Quantifying the Spatiotemporal Evolution of Radiation Belt Electrons Scattered by Lower Band Chorus Waves: An Integrated Model by Weixin Chen, Song Fu, Xin Ma, Binbin Ni, Deyu Guo, Qiongyue Zhang, Xiangyuan Tong, Yibo Zhao, Xing Cao, Zheng Xiang, Yuan Lei

“…Incorporating the effect of radiation electron drift, we further use the 2‐D Fokker‐Planck equation to simulate the variations of electron phase space density in different MLT sectors at a fixed L, and find that the integrated model replicates reasonably the multi‐MeV electron acceleration at L = 4.5 during the period from the main phase to the early recovery phase of the storm. …”
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Paramedic Recognition of Sepsis in the Prehospital Setting: A Prospective Observational Study by Robert S. Green, Andrew H. Travers, Edward Cain, Samuel G. Campbell, Jan L. Jensen, David A. Petrie, Mete Erdogan, Gredi Patrick, Ward Patrick

“…Using a novel prehospital sepsis screening tool, paramedic recognition of sepsis had greater specificity than sensitivity with reasonable accuracy.…”
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Mothers at the Intersection of Trauma, Addiction, and Involvement with the Criminal Legal System: An Analysis of Multiple Case Studies by Monica Solinas-Saunders PhD, Maureen L. Petrunich-Rutherford PhD, Mark D. Thomas PhD, Natasha R. Brown PhD, Kevin L. McElmurry PhD, Melissa A. Jones PhD, Abigail M. Cognetti BSc, Lytina Andrews BSc, Amira Zahabi BSc

“…Across these life transitions, participants emphasized the relevance of traumatic experiences and mental health disorders as main reasons for their drug addiction. For each theme highlighted in the narrative of each case, a connection to all other participants was made to summarize the findings in the whole sample. …”
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Urinary glucose detection with spiral shape hollow core photonic crystal fiber: Towards improved diabetes management by Md. Safiul Islam, A.H.M. Iftekharul Ferdous, Md. Jakir Hossen, Abdullah Al Mamun, Khalid Sifulla Noor, Diponkar Kundu, Md. Galib Hasan

“…Acute diabetes treatment and follow-up rely on urine glucose detection since it provides a non-invasive, reasonably priced means to assess glucose levels and regulate the progression of the disease. …”
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Time-Frequency Characteristics and the Influence Mechanism of the EMR from Coal with Different Joint Angles by Hongwei Mu, Dazhao Song, Shan Yin, Xueqiu He, Liming Qiu, Dongfang Su, Yang Liu

“…This is also the main reason for the difference of the EMR generation mechanism and the signal of samples with different joint angles. (3) According to the experimental results, we established the modified formulas for calculating the EMR threshold value and deviation of coal and rock with joints under different stress environments and revealed that the longer the EMR waveform duration, the higher the dominant frequency, and the more the number of spectrum peaks, the greater the burst risk of coal and rock.…”
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Are tropical oceanic islands overlooked? Knowledge gaps regarding the vulnerability of amphibians to global anthropogenic threats by Renoir J. Auguste, Amy E. Deacon, Mark F. Hulme

“…We discuss potential reasons for these knowledge gaps and recommend ways to address them, such as more equitable distribution of resources and provision of training and research opportunities for island-based biologists.…”
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Bioâdigestion and postâtreatment of effluents by bioâfermentation, an opportunity for energy uses and generation of organic fertilizers from bovine manure... by Luis Antonio Barzallo-Bravo, David Carrera-Villacrés, Rafael Eduardo Vargas-Verdesoto, Lourdes Karina Ponce-Loaiza, Modesto Correoso, Ãlvaro Petronio Gavilanes-Quishpi

“…The bio-digester effluents showed appreciable amounts of nitrogen, potassium, phosphates, calcium, magnesium and sodium but with E. coli presence; the reason why the bio-digester effluent was treated later by a second fermentation inoculated with mountain effective microorganism, post-treatment which eliminated in 100% E. coli presence. …”
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Preparation and properties of alkali-activated slag-like powder paste by Donghui Li, Wenzhong Zheng, Ying Wang

“…Additionally, a series of analytical techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and scanning electronic microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), were used to explain the underlying reasons for the differences in macroscopic properties from a microscopic perspective. …”
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Effect of Fly Ash and Cement on the Engineering Characteristic of Stabilized Subgrade Soil: An Experimental Study by Partab Rai, Wenge Qiu, Huafu Pei, Jihui Chen, Xufeng Ai, Yang Liu, Mahmood Ahmad

“…The effectiveness of the use of waste fly ash (FA) and cement (OPC) in the stabilization of subgrade soils and the reasons likely to influence the degree of stabilization were investigated. …”
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Anal Sphincter Function After Hemorrhoidectomy by A. M. Kuzminov, O. Yu. Fomenko, I. A. Mukhin, S. A. Frolov, D. V. Vyshegorodtsev, V. Yu. Korolik, S. T. Minbaev, S. V. Belousova

“…The haemorrhoid disease is one of the most common human diseases and the most common reason for visiting a coloproctologist. In Russia, the prevalence of haemorrhoids amounts to 130–145 people per 1,000 adult population, with its proportion in the structure of colon diseases varying from 34 to 41 %. …”
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Effects of maternal Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide exposure on offspring: insights from lncRNA analysis in laying hens by Lei Liu, Wei Wang, Adeyinka Abiola Adetula, Zhixun Yan, Huagui Liu, Ying Yu, Qin Chu

“…Using Pearson correlation analysis, we constructed a lncRNA-mRNA-egg-laying rate regulation network and found that the newly identified lncRNA MSTRG.6500.1 and its positively regulated target genes (ENSGALT00000051184, ENSGALT00000053276, NPPA, OSBP2, and TRARG1) were significantly downregulated in the F1 LPS group, which might be the main reason for the decrease in egg-laying rate of the LPS group. …”
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Prenatal Detection of Congenital Heart Diseases: One-Year Survey Performing a Screening Protocol in a Single Reference Center in Brazil by Luciane Alves Rocha, Edward Araujo Júnior, Liliam Cristine Rolo, Fernanda Silveira Bello Barros, Karina Peres da Silva, Ana Teresa Figueiredo Stochero Leslie, Luciano Marcondes Machado Nardozza, Antonio Fernandes Moron

“…The most common referral reason was by maternal causes (67%) followed by fetal causes (33%). …”
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Post-disaster food insecurity: Hurricane Maria as a case study by Jill Mark, David de Angel Sola, Nicolas Rosario-Matos, Leyao Wang

“…The primary causes of food insecurity were identified as grocery store closures, a lack of food in stores, or other reasons not listed in the survey. These findings support what is known about the post-disaster setting with supply chain issues being a prominent mechanism of food insecurity as well as there being multiple mechanisms difficult to describe due to the complexity of the situation. …”
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Magnetosphere-Ground Responses and Energy Spectra Analysis of Solar Proton Event on 28 October 2021 by Fang Zhang, Zhenxia Zhang, Dali Zhang, Xinqiao Li, Zhiqiang Ding, Lu Wang, Shujie Li, Zhenghua An, Jilong Zhang

“…Additionally, we compared the observations from the CSES with those from the NOAA satellite and achieved reasonable agreement. We also searched for ground-based responses to this solar activity in China and discovered Forbush decreases detected by the Yang Ba Jing Muon Telescope experiment. …”
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Habits Related to Strength Training of Brazilian Recreational Runners by Wagner K. A. Santos, Lucas D. M. Forte, Alexandre S. Silva, Hallisson V. de O. Rufino, Lucas de F. Vieira, João M. F. Lima Silva, Mabliny Thuany, Reginaldo Gonçalves, Ytalo M. Soares

“…To this end, 801 recreational runners (493 male and 308 female) completed a structured questionnaire regarding their training habits, the inclusion of ST, and its characteristics, concerning the type of ST, training volume, and the reasons for including ST in their training programs. …”
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Pulmonary Embolism in the Elderly: From Symptoms to Speckle Tracking Echocardiography by Christos Ballas, Dimitrios Sfairopoulos, Ioanna Samara, Lampros Lakkas, Olga Kardakari, Athanasios Konstantinidis, Katerina K. Naka, Lampros K. Michalis, Christos S. Katsouras

“…Compared to younger patients, elderly patients with PE had less frequently pain and typical symptoms and more often were hospitalized due to another reason before the PE diagnosis. The elderly had higher values of D-dimer, high-sensitivity troponin I and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP). …”
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Impact of Deep Brain Stimulation on Daily Routine Driving Practice in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Carsten Buhmann, Eik Vettorazzi, Christian Oehlwein, Fred Rikkers, Monika Poetter-Nerger, Alessandro Gulberti, Christian Gerloff, Christian K. Moll, Wolfgang Hamel

“…Tremor and akinesia were less frequent reasons to quit driving after than before DBS surgery. …”
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Estimation of carbon stocks of mangrove forests along the Carigara Bay in Leyte, Philippines by Syrus Cesar P. Decena, Arwin O. Arribado, Carlo A. Avorque, Dionesio R. Macasait Jr.

“…In addition, regression analysis revealed that soil depth was a reasonable predictor of ecosystem carbon stocks, whereby increasing ecosystem carbon stocks were associated with deeper soil deposits. …”
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Injection-Triggered Occlusion of Flow Pathways in Geothermal Operations by Maren Brehme, Simona Regenspurg, Peter Leary, Fatih Bulut, Harald Milsch, Sigitas Petrauskas, Robertas Valickas, Guido Blöcher

“…Reasons for injectivity decline were investigated in a low-enthalpy geothermal aquifer in Klaipeda (Lithuania). …”
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Dynamic Demodulation Algorithm for Bio-radar Sensors Based on Range Tapper by Changyu LIU, Hao ZHANG, Fanglin GENG, Zhongrui BAI, Peng WANG, Zhenfeng LI, Lidong DU, Xianxiang CHEN, Zhen FANG

“…However, the commonly used range Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) presents certain limitations: The breathing amplitude of the subject may cross the range bin boundary, compromising signal integrity, while breathing movements can cause amplitude modulation of physiological signals, hindering waveform recovery. To address these reasons, we propose an algorithm architecture featuring range tap reconstruction and dynamic demodulation. …”
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