Comparative analysis of anatomic changes and feasibility of valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement between Konno and Y-incision aortic root enlargementCentral Messag... by Jiyoung Lee, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Nakanaga, MD, Nobuo Tomizawa, MD, PhD, Yui Okada-Nozaki, MD, PhD, Yuko Okano-Kawaguchi, MD, PhD, Shinichiro Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Minoru Tabata, MD, PhD

“…Methods: In this retrospective analysis of 15 patients who underwent bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement with ARE using either the Konno or Y-incision technique, preoperative and postoperative computed tomography CT scans were reviewed to measure annular diameter, left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT), sinus of Valsalva (SOV), sinotubular junction, and coronary ostia locations. …”
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Five-year experience with titanium mesh for rigid chest wall reconstructionCentral MessagePerspective by Sadia Tasnim, MD, John O. Barron, MD, Siva Raja, MD, PhD, Sudish C. Murthy, MD, PhD, Daniel P. Raymond, MD

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Early results of bare metal extension stent for thoracoabdominal aortic dissectionCentral MessagePerspective by Patrick R. Vargo, MD, Christopher L. Tarola, MD, Emily Durbak, MD, Chang Yoon Doh, BS, Francis J. Caputo, MD, Christopher J. Smolock, MD, Eric E. Roselli, MD

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Early evaluation of the aortic root after Nicks' procedureCentral MessagePerspective by Ujjwal Kumar Chowdhury, MCh, Diplomate NB, Sukhjeet Singh, MCh, Niwin George, MCh, Suruchi Hasija, DM, Lakshmikumari Sankhyan, MCh, Niraj Nirmal Pandey, DM, Sanjoy Sengupta, Diplomate, MCh, Mani Kalaivani, PhD

“…Objective(s): To determine the influence of surgical techniques adopted to avoid suture line disruption, periprosthetic leakage, patch dislodgement, pericardial patch aneurysm formation, and the long-term stability of aortic root enlargement (ARE) during aortic valve replacement (AVR). …”
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Three-step surgical management algorithm for annular rupture in transcatheter aortic valve replacementCentral MessagePerspective by Kizuku Yamashita, MD, PhD, Kazuo Shimamura, MD, PhD, Koichi Maeda, MD, PhD, Ai Kawamura, MD, PhD, Masaki Taira, MD, PhD, Daisuke Yoshioka, MD, PhD, Shigeru Miyagawa, MD, PhD

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Differences between valve types in anatomic changes of the aortic root after surgical aortic valve replacementCentral MessagePerspective by Ai Kawamura, MD, PhD, Kazuo Shimamura, MD, PhD, Daisuke Yoshioka, MD, PhD, Yusuke Misumi, MD, PhD, Kizuku Yamashita, MD, PhD, Koichi Maeda, MD, PhD, Takuji Kawamura, MD, PhD, Masashi Kawamura, MD, PhD, Yutaka Matsuhiro, MD, Shumpei Kosugi, MD, Daisuke Nakamura, MD, Isamu Mizote, MD, PhD, Yasushi Sakata, MD, PhD, Shigeru Miyagawa, MD, PhD

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New approach to the mitral valve through the left anterior minithoracotomy for combined valve and coronary surgical proceduresCentral MessagePerspective by Oleksandr Babliak, MD, PhD, Vasyl Lazoryshynets, MD, PhD, Volodymyr Demianenko, MD, PhD, Dmytro Babliak, MD, Anton Marchenko, MD, Katerina Revenko, MD, Yevhenii Melnyk, MD, Oleksii Stohov, MD

“…Objective: We have developed a new technique for accessing the mitral valve through the left anterior minithoracotomy. …”
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Remote sensing image fusion based on real time image smoothing and image similarity by Yanfang Hou, Kaixuan Guo, Xueyan Bi

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Student Performance Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms by Esmael Ahmed

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Near-field extremely large-scale MIMO data rate prediction based on deep learning by Guozhi Rong, Rugui Yao, Yifeng He

“…In terms of real-time performance, CsiNet-LSTM had an average prediction time of 0.35 s and a processing speed of 2857 samples per second, demonstrating excellent real-time processing capabilities compared to other models.…”
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An evolutionary model-based algorithm for accurate phylogenetic breakpoint mapping and subtype prediction in HIV-1. by Sergei L Kosakovsky Pond, David Posada, Eric Stawiski, Colombe Chappey, Art F Y Poon, Gareth Hughes, Esther Fearnhill, Mike B Gravenor, Andrew J Leigh Brown, Simon D W Frost

“…A number of conceptually and technically different techniques have been proposed for determining the subtype of a query sequence, but there is not a universally optimal approach. …”
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Using the antibody-antigen binding interface to train image-based deep neural networks for antibody-epitope classification. by Daniel R Ripoll, Sidhartha Chaudhury, Anders Wallqvist

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BuDDI: Bulk Deconvolution with Domain Invariance to predict cell-type-specific perturbations from bulk. by Natalie R Davidson, Fan Zhang, Casey S Greene

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Unusual complication after laparoscopic left nephrectomy for renal tumour: a case report by Arantxa Arruabarrena, Juan Santiago Azagra, Jean Francoise Wilmart, Ioan Bachner, Dan Manzoni, Martine Goergen

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Laparoscopic diaphragmatic hernia repair using expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) for delayed traumatic diaphragmatic hernia by Yeseob Jee

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Thoracoscopic removal of ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma causing hyperparathyroidism: a rare entity by Ezel Erşen, Burcu Kılıç

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Hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: a single centre experience by Tomasz Jakimowicz, Michał Macech, Amro Alsharabi, Łukasz Romanowski, Tadeusz Grochowiecki, Dorota Lewandowska, Piotr Kaliciński, Magdalena Durlik, Leszek Pączek, Sławomir Nazarewski

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Precise distance measurement with stereo camera: experimental results by Haydar Yanık, Bülent Turan

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An Efficient Design of DCT Approximation Based on Quantum Dot Cellular Automata (QCA) Technology by Ismail Gassoumi, Lamjed Touil, Bouraoui Ouni, Abdellatif Mtibaa

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Bone Segmentation in Low-Field Knee MRI Using a Three-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Network by Ciro Listone, Diego Romano, Marco Lapegna

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