Suprainguinal fascia iliaca compartment block in pediatric-aged patients: An educational focused review by Anuranjan Ghimire, Sidhant Kalsotra, Joseph D. Tobias, Giorgio Veneziano

“…Although the FN and LFCN are reported to be consistently blocked by the suprainguinal approach, blockade of the ON may be less reliable and requires a higher volume of the local anesthetic agent, proving this technique to be a volume-dependent block. …”
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Properties of one-part geopolymer pedestrian blocks made using 100 % waste materials by Minha Jameel, Thongchai Suteerasak, Poopatai Chumpol, Avirut Puttiwongrak, Worathep Sae-Long, Piti Sukontasukkul

“…The Global Warming Potential (GWP) was selected as a key metric to evaluate the carbon footprint (measured in kg CO₂-equivalent) of the materials used in the geopolymer pedestrian blocks. …”
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A Study on the Remaining Reserves of the Weiyuan Shale Gas Block in Three-Dimensional Development by Yaoqiang Lin, Sijie He, Nan Wang, Jichang Zhu, Weifeng Ning, Yujin Wan, Mengfei Zhou

“…Secondly, through the establishment of a fracture and rock mechanics model, the target layer system for three-dimensional development of the Weiyuan block is preliminary selected from five aspects, namely, remaining reserves, reservoir characteristics, fracture density, mechanical characteristics, and the comparison of the height of the fracture network. …”
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Effects of lumbar sympathetic ganglion block on tourniquet response in lower extremity orthopedic surgery by ZHANG Xiaodan，ZHANG Yong，ZHOU Xiao，XIE Xinyi

“…Objective To investigate whether lumbar sympathetic ganglion block（LSGB）can alleviate the hypertensive response induced by tourniquets in lower extremity orthopedic surgery. …”
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Blocking STAT3/5 through direct or upstream kinase targeting in leukemic cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma by Helena Sorger, Saptaswa Dey, Pablo Augusto Vieyra‐Garcia, Daniel Pölöske, Andrea R Teufelberger, Elvin D de Araujo, Abootaleb Sedighi, Ricarda Graf, Benjamin Spiegl, Isaac Lazzeri, Till Braun, Ines Garces de los Fayos Alonso, Michaela Schlederer, Gerald Timelthaler, Petra Kodajova, Christine Pirker, Marta Surbek, Michael Machtinger, Thomas Graier, Isabella Perchthaler, Yi Pan, Regina Fink‐Puches, Lorenzo Cerroni, Jennifer Ober, Moritz Otte, Jana D Albrecht, Gary Tin, Ayah Abdeldayem, Pimyupa Manaswiyoungkul, Olasunkanmi O Olaoye, Martin L Metzelder, Anna Orlova, Walter Berger, Marion Wobser, Jan P Nicolay, Fiona André, Van Anh Nguyen, Heidi A Neubauer, Roman Fleck, Olaf Merkel, Marco Herling, Ellen Heitzer, Patrick T Gunning, Lukas Kenner, Richard Moriggl, Peter Wolf

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of existing TNF blocking agents in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. by Kalle J Aaltonen, Liisa M Virkki, Antti Malmivaara, Yrjö T Konttinen, Dan C Nordström, Marja Blom

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Development of PCR Blocking Primers Enabling DNA Metabarcoding Analysis of Dietary Composition in Hematophagous Sea Lamprey by Conor O'Kane, Nicholas S. Johnson, Kim T. Scribner, Jeannette Kanefsky, Weiming Li, John D. Robinson

“…Samples with different sea lamprey‐to‐host DNA ratios were subjected to multiple detection methods including gel electrophoresis, quantitative PCR, and DNA metabarcoding to assess the ability of each blocking primer to selectively suppress amplification of the sea lamprey 12S gene region. …”
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Tiotropium for the Treatment of Asthma: Patient Selection and Perspectives by V. Madhu Chari, Robert Andrew McIvor

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Enhancing Pain Management: The Role of Superior Hypogastric Plexus Block in Chronic Pelvic Pain Treatment by Vivek Chakole, Shrilekh Mankhair, Priyanka Dev, Jeshnu Tople

“…The superior hypogastric plexus block (SHPB) has emerged as a promising interventional therapy for patients with refractory CPP. …”
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Enhanced Grounding DINO: Efficient Cross-Modality Block for Open-Set Object Detection in Remote Sensing by Zibo Hu, Kun Gao, Jingyi Wang, Zhijia Yang, Zefeng Zhang, Haobo Cheng, Wei Li

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Efficacy and Clinical Applicability of Impar Ganglion Block in the Treatment of Pudendal Neuralgia: A Systematic Review by Joelington Dias Batista, Gabrielly Santos Pereira, Jobson Dias Batista, Ludimila Dias Silva, Josie Resende Torres da Silva, Marcelo Lourenço da Silva

“…Conventional therapies often provide limited or temporary relief. The impar ganglion block (IGB) has emerged as a potential intervention for managing refractory pelvic pain syndromes. …”
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Electrocardiographic signs of left bundle branch block and prediction of response to biventricular and conduction system pacing by L. M. Malishevsky, D. S. Lebedev

“…The paper presents an analysis of Russian and foreign studies on left bundle branch block (LBBB) and the analysis of electrocardiographic (ECG) criteria for selecting patients for cardiac resynchronization therapy. …”
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Target-agnostic identification of human antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum sexual forms reveals cross-stage recognition of glutamate-rich repeats by Axelle Amen, Randy Yoo, Amanda Fabra-García, Judith Bolscher, William JR Stone, Isabelle Bally, Sebastián Dergan-Dylon, Iga Kucharska, Roos M de Jong, Marloes de Bruijni, Teun Bousema, C Richter King, Randall S MacGill, Robert W Sauerwein, Jean-Philippe Julien, Pascal Poignard, Matthijs M Jore

“…It is well established that antibodies can efficiently block parasite transmission. In search for naturally acquired antibodies targets on sexual stages, we established an efficient method for target-agnostic single B cell activation followed by high-throughput selection of human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) reactive to sexual stages of Pf in the form of gametes and gametocyte extracts. …”
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Fracturing location optimization of floor coalbed methane wells with high water content in Hancheng Block by Wei WANG, Haifeng ZHAO, Dezhi WANG, Wang ZHANG, Liang JI, Hong JIANG

“…Three kinds of fracturing positions have been verified in Hancheng Mining Area, and the research results can provide guidance for the selection of fracturing location of floor coal seam with high water content.…”
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Evaluating the Effect of Different Sand Types on the Physical, Mechanical, and Durability Properties of Sandcrete Blocks in Ghana by Wahab Adamu, Acquah Edward, Appiah-Kubi Emmanuel, Alfred Osei

“… The type of sand used in the production of sandcrete blocks greatly influences their strength and durability, which are essential building material qualities in Ghana's construction industry. …”
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy in heart failure based on Strauss criteria for left bundle branch block by Athanasios Saplaouras, Konstantinos Vlachos, Panagiotis Mililis, Athena Batsouli, George Bazoukis, Sotirios Xydonas, Panagioula Niarchou, Antonio Frontera, Stylianos Dragasis, Ourania Kariki, Ilias G. Patsiotis, Aggeliki Gkouziouta, Panagiotis Stachteas, Panagiotis Korantzopoulos, Stylianos Tzeis, Nikolaos Fragakis, Michael Efremidis, Konstantinos P. Letsas

“…Abstract Aims The left bundle branch block (LBBB) is a strong predictor of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). …”
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The Effects of Different Desertification Control Measures on Soil Physicochemical Properties and Enzyme Activities in Sand Blocking and Fixation Zone by TIAN Yongsheng, MA Rui, LIU Teng, MA Yanjun

“…［Objective］ To explore the effects of different sand control measures on soil physicochemical properties and enzyme activity in sand blocking and stabilization zones, and their relationships, in order to provide technical support for measure selection and benefit evaluation. …”
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Evaluation of Muscle Synergy Flexibility Induced by a Muscle Nerve Block in Chronic Stroke Patients by Anthony Supiot, Nicolas Roche, Bastien Berret, Didier Pradon

“…This study aimed to quantify changes in muscle synergies before (PRE) and after (POST) a rectus femoris nerve block. Methods: Gait analysis of 8 post-stroke patients before and immediately after nerve block. …”
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Conceptual Development of Urban Super-blocks Model in Urban Planning Based on Content Analysis Method by Hafez Mahdnejad

“…Based on the analysis and synthesis of the findings, 101 open codes have been identified regarding the unique characteristics of urban superblocks, which have been classified into 31 core codes. Axial codes in six selected codes are classified including background conditions (superblock and mini-block environment), causal conditions (field of urban action, land use and urban morphology, urban function, urban complexity, biodiversity and urban green, metabolic efficiency , social unity, human-centered street, complete streets, healthy streets and sustainable streets), mediating conditions (good urban governance and mixed use), central category (biological and physiological needs, security needs, belonging needs, respect needs, cognitive needs, aesthetic needs and self-fulfillment needs), strategies (green space redesign, space reassignment and restrictions and active transportation) and consequences (environmental improvement, traffic reduction, air pollution reduction, social cohesion, health promotion, economic). …”
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Sensory neuron–specific block of multifaceted sodium channels mitigates neuropathic pain behaviors of osteoarthritis by Seung Min Shin, Brandon Itson-Zoske, Hao Xu, Hongfei Xiang, Fan Fan, Quinn H. Hogan, Hongwei Yu

“…Multiple voltage-gated sodium channels (NaVs) in the peripheral sensory neurons (PSNs) regulate action potentials and their dysfunction contributes to the pain pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). A combined block of multiple NaV subtypes selectively in the PSNs may, therefore, represent an effective analgesic approach in OA painful neuropathy. …”
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