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Regional Disparities in Case Volumes and Surgeon Distribution in Gastroenterological Surgery

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Regional disparities in surgical resources may influence the delivery and sustainability of gastroenterological surgery, particularly in countries experiencing rapid population aging and depopulation. Methods This nationwide cross‐sectional study used data from the Japanese National Clinical Database to examine temporal trends (2013–
Hiroshi Hasegawa, Hiraku Kumamaru, Momoko Ara, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Hideko Yamauchi, Masafumi Inomata, Sadako Akashi‐Tanaka, Koji Ito, Shinji Itoh, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Kazumi Kawase, Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Yuki Kiyozumi, Shogo Kobayashi, Ikuko Shibasaki, Chiyoe Shirota, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Chie Takasu, Aoi Fujikawa, Saki Bessho, Kiyomi Horiuchi, Kosei Maemura, Ayako Maruo, Takuya Miura, Yuji Miyamoto, Toshiki Yajima, Ayuko Yasuda, Toshiharu Yamaguchi, Tadashi Iwanaka, Hideo Baba, Akinobu Taketomi   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design Optimization of Soft Fabric Pneumatic Actuators

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study presents a systematic optimization framework for elongating and bending fabric‐based soft pneumatic actuators. After a preliminary design‐space reduction, the framework minimizes energy consumption under mechanical performance constraints by integrating validated finite element modeling with statistical surrogate models. Optimal designs were
Grigorios M. Chatziathanasiou, Konstantina Tsintzira, Panagiotis Polygerinos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Negotiating what it means to be "free": gender equality and governance in North and East Syria. [PDF]

Int Fem J Polit
Wartmann J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra, Abdulaziz B. Shifa, Lan Anh Tong, Mehmet A. Ulubasoglu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phylogenomic insights into the genus Tulipa (Liliaceae): Taxonomy, evolution, and biogeography

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Tulips are one of the best‐known geophytes, but their taxonomy remains convoluted and their evolutionary history poorly understood. Here, we used plastid genomes to identify some issues with current classification, understand the diversification history of the genus, and identify potential species linked to historical cultivation ...
Brett Wilson, Maarten J. M. Christenhusz, Nathanael Walker‐Hale, Natalya Beshko, Mariyo Boboev, Colin Clubbe, Davron Dekhkonov, Aibek Dolotbakov, Mehmet Firat, Thomas Freeth, Sjaak de Groot, Avni Hajdari, Georgy A. Lazkov, Ormon Sultangaziev, Komiljon S. Tojibaev, Ben J. M. Zonneveld, Kaiyrkul T. Shalpykov, Samuel F. Brockington   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

STASISM: A Versatile Serious Gaming Multi-Sensor Platform for Personalized Telerehabilitation and Telemonitoring. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Kushnir A, Kachmar O, Bonnechère B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Reproductive stages in lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) occur earlier with increasing temperature

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Climate change is altering the timing of many plant phenological events, yet most studies focus on flowering, with less attention given to later reproductive stages such as fruit development and ripening. Vaccinium angustifolium (lowbush blueberry) is an important perennial berry species that may be sensitive to these changes.
Jenna Floyd, Elise Cadiou, Alain G. Belliveau, Zoe A. Panchen, Terrell T. Roulston, Zoë Migicovsky   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

“It's Not Deterministic and It Will Never Be Deterministic”: A Qualitative Study on Stakeholder Perspectives of Polygenic Risk Score Testing for Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) causes significant mental and physical distress, yet only a small subset of individuals exposed to trauma develop the disorder. Scientists and clinicians are still unable to predict who will get the disorder or how it will manifest.
Brandy M. Fox
wiley   +1 more source