Genetics of kidney stones and the role of genetic testing in prevention: a guide for urologists by Francesco Pintus, Noemi Giordano, Daniela Francesca Giachino, Giorgia Mandrile

“…To date, KSD is managed mostly surgically with a heavy burden on the healthcare system and numerous invasive procedures for the patients. In the past years a genetic basis in KSD has been increasingly recognized, with a heritability rate reaching 50%. …”
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Planejamento do controle estatístico de processos com baixa fração não conforme restrito a amostras pequenas Design of the statistical control of low fraction nonconforming process... by Eugenio Kahn Epprecht, Adriana Leiras, Antonio Fernando Branco Costa

“…<br>We present the non-conventional design of np charts used for the surveillance of processes characterized by a very low fraction nonconforming, with a costly and/or time-consuming inspection procedure, which makes the inspection of large samples prohibitive. …”
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Knowledge and associated factors towards trachoma in rural Lemo district, Southern Ethiopia, 2021 by Mikias Mered Tilahun, Biruk Lelisa Eticha, Mulunesh Girma Shobiso, Merkineh Markos Lorato

“…Then, a systematic random sampling procedure with a five-interval size was applied to select the household.Our study assessed the association between the outcome variable and explanatory variables using binary and multivariate logistic regressions. …”
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Bilateral intralobar bronchopulmonary sequestration presenting as spontaneous hemopneumothorax: Case report by Mariel Magdits, Kirk Jones, Lan Vu

“…Intraoperative findings included a systemic feeding artery along with associated cysts at the right lung apex, similar to the left side. The procedures were well-tolerated, and the patient recovered without complications. …”
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Adaptive immunity at patients with chronic diseases of the stomach and intestine by N. L. Denisov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Total number of T lymphocytes, along with absolute and relative contents of their subpopulations was determined by flow-cytometer EPICS C Cultronics USA and Facscan Becton Dicenson by standard procedure with application of monoclonal antibodies «ORTHO» USA, Becton Dicenson or Dako. …”
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Nanomechanical interlocking mechanism of 10-MDP nanolayering by Mohammed H. Ahmed, Daniel Arenas Esteban, Nina Attik, Mohammed M. Awad

“…These findings support a novel nanomechanical interlocking hypothesis: during clinical bonding procedures, adhesive resin components are physically entrapped within the Ca-MDP inter-nanolayers—contributing to enhanced durability. …”
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When Silence Breaks: The Influence of Pure Tones and White Noises on Conditioned Flight Responses by Sebastiano Francesco Matarazzo di Licosa, Andrea Stefano Moro, Mattia Ferro, Antonio Malgaroli, Jacopo Lamanna

“…Albeit its relevance in this context, up to now only a few studies have focused on developing procedures for eliciting conditioned flight responses in the laboratory, in favor of freezing/immobilization, the so‐called fright response. …”
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O-Arm Imaging With Real-Time Control for Organ Motion Tracking: A Feasibility Study by Ashkan Ghorbanian, Mobin Salehi, Mohammad Sajad Sokout, Borhan Beigzadeh

“…Image-guided surgery (IGS) has become one of the most practical, safest, and fastest procedures. One of its most crucial requirements is having high-quality, high-speed CT images during operation. …”
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Impact of root canal curvature and instrument type on the amount of extruded debris during retreatment by Burcu Serefoglu, Gözde Kandemir Demirci, Seniha Miçooğulları Kurt, İlknur Kaşıkçı Bilgi, Mehmet Kemal Çalışkan

“…Clinicians should be aware that the difficult morphology of the severely curved root canals is a factor increasing the amount of extruded debris during the retreatment procedure.…”
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Safety in Rib Surgery: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review by Raúl Martín Manzaneda Cipriani, MD, Héctor Durán Vega, MD, José J. Bucio Duarte, MD, Daniel Botelho, MD, Yuri Jiménez Caprielova, MD, José M. Zepeda Torres, MD, Raul Gonzalez, MD, Luis R. Jiménez Hernández

“…Rib surgery for cosmetic purposes, although not without risk, is demonstrated to be a safe procedure when performed by experienced surgeons and in appropriately selected patients. …”
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Povidone-iodine pleurodesis for congenital chylothorax in an infant: A case report by Citra Cesilia, Riky Candra, Hariadi Hatta, Nurhasanah, Muhammad Afdhal, Mutiara Arcan

“…The chest tube was clamped for about an hour and undamped thereafter. The procedure was repeated every other day, the last one being on the twelfth day of hospitalisation. …”
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Anesthetic Management of Craniotomy for Supratentorial Tumor Resection in a Patient with Femoral-Popliteal Deep Vein Thrombosis: Case Report by Tengku Addi Saputra, Radian Ahmad Halimi, Hamzah Hamzah

“…However, the use of anticoagulants, like heparin, poses a risk of severe bleeding during surgical procedures such as craniotomy. A craniotomy is associated with an increased risk of VTE due to endothelial damage, thromboplastin release, and post-operative immobilization, all contributing to Virchow’s Triad (venous stasis, endothelial injury, and hypercoagulability). …”
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Endoscopic microvascular decompression for primary trigeminal neuralgia: surgical experience and early outcomes by Bao Feng, Xin Chai, Yi Yu, Hao Xia, Junyi Wu, Yin Ren, PeiMin Yu, Yufu Zhu

“…Additionally, this study analyzed and compared the clinical outcomes of MVD procedures performed endoscopically versus those performed under microscopy. …”
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Accumulating research: a systematic account of how cumulative meta-analyses would have provided knowledge, improved health, reduced harm and saved resources. by Mike Clarke, Anne Brice, Iain Chalmers

“…<h4>Background</h4>"Cumulative meta-analysis" describes a statistical procedure to calculate, retrospectively, summary estimates from the results of similar trials every time the results of a further trial in the series had become available. …”
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Evidence of disorientation towards immunization on online social media after contrasting political communication on vaccines. Results from an analysis of Twitter data in Italy. by Samantha Ajovalasit, Veronica Maria Dorgali, Angelo Mazza, Alberto d'Onofrio, Piero Manfredi

“…<h4>Objectives and methods</h4>First, we supplied a definition of disorientation, as the "lack of well-established and resilient opinions among individuals, therefore causing them to change their positions as a consequence of sufficient external perturbations". Second, procedures for testing for the presence of both short and longer-term collective disorientation in Twitter signals were proposed. …”
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Transparansi Organisasi Perangkat Daerah dalam Penyelenggaraan Pelayanan Publik Pada Era Otonomi Daerah by Fatimah Malahayati Windari Irom Putri

“…The conclusion of the research on the transparency of the Surabaya City Trade Office in the process of providing business license services is not yet fully open; related to the ease of regulations and service procedures not yet fully understood by the public in the process of applying for a business license; On the aspect of ease of obtaining information regarding various aspects of public service delivery, there are still people who have difficulty. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Allergenspecific Immunotherapy in Children with Pollinosis Using Doppler Study of Sublingual Salivary Glands by M. V. Ryazanov, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, M. V. Gorshkov, I. A. Krotov, V. Yu. Yaltikov

“…All children underwent an ultrasound procedure of sublingual salivary glands; children with pollinosis underwent it twice, with an assessment of intraparenchymal hemodynamics before and after ASIT.Results. 160 children with pollinosis in remission period aged 5–17 and 40 children aged 5–17 without burdened allergic history were included in the study. …”
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Validation of laparoscopy and flexible ureteroscopy tasks in inanimate simulation training models at a large-scale conference setting by Jirong Lu, Karthik Thandapani, Tricia Kuo, Ho Yee Tiong

“…Each participant's experience (no experience, 1–30 or >30 procedures) in laparoscopy, rigid ureteroscopy (RURS) and FURS was self-reported. …”
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Evaluation of biochemical, hematological, RIBA and PCR assays in predicting viremia in anti-HCV positive patients by Mumtaz Cem Sirin, Buket Cicioglu Aridogan, Emel Sesli Cetin, Fevziye Burcu Sirin

“…However, high costs, long and laborious procedures limit their widespread usage. This retrospective study was conducted to assess the predictive performances of biochemical and hematological parameters, anti-HCV signal-to-cutoff (S/CO) ratios and RIBA assay for HCV viremia. …”
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A review on WSN based resource constrained smart IoT systems by Shreeram Hudda, K. Haribabu

“…SDN) addresses diverse IoT network needs across domains like smart grids, healthcare, traffic signaling, agriculture, and smart homes by enabling efficient communication, network management, and innovative control procedures. However, SDN’s application for anomaly detection and primary defense against security threats in IoT systems remains underexplored. …”
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