Perforation of the Urinary Bladder Caused by Transurethral Insertion of a Pencil for the Purpose of Masturbation in a 29-Year-Old Female by Athanasios Bantis, Petros Sountoulides, Christos Kalaitzis, Stelios Giannakopoulos, Eleni Agelonidou, Soultana Foutzitzi, Stavros Touloupidis

“…Imaging studies revealed the presence of a foreign body in the pelvic area which had perforated the left lateral wall of the bladder. The foreign body was removed via open cystotomy. …”
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Splenic Artery Bleeding into the Extraperitoneal Space Mimicking Mesenteric Injury: A Rare Case of Blunt Trauma by Sang Hyun Seo, Hyun Seok Jung, Chan Yong Park

“…Splenic injury is a common result of blunt trauma, and bleeding occurs mainly inside the splenic capsule and may leak into the peritoneal space. …”
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Coronary Artery Fistula Diagnosed by Echocardiography during NSTEMI: Case Report and Review of Literature by Angelo Acitelli, Sabrina Bencivenga, Maria B. Giannico, Chiara Lanzillo, Luciano Maresca, Renata Petroni, Maria Penco, Leonardo Calò, Silvio Romano

“…Echocardiogram showed in a parasternal short axis view an abnormal diastolic flow inside the ventricular inferior wall. Angiography and CT confirmed the diagnosis of coronary fistula from the right coronary into the left ventricular cavity. …”
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Relative Motion between St. Croix and the Puerto Rico-Northern Virgin Islands Block Derived from Continuous GPS Observations (1995–2014) by Hanlin Liu, Guoquan Wang

“…St. Croix is located inside the sweep of the Lesser Antilles arc and near the southeastern edge of the Greater Antillean ridge. …”
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New methods of surgical treatment of rare tumours of heart by R.M. Vitovsky, V.V. Isayenko, A.O. Rusnak, B.G. Gulak, O.A. Pishchurin

“…Two cases of tumours of rare localizations, i.e. in right atrium and left ventricle, are presented. In both cases low-invasive technics using videocameras, significantly facilitating procedures inside the heart, were used. …”
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Description and Dynamic Analyses of the 1935 Luchedu Rock Avalanche in Sichuan, China by Jie Cui, Chunyu Gao, Zhilong Zhang, Guifu Xiang

“…The rock slide originated from the wedge formed by sheet metamorphic rocks on the fault zone on the left bank of the Jinsha River. After breaking away from the slope, the wedge disintegrated and cracked rapidly, forming debris and causing them to flow in fluidization along a 7.3 km path. …”
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Hydatid Cyst Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasound by F. Castro-Poças, Tarcísio Araújo, André Coelho, Donzilia Silva, Isabel Pedroto

“…Endoscopic ultrasound was performed which showed a heterogeneous lesion, anechogenic in the major part, with a floating membrane inside, the greatest diameter of 90.8 × 17.2 mm, originated in the left liver lobe. …”
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Changing Characteristics of Sandstone Pore Size under Cyclic Loading by Jiaguang Kan, Guichen Li, Nong Zhang, Peng Wang, Changliang Han, Shun Wang

“…It is important to study the structure and distribution of pore size inside the rock to assess the risk of damage to a given rock volume. …”
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Who’s In and Who’s Out? War News from Mexico and the Framing of Evil by Alan Hirsch

“…The rectangular portico evokes a canvas and, I will argue, the man seated to the left is Woodville. Just as the rectangular portico evokes a canvas, so too the newspaper, perfectly centered within the portico. …”
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3D Analysis of D-RaCe and Self-Adjusting File in Removing Filling Materials from Curved Root Canals Instrumented and Filled with Different Techniques by Neslihan Simsek, Fuat Ahmetoglu, Ali Keles, Elcin Tekin Bulut, Kursat Er

“…The amount of remaining filling material was similar in all groups (P=0.363); all of the instrumentation techniques left filling residue inside the canals. However, the additional use of SAF was more effective than using D-RaCe alone.…”
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Retained Barium in the Appendix Is Difficult to Distinguish from Surgical Remnants following Laparoscopic Surgery by Masakazu Sato, Minako Koizumi, Takahiro Hino, Yu Takahashi, Natsuki Nagashima, Nao Itaoka, Chiharu Ueshima, Maki Nakata, Yoko Hasumi

“…Surgical materials, such as gauze, can be accidentally left inside of patients following surgery. This iatrogenic complication should be avoided and is often prevented by routine X-ray analysis after surgical abdominal procedures. …”
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Bat Cave Vulnerability Index 3.0 (BCVI-S): An integrative and scalable tool to prioritise bat caves for conservation by Krizler C. Tanalgo, Alice Catherine Hughes

“…Assessing the state of aboveground ecosystems is often possible using remotely sensed data and subterranean systems are often left in the dark. Caves and subterranean habitats represent distinct ecosystems which harbour unique species but are sensitive to different pressures. …”
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A model for developing a surgical and anaesthesia safety checklist in reducing surgical morbidity and mortality: A literature review by Handayani Rahmaya Nova, AryadiA M., Suandika Made, Yudha Magenda Bisma, Surtiningsih

“…Complications that often occur include patient/procedure/surgery site errors, anaesthesia equipment problems, lack of availability of necessary equipment, unexpected blood loss, unsterile equipment, and surgical objects left inside the patient. A surgical checklist can prevent errors and complications that may occur during surgery or perioperatively. …”
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Mechanical Response and Control Measures of Pile Foundations under Close-Range Shield Tunneling in Water-Rich Sandy Pebble Strata by Yanpeng Du, Peng Zhang, Jiabing Zhang

“…During right-side excavation, the bending moment of the pile body exhibits an inverted “S” distribution, while during left-side excavation, it is symmetrically distributed, with the maximum bending moment and axial force occurring at the same buried depth as the tunnel crown. …”
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Misdiagnosed Tooth Aspiration in a Young Handicapped Boy: Case Report and Recommendations by Thibault Canceill, Rémi Esclassan, Mathieu Marty, Marie-Cécile Valera, Estelle Trzaskawka-Moulis, Emmanuelle Noirrit-Esclassan

“…Two endoscopy interventions under general anesthesia were necessary to recover the foreign body inside the left lung. Because of the multiple symptoms associated with the trisomy 21 syndrome (general hypotonia, impaired immunity, etc.), practitioners should be very mindful of aspiration risks and complications during dental care. …”
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Laparoscopic Repair of Right Paraduodenal Hernia in Adult Patients: Case Report and Literature Review by Tomoko Takagishi, Yuta Niimi, Goshi Matsuki, Shinta Nagano, Junsuke Hinami, Masaaki Kajiwara, Kiyoshi Kaneko, Yoshihiro Kubota, Osamu Nakai

“…Findings in a total of 29 patients (including this report) who underwent laparoscopic repair of right or left PDHs in Japan are discussed.…”
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Using Inertial Measurement Units and Machine Learning to Classify Body Positions of Adults in a Hospital Bed by Eliza Becker, Siavash Khaksar, Harry Booker, Kylie Hill, Yifei Ren, Tele Tan, Carol Watson, Ethan Wordsworth, Meg Harrold

“…Support Vector Machine (SVM) and K-Nearest Neighbours classifiers were trained using five different combinations of sensors (e.g., right wrist only, right and left wrist) to determine body positions. Data from 30 participants were analysed. …”
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The Efficacy of Erbium, Chromium: Yttrium, Scandium, Gallium, Garnet laser in the removal of calcium hydroxide as intra canal medicament. by Ranu Hogir Sarhang, Nawfal Abdulmelek Zakareya

“… Background and objectives: Removal of calcium hydroxide from root canal system is difficult, and its residuals left on the dentin walls reduce the penetration of root canal sealers into dentinal tubules, resulting in a possible increase of apical leakage. …”
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Evaluation of different surface treatment methods on shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets on demineralized enamel. by Nazly Adeeb Yahya, Zana Qadir Omar

“…According to the (ARI) most samples in all groups show score 0 which means the failure zone inside demineralized enamel surface. Conclusion: Fluoride varnish, infiltrate resin (Icon, DMG) and laser were failed to improve SBS (shear bond strength) of brackets on demineralized teeth. …”
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Analysis of the Internal Radial Gradient of Chemical Abundances in Spiral Galaxies from CALIFA by A. F. S. Cardoso, O. Cavichia, M. Mollá, L. Sánchez-Menguiano

“…We observe that DIG, concentrated mainly in the central regions of galaxies, can modify oxygen abundance gradient profiles if left unaddressed.…”
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