EFFECTIVENESS AND INNOVATION OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN PHYSICS LEARNING IN A DECADE: A LITERATURE ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL THINKING DEVELOPMENT by Rofiqoh Hasan Harahap, Teguh Febri Sudarma, Sutri Novika, Festiyed Festiyed

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Case Report: Diagnosing and treating gallbladder neuroendocrine neoplasms through comparative analysis: a case series and literature review by Jiayao Zhang, Jiayao Zhang, Jiandong Li, Yuxing Dong, Yuxing Dong, Baochun Lu

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Cervical ripening at home or in hospital during induction of labour: the CHOICE prospective cohort study, process evaluation and economic analysis by Mairead Black, Cassandra Yuill, Mairi Harkness, Sayem Ahmed, Linda Williams, Kathleen A Boyd, Maggie Reid, Amar Bhide, Neelam Heera, Jane Huddleston, Neena Modi, John Norrie, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Julia Sanders, Gordon C S Smith, Rosemary Townsend, Helen Cheyne, Christine McCourt, Sarah Stock

“…Postnatal survey: process evaluation; economic analysis. Published literature: economic analysis. …”
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Is peri-operative steroid replacement therapy necessary for the pituitary adenomas treated with surgery? A systematic review and meta analysis. by Mamatemin Tohti, Junyang Li, Yuan Zhou, Yuebing Hu, Zhuang Yu, Chiyuan Ma

“…Conversely, there may be some disadvantages of high levels of cortisols such as high incidence of osteopenia and bone derangement and even the increased mortality rate. …”
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Evaluating large language models as graders of medical short answer questions: a comparative analysis with expert human graders by Olena Bolgova, Paul Ganguly, Muhammad Faisal Ikram, Volodymyr Mavrych

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Policy implementation for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in seven European countries: a comparative analysis from 1999 to 2015 by Takuya Kinoshita, Hironobu Tokumasu, Shiro Tanaka, Axel Kramer, Koji Kawakami

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The first complete chloroplast genome sequences of Ulmus species by de novo sequencing: Genome comparative and taxonomic position analysis. by Li-Hui Zuo, Ai-Qin Shang, Shuang Zhang, Xiao-Yue Yu, Ya-Chao Ren, Min-Sheng Yang, Jin-Mao Wang

“…The lengths of the chloroplast genomes from five Ulmus ranged from 158,953 to 159,453 bp, with the largest observed in Ulmus davidiana and the smallest in Ulmus laciniata. …”
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Analysis of Mechanical Durability, Hydrophobicity, Pyrolysis and Combustion Properties of Solid Biofuel Pellets Made from Mildly Torrefied Biomass by Kanageswari Singara veloo, Anthony Lau, Shahab Sokhansanj

“…Results indicated that the mass loss ranging from 10 to 20% among the mild torrefaction treatments was less than the typical extent of mass loss due to severe torrefaction. …”
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Analysis of aPTT predictors after unfractionated heparin administration in intensive care units using machine learning models. by Tadashi Kamio, Masaru Ikegami, Megumi Mizuno, Seiichiro Ishii, Hayato Tajima, Yoshihito Machida, Kiyomitsu Fukaguchi

“…However, recall and F1 scores were lower, suggesting that some cases, particularly in sub-therapeutic and supra-therapeutic ranges, may have been missed. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of robotic surgery in healthcare for older individuals: a systematic review based on randomized controlled trials by Yunkai Tang, Bing Dou

“…Incremental cost-effectiveness analyses showed that robotic surgery achieved cost-effectiveness in some cases, with incremental costs per QALY ranging from $14,925.62 to $28,860, both below the commonly accepted threshold of $50,000.ConclusionRobotic surgery demonstrate potential cost-effectiveness in older individuals, particularly by improving QALY and reducing long-term healthcare costs. …”
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Oral probiotic supplementation to alleviate diarrhea induced by fluoropyrimidines or irinotecan-based chemotherapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Tippawan Siritientong, Daylia Thet, Nattawut Leelakanok, Nutthada Areepium

“…Background: Fluoropyrimidines and irinotecan cause diarrhea, which can be particularly severe in some cases. Probiotic supplementation is a potential option for managing chemotherapy-induced diarrhea. …”
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What if I fail? Unsuccessful smoking cessation attempts and symptoms of depression and anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gemma Taylor, Jennifer Allen, Amy Bethan Crabb

“…These findings are relevant to people who smoke tobacco and the health professionals who support them as they may hold some apprehensions about quitting smoking or the anticipated emotional consequences of failing to quit. …”
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Analysis of selected anthropometric parameters of 6-year-old children in Warsaw compared to the peer population in the years 1996-1999 by Elżbieta Olszewska, Piotr Tabor, Dorota Trzcińska

“…This tendency was more typical of girls than boys and was observed mostly in subscapular skinfold thickness. Some of the differences between the studied population and the control group were statistically significant (girls: triceps skinfold thickness p <0.05, subscapular skinfold thickness p <0.01, sum of 3 skinfolds p <0.05; boys: subscapular skinfold thickness p <0.01). …”
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Ambient air pollution and childhood obesity from infancy to late childhood: An individual participant data meta-analysis of 10 European birth cohorts by Sarah Warkentin, Serena Fossati, Sandra Marquez, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, Sandra Andrusaityte, Demetris Avraam, Ferran Ballester, Tim Cadman, Maribel Casas, Montserrat de Castro, Leda Chatzi, Ahmed Elhakeem, Antonio d’Errico, Mònica Guxens, Regina Grazuleviciene, Jennifer R. Harris, Carmen Iñiguez Hernandez, Barbara Heude, Elena Isaevska, Vincent W.V. Jaddoe, Marianna Karachaliou, Aitana Lertxundi, Johanna Lepeule, Rosemary R.C. McEachan, Johanna L. Thorbjørnsrud Nader, Marie Pedersen, Susana Santos, Mariska Slofstra, Euripides G. Stephanou, Morris A. Swertz, Tanja Vrijkotte, Tiffany C. Yang, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Martine Vrijheid

“…Associations between air pollution exposure and zBMI were estimated separately for each pollutant and cohort using linear and logistic longitudinal mixed effects models, followed by a random-effects meta-analysis. The overweight/obesity prevalence ranged from 12.3-40.5 % between cohorts at 0–2 years, 16.7–35.3 % at 2–5 years, 12.5–40.7 % at 5–9 years, and 10.7–43.8 % at 9–12 years. …”
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosis in high surgical risk patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Zulian Liu, Elaine Kidney, Danai Bem, George Bramley, Susan Bayliss, Mark A de Belder, Carole Cummins, Rui Duarte

“…<h4>Results</h4>Three good quality randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were included. Patients' mean age ranged from 83-85 years, around half were female and New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class III or IV ranged from 83.8% to 94.2% with frequent comorbidities. …”
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Term breech presentation—Intended cesarean section versus intended vaginal delivery—A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Julia Wängberg Nordborg, Therese Svanberg, Annika Strandell, Ylva Carlsson

“…Conclusions Intended cesarean section may reduce the risk of perinatal mortality and perinatal as well as some maternal morbidity compared with intended vaginal delivery. …”
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Effectiveness of Radiomics-Based Machine Learning Models in Differentiating Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Lechang Zhang, Dewei Li, Tong Su, Tong Xiao, Shulei Zhao

“…ResultsThis meta-analysis included 24 studies with 14,406 cases, including 7635 PDAC cases. …”
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The Kohs' blocks test as an important instrument to investigate the visuo-spatial impairments in myotonic dystrophy: part I. Quantitative and qualitative analysis by CRISTINA MARIA DUARTE WIGG, LUIZ ANTONIO ALVES DURO

“…Some of the patients had some kind of professional activity, while others had never exerted a professional occupation. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis of Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy Fibroblasts Reveals a Disease Extracellular Matrix Signature and Key Molecular Regulators. by Sonia Paco, Teresa Casserras, Maria Angels Rodríguez, Cristina Jou, Montserrat Puigdelloses, Carlos I Ortez, Jordi Diaz-Manera, Eduardo Gallardo, Jaume Colomer, Andrés Nascimento, Susana G Kalko, Cecilia Jimenez-Mallebrera

“…<h4>Background</h4>Collagen VI related myopathies encompass a range of phenotypes with involvement of skeletal muscle, skin and other connective tissues. …”
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A Bayesian network meta-analysis of non-pharmacological interventions for neonatal pain management: a clinical effectiveness comparison by Lingxue Xu, Lali Xiang, Lihui Pan, Peipei Xue, Juan Li, Yurong He, Hongyan Liu, Yuwei Hu, Bo Zheng

“…A Bayesian model was employed for the analysis, and heterogeneity was quantified using random-effects standard deviation (RESD), τ², and I² statistics. …”
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