Donor site scar preference in head and neck free flap reconstruction: The patient point of view by Andrea Iandelli, Francesco Mazzola, Fabrizio Di Mari, Gilda Gaglio, Giulia Bianchi, Filippo Marchi, Giovanni Zoccali, Flaminia Campo, Giampiero Parrinello, Gerardo Petruzzi, Giorgio Peretti, Raul Pellini

“…Methods: The participants attended a one-to-one interview with a surgeon explaining a standardized head and neck oncological procedure requiring a soft tissue reconstruction. The donor site preference in terms of esthetical, functional and overall outcomes among these four flap options was investigated. …”
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Impact of a Multidisciplinary Functional Recovery Program on Post-Lung Transplant Outcomes: A One-Year Follow-Up by Diana-Lidia Tache-Codreanu, Iuliana David, Dan Corneliu Blendea, Ana-Maria Tache-Codreanu, Maria-Veronica Morcov, Andrei Tache-Codreanu, Corina Sporea

“…Lung transplantation (LT) is a life-saving procedure for patients with end-stage respiratory diseases. …”
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COVID-19, frailty and long-term care: Implications for policy and practice by Melissa Andrew, Samuel D Searle, Janet E McElhaney, Shelly A McNeil, Barry Clarke, Kenneth Rockwood, David J Kelvin

“…Registration of cases and deaths may be limited by testing capacity and policy, record-keeping and reporting procedures. Hospitalization and death rates may be inaccurate depending on atypical presentations and whether or not residents’ goals of care include escalation of care and transfer to hospital. …”
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Occurrence of blaTEM among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains Isolated from Different Clinical Samples in Erbil City by Sevan H. Bakir, Fattma A. Ali, Bashdar M. Hussen, Shahin H. Mustafa, Ahmed Akil, Shilan S. Ahmad

“…Microorganism was obtained, treated, and recognized using normal microbiological culture procedures, biochemical testing, DNA extraction, and polymerase chain reaction to identify the presence of the blaTEM gene. …”
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Declining Service Labor Rates for Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty in Medicare Patients by John M. Dundon, MD, FAAOS, Nicholas Brown, BS, Jennifer Escobar, BS, RN, Paul M. Lombardi, MD, FAAOS

“…Background: Total hip (THA) and knee arthroplasty (TKA) are highly successful surgeries, but reimbursement for these procedures has decreased due to relative value unit scale devaluation and Medicare cuts. …”
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Unveiling Calotropis procera’s promising wound healing secrets by QSAR, molecular docking, DFT and ADMET profiling by Maryam Rashid, Neha Sajjad, Nusrat Shafiq, Shagufta Parveen, Erum Chaudhry, Rashid Ahmed Khan, Pravin Badhe, Mohammed H. AL Mughram, Musaab Dauelbait, Mohammed Bourhia

“…After 3D-QSAR analysis, molecular docking procedure was performed on the active compounds against wound healing proteins (PDB: 6SMA, 5A8Y) and their binding scores were analyzed for the evaluation of binding interaction of Protein–Ligand complexes. …”
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Multi-criteria analysis applied to aircraft selection by Brazilian Navy by Sérgio Mitihiro do Nascimento Maêda, Igor Pinheiro de Araújo Costa, Marcos Alexandre Pinto de Castro Junior, Luiz Paulo Fávero, Arthur Pinheiro de Araújo Costa, José Victor de Pina Corriça, Carlos Francisco Simões Gomes, Marcos dos Santos

“…For this purpose, we applied the AHP-TOPSIS-2N, a hybrid multicriteria method composed by the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) and two normalization procedures (2N). Originality In this paper, a real military case study is conducted to support the decision-making process in BN, contributing to the better performance of the Brazilian Armed Forces. …”
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Dynamic Data Updates and Weight Optimization for Predicting Vulnerability Exploitability by K. Bennouk, D. Mahouachi, N. Ait Aali, Y. El Bouzekri El Idrissi, B. Sebai, A. Z. Faroukhi

“…With the purpose of managing efficiency in a large number of published vulnerabilities, the time-intensive process requires significant effort and efficient vulnerability prioritization procedures. In order to enhance the cybersecurity defense posture, it becomes imperative to ensure alignment with risk tolerance and business needs, making vulnerability management critical for reducing cybersecurity risks, avoiding system breaches, and optimizing organizational resources. …”
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Does Anterior Palatoplasty Performed in Addition to Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty During Multilevel Surgery Affect the Results of Surgery in OSAS Patients? by Ayşe İriz, Mehmet Düzlü, Süleyman Cebeci, Recep Karamet, Oğuz Köktürk

“…Conclusion: MLS, including MESP, performed together with nasal surgery and tongue base RF is an alternative procedure in the surgical treatment of OSAS with a postoperative success rate of 80%, according to our study results. …”
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Evaluation of a Myoelectrical Arm for Transradial Amputation in Functional Activities by Michael Tobias, Oluwasola Okhuoya, Jamelia Ancel, Michelle Intintoli, Lara A. Thompson, Ji Chen

“…While indications of potential improvements in balance, muscle efficiency, and functionality were present, the data were inconclusive as to the effectiveness of the training procedure. One outcome measure that showed improvement across most tasks was the task completion time, which, on average, for the targeted Box and Block Test (tBBT) task was reduced by 24.0 s, box lifting by 1.6 s, bottle pouring by 9.0 s, and the pulley task by 8.4 s. …”
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Acute Mountain Sickness: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Prevention and Treatment by AlicJa Śniatała, Agnieszka Adamowska, Damian Grubski, Filip Nadolny, Hanna Bartkowiak, Jędrzej Jabłoński, Kacper Ziarnik, Martyna Kania

“…Aim of the study The purpose of this narrative is to comprehensively describe information about the prevention, symptoms and instructions concerning further procedure while dealing with acute mountain sickness (AMS). …”
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Enhanced Machine Learning Ensemble Approach for Securing Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles From GPS Spoofing Attacks by Ala' Abdulmajid Eshmawi, Muhammad Umer, Imran Ashraf, Yongwan Park

“…The initial phase involves outlining the sequential procedures for obtaining and preparing the GPS signal dataset, including details about the UAV hardware, blocker, data collection timing, environmental factors, and the utilization of z-score normalization for preprocessing. …”
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Low anterior access single port robotic pyeloplasty in a pediatric patient by Austin Thompson, Kassandra Zaila Ardines, Shelby Harper, Nicolas Soputro, Jihad H. Kaouk, John K. Weaver, Jessica H. Hannick

“…Herein we demonstrate that the lower anterior access (LAA) approach to single port robotic pyeloplasty is a safe surgical alternative in conjunction with principles of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) to optimize the management of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) in children. Surgical Procedure: Access to the retroperitoneum was gained via a 3.5 cm incision two finger breadths above the superior pubic ramus. …”
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Utility and advantage of the unroofing technique for gastrointestinal subepithelial tumors: A multicenter retrospective cohort study by Masashi Yamamoto, Tsutomu Nishida, Ryotaro Uema, Takashi Kanesaka, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Shinji Kitamura, Hideki Iijima, Kengo Nagai, Shusaku Tsutsui, Masato Komori, Katsumi Yamamoto, Yoshiki Tsujii, Yoshito Hayashi, Tetsuo Takehara

“…The median tumor size was 20 mm, and the median procedure time was 38 min, with 82% successful tumor exposure. …”
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Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy position paper on biosimilar medicines by Noemí Martínez-López de Castro, María Belén Matilla-Fernández, María Dolores Fraga-Fuentes, Irene Mangues-Bafalluy, Rocío Asensi-Díez, Gerardo Cajaraville-Ordoñana

“…Biosimilars’ authorization is carried out through a centralized procedure based on clinical, non-clinical and quality studies. …”
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Optimising timely and safe oxygen delivery systems for enhanced patient care: a quality improvement project at Wallaga University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, 2024 by Temesgen Tilahun, Gedefa Bayisa, Lammii Gonfaa, Amsalu Takele, Dechassa Edessa, Kebena Limenu, Meskerem Deyasa, Ganna Gobana, Dereje Obsa, Gurmessa Enkossa, Tsega Abera, Olbirat Dereje, Misganu Teshoma Regasa

“…Improvements in inventory management and delivery efficiency were facilitated by a dedicated dashboard, standardised operating procedures and comprehensive staff training.…”
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Laparoscopically assisted percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy performed for remnant stomach in patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a case report by Yutaro Ohgaki, Yuji Ishibashi, Fumihiko Hatao, Ryuichiro Furuta, Noriyuki Saito, Rie Inayoshi, Yasuhiro Morita

“…A perioperative team comprised of neurologists, endoscopists, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses who are fully conversant with ALS must be assembled to deal with potentially complex medical issues related to the procedure and anesthetic and perioperative management.…”
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Sex-Based Constraints in Accessing Agricultural Resources in Ebonyi State, Nigeria by Chukwudi Loveday Njoku, Miracle Chinedu Mgbeokwere, Chibuzo Uzoma Izuogu, Michael Olatunji Olaolu, Gillian Chidozie Azuamairo, Sikiru Olesin-Ibrahim, Gabriel Daniel Agou

“…A cross-sectional research design and a multi-stage random sampling procedure were used in selecting 120 respondents. Data were analyzed using percentages, mean means, and regression analysis. …”
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Management of adult patients with alcoholic liver disease: clinical guidelines of the Russian Scientific Liver Society by V. T. Ivashkin, M. V. Mayevskaya, Ch. S. Pavlov, Yu. P. Sivolap, V. D. Lunkov, M. S. Zharkova, R. V. Maslennikov

“…Abstinence from alcohol is the first line and the basic therapeutic procedure for any form and stage of ALD. Short therapeutic interventions practice helps to cope with alcoholic issue at any stage, gives the chance to motivate the patient, including the treatment of addiction to alcohol, intake of drugs. …”
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Retrograde device-assisted lumen-apposing metal stent insertion for candy cane syndrome by Anne Kimberly Lim-Fernandez, MD, Samuel Jun Ming Lim, MRCP, Chin Hong Lim, MRCP, Christopher Jen Lock Khor, MRCP, Damien Meng Yew Tan, MRCP

“…Results: He gained 9 kg over 4 months after the procedure and was able to tolerate a normal diet. The LAMS was planned for removal after 10 to 12 months to allow longer indwelling time and greater rate of patency. …”
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