different TIRADS risk categori... by Xiaoyu Li, Jiejie Yao, Weiwei Zhan, Wei Zhou

“…Sex and sonographic features, including position, composition, echogenicity, shape, border, margin, microcalcification, vascularization distribution and degree were evaluated byχ2orFisher exact test. Each thyroid nodule was categorized by Kwak-TIRADS, C-TIRADS and ACR-TIRADS, and the diagnostic performances was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. …”
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A novel classification method for balance differences in elite versus expert athletes based on composite multiscale complexity index and ranking forests. by Yuqi Cheng, Dawei Wu, Ying Wu, Youcai Guo, Xinze Cui, Pengquan Zhang, Jie Gao, Yanming Fu, Xin Wang

“…A classic train-test split method was applied, and the performance of different classifiers was evaluated using Receiver Operating Characteristic(ROC) analysis. …”
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Practical Guidelines for the Use of Indocyanine Green in Different Branches of Pediatric Surgery: A Polish Nationwide Multi‐Center Retrospective Cohort Study by Patrycja Sosnowska‐Sienkiewicz, Grzegorz Kowalewski, Hanna Garnier, Anna Wojtylko, Maciej Murawski, Marta Szczygieł, Magdalena Al‐Ameri, Piotr Czauderna, Jan Godzinski, Piotr Kalicinski, Przemysław Mankowski

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Investigation of active reactive power based on synchronous reference frame for the frequency control of islanded microgrid: under different line impedance ratio by Nicholaus Moyo, Baraka Kichonge, Thomas Kivevele

“…The effectiveness of the proposed method is evaluated through three testing scenarios of distribution line impedance involving four different load conditions, with result compared to conventional droop controller. …”
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Long-term Patient-reported Functional Outcome after Pelvic Ring Injuries: Analysis using Two Different Types of Outcome Scores by Sameer Aggarwal, Lav Mehta, Sandeep Patel, Vishal Kumar, Prasoon Kumar

“…There was no statistical difference between the two types of scores when assessed using Spearman correlation tests. …”
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The potential value of serum pepsinogen and gastrin-17 for the diagnosis of chronic atrophic gastritis at different stages of severity: a clinical diagnostic study by Tianyi Zhang, Xuyun Zhou, Xiangxiang Meng, Jianxin Li, Sujun Hou, Junmei Wang, Mengmeng Yin, Long Cao, Baitian Wang

“…The diagnostic performance of these markers was then evaluated both individually and in combination to distinguish CAG stages of severity. …”
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Obstrução e uniformidade de aplicação em sistemas de irrigação por gotejamento aplicando-se efluente da suinocultura Clogging and uniformity of application in drip irrigation syste... by Rafael O. Batista, Rubens A. Oliveira, Delfran B. dos Santos, Adriana de F. M. Oliveira, Carlos A. V. de Azevedo, Salomão de S. Medeiros

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