The Evolving Role of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography before and after Cholecystectomy by SC Ganguli, TM Pasha, BT Petersen

“…Laparoscopy is the preferred approach for cholecystectomy; however the indications for pre- versus postoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) are still evolving. …”
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Hyperbaric exposure in rodents with non-invasive imaging assessment of decompression bubbles: A scoping review protocol. by Joshua Currens, Paul A Dayton, Peter Buzzacott, Virginie Papadopoulou

“…This review will adhere to methods outlined by the Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Evidence Synthesis and be reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). …”
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Utilidad de la realidad virtual en la educación de enfermería by Diana Carolina Arrieta De La Rosa

“…Se utilizó el diagrama de flujo Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). …”
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Comparative transcriptome analysis in two contrasting genotypes for Sclerotinia sclerotiorum resistance in sunflower. by Mingzhu Zhao, Bing Yi, Xiaohong Liu, Dexing Wang, Dianxiu Song, Enyu Sun, Liangji Cui, Jingang Liu, Liangshan Feng

“…Sclerotinia sclerotiorum as a necrotrophic fungus causes the devastating diseases in many important oilseed crops worldwide. The preferred strategy for controlling S. sclerotiorum is to develop resistant varieties, but the molecular mechanisms underlying S. sclerotiorum resistance remain poorly defined in sunflower (Helianthus annuus). …”
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Measuring the Correctness of Double-Keying: Error Classification and Quality Control in a Large Corpus of TEI-Annotated Historical Text by Susanne Haaf, Frank Wiegand, Alexander Geyken

“…This paper presents an extensive and complex approach to the analysis and correction of double-keying errors which has been applied by the DFG-funded project "Deutsches Textarchiv" (German Text Archive, hereafter DTA) in order to evaluate and preferably to increase the transcription and annotation accuracy of double-keyed DTA texts. …”
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The Effect of Inflation on Fund Supply of Participation Banks: An Application to Türkiye with ARDL Approach by Mercan Hatipoğlu, Caner Dilber

“…In order to determine the stationary of the series, the structural break ADF unit root test were used and ARDL were preferred as the estimation model. According to the results of the analysis, inflation affects the fund supply of participation banks negatively in the short term. …”
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Seismic Fragility Analysis of the Reinforced Concrete Continuous Bridge Piers Based on Machine Learning and Symbolic Regression Fusion Algorithms by Hanbo Zhu, Changqing Miao

“…In the fragility analysis, researchers mostly chose and constructed seismic intensity measures (IMs) according to past experience and personal preference, resulting in large dispersion between the sample of engineering demand parameter (EDP) and the regression function with IM as the independent variable. …”
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Near Surface Stoichiometry in UO2: A Density Functional Theory Study by Jianguo Yu, Billy Valderrama, Hunter B. Henderson, Michele V. Manuel, Todd Allen

“…Furthermore, at very poor oxygen concentrations and high temperatures, our results also suggest that the bulk of the UO2 prefers to be hypostoichiometric, although the surface is near-stoichiometric.…”
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Early and late clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of aortic valve replacement using the Inspiris Resilia bioprosthesis by Ahmed Ahmed, Tarek A. Abdel Aziz, Mohannad M. R. AlAsaad, Motaz Majthoob, Kamaleldin Ahmed Altahmody

“…Methods This work was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. …”
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Reengineering of technological business processes of a generating energy company in modern conditions by P. M. Zaitseva, N. G. Lyubimova, A. S. Flaksman

“…Based on the process approach and methods of strategic analysis, SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats), the key company success factors were identified, an enlarged business model of “Mosenergo” was built and analysed, followed by the selection of the most preferable business process. With the help of a matrix of criteria, an assessment of business process importance or readiness for the implementation of the selected strategies was made. …”
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Linear incrementality in focus and accentuation processing during sentence production: evidence from eye movements by Zhenghua Zhang, Qingfang Zhang

“…Furthermore, eye-tracking data demonstrated that speakers quickly displayed a preference for fixating on initial information after scenarios onset. …”
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The Necessity to Observe the Interests of the company in the Assumption of Director’s Contract with Himself with Recognition in the British Legal System by Hosein Bahrami

“…The manager's transaction on behalf of the company with himself is a situation of conflict of interest and is possible that the manager considers his own interests to be preferable to the interests of it; Accordingly, the legislator should try to protect the company. …”
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Implementation of evidence-based parenting programs under real-world conditions: Protocol for a scoping review. by Rita Pinto, Catarina Canário, Orlanda Cruz, Maria José Rodrigo

“…The proposed scoping review follows the framework originally described by Arksey and O'Malley, Levac and colleagues, and the Joanna Briggs Institute: (1) identifying the research questions; (2) identifying the relevant studies; (3) study selection; (4) charting the data; (5) collating, summarizing, and reporting the results; (6) consultation. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) will inform the search strategy. …”
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Invasive Listeriosis of Intracardiac Device by Prerna Sharma, Mohamed Yassin

“…Surgical removal of the infected device is preferred. Invasive listeriosis is a rare but fatal entity which should be identified and treated promptly to ensure a good outcome.…”
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Investigating the Effects of Optimal Use of Public Transport to Reduce Traffic and Air Pollution in Tabriz by Hamed Ahmadzadeh, Mahmoud Reza Keymanesh, Siavash Makani Bonab, Iman Ghanizadeh

“…The results of this study showed that the importance of indicators (criteria), in terms of their importance percentages are: Safety 0.499, Environmental Pollution 0.313, Cheapness 0.120 and Convenience 0.068 and finally the most preferred option between two motor modes, The public transport mode is identified at 0.778 compared to the 0.222 personal transport mode.…”
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Manufacturing Strategies for a Family of Integrated Photovoltaic-Fuel Cell Systems by Chukwuma Ogbonnaya, Grace Hegarty

“…The optimal manufacturing strategy depends on the overall business strategy of the firm. The 17% preference for System 1 was significant compared to four members of the family of IPVFC systems (Systems 2, 6, 8 and 9) that received only 2% of the responses, and there is a likelihood that the demand for System 1 will be among the top 42% of the total demand of all the systems. …”
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Literally ‘a jerk’: an experimental investigation of expressives in predicative position by Filippo Domaneschi, Bianca Cepollaro, Isidora Stojanovic

“…Our studies show that when person A calls person B ‘a jerk’, participants prefer the target-oriented interpretation (that B must have done something bad) to the attitudinal agent-oriented interpretation (that A has a negative attitude toward B). …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Q-scan and Disclosing Solution in Plaque Detection: A Comparative Study by Zainab Akram, Mahesh Ravindra Khairnar, P. G. Naveen Kumar, Ananta Kusumakar, Sachin Kumar Jadhav, Harloveen Sabharwal, S. Savitha Priyadarsini

“…Most of the students preferred the use of Q-scan plus fluorescent plaque detecting system for the evaluation of plaque level. …”
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Early Effects of Long-Term Neurotoxic Lead Exposure in Copper Works Employees by Irina Böckelmann, Eberhard Pfister, Sabine Darius

“…It was found that of the psychometric performance parameters, only the mainly motor performance parameters had a potential for being neurotoxic early indicators. Preferably centrally influenced performance parameters were found to be less suitable early indicators. …”
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Comparison of postoperative pain and stress using a multimodal approach in cats: open vs. laparoscopic-assisted ovariohysterectomy by Changwoo Jeong, Kangwoo Yi, Yong Yu, Suyoung Heo

“…There were no significant differences in surgical time or postoperative complications between the two groups.DiscussionThe findings suggest that LAOHE results in reduced postoperative pain and stress in cats compared to OHE, without increasing surgical time or complications. LAOHE may be a preferable technique for elective ovariohysterectomy in cats.…”
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