Risk factor of postoperative pulmonary complications after colorectal cancer surgery: an analysis of nationwide inpatient sample by Liping Huang, Junli Luo, Yifan Wang, Lu Gan, Nuo Xu, Jinzi Chen, Cai Li

“…Our study found that age, gender, number of comorbidities, type and location of hospital, and certain preoperative comorbidities, such as fluid and electrolyte disorders (odd ratio [OR] 2.53), coagulopathy (OR 2.16), congestive heart failure (OR 1.91), and chronic pulmonary disease (OR 1.57) were the risk factors of PPCs. …”
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A Turner Syndrome Patient Carrying a Mosaic Distal X Chromosome Marker by Roberto L. P. Mazzaschi, Juliet Taylor, Stephen P. Robertson, Donald R. Love, Alice M. George

“…Similar Turner mosaic marker chromosome cases have been previously reported in the literature, with a variable phenotype ranging from the mild “classic” Turner syndrome to anencephaly, agenesis of the corpus callosum, complex heart malformation, and syndactyly of the fingers and toes. …”
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Swirling Flow and Wall Shear: Evaluating the BioMimics 3D Helical Centerline Stent for the Femoropopliteal Segment by Timothy M. Sullivan, Thomas Zeller, Masato Nakamura, Colin G. Caro, Michael Lichtenberg

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Terroir and farming practices drive arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in French vineyards by Patricia Battie-Laclau, Adrien Taudière, Mathilde Bernard, Lucas Bodénan, Myriam Duchemin, Yvan de Roman, Azimê Yol, Dominique Barry-Etienne

“…BackgroundNature-based management of vineyards is at the heart of a sustainable development for the next decades. …”
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Olabiyi Babalola J. Yai (1939-2020): Philosopher, Polymath, Humanist by Sanya Osha

“…As Yai expressed the great loss, one felt his heart had been ripped out leaving behind a gaping void. …”
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The Cajun Renaissance and Cajun English. The Social, the Linguistic, the Imaginary by Olivier Glain

“…Being either a monolingual French speaker or a bilingual French-English speaker was long at the heart of what it meant linguistically to be Cajun (Dubois and Horvath 2001). …”
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Hypertension-Related Admissions and Outcome in a Tertiary Hospital in Northeast Nigeria by P. M. Kolo, Y. B. Jibrin, E. O. Sanya, M. Alkali, I. B. Peter Kio, R. K. Moronkola

“…Stroke had the highest mortality (39.3%), followed by chronic kidney disease (36.6%); hypertensive emergencies (30.9%) and hypertensive heart failure had the lowest intrahospital mortality (27.5%). …”
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Optimism and Mortality in Older Men and Women: The Rancho Bernardo Study by Ericha G. Anthony, Donna Kritz-Silverstein, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor

“…To examine the associations of optimism and pessimism with all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease (CHD), and cancer mortality in a population-based sample of older men and women followed ≤12 years. …”
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Clinical Manifestations of Hemochromatosis in HFE C282Y Homozygotes Identified by Screening by Gordon D McLaren, Christine E McLaren, Paul C Adams, James C Barton, David M Reboussin, Victor R Gordeuk, Ronald T Acton, Emily L Harris, Mark R Speechley, Phyliss Sholinsky, Fitzroy W Dawkins, Beverly M Snively, Thomas M Vogt, John H Eckfeldt, for the Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload Screening (HEIRS) Study Research Investigators

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Improving Health Outcomes in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Short-Term Protocols of High-Intensity Interval Training and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training: A Community-... by Catarina Gonçalves, Jorge Bravo, João Pais, Ana Abreu, Armando Raimundo

“…MICT targeted ≈70-75% of peak heart rate (HR), while HIIT aimed for ≈85-95% of peak HR. …”
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Salinity and Sugar Content Detection by Wideband Microwave–Based Patch Antenna Sensor by M. N. Rahman, S. M. Taohidul Islam, Md. Maniruzzaman, M. T. Islam

“…The lightweight patch-antenna–based wideband sensor is designed to propagate the electromagnetic wave for the transmission and reception. With a broken-heart-shaped patch, the sensor is printed on common FR4 material. …”
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The Relationship among Physical Activity, Intestinal Flora, and Cardiovascular Disease by Qiuyu Yan, Wenhui Zhai, Chenghao Yang, Zihao Li, Longfei Mao, Mingyi Zhao, Xiushan Wu

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), which are associated with high morbidity and mortality worldwide, include atherosclerosis (AS), hypertension, heart failure (HF), atrial fibrillation, and myocardial fibrosis. …”
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A Descriptive Study of Orgasm in Sexual Satisfaction and Intimacy among Females in India by R Vikhram Ramasubramanian, Veerabalajikumar

“…Sexual satisfaction refers to the subjective experience of pleasure, contentment, and fulfillment related to one’s sexual activities and relationships and intimacy is the heart and soul of a close relationship. India is a diverse country with unique cultural, social, and economic factors that can impact women’s experiences in terms of intimacy and sexual satisfaction. …”
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The Neuroprotective Effect of Cornus mas on Brain Tissue of Wistar Rats by Renata Francik, Jadwiga Kryczyk, Mirosław Krośniak, Mehmet Berköz, Ilona Sanocka, Sławomir Francik

“…., Alzheimer’s disease) or heart disease. In this study, we examined the effect of an addition of freeze-dried fruit of cornelian cherry on three types of diets: control diet, fructose diet, and diet enriched in fats (high-fat diet). …”
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Hypolipidemic Effect of Chloroform Extract of Lagenaria siceraria: Potential Inhibitory Activity of Phytochemicals Targeting the HMG-CoA Reductase Revealed by Molecular Docking and... by Qudsia Kanwal, Mahmood Ahmed, Atiq Ur-Rehman, Aneela Anwar, Samiah Shahid, Atif Shahzad, Attaullah Shah Bukhari, Muhammad Ahmad, Numan Yousaf, Muhammad Muddassar

“…Histological studies of the liver and heart also showed the hypolipidemic effect of the extract. …”
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AI Machine Learning–Based Diabetes Prediction in Older Adults in South Korea: Cross-Sectional Analysis by Hocheol Lee, Myung-Bae Park, Young-Joo Won

“…Data were collected using a mobile app (Gosufit) that measured depression, stress, anxiety, basal metabolic rate, oxygen saturation, heart rate, and average daily step count. Health coordinators recorded data on diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, percent body fat, and percent muscle. …”
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Protective effect of exercise on animals with sepsis: a systematic review of the existing literature by Na Yang, Nan Jiang, Chunming Shen, Ming Gao, Qian Tong, Jian Sun

“…Our comprehensive descriptive analysis showed that exercise could improve the general condition, lung injury, liver injury, kidney injury, heart and aortic injury, spleen and thymus injury, and other injuries in animals with sepsis. …”
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Acute effects of virtual reality exercise bike games on psychophysiological outcomes in college North-African adolescents with cerebral palsy: A randomized clinical trial [version... by Mehdi Chlif, Amine Ghram, Makrem Soudani, Faical Farhat, Helmi Ben Saad

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Coronary Artery Disease and the Profile of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in South South Nigeria: A Clinical and Autopsy Study by Okon Ekwere Essien, Joseph Andy, Victor Ansa, Akaninyene Asuquo Otu, Alphonsus Udoh

“…We examined the autopsy reports of 747 coroner cases and 41 consecutive clinically diagnosed cases of ischemic heart disease seen in South South Nigeria. Results. …”
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Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Effect of the Extracts of the Pods of Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. (Fabaceae) by Memory Makosa, Simbarashe Sithole, Stanley Mukanganyama

“…Different parts of the P. thonningii plants such as the roots, leaves, seeds, and fruits have been used in treating wounds, heart pain, and gingivitis and as cough remedy. This study focused on determining the antimicrobial properties found in the pods of P. thonningii. …”
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