Adherence to the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol in breast reconstruction plastic surgery by André Gabriel Gruber, Júlia Gonçalves Zandomenico, Henrique Gioppo Calegari, Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol

“…This study evaluated adherence to the ERAS protocol recommendations for plastic surgery in two reference hospitals in the country’s south. Method: Cross-sectional study using a medical record database in two hospitals in southern Brazil from 2018 to 2021. …”
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Research on Properties of Foamed Concrete Reinforced with Small Sized Glazed Hollow Beads by Chi Hu, Hui Li, Zhongwei Liu, Qingyuan Wang

“…Excessive amount of GHBs (>2.4 wt%) increases the amount of air voids with diameter smaller than 50 μm in the hardened foamed concrete as well as the degree of open porosity. Moreover, the proportion of 50–400 μm air voids, average air-void diameter, 28 d compressive strength, and thermal conductivity of the sample mixed with 4.0 wt% GHBs are 88.54%, 140.50 μm, 2.05 MPa, and 0.0907 w/(m·k), respectively.…”
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The Algorithm of Treatment Tactics for Patients with Tumor Obstruction of Extrahepatic Bile Ducts by Dutka Ya.

“…The results of these surveys, as well as during the intraoperative audit, determined the tumor’s operability. The choice of the method of surgery was determined by the general condition and age of the patient, the localization of the tumor, the degree of its prevalence, the duration of jaundice, the severity of hepatic renal failure and concomitant diseases. …”
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Regions of Russia: Clustering Results Based on Economic and Innovation Indexes by V. P. Zavarukhin, T. I. Chinaeva, E. Yu. Churilova

“…The following statistical methods were used in the study: non-parametric (Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients, Mann-Whitney test), correlation (Pearson’s coefficients, coefficients of determination), regression (non-linear regression models), multivariate classifications (cluster analysis), descriptive statistics (averages, structural averages, indicators of variation, etc.).Results. …”
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Misjudgments of Hearing Loss and Its Implications for Over‐the‐Counter Hearing Aids by Ayelet Hamburger, Russell Whitehead, Elias Michaelides

“…Setting Audiology clinic at a tertiary care center. Methods This retrospective chart review included 232 ears from 116 patients older than 18 years seen for audiograms at our audiology clinic between 2022 and 2023. …”
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Bacteria Biofilms in Purulent-Septic Infections by E. D. Savilov, E. V. Anganova, O. A. Noskova, A. V. Dukhanina

“…The aim of the work is to study of the frequency of occurrence and the degree of activity of biofilm formation of microorganisms isolated from different locus in purulent-septic infections.Materials and methods. …”
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Toxicity of magnesium alloy biodegradation products in experiment by Yu. M. Neryanov, M. L. Golovakha, I.F. Belуеnіchev, V.N. Chorny, E.V. Yatsun

“…The control group consisted of white mongrel male rats weighing 230-250 g (n = 6), which were not subjected to surgery (intact group). The degree of oxidative damage to proteins, the content of the average molecular weight, nucleic acids and the stable metabolites of nitric oxide were evaluated in plasma. …”
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Antioxidant stress as an indicative marker of diagnosis and vector verification of treatment of generalized parodontitis with anorexia nervosa by M. Y. Antonenko, L. L. Reshetnyk, N. A. Zelinskaya, T.S. Bryuzgina

“…To study the balance of fatty acid spectrum of oral lipids as a marker of oxidant-antioxidant stress in patients with generalized parodontitis with anorexia nervosa. Materials and methods. The study metabolic disorders of fatty acids oral fluid was conducted in 28 patients with GP, primary-I, I–II degree, chronic course associated with anorexia nervosa, (average age 26 ± 3,8) – the main group (M). …”
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Moyamoya disease: review and demographic description of a series of cases in Bogotá, Colombia by Johann D. Serrato-Perdomo, Laura D. Ramírez-Melo, Juan C. Luque-Suarez

“…Results: Six cases of different ages were collected, on average 24 years of age, a case with neurofibromatosis type 1 was found, and a case with a first-degree family history, the most frequent clinical presentations were headache, convulsion, and hemorrhagic or ischemic accidents. …”
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Genotoxic effects in blood cells of sturger (Acipenseridae) grown in conditions of cage farming of the Volga delta, Russia by A. V. Konkova, D. R. Faizulina, Yu. M. Shirina, I. A. Bogatov

“…To assess the physiological state of sturgeons, conventional hematological and biochemical methods were used.In the samples of fish blood smears studied, the average proportion of erythrocytes with micronuclei was 3.20 ± 1.24 ‰ in Russian sturgeon and 5.25 ± 1.18 ‰ in sterlet. …”
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The ankle-brachial index value in patients with purulent-necrotic complications of diabetic foot syndrome by B. O. Matviychuk, V. S. Zaremba, N. R. Fedchyshyn, O. P. Tsymbala

“…Standard of diagnosis peripheral arterial disease of lower limb is finding ankle-brachia index (ABI). This method is good at definition of degree of arterial occlusion. …”
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Pollution Status and Environmental Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals and Phosphorus in Sediments of Rivers and Lakes in Sichuan Province by Yang Moxuan, Huang Weifang, Chen Meng, Li Longguo, Li Naiwen

“…Then, the pollution status and ecological risk of heavy metals in sediments were evaluated by three methods: geoaccumulation index method, pollution load index method and potential ecological risk index method. …”
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Human–AI Co-Drawing: Studying Creative Efficacy and Eye Tracking in Observation and Cooperation by Yuying Pei, Linlin Wang, Chengqi Xue

“…Adopting a mixed design, it examines the influence of different cooperation modes and visual search methods on creative efficacy and visual perception through eye-tracking data and creativity performance scales. …”
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Rotations of teeth—a systematic review by Ramya Parthiban, Vignesh Kailasam, Nivetha Shree Venkatasamy

“…BackgroundRotations are frequently evaluated through various assessment methods of crowding and arch dimension, with relatively few studies discussing the extent or direction of rotations and even fewer addressing the reliability of such assessments. …”
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Sleep Disorders and Risk Factors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Hypertensive Patients with Obesity in the Practice of Physician-Internist by Radchenko O., Bek N., Zvorska I., Mykulynets R.

“…In patients with EH, stage II, 1-3th degree with OB of 1st degree that were snoring at night revealed very high likelihood of OSA. …”
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Molten Pool Stratification Morphology Study with Thermodynamic Calculation by CHEN Erhui1, ZHANG Li1, LI Nan1, YUAN Yidan1, , DING Yeqing2, LU Xiaogang2

“…Various stratification patterns under changing conditions of U/Zr atomic ratios, Zr oxidation degree, and steel content were investigated. To validate this method and the database, the calculation results were compared with the data from MASCA and CESEF tests. …”

Prognostic Nutritional Index with Wound Complication After Laparotomy in Colorectal Cancer Patients at Dr. Zainoel Abidin General Hospital Banda Aceh by Amirul Hadi, Muhammad Yusuf, Iflan Naufal, Muslim, Imam Hidayat

“…Zainoel Abidin General Hospital Banda Aceh. Method: A cross-sectional study will assess the correlation of PNI to the degree of post-operative wounds with the South Hampton Wound Scale. …”
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Assessing the relevance of the undergraduate Computer Science curriculum of Nigerian universities: insights from industry by Olabamiji J. Onifade, Omobola O. Gambo, Abayomi T. Ogunleye, Peter O. Ajayi

“…A sequential mixed-methods approach was employed, and the population comprises the graduates of Computer Science and their managers in South-West Nigeria. …”
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Diamine Derivatives as Photostabilizers for Thermoplasticized Poly(Vinyl Chloride) [I] by Baghdad Science Journal

“…Also, the changes in the viscosity? of the averagee molecular weight, the degree? of deterioration (?) …”
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PENDEKATAN Z-SCORE DAN FUZZY DALAM PENGUJIAN AKURASI PERAMALAN CURAH HUJAN by Made Leo Radhitya, Gede Iwan Sudipa

“…This test combines the Z-score method and the Fuzzy set theory to normalize and classify rainfall data. …”
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