Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) for Population-Based Data Collection in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions by Ha Thanh Le, Dung Viet Tien Vu, Thi Ngoc Anh Nguyen, Hang Tran Thi, Tan Viet Nguyen, Thao Phuong Tran, Aria Kekalih, Samita Rijal, Dewi Friska, Raph L. Hamers, Abhilasha Karkey, Mary Chambers, Jennifer Ilo Van Nuil, Sonia Lewycka

“…To overcome these challenges, we included regular team meetings, training, supervision, and automated error-checking procedures. The main types of errors that remained were incomplete and duplicate records due to disruption during data collection. …”
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Long‐term of epicardial radiofrequency ablation and benefit for recurrent ventricular arrhythmia in Brugada syndrome: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Arga Setyo Adji MD, Atiyatum Billah MD, Juliardi Eka Putra Sit MD, Bryan Gervais deLiyis MD, Angga Nugraha MD, Angela Puspita MD, FICEP, Abdillah Maulana Satrioaji MD, Ragil Nur Rosyadi MD, FIHA

“…Conclusion Epicardial RFA is associated with a significant reduction in recurrent VAs (83%) and ICD shock rates (87%) in patients with BrS. The procedure demonstrates a favorable long‐term safety profile, with no mortality reported in the included studies.…”
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Salvaging the Digit in Invasive Subungual Malignancies Using a Triple Technique under Awake Local Anesthesia by Samer Abdel Al, Mohamad K. Abou Chaar, Ala’a Aldeen Alkhatib, Muhamad Al-Qawasmi, Mohammad Barham, Sameer Yaser, Samer Salah, Abed Al Raheem Suleiman, Wafa Asha

“…These two case reports contribute by reporting a successful digit salvage. The safety of this procedure could be confirmed by larger series and longer follow-up periods.…”
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Development of an Ion‐Sensitive Field‐Effect Transistor Device for High‐Performance Diagnostic and Clinical Biomedical Applications by M. Duraisamy, M. Thangavel, S. Lalitha, K. Jayaram, S. Kumarganesh, K. Martin Sagayam, Binay Kumar Pandey, Digvijay Pandey, Suresh Kumar Sahani

“…Rigorous calibration and testing procedures ensure precise and reproducible measurements. …”
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The lateral patellar retinaculum is thicker in paediatric and adolescent patients with patellofemoral instability: An MRI analysis by Danielle E. Chipman, Emilie Lijesen, Peter M. Cirrincione, Danielle S. Gorelick, Shae K. Simpson, Douglas N. Mintz, Daniel W. Green

“…There was no statistical difference in patients undergoing MPFL reconstruction and the occurrence of a lateral release/lengthening procedure. Conclusion The LPR was significantly thicker on preoperative MRI in patients undergoing MPFL reconstruction compared to a comparison cohort, indicating that increased LPR thickness is a potential marker of patellofemoral instability on imaging. …”
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Runaway resorption of microcracks contributes to age-related hip-fracture patients by Marena Gray, Oliver Boughton, Crispin Wiles, Christina Reinhard, Nghia T. Vo, Robert Atwood, Richard Stavri, Justin P. Cobb, Ulrich Hansen, Richard L. Abel

“…Morphological and mechanical data were compared and correlated using Mann Whitney U test and Pearson’s rank correlation. All the procedures performed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the Imperial College Tissue Bank (R13004) and the 1984 Declaration of Helsinki. …”
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Estimation of absorbed doses in patients’ organs from the released radionuclide-label during radionuclide therapy with ²²⁵Ac by A. E. Petrova, L. A. Chipiga, A. V. Vodovatov, A. A. Stanzhevsky, D. N. Maystrenko, A. A. Lumpov, A. B. Sinyukhin, I. V. Boykov, T. E. Rameshvili

“…The preparation of the radiopharmaceuticals and its quality control prior to its administration to the patient is one of the important elements of nuclear medicine procedures. The instability of the compound can lead to a change in the distribution of the radionuclide in the patient’s body, a decrease in the effectiveness of treatment, as well as to unjustified irradiation of healthy organs and tissues. …”
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Subclinical Mastitis Related to <i>Streptococcus canis</i> Infection in Dairy Cattle by Alessio Sposato, Laura Del Sambro, Stefano Castellana, Elisabetta Catalano, Michela Galgano, Antonella Castellana, Annamaria Caffò, Viviana Manzulli, Marta Caruso, Leonardo Marino, Angelica Milano, Luciana Addante

“…Conventional bacteriology procedures were performed; DNA of the bacterial strains was extracted, sequenced, and submitted to bioinformatic analysis. …”
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Use of view-adjustable video laryngeal mask versus endotracheal intubation for airway management during anaesthesia for arthroscopic surgery: a randomized trial by Chun-Jing Geng, Guang-Lei Su, Ying Deng, Zhu-Kai Cong, Dan-dan Feng, Si-Yuan Zhang, Hai-Li Cao, Hong Zeng

“…These parameters were then compared between the two groups.Results During the intubation and extubation procedures, the SafeLM group demonstrated significantly lower mean arterial pressure and heart rate compared to the ETI group (p < 0.001). …”
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Delayed endovascular surgery in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction due to massive culprit arterial thrombosis in the prevention of slow/no-reflow phenom... by A. V. Azarov, S. P. Semitko, A. S. Zhuravlev, D. G. Ioseliani, I. Kh. Kamolov, I. S. Melnichenko, O. V. Zakharova, S. N. Puzin, I. A. Kovalchuk

“…In the immediate CAS group, the PCI procedure ended with routine stent implantation, and in the delayed CAS group, stent implantation was delayed for at least 5 days.Results. …”
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ROLE OF IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL ANALYSISIN EVALUATION OF PREGRAVID ENDOMETRIUM IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION PROGRAM by V. A. Krutova, Ya. A. Kovalenko, L. M. Chuprinenko, A. A. Ordokova, O. V. Tarabanova

“…In order to overcome many different causes of female infertility a complex of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures was established. More than 100 bioactive substances influence the process of nidation. …”
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Electroporation of CRISPR/Cas9 Targeting Neurogenin 3 (NGN3) in Porcine Embryos and Its Effects on Mosaicism and Off-Target Effects by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) by Insung Park, Sergio Navarro-Serna, Raquel M. Pinho, Trish Berger, Elizabeth A. Maga, Joaquín Gadea, Seung K. Kim, Pablo J. Ross

“…Electroporation has been proposed as an easier and faster procedure compared to single embryo injection. Methods: Using a synthetic guide-RNA targeting porcine NGN3, we optimized the electroporation conditions to effectively introduce CRISPR/Cas9 in porcine zygotes and evaluate its effects on mosaicism and off-targets. …”
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Technical outcomes and postprocedural courses of mucosal incision‐assisted biopsy for possible gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A series of 48 cases (with video) by Eriko Koizumi, Osamu Goto, Shun Nakagome, Tsugumi Habu, Yumiko Ishikawa, Kumiko Kirita, Hiroto Noda, Kazutoshi Higuchi, Takeshi Onda, Teppei Akimoto, Jun Omori, Naohiko Akimoto, Katsuhiko Iwakiri

“…Technical success, adverse events, and clinical courses following the procedure were evaluated. Results In 48 MIAB cases with a median tumor diameter of 16 mm, the success rate of tissue sampling and the diagnostic rate were 96% and 92%, respectively. …”
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Prevalence of malaria parasites among blood donors in two hospitals in Enugu metropolis, Nigeria by Samuel ThankGod Aluh, Patience Obiageli Ubachukwu, Kyrian Ikenna Onah, Gabriel Adebayo Oladepo, Chidi Ole Ukwen, Fupsin Rimamkirnde

“…Introduction: Screening of blood donors for malaria parasites as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) is currently not included in the protocols and procedures for pre-screening blood donors of many private and public health facilities in Nigeria. …”
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Cryptogenic pituitary abscess: Two case reports from Indonesia highlighting diagnostic challenges and atypical clinical-radiological features by Donny Wisnu Wardhana, Farhad Balafif, Tommy Alfandy Nazwar, Fachriy Balafif, Ibrahim Yusuf Nasution, Saddam Husein Saputra, Koernia Hezkia Yonathan, Anisa Nur Kholipah

“…Both patients underwent endonasal transsphenoidal hypophysectomy and received antibiotic therapy. The surgical procedure successfully removed the abscess with minimal complications, although the underlying infectious cause remained unidentified. …”
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Lower Lip Reconstruction With the New Ascending Mental Artery Perforator Flap by Maurizio Verga, MD, Veronica Fasoli, MD, Raquel Leão Kessels, MB, Annachiara Tellarini, MD, Ferruccio Paganini, MD, Valdatta Luigi, MD, Marcello Carminati, MD

“…All patients were satisfied with the functional and aesthetic final outcomes checked by long-term follow-up through clinical examination and photographs/videos (from 14 to 50 mo, with an average follow-up of 26.2 mo). This surgical procedure allows us to raise a safe and easy-to-harvest locoregional flap within a relatively short operative time, bringing a great amount of similar tissue to what is required for reconstruction. …”
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Radiobiological Evaluation of Dosimetric Plans for Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer According to Fractionation Regimen by E. S. Sukhikh, I. N. Sheyno, L. G. Sukhikh, A. V. Taletskiy, A. V. Vertinskiy, P. V. Izhevskiy

“…Using the tomographic information of five patients with low-risk prostate adenocarcinoma as an example, the authors devised dosimetric radiation therapy plans using the volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) procedure. They considered the range of total doses of 33.5 to 38 Gy administered in 4 and 5 fractions. …”
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Linearity of Structure Kernels in Main-sequence and Subgiant Solar-like Oscillators by Lynn Buchele, Earl P. Bellinger, Saskia Hekker, Sarbani Basu

“…Using these grids, we examine two different parts of the inversion procedure. First, we examine what we call the “kernel errors,” which measure how well the mode sensitivity functions can recover known frequency differences between two models. …”
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Long-term deformation behavior and hanger force adjustment scheme of a prestressed concrete continuous rigid-frame arch bridge by Wenshan Gao, Bosen Wang, Jinsong Zhu, Yanlei Wang, Yijun Zhang, Shen Zhou, Jiuxing Zhang

“…Then, the influence matrix is used to calculate the hanger forces during the adjustment process and derive a procedure that meets structural safety requirements. …”
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Factors Influencing Litigation Compensation in Plastic Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis in China by Xueshang Su, MD, Yutong Liang, MD, Jun Zhuang, MD, Qingqian Wei, MD, Ziming Zhang, MD, Xue Ouyang, MD, Haixia Jiang, MD, Na Cai, MD, Jintian Hu, MD, Bo Ding, MD

“…In 72.2% (26 of 36) of the cases, disputes were resolved through compensation, with the majority involving facial plastic surgery, including procedures on the skin, eyes, nose, forehead, ears, and jaw. …”
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