A Prospective Evaluation of Different Frailty Indices in Patients Undergoing Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor by Neebal Abunaser, Adnan El-Achkar, Mohamad K. Abou Chaar, Ali Ababneh, Sattam A. Halaseh, Ala'a Farkouh, Ramiz Abo-Hijleh, Awni D. Shahait, Samer Salah, Mohammed Shahait

“…Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) is a commonly performed procedure in outpatient settings for a large number of bladder cancer patients. …”
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Measurement, source decomposition, and formation mechanism of differences in the development of China’s health services by Fulei Jin, Xigang Zhang, Yiming Zhao

“…A series of quantitative methods are applied in this study, including the two-stage entropy method, spatial kernel density estimation, Theil index, variance decomposition method, and quadratic assignment procedure (QAP). Based on publicly-available macro data such as the China Health Statistics Yearbook, the two-stage entropy method is employed to comprehensively measure the health service levels of 31 provinces in China from 2005 to 2019. …”
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Isolation, synthesis, mechanism of action, and pharmacological activities of bisabolangelone and related bisabolenoids by Christian Bailly

“…BBG can be extracted from those plants or obtained by total synthesis from the monoterpenoid pulegone. Efficient procedures have been proposed to synthesize BBG and derivatives. …”
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The Bactericidal Effect of CO2 Laser on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Wound and Burn Infections, In-Vitro by Baghdad Science Journal

“…All cotton swabs are cultured initially on blood agar and MacConkey agar and subjected for standard bacteriological procedures for bacteriological diagnosis. Twenty samples out of sixty are identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa by conventional methods. …”
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ANALYSIS OF STOICHIOMETRIC REGULARITIES LIMITING STATIONARY STATES OF REACTION-RECTIFICATION PROCESSES by M. A. Yakhyaev, Yu. A. Pisarenko, S. Serna-Loaiza, C. A. Cardona

“…On the basis of this algorithm, a ChIM program was developed in the SciLab environment, which makes it possible to single out sets of limiting stationary states of a combined process characterized by maximum reagent conversion values, selectivity and yield of the target product. The procedure for using the ChIM program is illustrated by the example of the industrial process for obtaining mesityl oxide from acetone. …”
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Synthesis and Molecular Modeling of Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Five-Membered Heterocycle–Cinnamic Acid Hybrids by Konstantinos Theodoridis, Eleftherios Charissopoulos, Dimitra Tsioumela, Eleni Pontiki

“…The general synthetic procedure comprises three synthetic steps, starting from the reaction of appropriate substituted cinnamic acid with hydrazine monohydrate in acetonitrile with cyclohexane and resulting in the formation of hydrazides. …”
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Physicians’ moral distinctions between medical assistance in dying (MAiD) and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in Canada: a qualitative descriptive study by Midori Matthew, Kieran Bonner, Andrew Stumpf

“…However, this research has often neglected the firsthand experiences of the clinicians involved in these procedures. By asking physicians if they perceive the major bioethical accounts as clinically useful, we seek to distinguish between aspects of the contemporary bioethical landscape which are useful at the bedside and those which are divorced from the realities faced by clinicians. …”
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Producción in vitro de pectinasas por Colletotrichum acutatum In vitro production of pectinases by Colletotrichum acutatum by Carlos Patiño Torres

“…This study was realized for to determine the type of the substances produced by C. acutatum in the Czapeck-Dox’s, Fries’s and MS’s culture medium, substances that have roles in the pathogenic relations with tamarillo (Solanum betaceae). The procedures and results of the evaluation allowed us to discard that phytotoxic activity on tamarillo fruits inoculated with extracts to be low molecular weight metabolites. …”
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«Complex» choledocholithiasis in practice of regional centre of endoscopic surgery by V. V. Hrubnik, D. V. Gerasimov, B. V. Evsykov

“…In 15 (7.6%) patients the procedure of a one-staged extraction of calculi failed as a consequence of the complications occurrence, presence of multiple big calculi. …”
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Synthesizing postpartum care pathways, facilitators, and barriers for women after cesarean section: a qualitative analysis from rural Rwanda by Brittany L Powell, Theoneste Nkurunziza, Fredrick Kateera, Leila Dusabe, Marthe Kubwimana, Rachel Koch, Bethany L Hedt-Gauthier, Robert Riviello

“…# Background In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), c-section is the most commonly performed operation, and surgical site infection (SSI) is the most common post-operative complication following all surgical procedures performed. Whilst multiple interventions have been rolled out to address high SSI rates, strategies for optimal care of patients at risk of developing SSIs need to include an understanding of the general care seeking behaviors, facilitators, and barriers among high-risk groups, including mothers delivering via c-section. …”
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How to measure the motivations of sports volunteers in Poland? First stage of the study with the Polish adaptation and validation of the VMS-ISE by Mateusz Rozmiarek, Mateusz Grajek, Karolina Sobczyk, Magdalena Król-Zielińska

“…Conclusions The obtained result indicates that the Polish adaptation of the questionnaire (called VMS-ISE.PL), after applying the necessary procedures, is characterized by satisfactory psychometric indices and can be used to study the motivation of sports volunteers in Poland.…”
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Biomechanical Evaluation of Flexor Tendon Repair: Double Loop Technique with Epitendinous Suture by Sadagatullah AN, Raghu S, Paiman M, Ismail S, Jusoh MH

“…Results: The four-strand modified Kessler, and the four-strand cruciate procedures had the lowest mean ultimate tensile strength, whereas the two double-loop techniques had the strongest. …”
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INFLUENCE OF 24-HOUR BLOOD PRESSURE PATTERNS ON STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHANGES OF THE HEART IN PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by V. A. Lichikaki, S. E. Pekarsky, V. R. Mordovin, R. S. Karpov

“…All patients before and after the procedure underwent 24-hour BP monitoring and echocardiography Results. …”
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The Prevalence of Prenatal Diabetes Mellitus in Rania City: Women with Polycystic Ovaries by Renas Mohamed, Rahela A. Rasul

“…Therefore, education of mothers, implementing a nutritious diet and taking part in consistent physical activity, as well as prenatal, perinatal, and postpartum care are initiatives and procedures to decrease the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome. …”
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Atmospheric Microplastics: Inputs and Outputs by Christine C. Gaylarde, José Antônio Baptista Neto, Estefan M. da Fonseca

“…Anthropogenic sprays, such as paints, agrochemicals, personal care and cosmetic products, and domestic and industrial procedures (e.g., air conditioning, vacuuming and washing, waste disposal, manufacture of plastic-containing objects) add directly to the airborne MP load, which is higher in internal than external air. …”
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Comparison of the Hook Plate versus TightRope System in the Treatment of Acute Type III Acromioclavicular Dislocation by Abdulrahim Dündar, Deniz İpek

“…The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of the clavicular hook plate (HP) technique and the minimally invasive coracoclavicular (CC) fixation with a TightRope (MITR) procedure in treating acute unstable distal clavicle dislocation. …”
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ARCHITECTONICS AND COMPOSITION OF LITERARY TEXT AS ELEMENTS OF AUTHOR’S IDIOSTYLE by Iryna A. Sydorenko

“…Apart from that, the principal research methods of compositional analysis as well as key research stages of the methodological procedure have been investigated. The most relevant methodology of studying the architectonic and compositional structure of literary texts in the course of the author’s idiostyle complex analysis is determined and revised. …”
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Determination of the Cytotoxic Effect of Different Leaf Extracts from Parinari curatellifolia (Chrysobalanaceae) by Anesu Kundishora, Simbarashe Sithole, Stanley Mukanganyama

“…The dried leaf powder of P. curatellifolia was used in serial exhaustive extraction procedures using hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, acetone, ethanol, methanol, and water as solvents in addition to extraction using DCM: methanol in equal ratio. …”
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Bachmann’s Bundle Modification in Addition to Circumferential Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Novel Ablation Strategy by Jiaqi Sun, Sanbao Chen, Ming Liang, Qi Zhang, Ping Zhang, Mingyu Sun, Jian Ding, Zhiqing Jin, Yaling Han, Zulu Wang

“…Among patients with paroxysmal AF, no significant difference was found in the primary endpoint between two groups (85.4% in the CPVI-BB group vs. 80.5% in the CPVI group; log-rank P = 0.581). In addition, procedure-related complications and recurrence of atrial tachycardia or atrial flutter were similar between the two treatment groups, regardless of the type of AF. …”
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Improved grey wolf optimization for parameter extraction of polycrystalline and mono crystalline solar PV panels using double diode model by Madhusudana Rao Ranga, Venkateswara Rao Bathina, Srikumar Kotni

“…In this paper the parameter extraction procedure is applied to four PV module samples: the poly-crystalline Kyocera KC200GT, TSM250P, Shell S75 and the mono-crystalline Shell SQ85.…”
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