Catheter-Related Right Atrial Thrombus and Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature by Karen EA Burns, Andrew McLaren

“…We describe the case of a 77-year-old man, who was successfully thrombolyzed following detection of a right atrial thrombus and hemodynamically significant pulmonary embolism resulting from thrombus formation on the tip of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). …”
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The alarming rise of lifestyle diseases and their impact on public health: A comprehensive overview and strategies for overcoming the epidemic by Ram Kumar Garg

“…Lifestyle diseases pose a serious global health threat. Urgent action is needed to address sedentary lifestyles, poor diets, and chronic stress. …”
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A Single Perioperative Injection of Dexamethasone Decreases Nausea, Vomiting, and Pain after Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy by Shigeyoshi Yamanaga, Andrew Mark Posselt, Chris Earl Freise, Takaaki Kobayashi, Mehdi Tavakol, Sang-Mo Kang

“…Donors who received a lower dose (4–6 mg)  (n=70) or a higher dose (8–14 mg) of dexamethasone (n=100) were compared with 111 donors who did not receive dexamethasone (control). …”
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RELAÇÃO ENTRE COMPOSIÇÃO CORPORAL E A PERFORMANCE DE PADRÕES MOTORES FUNDAMENTAIS EM ESCOLARES by Hinaiana dos Santos Machado, Wagner de Campos, Sergio Gregorio da Silva

“…O presente estudo teve por objetivo verificar a relação entre a composição corporal e a performance nos padrões mo­tores fundamentais de locomoção e de manipulação de escola­res da cidade de Curitiba, PR. …”
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Coffee Consumption and Cardiovascular Diseases – Has the Time Come to Change Dietary Advice? A Mini Review by Wierzejska Regina

“…The question whether coffee has a negative or a positive impact on human health has been the topic of much heated debate for years. …”
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Numerical simulation of optimal inlet air temperature of a forced convective fish cabinet rotary dryer by Emmanuel Obiani Akari, Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga, Olabode Thomas Olakoyejo, Manasseh Babale Shitta, Omotayo Oluwatusin, Joshua Kolawole Gbegudu, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira

“…Inlet air temperatures ranging from 35oC to 55oC was simulated for a time interval of 10 minutes to 120 minutes so as to examine the influence of inlet temperature on the drying process of fish. …”
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Migration of Health Workers and Its Impacts on the Nigerian Health Care Sector: Protocol for a Scoping Review by David Omiyi, Ebenezer Arubuola, Marcus Chilaka, Md Shafiqur Rahman Jabin

“…ResultsThe process of selecting studies will be shown using a PRISMA ScR flowchart, and information gathering will be done through a charting table that has been prepared in advance. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Botulinum Toxin Type A in Children with Musculoskeletal Conditions: What Is the Current State of Evidence? by Noémi Dahan-Oliel, Bahar Kasaai, Kathleen Montpetit, Reggie Hamdy

“…Additional doses appear safe. BTX-A is a promising treatment adjunct in improving functional outcomes in children with musculoskeletal conditions. …”
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A Damage Constitutive Model of Red Sandstone under Coupling of Wet-Dry Cycles and Impact Load by Bin Du, Haibo Bai

“…Consequently, the validity of the model was verified by a series of dynamic compression tests of red sandstone. …”
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Simulation of a Simple Wolter Telescope of Type I by Geant4 for Some Widely Used Materials by Mehdi Abbasian Motlagh, Gohar Rastegarzadeh

“…We used Geant4 and a proper optical extension to use Geant4 as a general purpose X-ray tracing package. …”
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Genetic Relationships Analysis of Some various Species Using Cytochrome b Genes as a Phylogenetic Marker by Lajan Salahaldin Ahmed

“…Chicken (Gallus gallus) demonstrated a relatively close relationship with both duck and domestic goose, with identities (83.6%). …”
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Conductive polymers and derivatives as recognition element for electrochemical sensing of food and drug additives: A brief perspective by Hassan O. Shoyiga, Omolola E. Fayemi

“…Conducting polymers (CPs) are a distinct category of polymeric materials characterised by conjugated main chains that display adjustable electrical and optical properties. …”
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Transimperial Sociology: A Peripheral Dictatorship at the Centre of Late Colonial Social-Scientific Cooperation Between Empires by Ágoas Frederico

“…This text presents a thick description of Portuguese colonial science policy and diplomacy during the era of decolonization with a focus on the social sciences. …”
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Sloshing of Liquid in Rigid Cylindrical Container with a Rigid Annular Baffle. Part I: Free Vibration by J.D. Wang, D. Zhou, W.Q. Liu

“…An analytical approach is presented to obtain the sloshing natural frequencies and modes of ideal liquid in a rigid cylindrical container with a rigid annular baffle. …”
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Erratum: Amend the Mental Health Care Act 2017: A Survey of Indian Psychiatrists (Paper 1)

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High-Efficiency Dynamic Modeling of a Helical Spring Element Based on the Geometrically Exact Beam Theory by Jian Zhang, Zhaohui Qi, Gang Wang, Shudong Guo

“…This paper presents a modeling study of the dynamics of a helical spring element with variable pitch and radius considering both the static stiffness and dynamic response by using the geometrically exact beam theory. …”
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Ascertaining the Effectiveness of Coordination Training Interventions in Enhancing Sports Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Ashwani Saini, Bipin Kumar Dubey, Rakesh Vishwakarma

“…Additionally, it was noted a moderate effect size and substantial improvement for a specific coordinative ability training (E = 1.8; 95 % CI = -0.84-2.99; p = 0.00) when compared the experimental group with the control group. …”
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Physical Exercise as a Diagnostic, Rehabilitation, and Preventive Tool: Influence on Neuroplasticity and Motor Recovery after Stroke by Caroline Pin-Barre, Jérôme Laurin

“…Stroke remains a leading cause of adult motor disabilities in the world and accounts for the greatest number of hospitalizations for neurological disease. …”
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Hyperpersonal Communication in Sexual Fantasies: A Study on Users of Paid Video Call Sex Services in Indonesia by Muhammad Alzaki Tristi, Dian Arymami

“…The virtual era has redefined intimacy, with virtual platforms becoming a medium for fulfilling sexual desires in tangible ways. …”
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Hybrid optimal control for HIV multi-drug therapies: A finite set control transcription approach by Divya Thakur, Belinda Marchand

“…The results obtained in the present investigation demonstrate that immune boosting and subsequent natural suppression of the viral load are possible even when a reduced STI therapy treatment duration is in consideration.…”
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