Development of an Injury Burden Prediction Model in Professional Baseball Pitchers by Garrett Bullock, Charles Thigpen, Gary Collins, Nigel Arden, Thomas Noonan, Michael Kissenberth, Ellen Shanley

“…Reporting injury incidence only gives context to rate but not in relation to severity or injury time loss. # Hypothesis/Purpose The purpose of this study was to 1) incorporate both modifiable and non-modifiable factors to develop an arm injury burden prediction model in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) pitchers; and 2) understand how the model performs separately on elbow and shoulder injury burden…”
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EVALUATION OF ORAL BEHAVIOR IN A GROUP OF PATIENTS WITH SELF-REPORTED SLEEP BRUXISM by Steliana Gabriela Buștiuc, Gheorghe Raftu, Raluca Briceag, Elena Claudia Sin, Mihaela Macrina Manolache, Cristina Nucă, Salim Camer, Aureliana Caraiane

“…All these findings lead to the strengthening of the idea that intercepting an increased frequency of oral behaviors in patients with SB can lead to the identification of those patients who could develop TMD over time, with the dentist having the role of providing TMD prevention in this context.…”
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A performance-based generative design framework based on a design grammar for high-rise office towers during early design stage by Liwei Chen, Ye Zhang, Yue Zheng

“…Designed from the perspective of architects, the framework achieves logical, refined, and visual real-time interaction between computers and human minds during the early stages of tower design. …”
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A New Reference Plasmid “pGMT27” Provides an Efficient Transgenic Detection Method for Flue-Cured Tobacco by Jing Yu, Xiaolian Zhang, Muhammad Faheem Adil, Bo Lei, Mengao Jia, Huina Zhao, Shizhou Yu, Jiemin Liu, Yushuang Guo, Imran Haider Shamsi

“…In the quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays with pGMT27 as a calibrator, the reaction efficiencies for P-35S and NR were 101.427% and 98.036%, respectively, whereas the limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were 5 copies and 10 copies per reaction. …”
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Les sexualités des mineurs sous le contrôle du juge pénal aux XIXe et XXe siècles by Hélène Duffuler-Vialle

“…The legislator claims to limit article 334 to only one very specific case: pimping, but at the same time, in the drafting of the law, the terms chosen are particularly obscure. …”
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The changing role of a book in the society by Julija Zinkevičienė

“…Quicker and simpler technological processes attract a significant part of society. For a long time, the term "book" was used generally to denote documents. …”
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Diagnostic Imaging for Distal Extremity Injuries in Direct Access Physical Therapy: An Observational Study by Michael S Crowell, John S Mason, Jamie B Morris, Max K Dummar, Paul A Kuwik

“…In wrist/hand injuries, physical therapists diagnosed a fracture in 24% of the 178 cases and waited for an average of 3.7 days and 1.2 visits before ordering imaging. The time to definitive care from the initial physical therapy evaluation was significantly different (p = 0.04) for foot/ankle fractures (0.6 days) compared to wrist/hand fractures (5.0 days). …”
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Allometric equations for estimating above and belowground biomass of Colophospermum mopane in Mozambique by Sá Nogueira Lisboa, Severino Macôo, Almeida Alberto Sitoe

“…Integrating the H from the H-D model into the BAE for AGB estimation can improve the efficiency and reliability of biomass estimation from forest inventory data. This research is timely as there is an urgent need to improve the accuracy of carbon counting to support climate change goals and sustainable management of Mopane woodland given their spatial extent in southern Africa.…”
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An in silico analysis of heart rate impact on wall shear stress hemodynamic parameters in aortic coarctation by Jie Wang, Emily Manchester, Alex Skillen, Malebogo Ngoepe, Bernard Keavney, Alistair Revell

“…Turbulence was analyzed over time and space using turbulence-resolving and pulsatile large-eddy simulations. …”
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In vitro sperm generation from immature mouse testicular tissue using plasma rich in growth factors by Seyyed Amir Moradian, Mansoureh Movahedin

“…Additionally, only PRGF supported spermatogenesis to the production of flagellated sperm. Real-time PCR analysis revealed that transcript levels of Plzf, Tekt1, and Tnp1 were significantly elevated in 5% PRGF compared to 10% KSR. …”
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Machine learning-based prediction of hemodynamic parameters in left coronary artery bifurcation: A CFD approach by Sara Malek, Arshia Eskandari, Mahkame Sharbatdar

“…The ability to efficiently predict hemodynamic parameters could significantly aid medical practitioners in time-sensitive clinical settings, offering valuable insights for coronary artery disease management. …”
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Advanced Microgrid: Containerized Development Platform by João Marcus S. Callegari, Danilo Iglesias Brandao, Luís Guilherme Monteiro Oliveira, Sidelmo Magalhães Silva, Braz J. Cardoso Filho

“…Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) platforms for real-time simulations (i.e., Opal RT OP5700 and Typhoon HILs 402 and 604) are also available to support MG research. …”
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Design and modeling of a highly compact negative index floral shape metamaterial for flight navigation applications by M. Pallavi, Praveen Kumar, B. R. Shivakumar

“…The CAS scans the predefined regions in a systematic manner for a certain length of time to detect any approaching aircraft that could potentially pose a threat. …”
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Simulating responses of riparian ecosystem network complexity to flow regime shifts in arid regions by Mengmeng Zhang, Chengyi Zhao, Jianting Zhu, Wangya Han, Wenqi Jiang

“…Thus, flood frequency, timing, and duration, alongside water quantity, should be considered in ecological restoration efforts for desert oasis environments. …”
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Measuring the Temperature and Stress-Strain States of a Tube Sample under the Local Stochastic Temperature Pulsations by S. M. Dmitriev, R. R. Ryazapov, A. V. Mamaev, A. E. Sobornov, A. V. Kotin, M. A. Legchanov, A. V. Lvov

“…Measuring tube samples were equipped with micro thermocouples and strain gauges.The experimental data of temperature pulsations, time-averaged temperature field in the coolant flow and on the outer surface of the sample were obtained, and statistical and spectral correlation characteristics of temperature pulsations were analyzed. …”
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Insect Abundance and Its Structure Trophic Level on Different Level of Teak-Based Agroforestry Development at Nglanggeran Village, Gunungkidul District, Yogyakarta by Ananto Triyogo, Priyono Suryanto, Siti Muslimah Widyastuti, Aldino Dwi Baresi, Isnaini Fauziah Zughro

“…Catched insects varied according to agroforestry growth and observation time. This research suggests that insect’s variety (abundance and morphospecies) is found based on agroforestry levels (early phase, middle phase and late phase) on observed teak agroforestry land in Nglanggeran Village of Batur Agung Zone, Gunungkidul. …”
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Predictive value of gemstone spectral imaging for chemotherapy response in colorectal cancer liver metastases: A retrospective study by Hou-Fa Ning, Yun-Long Qin, Kui-Tao Yue, Shuai Wang, Wei-Guang Shao, Guang-Zhi Wang

“…Background: Accurate and timely assessment of tumor response after chemotherapy is crucial in clinical settings. …”
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Traditions of the revived Lithuanian press in Vilnius in 1904-1914 by Violeta Černiauskaitė

“…Though war censorship was eliminated, the heads of printing houses still had to submit the first three copies of one-time and periodical printings to war commandants before the publications were issued. …”
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The effect of the use of omeprazole versus famotidine on the kidney transplant function: a randomized controlled study by Miłosz Miedziaszczyk, Marek Karczewski, Ilona Idasiak-Piechocka

“…Patients were assigned to the group I (n = 12) additionally receiving omeprazole (20 mg) or the group II (n = 12) receiving famotidine (20 mg). At the time of qualification and during follow-up visits, tacrolimus blood concentration and selected laboratory tests were performed. …”
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Clinical Specimens are the Pool of Multidrug- resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Harbouring oprL and toxA Virulence Genes: Findings from a Tertiary Hospital of Nepal by Yamuna Chand, Sujan Khadka, Sanjeep Sapkota, Suprina Sharma, Santosh Khanal, Alina Thapa, Binod Rayamajhee, Dhruba Kumar Khadka, Om Prakash Panta, Dipendra Shrestha, Pramod Poudel

“…Therefore, this study was conducted for the first time in the country to detect the virulence genes (oprL and toxA) and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of P. aeruginosa. …”
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