Fetal intracranial hemorrhage in second trimester: An ominous finding even after a normal array by Yu-Hong Long, Si-Qi Wu, Xin Wang, Li-Ping Wu, Yi-Min Xiong, Xin Yang, Feng-Xiang Wei

“…Repeated subsequent MRI detected an evolving mass in the left frontal parietal lobe. All tests such as karyotyping, chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), and PCR-cytomegalovirus detection of amniotic fluid, returned negative results. …”
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Catastrophizing Has a Better Prediction for TMD Than Other Psychometric and Experimental Pain Variables by Lisa Willassen, Anders Arne Johansson, Siv Kvinnsland, Kordian Staniszewski, Trond Berge, Annika Rosén

“…Sixty TMD patients were matched by sex and age to sixty healthy individuals without TMD symptoms or other musculoskeletal symptoms in the head and neck region. All subjects completed a questionnaire that included psychometric characteristics, that is, a one- and two-item version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Roland Morris Scale (RMS), which measures disability when living with pain. …”
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Assessment of biofilm formation, antibiotic resistance patterns, and the prevalence of adhesion-related genes in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates by Nabi Jomehzadeh, Sogol Seif Emrani

“…According to the results of the cefoxitin disc test, 48.3 % (n = 29/60) of the strains were MRSA. All the MRSA strains harbored the mecA gene. In total, 32 % of the strains were biofilm producers. …”
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Relative expression of IL-10 and TNF-α mRNA of kidney and spleen tissues of rat with and without mammary tumor after exposed to alternating current electric field by Nafisa Khoirun Widiasri, Anysah Nur Fauziyah, Firman Alamsyah, Rarastoeti Pratiwi

“…Specifically, no effect was observed on TNF-α mRNA expression in all groups, and there was no effect on IL-10 mRNA expression in the spleen. …”
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Immobilization of resin photocatalyst in removal of soluble effluent organic matter and potential for disinfection by-products by E.N. Hidayah, R.B. Pachwarya, O.H. Cahyonugroho

“…This study aims to characterize organic matter by resin immobilized photocatalyzed titanium dioxide and zinc oxide and to determine its effectiveness in removing organic matter and potential for disinfection by-products in treated wastewater compare with resin only.METHODS: The bulk parameters, including total organic carbon, aromatic organic carbon as ultraviolet at 254 nm wavelength and specific ultraviolet absorbance value, and disinfection by-products formation potential, including trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids concentration was measured.FINDINGS: The results present that all materials could remove organic carbon in the range 58.18% - 93.45%, aromatic organic carbon removal 48.77% - 76.51%, and specific ultraviolet absorbance value decreased into less than 2 L/mg-m after longer contact time. …”
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Clinical characteristics of pathogens in children with community-acquired pneumonia were analyzed via targeted next-generation sequencing detection by Junhua Zhao, Mingfeng Xu, Zheng Tian, Yu Wang

“…Among the 44 pathogens detected using tNGS, 17 species of bacteria, 25 species of viruses, one species of chlamydia, and one species of mycoplasma were documented. Among all infectious pathogens, the top five were Haemophilus influenzae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Streptococcus pneumoniae, human herpes virus type 5 (HHV-5), and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. …”
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Synthesis and in silico ADMET evaluation of new thiazole and thiazolidine-4-one derivatives as non-ulcerogenic analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents by Nassiri Koopaei Mansur, Monavari Mahshid, Vousooghi Nasim, Moshirabadi Sadaf, Assarzadeh Mohammad Javad, Amini Mohsen, Almasirad Ali

“…The abdominal constriction (writing) test was selected to evaluate analgesic activity and the results showed that nearly all of them were active, and the most potent was 10m with 96 % inhibition when compared to the control. …”
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The Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients Waiting for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Is Worse Than an Age- and Sex-Matched Population: Increasing Time on Waiting Li... by Siddharth Sripada, Harrison Loader, Man Hei Marcus Kam, Arslan Khaliq Raja, Joshua Haggart, Thomas Fawcett, Cameron Peattie, Samuel Molyneux, Nicholas Clement

“…The mean EQ-5D score for the study cohort was significantly worse than the matched score (difference, 0.367; p<0.001), and the same trend was observed for all eight dimensions of the SF-36 score. Thirty-three (49%) patients felt their health, in general, was somewhat or much worse compared to one year ago. …”
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Inferring 3D displacement time series through InSAR measurements and potential field theory in volcanic areas by Andrea Barone, Maurizio Fedi, Antonio Pepe, Pietro Mastro, Pietro Tizzani, Raffaele Castaldo

“…Conversely, the LOS-projected ground displacements remain less sensitive to the North-South components because almost all modern satellites fly along near-polar orbits. …”
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Dwarf shrub expansion and loss of lichens distinctly dominate multi-decadal changes in northern boreal understory plant communities by Tuija Maliniemi, Joonatan Lohi, Janne Alahuhta, Karoliina Huusko, Risto Virtanen

“…However, the increase in dwarf shrubs was species-specific: the cover of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), crowberry (Empetrum nigrum) and lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) had increased over time, while the originally most dominant species, heather (Calluna vulgaris), had decreased and become subordinate to all the above. The observed changes reflect a shift into moister conditions and are likely linked to both succession and climate change. …”
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Armament of the Maeotian Horsemen of the 4th Century BC (Based on Materials from the Prikubansky Burial Ground) by Natalya Yu. Limberis, Ivan I. Marchenko

“…Spearheads could be found in all the burials. Typically, a set consisted of 4–6 both heavy and light spearheads of various types. …”
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Assessment of Hearing Ability in Patients after Head and Neck Cancer Radiotherapy by Sohaila Yazdani, Kolsoum Teimouri, Negin Farshchian, Karim Khoshgard

“…Pure-tone audiometry (PTA: 250-8000 Hz) was done before, immediately after, and three months post-RT for all patients. Hearing impairment was evaluated using the CTCAE 4.03 scoring system. …”
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An Optimal Approach for Assessing Weibull Parameters and Wind Power Potential for Six Coastal Cities in Pakistan by Ghulam Abbas, Arshad Ali, Faizan Rashid, Naveed Ashraf, Zohaib Mushtaq, Muhammad Zubair

“…The numerical results reveal that NEPFM-SSA outshined NEPFM for all the cases under consideration, authenticating its workability. …”
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Global surgery and climate change: how global surgery can prioritise both the health of the planet and its people by Sophia Chen, Yvan Zolo, Lumbani Ngulube, Moses Isiagi, Salome Maswime

“…Global Surgery initiatives must prioritise sustainable infrastructure in both high-income countries (HICs) and LMICs, all while accounting for the unequal polluting contributions between HICs and LMICs and, consequently, moral responsibilities moving forward. …”
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Comparison of three recent discrete stochastic inversion methods and influence of the prior choice by Juda, Przemysław, Straubhaar, Julien, Renard, Philippe

“…To assess the quality of the results, we propose a framework based on continuous ranked probability score (CRPS), which compares single true values with predictive distributions. All methods performed well when using the training image used to create the reference, but their performances were degraded with the alternative training images. …”
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EVALUATION OF GRADUATES OF RESIDENCY IN DIGESTIVE SURGERY AND COLOPROCTOLOGY IN A SINGLE CENTER: A 43 YEARS PORTRAIT by Gilton Marques FONSECA, Luiz Henrique DA COSTA, José Donizeti MEIRA JUNIOR, Nelson Fausto DELL’AQUILLA JUNIOR, Ulysses RIBEIRO JUNIOR, Paulo HERMAN, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D’ALBUQUERQUE

“…The training significantly impacted all respondents’ professional lives, with 92.5% willing to choose the same specialty again. …”
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From guideline to practice: three years of ICH S11 insights and recommendations by Diana Tavares, Hsiao-Tzu Chien, Hsiao-Tzu Chien, Maria Elzbieta Sheean, Peter Theunissen, Peter Theunissen, Peter van Meer, Peter van Meer, Peter van Meer, Karen Van Malderen

“…Although in 12 of selected PIPs a JAS was already ongoing or completed at the time of submission, in all other cases (115/127), the PIP was submitted before the initiation of JAS. …”
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Comparative efficacy of uterine artery embolization versus laparoscopic myomectomy in treating uterine fibroids: a propensity score matched analysis by Cunbao Wei, Xingwei Sun, Shenzhi Li, Xuming Bai, Yong Jin

“…Compared to the LM group, the UAE group had less intraoperative bleeding (P < 0.001), a lower rate of hemoglobin decrease (P < 0.001), shorter operation, postoperative, and overall hospital stays (P < 0.001), and a lower postoperative recurrence rate (P < 0.05), all statistically significant. Moreover, the UAE group showed notable advantages in postoperative activities (P < 0.05). …”
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Nicotine-free vape liquids containing essential oils of peppermint, lavender, and tangerine: safety and efficacy profiles by Rahmad Aji Prasetya, Djamilah Arifiyana, Zain Budi Syulthoni

“…This safety was also supported by all study subjects who did not report any adverse effects. …”
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Contemporary Normative Values for Five Common Static Standing Tasks on Firm and Compliant Floor Surfaces in Children Two to Thirteen Years by Nancy S. Darr, Mary Rose Franjoine, Cathey Norton, Brenda L. Young

“…Two-way ANOVA showed no significant effects (<i>p</i> > 0.05) of sex on standing times; however, age was significant for all standing tasks. Repeated-measure ANOVA and Tukey post hoc tests identified significant effects (<i>p</i> < 0.05) of age and floor surface on standing times. …”
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