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Modelling Rod-like Flexible Biological Tissues for Medical Training [PDF]

, 2009
This paper outlines a framework for the modelling of slender rod-like biological tissue structures in both global and local scales. Volumetric discretization of a rod-like structure is expensive in computation and therefore is not ideal for applications
Chang, Jian, Pan, Junjun, Zhang, Jian J.
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Association of CDKN2A/B Homozygous Deletion and Extent of Resection With Survival of Patients With WHO CNS5 Grade 4 Astrocytoma

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives WHO grade 4 astrocytomas are associated with poor prognosis, and their prognostic factors remain controversial. This study aimed to identify the prognostic factors and develop a management algorithm for these patients. Methods This study retrospectively included 151 CNS5 adult grade 4 astrocytomas from two medical centers.
Jiawei Cai, Guanglin Zhu, Qiu He, Chen Luo, Lingyun Zhuo, Xingfu Wang, Yiming Chen, Xiaoyong Chen, Wendong You, Jiaheng Xu, Yuanxiang Lin, Dezhi Kang, Shuai Wu, Zanyi Wu   +13 more
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Bidirectional needs assessment of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery short‐term surgical trips in Zimbabwe

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
Objectives To describe findings from an otolaryngology‐specific needs assessment tool in Zimbabwe. Methods Surveys were developed and shared with Low‐Middle Income Country (LMIC) hosting institutions in Zimbabwe and to High‐Income Country surgical trip ...
Katerina J. Green, Naboth Matinhira, Amiti Jain, Priya Arya, Dontre' M. Douse, Titus Dzongodza, Clemence Chidziva, Joshua P. Wiedermann   +7 more
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Lancet Commission on Global Surgery - A Public Health Initiative

, 2020
Göran Kurlberg
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Nutritional Outcomes of patients Undergoing Resection for upper gastroIntestinal cancer in AuStralian Hospitals (NOURISH): protocol for a multicentre point prevalence study: protocol for a multicentre point prevalence study [PDF]

, 2020

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Spinal Cord Infarction Versus Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis: Clinical, Radiological, and Functional Insights From a Retrospective Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a rare but devastating myelopathy, characterized by a high disability rate and an unfavorable prognosis. It has often been underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed as idiopathic transverse myelitis (ITM). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, radiological biomarkers, treatments, and functional ...
Zeqiang Ji, Jianlong Zhang, Yiming Shi, Shiyu Shan, Yang Du, Guangshuo Li, Ying Jin, Yani Zhang, Chuanying Wang, Yijun Lin, Yuhao Guo, Decai Tian, Xingquan Zhao, Tian Song   +13 more
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Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Interest in Plastic Surgery

, 2023
Melinda Lem, Joshua K. Kim, Jason Pham, Cathy Tang   +3 more
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​Did a Non‐Medical Biosimilar Switching Policy Cause an Increase in Non‐Biologic/Biosimilar Health Care Resource Utilization or Cost in Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a series of policies that mandated switching patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) from an originator biologic to a biosimilar in British Columbia, Canada, on health care resource use and cost.
HaoHung Dang, Sandra Blitz, Nick Bansback, Michael Law, Mark Harrison   +4 more
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Addressing inequities in the otolaryngology academic publishing: A call to action

Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
Article processing charges (APCs) for open access (OA) journals perpetuate inequities in scientific knowledge. High APCs systematically restrict low- and middle-income country (LMIC) researchers from contributing to research knowledge, preventing the ...
Sarah Nuss, Rolvix H. Patterson, Mary J. Xu, Amina Seguya, Valerie Salano, Nader Zalaquett, Samuel Okerosi, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Johannes Fagan   +8 more
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Dexmedetomidine combined with sufentanil and dezocine-based patient-controlled intravenous analgesia increases female patients’ global satisfaction degree after thoracoscopic surgery [PDF]

, 2021
Qiongzhen Li, Haixia Yao, Meiying Xu, Jingxiang Wu   +3 more
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