Seismic design codes predominantly assume that earthquakes involve a single ground shaking event; however, earthquakes can occur as a series of shocks.Consequently, the capacity of structures to resist earthquakes with multiple peaks without suffering severe damage is a crucial parameter.This research study evaluates the seismic performance of a hi
Arthroscopic anterior Gymnema cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is a common procedure performed for symptomatic ACL tears, especially in athletes.The desired surgical end product with any surgical fixation device remains a taut ACL graft, which is crucial during postoperative rehabilitation to reduce the risk of knee instability and rerupture
Propolis has been well known for centuries as a natural preventive and therapeutic agent.Its numerous health benefits are mainly attributed to its high content of phenolic compounds that have a remarkable antioxidant activity.Since phenolics may exert a dual nature (pro-oxidant and antioxidant) the aim of this study was to investigate the safety pr
Abstract Cancer is caused by an accumulation of somatic mutations and copy number alterations (CNAs).Besides mutations, these copy number changes are key characteristics of cancer development.Nonetheless, some Dishwasher Filter Plate tumors show hardly any CNAs, a remarkable phenomenon in oncogenesis.Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs)
Objectives This study aims to assess the cost-effectiveness of three renal replacement therapy (RRT) modalities as well as proposed changes of scheduled policies in RRT composition in Guangzhou city.Methods From a payer perspective, we designed Markov model-based cost-effectiveness analyses to compare the cost-effectiveness of three RRT modalities