Dynamic stabilization in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with a 5-year follow-up: a case report by Lei Luo, Liehua Liu, Pei Li, Chen Zhao, Lichuan Liang, Yongjian Gao, Qiang Zhou

“…Before the operation, the major lumbar curve was 32.2° and the lumbosacral curve was 18.5°, with the Risser sign at grade 4. The procedure was performed using the Wiltse approach. …”
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Toward a green strategy of sponge mariculture and bioactive compounds recovery by Caterina Longo, Cataldo Pierri, Roberta Trani, Maria Mercurio, Carlotta Nonnis Marzano, Giuseppe Corriero, Joseba Aguilo-Arce, Valeria Sini, Federica Massari, Carlo Zambonin, Danilo Vona, Pietro Cotugno, Roberta Ragni, Serena Masini, Adriana Giangrande, Gianfranco D’Onghia, Pere Ferriol

“…Nevertheless, exploitation of sponges as bio-factories requires scalable and sustainable strategies to supply sponge biomass without threatening wild natural populations and to minimize the consumption of toxic organic solvents in metabolites extraction and purification procedures. Sponges farming in integrated facilities nearby fish mariculture cages represents a highly efficient strategy combining the production of sponge biomass with bioremediation. …”
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Application of a New Device for Saccadic Training in Athletes by Angelina Ganebnaya, Aiga Svede, Alina Kucika, Jekaterina Berkova, Alona Purmale, Liga Puhova, Mariya Misri, Svetlana Semjonova, Davids Davis Gailitis, Atis Kovalovs

“…Before and after the 4-week period, participants underwent the same assessment procedures: a comprehensive vision examination and saccadic eye movement recording. …”
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Extraction of Bioactive Component from Herbal Anoectochilus formosanus Hayata by Microwave, Ultrasound and Lactic Fermentation by Le Thi Kim Ngan, Nguyen Thi Ly, Nguyen Thi Tham, Dang Thi Kim Thuy, Do Dang Giap, Lieu My Dong

“…However, A. formosanus is usually processed to produce tea bags which would destroy the bioactive compounds because of the processing procedure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of extracted methods including microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), and fermentation by Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC-4356 to extract the active pharmaceutical ingredients from A. formosanus. …”
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Effects of local hypothermia on spinal cord injury in rats by T.V. Baltina, D.I. Silantyeva, E.Yu. Loban, M.V. Raimova, I.A. Lavrov

“…The experiments were carried out on 49 adult Wistar rats with the weight of 250–300 g. All procedures were performed in accor­dance with the bioethics rules. …”
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Effect of Vineyard Location on Assyrtiko Grape Ripening in Santorini and Its Wine’s Characteristics by Aikaterini Karampatea, Eirini Vrentzou, Adriana Skendi, Elisavet Bouloumpasi

“…The grapes were vinified using the same procedure. The aromatic volatile profile of the wines was evaluated with GC-MS. …”
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Concentrated growth factor scaffold-based pulpotomy of permanent molars with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis by Arthi K. Harith, Vishnupriya Koteeswaran, Dinesh Kowsky, Natanasabapathy Velmurugan, Suresh Nandini

“…Objectives Pulpotomy is a minimally invasive procedure that aims to retain the vitality of the radicular pulp by removing the inflamed coronal pulp tissue. …”
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Development of a green, efficient and renewable biorefinery strategy for the production of xylooligosaccharides from corncobs based on a novel specific xylanase by Hang Yang, Danyang Sun, Yanxiao Li, Wei Zhao, Zhengqiang Jiang, Qiaojuan Yan, Shaoqing Yang

“…The highest XOSs yield of 56.9 % (w/w) was obtained under the optimized reaction conditions. In the procedure, the used malic acids (64.2 %, w/w) were offered by the fermentation of A. oryzae using glucoses as the carbon source, which were converted by the hydrolysis of corncob debris (82 %, w/w) remained in the first stage via a synergistic reaction of cellulose and β‒glucosidase. …”
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Think FAST: a novel framework to evaluate fidelity, accuracy, safety, and tone in conversational AI health coach dialogues by Martha Neary, Emily Fulton, Victoria Rogers, Julia Wilson, Zoe Griffiths, Ram Chuttani, Paul M. Sacher

“…Processes to ensure consistent evaluation quality were established and additional patient safety procedures were defined for escalations to healthcare providers based on clinical risk. …”
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Total arch and descending thoracic aortic replacement for massive hemoptysis requiring CPR caused by intrapulmonary penetration of chronic dissecting aortic aneurysm: a case report by Tsubasa Mikami, Takashi Yamauchi, Satoshi Sakakibara, Yoshito Ito, Hitoshi Suhara, Yukio Hayashi, Toru Kuratani, Takafumi Masai, Yoshiki Sawa

“…Conclusions When performing a surgical graft replacement for an aortopulmonary fistula with a thoracic aortic aneurysm, the surgical approach chosen is critical. A surgical procedure using a median sternotomy combined with a left thoracotomy and a SIRC approach can be an effective therapeutic option.…”
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Survey of perceived sleep quality and nursing implications in 172 adult ICU patients by Chunping Gao, Aipeng Wang, Yun Wang, Yuanyuan He, Minmin Xu, Qing Wang

“…Conclusion The perceived sleep quality of awake adult ICU patients is affected by physiological, psychological, diagnostic procedures, ICU environment, and other factors. Nursing staff should prioritize their sleep status and develop targeted interventions based on these influencing factors to improve sleep quality.…”
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Analysis of the main approaches to modeling management processes for special-purpose organizational and technical systems by A. V. Melnikov, A. A. Karavaev, A. O. Zheleznyakov

“…In the course of reviewing and analyzing the main approaches to modeling management processes for special-purpose organizational and technical systems, the following tasks were solved: a preliminary systematization of the available data on the features of the development of management decision-making models was carried out; a comparative analysis of these models was carried out, during which it was established that most of the developed models can only be applicable in certain subject areas, which significantly limits their universality; have a labor-intensive procedure for processing source data; turn out to be insufficiently adaptive to rapidly changing conditions.Conclusion. …”
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Does Systematic Preliminar Colour Doppler Study Reduce Kidney Biopsy Complication Incidence? by Antonio Granata, Fulvio Floccari, Angelo Ferrantelli, Ugo Rotolo, Luca Di Lullo, Fulvio Fiorini, Francesco Logias, Maurizio Gallieni, Carmelo Erio Fiore

“…Postbioptic bleeding were categorized as minor (gross hematuria or subcapsular perinephric hematoma < 4 cmq of greater diameter) or major (hematoma >4 cmq of greater diameter; requiring blood transfusion or invasive procedures; leading to acute renal failure, urine tract obstruction, septicaemia, or death). …”
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Applying complex network metrics to individual-tree diameter growth modeling by Leite e Lopes I, Sousa da Mata A, Oliveira Castro RV, Viana da Páscoa KJ, Souza Jarochinski e Silva C, Rezende Gomide L

“…Tree competitors were identified using the Bitterlich procedure (basal area factor = 4). The periodic annual diameter increment (PAId) was modeled using four strategies, including a genetic algorithm and the random forest method, which involved different competition metrics: distance-dependent, distance-independent, and semi-independent indices, as well as topological metrics from complex networks. …”
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Innovative strategies in coagulation management for cardiothoracic surgery: a narrative review of pharmacological and nonpharmacological approaches by Aleena Ihtasham, Sahla Waqas, Muhammad Hamza, Haider Imran, Saraiba Sabar Chaudhary, Tayyaba Qayyum, Sadia Batool, Nimarta Devi, Muhammad Ali Muzammil, Malik Olatunde Oduoye

“…During cardiopulmonary bypass, factors such as hypothermia, acidosis, and fibrinolysis worsen coagulation disturbances, and protamine sulfate is administered for heparin reversal during the procedure. Point-of-care devices, including thromboelastography (TEG®) and rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM®), provide real-time monitoring of coagulation, hence guiding clinical interventions effectively, and have demonstrated a reduction in postoperative bleeding. …”
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Simultaneous detection of equine sperm subpopulations with different phenomes using a novel staining technique by NILENDU PAUL, THIRUMALA RAO TALLURI, KAMARAJ ELANGO, KATHAN RAVAL, PRADEEP NAG, YASH PAL, LEGHA RAM AVTAR, T K BHATTACHARYA, ARUMUGAM KUMARESAN

“…Recently, fluorescent dye-based sperm quality assessment techniques are replacing the conventional staining procedures and are proving to be more accurate, reliable and time efficient. …”
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Dual-Mode Microfluidic Workstation for Rapid Detection of Multiple Mycotoxins on Chip by Binfeng Yin, Shiyu Zeng, Jun Liu, Rashid Muhammad, Zhuoao Jiang, Gang Tan, Qi Yang

“…Furthermore, a dual-mode microfluidic workstation (DMMW) was developed to facilitate rapid, automated detection for these mycotoxins, simplifying the detection procedure, enhancing the detection efficiency, and reducing the requirement for specialized personnel, thus confirming significant potential for the rapid detection of mycotoxins in complex matrices such as beer.…”
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Bridging Crisp-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis and Association Rule Mining: A Formal and Computational Integration by Acácio Dom Luís, Rafael Benítez, María del Carmen Bas

“…Moreover, we propose a minimization procedure for association rules that mirrors the Quine–McCluskey reduction method employed in csQCA. …”
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Dermoglandular Rotation Flaps for Breast-Conserving Therapy: Aesthetic Results, Patient Satisfaction, and Morbidity in Comparison to Standard Segmentectomy by Ursula Hille-Betz, Bernhard Vaske, Helga Henseler, Philipp Soergel, Sudip Kundu, Lars Makowski, Sophia Schelcher, Sebastian Wojcinski, Peter Hillemanns

“…The outcome of the procedures was assessed at least 7 months after completed radiation therapy using a patient and breast surgeon questionnaire and the BCCT.core software. …”
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Venous Thromboembolism in Spinal Fusion Surgery: A Literature Review of Economic Impact, Risk Factors, and Preoperative Management by Sai Suraj Kollapaneni, Malek Moumne, Henry Twibell, John DeVine

“…Intraoperative and postoperative risk factors for VTE include prolonged procedure time, discharge to inpatient facilities, and length of hospital stay. …”
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