Feasibility and Safety of ERCP in the Treatment of Biliary Strictures after Liver Transplantation: With a Report of 37 Cases by Fanfan Tang, Jingtao Song, Tanxing Cai, Zhao Lei, Feizhou Huang, Yina Hu, Gang Deng

“…Patients with ERCP guided biliary stenting had a significant improvement in bilirubin index compared to the preoperative period (P<0.05). 27 patients (73.0%) had complete relief of symptoms after 1 ERCP-guided treatment, and 10 patients (27.0%) developed BS again at different times after the first ERCP treatment, among which 8 patients developed BS again within 1 year after the first treatment and 2 patients developed BS again after 1 year after the first treatment. …”
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Food security and dietary intake of a cohort of South African students during COVID-19 by Juanita Jonker, Corinna Walsh

“…It highlights the need for improved institutional and government food relief interventions during future pandemics. Therefore, this study contributes to the second sustainable development goal namely: zero hunger.…”
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Comparison of Esophageal Function Tests in Chinese Patients with Functional Heartburn and Reflux Hypersensitivity by Feng Gao, Yan Gao, Xue Chen, Jie Qian, Jie Zhang

“…By using the above described parameters, HRIM and MII/pH assays could be used to correctly classify RH and FH and hence allow physicians to provide adequate relief from associated symptoms.…”
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Caregivers’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Pressure Injuries in Spinal Cord Injury at Rehabilitation Center in Bangladesh by Niraj Singh Tharu, Monzurul Alam, Shristi Bajracharya, Gautam Prasad Chaudhary, Jitendra Pandey, Mohammad A. Kabir

“…The KAP factors that require higher priority were positioning and turning the patient, preventing skin breakdown, assessing weight changes over time, interest in patient care, additional care for PIs, frequently changing the individual’s position, priority to PI care, interest in other types of care other than PIs, using special cushions, consulting doctors on a regular basis, being aware of clothing and fabrics, proper transfer technique, pressure relief, and skin inspection, among others.…”
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An Exploratory Study of the Effectiveness of Unconditional EducationalAssistance Program as a Programmatic Electoral Strategy in the Philippines: The Case of Makati City’s Project... by Miguel Enrico Gutierrez Ayson, Esther Marylerma Calvo

“…By using thematic analysis, five themes emerged from the interview data: (1) financial relief, (2) educational security, (3) unique source of local citizen satisfaction, (4) personally dispensed patronage of a benefactor politician, and (5) invaluable benefits and project continuity: influencing vote preference. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Acoustic Emission Events in Supporting Roadways under Different Dynamic Loads by Wenzheng Shang, Zhigang Liu, Jianbo Yuan, Wuchao You, Shuai Han, Lei Yu, Shihua Zhang

“…According to this characteristic, the roadway can be protected by a high-pressure relief roadway. Rock lithology greatly influences the transmission of dynamic load stress waves and the number of AE events. …”
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Ischemic Changes in the Mucous Membrane of the Transverse Colon as a Complication of Acute Pancreatitis by D. A. Semenov, S. G. Shapovalyants, D. E. Seleznev, O. I. Yudin, S. V. Korolev, N. A. Gracheva, L. M. Mikhaleva, K. S. Paramonenko

“…By the means of intensive care, it was possible to achieve complete stabilization of the patient's condition, normalization of laboratory blood parameters and relief of ischemic processes in the colon wall.Conclusion. …”
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Permeability Enhancement of Coal Seam by Lower Protective Layer Mining for Gas Outburst Prevention by Aiping He, Hua Fu, Bingjie Huo, Chaojun Fan

“…When the working face of the protective layer in #8 coal seam advanced to 80 m, the stress reduction rate in the relief area tended to be stable, and the stress in the stress reduction area was about 50% of the original rock stress. …”
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Investigating Social Vulnerability to Extreme Heat: Heat Islands and Climate Shelters in Urban Contexts: The Case of Bologna by Elisa Maccabiani, Munazza Usmani, Riccardo Nanni, Maurizio Napolitano

“…In this article we present three instruments: (1) a social vulnerability to extreme heat index to identify the areas of a city (and populations thereof) more vulnerable to extreme heat due to climate change (heat islands); (2) a new overall fragility index that incorporates social vulnerability to extreme heat as well as socioeconomic indicators; and (3) a climate shelter index (CSI) to identify areas within a city that can provide relief from extreme heat based on green and blue solutions. …”
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Lateral Heel Pain Caused by Impingement of Hypertrophic Peroneal Tubercle and Os Peroneum by Ryosuke Takada, Song Ho Chang, Taro Kasai, Masashi Naito, Jun Hirose, Sakae Tanaka, Takumi Matsumoto

“…Surgical resection of HPT, while retaining OP, successfully achieved pain relief in the patient. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report presenting a case of HPT coexisting with OP successfully treated without OP resection.…”
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Effects of the Multidimensional Treatment on Pain, Disability, and Sitting Posture in Patients with Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Tae-Sung In, Jin-Hwa Jung, Kyoung-Sim Jung, Hwi-Young Cho

“…In the MT group, the pain relief effect persisted 3 months after the end of training. …”
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Correlation between fungus ball of maxillary sinus and previous root canal therapy. Case report and narrative literature review by Francesca Romana Federici, Giacomo D’Angeli, Gianluca Pingitore, Alessio Riccardi, Valentina Vannini, Alessandro Corsi, Mara Riminucci, Giovanni D’Erme

“…Postoperative follow-up showed significant symptomatic relief and no recurrence of the fungal ball. This case highlights the efficacy of combining FESS with an intraoral approach in treating maxillary fungal balls recurrence, emphasizing the importance of a tailored surgical strategy to achieve optimal Results. …”
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Old Vilnius in the Perspektive of Nations' Historical Consciousness by Alfredas Bumblauskas

“…The history of Vilnius (14th-16th c.) due to its multiethnic, multicultural, and multiconfessional aspects suits this methodological reflection since it does not seek to find "objective" monoview or to equalise the relief of historical identities but, on the contrary, to discover concepts and subjects which can reveal the variety of historical consciousness or even help in their formation.   …”
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Field and Numerical Investigation on the Coal Pillar Instability of Gob-Side Entry in Gently Inclined Coal Seam by Xupeng Ta, Zhijun Wan, Yuan Zhang, Peng Shi, Zejie Wei, Xin Sun, Liangliang Jia

“…Based on the asymmetric deformation characteristics and mechanisms of entry, a collaborative control technology of roof cutting for pressure relief and support strengthening has been put forward. …”
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Classification Method and Determination of Mountainous Area Types at Township Scales: A Case Study of Yuxi City, Yunnan Province by Li Wu, Binggeng Xie, Xiao Xiao, Bing Xue, Jingzhong Li

“…., 2.8224 km2) for topographic relief was defined, and the study area was divided into six mountain types: flatlands, hills, low mountains, medium-low mountains, midmountains, and subhigh mountains. …”
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Immunoglobulin G4-related disease, constitutional symptoms, human leukocyte antigen b27 positivity, and sacroiliitis by Shallu Verma, Lubna Khurshid, Prasad Rao Voleti, Anand Narayan Malaviya

“…The presence of features of inflammatory back-buttock pains, lower extremity oligoarthritis, good relief to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), presence of HLA B27, and an acute involvement of the right sacroiliac joint were typical of spondyloarthritis. …”
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Partial Facetectomy for Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis by Kevin Kang, Juan Carlos Rodriguez-Olaverri, Frank Schwab, Jenifer Hashem, Afshin Razi, Jean Pierre Farcy

“…We describe a novel technique for decompression of the lumbar nerve root and demonstrate its effectiveness in relief of radicular symptoms. Methods. Partial facetectomy was performed by removal of the medial portion of the superior facet in patients with lumbar foraminal stenosis. 47 patients underwent the procedure from 2001 to 2010. …”
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The Role of Thoracic Medial Branch Blocks in Managing Chronic Mid and Upper Back Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Control Trial with a 2-Year Followup by Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Vijay Singh, Frank J. E. Falco, Kimberly A. Cash, Vidyasagar Pampati, Bert Fellows

“…Significant improvement with significant pain relief and functional status improvement of 50% or more were observed in 80% of the patients in Group I and 84% of the patients in Group II at 2-year followup. …”
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Machine Learning- and Feature Selection-Enabled Framework for Accurate Crop Yield Prediction by Sandeep Gupta, Angelina Geetha, K. Sakthidasan Sankaran, Abu Sarwar Zamani, Mahyudin Ritonga, Roop Raj, Samrat Ray, Hussien Sobahi Mohammed

“…Then, feature selection is performed using the Relief algorithm. Features are extracted using the linear discriminant analysis algorithm. …”
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Surgical Treatment of a Case of Ledderhose’s Disease: A Safe Plantar Approach to Subtotal Fasciectomy by Bruno Gonçalves Schröder e Souza, Gilberto Zaquine de Souza Júnior, Raíssa Mansilla Cabrera Rodrigues, Diogo Stelito Rezende Dias, Valdeci Manoel de Oliveira

“…He was treated surgically with prompt and complete relief of symptoms postoperatively, and he has had no recurrence at the 2-year follow-up. …”
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