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Quantitative assessment of temporomandibular disc and masseter muscle with shear wave elastography
To assess the normal stiffness values of temporomandibular joint disc (TMJ) and masseter muscle by shear wave elastography (SWE) in a healthy adult population. This may be helpful in diagnosing and understandi...
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Evaluation of the signs and symptoms of pseudotumor cerebri syndrome in pediatric population
Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTC) is characterized by increased intracranial pressure without a space-occupying lesion and a normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) composition without evidence of CSF infection. In ...
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Development of a Novel Human Cell-Derived Tissue-Engineered Heart Valve for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: an In Vitro and In Vivo Feasibility Study
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is being extended to younger patients. However, TAVR-compatible bioprostheses are based on xenogeneic materials with limited durability. Off-the-shelf tissue-engin...
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Open AccessTime-series lipidomic analysis of the oleaginous green microalga species Ettlia oleoabundans under nutrient stress
Microalgae are uniquely advantageous organisms cultured and harvested for several value-added biochemicals. A majority of these compounds are lipid-based, such as triacylglycerols (TAGs), which can be used for...
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A method for the reduction of chronic pain after tension-free repair of inguinal hernia: iliohypogastric neurectomy and subcutaneous transposition of the spermatic cord
We assessed the efficacy of iliohypogastric neurectomy and subcutaneous transposition of the spermatic cord and ilioinguinal and genital nerves on the incidence of postoperative chronic pain (PCP) after open i...
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Maternal fetal medicine-perinatology
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General gynecology
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Placenta previa percreta with urinary bladder and ureter invasion
A 26-year-old woman, with one previous cesarean delivery and two uterine curettage due to incomplete abortion, was admitted to the labor ward with the diagnosis of partial placenta previa at 35 weeks of gesta...
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Open AccessApoptosis induction in renal cell carcinoma by TRAIL and γ-radiation is impaired by deficient caspase-9 cleavage
TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL APO-2L) is a member of the TNF family and induces apoptosis in cancer cells without affecting most non-neoplastic cells. The present investigation is focused on apo...