Efficient Load Forecasting Optimized by Fuzzy Programming and OFDM Transmission by Sandeep Sachdeva, Maninder Singh, U. P. Singh, Ajat Shatru Arora

“…The analysis of this paper is done on previous year's load data records of an engineering college in India using the concept of fuzzy methods. …”
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Current Indications for Surgical Repair in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Ectasia by Christian D. Etz, Martin Misfeld, Michael A. Borger, Maximilian Luehr, Elfriede Strotdrees, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr

“…Current guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the joint guidelines of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) recommend elective repair in symptomatic patients with dysfunctional BAV (aortic diameter ≥45 mm). …”
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Conversions to Catholicism among Fin de Siècle Writers: A Spiritual and Literary Genealogy by Claire Masurel-Murray

“…During the last decade of the 19th century, a number of English writers converted to Roman Catholicism: the “Decadent” poets John Gray, Lionel Johnson and Ernest Dowson joined the Church in 1890 and 1891, while Oscar Wilde flirted with the Catholic faith during his college years at Oxford, and received the last sacraments on his deathbed in 1900. …”
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Long-Term Safety of Transplanting Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells into the Extravascular Spaces of the Choroid of Rabbits by Adi Tzameret, Sapir E. Kalish, Ifat Sher, Lea Twito, Amilia Meir, Itay Levy, Shlomo Margel, Iris Moroz, Mordechai Rosner, Avraham J. Treves, Arnon Nagler, Michael Belkin, Ygal Rotenstreich

“…In previous studies, we demonstrated that transplanting human bone marrow stromal cells (hBMSCs) in the extravascular spaces of the choroid (EVSC) of the Royal College of Surgeon rats ameliorated retinal degeneration for up to 5 months. …”
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The Relationship between Epistemological Beliefs and Assessment Conceptions among Pre-Service Teachers by Tessema Girma, Michael Kassa, Areaya Solomon

“…Utilizing a quantitative descriptive correlational research design, data were collected from 197 pre-service teachers at Fitche College of Teacher Education in Ethiopia through the Epistemological Belief Questionnaire and Assessment Conception Questionnaire. …”
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Self-Reported Nutrition Education Received by Australian Midwives before and after Registration by Jamila Arrish, Heather Yeatman, Moira Williamson

“…It draws on quantitative and qualitative data from a larger online survey conducted with the members of the Australian College of Midwives (response rate = 6.9%, n=329). …”
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Muscle Strength Weighting Based on Deep Learning and Wavelet Packet and Muscle Fatigue Analysis Based on L-Z Complexity by Zhizhong Liu

“…By studying the muscle sound signal of biceps brachii and gastrocnemius muscle, we try to find out the relationship between muscle force and load and the characteristic parameters of fatigue stage, so as to guide the exercise training well, ten healthy male college students were selected to perform static contraction experiments under different loads (0 lbs, 10 lbs....maximum load), and weight-bearing heel-lifting fatigue experiment. …”
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The pressure of academic stress and self-efficacy among student by Ilham Khairi Siregar, Permata Sari, Mohamad Rizal Pautina, Ryan Hidayat Rafiola

“…The phenomenon that occurs is that students are not so confident in their abilities that they cause academic stress in achieving their college goals. This study aims to obtain a picture of student self-efficacy and an overview of student academic stress in the guidance and counseling study program. …”
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An evaluation of surgical excision versus steroid injection for the management of ganglion cysts by Karpaka Vinayakam Gopalakrishnan, Kawushik Kumar Prabhakaran

“…This prospective interventional control trial included 54 patients with ganglion cysts treated between March 2023 and March 2024 at Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Chennai. Patients were divided into two groups: Group A underwent surgical excision and Group B received aspiration followed by 40 mg of intralesional triamcinolone acetonide injection. …”
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Environmental Attitude Scale for Secondary School, High School and Undergraduate Students: Validity and Reliability Study by Naim Uzun, Kenneth L. Gilbertson, Ozgul Keles, Ilkka Ratinen

“…The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable “Environmental Attitude Scale” (EAS) for secondary school (5th, 8th grade), high school (11th) and undergraduate college students. The reliability and validity studies of the scale were carried out in three different countries (Finland, USA and Turkey). …”
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Sedentarization of nomadic people and citizens’ perceptions in Djibouti by Bouh Omar Ali, Yutaka Ito, Shuichi Oyama, Sergio Azael May-Cuevas, Sawahiko Shimada, Yuki Yamamoto

“…We conducted a survey among college students to examine citizens’ perceptions of policies affecting nomadic communities in Djibouti. …”
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Common Variable Immunodeficiency Associated with Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma Mimicking Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by A. A. Jesus, C. M. A. Jacob, C. A. Silva, M. Dorna, A. C. Pastorino, M. Carneiro-Sampaio

“…At the age of 17 years, she presented with oral ulceration, nonerosive arthritis, nephritis, serositis, cytopenia, positive antiphospholipid antibodies, and positive antinuclear antibody fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for SLE. She was treated with intravenous methylprednisolone for three consecutive days, and intravenous immunoglobulin, and maintenance therapy of chloroquine, azathioprine and prednisone 40 mg/day. …”
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Homicides and Suicides by Mentally Ill People by Said Shahtahmasebi

“…In 1992, following consultations with the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the confidential inquiry into homicides and suicides by mentally ill people was set up by the United Kingdom Department of Health. …”
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Over 20-year Follow-up Result of Total Knee Arthroplasty for Knee Arthropathy: A Single Center Cohort Study by XU Yiming, HU Mingwei, ZHU Wei, YU Muyang, LIN Jin, JIN Jin, QIAN Wenwei, FENG Bin, WENG Xisheng

“…Likert scale was used to evaluate patient satisfaction at the last follow-up.ResultsA total of 226 patients (246 knees) received their first TKA in Peking Union Medical College Hospital from 1993 to 2002 and were followed up for more than 10 years. …”
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Comprehensive Sepsis Risk Prediction in Leukemia Using a Random Forest Model and Restricted Cubic Spline Analysis by Kou Y, Tian Y, Ha Y, Wang S, Sun X, Lv S, Luo B, Yang Y, Qin L

“…Yanqi Kou,1,2,* Yuan Tian,2,3,* Yanping Ha,2,3,* Shijie Wang,1,* Xiaobai Sun,1 Shuxin Lv,1 Botao Luo,2,3 Yuping Yang,2 Ling Qin1 1Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pathology, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yuping Yang, Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Guangdong Medical University, No. 2 Wenming East Road, Xiashan, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524000, People’s Republic of China, Email yangyupingchn@163.com Ling Qin, Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital and College of Clinical Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, 24 Jinghua Road, Jianxi District, Luoyang, Henan Province, 471003, People’s Republic of China, Email zzqq777@126.comBackground: Sepsis is a severe complication in leukemia patients, contributing to high mortality rates. …”
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The Role of Mature Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Its Precursor in Predicting Early-Onset Insomnia in Stroke Patients Experiencing Early Neurological Deterioration by Shi G, Yu P, Wang Z, Xu M, Guo M, Wang X, Zhou R

“…Guomei Shi,1,2 Peng Yu,2,3 Ziru Wang,2,4 Mingyang Xu,2,3 Minwang Guo,2,3 Xiaorong Wang,2,3 Rujuan Zhou2,3 1Department of Neurology, Taixing Clinical College of Bengbu Medical College, Taixing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 2Stroke Center, Taixing People’s Hospital, Taixing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurology, Taixing People’s Hospital, Taixing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Rehabilitation, Taixing People’s Hospital, Taixing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Rujuan Zhou, Taixing People’s Hospital, No. 1 Changzheng Road, Taixing, Jiangsu Province, 225400, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13951158499, Email zhourujuan123@163.comBackground: The investigation and management of early-onset insomnia (EOI) in patients undergoing early neurological deterioration (END) appear to be insufficiently prioritized in clinical practice. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Multiple Acid-Suppressing Drugs by UPLC-MS/MS Method and Application for Pharmacokinetics Study by Li X, Liu S, Yu M, Xi W, Wu X, Liu D, Liu A, Wang H

“…Xiuqi Li,1,* Shupeng Liu,1,* Mengyang Yu,1 Wanlin Xi,1 Xiaofei Wu,1 Dan Liu,2 Aijing Liu,1 Hongyun Wang1 1Clinical Pharmacology Research Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, NMPA Key Laboratory for Clinical Research and Evaluation of Drug, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical PK & PD Investigation for Innovative Drugs, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Life Science and Biopharmaceuticals, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hongyun Wang, Email wanghy@pumch.cnBackground: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and potassium competitive acid blockers (P-CABs) are widely used to treat acid-related diseases (ARDs). …”
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Dose-Weighted Network Pharmacology: Evaluating Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulations for Lumbar Disc Herniation by Zhou C, Xiang T, Yu Y, Ma H, Liu C, Yang F, Yang L

“…Changwen Zhou,1 Ting Xiang,2 Yu Yu,3 Hongzhong Ma,1 Ce Liu,1 Feng Yang,1,4,* Lixue Yang1,4,* 1The First Clinical Medical College, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Rehabilitation Department, Xiang Xi Autonomous Prefecture National Hospital, Hunan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Chinese Medicine, Minda Hospital of Hubei Minzu University, Hubei, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Orthopedic Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lixue Yang; Feng Yang, The First Clinical Medical College, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Vice No. 2, West Weiyang Road, Qindu District, Shaanxi, 712000, People’s Republic of China, Email ylx18391076233@163.com; yangfengdudu@163.comBackground and Purpose: Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) significantly impacts individuals, particularly those aged 40– 45. …”
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Vincristine Regulates C/EBP-β/TGF-β1 to Promote A1 Astrocyte Polarization and Induce Neuropathic Pain by Chen Y, Tang G, Lu J, Tang S, Xiong X, Chen C, Pei L, Shi J

“…Yunfu Chen,1,* Guangling Tang,1,* Jun Lu,1,* Sijie Tang,1 Xinglong Xiong,1 Chao Chen,1 Lijian Pei,2 Jing Shi1 1Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jing Shi, Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-18685034016, Email shijing81@gmc.edu.cn Lijian Pei, Department of Anesthesiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Email hazelbeijing@vip.163.comBackground: The neuropathic pain side induced by Vincristine severely limit its clinical application. …”
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The Upregulation of IL-1β Induced by Cisplatin Triggers PI3K/AKT/MMP9 Pathway in Pericytes Mediating the Leakage of the Blood Labyrinth Barrier by Yu M, Jiang WJ, Yu M, Zhou Z, Wang M, Li L

“…Miao Yu,1,2,* Wen-Jun Jiang,3,4,* Meng Yu,1 Zan Zhou,1,2 Min Wang,1 Li Li1 1Department of Physiology, Medical College of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Physiology, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, People’s Republic of China; 3The Second People’s Hospital of Li Shui, Li Shui, Zhejiang, 323000, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Physiology, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310051, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Min Wang, Email wangmin3826@zjxu.edu.cn Li Li, Email lily7588@163.comBackground: Blood–labyrinth barrier (BLB) damage has been recognized as a key mechanism underlying cisplatin (CDDP)-induced hearing loss. …”
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