Use of Sildenafil in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Findings from a U.S. Healthcare Claims Database by Ariel Berger, John Edelsberg, Simon Teal, Marko A. Mychaskiw, Gerry Oster

“…**Background:** Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease characterized by dyspnea, fatigue, chest pain and syncope. As there is no known cure for PAH, the goal of treatment is to control symptoms and slow disease progression. …”
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Preparation of phosphogypsum ecological concrete and study on its phytogenic properties by Rongxin Liu, Chunduo Liu, Jiang Du, Cheng Wang, Yonghui Yuan, Xin Zhang

“…By optimizing the mix ratio and curing process, we were able to achieve a concrete material that not only performs well mechanically but also supports plant growth.…”
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A pilot study of dimeticone oils versus sodium carbonate treatment for tungiasis: A randomized cohort trial in Homa Bay County, Kenya. by Kana Suzuki, Yasuhiko Kamiya, Chris Smith, Satoshi Kaneko, Gordon Okomo, Asiko Ongaya, Evans Amukoye

“…This study evaluated the 7-day cure rates for tungiasis by comparing sodium carbonate and NYDA treatments in Homa Bay County, Kenya.…”
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Correlations of inflammatory processes caused by cerebral stroke with the outcome of the disease by A. Vaitkus, J. Valinčiūtė, S. Gylytė

“…Therefore, today it is necessary to carry out more detailed scientific research in order to gain a deeper understanding of this issue and to achieve a better cure for the disease. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of fluoride releasing and recharging ability for various pit and fissure sealants (An in vitro study). by Vian O. Majeed

“…Methods: Four different pit and fissure sealants: GIC Ketac® Cem radiopaque, 3M ESPE, Photac Fill, 3M ESPE (light-curing, GIC), Palfique (Universal flow, Tokuyama) and Charisma (composite) were used in this study, ten cylindrical specimens were prepared of each material (10 mm in diameter and 1 mm in thickness). …”
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Modeling Soil Behavior with Machine Learning: Static and Cyclic Properties of High Plasticity Clays Treated with Lime and Fly Ash by Gebrail Bekdaş, Yaren Aydın, Sinan Melih Nigdeli, İnci Süt Ünver, Wook-Won Kim, Zong Woo Geem

“…There are 14 inputs, including specific gravity (Gs), void ratio (eo), sieve analysis (+No.4, −No.200), clay size, LL, plastic limit (PL), plasticity index (PI), linear shrinkage (Ls), shrinkage limit (SL), cure day, agent, clay type, and agent percentage. …”
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Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Mortality in Diabetics and Nondiabetic Subjects: A Population-Based Study (Italy) by Paola Ballotari, Sofia Chiatamone Ranieri, Ferdinando Luberto, Stefania Caroli, Marina Greci, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Valeria Manicardi

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Examining Effects of the COVID-19 National Lockdown on Ambient Air Quality Across Urban India by Chimurkar Navinya, Girish Patidar, Harish C. Phuleria

“…Abstract Lockdown seems the most effective way to prevent the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as no vaccine is currently available in the market to cure it. Thus, India has enforced nation-wide lockdown from 25th March to lower the spread of this contagious virus and associated illness. …”
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Why is the New York Times Writing so Much about Alzheimer's Disease Therapies? by Tamas Bartfai

“…However, it is now clear that companies and researchers alike are losing hope in finding an efficacious therapy rapidly that works in ad patients who are already cognitively impaired, and that people who staked their scientific and professional career on finding a cure for ad based on the amyloid hypothesis are shaken by the series of failed clinical trials within a short period of time. …”
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Psychobiotics, Novel Therapeutic Agents for the Psychiatric Disorders by Praveen Reddy P., K. Sandhya, Aparna Srikantam

“…Such beneficial microorganisms which can influence the central nervous system and cure the neurological complications are referred to as psychobiotics. …”
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Mixoid Liposarcoma by Azamris Azamris, Peri Handayani, Muhammad Rifki

“…If the early detected the cure rate can be better. Wide Excision Tumor is the modality for treatment of Liposarcoma. …”
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Partial Replacement of Cement with Sugarcane Waste Ash in Cement Concrete. by Muhindo, Martin

“…., Sand, coarse aggregates and ash which include final and Initial setting time of cement blended.with ash, slump test on fresh concrete and compressive strength test on hardened concrete at different ages of 7, 14 and 28 days of curing. The slump of the Concrete on addition of the ash reduced considerably with the increasing percentage of SCBA as compared to the control experiment. …”
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Effect of Temperature on The Concentration of Ascorbic Acid in Three Selected Varieties of Cabbage Sold in Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Bagambaki, Paul

“…The high prevalence of ascorbic acid deficiency known as scurvy mainly among the children in Kabale municipality called for the investigation of cabbage varieties with a considerable concentration of this acid to cure this kind of deficiency. Therefore, this study aimed at determining: the variety of cabbage with high ascorbic acid concentration among the three commonly eaten and sold varieties of cabbage in Kabale municipality; and the effect of temperature on the concentration of ascorbic acid in these varieties. …”
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Investigating the Performance of Epoxy Concentrations in the Self-Healing of Concrete. by Manzi, Evans Evalist

“…Formation of cracks may result due to the shrinkage effects during curing and mechanical loading which deteriorate the concrete performance especially in terms of durability aspect. …”
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Scalability in SLA lattice through lattice orientation and hybrid frame and plate architectures by Mahan Ghosh, Nandika Anne D'Souza, Yunwei Xu, Mohan Sai Kiran Kumar Yadav Nartu, Vignesh Pagadalu, Sina Rastegarzadeh, Jida Huang

“…Limits in scalability occur from formation of closed pockets limiting uv curing in processes like stereolithography (SLA). …”
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Ceftazidime-Avibactam Versus Colistin for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Infections: A Multicenter Cohort Study by Thamer A. Almangour, Zakiyah Alkherb, Leen Ghonem, Mohammed Al Musawa, Abdullah Almohaizeie, Sara Almuhisen, Aminah Alharbi, Nader Damfu, Doaa Aljefri, Jeelan Alghaith, Awaly Alfozan, Ahlam Alghamdi, Ahmad Aljabri, Abdullah A. Alhifany, Mohammed Alessa, Yazed Saleh Alsowaida

“…A total of 57% presented with pneumonia, 21% with bacteremia, and 61% were in the intensive care unit. The rate of clinical cure was significantly higher among patients who received CAZ-AVI (67% vs. 50%; OR, 2.07; 95% CI, 1.16–3.68). …”
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Comparing acute versus AIDS ART initiation on HIV-1 integration sites and clonal expansion by Jun Wang, Nan Xiao, Zhengnong Zhu, Haiyan Qiao, Fang Zhao, Lukun Zhang, Jizhou Gou, Mengji Lu, Yun He, Hongzhou Lu, Qian Li

“…The early intervention helps slow the progress of clonal expansion of infected cells, reducing the formation of stable and persistent reservoirs, and ultimately posing fewer barriers to achieving a functional cure.…”
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Protocol for a first-in-human feasibility study of T regulatory cells (TR004) for inflammatory bowel disease using (ex vivo) Treg expansion (TRIBUTE) by Jennifer Clough, Peter Irving, A Toby Prevost, Graham M Lord, Joana Vasconcelos, James B Canavan, Beverley Rodger, D Macallan

“…Introduction Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), presenting with symptoms of abdominal pain and bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract. There is no known cure. In vitro-expanded ‘thymus-derived’ regulatory T cells (tTreg) have shown promise in preclinical models of IBD, leading to interest in their use as a potential therapy in CD. …”
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Lower electronic health record adoption and interoperability in rural versus urban physician participants: a cross-sectional analysis from the CMS quality payment program by A. Jerrod Anzalone, Carol R. Geary, Ran Dai, Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, James C. McClay, James R. Campbell

“…This study investigates the disparities in EHR adoption and interoperability between rural and urban physicians in the context of federal programs like the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 and the 21st Century Cures Act. Methods A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using the 2021 Quality Payment Program Experience Report Public Use File to compare EHR adoption and Promoting Interoperability scores (PISs) between urban and rural physician participants. …”
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Magnetic-responsive triple shape memory polymer from bio-based benzoxazine/urethane polymer alloys with iron oxide nanoparticles by Kullanard Ruenpanya, Phattarin Mora, Panagiotis Karagiannidis, Kittipon Bunyanuwat, Sarawut Rimdusit

“…Shape memory effect and curing behavior of the alloys were investigated at various bio-based PU contents. …”
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