Nutrition in neonatal and pediatric patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A survey of current practice in the US and Canada by Jamie M. Furlong-Dillard, Michael D. Facciolo, Caroline P. Ozment, and the Pediatric ECMO (PediECMO) Subgroup of the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network and Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO)

“…Physicians report “always” providing nutrition parenterally 28% and enterally 17% of the time with 11% of institutions using a protocolized approach. …”
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Curing Temperature Effects on the Tensile Properties and Hardness of γ−Fe2O3 Reinforced PDMS Nanocomposites by Yvonne Konku-Asase, Abu Yaya, Kwabena Kan-Dapaah

“…Although several research groups have investigated the effects of preparation conditions—especially curing temperature and time—on bulk mechanical properties of plain PDMS, there are no reported similar studies for its nanocomposites. …”
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Rapid Identification and Simultaneous Quantification of Aristolochic Acids by HPLC-DAD and Confirmations by MS in Aristolochia chilensis Using a Limited Biomass by Michael Araya, Samantha García, Marcia González-Teuber

“…The liquid-liquid separations and a subsequent solid phase extraction (SPE) C18 were performed using 100 µL of the extract that contains the aristolochic acids present in the Aristolochia chilensis plant. …”
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Radical Scavenging, Proteases Activities, and Phenolics Composition of Bark Extracts from 21 Medicinal Plants by Muhammad Asam Raza, Durre Shahwar, Tania Khan

“…Stem barks derived from twenty-one medicinal plants were extracted in methanol (100%) and acetone-water (70 : 30 v/v) and at room as well as at reflux temperature conditions. …”
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Music therapy influence in the reduction of moderately high blood pressure figures by Frank Miguel Hernández Velázquez, Belén de la Caridad Santiesteban Rodríguez, Raúl Javier Pizarro Hechevarría

“…<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: an observational, analytical, case-control study was carried out with patients (n=100) who attended the Rolando Ricardo Estrada Polyclinic’s Emergency Room, in the Báguanos municipality (Holguín), from 2021 to 2022, selected through purposive non- probabilistic sampling. …”
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The Impact of Policy Quantification on Rural Spatial Development in Suburbs: A Case Study of Dalian’s Main Urban Area by Jiaxiang Wang, Zehao Cao, Tian Chen, Chunguang Hu

“…Initially, the construction index was entirely self-driven (100%), but its reliance on self-influence waned to 69.8% over time, highlighting a transition toward greater policy-driven development.…”
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Experiences of engineering thermodynamics students during online learning: Lessons for post-pandemic by Daniel Raphael Ejike Ewim, Sogo Mayokun Abolarin, Temi Olatunji Scott, Johnson Ayodele Opateye, Maxwell Emmanuel Uduafemhe, Obafemi Oyelakin Olatunji

“…The study identified various constraints that affected the students' learning experience due to the online learning format, including connectivity issues, time management, inadequate university support, limited understanding of online learning platforms, and high cost of data. …”
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Assessment of the yield and yield attributing characters of oat (Avena sativa L.) grown under different tillage methods and NPK fertilizer rates in semi-arid conditions by Marwan Noori Ramadhan

“…Results from this study indicated a reduction in saturated hydraulic conductivity with time. The highest grain yield was found in the T4 and T3. …”
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Deformation of Early Freezing Concrete in the Assessment Stress-Strain State of Reinforced Concrete Structures by D. S. Dekhterev, D. V. Elifantiev

“…To assess the effect of early freezing times on the final strength of concrete and to plot deformation curves, compression tests were carried out on cube samples with an edge of 100 mm with different periods of curing of concrete before its freezing. …”
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Maternal Serum Ferritin Levels and its effect on Cord Blood Hemoglobin in patients with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Sabeen Ashraf, Maliha Sadaf, Tallat Farkhanda, Saba Yousaf, Amna Iftikhar, Maryam Iftikhar

“…This study aims to determine the association between serum ferritin, iron and hemoglobin levels in GDM patients at the time of delivery as well as cord hemoglobin and iron levels in newborns. …”
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Pharmacological Inhibition of p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases Affects KC/CXCL1-Induced Intraluminal Crawling, Transendothelial Migration, and Chemotaxis of Neutrophils In Viv... by Najia Xu, Mokarram Hossain, Lixin Liu

“…Neutrophil-endothelial interactions in microvasculature of murine cremaster muscle were determined using intravital microscopy and time-lapsed video analysis. SB203580 (100 nM) did not change leukocyte rolling but significantly attenuated neutrophil adhesion, emigration, and transmigration and impaired the initiation of neutrophil crawling and transmigration. …”
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Nanosecond pulsed current source for light emitting diode (LED) driven photoacoustic signal acquisition systems by Avishek Das, Manojit Pramanik

“…The NSPCS driver can deliver tunable pulsed LED currents between 0 and 20 A, pulse widths of 50–100 ns, and trigger pulse repetition rates up to 20 kHz, achieving a driver efficiency of 58.27%. …”
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Distribution and Genetic Diversity of Salmonella enterica in the Upper Suwannee River by Masoumeh Rajabi, Melissa Jones, Michael Hubbard, Gary Rodrick, Anita C. Wright

“…Therefore, surface water was examined for the distribution of S. enterica at multiple time points from 4 sites on the upper Suwannee River. …”
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Deterioration in Physical Engine Oil Properties after Different Trip Length by Dana Kareem Hameed

“…Therefore, optimizing engine oil lubricant changing time is very important for reducing environmental impact but renewing engine lubricant before it is due rises a customer’s cost. …”
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Evaluation of microbial activity, N-NH3 and CO2 losses in poultry litter treated with basalt rock powder by Janete Curtis, Augusto Luchese, Robson Missio

“…The treatments used were the mixtures 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 g of BRP per 100 g of PL, as well as the pure PL and BRP controls. …”
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Effects of Strengthen Rehabilitation Nursing on Respiratory Function and Life Quality of COPD Patients at Stable Phase by Songqin GAO, Caixia SHI, Rong LI, Lei XU, Ying WANG

“…The SGRQ in the observation group was gradually decreased, and the SGRQ in the observation group was lower than that in the control group after six months of nursing (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Strengthen rehabilitation nursing could improve the respiratory function and the life quality of COPD patients at stable phase, which shows a time cumulative effect, accounting for long-term rehabilitation nursing the effect be better.…”
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Analysis of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Decisions in Amasya Province within the Framework of EIA Regulation and Examination of its Relationship with Economic Indicators by Nusret Çoban, Ayla Bilgin

“…The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulation, which came into effect for the first time in 1993, was introduced in Turkey in accordance with Law No. 2872 published in 1983. …”
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Optimization of phenol biodegradation by efficient bacteria isolated from petrochemical effluents by M. Shahriari Moghadam, N. Safaei, G.H. Ebrahimipour

“…Under the suggested condition, a biodegradation efficiency of 100% was achieved. Moreover, NS1 has shown growth and phenol degradation in concentrations between 250 to 2000 mg/L. …”
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SECURITY OF LIVES, RIGHTS TO PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY AND THE ENDSARS PROTEST IN NIGERIA by Olufunmilayo Oyelude, Oyedamade Opakunbi, Jacob Babajide, Jude Ilodibe

“…The study adopted a descriptive survey design of ex-post-facto to provide a relevant and accurate explanation at one or more points in time. The Snowball sampling technique was used to select 100 identified participants of the End SARS protest. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis of the Thymus in Short-Term Calorie-Restricted Mice Using RNA-seq by Zehra Omeroğlu Ulu, Salih Ulu, Soner Dogan, Bilge Guvenc Tuna, Nehir Ozdemir Ozgenturk

“…The expression pattern revealed by RNA-seq was validated by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) analysis of four important genes, which are leptin, ghrelin, Igf1, and adinopectin. …”
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