A TOTP-Based Enhanced Route Optimization Procedure for Mobile IPv6 to Reduce Handover Delay and Signalling Overhead by Peer Azmat Shah, Halabi B. Hasbullah, Ibrahim A. Lawal, Abubakar Aminu Mu’azu, Low Tang Jung

“…However, the Route Optimization procedure in Mobile IPv6 involves the verification of mobile node’s reachability at the home address and at the care-of address (home test and care-of test) that results in higher handover delays and signalling overhead. …”
Get full text

Influence of Giant Reed (Arundo Donax L.) Culms Processing Procedure on Physicochemical, Rheological, and Thermomechanical Properties of Polyethylene Composites by Luis Suárez, Paul R. Hanna, Zaida Ortega, Mateusz Barczewski, Paulina Kosmela, Bronagh Millar, Eoin Cunningham

Get full text

Dosimetric evaluation of extremities in 18F-FDG PET/CT procedure using Monte Carlo Geant4 code by Paula Rocha Pessanha, Pedro Pacheco de Queiroz Filho, Denison de Souza Santos

“…For the dosimetric evaluation of extremities and crystalline of workers inserted in Positron Emission Tomography procedures using the 18F-FDG radiopharmaceutical, a geometric phantom of the forearm and hand with the geometric phantom ADAM was implemented in Monte Carlo Geant4 code. …”
Get full text

Spiral Computed Tomography Based Maxillary Sinus Imaging in Relation to Tooth Loss, Implant Placement and Potential Grafting Procedure by Reinhilde Jacobs, Dong Xue, Yuqian Hu, Johan van Cleynenbreugel, Maryam Shahbazian

Get full text

How to get your procedures authorized and win your appeals: Lessons learned by a prior authorization medical director by Russell H. Samson, MD, DFSVS, FACS

“…Prior authorization (also known as preauthorization, precertification, or prior approval) is used by health insurance companies to determine whether they will cover a specific medical service, procedure, or medication before it is provided. However, this process creates an administrative burden on physician practices, increases their costs, and negatively impacts work satisfaction. …”
Get full text

Toward European harmonization of national myasthenia gravis registries: modified Delphi procedure-based expert consensus on collectable data by Abderhmane Slioui, Giulia Tammam, Fiammetta Vanoli, Adela Della Marina, Stanislav Vohanka, Nils Erik Gilhus, Isabella Moroni, Maria Isabel Leite, Fredrik Piehl, Carlo Antozzi, Jonathan Pini, Frauke Stascheit, Shahram Attarian, Ernestina Santos, Jan Verschuuren, Lou Canonge, Jeremy Garcia, Caroline Perriard, Elena Cortés-Vicente, Renato Mantegazza, Andreas Meisel, Sabrina Sacconi

Subjects: Get full text

Phase-Dependent Cortico-Cortical Evoked Potentials in Human Neurosurgical Procedures: Optimizing Functional Connectivity Mapping with Randomized Stimulation by David Darrow, Seth Koenig, Michael Park, Robert McGovern, III, Alex Herman

Get full text

Procedure of definition of structure and parameters of multi-band matching circuits on the basis of intracavitary complex criterion for conformity to the ideal filter by V. N. Shashok, A. S. Kanaplizki

“…The article gives the procedure of structurally parametric synthesis of multi-band frequency-selective circuits. …”
Get full text

Optimisation of a Cytogenetic Sample Preparation Procedure for <i>In Vivo</i> Metaphase Analysis of Mammalian Bone Marrow Cells by A. O. Verner, T. M. Ustinova, N. G. Vengerovich

Subjects: Get full text

Role of minimally invasive glaucoma procedures increasing the outflow of aqueous humor through the conventional pathway in advanced treatment of glaucoma by Łukasz Kempys, Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek

“…Another benefit of MIGS is the possibility to perform the surgical procedure concurrently with cataract phacoemulsification, while also preserving the bulbar conjunctiva, thereby enabling potential future procedures, if needed. …”
Get full text

Study of absorbable dural sealant to improve complications after craniocerebral surgery and its application strategy and standardized operation procedure by Caizhi Ma, Zhe Han, Shouji Zhang, Jia Li, Huizhong Chi, Qingtong Wang, Hongyu Zhao, Deze Jia, Kailiang Zhang, Zichao Feng, Hongwei Wang, Jie Gong, Shilei Ni, Gang Li, Xueen Li, Hao Xue

Get full text

Direct agglutination test: Evolution and significance as a simple and safe alternative to tissue aspiration procedures in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis by Abdallah el Harith, Hussam Ali Osman, Durria Mansour, Saul J. Semiao-Santos, Elfadil Abass

Get full text

Development and validation of the airway surgery enclosure for high-risk aerosol-generating airway procedures: a bench and clinical study by Neil K. Chadha, Jason Powell, Katharina Leitmeyer, Mark Felton, Alberto Baldelli, Michael Rooney, Fraser G. L. Parlane, Robert Purdy

“…Abstract Procedures on the upper airway in patients with respiratory viruses are considered to carry the greatest risk of infection spread to operating room personnel through aerosolization. …”
Get full text

Role of KIM-1 in early diagnosis of contrast-induced nephropathy following invasive cardiac procedure: A systematic review by Mantasha Shuaib, Md Masoom, Mohd Ashif Khan

“…Inclusion criteria comprised studies measuring KIM-1 levels in patients undergoing cardiac procedures with contrast media and data were extracted. …”
Get full text

Procedure of the Synthesis of Control Device by the Method of Analytical Design of the Optimal Regulator for the Problem of Aircraft Guidance Along a Hyperbola by V. V. Legkostup, S. А. Shaban, V. E. Markevich

Get full text

7. Impact of GLP-1 Agonist Weight Loss Drugs on Surgical Wound Complications Following Plastic Surgery Procedures by Charles C. Lee, MD, Alice Yau, MD, Rea Chroneos, BS, T. Shane Johnson, MD

Get full text

Physical Model for the Simulation of an Air Handling Unit Employed in an Automotive Production Process: Calibration Procedure and Potential Energy Saving by Luca Viscito, Francesco Pelella, Andrea Rega, Federico Magnea, Gerardo Maria Mauro, Alessandro Zanella, Alfonso William Mauro, Nicola Bianco

Get full text

Robot-assisted versus transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site surgery in gynecological procedures: A retrospective comparative analysis of efficacy by Jiahui Zhao, Yuan Liao, Juyuan Huang, Jing Cheng, Jiaqiang Xiong, Jing Liao, Wei Zhang

“…Objective: To compare perioperative outcomes between R-LESS and TU-LESS in gynecological transabdominal procedures. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on gynecological patients undergone surgery at our institution from January 2020 to December 2024. …”
Get full text

Sphincter-preserving surgery for recurrent pelvic malignancy using a hybrid procedure of open laparotomy and transanal endoscopic approach by Seiji Ishiguro, Shunichiro Komatsu, Kenichi Komaya, Takuya Saito, Takashi Arikawa, Kenichiro Kaneko, Tsuyoshi Sano

Get full text

Personalised Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: Evaluating Biomarker-based Approaches to Reduce Unnecessary Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Biopsy Procedures by Timo F.W. Soeterik, Xiaobo Wu, Roderick C.N. Van den Bergh, Claudia Kesch, Fabio Zattoni, Ugo Falagario, Alberto Martini, Marcin Miszczyk, Vittorio Fasulo, Martina Maggi, Veeru Kasivisvanathan, Pawel Rajwa, Giancarlo Marra, Giorgio Gandaglia, Peter K.F. Chiu

“…This review aims to evaluate the latest evidence on the role of existing PCa risk calculators (RCs), and blood and urinary biomarkers as part of the diagnostic algorithm to improve the diagnosis of clinically significant PCa (csPCa) and reduce unnecessary MRI procedures and biopsies. We will also evaluate the potential of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET) to enhance sensitivity and specificity for PCa diagnosis, complement MRI, and refine biopsy strategies within the diagnostic pathway. …”
Get full text