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The risk of free flap revision and subsequent medical costs in patients with hypopharyngeal cancer
Few studies have examined the preoperative risks and healthcare costs related to free flap revision in hypopharyngeal cancer (HPC) patients.
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Open AccessInfluence of vaccination on critical COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure: a retrospective cohort study
Despite vaccines’ effectiveness in reducing COVID-19 infection rates and disease severity, their impact on critical patients presenting with acute respiratory failure is elusive. The aim of this study was to f...
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Open AccessClinical characteristics and outcomes among critically ill patients with cancer and COVID-19-related acute respiratory failure
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected individuals worldwide, and patients with cancer are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19-related severe illness, respiratory failure, and mortality. The relation...
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Open AccessRisk factors for prolonged mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients with influenza-related acute respiratory distress syndrome
Patients with influenza-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are critically ill and require mechanical ventilation (MV) support. Prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) is often seen in these case...
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Open AccessPossible strain-induced enhancement of the superconducting onset transition temperature in infinite-layer nickelates
The mechanism of unconventional superconductivity in correlated materials remains a great challenge in condensed matter physics. The recent discovery of superconductivity in infinite-layer nickelates, as an an...
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The use of the rapid unequal interval interpolation method (RUIIM) for a non-RTCP NC program and five-axis machining
In industries such as electronics 3C, medical, aviation, and energy, multi-axis machining machines are an important element of modern production systems, especially for post-processing, which necessitates the ...
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Open AccessThe main e-cigarette component vegetable glycerin enhances neutrophil migration and fibrosis in endotoxin-induced lung injury via p38 MAPK activation
We investigated the effects of vegetable glycerin (VG), a main e-cigarette constituent, on endotoxin-induced acute lung injury (ALI). Mice received intratracheal administration of 30% VG in phosphate buffered ...
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Open AccessPlacental mesenchymal dysplasia complicated with sudden fetal demise and amniotic fluid embolism: a case report
Placenta mesenchymal dysplasia (PMD) is a rare placental anomaly associated with various fetal and maternal complications. Whether close ultrasound surveillance can prevent intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) in ...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Evolution of electronic and magnetic properties of Sr2IrO4 under strain
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Open AccessEvolution of electronic and magnetic properties of Sr2IrO4 under strain
Motivated by properties-controlling potential of the strain, we investigate strain dependence of structure, electronic, and magnetic properties of Sr2IrO4 using complementary theoretical tools: ab-initio calculat...
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Open AccessDiagnostic accuracy of symptoms for an underlying disease: a simulation study
Symptoms have been used to diagnose conditions such as frailty and mental illnesses. However, the diagnostic accuracy of the numbers of symptoms has not been well studied. This study aims to use equations and ...
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Open AccessPrognostic factors for advanced lung cancer patients with do-not-intubate order in intensive care unit: a retrospective study
The survival of patients with lung cancer undergoing critical care has improved. An increasing number of patients with lung cancer have signed a predefined do-not-intubate (DNI) order before admission to the i...
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Open Access3D printed hydrogel scaffolds combining glutathione depletion-induced ferroptosis and photothermia-augmented chemodynamic therapy for efficiently inhibiting postoperative tumor recurrence
Surgical resection to achieve tumor-free margins represents a difficult clinical scenario for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. While post-surgical treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy can de...
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Open AccessImplementing a flipped classroom model in an evidence-based medicine curriculum for pre-clinical medical students: evaluating learning effectiveness through prospective propensity score-matched cohorts
In a flipped classroom (FC) model, blended learning is used to increase student engagement and learning by having students finish their readings at home and work on problem-solving with tutors during class tim...
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Open AccessLow-dose aspirin confers a survival benefit in patients with pathological advanced-stage oral squamous cell carcinoma
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) remains one of the most challenging clinical problems in the field due to its high rate of locoregional and distant metastases. However, studies that assess the association ...
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Open AccessMachine learning and evolutionary prediction of superhard B-C-N compounds
We build random forests models to predict elastic properties and mechanical hardness of a compound, using only its chemical formula as input. The model training uses over 10,000 target compounds and 60 feature...
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Participation of senior citizens in somatosensory games: a correlation between the willingness to exercise and happiness
In this study, the correlation between the willingness to exercise and happiness of senior citizens living in nursing homes was determined. For this purpose, 30 people older than 65 who were capable of perform...
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Open AccessUsing syndrome mining with the Health and Retirement Study to identify the deadliest and least deadly frailty syndromes
Syndromes are defined with signs or symptoms that occur together and represent conditions. We use a data-driven approach to identify the deadliest and most death-averse frailty syndromes based on frailty sympt...
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Open AccessFirst-Principles Predictions and Synthesis of B50C2 by Chemical Vapor Deposition
Density functional theory predictions have been combined with the microwave-plasma chemical vapor deposition technique to explore metastable synthesis of boron-rich boron-carbide materials. A thin film synthes...
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Open AccessImpact of corticosteroid treatment on clinical outcomes of influenza-associated ARDS: a nationwide multicenter study
Corticosteroid treatment has been widely used in the treatment of septic shock, influenza, and ARDS, although some previous studies discourage its use in severe influenza patients. This multicenter retrospecti...
