Retaining Severely Damaged Talar Body and Medial Malleolar Cartilage for Diabetic Ankle/Hindfoot Charcot Arthrodesis Using Intramedullary Nail: A Short Report by Kaissar Yammine MD, PhD, Camille Samaha MD, Chahine Assi MD, MSc

“…Conclusion: When performing TTC arthrodesis for diabetic Charcot, preserving the talus even when the body is severely damaged could add to the stability of the construct resulting in bone healing and some leg length preservation. Including the medial malleolus in the fusion surgery might not be necessary. …”
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Effectiveness of Perineal Massage in the Second Stage of Labor in Preventing Perineal Trauma by Suleyman Cemil Oglak, Mehmet Obut

“…The perineal massage was performed during the second stage of labor until the baby's head was birth. The control group received routine labor care. …”
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IgG4-Related Ophthalmic Disease Presenting as Meningitis and Panuveitis by Maria A. Mavrommatis, Sarah A. Avila, Richard France

“…At follow-up, he was found to have increased ocular inflammation with vitreitis, nerve head edema, and subclinical macular thickening. Visual acuity (VA) had decreased in both eyes. …”
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SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM OF OIL-POOL IN-SITU COMBUSTION FRONT PROPAGATION ON THE BASIS OF HEURISTIC HYPOTHESIS REGARDING TEMPERATURE AND CONCENTRATION PROFILES by K. V. Dobrego

“…It can also be used for analysis of similar problems of chemical and heat engineering.…”
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Coding Readiness Assessment: A Measure of Computational Thinking for Preschoolers by Emily Relkin, Christopher Doss, Victoria L. Jones, John F. Pane

“…In a subsequent randomized control trial, the CRA was administered 1637 times by Head Start educators. The assessment took an average of 9.8 min to administer. …”
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Le Bruit de l'amer: Time, Loss and Fossilized Romanticism in Madame Bovary by Luke Bouvier

“…Indeed, when Emma indulges her taste for romantic imagery in listening to “les chants de cygnes mourants”, what she fails to hear is precisely the clichéd, worn-out nature of such imagery, romanticism's equivocal double voicing as a champ de signes mourants.…”
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A Millimeter-Resolution Operando Thermal Image of Prismatic Li-Ion Batteries Using a Distributed Optical Fiber Sensor by Zhen Guo, Mina Abedi Varnosfaderani, Calum Briggs, Erdogan Guk, James Marco

“…This was further validated by the operando thermal image in both the time domain and the spatial domain, facilitating a detailed analysis of the thermal-behavior-like heat generation on the current tabs, transmission through the surface, and dissipation to the cell bottom.…”
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The roles of urban agriculture to household food security: a case study in Kirkos sub-city, Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia by Firew Dereje Alene, Merga Abdissa Aga

“…The ordinal logistic regression model indicated that age, family size, formal education, household head, monthly income, marital status, educational level, main income source, farming experience, land access, and market access were statistically significant predictors of household food security.DiscussionThe prevalence of food insecurity among urban households engaged in agriculture highlights the need for additional support and increased intensity of various types of urban agriculture. …”
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Patient perspectives and utilization of telemedicine for chronic conditions in Pakistan barriers and facilitators towards its access by Muhammad Muzzamil, Mahek Karim, Sara Saeed Khurram, Iffat Zafar Aga, Shahkamal Hashmi, Hina Gul Hassan, Yasha Younus

“…The investigation was conducted at the Sehat Kahani head office, where 460 persons with chronic diseases were recruited. …”
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THE MODERN PRACTICES OF CORPORATE SOCIAL POLICY IN RUSSIAN COMPANIES by I. V. Dolgorukova

“…During research the priority directions of development of corporate social policy at the modern Russian enterprises were analysed, the comparative analysis of estimates of employees and heads of the enterprises was carried out. In conclusion, the author states the thesis that the understanding of the main directions of corporate social policy shouldn't be limited to inclusion in it only civil and legal liability of the businessman. …”
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Assessment of forest soil contamination by heavy metals in the Polish National Park near Warsaw by Aneta Łukaszek-Chmielewska, Joanna Rakowska, Marzena Rachwał, Olga Stawarz

“…The pollution appears to have been generated by the metallurgical industry, heating and power plants in the Warsaw agglomeration and transport.…”
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Pengaruh Pelatihan Berprilaku Caring Terhadap Kemampuan Caring Mahasiswa Praktek Profesi Fakultas Keperawatan Unand di RSUP Dr.M.Djamil Padang by Reni Prima Gusty

“…Instruments is queationer that measure eight capability caring consist of hear clients with caring attentive, giving a sense of security, a touch, build trusting relationships, responsibility, information, sensitive to the client, and respecting the client . …”
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ANALISIS UJI KARAKTERISTIK BIOETANOL DARI PISANG HUTAN TERHADAP VARIASI MASSA RAGI by Dady Sulaiman, St Syahdan, Siti Maria Ulva

“…The stages of bioethanol testing are characteristic tests, including: 1) Ethanol Content Analysis, 2) Water Content Analysis, 3) Density Analysis, 4) Specific Gravity and API Gravity Analysis, 5) Heat Value Analysis. Based on the research results obtained, the quality of bioethanol produced has the value of density and specific gravity in accordance with the quality standard of bioethanol which is 0.78 in yeast 3% of raw materials. …”
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Enhanced Stability of Gr, h-BN and Gr/h-BN protected MoS2 flakes under laser illumination by Chak-Ming Liu, Sheng-Yu Hsu, Hsin-Sung Chen, Chuan-Che Hsu, Yann-Wen Lan, Hsiang-Chih Chiu, Wen-Chin Lin

“…The optical excitation and applications of molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) is critical due to its limited thickness and susceptibility to damage from high-intensity laser illumination, which can cause significant local heating and structural degradation. To mitigate this issue, protective layers made from materials with high thermal conductivity and transparency, such as graphene (Gr), hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), and Gr/h-BN heterostructure, have been explored. …”
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Analysis of Climate Change Effects on Precipitation and Temperature Trends in Spain by Blanca Arellano, Qianhui Zheng, Josep Roca

“…The main objectives were as follows: (1) to analyze the temporal evolution of temperature from 1971 to the present, to quantify the warming process experienced in the case study and to evaluate the increase in extreme heat events (heatwaves); (2) to study the evolution of the precipitation regime to determine whether there is a statistically representative trend towards a drier climate and an increase in extreme precipitation; (3) to investigate the interaction between annual precipitation and the continuous increase in temperature; and (4) to estimate the future climate scenario for mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands towards 2050, analyzing the trends in land aridity and predicting a possible change from a Mediterranean climate to a warm steppe climate, according to the Köppen classification. …”
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Towards a Noninvasive Intracranial Tumor Irradiation Using 3D Optical Imaging and Multimodal Data Registration by R. Posada, Ch. Daul, D. Wolf, P. Aletti

“…The 3D data used for the positioning is point clouds spread over the patient's head (CT-data usually acquired during treatment) and points distributed over the patient's face which are acquired with a structured light sensor fixed in the therapy room. …”
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Berlin Congress 1878 Through the Eyes of Phanariot Alexander Karateodori Pashi by R. Mihneva, V. Kolev

“…The primary source for the article is the “Rapport” by the head of the Turkish delegation to the Сongress, Alexander Karathéodori Pasha (1833–1906), a Phanariote with Greek and Bulgarian roots, the son of the personal physician of Sultan Mahmud II and the first Ottoman lawyer. …”
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Detection of Dose Response in Chronic Doxorubicin-Mediated Cell Death with Cardiac Technetium 99m Annexin V Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography by Kathleen L. Gabrielson, Greta S.P. Mok, Srihdar Nimmagadda, Djahida Bedja, Scott Pin, Allison Tsao, Yuchuan Wang, Dhrtti Sooryakumar, S. Jianhua Yu, Martin G. Pomper, Benjamin M.W. Tsui

“…Rats were injected with 7 to 8 mCi 99m Tc-HYNIC-annexin V and imaged 1 hour postinjection using a small animal dual-head SPECT/computed tomography (CT) system with multipinhole technology. …”
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From Waste to Value: Optimization of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Anthocyanins and Flavonols from <i>Pistacia lentiscus</i> L. Oilcakes by Lucrezia Muti, Luana Beatriz dos Santos Nascimento, Giulia Goracci, Cassandra Detti, Cecilia Brunetti, Anna Rita Bilia, Francesco Ferrini, Antonella Gori

“…Historically, the fruits and the resin of <i>P. lentiscus</i> have been widely utilized in traditional medicine, underscoring its important role in local healing practices. Given these properties, this study explored an innovative approach to efficiently extract anthocyanins and flavonols from <i>P. lentiscus</i> oilcakes utilizing ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) as an alternative to conventional solvent extraction. …”
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A thermo-responsive chitosan-based injectable hydrogel for delivery of curcumin-loaded polycaprolactone microspheres to articular cartilage: in-vitro and in-vivo assessments by Farnoosh Kalantarnia, Sasan Maleki, Amir Shamloo, Kazem Akbarnataj, Sayed Navid Tavoosi

“…Articular cartilage has limited regenerative capacity, posing a significant challenge in healing cartilage-related disorders. While injectable hydrogels have shown potential as a treatment, achieving an optimal balance between bio-compatibility, mechanical properties, and drug delivery remains a challenge. …”
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