New Inference Procedures for Semiparametric Varying-Coefficient Partially Linear Cox Models by Yunbei Ma, Xuan Luo

“…A two-step penalized-based procedure is proposed to select linear regression coefficients for linear components and to identify significant nonparametric varying-coefficient functions for semiparametric varying-coefficient partially linear Cox models. …”
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Ayahuasca drinking using a two-bottle choice procedure in male mice by Natali D. Kisaki, Yasmim A. Serra, Isa R. S. Rodrigues, Kallyane S. O. Silva, Caio Jovita-Farias, Gérson L. Alves, Marcus T. M. Bezerra, Isabelle Gaburro-Ribeiro, João P. C. Leite, Nailton M. S. Jesus, Alexandre J. Oliveira-Lima, Lais F. Berro, Eduardo A. V. Marinho

“…The aim of the present study was to investigate voluntary ayahuasca drinking in male mice using a two-bottle choice procedure. Male mice were exposed to two bottles, one of water and one of ayahuasca (0.01, 0.03 or 0.1 mg/ml), for 15 h/day, under 3 protocols (acquisition): (1) every other day access; (2) access every 3 days; (3) access every 5 days. …”
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Improvement of personnel management of internal affairs bodies on the basis of system analysis procedures by A. V. Rybak, R. M. Danilov

“…When searching for the causes of the personnel shortage of the ATS, the procedures of system analysis were used, on the basis of which the central problem of the staffing of the ATS was identified, a number of tasks and goals were formulated, for the solution of which additional material resources are not required. …”
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On a variant of the asymptotic procedure (weakly nonlinear systems in a special cases) by Nguyen Van Dinh

“…The variant the asymptotic procedure presented in [2, 3] is applied to oscillating systems in a special case.…”
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Differences in Negotiated Facility Fees for Otolaryngology Procedures at Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Hospitals by Anika S. Walia, Roy Xiao, Daphne T. Hao, Vinay K. Rathi, Rosh K. V. Sethi, Stacey T. Gray

“…Abstract While outpatient otolaryngology procedures have been increasingly performed at ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), the cost differences compared to hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) remain unclear. …”
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Ground State for a Schrödinger–Born–Infeld System via an Approximating Procedure by Gaetano Siciliano

“…We are able to prove the existence of a minimal energy solution by showing an approximating procedure that can be adapted depending on the value of the parameter <i>p</i>, which is in the nonlinearity.…”
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy after Spinal Anesthesia for a Minimally Invasive Urologic Procedure by Emmanuel Lilitsis, Despina Dermitzaki, Georgios Avgenakis, Ioannis Heretis, Charalampos Mpelantis, Charalampos Mamoulakis

“…We present the case of a patient who suffered from Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) immediately after the initiation of subarachnoid anesthesia for a minimally invasive urologic procedure (tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) surgery for stress urine incontinence). …”
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Ethical issues of the informed consent procedure in schizophrenia patients in view of cognitive dysfunction by N. V. Semenova, M. G. Yanushko, A. Iu. Iakovleva

“…Te procedure of obtaining the informed consent plays the crucial role in biomedical studies. …”
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Analysis and synthesis of existing procedures used to determine the reuse potential of building elements by Barbara Lambec, Maléna Bastien-Masse, Corentin Fivet

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Retrograde Tibiopedal Access as a Bail-Out Procedure for Endovascular Intervention Complications by Ahmed Amro, Alaa Gabi, Adee Elhamdani, Naveed Iqbal, Mehiar El-Hamdani

“…In this manuscript we are presenting a case where retrograde tibiopedal access has been used as a bail-out procedure for the management of superficial femoral artery (SFA) intervention complications. …”
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Search for Dispersed Repeats in Oryza sativa Genome Using Iterative Procedure Method by Valentina Rudenko, Eugene Korotkov

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Right ventricular outflow tract morphology and its clinical significance for invasive procedures by Marcin Jakiel, Rafał Jakiel, Jakub Batko, Edyta Dyngosz, Maria Kurek, Karolina Gutkowska, Jakub Hołda, Filip Bolechała, Marcin Strona, Mateusz K. Hołda

“…Abstract We aimed to evaluate in detail the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) morphology to enhance clinical procedures performed within this area. Two hundred twenty autopsied adult human hearts (37.2% females, 47.6 ± 18.0 years old) without macrostructural cardiac abnormalities were examined. …”
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Solution Procedure for Transport Modeling in Effluent Recharge Based on Operator-Splitting Techniques by Shutang Zhu, Gang Zhao, Yuanle Ma

“…By applying an upwind finite difference scheme to the finite volume integral of the convection flux term, an implicit solution procedure is derived to solve the convection-dominant equation. …”
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Understanding mediation as an out-of-judicial procedure for the settlement of civil-legal and labor disputes by Mahnovskyi I.

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Laryngo fiberscopy-guided suspension procedure for an ectopic lingual thyroid obstructing airway by Tsubasa Aiyoshi, Toshihiro Muraji, Isho Izumi, Miki Toma, Kazuto Suda, Toshihiro Yanai, Kouji Masumoto

“…Conclusions Our laryngo fiberscopy-guided suspension procedure can be an effective surgical procedure for the treatment of ectopic thyroid. …”
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Re-interventions after the Ross procedure: reasons, technical approaches, immediate outcomes by R. M. Muratov, M. I. Fedoseykina, D. A. Titov, D. V. Britikov, G. A. Khugaev

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A New Vibration Measurement Procedure for On-Line Quality Control of Electronic Devices by Gian Marco Revel

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INDUCTIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL-PURPOSE EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE HEAT TRANSFER PROCEDURES by TURCANU, Adrian, NUCĂ, Ilie

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A novel portable device and validation procedure for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation by Roberto Paolini, Fangqi Liu, Alessia Scarpelli, Andrea Demofonti, Francesca Cordella, Dai Jiang, Andreas Demosthenous, Loredana Zollo

“…The stimulation devices employed in the literature often produce not fully suitable stimulation parameters and are frequently validated through procedures that do not fully clarify their practical application for sensory feedback restoration. …”
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Novel cVEMP procedure reveals sexual dimorphism in peak to trough latency by Max Gattie, Max Gattie, Elena V. M. Lieven, Karolina Kluk

“…Human investigations of sex difference in VEMP latency have shown inconsistent results, although there are indicators of sexual dimorphism in vestibular function and a higher reporting rate for vestibular disorder in women than in men.MethodsSex effects in human VEMP were re-evaluated here using a procedure adapting clinical protocols for higher sensitivity. …”
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