Fatigue Damage Characteristics of Offshore Wind Power Large-Diameter Monopile Structures During Driving Process by Tao CHEN, Ruilin DING, Wei GUO, Junhui SHE, Weichao LI

“…The feasibility of this method in calculating the mechanical response of the pile body during driving was verified. Time-history responses of displacement, velocity and stress at target points on the monopile under a single driving action were obtained. …”
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Prevalence, determinants and knowledge about herbal medicine and non-hospital utilisation in southwest Nigeria: a cross-sectional study by Olujimi Aina, Lata Gautam, Padam Simkhada, Sarah Hall

“…Although the majority of the respondents (90%) knew the difference between certified and uncertified HMs, uncertified ones were the most commonly used (37.3%) in the population.Conclusion Although there is a cultural history of HM use within the study population, the choice of use was based on their effectiveness. …”
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Combined effects of reflexology massage and respiratory relaxation on pain following chest tube removal in heart surgery patients by Zainab Bahramian, Majid Kazemi, Reza Vazirinejad, Hadi Hasani

“…Results The participants of the four groups were not meaningfully different in terms of age, BMI, duration of surgical operation, gender, job, education, place of residency, number of chest tubes, history of operation (P = 0.99, 0.31, 0.06, 0.81, 0.97, 0.96, 0.17, 0.10, 0.89 respectively). …”
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Lifestyle and Chronic Constipation in Medical Students by Mehmet Aykut Yildirim, Murat Cakir, Mehmet Bicer, Mustafa Senturk, Harun Yonar, Merve Nur Gur, Zeliha Nur Akiner, Ayse Guldiken, H. Kaan Karagul, Bugra Ceri

“…The rate of students reporting constipation and familial history was statistically significant. While regular eating habits were reported in the first and third years, this rate was much lower in the sixth year group working at clinical departments. …”
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Translation of Ancient Works During the First Two Years of the Full-scale Russian Invasion of Ukraine by Svyatoslav Zubchenko

“…The article harmonizes with previous research efforts in the fields of bibliography, translation history, and classical philology, continuing, supplementing, and to some extent clarifying them.…”
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The Role of the Military-Political Elite of Egypt in the Struggle for National Independence in the Post-World War II Period (1945-1952) by I. E. Ibragimov

“…The article analyzes the role of the Egyptian military-political elite on the eve of the Revolution of 1952, when the military came to power, led by Gamal Abdel Nasser. The study of the history and activities of the organization «Free Officers» is hardly possible without considering the evolution of the national-patriotic and political movements in the Egyptian army. …”
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Clinicopathological Characteristics of Serrated Polyposis Syndrome in Korea: Single Center Experience by Hyung-Keun Kim, Kyung-Jin Seo, Hyun Ho Choi, Sung Soo Kim, Hiun-Suk Chae, Ok-Ran Shin, Chang Hyuck Ahn, Young-Seok Cho

“…Ten patients (91%) were males. None had a family history of CRC or a first-degree relative with SPS. …”
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A Morphometric Approach to Bozkurt (Kastamonu-Türkiye) Flood by Vedat Avci, Ömer Ünsal

“…Bozkurt flood is one of the most destructive floods in the history of Türkiye. As a result of the floods that occurred in Kastamonu and neighboring provinces on 10th - 12th August 2021, 82 people lost their lives. …”
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IL-10 and ARG-1 Concentrations in Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood of Metastatic Neuroblastoma Patients Do Not Associate with Clinical Outcome by Fabio Morandi, Michela Croce, Giuliana Cangemi, Sebastiano Barco, Valentina Rigo, Barbara Carlini, Loredana Amoroso, Vito Pistoia, Silvano Ferrini, Maria Valeria Corrias

“…In conclusion, although IL-10 concentration and Treg percentage were increased, their contribution to the natural history of metastatic NB appears uncertain.…”
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The mediating role of physical activity and quality of life in the association between knee osteoarthritis-related symptoms and physical function of post-COVID patients in Metro Ma... by Donald Manlapaz, Jon Timothy Rivero, Eliana Caris Cabildo, Jeremy Christian Advincula, Marc Angelo Aquino, Miguel Gabriel De la Paz, Maria Paulina Duldulao, Andrea Amor Maravilla, Cyd Ahnilark Montera, Kent Stefon Tee

“…However, there is a scarcity of studies relating to knee OA during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly its impact on symptoms and quality of life.Methods This analytic cross-sectional study design will recruit participants aged 40 and above from Metro Manila with knee pain and COVID-19 history. The Filipino version of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score and International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form will be used to assess the mediating variables.Analysis The study will employ descriptive and regression analyses for data analysis and follow the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology statement for reporting the data.Ethics and dissemination This study has received ethical approval from the Ethics Review Committee of the College of Rehabilitation Sciences. …”
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Large language models improve the identification of emergency department visits for symptomatic kidney stones by Cosmin A. Bejan, Amy M. Reed, Matthew Mikula, Siwei Zhang, Yaomin Xu, Daniel Fabbri, Peter J. Embí, Ryan S. Hsi

“…Adding demographic information and prior disease history to the prompts allows LLMs to make better decisions. …”
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Bilateral Double Ureters with Bladder Neck Diverticulum in a Nigerian Woman Masquerading as an Obstetric Fistula by Imran O. Morhason-Bello, Sikiru A. Adebayo, Rukiyat A. Abdusalam, Oluwasomidoyin O. Bello, Kehinde H. Odubamowo, Olatunji O. Lawal, E. Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, Oladosu A. Ojengbede

“…A 43-year-old woman presented with 20-year history of leakage of urine per vaginam. She had one failed repair attempt. …”
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Acute kidney injury, the present on admission (POA) indicator and sex disparities: observational study of inpatient real-world data in a Swiss tertiary healthcare system. Explorati... by Michael Simon, Sarah N Musy, Karen Triep, Olga Endrich

“…Routinely collected health data, 2019 and 2020 (121 757 cases) on the patient history and intensive care treatment duration, comorbidity levels, coded diagnoses, age and sex.Software and statistic: program R, V.4.1.1, SD; median, IQR; prop.test; standardised mean difference.Results The reporting of postadmission diagnoses showed more interhospital transfers, more intensive care stays, higher scores of severity and treatment intensity, more often mechanical ventilation, a higher age, a higher number of diagnoses, a higher complexity level of the related cases and mortality. …”
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Bromhexine Hydrochloride Prophylaxis of COVID-19 for Medical Personnel: A Randomized Open-Label Study by Evgeny N. Mikhaylov, Tamara A. Lyubimtseva, Aleksandr D. Vakhrushev, Dmitry Stepanov, Dmitry S. Lebedev, Elena Yu. Vasilieva, Alexandra O. Konradi, Evgeny V. Shlyakhto

“…The study was prematurely terminated after the enrollment of 50 participants without a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection: 25 were assigned to bromhexine hydrochloride treatment (8 mg 3 times per day), and 25 were controls. …”
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Construction and validation of a nomogram predictive model for assessing the risk of surgical site infections following posterior lumbar fusion surgery by Jin-Zhou Luo, Jie-Zhao Lin, Qi-Fan Chen, Chang-Jian Yang, Chu-Song Zhou

“…Significant risk factors for SSIs included smoking history, diabetes, surgery duration ≥ 3 h, intraoperative blood loss ≥ 300 ml, ASA classification ≥ 3, postoperative closed drainage duration ≥ 5 days, incision length ≥ 10 cm, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2, and the presence of internal fixation. …”
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Transgression of the romantic movement in Western society: The unity of Romanticism and Modernism by A. E. Kapishin

“…This romantic trend is considered not from the perspective of art history but in a broader sense - as a trend that determines the culture of Western society. …”
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FEATURES OF PREGNANCY, OBSTETRIC AND PERINATAL OUTCOMES DURING THE MANIFESTATION OF COVID-19 OF VARYING SEVERITY IN THE 1ST TRIMESTER OF GESTATION by Людмила Станиславовна Ищенко, Екатерина Евгеньевна Воропаева, Элла Алексеевна Казачкова, Евгений Леонидович Казачков, Татьяна Николаевна Шамаева, Елена Романовна Вейсенборн, Юлия Сергеевна Ищенко

“…The comparison group included 90 pregnant women in the third trimester of gestation without a history of COVID-19. Results. COVID-19 in the first trimester of gestation has a predominantly mild and moderate course. …”
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Low Birth Weight, Child Gender, Number of Children, and Maternal Education as Risk Factors for Stunting in Palu City - Indonesia by Fahmi Hafid, Nasrul Nasrul, Amsal Amsal, Kadar Ramadhan, Taufiqurahman Taufiqurahman, Sarina Sariman

“…Data were collected by 20 enumerators under the supervision of the Health Office, through interviews related to breastfeeding, complementary feeding, infection history, and other variables as well as anthropometric measurements using length Board Measuring calibrated tools. …”
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Gender and age features in adults with congenital heart disease by I.G. Lebid

“…Female patients with CHD had significantly more often arrhythmia history (236 women compared to 201 male patients, p < 0.05), significantly higher degree of heart failure class > 1 NYHA (453 women and 285 men, p < 0.05), and significantly more often required medications (660 women and 466 men, p < 0.05). …”
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Risk factors for Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales infections: A case-control study by Sibongakonke Mbele, Sandeep D. Vasaikar

“…Demographic, medical history and current hospitalisation factors were captured on clinical research forms. …”
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