Do dual-mobility cups reduce revision risk in femoral neck fractures compared with conventional tha designs? An international meta-analysis of arthroplasty registries by Farey, JE, Masters, J, Cuthbert, AR, Iversen, P, van Steenbergen, LN, Prentice, HA, Adie, S, Sayers, A, Whitehouse, MR, Paxton, EW, Costa, ML, Overgaard, S, Rogmark, C, Rolfson, O, Harris, IA

“…We did not demonstrate a lower risk of all-cause revision for patients receiving dual-mobility over conventional THA designs for hip fracture in the meta-analysis once between-registry differences were adjusted for (HR 0.96 [95% CI 0.86 to 1.06]). A lower proportion of dual-mobility procedures were revised for dislocation than conventional THAs (0.9% versus 1.4%) but a higher proportion were revised for infection (1.2% versus 0.8%). …”

Asymmetric synthesis of N-benzyl-5-methylhydroxy-piperidone and modular synthesis of C1-substituent tetrahydroisoquinolines (THIQ) and C2-symmetric bisisoquinolines (C2-BIQ) and th... by Khong, Duc Thinh

“…The major diastereomeric aldol adduct was subjected to hydrolysis, amidation, chiral auxiliary removal and intramolecular cyclization to give the required enantiopure (R)-N-benzyl-5-methylhydroxy-piperidone.. …”
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Colloidal quantum dot light-emitting diode architectures for high performance by Leck, Kheng Swee

“…In addition, the emission spectra of QD-LEDs can be conveniently adjusted (e.g., tuned from blue to red) by simply changing the size of their QDs. …”
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Non-newtonian fluids and droplets in microchannels by Huang, Yi

“…Micro level (urn) of droplet size adjustment was obtained in the presence of AC electric field in a microfluidic environment.…”
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Low-profile and end-fire antennas for airborne applications by Chen, Zhuozhu

“…The required magnitude and phase of the excited electric field for achieving supergain are obtained by adjusting the inter-element spacing and the position of each slot. …”
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Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990–2013:... by Forouzanfar, M, Alexander, L, Anderson, H, Ali, R, Beardsley, J, Bennett, D, Briggs, A, Chen, Z, Gething, P, Jha, V, Moschandreas, J, Newton, C, Rahimi, K, Scarborough, P

“…<p><strong>Methods</strong></p> Attributable deaths, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) have been estimated for 79 risks or clusters of risks using the GBD 2010 methods. …”

Assessing long-term effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of statin therapy in the UK: a modelling study using individual participant datasets by Mihaylova, B, Wu, R, Zhou, J, Williams, C, Schlackow, I, Emberson, J, Reith, C, Keech, A, Robson, J, Parnell, R, Armitage, J, Gray, A, Simes, J, Baigent, C

“…Main outcome measures Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and incremental cost per QALY gained from the UK healthcare perspective. …”

Tropical peat subsidence, nutrient losses and oil palm seedling growth due to different water table depths by Abubakar, Safiyanu Hashim

“…The water table depth were adjusted after rainfall events based on the actual water table depths. …”
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Thermal effects on particle deposition in microchannels by Yan, Zhibin

“…The device consists of a PDMS microchannel for easy observation, an Indium tin oxide (ITO) coated glass for heating and a thermoelectric (TEC) unit for cooling to form a stable and adjustable temperature gradient across the channel. …”
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Improved 3-D frequency-selective structures and their applications by Ahmed Abdelmottaleb Abdelfattah Attia Omar

“…First, a general and systematic methodology is proposed to design multiband high-order bandstop 3-D frequency-selective structures. By adjusting the coupling between identical resonators, the high-order response is achieved. …”
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Genetic and observational associations of nuclear magnetic resonance-measured lipid-related traits and atherosclerotic cardiovascular mortality in the Mexico City Prospective Study by Wang, Y

“…Cox regression yielded adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for the association of both composite lipid traits and lipid subfractions with ASCVD mortality (defined as ischaemic heart disease, ischaemic stroke, or peripheral arterial disease) among participants aged 35-84 years without chronic diseases (except diabetes) and not taking lipid-lowering drugs (<1%). …”

Cell-free hemoglobin mediated oxidative stress is associated with acute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy in severe falciparum malaria: an observational study by Plewes, Katherine, Kingston, Hugh W.F., Ghose, Aniruddha, Maude, Richard J., Herdman, M. Trent, Leopold, Stije J., Ishioka, Haruhiko, Hasan, Md. Mahtab Uddin, Haider, Md. Shafiul, Alam, Shamsul, Piera, Kim A., Charunwatthana, Prakaykaew, Silamut, Kamolrat, Yeo, Tsin Wen, Faiz, Md. Abul, Lee, Sue J., Mukaka, Mavuto, Turner, Gareth D. H., Anstey, Nicholas M., Jackson Roberts II, L., White, Nicholas J., Day, Nicholas P. J., Hossain, Md. Amir, Dondorp, Arjen M.

“…Conclusions: Cell-free hemoglobin and lipid peroxidation are associated with acute kidney injury and disease severity in falciparum malaria, suggesting a pathophysiological role in renal tubular injury. Evaluation of adjunctive therapies targeting cell-free hemoglobin-mediated oxidative stress is warranted.…”
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何谓现实？怎样革命？——重探战后马华左翼文学思潮 (1945-1965) = Reality and revolution: a study of post-war Malayan Chinese left-wing literary trends (1945-1965)... by 李玥潼 Li, Yuetong

“…These three literary trends were rooted in significant historical junctures: the turn of local identity in the Malayan Chinese society in the early post-war period, the British colonial government's policy adjustments towards Chinese schools in the 1950s, and the independence of Malaysia and Singapore. …”
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Detection of road markings for advanced driver assistance by Suchitra Sathyanarayana

“…It was demonstrated that the block size in AHT and SLEM can be adjusted to achieve the required speedup and improve the quality of edge map, respectively. …”
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Interface engineering for organic−inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells by Foo, Shini

“…It is hypothesized that the HBP molecules passivate the under−coordinated lead (Pb2+) defects accumulated at the interface by promoting favourable Lewis acid-base adduct formation. Through this work, it is verified that the use of an optimized Lewis base passivation layer enhances the overall device performance and stability attributed to the efficient hole transport across the OIHP/HTL interface and reduced recombination tendencies in the HBP passivated solar device. …”
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Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022-2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Vollset, SE, Ababneh, HS, Abate, YH, Lacey, BWH, GBD 2021 Forecasting Collaborators

“…&lt;h4&gt;Methods&lt;/h4&gt;Using forecasts of major drivers of health such as the Socio-demographic Index (SDI; a composite measure of lag-distributed income per capita, mean years of education, and total fertility under 25 years of age) and the full set of risk factor exposures captured by GBD, we provide cause-specific forecasts of mortality, years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs), and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) by age and sex from 2022 to 2050 for 204 countries and territories, 21 GBD regions, seven super-regions, and the world. …”

Fabrication and characterization of Algan/Gan high electron mobility transistors on silicon by Tham, Wai Hoe

“…Similarly in Si technology, where dopants are used for threshold voltage adjustment, Ge is believed to be able to compensate the positive sheet charges on the AlGaN surface which reduces the polarization effect and hence depletes the 2DEG carrier concentration. …”
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