Proenkephalin A 119–159 as an early biomarker of acute kidney injury in complex endovascular aortic repair: an explorative single-center cross-sectional study with the utilization... by Paulina Walczak-Wieteska, Konrad Zuzda, Jolanta Małyszko, Paweł Andruszkiewicz

“…This study evaluated proenkephalin A 119–159 as an early AKI biomarker after EVAR procedures, comparing point-of-care testing with the ELISA method. Methods Between April 2022 and June 2024, 68 patients undergoing elective EVAR were enrolled. …”
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Measuring postal access and direct delivery services among Native American reservations in Montana and South Dakota by Ryan Weichelt

“…This study will utilize geospatial methods to examine postal realities for Native American on reservations in Montana and South Dakota. …”
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Cluster mapping in Spain: Exploring the correlation between industrial agglomeration and regional performance by Rudy Fernández Escobedo, Begoña Eguía Peña, Leire Aldaz Odriozola

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Boundary-Crossing and Integration: Strategies for Cultivating Interdisciplinary Competence in Master of Education Programs at Top-Tier Universities in the United States by HOU Yanan, LIU Junren

“…The instructional approach focuses on enhancing interdisciplinary lite-racy, with theme-based and problem-based teaching methods integrated throughout the entire training process. …”
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Individual users' participation on political Facebook pages by Yannick Winkler, Marko Bachl, Michael Scharkow

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Perioperative outcomes in patients with symptomatic versus asymptomatic previous COVID-19 infection undergoing neurosurgical treatment (post–COVID-19 study) by Sonia Bansal, Parthiban Giribabu, Kamath Sriganesh, Dhaval Shukla

“…The secondary objectives were to compare the earlier COVID-19 characteristics and the perioperative pulmonary profile during current surgery between these groups. Material and Methods: This prospective observational study was performed in adult patients undergoing elective neurosurgery with history of previous COVID-19 infection. …”
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Raising Spiritual and Moral Culture in Military University Students by Raisa A. Rogozhnikova, Nikolay N. Sergeev

“…A survey made it possible to assess the level of spiritual and moral culture in a group of military university students, as well as to propose a set of teaching methods and integrate them into the academic process as an elective course. …”
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Fostering Students’ Self-Directed Language Learning: Approaches to Advising by Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová, Radim Herout

“…The focus is on comparing the advising sessions incorporated into an elective L2 course aiming at learner autonomy development and the sessions offered in obligatory L3 courses. …”
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SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO TEACHING BIOPHYSICS TO STUDENTS OF MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION by Anatolii Yehorenkov

“…The theoretical part of the study analyzes the content of the principle of systematicity as a method of scientific research of complex systems, on the one hand, and as a principle of learning in combination with other didactic principles, on the other hand. …”

Comparison of caudal bupivacaine and dexmedetomidine with caudal bupivacaine and intravenous dexmedetomidine for postoperative analgesia in children: A randomized controlled trial by Kuldeep Singh, Jeetendra Bajaj, Sapna Bathla, Khushboo Mehta

“…Material and Methods: Ninety-six children (aged 1–8 years) of either gender scheduled for elective lower abdominal and pelvic surgeries were prospectively enrolled and randomized into two groups of 48 each: Group A (caudal bupivacaine + caudal dexmedetomidine) and Group B (caudal bupivacaine + intravenous dexmedetomidine). …”
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Teaching Formal Models of Concurrency Specification and Analysis by N. V. Shilov

“…Due to this reason, there is a need of research, study and teaching of formal models of concurrency and methods of distributed system verification.The paper presents an individual experience with teaching Formal Models of Concurrency as a graduate elective course for students specializing in high-performance computing. …”
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The new aesthetics of the Spanish political life as a reflection of social changes by Elena Astakhova

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Community-Led Solutions: How Local Organizing Committees Drive Change for Housing and Health Equity in California’s Central Valley by Rebecca L. Martinez, David Frausto, Juan Zavala-Sandoval, Anabel Serna, Claudia G. Corchado, Alexandra Alvarado, Janine Nkosi, Irene Yen

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Making the Implicit Explicit: An Illustration of YPAR Implementation and Lessons Learned in Partnership With Young Adults Who Have Experienced Family Member Incarceration by Michelle Abraczinskas, Britni L. Adams, Erin Vines, Shaneah Cobb, Zion Latson, Mykala Wimbish

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Role of videolaparoscopy in diagnosis and treatment of postoperative complications in abdominal surgery by B.O. Matviychuk, R.L. Bokhonko, A.M. Lavryk, O.B. Matviychuk, A.D. Kvit, M.М. Budnyk, T.V. Pyvovar

“…Aim: to find out the effectiveness and expediency of relaparoscopy in management of post-laparoscopic complications. Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of treatment outcomes in laparoscopic surgeries was carried out, of which 943 (48.8 %) were elective and 988 (51.2 %) were urgent. …”
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IMPACT OF POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS ON PORTAL THROMBOSIS IN SPLENECTOMY PATIENTS by Veysel Umman, Hafize Basut Atalay, Recep Temel, Turan Alisoy, Kaan Balcı, Sedat Fırat Okutan, Taylan Özgür Sezer, Özgür Fırat, Sinan Ersin

“…Our objectives were to compare emergency and elective splenectomy and their complications, and to analyze the risks on the development of portal vein thrombosis (PVT).Material and Method: A total of 78 splenectomy cases performed between 2017-2023 and that had complete medical records were included in this study. …”
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Analysis of the Timing of Cervical Cerclage Treatment in Pregnant Women with Cervical Insufficiency and the Effect on Pregnancy Outcome by Deying He, Dan Zhao

“…To analyze the effect of the choice of timing of cervical cerclage treatment on pregnancy outcome in pregnant women with cervical insufficiency (CI). Methods. The case data of 160 pregnant women admitted to our hospital for cervical cerclage due to CI from January 2020 to September 2021 were sampled. …”
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Chimney-Graft as a Bail-Out Procedure for Endovascular Treatment of an Inflammatory Juxtarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Francesca Fratesi, Ashok Handa, Raman Uberoi, Ediri Sideso

“…The treatment of j-iAAA can be technically challenging. ch-EVAR is a feasible and safe bail-out method for elective j-iAAA with challenging anatomy.…”
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Living with Ulcerative Colitis Study (LUCY) in England: a retrospective study evaluating healthcare resource utilisation and direct healthcare costs of postoperative care in ulcera... by Joseph C Cappelleri, Matthew J Brookes, Natalie Bohm, John Waller, Irene Modesto, Marco D DiBonaventura, Ruth Mokgokong, Danielle Bargo

“…Postoperative HCRU was similar between elective and emergency colectomies, except for the costs of colectomy-related hospitalisations and medication, which were lower in the elective group (p<0.05). …”
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Disparity in access to orthopedic surgery between public and private healthcare insurance: a nationwide population-based study by María Jesús Lira, Paula Pino, Catalina Vidal, Pamela Mery, Sebastián Irarrázaval, Jaime Cerda, Jorge Vergara

“…This difference would accentuate when analyzing access to elective orthopedic surgery. Methods A cross-sectional, population-based design was used to investigate orthopedic surgery rates in Chile in 2018. …”
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