Ten Questions on Using Lung Ultrasonography to Diagnose and Manage Pneumonia in the Hospital-at-Home Model: Part I—Techniques and Patterns by Nin-Chieh Hsu, Yu-Feng Lin, Hung-Bin Tsai, Tung-Yun Huang, Chia-Hao Hsu

“…Pleural effusion is common, and its internal echogenicity can indicate severity and the need for invasive procedures. The current evidence on various etiologies and types of pneumonia is limited, but LUS demonstrates good sensitivity in detecting abnormal sonographic patterns in atypical pneumonia, tuberculosis, and ventilator-associated pneumonia. …”
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Comparison of teaching-learning behaviours in hands-on experiments and teacher-based demonstration chemistry laboratory sessions in Rwandan secondary schools by Pascal Kaneza, Jean Baptiste Nkurunziza, Innocent Twagilimana, Thumah Mapulanga, Anthony Bwalya

“…The results also indicated that two types of verbal interactions, including data analysis and calculations, equations and experimental procedures, and equipment/or laboratory techniques, were most frequent in the hands-on and teacher-based demonstration laboratories. …”
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Insights on Morphology and Thermal Stability of Hollow Pt Nanospheres by In Situ Environmental TEM by Josephine Rezkallah, Xavier Sauvage, Bernhard Witulski, Simona Moldovan

“…Spherical Pt hollow nanospheres (HNSs) with an average diameter of 15 and 34 nm were synthesized by a galvanic replacement-based procedure using either steep or continuous addition of Pt salts during synthesis. …”
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Static-Aperture Synthesis Method in Remote Sensing and Non-Destructive Testing Applications by Olha Inkarbaieva, Denys Kolesnikov, Danyil Kovalchuk, Volodymyr Pavlikov, Volodymyr Ponomaryov, Beatriz Garcia-Salgado, Valerii Volosyuk, Semen Zhyla

“…Moreover, the optimal procedures for coherent radar imaging of surfaces with the static SAR technology are synthesized according to the maximum likelihood estimation (MLE). …”
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ANALYSIS OF FAMILY NURSING WITH THE APPLICATION OF MUSIC THERAPY TO SCHIZOPHRENIA CLIENTS TO OVERCOME DISORDER OF SENSORY PERCEPTION by Yumita Efendi, Eppy Setiyowati, Rusdianingseh, Chilyatiz Zahroh

“…The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Classical Music Therapy was utilized. …”
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Technical roadmap of ultra-thin crystalline silicon-based bioelectronics by Mingyu Sang, Kyubeen Kim, Doohyun J Lee, Young Uk Cho, Jung Woo Lee, Ki Jun Yu

“…Extensive guidelines to unlock the full potential of flexible electronics are provided through ordered analysis of each manufacturing procedure, the latest findings of biomedical applications, along with practical perspectives for researchers and manufacturers.…”
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Deep Learning Method for Wetland Segmentation in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Multispectral Imagery by Pakezhamu Nuradili, Ji Zhou, Guiyun Zhou, Farid Melgani

“…Our approach, involving meticulous image preprocessing, customized network architecture, and iterative training procedures, aims to refine wetland boundary delineation. …”
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The occurrence of Borrelia miyamotoi in Dermacentor reticulatus and Ixodes ricinus ticks in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine by Beata Fiecek, Kateryna Slivinska, Magdalena Świsłocka-Cutter, Agata Stasiak, Joanna Werszko, Tomasz Chmielewski, Grzegorz Karbowiak

“…A total of 1176 adult D. reticulatus ticks and 113 adult I. ricinus ticks sampled from five different habitats in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, were tested for Borrelia miyamotoi using a two-step nested PCR procedure. Borrelia miyamotoi was found in two (0.17%) out of the 1176 D. reticulatus ticks tested. …”
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Current Updates on Diagnosis and Management of Cholangiocarcinoma: from Surgery to Targeted Therapy by Haryanto Surya, Murdani Abdullah, Erni Juwita Nelwan, Ari Fahrial Syam, Ignatius Bima Prasetya, Benedictus Stefanus, Cleopas Martin Rumende, Hamzah Shatri

“…Histopathological biopsy remained the gold standard for cholangiocarcinoma diagnosis, however various advances has been made in diagnostic procedure, including MRCP, EUS, ERCP, EBUS, and cholangioscopy. …”
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Temporal Stability of Modified Surfaces of Insulating HV Devices Using Atmospheric Pressure Plasma by Roman Pernica, Miloš Klíma, Pavel Fiala

“…To make the methodological procedure for influencing and predicting the desired change in the dielectric surface industrially applicable, it was necessary to develop a diagnostics methodology for applying plasma discharge at atmospheric pressure. …”
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Visual functioning and cerebral visual impairment in children with infantile spasms - West syndrome by Vučinić Vesna, Martać Valentina, Cerovac Nataša, Stamenković Miroslav

“…Multidisciplinary diagnostic procedures that determine whether cerebral visual impairment results from genetic factors, WS, or other neurological conditions are crucial for creating treatment plans and predicting outcomes.…”
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Label-free monitoring and characterization of microalgal cultures by impedance flow cytometry by Theresa Filseker, Ana Gimeno, Ancuela Andosch, Heidi Pertl-Obermeyer, Gerhard Obermeyer

“…Repetition of the cultivation procedure at different times showed a high reproducibility of the data. …”
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SHOX2 and WT1 Promoter Methylation Correlates with the Lung Cancer in Iranian Patients by Mohammad taghi khatibi, shahla Mohammad Ganji, Somayeh Chavoshei, Arda Kiani, Seyed Mostafa Hosseini, Mahmoud Tavallaie

“…Following filling questionnaires and obtaining the consent of all participants, 70 cases including 45 patients and 25 healthy controls who underwent bronchoscopy procedure in the Masih-Daneshvari Hospital in Tehran, the blood samples were collected. …”
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Porous Hydroxyapatite and Aluminium-Oxide Ceramic Orbital Implant Evaluation Using CBCT Scanning: A Method for In Vivo Porous Structure Evaluation and Monitoring by Olga Lukáts, Péter Bujtár, George K. Sándor, József Barabás

“…The mean densities of the orbital implants were followed and a consistent gradual decrease identified from the beginning of implantation which was better defined after the applied correction procedure. Conclusion. CBCT with lower dosages of radiation exposure can be used to follow changes in implanted high-density porous structures. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Internal Porosity in AM Ti64 Using X-Ray Computed Tomography and Mechanical Polishing Serial Sectioning by Bryce Jolley, Christine Knott, Daniel Sparkman, Michael Uchic

“…By comparing these metrics across XCT systems and workflows, this research aims to demonstrate the variability introduced by different XCT configurations and analysis procedures, providing insights into the potential limitations and uncertainty considerations needed while carrying out XCT-based porosity characterization of AM components.…”
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Free Flap Reconstruction in Patients with Traumatic Injury of the Forefoot by Shin Hyuk Kang, Jeongseok Oh, Seok Chan Eun

“…In particular, reconstruction of the forefoot and big toe has been considered a minor procedure despite the importance of these body parts for standing and walking. …”
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A Diffusion–Attention-Enhanced Temporal (DATE-TM) Model: A Multi-Feature-Driven Model for Very-Short-Term Household Load Forecasting by Yitao Zhao, Jiahao Li, Chuanxu Chen, Quansheng Guan

“…., high-frequency, noisy and non-stationary) exacerbate the data processing and model training procedures, and the heterogeneity in household consumption patterns causes difficulties for models with the generalization capability. …”
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Assessing Coincidence of Satellite Acquisitions and Flood Events to Predict Suitability for Flood Map Synthesis by Lyle Prince, Riley C. Hales, Kel N. Markert, E. James Nelson, Gustavious P. Williams, Daniel P. Ames, Hyongki Lee, Amirhossein Rostami

“…We evaluated locations where both optical and radar imagery would be suitable for creating these models. The procedures we developed and the results that we obtained are potentially transferable to many satellite data sources and methods of model generation.…”
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5-year revision (2015-2019) of immediate alloplastic reconstruction in Hospital and University Center of Coimbra, Portugal by João Baltazar Ferreira, Simone Subtil, Rita Meireles, Miguel Vaz, Carla Diogo

“…Nevertheless, in many cases, mastectomy remains the indicated surgical procedure, and like any other amputation, it carries a significant burden on those patients. …”
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Incidence of Endophthalmitis after Intravitreal Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injections in an Operating Room in China by Yanyun Chen, Wenbin Wei, Demetrios G. Vavvas, Feng Zhang, Haicheng She, Haiying Zhou, Lei Li, Yao Huang, Dimitrios P. Ntentakis, Xiangyu Shi

“…Injection protocols included antibiotics for 3 days pre-injection, topical 5% povidone-iodine rinsing before the procedure, and post-injection antibiotics for 3 days. …”
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