The Off-Label Use of a Lumen-Apposing Metal Stent (LAMS) for a Benign Colon Anastomotic Stricture Causing Recurrent Bowel Obstruction in a Patient with Keloids by Michael Coles, Pearl Uy, Victoria Madray, John Erikson Yap, Subbaramiah Sridhar

“…Despite a wide range of medical devices that have been deployed for this complication, outcomes remain challenging. …”
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Crystal structure of 4-bromo-3-nitro-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxylic acid monohydrate, C4H2N3BrO4·H2O by Radović Ana, Giester Gerald, Tomić Zoran D., Kočović David, Jaćimović Željko K.

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A proposed conceptual model for orphan drug market entry by Nataša Jalen, Tina Vukasović

“…This is done using health technology assessment, which assesses the relative effectiveness of new medicines, medical devices in other health technologies. The market entry of orphan drugs requires the active involvement of all stakeholders: marketing authorisation holders, competent authorities, the medical profession in patient organisations. …”
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Contribution to diagnostics/prognostics of tuberculosis in children. I. New methods of assaying zinc and simultaneously copper and zinc in diluted sera by flame atomic-absorption s... by Luterotti Svjetlana, Kordić Tončica Vukman, Dodig Slavica

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Digital health applications and health literacy: an explorative analysis by Aylin Imeri, Sabrina Schorr, Sebastian Merkel

“…In 2020, Digital Health Applications (known as DiGA) have been introduced to the German healthcare system. DiGA are medical devices based on digital technologies that can be prescribed by physician and psychotherapists and reimbursed by health insurance companies. …”
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Who arrived first? Priority effects on Candida albicans and Pseudomonas aeruginosa dual biofilms by Betsy V. Arévalo-Jaimes, Joana Admella, Eduard Torrents

“…Candida albicans and Pseudomonas aeruginosa often co-occur in biofilm-based infections of the skin, lungs, and medical devices. Their predominantly antagonistic relationship involves complex physical and chemical interactions. …”
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Miniaturized Mechanical Antennas: Advances, Challenges, and Future Directions by Hao Ren

“…By adopting new materials for mechanical antennas, adopting array configurations, adopting receiving antennas with higher sensitivity, and building new electromagnetic‐electromechanical coupled simulation methods, the maximum operation distance may be significantly improved, making mechanical antennas widely implemented in the Internet of Things (IoT), wireless sensor networks (WSN), implantable medical devices (IMD), and portable electronics applications.…”
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Quantitative Determination of Flavonoids and Chlorogenic Acid in the Leaves of Arbutus unedo L. Using Thin Layer Chromatography by Željan Maleš, Darija Šarić, Mirza Bojić

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Importance of Diversity in the Oral Microbiota including Candida Species Revealed by High-Throughput Technologies by Tamaki Cho, Jun-ichi Nagao, Rieko Imayoshi, Yoshihiko Tanaka

“…Candida species frequently colonize and develop biofilms on medical devices like dentures and catheters. Therefore, Candida biofilm on dentures leads to a decrease in the bacterial diversity and then to a change in the composition of the oral microbiota. …”
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Effects of Anodization-Assisted Electrodeposition Conditions on the Fabrication of CuO-Cu2O Coatings on Nanoporous Stainless Steel by Hefeng Wang, Jiaojiao Zhang, Xiaomin Jin

“…Surface functionalization can be utilized as a useful tool to improve the antibacterial performances of medical devices. Furthermore, some antibacterial agents are coated or impregnated on the surface of 316LSS to prevent contamination of bacteria. …”
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Circularly polarized dual-band resonance in a miniaturized implantable antenna using combined hexagonal and rhombic patches by Shanmugam Kumaravel, Madurakavi Karthikeyan

“…The proposed antennas SAR values satisfy IEEE safety standards for implantable medical devices with a gain of − 28.1 dB at 2.4 GHz and − 31.2 dB at 0.954 GHz, despite its small size. …”
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Validity, Accuracy, and Safety Assessment of an Aerobic Interval Training Using an App-Based Prehabilitation Program (PROTEGO MAXIMA Trial) Before Major Surgery: Prospective, Inter... by Sara Fatima Faqar Uz Zaman, Svenja Sliwinski, Lisa Mohr-Wetzel, Julia Dreilich, Natalie Filmann, Charlotte Detemble, Dora Zmuc, Felix Chun, Wojciech Derwich, Waldemar Schreiner, Wolf Bechstein, Johannes Fleckenstein, Andreas A Schnitzbauer

“…Trial RegistrationGerman Clinical Trials Register DRKS00026985; https://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00026985 and European Database on Medical Devices (EUDAMED) CIV-21-07-0307311. …”
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Optimization of the Cathode Arc Plasma Deposition Processing Parameters of ZnO Film Using the Grey-Relational Taguchi Method by Shuo-Fu Hsu, Jyh-Horng Chou, Chun-Hsiung Fang, Min-Hang Weng

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Rhodotorula mucilaginosa Fungemia, a Rare Opportunistic Infection without Central Venous Catheter Implantation, Successfully Treated by Liposomal Amphotericin B by Ryuichi Hirano, Tatsuro Mitsuhashi, Katsuyoshi Osanai

“…Since most cases of R. mucilaginosa fungemia are attributed to medical devices, limited information is currently available on infection without central venous catheter (CVC) implantation. …”
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A lightweight privacy preservation authentication protocol for IoMT using ECC based blind signature by Kalpana Samal, Shanta Kumari Sunanda, Debasish Jena, Srikanta Patnaik

“…In the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), medical devices are connected to the Internet of Things (IoT), allowing better tailored healthcare, faster hospital treatments, more affordable medical solutions, and more patient comfort. …”
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A Survey of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes—Part II: Control Methods by Daisuke Takahashi, Yang Xiao, Fei Hu

“…Along with several mathematical models, researchers develop autonomous systems whether they involve medical devices or not to compensate metabolic disorders and these autonomous systems employ their own control methods. …”
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The intersection of digital health and artificial intelligence: Clearing the cloud of uncertainty by Pooyeh Graili, Bijan Farhoudi

“…AI, one of the potential tools for DH, can be embedded in technologies, such as medical devices or applications, to enhance functionality and performance. …”
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Control Method of Nanomaterial Numerical Control Electronic Processing Based on RBF Neural Network by Haiyan Wang, Fanwei Meng

“…The processing of these nanomaterials will have a direct impact on the development level of some core industries, such as aerospace, medical devices, and automobile manufacturing. In the early stage of the machining process, the BP neural network is generally used to control the CNC machining. …”
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A Hybrid Optimization Approach for Improving Sensor Configuration to Enhance Nasogastric Tube (NGT) Localization During Insertion and Withdrawal by M. Souganttika, Shaohui Foong

“…The increasing usage of passive magnetic field-based localization systems offers real-time, non-invasive tracking solutions for medical devices such as nasogastric tubes (NGTs) within the human body. …”
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Electromagnetically Driven Robot for Multipurpose Applications by Abdulrahman Alrumayh, Khaled Alhassoon, Fahd Alsaleem, Mahmoud Shaban, Fahad Nasser Alsunaydih

“…The integration of this mechanism into multi-segmented robots opens up new possibilities in fields such as medical devices, search and rescue operations, and industrial inspection. …”
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