Use of a hypogastric flap and split-thickness skin grafting for a degloving injury of the penis and scrotum: A different approach by Selvan S, Alagu Ganesh, Gunasekaran R

“…We report a case of a 27-year-old newly married thin-built patient with avulsion and traumatic degloving of the penile and scrotal skin, with exposure of the corpora cavernosa and copus spongiosum of penis and testes as his loose clothes got entangled in a paddy harvesting machine accidently. …”
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Implementation of the American- College of Physicians Guideline for Low Back Pain (IMPACt-LBP): protocol for a healthcare systems embedded multisite pragmatic cluster-randomised tr... by Shelby D Reed, Adam P Goode, Rowena J Dolor, Barcey T Levy, Stacie A Salsbury, Christine Goertz, Hrishikesh Chakraborty, Samuel Broderick, Kelley Ryan, Sharon Settles, Shoshana Hort, Elizabeth A Chrischilles, Stacie Kasper, James E Stahl, Chandra Almond, Zacariah Shannon, Debra Harris, Jeanette Daly, Patricia Winokur, Jon D Lurie

“…Important foundational work has demonstrated that such care is feasible and safe, and results in improved physical function, less pain, fewer opioid prescriptions and reduced utilisation of healthcare services. …”
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Reducing the Environmental Impact of Sewer Network Overflows Using Model Predictive Control Strategy by I. Vasiliev, L. Luca, M. Barbu, R. Vilanova, S. Caraman

“…Three cases have been considered: (a) the fitness function is defined as the global yearly overflow volume calculated using equal weights for each tank; (b) the fitness function uses different weights for each tank depending on the medium loads and (c) integrating a penalty term related to the system state at the end of the prediction horizon in the previous fitness function. …”
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Idiopathic dendriform pulmonary ossification diagnosed only after a surgical biopsy: A case report by Tomohito Takeshige, Ryo Koyama, Eisuke Goto, Tatsuo Maeyashiki, Akifumi Okajima, Toshihiko Nishioki, Junko Watanabe, Toshifumi Yae, Takamitsu Banno, Kenji Kido, Kazuhisa Takahashi

“…CT tomography and respiratory function tests showed no progression over the past 3.5 years. …”
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Advanced IoT-based monitoring system for real-time photovoltaic performance evaluation: Conception, development and experimental validation by Njimboh Henry Alombah, Jerome Ndam Mungwe, Ambe Harrison, Wulfran Fendzi Mbasso, Hilaire Bertrand Fotsin

“…The device is equipped with weather-resistant sensors, enabling efficient operation in various weather conditions throughout the year. Moreover, the Internet of Things (IoT) functionality allows for the remote monitoring and data collection of a PV system from any location on the globe. …”
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The Dallas Lifespan Brain Study: A Comprehensive Adult Lifespan Data Set of Brain and Cognitive Aging by Denise C. Park, Joseph P. Hennessee, Evan T. Smith, Micaela Y. Chan, Xi Chen, Marianna Dakanali, Michelle E. Farrell, Peiying Liu, Hanzhang Lu, Neil Rofsky, Xiankai Sun, Carol Tamminga, William Moore, Kristen M. Kennedy, Karen Rodrigue, Gagan S. Wig

“…This large data set has recently been published on OpenNeuro.org open-access and provides the opportunity for researchers to test many hypotheses about brain and cognition across human adulthood, including longitudinal hypotheses, with these data across a multi-year span.…”
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Phantom tumour: inflammatory pseudotumour of the liver: a rare case report and review of literature by Jesheen Mann, Akash Shukla, Biswa Ranjan Patra

“…Results and Discussion: The patient responded well to corticosteroid therapy, with resolution of symptoms and normalisation of liver function tests. Follow-up imaging at 6 months showed gradual regression of the lesion. …”
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Case of Dengue Myocarditis Mimicking as Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Diagnostic Dilemma by Priya Baluni, Shubhangi A Kanitkar, Prasad Chandrakant Bagare, Vanshaj Sharma

“…A 2D echocardiogram revealed mild left atrial dilation, preserved systolic function {Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) 55-60%} and paradoxical interventricular septal motion. …”
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Differential Diagnosis of Hurler and Hurler–Scheie Syndromes: Clinical Case by Nataliya V. Buchinskaya, Anastasiya O. Vechkasova, Ekaterina E. Shishunova, Yuliya S. Kravtsova, Nato D. Vashakmadze, Nataliya V. Zhurkova, Mikhail M. Kostik

“…Functional analysis of the novel variant is required to establish its role in protein function. …”
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Practice of Kangoo Jumps Fitness to improve female students' cardiorespiratory fitness by T.I. Mokrova, A. Yu. Osipov, M. D. Kudryavtsev, R. S. Nagovitsyn, K. K. Markov

“…Indicators of physical and cardiorespiratory fitness were evaluated by the following methods: step test, Functional fitness assessment tests. Statistical data analysis was performed applying the Mann - Whitney U - test. …”
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Follow-up Comparison of the Effect of Eight-weeks Corrective Exercises With and Without Myofascial Release on Postural Kyphosis Deformity by Seyed Hossein Mousavi, Hooman Minoonejad, Reza Rajabi, Foad Seidi

“…The collected data were analyzed with repeated measures Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) tests. Results: After 8 weeks of exercises, the degree of kyphosis in the post-test and follow-up stages was significantly lower than that in the pre-test, in both training groups. …”
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Infusion Effect on Postoperative Intestinal Failure by Marina V. Petrova, Andrey V. Butrov, Andrey V. Grechko, Nataliya V. Stepanova, Mohammed F. I. Nakade, Marina N. Storchai, Rubanes Mohan, Gulnaz R. Mahmutova

“…Purpose: improvement of the results of operative treatment in patients with emergency abdominal pathology by selecting the tactics of perioperative infusion therapy that would be optimum for postoperative bowel function recovery.Materials and methods. 52 surgical patients (28 men, 24 women, mean age 57.5±14 years) subjected to various emergency abdominal surgeries were studied. …”
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Beyond Standard Losses: Redefining Text-to-SQL with Task-Specific Optimization by Iker Azurmendi, Ekaitz Zulueta, Gustavo García, Nekane Uriarte-Arrazola, Jose Manuel Lopez-Guede

“…In recent years, large language models (LLMs) have shown an impressive ability in translating text to SQL queries. …”
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Distinct prognostic implications of blood neuronal and astroglial biomarkers in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders versus multiple sclerosis by Wangyong Shin, Eun-Jae Lee, Dayoung Seo, Bum Joon Choi, Inhye Jang, Jin Hee Kim, Lynkyung Choi, Keonwoo Kim, Ji-Yon Kim, Hee-Jae Jung, Hyemi Lee, Hyunjin Kim, Young-Min Lim

“…The correlations between these biomarkers and neurological disability (Expanded Disability Status Scale, EDSS) and cognitive function (iPad-based processing speed test, PST) were analyzed at baseline and two years later. …”
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Preoperative Comorbidity Correlates Inversely with Survival after Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation in Adults by Rajesh Sivaprakasam, Takahashi Hidenori, Charlotte Pither, Seigo Nishida, Andrew J. Butler, Eddie R. Island, Jung Moon, Muhammad Dawwas, Simon M. Gabe, Neville V. Jamieson, Andreas G. Tzakis, Stephen J. Middleton

“…Each comorbidity was given a score based on the degree it impaired function (score range 0–3). A total score was derived from the summation of individual comorbidity scores. …”
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Case Report: A personalized model of care for surgical resection of complex brain tumor with atypical language dominance by Natalie Sherry, Natalie Sherry, Neslihan Nisa Gecici, Neslihan Nisa Gecici, Amelia Stepniak, Daniel Miller, Ahmed Habib, Ahmed Habib, Ajay Niranjan, Ajay Niranjan, Jessica Barrios-Martinez, Fang-Cheng Yeh, Jeffrey Balzer, Jeffrey Balzer, Pascal O. Zinn, Pascal O. Zinn, Pascal O. Zinn

“…The gold standard for preserving language and cognitive function during complex brain tumor resection is direct electrical stimulation (DES) during awake craniotomy. …”
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Endoscopic Interlaminar Standalone Decompression for Lumbar Lateral Recess Stenosis With Subligamentous Disc Herniation: A Disc‐Preserving Alternative to Discectomy by Kuan‐Ting Chen, Tsung‐Mu Wu, Chung‐Han Ho, Chi‐Ming Huang, Kin Weng Wong

“…Pre‐ and postoperative data were compared using the Wilcoxon signed‐rank test. Results At the 2‐year follow‐up, leg and back pain VAS scores improved significantly from 8.8 and 8.5 preoperatively to 1.0 and 0.9, respectively. …”
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USE OF THE CASE METHOD DURING THE STUDY OF THE DISCIPLINE “MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS” by Volodymyr Fediv, Оlena Olar, Tetiana Biriukova, Orusia Mykytiuk, Victor Kulchynskyj

“…The article covers the use of educational cases for practical classes in the discipline «Medical and Biological Physics» in natural sciences cycle for students of the first year of study in specialty “Medicine». The authors present the general structure of the case, which is used to consider most of the topics in practical classes. …”
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Peripheral blood markers predict prognosis and irAEs of stage IV driver gene-negative lung adenocarcinoma treated with ICIs by Yu Li, Lei Cao, Lei Liu, Yawen Ding, Feng Cao

“…We employed the Kaplan-Meier method to perform a univariate analysis of progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS), generated survival curves, and assessed differences in survival between groups using the log-rank test. The Cox regression model was utilized for multivariate analysis of PFS and OS. …”
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Assessment of Steatosis and Fibrosis in Liver Transplant Recipients Using Controlled Attenuation Parameter and Liver Stiffness Measurements by Ivana Mikolasevic, Goran Hauser, Maja Mijic, Viktor Domislovic, Delfa Radic-Kristo, Zeljko Krznaric, Melanija Razov-Radas, Tajana Pavic, Marija Matasin, Tajana Filipec Kanizaj

“…In this prospective, cross-sectional study, we have evaluated 175 LTRs’ mean age as 61 (53–65) with a functioning graft for more than one year who came for regular outpatient examinations to the Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital (UH) Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia. …”
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