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Optical resonance with subwavelength spectral coherence switch in open-end cavity
The physical properties of light fields at the subwavelength scale have emerged as extensively pursued objectives in nano-optics, photonics, and plasmonics. Here, we report that in the paraxial regime, the spe...
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Starplasty tracheostomy: case series and literature review
The starplasty tracheostomy (SPT) technique has been suggested to reduce the short-term complications of tracheostomy, including accidental decannulation and pneumothorax. The aim of the present study was to c...
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Radiation dose reduction in fluoroscopic procedures: left varicocele embolization as a model
To investigate the effect of a radiation reduction program on total dose, fluoroscopy dose per second corrected for body habitus and degree of collimation in left varicocele embolizations (LVE).
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Inhaled medicinal cannabis and the immunocompromised patient
Medicinal cannabis is an invaluable adjunct therapy for pain relief, nausea, anorexia, and mood modification in cancer patients and is available as cookies or cakes, as sublingual drops, as a vaporized mist, o...
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Platelet factor 4/heparin-particle gel immunoassay (PaGIA) is a weak method for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) evaluation of post cardio-pulmonary bypass surgery patients
Diagnosis of heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is not always easy, especially when a confirmatory functional test is not available. In most cases the diagnosis relies on the combination of pretest probabi...
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The “Sentinel Chain”: a new concept for prediction of axillary node status in breast cancer patients
More than half the breast cancer patients with positive sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) do not harbor additional metastases in non-sentinel nodes (NSN). The aim of this study was to identify a subgroup of patients ...
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Tumor necrosis factor-α blocking agent as a treatment for nephrotic syndrome
We report a 13-year-old boy with refractory nephrotic syndrome (minimal change with mesangial proliferation) who failed the standard treatment protocols. There was some temporary response to large steroid dose...
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Hyperhomocysteinemia in children on renal replacement therapy
Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis in adult patients on dialysis or after kidney transplantation. There are few data on homocysteine (Hcy) concentrations...
