Trauma surgical skill sustainment at the University of Chicago AMEDD Military-Civilian Trauma Team Training Site: an observation report by Priya Prakash, Kenneth Wilson, Jennifer Cone, Selwyn O Rogers, Andrew Benjamin, Timothy P Plackett, Nicholas Jaszczak, David A Hampton

“…The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) score was estimated based on previously reported point values for procedures. To assess for successful integration of the embedded surgeons, data were also abstracted for two newly hired civilian trauma surgeons.Results The annual clinical activity for the first AMCT3 surgeon included 444 trauma evaluations and 185 operative cases. …”
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In-hospital outcomes of non-elective transapical transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement by Renxi Li, Deyanira J. Prastein, Steven W. Boyce, Brian G. Choi

“…Exclusion criteria included age < 18 years and concomitant procedures. Demographics, socioeconomic status, comorbidities, relevant diagnosis, transfer-in status, and hospital characteristics were matched between patients who underwent TA-TAVR and SAVR using a 1:3 propensity-score matching. …”
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Osmolality of donor human milk rises dramatically within minutes of fortification with varied degrees depending on the fortifier used by Qin Tang, Dingding Yin, Zhenchao Jin, Lian Zhang, Ping Zhou

“…Furthermore, the osmolality was evaluated at nine time points following the standard fortification procedure with HMF1-3.Results(1) The mean osmolality of the unfortified donor milk was 299 mOsm/kg. …”
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A comparison of participatory science seining and electrofishing for sampling fish assemblages in an urban river by Olivia F. Williams, Sally Petrella, Lauren Eaton, Robert Muller, Philip Kukulski, Paul Seelbach, Catherine Riseng, Karen M. Alofs

“…Total species richness, the richness of species tolerant and intolerant to environmental degradation and Procedure 51 scores used by Michigan agencies to assess the status of fish assemblages sometimes differed between branches, but neither method was more effective overall at capturing fish diversity. …”
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Comparison of Delta-Shape Anastomosis and Extracorporeal Billroth I Anastomosis after Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of... by Geng-Yuan Hu, Feng Tao, Ke-Wei Ji, Wei Wang

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Compared with LADG BI, DA is a safe and feasible procedure, with significantly reduced blood loss, time to oral intake, and postoperative hospitalization.…”
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Endovascular Management of Upper Limb Arterial Aneurysms in a Child With Kawasaki Disease by Marian D. Moreno-Urías, Javier E. Anaya-Ayala, Alejandro Celis-Jiménez

“…., New Jersey, USA) were successfully placed in the left axillary and right brachial arteries during a single procedure. The patient remained haemodynamically stable and was discharged 24 hours post-operation without complications. …”
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Evaluation of constitutive modeling for dynamic plastic-fracture modeling of dual phase (DP590) steel sheets by F. Najafnia, H. Talebi-Ghadikolaee, A.H. Bamdad, E. Dorchepour, R. Hashemi

“…To highlight the significance of calibration procedures, three tension tests—uniaxial, notched, and plane strain tensions—are performed based on stress state analysis. …”
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Temporal branch of facial nerve: a normative study of nerve conduction Ramo temporal do nervo facial: um estudo normativo da condução nervosa by Paula Fabiana Sobral da Silva, Maria Carolina Martins de Lima, José Natal Figueiroa, Otávio Gomes Lins

“…The temporal branch of the facial nerve is particularly vulnerable to traumatic injuries during surgical procedures. It may also be affected in clinical conditions. …”
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Image Fusion of High-Resolution DynaCT and T2-Weighted MRI for Image-Guided Programming of dDBS by Fadil Al-Jaberi, Matthias Moeskes, Martin Skalej, Melanie Fachet, Christoph Hoeschen

“…The study underscores the importance of image quality, manual initialization and semi-automated registration methods for successful multimodal image registration in dDBS procedures targeting the STN.…”
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Beyond achievement gaps: inequalities in affective components of math learning by Mafalda Campos, Nurullah Eryilmaz, Rolf Strietholt

“…Complex sample designs were accounted for using the IDB Data Analyzer, sampling weights, and the Jackknife Replication procedure to compute standard errors, with pooled effect sizes calculated using a random effects model. …”
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Evaluating Sri Lanka’s malaria re-establishment prevention using IHR and JEE frameworks by Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Deepika Fernando, Gretchen Newby, Ruwanthi Perera, Amandhi Caldera, Kamini Mendis

“…In the response domain, emergency preparedness subdomain demonstrated the greatest need for further improvement especially in emergency operation centre capacities, procedures and plans which obtained a score of two, reflecting limited capacity. …”
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Study assessing the effectiveness of overdose prevention centers through evaluation research (SAFER): an overview of the study protocol by Magdalena Cerdá, Bennett L. Allen, Alexandra B. Collins, Czarina N. Behrends, Michele Santacatterina, Victoria Jent, Brandon D. L. Marshall

“…Third, we delve into the role that the operational context, including neighborhood location, program models, and operating procedures, plays in shaping the effectiveness of OPCs using qualitative and ethnographic approaches. …”
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Impact of submicron Nb_{3}Sn stoichiometric surface defects on high-field superconducting radiofrequency cavity performance by Sarah A. Willson, Aiden V. Harbick, Liana Shpani, Van Do, Helena Lew-Kiedrowska, Matthias U. Liepe, Mark K. Transtrum, S. J. Sibener

“…These findings have technical implications that will help guide improvements to Nb_{3}Sn fabrication procedures. Our outlined experiment-informed theoretical methods can assist future studies in making additional key insights about Nb_{3}Sn stoichiometric defects that will help build the next generation of SRF cavities and support related superconducting materials development efforts.…”
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Bank Credit and Loan Repayment During Covid-19 In Kabale District: A Case of Lyamujungu SACCO. by Byamukama, Dicky

“…The study recommends SACCOs to seriously consider having in place effective credit standards, credit policy, credit terms and collection policies or procedures as mechanisms to guide their business, since the effectiveness of credit management is important to the successful management of banking institutions.…”
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Farmers’ Perception of the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Food Security in Rubanda District, South Western Uganda by Willbroad, Byamukama, Bello N.J, Omoniyi T.E

“…The selection of the sample size was based on the procedure of Yamane (1967). Microsoft Excel office 2013 was used to show trends of climate variability and change and SPSS version 20 for descriptive analysis. …”
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Internal Control Systems and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda: A Case Study of Katuna Town Council. by Mubangizi, Martin

“…Internal control activities should highlight policies and procedures that help ensure management directives are carried out. …”
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The Impact of Teacher Training on The Academic Performance of Student's Among Secondary Schools in Mbarara District: A Case Study of Kashari County Uganda. by Amumpaire, Catherine

“…The study used 50 respondents who were obtained using a probabilistic sampling procedure and we're both teachers and owners of schools. …”
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The Impact of Teacher Training on The Academic Performance of Student's Among Secondary Schools in Mbarara District: A Case Study of Kashari County Uganda. by Amumpaire, Catherine

“…The study used 50 respondents who were obtained using a probabilistic sampling procedure and we're both teachers and owners of schools. …”
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Corporate Financing and Risk Management in the Banking Sector in Uganda During and Post Covid-19. Evidence from Kabale District by Semusu, Alex, Byamukama , Eliab Mpora

“…The study revealed that the board of directors set strategies on bond issuance and were effectively communicated within the bank in the form of policies and procedures by the top management (M =4.2, SD = 0.34). …”
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Reproductive Health Services and Quality of Health Status of Woman in Kyanamira Sub-County Kabale District. by Atwongyeire, Precious

“…Community sensitization on how to review some of the counseling and testing procedures so as to encourage reproductive mothers to test on before giving birth and there is need for government intervention on reproductive health care services among adolescent mothers and quality of health status with in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district and people should join in the fight against sexual transmitted diseases by not cooperate with ignorance or primitive mothers on individuals and officials basis, Basing on study objectives, the study included that there were the importance of reproductive health services and quality of health status of Women in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district as they included: health care quality, increased mortality rate, hospital committee, early detection, behavioral change, age of an individual, famil y influence, stigma and cervical education with, were chal enges faced by reproductive health care services by women in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district as they included; poverty, trust, culture, care, lack of government concern, ignorance, family size and lack of access to informa t ion and possible ways in which Reproductive health services and quality of health status of women can be strengthen its services in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district as they included; palative care, clinical care, spiritual care, social care, psychological support, government concern and community sensitization.…”
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