The Piston Ring-Cylinder Bore Interface Leakage of Bent-Axis Piston Pumps Based on Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication and Rotation Speed by Lvjun Qing, Lichen Gu, Yan Wang, Wei Xue, Zhufeng Lei

“…The leakage of the piston ring-cylinder bore interface (PRCB), as the important part of the return oil flow of the pump house that commonly assesses the wear of key friction interfaces in piston pumps, is changed with the rotation speed. …”
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Linking the Historical Sample of the Netherlands with the USA Censuses, 1850–1940 by Diogo Paiva, Francisco Anguita, Kees Mandemakers

“…The second approach, called Transformation Approach, made use of dictionaries with Anglicized versions of Dutch first and last names and their most common or most likely Dutch original(s). Because of the sample character of the HSN even exact matches showed ambiguity that needs to be resolved. …”
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Propensity Score Matching: should we use it in designing observational studies? by Fei Wan

“…However, this disparity represents a “chance” difference and will average to zero over a large number of matched pairs. Common distance metrics cannot capture this “chance” nature in covariate imbalance, instead reflecting increasing variability in chance imbalance as units are pruned and the sample size diminishes. …”
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Testicular Cancer Risk Awareness in Young Male by María Fernanda Cueva Moncayo, Lexter Mihalache, Edwin Marcelo Miranda

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> testicular cancer is the most common malignant neoplasm in young men and early detection through testicular self-examination is essential.…”
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Simultaneous Dual-Task Interventions That Improve Cognition in Older Adults: A Scoping Review of Implementation-Relevant Details by Natasha Versi, Kylie Murphy, Caroline Robinson, Mitchell Franklin

“…Whilst “challenge” and “group interaction” were common features of effective SDT interventions, most studies failed to report on key implementation details required to facilitate translation into practice. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Female Secondary School students in Ar Rass City, Qassim Region by Wjdan Alharbi, Saulat Jahan

“…# Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common chronic gastrointestinal condition associated with many modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors…”
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Association of XRCC3, XRCC4, BAX, and BCL-2 Polymorphisms with the Risk of Breast Cancer by Emre Ozoran, Fadime Didem Can Trabulus, Duygu Erhan, Bahadir Batar, Mehmet Guven

“…Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. Genetic risk factors associated with breast cancer incidence have been identified. …”
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Assessment of Immuno-histochemical Expression of CD44 in Renal Tumors by Banan Mohammed, khalid Abdulfattah Khattab, Payman Salim

“…Background: Cluster of differentiation 44 (CD44) is the most commonly reported immune marker of the cancer stem cells in renal cell carcinoma.Objectives: To assess the frequency of CD44 expression in renal tumors, to assess the expression of CD44 in different histological types, and to detect its association with variable clinicopathological parameters.Materials and methods: In this retrospective case series study, 76 cases of primary renal tumors were obtained by nephrectomy, and a study of CD44 was done by using the immunohistochemical technique.Results: The age of the patients ranged from 29-82 years with a mean of 54.8 &plusmn;11.96 with a male to female ratio of 1.05:1. …”
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Incremental Healthcare Costs and Outpatient Antifungal Treatment of Patients with Aspergillosis in the United States by Emily Durden, Donna McMorrow, Paul Juneau, Robert Fowler, Paresh Chaudhari, David Horn

“…Two-thirds of the aspergillosis cases had no outpatient prescription for an antifungal within 30 days of index; for those with outpatient antifungal therapy, voriconazole was the most commonly prescribed agent (60.9%). Average adjusted total and outpatient expenditures were greater for aspergillosis patients during follow-up than those of the matched controls ($26,680 and $9,248 greater, respectively). …”
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ElectroCom61: A multiclass dataset for detection of electronic componentsMendeley Data by Md. Faiyaz Abdullah Sayeedi, Anas Mohammad Ishfaqul Muktadir Osmani, Taimur Rahman, Jannatul Ferdous Deepti, Raiyan Rahman, Salekul Islam

“…To address this need, we present “ElectroCom61,” a comprehensive multi-class object detection dataset encompassing 61 commonly used electronic components. Our dataset, sourced from the electronic components collection at United International University (UIU) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, comprises 2121 meticulously annotated images. …”
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Serum Triamcinolone Levels following Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Injection by Tim J. Lamer, Rozalin R. Dickson, Halena M. Gazelka, Wayne T. Nicholson, Joel M. Reid, Susan M. Moeschler, W. Michael Hooten

“…Cervical interlaminar epidural steroid injections (ESIs) are commonly performed procedures to treat painful cervical radiculopathy, but little is known about the systemic absorption and serum levels of steroids following injection. …”
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The Sub 2-h Official Marathon is Possible: Developing a Drafting Strategy for a Historic Breakthrough in Sports by G. D. Fernandes, Nazir Laureano Gandur, Dioser Santos, Victor Maldonado

“…Abstract Background Drafting for drag reduction is a tactic commonly employed by elite athletes of various sports. …”
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A Qualitative Study of Factors Perceived to Influence Physical Activity among Young Athletes after ACL Reconstruction by Christin Zwolski, Timothy Rethorn, Staci Thomas, Jacqueline Goodway, Mark Paterno, Catherine Quatman-Yates, Laura Schmitt

“…Three overarching themes were generated during thematic analysis: 1) navigation of barriers (common obstacles, injury-related limitations, unique adaptations), 2) movement motives (ingrained desire to move, external motivators, internal motivation), and 3) movement mindset (envisions for future physical activity, perceived impact of injury, belief in the power of sports)…”
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Bioinformatics Analysis of Exercise-Related Biomarkers in Diabetes by Xiaoju Bao, Jingyue Qiu, Qin Xuan, Xinming Ye

“…Exercise is a regular behavioral activity that not only helps to lose weight but also reduces the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Diabetes is a common disease that plagues human health. It is shown that regular exercise can improve the insulin sensitivity of diabetic patients and have an important function in adjuvant therapy. …”
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Thrombocytopenia Rates In Newborns Diagnosed With Gram-Negative Sepsis. Insights From NICU Experimental Based Study by Sobia Shahalam, Madiha Iqbal, Sara Hassan, Shazia Rizwan, Rizwan Waseem, Rabeya Rehman

“…E. coli was found to be the most common organism responsible for gram-negative sepsis. …”
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Preseason Workload in Collegiate Baseball Pitchers by Bennett Tabaracci, Shraddha Sudhir, Matthew Gauthier, Lindsay Hannigan

“…# Background Upper extremity injuries are common in baseball spanning from youth through professional leagues, especially in preseason. …”
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From Bench to Brain: A Metadata-driven Approach to Research Data Management in a Collaborative Neuroscientific Research Center by Marlene Pacharra, Tobias Otto, Nina Olivia Caroline Winter

“…Critical steps in RDM are the agreement and implementation of common standards for metadata and data storage. The practice paper outlines the approach of the interdisciplinary Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1280 ‘Extinction Learning’ with 81 researchers from biology, psychology, medicine, and computational neuroscience across four different institutions. …”
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Evaluation of the histopathological spectrum of skin biopsies in patients with chronic kidney disease: A single-center experience by Amany A Fathaddin

“…Diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive nephropathy, and lupus nephritis were the three most common kidney pathologies (59.1%, 11.4%, and 11.4%, respectively). …”
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Preoperative dental assessment for the reduction of periprosthetic joint infections in patients undergoing total joint replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zbigniew Putowski, Magdalena Miłobędzka, Michał Kisiołek, Wojciech Szczeklik, Roman Jaeschke, Piotr Puc, Katarzyna Szczeklik

“…The requirement for preoperative dental assessment (PDA) to prevent periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) seems to be a common practice at least in some orthopaedic centres. …”
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Preliminary Evaluation of Some Engineering Geological Properties of Soils in the New Yenagoa Town, Bayelsa State, Central Niger Delta by PO Youdeowei, HO Nwankwoala

“…BH 2 to BH 10 present single to two layered stratigraphy of the commonly occurring fine sand and silty clay in various thicknesses to the maximum drilled depth of 10m. …”
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