Improving safety in the performance of robotic urinary diversions: a narrative review by Karen M. Doersch, Rebeca Gonzalez, Brian J. Flynn, Janet B. Kukreja

“…Despite reports of successes and technique improvements, the complication rate following robotic cystectomy with urinary diversion is over 50%. Common complications associated with urinary diversion include bowel complications, ureteroenteric anastomotic strictures, urine leak, urinary tract infections, internal hernias, and parastomal hernias. …”
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Knowledge of Mainland Chinese about Stroke and Its Prevention: Risk Factors, Warning Signs, Emergency Response and Information Access by Zhenyi LI, Peng WANG, Alice Y M JONES, Elizabeth DEAN

“…Dizziness(29%)and numbness(20.2%)were correctly reported as common warning signs. Almost all respondents correctly identified the need to call emergency services if someone was having a stroke. …”
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Application of deconvolutional networks for feature interpretability in epilepsy detection by Sihao Shao, Yu Zhou, Ruiheng Wu, Aiping Yang, Qiang Li

“…IntroductionScalp electroencephalography (EEG) is commonly used to assist in epilepsy detection. Even automated detection algorithms are already available to assist clinicians in reviewing EEG data, many algorithms used for seizure detection in epilepsy fail to account for the contributions of different channels. …”
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Neuromuscular Monitoring, Muscle Relaxant Use, and Reversal at a Tertiary Teaching Hospital 2.5 Years after Introduction of Sugammadex: Changes in Opinions and Clinical Practice by Thomas Ledowski, Jing Shen Ong, Tom Flett

“…In clinical practice Sugammadex was frequently (57%) mildly overdosed, with 200 mg being the most commonly administered dose.…”
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Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: A Comparison of the Framingham, PROCAM, and DAD Equations in HIV-Infected Persons by Max Weyler Nery, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Erika Aparecida Silveira, Clarissa Alencar de Sousa, Marianne de Oliveira Falco, Aline de Cássia Oliveira de Castro, Jorge Tannus Esper, Luis Carlos Silva e Souza, Marília Dalva Turchi

“…At least one lipid abnormality was detected in 72.8%, and a low HDL-C level was the most common. The majority were classified as having low risk for CV events. …”
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Concentration and Diversification of Production by Example of Major Indian Business groups by M. A. Vorobyeva

“…As a business strategy diversification is common not only to India, but to other big vibrant rapidly developing economies. …”
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Overview: Application of Resin Waterproof Adhesive Materials in Bridge Deck Pavement in China by Lu Zhou, Dan Zhang, Xiaogang Li, Zhiwei Gao, Qian Chen, Chaohui Wang

“…The basic properties of common resin type waterproof adhesive layer materials are studied, and the bonding properties of different resin waterproof adhesive layers were compared and evaluated. …”
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Impact of Vein Wall Hyperelasticity and Blood Flow Turbulence on Hemodynamic Parameters in the Inferior Vena Cava with a Filter by Jafar Moradicheghamahi, Debkalpa Goswami

“…In this study, the accuracy of two common simplifying assumptions in numerical studies of IVC filters—the rigid wall assumption and the laminar flow model—is examined, contrasting them with more realistic hyperelastic wall and turbulent flow models. …”
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Traditional Chinese acupuncture versus minimal acupuncture for mild-to-moderate knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a randomised, controlled pilot trial by Guang-Xia Shi, Cun-Zhi Liu, Ning Sun, Yi Du, Jian-Feng Tu, Yong-Ting Li, Li-Wen Zhang, Yan Cao, Jing-Jie Zhao, Da-Chang Xiong, Hai-Kun Hou

“…Introduction Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders. Acupuncture is a popular form of complementary medicine for musculoskeletal conditions, although the evidence is inconclusive. …”
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Pharmacological Evaluation of the SCID T Cell Transfer Model of Colitis: As a Model of Crohn's Disease by Thomas Lindebo Holm, Steen Seier Poulsen, Helle Markholst, Stine Reedtz-Runge

“…The data suggest that the adoptive transfer model and the inflammatory bowel diseases have some main inflammatory pathways in common. The finding that some well-established IBD therapeutics do not have any effect in the model highlights important differences between the experimental model and the human disease.…”
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EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE READING STRATEGY TRAINING ON READING PERFORMANCE OF EFL STUDENTS: A CASE OF A HIGH SCHOOL IN VIETNAM by Lạc Minh Thư, Khâu Hoàng Anh, Nguyễn Thị Phương Nam

“…Reading can be seen as an essential skill that language learners need to be good at, for it is one of the means of transferring many pieces of valuable knowledge in many fields of the world to many people and nations. One of the common barriers for many Vietnamese students studying English as a Foreign Language to acquiring reading skills is reading anxiety. …”
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Locational Marginal Pricing: A Fundamental Reconsideration by Leigh Tesfatsion

“…This study establishes that Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP) is conceptually problematic for grid-supported centrally-managed wholesale power markets transitioning to decarbonized grid operations with increasingly diverse participants, hence with increasingly uncertain and volatile net loads. LMP assigns a common per-unit price LMP(b,T) (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${\$}$</tex-math></inline-formula>/MWh) to each next unit (MWh) of grid-delivered energy, conditional on delivery location b and delivery period T. …”
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Mechanisms of change in an online acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for insomnia by Tetta Hämäläinen, Päivi Lappalainen, Sitwat Usman Langrial, Raimo Lappalainen, Noona Kiuru

“…., difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, is a common condition that is connected to many psychological and physical problems. …”
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In vivo MRI visualization of growth and morphology in the orthotopic xenotrasplantation U87 glioblastoma mouse SCID model by E. L. Zavjalov, I. A. Razumov, L. A. Gerlinskaya, A. V. Romashchenko

“…Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and lethal type of brain cancer with the average lifespan of patients about 9–12 months. …”
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Successful Repair and Management of Severe Scalp Avulsion Incurred during Birth in an Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant by Shoko Takahashi, Yu Kanai, Yayoi Miyazono, Daisuke Hitaka, Yuki Fujita, Yoichiro Shibuya, Hidetoshi Takada

“…Minor head trauma, such as scalp abrasion, is relatively common during vaginal delivery, whereas fatal head trauma is rare. …”
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New discoveries of the action of L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) - Enhanced efficacy in formulations by Andressa Costa de Oliveira, Ana Lucia Morocho-Jacome, Tércio Elyan Azevedo Martins, Claudinéia Aparecida Sales de Oliveira Pinto, André Rolim Baby, Maria Valéria Robles Velasco

“…L-ascorbic acid (L-AA), or vitamin C, is commonly used in cosmetics because it is a potent antioxidant, inhibits melanogenesis, and promotes collagen and elastin synthesis in the skin. …”
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Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia as a Presentation of Giant Cell Myocarditis by Michael H. Chiu, Cvetan Trpkov, Saman Rezazedeh, Derek S. Chew

“…Combined immunosuppression may achieve partial clinical remission in two-thirds of patients. VA is common, and patients should undergo ICD implantation. …”
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Illusory implications: incidental exposure to ideas can induce beliefs by Justin Mikell, Derek Powell

“…Numerous psychological findings have shown that incidental exposure to ideas makes those ideas seem more true, a finding commonly referred to as the ‘illusory truth’ effect. …”
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Review on the Application of Remote Sensing Data and Machine Learning to the Estimation of Anthropogenic Heat Emissions by Lingyun Feng, Danyang Ma, Min Xie, Mengzhu Xi

“…Accurate estimates of anthropogenic heat are essential for studying the impacts of human activities on the climate and atmospheric environment. Commonly applied methods for estimating anthropogenic heat include the inventory method, the energy balance equation method, and the building model simulation method. …”
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT - THE CASE OF WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES by Zijad Džafić

“…Many evidence from the countries of central Europe show that the development of SMEs and entrepreneurship is a key factor for a successful transformation from command to market based economy in WBCs. SMEs create new jobs, products and services, help in restructuring former state enterprises, which is very important for transition countries, and generate government revenues. …”
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