Precision Oral Medicine: A DPR Segmentation and Transfer Learning Approach for Detecting Third Molar Compress Inferior Alveolar Nerve by Yuan-Jin Lin, Shih-Lun Chen, Yi-Cheng Mao, Tsung-Yi Chen, Cheng-Hao Peng, Tzu-Hsiang Tsai, Kuo-Chen Li, Chiung-An Chen, Wei-Chen Tu, Patricia Angela R. Abu

“…Extraction of the third molar of the mandible is one of the most common oral surgical procedures. Preoperative monitoring and assessment are crucial to mitigate neurological risks. …”
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Extended Reality “X-Reality” for Prosthesis Training of Upper-Limb Amputees: A Review on Current and Future Clinical Potential by Aya Gaballa, Reidner Santos Cavalcante, Edgard Lamounier, Alcimar Soares, John-John Cabibihan

“…Articles in the second category utilize user evaluation procedures to ensure applicability in a clinical environment. …”
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Entire aerial-aquatic trajectory modeling and optimization for trans-medium vehicles by Teng Long, Nianhui Ye, Baoshou Zhang, Jingliang Sun, Renhe Shi

“…As the most crucial procedure, the trajectory design generally determines the trans-medium flight vehicle performance. …”
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Improving precision instrument cleaning with a quality control module: implementation and outcomes by Juan Xiong, Juan Xiong, Wei Jiang, Wei Wan, Li Zuo, Ping Tu, Dong Xia Rao

“…ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of a cleaning quality control module integrated into a hospital’s Disinfection Supply Center (DSC) for improving the cleaning quality of precision surgical instruments.MethodsIn June 2023, a cleaning quality control module was implemented in our hospital’s DSC to optimize reprocessing procedures. This module recorded deviations through textual, photographic, and video records. …”
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Perioperative Practices and Outcome of Neurosurgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Institutional Experience and Retrospective Observational Analysis by Priyanka Khurana, Pragati Ganjoo, Sakshi Duggal, Kiran Lata Kiro, Lavina Dhanwani, Monica S. Tandon, Daljit Singh, Anita Jagetia

“…However, we continued with emergency neurosurgeries using our own Neurosurgical Standard Operating Procedures (NS-SOPs). We describe here our institutional neurosurgical experience and observations of a retrospective analysis done to determine the incidence of workplace-acquired COVID infection among the HCWs, and the outcome of neurosurgery performed during the early phase of the on-going pandemic. …”
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Morphological and morphometric analysis of the sacral hiatus using lumbosacral spine CT scans: clinical relevance in caudal epidural analgesia by Apurba Patra, Harmeet Kaur, Priti Chaudhary, Adil Asghar, Navneh Samagh, Jerzy A. Walocha, Bartosz Rutowicz, Karolina Brzegowy-Solewska, Dariusz Lusina, Janusz Skrzat

“…These insights can improve clinical outcomes by enhancing the accuracy and safety of caudal epidural procedures.…”
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Hybrid versus catheter ablation for Hypertrophic CardioMyopathy with Atrial Fibrillation (HCM-AF): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Yan Yao, Zhe Zheng, Lei Song, Min Tang, Le Li, Sipeng Chen, Huiming Guo, Yajie Tang, Yumei Xue

“…Follow-ups at the 3rd, 6th and 12th months will evaluate the primary endpoint of freedom from documented atrial tachycardia lasting over 30 s within 12 months post-procedure without antiarrhythmic drugs, along with secondary endpoints of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular-related mortality, cerebral stroke, peripheral vascular embolism, heart failure-related rehospitalisation, all-cause rehospitalisation and quality of life assessments.Ethics and disseminationapproval The central ethics committee at Fuwai Hospital has approved the Hypertrophic CardioMyopathy with Atrial Fibrillation trial (approval number: 2022-1736). …”
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Fistula-in-ano conversion combined with cutting seton for simple transsphincteric fistula-in-ano by Chen Fujun, Liu Changping, Li Shan, Cheng Yingjie, Zan Chaoyuan, Li Gang, Li Chengshu, Luo Chuanyun, He Ping

“…[Conclusion] Fistula-in-ano conversion combined with cutting seton is an effective procedure for simple transsphincteric fistula-in-ano. …”
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Usefulness of the Bridge Formation Method for Colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: A Propensity Score‐Matched Study by Masahiro Abe, Takemasa Hayashi, Yuta Kouyama, Yutaro Ide, Tomoya Shibuya, Yuriko Morita, Kenichi Mochizuki, Yosuke Minegishi, Eri Tamura, Taishi Okumura, Tatsuya Sakurai, Yushi Ogawa, Yasuharu Maeda, Katsuro Ichimasa, Naoya Toyoshima, Masashi Misawa, Kunihiko Wakamura, Naruhiko Sawada, Toshiyuki Baba, Tetsuo Nemoto, Shin‐ei Kudo

“…Methods and Results The two main features of the BFM are creating a large mucosal flap and leaving normal mucosa on both sides of the lesion until the bridge is made at the end of the procedure. This retrospective study included consecutive patients with 2647 colorectal lesions resected by ESD from September 2003 to December 2023. …”
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Modeling growth curve parameters in Peruvian llamas using a Bayesian approach by Ali William Canaza-Cayo, Rubén Herberht Mamani-Cato, Roxana Churata-Huacani, Francisco Halley Rodríguez-Huanca, Maribel Calsin-Cari, Ferdynand Marcos Huacani-Pacori, Oscar Efrain Cardenas Minaya, Júlio Sílvio de Sousa Bueno Filho

“…Parameters for Non-linear models for growth curves were estimated by frequentist and Bayesian procedures. The MCMC method using the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm with noninformative prior distributions was applied in the Bayesian approach. …”
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Difficult choledocholithiasis – result of overdue surgical treatment of gallstone disease by S. G. Shapovalyants, T. B. Ardasenov, A. G. Pankov, S. A. Budzinsky, V. S. Veselova

“…In 12 (4,4%) patients transpapillary procedures appeared to be impossible, all of them have been operated by surgically. …”
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A computational framework for defining and validating reproducible phenotyping algorithms of 313 diseases in the UK Biobank by Ana Torralbo, Jonathan M. Davitte, Damien C. Croteau-Chonka, Cai Ytsma, Chris Tomlinson, Natalie K. Fitzpatrick, Sheng-Chia Chung, Ghazaleh Fatemifar, Adrian S. Cortes, Tom G. Richardson, Matthew Barclay, Julia Carrasco-Zanini, Chris Finan, Harry Hemingway, Aroon D. Hingorani, Valerie Kuan, Claudia Langenberg, Georgios Lyratzopoulos, R. Thomas Lumbers, Maik Pietzner, Anoop D. Shah, Johan H. Thygesen, Natalie Zelenka, John C. Whittaker, Margaret G. Ehm, Spiros Denaxas

“…Our method integrated four medical ontologies (Read v2, CTV3, ICD-10, OPCS-4) across seven data sources, including primary care, hospital admissions, cancer and death registries, and self-reported data on diseases, procedures, and medication. Phenotypes underwent multi-layered validation, assessing data source concordance, age-sex incidence and prevalence patterns, external comparison to a representative UK EHR dataset, modifiable risk factor associations, and genetic correlations with external genome-wide association studies (GWAS). …”
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Human Chondrocytes from Human Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Seeded on a Dermal-Derived Collagen Matrix Sheet: Our Preliminary Results for a Ready to Go Biotechnolog... by Quan Tran Dang, Thao Duy Huynh, Francesco Inchingolo, Gianna Dipalma, Alessio Danilo Inchingolo, Stefania Cantore, Gregorio Paduanelli, Kieu Cao Diem Nguyen, Andrea Ballini, Ciro Gargiulo Isacco, Cong Toai Tran

“…This research opens up the possibility of generating cartilage grafts with the precise purpose of improving the existing limitation in current clinical procedures.…”
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Tetracycline impregnated bone grafts in the management of peri-implantitis and guided bone regeneration around dental implants: A systematic review by Priyanshu Kumar Shrivastava, Arifa Mahmood, Shubham Datta, Poonam Sengar, Deborah Sybil

“…Future trials are required to produce a body of evidence and to facilitate the translation of this procedure into clinical practice.…”
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Quantitative evaluation of radiation-induced heart disease in beagle dogs by speckle tracking echocardiography by Zi-Ying Wang, Long Huang, Li-Qun Li, Chun-Quan Zhang, Liang-Yun Guo, Yan-Na Liu, Ling-Min Liao

“…Conventional echocardiography and 2D speckle tracking echocardiography were performed at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months post-procedure. Additionally, six dogs were randomly selected from each group and euthanized at 3-, 6-, and 12-month post-irradiation, and their hearts were collected for histopathological testing. …”
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Proximate Composition, Minerals and Amino Acids Profiles of Selected Wild Edible Russula Species from Côte d’Ivoire by Kouassi Kouamé Appolinaire, Konan Kouassi Hubert, Kouadio Jean Parfait Eugène, Due Edmond Ahipo, Kouamé Patrice Lucien

“…The mushrooms were harvested fresh, dried in an oven at 45°C for 48 hours, ground and analyzed according to standard procedures. Proximate analysis showed high level of proteins (38.08±0.29–38.52±0.23 %), crude fibre (9.59±0.21–19.78±0.7 %), carbohydrate (39.29±1.71-41.64±1.41 %), ash (12.7±0.16– 13.80±0.10 %) and fat (4.06±0.11-5.70±0.05 %) in all species. …”
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Morphological and Genetic Characteristics of Red Snapper (Lutjanidae) in Nabire Waters by Andi Nacisa Malfin Savina Maharani, Ridwan Sala, Abdul Hamid A Toha, Debora Christin Purbani, Daniel Frikli Mokodongan, Aradea Bujana Kusuma, Bayu Pranata

“…This study aims to analyze the morphological and genetic characteristics of red snapper species and assess the evolutionary relationships among red snapper found in the sea waters. The DNA extraction procedure was conducted according to the instructions provided by the Geneaid gSYNC DNA extraction kit. …”
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Endoscopic management of candy cane syndrome with a lumen-apposing metal stent by Davekaran Buttar, MBBS, Mayank Goyal, MBBS, Ashwariya Ohri, MBBS, Andrew C. Storm, MD, Eric J. Vargas Valls, MD, MS, Barham Abu Dayyeh, MD, MPH, FASGE

“…Results: The patient tolerated the procedure well and was able to resume oral intake postoperatively. …”
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Ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block to prevent neurocognitive impairment in elderly patients after thoracoscopic lobectomy: protocol for a single-centre, double-blind,... by Wei Wu, Di Feng, Huan Xu, Hong Shi, Dan-Yang Wang, Mei-Yun Liu

“…All participants will be required to provide written informed consent before any protocol-specific procedures. Findings will be disseminated in a peer-reviewed journal and in national and/or international meetings to guide future practice.Trial registration number ChiCTR2100052633.…”
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Metabolic and bariatric surgery reduces aging biomarkers in patients with obesity, independently of achieving optimal total weight loss by Alicja Dudek, Barbara Zapała, Ilona Kawa, Karol Ciszek, Piotr Tylec, Katarzyna Cyranka, Michał Wysocki, Piotr Major

“…Conclusions: Improvements in aging markers, such as TL, DNA damage, inflammatory parameters, and TOS occur independently of weight loss rates after MBS, suggesting that weight loss indices alone do not fully capture the therapeutic success of the procedure.…”
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