The Use of Lidocaine-Infused Castration Bands to Castrate Beef–Dairy Calves and Its Effect on Animal Welfare and Performance by Madeline R. Mancke, Eduarda M. Bortoluzzi, Payton Dahmer, Brad J. White

“…Castration is a common management practice among livestock producers, and animal welfare concerns exist following this procedure. The study’s aim was to compare the behavior, performance, and blood parameters between calves castrated with a lidocaine-infused castration band (Lidoband™; LLB) to a standard band with no pain relief. …”
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Complications of Open Elbow Arthrolysis in Post-Traumatic Elbow Stiffness: A Systematic Review. by Jiangyu Cai, Wei Wang, Hede Yan, Yangbai Sun, Wei Chen, Shuai Chen, Cunyi Fan

“…Therefore, to further improve the overall outcomes of this procedure, more and larger prospective studies should be performed to further elucidate the effects of prophylactic interventions targeting the risk factors, thus improving the methods of prevention and treatment of complications.…”
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The The environmental licensing of hydroelectrics and the interface with migratory fish and aquaculture in Brazil by Mayara Venturini Vidal, Sergio Ricardo Batlouni

“… In this review, we present a background on the Brazilian Federal Legislation on the environmental licensing of hydroelectric plants focusing on the procedure of the repair of environmental damage caused by dams to migratory fish. …”
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Synthesis of nanoparticles of feroxyhyte doped with lanthanum by a sonochemical method by Dolores Reyman, Cristina Díaz-Oliva

“…The La/Fe molar ratio of the samples obtained increases when La(OH)3, which is prepared in the preliminary stages, is added rather than LaCl3. This procedure makes it possible to control the amount of lanthanum absorbed by the sample by simply varying its initial concentration.…”
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Radiofrequency ablation for renal tumours: A retrospective study from a tertiary centre by Mohammed Al-Zubaidi, Kennia Lotter, Martin Marshall, Mikhail Lozinskiy

“…Results: A total of 69 patients (73 procedures) were eligible for the study, and those patients had biopsy-proven RCC with a minimum of 2-year follow-up. …”
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Analysing and Profiling the Magnetic Field Levels in 330 kV Transmission Stations Switchyard by Abiodun Stephen Moses, Abdullahi Ugbede Usman Ocheni, Mark Ndubuka Nwohu, Onyedi David Oyedum

“…The investigation of radiated magnetic field intensity in switchyards is of paramount important, so spot measurement procedure was used to detect the levels of magnetic field by placing the detachable sensor of Extech 480826 Triple-Axis metre on ‘constructed stand’ with three reference heights of 1.0, 1.5 and 1.8 m. …”
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Sexual satisfaction and oversexualization among adults. The moderating role of self-esteem by Iwona L. Janicka, Karolina A. Jarecka

“…We also investigated whether self-esteem can moderate the relationship between sexual satisfaction and over-sexualization. Participants and procedure Seven hundred persons, including 403 women (298 heterosexual and 105 gay) and 297 men (199 heterosexual and 98 gay) were surveyed. …”
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Effects of Pharmacotherapy on Combat-Related PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis. by Timothy W Puetz, Shawn D Youngstedt, Matthew P Herring

“…Hedges' d effect sizes were computed and random effects models estimated sampling error and population variance. The Johnson-Neyman procedure identified the critical points in significant interactions to define regions of significance.…”
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Pulmonary Surfactant Preparations and Surfactant Therapy for ARDS in Surgical Intensive Care (a Literature Review) by O. A. Rosenberg

“…Using the data from 87 papers this review covers the composition, properties, methods of administration and delivery strategies of surfactant in the treatment and prevention of ARDS in patients with sepsis, severe complex injuries, inhalation injuries and a range of complications associated with thoracic and cardiovascular surgical procedures, massive blood transfusions, severe obstetric pathologies and the A/H1N1 pneumonia.Results. …”
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Antioxidant Activity and Essential Amino acid Content of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Varieties by Osman Erekul, Ali Yiğit

“…Essential amino acid content was evaluated by oxidation and hydrolysis procedure by HPLC analysis. As a result of the study, significant differences and correlations were found between the varieties and all evaluated parameters. …”
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The use of intrathecal morphine in non-abdominal surgery: a scoping review by Aart Jan W. Teunissen, Lieke van Gastel, Robert J. Stolker, Seppe A. Koopman

“…However, it was associated with an increased incidence of itching, postoperative nausea and vomiting, and urinary retention, particularly in orthopaedic procedures. Delayed respiratory depression was absent with low to moderate doses (<500 μg) in the reviewed studies. …”
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Application of an Anaerobic–Anoxic–Oxic–Oxic (AAO/O) Model to the Treatment of Real Domestic Wastewater by Duc-Thuong Vo, Hoang-Vinh-Truong Phan, Le-Thuy-Thuy-Trang Hoang, Van-Kieu Nguyen, Thanh-Nha Tran, Minh-Trung Dao

“…A conventional anaerobic–anoxic–oxic (AAO) process is recognized as an easy-to-handle approach that constrains chemical use during the procedure. Herein, we improve an AAO system by adding more oxic orders in association with a biological membrane in order to increase the hydraulic retention time (HRT) of the oxic zone in the system. …”
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A computational framework for influenza antigenic cartography. by Zhipeng Cai, Tong Zhang, Xiu-Feng Wan

“…Antigenic characterization based on hemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay is one of the routine procedures for influenza vaccine strain selection. However, HI assay is only a crude experiment reflecting the antigenic correlations among testing antigens (viruses) and reference antisera (antibodies). …”
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A Superpixel-Based Algorithm for Detecting Optical Density Changes in Choroidal Optical Coherence Tomography Images of Diabetic Patients by Sofia Otin, Victor Mallen-Gracia, Luis Perez-Maña, Francisco J. Ávila, Elena Garcia-Martin

“…The algorithm was applied to isolate the choroid layer for analysis of its optical properties. The procedure was performed by separate examiners, and both inter- and intra-observer repeatability were assessed. …”
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FEATURES OF REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS BY GUARDIANS OF A MINOR by VERKHOVA D.V.

“…However, the main provisions of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, which determine the procedure for managing the property of wards, are not fully specified in the Federal Law “On Guardianship and Trusteeship”, but are duplicated, and therefore significant gaps in the legal regulation of these issues remain.…”
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Pattered manipulation method for heavy-haul trains considering air brake performance diversity by XIAO Zhiming, WANG Dalong, WANG Qingyuan, LIU Qiangqiang, WEI Mi

“…Following the research approach of combining theoretical analysis with field application requirements, analysis was made on the operating procedures of heavy-haul trains in long steep downhill sections, and the air braking efficiency was calculated at different braking speeds, taking the air braking performance at 50 kPa pressure reduction as the benchmark and based on the model established from test data of the air brake line on heavy-haul trains. …”
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Development of an Environmental Monitoring System Based on Spatial Marking and Machine Vision Technologies by M. M. Zaslavskiy, K. E. Kryzhanovskiy, D. V. Ivanov

“…To implement the method, a flexible architecture of the software system was designed, and a data model for a document-oriented DBMS was developed, which allows storing data and scaling the data analysis procedure.Conclusion. The existing sources of data and tools for environmental monitoring were analyzed. …”
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Film Analysis: Raymond Bellour’s Methodology by Kozhokaru Tatiana I.

“…Not only are the analytical tools employed by the French scholar presented as a step-by-step procedure, but they are also displayed in the form of a diagram, which makes it easier to apply in practice and to adapt for different research tasks. …”
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Emergent laparoscopic dome resection and omental suturing to the splenic parenchymal edge for a spontaneously ruptured non-parasitic large splenic cyst in a pediatric patient: a ca... by Kumiko Shono, Yoshiko Hashimoto, Takeshi Shono

“…Conclusions This minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure was feasible and effective for treating a ruptured large splenic cyst in an emergent pediatric patient.…”
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Development of a prediction rule for estimating postoperative pulmonary complications. by Byeong-Ho Jeong, Beomsu Shin, Jung Seop Eom, Hongseok Yoo, Wonjun Song, Sangbin Han, Kyung Jong Lee, Kyeongman Jeon, Sang-Won Um, Won-Jung Koh, Gee Young Suh, Man Pyo Chung, Hojoong Kim, O Jung Kwon, Sookyoung Woo, Hye Yun Park

“…Patient- and procedure-related factors associated with postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) have changed over the last decade. …”
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