Minimally Invasive Approach to Eliminate Pyogenic Granuloma: A Case Report by B. Chandrashekar

“…Although excisional surgery is the treatment of choice for it, this paper presents the safest and most minimally invasive procedure for the regression of pyogenic granuloma.…”
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Definition of Nonresponse to Analgesic Treatment of Arthritic Pain: An Analytical Literature Review of the Smallest Detectable Difference, the Minimal Detectable Change, and the Minimal Clinically Important Difference on the Pain Visual Analog Scale by Melissa E. Stauffer, Stephanie D. Taylor, Douglas J. Watson, Paul M. Peloso, Alan Morrison

“…We reviewed the literature to assess the smallest detectable difference (SDD), the minimal detectable change (MDC), and the minimal clinically important difference (MCID). …”
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An Approximate Proximal Bundle Method to Minimize a Class of Maximum Eigenvalue Functions by Wei Wang, Lingling Zhang, Miao Chen, Sida Lin

“…We present an approximate nonsmooth algorithm to solve a minimization problem, in which the objective function is the sum of a maximum eigenvalue function of matrices and a convex function. …”
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Surgical Challenges in Multi-Vessel Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Jia-Ji Liu, Qing-Yu Kong, Bin You, Lin Liang, Wei Xiao, Xiao-long Ma, Feng Pan, Li-Qun Chi

“…Objectives. Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (MICS CABG) has emerged as an alternative treatment for patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease, but there are certain surgical challenges inherent in the adoption of this approach. …”
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The Probability of a Confidence Interval Based on Minimal Estimates of the Mean and the Standard Deviation by Louis M. Houston

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The Role of Soil Management in Minimizing Water and Nutrient Losses from the Urban Landscape by George Hochmuth, Laurie Trenholm, Esen Momol, Don Rainey, Claire Lewis, Brian Niemann

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A minimally invasive technique for correcting extra-articular malunions of metacarpal fractures by Zitao Han, Xu Zhang, Yadong Yu, Xiaoliang Yang, Wei Du, Guisheng Zhang

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Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants: Minimization, Treatment, and Prevention by J. L. Campos, D. Valenzuela-Heredia, A. Pedrouso, A. Val del Río, M. Belmonte, A. Mosquera-Corral

“…In this study, three possible ways to reduce these emissions are discussed and analyzed: (1) minimization through the change of operational conditions, (2) treatment of the gaseous streams, and (3) prevention by applying new configurations and processes to remove both organic matter and pollutants. …”
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Minimizing Drying Shrinkage and Enhancing Impermeability of Foam Concrete Modified with Epoxy Resin by Jianqing Gong, Ke Li

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Minimally Invasive Direct Repair of Bilateral Lumbar Spine Pars Defects in Athletes by Gabriel A. Widi, Seth K. Williams, Allan D. Levi

“…This technique is a modification of the original procedure in 1970 by Buck, and it offers the advantage of minimal muscle dissection and optimal screw trajectory. …”
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Minimal Length Schrödinger Equation with Harmonic Potential in the Presence of a Magnetic Field by H. Hassanabadi, E. Maghsoodi, Akpan N. Ikot, S. Zarrinkamar

“…Minimal length Schrödinger equation is investigated for harmonic potential in the presence of magnetic field and illustrates the wave functions in the momentum space. …”
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Two Parallel Machines Scheduling with Two-Vehicle Job Delivery to Minimize Makespan by Lisi Cao, Jianhong Hao, Dakui Jiang

“…A problem of parallel machine scheduling with coordinated job deliveries is handled to minimize the makespan. Different jobs call for dissimilar sizes of storing space in the process of transportation. …”
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Comparative study for assessment of two different minimally invasive caries removal techniques by Ahmed M. Elmarakby, Shaimaa F K Habib, Ibrahim M. Alkhaldy, Rahaf M. AlJasser, Labib Mohamed Labib Elsebaey

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Existence and limit behavior of constraint minimizers for elliptic equations with two nonlocal terms by Xincai Zhu, Yajie Zhu

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Modified minimally invasive chevron osteotomy versus traditional incision chevron osteotomy by Run Tang, Jie Yang, Xiao Jun Liang, Yi Li, JunHu Wang, MiaoLuo Jin, Yang Du, Tong Lu, YiXiang Hao

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Different modifications of minimally invasive osteosynthesis in pilon fractures: comparative study results by Boris A. Maiorov, Igor G. Belen’kiy, Gennadii D. Sergeev, Kamoliddin K. Gadoev, Mariya A. Sergeeva

Subjects: “…minimally invasive osteosynthesis…”
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The water year based on minimizing the terrestrial water storage variation and its validity by Changwu Cheng, Wenzhao Liu, Qiang Li, Tingting Ning, Haixiang Zhou, Zhaotao Mu, Kang Du, Kai Wang, Xiaoyang Han

“…New hydrological insights for the region: (1) TWS recharge commenced predominately in July, with the minimal TWS variation (∆S) consistently observed for years starting from July. …”
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Smart HVAC Control in IoT: Energy Consumption Minimization with User Comfort Constraints by Jordi Serra, David Pubill, Angelos Antonopoulos, Christos Verikoukis

“…To that end, first, we propose an energy scheduling method that minimizes the energy consumption cost for a particular time interval, taking into account the energy price and a set of comfort constraints, that is, a range of temperatures according to user’s preferences for a given room. …”
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['PREDICTIVE MODEL TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECT OF EXTREME TEMPERATURE IN SKARDU AND ASTORE, GILGIT BALTISTAN'] by Nasir Ali, Muhammad Ali, Hassan Hashim

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Optimal Algorithms and the BFGS Updating Techniques for Solving Unconstrained Nonlinear Minimization Problems by Chein-Shan Liu

“…To solve an unconstrained nonlinear minimization problem, we propose an optimal algorithm (OA) as well as a globally optimal algorithm (GOA), by deflecting the gradient direction to the best descent direction at each iteration step, and with an optimal parameter being derived explicitly. …”
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