Pearls of experience for safe and efficient hospital practices in otorhinolaryngology—head and neck surgery in Hong Kong during the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandem... by Ryan H. W. Cho, Zenon W. C. Yeung, Osan Y. M. Ho, Jacky F. W. Lo, Alice K. Y. Siu, Wendy M. Y. Kwan, Zion W. H. To, Anthony W. H. Chan, Becky Y. T. Chan, Kitty S. C. Fung, Victor Abdullah, Michael C. F. Tong, Peter K. M. Ku

“…Therefore, otolaryngologists and other healthcare personnel in this specialty face a high risk of contracting COVID-19 and must remain vigilant when performing examinations and procedures involving the nose and throat. In this article, we share our experiences of the planning and logistics undertaken to provide safe and efficient OHNS practices over the last 2 months, during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Two Consecutive Episodes of Severe Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction in a Sickle Cell Disease Patient by Clarisse Mpinganzima, Alf Haaland, Anne Guro Vreim Holm, Swee Lay Thein, Geir Erland Tjønnfjord, Per Ole Iversen

“…We describe a female SCD patient undergoing three surgical procedures during which DHTR developed following the first two. …”
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External mechanical perturbations challenge postural stability in dogs by Christiane Lutonsky, Christian Peham, Marion Mucha, Bianca Reicher, Rita Gaspar, Alexander Tichy, Barbara Bockstahler

“…Measurement conditions were compared using linear mixed-effects models, followed by multiple comparisons using Sidak’s alpha correction procedure. Compared with the standing measurement, external mechanical perturbations resulted in a significant increase in almost all COP parameters, indicating a challenge for the PS. …”
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Imaging Evaluation of Periarticular Soft Tissue Masses in the Appendicular Skeleton: A Pictorial Review by Francesco Pucciarelli, Maria Carla Faugno, Daniela Valanzuolo, Edoardo Massaro, Lorenzo Maria De Sanctis, Elisa Zaccaria, Marta Zerunian, Domenico De Santis, Michela Polici, Tiziano Polidori, Andrea Laghi, Damiano Caruso

“…The primary clinical goal is to avoid unnecessary investigations or procedures for benign lesions while ensuring timely diagnosis and treatment of malignant ones. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE DURING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY ACCORDING TO LUNG COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DATA by B. A. Min’ko, I. V. Vologdina, P. L. Borodich, M. P. Krylova

“…Successive lung MSCT examinations were performed before and after minimally invasive  surgical interventions, by recording local densitometric changes in  the lung parenchyma.Results. A procedure was proposed to objectively assess comparable ling MSCT images in the same patient in the special  imaging window. …”
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Offsite Evaluation of Localization Systems: Criteria, Systems, and Results From IPIN 2021 and 2022 Competitions by Francesco Potorti, Antonino Crivello, Soyeon Lee, Blagovest Vladimirov, Sangjoon Park, Yushi Chen, Long Wang, Runze Chen, Fang Zhao, Yue Zhuge, Haiyong Luo, Antoni Perez-Navarro, Antonio R. Jimenez, Han Wang, Hengyi Liang, Cedric De Cock, David Plets, Yan Cui, Zhi Xiong, Xiaodong Li, Yiming Ding, Fernando Javier Alvarez Franco, Fernando Jesus Aranda Polo, Felipe Parralejo Rodriguez, Adriano Moreira, Cristiano Pendao, Ivo Silva, Miguel Ortiz, Ni Zhu, Ziyou Li, Valerie Renaudin, Dongyan Wei, Xinchun Ji, Wenchao Zhang, Yan Wang, Longyang Ding, Jian Kuang, Xiaobing Zhang, Zhi Dou, Chaoqun Yang, Sebastian Kram, Maximilian Stahlke, Christopher Mutschler, Sander Coene, Chenglong Li, Alexander Venus, Erik Leitinger, Stefan Tertinek, Klaus Witrisal, Yi Wang, Shaobo Wang, Beihong Jin, Fusang Zhang, Chang Su, Zhi Wang, Siheng Li, Xiaodong Li, Shitao Li, Mengguan Pan, Wang Zheng, Kai Luo, Ziyao Ma, Yanbiao Gao, Jiaxing Chang, Hailong Ren, Wenfang Guo, Joaquin Torres-Sospedra

“…As usual with IPIN competitions, tracks were compliant with the EvAAL framework, ensuring consistency of the measurement procedure and reliability of results. The main contribution of this work is to show a compilation of possible indoor positioning scenarios and different indoor positioning solutions to the same problem.…”
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Enhancing Comminution Process Modeling in Mineral Processing: A Conjoint Analysis Approach for Implementing Neural Networks with Limited Data by Carlos Moraga, César A. Astudillo, Rodrigo Estay, Alicia Maranek

“…The conjoint analysis methodology was used to develop a procedure for discretizing input variables and reducing the data needed for training neural networks, requiring only 77 different scenarios. …”
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Cimetidine-induced Male Reproductive Defects in Piroxicam-induced Gastric Ulcerated Wistar Rats and Their Amelioration by Melatonin by Afisu Basiru, Oluwatobi Adetunji, Ganiu Akorede, Abdulfatai Aremu, Abdullahi Ishola, Aishat Olatunji

“…Then, the sperm parameters were analyzed according to standard procedures. Co-administration of melatonin to piroxicam-ulcerated rats treated with cimetidine showed a significant increase (p < 0.05) in sperm count and epididymal glutathione peroxidase compared to piroxicam-ulcerated rats treated with only cimetidine. …”
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Iron Exchange and Prediction of Multiple Organ Dysfunctions in Sepsis by E. N. Barkova, Ye. V. Zhdanova, V. V. Kuznetsov, L. F. Balabanova, O. G. Sivkov

“…On this basis, the authors have developed a procedure for predicting the course of sepsis and its complication as MOD, which allows the risk of complications and death rates to be substantially reduced during pyoseptic processes.…”
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Tribological Evaluation of Brake Materials with Silk and <i>Grewia optiva</i> Natural Fibers by Gustavo S. Gehlen, Tej Singh, Liu Y. Barros, Jean Carlos Poletto, Germano Lasch, Alice A. Rodrigues, Régis H. S. Souza, Ney F. Ferreira, Sharafat Ali, Patric D. Neis

“…These composites were then tested on a braking tribometer using an extended SAE J2522 procedure to assess their performance. The AF formulation showed slightly better wear resistance and the GF formulation showed inferior performance during high-temperature cycles, whereas SF and SGF performed close to the reference formulation (AF) in these sections. …”
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Discrete Element Simulations of Damage Evolution of NiAl-Based Material Reconstructed by Micro-CT Imaging by Arnas Kačeniauskas, Ruslan Pacevič, Eugeniuš Stupak, Jerzy Rojek, Marcin Chmielewski, Agnieszka Grabias, Szymon Nosewicz

“…A novel geometry reconstruction procedure based on micro-CT images and the adapted advancing front algorithm fills the solid phase using well-connected irregular and highly dense sphere packing, which directly represents the microstructure of the porous material. …”
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Literature review on ability of agricultural crop residues and agro-industrial waste for treatment of wastewater by Nur Hidayat, Sri Suhartini, Tutut Arinda, Elviliana Elviliana, Lynsey Melville

“…ACR and AIW in wastewater biosorption can be applied in any small-scale agro-industries because of their simplicity procedures, technology, and low cost. Various options of wastewater technologies have also been investigated in recent years. …”
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Cleft lip and palate: evaluation of the psychological impact using the Rosenberg self-esteem scale by Alesandra Glaeser, Sady Selaimen da Costa, Marcus Vinicius Martins Collares

“…Methods: This is a cross-sectional, contemporary study with 160 participants, comprising 80 patients with cleft lip and palate who have already undergone surgical procedures for correcting the condition and 80 non-affected students and employees of the public-school system as a control group. …”
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Innovative 3D-printed porous tantalum cage with non-window design to accelerate spinal fusion: A proof-of-concept study by Hang Liang, Jingyao Tu, Bingjin Wang, Yu Song, Kun Wang, Kangcheng Zhao, Wenbin Hua, Shuai Li, Lei Tan, Xiaobo Feng, Cao Yang

“…An interbody fusion cage is crucial in spine fusion procedures, serving to restore physiological vertebral alignment and reestablish spinal stability. …”
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Uniportal thoracoscopic extended right apical segmentectomy with virtual-assisted lung mapping: a case report by Masahiro Yanagiya, Ami Wada, Nobuyasu Awano, Takehiro Izumo, Yoshiaki Furuhata

“…Here, we describe a challenging instance of extended segmentectomy via uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery with virtual-assisted lung mapping, a preoperative bronchoscopic dye marking procedure. Case presentation A 72-year-old woman presented with two tumors that were clinically diagnosed as early-stage lung cancer; extended right apical segmentectomy was indicated. …”
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Surgical complication of SMA and celiac artery ligation during radical nephrectomy for large renal tumor: A fatal outcome by Khadeeja Anwar, MBBS, FCPS, Mahnoor Samreen, MBBS, Irfanullah Khan, MBBS, Jibran Khattak, MBBS, FCPS, Ayman Shahab, MBBS, FCPS, Fatima Israr, MBBS, kashif Siddique, MBBS, FRCR, FCPS

“…She underwent an open radical nephrectomy and lymphadenectomy. During the procedure, inadvertent ligation of the celiac artery and SMA occurred, which remained unrecognized for about 36 hours post-surgery and led to major organ ischemia, failure and ultimately death. …”
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Oral mucosal lesions in Polish patients with acute myeloid leukemia after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation by Aleksandra Wysocka-Słowik, Zuzanna Ślebioda, Barbara Dorocka-Bobkowska, Marzena Liliana Wyganowska

“…Therefore, there is an urgent need to carefully analyze the general and oral health state of people with acute myeloid leukemia who underwent this procedure. This study aimed to investigate the type and frequency of oral mucosal lesions in patients with acute myeloid leukemia after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, depending on the intensity of the conditioning regimen. …”
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Identifying robust biomarkers for the diagnosis and subtype distinction of inflammatory bowel disease through comprehensive serum metabolomic profiling by Ji Eun Kim, Dong Ho Suh, Yu Jin Park, Chi Hyuk Oh, Shin Ju Oh, Hyeji Kang, Yosep Ji, Young Jin Kim, Weon Kim, Eun Sung Jung, Chang Kyun Lee

“…Abstract Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), requires a combination of procedures and tests in diagnosis and discrimination. …”
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A Study on the Reliability of an On-Site Oral Fluid Drug Test in a Recreational Context by Stefano Gentili, Renata Solimini, Roberta Tittarelli, Giulio Mannocchi, Francesco Paolo Busardò

“…Independently from the result obtained, a second device was used just to collect another oral fluid sample subsequently extracted and analyzed in the laboratory following HS-SPME procedure, gas chromatographic separation by a capillary column, and MS detection by electron impact ionization. …”
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Pink esthetic treatment of gingival recession, black triangle, and gummy smile: a narrative review by Hyunkyung Kim, Sungtae Kim, Young-Dan Cho

“…Interdental papilla loss—commonly referred to as the “black triangle”—remains difficult to correct using both surgical and restorative procedures; however, hyaluronic acid dermal fillers offer a promising solution for reconstructing interdental gingival architecture. …”
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