ED50 and ED95 of hypobaric ropivacaine during unilateral spinal anesthesia in older patients undergoing hip replacement surgery by Chao Lin, Chao Lin, Wen-Lin Xian, Jun Xu, Ting Zhao, Zhi-Qiang Wu, Fang-Jun Wang

“…ObjectiveThe spinal block was limited to the operative side during unilateral spinal anesthesia, which has less physiological interference and fewer complications for the patient. The optimal dose of ropivacaine for unilateral spinal anesthesia is still unclear. …”
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Diagnostic performance of a new algorithm combining simple, non-invasive and inexpensive tests for predicting the presence of advanced liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepat... by Jean Nana, Jean Luc Bosson, Kristina Skaare, Céline Vermorel, Vincent Leroy, Tarik Asselah, Michael Adler, Jean-Pierre Zarski

“…These two rules can aid clinical decision-making by optimizing and limiting the use of more complex complementary and therapeutic examinations, particularly when such resources are rare.…”
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Synergistic effects of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells/neural stem cells and epidural electrical stimulation on spinal cord injury rehabilitation by Zhiping Mu, Jiaodi Qin, Xiaohua Zhou, Kunzheng Wang

“…Behavioral tests, including swimming and gait analysis, demonstrated that combined CT and EES therapy was more effective than either treatment alone. In summary, the combined therapy offers a promising approach for spinal cord injury treatment, providing superior outcomes over individual treatments. …”
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Los ambientes de aprendizaje como metodología activa promotora de la actividad física en Educación Infantil. Un estudio de caso (Learning environments as an active methodology to... by Adriana Nielsen Rodríguez, Ángel Ramón Romance García, José Luis Chinchilla Minguet

“…The results show that this methodology requires students to move continuously, both to access the different proposals and to perform them, so it seems appropriate to consider it as an enhancer of physical activity and, therefore, of an optimal development of children’s physical and cognitive abilities. …”
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Research Progress Analysis Regarding Rainfall-Runoff Relationships Based on Bibliometrics and Visual Methods by Yi Qi, Wang Ruifang, Dou Xiaodong, Gao Yuting, Wang Changhao, Yang Lu

“…Although the research methods and simulation techniques have become increasingly advanced, and accurate, follow-up research still needs to be optimized regarding the technical means of simulation testing and the method of applying artificial intelligence (AI) and 3S technology to build a practical regional runoff and confluence coupling model. ② Research studies on the key factors influencing rainfall-runoff relationships, namely surface morphology, rainfall characteristics, and soil properties, have continuously become more in-depth. …”
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Using Machine Learning Approaches on Dynamic Patient-Reported Outcomes to Cluster Cancer Treatment-Related Symptoms by Nora Asper, Hans Friedrich Witschel, Louise von Stockar, Emanuele Laurenzi, Hans Christian Kolberg, Marcus Vetter, Sven Roth, Gerd Kullak-Ublick, Andreas Trojan

“…In patients undergoing systemic treatment for cancer, symptom tracking via electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) has been used to optimize communication and monitoring, and facilitate the early detection of adverse effects and to compare the side effects of similar drugs. …”
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The Effect of Mattress Firmness on Sleep Architecture and PSG Characteristics by Hu X, Gao Y, Song Y, Yang X, Liu K, Luo B, Sun Y, Li L

“…Another repeated-measures ANOVA showed significant differences in stage transitions (p < 0.05, partial η²=0.32), with more transitions on the soft mattress (29.17 ± 2.35) compared to the firm mattress (21.75 ± 2.13, p < 0.05). …”
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Deep learning radiomics based on multimodal imaging for distinguishing benign and malignant breast tumours by Guoxiu Lu, Guoxiu Lu, Ronghui Tian, Wei Yang, Ruibo Liu, Dongmei Liu, Zijie Xiang, Guoxu Zhang

“…The traditional radiomic and depth features of US+MG + MR achieved the highest sensitivity under the early fusion strategy, showed higher diagnostic performance, and provided more valuable information for differentiation between benign and malignant breast tumours.…”
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Comparison of pregnancy outcomes and safety between cetrorelix and ganirelix in IVF/ICSI antagonist protocols: a retrospective cohort study by Xinyue Peng, Xingyu Lv, Penghao Li, Penghao Li, Yingxing Li, Yuling Hu, Yi Zhang, Yuan Li

“…Endometrial receptivity was more favorable in Group A, with higher Type A (66.2% vs. 60.1%) and lower Type C morphology (5.3% vs. 6.3%, p < 0.001). …”
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Body Composition Assessment Provides Prognostic Information in Patients With Cancer Affected by Chronic Graft vs. Host Disease by Asmita Mishra, Ram Thapa, Kevin Bigam, Martine Extermann, Rawan Faramand, Farhad Khimani, Xuefeng Wang, Vickie Baracos, Joseph A. Pidala

“…Patients of male sex had higher FI than females and showed a more prominent association between high FI and mortality. …”
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Effect of group-based nutritional education combined with individual standard care for outpatients with type 2 diabetes: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial {1} by Aline Busanello, Vanessa Machado Menezes, Olivia Garbin Koller, Ândria Völz Andreia, Jussara Carnevale de Almeida

“…Discussion The American Diabetes Association recommends interventions for patients with diabetes lasting more than 10 h over a period of 6 to 12 months to optimize health outcomes. …”
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Associated factors with parental pregnancy decision-making and use of consultation after a prenatal congenital heart disease diagnosis by Wan-Ling Chih, Yu-Hsuan Tung, Eric C. Lussier, Chan-Yu Sung, Yi-Ling Huang, Wei-Li Hung, Kang-Hong Hsu, Chung-I Chang, Tung Yao Chang, Ming-Ren Chen

“…Parents who accepted fetal nurse coordinator care were more likely to have pediatric cardiology consultation before pregnancy decision (OR: 149.5, 95% CI: 37.8–821.5). …”
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Application of machine learning in predicting adolescent Internet behavioral addiction by Yao Gan, Li Kuang, Xiao-Ming Xu, Ming Ai, Jing-Lan He, Wo Wang, Su Hong, Jian mei Chen, Jun Cao, Qi Zhang

“…The model’s indicators under each algorithm were compared, evaluated with a confusion matrix, and the optimal model was selected.ResultThe proportion of male adolescents, urban household registration, and scores on the family function, planning, action, and cognitive subscales, along with psychoticism, introversion-extroversion, neuroticism, somatization, obsessive-compulsiveness, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, paranoia, and psychosis, were significantly higher in the Internet addiction group than in the non-Internet addiction group (P < 0.05). …”
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CLINICAL EVALUATION OF COMPLICATIONS DURING PROSTHESIS WITH INDIRECT RESTORATIONS FOR FRONT TEETH by V.V. Chamata

“…Today, PLVs are mainly used to optimize tooth form and position, close diastemata, replace discolored or unesthetic composite resin restorations, restore teeth with incisal abrasions or tooth erosion, and mask or reduce tooth discoloration. …”
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Implementasi program Corporate Social Responsibility dalam meningkatkan citra PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia Tbk Cilacap by Aulia Arifiyama, Pratiwi Wahyu Widiarti

“…The inhibiting factors encountered were the public's view that CSR was a grant or direct assistance and did not need to be returned and refocusing of funds caused the budget to be more limited so that the implementation of CSR was not as optimal as before. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Induction of Spontaneous Remission of Cancer by Recovery of the Human Character and the Purpose of Life (the Life Mission) by Søren Ventegodt, Mohammed Morad, Eytan Hyam, Joav Merrick

“…When it comes down to it, life is not just about surviving; what is more important is to live fully, to learn from the great challenges of life, and to obtain the optimal quality of life while being here.…”
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Life cycle assessment of biomass waste briquettes as renewable energy by M.N. Rashif, S. Hartini, D.P. Sari, B.S. Ramadan, T. Matsumoto, A.T. Balasbaneh

“…The study indicated that corn cob briquettes, when produced without the inclusion of plastic, exhibited superior chemical properties and a more favorable environmental impact. Corncob without polypropylene had a moisture content of 11.16 percent, ash content of 20.04 percent, fixed carbon content of 77.44 percent, and calorific value of 5,156.93 calories per gram. …”
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Coupled intelligent prediction model for medium- to long-term runoff based on teleconnection factors selection and spatial-temporal analysis. by Jintao Li, Ping Ai, Chuansheng Xiong, Yanhong Song

“…Specifically, MLPR, with its deep learning structure, can extract more complex latent information from data, making it particularly suitable for long-term forecasting. …”
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A Novel Electrical Load Forecasting Model for Extreme Weather Events Based on Improved Gated Spiking Neural P Systems and Frequency Enhanced Channel Attention Mechanism by Yuanshuo Guo, Jun Wang, Yan Zhong, Tao Wang, Zeyuan Sui

“…FATCN fully extracts the temporal relationship of features, the features of each channel interact with each frequency component to learn more temporal information effectively and comprehensively in frequency domain. …”
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Systematic review of the impact of ginger extract and alpinetin on pregnancy outcomes in animal models by Jonquile T. Williams, Kendra A. Tiani, Margaret J. Foster, Amanda J. MacFarlane, Regan L. Bailey, Patrick J. Stover, Martha S. Field

“…Standardization of ginger interventions and more robust study designs are needed to optimize ginger form, amounts, preparation, doses, and timing of exposures to understand how maximize benefits while minimizing potential adverse effects in animal models before such data can be translated meaningfully to humans. …”
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