Increasing extreme hourly precipitation risk for New York City after Hurricane Ida by Carolien Mossel, Spencer A. Hill, Nihar R. Samal, James F. Booth, Naresh Devineni

“…It was catastrophic because the maximum hourly precipitation intensity, recorded as 3.47 inches (88.1 mm) per hour at Central Park, was unprecedentedly high for the NYC region. …”
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Associations between Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Metabolic Risk Factors beyond Obesity by Yusuke Wakabayashi, Rie Oka, Masako Nakaya, Shigehiro Karashima, Mitsuhiro Kometani, Masaru Sakurai, Kenichi Yoshimura, Takashi Yoneda

“…The odds ratio (OR) of the highest category of the AHI (≥15 episodes per hour) compared to the lowest one (<5 episodes per hour) was significantly elevated for hypertension, for hypertriglyceridemia, and for low HDL-cholesterolemia when adjusted for age, sex, and alcohol and smoking status (p<0.05). …”
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EFFECTS OF MODERATELY VIRULENT AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS ON INTERLEUKIN-10 PRODUCTION by A. S. Pershin, I. V. Shevchenko, A. S. Igolkin, Ye. V. Aronova, N. N. Vlasova

“…For this, 12 piglets were experimentally infected intramuscularly with a continuous cell culture-adapted ASFV isolate Vero25 at a dose of 10 HAdU per animal followed by control infection of surviving animals with the reference virus isolate Arm 07 at a dose of 1,000 HAdU per animal. …”
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Low-Cost Driver Monitoring System Using Deep Learning by Hady A. Khalil, Sherif A. Hammad, Hossam E. Abd El Munim, Shady A. Maged

“…National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that drowsy/fatigued driving results in almost 100,000 road accidents per year. Driver&#x2019;s fatigue can have different causes, such as lack of sleep, long journeys, restlessness, mental pressure and alcohol consumption. …”
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Drug consumption and treatment costs of the glaucoma therapy in the Republic of Serbia by Ćoškov Aleksandra D., Savanović Dijana R., Todorović Nemanja B., Lalić-Popović Mladena N., Tomić Nataša Z., Milijašević Boris Ž.

“…Aim: The aim of this study is the analysis of the consumption and costs of the medication therapy for glaucoma on a monthly and annual basis per patient in the Republic of Serbia in the period from 2015 to 2020. …”
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Study design and protocol of a low to high intensity computer-based cognitive training at home in supplement to standard care in patients with AD by Bernard Croisile, Samar Dimachki, Franck Tarpin-Bernard, Hanna Chainay

“…The patients follow training in one of three conditions: once a week in SLT office only (regular condition) and once a week in SLT office plus one or three times per week at home. The trainings’ content in SLT office and at home is identical. …”
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The Influence of Physical Activity, Fast Food, and Body Composition on Hypercholesterolemia in Young Adults: A Step Toward SDGs - Good Health and Well-being by Sari Hesti Permata, Fadlilah Synta Haqqul, Febriani Ayu Rizky, Yasmin Alya, Fadilah Fitria Nur, Azizah Nisa Fithri

“…The analysis revealed significant relationships between blood cholesterol and per cent body fat (p=0.000; r=0.403), visceral fat (p=0.000; r=0.434), fast food consumption (p=0.000; r=0.528), and physical activity (p=0.000; r=-0.585). …”
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Nanocrystalline TiO2 with enhanced photoinduced charge separation as catalyst for the phenol degradation by Carmen Canevali, Franca Morazzoni, Roberto Scotti, Ignazio Renato Bellobono, Marco Giusti, Marco Sommariva, Massimiliano D'Arienzo, Andrea Testino, Anna Musinu, Carla Cannas

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Children’s exposure to unhealthy food advertising on Philippine television: content analysis of marketing strategies and temporal patterns by Elaine Q. Borazon, Ma. Rica Magracia, Gild Rick Ong, Bridget Kelly Gillott, Sally Mackay, Boyd Swinburn, Tilakavati Karupaiah

“…Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were used to assess children’s rates of exposure to food advertisements (mean ± SD of advertisements aired per channel per hour), the healthiness of promoted foods (as permitted (healthier) or not permitted (unhealthy) according to nutrient profiling models from the World Health Organization), and persuasive techniques used in food advertisements, including promotional characters and premium offers. …”
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Knowledge, beliefs and practices towards HIV/AIDS among adolescents in India: A scoping review protocol. by Pranita Patsani, Jayashree Parida, Arpita Panda, Susangita Jena, Swati Sukalyani Behera, Abinash Pradhan, Prasanna Kumar Patra, Sanghamitra Pati, Harpreet Kaur, Subhendu Kumar Acharya

“…<h4>Strengths and limitations of the study</h4>The planned scoping review is the first of such study on the topic of HIV/AIDS among adolescent population in India as per the electronically available literature.There will be quality assessment of all the included studies.A thorough search strategy will be conducted as per the recommendations of the experts in scoping review search.On limitation side, the planned study will only utilize electronically available resources/evidences that are written in English language.The planned evidence based study will be of much help for the healthcare professionals and policy makers.…”
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High throughput microwell spectrophotometric assay for olmesartan medoxomil in tablets based on its charge-transfer reaction with DDQ by Darwish Ibrahim A., Wani Tanveer A., Khalil Nasr Y., Abdel-Rahman Hamdy M.

“…Under the optimum conditions, a linear relationship with a good correlation coefficient was found between the absorbance and the concentration of OLM in the range of 2-200 μg per well. The limits of detection and quantitation were 0.53 and 1.61 μg per well, respectively. …”
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Health Economic Analysis of Two-Layer Bandage System for Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency by Peter J. Mallow

“…**Objective:** To estimate the total cost per response (CPR) for the resolution of edema and wounds in patients with CVI treated with a 2LB system as part of their overall wound healing regimen. …”
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Topical Tranexamic Acid and Chest Masculinization Surgeries—Impact on Postoperative Hematoma Incidence by Krisztina Sipos, Katriina Joensuu, Susanna Kauhanen, Kaisu Ojala

“…Topical TXA (20 mg/ml, 25 ml per breast) was incorporated into routine use in October 2022, replacing the previous practices; Helsinki mainly operated without TXA, whereas Tampere routinely used intravenous (i.v.) …”
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Estimation of the Radiological Risk due to Radon-222 Exposure in Dwelling of Al-Hussainya District, Karbala Governorate by Sara Salih Nayif, Elham Jasim Mohammed, Ali Saeed Jassim, Ali Abid Abojassim

“…Also, some radiological parameters such as AED (annual effective dose), PAEC (potential alpha energy concentration), EP (exposure to radon progeny), and CPPP (lung cancer cases per year per million people) were calculated. 222Rn concentrations were determined using closed and open dosimeters with CN-85 detector (thickness of 12 μm). …”
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Emergency care utilization by refugee children compared to controls: A statewide database analysis. by Anna H Abrams, Jan Leonard, Sarah E Brewer, Janine Young, Kathleen M Adelgais

“…Primary outcome was the number of ED claims per 1000 combined ED and outpatient claims. LOS was measured as a proxy for ED visit complexity. …”
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Design and Optimization of a Coherent Beamforming Network for an Aperiodic Concentric Ring Array by Armando Arce, Enrique Stevens-Navarro, Marco Cardenas-Juarez, Ulises Pineda-Rico, Jorge Simon, Marco A. Panduro

“…A complete antenna system in a monobeam configuration with a coherent network based on grouped inputs (blocks) per ring for an aperiodic concentric ring array with beam scanning and beam shaping properties is synthesized and analyzed. …”
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Characterization of food waste in Grizzly Dining Hall at Georgia Gwinnett College: A critical step toward sustainable food waste management by Ramata Sissoko Cisse, Fatima Sarahi Aguilar, Sochi Bryan Ezenagu, Mahamane Saliou Cisse, Amadou Niang

“…The study indicated that, on average, 140 g of food waste was produced per student per day during Spring 2023. The result of this study represents an opportunity for the college to identify the types and amounts of food waste generated at the cafeteria and to plan a better waste management system.…”
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Cost Estimation and Efficiency Analysis of Korean CANDU Spent Fuel Disposal Alternatives in Consideration of Future Price Volatility by Sungsig Bang, Yanghon Chung, Dongphil Chun, Chulhong Kwon, Sungjun Hong

“…As a result, A-KRS-1 is the most efficient in terms of price per bundle using 2015 price. As for the results using ARIMA model, except in the case of KRS-1, the cost per bundle of A-KRS-1, A-KRS-21, and A-KRS-22 is decreased. …”
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Loss of BRCA1 Spontaneously Induces the Tumorigenesis in Lacrimal Gland by Sun Eui Kim, Hye Jung Baek, Eun Jung Park, Sung Chul Lim, Sang Soo Kim

“…Lacrimal gland tumors, which occur at a very low frequency in the human population (1 per 1,000,000 per year), were detected in 7 cases of Brca1co/coMMTV-cre mice (2.75%) older than 9 months of age. …”
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Physical Activity and Gallstone Disease by I. N. Grigor’eva, T. E. Notova, T. I. Romanova

“…Many systematic reviews and meta-analyses have confirmed an inverse association between GSD and PA in the world, regardless of potential risk factors for GSD, with a clear dose-dependent effect — the relative risk (RR) of GSD was 0.87 (95 % CI 0.83–0.92) per 20 metabolic equivalents (MET) of PA per week. …”
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