Transgender people and travestis experiencing homelessness in Salvador: a descriptive study on sociodemographic profile and access to social assistance and health services, Brazil,... by Wiler de Paula Dias, Thayane Silva Nunes, Igor Myron Ribeiro Nascimento, Erik Asley Ferreira Abade, Lua Sá Dultra, Milena Lemos Marinho, Guilherme de Sousa Ribeiro, Joilda Silva Nery

“…Data were collected between 2021 and 2022, using structured questionnaires. …”
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A Novel Capsule Lumbar Interbody Fusion (CLIF) in Treating Foot Drop due to Lumbar Degenerative Diseases: a Prospective, Observational Study by Kaiqiang Sun, Feng Lin, Jialin Jiang, Jingchuan Sun, Jiangang Shi

“…Our preliminary study revealed that the axial tension of L5 nerve root may be involved in the pathological mechanism of foot drop. …”
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Investigation into Macro- and Microcrack Propagation Mechanism of Red Sandstone under Different Confining Pressures Using 3D Numerical Simulation and CT Verification by Wen Zhang, Yan-yu Chen, Jin-ping Guo, Sai-sai Wu, Cheng-yuan Yan

“…Then, the microcracks continued to accumulate and expand under the combined action of axial stress and confining pressure. The accumulated microcracks finally converged to form a macroscopic oblique shear failure. …”
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Study of characteristics of vortex tube by V. I. Kuznetsov, V. V. Makarov, A. S. Gritsay

“…Based on the previously compiled physical and mathematical model of the vortex tube workflow, the calculation of the thermogasodynamic characteristics of the vortex tube with known geometric dimensions and their comparison with experimental data was carried out. The calculations take into account the exchange of work and heat between the axial and peripheral gas layers. …”
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Unified Failure Strength Criterion for Terrace Slope Reinforcement Materials by Xuan Fang, Jie Yang, Jia-Ming Na, Zhen-Yuan Gu

“…Cement content and confining pressure were selected as major factors to investigate their influence on the peak stress of terrace slope reinforcement materials based on experimental results and data from the literature. The mechanical properties of the LCSG samples, with cement contents of 60, 80, and 90 kg/m3, and noncemented sand and gravel materials were tested under four confining pressure levels (namely, 300, 600, 1000, and 1500 kPa). …”
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Evaluation of the Repeatability and the Reproducibility of AL-Scan Measurements Obtained by Residents by Mehmet Kola, Hikmet Duran, Adem Turk, Suleyman Mollamehmetoglu, Ahmet Kalkisim, Hidayet Erdol

“…Corneal keratometry readings, horizontal iris width, central corneal thickness, anterior chamber depth, pupil size, and axial length values measured by both residents were recorded together with IOL power values calculated on the basis of four different IOL calculation formulas (SRK/T, Holladay, and HofferQ). …”
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Alterations of Retinal Pigment Epithelium–Photoreceptor Complex in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus without Diabetic Retinopathy: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zheren Xia, Hao Chen, Suilian Zheng

“…No significant differences were found in age (P = 0.601), gender (P = 0.560), axial length (P = 0.414), best-corrected visual acuity (P = 0.963), or intraocular pressure (P = 0.112) between the two groups. …”
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Miglustat Reverts the Impairment of Synaptic Plasticity in a Mouse Model of NPC Disease by G. D’Arcangelo, D. Grossi, M. Racaniello, A. Cardinale, A. Zaratti, S. Rufini, A. Cutarelli, V. Tancredi, D. Merlo, C. Frank

“…Progressive neurological deterioration and insurgence of symptoms like ataxia, seizure, and cognitive decline until severe dementia are pathognomonic features of the disease. …”
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Rappresentazioni contemporanee per il progetto di paesaggio by Sara Colaceci

“… Questo saggio affronta le tematiche inerenti alla rappresentazione contemporanea per il progetto di paesaggio tramite alcune esperienze significative sviluppate dagli anni ’90 del XX secolo ad oggi, nati dalla collaborazione di architetti, di paesaggisti, di artisti tra i quali Yves Brunier, Enric Miralles, Inside Outside (studio fondato da Petra Blaisse), Mark Smout, Laura Allen, Teresa Moller Landscape Studio (studio fondato da Teresa Moller), Openfabric (studio fondato da Francesco Garofalo), 08014 arquitectura (studio fondato da Adrià Guardiet e Sandra Torres), Mir (studio fondato da Mats Andersen e Trond Greve Andersen). …”
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Tumor Reduction with Pazopanib in a Patient with Recurrent Lumbar Chordoma by Maurício Fernando Silva Almeida Ribeiro, Micelange Carvalho de Sousa, Samir Abdallah Hanna, Marcos Vinicius Calfat Maldaun, Ceci Obara Kurimori, Luiz Guilherme Cernaglia Aureliano de Lima, Romulo Loss Mattedi, Rodrigo Ramella Munhoz

“…Chordomas are rare malignancies of bone origin that occur in the axial skeleton, typically the skull base and lumbar/sacral regions. …”
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Avaliação dos pacientes com mieloma múltiplo submetidos ao segundo transplante autólogo de células tronco hematopoéticas em um hospital de referência do estado do Ceará by Anaxímenes Feitosa de Medeiros, Fernando Barroso Duarte

“…Além disso, o procedimento foi seguro nesta coorte de pacientes clinicamente elegíveis, com baixa mortalidade.…”
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Comunicação interna em instituições públicas de ensino superior: canais e conteúdos by Maria Dionísia dos Santos, Andréa Cardoso Ventura

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Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Presenting with Oculomotor Ophthalmoplegia and Distal Myopathy by Jessica Mani Penny Tevaraj, Evelyn Tai Li Min, Raja Azmi Mohd Noor, Azhany Yaakub, Wan Hazabbah Wan Hitam

“…MRI revealed bilateral acoustic and trigeminal schwannomas with multiple extra-axial lesions and intradural extramedullary nodules. …”
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ATIVIDADE JANGADEIRA: ANÁLISE DA ATIVIDADE E DOS ASPECTOS AMBIENTAIS NA PRAIA DE PONTA NEGRA, NATAL-RN by Joyce Elanne Mateus Celestino, Maria Christine Werba Saldanha, Maria Karen da Costa Mattos

“…Fatores decorrentes das pressões exercidas tanto pela sociedade, quanto pela atividade jangadeira, que denotam a baixa consciência dessa população voltada à sustentabilidade do meio ambiente, por conseguinte, a necessidade da elaboração de propostas de recomendações e ações, visando transformações positivas na atividade jangadeira de Ponta Negra.…”
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Analysis of Primary Stability of Dental Implants Inserted in Different Substrates Using the Pullout Test and Insertion Torque by Nathalia Ferraz Oliscovicz, Antônio Carlos Shimano, Élcio Marcantonio Junior, César Penazzo Lepri, Andréa Candido dos Reis

“…The insertion torque (N·cm) was quantified using the digital Kratos torque meter and the pullout test (N) was performed by an axial traction force toward the long axis of the implant (2 min/mm) through mount implant devices attached to a piece adapted to a load cell of 200 Kg of a universal testing machine (Emic DL10000). …”
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Minimization of entropy generation rate in methanol steam reforming reactor by Rui Kong, Shaojun Xia, Zhihui Xie, Yu Lin

“…In this paper, the kinetic data are fitted to obtain the MSR reaction rate equation and the FTT theory is used to model the MSR reactor. …”
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Morfometría del sistema ventricular encefálico en adultos con funciones cognitivas normales by Katherine Susana Hernández Cortés, Nelsa María Sagaró del Campo, Arquímedes Montoya Pedrón

“…Conclusiones: El protocolo de adquisición de neuroimágenes implementado permite obtener los parámetros volumétricos encefálico, según el sexo y la edad, en una población con funciones cognitivas globales normales, a partir de imágenes de tomografía axial computarizada. …”
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Production and Testing of Bamboo Composite for Door of a Three-Wheeled Vehicle by Mulugeta Denanto, Ramesh Babu Nallamothu, Deresse Firew, Idiris Ilmi

“…In order for the part to respond to axial loads, shear loads, and side loads, it may need 0°, 45°, and 90° plies, respectively. …”
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Comparative Microstructural Evaluation of Wood in Three Dominant Ziziphus Species of Desert Ecosystem (Cholistan), Pakistan by Muhammad Bilal, Zaheer-ud-din Khan, Sohaib Muhammad, Uzma Hanif, Khalid Hussain, Muhammad Tayyab, Andleeb Anwar Sardar, Hassan Nawaz, Muhammad Jawad Tariq Khan, null Mahrukh, Aneela Rasool, Summiya Faisal, Muhammad Zahid

“…Simple perforation plates and diffuse, confluent, and vasicentric types of axial parenchyma were present in all the selected species. …”
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Paciente con demencia frontotemporal, desde una mirada neuropsicológica by Betsy Álvarez Vázquez, Pascual de Jesús López Escudero, Juan González Gacel

“…Por imágenes de tomografía axial computarizada, se confirma atrofia cortical a predominio frontal. …”
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