New Flexible Medical Compact Antenna: Design and Analysis by Yann Mahe, Anne Chousseaud, Marc Brunet, Bruno Froppier

“…Measured and calculated impedance behaviour and radiation characteristics of the modified patch are determined. …”
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Impact of Anterior Commissure Involvement and Frozen Guided Resections on Oncological Outcomes after Laser Cordectomy in Early Glottic Cancers – A 10-year Retrospective Analysis fr... by Elizabeth Mathew Iype, Ankit Vishwani, Bipin T Varghese, Shaji Thomas, Sahya S Lal

“…Background: Early glottic cancers can be treated using different options such as transoral laser microsurgery (TLM), open partial laryngectomy (OPL), and radiation therapy (RT). TLM provides similar oncological benefits to OPL in a few subsets of patients, and the quality of voice is comparable to RT, while hospitalization time is reduced. …”
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Morphology and gas sensitivity of nanocomposites based on porous silicon and tin oxide formed using nanosecond pulsed ion beams by S. N. Povoroznyuk, V. E. Roslikov

“…The results showed that a single radiation exposure is the most rational regime for both porous silicon and composites. …”
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Long-term Characterization of Urban PM10 in Hungary by Zita Ferenczi, Kornélia Imre, Mónika Lakatos, Ágnes Molnár, László Bozó, Emese Homolya, András Gelencsér

“…In addition to the hourly PM10 concentrations and basic meteorological data, global radiation and boundary layer height were considered in the characterization process.…”
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Statistical monitoring of dust phenomenon in Khuzestan province with hourly approach by Parisa Ahadi, Shahriar Khaledi, Mahmoud Ahmadi

“…The results suggests that 78.57 percent of dust event are occurred between 9.30 am to 15.30 pm local time, concurrent with peak of sun radiation and earth surface warming, dryness of soil and local pressure difference. …”
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Time series models for prediction of leptospirosis in different climate zones in Sri Lanka. by Janith Warnasekara, Suneth Agampodi, Rupika Abeynayake

“…We used a seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average (SARIMA) model for univariate predictions and an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model for multivariable analysis of leptospirosis with monthly average rainfall, temperature, relative humidity (RH), solar radiation (SR), and the number of rainy days/month (RD). …”
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Canine lung carcinoma—A descriptive review by Aleksandra Marcinowska, Aleksandra Marcinowska, Rodrigo Dos Santos Horta, Felisbina Queiroga, Felisbina Queiroga, Antonio Giuliano, Antonio Giuliano, Antonio Giuliano

“…Although chemotherapy, targeted therapy and radiation therapy have been employed, their effectiveness remain controversial. …”
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Thermodynamic and Thermoeconomic Analysis of a Multigeneration System Based on Solar Energy Using Nanofluid for Power, Fresh Water, Hydrogen, Heating and Cooling Production by A. Hussein Obaid Ajam, I. Mirzaee, S. Jafarmadar, M. Abbasalizadeh

“…The energy and exergy efficiency of the system increases by the nanoparticle volume concentration and the solar radiation increase. Moreover, the collector inlet temperature has a negative effect on the hydrogen and freshwater production rates. …”
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Discoloration Effects of High-Dose γ-Irradiation and Long-Term Thermal Aging of (U)HMW-PE by Anja Kömmling, Emmanouil Chatzigiannakis, Jörg Beckmann, Volker Wachtendorf, Kerstin von der Ehe, Ulrike Braun, Matthias Jaunich, Ulrich Schade, Dietmar Wolff

“…Two polyethylene types with ultra-high (UHMW-PE) and high molecular weight (HMW-PE) used as neutron radiation shielding materials in casks for radioactive waste were irradiated with doses up to 600 kGy using a 60Co gamma source. …”
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Research on Fire Suppression Characteristics of Compressed Air Foams in Full-Scale 220 kV Converter Transformer by Yike Guo, Tao Chen, Biao Zhou, Peng Zhang, Yuwei Wang, Xuyao Wang, Danping Hao

“…The fire in a converter transformer is characterized by intense heat, high temperatures, and strong radiation. The highest temperature can exceed 1000 °C in cases of complete combustion. …”
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Investigation of Vitamin D-Binding Protein Polymorphism Impact on Coronary Artery Disease and Relationship with Longevity: Own Data and a Review by Donatas Stakisaitis, Vita Lesauskaitė, Milda Girdauskaitė, Ernestas Janulionis, Albertas Ulys, Rimantas Benetis

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Safe Transition to Pembrolizumab following Ipilimumab-Induced Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Nicholas Gravbrot, Katalin Scherer, Srinath Sundararajan

“…A 71-year-old gentleman with recurrent, stage IIIB melanoma was started on ipilimumab (cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 inhibitor) for adjuvant treatment following radical neck dissection and radiation therapy. After completing his third cycle of ipilimumab, he developed rapidly progressive ascending paralysis. …”
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Experimental Characterization of C–C Composite Destruction Under Impact of High Thermal Flux in Atmosphere and Hypersonic Airflow by Ryan Bencivengo, Alin Ilie Stoica, Sergey B. Leonov, Richard Gulotty

“…The test articles were preheated with CW laser radiation and then exposed to M = 6 flow at stagnation pressures up to 14 bar. …”
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Optimizing Thermal Comfort in Urban Squares of Hot-Humid Regions: A Case Study Considering Tree Growth, Species, and Planting Intervals by Yixuan Xiao, Yong Huang, Xinchen Pan

“…<i>f.</i> reduced solar radiation by 19.54, 18.09, and 34.50 W/m², and mean radiant temperature by 0.61 °C, 0.68 °C, and 1.35 °C, respectively, while decreasing PET by 0.23 °C, 0.23 °C, and 0.46 °C. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study of Ultrasonic Vibration Effect on Abrasive Grain Distribution and Movement Behavior in Laser Cladding Melt Pool for Abrasive Layer Fabri... by Zixuan Wang, Ying Chen, Chuang Guan, Jiahui Du, Tianbiao Yu, Ji Zhao, Jun Zhao

“…The CBN abrasive grains in the melt pool were subjected to gravity, the buoyancy force, the drag force of the metal fluid, and the sonophoretic radiation force of the ultrasonic vibration. Based on them, the effects of ultrasonic vibration on the movement behaviors and trajectories of the CBN abrasive grains were analyzed. …”
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Dysplastic L5-S1 Spondyloptosis in a 3-Year-Old Child: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Vikas Tandon, Rahul Kaul, Harvinder Singh Chhabra, Ankur Nanda

“…A three-year-old girl presented with primary complaint of severe low back pain with radiation to both lower limbs below the knees since 2 months following history of fall and marked restriction of her daily routine activities. …”
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Spatio-temporal Variation of Meteorological Influence on PM2.5 and PM10 over Major Urban Cities of Bangladesh by Nafisa Islam, Tarik Reza Toha, Mohammad Maksimul Islam, Tanvir Ahmed

“…In winter, the low temperature was found to favor PM accumulation, while in monsoon, high temperature causes PM rise, possibly by assisting atmospheric secondary aerosol formation. Solar radiation positively influenced atmospheric PM formation, and the influence was stronger in the northwestern region. …”
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Bernese Periacetabular Osteotomy in a Hip Extra-Articular Resection Followed by Reconstruction Using an Extracorporeal Irradiated Acetabulum Autograft with Megaprosthesis, for Prox... by Victor Barro, Roberto Velez, Daniel Pacha, Jordi Giralt, Isabel Roca, Marius Aguirre

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Enhancing adsorption efficiency for camouflage clothing through activated carbon and inorganic composite coatings by Kittiphop Promdee, Doungkamon Phihusut, Apisake Monthienvichienchai, Natthapong Monarumit

“…This research aimed to study the feasibility of using activated carbon and other powder materials (TiO2, Talc and Bentonite) as a coating for military camouflage clothing, which can provide economic and accessible protection against chemical warfare agents and some types of radiation. The camouflage material was coated through a powder and thermal coating process and analyzed. …”
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Structural modeling of NAD+ binding modes to PARP-1 by N. V. Ivanisenko, D. A. Zhechev, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…Inhibitors of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase have been shown to be effective in improvement of radiation therapy and chemotherapy of cancer in clinical testing. …”
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