Dental Implant Placement in the Maxilla Following Ridge Augmentation with Free Iliac Bone Graft and Oral Rehabilitation with Fixed Prosthesis: a Three-Year Follow-Up Study by Kristian Kniha, Joud Alhares, Stephan Christian Möhlhenrich, Marie Sophie Katz, Philipp Winnand, Frank Hölzle, Ali Modabber, Marius Heitzer

“…In terms of a success rate of 67.65%, the patient’s jaw reconstruction indicated a reduced implant success when comparing the data with healthy patients without any augmentation procedures.…”
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EFFECT OF SILVER DIAMINE FLUORIDE ON FRACTURE RESISTANCE OF CLASS I COMPOSITE RESTORATIONS by Sevgi Zorlu, Aslı Topaloğlu Ak, Polen Nisa Bulut

“…The control group underwent the same procedure without SDF pretreatment. Both groups experienced thermocycling for 5000 cycles between 5 and 55°C. …”
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Machine learning based seizure classification and digital biosignal analysis of ECT seizures by Max Kayser, René Hurlemann, Alexandra Philipsen, Nils Freundlieb, Maximilian Kiebs

“…Using artificial intelligence will offer more analytical degrees of freedom and could play a key role in enhancing the precision of currently available procedures. To this end, we developed the first machine learning (ML) framework that can classify ictal and non-ictal EEG segments, accurately identifying seizure endpoints—a critical step in deriving seizure quality parameters—and computing these metrics at least as reliable as existing precomputed scores. …”
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Novel Green RP-HPLC Method for Simultaneous Determination of Sodium Diclofenac and Benzyl Alcohol as Bulk Mixtures and in Pharmaceutical Injectable Forms by Ola Mahmod Younes

“… Background: Determination of active substances in dosage forms besides the inactive ingredients, including preservatives is required as a complete analytical procedure. Therefore, a new practical, accurate, and green RP-HPLC method was developed to determine Sodium Diclofenac and Benzyl Alcohol simultaneously in bulk and pharmaceutical injectable forms. …”
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PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA FLIPBOOK BERBASIS REALISTIC MATHEMATICS EDUCATION PADA KEMAMPUAN KOMUNIKASI MATEMATIS PESERTA DIDIK by Karsim Karsim, Nani Ratnaningsih, Diar Veni Rahayu

“…This study aims to determine the procedure for developing RME-based flipbook media and to determine students' mathematical communication skills after using the media developed on circle material. …”
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Total hip replacement for Mseleni Joint Disease undertaken in a rural hospital five-year follow-up by V.G. Fredlund

“…The study was designed as a review of patients at Mseleni Hospital in rural KwaZulu Natal, five years after the procedure had been performed. The subjects were patients who had undergone hip surgery at the hospital between August 1993 and June 1995. …”
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Improved Deviation Sparse Fuzzy C-Means-2D Cumulative Sum Average Filter and Modified Sine Cosine Crow Search Algorithm-Wavelet Extreme Learning Machine for Brain Tumor Detection a... by Suvashisa Dash, Satyasis Mishra, Mohammed Siddique, Demissie J. Gelmecha, Ram Sewak Singh

“…Therefore, automatic detection and segmentation methods simplify the diagnosing procedure. Thus, automatic segmentation and classification methods are taken up to make the diagnosis process easy. …”
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Mediating Role of Social Competence in the Relationship between Tendency to Cosmetic Surgery and Psychological Capital in Women Applying for Cosmetic Surgery by Naghmeh MalekMohammadi, Sara Hashemi, Javad Rahmati

“…Objective: The objective of the present study was to examine the mediating function of social competence within the association between the inclination towards cosmetic surgery and psychological capital among women seeking cosmetic surgical procedures. Methods: The methodological approach employed was a descriptive correlational design predicated on structural equation modeling. …”
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Efficacy of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy combined with bicanalicular silicone tube intubation for the management of chronic dacryocystitis with small lacrimal sac by YU Bo, WU Wencan

“…[Methods] A total of 69 patients (69 eyes) with chronic dacryocystitis with small lacrimal sac diagnosed by CT dacryocystography(CT-DCG) treated with En-DCR combined with BSTI at the Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from July 2020 to March 2023 were reviewed. The surgery procedure exposed the plane of common canalicular, and followed by BSTI. …”
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Evaluating the effect of various types of disinfectants on bacterial biofilms by Yu. K. Yushina, N. A. Nasyrov, E. V. Zaiko, M. A. Grudistova, M. D. Reshchikov

“…Therefore, currently, it is extremely important to revise approaches to hygiene at enterprises by finding working concentrations of new antimicrobial agents and new procedure that are effective for destroying biofilms.…”
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The CHEWMA Chart: A New Statistical Control Approach for Microclimate Monitoring in Preventive Conservation of Cultural Heritage by Ignacio Díaz-Arellano, Manuel Zarzo

“…Beyond assessing CHEWMA’s performance, this study reveals that, when adapting the procedures of the European norm by developing a new real-time approach based on a simple moving average (herein termed SMA-FT), a window of approximately 14 days is more appropriate for STF detection than the commonly assumed 30-day period in the literature.…”
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Anesthesia management for patients with Prader-Willi syndrome undergoing bariatric surgery: a single-center retrospective case series study by Juan Tan, Haibei Liu, Huawu Yang, Dan Luo, Qiang Fu, Qiang Li

“…Upon her second admission (case 1b), we administered sugammadex as the neuromuscular blockade reversal agent, which facilitated successful tracheal extubation ten minutes post-procedure. Conclusions We advocate the use of sugammadex as the neuromuscular blockade reversal agent, the implementation of neuromuscular monitoring, progressive respiratory exercises, and multimodal analgesia in PWS patients undergoing bariatric surgery.…”
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Post-operative Pain Outcomes of Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair (LVHR): An eight-year experience by Shahid Rasul, Hassan Ahmed, Sanum Ali, Surrendar Dawani, Sarah Zahid, Sehrish Hussain, Salman Jafferi, Mansab Ali

“…Study design and Setting: This prospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan, after getting approval from the “National Medical Centre Ethical Review Board”, from January 2011 to December 2019, Methodology: Total n= 577 patients undergoing standard LVHR procedure (defect closed with non-absorbable monofilament suture, reinforced with intra-abdominal dual layer mesh, anchored with non-absorbable tacks & sutures). …”
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Follicular Fluid Vanin-1 Levels in Patients Undergoing Ivf: A Preliminary Study by Ákos Várnagy, Péter Mauchart, Gábor Nagy, József Bódis, Endre Sulyok

“…Serum and pooled FF samples were obtained simultaneously during routine IVF procedures. Vanin-1 levels were measured by using commercially available ELISA kits. …”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation for Parkinson's disease: A systematic review of clinical evidence by Subhiksha Shekar, Ramesh Venkatachalapathy, Akash Jayaraman, N. Sai Supra Siddhu

“…To provide standardized procedures and validate long-term safety and effectiveness, bigger multicentre trials are necessary.…”
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Microprocessor-controlled vs. "dump-freezing" platelet and lymphocyte cryopreservation: A quantitative and qualitative comparative study by Balint Bela, Vucetić Dušan, Drašković Biljana, Vojvodić Danilo, Brajušković Goran, Čolić Miodrag, Trkuljić Miroljub

“…Thermodynamical and cryobiological parameters responsible for cell damages during cryopreservation (cryoinjuries) have not yet been completely explained. Thus, freezing procedures should be revised, exactly optimized to obtain an enhanced structural and functional recovery of frozen- thawed cells. …”
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Optimal methods for identification of dominants for submerged aquatic vegetation on a case of the northwestern Tatar Strait by A. A. Dulenin

“…This visual method of projective cover assessment is combined with the procedure of species dividing to dominant and non-dominant groups. …”
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Reading comprehension beliefs of Mexican pre-service language teachers: a Likert scale study by Moisés Damián Perales-Escudero, Mizael Garduño Buenfil, Vilma Esperanza Portillo Campos

“…Hence, it was necessary to adapt it to identify the beliefs of pre-service language teachers. A standard procedure recommended by the literature (Prat & Doval, 2005) was used to add new items to the scale and test its psychometric properties using principal component analysis and internal consistency analysis with Cronbach´s alpha. …”
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Optimised and rapid pre-clinical screening in the SOD1(G93A) transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). by Richard J Mead, Ellen J Bennett, Aneurin J Kennerley, Paul Sharp, Claire Sunyach, Paul Kasher, Jason Berwick, Brigitte Pettmann, Guiseppe Battaglia, Mimoun Azzouz, Andrew Grierson, Pamela J Shaw

“…Such an approach will increase throughput for reduced costs, whilst reducing the severity of the experimental procedures involved.…”
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SPORT WORKOUT AND PARTICIPATION ASSOCIATED MENSTRUAL PROBLEMS AMONG ADOLESCENT ATHLETES OF ALIGARH by Dr. Abdul Roof Rather, Nazia Khan, Abdul Kaisar

“…Conclusion: The knowledge of the participants of this study about the menstruation and related problems was very weak and did not know the safe maintenance procedures. They also have the ill faith that sports participation hampers the menstrual periods. …”
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