Uso do retalho osteocutâneo microcirúrgico de fíbula na reconstrução dos defeitos complexos de mandíbula Use of fibular osteocutaneous flap in microsurgical reconstruction of compl... by Igor Felix Cardoso, Juliano Carlos Sbalchiero, Analice Soares Batista, Bianca Maria Barros Ohana, Rodolfo Chedid, Gustavo Felix Cardoso, Paulo Roberto de Albuquerque Leal

“…CONCLUSIONS: The osteocutaneous free fibula flap is indicated in reconstruction of large mandibular defects, especially of its central portion. The procedure indications must be individualized, taking into account risks and benefits, as well as its impact on quality of life of patients.…”
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Perioperative outcomes of video-assisted versus right anterior thoracotomy mitral valve replacement: an observational study by Gehad Awad, Fetoh Alaaeldin Fetoh, Noureldin Noaman Gwely, Usama Hamza, Sameh Amer, Yomna Mohammed Yehya, Amr Abdellateef

“…Preoperative data, intraoperative procedures, and early postoperative results have been compared between both techniques. …”
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Distribuição de água no solo aplicado por gotejamento enterrado e superficial Soil water distribution for subsurface and surface drip irrigation by Allan C. Barros, Marcos V. Folegatti, Claudinei F. Souza, Bruno L. Santoro

“…Trenches were opened and 17 three-rod TDR probes were installed, placed at 0.05, 0.15, 0.25, 0.35 and 0.45 m depths, and to 0.05, 0.15, 0.25, 0.35 m intervals. This procedure was repeated using a dripper buried at 0 and 0.10 m for each discharge rate of 2 and 4 L h-1 tested. …”
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Awareness among Women about Epidural Analgesia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Sarah W. Alnosaier, Asrar A. Alahmadi, Sarah W. Alnafe, Bandar S. Alshehry

“…Interestingly women with no previous experiences of EA for vaginal delivery demonstrated a higher level of knowledge than those who had previously undergone the procedure (59.5% vs. 39.7%). A total of 61.5% of participants expressed a desire to receive EA in the future. …”
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Novel Sonoguided Digital Palpation and Ultrasound-Guided Hydrodissection of the Long Thoracic Nerve for Managing Serratus Anterior Muscle Pain Syndrome: A Case Report with Technica... by Nunung Nugroho, King Hei Stanley Lam, Theodore Tandiono, Teinny Suryadi, Anwar Suhaimi, Wahida Ratnawati, Daniel Chiung-Jui Su, Yonghyun Yoon, Kenneth Dean Reeves

“…The patient reported immediate pain relief post-procedure, with the pain reducing from 9/10 to 1/10 on the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), and sustained relief and functional improvement at the 12-month follow-up. …”
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La relación médico-paciente: factor fundamental en la atención estomatológica by Rita María Carmenate Ochoa, Mildred Gutiérrez Segura

“…ABSTRACT   The doctor-patient relationship, the cornerstone of health care management is an interpersonal relationship type underlying professional in managing health and proper establishment is very important in any procedure performed. A literature review was conducted from January to April 2012, the Dental Clinic Mastrapa Artemio Rodriguez, from the search for articles published INFOMED theme and some classic texts explaining the objectives of the influence of the doctor-patient in satisfaction and describe the characteristics of this relationship during dental treatment, based on the principles of medical bioethics: beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy and justice. …”
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Enhanced regulatory gene expressions in the blood and articular cartilage of patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Elena Vasilyevna Chetina, L A Semyonova, A L Logunov, V V Kolomatsky, M A Makarov, A A Roskidailo, E A Naryshkin, S A Makarov

“…Total protein in the cell extracts was determined using the Bradford assay procedure. Results. The cartilage samples from patients with end-stage RA exhibited a significantly higher mTOR, ATG1, p21, TNFа, MMP-13, and COL10A1 gene expressions than did those from the healthy individuals. …”
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Cirurgia pós-bariátrica do tronco superior: abdominoplastia em "Y" The "Y" pattern postbariatric surgery upper trunk reshaping by Luis Roberto Perez Flores, Francisco Claro de Oliveira Junior, Antonio Gustavo Zampar, José Marcos Mélega

“…CONCLUSION: The method described allowed for satisfactory correction of epigastric laxity and breast ptosis and was demonstrated to be a safe procedure for patients who had undergone massive weight loss.…”
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Public Benefit and Public Interest – Two Sides of the Same Coin? by Tina Sever

“…Public interest is key in defining and shaping administrative relations decided in an administrative procedure. It represents the core value of the public sector, ensuring that its operations are legitimate. …”
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On Epistemological Boundaries of Turbulence Modeling Revealed through Stokes’ Reserved Stance on Reynolds’ RANS Equations by ZHANG Xiao-feng

“…However, introducing additional independent laws to close the unclosed terms derived from Reynolds averaging procedure would fracture the physical completeness of the N-S equations. 2. …”
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Diagnostic value of anti-HLA antibody monitoring in the diagnosis of immunological complications following kidney transplantation by V. O. Aleksandrova, I. V. Dmitriev, N. V. Borovkova, A. G. Balkarov, N. A. Mushta, N. V. Shmarina, N. V. Doronina, K. E. Lazareva

“…Despite improvements in immunosuppressive therapy procedures, immunological complications continue to be a major cause of kidney graft loss. …”
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The Palatability Dance—SNPs and Genetic Taste Scores of Umami, Sweet, and Bitter Taste Receptors (TAS1R and TAS2R Genes) by Jean Leite, Jaqueline Pereira, Marcelo Rogero, Regina Fisberg, Flávia Sarti

“…After data cleaning and quality control procedures, genotype and phenotype data of 637 individuals were made available for association analysis with invBHEI-R using linear models adjusted for age, age2, age × sex, sex, BMI, and the two first principal components of ancestry. …”
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CORRELATION BETWEEN PROOXIDANT-ANTIOXIDANT BALANCE AND CHRONIC GINGIVITIS IN CHILDREN WITH ATOPIC DISEASES by L. S. Kryvenko

“…Hygienic index for Fedorov has been received in all groups and did not exceed 1.2. Traditional procedures in all groups were identical and included the prevention of common diseases, eliminating bad habits, learning efficient oral hygiene. …”
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Optimization of the defense forces personnel under mobilization conditions: The role of occupational selection as a personnel allocator by V. V. Kalnysh, A. V. Shvets

“…An improved conceptual model of the optimized system of occupational selection in the defense forces has been proposed, which contains several components: 1 - determination of a motivated choice of profession; 2 – recognition of the needs of the defense forces and the capabilities of society; 3 – application of selective psychological and psychophysiological procedures; 4 – development of psychological and psychophysiological criteria. …”
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Application of quality control circle activities to improve the hospitalized children's adherence to Traditional Chinese Medicine acupoint application (提高住院患儿中药穴位贴敷依从性的品管圈实践)... by WANG Mimi (王迷迷), WANG Yuqin (王玉琴), YAN Chunmei (闫春梅)

“…Main influencing factors were skin allergy, low awareness of parents and inadequate health education. A standard QCC procedure was conducted to improve the children's adherence to Traditional Chinese Medicine acupoint application in perspectives of multiple ways of health education, modified system and process and anti-allergy measures. …”
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Acceptability criteria for linear dependence in validating UV-spectrophotometric methods of quantitative determination in forensic and toxicological analysis by L. Yu. Klimenko, G. P. Petyunin, S. M. Trut, V. P. Moroz

“…The next criteria and the order of acceptability estimation of linearity for UV-spectrophotometric methods of quantitative determination analyses in biological fluids used in forensic and toxicological analysis have been offered: acceptability estimation of linear dependence parameters is carried out in two stages – for the lines obtained using model solutions (without matrix) and calibration samples respectively; two approaches has been suggested for parameters estimation of linear dependence obtained using model solutions; they are based on: 1) assumption of equality of the uncertainty related to the procedure of sample preparation of calibration standards, and the uncertainty of the calibration curve plotted by model solutions; 2) assumption of insignificance of the uncertainty of the calibration curve plotted by model solutions; for both approaches the acceptability criteria have been offered for residual standard deviation and correlation coefficient ; for estimation of parameters of linear dependence obtained using calibration samples it has been suggested to proceed from assumption of equality of the calibration uncertainty and the uncertainty of measuring the absorbance and sample preparation of the sample to be analysed; within this approach the acceptability criteria have been offered for residual standard deviation RSD0 and correlation coefficient Rс; the parameters of within-run (within-day) and between-run (between-day) linearity should satisfy these criteria. …”
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Emergence of Apiotrichum mycotoxinivorans Invasive Infection in Thailand: Report of The First Four Cases in Southeast Asia by Prof Methee Chayakulkeeree, Dr. Piriyaporn Chongtrakool

“…The fourth case was a 58-year-old woman with cholangiocarcinoma of distal bile duct, presented with hematemesis 3 months after Whipple procedure. Abdominal computed tomography showed intra-abdominal abscesses. …”
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Comparative Meta-Analysis of Recurrence Rates in Classical vs. Modified Limberg Flap Techniques for Pilonidal Sinus Disease Surgery: Evidence for Enhanced Efficacy by Dietrich Doll, Matthias Maak, Theo Hackmann, Christina Oetzmann von Sochaczewski, Myriam Braun-Münker, PiloNERDs International

“…Therefore, the modified Limberg flap variant is recommended in future surgical procedures. What does this paper add to the literature? …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the incidence and predictors of hemodynamic instability among adult surgical patients in the post-anesthetic care unit in Ethiopia by Kirubel Eshetu Haile, Atitegeb Alebachew Amsalu, Gizachew Ambaw Kassie, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Getahun Dendir Welda, Tsion Zebdiwos Chema, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Gedion Asnake Azeze

“…Abstract Background Postoperative hemodynamic instability is a significant concern following surgical procedures which is characterized by fluctuation in blood pressure, cardiac output, and heart rate. …”
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Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-90 Treats Fungal Keratitis by Promoting Macrophage Apoptosis and Targeting Increased Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species in Aspergillus Fumigatus by Fu X, Zhang L, Lin J, Wang Q, Wang Z, Chi M, Li D, Zhao G, Li C

“…In vivo, corneal toxicity test, establishment and treatment of mycotic keratitis mouse model, and immunofluorescence staining were used to evaluate the efficacy of ZIF-90 in the procedure of fungal keratitis. In addition, to investigate whether the metal-ligand zinc and the organic ligand imidazole acted as essential factors in ZIF-90, we investigated the in vitro antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects of ZIF-8, ZIF-67 and Metal-Organic Frameworks-74 (Zn) (MOF-74 (Zn)) by Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and ELISA experiments.Results: ZIF-90 has therapeutic effects on fungal keratitis, which could break the protective organelles of A. fumigatus, such as the cell wall. …”
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