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1. Multi-Transmission Node DER Aggregation: Chance-Constrained Unit Commitment with Bounded Hetero-Dimensional Mixture Model for Uncertain Distribution Factors

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Wang, Weilun, Shao, Zhentong, Liu, Yikui, Eldridge, Brent, Somani, Abhishek, Holzer, Jesse T., and Wu, Lei

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Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Systems and Control
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To facilitate the integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) into the wholesale market while maintaining the tractability of associated market operation tools such as unit commitment (UC), existing DER aggregation (DERA) studies usually consider that each DERA is presented on a single node of the transmission network. Nevertheless, the increasing scale and geographical distribution of DERs spur the emergence of DERAs covering multiple transmission nodes, posing new challenges in modeling such multi-transmission-node DERAs (M-DERAs). Indeed, assessing the aggregated impact of an M-DERA on power flows is a non-trivial task, because the sensitivities of each transmission line to DERs at different transmission nodes are not identical. Inspired by the distribution factor (DF) based shift factor (SF) aggregation strategy in industry practice, this paper proposes a novel DF-based chance-constrained UC (CCUC) model to determine system optimal operation plans with M-DERAs. DFs, treated as uncertain parameters to describe possible responses of DERs against aggregated dispatch instructions from regional transmission organizations, are modeled via a bounded hetero-dimensional mixture model (BHMM) by leveraging historical DF records distributed on multiple hyperplanes in a bounded space. With this, power flow limits are modeled as chance constraints in CCUC, which is reformulated into a scenarios-based stochastic form and solved by Benders decomposition. The proposed method is tested on an IEEE 24-bus system to illustrate its effectiveness in managing M-DERA integration while ensuring operational economics and mitigating the overloading of transmission lines., Comment: 10 pages, 9 figures

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2025

2. The Impact of Acquisition on Product Quality in the Console Gaming Industry

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Somani, Shivam

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Economics - Econometrics
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The console gaming industry, a dominant force in the global entertainment sector, has witnessed a wave of consolidation in recent years, epitomized by Microsoft's high-profile acquisitions of Activision Blizzard and Zenimax. This study investigates the repercussions of such mergers on consumer welfare and innovation within the gaming landscape, focusing on product quality as a key metric. Through a comprehensive analysis employing a difference-in-difference model, the research evaluates the effects of acquisition on game review ratings, drawing from a dataset comprising over 16,000 console games released between 2000 and 2023. The research addresses key assumptions underlying the difference-in-difference methodology, including parallel trends and spillover effects, to ensure the robustness of the findings. The DID results suggest a positive and statistically significant impact of acquisition on game review ratings, when controlling for genre and release year. The study contributes to the literature by offering empirical evidence on the direct consequences of industry consolidation on consumer welfare and competition dynamics within the gaming sector., Comment: 25 pages, 2 Figures, 4 Tables

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2024

3. Cell state-dependent allelic effects and contextual Mendelian randomization analysis for human brain phenotypes

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Haglund, Alexander, Zuber, Verena, Abouzeid, Maya, Yang, Yifei, Ko, Jeong Hun, Wiemann, Liv, Otero-Jimenez, Maria, Muhammed, Louwai, Feleke, Rahel, Nott, Alexi, Mills, James D., Laaniste, Liisi, Gveric, Djordje O., Clode, Daniel, Babtie, Ann C., Pagni, Susanna, Bellampalli, Ravishankara, Somani, Alyma, McDade, Karina, Anink, Jasper J., Mesarosova, Lucia, Fancy, Nurun, Willumsen, Nanet, Smith, Amy, Jackson, Johanna, Alegre-Abarrategui, Javier, Aronica, Eleonora, Matthews, Paul M., Thom, Maria, Sisodiya, Sanjay M., Srivastava, Prashant K., Malhotra, Dheeraj, Bryois, Julien, Bottolo, Leonardo, and Johnson, Michael R.

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2025
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4. Empowering Web Accessibility for Enhanced Digital Experiences

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Vayadande, Kuldeep, Wankhede, Ashitosh, Sarvade, Purva, Kanade, Tanushree, Zanwar, Gaurav, Dhage, Sharvari, Somani, Tanuj, Angrisani, Leopoldo, Series Editor, Arteaga, Marco, Series Editor, Chakraborty, Samarjit, Series Editor, Chen, Shanben, Series Editor, Chen, Tan Kay, Series Editor, Dillmann, Rüdiger, Series Editor, Duan, Haibin, Series Editor, Ferrari, Gianluigi, Series Editor, Ferre, Manuel, Series Editor, Hirche, Sandra, Series Editor, Jabbari, Faryar, Series Editor, Jia, Limin, Series Editor, Kacprzyk, Janusz, Series Editor, Khamis, Alaa, Series Editor, Kroeger, Torsten, Series Editor, Li, Yong, Series Editor, Liang, Qilian, Series Editor, Martín, Ferran, Series Editor, Ming, Tan Cher, Series Editor, Minker, Wolfgang, Series Editor, Misra, Pradeep, Series Editor, Mukhopadhyay, Subhas, Series Editor, Ning, Cun-Zheng, Series Editor, Nishida, Toyoaki, Series Editor, Oneto, Luca, Series Editor, Panigrahi, Bijaya Ketan, Series Editor, Pascucci, Federica, Series Editor, Qin, Yong, Series Editor, Seng, Gan Woon, Series Editor, Speidel, Joachim, Series Editor, Veiga, Germano, Series Editor, Wu, Haitao, Series Editor, Zamboni, Walter, Series Editor, Tan, Kay Chen, Series Editor, Kumar Singh, Koushlendra, editor, Singh, Sangeeta, editor, Srivastava, Subodh, editor, and Bajpai, Manish Kumar, editor

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2025
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5. Economic Analysis of Reinforced Slopes Using Slope/W for Different Boundary Conditions

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Patel, Tinshukh, Vashi, Jigisha, Daftardar, Anand, Somani, Prateek, di Prisco, Marco, Series Editor, Chen, Sheng-Hong, Series Editor, Vayas, Ioannis, Series Editor, Kumar Shukla, Sanjay, Series Editor, Sharma, Anuj, Series Editor, Kumar, Nagesh, Series Editor, Wang, Chien Ming, Series Editor, Cui, Zhen-Dong, Series Editor, Lu, Xinzheng, Series Editor, Satyam, Neelima, editor, Singh, A. P., editor, and Dixit, Manish S., editor

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2025
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6. HELPER-X: A Unified Instructable Embodied Agent to Tackle Four Interactive Vision-Language Domains with Memory-Augmented Language Models

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Sarch, Gabriel, Somani, Sahil, Kapoor, Raghav, Tarr, Michael J., and Fragkiadaki, Katerina

Subjects
Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science - Computation and Language, Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Computer Science - Machine Learning
Abstract

Recent research on instructable agents has used memory-augmented Large Language Models (LLMs) as task planners, a technique that retrieves language-program examples relevant to the input instruction and uses them as in-context examples in the LLM prompt to improve the performance of the LLM in inferring the correct action and task plans. In this technical report, we extend the capabilities of HELPER, by expanding its memory with a wider array of examples and prompts, and by integrating additional APIs for asking questions. This simple expansion of HELPER into a shared memory enables the agent to work across the domains of executing plans from dialogue, natural language instruction following, active question asking, and commonsense room reorganization. We evaluate the agent on four diverse interactive visual-language embodied agent benchmarks: ALFRED, TEACh, DialFRED, and the Tidy Task. HELPER-X achieves few-shot, state-of-the-art performance across these benchmarks using a single agent, without requiring in-domain training, and remains competitive with agents that have undergone in-domain training., Comment: Videos and code https://helper-agent-llm.github.io/

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2024

7. The reused-disposable scope in flexible ureteroscopy for stones as a cost-conscious approach: Reporting the outcomes of a real-world practice multicenter study of 2183 patients by the team of worldwide endourological researchers group

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Gauhar, Vineet, Traxer, Olivier, Sabnis, Ravindra B, Fong, Khi Yung, Gharia, Parimalsinh, Grover, Rishi, Ragoori, Deepak, Lim, Ee Jean, Tanidir, Yiloren, Mehta, Amish, Gökce, Mehmet Ilker, Lakmichi, Mohamed Amine, Soebhali, Boyke, Gadzhiev, Nariman, Chew, Ben H., Somani, Bhaskar Kumar, and Castellani, Daniele

Subjects
Economic aspects, Patient outcomes, Ureteroscopy -- Economic aspects, Medical research -- Economic aspects, Medicine, Experimental -- Economic aspects
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Author(s): Vineet Gauhar [1]; Olivier Traxer [2]; Ravindra B Sabnis [3]; Khi Yung Fong [4]; Parimalsinh Gharia [5]; Rishi Grover [5]; Deepak Ragoori [6]; Ee Jean Lim [7]; Yiloren Tanidir [...], Introduction: We aimed to assess complications and stone-free rate of flexible ureteroscopy (FU) reusing disposable scopes (RDS) after repeated sterilization. Methods: Data from adults from 11 centers were retrospectively reviewed (January 2020-December 2022). Inclusion criteria were proximal ureteral/renal stone(s). All cases were performed using an RDS to save costs for patients who come from economically challenged environments. Residual fragments (RFs) were defined as single fragment ≥4 mm or multiple fragments of any size within 3 months. Continuous variables are presented as median and interquartile range. Results: Two thousand one hundred and eighty-three patients were included, of whom 67.0 were male. Median age was 48.0 (36-59) years. The median stone diameter was 10.2 (9-14) mm. Flash sterilization was used in 90.2 (plasma in 60.5). Approximately, 88 had FU with an RDS used ≤2 times (12: 3-5 times). RDS needed to be changed intraoperatively in 3.9 of cases due to its malfunction. Commonly, defects in RDS function were reported in upward (1.6) and downward deflection (6.5) and image quality on white balancing (4.7). Fever >38C was seen in 13.7 of cases, and sepsis in 0.5. RFs were found in 31.4 of cases. Lower pole (odds ratio [OR] 5.63) or pelvis stone (OR 4.67), faulty scopes (OR 12.8), and total operation time (OR 1.05) were factors associated with higher odds of RFs. Stone size (OR 1.09), positive urine culture (OR 1.67), interpolar stone (OR 1.68), and prestenting (OR 1.37) were factors associated with higher odds of fever/sepsis. Conclusions: RDS was used as a cost-conscious approach with a low rate of serious infections but with a high rate of RFs.

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2024
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13. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Rescue Therapy in Pediatric Bupropion Cardiotoxicity

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Olives, Travis D, Sweat, Christopher N, Dorsey-Spitz, Lauren, Bahadori-Esfahani, Farbod, Arens, Ann M, Cole, Jon B, and Somani, Arif

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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Cardiovascular, Heart Disease, Pediatric, Good Health and Well Being
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Abstract: Objective Our objective was to describe clinical characteristics and course of pediatric bupropion ingestions requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) life support. Desgin The study included a retrospective cohort of patients ≤18 years of age reported to a regional poison control (PC) system covering three states in the upper Midwest United States. All bupropion exposures ≤18 years of age, coded as receiving ECMO to treat toxicity, were included. Clinical presentation and management including ECMO are presented as descriptive statistics. Results During the study period, 4,951 bupropion exposures were reported; 1,145 (23.1%) were children. Nine patients were coded as undergoing ECMO; four (44.4%) were ≤18 years of age (median 16, range 14–17). All were treated with venoarterial ECMO. The median time from ingestion to presentation was 2.25 hours (range: 1–3.5). Median first systolic blood pressure and pulse were 100 mm Hg (range: 70–124) and 119.5 (range: 70–175). The median time from ingestion to ECMO was 17.63 hours (range: 7.25–33.75); median number of vasopressors was 2.5 (range: 2–3). All experienced multiple seizures, ventricular dysrhythmias, and hypotension. Three of four sustained cardiac arrest. All but one required transfer to an ECMO-capable facility for definitive care. Three patients survived with full neurologic recovery; one died. Conclusion Pediatric bupropion cases requiring ECMO were rare in this study. Time to initiation and duration of EMCO suggest that the variable onset of hemodynamic instability may delay ECMO initiation. It is incumbent on PCs and medical toxicologists to educate prescribers and pediatricians about bupropion's potential lethality and to consider early transfer to an ECMO center.

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2024

16. Correction: International Alliance of Urolithiasis (IAU) consensus on miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy

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Zeng, Guo-Hua, Zhong, Wen, Mazzon, Giorgio, Zhu, Wei, Lahme, Sven, Khadgi, Sanjay, Desai, Janak, Agrawal, Madhu, Schulsinger, David, Gupta, Mantu, Montanari, Emanuele, Martinez, Juan Manuel Lopez, Almousawi, Shabir, Malonzo, Vincent Emanuel F., Sriprasad, Seshadri, Durutovic, Otas, Arumuham, Vimoshan, Ferretti, Stefania, Kamal, Wissam, Xu, Ke-Wei, Cheng, Fan, Gao, Xiao-Feng, Cheng, Ji-Wen, Somani, Bhaskar, Duvdevani, Mordechai, Git, Kah Ann, Seitz, Christian, Bernardo, Norberto, Ibrahim, Tarek Ahmed Amin, Aquino, Albert, Yasui, Takahiro, Fiori, Cristian, Knoll, Thomas, Papatsoris, Athanasios, Gadzhiev, Nariman, Zhanbyrbekuly, Ulanbek, Angerri, Oriol, Ramos, Hugo Lopez, Saltirov, Iliya, Moussa, Mohamad, Giusti, Guido, Vicentini, Fabio, Suarez, Edgar Beltran, Pearle, Margaret, Preminger, Glenn M., Wu, Qing-Hui, Chai, Chu Ann, Ghani, Khurshid, Maroccolo, Marcus, Brehmer, Marianne, Osther, Palle J., Zawadzki, Marek, Tursunkulov, Azimdjon, Kytaibekovich, Monolov Nurbek, Abuvohidov, Abdusamad Abdukakhorovich, Lara, Cesar Antonio Recalde, Noori, Zamari, Zanetti, Stefano Paolo, Shrestha, Sunil, de la Rosette, Jean, Denstedt, John, Ye, Zhang-Qun, Sarica, Kemal, and Choong, Simon

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2024
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18. Multicenter outcome analysis of different sheath sizes for Flexible and Navigable Suction ureteral access sheath (FANS) ureteroscopy: an EAU Endourology collaboration with the global FANS study group

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Kwok, Jia-Lun, Somani, Bhaskar, Sarica, Kemal, Yuen, Steffi Kar Kei, Zawadzki, Marek, Castellani, Daniele, Persaud, Satyendra, Chai, Chu Ann, Kamal, Wissam, Tefik, Tzevat, Tursunkulov, Azimdjon N., Soebhali, Boyke, Hajj, Albert El, Ko, Raymond, Fong, Khi Yung, Dragos, Laurian, Tanidir, Yiloren, Angerri, Oriol, Traxer, Olivier, and Gauhar, Vineet

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2024
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19. Pressure reduction and suction characteristics of the new digital single use flexible ureteroscope with suction: an in-vitro experimental study

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Ballesta Martinez, Begoña, Dragos, Laurian, Tatanis, Vasileios, Somani, Bhaskar, Campillo Martinez, Pedro, Angerri, Oriol, Peteinaris, Angelis, Tsaturyan, Arman, Kanashiro, Andres, Garces Valverde, Marina, Garcia Serrano, Manuel Christian, Lopez Vivo, Javier, Fumero Arteaga, Sergio, Liatsikos, Evangelos, and Kallidonis, Panagiotis

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2024
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21. International Alliance of Urolithiasis (IAU) consensus on miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy

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Zeng, Guo-Hua, Zhong, Wen, Mazzon, Giorgio, Zhu, Wei, Lahme, Sven, Khadgi, Sanjay, Desai, Janak, Agrawal, Madhu, Schulsinger, David, Gupta, Mantu, Montanari, Emanuele, Martinez, Juan Manuel Lopez, Almousawi, Shabir, Malonzo, Vincent Emanuel F., Sriprasad, Seshadri, Chai, Chu Ann, Arumuham, Vimoshan, Ferretti, Stefania, Kamal, Wissam, Xu, Ke-Wei, Cheng, Fan, Gao, Xiao-Feng, Cheng, Ji-Wen, Somani, Bhaskar, Duvdevani, Mordechai, Git, Kah Ann, Seitz, Christian, Bernardo, Norberto, Ibrahim, Tarek Ahmed Amin, Aquino, Albert, Yasui, Takahiro, Fiori, Cristian, Knoll, Thomas, Papatsoris, Athanasios, Gadzhiev, Nariman, Zhanbyrbekuly, Ulanbek, Angerri, Oriol, Ramos, Hugo Lopez, Saltirov, Iliya, Moussa, Mohamad, Giusti, Guido, Vicentini, Fabio, Suarez, Edgar Beltran, Pearle, Margaret, Preminger, Glenn M., Wu, Qing-Hui, Durutovic, Otas, Ghani, Khurshid, Maroccolo, Marcus, Brehmer, Marianne, Osther, Palle J., Zawadzki, Marek, Tursunkulov, Azimdjon, Kytaibekovich, Monolov Nurbek, Abuvohidov, Abdusamad Abdukakhorovich, Lara, Cesar Antonio Recalde, Noori, Zamari, Zanetti, Stefano Paolo, Shrestha, Sunil, de la Rosette, Jean, Denstedt, John, Ye, Zhang-Qun, Sarica, Kemal, and Choong, Simon

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2024
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27. International Alliance of Urolithiasis (IAU) guidelines on the management of pediatric urolithiasis

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Zeng, Guohua, Zhu, Wei, Somani, Bhaskar, Choong, Simon, Straub, Michael, Maroccolo, Marcus Vinicius, Kamal, Wissam, Ibrahim, Tarek Ahmed Amin, Cho, Alexander, Mazzon, Giorgio, Chai, Chu Ann, Ferretti, Stefania, Zhong, Wen, Onal, Bulent, Mohamed, Omar, Saulat, Sherjeel, Jurkiewicz, Beata, Sezer, Ali, Liu, Yang, Zeng, Tao, Wang, Wei, Gauhar, Vineet, Elderwy, Ahmad Abdelaziz, Zaidi, Zafar, Duvdevani, Mordechai, Hamri, Saeed Bin, Kumar, Nitesh, Kartalas-Goumas, Loannis, Gadzhiev, Nariman, Kraft, Kate, Sepulveda, Fabio, Halinski, Adam, Marietti, Sarah, Al-Anazi, Naser Al Soudan, Santos, Luiz Sergio, Vaddi, Chandra Mohan, Jia, Jianye, Li, Jun, Kuang, Xiaogen, Ye, Zhangqun, and Sarica, Kemal

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2024
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29. JNJ-77242113, a highly potent, selective peptide targeting the IL-23 receptor, provides robust IL-23 pathway inhibition upon oral dosing in rats and humans

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Fourie, Anne M., Cheng, Xiaoli, Chang, Leon, Greving, Carrie, Li, Xinyi, Knight, Beverly, Polidori, David, Patrick, Aaron, Bains, Trpta, Steele, Ruth, Allen, Samantha J., Patch, Raymond J., Sun, Chengzao, Somani, Sandeep, Bhandari, Ashok, Liu, David, Huie, Keith, Li, Shu, Rodriguez, Michael A., Xue, Xiaohua, Kannan, Arun, Kosoglou, Teddy, Sherlock, Jonathan P., Towne, Jennifer, Holland, M. Claire, and Modi, Nishit B.

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2024
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30. Temperature profile during endourological laser activation: introducing the thermal safety distance concept

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Ventimiglia, Eugenio, Robesti, Daniele, Keller, Etienne Xavier, Corsini, Christian, Folcia, Andrea, Fantin, Margherita, Candela, Luigi, Pozzi, Edoardo, Sierra, Alba, Pietropaolo, Amelia, Somani, Bhaskar K., Panthier, Frederic, Pauchard, Felipe, Goumas, Ioannis Kartalas, Villa, Luca, Montorsi, Francesco, Traxer, Olivier, Salonia, Andrea, and Saccomandi, Paola

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2024
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32. An international delphi survey and consensus meeting to define the risk factors for ureteral stricture after endoscopic treatment for urolithiasis

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Moretto, Stefano, Saita, A., Scoffone, C.M., Talso, M., Somani, B.K., Traxer, O., Angerri, O., Liatsikos, E., Ulvik, Y., Cracco, C.M., Keller., E.X., Pietropaolo, A., Tailly, T., Corrales, M., De Coninck, V., Nagele, U., Ferretti, S., Kronenberg, P., Carmignani, L., Osther, P.J., Goumas, I.K., Ajayi, L., Acquati, P., Perez-Fentes, D., Herrmann, T.R.W., and Buffi, N.M.

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2024
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36. Real world propensity score matched analysis evaluating the influence of en-bloc vs. non en-bloc techniques, energy and instrumentation on enucleation outcomes for large and very large prostates

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Juliebø-Jones, Patrick, Gauhar, Vineet, Castellani, Daniele, Fong, Khi Yung, Sofer, Mario, Zawadzki, Marek, Gadzhiev, Nariman, Pirola, Giacomo Maria, Mahajan, Abhay D., Maheshwari, Pankaj Nandkishore, Malkhasyan, Vigen, Biligere, Sarvajit, Gökce, Mehmet İlker, Cormio, Luigo, Enikeev, Dmitry, Gómez Sancha, Fernando, Herrmann, Thomas R. W., and Somani, Bhaskar K.

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2024
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39. Ureteral stricture rate after endoscopic treatments for urolithiasis and related risk factors: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Moretto, S., Saita, A., Scoffone, C. M., Talso, M., Somani, B. K., Traxer, O., Angerri, O., Knoll, T., Liatsikos, E., Herrmann, T. R. W., Ulvik, Ø., Skolarikos, A., Cracco, C. M., Keller, E. X., Paciotti, M., Piccolini, A., Uleri, A., Tailly, T., Carmignani, L., Pietropaolo, A., Corrales, M., Lughezzani, G., Lazzeri, M., Fasulo, V., De Coninck, V., Arena, P., Nagele, U., Ferretti, S., Kronenberg, P., Perez-Fentes, D., Osther, P. J., Goumas, I. K., Acquati, P., Ajayi, L., Diana, P., Casale, P., and Buffi, N. M.

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2024
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42. Combined KRAS-MAPK pathway inhibitors and HER2-directed drug conjugate is efficacious in pancreatic cancer

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Bulle, Ashenafi, Liu, Peng, Seehra, Kuljeet, Bansod, Sapana, Chen, Yali, Zahra, Kiran, Somani, Vikas, Khawar, Iftikhar Ali, Chen, Hung-Po, Dodhiawala, Paarth B., Li, Lin, Geng, Yutong, Mo, Chia-Kuei, Mahsl, Jay, Ding, Li, Govindan, Ramaswamy, Davies, Sherri, Mudd, Jacqueline, Hawkins, William G., Fields, Ryan C., DeNardo, David G., Knoerzer, Deborah, Held, Jason M., Grierson, Patrick M., Wang-Gillam, Andrea, Ruzinova, Marianna B., and Lim, Kian-Huat

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2024
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43. Incidence of complications and urinary incontinence following endoscopic enucleation of the prostate in men with a prostate volume of 80 ml and above: results from a multicenter, real-world experience of 2512 patients

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Gauhar, Vineet, Castellani, Daniele, Herrmann, Thomas R. W., Gökce, Mehmet Ilker, Fong, Khi Yung, Gadzhiev, Nariman, Malkhasyan, Vigen, Pirola, Giacomo Maria, Naselli, Angelo, Mahajan, Abhay, Maheshwari, Pankaj Nandkishore, Biligere, Sarvajit, Tursunkulov, Azimdjon N., Nasirov, Furkat, Petov, Vladislav, Dellabella, Marco, Lim, Ee Jean, Socarrás, Moisés Rodríguez, Zawadzki, Marek, Cormio, Luigi, Busetto, Gian Maria, Teoh, Jeremy Yuen-Chun, Somani, Bhaskar Kumar, Enikeev, Dmitry, Sofer, Mario, and Gómez Sancha, Fernando

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2024
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44. Experts’ recommendations in laser use for the treatment of bladder cancer: a comprehensive guide by the European Section of Uro-Technology (ESUT) and Training and Research in Urological Surgery and Technology (TRUST)-Group

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Ortner, Gernot, Güven, Selcuk, Somani, Bhaskar Kumar, Nicklas, Andre, Teoh, Jeremy Yuen-Chun, Goumas, Ioannis Kartalas, Bach, Thorsten, Sancha, Fernando Gómez, Figueredo, Felipe C. A., Kramer, Mario W., Bozzini, Giorgio, Ulvik, Øyvind, Kallidonis, Panagiotis, Roche, Jean Baptiste, Miernik, Arkadiusz, Enikeev, Dmitry, Vaddi, Chandra Mohan, Bhojani, Naeem, Sountoulides, Petros, Lusuardi, Lukas, Baard, Joyce, Gauhar, Vineet, Ahmed, Ali, Netsch, Christopher, Gözen, Ali Serdar, Nagele, Udo, Herrmann, Thomas R. W., and Tokas, Theodoros

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2024
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45. Longitudinal single cell atlas identifies complex temporal relationship between type I interferon response and COVID-19 severity

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Lin, Quy Xiao Xuan, Rajagopalan, Deepa, Gamage, Akshamal M., Tan, Le Min, Venkatesh, Prasanna Nori, Chan, Wharton O. Y., Kumar, Dilip, Agrawal, Ragini, Chen, Yao, Fong, Siew-Wai, Singh, Amit, Sun, Louisa J., Tan, Seow-Yen, Chai, Louis Yi Ann, Somani, Jyoti, Lee, Bernett, Renia, Laurent, Ng, Lisa F P, Ramanathan, Kollengode, Wang, Lin-Fa, Young, Barnaby, Lye, David, Singhal, Amit, and Prabhakar, Shyam

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2024
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46. Experts’ recommendations in laser use for the treatment of urolithiasis: a comprehensive guide by the European Section of Uro-Technology (ESUT) and Training-Research in Urological Surgery and Technology (T.R.U.S.T.)-Group

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Ortner, Gernot, Somani, Bhaskar Kumar, Güven, Selcuk, Kitzbichler, Gerhard, Traxer, Olivier, Giusti, Guido, Proietti, Silvia, Liatsikos, Evangelos, Kallidonis, Panagiotis, Krambeck, Amy, Goumas, Ioannis Kartalas, Duvdevani, Mordechai, Kamphuis, Guido M., Ferretti, Stefania, Dragos, Laurian, Ghani, Khurshid, Miernik, Arkadiusz, Juliebø-Jones, Patrick, Jung, Helene, Tailly, Thomas, Pietropaolo, Amelia, Hamri, Saeed Bin, Papatsoris, Athanasios, Sarica, Kemal, Scoffone, Cesare Marco, Cracco, Cecilia Maria, Keller, Etienne Xavier, Durutovic, Otas, Pereira, Sergio, Herrmann, Thomas R. W., Nagele, Udo, Gözen, Ali Serdar, and Tokas, Theodoros

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2024
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48. Worldwide variations in the knowledge and use of fluoroscopy during percutaneous nephrolithotomy—should we do better? A survey by the European Association of Urology Section for Uro-Technology and the International Alliance of Urolithiasis

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Otaš Durutovic, Guohua Zeng, Bhaskar Somani, Simon Choong, Giorgio Mazzon, Di Gu, Zeeshan Hameed, TP Rajeev, Bogomir Milojevic, Davide Brusa, Tiago Ribeiro Oliveira, Sergio Pereira, Nariman Gadzhiev, Ali Serdar Gozen, Evangelos Liatsikos, Panagiotis Kallidonis, Uros Bumbasirevic, and Andreas Skolarikos

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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, “As low as reasonably achievable”, Fluoroscopy, Renal stone, Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology, RC870-923
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the level of knowledge among urologists of usage of fluoroscopy during percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Methods: We conducted an anonymous internet-based survey addressed to the EAU Section of Uro-Technology and the International Alliance of Urolithiasis members with particular interest in the stone treatment at all levels of expertise. The final version of the questionnaire included 31 questions, evaluated the level of knowledge on X-ray utilization and exposure, and identified correlations between geographic areas, levels of seniority, surgical volumes, and awareness on radiation protection. Results: In total, 586 respondents were included. Knowledge of fluoroscopy settings appeared low, particularly among trainees (up to 87.5% were uninformed, p=0.008). Precautions to reduce exposure appeared poorly followed as up to 25.4% of respondents used regularly continuous fluoroscopy, and up to 20.5% used regularly high-frequency setting and this trend was more obvious among senior specialists (6.2% of trainees used high-frequency settings vs. 21.3% of consultants, p

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2025
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49. Which Measure of Stone Burden is the Best Predictor of Interventional Outcomes in Urolithiasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by the YAU Urolithiasis Working Group and EAU Urolithiasis Guidelines Panel

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Robert Geraghty, Amelia Pietropaolo, Lazaros Tzelves, Riccardo Lombardo, Helene Jung, Andreas Neisius, Ales Petrik, Bhaskar K. Somani, Niall F. Davis, Giovanni Gambaro, Romain Boissier, Andreas Skolarikos, and Thomas Tailly

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Urolithiasis, Stone burden, Single linear measurement, Multidimensional measures, Stone-free rate, Predictor, Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology, RC870-923, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
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Background and objective: Stone size has traditionally been measured in one dimension. This is reflected in most of the literature and in the EAU guidelines. However, recent studies have shown that multidimensional measures provide better prediction of outcomes. Methods: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prognostic accuracy of measures of stone size (PROSPERO reference CRD42022346967). We considered all studies reporting prognostic accuracy statistics on any intervention for kidney stones (extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy [ESWL], ureterorenoscopy [URS], or percutaneous nephrolithotomy [PCNL]; Population) using multiplane measurements of stone burden (area in mm2 or volume in mm3; Intervention) in comparison to single-plane measurements of stone burden (size in mm; Intervention) for the study-defined stone-free rate (Outcome) in a PICO-framed question. We also assessed complication rates (overall and by Clavien-Dindo grade) and the operative time as secondary outcomes. Searches were made between 1970 and August 2023. We used the DeLong method to compare receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Key findings and limitations: Of 24 studies included in the review, 12 were eligible for comparative analysis with the DeLong test following meta-analysis of prognostic accuracy. For prediction of stone-free status, the area under the ROC curve (AUC) was significantly higher for stone volume than for stone size (0.71 vs 0.67; p

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2025
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50. Recent advances and future technologies in nano-microplastics detection

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Ajinkya Nene, Sorour Sadeghzade, Stefano Viaroli, Wenjie Yang, Ucheaga Paul Uchenna, Abhishek Kandwal, Xinghui Liu, Prakash Somani, and Massimiliano Galluzzi

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Nano microplastics (NMPs), Detection, Sample preparation, Pretreatment, Measurements, Improvements, Environmental sciences, GE1-350, Environmental law, K3581-3598
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Abstract The degradation of mismanaged plastic waste in the environment results in the formation of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs), which pose significant risks to ecosystems and human health. These particles are pervasive, detected even in remote regions, and can enter the food chain, accumulating in organisms and causing harm depending on factors such as particle load, exposure dose, and the presence of co-contaminants. Detecting and analyzing NMPs present unique challenges, particularly as particle size decreases, making them increasingly difficult to identify. Moreover, the absence of standardized protocols for their detection and analysis further hinders comprehensive assessments of their environmental and biological impacts. This review provides a detailed overview of the latest advancements in technologies for sampling, separation, measurement, and quantification of NMPs. It highlights promising approaches, supported by practical examples from recent studies, while critically addressing persistent challenges in sampling, characterization, and analysis. This work examines cutting-edge developments in nanotechnology-based detection, integrated spectro-microscopic techniques, and AI-driven classification algorithms, offering solutions to bridge gaps in NMP research. By exploring state-of-the-art methodologies and presenting future perspectives, this review provides valuable insights for improving detection capabilities at the micro- and nanoscale, enabling more effective analysis across diverse environmental contexts.

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2025
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