Significance of Normal Lung Volume on Quantitative CT Imaging Analysis in Group 1 and Group 3 Pulmonary HypertensionTake-home Points by Tadasu Okaya, MD. PhD, Ayako Shigeta, MD. PhD, Nobuhiro Tanabe, MD. PhD, Koichiro Tatsumi, MD. PhD, Hajime Yokota, MD. PhD, Akira Nishiyama, MD. PhD, Akira Naito, MD. PhD, Ayumi Sekine, Toshihiko Sugiura, MD. PhD, Seiichiro Sakao, MD. PhD, Takuji Suzuki, MD. PhD

“…The optimal cutoff point of %NLV for predicting survival was examined using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards regression were used to detect the association between %NLV and prognosis. …”
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Monitoring and assessment of SARS-CoV-2 evolution by V. V. Miasoiedov, P. V. Nartov, K. V. Yurko, V. M. Lesovoy, V. A. Kapustnyk, A. V. Bondarenko, M. Ye. Cherniak, V. A. Yakushchenko, V. V. Kucheriavchenko, V. S. Maslova, O. V. Bondarenko

“…A real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was used for primary identification with the diagnostic kit “Biocore® SARS-CoV-2” (LLC “Biocor Technology Ltd.”, Ukraine) in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. …”
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Alanine and glutathione targeting of dopamine- or ibuprofen-coupled polypeptide nanocarriers increases both crossing and protective effects on a blood–brain barrier model by Mária Mészáros, Thi Ha My Phan, Judit P. Vigh, Gergő Porkoláb, Anna Kocsis, Anikó Szecskó, Emese K. Páli, Nárcisz M. Cser, Tamás F. Polgár, Gábor Kecskeméti, Fruzsina R. Walter, Jens C. Schwamborn, Tamás Janáky, Jeng-Shiung Jan, Szilvia Veszelka, Mária A. Deli

“…In addition, the protective effect of ibuprofen containing nanoparticles on cytokine-induced barrier damage was also measured. Method Drug-coupled nanocarriers were synthetized and characterized by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy. …”
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Quantification of Forest Regeneration on Forest Inventory Sample Plots Using Point Clouds from Personal Laser Scanning by Sarah Witzmann, Christoph Gollob, Ralf Kraßnitzer, Tim Ritter, Andreas Tockner, Lukas Moik, Valentin Sarkleti, Tobias Ofner-Graff, Helmut Schume, Arne Nothdurft

“…The objective of this study is to develop an accurate and reliable method for estimating regeneration coverage from data obtained through personal laser scanning (PLS). …”
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A high‐resolution model of the grapevine leaf morphospace predicts synthetic leaves by Daniel H. Chitwood, Efrain Torres‐Lomas, Ebi S. Hadi, Wolfgang L. G. Peterson, Mirjam F. Fischer, Sydney E. Rogers, Chuan He, Michael G. F. Acierno, Shintaro Azumaya, Seth Wayne Benjamin, Devendra Prasad Chalise, Ellice E. Chess, Alex J. Engelsma, Qiuyi Fu, Jirapa Jaikham, Bridget M. Knight, Nikita S. Kodjak, Adazsofia Lengyel, Brenda L. Muñoz, Justin T. Patterson, Sundara I. Rincon, Francis L. Schumann, Yujie Shi, Charlie C. Smith, Mallory K. St. Clair, Carly S. Sweeney, Patrick Whitaker, James Wu, Luis Diaz‐Garcia

“…Societal Impact Statement Grapevine leaves are emblematic of the strong visual associations people make with plants. Leaf shape is immediately recognizable at a glance, and therefore, this is used to distinguish grape varieties. …”
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Effect of butorphanol tartrate combined with dexmedetomidine on postoperative analgesia by Xu Xiaofeng, Zhan Linsen, Lu Huarong, Yu Gongmin, Xia Changxing, Xu Yongqing, Liu Gang, Chai Yuhui, Lan Yunping

“…The aim of the study was to assess the effect of butorphanol tartrate (BT) combined with DM on postoperative analgesia. Methods. A total of 100 elderly patients undergoing general anesthesia surgery from January 2019 to June 2022 were selected. …”
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Assessment of grain production levels and analysis of obstacle factors in China: a sustainable, stable and green perspective by Caixia Shangguan, Ruijundi Ma, Yan Lu, Hui Zhang, Mingjin Tian, Yongzhong Teng, Li Jing, Xia Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Ke Li, Xingxing Mei

“…The entropy-weighted TOPSIS method and the obstacle degree model were employed to assess production levels and determine critical constraints, while ArcGIS was used to visualize the spatial distribution across China’s nine major agricultural regions.ResultsThe results reveal that Grain production followed a development trend of initial decline, slow recovery, and rapid growth, with significant differences in the subsystems. …”
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Analysis of the short-to-intermediate-term efficacy of autologous costochondral transplantation in treatment for Hepple V osteochondral lesion of talus by Jiazheng Wang, Jieyuan Zhang, Shaolin Fu, Xueqian Li, Cheng Wang, Chenglin Wu, Shutao Zhang, Xin Ma, Zhongmin Shi

“…Statistical analysis included normality assessment, intra-group comparisons (one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and LSD method for normal quantitative data, Mann–Whitney U for non-normal data, and chi-square for categorical variables). …”
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A Coherent Approach-Based Fine-Tuning of Segment Anything Model Plus Watershed Algorithm for Instance Segmentation of Mitochondria in Electron Microscopy Images by Zahra Faska, Lahbib Khrissi, Imadeddine Mountasser, Khalid Haddouch, Nabil El Akkad, Samah Alshathri, Walid El-Shafai

“…Results from our experiments show that the method suggested is fast, very robust, and accurate, with an imbibed model that has improved learning capability. …”
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Application of concentrated growth factor in promoting wound healing and alleviating postoperative reactions after extraction of mandibular impacted third molar by ZHANG Guangye, XIONG Jiwen, YANG Shiyi, WANG Gang, YOU Didi, GAO Qianqian

“…According to random number table method, they were divided into research group (n=48) and control group (n=48). …”
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Preparation and investigation of structural, optical, and dielectric properties of PVA/PVP blend films boosted by MWCNTs/AuNPs for dielectric capacitor applications by Abdu Saeed, Amal Mohsen Alghamdi, Maha Aiiad Alenizi, Reem Alwafi, G.M. Asnag, Eman Alzahrani, Randa A. Althobiti, Ahmed N. Al-Hakimi, Aeshah Salem, S.A. Al-Ghamdi

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Safety and effectiveness of multimodal opioid-free anaesthesia for pain and recovery after laparoscopic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jiang Liu, Li Jing, Lin Cheng, Sifan Qin, Xinyan Geng, Shirong Fang

“…The primary outcomes included postoperative pain scores, measured on a Numerical Rating Scale or Visual Analogue Scale ranging from 0 to 10, at 0–2 hours and 24 hours postoperatively; postoperative analgesic consumption, measured in morphine equivalent doses (mg); and quality of recovery, assessed using the QoR-40 score (ranging from 40 to 200). …”
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The predictive value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in the efficacy of percutaneous lumbar disc radiofrequency ablation for lumbar disc herniation by Xin Zhao, Jialei Zhang, Jing Li, Kai Cao, Jie Wu

“…ObjectiveTo explore the predictive value of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) in the prognosis of patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation (LDH) undergoing Percutaneous Intradiscal Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation (PIRFT).MethodsA total of 121 patients with LDH undergoing PIRFT treatment were selected, ranging in age from 35 to 65 years old, with no gender restrictions. …”
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Construction of water injection seepage model for coal body and microscopic dominant influence law by Enmao WANG, Gang WANG, Shuliang XIE, Hongzhao WEI, Jing FENG, Handan LIANG

“…By applying the Morris screening method, we combined numerical analysis with the percolation model to quantitatively screen main controlling factors such as coal body strength coefficient, tortuosity fractal dimension, effective porosity, volume fractal dimension, and pore throat radius. …”
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Modeling regional aboveground carbon stock dynamics affected by land use and land cover changes by A.D. Malik, M.C.W. Arief, S. Withaningsih, P. Parikesit

“…Land use and land cover changes were assessed from remotely sensed imagery data recorded in 2009 and 2021 using the maximum likelihood classification method in the geographic information as a collection of layers and other elements in a map 10.6 package. …”
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POETICS OF COLLECTION “FREE HANDS” BY PAUL ELUARD AND MAN RAY by Yuliia O. Ivlieva

“…Eluard’s contribution to the development of visual poetry and the intermediate nature of his works are only partially considered by T. …”
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Penerapan Metode Association Rule Mining untuk Asosiasi Ulasan Terhadap Aspek Tempat Wisata Jawa Timur Park 3 by Aisyatul Maulidah, Fitra A. Bachtiar

“…The Association Rule Mining (ARM) technique is a text mining method that can support the knowledge discovery process in large document collections. …”
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Effect of Lingnan Painless Apitherapy combined with McKenzie Therapy on Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation by Hongbo WU, Xinghua CHEN, Ruike ZHANG, Qinglu LUO, Yongming CHENG

“…Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of Lingnan painless apitherapy combined with McKenzie therapy on patients with lumbar disc herniation(LDH).Methods:A total of 80 patients with LDH who were treated in the department of rehabilitation medicine of the fifth affiliated hospital of Guangzhou medical university from February 2019 to June 2020 were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group according to the random number table method, with 40 cases in each group.The control group received magnetic thermal-vibration therapy and McKenzie therapy.The Japanese magnetic thermal-vibration therapy instrument(TM-3200)was used in the magnetic thermotherapy, the appropriate intensity(high, hot, warm and low temperature)was selected according to the patient's feeling and symptoms, 20 minutes each time, once a day, seven times a week, continuous treatment for two weeks.In addition, the patients with LDH received McKenzie therapy, which was assisted by the therapist or the patient actively completed the flowing training, such as prone position stretching, prone position stretching combined with compression, standing position lateral movement and so on.Each step rested for one minute, once every two days, continuous treatment for two weeks.The observation group received Lingnan painless apitherapy on the basis of treatment in the control group after half an hour's rest.Before treatment, the patients were given apitherapy tolerance test, performing apitherapy with one bee on each Zusanli acupoints on both sides.After apitherapy for 15 minutes, if there was no adverse reaction, the patients were given painless apitherapy with a quiet and comfortable environment, every other day.In this treatment, both sides of Huatuo Jiaji acupoints on the lumbar spinous processes were selected, and Huatuo Jiaji acupoints on both sides of the 5th lumbar spinous process were selected in the first treatment, one acupoint on the left and one on the right.After that, two acupoints were added each time, and each acupoint was treated by one bee.According to the order of Jiaji points on the 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st lumbar vertebrae, the number of bee needles increased to 10 bees.Before treatment and two weeks after treatment, visual analogue scales(VAS)was used to evaluate the pain degree, Oswestry disability index(ODI)was used to assess the lumbar spine dysfunction, and TCM syndrome score was used to evaluate the therapeutic effect, and the clinical efficacy was evaluated by <italic>the diagnosis and curative effect standards of TCM diseases</italic>.Results:Before treatment, there was no significant difference in the VAS score, ODI score and TCM syndrome score between the observation group and the control group(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05).Compared with treatment before, the VAS score, ODI score and TCM syndrome score after treatment for two weeks of the two groups were significantly reduced, with a statistically significant difference(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Compared with the control group, the VAS score and TCM syndrome score of the observation group were lower than those of the control group, with a statistically significant difference(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), but there was no considerable difference in ODI score between the two groups(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05), and the clinical efficacy of the observation group(95%)was significantly higher than that of the control group(80%)(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Lingnan painless apitherapy combined with McKenzie therapy can significantly improve the pain degree and lumbar spine dysfunction of patients with LDH, which have a good effect and it is worthy of clinical promotion.However, it's necessary to develop large-sample randomized controlled trials and follow-up, to provide more reliable basis for clinical treatment of LDH.…”
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Early identification of mild cognitive impairment: an innovative model using ocular biomarkers by Lingjing Zhang, Lingjing Zhang, Yanwei Wang, Yuming Liu, Zi Ye, Zhaohui Li

“…The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) method and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed using R software for dimensionality reduction and variable selection. …”
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Perioperative pain management in thoracic surgery and side effects in the early postoperative period by H. B. Poniatovska, S. O. Dubrov, P. L. Poniatovskyi, S. O. Sereda, M. V. Denysiuk, S. V. Cherniaiev, А. О. Kotliar

“…Materials and methods. The study involved 157 patients who were divided into 4 groups. …”
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