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How do breast cancer surgery scars impact survivorship? Findings from a nationwide survey in the United States

BMC Cancer, 2019
Background The surgical treatment of breast cancer has been associated with negative consequences for patients’ body image, sexual functioning, mental health, and social adjustment.
Jennifer Gass, Sunny Mitchell, Michael Hanna   +2 more
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Natural, cultural and industrial heritage as a basis for sustainable regional development within the Geopark Idrija project (Slovenia) [PDF]

Geographica Pannonica, 2010
The Idrija Municipality, situated in the western part of Slovenia, extends over an area of 294 km2 with around 12,000 inhabitants. The area of Idrija is placed at the crossing of Dinaric and Alpine mountain ranges.
Gorjup-Kavčič Mojca, Režun Bojan, Eržen Uroš, Peljhan Martina, Mulec Ivo   +4 more
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Does partial coating with titanium improve the radiographic fusion rate of empty PEEK cages in cervical spine surgery? A comparative analysis of clinical data

Patient Safety in Surgery, 2017
Background Anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a well-established surgical treatment. Several types of intervertebral spacers can be used, but there is increasing evidence that PEEK cages yield insufficient fusion and thus less clinical ...
Andreas Kotsias, Sven Mularski, Björn Kühn, Michael Hanna, Olaf Suess   +4 more
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Improving community environmental literacy regarding the impact of mercury use in the artisanal small-scale gold mining sector (A study in Sumalata Timur District, North Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province)

Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, 2022
This research focuses on villages where the community mostly works in the small-scale gold mining sector (ASGM), namely Hulawa Village and Buladu Village, North Gorontalo Regency.
Sri Maryati, Fitryane Lihawa, Daud Yusuf, Muhammad Iqbal Liayong Pratama, Muh Kasim, Noviar Akase, Nurmuhniyanti M. Hubaib   +6 more
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Effective Decontamination and Remediation After Elemental Mercury Exposure: A Case Report in the United States [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2021
Elemental mercury exposure can result in significant toxicity. Source decontamination and remediation are often required after larger elemental mercury exposures, but the details of these processes are infrequently reported. In the case described herein,
Kelly Johnson-Arbor, Brian Schultz
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Feed Intake and Growth Performance of Native Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) Fed Mung Bean (Vigna radiata) Sprouts [PDF]

Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences
In regions like the Philippines, where climatic unpredictability can substantially affect forage production, ensuring an efficient and reliable feed source is of utmost importance. This study investigates the utilization of Mung Bean (Vigna radiata)
Mercury A. del Rosario, Sance J. Secondez   +1 more
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When Less Is More $\ldots$ Few Bit ADCs in RF Systems

IEEE Access, 2019
Digitizing RF signals using few bit ADCs can provide system advantages in terms of reduced power dissipation, wider sampling bandwidth, and decreased demand for digital throughput. The diversity of established applications based on few bit ADCs, together
Christopher T. Rodenbeck, Matthew Martinez, Joshua B. Beun, Jose Silva-Martinez, Aydin Llker Karsilayan, Robert Liechty   +5 more
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Mercury recovery from acidic mercury solution using electrodeposition

工程科学学报, 2020
Mercury, a heavy metal, can seriously harm human bodies and the environment due to its characteristics of high toxicity, biological enrichment, and long-range migration.
Zi-liang LI, Zhi-feng XU, Xi ZHANG, Miao-miao ZAN, Zhi-lou LIU   +4 more
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Environmental Impact of Anthropogenic Mercury Release in China

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2021
There is increasing public concern regarding the potential risks posed by mercury and mercury compounds. Knowledge of the mercury emission and release inventory, and determination of the main factors that ameliorate the environmental impact of ...
Habuer, Takeshi Fujiwara, Masaki Takaoka   +2 more
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Empty polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages in anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) show slow radiographic fusion that reduces clinical improvement: results from the prospective multicenter “PIERCE-PEEK” study

Patient Safety in Surgery, 2017
Background Anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a well-established surgical treatment for radiculopathy and myelopathy. Previous studies showed that empty PEEK cages have lower radiographic fusion rates, but the clinical relevance remains ...
Olaf Suess, Martin Schomaker, Mario Cabraja, Marco Danne, Theodoros Kombos, Michael Hanna   +5 more
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