Interim results on concession agreements for the city of Perm and the Perm region by E. V. Rozhkov

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Different management methods for tunnel abscess in tunneled cuffed catheters with catheter-related bloodstream infections and central venous stenosis: two case reports by Yafei Bai, Chunli Wang, Mingzhi Xu, Hong Li, Na An, Ruman Chen

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Fluid balance-adjusted creatinine at initiation of continuous venovenous hemofiltration and mortality. A post-hoc analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial. by Susanne Stads, Louise Schilder, S Azam Nurmohamed, Frank H Bosch, Ilse M Purmer, Sylvia S den Boer, Cynthia G Kleppe, Marc G Vervloet, Albertus Beishuizen, Armand R J Girbes, Pieter M Ter Wee, Diederik Gommers, A B Johan Groeneveld, Heleen M Oudemans-van Straaten, CASH study group

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Intra-Articular Injection of Bupivacaine and Adrenaline Reduces Intraoperative and Postoperative Blood Loss in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Case-Control Study by Ahmad Biadsi, Mor Bracha Akselrad, David Segal, Shanny Gur, Michael Markushevich, Yaron Shraga Brin

“…<b>Objective</b>: To evaluate the effect of preoperative intra-articular injection of bupivacaine and adrenaline (BAD) on blood loss and postoperative hemoglobin levels in primary total knee replacement. <b>Methods</b>: We retrospectively assessed 38 consecutive patients who underwent primary total knee arthroplasty at our institution between 2018 and 2019, as performed by two chief orthopedic surgeons. …”
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Risk Assessment and Recommended Approaches to Optimize Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship to Reduce External Ventricular Drain Infection: A Single-Center Study by Jozsef Kelemen, Marton Sztermen, Eva Dakos, Gergely Agocs, Jozsef Budai, Jozsef Katona, Zsuzsanna Szekeressy, Laszlo Sipos, Zoltan Papp, Mate Bata, Janos Karczub, Mate Korompai, Zsuzsanna A. Dunai, Bela Kocsis, Dora Szabo, Lorand Eross

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Revisiting infection control measures is necessary, with special attention to the replacement of EVDs in single-bed ICU rooms, to introduce antibiotic prophylaxis in the ICU. …”
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A Multi-Objective Optimization and Decision Support Framework for Natural Daylight and Building Areas in Community Elderly Care Facilities in Land-Scarce Cities by Fang Wen, Lu Zhang, Ling Jiang, Wenqi Sun, Tong Jin, Bo Zhang

“…In addition, a decision support method based on SOM is proposed to replace the subjective decision-making process commonly found in traditional optimization frameworks. …”
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Effect of Corona Treatment Method to Carvacrol Nanocoating Process for Carvacrol/Halloysite-Nanotube/Low-Density-Polyethylene Active Packaging Films Development by Aris E. Giannakas, Vassilios K. Karabagias, Amarildo Ndreka, Aikaterini Dimitrakou, Areti A. Leontiou, Katerina Katerinopoulou, Michael A. Karakassides, Charalampos Proestos, Constantinos E. Salmas

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Automatic Measurement Techniques for Compositional Properties of Fresh Concrete: Focus on Water/Cement Ratio and Air Content by Ojala Teemu, Punkki Jouni

“…Current testing methods for fresh concrete are time-consuming and operator-dependent and, thus, should be replaced with automatic testing methods. …”
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A Novel Ground-to-Elevated Mobile Manipulator Base System for High-Altitude Operations by Hongjia Wu, Chengzhang Gong, Li Fan, Guoan Liu, Yonghuang Zheng, Tingzheng Shen, Xiangbo Suo

“…Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed new mobile manipulator base, as well as its corresponding control methods.…”
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Features of the operation of the training stand “Electric vehicle motor” in determining the operation characteristics of electric transport by A. R. Safin, Z. M. Shakurova, L. V. Dolomanyuk, V. A. Gavrilov, N. V. Denisova

“…One solution to this problem is to replace traditional internal combustion engines with more environmentally friendly electric vehicles.THE PURPOSE. …”
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Modeling, control and stabilization of virtual synchronous generator in future power electronics-dominated power systems: A survey of challenges, advances, and future trends by Chang Li, Yaqian Yang, Xun Mao, Xinhua Xiong, Tomislav Dragicevic

“…Particularly, a comprehensive classification on the topics of modeling approaches, control methods, and stabilization of VSG system are extensively discussed. …”
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CD8+ T cells from SIV elite controller macaques recognize Mamu-B*08-bound epitopes and select for widespread viral variation. by John T Loffredo, Thomas C Friedrich, Enrique J León, Jason J Stephany, Denise S Rodrigues, Sean P Spencer, Alex T Bean, Dominic R Beal, Benjamin J Burwitz, Richard A Rudersdorf, Lyle T Wallace, Shari M Piaskowski, Gemma E May, John Sidney, Emma Gostick, Nancy A Wilson, David A Price, Esper G Kallas, Helen Piontkivska, Austin L Hughes, Alessandro Sette, David I Watkins

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Together, our data suggest that Mamu-B*08-restricted CD8+ T cell responses effectively control replication of pathogenic SIV(mac)239. All seven regions encoding Mamu-B*08-restricted CD8+ T cell epitopes also exhibit amino acid replacements typically seen only in the presence of Mamu-B*08, suggesting that the variation we observe is indeed selected by CD8+ T cell responses. …”
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Multicentre randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial of combination vancomycin and cefazolin surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: the Australian surgical antibiotic prophylaxis... by Allen C Cheng, Catherine McDougall, Allen Cheng, An Tran-Duy, Janine Roney, Kirsty Buising, Peter Choong, Michelle Dowsey, Trisha Peel, Sarah Astbury, David Paterson, Richard S de Steiger, Ross Crawford, Richard de Steiger, Philip Clarke, Peter Rehfisch Ben Howden, Robert Molnar, Sam Adie, Glenn Boyce, Jonathon Mulford, Michael Solomon, Tiffany Harris-Brown, Anton Peleg, Jessica Wisniewski, Stephanie Pereira, Zweena Badoordeen

“…The clinical benefit and cost-effectiveness of this combination therapy compared with usual therapy, however, have not been established.Methods and analysis This randomised, double-blind, parallel, superiority, placebo-controlled, phase 4 trial will compare the incidence of all surgical site infections (SSIs) including superficial, deep and organ/space (prosthetic joint) infections, safety and cost-effectiveness of surgical prophylaxis with cefazolin plus vancomycin to that with cefazolin plus placebo. …”
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Low-Fat Diet Alleviates Perimenopausal Symptoms by Reducing Methylation Levels of PDE4C and NPAS2 Genes: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Xiaoling Zhong, Ke Liu, Laigang Zhao, Xue Lei, Mei Xu, Lin Yang

“…Methods: The prospective Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT), approved by the Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, enrolled 62 perimenopausal women. …”
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Usability of a digital mindfulness training program for smoking cessation: A mixed-method single-center pilot study protocol (HowToMind). by Anastasia Demina, Agnès Soudry-Faure, Benjamin Petit, Nicolas Meunier-Beillard, Benoit Trojak

“…<h4>Discussion</h4>Our pilot mixed-method trial seeks to explore the usability and acceptability of our app, making necessary adjustments to its content and functionality based on participant feedback before its implementation in a large randomized controlled trial assessing the app's potential to enhance the effects of standard treatment.…”
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A lightweight hybrid model for accurate ammonia prediction in pig houses by Jacqueline Musabimana, Qiuju Xie, Hong Zhou, Ping Zheng, Honggui Liu, Tiemin Ma, Jiming Liu

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A multistage double-blind placebo-controlled study to assess the safety and efficacy of transdermal vitamin D phosphate supplementation (TransVitD) by Thomas Hibbard, Paolo Andriollo, Chui Hua Lim, Qing Guo, Karl P. Lawrence, Bolaji Coker, Rayka Malek, Abdel Douiri, Mohamed A. Alhnan, Stuart.A. Jones

“…This clinical study will test if a new vitamin D ester, vitamin D phosphate, which is more water-soluble compared to vitamin D, administered via a transdermal patch, can be used to improve vitamin D status. Method This is a two-part study comprising a dose-escalation with the vitamin D phosphate transdermal patch followed by a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiarmed, multistage clinical trial. …”
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Effect of glycemic control and type of diabetes treatment on TB treatment outcomes among people with TB-diabetes: A systematic review (updated August 2024). by Hemant Deepak Shewade, Prabhadevi Ravichandran, S Satish, S Kiran Pradeep, Kathiresan Jeyashree, Preetam Mahajan, Amar N Shah, Richard Kirubakaran, Ajay M V Kumar

“…<h4>Background</h4>Stringent glycemic control and/or using insulin either as a replacement for or in addition to oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs) has been recommended for people with tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus (TB-DM). …”
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Protection against Incidences of Serious Cardiovascular Events Study with daily fish oil supplementation in dialysis patients (PISCES): protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Kevan Polkinghorne, Brenda R Hemmelgarn, Marcello Tonelli, George Tomlinson, Charmaine E Lok, Louise M Moist

“…Omega-3 polyunsaturated essential fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) are associated with a reduced risk of CV events and death in non-dialysis patients and in patients with established CV disease but n-3 PUFAs have not been evaluated in the high risk KFRT patient population.Methods and analysis This multicentre randomised, placebo controlled, parallel pragmatic clinical trial tests the hypothesis that oral supplementation with n-3 PUFA, when added to usual care, leads to a reduction in the rate of serious CV events in haemodialysis patients when compared with usual care plus matching placebo. …”
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A case study on the stability of a big underground powerhouse cavern cut by an interlayer shear zone in the China Baihetan hydropower plant by Lifang Zou, Guotao Meng, Jiayao Wu, Wei Fu, Weijiang Chu, Weiya Xu

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