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Seismic Design of Concrete Dams: An Integrated Risk‐Informed Performance‐Based (RIPB) Framework

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper advances the integration of risk‐informed principles into the seismic design of dams—a domain long guided by standards‐based, largely deterministic approaches. While performance‐based earthquake engineering is well established for buildings and bridges, its systematic adoption in dam engineering remains limited. We first address two
M. Amin Hariri‐Ardebili, Larry K. Nuss
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Successful management for repeated bar displacements after Nuss method by two bars connected by a stabilizer

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2019
The Nuss method has become the standard surgery for the treatment of funnel chest, and good therapeutic results have been reported. Among the complications of the Nuss method, displacement of the bar is the most frequent, and there are cases in which ...
Kotoku Yoshida, Tsutomu Kashimura, Yuji Kikuchi, Hiroaki Nakazawa   +3 more
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Minimization of the complications associated with bar removal after the Nuss procedure in adults

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Background Pectus bar removal after Nuss repair is associated with the risk of major complications that are underreported. Of these, surgical bleeding is the main concern.
Min-Shiau Hsieh, Shao-Syuan Tong, Bo-Chun Wei, Cheng-Chin Chung, Yeung-Leung Cheng   +4 more
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Dermatologic Features of Endocrine Tumor Syndromes—Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

International Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Endocrine tumor syndromes, including multiple endocrine neoplasia types 1, 2A, and 2B (MEN1, MEN2A, MEN2B), Carney complex (CNC), and PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS), are hereditary conditions characterized by multisystem tumor development.
Sára Pálla, Zseraldin Metyovinyi, Fanni Adél Meznerics, Arash Mirzahosseini, Judit Tőke, Miklós Tóth, Henriett Butz, Attila Patócs, Márta Medvecz   +8 more
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The changes of distance between nipples following correction of women pectus excavatum

Scientific Reports, 2023
The breasts in women pectus excavatum patients frequently appear to be slanting medially along the inclination of the distorted ribs. This study aims to evaluate changes in the distance between the nipples and to find out whether medially slanting ...
Gyeol Yoo, Hui Hyung Jeon, Eun Young Rha, Jun Gul Ko, Sang Oon Baek, Jun Yong Lee, Jin Yong Jeong   +6 more
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Mixed‐methods research in medical education: Lessons from a meta‐study of methodological practice

Medical Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Mixed‐methods research (MMR) intentionally combines (variously) theories, study designs, data collection, analyses and/or syntheses associated with more than one approach to research. Despite a rich literature on the theory and practice of MMR, the authors were concerned that much MMR in medical education fell short of the state ...
Jennifer Cleland, Anna MacLeod, Susan van Schalkwyk, Rachel H. Ellaway   +3 more
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Nuss procedure for a case of asymmetric pectus excavatum associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2017
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is an inherited connective tissue disorder that is often associated with pectus excavatum (PE). The Nuss procedure, which is a minimally invasive approach for the treatment of PE achieves good functional and cosmetic outcomes.
Kazunori Masahata, Chizu Yoneyama, Ryo Tsukada, Chiyoshi Toyama, Souji Ibuka, Keigo Nara, Hideki Soh, Noriaki Usui   +7 more
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Inequalities in Exclusively Mobile Interventions Targeting Weight‐Related Behaviors: Systematic Review of Observational Studies

Obesity Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mobile health interventions are promising behavior change tools, but they might benefit deprived populations less due to disparities in intervention uptake, engagement, and effectiveness. Evidence so far mainly stems from clinical trials, which may suffer from selection bias.
Laura M. König, Cynthia C. Forbes, Heide Busse, Ann DeSmet, Dorothy Szinay, Jin Wan, Zhirui Guo, Eline S. Smit   +7 more
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Pectus excavatum: abordagem terapêutica

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
The pectus excavatum treatment has two different approaches: non-surgical techniques (modified dynamic thoracic compressor, exercises and the vacuum bell) or surgical techniques (silastic or solid silicone implant, open surgical repair like ...
Marlos de Souza Coelho, Paulo de Souza Fonseca Guimarães   +1 more
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Minimal invasive surgical correction of pectus excavatum deformities in adolescents: Our institutional experience [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2013
Introduction. Nuss procedure is a minimal invasive surgical technique based on retrosternal placement of a metal plate to correct pectus excavatum chest deformity.
Jokić Radoica, Kravarušić Dragan, Pajić Miloš, Antić Jelena, Vukašinović Zoran   +4 more
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