Ensuring the Quality of Surgical Instruments with Artificial Intelligence: A Focus on Sternum Wire by Neda HOUSHMANDSHARIFI, Murat Taha BILIŞIK

“…Results: The study revealed that the automated machine vision systems markedly reduced inspection time while achieving an overall accuracy of 96% in detecting needle quality, compared to 80% accuracy with manual inspections. The new AI-driven visual inspection approach significantly outperformed traditional methods, particularly in identifying nuanced and objective defects. …”
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A review on organ deformation modeling approaches for reliable surgical navigation using augmented reality by Zheng Han, Qi Dou

“…Augmented Reality (AR) holds the potential to revolutionize surgical procedures by allowing surgeons to visualize critical structures within the patient’s body. …”
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Violation of the principle of progressivity and non-regressivity with the issuance of legislative act 01 of 2005 against the general pension system in Colombia by Gerson Yahir Vergel Ramirez, Jarvi Amaya Amaya, Leonardo Fabio Quintero Torres

“…Through this article it is intended to apply analytical methods purely to legal issues, that is, to divide them into as many parts as possible. …”
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Botanical extract combined with minoxidil improve hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia caused by p.G11R mutations: a case report by Shiyi Zhong, Chuhan Huang, Mingyue Zhuang, Qingwu Liu, Ziyuan Tian, Dingquan Yang

“…Purpose We aim to explore a potential treatment strategy for hair loss.Materials and methods A male 6-year-old child was diagnosed with hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia 2 (HED2) caused by GJB6 (p.G11R) mutations. …”
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Comparison of Provision of Stroke Care in Younger and Older Patients: Findings from the South London Stroke Register by Siobhan L. Crichton, Charles D. A. Wolfe, Anthony G. Rudd, Christopher McKevitt

“…Younger patients have equal or greater access to evidence-based care. However, there is a need to ensure that services meet the needs of this group.…”
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Treatment of TB/HIV co-infected patients in a day center by A. K. Ivanov, E. V. Shevyreva, N. A. Skrynnik, N. A. Tursunova, V. V. Manina, V. V. Nechaev

“…Destructive changes in the lungs were found equally often in both groups in about a quarter of patients. …”
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Prevalence of ear disease in cats undergoing cone beam computed tomography for dental procedures by Hannah F. Boothe, Hannah F. Boothe, Mary Krakowski Volker, Mary Krakowski Volker, Jennifer Tjepkema, Jennifer Tjepkema, Adrien-Maxence Hespel

“…IntroductionIn this prospective, cross-sectional study, 303 feline patients were evaluated via cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) for evidence of incidental ear disease during a dental procedure.MethodsAll feline patients over one year of age presenting to a private practice veterinary dentistry and oral surgery specialty clinic underwent CBCT imaging which included the oral cavity and ear canals. …”
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Uncovering Status and Legality of Digital Rupiah as Legal Tender: Using Dignified Justice Theory by Kameo Jeferson, Prasetyo Teguh, Janpieter Hutajulu Marihot, Rawni Arndarnijariah Faqi, Nur Chika Amitha Exsa

“…Using normative legal research methods, this study finds that Article 23B of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia has not explicitly regulated digital currencies. …”
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Laparoscopic surgery for recurrent inguinal hernias by V. V. Strizheletsky, G. M. Rutenburg, S. A. Makarov, I. I. Suvorov, R. B. Ramazanov, A. B. Guslev, A. N. Luchkin

“…The OBJECTIVE was to evaluate the technical feasibility of endoscopic hernioplasty in recurrent inguinal hernia. METHODS AND MATERIALS. Personal experience of the authors covers more than 10 000 laparoscopic inguinal hernioplasties operated in 1996-2018. …”
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Advanced Monitoring and Real-Time State of Temperature Prediction in Lithium-Ion Cells Under Abusive Discharge Conditions Using Data-Driven Modelling by Sandeep Rawat, Devender Kumar Saini, Sushabhan Choudhury, Monika Yadav

“…It is concluded that both DT and ANN outperform other methods in predicting the SOT of lithium-ion batteries.…”
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Main trends in providing medical personnel to the state healthcare system of the Russian Federation by Z. Kh. Agamov, E. V. Aziattseva, D. A. Doronshoeva, R. T. Savzikhanov

“…Methods of descriptive statistics and analytical were used. …”
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Increased Antibiotic Susceptibility of Gram-Positive Bacteria in Cerebrospinal Fluid Compared to Broth by Jennifer S. Wirth, Marija Djukic, Katrin Biesner, Utz Reichard, Roland Nau, Jana Seele

“…The present approach does not attempt to identify rapidly bactericidal therapies for susceptible pathogens but aims to improve methods to find antibiotic regimens for multi-resistant pathogens that are effective in vivo in spite of reduced in vitro susceptibility in culture media. …”
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Assessment of Learning Styles of First-year Medical Students’ using VARK 8.02 Model Questionnaire: A Cross-sectional Study by Senthil Ganesh P Kannappan, Ravichandran Doraisamy, Vijayakumar Jagadesan

“…Teachers can plan their lessons based on students’ learning preferences to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their teaching and learning methods. To accommodate different learning styles, educators should combine various teaching methods.…”
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Evaluating Water Infiltration and Runoff: Stretcher Bond vs. 45° Herringbone Patterns in Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements by Mohammed Al-Fatlawi, Fatima Muslim Hadi, Baneen M. H. Al-khafaji, Sally Selan Hussein, Tamar Maitham Al-Asedi, Maryam M. Al-Aarajy, Ashraf Anwar Al-Khazraji, Tameem Mohammed Hashim, Ali Shubbar, Mohammed Salah Nasr, Thair J. Alfatlawi

“…The results indicated that at a rainfall intensity of 40 L/min, equal infiltration was observed in both patterns on 0% and 4% T-_Slope. …”
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Real-World Validity of Tissue-Agnostic Circulating Tumor DNA Response Monitoring in Lung Cancers Treated With Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, or Targeted Agents by Anne C. Chiang, MD, PhD, Russell W. Madison, MS, Zoe June Assaf, PhD, Alexander Fine, PhD, Yi Cao, PhD, Ole Gjoerup, PhD, Yanmei Huang, PhD, Dexter X. Jin, PhD, Jason Hughes, PhD, Vladan Antic, MD, PhD, Amanda Young, PhD, David Fabrizio, MS, David Shames, PhD, Sophia Maund, PhD, Alexia Exarchos, MPH, Shailendra Lakhanpal, MD, Richard Zuniga, MD, Lincoln W. Pasquina, PhD, Katja Schulze, PhD

“…We evaluated the validity of tissue-agnostic ctDNA quantification across four treatment modalities in NSCLC and SCLC. Methods: Data from consenting patients were collected from electronic health records as part of the Prospective Clinico-Genomic study (NCT04180176). ctDNA tumor fraction (TF) was retrospectively calculated for plasma collected six to 15 weeks after therapy initiation. …”
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Association of Sociodemographic Factors With Overtriage, Undertriage, and Value of Care After Major Surgery by Tyler J. Loftus, MD, Matthew M. Ruppert, MS, Benjamin Shickel, PhD, Tezcan Ozrazgat-Baslanti, PhD, Jeremy A. Balch, MD, Kenneth L. Abbott, MD, Die Hu, MS, Adnan Javed, MD, Firas Madbak, MD, Faheem Guirgis, MD, David Skarupa, MD, Philip A. Efron, MD, Patrick J. Tighe, MD, William R. Hogan, MD, Parisa Rashidi, PhD, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr, MD, Azra Bihorac, MD

“…In a fair system, overtriage of low-acuity patients to intensive care units (ICUs) and undertriage of high-acuity patients to general wards would affect all sociodemographic subgroups equally. Methods:. This multicenter, longitudinal cohort study of hospital admissions immediately after major surgery compared hospital mortality and value of care (risk-adjusted mortality/total costs) across 4 cohorts: overtriage (N = 660), risk-matched overtriage controls admitted to general wards (N = 3077), undertriage (N = 2335), and risk-matched undertriage controls admitted to ICUs (N = 4774). …”
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Generation of superoxide anion-radical in leaves of soft wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under the action of a high-intensity pulsed magnetic field by Oleg V. Blednykh, Natalia A. Rodenko, Vladimir A. Glushchenkov, Yulia V. Degteva

“…The purpose of this study is to study the effect of high-intensity pulsed magnetic fields with induction from 0.1 Tl on the generation of superoxide anion-radicals in leaves of soft wheat Triticum avestivum L. as a response to this action. Materials and methods. The objects of the study were nine-day-old green and etiolated wheat sprouts of soft wheat Triticum avestivum L., grown in distilled water. …”
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Nonlinear Equation Solver with MATLAB Graphical User Interface by Nur Idalisa Norddin, Nurul Hafawati Fadhilah, Muhammad Azri Azman Shah, Nurul Hajar Mohd Yusoff, Nur Intan Syafinaz Ahmad

“…The article evaluates the differences and similarities of four commonly used iterative methods: Newton, Broyden, BFGS, and Steepest Descent. …”
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Introducing ProsperNN—a Python package for forecasting with neural networks by Nico Beck, Julia Schemm, Claudia Ehrig, Benedikt Sonnleitner, Ursula Neumann, Hans Georg Zimmermann

“…These models and methods have successfully been in use in industry for two decades and were used and referenced in several scientific publications. …”
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Comparison of the Effects of Different Cryoprotectants on Stem Cells from Umbilical Cord Blood by Gecai Chen, Aihuan Yue, Zhongbao Ruan, Yigang Yin, Ruzhu Wang, Yin Ren, Li Zhu

“…Cryoprotectants (CPA) for stem cells from umbilical cord blood (UCB) have been widely developed based on empirical evidence, but there is no consensus on a standard protocol of preservation of the UCB cells. Methods. In this study, UCB from 115 donors was collected. …”
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