Correlations between primary tumour location, biomarkers of inflammation and lung injury, and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients underwent laparoscopic colorectomy:... by Hui-xian Li, Li Che, Yuan Li, Tai-hang Wang, Fang-di Min, Lei Xu, Meng Wang, Zhao-xu Zheng, Shi-ning Qu, Fei Wang, Wei Tang, Shi-jing Wei, Yu-lin Sun, Hui Zheng, Tao Yan

“…Two categories were bifurcated based on their surgical locations: the rectosigmoid colon (RSC) group and the descending/ascending colon (DAC) group, with a 2:1 ratio. …”
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Increased Early‐Mortality in Children With Solid Tumors During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in a Middle‐Income Country by Oscar Ramirez, Vivian Piedrahita, Santiago Bolivar, Karina Grillo, Adriana Linares, Carlos Pardo, Martha Piña, Amaranto Suarez, Carlos A. Portilla, Jesus Ardila, Viviana Lotero, Luz A. Urcuqui, Angela Trujillo, Patricia Montenegro, Luis E. Bravo, Paula Aristizabal, VIGICANCER Working Group

“…Participants' median age was 6.7 years (IQR, 3.2–11.3), 54% were male, 7% were Afro‐descendant, and 47% had public insurance. In the EC, the 6‐month and 24‐month mortality adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) in children with solid tumors was 1.7 (95% CI, 1.1–2.7) and 1.3 (95% CI, 1.0–1.7), respectively, and in children with bone tumors 4.0 (95% CI, 1.2–13.0) and 2.1 (95% CI, 1.2–3.6), respectively. …”
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Features of development and progression of colorectal cancer on a background of ulcerative colitis by I. L. Khalif, V. N. Kashnikov, A. V. Gusev, O. V. Golovenko, K. V. Bolikhov, L. L. Kapuller, A. N. Kuznetsov, A. V. Vasilchenko

“…The tumor was localized in rectum in 30 cases (46,2%), in the caecum in 8 cases (12,3%), in sigmoid colon – in 13 (20,0%), in ascending colon, left flexure and descending colon respectively in 4 (6,2%). In 1 patient (1,5%) tumor was localized in the right flexure and in 1 (1,5%) – in transverse colon. …”
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Effect of colloidal particle size on physicochemical properties and aggregation behaviors of two alkaline soils by Y. Yan, X. Zhang, C. Xu, C. Xu, J. Liu, F. Hu, F. Hu, Z. Geng, Z. Geng

“…The CCC values of Anthrosol and Calcisol colloids followed the descending order of <span class="inline-formula"><i>d</i>&lt;100</span> nm, <span class="inline-formula"><i>d</i>&lt;1</span> <span class="inline-formula">µ</span>m and <span class="inline-formula"><i>d</i>&lt;2</span> <span class="inline-formula">µ</span>m. …”
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European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.): Quasi-Virgin Forest Stand of the Gorgany Mts.: Structure, Vascular Plants Diversity, Health Conditions by Yuriy Shparyk, Ivan Danylyk, Oleksandr Kuzyarin, Ivan Senchak, Nazar Kruk

“…The exception is the number of trees in the third storey – it is the largest than in all the other storeys since the distribution of trees by diameter in quasi-virgin forests has a descending character. The stock of dead-standing trees is formed mainly by beech with the participation of spruce, and the stock of dead down trees is formed by spruce with the participation of beech. …”
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Indoor, outdoor, and personal exposure to PM2.5 and associated health risk in community-dwelling elderly residents in Fuzhou city, 2021: a cross-sectional study by Shuling KANG, Xin LIN, Kan LIN, Baoying LIU, Chuancheng WU, Jianjun XIANG, Jingwen CHEN, Quan ZHOU

“…ResultsThe mean daily exposure concentrations of PM2.5 for the participants were 61.83 µg/m3 for personal exposure, 41.37 µg/m3 for indoor exposure, and 32.00 µg/m3 for outdoor exposure, with descending order of personal, indoor, and outdoor exposure concentrations. …”
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Aerosol layer height (ALH) retrievals from oxygen absorption bands: intercomparison and validation among different satellite platforms, GEMS, EPIC, and TROPOMI by H. Kim, H. Kim, X. Chen, X. Chen, J. Wang, J. Wang, J. Wang, J. Wang, Z. Lu, Z. Lu, Z. Lu, M. Zhou, G. R. Carmichael, G. R. Carmichael, S. S. Park, J. Kim

“…Case<span id="page328"/> studies show that the EPIC ALH indicates a morning ascent to around 4.5 km, while the GEMS ALH remains stable before descending to below 3 km in the afternoon.</p>…”
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Activités artisanales sur la rive droite de la Vesle à Reims/Durocortorum by Émilie Jouhet, Michaël Brunet, Pierre Mathelart, Véronique Matterne

“…Henri-Henrot in Reims, was preceded by a major rescue archaeology excavation in 2008-2009, extending over a surface of 4,000 m2 and descending more than 3 m of stratigraphy. This archaeological operation is the first to have provided the opportunity to uncover and study the right bank of the Vesle River during Antiquity, spanning a length of nearly 50 m. …”
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Topographie et restitution du chantier de l’aqueduc d’Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône) by Robert Fabre, Philippe Leveau, Vincent Dumas

“…Water crossed the subhorizontal plain of La Crau in a deep trench. The aqueduct then descended into the alluvial plain of the Rhône and arrived at Arles in channel supported on arches. …”
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