Successful splenic arteriovenous shunt embolization for hepatic encephalopathy associated with splenic arteriovenous shunt and intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt by Kiichiro Ishikawa, MD, Kenji Kawakura, MD, Takashi Inoue, MD, Keiko Miyagawa, MD, Shigeki Imai, MD

“…Postembolization imaging showed decreased shunt flow. The day after the procedure, blood ammonia levels decreased to 100 µg/dL, and the flapping tremor disappeared. …”
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Russian translation and validation of SarQoL® – quality of life questionnaire for patients with sarcopenia by Yu. A. Safonova, O. M. Lesnyak, I. A. Baranova, A. K. Suleimanova, E. G. Zotkin

“…The diagnosis of sarcopenia was based on criteria developed by the European working group on sarcopenia (EWGSOP, 2010). The validation procedure was carried out in accordance with the Protocol. …”
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Achieving and Maintaining Effective Plasma Concentration of Lithium After Oral Administration by D. G. Makarevich, O. A. Grebenchikov, M. Ya. Yadgarov, L. B. Berikashvili, K. K. Kadantseva, V. V. Likhvantsev

“…In the course of this study, patients were administered oral lithium carbonate, 900 mg per day during 4 perioperative days: two days before the procedure, in the day of surgery and in the 1st postoperative day. …”
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Comparison of Postoperative Complications and Reoperation Rates of Le Fort I Osteotomies Using Demineralized Bone Matrix (DBM) or Autogenous Bone Grafts in Patients with Orofacial... by Noémi Sipos, Junnu Leikola, Arja Heliövaara, Eeva Kormi, Juho Suojanen

“…The DBM group (<i>n</i> = 103) received DBX^® (Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Edison, NJ, USA), while the ABG group (<i>n</i> = 35) received autogenous bone grafts. Surgical procedures included Le Fort I and bimaxillary osteotomies. …”
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Review on biphasic blood drying method for rapid pathogen detection in bloodstream infections by Jongwon Lim, Katherine Koprowski, Matthew Wester, Enrique Valera, Rashid Bashir

“…This represents a significant reduction in detection and identification time compared to current clinical procedures based on bacterial culture prior to PCR amplification. …”
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Quality of Life of Patients six Months after Ischemic Stroke by Ada Sánchez Lozano, Raimel PandoTorres, José Luis de la Maza Martínez, Georgina González Alba, Ernesto Julio Bernal Valladares, Ada Lozano Leblanc

“…The variables analyzed were: demographic (age, sex, origin, and labor relationship), related with the event (type of brain infarction and rehabilitation treatment). The descriptive procedure was done through central measure trends and percentages. …”
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Ex vivo oocyte retrieval for fertility preservation in an adolescent patient with recurrent ovarian dysgerminoma: a case report and review of the literature by Addison W. Alley, M.D., Leah J. Cooper, M.D., M.S., Meredith A. Humphreys, M.D., Benjamin R. Emery, M.Phil., Kenneth I. Aston, Ph.D., Zachary J. Kastenberg, M.D., Matthew X. Luo, M.D., Katherine G. Hayes, M.D., Douglas Fair, M.D., M.S., Casey Mehrhoff, D.O., M.S., Joseph M. Letourneau, M.D., Krista J. Childress, M.D.

“…The patient tolerated the procedure well and has since completed chemotherapy. …”
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Multimodal Prehabilitation in Major Abdominal Surgery—Rationale, Modalities, Results and Limitations by George Andrei Popescu, Dana Galieta Minca, Nader Mugurel Jafal, Cristian Valentin Toma, Sorin Tiberiu Alexandrescu, Radu Virgil Costea, Catalin Vasilescu

“…Nutritional support addressing malnutrition and sarcopenia also contributes to the achievement of the above-mentioned goals, particularly in patients undergoing cancer-related procedures. Psychological interventions targeting anxiety, depression and self-efficacy, as well as risk behavior modification (e.g., smoking cessation) seem to enhance recovery. …”
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Multiclass CNN Approach for Automatic Classification of Dolphin Vocalizations by Francesco Di Nardo, Rocco De Marco, Daniel Li Veli, Laura Screpanti, Benedetta Castagna, Alessandro Lucchetti, David Scaradozzi

“…A dataset of nearly 10,000 spectrograms was used to train and test the CNN through a 10-fold cross-validation procedure. The results showed that the CNN achieved an average accuracy of 95.2% and an F1-score of 87.8%. …”
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Refusal of pharmacological treatment: prevalence and clinical importance by S. Yu. Martsevich, N. P. Kutishenko, E. P. Kalaydzhyan, Yu. V. Lukina, A. V. Zagrebelnyy, V. V. Tsaregorodtseva, O. S. Afonina, N. P. Zolotareva, M. L. Ginzburg, O. M. Drapkina

“…Most of these studies examine not only the refusal to take medications but also the discontinuation of specific therapeutic procedures, as well as the underlying reasons for such refusals. …”
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Design, implementation and monitoring of a Demand Responsive Transport service for student leisure transfers: The case study of University of Trieste by Caterina Caramuta, Alessia Grosso, Giovanni Longo, Chiara Ricchetti, Lucia Rotaris

“…Consequently, a mobile application was developed to digitize the procedures of booking, tracing and paying bus transfers, other than monitoring the performances of the DRT service. …”
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Development and Validation of Conditions for the Determination of Residual Organic Solvents – Acetic Acid in the Silver Salt Substance 4-[4-(atsetilaminosul'fonil)fenil]-6-(4-bromf... by E. N. Lyust, O. V. Bobrovskaya, V. L. Gein

“…This paper reflects the results of the choice of gas chromatographic conditions for determining the residual organic solvent (acetic acid) in the substance, these conditions are evaluated according to the validation indicators required for analytical methods.Conclusion. A procedure has been developed for determining the residual organic solvent in the substance of the silver salt 4-[4-(acetylaminosulfonyl)phenyl]-6-(4-bromophenyl)-5-(2-nitrophenyl)-3,5-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazole-3-one, the methodology was validated.…”
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EXPERIENCE OF ANKLE JOINT REPLACEMENT by D. L. Miroshnikov, O. V. Sabodashevsky, A. A. Afaunov, I. I. Zamyatin, H. H. Matar, Yu. V. Napakh

“…Ankle joint replacement with modern implants allows to achieve the positive immediate and long-term results in 92.3% cases and it is a hi-tech alternative to arthrodesis procedures.…”
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Novel Cryopreservation Approach Providing Off-the-Shelf Availability of Human Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Clinical Applications by Olena Rogulska, Olga Tykhvynska, Olena Revenko, Viktor Grischuk, Svitlana Mazur, Natalia Volkova, Roman Vasyliev, Alexander Petrenko, Yuriy Petrenko

“…For MSC cryopreservation, we applied sucrose pretreatment procedure and xeno-free cryoprotective medium containing human platelet-poor blood plasma (PPP), sucrose, and nontoxic concentration of DMSO. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Local Heat and Foot Massage in Reducing the Pain Caused by Heel Blood Sampling in Neonates by Reyhaneh Barzegari, Seyed Hamid Seyed Bagheri, Hassan Khodadadi, Tabandeh Sadeghi

“…Background: Given the inevitability of heel blood sampling for thyroid testing in neonates, this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of local heat and foot massage in reducing pain caused by the procedure. Methods: This experimental study was conducted on neonates admitted to a healthcare center for thyroid testing in Rafsanjan, southeast Iran. …”
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Synthesis of Polyesters from AB Tung Oil-based Polyol Monomers Through Step-growth Polymerization Reactions by Eni Budiyati, Hartini Hartini, Rochmadi Rochmadi, Arief Budiman, Budhijanto Budhijanto

“…TOBPs are polyols made from Tung oil through a series of hydroxylation and epoxidation procedures. They have hydroxyl (OH) and carboxylic (COOH) functional groups. …”
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Real-world implementation and adaptation to local settings of first trimester preeclampsia screening in Italy: a systematic review by Silvia Amodeo, Giulia Bonavina, Anna Seidenari, Paolo Ivo Cavoretto, Antonio Farina

“…Methods: We performed a systematic review of the literature to understand the critical issues hampering the implementation of PE screening procedures in Italy. All studies on first trimester PE screening in the Italian population were eligible for inclusion. …”
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German Translation and Validation of the FACE-Q Nose and Nostrils Subscales by Nadia Sadok, MD, PhD, Marius Mischke, Tobias Bastian, MD, Stefan Mattheis, MD, Stephan Lang, MD, Kerstin Stähr, MD

“…The FACE-Q rhinoplasty module is a validated tool used to assess patient satisfaction in aesthetic procedures, but a German version was previously unavailable. …”
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Comparison of A Mini-Clinical evaluation exercise with the routine logbook in assessing clinical competence of operating room trainees: A parallel randomized controlled trial by Sara Bagheri, Amin Sedigh, Zahra Zarei, Mozhgan Kazemzadeh, Nader Sharifi

“…Abstract Background Enhancing the skills of future operating room students, who will have a crucial role in surgical procedures, necessitates the adoption of innovative training techniques. …”
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Porosity and pore size distribution in high-viscosity and conventional glass ionomer cements: a micro-computed tomography study by Aline Borburema Neves, Laísa Inara Gracindo Lopes, Tamiris Gomes Bergstrom, Aline Saddock Sá da Silva, Ricardo Tadeu Lopes, Aline de Almeida Neves

“…After reconstruction, segmentation procedures, and image analysis, total porosity and pore size distribution were obtained for specimens in each group. …”
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