Clinical Profile and a Comparison of Intravenous Methylprednisolone and Oral Prednisolone for Acute Attack of Optic Neuritis Attending at a Tertiary Care Hospital – A Hospital-Base... by Sujit Das

“…The red and green colours were normal in 24 cases at presentation, whereas five had red and green defects and one had only red defect. On follow-up, colour defects became normal in all. …”
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The use of a “chimeric” autotissue complex from the subscapularis vascular basin for maxillary reconstruction after malignant tumors resection by M.   V. Bolotin, V.  A. Sobolevsky, I. V. Orlova, I. M. Gelfand, H. Chen

“…Between 2014–2020 the post-resection maxillary defects were replaced with free blood-sup plied flaps of the scapular region in 19 patients. …”
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Dual-functional titanium implants via polydopamine-mediated lithium and copper co-incorporation: synergistic enhancement of osseointegration and antibacterial efficacy by Jun Li, Bo Jiang, Liu Yang, Pu Zhang, Jingwen Wu, Yalan Yang, Yan Yang, Guiling Wang, Jie Chen, Ling Zhang, Shiqin Huang, Lingli Zhang, En Zhang

“…In vivo efficacy was evaluated in a rat femoral defect model via micro-CT and histology.Results and discussionLi+-functionalized surfaces (PDA@Li 800) enhanced osteoblast proliferation and osteogenesis via Wnt/β-catenin activation. …”
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Laser sintering of metal powders: failure analysis and implementation of solutions for aluminium and stainless steel parts by Valentin Endre Szabó, Krisztián Kun

“…This study provides a detailed analysis of these defects and their impacts, along with a review of literature-based solutions. …”
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Risk of fragility fracture is aggravated during bone regeneration processes in osteoporotic sheep. by Juan J Toscano-Angulo, Juan Mora-Macías, Pablo Blázquez-Carmona, Juan Morgaz, Rocío Navarrete-Calvo, Jaime Domínguez, Esther Reina-Romo

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Osteoporosis was induced in fifteen Merino sheep. A critical-size defect was then created in the sheep's right hind metatarsus and subsequently regenerated using distraction osteogenesis. …”
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Comparison of short- to mid-term efficacy of nonfixation and permanent tack fixation in laparoscopic total extraperitoneal hernia repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Chi-Wen Lo, Yao-Chou Tsai, Stephen Shei-Dei Yang, Cheng-Hsing Hsieh, Shang-Jen Chang

“…In total, 1099 patients (1467 hernias) had received TEP hernia repair (748 and 719 hernia defects in the nonfixation and fixation groups, respectively). …”
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Sintering dental porcelain with CO2 laser: porosity and mechanical characterization by Ricardo Sgura, Mariana Cavalcante Reis, Marcello Rubens Barsi Andreeta, Antônio Carlos Hernandes, Igor Studart Medeiros

“… Aim: This work evaluated dental porcelain sintering by CO2 laser irradiation. …”
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Treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head with free vascularized fibular grafting: Results of 7.6-year follow-up by Mehmet Bekir Ünal, Eren Cansu, Fatih Parmaksızoğlu, Hakan Cift, Serkan Gürcan

“…The operation time does not mark increased if the surgical team is “familiar” with the procedure, and the residual fibular defect of the donor site does not impair the functions of daily living. …”
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Fanconi anemia patients are more susceptible to infection with tumor virus SV40. by Manola Comar, Manola Comar, Daniela De Rocco, Enrico Cappelli, Nunzia Zanotta, Roberta Bottega, Johanna Svahn, Piero Farruggia, Aldo Misuraca, Fabio Corsolini, Carlo Dufour, Anna Savoia

“…The increased susceptibility to SV40 infection seems to be associated with a specific defect of the immune system which supports a potential interplay of SV40 with an underlying genetic alteration that increases the risk of malignancies.…”
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A Novel Optimization Approach for Revolutionizing Architectural Design in Chinese Cultural Heritage by Xueyong Li, Xiaoqing Yang

“…The machine learning model's ability to detect and classify defects in buildings that are considered part of China's cultural heritage is evaluated using metrics such as accuracy and F1 score. …”
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Thermal conversion of aviation oils by E. A. Shaporova, S. V. Vasilevich, S. O. Stoiko, V. V. Shchur

“…Thermal conversion products of oil carbohydrates will contribute to the defect formation in friction subunits. As a result of test data processing of thermal conversion of aviation oils MS-8P, TN-98, TN-600, the principles of their decomposition as well as macrokinetic parameters, allowing us to precisely evaluate the effect of oils operation temperature conditions on their conversion rate, have been specified. …”
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Conical Chitosan Conduits Combined With Methylcobalamin for Sciatic Nerve Transposition Repair by Qicheng Li, Fengshi Zhang, Shiyan Liu, Yusong Yuan, Yuhui Kou

“…Methods: In this study, a conical chitosan conduit was used to bridge a 2 mm defect between the proximal common peroneal nerve and distal tibial nerve and common peroneal nerve in rats. …”
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Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Preconditioning Using Selective Vessel Ligation (Delay Procedure) and Thinning Liposuction by Alberto Franchi, MD, Caterina Marra, MD, Gian Piero Mantovani, MD, Florian Jung, MD

“…The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap is the gold standard in autologous breast reconstruction, but it is rarely used for superficial limb defects due to its excessive thickness. In this case report, we describe the innovative use of the DIEP flap for reconstructing a large, shallow defect on the anterior thigh of a 21-year-old man, previously treated with split-thickness skin grafts. …”
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Altered spontaneous brain activity in primary open angle glaucoma: a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study. by Yinwei Song, Ketao Mu, Junming Wang, Fuchun Lin, Zhiqi Chen, Xiaoqin Yan, Yonghong Hao, Wenzhen Zhu, Hong Zhang

“…ReHo values were used to evaluate spontaneous brain activity and whole brain voxel-wise analysis of ReHo was carried out to detect differences by region in spontaneous brain activity between groups. …”
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Population Economic Transfer Function Model Based on Genetic Tabu Search Algorithm by Qian Wang

“…Aiming at the problem that the evaluation effect of the traditional analysis model of population economic transfer is not good, a population economic transfer function model based on the genetic tabu search algorithm is proposed. …”
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Demographic and Clinical Factors Associated with Mechanisms of Open Globe Injury in the United States: A Multi-Center Study by Anant S, Casella A, Greenfield JA, Miller SC, Wang KY, Momenaei B, Lee K, Mansour HA, Justin GA, Makhoul KG, Bitar RA, Lorch A, Armstrong GW, Wakabayashi T, Yonekawa Y, Cavuoto KM, Woreta F

“…Additionally, more severe injuries (Zone III injuries, which extend to the back of the eye) were associated with eyelid lacerations, changes in pupil response (relative afferent pupillary defect, or RAPD), and bleeding behind the eye (retrobulbar hemorrhage).This study provides important insights into which demographic and clinical factors put patients at risk for different mechanisms of OGIs. …”
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Effects of nanosilicate functionalized polycaprolactone membrane on bone mesenchymal stem cells-induced bone repairing by XIAO Long, HU Weiqiang, LIN Xuxin, HE Mengjiao, LUO Kai, XU Xiongcheng

“…Objective To fabricate nanosilicate functionalized polycaprolactone (PCL/LAP) electrospun membrane and evaluate its role in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs)-induced bone repairing. …”
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Fatigue properties and fracture mechanism of load carrying type fillet joints with one-sided welding by Takamasa Abe, Hiroyuki Akebono, Masahiko Kato, Atsushi Sugeta

“…Although these welding defects affected the direction of crack propagation they exerted minimal influence. …”
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Bioengineered chondrocyte-products from human induced pluripotent stem cells are useful for repairing articular cartilage injury in minipig model by Shota Takihira, Tomoka Takao, Yuki Fujisawa, Daisuke Yamada, Shojiro Hanaki, Tomohiro Inoue, Shigeo Otake, Aki Yoshida, Kazuki Yamada, Shinichi Miyazawa, Eiji Nakata, Toshifumi Ozaki, Takeshi Takarada

“…The cartilaginous particles and cartilaginous plates were transplanted into a minipig osteochondral defect model, and cartilage engraftment was histologically evaluated. …”
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The therapeutic effect of cranioplasty in severe head injuries: Report of two cases by Salvatore Chibbaro, Marco Marsella, Leonardo Tigan, Eric Vicaut, Bernard George, Jean-Pierre Guichard, Fabrice Vallee, Pierre Kehrli, Kourban Houssen, Paolo Diemidio, Jean-Julien Keppi

“…The two patients being the subject of this study were also clinically and radiologically evaluated after cranioplasty removal. Results These two patients, who represent (not intentionally) two case control, showed a real clinical and cerebral perfusion improvement following repair of the skull defect followed by obvious clinical worsening after the skull flap had to be removed. …”
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