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Does Sugammadex Decrease Length of Stay in Bariatric Surgery? Experience from an MBSAQIP Comprehensive Bariatric Center

Abstract Background Residual effects from general anesthesia can delay the time until oral intake and ambulation. Reversal with Sugammadex has been shown to improve outcomes and decrease post-operative nausea and vomiting. The benefits amongst the bariatric population have not be...

Dental and Skeletal Characteristics According to the Location of Ectopic Eruption of the First Permanent Molar in the Mixed Dentition

This study aimed to evaluate the dentoskeletal characteristics associated with ectopic eruption of the first permanent molars during the mixed dentition. A retrospective analysis was performed on children who visited the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Pusan National Univers...

An Operational Playbook for GCC Real-World Evidence Registries: From Framework to Field-Ready Practice

Paper 1 of the GCC RWE Operational Series (three-paper series). Across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a decade of health-data infrastructure investment is converging into a new regulatory reality: locally generated, registry-grade real-world evidence (RWE) is now required to...

A Groupoid-Level Equivalence of Phase, Null, and Galois Structures

We show that layered circle, null, and Galois structures become isomorphic groupoids within a reduced model. Using pushout encounters and a discrete pivot, phase geometry, causal propagation, and Galois symmetry collapse into a single algebraic pattern.

Short-term pink aesthetic outcomes of the socket shield techniques with different jumping gap managements and conventional immediate implantation techniques in the aesthetic zone: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis

Abstract Objective This network meta-analysis compared short-term pink esthetic outcomes (PES-SO) among three socket shield technique (SST) protocols: SST (no grafting), SST-GBR (with guided bone regeneration), and SST-nJP (no jumping gap). And two conventional immediate implant...

FHAT Technical Note #013R: Falsification Before Narrative — Ex-Post Reconciliation of the Multi-Horizon Fractal Analog and Four-Path Matrix in SOXL (Path D Confirmed and Daily MA200 Bedrock Validated)

DOCUMENT METADATA: • Document ID: FHAT-TN-013R-SOXL-RECONCILIATION (v1.0) • Author: Yingshan Han (FHAT Independent Researcher) • Reconciled against: FHAT Technical Note #013 (v1.2), frozen August 22, 2026 • Primary Asset: Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (SOXL) • Exter...

Diabetes and all-cause mortality in a national telemonitored heart failure cohort: role of comorbidities, heart failure etiology burden, and short-term weight variability

Abstract Background Diabetes mellitus is common in patients with heart failure (HF) and is associated with worse outcomes. However, its prognostic role in real-world telemonitored HF populations remains insufficiently characterized. We evaluated the association between diabetes a...

Characteristics associated with attending community-based versus clinic-based HIV testing services among overseas-born gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men in Sydney, Australia

Background Overseas-born gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) experience higher HIV notification rates compared with Australian-born GBMSM. This disparity is perpetuated by delayed access to HIV testing and biomedical prevention driven by a range of factors...

The Meaning of Life as a Fixed Point: A Multi‑Domain Carlo Hybrid Theorem

The Meaning of Life as a Fixed Point presents a multi-domain Carlo hybrid theorem showing that meaning is the unique solution to a self-referential equation. Life is the system that discovers, stabilises, and converges toward this fixed point. The paper unifies mathematics, physi...

Head and Neck Rhabdomyosarcoma in Children: An Otolaryngological Perspective on Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches

Abstract Purpose of Review Head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma (HNRMS) is the most common soft-tissue sarcoma in children, with approximately 30–40% of cases arising in the head and neck region. Due to its anatomical complexity, histopathological diversity, and molecular heterogeneity...

Generative and Braid-Based Unification of Magnetic Topology via the Pivot–Null–Braid Architecture

This work presents a generative, braid-based unification of magnetic topology using the pivot–null–braid architecture, showing how helical, frustrated, and skyrmionic structures arise from a single nonlinear sequence governing winding, boundaries, and causal spin organization.

How does metaphorical meaning “grow”? – An interpretive approach to literary metaphor from the perspective of Peircean semiotics

Abstract Traditional metaphor studies mostly focus on conceptual mapping at the cognitive level and tend to regard metaphor as a largely static projection from the source domain to the target domain. Such a perspective fails to fully account for the unique openness of meaning and...

Clinical applications and derived therapeutic strategies of adipose-derived stem cells in autologous fat grafting

Abstract Autologous fat grafting is widely employed for aesthetic augmentation and soft tissue reconstruction owing to its readily available source, high tissue compatibility, and natural contouring properties. However, its efficacy exhibits significant variability across individ...

Persona Portability Under an Engine Swap: Four Experiments with Harness and Compute Confounds

Persona Portability Under an Engine Swap: Four Experiments with Harness and Compute Confounds. A single-engine dependency is, in principle, a single point of failure. This report examines how one set of persona-driven workflows behaved when moved from a reference engine family to...

On the Sample Range Inequalities

Abstract We extend the classical sharp sample range inequality in terms of the sample standard deviation and provide a complete proof of the extension. In particular, we obtain a sharp inequality for the ratio of Gini’s mean difference to the sample range. By using sample ranges...

FHAT Technical Note #013R: Falsification Before Narrative — Ex-Post Reconciliation of the Multi-Horizon Fractal Analog and Four-Path Matrix in SOXL (Path D Confirmed and Daily MA200 Bedrock Validated)

DOCUMENT METADATA: • Document ID: FHAT-TN-013R-SOXL-RECONCILIATION (v1.0) • Author: Yingshan Han (FHAT Independent Researcher) • Reconciled against: FHAT Technical Note #013 (v1.2), frozen August 22, 2026 • Primary Asset: Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (SOXL) • Exter...

Cone-Beam Computed Tomography-Based Evaluation of Immediate Maxillary Transverse Changes Following Invisalign Palatal Expander in Mixed-Dentition Patients: A Three-Case Series

Maxillary constriction in the mixed dentition is commonly associated with a narrow arch form, space deficiency, and impaired eruption guidance. Although the use of the Invisalign Palatal Expander has increased in growing patients, case-based evidence regarding its immediate skele...

Spectral Sets Tile in Cyclic Groups of Square-Free Order

We prove the spectral-to-tiling implication in every finite cyclic group of square-free order. The main ingredient is an unconditional prime-step descent theorem. Let q ≥ 3 be prime, let (q, H) = 1, and let (A, Λ) be an m-point spectral pair in ZqH. If q ∤ m, then the reductions...

Endocrine and uterine hemodynamic differences between intra- and interspecific equine pregnancies during early gestation

Abstract Interspecific equine pregnancies (mare x donkey) are associated with altered endocrine patterns and increased pregnancy loss; however, the relationship between hormonal dynamics, luteal activity, and uterine hemodynamics in relation to conceptus origin remains incomplete...

Farmers' attitudes towards biodiversity shape the effectiveness of biodiversity-friendly management practices for wild bees, but not plants and spiders

Data and R code for the paper: Scheper et al. (2026). Farmers’ attitudes towards biodiversity shape the effectiveness of biodiversity-friendly management practices for wild bees, but not plants and spiders. Biological Conservation.