The social-economic burden of spinal muscular atrophy in Russia by A. S. Kolbin, D. V. Vlodavets, A. A. Kurylev, Yu. Ye. Balykina, M. A. Proskurin, S. A. Mishinova, O. Yu. Germanenko, N. Yu. Kolbina

“…The study aims to calculate the socio-economic burden of SMA in the Russian Federation for direct medical procedures and indirect costs before the introduction of pathogenetic therapy and after its implementation. …”
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Impact of sampling technique, anticoagulant, processing delay, and temperature on murine platelet function in whole blood by Silvia Maria Grazia Trivigno, Alice Assinger, Waltraud Cornelia Schrottmaier

“…Advances in understanding how experimental procedures influence human platelet activation have improved the accuracy and comparability of diagnostic and research data. …”
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The economic evaluation of a vaccination against pertussis infection in children in Moscow by S. V. Svetlichnaya, L. N. Mazankova, L. D. Popovich, L. A. Elagina

“…Two scenarios were compared, providing for the preservation of the existing procedure of revaccination only at 6 years (95% coverage) and the scenario in which the second revaccination of all adolescents was carried out at 14 years. …”
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Immune cell profile and metabolic preference following intramuscular lipopolysaccharide injection of highly inbred and advanced intercross genetic lines by Kayla M. Elmore, Susan J. Lamont, Elizabeth A. Bobeck

“…Statistical analysis used the SAS 9.4 MIXED procedure with fixed effects of genetic line, injection status, and their interaction followed by Tukey–Kramer adjustment, with significance denoted at p ≤ 0.05. …”
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Effect of electroacupuncture on anxiety in patients with obesity: a protocol for a randomised, blinded, sham-controlled trial by Fan Zhang, Qing Yu, Qi Shu, Qiumei Peng, Wenxiu Duan, Rong-Lin Cai

“…Informed consent will be obtained prior to starting study-related procedures. The results will be disseminated in peer-reviewed journals and at scientific conferences.Trial registration number Chinese Clinical Trial Registry. …”
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Comparison of US-guided thermal ablation and surgery for papillary thyroid cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Na Yu, Zhen-long Zhao, Ying Wei, Shi-liang Cao, Jie Wu, Ming-an Yu

“…More strikingly, the lower risk of major complications (OR: 0.31; 95% CI 0.24, 0.41; p < 0.001), the shorter hospital stay (MD = 3.67 d; 95% CI, −4.89, −2.44; p < 0.001), the abbreviated procedure time (MD: −66.33 min, 95% CI, −77.08, −55.59; p < 0.001), the less intraoperative blood loss (MD: −27.43 ml, 95% CI, −34.60, −20.27; p < 0.001) and the lower treatment cost (MD: −860.42 USD, 95% CI, −1008.03, −712.81; p < 0.001) were noticed in ablation techniques compared to surgical operation. …”
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A real-time communication and information system for triage, positioning, and documentation (TriPoD) in mass-casualty incidents: a qualitative observational study by Veronica Lindström, Klara Jepsen, Sara Heldring, Torkel Kanfjäll, Monica Rådestad

“…The observers compared TriPoD with standard procedures and management, and collected user perspectives on the system evaluated. …”
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Clinical evaluation and outcome in heart failure patients receiving chemotherapy with different anti‐cancer agents by Tomiko Sunaga, Takahiro Okada, Yoshitaka Iso, Mio Ebato, Tsutomu Toshida, Shuichi Nawata, Hiroshi Suzuki, Mari Kogo

“…Methods This study was based on the Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) database of the Japanese Registry of All Cardiac and Vascular Diseases (JROAD). …”
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Isolation, Identification, and Antibiogram Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus From Dairy Cows Kept Under Extensive Management System, in the Uba DebreTsehay District of South... by Mabure Shille, Fitsum Dulo, Shubisa Abera, Seblewongel Ayechew

“…A milk sample was collected from mastitis‐positive cows and standard microbiological procedures were used to identify S. aureus. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using 10 antimicrobials following the Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion method. …”
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Trichloroacetic Acid as a Topical Treatment for Actinic Cheilitis by Victoria Kuta, S. Mark Taylor

“…A topical 35% trichloroacetic acid peel was applied to the lower lip in the minor procedure clinic following bilateral mental nerve blocks. …”
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Development and Optimization of a Novel Semi-Submersible Floater for Floating Wind Turbines in the South China Sea by Yiming Zhong, Wenze Liu, Wei Shi, Xin Li, Shuaishuai Wang, Constantine Michailides

“…To accommodate the trend toward larger FOWTs, an optimization procedure for scaling up floater designs is developed in this study. …”
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Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Synthesis of a Deep Eutectic Solvent Based on Protonated Caffeine, Ethylene Glycol, and ZnCl₂ by Laura Sofía Benavides-Maya, Manuel Felipe Torres-Perdomo, Luz M. Ocampo-Carmona, Luver Echeverry-Vargas

“…Caffeine was protonated using an optimized procedure in an anhydrous medium to enhance its interaction with the system, and its structure was confirmed by FTIR spectroscopy, NMR, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), evidencing the formation of the N-H bond in the imidazole ring. …”
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[Comment] Effect of denonvilliers’fascia preservation versus resection dur ing laparoscopic total mesorectal excision on postoperative urogenital function of male rectal cancer pat... by Ye Xiaolong

“…[Methods] Between August 26, 2015 and July 18, 2019, 253 male patients with cT1-4 (T1-2 for anterior wall) N0-2M0 rectal cancer from 11 institutions were enrolled, and randomly assigned to L-TME with DVF preservation (Exp-group, n = 123) or resection procedures (Con-group, n = 130). Urinary function was assessed by residual urine volume, maximal flow rate, and International Prostate Symptom Score; sexual function was assessed by 5-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) and ejaculation grading. …”
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Outcome Analysis of the Role of 95° Angled Blade Plate in the Management of Difficult Proximal Femur Fractures by Sunil K Dash, Harekrushna Sahu, Geetanjali Arora, Hatia Marandi, Abhinash Negi

“…The fractures were classified using AO/OTA classification, and any additional procedures, time from initial presentation to surgery, and postoperative outcomes were noted in each case. …”
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Botulinum toxin A injections and adverse effects to mimic muscle in TMD myofascial pain treatment: a case report by Elina Alvesalo, Pentti Kemppainen, Olli Teronen, Antti Kämppi, Victoria Sitnikova

“…Although the treatment is safe, and the procedure is fairly simple, adverse effects can occur. …”
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Classification of Cell Therapy Products by Cell Manipulation Degree and Functions Performed: Analysis of International Regulatory Approaches by M. A. Vodyakova, N. S. Pokrovsky, I. S. Semenova, V. A. Merkulov, E. V. Melnikova

“…In Russia, the regulatory acts for ATMPs and for transplants list the procedures classified as minimal manipulation. According to international standards, preparations based on minimally manipulated SVF cells are classified as ATMPs when used non-homologously. …”
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Determinação do limiar de percepção de corrente elétrica em uma amostra de voluntários normais Determination of electric current perception threshold in a sample of normal voluntee... by Maria de Lourdes de Souza Galvão, Gilberto Mastrocola Manzano, Nadia Iandoli de Oliveira Braga, João Antonio Maciel Nóbrega

“…Sensory threshold was determined in 101 normal volunteers (68 women), ages ranged from 17 to 87 years old. The procedure was fully automated with the sensory threshold being determined by the method of limits followed by the forced choice method. …”
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Model-Informed Precision Dosing of Remimazolam in General Anesthesia Patients by Chen Y, Zhang ZJ, Zhang XF, Peng Y, Jiao Z, Wu JX

“…In addition, a web-based dashboard tool was created to offer initial personalized dosing strategies for general anesthesia procedures, enhanced by graphical representations of the PK/PD profiles associated with the recommended dosing regimens.Conclusion: The developed population PK/PD model effectively captured the dose-exposure-response relationship for remimazolam, allowing for the optimization of personalized dosing strategies.Keywords: general anesthesia, monte carlo simulation, optimized dosing regimens, population pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics models, remimazolam, web-based dashboard…”
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Evaluating gender gaps in STEM achievement in African secondary schools: a quantile regression and mediation analysis approach by Tapela Bulala, Simon Ntumi

“…Data were drawn from two large-scale and methodologically robust international education assessments SACMEQ IV and PASEC 2019 which employed multi- stage stratified sampling procedures. The final analytical sample included several thousand Grade 6 and 8 students from public and private schools, representing diverse socioeconomic and geographic contexts across the continent.Results and discussionResults show a significant gender gap at lower performance levels: at the 10th percentile, female students scored 2.53 points lower than males (p = 0.028), and at the 25th percentile, the gap was 1.92 points (p = 0.027). …”
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[18F]FDG PET/CT to reduce the need for sentinel lymph node biopsy in early-stage oral cancer: PETN0-study protocol. by Roosmarijn S Tellman, Dominique N V Donders, Anne I J Arens, Koos Boeve, Adrienne H Brouwers, Simone E J Eerenstein, Sylvia L van Egmond, Thomas J W Klein Nulent, W Martin C Klop, Martin Lacko, Jochem A J van der Pol, Daphne D D Rietbergen, Robert P Takes, Joris Tim, Wouter V Vogel, Gerben J C Zwezerijnen, Bart de Keizer, Remco de Bree

“…First of all, SLNB is an invasive procedure with associated morbidity and approximately 20-30% of patients require a subsequent neck dissection. …”
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