Prevalence  of  Chronic  Otitis  Media  and  Its  Associated  Hearing  Impairment  among  School  Going  Children by Arun Maran Sattien, Priyokumar Singh Oinam, Mosin Babu, Shandyalata Yumlembam, Lalnunpuia Thangluah

“…Materials and Methods: This  was  a  cross  sectional  study  conducted  in  the  Department  of  ENT,  between  September  2018  to  August  2020.  The  study  procedures  involved  completing  a  questionnaire,  otoscopic  examination,  tuning  fork  test  and  audiometric  test. …”
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Professional perspectives on external cephalic version: survey results among Polish midwives and obstetricians by Maisa Manasar-Dyrbus, Cecylia Jendyk, Anna Janik, Agnieszka Drosdzol-Cop, Rafal Stojko, Jakub Staniczek

“…MATERIAL AND METHODS: An author-created, 22-question online survey was distributed separately to midwives and obstetricians, with each group receiving a questionnaire customized to assess their specific knowledge of ECV, professional experience, and attitudes toward the procedure. RESULTS: The study included 839 participants: 378 midwives and 461 physicians. …”
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Version [1.1] - [MakeDecision: Online system for the graphical design of decision-making models in crisp and fuzzy environments] by Jakub Więckowski, Wojciech Sałabun

“…Enhanced validation procedures provide users with more detailed guidance, while the redesigned interface improves usability. …”
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Association between hypo-osmotic swelling test-induced tail swelling patterns and sperm quality by Salima Daoud, Olfa Abdelkefi, Afifa Sellami, Azza Bensalem, Nozha Chakroun, Tarek Rebai

“…Aim: The current sperm selection procedure for intracytoplasmic sperm injection has limited ability to detect structural and functional abnormalities of the spermatozoa. …”
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Effect of caries infiltration technique and fluoride therapy on the bond strength of the demineralized enamel by Raffaela Di Iorio Jeronymo, Lucelia Lemes Gonçalves, Carlos Rocha Gomes Torres, Ana Paula Martins Gomes, Maria Filomena Rocha Lima Huhtala, Alessandra Bühler Borges, Sérgio Eduardo de Paiva Gonçalves

“…However, the interference of these techniques on further adhesive procedures on the treated tissue is still controversial. …”
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Treatment of Wirsungocele Induced Chronic Pancreatitis by Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and Stent Placement: A Case Report by Nouraiz Mehmood, Abdul Ahad Riaz, Allahdad Khan, Humaira Siddique, Abdul Sattar Anjum, Mohamed Antar

“…The patient underwent ERCP with pancreatic sphincterotomy, extraction of cheesy material, and placement of a 5 Fr × 5 cm pancreatic duct stent. Post‐procedure, the patient showed marked clinical and radiological improvement with no recurrence of symptoms at one‐month follow‐up. …”
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Castleman disease with synchronous primary rectal and prostate cancers: a case report of successful multimodal treatment and 2-year recurrence-free survival by Linhai Zheng, Mudan Lu, Yiming Liu, Zijian Qiu

“…The patient underwent resection of the Castleman lesion, followed by four cycles of neoadjuvant FOLFOX chemotherapy for rectal cancer, simultaneous external beam radiotherapy for both rectal and prostate cancers, a Dixon procedure for rectal cancer, and three cycles of adjuvant FOLFOX chemotherapy. …”
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Adequacy Evaluation of Power System Ramping Capability Based on Net Load Forecast Error Statistics by Zhongfei CHEN, Yue ZHAO, Qiuna CAI, Qiaoyu ZHANG, Zelin WANG, Xiaojuan DAI, Yuguo CHEN

“…This paper firstly proposes the logic and procedure for power system ramping capability adequacy evaluation, and clarifies the definitions and concepts of the netload ramping capacity, uncertainty ramping capacity, surplus ramping capability and its demand-supply ratio. …”
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NGS-based Aspergillus detection in plasma and lung lavage of children with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis by Emmy Wesdorp, Laura Rotte, Li-Ting Chen, Myrthe Jager, Nicolle Besselink, Carlo Vermeulen, Ferry Hagen, Tjomme van der Bruggen, Caroline Lindemans, Tom Wolfs, Louis Bont, Jeroen de Ridder

“…This study aims to advance towards clinical evaluation of liquid biopsy NGS for Aspergillus detection, through an evaluation of wet-lab procedures and computational analysis. Our findings support using both CHM13v2.0 and GRCh38.p14 in host-read mapping to reduce fungal false-positives. …”
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Sternal Wound Reconstruction Following Deep Sternal Wound Infection: Past, Present and Future: A Literature Review by Arwa Khashkhusha, Sundas Butt, Mariam Abdelghaffar, William Wang, Asveny Rajananthanan, Sakshi Roy, Bakht Noor Khurshid, Mohamed Zeinah, Amer Harky

“…Effective management necessitates a multidisciplinary approach encompassing surgical debridement, drainage, and sternum repair utilising diverse procedures in conjunction with antibiotic therapy. Traditional approaches to managing DSWI involved closed irrigation and drainage techniques. …”
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Glucosinolates from Broccoli By-Products Obtained by Pressurized Liquid Extraction Exert Anti-Inflammatory Activity on Non-Malignant Colonic Myofibroblasts by María Borja-Martínez, Jesús Lozano-Sánchez, Rosa Quirantes-Piné, Lorena Almagro, María A Pedreño, Ana B. Sabater-Jara

“…The results obtained showed that the PLE is an efficient and environmentally sustainable alternative procedure for extracting GSLs from broccoli by-products. …”
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Essential Oils as Bioinsecticides Against <i>Blattella germanica</i> (Linnaeus, 1767): Evaluating Its Efficacy Under a Practical Framework by Ana Manzanares-Sierra, Eduard Monsonís-Güell, Crisanto Gómez, Sílvia Abril, Mara Moreno-Gómez

“…The registration of biocides is a mandatory procedure, and some regions have established a special status for compounds that meet specific low-risk criteria, which includes certain EOs. …”
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Radiofrequency catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia using robotic magnetic navigation technology in a teenager after surgery of congenital heart disease and transcatheter... by A. V. Ponomarenko, Egor Alexeyevich Morzhanaev, I. L. Mikheenko, A. B. Romanov

“…RFA was performed from the pulmonary artery valve through the scar to upper occluder edge spreading to tricuspid valve. After procedure, VT paroxysms were not induced with all pacing types. …”
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Computational Investigation of Aerodynamic Behaviour in Rubber O-Ring: Effects of Flow Velocity and Surface Topology by Thomas Singleton, Adil Saeed, Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan

“…This report uses computational fluid dynamics (CFDs) to investigate the aerodynamics of a rubber O-ring, with a focus on assessing the influence of fluid velocity and surface topology whilst providing a detailed methodology that promotes correct procedures. A steady state scenario was set up, modelling laminar airflow across two O-rings with 5 μm and 100 μm surface finishes, respectively. …”
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X-CT Reconstruction as a Tool for Monitoring the Conservation State and Decay Processes of Works of Art and in Support of Restoration and Conservation Strategies by Laura Guidorzi, Alessandro Re, Francesca Tansella, Luisa Vigorelli, Chiara Ricci, Joseph Ryan, Alessandro Lo Giudice

“…X-CT is often employed to investigate the construction methods of complex artifacts made with different parts or materials, but it is also able to support the analysis, intervention, monitoring and enhancement processes of artworks, creating digital models that can aid in the conservation and restoration procedures. In this work, several case studies are presented in which the CT technique has been decisive in identifying the effects of time and the events that occurred during the object’s life influencing its state of conservation. …”
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Artificial Intelligence Based High Definition Map Generation From Mobile Mapping Data by Arpad Jozsef Somogyi, Daniel Baranyai, Mohammad Dowajy, Tamas Lovas, Zsolt Szalay, Tamas Tettamanti

“…In the initial step of the procedure, a Shallow Neural Network (SNN) classification method is utilized to determine the segment of the point cloud corresponding to the path of the mapped area. …”
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Colorectal cancer diagnosis and screening exams in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic: a linear regression model by Tiago de Oliveira Furlam, Luiza Moreira Gomes, Luciana Helena Dolabela de Abreu, Claudia Cristina de Aguiar Pereira, Carla Jorge Machado

“…None of the regions reached the expected number of any of the procedures in 2020, with the exception to rectosigmoidoscopies in the Midwest. …”
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Ex vivo lung perfusion in lung transplantation by A. P. Fabrika, E. P. Tychina, A. M. Bayramkulov, E. A. Tarabrin

“…The ex vivo lung perfusion technique is a promising and effective procedure for lung evaluation, recondition and regeneration for) transplantation. …”
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Microwave Imaging of Human Forearms: Pilot Study and Image Enhancement by Colin Gilmore, Amer Zakaria, Stephen Pistorius, Joe LoVetri

“…The prior information was estimated manually from the blind inversions using an ad hoc procedure.…”
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Self-assembly by anti-repellent structures for programming particles with momentum by Junghyun Bae, Jinsik Yoon, Sangmin Oh, Kibeom Kim, Hyeli Kim, Kahyun Hur, Hyesung Cho, Wook Park

“…The key is to embed anti-repellent structures, i.e. traps, that can capture kinetic particles individually and then robustly hold them against collisions with other momentum granules during a dynamic assembly procedure. By using anti-repellent traps, physical interactions between neighbouring particles can be inhibited, resolving many phenomena related to the uncertainty of space-sharing events in granular packing. …”
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