Operative vaginal delivery: practice patterns and outcomes at a tertiary general hospital by Valencia Ru-Yan Zhang, Eng Loy Tan, Priyantha Ebenezer Edison, Devendra Kanagalingam

“…Maternal outcomes in terms of postpartum haemorrhage and obstetric anal sphincter injuries were compared between forceps- and vacuum-assisted deliveries. …”
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Fractional hitting sets for efficient multiset sketching by Timothé Rouzé, Igor Martayan, Camille Marchet, Antoine Limasset

“…Locality-sensitive hashing techniques have successfully transformed large datasets into smaller, more manageable sketches while maintaining comparability using metrics such as Jaccard and containment indices. …”
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Real-time detection of road surface friction coefficient: A new framework integrating diffusion model and Transformer in Transformer algorithms by Zhangcun Yan, Lishengsa Yue, Wang Luo, Jian Sun

“…The approach was tested across various datasets and compared to four state-of-the-art (SOTA) methods. The results show that the proposed method significantly improves accuracy, achieving a 22.89% increase compared to the unenhanced dataset and a 5.59% improvement over SOTA methods. …”
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Health Benefits Due to Reduction in Respirable Particulates during COVID-19 Lockdown in India by Anubha Goel, Pallavi Saxena, Saurabh Sonwani, Shubham Rathi, Ananya Srivastava, Akash Kumar Bharti, Supreme Jain, Shubhanshi Singh, Anuradha Shukla, Anju Srivastava

“…Data from prelockdown and the various lockdown phases were compared, with 2019 as a benchmark. Compared with those in 2019, the PM2.5 concentrations during lockdown Phase 1 were approximately 44.6% lower for cities in Uttar Pradesh and approximately 58.5% lower for the Delhi-NCR. …”
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Effects of Repetitive Pitching on Trunk Muscle Endurance and Thoracic and Shoulder Kinematics by Takuya Aso, Yoshinori Kagaya

“…In the eighth inning, compared with the first inning, the thoracic rotation angle at the SFC increased toward the throwing side. …”
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A Mineral Oil Plant Protection Product Improves Turfgrass Quality of Deficit Irrigated Bermudagrass by Mingying Xiang, Marco Schiavon, Pawel Orlinski, James H. Baird

“…Civitas was applied at 4.5 or 8.5 oz/1000 ft2 every two weeks (2019–20), and 8.5 oz/1000 ft2 every 3 weeks (2019 only), compared with an untreated control. Results show that Civitas improved bermudagrass quality under deficit irrigation at both rates, but the 3-week application interval was less effective compared with the 2-week application interval at either rate. …”
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A novel combination of treatments for acute anterior disc displacement without reduction of temporomandibular joint by Zhi-qiang Song, Chen‑xi Li, Zhong‑cheng Gong

“…The maximum mouth opening (MMO), visual analogue scale (VAS) pain score, condyle/disc position were measured and comparatively analyzed at baseline and one week, three and six months post-treatment. …”
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Partitioning the phenotypic and genetic variances of reaction norms by de Villemereuil, Pierre, Chevin, Luis-Miguel

“…These reaction norms may be discrete or continuous, and can substantially vary in shape across organisms and traits, making it difficult to compare amounts and types of plasticity among (or even within) studies. …”
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Development and Optimization of a Nanoparticle-Based Imidacloprid Insecticide for Effective Control of Blattella germanica by Ismael Saba, Amir Amani, Mozhgan Baniardalani, Hamidreza Basseri

“…The LC50 and LC90 values of Nano-imidacloprid were then compared with the technical grade of the insecticide. …”
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Optimization of Wall-disruption Process of Rose Bee Pollen and Comparison of Physiological Activities of Its Ethanol Extracts by Xinyang LU, Yishu SUN, Tao XU, Longbin FAN, Yaning CHANG, Yingjun ZHOU

“…To optimize the enzymatic hydrolysis process for rose bee pollen and to systematically compare the physiological activities and primary component profiles of its different ethanolic extracts. …”
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Influence of MHC on genetic diversity and testicular expression of linked olfactory receptor genes by Mingue Kang, Byeongyong Ahn, Jae Yeol Shin, Hye-Sun Cho, Jongan Lee, Chankyu Park

“…Specifically, SLA-linked ORs with higher testicular expression (FPKM ≥ 0.1) exhibited an increase in the number of codons under mutually diversifying selection with SLA compared to those with lower expression (FPKM < 0.1). …”
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Clinical and Radiological Outcome of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Polyether Ether Ketone Cage in Patients with Lumbar Spondylolisthesis by Rishab Chandraprakash, Rajavel Kalirajan, Milap Bhalodiya, Vijayanand Balasubramanian, Gowthaman Nambiraj, Mohan Mahendramani

“…Their preoperative and postoperative pain score, functional scores, and radiological parameters were compared. All patients were followed up to 12 months. …”
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CORRELATION OF CLINICAL EXAMINATION ANDMRI FINDINGS WITH ARTHROSCOPIC EVALUATIONOF MENISCUS TEARS AND CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURES by Saad Iqbal, Sumaiya Khan, Raza Mehmood, Muhammad Sufyan, Muhammad Kazim Najjad, Aimen Najam

“…The arthroscopic findings were compared with MRI reports and clinical examination results, including Lachman, anterior and posterior drawer tests for cruciate ligament injuries, and McMurray tests for medial and lateral meniscus injuries. …”
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Antimicrobial use regulations are associated with increased susceptibility among bovine Salmonella isolates from a U.S. surveillance system by Claudia Cobo-Angel, Maya Craig, Marwan Osman, Kevin J. Cummings, Casey L. Cazer

“…Serotypes Typhimurium, Newport, and Dublin exhibited lower susceptibility compared to other serotypes. Susceptibility to all antimicrobials increased during the periods 2013–2017 and 2018–2022 compared to isolates before 2012, with a greater increase in 2018–2022. …”
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Using Propensity Score Matching Technique to Estimate Utilization and Costs of General Practitioners’ Services associated with Alzheimer’s Disease by Rajan Sharma, Elizaveta Sopina, Jan Sørensen

“…Case and control baseline characteristics were compared with and without the application of PSM. Propensity scores were then estimated using the generalized boosted model, a multivariate, nonparametric and automated algorithm technique. …”
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Complex regulation of Cav2.2 N-type Ca2+ channels by Ca2+ and G-proteins. by Jessica R Thomas, Jinglang Sun, Juan De la Rosa Vazquez, Amy Lee

“…To address this possibility, we compared tonic G-protein inhibition of currents carried by Ba2+ (IBa) and Ca2+ (ICa) in HEK293T cells transfected with Cav2.2. …”
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ALMA FACTS. II. Large Scale Variations in the 12CO(J = 2 – 1) to 12CO(J = 1 – 0) Line Ratio in Nearby Galaxies by Shinya Komugi, Tsuyoshi Sawada, Jin Koda, Fumi Egusa, Fumiya Maeda, Akihiko Hirota, Amanda M. Lee

“…We find that r _21 is systematically higher in outliers compared to the disk. We compare r _21 between SA, SAB, and SB galaxies, and find no significant difference in the average r _21 depending on the presence of galactic bars. …”
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Effects of balanced opioid-free anesthesia on post-operative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery: a randomized trial by Xiang Yan, Chen Liang, Jia Jiang, Ying Ji, An-Shi Wu, Chang-Wei Wei

“…The quality of recovery, distance of 6-minute walk test, pain scores, and 36-item short form survey were comparable at each time points. Conclusion In patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery, the use of balanced OFA anesthesia can help reduce the incidence of PONV events. …”
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Development of boron carbide concrete for enhanced radiation shielding in nuclear reactors by P. Gokul, J. Ashok Kumar, R. Preetha, Sudipta Chattopadhyaya, Pew Basu, M. Menaka, V. Subramanian, B. Venkatraman, Dhanya Sathyan, K. Jayanarayanan, Mini K. Madhavan

“…The workability, mechanical properties and neutron attenuation characteristics of B4C admixed concrete were compared with those of ordinary concrete. Results showed that the inclusion of B4C slightly reduced workability, with a 9.5 % slump reduction in samples containing 15 % B4C. …”
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Comparison of different fiber post systems using push-out bond strength test by Hani M. Mouafaq, Shakhawan K. Kadir

“…This study was conducted to compare in vitro bond strength among Bundle glass fiber posts, taper glass fiber post and short fiberreinforced composite as post material. …”
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