Do We Need to Clamp the Renal Hilum Liberally during the Initial Phase of the Learning Curve of Robot-Assisted Nephron-Sparing Surgery? by Ömer Acar, Tarık Esen, Ahmet Musaoğlu, Metin Vural

“…The difference between the two groups was insignificant regarding mean patient age, mean tumor size, and mean R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry score. Mean operative time, mean estimated blood loss amount, and mean length of hospitalization were similar between groups. …”
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Optimal Scheduling of Energy Storage Systems with Private Ownership Based on a Stochastic-Robust Hybrid Optimization Model in Energy and Ancillary Services Markets by Mohammad Farahani, Abouzar Samimi, Hossein Shateri

“…In this paper, the problem of participation of a Battery Energy Storage (BES) in the Day-Ahead Market (DAM) and Real-Time Market (RTM) in three cases including Joint Energy and Reactive Power Market (JERPM), Energy Market (EM) and Energy and Reserve Market (ERM) is modeled based on a hybrid Stochastic Robust Optimization (SRO) model and it tries to maximize the profit of the BES owner in the face of uncertainty pertaining to the market prices. …”
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Bioharvesting and improvement of nano-silica yield from bagasse by irradiated Curvularia spicifera by Amira G. Zaki, Samah A. Yousef, Yasmeen A. Hasanien

“…The SNPs fabrication was significantly enhanced by gamma irradiation (optimal dose 750 Gy) and response surface methodology for the first time. The attained SNps’ size ranged from 30.6–130.4 nm depending on the biotransformation conditions employed in the statistical model, which is available for numerous applications. …”
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Effect of pH Changes on Antioxidant Capacity and the Content of Betalain Pigments During the Heating of a Solution of Red Beet Betalains by Mikołajczyk-Bator Katarzyna, Czapski Janusz

“…The most pronounced increase in the content of yellow pigments was found at pH of 6.5 and 7.0. At the same time, the heated betalain preparation solution was shown to exhibit a higher antioxidant capacity at pH of 6.0 (14.9 μmol Trolox/mL) than at pH of 4.0 (12.6 μmol Trolox/mL). …”
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Preparation and characterization of simvastatin/DMβCD complex and its pharmacokinetics in rats by Gu Fugen, Ning Jia, Fan Huimin, Wu Chunzhi, Wang Yi

“…Maximum plasma concentration (cmax) and the time to reach it (tmax) were 21.86 μg mL−1 and 1.4 h for the drug complex, 8.25 μg mL−1 and 3.0 h for free drug, respectively. …”
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The Management of Social Phobia Ýn Residual-Type Schizophrenia with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by Elif Þimþek Kaygusuz, Filiz Civil Arslan, Gizem Güneþ

“…In this paper, the cognitive behavioural therapy and formulation carried out with a patient, who has been followed for a long time with the diagnosis of residual-type schizophrenia and social phobia is reported. …”
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Anonymous Authentication and Key Agreement Scheme Combining the Group Key for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks by Mei Sun, Yuyan Guo, Dongbing Zhang, MingMing Jiang

“…In this scheme, there is no third party trust center to participate in the authentication, there is no need to query the database, and there is no need of the local database to save the identity information of many vehicles, which reduce the storage space and the authentication time compared with other schemes. The proposed scheme only needs realistic TPDs. …”
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Exploring the Occurrence of Clogging in Highly Permeable Coarse Soils of Dam Foundations by Jianquan Ma, Hao Peng, Shibo Li, Zhao Duan, Xinshe Zhang, Donghe Ma

“…Leakage through the permeable coarse soils of dam foundations in Tibet, China, lessened over time without any additional antiseepage measures. …”
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Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Presenting as Bilateral Ptosis in a Sri Lankan Child by Ishara Kumarasiri, Ruwan Samararathna, Udara Sandakelum, Oshanie Muthukumarana, Reha Balasubramaniam, Sachith Mettananda

“…It highlights that the presenting manifestations of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis can be subtle and vary; however, timely diagnosis and treatment result in complete recovery.…”
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Five principles to prioritise in small-scale surgical quality improvement: a qualitative study of the views of surgical improvement leaders by Mary Dixon-Woods, Graham Martin, Alessandra Giusti, Clifford Y Ko

“…Analysis was informed by the principles of the constant comparative method together with content analysis.Results Analysis of the focus groups identified five principles to prioritise for small-scale surgical QI: ensure high-quality planning before project launch; understand the problem to be solved to define focused project aims; ensure improvement efforts are sensitive to time, capacity and local context; assemble the right improvement team and engage the relevant stakeholders; and use of a clear, structured framework to guide QI is likely to be very helpful.Conclusions This study identifies five principles likely to be useful in guiding better surgical QI in frontline settings. …”
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Precise Construction of Dual-Promising Anticancer Drugs Associated with Gold Nanomaterials on Glioma Cancer Cells by P. Baby Shakila, Abdurahman Hajinur Hirad, Abdullah A. Alarfaj, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Beza Mulugeta

“…Results acquired from the MTT assay show cell growth decreases time- and concentration-dependent AuNMs, free CTX, free PT, and AuNMs@CTX/PT-induced cytotoxicity and, ultimately, the cell death of U87 cells via apoptosis. …”
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Evidence-Based Practice in Primary Care Occupational Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Sweden by Ann-Charlotte Lindström, Susanne Bernhardsson

“…The main barrier for using guidelines was reported to be lack of time. Conclusion. Although attitudes among primary care occupational therapists towards EBP are positive and a large proportion report using guidelines, many state that they want to learn more and improve their evidence-based practice skills. …”
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The Effect of Groundstroke Forehand Exercise on Speed and Agility in 14 to 16-year-old Tennis Athletes by Rices Jatra, Alnedral Alnedral, Kamal Firdaus, Nagoor Meera Abdullah, Alexandre Sibomana

“…Players demonstrated enhanced neuromuscular adaptation, muscle strength, coordination, and reaction time. The study concludes that the forehand drive training model significantly improves speed and agility in junior tennis players. …”
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Simultaneous bilateral avascular necrosis of the humerus and femur in long COVID-19: a case report by Mesut Bakır, Şebnem Rumeli

“…The involvement of four major joints highlights the severe musculoskeletal complications that can arise, supporting the importance of early diagnosis and timely intervention for pain relief.…”
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EBOLA AND COVID-19 EPIDEMICS: A DISCOURSE ON NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY RESPONSES by BARILEDUM KIA, CALISTUS N DUMLE

“…Based on the findings, the study recommends among others proper articulation and projection of health issues in the nation’s foreign policy and strengthening interface of health and foreign policy with the support of world health organization to assist in time of global health crisis. …”
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Automated deobfuscation and family classification system for Excel 4.0 macros by LI Chenguang, YANG Xiuzhang, PENG Guojun

“…Its efficiency was stable, with an average processing time of only 0.512 seconds. The family classification accuracy for deobfuscated XLM codes stood at 94.88%, surpassing all baseline models and underscoring the efficacy of Word and Token feature integration. …”
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Magnetoelastic plane waves in rotating media in thermoelasticity of type II (G-N model) by S. K. Roychoudhuri, Manidipa Banerjee (Chattopadhyay)

“…A study is made of the propagation of time-harmonic plane waves in an infinite, conducting, thermoelastic solid permeated by a uniform primary external magnetic field when the entire medium is rotating with a uniform angular velocity. …”
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National Trends of Antiparkinsonism Treatment in Taiwan: 2004–2011 by Weng-Ming Liu, Ruey-Meei Wu, Chia-Hsuin Chang, Jou-Wei Lin, Ying-Chun Liu, Chin-Hsien Lin

“…Antiparkinsonism prescriptions, including levodopa, ergot/nonergot dopamine agonists (DAs), amantadine, selegiline, entacapone, and anticholinergics, were identified in the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database from 2004 to 2011. Time trend analyses were estimated assuming Poisson distribution. …”
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The U.S.-Turkey ‘Model Partnership’: Testing the Limits (2009–2010) by A. I. Aliyeva

“…The author also provides a detailed overview of the debates on the prospects of the bilateral cooperation and the foreign policy identity of modern Turkey that took place in the U.S. political and academic circles at that time. The paper also determines the main factors behind a rapprochement of two countries following a temporary estrangement. …”
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Analysis of risk factors related to perioperative neurocognitive disorders in elderly patients with hip fractures by Jianwei Guo, Yan Cheng, Minmin Yi

“…Univariate analysis showed that compared with the non-PND group, patients in the PND group showed a significant increase in age, higher ASA class, longer surgical time, increased number of nerve block cases, increased postoperative 12 h visual analogue scale (VAS) scores, increased postoperative 24 h VAS scores, and increased levels of CRP, PCT, and BL-6 (P < 0.05). …”
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