Management of a difficult infectional disease: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis by Fazlı Yanık, Yekta Altemur Karamustafaoğlu, Yener Yoruk

“…Other supplimantary surgical procedures were tube thoracostomy (n = 8), VATS mediastinal drainage (n = 4), tracheostomy (n = 2) and thoracatomy (n = 1). …”
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Perceptions and practices of imaging personnel and physicians regarding the use of brain MRI for dementia diagnosis in Uganda. by Rita Nassanga, Noeline Nakasujja, Mark Kaddumukasa, Stephen E Jones, Martha Sajatovic, Michael Grace Kawooya

“…Sub-themes under these themes included cost considerations, poor and good MRI practices, MRI as a standard operating procedure, positive attitudes towards brain MRI, and barriers such as structural, financial, operational, technical, and patient-related issues. …”
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A study of HEART score in patients presenting with chest pain to the emergency medicine department in Pudukkottai, Southern Tamil Nadu by Dharanidaran Baskaran, Hema Akilandeswari Sarandoss, Dheepikka Suresh Babu, Mathiyarasan Murugaiah

“…Of which low-risk and high-risk category, 1.6% and 89.7% developed MACE at 6 weeks, where 46 patients had acute myocardial infarction, 42 patients underwent invasive procedure, and five patients died. Moderate HEART score risk patients had 34.5% of MACE which suggests admission and further evaluation to prevent cardiac complication. …”
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A staged approach to managing a combination of a terrible triad injury and an Essex–Lopresti fracture dislocation: an open forearm crush injury—a case report by Abdulla Abdelwahab, Ahmed Khairy Farahat Elsayed, Hamed Badawi

“…The combination of early intervention, damage control surgeries, and carefully planned procedures sets the foundation for successful management of a crushed and open forearm injury. …”
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Construcción y empleo de los diagramas C-Q. Una vía para minimizar los costos de operación y mantenimiento de los sistemas de bombeo de pozos profundos. by R. Morales, C. Batista-Rodríguez

“…As a research result this article presents a procedure proposal to construct C-Q diagrams to determine when it will be necessary to accomplish the well maintenance. …”
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Mathematical modeling for determining the potency of bovine tuberculin purified protein derivative (P.P.D.) by Viviana Ciuca, Victorita Burghelea, Mihai Danes, Viorel V. Safta, Olga Casu, Ramona Niculicioiu

“…The stated potency is not less than 20,000 international units. The validation procedure includes details on protocol working to determine the potency of the tuberculin A, validation criteria, experimental results, mathematical modeling for determining the potency, inter-laboratory comparisons.…”
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Resilience and its relationship with disability in persons with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia: A comparative study by Arnab Datta, Dhrubajyoti Chetia

“…Methods: Study design – Hospital-based, cross-sectional, comparative design; study population – patients of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia with 2–5 years illness and Clinical Global Impression – Severity (CGI-S) <4; sampling procedure – consecutive sampling; sample size – 30 patients each; scales used – Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Indian Disability Evaluation and Assessment Scale (IDEAS), and CGI-S; patients were evaluated with IDEAS, and 15 persons with and without a significant disability were recruited in each group of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. …”
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A contribution to the judicial review process of the development plans: A guide proposal for planning criteria and the principles of urbanism by Koray Özcan

“…According to the literature on the judicial review of zoning plans, zoning plans are seen to have been examined in terms of plans types, special purpose plans, the hierarchical order between plans and authority, responsible procedures, and the principles of urban planning. The source of these judicial reviews is based on the knowledge of national legislation alongside the status of council decisions regarding the national dimension, as well as internationally on the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. …”
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DEMONSTRATION OF HIGH CAPACITY MODEL BASED DWDM - ROF TECHNIQUE FOR 5G COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK by Aqeel Al-Hilali, Haitham Bashar, Mohammed Abdul Majeed, Ayad Ghany, Hussein Alaa Diame

“…The result of this is that in this article, we illustrate, plan, and do a) by utilizing the Optisystem 17.1 programming and a Thick Frequency Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Radio over Fiber (RoF) procedure. The expression "40x40 Gbps information transmission framework" is utilized to depict this sort of framework, which is intended for higher speed transmission frameworks that are engaged toward association at the Terabit each second (Tbps) level. …”
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Bayesian inference of structured latent spaces from neural population activity with the orthogonal stochastic linear mixing model. by Rui Meng, Kristofer E Bouchard

“…Here, we developed a new latent process Bayesian regression framework, the orthogonal stochastic linear mixing model (OSLMM) which introduces an orthogonality constraint amongst time-varying mixture coefficients, and provide Markov chain Monte Carlo inference procedures. We demonstrate superior performance of OSLMM on latent trajectory recovery in synthetic experiments and show superior computational efficiency and prediction performance on several real-world benchmark data sets. …”
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Four-Year Study on Subcutaneous Port Catheters in Oncology Patients: Patency, Complications, and Outcomes by Asiye Aslı Gözüaçık Rüzgar, Hakan Öntaş

“…Conclusion: Subcutaneous port catheter placement proved to be safe and effective for patients undergoing chemotherapy, particularly with skilled surgical teams. Procedures via the right internal jugular vein consistently yielded favorable outcomes, with low infection rates, minimal occlusion, stenosis, thrombosis, and complication rates, while maintaining extended port patency. …”
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Validation of Simple Methods to Select a Suitable Nostril for Nasotracheal Intubation by Cattleya Thongrong, Pattramon Thaisiam, Pornthep Kasemsiri

“…Nasotracheal intubation is a blind procedure that may lead to complications; therefore, several tests were introduced to assess a suitable nostril for nasotracheal intubation. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Patient-reported Outcomes in Proximal Humeral Fracture: Deltoid-Splitting versus Deltopectoral Approaches by Hasan Barati, Mojtaba Baroutkoub, Sohrab Salimi, Sina Afzal, Farzad Amouzadeh Omrani, Hamid Nikfarjam, Reza Tavakoli Darestani

“…Patients’ quality of life scored higher in the deltoid-splitting group both in six and one year following the surgical procedure; however, the observed differences did not reach statistical significance (P values 0.121 and 0.736, respectively). …”
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Pediatric mediastinal tuberculosis: Exploring the diagnostic precision of endobronchial ultrasound and ancillary investigations by Manoj Madhusudan, Priyanka Potti, Kaustubh Mohite, Tejaswi Chandra, JT Srikanta

“…There were no major complications in any of the procedures. Conclusion: EBUS/EUSB is an effective and safe investigation for the diagnosis of mediastinal TB in children.…”
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EVENT AND COMPOSITION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENSE: DIFFERENCE OF DEFINITIONS ON THE EXAMPLE OF LIABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS WHEN CHOOSING A PROCUREMENT METHOD by G. Dobretsov

“…The work can be useful to officials of state and municipal customers, an employee of control bodies, students of law schools, as well as anyone interested in the administrative process.Digitalization of procurement poses new requirements for determining the areas of responsibility of officials for various procurement procedures within the contract system. Recommendations are given on the prevention of violations for which administrative responsibility can be applied, including through the development of local legal acts, as well as officials brought to administrative responsibility for violations when choosing a method of procurement of goods, works, services for state and municipal needs on ways and methods of legal protection. …”
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Functional Outcome of Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Plate Osteosynthesis in Distal Tibial Fracture by Bijaya Gurung, Prashanna Dip Karki, Ritesh Thapaliya, Surya Bajra Lama Waiva, Krishna Jung Shah, Tufan Singh Kathayat, Deepak Dutta, Santosh Paudel

“…This technique avoids significant complications compared to more commonly used internal and external fixation techniques for such injuries. This procedure is associated with good functional outcomes regarding the ankle range of motion. …”
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Neutral Position or Contralateral Head Rotation in Vagus Nerve Stimulation Surgery: A Study of Surgical Pathway and Nervus Vagus Position with Peroperative Ultrasonography by Güven Gürsoy, Gönül Güvenç

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: This study aimed to discuss positional changes in the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle and vagus nerve with head position, their effect on the surgical path, positional variations, the selection of an appropriate position for surgery, their effects on the surgical procedure, and complications by using peroperative ultrasonography. …”
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Ensayos microbiológicos de jarabes del Centro de Producción de Medicina Verde de Holguín by Saidé Batista Suárez, Yordanka Bermúdez Cisnero, Lisandra Parra Fernández, Mirtha Beatriz Miranda Bazán, Yamila Reyes Ávila, Yanet Olamendi Menéndez

“…Objectives: microbiological testing of syrups obtained in the Herbal Medicine Production Center was the purpose of this paper. Methods: a procedure to determine the microbiological limit was used. …”
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Characteristics of Low Back Pain Patients at The West Aceh Health Center for The Period January 2022 - June 2023 by Adico Notareza Aulia, Safrizal Rahman, Laila Apriani Hasanah Harahap

“…Purposive and non-probability sampling were used in this study's sampling procedures. Results: From January 2022 to June 2023, 21.600 patients were registered for care at the general clinic of the health centers in the West Aceh area. 230 LBP patients were diagnosed during that time, or 10,6 cases per every 1000 clinic visits. …”
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The behaviour of TB patients in East Lombok through a health belief model approach by Suprijandani Suprijandani, Setiawan Setiawan, Pathurrahman Pathurrahman, Slamet Wardoyo, Annisa Maulidia Rahayyu

“…This study aims to explore the behaviour of people with tuberculosis (TB) in East Lombok using the Health Belief Model (HBM) approach. Participants and procedure The method applied was a cross-sectional design, involving 112 respondents with TB who were registered at the Puskesmas. …”
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