Fractal Characteristics of the Spatial Distribution of Mine Earthquake Sources in the Vicinity of a Fault: A Case Study in the Ashele Copper Mine by Congcong Zhao, Shigen Fu, Yinghua Huang

“…Potential faults are common sensitive geological bodies that affect the safe mining of underground mines, often leading to major accidents such as rock instability and rockburst during mining. …”
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Non-Markovian spiking statistics of a neuron with delayed feedback in presence of refractoriness by Kseniia Kravchuk, Alexander Vidybida

“…    We conclude that it is namely the delayed feedback presencewhich results in non-Markovian statistics of neuronal firing.As delayed feedback lines are common forany realistic neural network, the non-Markovian statistics of the networkactivity should be taken into account in processing of experimental data.…”
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DNA repair in cancer stem cells as a factor for glioma resistance to radiotherapy by Yu. S. Makusheva, G. L. Dianov

“…The theory of hierarchal tumor structure is now commonly accepted. It accounts for characteristics of these cells, namely, the capability of self-renewal and differentiation into astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and neurons. …”
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CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS AND JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS by Cristina Brăileanu, Cristian Guțu, Monica Mihaela Scutariu, Iulia Olaru, Mădălina Duceac (Covrig), Georgeta Zegan

“…Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common inflammatory autoimmune disorder with joint involvement in childhood and is implicated in the genesis of temporomandibular dysfunction. …”
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Spectrophotometric and Multivariate Calibration Techniques for Simultaneous Determination of Different Drugs in Pharmaceutical Formulations and Human Urine: Evaluation of Greenness... by Ahmed Mostafa

“…The developed methods can be used as a valid eco-friendly and simple cost-effective alternative to the commonly used chromatographic methods for the routine analysis of the studied drugs in dosage forms and human urine.…”
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Brain computer interfaces for cognitive enhancement in older people - challenges and applications: a systematic review by Ping-Chen Tsai, Asangaedem Akpan, Kea-Tiong Tang, Heba Lakany

“…Significance This review highlights the common issues in the field of EEG-based BCI for older people. …”
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Design and Analysis of a Low Cost Wave Generator Based on Direct Digital Synthesis by Jian Qi, Qun Sun, Xiaoliang Wu, Chong Wang, Linlin Chen

“…In order to improve this situation, a small sized and highly accurate economic signal generator based on DDS technology has been developed, which is capable of providing wave signals commonly used in experiments. Firstly, it is introduced the basic principles of DDS and is determined the overall scheme of the signal generator. …”
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Evaluation of acitretin side effects on Iraqi psoriatic patients by Ahmed H. Kadhim‎, Dhia'a A. Hassan‎, Amer H. Chyad‎, Abdulstaar M. Khudyar‎

“…Acitretin was wildly used to improve plaque psoriasis  and also for postural psoriasis and  erthrodemic psoriasis .The present study focus on the evaluation of the common  side effects of acitretin which makes a wide hesitation for Iraqi dermatologists to use it in treatement of psoriasis. …”
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Consumer’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices toward Self-medication: Questionnaire Development and Validation by Nahid Ansari, Abhishek Dadhich

“…Background and Aim: Self-medication practices (SMPs) are a common phenomenon prevalent with both prescription and nonprescription medicines. …”
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Surgical Tips in Frozen Abdomen Management: Application of Coliseum Technique by Ioannis D. Kyriazanos, Dimitrios K. Manatakis, Nikolaos Stamos, Christos Stoidis

“…Relatively recently the concept of “intentional open abdomen” was described and both clinical entities share common pathophysiological and clinical pathways (“postoperative open abdominal wall”). …”
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Recent Pathophysiological Aspects of Peyronie’s Disease: Role of Free Radicals, Rationale, and Therapeutic Implications for Antioxidant Treatment—Literature Review by Gianni Paulis, Gennaro Romano, Luca Paulis, Davide Barletta

“…While conservative therapies commonly used in the early stages of PD include oral substances (Potaba, tamoxifen, colchicine, and vitamin E), intralesional treatment (verapamil, interferon, steroids, and more recently collagenase clostridium histolyticum-Xiaflex), and local physical treatment (iontophoresis, extracorporeal shock wave therapy, and penile extender), the significant results obtained by emerging treatments with the antioxidants cited in this article suggest these therapeutic agents interfere at several levels with the disease’s pathogenetic mechanisms. …”
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Relationship Between Thermal Conductivity, Mineral Composition and Major Element Composition in Rocks from Central and South Germany by Oliver Suft, Hannes Hagenauer, David Bertermann

“…Higher quartz and SiO₂ contents generally lead to increased thermal conductivity, while aluminum silicates, common in clay minerals, correlate with lower conductivity. …”
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Relief of Urinary Urgency, Hesitancy, and Male Pelvic Pain with Pulse Radiofrequency Ablation of the Pudendal Nerve: A Case Presentation by Christopher Bui, Sanjog Pangarkar, Scott I. Zeitlin

“…Urinary urgency and hesitancy and male pelvic pain are some of the most common symptoms affecting men. Pudendal nerve block by pulsed RFA is an effective treatment of pelvic pain. …”
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IMPLEMENTING ETHNIC TOURISM AS A TOOL CONTRIBUTING TO THE DESTINATION COMMUNITY WELL-BEING IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, VIETNAM by Thi Thanh Kieu Nguyen

“…Second, improvements in political capital were strongly suggested to tackle common barriers to community empowerment and collaboration, tourism organizational structure, local policies, standards, and assessment procedures. …”
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Prolonged Exposure Therapy For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Levent SÜTÇÝGÝL, Selçuk ASLAN

“…Exposure is a practice that is generally used to reduce pathological fear and related emotions common in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other anxiety disorders. …”
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Retinopathy in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease by Myrsini Orfanidou, Stergios A. Polyzos

“…In this context, retinopathy has been investigated for its potential association with MASLD, since both conditions share common pathogenetic pathways. Chronic low-grade inflammation, oxidative stress, insulin resistance, and endothelial dysfunction are only some of those mechanisms contributing to disease progression and, possibly, determining the bidirectional interplay between the liver and retinal pathology. …”
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Drought Analysis in Long and Short Term Periods: Bursa Case by Ülker Güner Bacanlı, Pınar Gökçe Kargı

“…Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) is one of the most commonly used drought indices that accounts different time scales. …”
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Designing hydrogel for application in spinal surgery by Rongpeng Dong, Shuang Zheng, Xueliang Cheng

“…In this review, we summarize recent advances in the design of hydrogels for the treatment of spinal diseases and injuries commonly found in clinical settings, including intervertebral disc degeneration, spinal cord injury, and dural membrane injury. …”
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Development of a CFD simulation for the analysis of CO2 separation percentage using novel [emim][C2N3] ionic liquid solution inside the gas–liquid contactor by Adel Alhowyan, Wael A. Mahdi, Ahmad J. Obaidullah

“…In the current decades, ionic liquids (ILs) have shown their potential in the gas separation industry owing to their noteworthy advantages such as great capacity, excellent adjustability and suitable thermal/chemical stability compared to commonly-employed amine absorbents. This investigation aims to analytically/numerically determine the separation yield of CO2 from CO₂/N2 gaseous flow using novel -Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide ([emim][C2N3]) IL inside the gas–liquid contactor. …”
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An Intelligent FPGA Based Anti-Sweating System for Bed Sore Prevention in a Clinical Environment by K. S. Jaichandar, Sampath Kumar, Chew kweeTiang, Siew Fong, Stewart Tai

“…Bed sores, a common problem among immobile patients occur as a result of continuous sweating due to increase in skin to bed surface temperature in patients lying on same posture for prolonged period. …”
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