A data envelopment analysis model for optimizing transfer time of ischemic stroke patients under endovascular thrombectomy by Mirpouya Mirmozaffari, Noreen Kamal

“…These two merged PSCs have limited patients, and the selected PSCs are also geographically close. Two PSCs have been kept separate because they had sufficient patient volume. …”
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Venturing into the future: Exploring venture capitalists’ decision-making criteria for cellular agriculture startups by Fabian Baumann, Marc Mehlhorn

“…   Objective: The objective of the article is to explore the investment decision criteria of venture capitalists (VCs) in the cellular agriculture industry, focusing particularly on the initial screening phase. It seeks to understand the relative importance of various criteria that VCs consider when selecting cellular agriculture ventures for early-stage investment. …”
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Adaptive Granularity-Fused Keypoint Detection for 6D Pose Estimation of Space Targets by Xu Gu, Xi Yang, Hong Liu, Dong Yang

“…Furthermore, our ADSAN implements the selective keypoint focus module (SKFM) algorithm to alleviate problems caused by partial occlusions and viewpoint alterations. …”
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Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals candidate gene for flowering time QTL HvHeading in barley by Nazanin P. Afsharyan, Jens Léon, Ali Ahmad Naz, Agim Ballvora

“…Results To investigate the reported delayed-flowering effect of QTL, we selected spring barley MAGIC DH lines with different alleles in HvHeading locus which carry the same alleles in epistatic loci. …”
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Patient-reported outcomes associated with different restorative techniques in pediatric dentistry: A systematic review and MTC meta-analysis. by Nathalia Miranda Ladewig, Tamara Kerber Tedesco, Thaís Gimenez, Mariana Minatel Braga, Daniela Prócida Raggio

“…The expected efficacy ranking based on the posterior probabilities of all treatment rankings was also calculated.<h4>Results</h4>An initial search resulted in 4,322 articles, of which 17 were finally selected. …”
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Safety and efficacy of percutaneous nephrolithotomy, retrograde intrarenal surgery, and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for lower-pole renal stones: A systematic review and m... by Abdullah Barghash Alanazi, Rawan Marzooq Alsolami, Abdulaziz Albalawi, Abdullah Almousa, Abdullatif Alhassan, Mutlaq Alotaibi, Hossam S. El-Tholoth, Ahmed Alzahrani, Abdulrahman F. Alruwaily

“…In two stages, the desired studies were extracted. In the initial screening, we identified 850 related articles from the years 2004 to 2022 using the keywords. …”
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Efficacy and safety of liposomal bupivacaine administration in the pediatric population: a scoping review of the literature by Tarika D. Patel, Matthew Dusza, Cheng-Ting Lee

“…Although it has been thoroughly investigated in adults since initial approval in 2011, the efficacy and safety of LB use in pediatric patients have still not been fully explored since its more recent approval for pediatrics in March 2021. …”
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ADAM12 abrogation alters immune cell infiltration and improves response to checkpoint blockade therapy in the T11 murine model of triple-negative breast cancer by Guanpeng Wang, Yeni Romero, Indhujah Thevarajan, Anna Zolkiewska

“…ADAM12, a member of cell surface metalloproteases, is selectively upregulated in mesenchymal/claudin-low TNBCs, where its expression is largely restricted to tumor cells. …”
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Clinical findings of hospitalized patients with a primary diagnosis of testicular torsion in Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Babol from 2012 -2021: Short Communication by Morteza Taherian, Hoda Shirafkan, Sekineh Kamali Ahangar, Hamid Shafi

“…This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the clinical and paraclinical findings and the treatment measures performed in the community of hospitalized patients who underwent surgery in Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Babol from 2012 to 2021 with the initial diagnosis of testicular torsion. The research sample was selected via the convenience sampling method. …”
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'The words will pass with the blowing wind': staff and parent views of the deferred consent process, with prior assent, used in an emergency fluids trial in two African hospitals. by Sassy Molyneux, Maureen Njue, Mwanamvua Boga, Lilian Akello, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Charles Engoru, Sarah Kiguli, Kathryn Maitland

“…Interviews were held with trial team members (n = 30), health workers (n = 15) and parents (n = 51) from two purposively selected hospitals in Soroti, Uganda, and Kilifi, Kenya.…”
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Technology Advancements and the Needs of Farmers: Mapping Gaps and Opportunities in Row Crop Farming by Rana Umair Hameed, Conor Meade, Gerard Lacey

“…We review current commercial agricultural robots and research, and map these to the needs of farmers, as expressed in the literature, to identify the key issues holding back large-scale adoption. From initial pool of 184 research articles, 19 survey articles, and 82 commercial robotic solutions, we selected 38 peer-reviewed academic studies, 12 survey articles, and 18 commercially available robots for in-depth review and analysis for this study. …”
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Association of SMAD4 loss with drug resistance in clinical cancer patients: A systematic meta-analysis. by Wei Xu, Sau Har Lee, Fengjun Qiu, Li Zhou, Xiaoling Wang, Tingjie Ye, Xudong Hu

“…<h4>Result</h4>After an initial screening according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, eleven studies were included in the meta-analysis. …”
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Effect of Orem's self-care model on the quality of life in adolescents with diabetes type 1: A randomized clinical trial by Yasaman Yaghobi, Somaye Pouy, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh Siboni, Fatemeh Falahzade

“…The study employed four blocks labeled A, B, C, and D, selecting the initial block through a lottery-based method. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Alternative Configurations of Battery Electric Mining Haul Trucks by Haiming Bao, Peter Knights, Mehmet Kizil, Micah Nehring

“…The study establishes a 3D mining discrete event simulation (DES) scenario and initial and final haulage routes are selected according to conventional mine design and planning. …”
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Development of Long-Term Stability of Enveloped rVSV Viral Vector Expressing SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Using a DOE-Guided Approach by MD Faizul Hussain Khan, Caroline E. Wagner, Amine A. Kamen

“…We used the DOE results to identify the optimal liquid formulations under the selected accelerated stress conditions, which then guided the identification of long-term storage conditions for further evaluation. …”
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The effect of leadership on public service motivation: a multiple embedded case study in Morocco by Bruno Marchal, Wim Van Damme, Zakaria Belrhiti, Abdelmounim Belalia

“…Objectives We aimed at exploring the underlying mechanisms and contextual conditions by which leadership may influence ‘public service motivation’ of health providers in Moroccan hospitals.Design We used the realist evaluation (RE) approach in the following steps: eliciting the initial programme theory, designing the study, carrying out the data collection, doing the data analysis and synthesis. …”
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The Effect of 6 Weeks of Suspension Training (TRX) and Purslane Supplementation on Interleukin-1 Beta and Interleukin-10 Levels in Overweight Girls by S Abdollahi, E Dehghan, M Bandarigi

“…Methods: In the present quasi-experimental study conducted in 2023 in Genaveh, Iran, at the Iranian Sports Club, the statistical population consisted of overweight female students (high school level) (BMI above 25 and below 30) in Genaveh, of which 40 were selected as a sample. After initial measurements, they were randomly assigned into four groups: TRX training, purslane supplement, TRX training/purslane supplement, and control. …”
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Complications of invasive oral procedures in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory disorders treated with biological and conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs or... by Loredana Radoi, Mohamed Kadri, Marjolaine Gosset

“…Qualitative assessment was performed. Results From 1,494 initial articles, 59 full-text articles were selected, including 47 case reports and case series, 7 comparative non-randomized studies, 1 randomized clinical trial, 2 case-case studies, 1 case–control study, and 1 prospective cohort study. …”
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Bilateral bronchogenic cysts in a pediatric patient removed via single-sided thoracoscopy: a case report by A. Lackinger, W. Krois, A. Szelenyi, M. Metzelder

“…A sputum test confirmed Mycoplasma pneumonia, and initial chest radiographs showed pneumonia and two circumscribed masses on both sides of the trachea. …”
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The impact of the Kermanshah earthquake experiences of Iranian nurses as rescuers: a qualitative study by Amirhossein Naghibzadeh, Keivan Moradi, Hamid Saidi, Jalal Karimi, Khalil Moradi

“…Following the coding of the interviews, 274 initial codes were extracted. These codes were merged to form 17 subcategories, five categories, and two main themes. …”
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