The value of medical student hepatitis B immunisation as part of clinical skills training in the Clinical Skills Unit of the University of the Free State by E.A.M. Prinsloo, G. Joubert, L. de Bruyn, S. Adam, J. Botes

“…With the implementation of Curriculum 2000 (the revised MBChB programme), hepatitis B immunisation, as an example of an invasive procedure, was incorporated into the medical students' clinical skills training programme. …”
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Pterygium extended removal followed by minor ipsilateral simple limbal epithelial transplantation (PERMISLET): An innovative technique for recurrent pterygium by Alok Sati, Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Sarvadarshi Shukla, Deepesh Unni, Sonali V. Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Dhar, Jaya Kaushik, Vijay Kumar Sharma, Anju Pannu

“…PERMISLET, an innovative surgical technique for recurrent pterygium, is a viable option with zero rate of recurrence and minimal complications, a boon for patients with limited healthy conjunctiva or a potential for future glaucoma drainage procedures.…”
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Risk-Oriented Handwashing in Cardiac Surgery by Е. E. Sadovnikov, N. V. Kondrikova, O. L. Barbarash, E. B. Brusina

“…A risk management technology is the implementation of a standard operating procedure in practice, and an effective tool for analyzing non-compliance with its standards is an audit system that allows you to respond in a timely manner to existing deviations. …”
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Causes of failure of pneumatic retinopexy by Roberto E. Flaminiano, MD, Robert T. Sy, MD, Milagros H. Arroyo, MD, Pearl Tamesis-Villalon, MD

“…Methods: A retrospective review of pneumatic retinopexy procedures performed at the UP-PGH from January 1996 to December 2002 was undertaken. …”
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Spontaneous Free Peritoneal Perforation of an Infected Pancreatic Fluid Collection Managed with Laparoscopic Drainage and Necrosectomy by W. G. P. Kanchana, A. D. Dharmapala, B. K. Dassanayake, W. M. A. S. B. Wasala, K. B. Galketiya

“…When opted for laparoscopic drainage, the procedure must be guided by imaging findings. Multidisciplinary participation is critical in the overall management.…”
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Microdecompression versus Open Laminectomy and Posterior Stabilization for Multilevel Lumbar Spine Stenosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Sherwan A. Hamawandi, Injam Ibrahim Sulaiman, Ameer Kadhim Al-Humairi

“…However, in recent years, a growing tendency towards less invasive decompressive procedures has emerged. The purpose of this study was to compare the results of microdecompression with those of open wide laminectomy and posterior stabilization for patients with symptomatic multilevel lumbar spinal stenosis who failed to respond to conservative treatment. …”
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Reducing surgical trays to cut both carbon emissions and costs in total knee arthroplasty by Pim W van Egmond, Paul Lodder

“…Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all primary TKA procedures performed between January 2012 and November 2022 at a single teaching hospital in the Netherlands. …”
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Specific Myocardial Lesion in a Patient with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (a Case Report) by D. D. Sakaeva, T. V. Raevskaya, Ch. Kh. Valiakhmetova, A. I. Iskhakova

“…The article presents a clinical example of the diagnostic procedure and treatment of a 65-year-old female with the following diagnosis: non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma st. …”
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Impact of hydroxypropyl guar polymer on rheology and filtration properties of water-based drilling fluids by Husam Al-Ziyadi, Narendra Kumar, Amit Verma

“…The primary objectives of this study are to reduce filtration loss, enhance rheological characteristics, reduce clay swelling, improve cutting dispersion, and control barite sag. The experimental procedure involves formulating optimized mud samples by incorporating HPG and FA up to 120 °C. …”
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DETECTION OF ENTEROTOXIN GENES AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN IN YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA ISOLATED FROM CHEESE IN BASRAH by Duaa M. Khalid , Basil Abbas

“…The sample transferred to TSB (tryptone soy broth) and PBS (Phosphate buffer saline) for enrichment and cooled enrichment procedure respectively. Using Yersinia selective agar TSB enrichment showed high percentage of suspected Yersinia isolation. …”
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THERMOELECTRIC SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A HEAT REGIME FOR MODULAR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT by Sh. A. Yusufov, A. M. Ibragimova, S. A. Peredkov, T. E. Sarkarov, R. G. Mitarov

“…The directions of constructive solutions for using a TECS device are presented along with a description of the testing stand and procedure. The dependencies of the temperature of the printed circuit board simulator on the heat power taken away by the TECS are considered along with the temperatures of hot and cold junctions, the air flow velocity and the distance between the electronic boards.Conclusion. …”
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Subtractive and Additive Technologies in Fixed Dental Restoration: A Systematic Review by Rafal Kareem Rasheed, Nidhal Sahib Mansoor, Nihad Hasan Mohammed, Syed Saad B Qasim

“…The findings indicate that current knowledge is sufficient to recommend subtractive manufacturing for crowns and fixed dental restorations for routine clinical use, with improvements in each of the current metal-ceramic veneering materials and procedures. According to the review, several digital technologies, such as systems of computer aided design and aided manufacturing were used in different dental specialties. …”
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Identifying Key Parameters for Reducing Recombination Losses at the p-n Junction of Chalcopyrite Thin-Film Solar Cells by Amala Elizabeth, Harry Mönig

“…The findings are consolidated into five sections, which illuminate several external sources of electronic defects and surface-passivation procedures. This allows to develop specific strategies to reduce interface recombination losses for device optimization and improved solar-cell efficiencies.…”
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Efficacy of Caregivers’ Intervention on Recovery of Head Injury Cases in India by Kirti Verma, Manoj Kumar Tewari, Sukhpal Kaur, Sandhya Ghai

“…The caregivers of patients in experimental group were demonstrated procedures related to care of a dependent patient. An instructional module containing guidelines regarding personal hygiene, catheter care at home, prevention of bedsores, tracheostomy suctioning at home, range-of-motion exercises, care of surgical wound, and discharge instructions regarding medication and follow-up was given to the caregivers in experimental group. …”
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Freeing P300-Based Brain–Computer Interfaces From Daily Recalibration by Extracting Daily Common ERPs by Dojin Heo, Sung-Phil Kim

“…This cumbersome recalibration procedure would make it difficult to use BCIs daily. …”
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Storage of genetic data for criminal justice purposes: interests at stake, European regulations, solutions adopted by Italian lawmakers by Chiara Gabrielli

“…In Italy, the DNA database has recently become operational, following a laborious legislative procedure. This contribution sets out to analyse the technical and value-related bases for law no. 85 of 2009 and the provisions for its introduction. …”
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A Rare Case Report of Giant Cell Tumor in the Distal Tibia: Management with Tumor Excision and Limb Reconstruction with Ilizarov Fixator by V Harish Arvind, K Tarun Prashanth, M R Thirunthaiyan, R Dorai Kumar, B Sundararaja

“…Results: The case was managed with the above-mentioned procedure, distraction was done for a period of 90 days, and the frame was removed after union at the docking site. …”
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Technical University Teacher Competences in Russia and Abroad by T. Yu. Polyakova, V. M. Prikhodko

“…In order to achieve that it is necessary to identify if technical university teachers’ competences that are relevant in Russia correspond the competences determined in IGIP.In order to solve this problem, the authors undertook comparative analysis of the competencies registered in two documents: RF Professional Standard “Pedagogue of professional teaching, professional education and additional professional education” and the Fourth IGIP Prototype Curriculum.The paper specifies the notion of technical university teacher competence for the research, validates the possibility of the two documents comparison, describes the procedure of comparative analysis on the basis of compiling summary tables.The paper also gives the main conclusions of the comparative analysis. …”
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Sustainable stabilization of fiber-reinforced clayey sand using zeolite as partial cement replacement by Mohsen Ramezani, Saman Soleimani Kutanaei, Ali Seyedkazemi, Ali Esfandiari Fard

“…Samples were prepared with different cement contents (3 and 6 %) and, after 7 and 28 days of curing, were subjected to compaction, unconfined compressive strength (UCS), indirect tensile strength (ITS), ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV), scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) tests. The compaction test results showed that maximum dry density (MDD) decreases and optimum moisture content (OMC) increases with increasing zeolite content. …”
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Effect of Nitrogen Level on Herbage and Seed Yield of Rhodes Grass (Chloris gayana) by Mulisa Faji Dida, Alemeyehu Abebe Lemore, Kedija Ahmed Seid

“…The collected data were analyzed using the general linear model procedure of SAS, and the least significance difference was used for mean separation. …”
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