Management of an Unusual Orbitocranial Penetrating Injury by Han Y. Yin, Swetha Dhanireddy, Alexander E. Braley

“…A 66-year-old male presented to the emergency room (ER) after falling down the stairs and suffering an orbitocranial penetrating injury. He underwent urgent fluoroscopy-guided foreign body removal with a multidisciplinary team after a workup revealed no significant ocular or intracranial injuries. …”
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Agricoltura di montagna in divenire: Approcci alle sfide agroalimentari in Trentino by Alisia Tognon, Alessandro Gretter, Mattia Andreola, Alessandro Betta

“…The current paper belongs to a set of ongoing multi-scalar and trans-disciplinary research studies investigating potential approaches for regenerating rural areas in the Alpine areas of Italy, which have been suffering for years from underused phenomena (Balducci, 2019; Gretter et al., 2018a).The paper focuses mainly on the territory of the Autonomous Province of Trento to investigate how farmers face the current challenges in different ways while looking for sustainable and viable systems from the ecological and socio-economic perspectives (Bender & Haller, 2017). …”
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Collision detection and external force estimation for robot manipulators using a composite momentum observer by Benaoumeur Ibari, Mourad Hebali, Baghdadi Rezali, Menaouer Bennaoum

“…The current collision detection methods using observers are still suffering from the problem of an unavoidable trade-off between the estimation sensitivity and the reduction of the peaking value at the initial time. …”
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Giant Adult Mesenteric Lipoma: A Rare Cause of Chronic Abdominal Distention and Discomfort by Houssam Khodor Abtar, Fahed Kheireddine Abdallah, Rayan Said Lakkis, Jad Jamal Terro, Nathalie Haidar Ismail, Mohammad Ahmad Al Raishouni, Houssein Haidar Ahmad, Kassem Mohammad Jammoul

“…Hereby, we present a case of a 54-year-old male patient with multiple comorbidities who was suffering from chronic abdominal discomfort and gradual increase of his abdominal distention over many years without seeking any medical attention. …”
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Implementation of a Methodology for the Detection of Biochemical Markers in Type 1 Tyrosinemia by Iovana Fuentes Cortés, Beliany Pacheco Suárez, Dulce María Charón Savón

“…The organic acid profile showed elevated excretion of the disease marker metabolites in 8 cases, in which tyrosine quantification was performed, which were positive for suffering from the disease. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the implementation of the methodology turned out to be a valuable tool in the early diagnosis of the disease.…”
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35 m Vertical Free Fall: How Impact Surface Influences Survival by C. Ehrnthaller, F. Gebhard

“…Although the patient is not suffering from physical afflictions from the injury his daily life abilities are still limited due to cerebral damage.…”
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Ethical and Legal Aspects of the Dispute Over the Legalization of Assisted Suicide in Italy in 2017-2022 by Andrzej Kobyliński

“…The conducted analyses showed that the Italian ethical and legal dispute regarding the legalization of assisted suicide is an important element of the contemporary global debate, concerning, among others, medical ethics, value and quality of human life, conscience clause, ethical aspects of suffering and death. …”
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Tocilizumab-Induced Acute Liver Injury in Adult Onset Still’s Disease by Michael Drepper, Laura Rubbia-Brandt, Laurent Spahr

“…Case. A young female suffering from corticoid and methotrexate refractory AOSD was treated by tocilizumab. …”
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Dental Management of a Child with Incidentally Detected Hemophilia: Report of a Clinical Case by Ricardo Martínez-Rider, Arturo Garrocho-Rangel, Raúl Márquez-Preciado, María Victoria Bolaños-Carmona, Socorro Islas-Ruiz, Amaury Pozos-Guillén

“…This report describes the dental/medical management provided to an 8.10-year-old patient suffering from uncontrolled bleeding after a surgical procedure to expose both permanent upper central incisors, in which hemophilia was a pure incidental finding. …”
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Asymptomatic Pellet Migration to the Heart: Report of a Case and Update on Proper Management by George Galyfos, Konstantinos Palogos, Nikolaos Kavouras

“…We report a case of a 42-year-old male patient who was transferred to our emergency department suffering from a gunshot wound in his left lateral thigh. …”
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Oil drop face mask for sinus relief by Nur Hanisah Razali, Faten Elina Kamaruddin, Ainol Mardhiyah Rahmat, Nur Rifhan A. Rahim, Siti Noorhaslina Abd Halim, Hafizuddin Md Dali, Muhammad Haris Naqiuddin Muda

“…This product aims to provide relief for those suffering from sinusitis while consolidating the elements of remediation and essential. …”
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Bilateral Avulsion Fracture of the Fibula Head of the Knee Associated with Avulsion Fracture of the Iliotibial Band: A Rare Case of Fracture Segond Associated with Arcuate Fracture by Jonatas Brito de Alencar Neto, Clodoaldo José Duarte de Souza, Márcio Bezerra Gadelha Lopes, Maria Luzete Costa Cavalcante, Luiz Holanda Pinto Neto

“…We describe the case of a 27-year-old woman who was hit by a car and suffered polytrauma, mainly suffering injuries to both knees. …”
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Diabetes and Stroke Prevention: A Review by Jonathan Hewitt, Luis Castilla Guerra, María del Carmen Fernández-Moreno, Cristina Sierra

“…Abnormal glucose regulation, of which diabetes is one manifestation, is seen in up to two-thirds of people suffering from an acute stroke. Surprisingly, aggressive management of glucose after an acute stroke has not been shown to improve outcome or reduce the incidence of further strokes. …”
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Mechanism and Design Analysis of Articulated Ankle Foot Orthoses for Drop-Foot by Morshed Alam, Imtiaz Ahmed Choudhury, Azuddin Bin Mamat

“…Robotic technologies are being employed increasingly in the treatment of lower limb disabilities. Individuals suffering from stroke and other neurological disorders often experience inadequate dorsiflexion during swing phase of the gait cycle due to dorsiflexor muscle weakness. …”
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Results of the Application of Phototherapeutic Keratectomy in the Elderly with Bullous Keratopathy by Osbel Alfonso Sánchez, Sandra Saray Quignón Santana, Rolando Delgado Figueredo, Alain Barceló Torriente

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Many countries have conducted studies on the benefits of phototherapeutic keratectomy in corneal diseases; few references have been found in our country to address the results of the application of the excimer laser in the elderly suffering from bullous keratopathy.<br /> <strong>Objective:</strong> To assess the results of the application of phototherapeutic keratectomy in the eldrly with bullous keratopathy.…”
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Function of Serum Complement in Drinking Water Arsenic Toxicity by Laila N. Islam, M. Shamim Hasan Zahid, A. H. M. Nurun Nabi, Mahmud Hossain

“…Serum complement function was evaluated in 125 affected subjects suffering from drinking water arsenic toxicity. Their mean duration of exposure was 7.4±5.3 yrs, and the levels of arsenic in drinking water and urine samples were 216±211 and 223±302 μg/L, respectively. …”
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New Predictive Factors in the Development of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Maurio González Hernández

“…The variables used presented an Odd Ratio greater than 1 and a significance of less than 0.05, which helped to identify patients at risk of suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus. <strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> among the new predictive factors for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus are: the value of microalbuminuria, periodontal disease, sensitivity disorders in the lower limbs, a pathological history of hypothyroidism and eye fundus alterations.…”
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A Case Study on Annoyance Noise Caused by Metro Railway at a TOD Developed Depot by Qiang Liu, Zhongxu Kang, Hougui Zhang, Ruixiang Song, Ge Li

“…Based on the recommendation awakening threshold value of 42 dB (A) summarized from the Night Noise Guidelines for Europe (WHO, 2009), the measurement results confirmed that the neighbourhood residents were indeed suffering from the instantaneous railway noise, and the sleep disturbance correlated indicator LAmax was more than 56 dB (A) at outside of buildings. …”
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Shaking Table Model Test and Seismic Performance Analysis of a High-Rise RC Shear Wall Structure by Shujin Li, Cai Wu, Fan Kong

“…An autoregressive method is also presented to identify the damage of the structure after suffering from different waves, and the results coincide well with the test and numerical simulation. …”
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Unlocking the therapeutic potential of microalgal astaxanthin a super antioxidant in oral cancer and associated ailments by Ashokkumar Veeramuthu

“…Astaxanthin emerges as a game-changer in oral health, poised to enhance outcomes and alleviate suffering in oral diseases.…”
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