Correlation between oxygen reserve index monitoring and blood gas oxygen values during anesthesia in robotic total prostatectomy surgery by Hilal Zengin

“…The mean age of the patients was 63.30 ± 7.74, their mean BMI (kg/m2) was 26.64 ± 2.84, and their mean duration of operation was 351.52 ± 48.72 min. The mean ORI value in all measurements was 0.36 (median: 0.28, SD: 0.3694). …”
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Study of Teakwood Quality from Community Forests in Gunungkidul. VII. Natural Subterranean Termite Resistance by Ganis Lukmandaru, Pito Wargono, Arsy Rahman Mohammad, Vendy Eko Prasetyo

“…The heartwood and sapwood of all of the trees tested exhibited antitermitic activities. …”
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Shepherding parents to prepare for end-of-life decision-making: a critical phenomenological study of the communication approach of paediatricians caring for children with life-limi... by Katrina Williams, Lynn Gillam, Jenny Hynson, Sidharth Vemuri, Jenny O'Neill

“…This study aims to explore how paediatricians prepare parents for end-of-life decision-making for a child with a life-limiting condition using clinical simulation.Design Individual, semistructured, post-simulation qualitative interviews of paediatricians and parent-actors.Setting Acute intensive and long-term outpatient paediatric care in Victoria, Australia.Participants 18 purposively sampled paediatricians who treat children with life-limiting conditions and the two parent-actors involved in all simulations. Paediatricians were excluded if they assisted in the study design, worked within specialist palliative care teams or did not provide clinical care outside the neonatal period.Results Three key themes in a preparatory process (termed ‘shepherding’) were identified: (1) paediatricians aim to lead parents along a pathway to future end-of-life decisions, (2) paediatricians prefer to control the pace of these discussions and (3) paediatricians recognise they need to have courage to face risk with this preparation. …”
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Phenotypic Profiling of Selected Cellulolytic Strains to Develop a Crop Residue-Decomposing Bacterial Consortium by Arman Shamshitov, Egidija Satkevičiūtė, Francesca Decorosi, Carlo Viti, Skaidrė Supronienė

“…Results revealed that, beyond the core subset of 12 carbon sources, the strains exhibited diverse metabolic capacities in utilizing 106 carbon sources. All strains demonstrated effective straw biomass degradation compared to the negative control, with significant differences detected only in oil seed rape straw biodegradation estimations. …”
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Evaluation of Bias in the Measurement of Condensable Particulate Matter with Method 202 by Yu-Mei Huang, Sheng-Hsiu Huang, Chih-Wei Lin, Hsi-Hsien Yang, Chih-Chieh Chen

“…Since the residence time, condensate volume, and oxygen content can all exacerbate the overestimation of CPM, field sampling should be performed as quickly as possible. …”
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Arthroscopic Repair of Articular Surface Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: Transtendon Technique versus Repair after Completion of the Tear—A Meta-Analysis by Yohei Ono, Jarret M. Woodmass, Aaron J. Bois, Richard S. Boorman, Gail M. Thornton, Ian K. Y. Lo

“…Three studies met our criteria. All were prospective randomized comparative studies with level II evidence and published from 2012 to 2013. …”
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Two-Step Deep Learning Approach for Estimating Vegetation Backscatter: A Case Study of Soybean Fields by Dong Zhu, Peng Zhao, Qiang Zhao, Qingliang Li, Jinpeng Zhang, Lixia Yang

“…Extensive experiments, conducted on both simulated data and in situ measurements, revealed that the proposed two-step TL-based approach yields a significantly better and more robust performance than SS-RTM and other DL schemes, indicating the feasibility of such an approach in estimating vegetation backscatters. All these outcomes provide a new path for addressing complex microwave scattering problems.…”
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Exposure to PM2.5 and its components leads to obesity: role of socioeconomic status by Yindi Peng, Yamin Zhao, Minzhen Wang, Yingqian He, Lulu Zhang, Yanan Zhao, Jing Liu, Shan Zheng

“…For instance, the HRs and 95% CIs for overweight/obesity with each quartile increase in SO4 2− concentration were 1.338 (1.207–1.484), 1.311 (1.121–1.533), and 2.224 (1.823, 2.714) at low, medium, and high SES levels, respectively (all P < 0.05). An interaction between air pollutants and SES was observed in the context of obesity risk, with RERIs of 0.723 (0.473–0.973) and 0.562 (0.268–0.856) for medium-high SES levels and high NO3 − exposure, respectively (both P < 0.05). …”
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Alternaria radicina; unveiling the cause, spread, and molecular basis of a novel coriander leaf blight disease in Egypt by Khalid M. Ghoneem, Ehsan M. Rashad, Abdulaziz A. Al-Askar, Yosra A. Helmy, Seham M.A. El-Gamal, Shafik D. Ibrahim, WesamEldin I.A. Saber

“…The emergence of coriander leaf blight disease documented here (Egypt; 30° 57′ 25″ N and 31° 35 ′ 54″E) for the first time, necessitates heightened awareness and proactive measures to protect coriander plants all over the world.…”
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Effect of porcine collagen matrix versus rotated pedicle palatal connective tissue flap on the soft-tissue closure after the immediate posterior implantation: study protocol for a... by Wei Zhang, Si Chen, Chenyang Zhang, Shuobo Fang, Zhengjie Dong, Tong Chen, Wanqi Lv, Keyi Hao

“…Written informed consent was obtained from all the participants. The results of this study will be reported in a peer-reviewed journal.Trial registration number ChiCTR2300067770.…”
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Socio-economic inequality in the nutritional deficiencies among the world countries: evidence from global burden of disease study 2019 by Mohsen Bayati, Elham Arkia, Mehrnoosh Emadi

“…Results also show the inequality in DALY was greater than the disparity in prevalence for all subgroups of nutritional deficiencies. Conclusions Inequality in burden of nutritional deficiencies and protein-energy malnutrition, iodine deficiency, vitamin A deficiency and dietary iron deficiency are concentrated in countries with low HDI, so there is pro- poor inequality. …”
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Versatility of the Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction by Nadine E. Pedrazzi, MD, Riccardo Schweizer, MD, Holger J. Klein, MD, Stephan Steiner, MD, René Vonlanthen, MD, Thomas Hermanns, MD, Didier Schneiter, MD, Pietro Giovanoli, MD, Jan A. Plock, MD

“…Free flaps were applied to defects in the upper third of the abdomen. All flaps were harvested with a fascial component. …”
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Investigating the Implications of COVID-19 on PM2.5 in Pakistan by Hassaan Sipra, Faheem Aslam, Jabir Hussain Syed, Tahir Mumtaz Awan

“…Before COVID-19, PM2.5 remains relatively efficient, while during COVID-19 period it shows high multifractality, the opposite of which is true for Karachi. However, all series exhibit anti-persistent (negatively correlated) behavior before and during COVID-19, with respect to the remainder component of PM2.5 concentration. …”
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Assessing the Short-Term Efficacy and Safety of Guselkumab for Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Jing Yang, Zongming Wang, Xilin Zhang

“…The odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated. All analyses were conducted with intention-to-treat basis. …”
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Changes in primary healthcare workforce burnout during and after the termination of COVID-19 emergency response: A one-and-half-year observational study by Xueji Wu, Huihong Ruan, Xiaoying Feng, Chaojun Xie, Ronald R. O’Donnell, Zhoubin Zhang

“…The prevalence of EE decreased the most, by 55.0%, followed by that of DP, which decreased by 38.4% (all P < 0.001); however, there was no difference in the prevalence of reduced PA (77.2% vs 74.5%, P = 0.557). …”
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Spatial-temporal evolution of habitat quality in tropical monsoon climate region based on “pattern–process–quality” – a case study of Cambodia by Kang Junmei, Yang Fengshuo, Wang Jun, Liu Yang, Fang Dengmao, Jiang Chengcheng

“…The results show that (1) during 2000–2022, forest in Cambodia covered a wide range, showing a landscape pattern mainly distributed in the east and west. (2) The degree of fragmentation of impervious landscape pattern increased gradually from 2000 to 2022, indicating that it was seriously affected by human activities and natural factors, and with the increase in elevation and slope, the area of various types converted to impervious decreased. (3) During 2000–2022, high habitat quality areas were concentrated in Tonle SAP Lake in the east, southwest, and central part of Cambodia, while low habitat quality areas were concentrated in the central part. (4) Natural factors, socio-economic factors, policies, and regulations all have an impact on the change in land use pattern and habitat quality in Cambodia.…”
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A comparative study for air pollution tolerance index of some terrestrial plant species by R.N. Lohe, B. Tyagi, V. Singh, P. Tyagi, D.R. Khanna, R. Bhutiani

“…On the basis of air pollution tolerance index values for above mentioned seven tree species, Eucalyptus globus exhibited the highest degree of tolerance at all the sites followed by Ficus religiosa > Mangifera indica > Polyalthia longifolia > Phyllanthus emblica > Citrus limon > Lantana camara.…”
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10 Years of Mohs Micrographic Surgery in Denmark: Results from a Nationwide Cohort by Yuki M.F. Andersen, Katrine Karmisholt, Trine Høgsberg, Mia-Louise Nielsen, Amanda Brosbøl, Sascha Stave, Louise Schøsler, Silje Omland, Christine Aarenstrup Daugaard, Martin Glud

“…The Danish Registry for Mohs Surgery was established and all Mohs micrographic surgery cases nationwide from January 2012 to December 2022 were included. …”
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A Novel Minimal Invasive Mouse Model of Extracorporeal Circulation by Shuhua Luo, Menglin Tang, Lei Du, Lina Gong, Jin Xu, Youwen Chen, Yabo Wang, Ke Lin, Qi An

“…The right carotid artery and external jugular vein of anesthetized adult male C57BL/6 mice were cannulated to allow blood flow through a 1/32-inch external tube. All animals (n=20) survived 30 min ECC and subsequent 60 min observation. …”
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Digital Health Intervention (SANGYAN Podcast) to Enhance Knowledge Related to COVID-19 and Other Health Conditions: Protocol for an Implementation and Evaluation Study by Ashish Joshi, Surapaneni Krishna Mohan, Apurva Kumar Pandya, Ashoo Grover, Sofia Rani Saggu, Saravanavel Kalpana Revathi, Shruti Sharma

“…Bivariate analysis will be conducted to understand the correlation of sociodemographic features in response to perception, usefulness, acceptance, and user satisfaction of the podcast. All analysis will be performed using SPSS (version 24), and the results will be reported with 95% CIs and P<.05. …”
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