“Anything can happen”: experiences of people using opioids in a xylazine market by Megan K. Reed, Karla Martin González, Traci C. Green, Tracy Esteves Camacho, Rose Laurano, Frida Clark-García, Catalyst Geraci, Ava Kane, Kristin L. Rising

“…., updating clinical procedures to treat withdrawal, access to housing, and lower barrier treatment facilities, are needed to reduce the harms associated with xylazine use most effectively.…”
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Cognitive Outcomes and Functional Performance for Patients After Open Heart Surgery by Mona A. Hassenien, Sahar Y Mohammad, Dalia A. Ameen

“… Context: Open heart surgery is a lifesaving procedure for patients who need coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and heart valve replacement or repair (HVR). …”
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Inequities in safe abortion: women’s care trajectories in Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria by Matthea Roemer, Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie, Akinsewa Akiode, Ogechi Onuoha, Ochanya Idoko, Anne Taiwo

“…Ensuring expanded access to in-facility surgical procedures and post-abortion care is critical for management of complications from continued unsafe abortion. …”
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Predicting Dilution in Underground Mines with Stacking Artificial Intelligence Models and Genetic Algorithms by Jorge L. V. Mariz, Tertius S. G. Ferraz, Marinésio P. Lima, Ricardo M. A. Silva, Hyongdoo Jang

“…The proposed framework incorporates a 10-fold cross-validation procedure with 30 repetitions, along with the application of nonparametric statistical tests. …”
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Comparative Study of Bupivacaine- Dexmeditomidine and Bupivacaine-Fentanyl with Bupivacaine Plain as Local Infiltration for Postoperative Analgesia After Abdominal Hysterectomy Und... by Brejesh Ravi Varma, Shabeel Aboobacker, Ashitha Koyaparambath, Neethu Vijayakumar Sheela

“…Introduction: Abdominal hysterectomy is a common surgical procedure associated with significant postoperative pain. …”
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Efficacy of different remineralizing agents on primary teeth exposed to therapeutic gamma radiation: An in vitro randomized control study by Yomna O. Morad, Shaymaa A. El Shishiny, Rania I. Hindi, Asmaa A. El Sheshiny, Amira M. Samy

“…Dental and oral heath are adversely affected by the direct effects of radiotherapy. Preventive procedures are preferred to reinforce dental tissue resistance against radiation damage. …”
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Direct and indirect crisis of food security due to COVID-19 emergence in Addis Ababa and Amhara regions, Ethiopia: a lesson for the inevitable pandemics by Daniel Teshome Gebeyehu, Leah East, Stuart Wark, Md Shahidul Islam

“…Inferential analysis using ordinal logistic regression was undertaken based on the Polytomous Universal Model (PLUM) procedure. Results The size of the family and the type of work for income generation were statistically associated (p < 0.05) with the food security of individuals, both before and after COVID-19 emergence. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension in rural areas of Naubatpur block of Patna District in Bihar, India: a population−based cluster cross−sectional study by Alok Ranjan, Sanjay Pandey, Santosh Kumar Nirala, Chandramani Singh, Mohit Bhardwaj

“…Data on socio-demographics and economic, anthropometric, family history, lifestyle variables, and awareness were collected using a pre−tested standardized structured questionnaire. Standard WHO procedures were used to measure blood pressure and anthropometric variables. …”
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INCREASED TOLERANCE TO CHLORHEXIDINE FOLLOWING PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS SPECIES ISOLATED FROM THE SKIN AND MUCOSAE OF DOGS by Ozana-Maria HRIȚCU, Gheorghe SOLCAN, Iuliana E. MĂCIUCĂ, Dorina TIMOFTE, Vanessa SCHMIDT

“…These results suggest that continuous exposure to chlorhexidine could lead to the selection of chlorhexidine-tolerant staphylococci that could withstand concentrations used during routine decolonisation procedures.…”
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Successful revision surgery for very late-onset stomal obstruction following Gomez gastroplasty: a case report by Yudai Hojo, Yasunori Kurahashi, Toshihiko Tomita, Tsutomu Kumamoto, Tatsuro Nakamura, Yoshinori Ishida, Hisashi Shinohara

“…Abstract Background Gomez gastroplasty, which was developed in the 1970s as one of the gastric restrictive surgeries for severe obesity, partitions the stomach using a stapler from the lesser towards the greater curvature at the upper gastric body, leaving a small channel. This procedure is no longer performed due to poor outcomes, but surgeons can encounter late-onset complications even decades after the surgery. …”
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From one birth to the next: how cesarean section affects maternal physical activity and health in later pregnancy—A prospective cohort study by Anna Weronika Szablewska, Bartosz Zając, Rita Santos-Rocha, Rita Santos-Rocha

“…BackgroundCesarean section (CS) is a common surgical procedure in obstetrics, and its prevalence has been increasing globally. …”
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Migration and health literacy: a qualitative analysis of health literacy among Africans from refugee backgrounds in Australia by Prince Peprah, Jane Lloyd, Lydia Gitau, Mark Harris

“…Expanding health literacy to include social and cultural dimensions could strengthen African refugee patients’ knowledge about the health system and empower health care services and providers to adapt their processes, structures and procedures to different health literacy states and levels.…”
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A Comparative Evaluation of Three Different Attachment Methods for a Video Laryngoscope in a Surgical Setting by Linus L. Kienle, Leon R. Schild, Andreas M. Seitz, Viola D. Hahn, Jens Greve, Thomas K. Hoffmann, Patrick J. Schuler, Felix Boehm

“…Patients with cervical stiffness or anatomical variations that prevent adequate laryngeal exposure are typically unsuitable for this procedure. In such cases, a curved video laryngoscope may facilitate improved access to the larynx. …”
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Academician V.S. Mikhalevich and His Department by Vasyl Biletskiy, Viktor Kuzmenko, Greta Chikrii

“…In 1956, he defended his candidate's thesis on the topic "Application of Bayesian procedures for sequential decision-making in statistical control problems". …”
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Analysis on the application of a CT-guided medical adhesive-based localization method in sublobectomy to ensure surgical margins by Shanhai Yu, Xianling Duan, Jungang Ma, Wei Li, Nianxin Zhang, Xiangding Liu, Zhizhong Yan, Yuyin Zhang, Lixiang Wang, Liwei Zhang

“…Abstract Background Sublobectomy is one of the standard surgical procedures for early stage lung cancer. The distance of resection margin is the basic demand of sublobectomy. …”
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STARKAP Protocol: preliminary assessment of safety and tolerability of dostarlimab in combination antiretroviral therapy (cART)-refractory HIV associated Kaposi’s Sarcoma by Claudia A. M. Fulgenzi, Alessia Dalla Pria, Alberto Giovanni Leone, Maria Martinez, Elena Ferrer Martinez Del Peral, Maria Eleanor Flores, Mark Bower, David J. Pinato

“…After completion of the screening procedures, participants will receive the first dose of dostarlimab within 28 days. …”
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A pilot multicenter randomized controlled trial on individualized blood pressure targets versus standard care among critically ill patients with shock by Rakshit Panwar, Bairbre McNicholas, Ciprian Nita, Alison Gibberd, Amber-Louise Poulter, Marcia Tauares, Lauren Ferguson

“…These data and study procedures helped inform the design of a definitive RCT on the question of individualized MAP targets among critically ill patients with shock. …”
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Before and After Hallux Valgus Surgery: 2-Year Results From a National Registry Study by Eva Tengman rPT, PhD, Cyrus Brodén MD, PhD, Ann-Charlott Söderpalm MD, PhD, Maria C. Cöster MD, PhD

“…Data on demographics, comorbidities, HV severity, surgical procedures, and PROMs were extracted. PROMs included the Self-Reported Foot and Ankle score (SEFAS), EuroQol 5-dimensional, 3-level (EQ-5D), and satisfaction regarding surgery, appearance, shoe wear, and pain. …”
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ChondroFiller Application for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Case Series and Surgical Technique by Rayeesa F Syed, Srinivas Thati, Rajesh Rachha

“…Aim and background: A number of techniques and procedures are continuously evolving for the surgical management of osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLT). …”
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Endovascular Treatment of Venous Sinus Stenosis in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Complications, Neurological Outcomes, and Radiographic Results by Robert M. Starke, Tony Wang, Dale Ding, Christopher R. Durst, R. Webster Crowley, Nohra Chalouhi, David M. Hasan, Aaron S. Dumont, Pascal Jabbour, Kenneth C. Liu

“…From 2002 to 2014, 17 studies comprising 185 patients who underwent 221 stenting procedures were reported. Mean prestent pressure gradient was 20.1 mmHg (95% CI 19.4–20.7 mmHg) with a mean poststent gradient of 4.4 mmHg (95% CI 3.5–5.2 mmHg). …”
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