Radiographic Characteristics of Caudal Segment in Multilevel Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: The Bony Buttress Formation by Chang Hwa Ham, Joo Han Kim, Youn-Kwan Park, Woo-Keun Kwon, Hong Joo Moon

“…Objective Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with anterior plating is a commonly performed procedure for cervical disc diseases. While the clinical outcomes of most reported multilevel ACDF cases are excellent, symptomatic pseudarthrosis remains a challenge, often requiring revision surgeries. …”
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Covid-19 and public health administration: trends and prospects by Svitlana Kolosok, Agnieszka Jakubowska

“…Besides, it indicates the research direction on procedures, standards, organization, and public health management. …”
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The impact of depression and anxiety disorders on postoperative outcomes for patients having total hip or knee arthroplasty: Protocol of a meta-analytic study from cohort studies. by Liang Lin, Qing Zhang, Min Xu, Zhihong Xiao, Guosong Xu, Zubing Mei

“…Sensitivity analyses will be carried out to evaluate the robustness of the results for each outcome through leave-one-out procedure.<h4>Discussion</h4>This study will introduce a systematic and rigorous approach to synthesizing evidence from multiple cohorts, providing a comprehensive understanding of the impact of depression and anxiety on THA and TKA outcomes. …”
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E-signature and e-services in Albania by Vilma TOMÇO, Edlira GJOLLESHI, Klorenta PASHAJ

“…Since Albania is non-EU member state aspirant to be member of EU, there is a need to have a mechanisms for building paperless procedures in different sectors. Some efforts to implement e-documents at institutional level are pending, do to the need to use digital signiture and digital seal. …”
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Effect of remineralization after in office followed by home treatment of white spot lesions in children randomized controlled trial by Maryam M. El Mansy, Mohamed F. Rashed, Reham S. Saleh

“…After application for five minutes, remineralization was assessed via diagnodent while Vita easy shade was used for color assessment before and after treatment. In- office procedures were repeated after one week and one month, while continuous home application was followed. …”
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Comparison of efficacy of photobiomodulation and topical anesthetic spray in reducing the injection pain in children aged 6–12 years – A randomized clinical trial by Bhavana Bollepalli, Ahalya Penmetsa, Ravigna Peddi, Himavarsha Mannam, Ramalaxmi Koruprolu, Gautami S Penmetsa

“…Materials and Methods: Fifty-four children aged 6–12 years who visited the outpatient department, department of pediatric and preventive dentistry, requiring local anesthetic administration during invasive procedures were randomly allocated into three groups, namely Group 1 – topical spray (lignocaine hydrochloride 2%), Group 2 – PBM (810 nm, 0.6 W, 40 s), and Group 3 – PBM (810 nm, 0.6 W, 3 min). …”
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Microcontroller-Driven Battery Management in Hybrid Energy Systems: A Systematic Review of Applications, Control Strategies, and Emerging Trends by Ripfumelo Humphrey Malele, Bongumsa Mendu, Bessie Baakanyang Monchusi

“…To collect documents, a systematic procedure was employed using targeted keywords to search within the Scopus database, while focusing on relevant, recent engineering papers. …”
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Thermophysical and spectroscopic studies of magnesium salicylate–trisodium citrate/chloride mixtures by Mashahid Hussain Choudhary, Nabaparna Chakraborty, Kailash Chandra Juglan

“…By encouraging improvements in pharmaceutical procedures and sustainable practices, the study's conclusions not only enrich our knowledge of molecular interactions but also help us achieve important Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…”
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A work of art as an experimental exhibit. Broodthaers and the Eagle by Susanne König

“…The difference of modern art with previous periods lies especially with its having given a new programmatic significance to experimental procedures in both the natural sciences and art. Modern artists are characterised by a stylistic pluralism as an expression of a constantly changing society, accompanied by a new understanding of art. …”
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Changes in female cancer diagnostic billing rates over the COVID-19 period in the Ontario Health Insurance Plan by Deanna McLeod, Ilidio Martins, Anna V. Tinker, Amanda Selk, Christine Brezden-Masley, Nathalie LeVasseur, Alon D. Altman

“…Background: The initial response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Ontario included suspension of cancer screening programs and deferral of diagnostic procedures and many treatments. Although the short-term impact of these measures on female cancers is well documented, few studies have assessed the mid- to long-term impacts. …”
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Microplastic contamination in Kerala's coastal ecosystems: a review of sources, distribution, and ecological implications by Stephen Pitchaimani V, Richard Abishek S, Antony Ravindran A, R. J. Jerin Joe

“…The study suggests an integrated mitigation framework to address these issues, highlighting the significance of current innovations and efficient monitoring procedures. This framework includes enhanced waste management systems, more stringent regulations, sustainable tourism practices, and community awareness actions. …”
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Towards standardized ecosystem condition assessments: Selecting agroecosystem condition indicators based on SEEA EA with an example application in Lower Saxony, Germany by Emily Bank, Sabine Lange, Bálint Czúcz, Malte Hinsch, Benjamin Burkhard

“…While the indicator set already can support monitoring procedures, future research is needed to define reference levels and to calculate condition indicators with a normative meaning.…”
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Clinico-immunological efficiency of age-related skin changes correction by neofibrolifting by H. V. Tsepkolenko

“…The aim of the work is to develop a procedure for isolation of lymphocytes from biopsied skin samples, to study the content of CD4 + and CD8 + cells of αβT-lymphocytes subpopulations in patients of different age groups in the process of neofibrolifting and to evaluate the possible role of the skin immune system in achieving an effective clinical result by the indicated method of involutional changes correction. …”
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Image-based medical expert teleconsultation in acute care of injuries. A systematic review of effects on information accuracy, diagnostic validity, clinical outcome, and user satis... by Marie Hasselberg, Netta Beer, Lisa Blom, Lee A Wallis, Lucie Laflamme

“…<h4>Method</h4>The procedures used in this review followed the PRISMA Statement. …”
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Presença dos princípios da mentalidade enxuta e como introduzi-los nas práticas de gestão das empresas de transporte coletivo de Porto Alegre Presence of Lean Thinking principles a... by Miguel Afonso Sellitto, Miriam Borchardt, Giancarlo Medeiros Pereira

“…<br>This paper presents a research into the presence of Lean Thinking principles in the management of urban transport firms in Porto Alegre. The procedures were: measurement of presence of Lean Thinking principles in management of urban transportation firms in Porto Alegre; reliability checks and clustering of firms according to the degree of presence; and case studies with clusters, class association and a public operator who influences the industry. …”
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Successful endovascular treatment for pediatric ruptured cervical spinal perimedullary arteriovenous fistula: A case report by Yoshinori Kadono, Kazushige Maeno, Masami Kuramoto, Atsuko Harada, Haruhiko Kishima

“…Endovascular embolization is a viable treatment option for pediatric PMAVF, as demonstrated in this case, where a single-stage procedure achieved successful occlusion and significant neurological recovery.…”
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Conducting a registry-based randomised trial (REDOX) in chronic respiratory failure: experiences and advice by Josefin Sundh, Magnus Ekström

“…We describe the entire procedure of REDOX from planning to publication and use it to discuss challenges and potential solutions for future R-RCTs. …”
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Mortality After Iliosacral Screw Fixation for Osteoporotic Pelvic Ring Fractures by Alexander Böhringer MD, Florian Gebhard PhD, Alexander Eickhoff MD, Raffael Cintean MD, Tobias Gruber Mr., Konrad Schütze PhD, Carlos Pankratz MD

“…Further clinical studies with controlled cohorts and a large number of patients with long follow-up periods should be carried out to compare the procedure with other methods. In particular, the question of an additional standardized treatment of the anterior pelvic ring in unstable dislocated fragility fractures should be investigated.…”
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The expression and significance of miR-378a in oral squamous cell carcinoma by CHEN Yan, JIANG Shengjun

“…[Methods] Subject recruitment consisted of 91 patients with OSCC, surgical procedures were carried out from March 2015 to March 2018. …”
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Antihelminthic Activity of Lophira Lanceolata on Heligmosomoides polygyrus Using an Automated High-Throughput Method by Yamssi Cédric, Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia, Simeni Njonnou Sylvain Raoul, Samuel Berinyuy, Mounvera Abdel Azizi, Tientcheu Noutong Jemimah Sandra, Ngouyamsa Nsapkain Aboubakar Sidiki, Vincent Khan Payne

“…After mixing, the 96-well microplate was placed in WMicroTracker and incubated for 24 h at 25°C; the movements were recorded every 30 minutes. The same procedure was used for the larval motility assays, where 100 μL of L1 or L2 larvae (50 larvae) were put in contact with 100 μL of various concentrations of extracts. …”
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