Transcatheter closure of an ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm using an atrial septal defect occluder: a case report by Georgios E. Papadopoulos, Ilias Ninios, Sotirios Evangelou, Andreas Ioannides, Vlasis Ninios

“…An initial attempt to close the defect with a 22 mm atrial septal defect occluder failed due to inadequate anchoring. …”
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In search of muscular fitness and its relation to training experience and sports performance of athletes of modern combat sports such as mixed martial arts (MMA) and Brazilian jiu-... by Wojciech Wąsacz, Ewa Sobiło-Rydzik, Marta Niewczas, Paweł Król, Nikos Malliaropoulos

“…Somatic measurements were performed. Selected manifestations of the athlete’s potential in terms of strength and strength endurance were also measured, using selected tests from the International Physical Fitness Test (EUROFIT) battery, and relative strength and MAW indices were calculated. …”
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A Deep Evolutionary Approach to Bioinspired Classifier Optimisation for Brain-Machine Interaction by Jordan J. Bird, Diego R. Faria, Luis J. Manso, Anikó Ekárt, Christopher D. Buckingham

“…An evolutionary algorithm is applied to select the most informative features from an initial set of 2550 EEG statistical features. …”
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Understanding peer support among healthcare assistants delivering hospice care at home: a protocol for a realist review by Sonja McIlfatrick, Felicity Hasson, Tracey McConnell, Katarzyna Anna Patynowska

“…This realist review aims to understand how peer support interventions can support healthcare assistants in delivering hospice care at home.Methods and analysis The realist review will follow a five-step process to explore the research question: (1) locating existing initial programme theories, (2) searching for evidence, (3) selecting and appraising evidence, (4) extracting and organising data and (5) synthesising evidence and drawing conclusions. …”
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Grafting enhances drought stress tolerance by regulating the proteome and targeted gene regulatory networks in tomato by Pritam Paramguru Mahapatra, Pritam Paramguru Mahapatra, Dong Won Bae, Michitaka Notaguchi, Sowbiya Muneer

“…The present study investigated drought tolerance in tomato at both the proteomic and transcriptomic levels. During the initial physiological screening stage, two drought-resistant genotypes of Solanum lycopersicum were selected as rootstocks and drought-susceptible genotypes as scions. …”
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Hybridisation of in silico and in vitro bioassays for studying the activation of Nrf2 by natural compounds by Bui Quoc Huy Nguyen, Nguyen Thien Han Le, Thi Yen Nhi Nguyen, Hoang Khue Tu Nguyen, Chia-Hung Yen, Minh Hien Nguyen

“…Keap1 plays a regulatory role through its interaction with Nrf2, ensuring Nrf2 degradation under homeostatic conditions and facilitating its stabilization and nuclear translocation during oxidative stress. In the initial stage of our study, we conducted in vitro assays on HaCaT cells, a human keratinocyte cell line, to measure the expression levels of Nrf2 to reveal the activity of promising medicinal plants, which were then selected for further evaluation. …”
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Development and validation of a digital self-harm measurement: a population-based study of adolescents in China by Mingtu Xu, Cong Fu, Jingyang Li, Bo Wu, Songli Mei, Runhui Tian

“…Methods Through semi-structured interview, literature analysis and expert evaluation, the initial questionnaire was developed, and 1651 students from three middle schools in Jilin Province were selected for questionnaire survey. …”
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Two-Pass K Nearest Neighbor Search for Feature Tracking by Mingwei Cao, Wei Jia, Zhihan Lv, Wenjun Xie, Liping Zheng, Xiaoping Liu

“…First, the parallel scale-invariant feature transform (SIFT) is selected as the feature detector to locate keypoints. …”
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Melatonin in the regulation of human life and its role in development pathology by A. V. Shilova, N. I. Ananyeva, N. Yu. Safonova, L. V. Lukina

“…For a detailed analysis, 42 literature sources were selected for the melatonin role in the development of neurological and mental disorders. …”
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Silver Nanoparticle-Incorporated Hydroxyapatite-Chitosan-PVP-Based Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering: Physicochemical Characterization, Antibacterial Activity, and In Vitro Ceft... by Polash Chandra Karmakar, Monira Islam Chamely, Tusher -Al-Arafat, Marina Khatun, Naznin Akhtar, S. M. Asaduzzaman

“…The percentage of drug (Cef) loading was found to be 63.16 ± 4.85%. An initial burst release of Cef was 40.21 ± 1.50% in the first 24 h. …”
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Research trends in virtual reality surgical simulation for education: a systematic review by Changhyun Choi, Hongrae Kim, Dae Kyung Sohn

“…Of these, 92 studies met predefined inclusion criteria and were selected for analysis. The selected studies were analyzed based on publication period, surgical procedure, medical specialty, country of origin, and outcome measures. …”
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Efficacy of in vitro antimicrobial intracanal medicaments against C. albicans and E. faecalis in primary teeth by Emily Feitosa RÊGO, Yedda Maria Ribeiro Vasconcelos ROSÁRIO, Rogerio GLEISER, Antônio FERREIRA-PEREIRA, Maristela Barbosa PORTELA, Laura Guimarães PRIMO

“…Forty-three teeth were selected, out of which 42 were simultaneously contaminated with C. albicans and E. faecalis, verified by measuring the initial quantification (IQ), whereas one tooth was used as sterile control. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of the Main Heavyweight and Lightweight SDLC for Big Data Analytics Systems (BDAS) by David Alejandro Montoya-Murillo, Sergio Galvan-Cruz, Manuel Mora, Estela Lizbeth Munoz Andrade

“…This research, thus, addresses this knowledge gap, and report a comparative review between the main heavyweight (KDD, SEMMA, CRISP-DM, BDPL) and emergent lightweight (ASUM, TDSP, DDSL) SDLC for BDAS, selected through a Selective Systematic Literature Review (SSLR) research method for the 2000-2023 period. …”
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Heavy Metal Bioremediation Potential of Autochthonous Lactic Acid Bacteria for Use in Edible Leafy Vegetables by Mahdieh Mostafidi, Mohammad Reza Sanjabi, Naheed Mojgani, Sohyel Eskandari, Sepideh Arbabi Bidgoli

“…During in vitro analysis, the sorption percentage of Pb and Cd appeared higher than 99% during 15 minutes of initial contact, while increasing contact time (30 minutes) had no significant effect on the removal of these metals. …”
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Neurosurgical intervention in ultra-severe closed traumatic brain injury: Is it worth the effort? by Nikolaos Gkantsinikoudis, Iftakher Hossain, Niklas Marklund, Parmenion P. Tsitsopoulos

“…Early and aggressive neurosurgical intervention in addition to best medical management can lead to favorable functional outcome in selected cases particularly in younger patients with an initial GCS>3 and traumatic mass lesions. …”
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The Early Exposure Rate and Vertical Bone Gain of Titanium Mesh for Maxillary Bone Regeneration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Felice Lorusso, Sergio Alexandre Gehrke, Iris Alla, Sergio Rexhep Tari, Antonio Scarano

“…No difference was observed between the titanium mesh and GBR techniques in terms of VBG (<i>p</i> > 0.05). <b>Results:</b> The initial search output 288 articles, and 164 papers were excluded after the eligibility analysis. …”
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BRCA1 promoter methylation predicts PARPi response in ovarian cancer: insights from the KOMET study by Léna Nougarede, Florence Hazane-Puch, Florence de Fraipont, Emmanuelle Jacquet, Marie Bidart

“…Evidence is needed to improve patient selection before initiating PARPi and to minimize PARPi-related toxicities. …”
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Characterization of fine-flavor cocoa in parent-hybrid combinations using metabolomics approach by Enik Nurlaili Afifah, Indah Anita Sari, Agung Wahyu Susilo, Abdul Malik, Eiichiro Fukusaki, Sastia Prama Putri

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Evaluation of Knowledge Management Maturity Level in Iranian Audiovisual Archives Based on the APQC Model by Sepideh Ciruskabiri, Atefeh Sharif, Saeed Rezaei Sharifabadi, Mohammad Hassanzadeh

“…The research population consisted of 11 major audiovisual archival organizations in Iran that were selected using a census method. The collected data were analyzed using rigorous statistical analyses. …”
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Farmers’ preferred traits, production constraints, and adoption factors of improved maize varieties under South-Kivu rainfed agro-ecologies, eastern D.R. Congo: implications for ma... by Adrien Byamungu Ndeko, Géant Basimine Chuma, Jean Mubalama Mondo, Léonard Muzee Kazamwali, René Civava, Espoir Basengere Bisimwa, Gustave Nachigera Mushagalusa

“…This study aimed at assessing farmers’ preference criteria for maize varieties and identifying factors driving the adoption of IMVs as well as major production constraints in South-Kivu, to guide varietal selection and breeding initiatives. Results showed that the most farmer-preferred attributes were high yield potential, early maturity, taste, and pest/disease resistance, with significant disparities across market segments. …”
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