Language brain dominance in patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy: a comparative study between functional magnetic resonance imaging and dichotic listening test Determina... by Denise Ren da Fontoura, Daniel de Moraes Branco, Mauricio Anés, Jaderson Costa da Costa, Mirna Wetters Portuguez

“…These findings indicate that DLT (a non-invasive procedure) could be a useful tool to evaluate language brain dominance in pre-surgical epileptic patients as it is cheaper to perform than fMRI.…”
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La introducció de la dimensió europea en el currículum de l'Educació Secundària Obligadtòria (ESO): una experiència d'avaluació participativa by Pilar Folgueiras Bertomeu, Ma. Paz Sandín Esteban

“…The article presents the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of this experiment as well as the procedures implemented and the results obtained during these three years of research.…”
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Customized 3D‐Printed Resurfacing Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Severely Malunited Distal Humerus Associated With Posttraumatic Elbow Stiffness: A Case Report and Review of the... by Kehan Hua, Jianyu Zhang, Maoqi Gong, Yejun Zha, Xieyuan Jiang

“…For young and high‐demand patients suffering from grievous bony deformity but with no/mild joint degeneration, total elbow arthroplasty is not a suitable option, and hemiarthroplasty often results in a significant amount of bone stock loss, making it difficult to perform a revision procedure. Resurfacing arthroplasty has been applied in the shoulder, hip, and knee joints, as well as the radiocapitellar joint. …”
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Profile of a patient with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in actual clinical practice by V. V. Ryabov, A. E. Gombozhapova, S. V. Demyanov

“…A total of 176 patients (79,6%) underwent the invasive procedures. Endovascular myocardial revascularization was performed in 97 patients (43,9%), while in the group over 75 years old — in 16 (7%) patients. …”
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All‐cause and cardiovascular mortality after hysterectomy and oophorectomy in a large cohort (HUNT2) by Trond M. Michelsen, Tina Ellinor Rosland, Bjørn O. Åsvold, Are H. Pripp, Astrid H. Liavaag, Nora Johansen

“…Abstract Introduction Hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy are common major surgical procedures that have been associated with increased mortality risk. …”
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When Multimodal Large Language Models Meet Computer Vision: Progressive GPT Fine-Tuning and Stress Testing by Konstantinos I. Roumeliotis, Nikolaos D. Tselikas, Dimitrios K. Nasiopoulos

“…Leveraging GPT-4o’s newly available multimodal capabilities, we implemented a four-phase progressive training procedure across varying image resolutions (100, 200, and 400 pixels). …”
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Experiences and perceptions about vaccines and reporting of adverse events following immunisation: a qualitative study among mothers in Northern Ghana by Daniel Weibel, Abraham Oduro, Miriam Sturkenboom, Nana Akosua Ansah, Samuel Tomilola Oladokun, Enyonam Duah, Patrick Ansah, Samuel Tamti Chatio

“…This study explored the knowledge and experiences of mothers in northern Ghana regarding vaccine safety and adverse event reporting procedures.Methods This cross-sectional exploratory study used a qualitative research design that involved 10 focus group discussions (FGDs) with mothers from 5 administrative regions in resource-limited Northern Ghana. …”
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Treatment algorithm for robotic transplant ureteral stricture repair by Emily Ji, Jonathan Rosenfeld, Devin Boehm, Rebecca Arteaga, Jaewoo Kim, Aidan Raikar, Ziho Lee

“…Patients and surgical procedure: In patients with favorable anatomy, where the bladder can be mobilized to healthy ureter or the renal pelvis, our preference is to perform a nontransecting side-to-side anastomosis. …”
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LEFT ATRIAL ELECTROANATOMIC SUBSTRATE AS A PREDICTOR OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RECURRENCE AFTER CIRCULAR RADIOFREQUENCY PULMONARY VEINS ISOLATION. OBSERVATIONAL PROSPECTIVE STUDY RESU... by V. S. Orshanskaya, A. V. Kamenev, L. A. Belyakova, E. N. Mikhaylov, D. S. Lebedev

“…All of the patients were followed up at least for 3 years and AF recurrence rate and redo procedures were recorded.Results. A mean relative EAS area was 13.8±10.3% and 32.6±18.5% in patients with paroxysmal and persistent AF, respectively (P=0,02). …”
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Radiogenomic approach to glial tumors imaging under conditions of initial diagnostic measures: adaptation principles development by N. E. Maslov, G. E. Trufanov, V. M. Moiseenko, D. A. Valenkova, A. Yu. Efimtsev, N. A. Plakhotina, A. S. Sidorina

“…Despite the fact that biopsy is considered to be the «gold standard» for brain tumors differential diagnosis, it is though quite difficult to perform due to the complexity of surgical access, common cases of the repeat procedure impossibility, serious complications and mortality.Aim: a search for imaging features providing prognostic data on the presence of certain mutations and gene expression in gliomas, obtained using traditional pulse sequences and characterized by the absence of restrictions on applicability depending on the tumors visible morphological features.Material and methods: retrospective analysis of 49 eligible patients' primary brain MRI data between 2021 and 2023 from Almazov National Medical Research Centre (n = 31) and Napalkov Oncological Centre (n = 18) with glial tumors and subsequently identified status of the target variable; preprocessing of MR images using the histogram matching; regions of interest determination and semi-automated slice-by-slice segmentation with subsequent extraction of radiomics features; search for predictive radiomics features regarding the status of target variable using statistical analysis tools.Results. …”
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Enhancing nursing practice through patient outcome measures: a framework for optimizing care in intracranial surgery by Rasha Hassan Abbas Shady, Rasha Hafez Ramadan El-Shaboury, Reham AbdElhamed AbdElmawla Elsaid, Shereen Abd El-Moniem Ahmed, Ghada Gamal Badawy, Warda Elshahat Hamed, Rania Rabie El-Etreby, Ayman Muhammad Kamel Senosy

“…Abstract Background The nursing practices are evidence-based and have not been systematically applied to patients undergoing intracranial surgeries, which is one of the most critical procedures for treating brain diseases. Nursing care prevents complications, minimizes infections, and ensures a healthy, speedy recovery across preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases. …”
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Artificial intelligence in molecular and genomic prostate cancer diagnostics by A. O. Morozov, A. K. Bazarkin, S. V. Vovdenko, M. S. Taratkin, M. S. Balashova, D. V. Enikeev

“…The use of AI capabilities is more appropriate for blood and urine analysis, procedures that do not require additional economic costs for biomaterial sampling. …”
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Ultrasound-guided mandibular nerve block combined with superficial cervical plexus nerve block in patients undergoing radical surgery for tongue canceron: a randomized controlled t... by Yongjun Liu, Wenjie Sun, Shibiao Chen, Shiping Yin, Gaofeng Fan

“…Given the considerable size of the surgical area and the prolonged duration associated with radical tongue cancer procedures, these factors significantly hinder postoperative recovery, particularly in elderly patients. …”
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Road traffic accidents and its determinants among Kenyan households: analysis of the 2022 national health survey using multilevel modeling by Bewuketu Terefe, Mahlet Moges Jembere, Bikis Liyew

“…Enumeration areas served as the primary sampling units, and households served as the secondary sampling units in a stratified two-stage cluster sampling procedure. Key causes of road traffic accidents in Kenya were investigated using univariate and multivariable multilevel logistic regressions. …”
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Ce que révèlent les contrats de mariage des Français établis ou nés à Bizerte (1897-1918) by Belhassen Sahli

“…Before the establishment of the French Protectorate, Tunisia did not have a civil status law that included all groups residing in the country: Tunisian Muslims were subject to Sharia courts, while Jews performed their civil procedures before rabbinical courts. As for foreigners, they came under consular jurisdictions. …”
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LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE by O. N. Reznik, A. N. Ananiev, E. S. Nevirovich, V. S. Daineko, A. E. Skvortsov, A. A. Kutenkov, D. O. Kuzmin

“…Patients after laparoscopic procedures were activated in 2–3 days (2.63 ± 0.23), after open operations on 4–5 (4.13 ± 0.39, p < 0.05). …”
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Development and cross-validation of LMS-based normative reference standards and health benefits zones for muscular strength among adolescents by age and sex by Yang Yang, Syed Ghufran Hadier, Syed Ghufran Hadier, Liu Long, Syed Muhammad Zeeshan Haider Hamdani, Syed Muhammad Zeeshan Haider Hamdani, Syed Danish Hamdani

“…The robustness of the generated standards was examined through internal cross-validation using a back-generation procedure to confirm high predictive accuracy.ResultsBoys demonstrated significantly higher muscular strength than girls across all ages (p < 0.001), with strength increasing progressively with age in both sexes. …”
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Thermogravimetric data suggest synergy between different organic fractions and clay in soil structure formation by Ivan Šimkovic, Andrej Hrabovský, Adela Joanna Hamerníková, Silvia Ihnačáková, Pavel Dlapa

“…Besides determining basic properties and nutrient availability, stability of soil aggregates was quantified using wet sieving (WS) and rainfall simulation (RS) procedures. The samples were analyzed by thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC). …”
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Modified transventricular and transaortic mitral valve edge-to-edge repair mimicking MitraClip overcorrectionCentral MessagePerspective by Nestoras Papadopoulos, MD, PhD, Omer Dzemali, MD, PhD, Luisa Bott, MD, Vasileios Ntinopoulos, MD, Aleksandra Miskovic, MD, Anton Moritz, MD, PhD

“…Indication was grade 2+ functional mitral valve incompetence and dilated or impaired left ventricle (N = 25; 52%), or grade 3+ (N = 22; 45%) and grade 4+ functional mitral valve regurgitation (N = 2; 4%). Surgical procedure included aortic root surgery in 65%, aortic valve replacement with surgical revascularization in 18%, and Dor-plasty with surgical revascularization in 14%. …”
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Evaluating Fitbits for Assessment of Physical Activity and Sleep in Pediatric Pain: Feasibility and Acceptability Pilot Study by Bridget A Nestor, Andreas M Baumer, Justin Chimoff, Benoit Delecourt, Camila Koike, Nicole Tacugue, Roland Brusseau, Nathalie Roy, Israel A Gaytan-Fuentes, Navil Sethna, Danielle Wallace, Joe Kossowsky

“…MethodsWe investigated participant experience of Fitbit use over 3 to 4 weeks for a sample of youth with acute pain undergoing either orthopedic or cardiac surgical procedures (N=34, mean age 14.46, SD 3.70 years, 47.06% [n=36] female) and a sample of youth with chronic pain enrolled in an intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment program (N=28, mean age 15.00, SD 2.33 years, 82.14% [n=23] female). …”
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