The Expert Right to Submit Petitions as an Exercise Form of Expert Initiative by O. G. Dyakonova

“…For instance, to invite other experts to examination; to extend the term of examination; to change the wording of the issues for expertise preserving their semantic content in the decision on the appointment of an examination, to withdraw permission for a proceedings participant to attend an examination if he obstructs the work of an expert. …”
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Sonogram Before and After Pyloromyotomy: The Pyloric Ratio in Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis by Yu-Lan Huang, Hung-Chang Lee, Chun-Yan Yeung, Wai-Tao Chen, Chuen-Bin Jiang, Jin-Cherng Sheu, Nien-Lu Wang

“…The traditional measurement of linear dimensions of the pylorus was not significantly changed from the preoperative values by the time of discharge, except for muscle thickness. …”
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Understanding determinants of digital transformation and digitizing management functions in incumbent SMEs by Sami Seppänen, Juhani Ukko, Minna Saunila

“…This study provides valuable insights into the dual role of employee capabilities in both facilitating and obstructing digital transformation within SMEs, offering guidance on strategies to successfully overcome the challenges that this transformation brings.…”
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The repercussions of corruption on green growth: Evidence from BRICS+ countries by António Cardoso Marques, Rui Matos

“…It can severely undermine environmental sustainability and obstruct processes aimed at mitigating climate change, a critical issue for the survival of humankind. …”
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Magnetic compression anastomosis with atypical anastomosis for anastomotic stenosis of the sigmoid colon: a case report by Teppei Kamada, Hironori Ohdaira, Sojun Hoshimoto, Satoshi Narihiro, Norihiko Suzuki, Rui Marukuchi, Hideyuki Takeuchi, Masashi Yoshida, Eigoro Yamanouchi, Yutaka Suzuki

“…The magnet position could not be changed. The two magnets were expected to move and adsorb in an end-to-end direction naturally due to bowel movements. …”
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Airway Management Following Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction: When is a Tracheostomy Necessary? by Kuo PJ, Lin P, Hsieh CH

“…Pao-Jen Kuo, Pi‐Chieh Lin, Ching-Hua Hsieh Department of Plastic Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Chang Gung University and College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanCorrespondence: Ching-Hua Hsieh, Email m93chinghua@gmail.comAbstract: Head and neck free flap reconstruction presents complex airway challenges due to postoperative swelling, bleeding, and anatomical distortion that can jeopardize breathing. …”
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Blood-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barrier dysfunction means reduced CSF flow not barrier leakage - conclusions from CSF protein data by Hansotto REIBER

“…Local accumulation of gadolinium in multiple sclerosis (MS) is now understood as due to reduced bulk flow elimination by interstitial fluid (ISF). Nonlinear change of the steady state in barrier dysfunction and along normal rostro-caudal gradients supports the diffusion/flow model and contradicts obstructions of diffusion pathways. …”
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The practices of public spaces in traditional neighborhoods: case of the Argoub district, city of M'sila-Algeria by Abdelkader Hadji, Lahcene Feloussia

“…Without permanent control from local authorities, illegal interventions by residents in the spaces in question have completely changed the alleys into stifling spaces used only for transition and not for social interaction. …”
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Potential of predicting mildly reduced and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction in patients in the post-infarction period by V. E. Oleynikov, L. I. Salyamova, N. A. Donetskaya, A. V. Vdovkin, A. A. Chernova, O. D. Vershinina, Yu. A. Tomashevskaya, I. A. Babkina

“…In group 2, the indicators did not change. At the repeat visit, there was a decrease in the number of people with microvascular obstruction in the group of LVEF ≥50% from 44 to 16% (p<0,001), while in LVEF <50% — from 65 to 40% (p=0,045). …”
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Interference Reduction by Millimeter Wave Technology for 5G-Based Green Communications by Tin-Yu Wu, Tse Chang

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Microdroplet Actuation via Light Line Optoelectrowetting (LL-OEW) by Christoph Doering, Johannes Strassner, Henning Fouckhardt

“…Meanwhile, electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) is a well-known phenomenon, even often exploited in active micro-optics to change the curvature of microdroplet lenses or in analytical chemistry with digital microfluidics (DMF, lab on a chip 2.0) to move/actuate microdroplets. …”
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Structural Heart Interventions in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices by Puvi Seshiah, Eugene Chung, Santiago Garcia, Joseph Choo, Robert Dowling, Geoffrey Answini, Dean Kereiakes, Gregory Egnaczyk

“…Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have changed the landscape for patients with advanced heart failure (HF). …”
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Exploring the biodiversity conservation potentials and eco-benefits of wetland corridors through sustainable ecotourism and landscape design approach by John Adekunle Adesina, Xiaolan Tang, Nnezi Uduma-Olugu

“…Recently, the wetlands on the University of Lagos’s campus have experienced issues including flooding, deforestation, excessive sedimentation, obstructed streams, misuse, overuse, and wetland invasion. …”
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Catholic Involvement in Politics: Some Theological and Anthropological Considerations by Ivica Šola, Nikola Bižaca

“…This paper thematises, in the context of “positive laicity”, the way the Catholic Church changed its understanding of politics after the Second Vatican Council, regarding the involvement of believers, as serving the common good in a plural society. …”
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Endovascular treatment of lead-related superior vena cava syndrome after pacemaker implantation by D. A. Feshchenko, K. V. Kaperiz, B. A. Rudenko, F. B. Shukurov, D. K. Vasiliev, K. V. Davtyan, A. V. Tarasov, Е. A. Trufanova, M. T. Taliouridze

“…In recent years, the etiology of SVCS has changed dramatically, mainly due to an increase in the number of implanted intravascular devices (central venous catheters, pacemakers, defibrillators, and other devices). …”
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Hybrid Energy Management of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell/Lithium Battery System by Dong Li, Xiaobo Zhong, Yuanwu Xu, Chongyang Wei, Song Zhao, Jianhua Jiang, Zhonghua Deng, Xiaowei Fu, Xi Li

“…However, the lower efficiency of energy management has been a critical factor that obstructs the commercialization of the hybrid system. …”
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Effects of V on the dual-phase heterostructure FeCrNiVx medium-entropy alloys by Peng Sang, Ningning Liang, Lei Gu, Liangyu Chen, Yuan Lei, Zan Zhang, Yongsheng Li

“…The strength-ductility change is attributed to the collaboration of second-phase and hetero-deformation strengthening, the dual-phase heterostructure composed of soft FCC matrix and hard BCC phase supplies the phase boundary strength, by obstructing the dislocation slip, increasing the dislocation density and promoting the strain hardening. …”
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PRICOS: A Robust Paddy Rice Index Combining Optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar Features for Improved Mapping Efficiency by Yifeng Lou, Gang Yang, Weiwei Sun, Ke Huang, Jingfeng Huang, Lihua Wang, Weiwei Liu

“…Paddy rice mapping is critical for food security and environmental management, yet existing methods face challenges such as cloud obstruction in optical data and speckle noise in synthetic aperture radar (SAR). …”
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EMPLOYMENT OF LABOR MIGRANTS FROM ABROAD IN UKRAINE: POLITICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS by Оlena Malynovska

“…It is also important to note that the opportunities for labor migrants to change their temporary status to a permanent one are extremely limited. …”
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Functional effects of operations for malignant gastric neoplasms: prevention, diagnosis and treatment of post-gastrectomy disorders by A. V. Chaika, V. M. Khomyakov, A. B. Ryabov

“…Postoperative functional disorders are prone to conservative treatment: lifestyle modification, change in diet composition along with pattern of food intake combined to antisecretory, spasmolytic and prokinetic drugs. …”
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