Comparison of the biodiversity of epiphytic diatoms in the Euphrates-Tigris rivers using morphological and metabarcoding analyses

The Euphrates-Tigris catchment area is one of the major drainage basins in the Middle East but climate change, overuse of waters and subsequent salinization has brought this region to the brink of ecological devastation.The aim of this study was to investigate the biodiversity of epiphytic diatoms in Iraq, for the first time using a combination of

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Comparison of Time and Cost Savings Using Different Cost Methodologies for Patient-Specific Instrumentation vs Standard Referencing in Total Ankle Arthroplasty

Background: Patient-specific 3-D printing cutting blocks (PSI) have been used instead of traditional intramedullary cutting guides.We hypothesized that PSI would lead to significantly decreased operating room (OR) time and significant cost savings to our institution with noninferior radiographic outcomes and no difference in expected vs actual impl

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