Food-Away-From-Home Options in Local Military Nutrition Environments by Katie M. Kirkpatrick, MS, Deborah J. Robinson, MPH, Sarah J. Hinman, MSPH, Jessica L. Kegel, MA, Rachel A. Chamberlin, PhD, Rory G. McCarthy, PhD, Jonathan M. Scott, PhD

“…Scores varied widely among and within installations. The overall average Military Nutrition Environment Assessment Tool score was 52%, with individual installation scores ranging from 39% to 69%. …”
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A balance between breast reconstruction and amputation, Goldilock mastectomy by E. K. Zhiltsova, P. V. Krivorotko, D. G. Ulrikh, Ya. I. Bondarchuk, U. S. Kalishevich, V. E. Levchenko, D. A. Enaldieva, N. S. Amirov, A. V. Solomakhina, V. V. Mortada, R. S. Pesotskiy, K. Yu. Zernov, A. S. Emelyanov, T. T. Tabagua, L. P. Gigolaeva, A. V. Komyakhov, K. S. Nikolaev, S. S. Yereshchenko, V. F. Semiglazov

“…Petrov Research Institute of Oncology. The average body mass index was 29.69 ± 3.92 kg/m2. Obesity was diagnosed in 86.4 % (19/22) of cases. …”
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Safety and effectiveness analysis of proximal extended excision Bacon (PE-Bacon) in the treatment of late complications of radiation-induced rectal injury by Lin Zihong, Huang Binjie, Zhen Chaohui, Qin Qiyuan, Luo Jielong, Yang Zhiyong, Xiu Fengmin, Liang Rui, Ma Tenghui

“…Surgical indicators (surgical approach, operative time, intraoperative blood loss, intraoperative blood transfusion), postoperative complications, stoma reversal, and defecation function after stoma reversal were collected and analyzed. …”
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Anterior Peripheral Rim Instability Is Prevalent in Young, Skeletally Immature Patients With Discoid Lateral Meniscus and Has Favorable Postoperative Outcomes by Steven Maxwell Henick, M.D., Zachariah Samuel, B.S., Joseph Nicholas Charla, B.S., Emily Ferreri, B.S., Emmanuel Mbamalu, B.S., Edina Gjonbalaj, B.S., Leila Mehraban Alvandi, Ph.D., Jacob Foster Schulz, M.D., Eric Daniel Fornari, F.A.O.A., M.D., Mauricio Drummond, Jr., M.D.

“…Patients were <21 years old and underwent operative DLM management with a minimum follow-up period of 2 years. …”
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Prediction of progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease in patients with systemic sclerosis: insight from the CRDC cohort study by Xiaofeng Zeng, Yong Hou, Qian Wang, Jiuliang Zhao, Mengtao Li, Dong Xu, Xinwang Duan, Jiaxin Zhou, Min Hui

“…Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regularisation regression and multivariable Cox regression were used to construct the prediction model, which were presented as nomogram and forest plot.Results Among the 304 patients with SSc-ILD included, 92.1% were women, with a baseline average age of 46.7 years. …”
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Comparison of contact tracing methods: A modelling study by Joanna X.R. Tan, Lalitha Kurupatham, Zubaidah Said, Jeremy Chan, Kelvin Bryan Tan, Marc Ho, Vernon Lee, Alex R. Cook

“…Approaches to contact tracing were diverse and country-dependent, with operations utilizing different tracing methods under varied environments. …”
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Two different unilateral percutaneous vertebroplasty approaches for acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: clinical and radiological outcomes by Anquan Huang, Haijun Liu, Yubo Liu, Jun Shen, Guoqing Zhu, Yefeng Wang, Shiming Li, Tianming Zou, Chenxi Gu, Bin Lv

“…Surgical data, including operation time, blood loss, fluoroscopy frequency, puncture needle crossing the midline during surgery, and bone cement injection volume, were collected. …”
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A Comprehensive Performance Comparison of DFT-S DMT and QAM-DMT in UOWC System in Different Water Environments by Ji Du, Xiaojian Hong, Yuan Wang, Zhanpeng Xu, Wenyi Zhao, Nanfei Lv, Chao Fei, Sailing He

“…DFT-S DMT outperforms QAM-DMT in terms of bit error rate (BER) performance due to low peak-to-average-power ratio (PAPR) and capability of counteracting high frequency fading in a band-limited underwater optical wireless communication (UOWC) system. …”
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Free vascularized fibula transfer in single- or double-barrel technique for reconstruction of segmental bone defects following oncological resection or posttraumatic bone loss by Bienger, Kevin, Stefan, Vlad, Dragu, Adrian, Bota, Olimpiu, Taqatqeh, Feras, Schaser, Klaus-Dieter, Rudari, Michele, Fritzsche, Hagen

“…When fibula was simultaneously prepared already during tumor resection (n=2), there was a significant reduction in the overall operation time. Postoperative assessment revealed that full osseous integrity without any graft failure was restored in all patients, and the same number of patients regained independent ambulatory ability. …”
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Right-sided hemicolectomy in 90-year-old patient with cecum cancer by A. M. Sidorenko, T. A. Semenova, V. V. Varvarov

“…All of these factors reduce the compensatory abilities of patients and reduce tolerance to the surgical operation. Nevertheless, the patient's age is not a contraindication to surgery. …”
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Accuracy and cost comparison of 3D-printed guides in complex spinal deformity correction: direct vs indirect design by Wei Yang, Wei Yang, Wei Yang, Wei Guo, Wei Guo, Wen-Jun Wu, Rong Ma, Zemin Wang, Honglai Zhang, Wanzhong Yang, Zhaohui Ge, Zhaohui Ge

“…Screw placement and osteotomy were simulated using 3D-printed spinal models and guides. Post-operative CT scans were performed on the models and compared with pre-operative designs to evaluate the accuracy, efficiency, cost, and clinical practicality of different guides during screw placement and osteotomy.ResultsThis study included 10 patients with complex spinal deformities (Five males and five females, with an average age of 37 years), covering five diagnostic types such as neurofibromatosis and adult idiopathic spinal deformity. …”
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Comparison of Superselective Renal Artery Embolization versus Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy in Ruptured Hemorrhagic Renal Angiomyolipoma: A Single-Center Study by Zhaoyang Li, Lu Yang, Huitang Yang, Tonghe Zhang, Yandong Cai, Zhan Jiang, Guoju Fan, Kaiqiang Wang, Bo Chen, Hongwei Zhang, Hailong Hu, Yankui Li

“…Both groups of patients had an average follow-up period of 22 months, and patients in the SAE group had a mean reduction of 3.33 cm in tumor diameter within the follow-up period compared with the pre-embolization period (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Occurrence of ionospheric scintillation during geomagnetic storms in Indonesia (2003–2024) using superposed epoch analysis by Angga Yolanda Putra, Theodosius Marwan Irnaka, Prayitno Abadi, La Ode Muhammad Musafar Kilowasid, Fitri Nuraeni, Erlansyah, Suraina, Afif Rakhman

“…When the local sunset falls within these operational DDEF periods, post-sunset EPBs will likely be suppressed, inhibiting ionospheric scintillation during post-sunset hours. …”
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The relation of changes in intraoperative EEg and ECog with age, anamnesis duration and outcome of surgical treatment in children with symptomatic epilepsy by A. B. Kozlova, M. B. Korsakova, N. A. Arkhipova, P. A. Vlasov, A. G. Melikyan, L. V. Shishkina, E. L. Masherov

“…Materials and methods. 64 patients with symptomatic epilepsy operated at N.N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of Russia from 2010 to 2016. 28 males, 36 females, age from 3 months to 18 years, on average 7,2 years. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Transcatheter Occlusion of Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defect with Aortic Valve Prolapse: A Six-Year Follow-Up Study by Wenqian Zhang, Chaojie Wang, Shenrong Liu, Lingmei Zhou, Junjie Li, Jijun Shi, Mingyang Qian, Shushui Wang, Yu-Mei Xie, Zhiwei Zhang

“…There were 97 males and 67 females (median age, 40.0 (30.0–62.7) months; average weight, 16.94 ± 9.02 kg). Mild (n = 63), moderate (n = 89), and severe (n = 12) AVP success rates were 93.7%, 89.9%, and 58.3%, respectively. …”
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Morrey Award 2023: radial head donor plug for capitellum osteochondral autograft transfer: a cadaveric biomechanical analysis by MAJMD Bryan G. Adams, LTMD Jeremy Tran, Steven Voinier, PhD, MAJMD Donald F. Colantonio, PhD, LTCMD Michael A. Donohue, PhD, LTCMD Kelly G. Kilcoyne, PhD, LTCDO Joseph W. Galvin, PhD

“…Further investigation is needed to determine how to mitigate the risk of iatrogenic fracture with this operation.…”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY REGIMENS FOR TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER by P. V. Krivorotko, E. K. Zhiltsova, L. P. Gigolaeva, Sh. M. Khadzhimatova, G. A. Dashyan, K. Yu. Zernov, E. S. Trufanova, А. S. Artemyeva, A. G. Kudaibergenova, V. F. Semiglazov

“…So far, 61 patients have been randomized (further calculations are based on the number of operated patients: 24 in the 1st group and 27 in the 2nd group). …”
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Comparing recovery community centers (RCCs) serving Black, Hispanic/Latino, and other communities: an exploratory secondary data analysis of a nationwide survey of RCC directors by Diadora DeCristofaro, Allison Futter, Alivia Williamson, Susanne S. Hoeppner, Lauren A. Hoffman, Marion J. Riggs, Judeline Joseph, Julia Ojeda, Amy A. Mericle, Vinod Rao, Philip X. Rutherford, Patty McCarthy, Bettina B. Hoeppner

“…., Black, Hispanic/Latino, Other) on these variables, where “serving a Black/Hispanic/Latino community” was operationally defined as being in a ZIP code with more than double the national prevalence of Black (13.6%) and Hispanic/Latino (19.1%) individuals in the United States.ResultsOn average, the median [IQR] percentage of Black participants within RCCs serving Black communities was 45% [30–63%] (51% of residents in the RCCs' ZIP codes were Black); in RCCs serving Hispanic/Latino communities, 50% [28–60%] of RCC participants were Hispanic/Latino (57% of residents in the RCCs' ZIP codes were Hispanic/Latino). …”
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Personal care product use and risk of adult-onset asthma: Prospective cohort analyses of U.S. Women from the Sister Study by Jungeun Lim, Che-Jung Chang, Alexandra J. White, Shelton Lo, Hantao Wang, Gabriel A. Goodney, Rui Miao, Amisha V. Barochia, Véronique L. Roger, Dale P. Sandler, Jason Y.Y. Wong

“…In our combined PCP analyses, we used Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) to select key PCPs that predict the risk of adult-onset asthma. …”
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On the trail of CBCT-guided adaptive rectal boost radiotherapy, does daily delineation require a radiation oncologist? by Julien Pierrard, David Dechambre, Christel Abdel Massih, Sophie Cvilic, Ana Da Silva Chambel Roma, Pascale Henderickx, Sofie Heylen, Eleonore Longton, Romain Mony, Mohamed Amine Tenabene, Thaïs Tison, Ad Vandermeulen, Loïc Vander Veken, Aniko Wale Etume, Anne-Emmanuella Yeo, Geneviève Van Ooteghem

“…However, using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)-guided oART requires daily target volume delineation by different operators, leading to inter-operator delineation variability and potential dosimetric issues. …”
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