Monitoring Spike Potential and Abrupt Impedance Rise with Concomitant Temperature/Contact Force Change for Timely Detection of the Occurrence of “Silent” or “Nonaudible” Steam Pop... by Chengye Di, Qun Wang, Yanxi Wu, Longyu Li, Wenhua Lin

“…The duration, power, impedance, temperature, and contact force (CF) of RFCA were continually monitored and recorded throughout the procedure. A total of 15 (2.9%) audible SP events occurred in 14 patients; 2 of the patients developed pericardial tamponade, 1 patient underwent drainage, and 1 patient underwent emergent thoracotomy. …”
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Histopathologic Pattern of Oropharyngeal Tumours Among Patients Seen in National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna: A 10 Year Retrospective Study From 2014-2023 by Maryam Ibrahim Rimi1*, Mustapha Abubakar Yaro2, Umar Salis3, Benjamin Turman Joseph3, Muhammad Kabir 4

“…Records were taken retrospectively from the Histopathology unit register (2014-2023) for all patients that have undergone oropharyngeal surgeries and local excisions to obtain tissues biopsies for histopathological analyses following standard operating procedures. A total of 1543 cases were diagnosed, 10 of which were malignant including different grades of carcinomas, 1532 were benign out of which adeno-tonsillar hyperplasia, Lobular Capillary Haemangioma, Pleomorphic Adenoma and Squamous Papilloma were diagnosed, Lastly, a case of chronic inflammation was also recorded. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Most Commonly Used Metaphors in Covid-19 News Texts during the Outbreak and Peak of the Disease by Mansour Nikpanah, Mansoureh Delaramifar

“…To this end, by using the news texts in Keyhan and Shargh newspaper, 20:30 news and online news agnecies, ISNA and IRNA, the metaphors related to COVID-19 were selected. 600 metaphors in these texts were extracted through “Metaphor Identification Procedure” pattern suggested by Pragglejaz. Then, the metaphors placed in the “disease” semantic frame, and their frame elements were identified. …”
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Photoplethysmography and Artificial Intelligence for Blood Glucose Level Estimation in Diabetic Patients: A Scoping Review by Sara Lombardi, Leonardo Bocchi, Piergiorgio Francia

“…Further studies are needed to overcome existing limitations and make this procedure available, accurate, and easy to perform.…”
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Energy-Balance-Based Plastic Design and Seismic Fragility Analysis of Steel Plate Shear Wall Coupled with Steel Side Columns by Y. T. Wu, Aozhou Liu, Jiazheng Zhao, Bo Zhang

“…To simplify the complex iteration of the conventional seismic design procedure and obtain the favorable plasticity development and distribution pattern determined by the coupling mechanism, the energy-balance concept and the plastic design method are combined to develop the energy-balance-based plastic design (EBPD) method for the SPSW–SSC coupled system with the consideration of the degradation of hysteretic behavior. …”
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First identification report for amino acid composition of red algae Gracilaria spp. obtained from Central Java, Indonesia by Klara Kharisma Bunga Chandra, Tri Rini Nuringtyas, Tri Joko Raharjo

“…We followed the LC-HRMS standard protocol with an optimized precipitation procedure. TCA/acetone precipitation was used for protein purification, after which the precipitate was subjected to protein digestion to obtain small peptide fractions. …”
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Minimally Invasive Surgery for Sternoclavicular Joint Infection with Osteomyelitis, Large Abscesses, and Mediastinitis by Hideki Ota, Hirotaka Ishida, Hidekazu Matsumoto, Tomoharu Ishiyama

“…Sternoclavicular joint infections require en bloc resection for radical cure; however, this aggressive procedure may result in multiple adverse events. Therefore, performing minimally invasive surgery is desirable. …”
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Reliability Optimization of Structural Deformation with Improved Support Vector Regression Model by Zheng-Zheng Zhu, Yun-Wen Feng, Cheng Lu, Cheng-Wei Fei

“…Then the reliability optimization model and procedure with the ISRM method were resolved by the MPGA. …”
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Should we use logistic mixed model analysis for the effect estimation in a longitudinal RCT with a dichotomous outcome variable? by Jos Twisk, Wieke de Vente, Adri Apeldoorn, Michiel de Boer

“…Regarding the logistic mixed model analysis also two different estimation procedures were compared to each other. Results: The regression coefficients obtained from the two logistic mixed model analyses were different from each other, but were always higher then the regression coefficients derived from a logistic GEE analysis. …”
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Coconut: covariate-assisted composite null hypothesis testing with applications to replicability analysis of high-throughput experimental data by Yan Li, Yanmei Li, Han Ma, Zitong Yue, Xin Zhang

“…Results We propose a robust and powerful covariate-assisted composite null hypothesis testing (CoCoNuT) procedure based on a Bayesian framework to identify replicable signals in two studies while asymptotically controlling the false discovery rate. …”
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FRESH extrusion 3D printing of type-1 collagen hydrogels photocrosslinked using ruthenium. by Richard C Steiner, Jack T Buchen, Evan R Phillips, Christopher R Fellin, Xiaoning Yuan, Shailly H Jariwala

“…Herein, we describe the procedure our group has developed to combine extrusion-based 3D printing of type-1 collagen using FRESH technology with Ru(bpy)3/SPS photoinitiated crosslinking methods to improve the strength and stability of 3D printed collagen structures. …”
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Distance learning in vocational education: topical issues by Elena Alexandrovna Panina

“…Topical issues of distance learning in vocational education are the quality of professional training of future specialists in a distance format, the lack of generally accepted standards for distance organization and the procedure for assessing students’ knowledge, technical difficulties, etc.…”
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Effects of a single intravaneous dose of zoledronic acid on bone healing following tooth extraction in ovariectomized rabbits by Esra Mavi, Peyami Turgay Hocaoglu

“…Eight weeks later, mandibular right incisors of all animals were extracted under general anesthesia. Before the procedure, Control and OVX groups were given saline and 0.1 mg/kg ZA was administered to ZOL group intravenously. …”
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Properties, Fabrication Techniques, and Clinical Outcomes of Lithium Disilicate, Zirconia, and Zirconia-reinforced Lithium Silicate Crowns: A Narrative Review by Yousef Tariq Eshmawi

“…It covers the most important properties of each of these materials, such as aesthetics, biocompatibility, strength, and bonding procedures. It also discusses the effect of traditional vs. computerised impression methods on their clinical success. …”
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Features of induction heating of cylindrical parts conjugated with an axis by V. I. Dudin, S. A. Lelekhov, A. N. Feshchukov

“…This would technically prohibit operations with parameters outside the test procedure. The research results are applicable to a wide range of axis associated parts, for example, for bands of cold pipe drawing mills, bands for the centres of locomotive wheel pairs.…”
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Stability of refractive outcomes after hyperopic LASIK with and without Mitomycin C application: a randomized controlled trial by Amr Saad, Johannes Steinberg, Andreas Frings

“…Although MMC use in hyperopic LASIK appears to be a safe procedure, it was not found to be significantly superior to conventional LASIK. …”
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Synovial fluid viscosity with synovial fluid cell count, valuable diagnostic marker of prosthetic joint infections by Samo Roškar, René Mihalič, Anže Mihelič, Rihard Trebše

“…We prospectively analysed 123 SF samples (58 septic and 65 aseptic) for viscosity and CCD of SF obtained during hip and knee revision procedures. The diagnosis of PJI based on EBJIS criteria. …”
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New accelerating cosmology without dark energy: the particle creation approach and the reduced relativistic gas by P. W. R. Lima, J. A. S. Lima, J. F. Jesus

“…Abstract The standard procedure to explain the accelerated expansion of the Universe is to assume the existence of an exotic component with negative pressure, generically called dark energy. …”
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sumSTAAR: A flexible framework for gene-based association studies using GWAS summary statistics. by Nadezhda M Belonogova, Gulnara R Svishcheva, Anatoly V Kirichenko, Irina V Zorkoltseva, Yakov A Tsepilov, Tatiana I Axenovich

“…The framework includes the polygene pruning procedure to guard against the influence of the strong GWAS signals outside the gene. …”
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Accrual of Estimated Reserves and Estimated Liabilities and their Impact on Financial Results in the Accounting (Financial) Statements of Enterprises by N. S. Suleymanov

“…The purpose of the study is to consider the problems of formation of the valuation of estimated reserves falling under the requirement of FAS 5/2019 “Reserves” the contracts (orders) recognized as obviously unprofitable or loss-making after their conclusion, as well as the impact of existing liabilities on the financial results of enterprises, and the procedure for their recognition in the financial reporting statements. …”
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