Outcomes of Barlow mitral valve repaired by robot-assisted keyhole surgeryCentral MessagePerspective by Ryuta Seguchi, MD, PhD, Go Watanabe, MD, PhD, Norihiko Ishikawa, MD, PhD, Yuki Kato, MD, Motomu Miyagi, MD, Toru Koakutsu, MD, Takafumi Horikawa, MD, Naoki Miyayama, MD, Sayaka Shigematsu, MD, Kazuto Miyata, MD, PhD, Shigeyuki Tomita, MD, PhD, Toshiya Ohtsuka, MD, PhD

“…Neochordae implantation using the loop technique was the first option, and resection was performed only in cases with an intrinsic risk of developing systolic anterior motion. …”
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Structural, thermal, and radiation shielding properties of antimony-doped zinc borate glasses by Yurii Hordieiev, Aleksandr Zaichuk

“…Radiation shielding performance was significantly enhanced: at 10 MeV, the linear attenuation coefficient increased from 0.0768 cm−1 to 0.1142 cm−1 (~ 49%) when replacing B2O3 and to 0.0983 cm−1 (~ 28%) when replacing ZnO. …”
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An Efficient Image Encryption Using a Dynamic, Nonlinear and Secret Diffusion Scheme by Rachid RIMANI, Naima HADJ SAID, Adda ALI PACHA, Juan Antonio López RAMOS

“…We use thereafter the AES encryption algorithm in our cryptosystem by replacing the linear permutation of ShiftRows with round key permutation technique; this changing makes the encryption scheme depend on encryption key. …”
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Development of a method for obtaining a suspension of human corneal endothelial cells and its subsequent transplantation in an ex vivo experiment by B.E. Malyugin, S.A. Borzenok, D.S. Ostrovskiy, O.P. Antonova, M.H. Hubetsova, N.R. Tsikarishvili

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Clothes Retrieval Using M-AlexNet With Mish Function and Feature Selection Using Joint Shannon’s Entropy Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient by Marryam Murtaza, Muhammad Sharif, Mussarat Yasmin, Muhammad Fayyaz, Seifedine Kadry, Mi Young Lee

“…The ReLU activation function is replaced with a self-regularized Mish activation function because of its non-monotonic nature. …”
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Case Report: Moderate-to-severe paravalvular leak regurgitation after recurrent prosthetic valve endocarditis in a patient with a double-chambered right ventricle associated with a... by Cosimo Sacra, Antonio Totaro, Antonio Totaro, Giuseppe Triggiani, Andrea Romano, Pasquale Astore, Chiara Galluccio, Eustaquio Maria Onorato

“…Ten years later, due to recurrent IE, another bioprosthetic valve replaced the previous valve (Magna Ease #25). In 2018, she developed sepsis from Bordetella hinzii endocarditis, leading to a third SAVR in 2019, this time with a mechanical aortic valve (On-X® #23). …”
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Experience of Surgical Treatment of Mitral Valve Pathology in Children by Hanna V. Maistriuk, Ivan V. Dziuryi, Iaroslav P. Truba

“…Conclusions. Modern diagnostic techniques enable the early detection of mitral valve anomalies, and contemporary surgical approaches yield favorable outcomes. …”
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Survival rates in comprehensive conservative care compared to dialysis therapy in elderly end-stage kidney disease patients: a propensity score analysis by Kajohnsak Noppakun, Apichat Tantraworasin, Jiraporn Khorana, Surapon Nochaiwong, Surachet Vongsanim, Phoom Narongkiatikhun, Karn Pongsuwan, Prit Kusirisin, Chalongrat Manoree, Chidchanok Ruengorn

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INVENTIVE WORK OF SCIENTIFIC CENTER OF RECONSTRUCTIVE AND RESTORATIVE SURGERY SB RAMS (REPORT 2) by R. N. Kharlamova, N. I. Arsentyeva, K. A. Apartsin

“…Main directions of patent work including hip replacement technologies, diagnostics and treatment of spine and spinal cord pathologies, methods of managing bone tissue regeneration and of using autologous tissues for osteoplasty, septic osteology, anesthetic management techniques in orthopedic surgery and also of evaluation and modulation of functional state of organism were marked. …”
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A multiple choice relaxation model to solve the AC optimal power flow by Fatemeh Zadehmohammadi, Hossein Sharifzadeh

“…Then, all these terms are replaced with their polyhedral envelopes. Last, the polyhedral envelopes are represented as a mixed-integer linear relaxation model using the multiple choice modeling technique. …”
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CURRENT WAYS OF MELODICAL IMPROVISATION, REVOLUTIONARY JAZZ THINKING IN THE XXI ST CENTURY by Florin BĂLAN

“…Musicians of the contemporary style articulate stylistically through unequal and variable musical combinations, which do not completely replace the previously known genre terms (jazz, rock, funk), but allow the emergence of other creative styles, which evolve, delight and continuously challenge the characteristics of the preceding categories. …”
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Green Composites for Future Applications: Investigating the Influence of CSP and GGBS on the Mechanical Properties of Bamboo-Jute-Sisal Natural Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Composites by H. Amitkumar, G. Mallesh

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Shannon Entropy Computations in Navier–Stokes Flow Problems Using the Stochastic Finite Volume Method by Marcin Kamiński, Rafał Leszek Ossowski

“…Further numerical extension of this technique is seen in an application of the artificial neural networks, where polynomial approximation may be replaced automatically by some optimal, and not necessarily polynomial, bases.…”
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Optimal intestinal graft selection for reconstruction of extended ureteral stricture: an animal model study by S. V. Kotov, R. I. Guspanov, A. G. Yusufov, O. V. Gaina, A. L. Aprosimov, I. V. Lapin, M. M. Zobnin, N.  O. Larionova, N. V. Trykina, T. Yu. Luskatova, O. V. Bogdanova

“…Group A (n = 5) underwent small intestine [ilealplasty] replacement plasty. Group B (n = 5) double-flap ileoplasty using the Yang-Monti technique. …”
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Continuous Liquid–Liquid Extraction of High-Purity Lutein from <i>Chlorella vulgaris</i> via Centrifugal Partition Chromatography: Utilizing Limonene as Renewable Solvent for Micro... by Weiheng Kong, Xianjiang Lin, Jing Ye, Yanbin Lu

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Economic Evaluation of ART and Hall in Primary Molars by Mariana Pinheiro de Araujo, Jonathan Rafael Garbim, Nicola Patricia Innes, Daniela Hesse, Clarissa Calil Bonifácio, Isabel Cristina Olegário, Mariana Minatel Braga, Fausto Medeiros Mendes, Daniela Prócida Raggio

“…Although baseline costs were lower in the ART group, the cumulative cost due to the need for restoration replacement was higher after 3 years. Conclusion Hall Technique is a cost-effective strategy compared to Atraumatic Restorative Treatment for managing occluso-proximal carious lesions in primary molars in a school setting after 36 months, particularly from the perspective of the Brazilian public health system. …”
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Functional Outcome of Treatment after Failed Intertrochanteric Fracture Fixation by S Gnanasekaran, Muthu K Vaiyapuri, Amudha G Selvaraj, Vijaya A Sivaji, Rex Chandrabose

“…The aim of our study is to assess the functional outcome of failed IT fracture fixation like a dynamic hip screw and bone grafting, total hip replacement (THR), hemiarthroplasty, and exchange nailing and bone grafting. …”
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Development of Pesto Sauce with Moringa Leaves and Baru Almonds: A Strategy to Incorporate Underutilized Ingredients with Nutritional and Sensory Viability by Renata Moraes Brito, Eliara Acipreste Hudson, Jaqueline de Paula Rezende, Andréa Alves Simiqueli, Maria do Carmo Gouveia Peluzio, Márcia Cristina Teixeira Ribeiro Vidigal, Ana Clarissa dos Santos Pires

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Performance of geopolymer paste as adhesive and resin material for bonding fiber externally and hardening reinforcing rebars by Marawan Ashraf Saad, Bassam Abdelsalam Abdelsalam, Omar Mohamed Omar Ibrahim, Hassan A. Mohamadien

Impact of deep margin elevation on premolar endo-crown’s fracture resistance after thermocycling: an in vitro study by Diana Altaki, Fatma Adel Mohamed Ahmed, Ahmed Foad, Tarek Salah Eldin Morsi

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