Multilevel orthopaedic surgery in children with spastic cerebral palsy
Introduction The purpose of the article was to review the modern literature on the role of multilevel single-stage interventions in the surgery of secondary orthopaedic complications in children with cerebral palsy.
Dmitry A. Popkov +3 more
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A real-world analysis of hybrid CDA and ACDF compared to multilevel ACDF
Background Multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (mACDF) is the gold standard for multilevel spinal disease; although safe and effective, mACDF can limit regular spinal motion and contribute to adjacent segment disease (ASD). Hybrid surgery,
Kee D Kim +7 more
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Protecting facial images from recognition on social media: solution methods and their perspective [PDF]
The paper deals with the problem of unauthorized use in deep learning of facial images from social networks and analyses methods of protecting such images from their use and recognition based on de-identification procedures and the newest of them — the ...
Georgy A. Kukharev +2 more
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Fitting multilevel multivariate models with missing data in responses and covariates that may include interactions and non-linear terms [PDF]
The paper extends existing models for multilevel multivariate data with mixed response types to handle quite general types and patterns of missing data values in a wide range of multilevel generalized linear models.
Browne, William J. +2 more
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Sampling weights in multilevel modelling: an investigation using PISA sampling structures
Background Standard methods for analysing data from large-scale assessments (LSA) cannot merely be adopted if hierarchical (or multilevel) regression modelling should be applied.
Julia Mang +3 more
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Multilevel Generalized Mantel-Haenszel for Differential Item Functioning Detection
Research has demonstrated that when data are collected in a multilevel framework, standard single level differential item functioning (DIF) analyses can yield incorrect results, particularly inflated Type I error rates.
Brian F. French +2 more
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A water treatment case study for quantifying model performance with multilevel flow modeling
Decision support systems are a key focus of research on developing control rooms to aid operators in making reliable decisions and reducing incidents caused by human errors.
Emil K. Nielsen +4 more
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Study Design. A prospective study. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical and patient outcomes post combined total disc arthroplasty (TDA) and anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), known as hybrid surgery for the treatment of ...
M. Scott-Young +5 more
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When surgical decompression of cervical spine is considered, multilevel cervical corpectomy with long strut grafts is the preferred treatment. This procedure is used in a variety of pathologies including degenerative disease, tumors, trauma and infection.
Pushpa B Thippeswamy +3 more
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Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Selective Biportal Endoscopic Posterior Decompression for Multilevel Lumbar Degenerative Diseases [PDF]
Oblique lumbar interbody fusion is a minimally invasive procedure for treating degenerative lumbar disease. Its advantages include correcting coronal and sagittal spinal alignment and indirect neural decompression. However, achieving a successful outcome
Woo-Myung Lee +4 more
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