Hybrid Finite-Discrete Element Modelling of Excavation Damaged Zone Formation Process Induced by Blasts in a Deep Tunnel by Huaming An, Hongyuan Liu, Haoyu Han

“…The main components of the EDZ are obtained and show good agreements with those well documented in the literature. The influences of the initial gas pressure, in situ stress, and spacing between boreholes are discussed. …”
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Complications, Reoperations, and Nutrient Deficiencies Two Years after Sleeve Gastrectomy by Nicole Pech, Frank Meyer, Hans Lippert, Thomas Manger, Christine Stroh

“…Over a period of 56 months, all consecutive patients who underwent SG were documented in this prospective, single-center, observational study. …”
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Da sociedade da informação e do conhecimento à era dos dados by José Carlos Francisco dos Santos

“…A metodologia é de caráter exploratório descritivo, com viés bibliográfico e documental, e abordagem qualitativa; faz uso do método hipotético-dedutivo. …”
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Endovascular Management of a Refractory Pseudoaneurysm of the Sternocleidomastoid Artery Caused by Attempted Internal Jugular Central Line Placement with Long-Term Follow-Up: A Cas... by Yassmeen Abdel-Aty, Michael P. Bellew

“…Pseudoaneurysms after central line placement are documented, but most are complications of femoral central lines. …”
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Evaluation of Clinical Variables Associated with Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Middle-Aged Hypertensive Women by Michelle Trindade, Renata Brum Martucci, Adriana K. Burlá, Wille Oigman, Mario Fritsch Neves, Denizar Vianna Araújo

“…It has been previously documented that carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is a predictor of cardiovascular disease. …”
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Bibliometric Analysis of the Current Landscape of Global Scientific Production on the Development of Vaccines against Dental Caries by Alejandra Torres-Loyola, Carlos Rojas-Arana, Arnaldo Munive-Degregori, Maria Eugenia Guerrero, Franco Mauricio, Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza, Frank Mayta-Tovalino

“…The highest percentage of the documents analyzed was in quartile 1 journals and in the national collaboration pattern. …”
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A Survey of Cassini Images of Spokes in Saturn’s Rings: Unusual Spoke Types and Seasonal Trends by S. R. Callos, M. M. Hedman, D. P. Hamilton

“…These “mixed spokes” indicate that the particle size distribution can vary spatially within a spoke. In addition, we document seasonal variations in the overall spoke activity over the course of the Cassini mission using statistics derived from lit-side imaging sequences. …”
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Retinal Microvascular Density and Perfusion during an Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia Episode: A Warning Call by Gerardo González-Saldivar, José Gerardo González-González, David Robert Chow, Jesús Mohamed-Hamsho, Jesús Hernan González-Cortés, Adriana Sánchez-García, René Rodríguez-Gutiérrez

“…A focused clinical history was performed, followed by an ophthalmological examination to document retinopathy status. OCTA was performed at baseline, at hypoglycemia, and at glucose normalization. …”
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Brazilian Thoracic Association recommendations for the management of lymphangioleiomyomatosis by Bruno Guedes Baldi, Paulo Henrique Ramos Feitosa, Adalberto Sperb Rubin, Alexandre Franco Amaral, Carolina Salim Gonçalves Freitas, Cláudia Henrique da Costa, Eliane Viana Mancuzo, Ellen Caroline Toledo do Nascimento, Mariana Sponholz Araujo, Marcelo Jorge Jacó Rocha, Martina Rodrigues de Oliveira, Tatiana Senna Galvão, Pedro Paulo Teixeira e Silva Torres, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro Carvalho

“…To date, no Brazilian recommendations for a comprehensive approach to the disease have been published. This document is the result of a non-systematic review of the literature, carried out by 12 pulmonologists, a radiologist, and a pathologist, which aims to provide an update of the most important topics related to LAM, mainly to its diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up, including practical and multidisciplinary aspects of its management.…”
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Risk of General Anesthesia in Pediatric Skin Procedures with Projection on Tumescent Anesthesia by Abdulmajeed Alajlan, Bader M. Alhabeeb, Ali M. Alhazmi, Osama A. Alobaid, Ahmed A. Alharthi, Nada I. Al-Habib, Ahmed M. El-Malky

“…We reviewed selected charts to document any unexpected admissions, adverse events, or complications. …”
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The association between type 2 diabetes and asthma incidence: a longitudinal analysis considering genetic susceptibility by Fei Chen, Ying Yang, Liping Yu, Lulu Song, Cong Zhang, Yifan He, Lili Wu, Wanlu Ma, Bo Zhang

“…Results Over a median follow-up of 13.62 years, 10,211 asthma cases were documented. After adjusting for age, sex, current smoking status, and other confounding variables, T2D was significantly associated with an increased risk of developing asthma (Hazard Ratios [HR] 1.16, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06–1.26). …”
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Intergroup Dialogue Empowering Action for Transforming Equity in Higher Education by Manpreet Dhillon Brar, Jessica Morales-Chicas, Stacy Morris, Imalay Rivera, Rebecca Cannara

“…However, scant studies document virtual and multi-site IGD, especially those that include varied stakeholders. …”
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Assessing Air-Pocket Pressure Peaks During Water Filling Operations Using Dimensionless Equations by Vicente S. Fuertes-Miquel, Oscar E. Coronado-Hernández, Francisco J. Sánchez-Romero, Manuel Saba, Modesto Pérez-Sánchez

“…The resulting issues, primarily caused by peak pressures generated during pipeline filling, are a well-documented topic in the literature. However, it is surprising that this subject has not received comprehensive attention. …”
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‘Hard’ and ‘soft’ approaches in active transport promotion: analysis and mapping of government policies by Nicholas J. R. Hunter, Benjamin Cramer, Erica Randle, Katherine A. Hunter

“…Using a PRISMA scoping review methodology, we identified 996 active transport policies within 123 strategic documents across transport, sustainability, and health sectors. …”
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Evaluation of Olgun Çocuk Dergisi [Mature Child Magazine] (1935) within the Scope of Raising National and Historical Consciousness of Children by Tolgahan Ayantaş, Cengiz Dönmez

“…This study sought to evaluate Olgun Children’s Journal (1935) within the scope of the efforts of adding nation and history awareness to children by using document examination which is among qualitative research methods. …”
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Why is Antonovsky's sense of coherence not correlated to physical health? Analysing Antonovsky's 29-item sense of coherence scale (SOC-29) by Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…We have previously concluded that the use of the Antonovsky sense of coherence (SOC) scale was unable to document a predicted strong association between SOC and physical health. …”
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Medication use and potential drug-drug interactions in a general surgery clinic: A descriptive studyMain points by Sevgi Teker Yıldırım, Şevket Cumhur Yeğen, Songül Tezcan

“…Information on prior medication use as well as pre- and post-operative medications was documented. pDDIs were assessed using the Lexicomp database. …”
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First Vacuum-Assisted Excision of a Breast Myofibroblastoma by B. Fakim, A. Abbas, M. Crotch-Harvey, J. Kokan

“…The lesion was completely excised with the encore biopsy measuring 24×17 mm. This is the first documented case of such a technique for the excision of a breast myofibroblastoma. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Chronic Infections and Autoimmune Diseases by Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…Holistic medicine has yet to be better explained scientifically and our proposed holistic cures have yet to be documented clinically. We invite the medical community to cooperate on this important challenge.…”
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Genetic Variation in Male Mate Choice for Large Females in Drosophila melanogaster by Grace S. Freed, Isabella G. Martinez, Avigayil Lev, Ana‐Maria Anthony Cuadrado, Alison Pischedda

“…Although this preference is well‐documented at the species level, less is known about how this preference varies within species and whether there is standing genetic variation for male mate choice within populations. …”
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