Limb Lengthening after Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Customized Patient-Specific Instrumentation Does Not Affect Expected Limb Lengthening by Christopher Fang, Kenneth McAlpine, Michael Gustin, Ruijia Niu, David Freccero, Matthew Gordon, Eric L. Smith

“…Limb length discrepancies may occur due to postoperative leg length increases, which can lead to decreased patient functionality and satisfaction and even possible litigation. …”
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Raster Image-Based House-Type Recognition and Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Technology by Jianbo Chang, Yunlei Lv, Jian Wang, Hao Pang, Yaqiu Liu

“…We also develop a high-performance house model recognition and reconstruction system to support the rendering of reconstructed walls, doors, and windows; user interaction with the reconstructed house model; and the history of the house model operations, such as forward and backward functions.…”
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The role of medical regulations and medical regulators in fostering the use of eHealth data for strengthened continuing professional development (CPD): a document analysis with key... by Carol Pizzuti, Cristiana Palmieri, Tim Shaw

“…Participants corroborated the document analysis results and provided insights into the following themes: context and rationale of current policy choices and future policy development; roles, responsibilities, and functions of relevant medical bodies in fostering the use of eHealth data for strengthened CPD; barriers, challenges, and enablers for implementation. …”
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Digital twins in logistics: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis for advancing smart cities and sustainable development by Andrii Galkin, Ganna Samchuk, Denys Kopytkov, Russell G. Thompson

“…Third, unlike previous reviews, it systematically connects the functions and impacts of DTs to specific SDGs, thereby bridging a critical gap between technological innovation and sustainability governance. …”
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A Quality Soft Sensing Method Designed for Complex Multi-process Manufacturing Procedures by Kaixiang PENG, Xin QIN, Jiahao WANG, Hui YANG

“…GA is employed as the optimal feature search strategy, where the initial feature subset is binary encoded (1 for selected feature, 0 for unselected feature), and an initial population is randomly generated. The fitness function is constructed by combining the prediction accuracy of the extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) model and the number of selected features, to measure the fitness of each individual in the population. …”
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Cloning and sequence analysis of Ndufb2 full-length cDNA derived from Oncorhynchus mykiss by WANG Jiaqing, BIAN Jia, LI Daizong, MA Shuang, WANG Liang, NA Guangning

“…The cloned full-length cDNA sequence of mitochondrial respiratory chain gene Ndufb2 of rainbow trout lays a theoretical foundation for the structure and function of clarifying fish mitochondrial complex I.…”
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A missense mutation in the Sin3 subunit of Rpd3 histone deacetylase complex bypasses the requirement for FNG1 in wheat scab fungus by Huaijian Xu, Ruoxuan Jiang, Xianhui Fu, Qinhu Wang, Yutong Shi, Xiaofei Zhao, Cong Jiang, Hang Jiang

“…Despite being a molecular scaffold for complex assembly, the functional sites and mechanism of action of Sin3 remain unexplored. …”
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Clausal agreement on adverbs in Andi by Kaye Steven

“…Andi (Nakh-Daghestanian; Russia) displays a typologically remarkable phenomenon: adverbs of numerous morphological and functional types inflect for agreement with a clause-level controller. …”
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CHANGES IN A-AMYLASE ACTIVITY OF ORAL FLUID IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLEX TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE WITH DEFECTS OF DENTITION by N. Riabushko, V. Dvornik, A. Baranova, G. Balia

“…The main indicators displaying the functioning of the mouth as biological system are enzymes and indexes of immune system. …”
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Combining theory and usability testing to inform optimization and implementation of an online primary care depression management tool by Nicola McCleary, Justin Presseau, Isabelle Perkins, Brittany Mutsaers, Claire E. Kendall, Janet Yamada, Katharine Gillis, Douglas Green

“…Usability issues were summarised within five themes: Optimizing content and flow to align with issues faced in practice, Enhancing the most useful algorithm components, Interactivity of the algorithm and embedded tools, Clarity of presence, purpose, or function of components, and Navigational challenges and functionality of links. …”
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A Hybrid RBF-PSO Framework for Real-Time Temperature Field Prediction and Hydration Heat Parameter Inversion in Mass Concrete Structures by Shi Zheng, Lifen Lin, Wufeng Mao, Yanhong Wang, Jinsong Liu, Yili Yuan

“…By integrating a Radial Basis Function (RBF) surrogate model with Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), the method reduces reliance on costly finite element simulations while maintaining global search capabilities. …”
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Reporting Digital Health Implementations Based on the iCHECK-DH Guidelines and Checklist: Development of an Interactive Toolkit by Anuradha Liyanage, Shakira Irfaan, Loshan Moonesinghe, Kaushalya Kasturiaratchi, Caroline Perrin Franck, Rada Hussein

“…It features 4 main sections, including a step-by-step checklist aligned with the 20 items of the iCHECK-DH framework, contextual explanations and examples for each item, a self-assessment function to track progress, and automatic compilation of a downloadable PDF report. …”
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Point of Care Ultrasound Guided Management of Lateral Ankle Sprains: A Case Series by Matthew Bush, Jon Umlauf, Bryan Pickens

“… # Conclusion POCUS guided early management and ligamentous protection of LASs resulted in significant short and long-term improvement in function and return to sporting activity. This case series highlights the feasibility of using ultrasound imaging to assess the severity of ligamentous injury and align bracing strategies for ligamentous protection. …”
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Lateral Approach in Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Introducing Gaston's Technique in Brazil by Plinio Ramos Pinto Neto, Thiago Camelo Mourão, Jayme Quirino Caon Nobre, Rodrigo Coelho de Carvalho, João Pedro Soares Nunes, Walter Henriques da Costa, Richard Pierre Gaston, Stenio C. Zequi

“…The lateral approach in robotic-assisted prostatectomy was developed by Professor Richard Gaston and has emerged as a method designed to enhance anatomical preservation and functional outcomes, aligning with the growing demand for precision in prostate cancer management (6-8). …”
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Synthesis and Optical Properties of Red Carbon@(NH₄)₃ZnCl₅ Hybrid Heterostructures by Walker Vinícius Ferreira do Carmo Batista, Aniely Pereira de Souza, Tais dos Santos Cruz, Dilton Martins Pimentel, Danila Graziele Silva de Avelar, Sarah Karoline Natalino Oliveira, Wanessa Lima de Oliveira, Danilo Roberto Carvalho Ferreira, Márcio Cesar Pereira, Rondinele Alberto dos Reis Ferreira, João Paulo de Mesquita

“…Comprehensive analyses, including X-ray diffraction, FTIR spectroscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry, confirmed the formation of a type I heterostructure with enhanced luminescence and potential for advanced optical applications. The energy band alignment suggests that red carbon can function effectively as both a hole and electron transport medium. …”
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Wild ActionFormer: Enhancing wildlife action recognition for 11 endangered species in Wolong by Dan Liu, Qianqian Sun, Jin Hou, Bochuan Zheng, Jindong Zhang, Desheng Li, Tomas Norton, Jifeng Ning

“…We constructed a differential dispersion regularization loss function to maintain the alignment of self-supervised learning features and improve the network’s robustness against interference. …”
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Strong and Fatigue‐Resistant Hydrogels via Poor Solvent Evaporation Assisted Hot‐Stretching for Tendon Repair by Huamin Li, Ying Zhang, Haidi Wu, Zhanqi Liu, Cheng Guan, Jin Zhang, Jingyi Chen, Shaohua He, Xuewu Huang, Wancheng Gu, Yiu Wing Mai, Jiefeng Gao

“…Especially, AHs show unique flaw‐insensitive characteristics, and cracks can only deflect along the fiber alignment direction rather than propagate transverse to this direction, showing an interesting self‐protection function. …”
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Deltoid ligament repair and augmentation using the posterior tibial tendon during hindfoot arthrodesis in Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity: A novel technique by Turki Almugren, MBBS, Sulaiman Alrefai, MB, BCh, BAO, Shahin Kayum, MD, ABOS, MRCS, Jasim Alsaei, MD, FRCSC, Timothy Daniels, MD, FRCSC

“…Preliminary intraoperative and radiographic findings show enhanced coronal and sagittal stability, indicating potential benefits in restoring ankle alignment and function. This novel augmentation strategy offers a promising alternative for managing medial ankle instability in PCFD patients undergoing hindfoot fusion. …”
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Preferences for virtual versus in-person mental and physical healthcare in Canada: a descriptive study from a cohort of youth and their parents enriched for severe mental illness by Lucy Chen, Ross Langley, Rudolf Uher, Raegan Mazurka, Emily Howes Vallis, Kathryn Freeman, Briana Ross, Swasti Arora, Mica Kahn, Cynthia Howard, Dara Liu, Jill Cumby, Maureen L Brennan, Samuel E Hickcox, Alexa L Bagnell, Lukas Propper, Barbara Pavlova

“…Preferences and barriers varied as a function of parent SMI status, socioeconomic status and rural residence.Conclusions The majority of youth and parents in this study prefer in-person healthcare, and the preference is stronger in youth and in vulnerable segments of the population. …”
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Cvill6 and Cvill7: Potent and Selective Peptide Blockers of Kv1.2 Ion Channel Isolated from Mexican Scorpion <i>Centruroides villegasi</i> by Kashmala Shakeel, Muhammad Umair Naseem, Timoteo Olamendi-Portugal, Fernando Z. Zamudio, Lourival Domingos Possani, Gyorgy Panyi

“…These pharmacological properties make Cvill7 a potential candidate to target Kv1.2 gain of function (GOF)-related channelopathies such as epilepsy.…”
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