Spinal Anesthesia and Minimal Invasive Laminotomy for Paddle Electrode Placement in Spinal Cord Stimulation: Technical Report and Clinical Results at Long-Term Followup by S. Sarubbo, F. Latini, V. Tugnoli, R. Quatrale, E. Granieri, M. A. Cavallo

“…The best intraoperative positioning allows a better postoperative control of pain, avoiding the risk of blind placements of the paddle or further surgery for their replacement.…”
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Effect of the feeding process on variable component printing of carbon fiber/polyether-ether-ketone composites by Beining Zhang, Siwei Lu, Yang Li, Yunze Wang, Dichen Li

“…While fused filament fabrication (FFF) remains the predominant technique for polyetheretherketone (PEEK) composite printing, its inherent limitations in achieving interfacial-gradient composition control constrain the capability for variable component printing. …”
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Benchmark for Setting ACTH Cell Dosage in Clinical Regenerative Medicine for Post-Operative Hypopituitarism by Tatsuma Kondo, Hidetaka Suga, Kazuhito Takeuchi, Yutaro Fuse, Yoshiki Sato, Toshiaki Hirose, Harada Hideyuki, Yuichi Nagata, Ryuta Saito

“…Background/Objectives: Our objective is to develop hormone-producing pituitary cells that can function in the same manner as the human body and provide more effective treatments than current hormone replacement therapy. We have already established a technique for generating hypothalamic–pituitary organoids using feeder-free human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) and demonstrated their effectiveness in vivo through transplantation into hypopituitary mouse models. …”
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Financial impact and adoption of solar irrigation in Rangpur, Bangladesh by Swati Anindita Sarker, Naiping Zhu, Fahad Almutlaq, K.M.Mehedi Adnan, Md Enamul Huq

“…Data were collected from 404 farmers in two districts using a random sampling technique. A logit regression model identified 12 significant factors influencing SPI adoption, including educational status, monthly income, farming experience, extension contact, land and irrigation facility ownership, credit availability, soil fertility, perceptions of replacement costs, environmental awareness, and neighbor adoption. …”
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Placement of Hemodialysis Catheters with a Technical, Functional, and Anatomical Viewpoint by Zeki Aydin, Meltem Gursu, Sami Uzun, Serhat Karadag, Emel Tatli, Abdullah Sumnu, Savas Ozturk, Rumeyza Kazancioglu

“…Conclusion. US-guided replacement of catheter to internal jugular vein would decrease complication rate. …”
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Salvage of Infected Cardiac Implantable Electrical Devices with Subpectoral Plane Pocket Revision by Pallab Chatterjee, Anuj Kumar Sharma, Pranay Pratap, Ajay Dabas, Bharat Mishra, Samiksha Mehare

“…This obviates the need for potentially risky explantation or replacement of expensive CIEDs.…”
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Serratia marcescens as a cause of peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis by Nabil Hmaidouch, Qods Yacoubi, Naima Ouzeddoun, Loubna Benamar

“… Introduction: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is increasingly used as a replacement method in end-stage chronic renal disease (ESRD), mainly due to its autonomy and quality of life benefits. …”
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ORTHOPEDIC REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC GENERALIZED PERIODONTISIS USING DENTAL IMPLANTS by E.V. Nikolishina, O.V. Dobrovolska, I.A. Nikolishin, O.V. Dobrovolskyi, V.M. Dvornyk

“…To achieve the goal, the authors formed two observation groups, in which the replacement of tooth row defects with the help of dental implants was performed in patients with generalized periodontitis of the I-II degree of severity. …”
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Durable and sustainable service life extension of existing concrete structures: A holistic approach within a life cycle perspective by Craeye Bart, Renne Neel, Audenaert Amaryllis, Buyle Matthias

“…Concrete structures are facing increasing aging, leading to a rising demand for maintenance, repair, strengthening and/or replacement. More than 70% of the damage to reinforced concrete structures is linked to reinforcement corrosion, which can affect the durability of the structure and the residual load-carrying capacity. …”
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Maintaining Cyber Resilience in the Reconfigurable Networks with Immunization and Improved Network Game Methods by Maxim Kalinin, Evgeny Pavlenko, Georgij Gavva, Maxim Pakhomov

“…The paper proposes a technique for protecting reconfigurable networks that implements topology rebuilding, which combines immunization and network gaming methods, as a solution for maintaining cyber resilience. …”
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Experimental substantiation of the design of a prosthetic heart valve for «valve-in-valve» implantation by K. Yu. Klyshnikov, E. A. Ovcharenko, A. N. Stasev, T. V. Glushkova, Yu. A. Kudryavtseva, L. S. Barbarash

“…The series of tests demonstrates the consistency of the developed design, intended for the replacement of a failed prosthetic valve of the heart with the «valve-in-valve» implantation.…”
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On the Security of Split-and-Lookup-Based ZK-Friendly Primitives by Antoine Bak, Léo Perrin

“…We also present our own S-boxes that could be used as a drop-in replacement for those of Monolith and Tip5, and would provide enhanced security and performances in some contexts. …”
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Behavior of Self-Compacting Concrete Cylinders Internally Confined with Various Types of Composite Grids by Aboubakeur Boukhelkhal, Benchaa Benabed, Rajab Abousnina, Vanissorn Vimonsatit

“…The binder of SCC mixtures incorporated 10% marble powder as a partial replacement for ordinary Portland cement (OPC). SCC mixtures were tested in the fresh state by measuring the slump flow diameter, V-funnel flow time, L-box blocking ratio, and segregation index. …”
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Circumcision in patients with bleeding disorders: Can it be done safely? by Huma Faiz Halepota, Ahmad Vaqas Faruque, Muhammad Arshad

“…Conclusion: With the help of hematologist and adequate Factor replacement, these children can be managed as daycare.  …”
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Nutritional evaluation and fermentation characteristics of duckweed (Lemna gibba) in ruminant diets by M. Chaji, A. Pormhammad

“…Abstract This research aimed to examine the optimal amount and method of incorporating duckweed (Lemna gibba) into the diets of ruminants, either by replacing it with alfalfa hay or by adjusting the energy and protein levels after replacement in the diet. …”
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Legg – Calve – Perthes disease: Modification of the experimental design and its morphological criteria by A. V. Sertakova, V. Yu. Ulyanov, D. D. Sadchikov

“…The cartilage tissue featured the loss of isogeneity in chondrocytes structure and their column-like arrangement; its delamination and replacement with fibrous tissue, including fibroblast-like cells and collagen fibers; cartilage neovascularization and persistent mixed hyperemia. …”
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PRP pre-treatment of the implantation zone improves the survival rate of fat autograft by Ilona Pak, Meirambek Askarov, Dmitriy Klyuyev, Min Sungh Tak, Ulpan Batenova, Dauren Yeskermessov, Yevgeniy Kamyshanskiy

“…However, the use of adipose tissue as a filler has its limitations in the long term, in the form of a low survival rate of the fat graft because of fibrotic replacement and fat cell apoptosis. The aim of this study was a comparative morphological assessment of fat autograft survival in the groups undergoing a standard lipofilling protocol and the pre-implantation treatment of the implantation area with platelet-rich plasma.Material and methodsTwenty-four male Californian rabbits that had undergone hypodermic implantation of a fat autograft in the area of the auricle were used in the study. …”
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Numerical Simulation Study on Adjoint-Based Optimization of a Propeller Using Reverse Engineering by Hao Wang, Yaoqing Liao, Mingge Shen, Sujie Zhou, Gang Xu

“…The point cloud reconstruction technique was then employed to create a 3D model of the propeller. …”
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Protocol for single-arm clinical trial evaluating medical grade polycaprolactone breast scaffold implantation with autologous fat grafting for breast implant revision and congenita... by Matthew Cheng, Michael Wagels, Gwenda Chapman, Owen Ung

“…Scaffold-guided breast tissue engineering (SGBTE) is a novel technique which uses breast scaffolds additively manufactured from medical grade polycaprolactone (mPCL), which is implanted and filled with autologous fat graft. …”
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Evaluation of the safety and the reliability of day case mini-PCNL in treatment of renal stones 1 to 2 cm by D. Mostafa, T. M. El-zayat, M. A. Omer, M. S. Salem

“…Larger sample size studies could be required to confirm mini-PCNL as a day case technique.…”
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