Measurement of the dynamic axial load-share ratio in vivo could indicate sufficient callus healing in external fixators by Xuefei Fu, Sida Liu, Na Wang, Yi Ji, Lin Lu, Tao Chen, Mingyong Gu, Zhiwei Chai, Defu Yu, Yancheng Liu, Jun Miao

“…The result of hexapod module’s precision examination were maximum errors of 3.72 N, 3.31 N and 2.68 N in x-, y- and z-axis, respectively. …”
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Clinical Implementation of Cone Beam Computed Tomography-Guided Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy in Whole Breast Irradiation by Koen J. Nelissen, MS, Wilko F.A.R. Verbakel, PhD, Judith G. Middelburg–van Rijn, MD, Barbara L.T. Rijksen, MD, Marjan A. Admiraal, PhD, Jorrit Visser, PhD, Jessica van der Himst, Karin N. Goudschaal, MS, Ewa Bucko, Ben J. Slotman, MD, Angelique R.W. van Vlaenderen, MS, Desiree H.J.G. van den Bongard, PhD, MD

“…Methods and Materials: Twenty patients treated with postoperative whole breast right irradiation (5 × 5.2 Gy) were included in BREAST-ART, a prospective single-arm trial. …”
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Clinical significance of very high IgE levels (≥1000 IU/mL): Population-based study of 118,211 adults by Shay Nemet, MD, Daniel Elbirt, MD, Ramon Cohen, MD, Keren Mahlab-Guri, MD, Shira Bezalel-Rosenberg, MD, Ilan Asher, MD, Aviv Talmon, MD, Limor Rubin, MD, Yaarit Ribak, MD, Ruslan Sergienko, MHA, Udi Nussinovitch, MD, PhD, Yuval Tal, MD, PhD, Oded Shamriz, MD

“…Outcomes included eosinophilic, autoimmune, autoinflammatory, and cardiovascular disorders (CVD), cancer, and inborn errors of immunity (IEI). A multivariable Cox regression model determined statistical significance (P < .05). …”
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Usability of the BigO system in pediatric obesity treatment: A mixed-methods evaluation of clinical end-users by Niamh Arthurs, Sarah Browne, Rebekah Boardman, Shane O'Donnell, Gerardine Doyle, Tahar Kechadi, Arsalan Shahid, Louise Tully, Grace O’Malley

“…RUS for adolescents indicated that the tasks required of them via myBigO app were feasible, and technically efficient. No user-related errors were observed during tasks. Technical barriers reported by adolescents included notifications of battery optimization, misunderstanding image annotation language, and compatibility challenges with certain phone models. …”
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Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy: usage patterns and response to treatment in Qatar over ten years by Salma A. Taha, Sherin Thalappil, Ramzy M. Ali, Haajra Fatima, Asaad Omer A. Imameldin, Sami Aqel, Ahmed M. Abdelaal, Timo Siepmann, Timo Siepmann, Jessica Barlinn, Jessica Barlinn, Maryam A. Al-Nesf

“…BackgroundIVIg is a blood-derived antibody product initially designed as a replacement therapy in inborn errors of immunity (IEIs). However, over the last 50 years, IVIg has been used to treat a growing range of autoimmune, autoinflammatory, and secondary immunodeficiency disorders. …”
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THE REASONS THAT LEAD TO THE REDUCTION OF THE USE OF NON-REMOVABLE PROSTHESIS DESIGNS by M.J. Nidzelskyy, N.V. Tsvetkova, S.S. Yasnogorskaya

“…By prosthetics with 310 teeth were treated with 54 (17.5%), after removing the prosthesis 70 (22.7%) teeth were destroyed, what prompted roztsementuvannya and retraction of the gingival margin. …”
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Evaluation of proton and carbon ion beam models in TReatment Planning for Particles 4D (TRiP4D) referring to a commercial treatment planning system by Yinxiangzi Sheng, Lennart Volz, Weiwei Wang, Marco Durante, Christian Graeff

“…Cubic plans with different depths in a water-tank phantom (WP) and previously treated and experimentally verified patient plans from SyngoRT were recalculated in TRiP4D. …”
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Dosimetric study of TrueBeam single-isocenter vs. Halcyon dual-isocenter VMAT radiotherapy plans for postoperative left-sided breast cancer by Chaojun Chai, Kainan Shao, Guoping Shan, Pu Li, Fenglei Du, Yiwei Yang

“…Methods Twenty postoperative left-sided breast cancer patients treated at Zhejiang Cancer Hospital from January 2020 to August 2022 were included in the study. …”
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Comparison of treatment planning for stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy techniques with 2.5mm and 5mm multileaf collimator (MLC): A pilot study [vers... by Senthil Manikandan, Krishna Sharan, Shirley Lewis, Suresh Sukumar, Umesh V, Srinidhi G Chandraguthi, Shreekripa Rao, Rechal Nisha Dsouza, Sneha Ravichandran

“…Hence, we aimed to compare the treatment planning performed with the 2.5mm mMLC and 5mm MLC known as Agility for brain and lung targets treated with SRS and SBRT in Elekta Versa high definition (HD). …”
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Long-term mortality outcome of a primary care-based mobile health intervention for stroke management: Six-year follow-up of a cluster-randomized controlled trial. by Xingxing Chen, Enying Gong, Jie Tan, Elizabeth L Turner, John A Gallis, Shifeng Sun, Siran Luo, Fei Wu, Bolu Yang, Yutong Long, Yilong Wang, Zixiao Li, Yun Zhou, Shenglan Tang, Janet P Bettger, Brian Oldenburg, Xiaochen Zhang, Jianfeng Gao, Brian S Mittman, Valery L Feigin, Ruitai Shao, Shah Ebrahim, Lijing L Yan

“…Cox proportional hazards models with cluster-robust standard errors were used to compute hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs), adjusting for town, age, and sex in the main analysis model. …”
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Designing the organizational schizophrenia phenomenon formation pattern with the TISM phase method by Ali Shariatnejad, Zeinab Safari Ahmadvand, Seyedeh Maryam Mousavi

“…Schwartz (2007) argued that in order to treat mental disorders, one must control the future. …”
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Treści ideowe polskich nowożytnych konfesjonałów jako wyraz potrydenckiego nauczania Kościoła by Arkadiusz Gontarek

“…Therefore, this text will be an attempt to extract the wealth of ideological content, which has so far been omitted or treated marginally, and which is carried by old Polish confessionals. …”
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Impact evaluation of a digital health platform empowering Kenyan women across the pregnancy-postpartum care continuum: A cluster randomized controlled trial. by Rajet Vatsa, Wei Chang, Sharon Akinyi, Sarah Little, Catherine Gakii, John Mungai, Cynthia Kahumbura, Anneka Wickramanayake, Sathyanath Rajasekharan, Jessica Cohen, Margaret McConnell

“…We generated standardized summary indices to account for multiple hypothesis testing but also analyzed individual index components. Intention-to-treat analyses were conducted for all outcomes at the individual level, with standard errors clustered by facility. …”
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How well do coverage surveys and programmatically reported mass drug administration coverage match? Results from 214 mass drug administration campaigns in 15 countries, 2008–2017 by Karsor Kollie, Nebiyu Negussu, Scott D Nash, Donal Bisanzio, Fiona M Fleming, Pamela S Mbabazi, Richard Reithinger, Kathryn L Zoerhoff, Katherine Gass, John Kraemer, Brian B Fuller, Lynsey Blair, Roland Bougma, Aboulaye Meite, Bizuayehu Gashaw, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Jean Frantz Lemoine, Helena Ullyartha Pangaribuan, Eksi Wijayanti, Clara Fabienne Rasoamanamihaja, Lazarus Juziwelo, Square Mkwanda, Pradip Rimal, Issa Gnandou, Bocar Diop, Ameyo Monique Dorkenoo, Rachel Bronzan, Edridah Muheki Tukahebwa, Fatima Kabole, Violetta Yevstigneyeva, Lauren Courtney, Joseph Koroma, Egide Endayishimye, Margaret C Baker

“…Routinely reported treatment coverage was compiled using data reported by national NTD programmes to donors, either directly or via NTD implementing partners, following the implementation of a district-level MDA campaign; coverage was calculated by dividing the number of individuals treated by a population value, which is typically based on national census projections and occasionally community registers. …”
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Adjuvant TRastuzumab deruxtecan plus fluoropyrimidine versus standard chemotherapy in HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal cancer patients with persistence of minimal residual... by Vincenzo Nasca, Francesca Bergamo, Luisa Foltran, Lorenzo Antonuzzo, Katia Bencardino, Emanuela Dell’Aquila, Salvatore Corallo, Andrea Spallanzani, Oronzo Brunetti, Daniele Spada, Stefano Tamberi, Chiara Alessandra Cella, Antonio Avallone, Lorenzo Fornaro, Samantha Di Donato, Antonia Strippoli, Alberto Puccini, Emiliano Tamburini, Federica Palermo, Federica Morano, Filippo Pietrantonio, Alessandra Raimondi

“…Considering alpha- and beta-errors of 0.10 and 0.20 and hypothesizing a ctDNA clearance of 10% and 35% in the control and experimental arm, respectively, 23 patients per arm are required to prove the superiority of the experimental strategy. …”
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Peculiarities of Clinical Indices, Duration and Complication of Acute Pancreatitis in Patients With Comorbid Obesity by Kebkalo A., Tkachuk O., Reiti A.

“…We have analyzed medical documentation of 567 patients, diagnosed with acute pancreatitis and treated at the “Kyiv Regional Clinical Hospital” from January 1, 2011 to February 2, 2019. …”
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