Laying hens prefer softer over harder mineral-based pecking stones and peck them more at the end of the light period by Madeleine McAuley, Linda J. Caston, Tina M. Widowski

“…Mineral-based pecking stones (PS) are edible enrichments for poultry that comprise a high proportion of calcium. …”
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Guy’s Stone Score (GSS) Based on Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP) Findings Predicting Upper Pole Access Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) Outcomes by Bannakij Lojanapiwat, Pattara Rod-Ong, Pruit Kitirattrakarn, Wilaiwan Chongruksut

“…To predict the success rate and complications following percutaneous nephrolithotomy via the upper pole using the Guy’s Stone Score (GSS) based on the findings of a preoperative intravenous pyelogram (IVP). …”
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Combined Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Management of Postcholecystectomy Mirizzi Syndrome from a Remnant Cystic Duct Stone: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Arpit Amin, Yuriy Zhurov, George Ibrahim, Anthony Maffei, Jonathan Giannone, Thomas Cerabona, Ashutosh Kaul

“…We present a case of a 78-year-old female, who developed postcholecystectomy Mirizzi syndrome from a remnant cystic duct stone. Diagnosis of postcholecystectomy Mirizzi syndrome was made on endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERCP) performed postoperatively. …”
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Worldwide variations in the knowledge and use of fluoroscopy during percutaneous nephrolithotomy—should we do better? A survey by the European Association of Urology Section for Ur... by Otaš Durutovic, Guohua Zeng, Bhaskar Somani, Simon Choong, Giorgio Mazzon, Di Gu, Zeeshan Hameed, TP Rajeev, Bogomir Milojevic, Davide Brusa, Tiago Ribeiro Oliveira, Sergio Pereira, Nariman Gadzhiev, Ali Serdar Gozen, Evangelos Liatsikos, Panagiotis Kallidonis, Uros Bumbasirevic, Andreas Skolarikos

“…Precautions to reduce exposure appeared poorly followed as up to 25.4% of respondents used regularly continuous fluoroscopy, and up to 20.5% used regularly high-frequency setting and this trend was more obvious among senior specialists (6.2% of trainees used high-frequency settings vs. 21.3% of consultants, p<0.05). …”
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Different Types of Periampullary Duodenal Diverticula Are Associated with Occurrence and Recurrence of Bile Duct Stones: A Case-Control Study from a Chinese Center by Zhen Sun, Wenhui Bo, Ping Jiang, Quan Sun

“…The acute pancreatitis was more frequent (62.5%) in patients with PAD type 1 followed by PAD type 2 (28.9%, P=0.017) and type 3 (28.0%, P=0.006). …”
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IMPROVING THE TECHNOLOGY OF EXTRA VIRGIN PEACH KERNEL OILS by Ye. Kotliar, B. Iegorov, N. Dets, D. Skrypnichenko, L. Lanzhenko

“…The possibility of using the peach stone kernels of varieties ‘Cardinal’, ‘Nectarine’, ‘Flamingo’ and ‘Moldavian’ as a promising raw material for the production of oil and fat products was investigated. …”
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L’ensemble gallo-romain de Donnery “ le Murger ” (Loiret) by Laurent Fournier

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Analysis of Adsorption Data of Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide on Chemically-Activated Carbons from Cherry and Wild Cherry Stones by considering Different Approaches Based on Different... by M.N. Alaya, M.A. Hourieh, F. El-Sejariah, A.M. Youssef

“…Activated carbons were prepared by activation of cherry and wild cherry stones with phosphoric acid and zinc chloride. The adsorption of nitrogen at −196°C and of carbon dioxide at 0°C was followed and the data obtained analyzed through the use of models based on theories of surface coverage and micropore filling. …”
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Flexible ureteroscopy, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy for management of lower pole renal hard stones ≤ 2 cm: a prospective randomized s... by Khaled Magdy Zeinelabden, Elsayed Abdelhalim, Mohamed Galal, Tarek Abdelbaky, Hossam Nabeeh

“…No statistically significant differences were found in demographic data with P value = 0.245 or complication rates with P value = 0.611 among the groups. At the 2-week follow-up, stone-free rates were 90.2% for Flexible Ureteroscopy which was comparable with mini PCNL and both were significantly higher than ESWL 61.5%. …”
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Rainfall-related impacts on a terraced landscape: Sóller valley (Mallorca, Spain) December 2016-January 2017 by Joan Rosselló-Geli

“…The need of measures to protect those cultural landscapes is highlighted as well as the need of an improved statistical analysis, because results show a moderate correlation between rainfall and stones movement across terraces. …”
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Factors affecting the thermal effects of lasers in lithotripsy: A literature review by Kiron Krishnaprasad, Ravi Teja Pathi, Mustafa Nazar

“…Objective: The use of lasers has been an important part of urology in the treatment of stone and prostate disease. The thermal effects of lasers in lithotripsy have been a subject of debate over the years. …”
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Hydration of cement binders with mineral additives based on clay and carbonate rocks by V. V. Volodin, O. V. Tarakanov, T. A. Nizina, V. M. Kyashkin, A. S. Balykov

“…However, the high cost and territorial limitation of the production of the most effective modifiers (microsilica, metakaolin) do not allow to satisfy the growing demand for them. The development of mineral additives from widely used raw materials will help solve the problem of the deficit of the most common additives, as well as to reduce the consumption of Portland cement. …”
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Staging in the treatment of chronic calculous cholecystitis, complicated by choledocholithiasis by Alexander V. Smirnov, Vladimir R. Stankevich, Dmitry V. Sazonov, Artur R. Akhmedianov, Aishe A. Keshvedinova, Nikolay A. Solovyev, Yury V. Ivanov, Robert I. Khabazov

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Upper Palaeolithic site complex at Csécse-Szőlős-domb (Cserhátalja, Nógrád County, Northern Hungary) by Attila Péntek, Krisztián Zandler, Szilvia Guba, Nicklas Larsson

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Batch Adsorption of Orange II Dye on a New Green Hydrogel—Study on Working Parameters and Process Enhancement by Andrei-Ionuț Simion, Cristina-Gabriela Grigoraș, Lidia Favier

“…A new green hydrogel consisting of cherry stone (CS) powder and sodium alginate (SA) was synthesized through physical crosslinking. …”
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Fire and Invasive Plant Interactions by Deb Stone, Michael Andreu

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Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Lenabasum, a Cannabinoid Receptor Type 2 Agonist, in Patients with Dermatomyositis with Refractory Skin Disease: Follow-Up Data from a 3-Year Open-... by Caroline J. Stone, Geeta Ahuja, Lais Lopes Almeida Gomes, Joy Poroye, Daniella Forman Faden, Lillian Xie, Rui Feng, Barbara White, Victoria P. Werth

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Newspaper cartoons as a reflection of political change during the first democratic elections in South Africa by Cornelius van Heerden

“… The first Southern African cartoonists were probably the Stone Age Bushman whose drawings adorn rock faces in this part of the continent. …”
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Pre-Mongolian Medieval Nomadic Monuments from the Saratov Region by Aleksey B. Malyshev, Aleksey I. Rakushin

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Long-term Follow-up of Patients Undergoing Nephrectomy for Urolithiasis by Thiago Augusto Cunha Ferreira, Alexandre Danilovic, Samirah Abreu Gomes, Fabio Carvalho Vicentini, Giovanni Scala Marchini, Fábio César Miranda Torricelli, Carlos Alfredo Batagello, William Carlos Nahas, Eduardo Mazzucchi

“…ABSTRACT Purpose: This prospective study aimed to identify risk factors associated with progression to stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the occurrence of kidney stone formation or growth following nephrectomy for urolithiasis. …”
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