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Given a passage with a question and an answer to that question, classify if the answer actually answers the question into 'yes' or 'no'. Output 'yes' if the answer answers the question and output 'no' if the answer does not answer the question.
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Question: Is preoperative prolonged steroid use associated with intraoperative blood transfusion in noncardiac surgical patients?
Answer: The effect of prolonged steroid use on bleeding, if any, thus seems likely to be small and is probably of limited clinical consequence. In contrast, corticosteroid use augments the risk of both systemic and wound infections.
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no

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Question: Does resident participation affect surgical outcomes , despite introduction of new techniques?
Answer: In the context of this single surgical operation, resident participation does not substantially affect major complication rates. The common residency training paradigm provides clinical experience and supervision without necessarily impacting patient safety. Analysis of additional operations in different settings will be necessary.
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no

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Question: Is expression of SOCS3 throughout liver regeneration regulated by DNA methylation?
Answer: DNA methylation or demethylation seems to be a relatively stable modification of cytosine, but not a dynamic and reversible process to regulate gene transcription in daily and acute pathophysiological events.
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no