Base-catalyzed oxidation of poly (ethylene glycol) by alkaline permanganate: Part II. Kinetics and mechanistic of decomposition of coordination intermediate complex by Refat M. Hassan, Suzan A. Sayed, Samia M. Ibrahim

“…The negative results of 2,4-dinitrophenyl hydrazine and hydroxylamine identified investigations along with (FTIR) spectra results indicated that the oxidation product is the acid derivative of poly (ethylene glycol) (ADPEG). The synthesis procedure of the acid-derivative of PEG (ADPEG) as the final oxidation product was described in detail. …”
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Open Partial Nephrectomy with Zero Ischaemia Using a Supra 12th Rib Miniflank Incision: A Minimally Invasive Open Approach for Small Renal Masses by Syed Ali Ehsanullah, Abida Sultana, Brian Kelly, Charlotte Dunford, Zaheer Shah

“…A minimally invasive open partial nephrectomy remains an important option for units that cannot offer patients a laparoscopic or a robotic procedure.…”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF MICROFINANCE BANK INITIATIVES IN PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD PRACTICES AMONG FARMERS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA by Olayinka Jelil Yusuf, L.K Olatinwo, Z.T Saka, M.J Wahab, I.A Akintola

“…A cross-sectional research design method was used to select 143 farmers following a multistage sampling procedure. Primary data were collected with structured interview schedule and analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis. …”
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Clinical effectiveness of bilateral recanalization of chronic coronary artery occlusion by I. S. Ruzanov, I. V. Shitikov, I. V. Titkov, E. A. Glukhov, A. K. Sanbaev, M. S. Zhuravel, A. O. Oleynik

“…Bilateral CCAO recanalization is a technically demanding procedure, requiring an extensive surgical expertise and experience, and linked to a higher risk of complications. …”
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Evaluation of bone adhesive barrier membranes for guided bone regeneration: an experimental study in rats by SEM Poos, M van Erk, BAJA van Oirschot, SCG Leeuwenburgh, RP Félix Lanao, H van Goor, JJJP van den Beucken

“…Background: Guided bone regeneration (GBR) procedures require barrier membrane fixation to ensure membrane and graft stability. …”
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Explosive Episodes and Time-Varying Volatility: A New MARMA–GARCH Model Applied to Cryptocurrencies by Alain Hecq, Daniel Velasquez-Gaviria

“…To identify causal vs. noncausal structures, we develop a higher-order diagnostics procedure using spectral densities and residual-based tests. …”
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Effect of replacing nitrite with ginger powder in brine solution on the quality of cured beef by E. S. Apata, O. T. Lasisi, O. O. Olaleye, O. C. Apata, J. E. Okolosi, Y. O. Uthman-Akinhanmi, O. Y. Adedeji, M. A. Hashem

“…Cured beef samples data were analysed with the help of analysis of variance (ANOVA) following the procedures of SAS (2002) with means significance determined at p < 0.05. …”
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Friends with Benefits: On Working with Ambiguity in Artistic Friendship-Collaborations by Angela Stiegler

“…Our common artistic strategies of collaboration include methods such as reading our own or others’ writings to each other, producing videos and re-using material already produced, a procedure we call ‘arte povera,’ and adding new layers of interpretation to it, thus exercising what in German is popularly known as ‘Verfremdungseffekt’ (literally: defamiliarizating effect). …”
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An observational study protocol on wastewater measurements and diaper culture to estimate antimicrobial resistance in long-term care facilities for people with intellectual disabil... by S Hidad, S C de Greeff, F de Haan, R Schilperoort, G L Leusink, A Timen, H Schmitt

“…<h4>Ethics and dissemination</h4>The procedures described in this study protocol will be conducted in line with principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki, Code of Conduct for Health research, as well as the General Data Protection Regulation. …”
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Hepatocyte and Islet Cell Cotransplantation on Poly-L-Lactide Matrix for the Treatment of Liver Cirrhosis by Siufui Hendrawan, Jennifer Lheman, Nuraeni, Ursula Weber, Hans Ulrich Baer

“…The human autologous hepatocyte matrix implant is a promising alternative procedure to counter liver damage. We assessed the outcome of human hepatocytes isolation from cirrhotic liver compared to the clinical and histological scores of disease severity. …”
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Performance investigation of osmotic microbial fuel cell under different operational conditions: Effect of aeration mode, external resistance, and substrate concentrations by Hussein M. Abdelmohsen, Abdelsalam Elawwad

“…SEM, FTIR, and EDX analysis were used to identify key protein and polysaccharide foulants and assess the mitigation potential of cleaning procedures, providing insights into the sustainable, long-term operational viability of OsMFCs. …”
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Predicting the Toxicity of Drug Molecules with Selecting Effective Descriptors Using a Binary Ant Colony Optimization (BACO) Feature Selection Approach by Yuanyuan Dan, Junhao Ruan, Zhenghua Zhu, Hualong Yu

“…Predicting the toxicity of drug molecules using in silico quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) approaches is very helpful for guiding safe drug development and accelerating the drug development procedure. The ongoing development of machine learning techniques has made this task easier and more accurate, but it still suffers negative effects from both the severely skewed distribution of active/inactive chemicals and relatively high-dimensional feature distribution. …”
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A call for a trauma-informed approach during compulsory care for enduring anorexia nervosa with combined PTSD – an autoethnographic perspective by Jennie Moberg

“…Results One overarching theme, ‘Life in inpatient care’, and four subthemes emerged: (1) ‘Being sucked into the vortex of hunger’, (2) ‘Relapse no. 5 and admission procedure – state of emergency’, (3) ‘Encountering coercion and losing control – living in constant fear’, and (4) ‘Managing the aftermaths of eating’. …”
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Clinical case: experience in the treatment of hyperplastic gingivitis in a patient with poor oral hygiene by P. A. Voronin, A. G. Prityko, A. E. Kazakova, V. A. Voronin, I. A. Nikolskaya

“…Treatment was carried out in sequential phases, including etiological therapy aimed at reducing inflammation through professional oral hygiene procedures, patient education, and motivation. The surgical phase involved gingivectomy and reshaping of the gingival contour on both jaws. …”
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To Evaluate the Effectiveness of Plasmapheresis as a Method for the Graft Disease Prevention in Patients with Keratoplasty by S. N. Sakhnov, V. V. Myasnikova, K. I. Melkonyan, S. V. Kravchenko

“…The study involved patients with surgical pathology of the cornea, who underwent a prophylactic course of plasmapheresis procedures and underwent penetrating keratoplasty (Main group); and patients with surgical pathology of the cornea who underwent penetrating keratoplasty, but did not undergo plasmapheresis (Comparison group), whose data were analyzed retrospectively. …”
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Hysteroscopic Suture Fixation of the Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System Reduces Re-Expulsion and Improves Outcomes in Women With a History of Prior Expulsion by Yuan Ge, Beibei Lin, Gufeng Xu, Yue Wang

“…Results: All 73 procedures were successfully performed as outpatient (day) surgeries, with a mean duration 37.81 ± 14.90 min, without encountering any complications. …”
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Between Hegelian and Marxist thought, a reading in referring the debate from philosophizing to plastic performance by Mustafa Abdel Karim Youssef

“…The third chapter outlines the research procedures, including the selection of the research community and the analysis of sample models. …”
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Equity in healthcare for coronary heart disease, Wales (UK) 2004-2010: A population-based electronic cohort study. by William King, Arron Lacey, James White, Daniel Farewell, Frank Dunstan, David Fone

“…Evidence of inequity was found for revascularization procedures, although this inequity is likely to have only a modest effect on social gradients in CHD mortality. …”
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Bilateral bronchogenic cysts in a pediatric patient removed via single-sided thoracoscopy: a case report by A. Lackinger, W. Krois, A. Szelenyi, M. Metzelder

“…We did not require single-lung ventilation during the procedure. Both cysts were excised through the right-sided thoracoscopy. …”
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Preoperative early physiologic warning scores in the parturients undergoing cesarean section: a prospective study by Onurcan Balik, Pınar Karabacak, Ahmet Bi̇ndal, Mehmet Okan Özkaya, Berit Gökçe Ceylan

“…No maternal deaths were recorded. Emergency procedures were more frequent in patients identified as “high risk” by MEWC and MEWT. …”
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