Laparoscopic versus Open Repair of Para-Umbilical Hernia- A Prospective Comparative Study of Short Term Outcomes

Introduction: Para-Umbilical Hernia (PUH) is one of the most common surgical problems.Since the prosthetic repair has become the standard of practice for inguinal hernia management, the same has been adapted for para-umbilical hernia management with better outcome.There is still debate going on regarding the optimal surgical approach.There are very

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Microfacies Analysis and Depositional Environment of Upper Oligocene-Lower Miocene Succession in Wadi Al-Khazgah of Anbar Governorate, Western Iraq

Microfacies and the Depositional Environment of (Upper Oligocene-Lower Miocene) succession in the Anah area, northwest of Anbar Governorate, western Iraq was carried out.This study was conducted on Glass Markers twenty-eight samples of limestone collected from the section of Wadi Al-Khazgah.Azkand and Anah formations of the Upper Oligocene and Euph

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Evolution of Brains and Computers: The Roads Not Taken

When computers started to become a dominant part of technology around the 1950s, fundamental questions about reliable designs and robustness were of great relevance.Their development gave rise to the exploration of new Mystery Box questions, such as what made brains reliable (since neurons can die) and how computers could get inspiration from neura

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