Effect of Preoperative Atrial Fibrillation on Postoperative Outcome following Cardiac Surgery by Nael Al-Sarraf, Lukman Thalib, Anne Hughes, Michael Tolan, Vincent Young, Eillish McGovern

“…Surgical strategies such as Cox-Maze procedure may be beneficial in these patients.…”
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The Surgical Approach to a Medial Epicondylectomy in Cubital Tunnel Syndrome by Abdus S. Burahee, MBChB, Liron S. Duraku, PhD, Rajive Jose, MD, Michiel J. Zuidam, PhD, Dominic M. Power, MB, BChir

“…Historical attempts to treat this condition date back to the early 19th century, with procedures evolving over time. Modern techniques, including in situ decompression, transposition, and various forms of epicondylectomy, offer different approaches to address nerve compression. …”
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Cancer phylogenetic tree inference at scale from 1000s of single cell genomes by Salehi, Sohrab, Dorri, Fatemeh, Chern, Kevin, Kabeer, Farhia, Rusk, Nicole, Funnell, Tyler, Williams, Marc J., Lai, Daniel, Andronescu, Mirela, Campbell, Kieran R., McPherson, Andrew, Aparicio, Samuel, Roth, Andrew, Shah, Sohrab P., Bouchard-Côté, Alexandre

“…We constructed a phylogenetic model and associated Bayesian inference procedure, sitka, specifically for scWGS data. The method is based on a novel phylogenetic encoding of copy number (CN) data, the sitka transformation, that simplifies the site dependencies induced by rearrangements while still forming a sound foundation to phylogenetic inference. …”
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Kratom Alkaloids: A Blood–Brain Barrier Specific Membrane Permeability Assay-Guided Isolation and Cyclodextrin Complexation Study by András Dohárszky, Erika Mária Vági, Árpád Könczöl, Alexandra Simon, Erzsébet Várnagy, Miras Muratov, Kristóf István Steiger, Bianka Várnai, Szabolcs Béni, Eszter Riethmüller, Ida Fejős

“…Our aim was to optimize the alkaloid extraction procedure from kratom leaves and to determine and isolate the most relevant compounds capable of penetrating the central nervous system. …”
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A Novel Absorbent of Nano-Fe Loaded Biomass Char and Its Enhanced Adsorption Capacity for Phosphate in Water by Hongguang Zhou, Zhenmao Jiang, Shiqiang Wei

“…Fe-BC was prepared by a procedure including metal complex anion incorporation and precipitation with the pyrolysis char of corn straw as supporting material. …”
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Salvage surgery combined with descending aorta resection for lung cancer by Masatoshi Kanayama, Yoshinobu Ichiki, Masataka Mori, Hiroki Matsumiya, Yusuke Nabe, Akihiro Taira, Shinji Shinohara, Taiji Kuwata, Masaru Takenaka, Ayako Hirai, Naoko Imanishi, Kazue Yoneda, Eigo Ikushima, Toru Yasutsune, Yosuke Nishimura, Fumihiro Tanaka

“…Abstract Background Recent retrospective studies have shown that salvage surgery can improve survival with acceptable adverse events, and this procedure has been adapted for lung cancer. However, there are no reports demonstrating the efficacy of salvage surgery combined with aortic resection. …”
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Er:YAG Laser for Brackets Bonding: A SEM Study after Debonding by G. Ierardo, G. Di Carlo, F. Petrillo, V. Luzzi, I. Vozza, G. Migliau, R. Kornblit, J. P. Rocca, A. Polimeni

“…The use of Er:YAG laser alone, as in Groups 2 and 4, showed no significant advantages over phosphoric acid in the bonding procedure for orthodontics brackets.…”
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Modern Hardware and Software Solutions for Whole-Genome Sequencing, Prospects of Their Implementation in the Practice of Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops of the A... by A. A. Petrov, A. V. Kazantsev, E. A. Kovalchuk, M. Yu. Pavlyukov, A. V. Sapkulov, D. A. Kutaev, S. V. Borisevich

“…For the successful use of NGS by units of the RCB protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, it is necessary to solve the main problem, which is the development of domestic hardware, appropriate bioinformatics tools and databases certified in accordance with the established procedure for functioning offiine without connecting to the Internet.…”
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Enhanced glass ionomer cement with bioactive additives for collagen synthesis and inflammation in pulp-rabbit teeth by Nattapon Rotpenpian, Peerapon Sornying, Sareepah Manmoo, Krittee Dejyong

“…This study highlights enhanced-GIC's potential for use in dental restorative procedures, particularly for cases requiring pulp regeneration.…”
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Improvement of the System for Implementing Budget Revenue Administration Powers in the Russian Federation by Vladimir V. Olkhovik, Roman S. Afanasev

“…Based on the identified problems, recommendations are offered to improve the system of implementation of budget revenue administration powers, including procedures for interaction between participants of the budget process. …”
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A Comparison of Complications between Open Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy and Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy for the Treatment of Vault Prolapse by Anne-Lotte W. M. Coolen, Anique M. J. van Oudheusden, Hugo W. F. van Eijndhoven, Tim P. F. M. van der Heijden, Rutger A. Stokmans, Ben Willem J. Mol, Marlies Y. Bongers

“…Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy reduces blood loss and hospital stay as compared to abdominal sacrocolpopexy and generates less procedure related morbidity.…”
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A pilot study on the incorporation of adipose-derived stem cells into bone cements to enhance bone defect regeneration by Julia Lucas-Aparicio, Jatsue Cabrejos-Azama, Jesús Torres, Carmen Rueda, Mohammad-H. Alkhraisat, Luis Blanco-Jerez, Enrique López-Cabarcos

“…Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) are considered a promising option for bone regeneration therapies, primarily because they are readily accessible and can be obtained in large quantities with minimally invasive procedures. This study aims to establish a straightforward and effective novel experimental model for incorporating ASCs into silicon calcium phosphate cement (Si-CPC), potentially enhancing the scaffold’s osteoconductive properties and facilitating bone tissue regeneration. …”
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Development and validation of a semi-automated algorithm to analyze shear wave elastography clips in muscle tissue by Andreas Haueise, Gabriela F. Carvalho, Mehrin Azan, Dominic Gehring, Katrin Skerl, Angela V. Dieterich

“…Currently, most stiffness measures are retrieved from manually placed small measurement zones, which is an operator-dependent and laborious procedure of questionable reliability. Automated time-series measurements over the full visible muscle are expected to improve measurement validity, robustness, and efficiency in larger studies. …”
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Real-World Efficacy of Tirbanibulin in Actinic Keratosis Treatment: Expert Consensus and Clinical Insights by Marco Ardigò, Giuseppe Argenziano, Elena Campione, Stefania Guida, Caterina Longo, Giuseppe Micali, Gianluca Nazzaro, Ketty Peris, Federico Venturi, Alessia Villani, Iris Zalaudek

“…Results: Two areas were examined and discussed: clinical assessment/diagnostic procedures and key aspects of tirbanibulin therapy. …”
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A Comparative Study of Metalepsis in the Novel and Film "The Book Thief" Based on the Model of Julian Hanebeck by Fatemeh Ahmadi, payam Zinalabedini

“…The present study has examined this procedure from literature to cinema and its concern is to investigate the transmission of written metalepsis to visual metalepsis. …”
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Comparative evaluation of the biological response of conventional and resin modified glass ionomer cement on human cells: a systematic review by Shishir Singh, Gaurav Kulkarni, R S Mohan Kumar, Romi Jain, Ameya M Lokhande, Teena K Sitlaney, Musharraf H F Ansari, Navin S Agarwal

“…Conventional GIC shows lower cytotoxicity compared to RMGIC in vital pulp therapy procedures. Further, in vivo studies and long-term clinical trials are needed to compare these observations for pulp therapy using the 2 test materials.Trial RegistrationPROSPERO Identifier: CRD42023426021…”
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In vivo study of intraoral scanner trueness in partial edentulism by Mengxin Yao, Ning Gan, Jiajun Ming, Huijuan Cheng, Ting Jiao

“…Conventional impression procedure was performed with polyether silicone rubber as reference models. …”
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Case Report: Aspergillus fumigatus-associated plastic bronchitis in a pediatric patient with cystic fibrosis complicated by allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis by Fen Liu, Linlin Zhao, Yanpeng Gao, Xiaoyan Wang, Han Zhang

“…After two fiberoptic bronchoscopy procedures, the plugs were removed and turned out to be large gelatinous bronchial casts. …”
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Learning Gaussian graphical models from correlated data by Zeyuan Song, Zeyuan Song, Sophia Gunn, Stefano Monti, Stefano Monti, Gina M. Peloso, Ching-Ti Liu, Kathryn Lunetta, Paola Sebastiani, Paola Sebastiani, Paola Sebastiani

“…There are well established procedures to build GGMs from a sample of independent and identical distributed observations. …”
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Measurement of emerging neurocognitive and language skills in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) study by Julie A. Kable, Alexandra S. Potter, Natacha Akshoomoff, Patricia M. Blasco, Stefanie C. Bodison, Lucia Ciciolla, Sherry DeGray, Zoe Hulce, Emily S. Kuschner, Britley Learnard, Monica Luciana, Alexandra Perez, Miriam A. Novack, Tracy Riggins, So Yeon Shin, Sidney Smith, Jennifer Vannest, Eric.H. Zimak

“…Strategies for staff training and quality control procedures, as well as anticipated measures to be added as the cohort ages, are reviewed. …”
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