Collagenase injection versus limited fasciectomy surgery to treat Dupuytren’s contracture in adult patients in the UK: DISC, a non-inferiority RCT and economic evaluation by Joseph Dias, Puvan Tharmanathan, Catherine Arundel, Charlie Welch, Qi Wu, Paul Leighton, Maria Armaou, Belen Corbacho, Nick Johnson, Sophie James, John Cooke, Christopher Bainbridge, Michael Craigen, David Warwick, Samantha Brady, Lydia Flett, Judy Jones, Catherine Knowlson, Michelle Watson, Ada Keding, Catherine Hewitt, David Torgerson

“…At 1 year (primary end point) there was little evidence to support rejection of the hypothesis that collagenase is inferior to limited fasciectomy. The difference in Patient Evaluation Measure score at 1 year was 5.95 (95% confidence interval 3.12 to 8.77; p = 0.49), increasing to 7.18 (95% confidence interval 4.18 to 10.88) at 2 years. …”
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Development and validation of a novel risk assessment model for accurate prediction of intraoperative hypothermia in adult patients undergoing different types of surgery: insights... by Bingbing Cao, Yongxing Li, Xiangnan Chen, Yong Liu, Yao Li, Haihua Shu, Qiang Wu, Fengtao Ji

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Improved PBFT Consensus Mechanism for Multi-virtual Power Plant Transactions by Shuhan ZHANG, Qian AI, Xiaolu LI, Di WANG

“…A cross-chain channel is constructed through the main side anchoring technology to realize the on-chain collaborative operation mode of multi-virtual power plants. To solve the problems of the lack of trust environment and the decline of blockchain performance caused by the low enthusiasm of nodes to maintain the blockchain network environment, a differentiated credit evaluation index is proposed to standardize node behavior based on different node functions, and the practical byzantine fault tolerance (PBFT) algorithm is improved using this index. …”
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A corrosion risk assessment method for underground gas storage ground pipeline based on data and knowledge dual drivers by BI Caixia

“…A judgment matrix is then created to determine the relative weight values of these different influencing factors. This matrix is crucial for setting the weight factors in the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation, which ultimately determines the risk level of corrosion failure in ground process pipelines at underground gas storage facilities. …”
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High‐Resolution and Surface‐Sensitive Tip‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Characterization of Strained‐Silicon Devices through Cleanroom‐Compatible Plasmonic Probes by Chiara Mancini, Anacleto Proietti, Giancarlo La Penna, Luca Buccini, Daniele Passeri, Narciso Gambacorti, Marco Rossi

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Transfer of POCUS Skills of Anesthesia Trainees from the Simulation Laboratory to Clinical Practice: A Follow-Up Pilot Evaluation After ABC US Protocol Training by Robert Simon, Cristina Petrișor, Constantin Bodolea, Oana Antal, Marta Băncișor, Orlanda Moldovan, Ion Cosmin Puia

“…<b>Results:</b> Statistically significant differences were observed in some categories evaluated regarding independence and diagnosis. …”
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The evaluation of the hemodynamically significant stenosis of the carotid arteries: analyzing the results from the duplex scanning of vessels, from the computed tomographic and the... by Nataly S. Nosenko, Ekaterina M. Nosenko, Daria S. Alemasova, Tatiana V. Dedy

“…The analysis of the reasons of discrepancies when measuring the degree of stenosis in the orifices of the internal carotid arteries from the results of duplex scanning and computed tomographic angiography has allowed for isolating three main groups: the human factor (operator-dependent, 30.4%), the anatomic factor (23.2%) and the differences in descriptions (46.4%). …”
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The feasibility of diagnosing sprained ankle via 3D MRI reconstructing three-dimensional model of anterior talofibular ligament by Lei He, Lei He, Meng Dai, Meng Dai, Yan Xu, Liu Ouyang, Deyu Duan, Zhaogang Huang, Chenghao Xiang, Chenghao Xiang

“…Conventional MRI does not provide a comprehensive image of the ATFL. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using 3D MRI to facilitate the understanding of ATFL injuries and the operative planning.MethodsA total of 21 healthy asymptomatic volunteers with 30 normally functioning ankles and 13 patients with 18 sprained ankles were studied. …”
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Assessment of health care quality in the tertiary level pediatric hospitals in Serbia by Kuburović Nina, Đuričić Slaviša M., Nešković Anđelija, Dedić Velimir, Kuburović Vladimir

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Tensile force impairs lip muscle regeneration under the regulation of interleukin‐10 by Xu Cheng, Jinfeng Dou, Jinggui Li, Yixuan Huang, Bing Shi, Jingtao Li

“…However, there is a lack of study on how different surgical manipulations affect lip muscle regeneration, limiting efforts to seek effective interventions. …”
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Development and testing of platform-based aviation gravity instrument by Wei Gao, Da Li, Jin Liang, Xiaolu Hou

“…In addition, based on the characteristics of aviation gravity measurement, a set of instrument performance evaluation methods including static accuracy measurement and dynamic accuracy testing before formal field operation is summarized. …”
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Database analysis of oral atropine treatment of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. A ten-year single center experience by Vujović Dragana, Lukač Marija, Sretenović Aleksandar, Pejanović Jelena, Jovanović Branislav, Pavićević Polina, Krstajić Tamara, Trajković Goran, Pavlović Vedrana, Topličić Đorđe, Sinđić-Antunović Sanja

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of various oral administration regimens of atropine on its efficacy in treating IHPS. …”
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Autonomous International Classification of Diseases Coding Using Pretrained Language Models and Advanced Prompt Learning Techniques: Evaluation of an Automated Analysis System Usin... by Yan Zhuang, Junyan Zhang, Xiuxing Li, Chao Liu, Yue Yu, Wei Dong, Kunlun He

“…Its performance was compared against robustly optimized BERT pretraining approach, extreme language network, and various BERT-based fine-tuning pipelines. Additionally, we evaluated the framework’s performance under different prompt learning and fine-tuning settings. …”
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Cana-de-açúcar: avaliação da taxa de aplicação e deposição do herbicida glifosato Sugarcane: evaluation of application rates and deposition of the glyphosate herbicide by Euripedes B. Rodrigues, Otavio J. G. Abi Saab, Marco A. Gandolfo

“…This work has the purpose to compare different rates of the glyphosate herbicide application, concerning efficiency of control and volume deposition on weeds, at operations of “repass” on sugarcane crop. …”
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Evaluation of the flow distribution system influence on mixing efficiency in a fluidized bed for low-size Geldart B particles: A case study using CFD by Diana I. González-Arango, Bernardo Herrera

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Alteração no diâmetro e na perda de carga em tubos de polietileno submetidos a diferentes pressões Variations in diameter and head loss in polyethylene tubes submitted to different... by Luís A. A. Vilela, Olívio J. Soccol, Eliézer S. Gervásio, José A. Frizzone, Tarlei A. Botrel

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Comparison of Volumetric Distribution in Drone Spraying Considering Height, Application Volume, and Nozzle Type by Raí Fernandes Queiroz Alves, Jéssica Elaine Silva, Thiago Orlando Costa Barboza, Marcelo Araújo Junqueira Ferraz, Octávio Pereira da Costa, Wender Henrique Batista da Silva, Franklin Daniel Inácio, Luan Pereira de Oliveira, Christiane Augusta Diniz Melo, Adão Felipe dos Santos

“…This study aimed to evaluate the volumetric distribution of drone spraying by combining different operational parameters to determine spray swath and application uniformity. …”
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Real-Time Multi-Agent Based Power Management of Virtually Integrated Microgrids Comprising Prosumers of Plug-in Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy Sources by Nikolaos K. Sifakis, Fotis D. Kanellos

“…The Virtual Prosumer (VP) represents several distributed clusters of EVs and RES, such as Photovoltaic Parks and Wind Parks, located in different areas of the power system. However, from the perspective of the system operator, it is viewed as a single dispatchable prosumer. …”
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Remoção de compostos fenólicos em reatores anaeróbios de leito fixo com diferentes materiais suporte Removal of the phenolic compounds in fixed bed anaerobic reactors with differen... by Fátima R. L. Fia, Antonio T. de Matos, Alisson C. Borges, Débora A. Moreira, Ronaldo Fia, Valdeir Eustáquio Júnior

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The possibilities of minimally invasive approach in aortic root surgery by R. N. Komarov, V. K. Noginov, V. U. Efendiev, A. O. Danachev

“…The objective of this literature review was to study the current state of minimally invasive aortic root surgery and critically evaluate methods of correcting its pathology from different types of minimally invasive approach. …”
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