Assessment of humeral head perfusion after proximal humeral fracture - study protocol for evaluation of MR-based imaging techniques by Angelina Garkisch, Dagmar-C. Fischer, Thomas Mittlmeier, Sven Märdian, Bastian Klaan, Marc-André Weber, Andreas Erbersdobler, Stephan Pauly, Patrick Gahr

“…Vascular disruption can lead to delayed avascular necrosis of the humeral head, which may result in failure of the fixation procedure and the need for revision surgery. MRI pulse sequences with zero echo time (ZTE) provide “CT-like” images of the bone, while dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE MRI) allows for visualization and quantification of vascular permeability, blood flow, and clearance rates within the bone. …”
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Presentation of Financial Assets in the Monetary Statistics by V. N. Salin, O. Y. Sitnikova, L. Y. Arhangelskaya

“…In the paper, the authors considered the essence, functions, classifications of financial assets and liabilities, applied structural and dynamic data analysis, as well as methods of theoretical research in the form of generalization, comparison and special analytical procedures based on official statistics from Rosstat, the Bank of Russia, the Ministry of Finance and international statistical organizations.Results. …”
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COMMUNICATION BARRIERS OF UKRAINIAN CITIZENS DURING COMMUNICATION IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE by Harkusha Inesa, Vasylieva Anna

“…It is noted that at the present stage, communication is considered in the context of rational structures of identification and individualization and includes such procedures as quantitative numbering, awareness of belonging to a generation and qualitative identification of a person. …”
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Robot-assisted laparoscopic ureteropelvic junction plasty in children using the da Vinci Xi robotic system: a Russian first experience by V. V. Sizonov, A. G. Makarov, S. M. Pakus, D. G. Kvaratskhelia, E. V. Orlova, S. G. Piskunova, M. I. Kogan

“…The etiology of the ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) was determined as follows: an UPJO internal cause was identified in 6 patients (43%), whereas an external cause (‘conflict’ vessel) was detected in 8 patients (57%).All patients underwent robot-assisted dissecting pyeloplasty without reduction resection of the renal pelvis. The surgical procedure was executed with the patient positioned on the side contralateral to the site of obstruction. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Data Protection in E-commerce B2C Contracts in Georgia and the European Union by Nato Gugava, Lika Kobaladze, Tamta Kenia, Oliko Kobakhidze

“…Online portals, mobile applications and digital platforms allow citizens to receive servicies remotely, which, on the one hand, reduces necessity of on-site visits and bureauctratic procedures, however, on the other hand, increases the risk of personal data disclosure processed in such manner. …”
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Biomechanical Comparison of Two Plantar Lapidus Plating Systems by Felix Werneburg MD, Maria Felsberg MD, Juliane Beschauner MD, Christin Arnold MD, Darius Arbab MD, PhD, Heike Kielstein MD, Alexander Zeh MD, Karl-Stefan Delank MD, Natalia Gutteck MD

“…Tarsometatarsal arthrodesis is a widely used procedure for severe HV deformities, with plantar plate fixation demonstrating superior biomechanical outcomes. …”
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Early identification of mild cognitive impairment: an innovative model using ocular biomarkers by Lingjing Zhang, Lingjing Zhang, Yanwei Wang, Yuming Liu, Zi Ye, Zhaohui Li

“…Current diagnostic procedures for AD are both costly and highly invasive for patients. …”
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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Biopsy with Stylet and Suction Versus No Stylet No Suction for the Diagnosis of Pancreatic and Non-Pancreatic Lesions by Ahmed MA, Ahmed MY, Shaaban HE, Abou Elenin SEA, El-Habashi AA, Belabbes F, Tag-Adeen M, Abdellatef A, Okasha HH

“…Marwa A Ahmed,1 Mohamed Yousri Ahmed,1 Hossam Eldin Shaaban,2 Sameh EA Abou Elenin,3 Ahmed Ali El-Habashi,1 Fatima Belabbes,4 Mohammed Tag-Adeen,5 Abeer Abdellatef,6 Hussein Hassan Okasha6 1National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; 2Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo, 11796, Egypt; 3Gastroenterology Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11796, Egypt; 4Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health and Sciences, Casablanca, and Research Entity, Mohammed VI Center for Research & Innovation, Rabat, Morocco; 5Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Qena Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt; 6Department of Internal Medicine, Hepatogastroenterology division, Kasr Al-Aini Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptCorrespondence: Hossam Eldin Shaaban, Email hsshaaban@aol.comBackground: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided tissue acquisition is the procedure of choice to obtain samples to diagnose pancreatic and non-pancreatic lesions. …”
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MORPHOGENESIS OF BRANCHIOGENIC GLANDS OF THE NECK IN THE FETAL PERIOD OF ONTOGENESIS by О. Білоокий, Т. Хмара, Д. Проняєв, В. Безрук

“…The obtained data on individual anatomical variability of the pineal glands should be taken into account by endocrinologists and ultrasonographers when performing diagnostic and surgical procedures. …”
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Traduction francophone du Swallowing Outcome After Laryngectomy (SOAL) by Emmanuelle Bertrand, Marion Girod-Roux, Guillaume Buiret

“…Le seuil permettant un meilleur compromis sensibilité / spécificité du SOAL-f était ≥7 A ce seuil, sa sensibilité était de 93,2%, sa spécificité de 100%, sa valeur prédictive positive de 100% et sa valeur prédictive négative de 91,2%. La procédure de test-retest a montré une bonne stabilité temporelle des réponses. …”
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Epidemiologia das queimaduras no estado de Minas Gerais Epidemiology of burns in Minas Gerais by Carlos Eduardo Guimarães Leão, Elton Silva de Andrade, Dreyfus Silva Fabrini, Ricardo Araújo de Oliveira, Giselle Lelis Burgarelli Machado, Leandro Costa Gontijo

“…During the monitoring period, 984 debridement and 584 grafting procedures were performed. CONCLUSIONS: The obtained data are similar to those available in the literature. …”
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Water use and crop coefficient of subsurface drip-irrigated lettuce in Central Arizona Demanda hídrica e coeficiente de cultura da alface irrigada por gotejamento sub-superficial n... by Aureo S. de Oliveira, Edward C. Martin, Donald C. Slack, Edward J. Pegelow, Allen D. Folta

“…Basal crop Kc was expressed as a function of cumulative growing degree days following a multiple linear regression procedure in which the data were fitted with a Fourier sine series model with up to six coefficients. …”
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Treatment Planning Strategies for Interstitial Ultrasound Ablation of Prostate Cancer by Pragya Gupta, Tamas Heffter, Muhammad Zubair, I-Chow Hsu, E. Clif Burdette, Chris J. Diederich

“…Conclusions: Prostate-specific simulations of interstitial ultrasound applicators were used to generate a library of thermal-dose distributions to visually optimize and set applicator positioning and directivity during a priori treatment planning pre-procedure. Anatomic 3D forward treatment planning in patient-specific models, along with optional temperature-based feedback control, demonstrated single and multi-applicator implant strategies to effectively ablate focal disease while affording protection of normal tissues.…”
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Determination of 13 Halogenated Organic Additives in Plastics of Electronic Products by Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry by Rui-fen ZHENG, Yi-zhe ZHU, Ling LIU, Shi-rong MA, Jun-xian HE, Cai-ming TANG

“…The sample extraction, purification procedures, and the detection parameters of LC-HRMS were optimized. …”
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Influencia de la temperatura y humedad ambiental en la incidencia de infecciones de prótesis articulares by I. Iriberri-Etxabeguren, I. Rey-Urdiain, I. Larrañaga-Imendji, J. Revuelta-González

“…The association between infection cases and environmental temperature and humidity was analyzed for both the day of surgical intervention and the week following the procedure. Results: Sixty-three cases of infection (3.4%) were identified. …”
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A novel framework for esophageal cancer grading: combining CT imaging, radiomics, reproducibility, and deep learning insights by Muna Alsallal, Hanan Hassan Ahmed, Radhwan Abdul Kareem, Anupam Yadav, Subbulakshmi Ganesan, Aman Shankhyan, Sofia Gupta, Kamal Kant Joshi, Hayder Naji Sameer, Ahmed Yaseen, Zainab H. Athab, Mohaned Adil, Bagher Farhood

“…These models were validated with strict training and testing procedures to ensure effective cancer grading. Results This study analyzed the reliability and performance of radiomic and deep learning features for grading esophageal cancer. …”
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Robust Higher-Order Nonsingular Terminal Sliding Mode Control of Unknown Nonlinear Dynamic Systems by Quanmin Zhu, Jianhua Zhang, Zhen Liu, Shuanghe Yu

“…Three simulated bench test examples, in which two of them have representatively numerical challenges and the other is a two-link rigid robotic manipulator with two input and two output (TITO) operational mode as a typical multi-degree interconnected nonlinear dynamics tool, are studied to demonstrate the effectiveness of the MFTSMC and employed to show the user-transparent procedure to facilitate the potential applications. …”
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Cell-free hemoglobin is associated with microcirculatory perfusion disturbances and acute kidney injury in rats on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Carolien Volleman, Dionne P. C. Dubelaar, Philippa G. Phelp, Roselique Ibelings, Anita M. Tuip-de Boer, Chantal A. Polet, Walter M. van den Bergh, Alexander P. J. Vlaar, Charissa E. van den Brom

“…Methods Rats were exposed to 75 min of ECMO or a sham procedure as control (n = 8 per group). Hemodynamic, blood gas, and microcirculatory perfusion parameters were monitored throughout the experiment. …”
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Treating Lower Phantom Limb Pain in the Postoperative Acute Care Setting Using Virtual Reality: Protocol for a 4-Phase Development and Feasibility Trial by Renée El-Gabalawy, Megan Crooks, Michael Sean Dyck Smith, Elizabeth Hammond, Patrick Gross, Marinya Roznik, David Perrin, Kristin Reynolds, Gabrielle Logan, Lily Pankratz, Hilary Johnson, Linda Girling, Daniel Wiebe

“…Phase 4 (underway) aims to evaluate the acceptability and pilot outcomes of the VR-GMI program in hospital and home settings as well as improve study procedures for a future randomized controlled trial (phase 4A). …”
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PREDICATIVE ARRANGEMENT OF NATIONAL ANTHEM TEXTS IN ENGLISH- AND GERMAN- SPEAKING COMMUNITIES by Anatoliy M. Prykhodko, Nataliia V. Lazebna

“…This involves the comprehensive application of relevant linguistic methods (analytical-descriptive, structural semantic, functional grammatical, pragmalinguistic), techniques (classification, systematization), and procedures (contextual analysis, quantitative calculations). …”
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