Interobserver agreement in BPPV diagnosis using eye movement recordings by Ali A. Melliti, Rajneesh Bhandari, Anita Bhandari, Andrea Castellucci, Marie-Cecile Gerards, Bre Myers, Vipin Ola, Peter Oostenbrink, Hans Van Kampen, Sophie Vanbelle, Raymond van de Berg

“…Five specialists (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) agreed to repeat the procedure twice, to additionally evaluate the intraobserver agreement (second assessment). …”
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Association of Prenatal Maternal Fever and Neonatal Umbilical Artery Blood-Gas Analysis: Evidence from a Tertiary Center at China by Lijie Lu, Xiuhong Wang, Yunsheng Liao, Lizhen Hu, Tingsong Weng

“…Background: Neonatal umbilical artery blood-gas analysis is a diagnostic procedure performed shortly after birth to assess the acid-base balance, oxygenation, and metabolic status of a newborn infant. …”
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Surgical site infection following appendectomy in children by Molla Azmeraw, Dessie Temesgen, Tegene Atamenta Kitaw, Sefineh Fenta Feleke, Ribka Nigatu Haile, Amare Kassaw, Biruk Beletew Abate

“…Those children with appendicitis who presented with a clinical symptom of fever, leaving drainage after procedure and timing of preoperative antibiotics requires special attention of the surgical safety team.…”
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Paediatric liver transplantation—improving health care through needs assessment, screening and interventions: protocol for a mixed-methods study by Elke Lainka, Laura Inhestern, Lene Marie Johannsen, Angela Buchholz, Jana Winzig, Sanna Higgen, Bianca Hegen, Stefanie Kraft, Jun Oh

“…Introduction Paediatric liver transplantation (pLTX) is a life-saving procedure that can improve the quality of life and physical activity of children. …”
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Plasma cytokine levels and PCOS risk: Mendelian randomization analysis reveals IL6R as a preventive factor by Xiaopei Li, Yan Li, Bumei Zhang, Jianmei Wang, Yang Yang, Yongrui Du

“…A series of quality control procedures were implemented to select eligible instrumental variables closely associated with the exposure. …”
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Humanoid robots for psychological assessment in mild cognitive impairment: from evaluation to the future of AI-driven data prediction systems by Caterina Formica, Fabio Mauro Giambò, Desiree Latella, Lilla Bonanno, Marco Lombardo, Orazio Tomarchio, Angela Marra, Antonella Alagna, Carmen Bonanno, Angelo Quartarone, Silvia Marino

“…After that participants were submitted to a Satisfaction Questionnaire (SQ) designed to assess their emotional and experiential response to the testing procedure, whether administered by a human or a robot.ResultsThe intergroup analysis (EG vs. …”
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Relationship of the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool Score With the APACHE II Score, Sedation Level, and Ventilation Parameters in Critically Ill Patients Under Mechanical Venti... by Zohreh Akbari, Ali Asghar Jesmi, Neda Mahdavifar, Ali Taj, Shakiba Mozari

“…It also had a significant association with the RSS score at rest and during suctioning and position change (P=0.001), surgical diagnosis (P=0.002 at rest, P=0.001 during suctioning), and using sedatives (P=0.001 at rest, P=0.001 during procedure). However, no significant correlation was observed between the CPOT score and ventilation parameters. …”
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Migration of Highly Qualified Specialists from Russia: Methodology and Trends by A. S. Maksimova

“…If the US law provides for a separate entry  procedure  for HQs,  and  the  calculation  of their  number  is not difficult,  the legislation of South  Korea does not have  special types of visas for HQs,  so their identification  and calculation of the number  is carried  out by allocating  a range of visas,  which  were used for the persons entering the country,  representing the category of  HQs  for  Russia.  …”
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Benefits of Early Enteral Feeding with a Locally Prepared Protein-Energy Ration after Surgery for Acute Generalised Peritonitis: A Randomised Trial in Two Hospitals in Bukavu, East... by Jean Paul Buhendwa Cikwanine, Jonathan Tunangoya Yoyu, Désiré Munyali Alumeti, Bernard Mugisho, John Mutendela Kivukuto, Rivain Fefe Iteke, Ona Longombe Ahuka, Willy Kalau Arung

“…EEF with locally sourced protein-energy rations can enhance a patient’s nutritional status and facilitate postoperative recovery. This procedure is advantageous and involved early enteral nutrition using locally manufactured rations, especially for those operated on for acute generalised peritonitis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.…”
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Food insecurity and muscle health: exploring the role of protein, vitamin D, and calcium intake in low muscle mass by Rong-Zhen Xie, Xu-Song Li, Wei-Qiang Zhao, Yu-Feng Liang, Jie-Feng Huang

“…Survey-weighted generalised linear models yielded adjusted odds ratios (ORs), and non-parametric bootstrap procedures (5 000 iterations) were applied to quantify mediation. …”
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Expert Consensus on Clinical Application of Lower Limb Rehabilitation Robots by ZHANG Lixin, BAI Dingqun, BAI Yulong, CHEN Wenhua, CHEN Yan, DU Qing, FAN Maohua, HE Hongchen, HUANG Liping, JIA Jie, LI Jianhua, LI Lei, PAN Yu, SU Min, WANG Hongtu, YIN Yong, ZHANG Bi

“…In addition, referencing the latest research, this consensus elaborates on the working principles, classification, clinical application (indications and contraindications, working parameters and operating procedures, safety), and recommendations on clinical application (hemiplegia, paraplegia, musculoskeletal diseases, childhood diseases and other systemic diseases) when using lower limb rehabilitation robots in the current context. …”
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El principio de universalización y la razón práctica (2a. parte) by Osvaldo Guariglia

“…On discussing the problems for contemporary philosophy derived from this principie, there has been a tendency to intermingle, if not to mix up, the principle itselfwith the universalizability criteria which each author proposes to satisfy it, Opposed to this tendency, we propose to clearly separate the universalization principle from the said criteria, considering that the former provides a logical scheme which constitutes the support, the ultimate warrant, for particular moral judgements. With this procedure we intend to study the structure of such a principIe and the elements that are involved in its forrnulation; only after this examination can we have a more precise idea about what is needed in an universalizability criterion in order to use it without been exposed to strong counterexamples. …”
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The role of political connection to moderate board size, woman on boards on financial distress by Dian Anita Nuswantara,   Fachruzzaman, Riski Dwi Prameswari,   Suyanto, Rusdiyanto Rusdiyanto, Ignatia Martha Hendrati

“…Stata software is one of the Regression completion procedures that has a high degree of flexibility in research that links theory and data that can be carried out on variables in research. …”
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Criticizing the Political System and the Normativity Foundations Through Joseph Raz's Legal and Philosophical Thought by Artha Debora Silalahi

“…Raz contends that legal authority cannot rely solely on institutional power or formal procedures; it must be supported by reasons that individuals can endorse as morally and rationally acceptable. …”
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Wideband Beam-Steering Flat Dielectric Lens Antenna for 5G Communications by Zahra Rahimian Omam, Saeideh Shad, Bahram Khalichi, Hani Mehrpouyan, Mohsen Khalily, Ahmed A. Kishk

“…The lens design follows the procedure of partially sandwiching the cylindrical uniform dielectric between parallel conducting plates, allowing the dielectric extension beyond the plates to improve free-space matching and acting as a dielectric rod antenna to enhance directivity. …”
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Treatment patients with musculoskeletal chest wall pain using standard and complex therapy by Aleksey N. Barinov, Evgeniya V. Iakovleva

“…Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants, massage, physiotherapy procedures (standard therapy –ST) are widely used in chronic the chest wall pain syndrom (CWPS). …”
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Mortality of Children Born on Early Gestational Age: is it the Impassable Barrier or the Reserve for Reducing the Infants Mortality? by Anatoly S. Simakhodsky, Yulia V. Gorelik, Konstantin D. Gorelik, Sergey L. Ivanov, Yulia V. Lukashova

“…The assumption was proposed that there are possible violations of ART indications, contraindications, and the number of procedures. The ART efficacy is difficult to estimate as well due to insufficient information provided by Rosstat report form No. 32. …”
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Neuro-fuzzy inference system and white shark optimization of coagulation-flocculation of aquaculture wastewater treatment by A.F. Mohamed, H. Rezk

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Polymeric flocculants derived from the coagulation-flocculation procedure, such as chitosan, effectively remove algal-bacterial biomass from wastewater treatment, demonstrating efficiencies comparable to ferric salts at reduced dosages. …”
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Laparoscopic completion gastrectomy in elderly patients with remnant gastric cancer: a case series by Masaki Kaihara, Satoru Matsuda, Eisuke Booka, Fumitaka Saida, Jumpei Takashima, Hanako Kasai, Koki Mihara, Atsushi Nagashima, Tomohisa Egawa

“…While LCG should be selected with caution in patients who have undergone D2 lymph node dissection as primary surgery, it could be considered as a surgical procedure in EPs with RGC.…”
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Bretschneider (Custodiol®) and St. Thomas 2 Cardioplegia Solution in Mitral Valve Repair via Anterolateral Right Thoracotomy: A Propensity-Modelled Comparison by Constantin Mork, Luca Koechlin, Thibault Schaeffer, Lena Schoemig, Urs Zenklusen, Brigitta Gahl, Oliver Reuthebuch, Friedrich S. Eckstein, Martin T. R. Grapow

“…From May 2012 until February 2019, 184 isolated mitral valve procedures for mitral valve repair via anterolateral right thoracotomy were performed using Bretschneider (Custodiol®) cardioplegia (n=123) or St. …”
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