Secondary amputation: a qualitative study of quality of life in patients after primary limb salvage surgery and after later ablative sarcoma treatment by Veronika Vetchy, Carmen Trost, Reinhard Windhager, Gerhard Hobusch

“…Patients who have undergone secondary amputation might retrospectively prefer a different approach. Design: Interview study. …”
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Orbital angular momentum light interacted with double quantum dot-metal nanoparticle hybrid structure under spontaneous coherence by Mohanad Ahmed Abdulmahdi, Amin Habbeb Al-Khursan

“…So, the DQD-MNP system is preferred to the DQD system. The generated field in the DQD-MNP for the strong coupling DQD-MNP system is higher than that for the weak coupling. …”
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Results of Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy under Local Anesthesia with Minimal Sedation by Woong Chul Choi, Ji-Sun Paik, Sang Hee Doh

“…Of the 95 eyes treated, the patients in 82 eyes (86.31%) reported that they would prefer LAS over GA for a repeat Endo-DCR. The subjective and objective surgical success rates were 90.14% and 95.77%, respectively. …”
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Optimization of Online Course Content According to Users Activity Statistics by V. A. Starodubtsev, О. В. Lobanenko, О. V. Sitnikova

“…The learning material should be presented in various formats taking into account students’ preference for infographics. This contributes to raising the academic performance on the whole. …”
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Design Considerations for Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (BTES): A Review with Emphasis on Convective Heat Transfer by Helge Skarphagen, David Banks, Bjørn S. Frengstad, Harald Gether

“…The most efficient array shape will typically be a cylinder with similar dimensions of diameter and depth, preferably with an insulated top surface. Despite the potential for moderate thermal recovery, the sheer volume of thermal storage that the natural geological environment offers can still make BTES a very attractive strategy for seasonal thermal energy storage within a “smart” district heat network, especially when coupled with more efficient surficial engineered dynamic thermal energy stores (DTES).…”
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A Multistage Decision-Feedback Receiver Design for LTE Uplink in Mobile Time-Variant Environments by Juinn-Horng Deng, Shu-Min Liao

“…Single-carrier-frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) has recently become the preferred uplink transmission scheme in long-term evolution (LTE) systems. …”
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The impact of tuberculosis-induced hyperglycemia on pulmonary microbiota and airway mucus secretion in individuals not previously diabetic: A systematic review and meta-analysis pr... by Victor Moses Musyoki, Marianne Mureithi, Annamari Heikinheimo, Elizabeth Maleche-Obimbo, Kariuki Njaanake, Omu Anzala

“…The findings of the systematic review and the meta-analysis will be reported as per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) protocol guidelines. …”
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Experiences and outcomes of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller women in pregnancy: a scoping review protocol by Mary Higgins, Maggie O’Brien, Brendan Dempsey

“…Relevant grey literature and reference lists will also be searched. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) tool will be used.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was not required for this protocol as all literature within this scoping review are publicly available. …”
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Non-operative approaches to major blunt hepatic (Grade IV): a case report by Amirreza Salehi, Mansoor Kodori, Mohammad Sohrabi

“…Abstract Background Recent advancements in the management of pediatric liver trauma have highlighted the effectiveness of non-operative management as the preferred therapeutic approach. This report presents the case of an 8-year-old patient who sustained significant liver trauma from a substantial fall, successfully managed through non-operative management. …”
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Applying Outdoor Environment to Develop Health, Comfort, and Energy Saving in the Office in Hot-Humid Climate by Rong Chen, Wen-Pei Sung, Hung-Chang Chang, Yi-Rou Chi

“…The experimental and analysis results of this research reveal that most of the office occupants preferred a cooler environment with a lower temperature. …”
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Mini-plate versus Reconstruction Plate: A Comparative Analysis of Complications in Free Fibula Osteocutaneous Flaps for Oral Cancer by Rithin George, Sandeep Vijay, Anoop Attakkil, Raveena Nair, Linu Thomas, Aswin Mullath

“…Mini-plates or reconstruction plates are used for fibula fixation as per the surgeon’s preference, but the complication rates of each have hardly been studied. …”
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Measurement properties of instruments to assess insight in psychosis: A systematic review protocol. by Hadar Hazan, Melissa C Funaro, Vinod H Srihari

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This protocol is reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) guidelines. …”
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Coping and Beliefs as Predictors of Functioning and Psychological Adjustment in Fibromyalgia Subgroups by Laura Rubio Fidel, Azucena García-Palacios, Rocío Herrero, Guadalupe Molinari, Carlos Suso-Ribera

“…The results support the need to address psychological components in the management of fibromyalgia and point to a subset of preferred target beliefs and coping strategies.…”
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Me vs. the machine? Subjective evaluations of human- and AI-generated advice by Merrick R. Osborne, Erica R. Bailey

“…We find that ChatGPT produces superior advice relative to the average online participant even in a domain in which people strongly prefer human-generated advice (dating and relationships). …”
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Russian Arctic in the Contours of the Maritime Doctrine of the Russian Federation by Sergey Yu. Kozmenko, Arina S. Kozmenko

“…The main thing is to ensure, through the maritime potential, Russia’s guaranteed access to Arctic marine resources and space, including ensuring uninterrupted, preferably year-round, functioning of the national transport communication in the Arctic — the Northern Sea Route — the basis of the system of maritime communications. …”
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Analisis pengaruh penambahan tepung okra dan tepung porang terhadap komposisi proksimat dan organoleptik foodbars by Erwin Nofiyanto, Aldila Sagitaning Putri

“…The variables observed were water content, ash, crude fiber, fat, protein, carbohydrates, and preference test. The data obtained were analyzed for variance and if there were differences between treatments, they were further tested using the Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT) at the 5% level. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Management: How to Improve the Therapeutic Confusion in Practice by Nicholas J Talley

“…On the basis of available evidence, clinical behaviour is most likely changed when guidelines are developed by the peer group of clinicians for whom they were intended, are disseminated through a specific educational program, and are implemented by applying, preferably during the consultation, specific reminders.…”
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Emerging Technologies to Promote Fans Interaction in Football Events: A Systematic Review by Francisco Martins, Cíntia França, Pedro Paixão, Diogo V. Martinho, Pedro Campos, Bruna Gouveia, Helder Lopes, Andreas Ihle, Eduardo Marques, Élvio Rúbio Gouveia

“…A systematic review of the literature was performed, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline. …”
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CULTURAL MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS STRAINS by V. S. Rusaleyev, О. V. Pruntova, D. A. Vasilyev

“…Methodically, spore biomass preparation in liquid nutrient medium is preferable. The tests showed that spores emerged from anabiosis non-uniformly and it depended on original seed spore storage period. …”
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A systematic review assessing the osseoincorporation potential of trabecular dental implants: A current evidence and future directions by Karuna S. Patwardhan, Nisha Puranik, Hema Kanathila, Santosh Yamanappa Nelogi, Vasanti P Jirge

“…Materials and Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review based on PRISMA 2020 checklist was used as guideline for reporting this protocol. …”
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