Retrograde ureteral catheterization under local anesthesia for emergency drainage in patients with infection and hydronephrosis secondary to ureteral calculi: Experience from a ter... by Chun-Kai Hsu, Wan-Ling Young, Shu-Yu Wu

“…Results: A total of 14 patients with ureteral stone obstruction with infective hydronephrosis received 15 total emergency RUS procedures (one bilateral). Intraoperative findings, operation times, and infection signs were recorded and analyzed. …”
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Perioperative complications in patients aged ≥85 years undergoing spinal surgery: a retrospective comparative study of pre-old and old patients in Japan by Takahiro Mui, Hideki Shigematsu, Masaki Ikejiri, Sachiko Kawasaki, Yasuhito Tanaka

“…The differences in perioperative age-related complications were compared among the three groups while matching for surgical procedures and general conditions (study 1). Furthermore, preoperative and intraoperative factors were examined for perioperative complications in the super-old group (study 2). …”
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Next-Gen Video Watermarking with Augmented Payload: Integrating KAZE and DWT for Superior Robustness and High Transparency by Himanshu Agarwal, Shweta Agarwal, Farooq Husain, Rajeev Kumar

“…This research selects the chief embedding site by identifying the point of greatest intensity on a specific arc segment on a circle’s edge, while three other sites are chosen based on principles of circular symmetry. Following these procedures, the proposed method subjects videos to several robustness tests to simulate potential disturbances. …”
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On notch and crack size effects in fatigue, Paris� law and implications for Whler curves by Michele Ciavarella, A. Papangelo

“…Specifically, by elaborating on recent unified treatments of notch and crack effects on infinite life, and using similar concepts to the static failure cases, an interpolation procedure is suggested for the finite life region. …”
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Comparison of trans-umbilical single-port laparoscopic surgery and laparotomy for repair of perforated peptic ulcer in pediatric patients: a retrospective study by Jyun-Hong Jiang, Shin-Yi Lee, Hsuan-Fan Tung, Yi-Wen Tsai

“…The evolution of the surgical procedures may influence the outcomes of the patients and analysis of our results support the notion. …”
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The effects of hospital information system adoption on techno-stress and job satisfaction of nurses working in pediatric clinics by Bilge Sakrak, Aysel Kokcu Dogan

“…The use of HIS will enable nurses to conduct documentation procedures faster than before, allowing nurses to allocate more time to spend with their pediatric patients to contribute to the improvement and promotion of pediatric health through the provision of a holistic professional care service dedicated to children. …”
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Analysis of pharmacy organisation staff awareness of pharmacovigilance by R. I. Yagudina, O. L. Listova, A. R. Umerova, K. A. Kopeyka

“…The insufficient level of pharmaceutical specialists’ knowledge about the basic concepts and procedures of pharmacovigilance was revealed. Specialists with secondary specialized education and less work experience demonstrated a lower level of awareness. …”
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Reconstructing the Spectrum of a Polyharmonic Signal under Slow Fluctuations in the Sampling Period by A. A. Monakov

“…The synthesized algorithm can be used in a simple iterative procedure to estimate changes in the sampling period.…”
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Temporal and spatial variations in the effect-based ecotoxicological assessment of streams by Delia Hof, Thomas Bing, Sebastian Heß, Jens Mayer, Jörg Oehlmann, Matthias Oetken

“…The inclusion of integrative, effect-based in vivo and in vitro methods in standardized assessment procedures offers the possibility of bridging discrepancies between chemical and biological assessments and has already been proposed in several studies. …”
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Comparison of surgical outcomes of osteosynthesis using anatomical locking plates with proximal screws and smooth pegs for proximal humeral fractures by Ryogo Furuhata, Atsushi Tanji, Yusaku Kamata, Noboru Matsumura

“…Abstract Background Plate fixation is a widely used surgical procedure for proximal humeral fracture; however, relatively high complication rates have been reported. …”
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Changes in color and contrast ratio of resin composites after curing and storage in water by Marlus da Silva Pedrosa, Fernando Neves Nogueira, Vitor de Oliveira Baldo, Igor Studart Medeiros

“…This study corroborates the clinical practice of curing a small amount of unpolymerized resin composite on the tooth surface to select the desired shade before undertaking esthetic restorative procedures.…”
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Epidemiology of globe injury repair mechanisms in the TriNetX US collaborative network database: retrospective cohort study by Matthew D. Spangler, Nila Kirupaharan, Camellia Edalat, Meghan K. Berkenstock

“…An ANOVA showed a significant difference between age distribution over the four subtypes (mean age 47.2 ± 21.6 years, p < 0.001). The most common procedure was repair of non-perforating corneal lacerations with or without foreign body removal (n = 182,193) and was the only cohort with a female-predominant population (n = 119,990; 65.89%). …”
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Peak match sprinting speed during soccer matches: analysing the pre- and post-peak speed dynamics by Hugo Silva, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, Ghazi Racil, Antonio Gómez-Diaz, Pedro Menezes, Karim Chamari, Rui Marcelino

“…Match peak speeds were achieved from flying starts, differing from the current sprint test procedures. Players needed to accelerate from speeds of approximately 10 km/h to reach their peak speed. …”
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Weight-Bearing Protocols following Tibiotalar Arthrodesis and the Relationship to Union and Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Laura Clarke PhD, Diane Riddiford-Harland PhD, Casey Johnson, Joshua Mattock PhD, Evangelos Pappas, Meghan Dares

“…Patients reported positive outcomes (as early as three weeks after surgery) following both procedures with no significant between-group differences. …”
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Presentación de un paciente con sobredentadura implantoretenida by Rene Abel Salso Morell, Alberto Acosta Pantoja, Marcos Ros Santana, Ana Leonor de la Guardia Casate, Yudelkis Pérez Guerra

“…A case was presented in this paper to describe and inadequate procedure that promote the fixing of a complete denture for two years without the possibility of removing it, affecting the patient´s health.   …”
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Effect of Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy on higher order aberrations in different types of posterior capsule opacification: A prospective study by R Senthil Prasad, Tony A Koshy, R Sankarananthan, Logesh Balakrishnan, Kamatchi Nagu, Madhu Shekhar

“…The UCVA and CDVA showed improvement in all types of PCO post-procedure. The total HOA was 0.48 ± 0.47, 0.43 ± 0.42, 0.37 ± 0.34, and 0.76 ± 0.53, the coma aberrations were 0.18 ± 0.15, 0.18 ± 0.14, and 0.19 ± 0.19, spherical aberrations were 0.07 ± 0.12, 0.09 ± 0.12, and 0.05 ± 0.06, whereas the trefoil aberrations were 0.35 ± 0.44, 0.24 ± 0.26, and 0.21 ± 0.20, 15-day post-Nd:YAG LPC in pearly, fibrous, and mixed PCO respectively, all of which showed a significant reduction. …”
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Impact of infectious complications in the overall structure of urethroplasty complications, treatment and antibiotic prophylaxis: a systematic review by Yu. L. Naboka, E. M. Kotieva, V. M. Kotieva, M. I. Kogan

“…However, postoperative complications are relatively common in this procedure. In their structure, infection takes the leading position in most cases. …”
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Investigation of Hepatic and Splenic Shear-wave Elastography Findings in Patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever by Kadir Çabalak, Muhammet Murat Çelik, Alperen Kayalı, Mete Pekdiker

“…A radiologist with a minimum of five years of expertise in shear wave elastography conducted the procedure. Shear wave elastography results were compared between patients with FMF and healthy controls. …”
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The association between triglyceride glucose-body mass index and overall survival in postoperative patient with lung cancer by Shanshan Cai, Hongquan Xing, Yihan Wang, Weichang Yang, Hongdan Luo, Xiaoqun Ye

“…The present study was designed to investigate the association between the triglyceride-glucose body mass index (TyG-BMI) and postoperative overall survival (OS) rates in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery, while also evaluating its potential prognostic value for predicting postoperative outcomes.MethodsThis study conducted a retrospective look at the data sourced from lung cancer patients undergone surgical procedures at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University between 2016 and 2022. …”
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Stenting of the upper urinary tract: from bottom, from top, from side... by A. B. Novikov, V. P. Sergeev, D. V. Ergakov, E. A. Galliamov, A. G. Martov

“…The internal drainage procedure is standard, so the focus is on the nuances and details of this widespread manipulation. …”
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