Analysis and prediction of condylar resorption following orthognathic surgery by Pieter-Jan Verhelst, Sigrid Janssens, Harold Matthews, Giacomo Begnoni, Peter Claes, Eman Shaheen, Hilde Peeters, Constantinus Politis, Reinhilde Jacobs

“…Univariable analysis identified a younger age, a bimaxillary + genioplasty procedure, larger mandibular advancements, upward movements of the distal segment, a higher counterclockwise pitch of the distal segment, smaller preoperative condylar volumes and a higher anterior/posterior lower facial height ratio as risk factors on a patient level. …”
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HSF-IBI: A Universal Framework for Extracting Inter-Beat Interval from Heterogeneous Unobtrusive Sensors by Zhongrui Bai, Pang Wu, Fanglin Geng, Hao Zhang, Xianxiang Chen, Lidong Du, Peng Wang, Xiaoran Li, Zhen Fang, Yirong Wu

“…Specifically, harmonic summation (HarSum) is employed for calculating the average heart rate, which in turn guides the selection of the optimal band selection (OBS), the basic sequential algorithmic scheme (BSAS)-based template group extraction, and the template matching (TM) procedure. The optimal IBIs are determined by evaluating the signal quality index (SQI) for each heartbeat. …”
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Effect of Using a Plastic Stent with Apically Repositioned Flap in Peri-Implant Soft Tissue Augmentation: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Ahmed Hamdy, Hala K. Abd El Gaber, Dalia M. Ghalwash, Waleed M. Abbas

“…In the control group, simple interrupted sutures were applied instead of using a stent. After the surgical procedure, the width of the buccal keratinized mucosa was measured at the mesial, middle, and distal aspects of the healing abutment. …”
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Exploring cognitive Landscapes: Longitudinal Dynamics of left insula gliomas using neuropsychological inquiry, fMRI, and intra-resection real time neuropsychological testing by Elisa Cargnelutti, Marta Maieron, Serena D’Agostini, Tamara Ius, Miran Skrap, Barbara Tomasino

“…In particular, we commented that, at least in our patient series and by applying an optimized surgical procedure, surgery in the insula was safe and generally contributed to the preservation of the language functions.…”
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Self-Assembled Colloidal Photonic Crystal on the Fiber Optic Tip as a Sensing Probe by Pasquale Di Palma, Chiara Taddei, Anna Borriello, Giovanna De Luca, Michele Giordano, Agostino Iadicicco, Stefania Campopiano, Lucia Sansone

“…The achieved performances, which have been obtained by using very small active areas and an easy and reliable fabrication procedure, demonstrate the future perspectives of these fiber-optic probes for chemical and biological sensing applications.…”
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Rehablines: a Dutch further use databank to (re)use routine real world clinical data for scientific research in rehabilitation of people with physical disabilities and/or chronic d... by Rienk Dekker, Leonie A Krops, Jan H B Geertzen, Klaske van Kammen

“…A successful pilot was conducted with the pain rehabilitation team, and the procedure has been implemented across all adult rehabilitation teams.Future plans The databank aims to expand to include paediatric rehabilitation by 2025. …”
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Near-infra-red fluorescent chitosan oligosaccharide lactate for targeted cancer imaging and photothermal therapy by Sungsu Lee, Gayoung Jo, Jin Seok Jung, Dae Hyeok Yang, Hoon Hyun

“…Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a promising approach for effective cancer treatment because of its non-invasive procedure, low toxicity to normal tissues, and high tumour ablation efficiency. …”
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Effect of catheter ablation with vein of Marshall ethanol infusion for perimitral flutter in a patient with senile transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis: a case report by Simon Fitouchi, Mickael Ohana, Thomas Cardi, Laurence Jesel, Laurence Jesel, Halim Marzak, Halim Marzak

“…This case demonstrated that the VOM ethanol infusion was critical to the success of the catheter ablation procedure, resulting in a better long-term outcome.…”
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Towards a fully automated underwater census for fish assemblages in the Mediterranean Sea by Kilian Bürgi, Charles Bouveyron, Diane Lingrand, Benoit Derijard, Frédéric Precioso, Cécile Sabourault

“…The result of automated video analysis were in agreement with manual video counting, validating the autonomous and bias-free procedure for video assessment. In conclusion, utilising a minimal-human-input video method liberates the data acquisition from limiting factors (i.e. meteorological and logistical) and automation of this video analysis significantly reduces the labour and time required. …”
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Structured professional psychological judgment for assessing the risk of public danger in persons with mental disorders by O. A. Makushkina, E. V. Leurda

“…Its integration into the risk determination procedure will ensure the implementation of a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach in making judgments about the potential public danger of the patient, will increase its objectivity and evidence.…”
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Physical aspects of radiative Carreau nanofluid flow with motile microorganisms movement under yield stress via oblique penetrable wedge by Elsaid Essam M., El-Aziz Mohamed Abd, Alruwaili Amani S., Eid Mohamed R.

“…Magnetoelectric action and yield stress maintain microbe density, making it valuable for medicinal and biological procedures using useful bacteria.…”
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Analysis of failure mechanisms and behavior of LiCoO2-graphite batteries at 0 ℃ by Ke Li, Jia Niu, Yifan Hao, Jiaxin Yao, Pushpendra Kumar, Zhenhao Luo, Songtong Zhang, Jing Wang, Xiayu Zhu, Wenjie Meng, Jingyi Qiu, Guiling Wang, Hai Ming

“…To clarify the battery degradation behaviors and mechanisms, this study conducts an in-depth investigation on commercial LiCoO2-graphite batteries with various cycling procedures at 0 ℃. Previous studies usually evaluate performance at −10 ℃ and/or −20 ℃, where failure behaviors mainly occur on the electrode surfaces due to the deposition of metallic lithium. …”
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A Case of Recurrent Skin Abscesses: A Conundrum Solved after Obtaining a Thorough Sexual History by Diego P. Peralta, Aymara Y. Chang, Enrique Soto-Ruiz

“…She required multiple incision and drainage procedures in the operating room followed by antimicrobial therapy. …”
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Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations Using Micro–Multi-leaf Collimators: Analyses of Outcome by Milan Anjanappa, E. R. Jayadevan, Saju Bhasi, Sumod M. Koshy, Preethi S. George, Asha Arjunan, P. Raghukumar, Beela S. Mathew

“…Results Nineteen patients who underwent an assessment procedure were evaluable for this study. At median follow-up of 12 months, nearly two-thirds of patients had complete obliteration of the AVM and the rest had partial obliteration. …”
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Laser-written reconfigurable photonic integrated circuit directly coupled to a single-photon avalanche diode array by Giulio Gualandi, Simone Atzeni, Marco Gardina, Antonino Caime, Giacomo Corrielli, Ivan Labanca, Angelo Gulinatti, Ivan Rech, Roberto Osellame, Giulia Acconcia, Francesco Ceccarelli

“…We also show the robustness of the coupling to misalignments, demonstrating that costly alignment procedures are not needed. Finally, we exploit the SPAD array to characterize a reconfigurable Mach-Zehnder interferometer, i.e., the basic building block of multimode reconfigurable PICs. …”
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Event Marketing, Stakeholder Engagement, and Customer Loyalty in the Hotel Sector: The Mediating Role of Customer Satisfaction in South East Nigeria by Chieloka James Mokwuah, Emeka Kenechi Agina

“…A two-shaped structural equation modeling procedure was applied to analyse and test the hypotheses. …”
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How prior spectacle prescriptions shape diagnostic behavior: evidence from a randomized field experiment on vision care in Western China by Jie Yang, Junhao Wu, Yuyang Xie, Yuchen Meng, Jun Chen, Jianmin Ai, Jingchun Nie, Caimei Bai, Yaojiang Shi

“…Addressing these biases through structured diagnostic procedures and provider training may enhance diagnostic accuracy and promote greater equity in vision care delivery.…”
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Application of data mining to extract knowledge about the occurrence of fistulas after palatoplasty by Patrick Pedreira Silva, Elvio Gilberto da Silva, Vinicius Santos Andrade, Telma Vidotto de Sousa Brosco, Gabriela Aparecida Prearo, Maria Inês Pegoraro-Krook, Jeniffer de Cassia Rillo Dutka

“…Regarding surgical procedures, the Furlow technique and the Vomer flap were more frequent in patients with fistulas. …”
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"SYMBIOTIC" HEMOFILTRATION FOR CHRONIC RENAL F AILURE COMPENSATION by E. A. Yumatov, O. S. Glazachev, E. N. Dudnik, S. S. Pertsov, V. V. Raevskiy

“…The aim of our study is to develop and create a new method and apparatus for CRF patients «symbiotic» compensation, based on hemofiltration and healthy humans kidneys natural physiological functions, excluding mixing of partners blood.Method of «symbiotic» hemofiltration is based on mutual exchange of equivalent blood ultrafiltrate volumes between healthy person and CRF patient, needed to be cleansed from metabolites. During exchange procedure patient’s and a healthy person’s circulations are separated by hemofilters excluding blood mixing.During CRF patient’s blood cleansing from metabolic products separate hemofiltration of healthy donor and CRF patient in equal volumes is processed. …”
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Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Anticarcinogenic Efficacy of an Ayurvedic Formulation: Amritotharanam Kashyam by Lakshmi Sundaram Raman, Anitha Shanmuganathan, Sangeeta Chandrashekar, Prabhu Kaliyaperumal, Elumalai Perumal, Ram Krishna Rao Mudiganti, K. T. Nachammai, Langeswaran Kulanthaivel, Gowtham Kumar Subbaraj, Kirubhanand Chandrasekaran, Bharat Ramrao Sontakke, Senthilkumar Subramanian

“…This was obtained from a standard Ayurvedic vendor in Chennai (India), and GC-MS analysis was carried out according to the standard procedure. A few critical biomolecules include benzoic acid, hexadecanoic acid, 6,9-octadecadienoic acid, 9-octadecenoic acid, methyl ester (E)-, heptadecanoic acid, 16-methyl, methyl ester, methyl 18-methylnonadecanoate, tetracosanoic acid, distearin, hexadecanoic acid, and 1-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2-ethanediol ester. …”
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