ELIMINATION OF DEFECTS OF THE BONE WALLS OF THE PARARONAL SINUSES WITH INJURIES OF THE MIDDLE ZONE OF THE FACE by Мария Анатольевна Лиханова, Константин Анатольевич Сиволапов, Вениамин Витальевич Павлов, Ирина Ивановна Климова

“…The paper presents a comparative assessment of ways to eliminate defects in the bone walls of the paranasal sinuses. …”
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Associations of prenatal co-exposure to phthalate metabolites and bisphenols with neural tube defects by Sainan Li, Haiyan Zhu, Yongyan Chen, Qianhui Cheng, Chen Yang, Jufen Liu, Lei Jin, Zhiwen Li, Aiguo Ren, Linlin Wang

“…Logistic regression and multipollutant models were used to evaluate the single and co-exposure effects of EDCs on NTD risk, with maternal age, gestational weeks at placenta collection, pre-pregnancy body mass index, history of birth defects, folate supplementation during pregnancy, and smoking status as covariates. …”
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MicroCT-Based Methodology for Defect Detection and Analysis in GRFP Tube Joints by Cintia Ferreira, Olga M. O. Araújo, Alessandra Silveira Machado, Davi F. Oliveira, Gabriela Ribeiro Pereira, Ricardo Tadeu Lopes

“…To achieve this, the volumes of the matrix, reinforcement, and any defects within the selected samples were meticulously evaluated. …”
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Eigensolutions of generalized fractional Schrödinger equation with Hulthén–Hellmann potential and topological defects by Uduakobong S. Okorie, Ridha Horchani, Haifa I. Alrebdi, Akpan N. Ikot, Gaotsiwe J. Rampho

“…Abstract In this study, the effect of point-like global monopole topological defects on the energy eigenvalues of the combined Hulthén and Hellmann Potentials has been evaluated. …”
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Longitudinal Trends in Pediatric Survival by Congenital Heart Defect in Texas, 1999 to 2017 by Sara B. Stephens, PhD, MPH, Shaine A. Morris, MD, MPH, Renata H. Benjamin, PhD, Mark A. Canfield, PhD, Charles J. Shumate, DrPH, Ruosha Li, PhD, Cecilia Cazaban-Ganduglia, MD, DrPH, A.J. Agopian, PhD

“…Background: Despite previously improved survival among children with congenital heart defects (CHDs), U.S. population-level evaluations of survival within recent years are scarce. …”
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Intraoperative ICG-fluorescence imaging of ureteral defect: case report and literature review by O. A. Smirnova, D. I. Rumyantseva, Yu. N. Trifanov, M. G. Yakovleva, S. A. Tyatkov, A. K. Nosov, I. V. Berlev

“…However, the significance of this procedure should be evaluated in further studies.…”
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Understanding Software Defect Prediction Through eXplainable Neural Additive Models by Ruiqi He, Yong Li, Chi Sun

“…Software defect prediction, leveraging machine learning techniques to proactively identify potential defects in software systems, plays a crucial role in enhancing software quality and reliability. …”
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The incidence and follow-up of isolated ventricular septal defect in newborns by echocardiographic screening by Filiz Ekici, Ercan Tutar, Semra Atalay, Saadet Arsan, Nazire Ozçelik

“… The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and spontaneous closure rate of ventricular septal defects in a randomly selected newborn population, using color flow Doppler echocardiographic screening. …”
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TREC and KREC values in patients with congenital heart defects — neonatal screening data by L. Yu. Barycheva, L. I. Bachieva, A. A. Puchkov, J. G. Selezneva, N. A. Kozmova

“…TREC and KREC are recognized biomarkers of T- and B-cell lymphopoiesis.Objective of the study: to evaluate the number of circular DNA segments — TREC and KREC in children with congenital heart defects.Materials and methods. …”
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PPV Criterion of a Defect Rock Slope under Blasting SV-Waves by Shiwei Lu, Yingkang Yao, Yongsheng Jia, Jinshan Sun, Zhen Zhang

“…In order to estimate the stability of slopes with geological defects during blasting excavations, the dynamic responses of a rock slope with a fault subjected to blasting seismic waves are studied. …”
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Assessment of Hearing Defect in Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Cross-Sectional Study by Garikapati Anoop, Nunsavathu Purnachandra Rao Naik, Yalamanchili Samata, Saranu Sethu Manjusha, Chennupati Tejaswi

“…Introduction: This study was designed to assess the hearing defect in oral submucous fibrosis and compare the hearing defect in different stages of oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) and also the hearing defect in the control group. …”
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Xenogeneic bone mineral is efficient for the repair of critical-sized rat calvarial defects by A. V. Veremeev, R. N. Bolgarin, V. G. Nesterenko, A. A. Andreev-Andrievskiy

“…Aim. To evaluate the efficiency of bone repair on a critical-sized rat calvarial defect model using our original xenogeneic bone mineral, widely established Geistlich Bio-Oss®, and autologous bone graft.Materials and Methods. …”
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Layered Repair in Extensive Sacral Defects with Bilaminar Gluteal Flaps: Demirdover Flaps by Cenk Demirdover, MD, Alper Geyik, MD, Safa Eren Atalmis, MD

“…The following variables were evaluated: patient demographics, tumor type, defect size, resection and reconstruction details, complications, and follow-up time. …”
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Fatigue Damage Study of Reinforced Concrete T-Beam Bridge Considering Bearing Defect by Lian-Xiang Wang, Lei Tian, Jin Guo, Qiang Zhang, Jun-Xing Zheng, Hai-Bin Huang

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LE-YOLO: A Lightweight and Enhanced Algorithm for Detecting Surface Defects on Particleboard by Chao He, Yongkang Kang, Anning Ding, Wei Jia, Huaqiong Duo

“…A lightweight detection head was further designed, integrating shared convolutional operations with a distribution-aware loss function, thereby substantially improving detection performance in complex textured environments. Experimental evaluations conducted on the Chipboardv1.0 particleboard surface defect dataset demonstrated that compared to the baseline YOLOv11n model, LE-YOLO achieved a 5% improvement in recall, a 1% increase in F1 score, a 4% enhancement in mAP@50, a 6% gain in mAP@50–95, a 12.69% acceleration in inference speed, and an 18.6% reduction in parameter count. …”
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Long-term Results of Topical Insulin Treatment for Persistent Corneal Epithelial Defects by Júlio Almeida, Tomás Costa, Maria Vivas, Catarina Monteiro, Fernando T. Vaz, Diana Silva, Cristina Vendrell, Isabel Prieto

“… Purpose: To evaluate the effects of topical insulin in patients with persistent corneal epithelial defects that are refractory to the standard treatment. …”
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Comparative Detectability of Planar Extended Defects of Sheet Metal by Reflection and Transmission Methods by Kirill S. Pavros, Irina G. Sidorenko, Bernd Rockstroh

“…Integral expressions for calculating of amplitudes of echo signal from a plane defect, of bottom signal in defect-free and defective areas and their ratio for the echo method were obtained. …”
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EFFECT OF LOW LEVEL LEASER THERAPY ON THE CHRONIC DEFECT OF TIBIAL BONES IN RABBITS by Humam H. Nazht, Sinan A.N. Al-khazrajii, Raffal A. Omar

“…This project was designed to evaluate the effect of low level leaser therapy(LLLT) on the induced chronic defect in the tibial bone of rabbits radiographically ,and physically,eight adults local breed rabbits of both sexes were employed toinduced 2.5 mm in diameter circular defect in the tibial bone surgically under generalanesthesia and highly aseptic technique ,the induced hole was implanted with 2.5 mmstainless steel screw ,that removed from the bone after one and half month postoperation , the experimental animals randomly divided into two equal groups fouranimas of each, the control group was lifted for normal healing process of the bonedefect without any treatment ,while the treatment group was exposed daily with singledosage of continuous diode laser for five minutes of 850 nm and 148.4 j/cm2 at 72hours interval for 14 days post operation (p.o.) …”
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A biomechanical study of relationship between sternum defect patterns and thoracic respiration by Tomohisa Nagasao, Shogo Kasai, Yusuke Shimizu, Yoshiaki Sakamoto, Asako Hatano, Tadaaki Morotomi, Hisao Ogata, Kazuo Kishi

“…Background: Various types of sternum defects are produced after the removal of thoracic tumors involving the sternum. …”
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STATUS OF COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION ORGANIZATION FOR PATIENTS WITH DENTAL ARCH DEFECTS: SPECIALISTS' PERSPECTIVES by R.V. Tsynkush

“…The second block evaluated specialists' satisfaction levels with comprehensive dental rehabilitation for patients with such defects and complications. …”
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