Caregivers’ experiences and challenges of the diagnostic odyssey in Dravet syndrome by Jan Domaradzki, Dariusz Walkowiak, the Association for People with Severe Refractory Epilepsy Dravet.pl

“…It also shows the need to increase general practitioners’ awareness of the developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) and the creation of more rapid and transparent referral procedures for children with DEE.…”
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515 Targeting negative-self-referential processing with transcranial magnetic stimulation: Feasibility studies by Susan Conroy, Ho-Ching (Shawn) Wang, Yu-Chien Wu, Stephen Strakowski, Paul Holtzheimer

“…The MRI and TMS protocols were replicable and tolerable. These procedures can now be used experimentally by our team with confidence to test our hypothesis that targeting the VMPFC within the brain’s default-mode network may normalize aberrant VMPFC activity seen in major depression, thereby improving excessive negative self-referential processing. …”
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Hand hygiene practices in a neonatal intensive care unit in Ghana by Amgbo Asare, Christabel C. Enweronu-Laryea, Mercy J. Newman

“…Gloves were used for 60.8% patient contacts (85.7% high-risk, 35.4% low-risk); however, compliance to recommended procedure occurred in only 12.2% of high-risk contacts and none of the low-risk contacts. …”
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COLON ATRESIA IN COMBINATION WITH HIRSCHSPRUNG’S DISEASE: A RARE CLINICAL CASE by S. A. Karavaeva, A. V. Kagan, A. N. Kotin, T. V. Kesaeva

“…At the age of 4 months, the patient underwent Soave-Swenson endorectal pullthrough procedure with intraoperative extended express-biopsy that confirmed the absence of ganglion cells in whole distal bowel. …”
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The factors affecting accessibility to credit capital of small and medium enterprises in Vietnam by Phung The Dong, Nguyen Thi Hong Nham

“…For enterprises without a bank loan, eliminating the reasons for the lack of demand and unwish to be in debt, the main reasons not to access bank loans are high interest rates, complicated loan procedures and insufficient collateral.Results. The results obtained from the Logistic and Probit models show that the estimated coefficients are statistically significant, affecting the probability of taking a business loan, accepted by financial institutions. …”
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Sling plication for failed midurethral sling surgery to treat female stress urinary incontinence by Eva M.P. Remmen, John P.F.A. Heesakkers

“…Sling plication is a less invasive procedure compared to other surgical options, however data is relatively scarce. …”
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Equipotent Dose and Cost Comparison of Atracurium and Rocuronium in Laboratory Pigs Anesthetized with Propofol by Eleonora Benetti, Alessandro Mirra, Olivier Louis Levionnois

“…Neuromuscular blocking agents such as atracurium and rocuronium are commonly used during anesthetic procedures in laboratory pigs. However, species-specific dosing guidelines remain limited, leading to reliance on data extrapolated from other species. …”
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Leveraging on membership in agricultural cooperatives to alleviate abject poverty among smallholder farming households in Nigeria by Ayodeji Damilola Kehinde, Taiwo Fausiyat Adesiyan, Sheriff Oluwasola Hassan, Ife Gideon Familusi

“…Primary data were gathered from 240 smallholder farming households using a multistage sampling procedure. The Foster, Greer, and Thorbecke (FGT) Index and the Endogenous Switching Probit Regression Model (ESPM) were used to analyze the data. …”
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Current possibilities of chorioretinites diagnostics by O. V. Chudinova, V. M. Hokkanen

“…Complex ophthalmologic examination was performed in all the patients; the examination included the following procedures: determination of visual acuity with correction, computer perimetry, biomicroscopy of eye fundus, inspection of eye fundus using Goldman lens, optic coherent tomogra- phy (OCt), ultrasound Dopplerography (USDG) of eye vessels.Results: the following was determined by OCt data: subclinical serous retinal detachment, isolated cells of cyst-like edema, cyst- like edema in macular zone, unevenness of hyperreflective band of pigment epithelium, thinning of neurosensory retina in the area of scarry focus, hyperreflectivity of the zone of the fibrosis being formed, architectonics disorder of NE layers in foveolar zone and para- foveally at the expense of the presence of small hyperreflective parts. …”
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Protocol for low-level laser therapy (LLLT) to control post-endodontic treatment pain in patients with apical periodontitis: a randomized controlled trial by Gabriela Bonacina, Rafael Chies Hartmann, Maximiliano Schünke Gomes, Daiana Elisabeth Böttcher

“…Post-operative pain levels will be assessed through numeric raking scale (NRS) before intervention and at 6 h, 12 h, 24 h and 72 h after endodontic procedures. Quality of life will be assessed using the OHIP-14 before intervention, post-preparation, post-obturation and 6 months after RCT. …”
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Impact of season on birth weight, growth, and average daily gain of conventionally raised Holstein heifers in the Midwestern United States by K.N. Brost, J.K. Drackley

“…Data were analyzed using the MIXED and UNIVARIATE procedures in SAS. Winter-born calves had greater birth and weaning BW when compared with summer calves. …”
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Microorganisms in stable air as possible postsecretory milk contaminants by Kristina Matković, Marija Vučemilo, Bara Vinković, Željko Pavičić, Željko Pavičić

“…After incubation and counting, the most common colonies were reinoculated on selective medium and identified by microbiological procedures. Obtained values were analyzed by statistical program Statistica. …”
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ECONOMIC AND LEGAL ENFORCEMENT THE INFORMATION SECURITY OF OUTSOURCING RELATIONS by V.G. Oliukha

“…In order to ensure information security in outsourcing, the enterprise-customer may take provisions which specify the types of confidential information, the procedure for their production, preservation, processing, granting access, etc., and the outsourcing agreement, to extend their effect to the counterparty. …”
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Comparison of Deep Neuromuscular Block in Inhalation and Total Intravenous Anesthesia on Peritoneal Compliance and Surgical Conditions During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by Maryam Khoubnasabjafari, Mahmood Eidi, Hamzeh Hosseinzadeh

“…Deep relaxation and IAP of 15 mm Hg provided better surgical conditions, peritoneal compliance and surgeon’s satisfaction in both TIVA and IA methods and recovery was associated with the acceptable postoperative outcomes. The employed procedure does notrequire sugammadex as a reversing agent which reduces the cost of surgery. …”
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The Institution of Mediation in the Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Prospects for Regional Adaptation by N. S. Chimarov, S. Yu. Chimarov

“…The involvement of the state in international processes, as well as the desire to adapt a greater number of “conciliation” procedures, lead to a unique context in which mediation has its own special conceptual and functional features, but is also limited by the existence of other forms of alternative dispute resolution. …”
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Development and Validation of HPLC-MS/MS Method for Busereline Quantitation in Animal Blood Plasma by E. N. Fisher, E. S. Melnikov, I. Е. Shohin

“…A protein precipitation procedure (methanol, 1:2, v/v) was used for busereline extraction from pig plasma.Results and discussion. …”
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Left Atrial Appendage Management with the Watchman Device during Hybrid Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation by Mindy Vroomen, Bart Maesen, Justin G. Luermans, Harry J. Crijns, Jos G. Maessen, Mark La Meir, Laurent Pison

“…Implantation of the WD seems to be feasible and safe in the setting of hybrid AF ablation and could be an alternative to epicardial occlusion in surgical AF ablation procedures. Larger studies are required to confirm these findings. …”
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Acute Bacterial Suppurative Thyroiditis following Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Zaw Win Htet, E. Shyong Tai, Samantha Peiling Yang

“…Fine needle aspiration (FNA) of thyroid nodules is a simple, reliable, and inexpensive procedure performed on suspicious thyroid nodules found in thyroid ultrasound (US). …”
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Patient participant, healthcare professional, and stakeholder perspectives on the Pharmacy Homeless Outreach Engagement Non-medical Independent prescribing Rx (PHOENIx) community p... by Hannah Scobie, Shona MacKinnon, Karen Wood, Alessio Albanese, Yvonne Cunningham, Andrea Williamson, Jane Moir, Andrew McPherson, Cian Lombard, Steven Ross, Adnan Araf, Helena Heath, Richard Lowrie, Vibhu Paudyal, Frances Mair

“…This qualitative study aims to explore participant, healthcare professional, and stakeholder perceptions of the PHOENIx intervention and acceptability of trial procedures.<h4>Methods</h4>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with trial participants, internal stakeholders (healthcare professionals/researchers), and external stakeholders (national and local) across two intervention sites (Glasgow and Birmingham) between March 2023 and February 2024. …”
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An Investigation in Analyzing the Food Quality Well-Being for Lung Cancer Using Blockchain through CNN by Mohamed Abdelkader Aboamer, Mohamed Yacin Sikkandar, Sachin Gupta, Luis Vives, Kapil Joshi, Batyrkhan Omarov, Sitesh Kumar Singh

“…In this regard, “convolutional neural network” or CNN and blockchain are two important parts that together fasten the disease detection procedures securely. CNN can detect and predict diseases like lung cancer and help determine food quality, and blockchain is responsible for data. …”
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