BACKGROUND We sought to determine the ability of the endoscopic Mueller maneuver (MM) to predict the severity of OSAS based on upper airway (UA) collapse. METHODS This chart review retrospectively analyzed the results of endoscopic Mueller maneuvers examining the UA on 506 patients suspected of having OSAS. There were 3 areas of UA collapse that were evaluated: velopharynx (VP), base of tongu...

BACKGROUND The overall prognosis of stage I borderline ovarian tumors (BOT) is excellent but a small percentage of patients die to their disease. The prognostic factors for such a rare event are still not clearly defined. The aim of this study was to determine these factors for recurrence per se and recurrence in the form of invasive carcinoma in a large series of stage I tumors. METHODS A re...

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W publikacji omówiono możliwości ChatuGPT, który jest narzędziem opartym na systemie sztucznej inteligencji przeznaczonym do generowania tekstów, tłumaczeń, analizy języka naturalnego i innych zadań związanych z przetwarzaniem naturalnego. artykule pojawia się pytanie, czy ChatGPT może w najbliższej przyszłości zastąpić nauczycieli polskiego. Choć być pomocnym dla nauczycieli, nie ich nauczaniu...

the build-operate-transfer (bot) projects are a popular method of privatization of public infrastructure development. there are several risks which might affect a bot project negatively. concession period is one of the most important decision variables in arranging a bot-type contract which should be determined considering the existing risks and uncertainties. a longer concession period is more...

Fast growth of Internet has brought some security concerns. One of these security concerns is Botnet. Bot and Botnets are new sophisticated kind of malware that is equipped with advanced features and have variety of applications. This paper reviews the current botnet detection frameworks and their advantages and drawbacks. To address the drawbacks we propose a conceptual holistic Botnet Detecti...

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