Exit strategy after percutaneous nephrolithotomy: impact of tube size with early removal compared to tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy — the debate continues by Ihab S. Khewkah, Raed H. Afiet, Haidar H. Al Jabban

“…During the period from December 2020 to June 2022, 177 patients with renal stones were selected to undergo PCNL and were prospectively followed up. At the end of procedure, the patients were randomly distributed into 3 groups. …”
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Prevalence of hitherto unknown brain meningioma detected on 68Ga-DOTATATE positron-emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumor and expl... by Rahul V Parghane, Sanjay Talole, Sandip Basu

“…Considering the limited therapeutic options in the palliative setting of advanced or metastatic NET patients and morbidity associated with the therapeutic procedures, PRRT could be a promising targeted therapeutic approach for such cases of incidentally detected meningiomas, which is also helpful in stabilizing the disease process without any significant toxicity.…”
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Investigating challenges and opportunities of applying block-chain technology to reduce agrifood loss by Habiba Elrouby, Sahar Elbarky, Amal Sakr

“…There are several factors contributing to agri-food scarcity, one of which is food loss resulting from inefficient harvesting procedures and insufficient post-harvest management practices. …”
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Pengukuran Kapabilitas Tata Kelola TI Sistem Informasi Tiras dan Transaksi Bahan Ajar Universitas Terbuka Menggunakan Cobit 5 by Denisha Trihapningsari, Dewi Agushinta R., Lintang Yuniar Banowosari

“…The recommendations for IT service governance policy activities obtained from this study are expected to become a reference for monitoring procedures and measuring IT capabilities in UT teaching material services that are more effective and implemented. …”
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Características dos agravos e da assistência prestada aos idosos em um serviço pré-hospitalar móvel [Characteristics of disorders among older adults and the care provided by a mobi... by Márcia Abath Aires de Barros, Danielle Samara Tavares de Oliveira, Mariana Albernaz Pinheiro de Carvalho, Maria das Graças de Melo Fernandes, Kátia Neyla de Freitas Macedo Costa, Kamyla Félix Oliveira dos Santos

“…The findings revealed a lack of specific planning for this public and an absence of specific care procedures given the increasing need for preventive approaches to elderly casualties.   …”
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Liraglutide inhibits the proliferation of rat hepatic stellate cells under high glucose conditions by suppressing the ERK signaling pathway by Bingge Fan, Lingbing Meng, Xiao Zheng, Lei Bai, Yaping Du, Haiyan Ding, Yu Chen, Yuna Zhang

“…The five groups of cells were cultured for 48 h before proceeding with the subsequent procedures. First, the ELISA method was employed to quantitatively measure the concentration of type I collagen in the supernatant from the rat hepatic stellate cell culture. …”
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Evaluation of the Wondfo G6PD/Hb Test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: preliminary performance, matrix equivalence, and usability by Rebecca K. Green, Stephanie Zobrist, Gornpan Gornsawun, Paw Khu Moo, Laypaw Archasuksan, Huyen Nguyen, Huong Nguyen, Cindy S. Chu, Emily Gerth-Guyette, Podjanee Jittamala, François Nosten, Sampa Pal, Germana Bancone, Gonzalo J. Domingo

“…All usability participants successfully completed quality control and test procedures, rating the test system highly for ease of use. …”
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Insights on the User Experience and Feasibility of an Electromyography-Driven Exergame Combined With Blood Flow Restriction for Strength Training in Hospitalized Older Adults: Mixe... by Ruben Debeuf, Reinhard Claeys, Margo Berlanger, Myrthe Bunt, Aziz Debain, Daan De Vlieger, Matthias Eggermont, Mahyar Firouzi, Stefania Guida, Katarína Kostková, Siddhartha Lieten, Lubos Omelina, Silvia Zaccardi, Bart Jansen, Eva Swinnen, David Beckwée

“…Furthermore, expert observations identified issues with color contrast, reaction time speed, and the need to tailor the game to accommodate the diverse requirements of different patient populations. All outcomes and procedures were found feasible for a future randomized controlled trial. …”
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Implementasi Manajemen Mutu Terpadu di Madrasah Ibtidaiyah by Rohmat Rohmat, Yuslam Yuslam

“…Implementation of quality management as follows; (1) Identification of service / business / education processes; (2) Establish a quality policy; (3) Establish quality objectives and quality management plans; (4) identification of document requirements; (5) Making quality guidance documents and procedures; and (6) Making work instructions after this is done next. …”
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Los modelos digitales tridimensionales como recursos educativos abiertos en la educación universitaria / Three-dimensional digital models as open educational resources in universit... by María Elena Pardo-Gómez, José Manuel Izquierdo-Pardo, José Manuel Izquierdo-Lao

“…To address this situation, research was carried out, with a qualitative approach, which allowed the development of a didactic model of the dynamics of the teaching-learning process of professional content, mediated by 3D digital models, which serves as theoretical support for a system of didactic procedures in whose application satisfactory results were obtained, being precisely the objective of this article the presentation of both contributions.…”
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Contracepção masculina: a visão de candidatos à vasectomia [Male contraception: the view of vasectomy candidates] [Anticoncepción masculina: la visión de candidatos para la vasecto... by Ana Luiza Rimoli Hormain Barcellos, Daniele Ferreira Acosta, Daiane Porto Gautério Abreu, Suelen Gonçalves de Oliveira

“…The protection of the wife's health was one of the reasons for carrying out the procedure. The life history surrounded by childhood violence also serves as an individual motivation. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of CADe-assisted reading versus clinician reading for polyp detection in colon capsule endoscopy: a multicentre prospective study by Ian Io Lei, Nicolas Parsons, Cristiana Huhulea, Hagen Wenzek, Elizabeth White, Pablo Laiz, Charlie Noble, Alexander Robertson, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Ramesh Arasaradnam

“…The diagnostic accuracy for detecting polyps requiring follow-up procedure was 0.96 (95% CI: 0.95–0.98) for AI-assisted reading, compared with 0.91 (95% CI: 0.89–0.93) for standard reading (p<0.0001). …”
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Robot assisted sentinel lymph node biopsy using indocyanine green combined with carbon nanoparticles staining improved detection rates in breast cancer by Qinbo Wang, Qingyu Yang, Zuxiao Chen, Zongyan Li, Xiaoyan Fu, Yunxiang Luo, Yonghai Guo, Haiyan Li

“…Robot-assisted sentinel lymph node biopsy is an effective procedure for breast cancer, dual staining may facilitate improved detection rates pertaining to occult sentinel lymph node metastasis warranting further clinical exploration.…”
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Comparison of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and urine cytology in diagnosing urothelial carcinoma: a single-center retrospective cohort study by WANG Zhiting, REN Min, XUE Tian, WANG Haochen, CHANG Heng, BAI Qianming, ZHOU Xiaoyan, ZHU Xiaoli

“…We collected TURBT pathological results and pre-procedure FISH and cytology results. Diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of FISH, cytology and their combination were analyzed and compared for urothelial carcinoma. …”
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Selective Brain Hypothermia in the Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Patients with Chronic Consciousness Disorders by M. V. Petrova, O. A. Shevelev, M. Yu. Yuriev, M. A. Zhdanova, I. Z. Kostenkova, M. M. Kanarskii

“…Patients of both groups received standard identical neurological treatment and rehabilitation procedures. Patients in the control group did not undergo brain hypothermia. …”
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Saving Legs & Lives: the efficacy of a community-based cardiovascular rehabilitation programme versus usual care on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients who have under... by Norman Morris, Tony Stanton, Tuppence Richman, Kim Greaves, Jill O’Donnell, Krist Feka, Pankaj Jha, Michelle Aust, Joseph J. Scott, Mia Schaumberg, Christopher D. Askew, Saving Legs & Lives Trial Group, Fraser D. Russell, Meegan A. Walker, Mathew J. Summers, Karl Schulze, Rebecca J. Magee, Daniel McGlade, Vivienne Moult, Amanda Shepherd, Michael D. Shanahan, Caitlin Coppock, Helen J. Rodgers, Ashley R. Samarasinghe, Damien P. Kerley, Lisa M. Polowyi

“…Sixty-six participants who have undergone a lower limb revascularisation procedure for PAD, in the previous 12 months, will be randomly allocated to a CR programme or a usual care (control) group. …”
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Increasing the Uptake of Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Via the MAwar Application: Stakeholder-Driven Web Application Development Study by Nurfarhana Nasrudin, Shariff-Ghazali Sazlina, Ai Theng Cheong, Ping Yein Lee, Soo-Hwang Teo, Abdul Rashid Aneesa, Chin Hai Teo, Fakhrul Zaman Rokhani, Nuzul Azam Haron, Noor Harzana Harrun, Bee Kiau Ho, Salbiah Mohamed Isa

“…The highest-ranked features include detailed information on screening procedures (weighted score [WS]=367.84), information on treatment options (WS=345.80), benefits of screening (WS=333.75), information about breast and cervical cancers (WS=332.15), and frequently asked questions about the concerns around screening (WS=312.00). …”
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Bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of urinary tract infection among diabetic patients at Bule Hora University Teaching Hospital, Southern Ethiopia by Mohamed Esmael Gena, Getachew Bitew, Elias Chane, Negesse Cherie, Dereje Mengesha Berta, Lidetu Demoze, Muluken Walle, Kalicha Boru, Dagnamyelew Tilahun, Bisrat Birke Teketelew, Abiy Ayele Angelo

“…Midstream urine samples were collected for bacterial culture and identification following standard microbiological procedures, with antimicrobial susceptibility testing performed using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method on Mueller–Hinton agar. …”
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Functional evaluation after cortical button fixation for distal biceps ruptures – Is there any difference between manual or non-manual workers? by A. Batista, N. Moura, M. Sarmento, T. Coelho, D. Gomes, R. Ramos, A. Cartucho

“…Conclusion: According to clinical evaluation and post-operative scores, the performed surgical procedure provides good to excellent mid-term functional results. …”
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Comparison of efficacy between Kirschner wire and cannulated screw internal fixation after pediatric supracondylar humeral fracture osteotomy by JiaHui Li, Hansheng Deng, Xin Qiu, Zilong Huang, Zhenkun Gu, Yang Chen, Zhaohan Wu, Jingtong Luo, Haoran Feng, Jianlin Chen, Shizhe Liu, Shuaiyin Wang, Dechao Wu, Gianfilippo Caggiari, Chao You, Guibing Fu

“…This study aimed to compare the clinical treatment outcomes and complications of K-wires and cannulated screws as internal fixation methods in post-traumatic cubitus varus osteotomy procedure in pediatric patients with open epiphyses. …”
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