Microvascular angina in postmenopausal women. by Alexander Valdés Martín, Sherien Sixto Fernández

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Microvascular angina is common in postmenopausal women. Myocardial ischemia has been induced by stress testing, which has proved a relationship between endothelial dysfunction and myocardial perfusion defects. …”
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Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) on Depression in Older Adults: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by M. Zareie, S. Balal Habashi, P. Farokhnezhad Afshar

“… <p>Depression is one of the most common disorders in older adults. Depression management is one of the problems of geriatrics. …”
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Composition of Trace Metals in Dust Samples Collected from Selected High Schools in Pretoria, South Africa by J. O. Olowoyo, L. L. Mugivhisa, Z. G. Magoloi

“…The result further revealed a positive correlation for elements such as Pb, Cu, Zn, Mn, and Sb, indicating that the dust might have a common source.…”
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Distinguishing rheumatoid arthritis from psoriatic arthritis by Joseph F Merola, Luis R Espinoza, Roy Fleischmann

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have key differences in clinical presentation, radiographic findings, comorbidities and pathogenesis to distinguish between these common forms of chronic inflammatory arthritis. Joint involvement is typically, but not always, asymmetric in PsA, while it is predominantly symmetric in RA. …”
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Morphological diversity of tadpoles of fork-tongued frogs (Anura: Dicroglossidae) with different trophic specializations by Anna B. Vassilieva, Trung Duc Nguyen, Pavel A. Sorokin

“…These transformations are common to macrophagous tadpoles of different taxonomic groups and result in greater larval morphological diversity.…”
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High Prevalence of Poststroke Depression in Ischemic Stroke Patients in Ethiopia by Fikru Tsehayneh, Abenet Tafesse

“…Depressive symptoms after stroke are common in Ethiopian patients. Our study demonstrates female and aphasic patients are more likely to screen positive for PSD. …”
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Effect of Topical Mometasone Furoate Cream (0.01 % w/w) on Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar and Blood Calcium Level by Chetan Javsen, Avanti Ghadage

“…Background: Corticosteroids are commonly administered for skin diseases over short durations, typically ranging from a few days to a few weeks. …”
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The need for smart microalgal bioprospecting by Joan Labara Tirado, Andrei Herdean, Peter J. Ralph

“…This review will highlight the importance of microalgal bioprospecting and critically explore commonly employed methodologies. We will also explore current advances driving the next generation of smart algal bioprospecting focusing on novel workflows and transdisciplinary methodologies with the potential to enable high-throughput microalgal biodiscoveries. …”
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Sustainable Strategic Alliance Partner Selection Using a Neutrosophic-Based Decision-Making Model: A Case Study in Passive Component Manufacturing by Huai-Wei Lo, Dong-Shang Chang, Lee-Te Huang

“…Strategic alliance (SA) collaboration is one of the most common strategies in the electronics industry, helping companies to complement each other. …”
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Combined Nonlinear Analysis of Atrial and Ventricular Series for Automated Screening of Atrial Fibrillation by Juan Ródenas, Manuel García, Raúl Alcaraz, José J. Rieta

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice. It often starts with asymptomatic and short episodes, which are difficult to detect without the assistance of automatic monitoring tools. …”
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Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Detection of Synchronous Multiple Primary Cancers in Esophagus and Stomach: Single Center Experience from China by Rui Wang, Mo-Jin Wang, Jin-Lin Yang, Cheng-Wei Tang

“…Synchronous esophageal and gastric cancers were the most frequent, being seen in 32 patients (0.07%). The most common histological types of SMPCs were squamous cell carcinoma in esophagus and adenocarcinoma in stomach, respectively. …”
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In-Service Teacher Professional Development: Challenges and Opportunities for Innovating the Trichronous Modality of Delivery in Vietnam’s EFL Education by Tuyen Van Nguyen, Helena Sit

“…To bridge the research gap, this study initially seeks to assess the effectiveness of commonly utilized delivery modalities in K-12 EFL education. …”
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Psychological interventions for patients with delirium in intensive care: A scoping review protocol. by Madiha Shaikh, Dorothy M Wade, Lara King, Liam Mackay, Isabelle Symes, Anam Syeda, Anna Greenburgh

“…Data will be extracted from sources of evidence that address interventions for delirium-related distress and/or cognitive impairments in the adult ICU population, suitable for delivery by or under the supervision of a psychological practitioner. ICU delirium is a common and impactful condition that adversely affects patient outcomes, including prolonged hospitalisation and deteriorating mental health. …”
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Hypercalcemia and Bone Metastasis in a Case of Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma With Unknown Primary by Ekrem Yetiskul, Jordyn Salak, Fatema Arafa, Alaukika Agarwal, Amanda Matra, Muhammad Niazi, Marcel Odaimi

“…Although these tumors commonly originate in the lungs and gastrointestinal tract, their potential occurrence is not restricted to specific anatomical sites, giving rise to a variety of symptoms. …”
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Exposure to warfare and demoralization: acute stress symptoms and disengaged coping as mediators by Svetlana Baziliansky, Wafaa Sowan

“…Background: Demoralization in the face of adversity is a common existential state. However, it has not been examined in reaction to warfare, and the mediators between the extent of exposure to war and demoralization in this context are also unknown.Objective: This study explored the associations of indirect exposure to war, acute stress symptoms, disengaged coping, and demoralization. …”
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A review of research on optical true time delay technology by An Ting, Liu Limin, Han Chunhui, Zhu Sai, Jiang Yunfeng

“…Then, the basic principle, technological progress, and related applications of optical true delay are introduced. Taking four common structures of optical true delay lines as examples, which are micro-ring resonant cavity array, grating true time delay line, multi-path switchable optical true time delay line (OTTDL), and wavelength selective optical delay line, their performance in delay accuracy, adjustable delay range, and frequency bandwidth are compared. …”
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Shrinkage Effects of Using Fly Ash instead of Fine Aggregate in Concrete Mixtures by Dongsheng Zhang, Pengfei Han, Qiuning Yang, Mingjie Mao

“…Based on these experimental results, we evaluated common theoretical shrinkage models and subsequently developed a modified shrinkage model for application to concrete containing fly ash as fine aggregate.…”
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Prediction nomogram for antepartum hemorrhage in placenta previa women by Dazhi Fan, Pengzhen Hu, Jiaming Rao, Dongxin Lin, Jie Yang, Zhengping Liu, Xiaoling Guo

“…Background: Placenta previa with antepartum hemorrhage (APH) is common and closely related to maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. …”
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Kinematics and Mechanical Properties of Knees following Patellar Replacing and Patellar Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty by Rongying Huang, Yanqiang Liu, Jun Zhu

“…Knee injury is a common medical issue. A full understanding of the kinematics and mechanical properties of knees following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) repair utilizing patellar replacement (only the base of the patella is replaced) versus patellar retaining surgical techniques is still lacking. …”
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Segment, Compare, and Learn: Creating Movement Libraries of Complex Task for Learning from Demonstration by Adrian Prados, Gonzalo Espinoza, Luis Moreno, Ramon Barber

“…The algorithm divides tasks into simpler subtasks and generates motion primitive libraries that group common subtasks for use in subsequent learning processes. …”
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