Metabolic evaluation and medical management of staghorn calculi by Russell S. Terry, Glenn M. Preminger

“…They are often associated with specific metabolic defects. Infection stones are associated with urease-producing bacterial urinary tract infections. …”
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Severity assessment of local ageing defects in cross‐linked polyethylene cables based on the high‐voltage frequency domain spectroscopy non‐linearity and its sensitivity analysis... by Haoyue Wang, Meng Li, Yiyi Zhu, Jinghan He, Chengrong Li, Xiaowei Wang, Maolun Sun

“…Abstract Local ageing defects are the main causes of cross‐linked polyethylene (XLPE) power cable faults. …”
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Biocompatibility of three-dimensional thermoplastic elastomer implants compared to that of the sternocephalic muscle flap in repairing partial tracheal defects in New Zealand white... by Marcelo Carrijo da Costa, Ana Carolina Gasques Salgado dos Santos, Ariadne Rein, Gabriel Luiz Montanhim, Gustavo Fernandes, Luis Gustavo Gosuen Gonçalves Dias, Marcella Dall Agnol Leite, Nicolle Pereira Soares, Thiago André Salvitti de Sá Rocha, Marcelo Emilio Beletti, Paola Castro Moraes

“…ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness and biocompatibility of a three-dimensional (3D) thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) prosthesis for repairing partial tracheal defects using 3D printing with fused deposition modelling. …”
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WindDefNet: A Multi-Scale Attention-Enhanced ViT-Inception-ResNet Model for Real-Time Wind Turbine Blade Defect Detection by Majad Mansoor, Xiyue Tan, Adeel Feroz Mirza, Tao Gong, Zhendong Song, Muhammad Irfan

“…Real-time non-intrusive monitoring of wind turbines, blades, and defect surfaces poses a set of complex challenges related to accuracy, safety, cost, and computational efficiency. …”
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Dose- and sex-dependent effects on umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell efficacy in regeneration of a full-thickness tendon defect in a rat model by Ji-Hye Yea, Chris Hyunchul Jo

“…In the present study the effects of MSC dosage and recipient sex on tendon regeneration were evaluated. Methods A full-thickness tendon defect (FTTD) was created on supraspinatus tendons (SSTs) of rats and cryoprotective solution (CPS) and MSCs (0.05, 0.1 and 0.5 million MSCs [M-MSC] for female groups and 1.0 M-MSC for both female and male groups) were applied. …”
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Single-Stage Continent Reconstruction of Composite Pericommissural Defects Using a Combination of Pacman-Style Free Radial Forearm Flaps and Modified Elastic Musculomucosal Flaps by T.M. Balakrishnan, M. Aruna, Prethee Martina Christabel, J. Jaganmohan

“…This novel single-stage continent reconstruction of composite post-excisional commissure and pericommissural (CPECPC) defects is evaluated in this study. Patients and Methods This retrospective cohort study was conducted from April 2016 to March 2019. …”
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GTR Treatment in Furcation Grade II Periodontal Defects with the Recently Reintroduced Guidor PLA Matrix Barrier: A Case Series with Chronological Step-by-Step Illustrations by Anton Friedmann, Andreas Stavropoulos, Hakan Bilhan

“…Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) is a regenerative approach in the treatment of periodontal defects and is aimed at achieving new clinical attachment formation. …”
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Hot isostatic pressing elimination of process-induced defects in laser powder bed fusion fabricated DZ125 superalloy: Microstructure evolution and mechanical property enhancement by Hairui Gao, Zhenwu Zhang, Jikang Li, Jiangtao Sun, Honghao Xiang, Boyang Wu, Wei Li, Chao Cai, Qingsong Wei

“…This study systematically investigated the crack formation mechanisms in DZ125 nickel-based superalloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and evaluated the effectiveness of hot isostatic pressing (HIP) in defect elimination, microstructural modification, and mechanical property enhancement. …”
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Concentrated growth factors for bone regeneration in the distal osseous defect to mandibular second molar after extraction of impacted mandibular third molar: A clinical study by LIANG Yi, KANG Feiwu

“…[Objective:] To evaluate the effect of concentrated growth factors (CGF) in the repair of distal osseous defect to mandibular second molar after extraction of the impacted mandibular third molar, and to compare the clinical efficacy. …”
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The Impact of a Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-infused Nano-Bone Material Combined With Traditional Chinese Medicine Carthamus tinctorius on the Repair of Oral Bone Defects by Lihua Guo, Meng Han, Hongyan Zhang, Yan Han

“…Background: The role of human bone morphogenetic protein-infused in combination with traditional Chinese medicine Carthamus tinctorius in repairing oral bone defects (OBD) was evaluated in this work. Methods: An experiment was conducted on a rat OBD model, where rats were randomly rolled into Groups A, B, and C based on their different treatments. …”
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Automated Models for Predicting Software Defects in Hybrid Message Passing Interface (MPI) and Open Multi-Processing (OpenMP) Parallel Programs Using Deep Learning by Amani Saad Althiban, Hajar M. Alharbi, Lama A. Al Khuzayem, Fathy Elbouraey Eassa

“…Using a balanced dataset of 1,500 C++ files, three neural architectures—Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks, and a hybrid CNN-LSTM model—were evaluated. To preprocess the code, Abstract Syntax Tree (AST)-based token extraction was employed, capturing structural and semantic relationships critical for detecting defects. …”
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Platelet-Rich Plasma and Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Association with Arthroscopic Microfracture of Knee Articular Cartilage Defects: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Tr... by Michele Venosa, Francesco Calafiore, Manuel Mazzoleni, Emilio Romanini, Simone Cerciello, Vittorio Calvisi

“…This study aims to compare the effects of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) alone or in combination with adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AD-MSCs) in patients affected by cartilage defects, undergoing knee arthroscopic microfracture. …”
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Prophylactic protection from lethal henipavirus disease mediated by Nipah-derived defective interfering particles is influenced by challenge virus strain and viral speciesResearch... by Stephen R. Welch, Jessica R. Spengler, Jessica R. Harmon, JoAnn D. Coleman-McCray, Sarah C. Genzer, Katherine A. Davies, Teresa E. Sorvillo, Florine E.M. Scholte, Sergio E. Rodriguez, Joel M. Montgomery, Stuart T. Nichol, Christina F. Spiropoulou

“…Due to the severity of the disease, the high pandemic potential of these viruses, and the lack of approved treatments, the development of safe and effective medical countermeasures against henipaviruses is a critical priority. Methods: Here, we evaluate treatment efficacy of defective interfering particles (DIPs)—naturally occurring virus-like particles that lack substantial portions of the viral genome—against henipaviruses in the Syrian hamster model of disease. …”
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Endothelial Cells Promote Migration of Mesenchymal Stem Cells via PDGF-BB/PDGFRβ-Src-Akt in the Context of Inflammatory Microenvironment upon Bone Defect by Sihao He, Tianyong Hou, Jiangling Zhou, Qiuchi Ai, Ce Dou, Fei Luo, Jianzhong Xu, Junchao Xing

“…Then, mouse models of femoral defects were fabricated and DBM scaffolds were implanted. …”
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Prenatal exposure to barium and arsenic and the odds of congenital heart defects in offspring: a nested case–control study within a birth cohort in Lanzhou, China by Yun Dang, Yun Dang, Jianhao Sun, Jianhao Sun, Jianhao Sun, Zhenzhen Wu, Zhenzhen Wu, Zhenzhen Wu, Baohong Mao, Qinglei Hang, Jie Huang, Xiaoli Zhao, Ji Xia, Ji Xia, Cheng Chen, Cheng Chen, Wenxiang Yao, Dan Lu, Dan Lu, Qing Liu

“…BackgroundPrevious studies have identified that exposure to heavy metals increases the prevalence of congenital heart defects (CHDs); however, limited information exists regarding the association between combined exposure to barium (Ba) and arsenic (As), and CHDs. …”
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CYTOKINES AND PROTEINS OF THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX IN THE BLOOD OF RATS OF DIFFERENT AGES AFTER FILLING THE DEFECT IN THE FEMORAL METAPHYSIS WITH ALLOGENEIC BONE IMPLANTS SATURATED... by Petro Vorontsov, Frida Leontieva, Vladyslav Tulyakov, Igor Husakov

“…Based on the analysis of cytokines and proteins of the extracellular matrix in the blood serum of laboratory rats, to evaluate the course of metabolic processes after filling a defect in the femoral metaphysis with allogeneic bone implants saturated with MSCs. …”
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Identification and evaluation laboratory hazards in Yazd University of Medical Sciences by standard checklists by GH Halvani, R Soltani, M Alimohammadi, Z Kiani

“…The kind of hazards were separated and systematized in these checklists and hardware, human, instruction, and environmental errors were separated from each other qualitative method was applied for evaluation. Results: According to results, main deficiencies were related to management failure and other defects in order of preference were lack of suitable ventilation, Lack of heating and cooling systems in the laboratory, Lack of safe work instructions and Lack of physical space. …”
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Significance of transesophageal echocardiography in the evaluation of aortic valve stenosis by Prcović Biljana

“…It offers useful clinical information, particularly in patients with non-adequate evaluation with TTE, as well as in seriously ill patients or those with a confirmed valvular defect.…”
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Deep convolution neural network model in problem of crack segmentation on asphalt images by B. V. Sobol, A. N. Soloviev, P. V. Vasiliev, L. A. Podkolzina

“…Introduction. Early defect illumination (cracks, chips, etc.) in the high traffic load sections enables to reduce the risk under emergency conditions. …”
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Nasendoscopic Evaluation of the Velopharyngeal Sphincter in Cleft Palate Patinets by S. N. Deshpande

“…Nasendoscope was used for evaluation of the function of the velopharyngeal sphincter in twenty-five cleft palate patients using 4% xylocaine as surface anaesthesia. …”
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