Comparison of the adequacies of the OSCE and vOSCE to assess the competencies required under Brazilian medical curriculum guidelines: a multicenter study by Hervaldo Sampaio Carvalho, Maria do Carmo Barros Melo, Fabiana Maria Kakehasi, Priscila Menezes Ferri Liu, Fernanda Gontijo Minafra Silveira Santos, Ricardo Luiz de Melo Martins, Marilene Vale de Castro Monteiro, Marcelo Esteves Chaves Campos, Roberto Zonato Esteves, Matheus Belloni Torsani, Iolanda de Fátima Lopes Calvo Tiberio, Akihito Inca Atahualpa Urdiales, Andrea Mora De Marco Novellino, Rosiane Viana Zuza Diniz, Helena Ferreira Moura, Maria Alice de Vilhena Toledo, Célia Regina Machado Saldanha, Andrea Pedrosa Ribeiro Alves Oliveira, Patricia Zen Tempski, Itamar de Souza Santos, Milton de Arruda Martins

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Noninvasive assessment of the fractional reserve of coronary blood flow with a one-dimensional mathematical model. Preliminary results of the pilot study by D. G. Gognieva, T. M. Gamilov, R. A. Pryamonosov, Yu. V. Vasilevsky, S. S. Simakov, F. Liang, S. K. Ternovoy, N. S. Serova, E. S. Tebenkova, E. A. Sinitsyn, E. S. Pershina, S. A. Abugov, G. V. Mardanyan, N. V. Zakryan, V. R. Kirakosyan, V. B. Betelin, Yu. O. Mitina, A. Yu. Gubina, D. Yu. Shchekochikhin, A. L. Syrkin, F. Yu. Kopylov

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Quantitative Ultrasound Texture Analysis of Breast Tumors: A Comparison of a Cart-Based and a Wireless Ultrasound Scanner by David Alberico, Lakshmanan Sannachi, Maria Lourdes Anzola Pena, Joyce Yip, Laurentius O. Osapoetra, Schontal Halstead, Daniel DiCenzo, Sonal Gandhi, Frances Wright, Michael Oelze, Gregory J. Czarnota

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A novel PNIPAM-Modified polyurethane/carboxymethyl cellulose photo-thermoresponsive hydrogel loaded with gemcitabine to suppress esophageal cancer cells via VEGF-mediated angiogeni... by Shirong Wu, Huachuan Zhang, Yu Zhang, Ya Zhao, Mengqi Xiang, Liqiong Hao, Jing Chen

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Features of some growth factors content in tumors and blood plasma in patients with rare forms of endometrial cancer by E. M. Frantsiyants, V. A. Bandovkina, T. I. Moiseenko, A. P. Menshenina, M. A. Rogozin, I. V. Kaplieva, E. I. Surikova, I. V. Neskubina, Yu. A. Petrova, N. D. Cheryarina, M. L. Adamyan, O. E. Zhenilo, A. O. Adamyan

“…Samples of intact endometrium obtained from patients who underwent surgery for uterine fibroids (n = 20) and blood samples from conditionally healthy women (n = 20) of the same age served as normal indicators. …”
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A Dutch clinical practice guideline for paediatric palliative care: a systematic review and recommendations on psychosocial care including preloss and bereavement care by Kim C. van Teunenbroek, Renée L. Mulder, A. A. Eduard Verhagen, Leontien C. M. Kremer, Jeanette. L. Falkenburg, Petra Honig-Mazer, Esther M. M. van den Bergh, Marijke C. Kars, Johannes M. A. Verheijden, Hester Rippen, Brigitt C. M. Borggreve, Eline M. Kochen, Erna M. C. Michiels, on behalf of the working groups psychosocial care, and preloss and bereavement care of the Dutch paediatric palliative care guideline

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Cost-effectiveness of a primary healthcare intervention to treat male lower urinary tract symptoms: the TRIUMPH cluster randomised controlled trial by Matthew J Ridd, Jodi Taylor, Jonathan Rees, Stephanie MacNeill, Emily Sanderson, Athene Lane, Gordon Taylor, Luke A Robles, Mandy Fader, Nikki Cotterill, Margaret Macaulay, Sian Noble, Madeleine Cochrane, Jessica Frost, Lucy McGeagh, Marcus J Drake, Jo Worthington, Hashim Hashim

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Neurobiomechanical Characterization of Feedforward Phase of Gait Initiation in Chronic Stroke: A Linear and Non-Linear Approach by Marta Freitas, Pedro Fonseca, Leonel Alves, Liliana Pinho, Sandra Silva, Vânia Figueira, José Félix, Francisco Pinho, João Paulo Vilas-Boas, Augusta Silva

“…Non-linear analysis indicated lower LyE values and reduced complexity and adaptability in CoP position and amplitude across scales (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Do Patient-Reported Outcomes Differ Between Open and Minimally Invasive Hallux Cheilectomy? by Nathaniel Zona BA, Samuel D. Stark, Eric Villarreal MD, Kenneth Hunt MD

“…Further work is needed to determine if additional surgeries performed in parallel with cheilectomies may be affecting the observed PROs. …”
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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ciprofol after continuous infusion in elderly patients by Xiaowen Guo, Yang Qiao, Sijie Yin, Fengqin Luo, Lingmei Yi, Jiajia Chen, Man Lu

“…Plasma concentrations of ciprofol correlate well with BIS values, helping control sedation depth. For elderly patients undergoing gastrointestinal tumor surgery, an optimal maintenance dose of 0.8 mg/kg/h is recommended. …”
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Efficacy evaluation of Kirschner wire tension band combined with anatomical locking plate in the treatment of Mayo type II olecranon fractures by Chaode Cen, Nan Yin, Yan Wu, Yuehua Xie, Daqing He, Yong Zhang, Jun Jiang, Ya Zhu, Jie Zhou, Yongfei Cao

“…The mean flexion-extension ROM values and pronation-supination ROM values showed no statistical difference between the two groups. …”
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Three-dimensional arch morphology differences in the invisible orthodontic treatment of extracted and non-extracted patients by REN Lei, ZHENG Ze, ZHANG Jiashun, ZHANG Miaomiao

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Hemodynamic Factors Driving Peripheral Chemoreceptor Hypersensitivity: Is Severe Aortic Stenosis Treated with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation a Valuable Human Model? by Maksym Jura, Stanisław Tubek, Jędrzej Reczuch, Rafał Seredyński, Piotr Niewiński, Marcin Protasiewicz, Beata Ponikowska, Bartłomiej Paleczny

“…On the contrary, HR responses to hypoxia are increased after TAVI, and pre-TAVI values appear to be lower compared to the healthy population. …”
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A novel telomere-associated genes signature for the prediction of prognosis and treatment responsiveness of hepatocellular carcinoma by Kuo Kang, Hui Nie, Weilu Kuang, Xuanxuan Li, Yangying Zhou

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Comparison of intravenous nalbuphine and sufentanil on the median effective effect-site concentration of propofol to attenuate the response to cervical dilation during hysteroscopy... by Shu-Xi Li, Yan-Hong Zhou, Ying-Jie Yang, Qian Wang, Wan Lei, Jian-Jun Shen, Xin-Zhong Chen, Li-Li Xu

“…We used up-down sequential analysis to determine values of Ceprop that produced an effective response in 50% of patients (EC50). …”
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Metabolic Effects of a Succinic Acid<Based Substrate Antihypoxant by B. N. Shakh, V. N. Lapshin, A. G. Kyrnyshev, D. B. Smirnov, N. R. Kravchenko-Berezhnaya

“…A  comparison  group  included  15  patients  who  had  undergone  emergency  extensive surgery for abdominal diseases. 400 ml of 10% glucose solution was used as an infusion medium. …”
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lectrical cardiometry compared to transesophageal doppler for hemodynamics monitoring and fluid management in pediatrics undergoing Kasai operation. A randomized controlled trial. by M. Lotfy, K. Yassen, O. El Sharkawy, R. Elshoney, A. Moustafa

“…This invites further development in the technology to improve their CO absolute values and improve precision.…”
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Effectiveness of Perfusion Index ratio and End-Diastolic Velocity ratio in evaluating the efficacy of Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block: a prospective observational study by Li Hu, Li Hu, Jintao Sun, Bin Zhang, Xiaoyan Ye, Jian Lu, Jian Lu, Zhipeng Zhu, Zhipeng Zhu, Hongmei Zhou, Hongmei Zhou

“…PI and EDV ratios were calculated by dividing values at each time by baseline. ROC curves were plotted at 5 and 10 min, and AUROC with 95% CI was calculated to assess block efficacy.ResultsOf 89 patients, 3 were excluded due to data loss and 2 withdrew, leaving 84 patients. …”
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Sleep disturbance after pediatric and adolescent concussion by James Wilkes, Daniele Fedonni, Daniele Fedonni, Jelsia Cottone, Kristy B. Arbogast, Kristy B. Arbogast, Christina L. Master, Christina L. Master, Christina L. Master, Christina L. Master

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Implementation of the Lupus Low Disease Activity State in Pediatric Rheumatology Care: The Role of the Visual Analog Scale by Ekemini A. Ogbu, Anna Carmela P. Sagcal‐Gironella, B. Anne Eberhard, Jennifer M. Huggins, Marisa S. Klein‐Gitelman, Karen Onel, Chen Chen, Bin Huang, Hermine I. Brunner

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