Melt quality induced failure of electrical conductor (EC) grade aluminum wires by Khaliq A., Rafiq M.A., Ali H.T., Ahmed F., Mehmood S., Grandfielde J., Ranjha S.A.

“…The fractured aluminum wires were subjected to Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) analyses for an initial examination. …”
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Thyroid Function after Subtotal Thyroidectomy in Patients with Graves’ Hyperthyroidism by E. J. Limonard, P. H. Bisschop, E. Fliers, E. J. Nieveen van Dijkum

“…To evaluate thyroid function after subtotal thyroidectomy for Graves’ hyperthyroidism. Subjects and Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all patients (𝑛=62) who underwent subtotal thyroidectomy for recurrent Graves’ hyperthyroidism between 1992 and 2008 in our hospital. …”
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Green metal nanotechnology in monogastric animal health: current trends and future prospects — A review by Sungyeon Chin, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Elena Smirnova, Do Thi Cat Thoung, Anjana Sureshbabu, Adhimoolam Karthikeyan, Dong I. Lee, Taesun Min

“…Metal nanoparticles are one of the most widely researched in green nanotechnology, and the number of articles on this subject in food animal production is growing. Therefore, research on metal nanoparticles using green technologies have utmost importance. …”
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Experimental studies of dual electric induction spherical electric field intensity sensor in inhomogeneous field of point source by S. V. Biryukov, L. V. Tyukina, A. V. Tyukin

“…In the work, dual electroinductive spherical sensors, which are a constructive combination of two double sensors into one, are subjected to experimental studies in a non-uniform electric field. …”
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Chronotypes in Patients with Epilepsy: Does the Type of Epilepsy Make a Difference? by Hallie Kendis, Kelly Baron, Stephan U. Schuele, Bhavita Patel, Hrayr Attarian

“…Generalized epilepsy patients are more likely to be evening types as compared to those with focal epilepsy or subjects without epilepsy. Epilepsy patients do not experience the same age related increase in morningness as do age-matched healthy controls. …”
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Identifying Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax from Administrative Databases: A Validation Study by Eric Frechette, Keegan Guidolin, Ayman Seyam, Yun-Hee Choi, Sarah Jones, J. Andrew McClure, Jennifer Winick-Ng, Blayne Welk, Richard A. Malthaner

“…This complicates the conduct of epidemiological studies on the subject. Objective. To validate the accuracy of an algorithm that identifies cases of PSP from administrative databases. …”
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Re-identification of Strains from Aspergillus Section Aspergillus and Description of Three Unrecorded Species from Korea by Anbazhagan Mageswari, Daseul Lee, Le Dinh Thao, Donghun Kang, Dong-Hyun Kim, Seung-Beom Hong

“…In this study, 108 strains from the section Aspergillus, originating from Korea and conserved at the Korean Agricultural Culture Collection, were subjected to re-identification using a combined dataset that included partial sequences of β-tubulin (BenA), Calmodulin (CaM), and RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (RPB2) genes, along with their morphological characteristics. …”
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Analysis of the Seismic Performance of Site-Bolted Beam to Column Connections in Modularized Prefabricated Steel Structures by Xuechun Liu, Xiaoxiong Cui, Zhiwei Yang, Xinxin Zhan

“…Six connection specimens with different parameters were subjected to quasi-static loading tests and finite element analysis (FEA) to determine the seismic performance of the proposed connection (e.g., hysteretic behavior, skeleton curve, ductility, and failure mode). …”
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Hemoglobin Variant (Hemoglobin Aalborg) Mimicking Interstitial Pulmonary Disease by Vasiliki Panou, Peter-Diedrich Mathias Jensen, Jan Freddy Pedersen, Lars Pilegaard Thomsen, Ulla Møller Weinreich

“…This led us to examine a group of the index person’s relatives known with hemoglobinopathy Aalborg in order to study whether the same physiological abnormalities would be reencountered. They were all subjected to spirometry and body plethysmography, six-minute walking test, pulse oximetry, and arterial blood gas samples before and after the walking test. …”
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Brazilian Gold Miners Working Irregularly in French Guiana: Health Status and Risk Determinants by Amanda Figueira da Silva, Vivian da Cruz Franco, Maylis Douine, Hermano Gomes Albuquerque, Louise Hureau, Alice Sanna, Pamela Mosquera Atehortua, Rafael dos Santos Pereira, Simone da Silva Santos, Paola Barbosa Marchesini, Gustavo Bretas, Margarete do Socorro Mendonça Gomes, Yann Lambert, Martha Cecília Suárez-Mutis

“…This vulnerable population is constantly subjected to heavy routines and exposed to different diseases and infections that can spread across borders. …”
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Real-Time Adaptive Content-Based Synchronization of Multimedia Streams by Imad H. Elhajj, Nadine Bou Dargham, Ning Xi, Yunyi Jia

“…Testing adaptive content-based and adaptive time-based synchronization algorithms remotely between the American University of Beirut and Michigan State University showed that the proposed method outperforms the traditional synchronization method. Objective and subjective assessment of the received video and audio quality demonstrated that the content-based scheme provides better synchronization and overall quality of multimedia streams. …”
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Effectiveness of earthquake drains in mitigating liquefaction-induced settlement by Salimah A’isyah, Yelvi, Andienti Meidi, Adi Prakoso Widjojo, Rahayu Wiwik

“…Both models were instrumented and subjected to consistent shaking sequences at 1 Hz and 1.2 Hz frequencies. …”
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A user-friendly software to accurately count and measure cysts from the parasitic nematode Heterodera glycines by Joffrey Mejias, Djampa K. L. Kozlowski, Jackson Goshon, Thomas R. Maier, Thomas J. Baum

“…Manual counting hundreds of cysts on a given root system is not only laborious but also subject to variability due to individual assessor differences. …”
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Examining Examples and Elements of Illegal Competition and Anti-Competitive Practices with an Emphasis on the Resulting Civil Liability by Leila Ghaemi, Hossein Ghorbanian, Alireza Hasani

“…Finally, it was found that articles 249 and 244 of the General Penalty Law deal with issues related to illegal competition, anti-competitive practices, and especially the concepts of insidious competition, and specify the civil and legal responsibilities related to these actions. which is not subject to penal regulations, the injured party can request compensation for material and moral damages according to the civil liability law, and in fraudulent competition, in addition to requesting compensation, the aggrieved person can request to prevent and stop actions that are included in the definition of fraudulent competition. …”
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Fatty Liver as a Potential Surrogate for Waist Circumference in the Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome: A Population-Based Study among Chinese Adults by Boren Jiang, Ting Gu, Kun Zhou, Yanjun Zheng, Yuyu Guo, Yingli Lu

“…The prevalence of NAFLD was 27.6%, in which 35.2% were without abnormal WC. Subjects with only NAFLD had similarly severe insulin resistance and OR for clustering of MetS components compared with those with only abnormal WC. …”
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Comparative Quality Evaluation of Selected Brands of Cefuroxime Axetil Tablets Marketed in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana by Christina Osei-Asare, Esther Eshun Oppong, Frederick William Akuffo Owusu, John Antwi Apenteng, Yvonne Ochesinda Alatu, Robert Sarpong

“…The selected brands were coded and subjected to both compendial and noncompendial tests. …”
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Obesity Is Not Associated with Impaired Immune Response to Influenza Vaccination in HIV-Infected Persons by Charitha Gowda, Noah McKittrick, Deborah Kim, Rosemarie A. Kappes, Vincent Lo Re, Pablo Tebas

“…Seroconversion rates were comparable between obese and nonobese subjects for all three vaccine strains. Further, postvaccination geometric mean titers did not differ by body mass index category. …”
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Manufactured Yttrium Barium Copper Nano Oxide for Medicinal Applications by Rania Daha, Manel Bouloudenine, Katia Djenadi, Tarek Tahraoui, Stefano Bellucci, Abdelaziz Rabehi

“…These bacteria were subjected to varying concentrations of YBCO NPs (0.01 mg/ml, 0.025 mg/ml, 0.05 mg/ml, and 0.1 mg/ml). …”
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Effectiveness of Extractants for Bioavailable Phosphorus in Tropical Soils Amended with Sewage Sludge by Roberta Corrêa Nogueirol, Wanderley José de Melo, Edna Ivani Bertoncini, Luís Reynaldo Ferracciú Alleoni

“…Maize and sugarcane diagnostic leaves were collected in the experiments, subjected to nitric-perchloric digestion, and the leaf-P content was determined via colorimetry. …”
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Advanced AI-driven detection of interproximal caries in bitewing radiographs using YOLOv8 by Mahsa Bayati, Berhrouz Alizadeh Savareh, Hojjat Ahmadinejad, Farzaneh Mosavat

“…Traditional methods of tactile-visual examination and bitewing radiography, are subject to intrinsic variability due to factors such as examiner experience and image quality. …”
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