Functional and Radiological Outcome of Surgical Management in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis – A Comparative Study by Makesh Ram Sriraghavan, Kandasamy Natesan, Pavalan Louis, Harish Shanmugam Punniakotti, Naveen Venkidusamy, Namala Sai Vinay Bharadwaj

“…Degeneration is the most common etiology, resulting due to facet joint arthropathy and intervertebral disc protrusion. …”
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Clinical Usability of Vasundhara’s Transit for Gutta-Percha (V Transit GP) - A Questionnaire-Based Survey by Siddheswaran Vijayaraghavan, Krutika Menon, N. M. Dhanyakumar, Vasundhara Shivanna

“…Context: The lack of a suitable armamentarium to aid in the disinfection and handling of gutta-percha (GP) cones during obturation has been a common challenge amongst dentists. Aims: This study assessed the clinical usability of ‘Vasundhara’s (V) Transit GP’ through a questionnaire-based survey. …”
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Investigation of the Relation between South and Southwest Iran\'s Heavy Rainfall with Atmospheric Rivers (ARs). by Nesa sepandar, kamal omidvar

“…For this purpose, daily rainfall of 17 synoptic stations in the period 1986 to 2015 in south and southwestern Iran that have a common time span and fully cover the study area is used.Also from the data set of the National Center for Environmental Prediction / National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP / NCAR) European Mid-Term Forecast Center (ECMWF) and ERA-interim data with spatial resolution of 0.75 It was used at 0.75 latitude and longitude with 6 hour resolution. …”
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Heterogenous Trip Distance-Based Route Choice Behavior Analysis Using Real-World Large-Scale Taxi Trajectory Data by Yajuan Deng, Meiye Li, Qing Tang, Renjie He, Xianbiao Hu

“…Next, a total of 9 explanatory variables were defined to describe the route choice behavior, and and the path size (PS) logit model was then built, which avoided the invalid assumption of independence of irrelevant alternatives (IIA) in the commonly seen multinomial logit (MNL) model. The taxi trajectory data from over 11,000 taxicabs in Xi’an, China, with 40 million trajectory records each day were used in the case study. …”
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The Impact of the Metabolic Syndrome Severity on the Appearance of Primary and Permanent DNA Damage by Mirta Milić, Luka Kazensky, Martina Matovinović

“…The alkaline comet and micronucleus <i>cytome</i> assay are commonly used assays for DNA damage evaluation. The estimation of damage with those two techniques demonstrated the link between the increased risk of cancer and mortality. …”
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Les bandages herniaires modernes : apports d’un nouvel exemple provenant du cimetière paroissial de Gradignan (Gironde) by Camille Bouffiès, Hélène Réveillas, Alejandra Balboa-Pont

“…This pathology was probably very common among past populations, and could have had a significant impact on the lives of the individuals affected, as it would have caused discomfort in undertaking physical activities and even death in the event of complications. …”
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Educational Intervention on Risk Factors Associated with Malocclusions in Five-year-old Children by Amarelys Morera Pérez, Nora Sexto Delgado, Boris Yanes Tarancón, Anabel Casanova Lezcano

“…Ninety four point three percent of the most common oral habits (tongue thrusting, finger-sucking and bottle feeding) were eliminated. …”
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Agroecological functions of the agrobiodiversity niches of rural Bogota, Colombia by Stefan Ortiz, Catalina Quiroga-Manrique, Julieth Monroy-Hernández, Darío Pérez

“…Eight agroecological functions, 249 common names associated with the same number of plant species, and knowledge about uses and management were identified. …”
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Racial Differences by Ischemic Stroke Subtype: A Comprehensive Diagnostic Approach by Sarah Song, Richard E. Burgess, Chelsea S. Kidwell

“…The only subtype category with a significant difference by race was “stroke of other etiology,” more common in whites. Black stroke patients were more likely to have an incomplete evaluation, but this did not reach significance. …”
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Denosumab-Induced Hypocalcemia after Billroth II Gastric Bypass Surgery by Abigail M. Schmucker, Dina E. Green, Philip M. Montemuro

“…Hypocalcemia is a known risk following bariatric surgery and can contribute to the development of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is commonly treated with denosumab, though denosumab can exacerbate underlying abnormalities in calcium homeostasis. …”
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The Management of Valgus Extension Overload Syndrome Experienced with Hitting in a High School Baseball Player: A Case Report by Andrew B Piraino, Brent M Davis

“… # Discussion Despite the concept of ‘regional interdependence’, common proximal impairments are often assumed to contribute to elbow pain without a clear biomechanical rationale. …”
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Doxorubicin-Conjugated Nanoparticles for Potential Use as Drug Delivery Systems by Alua Imantay, Nariman Mashurov, Balnur A. Zhaisanbayeva, Ellina A. Mun

“…This makes them a viable vector for novel drug delivery systems. Currently, DOX is commonly conjugated to NPs by non-covalent conjugation–physical entrapping of the drug using electrostatic interactions, van der Waals forces, or hydrogen bonding. …”
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Combination of ERG9 Repression and Enzyme Fusion Technology for Improved Production of Amorphadiene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Rama Raju Baadhe, Naveen Kumar Mekala, Sreenivasa Rao Parcha, Yalavarthy Prameela Devi

“…Farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) is a common intermediate metabolite of a variety of compounds in the mevalonate pathway of yeast and leads to the production of ergosterols, dolichol and ubiquinone, and so forth. …”
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Psychosocial Underpinnings of Pain and Sleep Disturbance in Safety-Net Primary Care Patients by Sarah Griffin, Joseph Tan, Paul B. Perrin, Allison B. Williams, Erin R. Smith, Bruce Rybarczyk

“…All possible indirect (mediational) effects within this model were statistically significant, suggesting a possible route through which cynical hostility may shape pain and sleep, two common presenting problems in primary care. Conclusions. …”
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A case of acute brucellosis associated with HIV infection in Turkey by Fatma Yekta Urkmez, Sevil Alkan

“…Human brucellosis is a common public health problem in Turkey. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients are vulnerable to co-infections and super-infections due to targeting the immune system. …”
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Bilateral Orocutaneous Fistula Secondary to Pericoronal Infection of Mandibular Third Molars: A Rare Case Report by Karina K. C., Ankit Gupta Kalwar, Chandan Upadhyaha, Nitesh Chaurasia, Mamata Shakya

“…Orocutaneous fistulas commonly result from long‐standing dental infections. …”
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Introduced substrates trigger colonization by reef-associated fish in a degraded coastal system. by Maryann S Watson, Jon Dickson, Oscar Franken, Laura L Govers, Tjisse van der Heide, Sterre Witte, Britas Klemens Eriksson

“…We experimentally introduced hard substrates that were either historically common in a soft sediment-dominated ecosystem, or are mimicking these substrates with biodegradable material, and monitored the substrates for mobile species use (fish and invertebrates). …”
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Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Parkinson’s Disease: Impact on Neuronal Survival and Plasticity by Martin Regensburger, Iryna Prots, Beate Winner

“…The generation of newborn neurons in the adult hippocampus and in the subventricular zone/olfactory bulb system is affected by many different regulators and possibly involved in memory processing, depression, and olfaction, symptoms which commonly occur in PD. The pathology of the adult neurogenic niches in human PD patients is still mostly elusive, but different preclinical models have shown profound alterations of adult neurogenesis. …”
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Durability of Thermoplastic Polyurethane Round Belt Joint with Variations in Heating Methods and Cutting Shapes by Achmad Sabilarrosyad Prawiro Kusumo, Anggit Murdani

“…These belts are also popular in manufacturing industries because of their ease of joint. However, a common issue arises when the conveyor belt breaks during the production process. …”
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Enzymatic functionalization of bacterial nanocellulose: current approaches and future prospects by Monika Kaczmarek, Aneta Monika Białkowska

“…Herein, we provide an overview of the current status and recent findings related to the enzymatic functionalization of bacterial nanocellulose. Commonly, biocellulose modification involves the utilization of simple and cost-effective chemical and/or physical approaches. …”
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