Robotic-enhanced hybrid ablation for persistent and long-standing atrial fibrillation: Early assessment of feasibility, safety, and efficacyCentral MessagePerspective by Stefano Schena, MD, PhD, Jacob Lindemann, BS, Anne Carlson, RN, Trisha Wilcox, ANP, James Oujiri, MD, Marcie Berger, MD, Mario Gasparri, MD

“…The mean interval between the epicardial and endocardial stages of the procedure was 5.9 months. Rhythm follow-up showed AF resolution in 73.4% and 71.9% of patients at 3 and 12 months, respectively. …”
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Comparison of enrichment methods for efficient nitrogen fixation on a biocathode by Rous, Axel, Santa-Catalina, Gaëlle, Desmond-Le Quémener, Elie, Trably, Eric, Bernet, Nicolas

“…The enrichment method was based on a multi-stage procedure. The first enrichment step was specifically designed for the selection of N2-fixing bacteria from soil samples with organic C as electron and carbon source. …”
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Nerve palsy following total hip arthroplasty using trochanteric osteotomy and proximal femoral shortening in Crowe Type 4 developmental dysplasia of the hip: a prospective cohort s... by Afshin Taheriazam, Erfan Poursaleh, Ahmad Abbaszadeh, Mehdi Samberani, Parsa Taheriazam, Rezvan Darabi, Salar Baghbani

“…Material and method A prospective cohort study was conducted in Iran on 62 patients (81 hips) with Crowe Type 4 developmental dysplasia of the hip between 2020 and 2022. All procedures utilized a standardized direct lateral approach with trochanteric osteotomy and femoral shortening (3–4 cm). …”
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Robot-assisted thoracoscopic enucleation for a large esophageal leiomyoma: a case report by Kohei Kemuriyama, Satoru Motoyama, Yusuke Sato, Akiyuki Wakita, Yushi Nagaki, Hiromu Fujita, Ryohei Sasamori, Kazuhiro Imai, Masaki Aokawa, Yoshihiro Minamiya

“…In addition, the pleura was sutured using barbed suture. The surgical procedure was straightforward and smooth. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 4 with no surgical complications. …”
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The morphogenesis and associated anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in sinus venosus defect by Hsin-Mao Hsu, Ya-Ting Chang, Wen-Jen Su, Jaw-Ji Chu, Yu-Sheng Chang, Mao-Sheng Hwang

“…Key Words: atrial septal defect, cardiac surgical procedures, morphogenesis, pulmonary veins, sinus venosus defect…”
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A Deep Learning Approach to Assist in Pottery Reconstruction from Its Sherds by Matheus Ferreira Coelho Pinho, Guilherme Lucio Abelha Mota, Gilson Alexandre Ostwald Pedro da Costa

“…In addition to overcoming the scarcity of real sherd data, given a virtual sherd in its original position, that procedure provides paired canonical and normalized point clouds, as well as the target Euclidean transformation. …”
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Evaluation of wastage of commonly used anaesthetic agents in the operating theatres of a South African teaching hospital by P Majara, G Leballo

“…Prospective data were collected for all patients who presented for elective and emergency surgical procedures at this institution over a 2-week period. …”
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The Impact of Vitamin C Intake and Water Consumption on Perceived Fatigue among Female Tile Workers by Eli Sahiroh, Hanifa M. Denny, Yuliani Setyaningsih, Daru Lestantyo, Suroto Suroto

“…Each group participated in an experimental procedure lasting 6 days, after which they were assessed for levels of fatigue. …”
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Cupping therapy on low back pain. A systematic review by Natalia Maria Rulewska, Filip Grabowski, Klaudia Michalak, Kacper Janowski, Dagmara Neska

“…To address lower back pain, three common approaches are used: medications, surgical procedures, and rehabilitation programs. In recent years, there has been a growing trend toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in developed countries, largely due to the side effects associated with traditional treatment methods. …”
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Laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh with fascial repair (IPOM plus) for ventral and incisional hernia by H. O. Havrylov, O. V. Shulyarenko, M. O. Yosypenko, V. V. Prepodobnyi, V. F. Vatamaniuk

“…Abdominal wall surgery for ventral hernia is one of the commonest procedures performed by the surgeons. The aim of the study is to evaluate short- and long-term outcomes in patients who underwent laparoscopic IPOM plus approach. …”
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Intra-aortic balloon pump can be used after acute type A aortic dissection repair by Akiko Tanaka, Yuki Ikeno, Harleen K. Sandhu, Charles C. Miller III, Hazim J. Safi, Anthony L. Estrera

“…The median clamp time was 108 min (interquartile range 89–157) and circulatory arrest time was 25 min (interquartile range 19–31). Concomitant procedures included 11 coronary artery bypass grafting (35%), 4 root replacements (13%) and 1 total arch replacement (3%). …”
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Beyond Hemostasis: Exploring Intra-articular Tranexamic Acid’s Analgesic Effect in Post-operative Care in Total Knee Arthroplasty – Original Article by Dilbans Singh Pandher, Nitish Khosla, Pardumanjit Singh Dhaliwal

“…Introduction: Tranexamic acid (TXA) is widely recognized for its hemostatic properties, particularly in reducing blood loss during surgical procedures. Recent studies, however, suggest that TXA may have potential analgesic benefits beyond its role in hemostasis. …”
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Describing youth participatory evaluation of educational interventions as a key domain of the social determinants of health: protocol for a scoping review by Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead, Amanda Sutter, Chisomo Phiri, Luna De La Cruz Perdomo

“…Data charting will also be done by trained coders and facilitated by Covidence and a codebook. Several procedures will be used to uphold rigour and consistency during this process. …”
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Effect of problem-based learning approach program on meta-cognitive thinking skills and cooperative learning attitude among nursing students: quasi experimental study by Shymaa Abdelhafez Mohamed, Sanaa Abd Elazim Ibrahim, Marwa Mohamed Abdelaalem, Noura Elgharib Mohamed Eldiasty

“…Data were collected by the Problem-Based Learning Approach Knowledge Questionnaire, the Metacognition Self-Assessment Scale, and the Students’ Cooperative Learning Attitude Questionnaire. The data analysis procedures which the study employed version 27.0 of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for data analysis using Shapiro–Wilk test and single-factor (time) repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Greenhouse–Geisser correction. …”
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Precarious perinatal care: experiences of incarcerated individuals in Ontario, Canada by Xaand Bancroft, Amy McGee, Audrey Ferron Parayre, Lisa Morgan, Wendy E. Peterson

“…These findings can inform the development of policies, procedures, and transitional resources during incarceration and post-release. …”
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In-vitro evaluation of multicomponent scaffold with kappa carrageenan, tendon extracellular matrix and calcium-magnesium silicate for periodontal bone regeneration by Supraja G., S. Balaji Ganesh, Raja Kumar, Gurumoorthy Kaarthikeyan

“…In vertical bone loss defects, therapy includes surgical procedures, such as flap surgery with debridement associated with scaffolds, grafts, or membranes. …”
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Combinatorial MD/QM studies to develop novel ionic liquid-based anticancer drug delivery systems with aminium derived from carbohydrates as cationic components by Sepideh Kalhor, Alireza Fattahi

“…We validate our findings by evaluating the interactions between the formulated ionic liquids and cell membranes using the DPPC model through combined MD simulations and docking procedures.…”
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Standard patient training versus Vik-Asthme chatbot-guided training: ‘AsthmaTrain’ – a protocol for a randomised controlled trial for patients with asthma by Arnaud Bourdin, Nicolas Molinari, Carey Meredith Suehs, David Galeazzi, Isabelle Vachier, François Vaast, Fanny Cardon

“…A single-Zelen consent procedure is deployed to first enrol all participants in the comparator arm, that is, the standard patient therapeutic education programme at the University Hospitals of Montpellier, France. …”
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Optimization of a GMP-compliant automated one-pot synthesis of Al[18F]F-NOTA-Ubiquicidin29 − 41 for bacterial infection imaging by PET/CT by Anna Meyer, Thomas Ziegler, Jutta Moosbauer, Dirk Hellwig, Christian Fischer

“…Quality control was successfully established using validated analytical procedures. Conclusions The developed GMP-compliant radiolabelling process yields reproducible results with sufficient activities for further translation and investigations of clinical PET/CT imaging using Al[18F]F-NOTA-UBI(29–41) in infectious diseases.…”
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Factors associated with postoperative recurrence in perforated colorectal cancer: unraveling the high recurrence rate of perforated colorectal cancer by Makoto Takagi, Seongcheol Kim, Masaomi Suzuki, Tetsuyoshi Takayama, Hiroshi Asano

“…Clinicopathological background factors (age, sex, localization, surgical procedure, stoma, T stage, lymphatic invasion, venous invasion, differentiation, extent of lymph node dissection, number of dissected lymph nodes, lymph node metastasis, postoperative complications, and 30-day postoperative death) of perforated and non-perforated colorectal cancers were investigated. …”
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