Insulin Glargine U100 Utilization in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in an Italian Real-World Setting: A Retrospective Study by Luca Degli Esposti, Valentina Perrone, Stefania Saragoni, Valerio Blini, Stefano Buda, Rosella D’avella, Gina Gasperini, Fabio Lena, Francesca Fanelli, Luca Gazzi, Francesco Giorgino

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Comparison of Cemented Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty versus Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation in Patients with Unstable Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures: A Prospective Interventional... by Aditya Kumar Singh, Akshat Mittal, Manvendra Singh Rawat, Sanjay Dalakoti, Anil Kumar Joshi, Pavneesh Kumar Lohan, Chandra Shekhar, Indrajit Das Bhoumik

“…Results: Group I participants had a slightly higher average age (78.2 years) compared to Group II (76.7 years). …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Efficiency, Safety, Predictability of Wavefront-Guided and Conventional FemtoLASIK Procedures in Low to Moderate Myopia by A. V. Doga, I. A. Mushkova, A. N. Karimova, E. V. Kechin, A. G. Guliev, V. G. Lee

“…In the “Wavefront” group which included 31 eyes with a mean spherical equivalent (SE) -=3,32 ± 1,23 D (M ± SD) was performed a wavefront-guided Femtosecond LASIK using aberrometer KR-1W (Japan) and a program for calculating the operation’s parameters “Platoscan” (Russia). “Standard” group included 31 eyes with an average SE –3.51 ± 1.21 D (M ± SD), who received the conventional FemtoLASIK. …”
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A simplified, combined protocol versus standard treatment for acute malnutrition in children 6-59 months (ComPAS trial): A cluster-randomized controlled non-inferiority trial in Ke... by Jeanette Bailey, Charles Opondo, Natasha Lelijveld, Bethany Marron, Pamela Onyo, Eunice N Musyoki, Susan W Adongo, Mark Manary, André Briend, Marko Kerac

“…Further research should focus on operational implications, cost-effectiveness, and context (Asia versus Africa; emergency versus food-secure settings). …”
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Short-stay thyroid surgery for older patients, is it safe? by Kalezić Marko, Živić Rastko, Đukić Vladimir, Milanović Miljan, Ostojić Milkica, Rančić Nemanja, Vekić Berislav

“…A total of 976 patients were operated on for thyroid diseases in the mentioned period, out of which 247 geriatric patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria. …”
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A nationwide evaluation of crowd-sourced ambient temperature data by Priyanka deSouza, Priyanka deSouza, Peter C. Ibsen, Daniel M. Westervelt, Daniel M. Westervelt, Ralph Kahn, Benjamin F. Zaitchik, Patrick L. Kinney

“…The mean difference in hourly sensor and NLDAS-2 temperatures increased by 0.57oC for every operational year, suggesting that careful attention must be paid to degradation. …”
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Personality Traits and Social Support: Their Role in Postpartum Depression by Richa S, Parveen S, Abullais SS, Mahmood SE, Alsamghan A, Alshaikh AA

“…Analyses included descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, moderation testing with PROCESS macro (SPSS v4.2), and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).Results: The average EPDS score was 7.9 (SD = 4.3), indicating generally low to moderate levels of PPD. …”
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Post nephrectomy renal function: Donor nephrectomy vs. radical nephrectomy by Tadić Jelena, Rančić Nemanja, Obrenčević Katarina, Radojević Milorad, Marić Predrag, Tomić Aleksandar, Petrović Marijana

“…The aim of this study was to compare pre-operative and post-operative renal function in patients who underwent DN in relation to patients who underwent RN due to renal malignancy. …”
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Complication rates after shoulder arthroplasty in patients aged 45 years and younger by Blake Hajek, BS, Jeff Klott, MD, Erick Marigi, MD, Brian Wahlig, MD, John Sperling, MD, Jeff Murphy, MS, Tyler J. Brolin, MD, Thomas W. Throckmorton, MD

“…Younger patients may be more active and require prolonged use of their operative shoulder, potentially increasing the risk of arthroplasty failure or revision. …”
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Relation between bank erosion and bed incision in the braided reach of the Lower Yellow River undergoing channel degradation by Junqiang Xia, Yifei Cheng, Meirong Zhou, Xin Yu, Xiangzhou Xu, Koen Blanckaert, Zhengbing Wang

“…Bank erosion contributed 33% of the cumulative channel scour volume in the braided reach, with a close relation developed between cumulative bank erosion volume and the previous 5-year average incoming sediment coefficient during flood seasons. …”
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The Influence of Fracture Defect Size on Treatment Outcomes in Distal Femur Fractures: A Comparative Study Between Lateral Locking Plate and Double Plate Fixation by Meng Li, Taoguang Wu, Zicheng Zhang, Xiaomeng Ren, Mengmeng Hu, Dong Zhang, Wei Zhang

“…Information such as demographic data, fracture classification, operation details, metaphyseal bone defect size, pre‐nd post‐operative imaging data, and other medical records were compiled. …”
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Analysis of the application value of endovascular interventional technology in the diagnosis and treatment of vascular malformations with limb hypertrophy by Zhen Niu, Liang Yuan, Xiaohong Die, Wei Liu

“…This study included a total of 19 children, comprising 10 females and 9 males. The average age was 4 years, while the median age was 3 years and 1 month. …”
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Enhanced Teleoperation of Robotic Arms Through Master-Slave Configuration With Multithreading by Ahmad Faiz Fawzan Ahmad Zainudin, Mohd Hairi Mohd Zaman, Mohd Faisal Ibrahim, Mohd Asyraf Zulkifley, M. Marzuki Mustafa

“…Teleoperation systems are crucial in various industrial applications, including medical surgeries and the operation of remotely controlled robots. However, latency issues significantly impact precision and responsiveness, presenting a critical problem that requires extensive attention. …”
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Surgical Treatment of Mason Type II and III Radial Head Fractures: Mid-Term Results by Alimurad G. Aliev, Konstantin S. Egorov, Timur Z. Kalakaev, Svetlana Y. Fedyunina, Irina S. Petlenko, Aleksandr I. Avdeev, Andrey D. Sineoky

“…The results of surgical treatment in patients with Mason II radial head fractures were significantly better than in those with Mason III fractures, as evidenced by average MEPS scores (93.0±11.3 and 82.7±16.5, respectively), complication rates (4% vs 17%) and re-operation rates (4% vs 12%). …”
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Does Early Graft Patency Benefit from Perioperative Statin Therapy? A Propensity Score-Matched Study of Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery by Shanglin Chen, Hengchao Wu, Tao Yang, Baotong Li, Yuanyu Hu, Hansong Sun

“…Primary outcomes were graft patency at an average of five days after operation and in-hospital mortality. …”
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Prehospital blood transfusion in Brazil: results of the first year of implementation in an emergency medical service by Lucas Certain, João Vitor Cerávolo Rostirola, Gabriela Cerávolo Rostirola, Juliana Silva Pereira, Isabella Gonçalves, Karize Ribeiro Gabrigna, Filipe Duo Speri, Matheus Ferreira Mendes, Tainá Serena Mottin, Israel da Silva, Jussara Aparecida Rodrigues, Juliana de Cássia Schevenin, Ana Barbara Regiani de Oliveira, Amanda Bonamichi Franceli, Camila Emanuele Camargo Lisboa, Bruno Deltreggia Benites

“…Since activation, the average response time was 20 min. The mean shock indexes before and after blood transfusion were 2.16 and 1.1, respectively. …”
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Long-term durability of bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement in young patients with bicuspid aortic stenosisCentral MessagePerspective by Christopher K. Mehta, MD, Tom X. Liu, MD, MS, Abigail S. Baldridge, DrPh, Jane Kruse, BSN, Jyothy Puthumana, MD, Robert O. Bonow, MD, Duc T. Pham, MD, Douglas R. Johnston, MD, S. Christopher Malaisrie, MD, Patrick M. McCarthy, MD

“…Operative mortality (0.7% vs 1.4%; P = .77) was similar between SAVR and SAVR/aneurysm patients. …”
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The impact of elective spine surgery in Canada for degenerative conditions on patient reported health-related quality of life outcomes by Ragavan Manoharan, Nisaharan Srikandarajah, Jean-Christophe Murray, Christopher Nielsen, Supriya Singh, Sean Christie, Michael M.H. Yang, Michael Weber, Bernard Larue, Adrienne Kelly, Jerome Paquet, Raphaele Charest-Morin, Guy Hogan, Andrew Glennie, Henry Anh, Eugene Wai, Nicolas Dea, Neil Mason, Kenneth Thomas, Charles Fisher, Hamilton Hall, Christopher Bailey, Mayilee Canizares, Yoga Raja Rampersaud

“…The mean pre-operative PCS was over 2 standard deviations (SD) lower than the normative mean of the CGP; this improved to being close to 1-SD from the normative CGP mean at 1-year post-operatively. …”
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Integrated Fleet Management of Mobile Robots for Enhancing Industrial Efficiency: A Case Study on Interoperability in Multi-Brand Environments Within the Automotive Sector by David Lopes, Tiago Pereira, André Gonçalves, Francisco Cunha, Fernando Lopes, João Antunes, Victor Santos, Fernanda Coutinho, Jorge Barreiros, João Durães, Patrícia Santos, Fernando Simões, Pedro Ferreira, Elisabete Dinora Caldas de Freitas, João Pedro F. Trovão, João P. Ferreira, Nuno Miguel Fonseca Ferreira

“…The proposed system demonstrated efficiency in updating and supervising operations, with an average latency of 120 ms for task status updates and an interface refresh rate of less than 1 s, enabling near real-time supervision and facilitating operational decision-making.…”
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Histopathological evaluation of the efficacy of carbon nanoparticle staining in detecting lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer surgery by Qingzhao Feng, Xin Zhang, Shuyang Yang, Yingqi Feng, Hong Chen, Jiafeng Wang, Zijian Li, Shuang Fu, Qi Sun, Min Feng

“…However, the average number of lymph nodes differed significantly between the two groups (P = 0.001). …”
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