Skin Closure Technique and Postprocedural Pain after Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation: A Retrospective Review by Markus A. Bendel, Ryan S. D’Souza, Taylor J. North, Thomas P. Pittelkow, Jonathan M. Hagedorn

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Intra-rater reliability and validity of navicular drop test for the assessment of medial longitudinal arch in patients having pronated feet with chronic low back pain by Md Farhan Alam, Saima Zaki, Saurabh Sharma, Mohammed Ghareeb, Shibili Nuhmani

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Rapid Improvement in Neck Disability, Mobility, and Sleep Quality with Chronic Neck Pain Treated by Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling: A Randomized Control Study by Ching-Hsuan Huang, Lung-Hung Tsai, Mao-Feng Sun, Zhonghua Fu, Jian Sun, Li-Wei Chou

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Flexible Bench-Scale Recirculating Flow CPC Photoreactor for Solar Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Using Removable TiO2 Immobilized on PET Sheets by Doaa M. EL-Mekkawi, Norhan Nady, Nourelhoda A. Abdelwahab, Walied A. A. Mohamed, M. S. A. Abdel-Mottaleb

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Evaluation of post-earthquake fractures according to anatomical body parts: A retrospective study by Muhammed Furkan Arpaci, Ferhat Tas, Gokce Bagci Uzun, Mehmet Akcicek, Feyza Inceoglu, Mine Argali Deniz, Emre Demirel, Hidir Pekmez

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Investigation of Hydro-Geochemical Characteristics of Groundwater In Port Harcourt City, Nigeria: Implication for Use and Vulnerability by HO Nwankwoala, GJ Udom

“…Thirty two (32) groundwater samples were analysed for their physical, chemical and microbiological properties. …”
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Additive Effects of Exercise and Vitamin D Supplementation (with and without Calcium) on Bone Mineral Density in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Cecilie Fischer, Franz Jakob, Matthias Kohl, Stephanie Kast, Simon Von Stengel, Katharina Kerschan-Schindl, Uwe Lange, Friederike Thomasius, Stefan Peters, Michael Uder, Wolfgang Kemmler

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A new potential of sodium anthraquinone-2-sulfonate as a corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in 0.5 M H2SO4 by Nikolay Akatyev, Roza Kenzhegalieva, Meruyet Khapiyeva, Gauhar Uzakbay, Aruzhan Talapova, Ruben Vardanyan

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Symptom descriptors and patterns in lumbar radicular pain caused by disc herniation: a 1-year longitudinal cohort study by Lars Grøvle, Anne Julsrud Haugen, Eivind Hasvik

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Safety and performance of oropharyngeal muscle strength training in the treatment of post-stroke dysphagia during oral feeding: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xin Wang, Ying Wang, Fenghua Zhou, Minxing Gao, Lingyuan Xu, Heying Wang, Jinan Song, Xiaoqiu Yang

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Implementing psychosocial interventions for teachers' mental health: Protocol for integrating scoping review with teachers lived experiences in LMICs. by Kanika Malik, Sadananda Reddy, Yasmine A Shilla, Aditi Khanna, Ranya R Kaurr, Abbey Boban

“…Intervention studies exclusively focusing on physical health or job-related outcomes will be excluded. …”
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A biomechanical comparison of posterior malleolar fracture fixation using screws and locking plates in Trimalleolar fractures: a finite element study by Chih-Wei Chang, Yen-Nien Chen, Guan-Heng Jhong, Kuo-Chih Su, Chun-Ting Li

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Effect of Walking Speeds on Complexity of Plantar Pressure Patterns by Ben-Yi Liau, Fu-Lien Wu, Yameng Li, Chi-Wen Lung, Ayman A. Mohamed, Yih-Kuen Jan

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Using a Two-Steps Clustering and PCA Analysis for Stratified Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Care: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study by Peiró AM, Barrachina J, Escorial M, Aguado I, Margarit C, Grimby-Ekman A

“…Being older than 65 years old, retired or on medical leave, under opioids and anxiolytic prescription, had a severe impact on daily quality of life without any sex-difference.Conclusion: These clusters based on real-world clinical information might be useful for screening even more where the access to physical exploration is limited. Follow-up analyses will support the replicability of this stratified care.Keywords: global pain status, chronic non-cancer pain, clustering analysis, quality of life, stratified care…”
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From rock to living systems: Lanthanides toxicity and biological interactions by Marian Constantin, Mariana F. Chioncel, Livia Petrescu, Corneliu Ovidiu Vrancianu, Mihaela Paun, Roxana-Elena Cristian, Manuela Sidoroff, Mihai Viorel Dionisie, Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc

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Assessing the Benefit of a Digital Pain Alert System in a Community Hospital by Grosman-Rimon L, Jorgoni L, Casey J, Tory S, Kumbhare D, Solanki J, Collins BE, Wegier P

“…Liza Grosman-Rimon,1 Linda Jorgoni,1 Jane Casey,2 Susan Tory,1 Dinesh Kumbhare,3 Jhanvi Solanki,1 Barbara E Collins,1 Pete Wegier1,4 1Humber River Health, Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; 2Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA; 3Department of Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; 4University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaCorrespondence: Liza Grosman-Rimon, Humber River Health, 235 Wilson Ave, North York, Toronto, ON, M3M 0B2, Canada, Tel +1416-242-82109, Email l.grosman@hrh.caIntroduction: In the last decade, clinical alert systems were developed for clinical use, including patient deterioration and other urgent clinical situations. …”
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Vertical Movement of Head, Withers, and Pelvis of High-Level Dressage Horses Trotting in Hand vs. Being Ridden by Hilary M. Clayton, Sarah Jane Hobbs, Marie Rhodin, Elin Hernlund, Mick Peterson, Rosalie Bos, Filipe Serra Bragança

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For Carlos Castillo-Chavez by Dean Evasius

“…At the National Science Foundation this includes programs spanning three Directorates: Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, and Education and Human Resources. …”
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Evaluation of Regional Rural e-Commerce Development Potential with Intuitive Fuzzy Information Theory by Tao Yang

“…As a result, a great number of rural areas are well suited for e-commerce development in terms of the overall environment and physical resources. In recent years, the development of rural e-commerce in China has been very rapid, but it has also revealed many problems. …”
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Comparative effects of pravastatin and rosuvastatin on carbohydrate metabolism in an experimental diabetic rat model by Kaya Hacer Kayhan, Demirtas Berjan, Yokus Beran, Kesim Dilek Aygün, Tasdemir Ezel, Sermet Abdurrahman

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