ON PROPER TIME OF THE SOURCE OF A STRONG EARTHQUAKE by A. V. Guglielmi, O. D. Zotov, A. D. Zavyalov, B. I. Klain

“…The present paper extends the applicability of the concept of proper time, proposes a possible way of its measuring, and provides an example to illustrate the procedure for sequential ordering of earthquakes by proper time. …”
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A Rare Case of Pyogenic Granuloma in the Tooth Extraction Socket by Yosuke Iijima, Nami Nakayama, Leona Kashimata, Miki Yamada, Ryutaro Kawano, Shunsuke Hino, Takahiro Kaneko, Norio Horie

“…The patient’s second molar was extracted during the same procedure in which the wisdom tooth and cyst were removed. …”
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Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair of Esophageal Cancer-Associated Aortoesophageal Fistula: A Case Report and Literature Review by Akiko Sasaki, Hideto Egashira, Shinnosuke Tokoro, Chikamasa Ichita, Satoshi Takizawa, Toshitaka Tsukiyama, Hidemitsu Ogino, Jun Kawachi, Rai Shimoyama, Makoto Kako

“…He recovered after the procedure and survived for 4 additional months with management of a mycotic aneurysm and secondary aortoesophageal fistula with the exposure of the stent graft into the esophagus. …”
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Study on the Durability of Road Concrete with Blast Furnace Slag Affected by the Corrosion Initiated by Chloride by Liliana Maria Nicula, Ofelia Corbu, Mihai Iliescu, Andrei Victor Sandu, Andreea Hegyi

“…The measurement of the migrated chlorine front in the concrete together with the determined physical and mechanical characteristics confirms the efficiency of the blast furnace slag incorporated in the concrete and supports the reliability of the rapid penetration test of chlorine ions RCPT using the procedure from ASTM C 1202.…”
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Three-Dimensional Matrix-Induced Autologous Chondrocytes Implantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Midterm Results by B. Magnan, E. Samaila, M. Bondi, E. Vecchini, G. M. Micheloni, P. Bartolozzi

“…Our results, compared with those reported in literature with other surgical procedures, show no superiority evidence for our technique compared to the others regarding the size of the lesions.…”
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Barrier Properties and Structural Study of Nanocomposite of HDPE/Montmorillonite Modified with Polyvinylalcohol by María C. Carrera, Eleonora Erdmann, Hugo A. Destéfanis

“…Notably the mechanical properties remain equal to those of pure polyethylene, but with an increase in barrier properties to CO2. This procedure allows obtaining nanocomposites of HDPE with a good barrier property to CO2 which would make it competitive in the use of packaging.…”
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Sizing Single Gold Nanoparticles with Bright-Field Microscopy by Antonio Sotelo-López, Salvador Mendoza-Acevedo, José Abraham Balderas-López, Braulio Gutiérrez-Medina

“…We present an experimental procedure for determining the diameter of spherical gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using a basic bright-field microscopy apparatus. …”
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Post-traumatic rectourethral fistula in an adolescent managed via a transperineal approach using a local gluteal tissue interposition flap: a case report by Toshinori Hirano, Hiroki Ohge, Yusuke Watadani, Shinnosuke Uegami, Norimitsu Shimada, Ikki Nakashima, Kosuke Yoshimura, Shinya Takahashi

“…A definitive surgical procedure for rectourethral fistula repair has not been established. …”
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Human Contributions to Safety Data Testbed Flight Simulation Study: Data Methods, Processing, and Quality by Tyler Fettrow, Chad Stephens, Lance Prinzel, Jon Holbrook, Kathryn Ballard, Sepehr Bastami, Michael Stewart, Daniel Kiggins

“…This paper provides details regarding methodological procedures, data management, and a glimpse at some preliminary analyses. …”
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Prediction of Parallel Artificial Membrane Permeability Assay of Some Drugs from their Theoretically Calculated Molecular Descriptors by E. Konoz, Amir H. M. Sarrafi, S. Ardalani

“…In the present work, the permeation of miscellaneous drugs measured as flux by PAMPA (logF) of 94 drugs, are predicted by quantitative structure property relationships modeling based on a variety of calculated theoretical descriptors, which screened and selected by genetic algorithm (GA) variable subset selection procedure. These descriptors were used as inputs for generated artificial neural networks. …”
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Postoperative Pulmonary Dysfunction and Mechanical Ventilation in Cardiac Surgery by Rafael Badenes, Angels Lozano, F. Javier Belda

“…Many factors have been described to contribute to this inflammatory response, including surgical procedure with sternotomy incision, effects of general anesthesia, topical cooling, and extracorporeal circulation (ECC) and mechanical ventilation (VM). …”
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Technical Guide and Tips to Arthroscopic Trans-scapular Transfer of Lower Trapezius for Irreparable Subscapularis Tears by Thibault Lafosse, M.D., Peter Rab, M.D., Laurent Lafosse, M.D., Bassem Elhassan, M.D.

“…We describe a technique for transfer of the lower trapezius tendon to the lesser tuberosity using an Achilles tendon allograft through a trans-scapular route after a scapular osteotomy. The surgical procedure begins with the preparation of the lower trapezius tendon via an open posterior incision. …”
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One Health clinic challenges and evolution: increasing access to care for people and pets in a rural community in Northern California by Kristin Jankowski, Kimberly Aguirre Siliezar, Jeannie A. Knuchell, Adrian Duenas-Ramirez, Jennifer J. Edwards, Jonathan D. Dear

“…Internal evaluations of the clinic's scope of care, patient and provider safety, and student preparedness has led to the development of policies and procedures that consider both student training and the client-patient experience. …”
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Experiences With an Intervention Based on Geriatric Assessment With Management: A Qualitative Study by May Ingvild Volungholen Sollid, Line Melby, Marit Slaaen, Grethe Eilertsen, Inga Marie Røyset, Øyvind Kirkevold

“…User representatives participated in the planning and conducting of the intervention study and implementation procedures. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03881137…”
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PROPUESTA PARA LA ESTANDARIZACIÓN DE PROCESOS EN EL ÁREA DE CALIDAD, SEGURIDAD DEL PACIENTE Y SARLAFT (CASO ENTIDAD ONCOLÓGICA COLOMBIANA) by Steeven Salcedo, Wilmer Roa, Ever A. Fuentes

“…The area of Quality, Patient Safety and SARLAFT of the Colombian Oncology entity, object of this work, has beenaffected by this problem, due to this and looking for a solution to it, this project was developed.In the oncological entity, it is intended to cover the problem of non-standardization, starting with an initial diagnosis tounderstand the state of the institution’s processes, followed by adequate documentation and time-taking of the procedures,to end with the generation of control indicators and the measurement of non-quality costs of the system. …”
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NCoder—a quantum field theory approach to encoding data by D S Berman, M S Klinger, A G Stapleton

“…Alternatively, the NCoder may be regarded as simulating the procedure of statistical inference whereby high dimensional data is first summarized in terms of several lower dimensional summary statistics (here the n -point correlation functions), and subsequent out-of-sample data is generated by inferring the data generating distribution from these statistics. …”
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Functional positioning in robotic patello-femoral arthroplasty: a step-by-step technique by Andriollo Luca, Koutserimpas Christos, Gregori Pietro, Baltzer Jean, Servien Elvire, Batailler Cécile, Lustig Sébastien

“…Recent advances in implant design and robotic-assisted techniques have contributed to more personalized and reproducible procedures. Functional positioning (FP), a three-dimensional alignment concept, introduces a customized approach to optimize trochlear resurfacing and restore joint kinematics of the anterior compartment. …”
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Phytochemicals, Heavy Metals, and Antioxidant Vitamins Assessment in Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) Cultivated Near Cement Company Firm of Sokoto, Nigeria by Kabiru Sirajo, Zulkallaini Shehu, Anas Bello, Ibrahim Mas’ud, Kabiru Muhammad Nata’ala

“…Phytochemicals, heavy metals, and antioxidant vitamins were determined using standard analytical procedures. The study confirmed the presence of flavonoids, saponins, alkaloids tannins, steroids, and volatile oils. …”
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A comparison of competitive profiles across the Spanish football leagues by Vales-Vázquez A., Casal-López C., Gómez-Rodríguez P., Blanco-Pita H.

“…Four categories of analysis were selected: Level of competitive balance of matches, Level of compactability of team standings, Magnitude of home-field advantage effect, and Degree of openness of the matches. Using statistical procedures for the comparison of means by analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the Chi-Squared test, it was concluded that in the panorama of Spanish football, the men's 2nd division stands out as the Championship that corresponds to a competitive profile with greater equality and that the women's 1st division presents the most unbalanced competitive profile (p < .05). …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Propoxur-Degrading Bacteria, Brucella pseudintermedia LED 6 from a Pineapple Plantation in Lampung by Taufiq Hidayat, Rahayu Widyastuti, Gunawan Djajakirana, Sarjiya Antonius, Tirta Kumala Dewi

“…Isolation by enrichment culture procedures, utilizing propoxur as the sole carbon source. …”
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