Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of nicotine chewing gum and nicotine patches as nicotine replacement therapy using salivary cotinine levels as a biochemical validation measure by T Sivasankari, Avudaiappan Sankaran, Senthil Murugappan, Veni Subramanyam, Balanehru Subramanian, RC Jagat Reddy, S Vandana

“…Background: Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and habit cessation counseling are considered the mainstay treatment for high nicotine dependence smokers. …”
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Development and Evaluation of User‐Friendly Modeled Approach for Sustainable Polymer Membranes for Advanced Hemodialysis by Ahmed Khan, Zaib Jahan, Muhammad Ahsan, Muhammad Bilal Khan Niazi, Muhammad Nouman Aslam Khan, Ahmed Sayed M. Metwally, Farooq Sher

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Preclinical Evaluation of a Growth‐Accommodating Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve System for Young Children by Nnaoma Agwu, Daryl Chau, Gregory S. Kelley, Tanya Burney, Ekaterina Perminov, Christopher Alcantara, Michael R. Recto, Arash Kheradvar

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Evaluation of the Risk Prediction Models in Predicting Kidney Outcomes in Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease by Huang Kuang, Yi-yang Zhao, Jin-wei Wang, Zhao Cui, Ming-hui Zhao, Xiao-yu Jia

“…Introduction: A previous study showed that the renal risk score (RRS) was transferrable to antiglomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) disease and proposed a risk stratification according to the need of renal replacement therapy (RRT) and the percentage of normal glomeruli (N). …”
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Partial organic fertilizer replacing synthetic fertilizer reduces soil salinity, improves photosynthesis, and enhances the water-nitrogen use efficiency of maize (Zea maysl.) in ar... by Yue Han, Zhanli Ma, Rui Chen, Yue Wen, Yonghui Liang, Jinzhu Zhang, Tehseen Javed, Wenhao Li, Zhenhua Wang

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Comparative midterm results of surgical mitral valve replacement and transcatheter mitral valve replacement with the Tendyne SystemCentral MessagePerspective by Andrea Colli, MD, PhD, Cristina Di Franco, MD, Federico Giorgi, MD, Giosuè Falcetta, MD, Danilo Ruggiero, MD, Michele Celiento, MD, Giacomo Ravenni, MD, Riccardo Morganti, Stat Sci, Laura Besola, MD

“…Objectives: To compare the midterm clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of high-risk patients who underwent surgical mitral valve replacement (SMVR) or transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) with the Tendyne System in a single-center setting. …”
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Early results of robot-assisted knee replacement by Georgii A. Airapetov, Petr K. Yablonskiy, Mikhail S. Serdobincev, Zaurbek V. Dziov, Anjum H. Alkafaween, Farah H. Alkafaween

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Endoprosthetic replacement in patients with tumors of proximal humerus by V. Yu. Karpenko, V. A. Derzhavin, A. V. Buharov

“…Objective.To analyze and evaluate the results of applying the "Anatomical" and "Reverse" shoulder replacements in patients with neoplastic lesions of the proximal humerus.Materials and methods. …”
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Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Physicians or Augment Their Capabilities? by Sara Rahmati Roodsari, Alireza Zali, Mohammad Rahmati-Roodsari, Behina Forouzanmehr

“…Ultimately, physicians will not be replaced by AI, but physicians who use AI wisely may replace physicians who do not. …”
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Evaluation of the effects of Keratinase-treated feather meal as a replacement for fishmeal on growth performance, liver function, and intestinal health in juvenile largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) by Yi-Huan Xu, Li-Han Zhang, Min Liu, Mei-Yan Li, Xue-Dan Fang, Hui Xia, Ran Guo, Fazhan Hanafiah, Waiho Khor, Guang Chen, Xin Hao

“…According to analysis on weight gain rate (WGR), specific growth rate (SGR) and feed conversion ratio (FCR), we found that the largemouth bass had the best growth performance when dietary KFM replaced 25.19 %-26.25 % of FM, and the highest feed utilization when replacing 9.38 % of FM. …”
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Evaluating the change in immunoglobulin G and accuracy of assessing transfer of passive immunity during the first 7 days of age in Holstein dairy calves fed colostrum replacer by H.M. Goetz, M.A. Steele, K. Nott, H.R. McCarthy, A.J. Lopez, M.C. Cantor, D.L. Renaud

“…The primary objective of this cohort study was to evaluate how blood serum IgG concentrations change in dairy calves fed colostrum replacer during the first 7 d of life. …”
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Evaluation of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for improving pain and cognitive function in elderly patients around the perioperative period of hip replacement surgery: A meta-analysis. by Sujuan Xu, Kai Huang, Qing Jiang

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>We aim to evaluate the efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation(TEAS) in elderly patients around the perioperative period of hip replacement surgery.…”
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Clinical and radiographic evaluation of topical vitamin D application on immediate dental implants: a randomized clinical trial by Bassem M. Ayyad, Mohamed Said Hamed, Ahmed Elrody, Pierre A. Hanna, Ahmed Abdelmohsen Younis

“…Radiographic evaluation, represented by bone density analysis was conducted at the same intervals. …”
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Early evaluation of the aortic root after Nicks' procedureCentral MessagePerspective by Ujjwal Kumar Chowdhury, MCh, Diplomate NB, Sukhjeet Singh, MCh, Niwin George, MCh, Suruchi Hasija, DM, Lakshmikumari Sankhyan, MCh, Niraj Nirmal Pandey, DM, Sanjoy Sengupta, Diplomate, MCh, Mani Kalaivani, PhD

“…Objective(s): To determine the influence of surgical techniques adopted to avoid suture line disruption, periprosthetic leakage, patch dislodgement, pericardial patch aneurysm formation, and the long-term stability of aortic root enlargement (ARE) during aortic valve replacement (AVR). Methods: One hundred fifteen patients undergoing AVR or combined aortic and mitral valve replacements with Nicks' posterior ARE between 1997 and 2019 underwent long-term echocardiographic and angio-computed tomographic evaluation. …”
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Impact of replacing sow milk with milk replacer on growth performance, intestinal development, bacterial profile and muscular maturation in neonatal and nursery piglets by Yuwei Zhang, Shiya Liu, Qiang Zhou, Yang Liu, Liang Hu, Ruinan Zhang, Zhengfeng Fang, Yan Lin, Shengyu Xu, Bin Feng, Yong Zhuo, De Wu, Lianqiang Che

“…Along with the increasing litter sizes in pig industry, using milk replacer (MR) as a nutrient supplement has been widely practiced, yet the effects of replacing sow milk (SM) with MR on growth and development of piglets remain unclear. …”
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A comparative study on utilization of different plant-derived nano-mucilage as a fat replacer in yogurt: Product optimization, physicochemical attributes, shelf-life evaluation, and consumer perception with market orientation by Mansuri M. Tosif, Aarti Bains, Gulden Goksen, Mohd Ziaur Rehman, Nemat Ali, Gulsah Karabulut, Prince Chawla

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Inter-rater reliability of muscle ultrasonography performed by multidisciplinary novice sonographers in the evaluation of critically ill patients with acute kidney injury requiring continuous kidney replacement therapy by Felipe González-Seguel, Vinh Q. Tran, Chaitanya Anil Pal, Zan T. Shareef, Hayley P. Israel, Arimitsu Horikawa-Strakovsky, Yuan Wen, Benjamin R. Griffin, Javier A. Neyra, J. Pedro Teixeira, Kirby P. Mayer

“…Early diagnosis of muscle wasting in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury requiring continuous kidney replacement therapy (AKI-CKRT) may improve outcomes via timely rehabilitation and nutrition. …”
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Utility of renal replacement therapy in poisoning and drug overdosage by Rohit Bhowmick, Sasidaran Kandasamy

“…Management of the poisoned patient begins with a thorough evaluation, identification of the agent(s) involved, and assessment of severity and symptoms. …”
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CAN AUDIENCE REPLACE EXECUTION JUDGES IN MALE GYMNASTICS? by Ivan Čuk

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PHARMACOECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF INTERMITTENT AND CONTINUOUS RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY by Yu. S. Polushin, D. V. Sokolov, D. Yu. Belousov, A. E. Cheberda

“…Lately, in Russia, the number of patients with severe stage of acute renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy is increasing. Intermittent hemodialysis is the most common type of this therapy, however, the continuous methods of renal replacement therapy also started to be more often used in clinical practice despite of their high basic cost. …”
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