Hymecromone Efficacy in the Treatment of Biliary Pancreatitis by A. V. Okhlobystin, M. A. Tatarkina, O. Z. Okhlobystina, S. A. Budzinskiy, P. V. Pavlov, L. A. Labut

“…According to factor analysis, monotherapy with hymocromone resulted in a decrease in abdominal pain, nausea, heaviness in the abdomen and bloating. By the end of the therapy, the quality of life according to the “BP” bodily pain scale of the SF-36 questionnaire significantly increased.Conclusions. …”
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Predicting occupational musculoskeletal disorders in South Korean male office workers using a robust and sparse twin support vector machine by Haewon Byeon

“…The analysis revealed a high prevalence of MSDs among the surveyed office workers, attributed to factors such as prolonged sitting, repetitive hand/arm movements, standing posture and carrying heavy objects. Prolonged static postures were significantly linked to lower back pain and other musculoskeletal issues. …”
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Enablers and barriers to community pharmacists' readiness to implement deprescribing of inappropriate medications for older adults in Qatar. by Marwa Elshazly, Sondus Jawad, Ayesha Ahmed, Hager ElGeed, Kazeem Babatunde Yusuff

“…The top-ranked barriers were lack of access to patient records (70.5%), ineffective collaboration with physicians (66.5%), lack of time due to heavy workload (65%), regulatory framework that limit expansion of clinical roles (51%) and intense focus on sales target (49%). …”
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Behaviour of Cadmium(II) Ions on Cation-Exchange Resins by Sevgi Kocaoba

“…Cadmium is one of the most toxic heavy metals known and is considered inessential for living organisms. …”
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Guarding the Borders of Japan: Occupation, Korean War and Frontier Controls by Tessa Morris-Suzuki

“…It was a moonless autumn night, and the forested spine of hills above the jagged cliffs of the peninsula was devoid of lights.The boat – a 20-ton wooden vessel called the Hatsushima1 – had left the heavy swell of the open ocean and now moved slowly and quietly through the calmer waters of the Uwa Sea. …”
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Research Progress on the Relationship between Ischemic Stroke and Immunoinflammatory Factors by Qiang TANG, Huilin HUANG, Luwen ZHU, Hongyu LI, Jiyao ZHANG, Ping QIN, Xia YIN, Jiashuai LI

“…China is facing an increasingly severe situation of prevention and treatment, and the disease has brought a heavy burden to patients, families and even the whole society, which has become one of the focuses and difficulties of modern medical research. …”
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High craving is associated with fewer abstinent days and lesser time to relapse during treatment in severe alcohol use disorder by Soundarya Soundararajan, Pratima Murthy

“…Background: Craving, an integral aspect of addictive processes, underlies heavy alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorder (AUD). …”
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Nanoparticles in Soil Reclamation: A Review of Their Role in Reducing Soil Compaction by Hasan Alkhaza’leh, Michel Rahbeh, Imad Hamadneh, Habes AL-Mashakbeh, Zohuir Albalawna

“…While mechanization has improved agricultural production, the use of heavy machinery for planting, irrigation, and harvesting has resulted in soil compaction. …”
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Preparation of phosphogypsum ecological concrete and study on its phytogenic properties by Rongxin Liu, Chunduo Liu, Jiang Du, Cheng Wang, Yonghui Yuan, Xin Zhang

“…The addition of improvers had a good passivation effect on heavy metals such as As, Cu, Cr, Zn, Sb and Pb in the phytogenic substrate. …”
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Sustainable Valorization of Rice Straw into Biochar and Carbon Dots Using a Novel One-Pot Approach for Dual Applications in Detection and Removal of Lead Ions by Jagpreet Singh, Monika Bhattu, Meenakshi Verma, Mikhael Bechelany, Satinder Kaur Brar, Rajendrasinh Jadeja

“…Lead (Pb) is a highly toxic heavy metal that causes significant health hazards and environmental damage. …”
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Development of a New Rubber Buckling-Restrained Brace System for Structures by Nima Ostovar, Farzad Hejazi

“…Experimental testing of both the conventional BRB and the proposed RBRB prototypes was conducted using a heavy-duty dynamic actuator to assess the RBRB’s performance under applied loads. …”
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PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY FEMALE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN TURKEY by İhsan Topcu, Oksana Manolova Yalçin, Orhan Cingöz, Sare Akkaya

“…It is seen that some female school administrators want to leave the school administration due to reasons such as long working hours, heavy responsibility, stress factor, concern about neglecting family and home responsibilities, loneliness and exclusion due to their position at the school.…”
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Quantifying LAGA mutated mouse IgG2a monoclonal antibody with a rapid pepsin digestion enabled immunoaffinity LC/MS/MS assay by Linlin Dong, Susan Chen, Konstantin Piatkov, Dong Wei, Mark G. Qian

“…Combined with a commercially available rat anti-mIgG2a heavy-chain antibody, the established immunoaffinity LC/MS/MS assay achieved a limit of quantitation of 20 ng/mL in the dynamic range of interest with satisfactory assay precision and accuracy. …”
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Microalgae-based bioremediation of refractory pollutants: an approach towards environmental sustainability by Mostafa M. El-Sheekh, Hala Y. El-Kassas, Sameh S. Ali

“…These mechanisms enable the microalgae to reduce the concentration of heavy metals and organic contaminants to levels that are considered non-toxic. …”
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Sex similarities and differences in the reverse and anti-remodeling effect of pressure unloading therapy in a rat model of aortic banding and debanding by Tímea Bálint, Mihály Ruppert, Bálint András Barta, Korkmaz-Icöz Sevil, Loganathan Sivakkanan, Attila Oláh, Sayour Alex Ali, Kálmán Benke, Dávid Nagy, Karck Matthias, Oliver Schilling, Béla Merkely, Gábor Szabó

“…Nevertheless, fibrosis, transcription of β-to-α myosin-heavy chain ratio, and myocardial proteomic alterations were reduced to a greater degree in females compared to males. …”
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Clinical findings of acute necrotizing esophagitis complicated by diabetic ketoacidosis by Yuichiro Iwamoto, Tomohiko Kimura, Takashi Itoh, Shigehito Mori, Taku Sasaki, Mana Ohnishi, Haruka Takenouchi, Hideyuki Iwamoto, Junpei Sanada, Yoshiro Fushimi, Yukino Katakura, Fuminori Tatsumi, Masashi Shimoda, Shuhei Nakanishi, Tomoatsu Mune, Kohei Kaku, Hideaki Kaneto

“…In conclusion, our study suggests that heavy alcohol consumption and strong gastrointestinal symptoms in DKA patients warrant a heightened suspicion of ANE. …”
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Lead and Mercury Exposure and Related Health Problems in Metal Artisan Workplaces and High-Risk Household Contacts in Thimphu, Bhutan by Adeep Monger, Karma Wangdi

“…Exposure to these toxic heavy metals causes adverse health effects. We assessed the occupational exposure of metal artisans and their high-risk household contacts at Thimphu, Bhutan. …”
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Mapping evidence on the distribution of uterine fibroids in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review protocol. by Vuyisile Ginindza, Makandwe Nyirenda, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Themba G Ginindza

“…Uterine fibroids place a heavy burden on women and society resulting in poor quality of life, impaired self-image, and impaired social, sexual, emotional, and physical well-being of affected individuals.…”
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Evaluating the impacts of microplastics on agricultural soil physical, chemical properties, and toxic metal availability: An emerging concern for sustainable agriculture. by Tapos Kumar Chakraborty, Md Simoon Nice, Md Sozibur Rahman, Baytune Nahar Netema, Khandakar Rashedul Islam, Samina Zaman, Gopal Chandra Ghosh, Md Ripon Hossain, Asadullah Munna, Mst Shamima Akter, Md Abu Rayhan, Sk Mahmudul Hasan Asif, Abu Shamim Khan

“…Even though several research on the particular toxicity of MPs to species have been carried out, there is little information on MPs' impacts on soil physicochemical properties and heavy metals (HMs) availability of HMs contaminated and without contaminated soils. …”
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Innovative development, microstructure and hydration characteristics of recycled brick powder-circulating fluidized bed fly ash-based earthwork subgrade backfill by Wenhuan Liu, Kaize Li, Xiaoyu Jiao, Hui Li, Honghong Cao, Yongping Qu

“…The modified cementitious material, composed of RBP-CFBFA, exhibits effective cementation and solidification properties for heavy metals, achieving leaching concentrations that comply with Class III water standards as outlined in the Chinese standard GB/T 14848–2017.…”
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