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A 10-year institutional experience with open branched graft reconstruction of aortic aneurysms in connective tissue disorders versus degenerative disease.

scientific article published on 22 June 2017

A New Culture of Transparency: Industry Payments to Orthopedic Surgeons.

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A clinical picture of Guillain-Barré syndrome in children in the United States

scientific article published on 07 September 2010

A close-up view of MIPS for the venous physician

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

A comprehensive Choosing Wisely quality improvement initiative reduces unnecessary transfusions in an Academic Department of Surgery

scientific article published on 29 June 2017

A national resident survey about the current state of venous education in vascular surgery training programs

scientific article published on 18 August 2017

A novel means of assessing institutional adherence to blood transfusion guidelines.

scientific article published on 17 July 2014

A prophet to modern medicine: Ernest Amory Codman.

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A validated, risk assessment tool for predicting readmission after open ventral hernia repair.

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ACA repeal will not affect MACRA.

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in octogenarians is associated with higher mortality compared with nonoctogenarians

scientific article published on 27 June 2016

An overview of anthrax infection including the recently identified form of disease in injection drug users

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Antegrade common femoral artery closure device use is associated with decreased complications

scientific article published on 09 March 2020

Anthrax edema toxin has cAMP-mediated stimulatory effects and high-dose lethal toxin has depressant effects in an isolated perfused rat heart model

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Anthrax infection

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Aortic Surgery Outcomes of Marfan Syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Patients at Teaching and Non-Teaching Hospitals

scientific article published on 02 October 2018

Application of a Penrose drain guide for vascular stapling during hepatic surgery: how I do it.

scientific article published on 2 November 2013

Assessment of Use of Arteriovenous Graft vs Arteriovenous Fistula for First-time Permanent Hemodialysis Access

scientific article published on 12 June 2019

Association between Medicare high-risk criteria and outcomes after carotid revascularization procedures

scientific article published on 01 February 2018

Association between race and age in survival after trauma.

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Association of Hemoglobin A1c and Wound Healing in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

scientific article published on 16 April 2018

Association of Peripheral Neuropathy with Erectile Dysfunction in US Men

scientific article published on 14 August 2020

Associations of Cardiac, Kidney, and Diabetes Biomarkers With Peripheral Neuropathy among Older Adults in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

scientific article published on 08 April 2020

Associations of Obesity With Incident Hospitalization Related to Peripheral Artery Disease and Critical Limb Ischemia in the ARIC Study

Automated analysis of behavior: a computer-controlled system for drug screening and the investigation of learning

scientific article published in August 2006

Bace1 modulates myelination in the central and peripheral nervous system

scientific article published on 12 November 2006

Below-knee endovascular interventions have better outcomes compared to open bypass for patients with critical limb ischemia.

scientific article published on 6 December 2016

Beneficial effects of stress-dose corticosteroid therapy in canines depend on the severity of staphylococcal pneumonia

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Burden of Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers on Hospital Admissions and Costs.

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Carotid Revascularization in Asymptomatic Patients after Renal Transplantation.

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Carotid artery revascularization in patients with contralateral carotid artery occlusion: Stent or endarterectomy?

scientific article published on 27 June 2017

Chronic pelvic pain in the adolescent

scientific article published on July 25, 2012

Clinicopathologic Presentation and Natural History of Anorectal Melanoma: A Case Series of 18 Patients

scientific article published on 01 June 2014

Comparable perioperative outcomes, long-term outcomes, and quality of life in a retrospective analysis of ulcerative colitis patients following 2-stage versus 3-stage proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis

scientific article published on 04 January 2019

Comparative radiographic analysis of changes in the abdominal wall musculature morphology after open posterior component separation or bridging laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.

scientific article published on 21 November 2013

Comprehensive Assessment of Factors Associated With In-Hospital Mortality After Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.

scientific article published on 18 May 2016

Contemporary Outcomes for Open Infrainguinal Bypass in the Endovascular Era.

scientific article published on 5 November 2015

Contemporary outcomes of open thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair: functional status is the strongest predictor of perioperative mortality

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Contemporary trends in physician utilization rates of CEA and CAS for asymptomatic carotid stenosis among Medicare beneficiaries

scientific article published on 02 September 2020

Contribution of 30-day readmissions to the increasing costs of care for the diabetic foot

scientific article published on 06 March 2019

Contributions of planned readmissions and patient comorbidities to high readmission rates in vascular surgery patients.

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Cost Awareness of Common Supplies Is Severely Impaired Among All Members of the Surgical Team

scientific article published on 17 March 2020

Creation of a novel risk score for surgical site infection and occurrence after ventral hernia repair.

scientific article published on 18 December 2016

Deep Learning Algorithm Predicts Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair Same-Day Discharge with Discrimination Equivalent to a Validated Regression Model

scientific article published in 2018

Deep Learning and Multivariable Models Select EVAR Patients for Short-Stay Discharge

scientific article published on 10 September 2020

Development of a duplex-derived velocity risk prediction model of disease progression in patients with moderate asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis

scientific article published on 16 September 2014

Diabetes does not worsen outcomes following infrageniculate bypass or endovascular intervention for patients with critical limb ischemia.

scientific article published on December 2016

Diabetes, its duration, and the long-term risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

scientific article published on 06 October 2020

Diagnosis and treatment of uncomplicated type B aortic dissection.

scientific article published on 28 April 2016

Does intramesorectal excision for ulcerative colitis impact bowel and sexual function when compared with total mesorectal excision?

scientific article published on 24 July 2014

Does intramesorectal proctectomy with rectal eversion affect postoperative complications compared to standard total mesorectal excision in patients with ulcerative colitis?

scientific article published on 22 October 2013

Drug-eluting stents are associated with improved outcomes for the treatment of infrainguinal bypass graft stenoses

scientific article published on 26 November 2018

Duplex Ultrasound Assessment and Outcomes of Renal Malperfusion Syndromes after Acute Aortic Dissection

scientific article published on 24 January 2019

Early hospital readmission for gastrointestinal-related complications predicts long-term mortality after pancreatectomy

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Effect of Coexisting Pelvic Floor Disorders on Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scores: A Prospective, Survey-Based Study.

scientific article published on November 2015

Effect of hernia size on operative repair and post-operative outcomes after open ventral hernia repair

scientific article published on 26 October 2016

Effects of Ischemic Preconditioning on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

scientific article published on 13 November 2018

Efficacy of selective mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid agonists in canine septic shock

scientific article published on January 2012

Elective infrainguinal lower extremity bypass for claudication is associated with high postoperative intensive care utilization

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Endarterectomy versus stenting in patients with prior ipsilateral carotid artery stenting.

scientific article published on 9 February 2017

Endovascular aneurysm repair patients who are lost to follow-up have worse outcomes.

scientific article published on 16 February 2017

Endovascular repair of tortuous recurrent femoral-popliteal aneurysm in a patient with Loeys-Dietz syndrome.

scientific article published on 30 April 2018

Epidemiology of Peripheral Neuropathy and Lower Extremity Disease in Diabetes

scientific article published on 27 August 2019

Explaining the Paradoxical Age-based Racial Disparities in Survival After Trauma: The Role of the Treating Facility

scientific article published in July 2015

Extending endovascular aneurysm repair to more patients without better outcomes

scientific article published on 26 November 2018

Facial asymmetry involving the parotid gland of an infant

scientific article published on 04 June 2009

Feasibility and Outcomes of Femoral Vein Harvest for Dialysis Access and Arterial Reconstruction

scientific article published on 24 January 2019

Five-year outcomes of the PYTHAGORAS U.S. clinical trial of the Aorfix endograft for endovascular aneurysm repair in patients with highly angulated aortic necks.

scientific article published on 9 February 2017

Glycemic control and diabetic foot ulcer outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

scientific article published on 22 May 2020

Hemodialysis patients have worse outcomes after infrageniculate revascularization procedures.

scientific article

Hemodynamic changes as a diagnostic tool in acute heart failure—a pilot study

scientific article published on 27 October 2010

Here Comes the Sunshine: Industry's Payments to Cardiothoracic Surgeons

scientific article published on 25 June 2016

Herpes simplex virus following stab phlebectomy.

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History of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) surgical site infection may not be a contraindication to ventral hernia repair with synthetic mesh: a preliminary report.

scientific article published on 18 January 2013

Hospital-Level Factors Associated With Mortality After Endovascular and Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

scientific article published on July 2015

Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in lethal canine Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia

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Identifying and managing intracranial complications of sinusitis in children: a retrospective series

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Impact of Geographic Socioeconomic Disadvantage on Minor Amputation Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes

scientific article published on 24 September 2020

Improving safety and quality of care with enhanced teamwork through operating room briefings.

scientific article published on August 2014

In patients with rectoceles and obstructed defecation syndrome, surgery should be the option of last resort

scientific article published on 5 December 2013

In-Hospital Mortality After Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair-Reply

scientific article published on 01 January 2017

Incidence and Risk Factors Associated With Ulcer Recurrence Among Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers Treated in a Multidisciplinary Setting

scientific article published on 11 October 2019

Increased Regional Market Competition is Associated with a Lower Threshold for Revascularization in Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

scientific article published in 2022

Intensive care unit admission after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair is primarily determined by hospital factors, adds significant cost, and is often unnecessary

scientific article published on 23 October 2017

Knowledge about various contraceptive methods in young women with and without eating disorders

scientific article published on 28 July 2012

Local Anesthetic Block of the Anterior Scalene Muscle Increases Muscle Height in Patients With Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

scientific article published on 19 April 2019

Long-term Outcomes of an Endovascular-First Approach for Diabetic Patients With Predominantly Tibial Disease Treated in a Multidisciplinary Setting

scientific article published on 12 June 2019

Long-term effect on donor sites after components separation: a radiographic analysis

scientific article published on August 2012

Long-term outcomes after autogenous versus synthetic lower extremity bypass in patients on hemodialysis.

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Long-term outcomes of sandwich ventral hernia repair paired with hybrid vacuum-assisted closure

scientific article published on 10 May 2016

MIPS cost measures for 2018

scientific article published on 01 April 2018

Management of Type 9 Hepatic Arterial Anatomy at the time of Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Considerations for Preservation and Reconstruction of a Completely Replaced Common Hepatic Artery.

scientific article published on 2 May 2016

Managing Central Venous Access during a Healthcare Crisis

scientific article published on 15 July 2020

Menstrual manipulation: options for suppressing the cycle.

scientific article published on July 2010

Mesenteric calcification following abdominal stab wound.

scientific article published on 11 June 2014

Mortality benefits of different hemodialysis access types are age dependent

scientific article published on 28 August 2014

Mortality variability after endovascular versus open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in a large tertiary vascular center using a Medicare-derived risk prediction model

scientific article published on 22 August 2014

Neck diameter and inner curve seal zone predict endograft-related complications in highly angulated necks after endovascular aneurysm repair using the Aorfix endograft.

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Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy in the Management of High-Grade Ventral Hernia Repairs.

scientific article published on 04 August 2015

Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage is not associated with wound healing in diabetic foot ulcer patients treated in a multidisciplinary setting.

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Novel wound management system reduction of surgical site morbidity after ventral hernia repairs: a critical analysis

scientific article published on 7 August 2014

One-Third of Patients in a National Cohort Initiating Hemodialysis With a Catheter Despite 6 Months of Nephrology Care

scientific article published on 01 July 2016

Operative variables are better predictors of postdischarge infections and unplanned readmissions in vascular surgery patients than patient characteristics.

scientific article published on 22 December 2016

Outcomes after carotid artery stenting in hemodialysis patients.

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Outcomes and Predictors of Wound Healing among Patients with Complex Diabetic Foot Wounds Treated with a Dermal Regeneration Template (Integra®)

scientific article published on 29 June 2020

Outcomes and Risk Factors Associated with Prolonged Intubation after EVAR.

scientific article published on 23 February 2018

Outcomes of Bypass Support Use during Inferior Vena Cava Resection and Reconstruction.

scientific article published on 13 July 2015

Outcomes of Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Results From a National Quality Initiative

scientific article published on 27 January 2016

Outcomes of Infrainguinal Lower Extremity Bypass Are Superior in Kidney Transplant Recipients Than Patients with Dialysis

scientific article published on 23 July 2019

Outcomes of arterial resection during pancreatectomy for tumor

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Overuse of early peripheral vascular interventions for claudication

scientific article published on 14 June 2019

Patient Symptomatology in Anal Dysplasia.

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Patient safety indicators are an insufficient performance metric to track and grade outcomes of open aortic repair

scientific article published on 19 May 2020

Patient-reported outcome measures in vascular surgery.

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Perioperative and Long-term Outcomes After Carotid Endarterectomy in Hemodialysis Patients.

scientific article published on 29 June 2016

Perioperative corticosteroid management for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

scientific article published on January 2015

Peripheral Neuropathy and All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in U.S. Adults : A Prospective Cohort Study

scientific article published on 08 December 2020

Peripheral Neuropathy and Vision and Hearing Impairment in US Adults With and Without Diabetes

scientific article published in 2022

Persistent Opioid Use After Open Aortic Surgery: Risk Factors, Costs and Consequences

scientific article published on 15 December 2020

Poor Concordance of Contemporary Performance Measures in Detecting Complications in Complex Endovascular Aortic Repair

scientific article published on 16 December 2020

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome

scientific article published on 10 February 2019

Possible overuse of 3-stage procedures for active ulcerative colitis.

scientific article published in July 2013

Practice patterns in arteriovenous fistula ligation among kidney transplant recipients in the United States Renal Data Systems

scientific article published on 08 March 2019

Predicting failure to rescue after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in elderly patients

scientific article published on 12 July 2017

Predictors of in-hospital adverse events after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair

scientific article published on 15 February 2019

Predictors of perioperative outcomes after carotid revascularization

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Primary aortoenteric fistula

scientific article published on 22 November 2019

Procalcitonin as a biomarker for early sepsis in the emergency department.

scientific article published in April 2014

Prognostic and Predictive Clinicopathologic Factors of Squamous Anal Canal Cancer in HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Patients: Does HAART Influence Outcomes?

scientific article published on 25 September 2017

Purified cell wall from the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus gasseri activates systemic inflammation and, at higher doses, produces lethality in a rat model

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Quality Improvement Targets for Regional Variation in Surgical End-Stage Renal Disease Care.

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Quantifying the Risk-Adjusted Hospital Costs of Postoperative Complications after Lower Extremity Bypass in Patients with Claudication

scientific article published on 12 September 2020

Quantifying the costs and profitability of care for diabetic foot ulcers treated in a multidisciplinary setting

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Race and sex-based disparities associated with carotid endarterectomy in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Race and socioeconomic differences associated with endovascular peripheral vascular interventions for newly diagnosed claudication

scientific article published on 02 January 2020

Racial disparities after vascular trauma are age-dependent

scientific article published on 15 March 2016

Racial/Ethnic Disparities Associated With Initial Hemodialysis Access

scientific article published on June 2015

Radiofrequency ablation with concomitant stab phlebectomy increases risk of endovenous heat-induced thrombosis.

scientific article published on March 2017

Readmissions after complex aneurysm repair are frequent, costly, and primarily at nonindex hospitals

scientific article published on 12 October 2014

Rectal prolapse: an overview of clinical features, diagnosis, and patient-specific management strategies.

scientific article published on 19 December 2013

Regional Market Competition is Associated with Aneurysm Diameter at Time of EVAR

scientific article published on 28 July 2020

Renal dysfunction and the associated decrease in survival after elective endovascular aneurysm repair.

scientific article published on 29 July 2016

Reply

Response to Letter to the Editor re: Overuse of early peripheral vascular interventions for claudication

scientific article published on 03 April 2020

Risk of disease progression in patients with moderate asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: implications of tobacco use and dual antiplatelet therapy

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Risk of venous thromboembolic events following inferior vena cava resection and reconstruction.

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ST2 in emergency department patients with noncardiac dyspnea.

scientific article published on 28 October 2013

Semi-urgent surgery in hospitalized patients with severe ulcerative colitis does not increase overall J-pouch complications

scientific article published on 08 October 2013

Sex does not have an impact on perioperative transfemoral carotid artery stenting outcomes among octogenarians

scientific article published on 24 February 2020

Sex-based outcomes of lower extremity bypass surgery in hemodialysis patients.

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Significant physician practice variability in the utilization of endovenous thermal ablation in the 2017 Medicare population

scientific article published on 05 September 2019

Standardized quality performance metrics: beware of the pitfalls

scientific article published on 26 January 2013

State-by-state variation in emergency versus elective colon resections: room for improvement.

scientific article published on May 2013

Stenting versus endarterectomy after prior ipsilateral carotid endarterectomy

scientific article published on October 2016

Student perspectives on assessment: experience in a competency-based portfolio system

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

Surgical Management of Peripheral Vascular Manifestations of Loeys-Dietz Syndrome.

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Surgical site infection monitoring: are 2 systems better than 1?

scientific article published on 01 December 2013

Technical aspects of branched graft aortic reconstruction in patients with connective tissue disorders

scientific article published on 7 June 2016

Technical risk factors for portal vein reconstruction thrombosis in pancreatic resection.

scientific article published on 4 May 2015

Temporal Trends, Determinants, and Outcomes of Inpatient versus Outpatient Arteriovenous Fistula Operations

scientific article published on 5 September 2017

Temporal trends and hospital costs associated with an endovascular-first approach for acute limb ischemia

scientific article published on 05 May 2019

The American Board of Surgery Certifying Exam: Embrace technology, eradicate bias

scientific article published on 28 August 2020

The Society for Vascular Surgery Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI) classification independently predicts wound healing in diabetic foot ulcers.

scientific article published on 2 April 2018

The Society for Vascular Surgery Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI) classification system correlates with cost of care for diabetic foot ulcers treated in a multidisciplinary setting

scientific article published on 13 December 2017

The Society for Vascular Surgery Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI) classification system predicts wound healing better than direct angiosome perfusion in diabetic foot wounds

scientific article published on 24 May 2018

The Society for Vascular Surgery Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI) classification system predicts wound healing but not major amputation in patients with diabetic foot ulcers treated in a multidisciplinary setting.

scientific article published on 5 March 2017

The acceptability of human papillomavirus vaccine among parents and guardians of newborn to 10-year-old children

scientific article published on 14 August 2010

The effect of TISSEEL fibrin sealant on seroma formation following complex abdominal wall hernia repair: a single institutional review and derived cost analysis.

scientific article published on 08 July 2015

The hemodynamic effects of pregnancy on the lower extremity venous system.

scientific article published on 21 September 2017

The potential contributions of lethal and edema toxins to the pathogenesis of anthrax associated shock

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Tracking early readmission after pancreatectomy to index and nonindex institutions: a more accurate assessment of readmission

scientific article published on February 2015

Transfemoral Carotid Artery Stents Should Be Used with Caution in Patients with Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

scientific article published on 17 October 2018

Traumatic Hemoperitoneum.

scientific article published in June 2014

Trends and determinants of costs associated with the inpatient care of diabetic foot ulcers

scientific article published on 14 June 2014

Trends in incident hemodialysis access and mortality.

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Unplanned 30-day readmission in patients with diabetic foot wounds treated in a multidisciplinary setting

scientific article published on 7 October 2017

Use of 3-dimensional imaging reconstruction in the treatment of advanced intra-abdominal desmoid tumors

scientific article published on 14 October 2011

Use of a primary carotid stenting technique does not affect perioperative outcomes.

scientific article published in February 2018

Use of an endovascular graft converter for primary repair of a complex right aortoiliac aneurysm.

scientific article published in June 2016

Valproate for the treatment of medication-induced impulse-control disorders in three patients with Parkinson's disease.

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Vascular access modifies the protective effect of obesity on survival in hemodialysis patients.

scientific article published on 27 June 2015

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