BONE-ANCHORED HEARING AID (BAHA): INDICATIONS, FUNCTIONAL RESULTS, AND COMPARISON WITH RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY OF THE EAR

Bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA): indications, functional results, and comparison with reconstructive surgery of the ear

Summary Introduction: The bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) is a bone conduction hearing device that transmits sound directly into the inner ear.It is mainly used in patients with conductive hearing loss associated with aural atresia, but it is also used in those with mixed and sensorineural hearing loss.Goals: To review the main indications for BAH

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Coexpression of the high molecular weight glutenin subunit 1Ax1 and puroindoline improves dough mixing properties in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. ssp. durum).

Wheat end-use quality mainly derives from two interrelated characteristics: the compositions of gluten proteins and grain hardness.The composition of gluten proteins determines dough rheological properties and thus confers the unique viscoelastic property on dough.One group of gluten proteins, high molecular weight glutenin subunits (HMW-GS), plays

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Taipei Medical University Clinical Research Database: a collaborative hospital EHR database aligned with international common data standards

Objective The objective of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the development and features of the Taipei Medical University Clinical Research Database (TMUCRD), a repository of real-world data (RWD) derived from electronic health records (EHRs) and other sources.Methods TMUCRD was developed by integrating EHRs from three affiliate

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