Forecasting of Surface Currents via Correcting Wind Stress with Assimilation of High-Frequency Radar Data in a Three-Dimensional Model by Lei Ren, Stephen Nash, Michael Hartnett

“…Surface current data from a high-frequency (HF) radar system in Galway Bay were used for model intercomparisons and as a source for data assimilation. …”
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Attitudes to Medication after Kidney Transplantation and Their Association with Medication Adherence and Graft Survival: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study by Mirjam Tielen, Job van Exel, Mirjam Laging, Denise K. Beck, Roshni Khemai, Teun van Gelder, Michiel G. H. Betjes, Willem Weimar, Emma K. Massey

“…Nonadherence to medication is a common problem after kidney transplantation. …”
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Innovative wire stripper technique for rescue balloon angioplasty after failed thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke: A case report by Chenglin Sun, Huanhuan Feng, Jiaqi Wang, Yaqiong Zhang

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OsteoNet—A Framework for Identifying Osteoporosis in Bone Radiograph Images Using Attention-Based VGG Network by Abdul Wahab Muzaffar, Farhan Riaz, Muhammad Tahir

“…Diagnosing osteoporosis from X-ray images poses a significant challenge due to the visual similarities between images from healthy subjects and patients. …”
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Deep learning radiomics nomogram for preoperatively identifying moderate-to-severe chronic cholangitis in children with pancreaticobiliary maljunction: a multicenter study by Hui-min Mao, Kai-ge Chen, Bin Zhu, Wan-liang Guo, San-li Shi

“…Methods A total of 323 pediatric patients with PBM who underwent surgery were retrospectively enrolled from three centers, and divided into a training cohort (n = 153), an internal validation cohort (IVC, n = 67), and two external test cohorts (ETC1, n = 58; ETC2, n = 45). …”
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Epidemiology of Helminth Parasites of West African Dwarf Goat(Capra Hircus) in Umuariaga in Ikwuano L.G.A, Abia State by ANC Amadi, DA Avoaja, EJ Essien

“…A study was conducted between June and December 2009 in Umuariaga Ikwuano Umuahia Abia State to determine the preverlence intensity of infection and public health implication of helminth parasite infection of West African dwarf goat in the area.164 faecal sample were examined for helminth parasites using normal saline method.133(81.1%) were infected. …”
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A DOE (Response Surface Methodology) Approach to Predict the Strength Properties of Concrete Incorporated with Jute and Bamboo Fibres and Silica Fumes by Jayaprakash Sridhar, Dhanapal Jegatheeswaran, Ravindran Gobinath

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An Improved Backward/Forward Sweep Power Flow Method Based on a New Network Information Organization for Radial Distribution Systems by Saad Ouali, Abdeljabbar Cherkaoui

“…This paper presents a load flow algorithm based on the backward/forward sweep principle, flexible with network topology changes, with an improvement in ensuring a minimum number of searching for connections between nodes in the calculation sequence in the forward and the backward sweep, by organizing the radial distribution system information into a main line and its derivations. …”
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hiperinsulinemia como um fator associado à hipovitaminose D em crianças e adolescentes com excesso de peso by Mariana Rodrigues Barreiros da Silva, Cecília Lacroix de Oliveira, Flávia dos Santos Barbosa Brito, Paulo Collett-Solberg, Isabel Rey Madeira, Beatriz Louise Costa Themístocles, Fernanda Mussi Gazolla

“…Introdução: Em crianças e adolescentes, a hipovitaminose D tem sido associada a condições como obesidade, resistência insulínica, hipertensão e síndrome metabólica. …”
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Low Infection Rate after Tumor Hip Arthroplasty for Metastatic Bone Disease in a Cohort Treated with Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis by Werner H. Hettwer, Peter Frederik Horstmann, Thea Bechmann Hovgaard, Tomas Andreas Grum-Scwensen, Michael M. Petersen

“…Compared to conventional hip arthroplasty, endoprosthetic reconstruction after tumor resection is associated with a substantially increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), with reported rates of around 10% in a recent systematic review. …”
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Fractional Sobolev’s Spaces on Time Scales via Conformable Fractional Calculus and Their Application to a Fractional Differential Equation on Time Scales by Yanning Wang, Jianwen Zhou, Yongkun Li

“…t∈a,bTκ2, u(a)-u(b)=0, Tα(u)(a)-Tα(u)(b)=0, where Tα(u)(t) denotes the conformable fractional derivative of u of order α at t, σ is the forward jump operator, a,b∈T,  0<a<b,  p>1, and F:[0,T]T×RN→R. …”
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Pharmacological Effects of JTT-551, a Novel Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B Inhibitor, in Diet-Induced Obesity Mice by Makoto Ito, Sumiaki Fukuda, Shohei Sakata, Hisayo Morinaga, Takeshi Ohta

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Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of ZnO, Ag2O, and ZnO/Ag2O Nanocomposites: A Review by Abel Saka, Leta Tesfaye, Krishnaraj Ramaswamy

“…Nanoscale dimensional materials represent a captivating area of research in modern technology, owing to their unique properties and vast potential applications. …”
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Difícil hierarquia: a avaliação do Supremo Tribunal Federal pelos magistrados da base do Poder Judiciário no Brasil by Luciano Da Ros

“…O artigo discute a imagem freqüentemente negativa do Supremo Federal Tribunal junto a parte significativa dos magistrados de primeira e segunda instâncias do Poder Judiciário no Brasil contemporâneo. …”
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From the mat to mastery: a Judoka’s quest in the wake of injury – professional Judokas’ experiences of suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury by Andreas Ivarsson, Eric Hamrin Senorski, Kristian Samuelsson, Martin Hägglund, Robert Prill, Hans-Christer Holmberg, Ramana Piussi, Moa Engström

“…Judokas described judo as a lifestyle, with their injuries impacting both physical performance and mental health. …”
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Prevention Of Breast and Endometrial cancer using Total Diet Replacement (PROBE-TDR) trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Robert Clarke, Emma J Crosbie, Basil G Issa, John Belcher, Helen Clarke, Anthony Howell, Michelle Harvie, Hannah Harrison, Cheryl Lombardelli, Suzanne Krizak, Katharine Sellers, Yit Y Lim, Caroline Parkin, Shruthi Patel, Anthony J Maxwell, Julie Wisely, Sacha J Howell

“…The TDR programme includes an initial 12-week period of TDR (850 kcal/day) followed by a 40-week food-based diet, based on the nutritional principles of a Mediterranean diet, as either continued weight loss (~1500 kcal/day) or weight loss maintenance (~2000 kcal/day). …”
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Rapid Sampling of Large Quantities of Interstitial Fluid from Human Skin Using Microneedles and a Vacuum-assisted Skin Patch by Elizabeth Wilkirson, Xue Jiang, Peter Lillehoj

“…Interstitial fluid (ISF) is a promising diagnostic sample due to its extensive biomolecular content while being safer and less invasive to collect than blood. …”
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Letter to the Editor Regarding “Analgesic Effectiveness of Truncal Plane Blocks in Patients Undergoing the Nuss Procedure: A Randomized Controlled Trial” by Guanyu Yang, Qinjun Chu

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Effect of a single rectal fecal microbiota transplantation on clinical severity and fecal microbial communities in dogs with chronic inflammatory enteropathy by Jorge Pérez‐Accino, Mazdak Salavati, Laura Glendinning, Silke Salavati Schmitz

“…Abstract Background Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been advocated as a treatment for chronic enteropathy (CE) in dogs. …”
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Comparing the efficacy of different methods in assessing cervical stromal invasion in endometrial carcinoma: a retrospective study of 2,020 patients by Ying Yang, Ying Yang, Zhijun Ye, Zhijun Ye, Yifei Zhao, Yifei Zhao, Zhengyu Li, Zhengyu Li

“…PurposeThis study aimed to assess the preoperative diagnostic efficacy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and endometrial biopsy for cervical stromal invasion (CSI) in endometrial carcinoma (EC) and to discuss the influencing factors of CSI.Material and methodsA total of 2,020 patients with EC were retrospectively analyzed in a tertiary hospital. …”
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