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      <description>The Division of Thoracic Surgery at St. Luke&apos;s - Roosevelt Hospital offers patients a full range of cardiothoracic services including minimally invasive and robotic surgery involving the heart, lungs, esophagus and the mediastinum. In particular, they specialize in CT- guided biopsy of thoracic nodules and masses; perform bronchoscopy and endobronchial tumor resection and stenting, esophageal stenting, and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) of the lung, esophagus, and other mediastinal  ...</description>
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  <title>AAS: Association for Academic Surgery </title>
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      <description>The architecture for BlackBerry® Browser applications is very straightforward. Simply leverage the wireless connectivity built into the BlackBerry® platform and take advantage of familiar web-based UIs. At its heart, the BlackBerry Browser is a JavaME application that has been part of the BlackBerry operating system for almost a decade. While BlackBerry smartphones have improved to include features such as cameras, GPS, and Wi-Fi® support, the BlackBerry Browser’s features have also been up ...</description>
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      <description>Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Developed under the GNU General Public License , the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone.</description>
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      <description>The Apache Software Foundation provides support for the Apache community of open-source software projects. The Apache projects are characterized by a collaborative, consensus based development process, an open and pragmatic software license, and a desire to create high quality software that leads the way in its field.</description>
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      <description>NIDDK explains hernia signs an symptoms including an incarcerated hernia which is caused by swelling. An incarcerated hernia can lead to a strangulated hernia, in which the blood supply to the incarcerated small intestine is jeopardized. A strangulated hernia is a serious condition and requires immediate medical attention.</description>
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