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Laparoscopic Versus Open Hernia Repair for Indirect Inguinal Hernia in Adolescents: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Journal of Investigative Surgery
Background and Purpose The optimal surgical approach for inguinal hernia (IH) repair in adolescents has not been established. This study aimed to analyze and compare the perioperative results and long-term outcomes of adolescent patients with IH treated ...
Haipeng Wang, Xiaolei Wang
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Oral health-related quality of life of paediatric patients with AIDS

BMC Oral Health, 2011
Background Children with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) exhibit impaired dental status, which can affect their quality of life. This study assessed the oral health-related quality of life of these patients and associated factors. Methods The "
Goursand Daniela, Andrade Samantha B, Marques Heloísa HS, Domaneschi Carina, Massarente Débora B, Antunes José LF   +5 more
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Development of the body size in stallions of selected Bohemian-Moravian Belgian horse, Silesian Noriker and Noriker breeds in the Czech Republic [PDF]

Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2016
The aim of this work was to evaluate the basic body measurements (stick height at withers - KVH, tape height at withers - KVP, chest perimeter - OHR, shin perimeter - OHOL) from data available from the 40th years of the 20th century in the Bohemian ...
Jan NAVRÁTIL, Jaromir DUCHÁČEK, Martin Ptáček, Luděk STÁDNÍK, Viktor EICHLER   +4 more
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Die Kaltplasma‐Technologie in der Behandlung von Menschen mit chronischen Wunden

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, Volume 24, Issue 2, Page 216-229, February 2026.
Zusammenfassung Chronische Wunden stellen eine erhebliche Belastung sowohl für Patienten als auch für Gesundheitssysteme dar. Die Kaltplasma‐Technologie hat sich bei der Behandlung von Menschen mit chronischen Wunden in den letzten Jahren zunehmend etabliert. Mittlerweile sind verschiedene Kaltplasma‐Geräte verfügbar.
Sander Bekeschus, Lars Boeckmann, Alexander Thiem, Steffen Emmert   +3 more
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Surgical outcome of laparoscopic hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: A matched case–control study with propensity score matching

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2018
Background: Although the number of reports on laparoscopic hepatic resection (LHR) has increased, studies of long-term outcomes regarding tumor recurrence and patient survival compared to the conventional open approach are limited.
Tsutomu Iwata, Kenta Murotani, Shunichiro Komatsu, Hideyuki Mishima, Takashi Arikawa   +4 more
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Prevalence and genotype screening of human papillomavirus among women attending a private hospital in Northern Cyprus: an 11-year retrospective study

BMC Women's Health, 2023
Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted pathogen both in men and women. Accumulating epidemiological evidence supports a strong association between HPV infection and cancer of the cervix, vulva, vagina, anus, and ...
Buket Baddal, Makbule Naz Oktay, Aysegul Bostanci, Mufit Cemal Yenen   +3 more
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“The piano that no longer plays”—The impact of intersecting traumas on narrative identity in Herta Müller's novel Atemschaukel

Orbis Litterarum, Volume 81, Issue 1, Page 41-52, February 2026.
Abstract In this article, I analyze the intersecting traumas that appear in Herta Müller's novel Atemschaukel (2008), and their effect on the main character's narrative identity, through the perspective of feminist trauma studies and narrative hermeneutics.
Liisa Merivuori
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Accuracy of heart rate variability estimated with reflective wrist-PPG in elderly vascular patients

Scientific Reports, 2021
Optical heart rate monitoring (OHR) with reflective wrist photoplethysmography is a technique mainly used in the wellness application domain for monitoring heart rate levels during exercise.
Christoph Hoog Antink, Yen Mai, Mikko Peltokangas, Steffen Leonhardt, Niku Oksala, Antti Vehkaoja   +5 more
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Adaptive TTL-Based Caching for Content Delivery

, 2017
Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) deliver a majority of the user-requested content on the Internet, including web pages, videos, and software downloads. A CDN server caches and serves the content requested by users.
Basu, Soumya, Ghaderi, Javad, Shakkottai, Sanjay, Sitaraman, Ramesh, Sundarrajan, Aditya   +4 more
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Incidence Rate of Otitis Externa Episodes in Atopic Dogs Is Reduced by a Therapeutic Diet in a 6‐Month Randomised, Blinded, Controlled, Clinical Trial

Veterinary Dermatology, Volume 37, Issue 1, Page 89-102, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Recurrent otitis externa (OE) episodes commonly affect dogs with canine atopic dermatitis (cAD) despite ongoing cAD treatment. Objective To determine if a therapeutic diet with active ingredients targeting the skin barrier and allergy pathways reduces the incidence rate of OE.
Adrian Watson, Jeremy Laxalde, Franco Martini, Nina Fischer, Elisa Maina, Claude Favrot   +5 more
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