Pooled prevalence and associated factors of traditional uvulectom among children in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundTraditional childhood uvulectomy (TCU) is an unregulated cultural practice associated with significant health risks, including infections, anemia, aspiration, and oral or pharyngeal injuries.
Solomon Demis Kebede +4 more
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Restoration of luminal patency of the celiac artery after division of the median arcuate ligament in an adolescent with median arcuate ligament syndrome presenting with celiac artery occlusion [PDF]
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative TechniquesWe present the case of an 18-year-old woman diagnosed with median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) who presented with celiac artery (CA) occlusion. An open surgical approach was used, the MAL was released, and luminal patency was restored in the CA.
Shirin Soleimani, BA +3 more
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Assessing Medical Student Preparedness for Orthopaedic Clinical Rotations [PDF]
JBJS Open AccessIntroduction:. Orthopedic surgery is highly competitive, requiring strong performance in research, exams, and clinical skills. Despite required competency on standardized exams, many students report low confidence in musculoskeletal (MSK) knowledge ...
Mitchel Hawley, BS +4 more
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Impact of Cetyl-Containing Ionic Liquids on Metal Halide Perovskite Structure and Photoluminescence [PDF]
NanomaterialsIonic liquids (ILs) can ideally reduce defects and improve the film stability of emissive metal halide perovskite films. In this work, we measure how the structure and emission of methylammonium lead tribromide (MAPbBr3) perovskite films is modulated by ...
Maegyn A. Grubbs +4 more
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Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023 The temperature control unit (TCU) is widely used in lithography tools or other precision equipment to achieve a high level of temperature stability. Still, there is no systematic analysis of the thermal model in the present study about how to build a ...
Zhibo Zeng +4 more
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Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2023 Background: Patients with end-stage kidney disease face high mortality and morbidity after dialysis initiation. Transitional care units (TCUs) are typically 4- to 8-week structured multidisciplinary programs targeted toward patients starting hemodialysis
Shabnam Hamidi +3 more
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The mechanistic basis linking cytokine storm to thrombosis in COVID-19
Thrombosis Update, 2022 It is now well established that infection with SARS-CoV-2 resulting in COVID-19 disease includes a severely symptomatic subset of patients in whom an aggressive and/or dysregulated host immune response leads to cytokine storm syndrome (CSS) that may be ...
Adam Wolf +10 more
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O Tribunal de Contas da União é um órgão político?
Revista de Investigações Constitucionais, 2020 O artigo busca investigar se o Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU) pode ser enxergado ou não como um órgão político. Há uma divergência entre a adjetivação que se confere ao TCU, ora sendo denominado de órgão técnico, ora de órgão político.
Flávio Garcia Cabral
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Microgrid for a Cluster of Grid Independent Buildings Powered by Solar and Wind Energy
Applied Sciences, 2021 The reduction of CO2 emissions and the avoidance of Global Climate Change necessitate the conversion of the electricity generation industry to rely on non-carbon sources.
Raquel Sandoval Aguilar +1 more
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O controle das parcerias público-privadas pelo Tribunal de Contas
Revista da CGU, 2006 Artigo de autoria de Benjamin Zymler e Guilherme Henrique de La Rocque.
Benjamin Zymler +1 more
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