An observational study protocol on wastewater measurements and diaper culture to estimate antimicrobial resistance in long-term care facilities for people with intellectual disabil... by S Hidad, S C de Greeff, F de Haan, R Schilperoort, G L Leusink, A Timen, H Schmitt

“…<h4>Ethics and dissemination</h4>The procedures described in this study protocol will be conducted in line with principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki, Code of Conduct for Health research, as well as the General Data Protection Regulation. …”
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Postoperative pain after endodontic treatment of necrotic teeth with large intentional foraminal enlargement by Ricardo Machado, Daniel Comparin, Sérgio Aparecido Ignácio, Ulisses Xavier da Silva Neto

“…ObjectivesTo evaluate postoperative pain after endodontic treatment of necrotic teeth using large intentional foraminal enlargement (LIFE).Materials and MethodsThe sample included 60 asymptomatic necrotic teeth (with or without chronic apical periodontitis), and a periodontal probing depth of 3 mm, previously accessed and referred to perform endodontic treatment. After previous procedures, the position and approximate size of the apical foramen (AF) were determined by using an apex locator and K flexo-files, respectively. …”
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Hepatocyte and Islet Cell Cotransplantation on Poly-L-Lactide Matrix for the Treatment of Liver Cirrhosis by Siufui Hendrawan, Jennifer Lheman, Nuraeni, Ursula Weber, Hans Ulrich Baer

“…The human autologous hepatocyte matrix implant is a promising alternative procedure to counter liver damage. We assessed the outcome of human hepatocytes isolation from cirrhotic liver compared to the clinical and histological scores of disease severity. …”
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Performance investigation of osmotic microbial fuel cell under different operational conditions: Effect of aeration mode, external resistance, and substrate concentrations by Hussein M. Abdelmohsen, Abdelsalam Elawwad

“…SEM, FTIR, and EDX analysis were used to identify key protein and polysaccharide foulants and assess the mitigation potential of cleaning procedures, providing insights into the sustainable, long-term operational viability of OsMFCs. …”
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Predicting the Toxicity of Drug Molecules with Selecting Effective Descriptors Using a Binary Ant Colony Optimization (BACO) Feature Selection Approach by Yuanyuan Dan, Junhao Ruan, Zhenghua Zhu, Hualong Yu

“…Predicting the toxicity of drug molecules using in silico quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) approaches is very helpful for guiding safe drug development and accelerating the drug development procedure. The ongoing development of machine learning techniques has made this task easier and more accurate, but it still suffers negative effects from both the severely skewed distribution of active/inactive chemicals and relatively high-dimensional feature distribution. …”
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A call for a trauma-informed approach during compulsory care for enduring anorexia nervosa with combined PTSD – an autoethnographic perspective by Jennie Moberg

“…Results One overarching theme, ‘Life in inpatient care’, and four subthemes emerged: (1) ‘Being sucked into the vortex of hunger’, (2) ‘Relapse no. 5 and admission procedure – state of emergency’, (3) ‘Encountering coercion and losing control – living in constant fear’, and (4) ‘Managing the aftermaths of eating’. …”
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Crude oil industry remote monitoring and management based on Industrial Internet of things and edge computing integration: A comprehensive survey by Hazem Ramzey, Mahmoud Badawy, Adel A. Elbaset

“…The IIOT and EC integration are viewed as a possible approach for establishing domestic services and corporate procedures for increasing crude oil production. One hundred eighty-eight relevant studies published between 2017 and 2023 were indexed in the WOS (Web of Science), SCOPUS, OnePetro, and IEEE Xplore databases. …”
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Clinical case: experience in the treatment of hyperplastic gingivitis in a patient with poor oral hygiene by P. A. Voronin, A. G. Prityko, A. E. Kazakova, V. A. Voronin, I. A. Nikolskaya

“…Treatment was carried out in sequential phases, including etiological therapy aimed at reducing inflammation through professional oral hygiene procedures, patient education, and motivation. The surgical phase involved gingivectomy and reshaping of the gingival contour on both jaws. …”
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To Evaluate the Effectiveness of Plasmapheresis as a Method for the Graft Disease Prevention in Patients with Keratoplasty by S. N. Sakhnov, V. V. Myasnikova, K. I. Melkonyan, S. V. Kravchenko

“…The study involved patients with surgical pathology of the cornea, who underwent a prophylactic course of plasmapheresis procedures and underwent penetrating keratoplasty (Main group); and patients with surgical pathology of the cornea who underwent penetrating keratoplasty, but did not undergo plasmapheresis (Comparison group), whose data were analyzed retrospectively. …”
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Hysteroscopic Suture Fixation of the Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System Reduces Re-Expulsion and Improves Outcomes in Women With a History of Prior Expulsion by Yuan Ge, Beibei Lin, Gufeng Xu, Yue Wang

“…Results: All 73 procedures were successfully performed as outpatient (day) surgeries, with a mean duration 37.81 ± 14.90 min, without encountering any complications. …”
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On Minimal Absorption Index for an n-Dimensional Simplex by Mikhail V. Nevskii, Alexey Y. Ukhalov

“…In the paper, we compute absorption indices of maximum volume simplices in \(Q_n\) constructed from known maximum \(-1/1\)-determinants via a special procedure. For some \(n\), this approach makes it possible to lower theoretical upper bounds  of \(\xi_n\). …”
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Between Hegelian and Marxist thought, a reading in referring the debate from philosophizing to plastic performance by Mustafa Abdel Karim Youssef

“…The third chapter outlines the research procedures, including the selection of the research community and the analysis of sample models. …”
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Equity in healthcare for coronary heart disease, Wales (UK) 2004-2010: A population-based electronic cohort study. by William King, Arron Lacey, James White, Daniel Farewell, Frank Dunstan, David Fone

“…Evidence of inequity was found for revascularization procedures, although this inequity is likely to have only a modest effect on social gradients in CHD mortality. …”
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Bilateral bronchogenic cysts in a pediatric patient removed via single-sided thoracoscopy: a case report by A. Lackinger, W. Krois, A. Szelenyi, M. Metzelder

“…We did not require single-lung ventilation during the procedure. Both cysts were excised through the right-sided thoracoscopy. …”
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Predicting High-Cost Healthcare Utilization Using Machine Learning: A Multi-Service Risk Stratification Analysis in EU-Based Private Group Health Insurance by Eslam Abdelhakim Seyam

“…The performance of the models was evaluated using the standard train–test methodology and rigorous cross-validation procedures. All three models demonstrated outstanding discriminative ability by achieving area under the curve values at near-perfect levels. …”
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ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF RACINUS COMMUNIS (L.) IN DECONTAMINATING HEAVY METALS POLLUTED SOIL USING PHYTOEXTRACTION STRATEGY by Abubakar Salisu, Ibrahim Mohammed Ibrahim

“…The physicochemical parameters of the soil samples were analysed using Near-Infrared spectrometer (NIRS D-2500) and other standard procedures. The HMs concentrations were analyzed using Micro Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometer (MPA-ES, Model 4210). …”
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Preoperative early physiologic warning scores in the parturients undergoing cesarean section: a prospective study by Onurcan Balik, Pınar Karabacak, Ahmet Bi̇ndal, Mehmet Okan Özkaya, Berit Gökçe Ceylan

“…No maternal deaths were recorded. Emergency procedures were more frequent in patients identified as “high risk” by MEWC and MEWT. …”
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Radiographic Characteristics of Caudal Segment in Multilevel Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: The Bony Buttress Formation by Chang Hwa Ham, Joo Han Kim, Youn-Kwan Park, Woo-Keun Kwon, Hong Joo Moon

“…Objective Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with anterior plating is a commonly performed procedure for cervical disc diseases. While the clinical outcomes of most reported multilevel ACDF cases are excellent, symptomatic pseudarthrosis remains a challenge, often requiring revision surgeries. …”
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Covid-19 and public health administration: trends and prospects by Svitlana Kolosok, Agnieszka Jakubowska

“…Besides, it indicates the research direction on procedures, standards, organization, and public health management. …”
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The impact of depression and anxiety disorders on postoperative outcomes for patients having total hip or knee arthroplasty: Protocol of a meta-analytic study from cohort studies. by Liang Lin, Qing Zhang, Min Xu, Zhihong Xiao, Guosong Xu, Zubing Mei

“…Sensitivity analyses will be carried out to evaluate the robustness of the results for each outcome through leave-one-out procedure.<h4>Discussion</h4>This study will introduce a systematic and rigorous approach to synthesizing evidence from multiple cohorts, providing a comprehensive understanding of the impact of depression and anxiety on THA and TKA outcomes. …”
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