Evaluation of the Quality of Tympanoplasty Videos on YouTube Using the Ivory Grading System by Ahmet Ufuk Kilictas, Mehmet Birinci, Başar Erdivanlı

“…ABSTRACT Purpose YouTube has become a key platform for sharing information on surgical procedures. However, the absence of peer review raises concerns about the educational quality and reliability of its content. …”
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An Optimized Core Distribution Adaptive Topology Reconfiguration Algorithm for NoC-Based Embedded Systems by Bowen Hou, Dali Xu, Fangfa Fu, Bing Yang, Na Niu

“…Addressing these issues, we propose an adaptive core distribution optimization topology reconfiguration algorithm, which involves the distribution of faulty cores as the main factor for the reconfiguration procedure. This algorithm is based on a 2D REmesh structure to achieve physical topology reconfiguration, optimized through a bidirectional search algorithm, and features an adaptive algorithm for optimizing core distribution. …”
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Recent temporal trends in cesarean section rates in Brazil according to the Robson classification system by Rômulo Cesar Rezzo Pires, Maria do Carmo Leal, Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva

“…Therefore, efforts to reduce unnecessary C-sections should be based on interventions to improve labor management in nulliparous women and promote vaginal birth after the procedure.…”
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Comparison of ultrasound and fluoroscopy-guided caudal epidural block in low back pain with radiculopathy: A randomized controlled study by Shrey Goel, Sukanya Mitra, Jasveer Singh, Swati Jindal, Prateek Upadhyay, Rohit Jindal

“…Conclusion: Although fluoroscopy remains the gold standard for caudal epidural injections, ultrasound-assisted procedures demonstrated comparable pain relief, disability improvement, patient satisfaction, and adverse effects. …”
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Patients with History of Metastasis Have Differing Surgical Indications and Increased Perioperative Risk Following Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty by Aroob Zaheer BS, Alexander S. Vo BS, Guillermo Ramirez Campos BS, Nithin Gupta BS, Morgan Gable MD, Zachary Jodoin MD, Tyler K. Williamson DO, Frank A. Buttacavoli MD

“…Introduction Revision arthroplasty is an invasive procedure with increased morbidity relative to primary joint arthroplasty. …”
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Rapid Soil Tests for Assessing Soil Health by Jan Adriaan Reijneveld, Oene Oenema

“…The aim of the study presented here was to contribute to the further development, implementation, and testing of an integrated procedure for soil health assessment in practice. We developed and tested a rapid, standardized soil health assessment tool that combines near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and multi-nutrient 0.01 M CaCl₂ extraction with Inductive Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy analysis. …”
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Degenerative gluteal tears associated with hip arthroplasty by Dani Gaillard-Campbell, Thomas Gross

“…We recognized our first case of concomitant abductor tear during a hip resurfacing procedure in April 2009. After this, we began following a protocol to identify and repair abductor tears in the next 5601 consecutive primary hip arthroplasties (5429 hip resurfacings and 172 total hips). …”
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Epidemiological study of human brucellosis among febrile patients in Erbil-Kurdistan region, Iraq by Dhary Alewy Almashhadany, Zean Fetehallah Zefenkey, Mohammed Naji Ahmed Odhah

“…The vaccination of livestock and boiling or pasteurization of milk are essential procedures to reduce the frequency of human brucellosis. …”
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Management of a difficult infectional disease: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis by Fazlı Yanık, Yekta Altemur Karamustafaoğlu, Yener Yoruk

“…Other supplimantary surgical procedures were tube thoracostomy (n = 8), VATS mediastinal drainage (n = 4), tracheostomy (n = 2) and thoracatomy (n = 1). …”
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Perceptions and practices of imaging personnel and physicians regarding the use of brain MRI for dementia diagnosis in Uganda. by Rita Nassanga, Noeline Nakasujja, Mark Kaddumukasa, Stephen E Jones, Martha Sajatovic, Michael Grace Kawooya

“…Sub-themes under these themes included cost considerations, poor and good MRI practices, MRI as a standard operating procedure, positive attitudes towards brain MRI, and barriers such as structural, financial, operational, technical, and patient-related issues. …”
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A staged approach to managing a combination of a terrible triad injury and an Essex–Lopresti fracture dislocation: an open forearm crush injury—a case report by Abdulla Abdelwahab, Ahmed Khairy Farahat Elsayed, Hamed Badawi

“…The combination of early intervention, damage control surgeries, and carefully planned procedures sets the foundation for successful management of a crushed and open forearm injury. …”
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Construcción y empleo de los diagramas C-Q. Una vía para minimizar los costos de operación y mantenimiento de los sistemas de bombeo de pozos profundos. by R. Morales, C. Batista-Rodríguez

“…As a research result this article presents a procedure proposal to construct C-Q diagrams to determine when it will be necessary to accomplish the well maintenance. …”
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Mathematical modeling for determining the potency of bovine tuberculin purified protein derivative (P.P.D.) by Viviana Ciuca, Victorita Burghelea, Mihai Danes, Viorel V. Safta, Olga Casu, Ramona Niculicioiu

“…The stated potency is not less than 20,000 international units. The validation procedure includes details on protocol working to determine the potency of the tuberculin A, validation criteria, experimental results, mathematical modeling for determining the potency, inter-laboratory comparisons.…”
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Resilience and its relationship with disability in persons with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia: A comparative study by Arnab Datta, Dhrubajyoti Chetia

“…Methods: Study design – Hospital-based, cross-sectional, comparative design; study population – patients of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia with 2–5 years illness and Clinical Global Impression – Severity (CGI-S) <4; sampling procedure – consecutive sampling; sample size – 30 patients each; scales used – Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Indian Disability Evaluation and Assessment Scale (IDEAS), and CGI-S; patients were evaluated with IDEAS, and 15 persons with and without a significant disability were recruited in each group of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. …”
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DEMONSTRATION OF HIGH CAPACITY MODEL BASED DWDM - ROF TECHNIQUE FOR 5G COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK by Aqeel Al-Hilali, Haitham Bashar, Mohammed Abdul Majeed, Ayad Ghany, Hussein Alaa Diame

“…The result of this is that in this article, we illustrate, plan, and do a) by utilizing the Optisystem 17.1 programming and a Thick Frequency Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Radio over Fiber (RoF) procedure. The expression "40x40 Gbps information transmission framework" is utilized to depict this sort of framework, which is intended for higher speed transmission frameworks that are engaged toward association at the Terabit each second (Tbps) level. …”
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Bayesian inference of structured latent spaces from neural population activity with the orthogonal stochastic linear mixing model. by Rui Meng, Kristofer E Bouchard

“…Here, we developed a new latent process Bayesian regression framework, the orthogonal stochastic linear mixing model (OSLMM) which introduces an orthogonality constraint amongst time-varying mixture coefficients, and provide Markov chain Monte Carlo inference procedures. We demonstrate superior performance of OSLMM on latent trajectory recovery in synthetic experiments and show superior computational efficiency and prediction performance on several real-world benchmark data sets. …”
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Four-Year Study on Subcutaneous Port Catheters in Oncology Patients: Patency, Complications, and Outcomes by Asiye Aslı Gözüaçık Rüzgar, Hakan Öntaş

“…Conclusion: Subcutaneous port catheter placement proved to be safe and effective for patients undergoing chemotherapy, particularly with skilled surgical teams. Procedures via the right internal jugular vein consistently yielded favorable outcomes, with low infection rates, minimal occlusion, stenosis, thrombosis, and complication rates, while maintaining extended port patency. …”
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Validation of Simple Methods to Select a Suitable Nostril for Nasotracheal Intubation by Cattleya Thongrong, Pattramon Thaisiam, Pornthep Kasemsiri

“…Nasotracheal intubation is a blind procedure that may lead to complications; therefore, several tests were introduced to assess a suitable nostril for nasotracheal intubation. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Patient-reported Outcomes in Proximal Humeral Fracture: Deltoid-Splitting versus Deltopectoral Approaches by Hasan Barati, Mojtaba Baroutkoub, Sohrab Salimi, Sina Afzal, Farzad Amouzadeh Omrani, Hamid Nikfarjam, Reza Tavakoli Darestani

“…Patients’ quality of life scored higher in the deltoid-splitting group both in six and one year following the surgical procedure; however, the observed differences did not reach statistical significance (P values 0.121 and 0.736, respectively). …”
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Pediatric mediastinal tuberculosis: Exploring the diagnostic precision of endobronchial ultrasound and ancillary investigations by Manoj Madhusudan, Priyanka Potti, Kaustubh Mohite, Tejaswi Chandra, JT Srikanta

“…There were no major complications in any of the procedures. Conclusion: EBUS/EUSB is an effective and safe investigation for the diagnosis of mediastinal TB in children.…”
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