Age based evaluation of nut aspiration risk by Jill N. D’Souza, Taher S. Valika, Bharat Bhushan, Jonathan B. Ida

“…Abstract Objective To identify an age at which initiation of whole nut into the pediatric diet could be considered safe, by evaluating the age distribution of children undergoing bronchoscopy with removal of nut or seed material from the airway. Method A retrospective chart review over a ten-year period identifying children age 0–18 that have undergone bronchoscopy with retrieval of airway foreign bodies. …”
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Identification of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Self-Incompatibility by Fan Wang, Feng-Jiao Zhang, Fa-Di Chen, Wei-Min Fang, Nian-Jun Teng

“…There has been a heated argument over self-incompatibilityof chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) among chrysanthemum breeders. …”
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IMPLANTAÇÃO DO PROGRAMA 5S NO ESTOQUE DE UMA CONTRUTORA CIVIL: ESTUDO DE CASO NA CIDADE DE PASSOS – MG by Leticia Ferreira de Souza, Lo-Ruana Karen Amorim Freire Sanjulião, Thales Volpe Rodrigues, Adna Amorim dos Santos, Carlos Henrique Fernandes

“… Com a globalização, o consumidor ganhou destaque e importância no mercado atual. …”
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Research on the Effect of Curing Temperature, Steel Fiber, and Admixture Content on Concrete Performance Based on Orthogonal Test in Cold Region by Z. G. Zhu, K. P. Hou, H. F. Sun, Y. Cheng, B. J. Yang, W. Sun

“…Curing temperature has a significant effect on the growth of concrete compressive strength. …”
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Predicting mechanical properties of bainitic rail steels based on microstructure digitalization and machine learning by L.Q. Bai, Z.Y. Ding, J.L. Wang, Z.J. Xie, Z.N. Yang, C.J. Shang

“…It is usually quite challenging to establish a quantitative chemical composition-microstructure-mechanical property relationship for bainitic steels. …”
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Expediente by Corpo Editorial REVES

“…As resenhas de livros publicados nos últimos três anos, devem tanto apresentar as ideias centrais do(a)s autore(a)s, como as considerações críticas do(a) resenhista sobre o conteúdo do livro ou da coletânea. • Resumos: neste formato, de no mínimo 3 e máximo 5 páginas, serão apresentados resumos de monografias, dissertações e teses na área do conhecimento. …”
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Obtaining commercial humic products from uncomposted manures: previous acid hydrolysis to enhance yields by Carla Bellera, Issa Abaalkheel, Pere Rovira, Jamal Alrefai

“…A substantial fraction of manures, cellulosic in nature, are unextractable by alkaline solutions. …”
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Evaluation method and module design for cost-effective compliance with irradiance guidelines to maintain soil quality in solar parks by Cesar Ilkay, Van Aken Bas B.

“…Although the transparent bifacial modules have a somewhat lower module power, this system produces more kWh per hectare and has a lower levelised cost of electricity. …”
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LPG gas sensing performance of the SnO2 thin films influenced by the dielectric and conducting properties by Amit Tanwar, Rashmi Menon, Maya Verma, Sandeep Mahajan, Divya Haridas

“…The results of these studies were subsequently correlated to achieve a deeper insight into the gas sensing phenomenon. …”
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To Measure or Not to Measure: Direct Oral Anticoagulant Laboratory Assay Monitoring in Clinical Practice by Tania Ahuja, Veronica Raco, Sharonlin Bhardwaj, David Green

“…We aimed to assess real-world practices in situations in which DOAC drug-level monitoring was used at a large academic medical center. A retrospective review of the records of patients who had a DOAC drug-specific activity level checked from 2016 to 2019 was included. …”
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Quantifying Impacts of Local Traffic Policies on PM Concentrations Using Low Cost Sensors in Berlin by Sean Schmitz, Alexandre Caseiro, Andreas Kerschbaumer, Erika von Schneidemesser

“…These measures include a new bike-lane and a temporary community space, as well as the creation of a pedestrian zone through the closure of a street to through-traffic. …”
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Establishing core data elements for colorectal cancer and mapping to FHIR resources: Towards interoperable Iranian health information systems by Raoof Nopour, Somayeh Nasiri, Maryam Ahmadi, Mohammad Shirkhoda

“…Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) has a high prevalence, threatening public health. Despite the high prevalence, there has not been a proper solution to standardize the data in this domain in Iran. …”
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Information-Theoretic Analysis of Underwater Acoustic OFDM Systems in Highly Dispersive Channels by Francois-Xavier Socheleau, Milica Stojanovic, Christophe Laot, Jean-Michel Passerieux

“…The goal of this study is to obtain a better understanding of the interplay between interference and the achievable transmission rates. …”
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Evaluating Supply Chain Management Using the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process Technique by ALI Karbalaei Ebrahim, Davood Darvishi Selokolayi, Abbas Ahmadi

“…Also, among the sub-criteria, the factors of adopting a business strategy commensurate with environmental goals with a weight of 0.0936, first place, designing a competitive business plan for optimal price and quality with a weight of 0.0878, second place, and modelling the trade policies of leading countries with a weight of 0.0846, third place. …”
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Cyber Insurance Adoption and Digitalisation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises by Nazim Taskin, Aslı Özkeleş Yıldırım, Handan Derya Ercan, Martin Wynn, Bilgin Metin

“…The research adopts a quantitative deductive approach, with an analysis of relevant literature providing the basis for the development of 12 hypotheses, which are then tested via a survey of 168 SMEs in Turkey. …”
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Estimation of Antioxidant Levels in Saliva and Serum of Chronic Periodontitis Patients with and without Ischemic Heart Disease by Anahita Punj, Santhosh Shenoy, N. Suchetha Kumari, Priyanka Pampani

“…To investigate whether there is a relationship between periodontitis and ischemic heart disease by estimation of total antioxidant status in saliva and serum. …”
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Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of Cable-Supported Barrel Vault Structures with Varying Temperature by Guojun Sun, Mingze Wu, Zhihua Chen, Suduo Xue

“…The cable-supported barrel vault (CSBV) structure system is a new type of hybrid spatial steel structure based on a beam string structure (or truss string structure), suspendomes, and cylindrical lattice shells. …”
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Land drainage functioning and hydrological impacts in rural catchments: model development and field experiments by Zimmer, Daniel, Tournebize, Julien, Bouarfa, Sami, Kao, Cyril, Lesaffre, Benoît

“…Theoretical developments of this equation demonstrate that a single parameter ($\sigma $)—a combination of soil and drainage system properties—is sufficient for predicting the dynamics of subsurface drain flow rates. …”
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Differences in the Antigens of Helicobacter pylori Strains Influence on the Innate Immune Response in the In Vitro Experiments by Miha Skvarc, Andreja Natasa Kopitar, Janko Kos, Natasa Obermajer, Bojan Tepes

“…TSS H. pylori antigens induced higher secretion of IL-12 and IL-6 compared to TRS H. pylori antigens (P<0.001; 0.02). Polymyxin B, a lipid A inhibitor, lowered the secretion of IL-12 and IL-6 in TRS and TSS. …”
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Pangenome Analysis of Helicobacter pylori Isolates from Selected Areas of Africa Indicated Diverse Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence Genes by Biigba Yakubu, Edwin Moses Appiah, Andrews Frimpong Adu

“…Some isolates did not retain the cagA and vacA genes. Clarithromycin, metronidazole, amoxicillin, and tinidazole were resistant to most AMR genes (vacA, cagA, oip, and bab). …”
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