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Markus Luger, Christoph Böhler, Stephan E. Puchner et al. · 2024 · Bone & Joint Research
Aims Serum inflammatory parameters are widely used to aid in diagnosing a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Due to their limited performances in the literature, novel and more accurate biomarkers are needed. Serum albumin-to-globulin…
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Jingbin Wang, Huiling Qiao, Jing Liu et al. · 2022 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The environmental effects of national new areas have been an important topic but received little attention in academia. This study conducts a quasi-natural experiment using panel data of China’s 282 prefecture-level cities from 2006 to…
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Mohammad Ehsanul Karim · 2024 · BMC Medical Research Methodology
Abstract Purpose Propensity score matching is vital in epidemiological studies using observational data, yet its estimates relies on correct model-specification. This study assesses supervised deep learning models and unsupervised…
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Oumaima Alaika, Souad Jamai, Nawal Doghmi et al. · 2020 · Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Objectives: Speckle-tracking imaging is a novel method for assessing left ventricular (LV) function and ischemic changes. The aim of this prospective study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of global longitudinal strain (GLS) and…
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Samta Jain, Smita Kashiramka, P.K. Jain · 2020 · Review of International Business and Strategy
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of cross-border acquisitions (CBAs) on the financial and operating performance of acquiring firms from emerging economies in the long-term; the acquiring firms have been segregated…
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Denis Yongmin Joe, Frederick Dongchuhl Oh · 2016 · Contemporary Economic Policy
In this study, we investigate whether foreign equity participation fostered the growth of Korea's credit rating industry during the 2002–2013 period. We find that the rating quality deteriorated steadily even though the foreign ownership…
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Shalane K. Sadri, Peter M. McEvoy, Sarah J. Egan et al. · 2017 · Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
Background: The evidence regarding whether co-morbid obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is associated with treatment outcomes in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is mixed, with some research indicating that OCPD is…
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Andrew Kei‐Yan Ng, Man‐Hong Jim · 2016 · Clinical Cardiology
In the era of drug‐eluting stents, the provisional stenting strategy has been established as the default strategy in percutaneous coronary intervention for bifurcation lesions. However, emerging evidence shows that, in selected situations,…
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Trent Cross, Lynne Bartlett, Chrispen Mushaya et al. · 2012 · International Surgery
Abstract Medications, including topical 0.2% glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), can reduce anal spasm and pain after excisional hemorrhoidectomy. GTN after stapled hemorrhoidopexy was compared with routine postoperative management. Patients with…
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Harrison Preusse, Rebecca Skulsky, Marlena R. Fraune et al. · 2021 · Frontiers in Robotics and AI
As robots are becoming more prevalent and entering hospitality settings, understanding how different configurations of individuals and groups interact with them becomes increasingly important for catering to various people. This is…
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Marlene Grillon, Andy Wai Kan Yeung · 2022 · Applied Sciences
No prior study has evaluated the content of YouTube videos that demonstrated how to take periapical radiographs, one of the commonest radiographic examinations in dentistry. This study provided a content analysis on these YouTube videos.…
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Nam-Hee Kim, Se-Hwan Jung, Ichiro Kawachi · 2021 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The Korean National Health Insurance extended its coverage to reduce the economic burden of receiving dentures and implants for older adults in 2012 and 2014, respectively. We examined whether the new policy resulted in reduced…
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Kelvin K. F. Tsoi, Nicholas B. Chan, Felix C. H. Chan et al. · 2018 · npj Digital Medicine
Abstract Twitter is a social media platform for online message sharing. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of using Twitter to search for people who got lost due to dementia. The online messages on Twitter, i.e.,…
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Chanaka Bulathsinghalage, Lu Liu · 2020 · BMC Bioinformatics
Abstract Background Chromosome conformation capture-based methods, especially Hi-C, enable scientists to detect genome-wide chromatin interactions and study the spatial organization of chromatin, which plays important roles in gene…
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Xiangde Yang, Kang Ni, Lifeng Ma et al. · 2022 · Agronomy
Although annual return of litter occurs in tea (Camellia sinensis L.) plantations, the level of soil organic carbon (SOC) therein remains relatively low. The exact impacts of pruned litter on soil and its association with SOC accumulation…
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Sascha Caron, Roberto Ruiz de Austri, Zhongyi Zhang · 2023 · Journal of High Energy Physics
A bstract Model-independent search strategies have been increasingly proposed in recent years because on the one hand there has been no clear signal for new physics and on the other hand there is a lack of a highly probable and…
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Murside Degirmenci, Yilmaz Kemal Yuce, Yalcin Isler · 2022 · Journal of Intelligent Systems with Applications
Motor Imaginary (MI) electroencephalography (EEG) signals are obtained when a subject imagines a task without essentially applying it. The accurate decoding of MI EEG signals plays an important role in the design of brain-computer…
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J. Elijah Powell, Erick V.S. Motta, Joanito Liberti et al. · 2025 · Royal Society Open Science
The western honeybee, Apis mellifera, harbours a simple and distinct microbiota that has been linked to various positive outcomes for the host. Among these cited benefits is improved weight gain for bees that have been inoculated with…
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Tiao Su, Xinle Huang, Liu Yang et al. · 2023 · Arthroscopy
Purpose To compare the outcomes of arthroscopic labral repair using looped type suture with a matched‐pair selective labral debridement with a minimum 2‐years follow‐up. Methods We identified 378 patients undergoing primary arthroscopic…
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Fernando Tormos‐Aponte, James E. Wright, Heath Brown · 2021 · Social Science Quarterly
Abstract Objective This article identifies the role of structural racism in policy implementation and argues that a starting point to evaluate the potential outcomes of calls for systemic change is to better situate racism in the study of…
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Xuda Xu, Feng Jiang, Jianxiang Li et al. · 2024 · Materials
With the rapid development of the new energy vehicle market, the demand for extruded profiles for battery trays, mainly characterized by significant wall thickness differences in multiple chambers, is increasing, posing new challenges to…
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Ahmet Surucu, Tieying Hou, Matthew Kuhar et al. · 2023 · Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology
PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx is an FDA-approved companion test to select patients for anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy. In head and neck squamous cell carcinoma PD-L1 expression is determined using a Combined Positive Score (CPS), which evaluates…
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Mayank Sachan, Arnab Bhattacharya · 2012 · Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment
The problem of identification of statistically significant patterns in a sequence of data has been applied to many domains such as intrusion detection systems, financial models, web-click records, automated monitoring systems,…
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Aditi Majumdar, Christina Salas, William Chavez et al. · 2021 · Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation
Purpose To biomechanically compare intramedullary (IM) versus extramedullary (EM) distal biceps button fixation under cyclic loading conditions, which is most representative of postoperative physiologic status. Methods This controlled…
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Ozcan OTKUN · 2020 · Politeknik Dergisi
Speed monitoring of electric motors has attracted the attention of many researchers from past to present. Induction Motor (IM), which is one of the electric motor types, falls behind the nominal speed in different loads. This study was…
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Per M. Kristoffersen, Nils Vetti, Lars Grøvle et al. · 2022 · Spine
Study Design. Exploratory subgroup analyses of a randomised trial [Antibiotics in Modic changes (AIM) study]. Objective. The aim was to assess the effect of amoxicillin versus placebo in reducing Modic change (MC) edema in patients with…
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Li Cao, Younes Hmimsa, Salama El fatehi et al. · 2023 · Scientific Reports
Abstract For thousands of years, humans have domesticated different plants by selecting for particular characters, often affecting less-known traits, including the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by these plants for defense or…
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Andrew E Jaffe, John D Storey, Hongkai Ji et al. · 2013 · BMC Bioinformatics
Abstract Background Significance analysis plays a major role in identifying and ranking genes, transcription factor binding sites, DNA methylation regions, and other high-throughput features associated with illness. We propose a new…
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Giselle Owens, Robert Heinsohn, Sam Eyles et al. · 2020 · Ecological Management & Restoration
Summary Fear may elicit behavioural and physiological responses in animals. We conducted a pilot study aiming to reduce bird nest predation in Tasmania by the introduced Sugar Glider ( Petaurus breviceps ) by broadcasting calls of…
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Francesca Borgonovi, Gabriele Marconi · 2020 · Open Education Studies
Abstract Lack of comparable cross-country data on access to and participation into higher education (HE) among disadvantaged and marginalised communities prevents a comprehensive examination of the role of education in shaping social…
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