The use of dendritic fibrous nano-titanium to enhance the initial characteristics and durability of lightweight concrete by Hossein Javan, Amin Honarbakhsh, Seyed Mojtaba Movahedifar, Mehdi Nobahari, Rahele Zhiani

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A Regional Analysis of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in Plastic Surgery Residency Programs by Dylan G. Choi, BS, Kevin Luu, BS, Gabrielle Brite, BA, Alexander T. Plonkowski, MBBS, MRes, Mariam Al-Hamad Daubs, MD, Aleksandra Krajewski, MD

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Incidence of complications during the initial years of formation of a cleft lip and palate service by Jose Mauro de Oliveira Squarisi, Victoria Franco Gonçalves, Filipe Bissoli, Julia Carvalho Kozelinski, Leonardo Assis Silvestrini, Luciana Aguiar Carneiro Araújo, Larissa Gomes Espinosa, Fernanda Coelho Ataydes Seabra

“…Conclusion: The incidence of complications during the initial years of structuring the service was similar to other studies in the literature.…”
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Tocilizumab treatment of COVID-19: relevance of delay in therapy initiation in middle-income countries by Branko Beronja, Olja Stevanović, Nataša Nikolić, Nikola Mitrović, Tatjana Gazibara, Nevena Todorović, Ana Filipović, Jelena Dotlic, Mihailo Stjepanović, Jelena Simić, Ivana Milosevic

“…This retrospective cohort study aimed at evaluating the impact of a delayed TCZ administration on patient outcomes, and at determining the optimum timing of TCZ initiation for COVID-19 pneumonia in Serbia. …”
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Source-Free Model Transferability Assessment for Smart Surveillance via Randomly Initialized Networks by Wei-Cheng Wang, Sam Leroux, Pieter Simoens

“…In contrast, our method leverages embeddings generated by randomly initialized neural networks (RINNs) to construct task-agnostic reference embeddings without relying on pretraining. …”
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Estimation of drought tolerance of spring barley samples in their initial period of development on an osmotic solution by V. L. Gaze, I. A. Lobunskaya, P. I. Kostylev, E. G. Filippov

“…The main purpose of the current study was to estimate the effect of osmotic stress of different concentrations on seed germination and to evaluate the relative drought tolerance of spring barley varieties and lines. …”
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Impact of Cloud Microphysics Initialization Using Satellite and Radar Data on CMA-MESO Forecasts by Lijuan Zhu, Yuan Jiang, Jiandong Gong, Dan Wang

“…This study integrated Fengyun-2 (FY-2) geostationary satellite data (equivalent blackbody temperature and total cloud cover) and next-generation 3D weather radar reflectivity from the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) to construct cloud microphysical initial fields and evaluate their impact on the CMA-MESO 3 km regional model. …”
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Survival benefit of adjuvant therapy completion with early initiation for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Kenjiro Okada, Kenichiro Uemura, Tatsuaki Sumiyoshi, Ryuta Shintakuya, Kenta Baba, Takumi Harada, Yasutaka Ishii, Shiro Oka, Yoshiaki Murakami, Shinya Takahashi

“…Abstract Aim To evaluate the prognostic effect of initiation timing and completion of adjuvant therapy in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. …”
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Diabetes mellitus in patients with HIV naïve to antiretroviral therapy initiating integrase inhibitors therapy by Sara Dias da Costa, Ema Bichança, Filipe Cruz, André Rodrigues Guimarães, Carmela Piñeiro, Hugo Santos-Sousa, Rosário Serrão, Paula Freitas

“…This retrospective cohort study aimed to determine the impact of INSTI therapy on the onset of diabetes mellitus (DM) in patients with HIV naïve to ART, initiating an INSTI-based regimen, from January 2011 to January 2023. …”
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Outcomes for Women Denied Postpartum Tubal Ligation During the Initial COVID-19 Surge by Lauren Cosgriff, Melissa Plummer, Gabrielle Concepcion, Antoinette A. Danvers

“…Objective: To evaluate the utilization and outcomes of postpartum long-acting reversible contraception (PPLARC) following unmet postpartum bilateral tubal ligation (PPBTL) requests during a time in which elective surgeries were canceled due to the initial COVID-19 surge. …”
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Development and initial validation of the implicit internalized sexual orientation stigma affect misattribution procedure by William J. Hall, Hayden C. Dawes, Jason W. Hannay, Denise Yookong Williams, Joseph J. Frey, Ankur Srivastava, Mimi V. Chapman, Ding-Geng Chen, Amy Blank Wilson, Magdelene E. Ramon, B. Keith Payne

“…Confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate two models: a one-factor model with internalized stigma specified as one overall construct and a two-factor model with internalized stigma specified as two constructs based on binary conceptions of gender (stigma regarding queer women and stigma regarding queer men).ResultsResults showed that the two-factor model best fit the data. …”
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Using nature-based citizen science initiatives to enhance nature connection and mental health by Rachel R. Y. Oh, Rachel R. Y. Oh, Andres F. Suarez-Castro, Richard A. Fuller, Michael Tervo, Kevin Rozario, Kevin Rozario, Kevin Rozario, Kevin Rozario, Birte Peters, Birte Peters, Shawan Chowdhury, Shawan Chowdhury, Shawan Chowdhury, Shawan Chowdhury, Julia von Gönner, Julia von Gönner, Julia von Gönner, Martin Friedrichs-Manthey, Martin Friedrichs-Manthey, Martin Friedrichs-Manthey, Ambros Berger, Tracy Schultz, Angela J. Dean, Angela J. Dean, Ayesha Tulloch, Aletta Bonn, Aletta Bonn, Aletta Bonn

“…This study evaluates changes in eight outcomes related to nature connection and health and wellbeing before and after participation in five initiatives in Australia and Germany. …”
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Impacts of Chemical Initial Conditions in the WRF-CMAQ Model on the Ozone Forecasts in Eastern China by Tangyan Hou, Shaocai Yu, Yaping Jiang, Xue Chen, Yibo Zhang, Mengying Li, Zhen Li, Zhe Song, Pengfei Li, Jianmin Chen, Xiaoye Zhang

“…In this study, we applied the Weather Research and Forecasting/Community Multiscale Air Quality (WRF/CMAQ) model to predict the air quality, and evaluated the influences of different chemical initial conditions on the O3 forecasts with observations in Tai’an and other 13 cities in eastern China in June 2021. …”
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Comparison of seropositive and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis patients using or about to be initiated with biological DMARDS by Zehra Özsoy, Şerife Asya Germe, Gizem Ayan, Güllü Sandal Uzun, Mustafa Ekici, Erdinç Ünaldı, Levent Kılıç, Ali Akdoğan, Şule Apras Bilgen, Sedat Kiraz, Ali İhsan Ertenli

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The Role of Initial Neutropenia and Neutrophil Dynamics in Personalizing Chemotherapy for Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer by Radu-Dumitru Dragomir, Alina-Gabriela Negru, Marina-Adriana Mercioni, Dorel Popovici, Sorin Săftescu, Andiana Roxana Blidari, Răzvan Ovidiu Curcă, Ioan Sas

“…This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic and predictive value of initial neutropenia and neutrophil dynamics in PROC patients undergoing chemotherapy. …”
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Effects of moss restoration on surface runoff and initial soil erosion in a temperate vineyard by C. Gall, S. Oldenburg, M. Nebel, T. Scholten, S. Seitz

“…</p> <p>Mosses initially showed considerable desiccation in summer, whereupon their growth declined. …”
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Economic Burden of Patients With Chronic Idiopathic Constipation in the USA Before and After Prucalopride Initiation by Paul Feuerstadt, Mei Lu, Emi Terasawa, Brian Terreri, Shawn Du, Selina Pi, Ben Westermeyer, Rajeev Ayyagari, Anthony Lembo, Baharak Moshiree, Mena Boules, Brooks D. Cash

“…We evaluated HCRU and direct health care costs associated with prucalopride initiation in patients with CIC in the United States. …”
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Initiating Empagliflozin and Sacubitril/Valsartan Early After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Mechanistic Study by Daina Martínez‐Falguera, Júlia Aranyó, Gemma Ferrer‐Curriu, Albert Teis, Elena Revuelta‐Lopez, Idoia Diaz‐Güemes, Marta Monguió‐Tortajada, Edgar Fadeuilhe, Oriol Rodríguez‐Leor, Francesc Poblador, Borja Montejo, Santiago Roura, Roger Villuendas, Axel Sarrias, Victor Bazan, Esther Jorge, Victoria Delgado, Francisco Rafael Jimenez‐Trinidad, Montserrat Rigol, Neus Martinez‐Micaelo, Núria Amigó, Antoni Bayes‐Genis, Felipe Bisbal, Carolina Gálvez‐Montón

“…Background Empagliflozin and sacubitril/valsartan are established in heart failure treatment, but their effects after myocardial infarction (MI) are less clear. This study evaluated early empagliflozin initiation, with or without sacubitril/valsartan, on post‐MI inflammation, oxidative stress, metabolism, fibrosis, cardiac function, and ventricular tachycardia (VT) risk in a pig model. …”
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Prognostic Factors and Initial Treatment Strategies for Patients with Head Trauma and Vital Signs of Shock by Masaki Yasuda, Makoto Ohtake, Taisuke Akimoto, Masayuki Okano, Yuya Imanishi, Takafumi Kawasaki, Jun Suenaga, Katsumi Sakata, Ichiro Takeuchi, Tetsuya Yamamoto

“…Head trauma accompanied by circulatory failure is a rare but severe condition, and few reports regarding its prognosis or initial treatment strategies have been published. …”
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Does initiating care in alternate care sites decrease time to disposition in the emergency department? by Alyssa Mangino, Lakshman Balaji, Bryan Stenson, Larry A. Nathanson, David Chiu, Shamai A. Grossman

“…Despite the end of the pandemic surge, many of these ACS remain functional given the burden of prolonged ED wait times, with providers now utilizing the waiting room or ACS to initiate care. Therefore, the objective of this study is to evaluate if initiating patient care in ACS helps to decrease time to disposition. …”
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