Open Tracheostomy after Aborted Percutaneous Approach due to Tracheoscopy Revealing Occult Tracheal Wall Ulcer by John Schweiger, Collin Sprenker, Devanand Mangar, Rachel Karlnoski, Naga Pullakhandam, Enrico M. Camporesi

“…Following immediate endovascular coiling, she remained ventilated and was transferred to the neurological intensive care unit. On postoperative day ten, a percutaneous tracheostomy (PCT) was requested; however, a large ulcer or possible tracheoesophageal fistula was identified on the posterior tracheal wall following bronchoscopic assessment of the trachea. …”
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Principal Covariates Regression for Causal Case Studies by Weibin Ding, Jie Li, Dian Jin, Jiayang Kong

“…Researcher and analyst are often interested in estimating the effect of an intervention or treatment, which takes place at the aggregate level and affect one single unit, such as country and region. Thus, comparative case studies would be their first choice in practice. …”
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A METHOD FOR MONITORING RICE SEED LOSS BASED ON WOA-BP ALGORITHM by Jin Chen, Ting Shi, Yaoming Li, Yahui Zhu, Caoyuan Niu

“…The loss rate monitoring device consisted of a piezoelectric ceramic sensor module, charge amplification circuit, band-pass filter circuit, analog-to-digital (AD) converter, main control unit, etc. The WOA-BP algorithm, which has a high accuracy and fast response speed, was used to classify and count the signals to realise seed loss rate monitoring. …”
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Optical Absorption and Electron Injection of 4-(Cyanomethyl)benzoic Acid Based Dyes: A DFT Study by Yuehua Zhang, Penghui Ren, Yuanzuo Li, Runzhou Su, Meiyu Zhao

“…The results showed that (a) two dyes have uncoplanar structures along the donor unit and conjugated bridge space, (b) two sensitizers exhibited intense absorption in the UV-Vis region, and (c) the excited state oxidation potential was higher than the conduction band edge of TiO2 photoanode. …”
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Ranking of Search Requests in the Digital Information Retrieval System Based on Dynamic Neural Networks by Viera Bartosova, Svetlana Drobyazko, Sergii Bogachov, Olga Afanasieva, Maria Mikhailova

“…The algorithm of functioning of the neural network ranking unit based on Hopfield neural network is built. The ability to generate a ranked list of pages found as a result of the request in the digital information retrieval system can be provided by solving two problems of integer optimization: the problem of assignment of combinatorial sets of criteria for assessing the relevance of web page search and the problem of sorting of numbers—relevance values. …”
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Prevalence of Keratoconus in a Refractive Surgery Population by Abdulrahman Mohammed Al-Amri

“…Adult subjects who presented to the private hospital Cataract and Refractive Surgery Unit (Abha, Saudi Arabia) for refractive surgery evaluation were considered for inclusion in this cross-sectional, retrospective study. …”
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Voltage Profile Analysis in Smart Grids Using Online Estimation Algorithm by P. Raghavendra, Ramakrishna S. S. Nuvvula, Polamarasetty P. Kumar, Dattatraya N. Gaonkar, A. Sathoshakumar, Baseem Khan

“…An algorithm is developed for voltage profile estimation using real-time sensor remote terminal unit (RTU) which takes into account topological characteristics, such as radial structure and high R/X ratio, of the smart distribution grid with DG systems. …”
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Group versus Individual Care in Patients with Long-Standing Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: A One-Year Prospective Noninferiority Study in a Tertiary Diabetes Clinic by Joelle Singer, Sigal Levy, Ilan Shimon

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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report by Ozlem Ece Basaran, Emine Seda Guvendag Guven, Suleyman Guven

“…She was transferred to the cardiac intensive care unit and received supplemental oxygen, noninvasive ventilation and intravenous infusion of lidocaine. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of the Performances of Heat Exchangers with Aluminum and Copper Finned Tubes by Fang Wang, Yunding Li, Mengwei Liu, Dongqing Pang, Weifeng Du, Yichi Zhang, Xiaoqian Cheng, Tangtang Gu, Wenliang Guo

“…The influences of the different base tube materials on heat transfer are compared and analyzed in terms of heat transfer strength and cost per unit heat transfer. The results show that the heat transfer and heat transfer coefficient increase with increasing inlet wind speed. …”
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Numerical Analysis of a Dual-Layer Geosynthetic-Encased Stone Column Installed in Soft Soil by Neeraj Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Bhawani S. Nirola, Akash Jaiswal

“…In order to simulate the behaviour of stone column-reinforced soft soil, a FEM analysis was performed using PLAXIS-3D and three-dimensional (3D) models made utilising the unit cell idealisation technique for a single column. …”
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Maximizing temperature sensitivity in a one-dimensional photonic crystal thermal sensor by Manal A. Maher, Arafa H. Aly, Mohamed S. Esmail, S. E.-S. Abd El-Ghany

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Guidance Cue Netrin-1 and the Regulation of Inflammation in Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease by Punithavathi Ranganathan, Riyaz Mohamed, Calpurnia Jayakumar, Ganesan Ramesh

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common problem in the hospital setting and intensive care unit. Despite improved understanding, there are no effective therapies available to treat AKI. …”
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Hemispatial Neglect Shows That “Before” Is “Left” by Mario Bonato, Arnaud Saj, Patrik Vuilleumier

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COVID-19 Positive Woman Presented with Preterm Labor: Case Report by Ibrahim A. Abdelazim, Mohannad AbuFaza, Sulaiman Al-Munaifi

“…The delivered girl was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit for 16 days. The PCR swab of the delivered girl came negative for COVID-19. …”
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Theoretical-methodological basis of formation social policy of state by I. N. Primyshev

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Adrenal Ganglioneuroblastoma in Adults: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Stefano Benedini, Giorgia Grassi, Carmen Aresta, Antonietta Tufano, Luca Fabio Carmignani, Barbara Rubino, Livio Luzi, Sabrina Corbetta

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Ultraviolet Radiation and the Slug Transcription Factor Induce Proinflammatory and Immunomodulatory Mediator Expression in Melanocytes by Stephanie H. Shirley, Elizabeth A. Grimm, Donna F. Kusewitt

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Dynamic Analysis of the Guiding Shoe considering Contact Gap and Pose Disturbance by Lirong Wan, Jinwei Wang, Dejian Ma, Qingliang Zeng

“…The research results provide a reference for exploring the influence of walking unit postures on the failure of the guiding shoe and for improving shearer traction reliability.…”
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Simple, Safe, and Cost-Effective Technique for Resected Stomach Extraction in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy by Serhan Derici, Koray Atila, Seymen Bora, Serkan Yener

“…Between October 2013 and October 2015, 137 laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgeries were performed at Dokuz Eylul University General Surgery Department, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit. All specimens were extracted through a 15 mm trocar site without using any special device. …”
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