Safety of indocyanine green use in bariatric and metabolic surgery by Mateusz Wityk, Maciej Bobowicz, Natalia Dowgiałło-Gornowicz

“…A total of 171 metabolic and bariatric procedures with ICG perfusion tests were performed, comprising 93 sleeve gastrectomies, 17 one-anastomosis gastric bypasses, 51 Roux-en-Y gastric bypasses, 7 primary single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypasses with sleeve gastrectomies, and 3 redo surgeries. …”
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Advancements in less-invasive aortic root, ascending aorta and arch surgery: current evidence and future directions by Laura Rings, Petar Risteski, Igor Tudorache, Achim Häussler, Nestoras Papadopoulos, Hector Rodriguez Cetina Biefer, Omer Dzemali

“… Aortic surgery is one of the most challenging areas in cardiovascular medicine because of the complexity of the procedure and the potential for life-threatening complications. …”
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Modeling the Internet of Things network for monitoring audio information on the Amazon platform by U. A. Vishniakou, B. H. Shaya

“…The features of the algorithm for modeling the readings of sound information sensors on a smartphone are shown, steps are given for organizing its communication with the platform, performing security procedures, sending data in the form of an MQTT message, and displaying the captured audio information.…”
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Efficacy of Optical Internal Urethrotomy and Intralesional Injection of Vatsala-Santosh PGI Tri-Inject (Triamcinolone, Mitomycin C, and Hyaluronidase) in the Treatment of Anterior... by Santosh Kumar, Nitin Garg, Shrawan Kumar Singh, Arup Kumar Mandal

“…Overall recurrence rate after second procedure was 5.8% (6 out of 103 patients), that is, a success rate of 94.2%. …”
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Factors Reducing Postoperative Pain Related to Root Canal Treatment: A Narrative Review of Systematic Reviews by Abdelrahman M. Alhilou

“…This narrative review aims to analyze all available systematic reviews on this topic to determine what has been proven to help decrease pain following the root canal procedure. <b>Methods:</b> A comprehensive literature search was conducted across Scopus and Google Scholar from January 2000 to January 2024, using defined MeSH terms. …”
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Fabrication of superparamagnetic adsorbent based on layered double hydroxide as effective nanoadsorbent for removal of Sb (III) from water samples by Rokhsareh Motallebi, Ali Moghimi, Hamidreza Shahbazi, Hakim Faraji

“…The standard deviation value in this procedure was found at 7.92%. The desorption volume of antimony metal ions by the adsorbent was found to be 25 ml. …”
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ROLE OF NON-DRUG THERAPIES OF METABOLIC SYNDROME: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS by S. N. Strelkova, K. V. Ovsyannicov, N. I. Utkina

“…Until now there are underway great controversies about the procedures of fast and trouble-free weight loss. There are many studies on the treatment of various components of metabolic syndrome. …”
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The Use of Lidocaine-Infused Castration Bands to Castrate Beef–Dairy Calves and Its Effect on Animal Welfare and Performance by Madeline R. Mancke, Eduarda M. Bortoluzzi, Payton Dahmer, Brad J. White

“…Castration is a common management practice among livestock producers, and animal welfare concerns exist following this procedure. The study’s aim was to compare the behavior, performance, and blood parameters between calves castrated with a lidocaine-infused castration band (Lidoband™; LLB) to a standard band with no pain relief. …”
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Complications of Open Elbow Arthrolysis in Post-Traumatic Elbow Stiffness: A Systematic Review. by Jiangyu Cai, Wei Wang, Hede Yan, Yangbai Sun, Wei Chen, Shuai Chen, Cunyi Fan

“…Therefore, to further improve the overall outcomes of this procedure, more and larger prospective studies should be performed to further elucidate the effects of prophylactic interventions targeting the risk factors, thus improving the methods of prevention and treatment of complications.…”
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The The environmental licensing of hydroelectrics and the interface with migratory fish and aquaculture in Brazil by Mayara Venturini Vidal, Sergio Ricardo Batlouni

“… In this review, we present a background on the Brazilian Federal Legislation on the environmental licensing of hydroelectric plants focusing on the procedure of the repair of environmental damage caused by dams to migratory fish. …”
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Synthesis of nanoparticles of feroxyhyte doped with lanthanum by a sonochemical method by Dolores Reyman, Cristina Díaz-Oliva

“…The La/Fe molar ratio of the samples obtained increases when La(OH)3, which is prepared in the preliminary stages, is added rather than LaCl3. This procedure makes it possible to control the amount of lanthanum absorbed by the sample by simply varying its initial concentration.…”
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Radiofrequency ablation for renal tumours: A retrospective study from a tertiary centre by Mohammed Al-Zubaidi, Kennia Lotter, Martin Marshall, Mikhail Lozinskiy

“…Results: A total of 69 patients (73 procedures) were eligible for the study, and those patients had biopsy-proven RCC with a minimum of 2-year follow-up. …”
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Analysing and Profiling the Magnetic Field Levels in 330 kV Transmission Stations Switchyard by Abiodun Stephen Moses, Abdullahi Ugbede Usman Ocheni, Mark Ndubuka Nwohu, Onyedi David Oyedum

“…The investigation of radiated magnetic field intensity in switchyards is of paramount important, so spot measurement procedure was used to detect the levels of magnetic field by placing the detachable sensor of Extech 480826 Triple-Axis metre on ‘constructed stand’ with three reference heights of 1.0, 1.5 and 1.8 m. …”
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Effects of Pharmacotherapy on Combat-Related PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis. by Timothy W Puetz, Shawn D Youngstedt, Matthew P Herring

“…Hedges' d effect sizes were computed and random effects models estimated sampling error and population variance. The Johnson-Neyman procedure identified the critical points in significant interactions to define regions of significance.…”
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Pulmonary Surfactant Preparations and Surfactant Therapy for ARDS in Surgical Intensive Care (a Literature Review) by O. A. Rosenberg

“…Using the data from 87 papers this review covers the composition, properties, methods of administration and delivery strategies of surfactant in the treatment and prevention of ARDS in patients with sepsis, severe complex injuries, inhalation injuries and a range of complications associated with thoracic and cardiovascular surgical procedures, massive blood transfusions, severe obstetric pathologies and the A/H1N1 pneumonia.Results. …”
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Antioxidant Activity and Essential Amino acid Content of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Varieties by Osman Erekul, Ali Yiğit

“…Essential amino acid content was evaluated by oxidation and hydrolysis procedure by HPLC analysis. As a result of the study, significant differences and correlations were found between the varieties and all evaluated parameters. …”
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The use of intrathecal morphine in non-abdominal surgery: a scoping review by Aart Jan W. Teunissen, Lieke van Gastel, Robert J. Stolker, Seppe A. Koopman

“…However, it was associated with an increased incidence of itching, postoperative nausea and vomiting, and urinary retention, particularly in orthopaedic procedures. Delayed respiratory depression was absent with low to moderate doses (<500 μg) in the reviewed studies. …”
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Application of an Anaerobic–Anoxic–Oxic–Oxic (AAO/O) Model to the Treatment of Real Domestic Wastewater by Duc-Thuong Vo, Hoang-Vinh-Truong Phan, Le-Thuy-Thuy-Trang Hoang, Van-Kieu Nguyen, Thanh-Nha Tran, Minh-Trung Dao

“…A conventional anaerobic–anoxic–oxic (AAO) process is recognized as an easy-to-handle approach that constrains chemical use during the procedure. Herein, we improve an AAO system by adding more oxic orders in association with a biological membrane in order to increase the hydraulic retention time (HRT) of the oxic zone in the system. …”
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A computational framework for influenza antigenic cartography. by Zhipeng Cai, Tong Zhang, Xiu-Feng Wan

“…Antigenic characterization based on hemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay is one of the routine procedures for influenza vaccine strain selection. However, HI assay is only a crude experiment reflecting the antigenic correlations among testing antigens (viruses) and reference antisera (antibodies). …”
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A Superpixel-Based Algorithm for Detecting Optical Density Changes in Choroidal Optical Coherence Tomography Images of Diabetic Patients by Sofia Otin, Victor Mallen-Gracia, Luis Perez-Maña, Francisco J. Ávila, Elena Garcia-Martin

“…The algorithm was applied to isolate the choroid layer for analysis of its optical properties. The procedure was performed by separate examiners, and both inter- and intra-observer repeatability were assessed. …”
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