Evidence for Negative Effects of Elevated Intra-Abdominal Pressure on Pulmonary Mechanics and Oxidative Stress by I. Davarcı, M. Karcıoğlu, K. Tuzcu, K. İnanoğlu, T. D. Yetim, S. Motor, K. T. Ulutaş, R. Yüksel

“…To compare the effects of pneumoperitoneum on lung mechanics, end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2), arterial blood gases (ABG), and oxidative stress markers in blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) by using lung-protective ventilation strategy. …”
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Tendency to Ingest Foreign Bodies in Mentally Retarded Patients: A Case with Ileal Perforation Caused by the Ingestion of a Teaspoon by İhsan Yıldız, Yavuz Savaş Koca, Gökhan Avşar, İbrahim Barut

“…Radiological examination revealed diffuse air-fluid levels and a radiopaque impression of a metal object in the right upper quadrant. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Interaction between Large-Scale Congestion and Vent during the Natural Gas Explosion in a Kitchen by Lei Pang, Mengjie Jin, Qianran Hu, Kai Yang

“…The influence of large-scale congestion on a confined natural gas explosion in a typical Chinese kitchen was studied using the computational fluid dynamics technology. It was found that opening the explosion venting surface promotes the development of turbulence, flame propagation velocity, and multipeak overpressure in the explosion flow field. …”
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Numerical Simulation of the Influence Mechanism of Melt Rate Variation on the Macrosegregation of 8Cr4Mo4V-Bearing Steel During Vacuum Arc Remelting by Tao Pan, Hongchun Zhu, Zhouhua Jiang, Huabing Li, Zhiyu He, Zhuowen Ni, Fubin Liu, Hao Feng, Shucai Zhang

“…The main reason for this is due to the increased molten pool depth when the melt rate is increasing, which strengthens fluid flow and accelerates the migration of solute elements to the center. …”
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Not All Acute Abdomen Cases in Early Pregnancy Are Ectopic; Expect the Unexpected: Renal Angiomyolipoma Causing Massive Retroperitoneal Haemorrhage by Muhammad Asim Rana, Ahmed F. Mady, Nagesh Jakaraddi, Shahzad A. Mumtaz, Habib Ahmad, Kamal Naser

“…Stable patients can be managed with fluid resuscitation, correction of coagulopathy if any, and blood transfusion. …”
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ISU201 Enhances the Resolution of Airway Inflammation in a Mouse Model of an Acute Exacerbation of Asthma by Yuka Hiroshima, Linda Garthwaite, Kenneth Hsu, Hyouna Yoo, Sang-Ho Park, Carolyn L. Geczy, Rakesh K. Kumar, Cristan Herbert

“…Relative to vehicle-treated controls, ISU201 suppressed accumulation of pulmonary neutrophils and eosinophils, while accelerating the decline in CXCL1, TNF-α, and IL-6 in lavage fluid and lung tissue. ISU201 significantly reduced peak expression of mRNA for the chemokines Cxcl9 and Cxcl10, the adhesion molecules Icam1 and Vcam1, and the proinflammatory cytokines Il1b, Il12p40, and Csf1. …”
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Techno-Economic Analysis of Waste Heat Recovery in Automotive Manufacturing Plants by Putu Diah Prajna Paramita, Sindu Daniarta, Attila R. Imre, Piotr Kolasiński

“…Waste heat is initially captured in TES, with additional energy extracted by a heat pump to increase the temperature of a secondary fluid, effectively charging TES from both direct and indirect sources. …”
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Computational Role of Autocatalytic Chemical Reaction in the Dynamics of a Ternary Hybrid Nanofluid Past a Rotating Stretching Surface by Shreedevi Madiwal, N. B. Naduvinamani, J. K. Madhukesh, Umair Khan, Anuar Ishak, Raman Kumar, Md Irfanul Haque Siddiqui

“…An essential aspect of understanding complex systems is studying the interplay between fluid movement, heat transport, and chemical processes. …”
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Boundary plasma studies for a spherical tokamak with lithium walls by A. Antony, L. Carbajal, T.D. Rognlien, M.V. Umansky, A. Froese, S. Howard, C. Ribeiro, R. Ivanov, C. Dunlea, C.P. McNally

“…An explorative study is carried out for wall-limited versus diverted configurations for PI3 using the fluid edge transport code UEDGE. Experimental edge temperature and density profiles from triple Langmuir probes are used to establish realistic temperature and density profiles in UEDGE Rognlien et al. (1992) by adjusting the transport coefficients. …”
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Interrelationship of the Kinin System, Nitric Oxide and Eicosanoids in the Antigen-Induced Arthritis in Rabbits by Fernando Alfonso Salamea Palácios, Gilberto Santos Novaes, Maria Luiza Guzzo, Ieda Maria Magalhães Laurindo, Suzana Beatriz Verissimo de Mello

“…PGE2 and LTB4 (radioimmunoassay) levels were quantified in the synovial fluid. The animals were pre-treated with 20 mg/kg/day during 14 days with L-NAME or D-NAME and/or Enalapril (0.12 mg/ kg/day-14 days), and/or the B2 antagonist of Bradykinin HOE 140 (0.9 mg/kg). …”
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FBG-Based UV-Curing Kinetics Analysis by Exothermic Behavior by Wen Yan, Zhenhua Bi, Ying Song, Xinpu Zhang

“…Abstract Since photo-induced polymerization of the ultra-violet (UV)-curing adhesive from a fluid state to a solid state is an exothermic process, the UV curing exothermic behavior can be regarded as a potential evaluation methodology to analyze UV-curing kinetics. …”
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Risperidone oral disintegrating mini-tablets: A robust-product for pediatrics by El-Say Khalid M., Ahmed Tarek A., Abdelbary Maged F., Ali Bahaa E., Aljaeid Bader M., Zidan Ahmed S.

“…The prepared ODmini- tablet batches were also assessed for disintegration in simulated salivary fluid (SSF, pH 6.2) and in reconstituted skimmed milk. …”
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Antiedemic Effect of the Myosin Light Chain Kinase Inhibitor PIK7 in the Rat Model of Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury by Dmitry L. Sonin, Mikhail S. Medved, Asker Y. Khapchaev, Maria V. Sidorova, Marina E. Palkeeva, Olga A. Kazakova, Garry V. Papayan, Daniil A. Mochalov, Sarkis M. Minasyan, Ilya E. Anufriev, Daria V. Mukhametdinova, Natalia M. Paramonova, Ksenia M. Balabanova, Anastasia S. Lopatina, Ilia V. Aleksandrov, Natalya Yu. Semenova, Anna A. Kordyukova, Kirill V. Zaichenko, Vladimir P. Shirinsky, Michael M. Galagudza

“…Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury increases myocardial microvascular permeability, leading to enhanced microvascular filtration and interstitial fluid accumulation that is associated with greater microvascular obstruction and inadequate myocardial perfusion. …”
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Enhancement of the sound absorption of closed-cell mineral foams by perforations: Manufacturing process and model-supported adaptation by Bart Van Damme, Théo Cavalieri, Cong-Truc Nguyen, Camille Perrot

“…Simulations of the microscopic fluid flow in a representative volume element show how the combination of foam properties and perforation patterns can be combined such that sub-wavelength absorption is obtained. …”
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The Early Expression of HLA-DR and CD64 Myeloid Markers Is Specifically Compartmentalized in the Blood and Lungs of Patients with Septic Shock by Tomasz Skirecki, Małgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz, Grażyna Hoser, Urszula Zielińska-Borkowska

“…The expression of CD64 on neutrophils and HLA-DR on monocytes was analyzed in the peripheral blood and mini-bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cells by flow cytometry. Twenty-seven patients with septic shock were enrolled into the study. …”
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Epidemiology of Human Respiratory Viruses in Children with Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Jinan, China by Yanqin Lu, Shifu Wang, Lehai Zhang, Chao Xu, Cuirong Bian, Zhaoxia Wang, Yanhui Ma, Ke Wang, Lixia Ma, Chen Meng, Caiyun Ni, Jiabei Tong, Gongchao Li, Jinxiang Han

“…Nasal and throat swabs were collected from 397 children with URTIs and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid specimens were collected from 323 children with LRTIs. …”
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Study on Mechanism of Viscoelastic Polymer Transient Flow in Porous Media by Huiying Zhong, Weidong Zhang, Hongjun Yin, Haoyang Liu

“…We establish a mathematical model for transient flows of viscoelastic polymers using computational fluid dynamics simulations, and we study the distributions of pressure and velocity for different elasticity scenarios and different flooding process. …”
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Comparison of Prevalence of Synovitis by Ultrasound Assessment in Subjects Exposed or Not to Self-Reported Physical Overexertion: The Monday’s Synovitis by C. A. Guillén Astete, A. Boteanu, A. Zea Mendoza

“…Presence of carpal synovial hypertrophy, synovial fluid/effusion, and power-Doppler signal was statistically higher in subjects who carried out an overexertion the day before the study than the rest of subjects when the dominant hand was assessed. …”
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Unveiling the Anti-Angiogenic Potential of Small-Molecule (Kinase) Inhibitors for Application in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Fatemeh Khodadust, Eva M. L. Philippon, Maarten M. Steinz, Jan Piet van Hamburg, Johan van Meerloo, Judy R. van Beijnum, Gerrit Jansen, Sander W. Tas, Conny J. van der Laken

“…Fluciclatide changed EC morphology rather than migration, and only when stimulated with synovial fluid in spheroid model did it show inhibitory effects (at ≥2.5 µM), with none below this dosage. …”
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Maximizing japonica rice quality by high-pressure steam: Insights into improvement by Saadia Zainab, Xianqing Zhou, Yurong Zhang, Saira Tanweer, Tariq Mehmood

“…High-pressure steam increases the solubility and swelling power while reducing the gelatinization temperature and causing a yellowish color. Pseudoplastic fluid behavior was recorded for both treatments while crystalline structure converted into V-type from A-type in the optimized sample. …”
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