Childhood-onset enthesitis-related arthritis leading to nephrotic syndrome due to secondary amyloidosis complicated by acute pulmonary embolism - The domino effect by Vishal Mangal, Bhaskar Datt, Arun Hegde, A W Kashif, Ankit Kumar, Jaspreet Kaur, Nidhi Goel, Anil Shankar Menon

“…In the past, chronic infections, mainly, tuberculosis were the most common cause of AA amyloidosis in India; however, chronic inflammatory arthropathies have become the most common cause of AA amyloidosis in India over the past three to four decades. …”
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Risk of postoperative bleeding and thromboembolic events in anticoagulated patients undergoing transurethral resection of bladder tumors by Thomas Paul Scherer, Cici Dam, Uwe Bieri, Daniel Eberli, Raeto Strebel

“…Recently, direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have become a popular alternative to vitamin K antagonists (VKAs), though their impact on TURB complications remains unclear. …”
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Design of a Mechanized Road Sweeper by Asiimwe Dianah

“…Street sweeping has become an important service used to remove debris deposited on roadways to keep them dean to ensure the health and safety of human beings. …”
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Affirmative Action on Women Education Promotion in Ntungamo Municipality Ntungamo District. by Abenawe, Jasper

“…As a result, affirmative action has become an inescapable aspect of the recruitment process and enhancement of females in institutions particularly, in leadership positions. …”
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Design and Construction of a Plasma Sterilizing Machine Using Locally Available Materials. by Kule, Joseph Muhana

“…The spread of pathogenic microbes from one individual to another has become a serious problem for many health workers and civilians even when some sources are taken for granted in many developing countries like Uganda. …”
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Investigating the Feasibility of Using Cassava Starch as a Partial Replacement of Cement Used in Mortar: A Case Study Moyo District (Palorinya Refugee Settlement Camp). by Ongom, Samuel

“…The cost of building materials i.e. lake sand, cement, lime, and steel are high and rising and is also becoming scarce, as a result of these, the cost of building construction is ever increasing. …”
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Monitoring and Evaluation System for Performance Contracts in Nyanza District, Rwanda by Marie Christine, Umurerwa

“…Since then, the assessment of Imihigo was done by a team comprised by members from the President’s Office, Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Local Government, and Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. …”
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Resonant Young’s Slit Interferometer for Sensitive Detection of Low-Molecular-Weight Biomarkers by Stefanus Renaldi Wijaya, Augusto Martins, Katie Morris, Steven D. Quinn, Thomas F. Krauss

“…We expect this development will have far-reaching applications beyond Aβ-42 and become a workhorse tool for the label-free detection of low-molecular-weight biomarkers across a range of disease types.…”
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A Dynamic Bayesian Approach to Computational Laban Shape Quality Analysis by Dilip Swaminathan, Harvey Thornburg, Jessica Mumford, Stjepan Rajko, Jodi James, Todd Ingalls, Ellen Campana, Gang Qian, Pavithra Sampath, Bo Peng

“…As we argue, a complex understanding of intention via LMA is necessary for human-computer interaction to become embodied in ways that resemble interaction in the physical world. …”
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Socioecological dynamics of diverse global permafrost-agroecosystems under environmental change by Melissa Ward Jones, Joachim Otto Habeck, Mathias Ulrich, Susan Crate, Glenna Gannon, Tobias Schwoerer, Benjamin Jones, Mikhail Kanevskiy, Prashant Baral, Amina Maharjan, Jakob Steiner, Andrew Spring, Mindy Jewell Price, David Bysouth, Bruce C. Forbes, Mariana Verdonen, Timo Kumpula, Jens Strauss, Torben Windirsch, Christopher Poeplau, Yuri Shur, Benjamin Gaglioti, Nicholas Parlato, Fulu Tao, Merritt Turetsky, Stephanie Grand, Adrian Unc, Nils Borchard

“…These systems support local livelihoods and food production and are rarely considered in global agricultural studies but may become more relevant as climate change is increasing opportunities for food production in high latitude and mountainous areas. …”
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Successful Management of the Fetal Severe Anemia Associated with Jra Alloimmunization by Intrauterine Transfusion of Jr(a+) Red Blood Cells by Masatake Toshimitsu, Shinichi Nagaoka, Shuusaku Kobori, Yuichiro Takahashi, Jun Murotsuki

“…Based on the literature review, fetal anemia associated with Jra alloimmunization becomes severe during mid-gestation and may not develop during late gestation. …”
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Temporal changes in regional variations in cancer survival rates in Osaka, Japan (1997–2015) by Mizuki Shimadzu Kato, Toshitaka Morishima, Ryoto Sakaniwa, Kayo Nakata, Yoshihiro Kuwabara, Toshiki Ikawa, Yoko Iwaki, Isao Miyashiro

“…Abstract The variation in survival rates among patients with cancer based on residential areas has become a significant concern globally. Japan’s Basic Plan to Promote Cancer Control Programs (BPPCCP), implemented in 2007, aimed to reduce this variation by designating cancer care hospitals in each cancer medical area (CMA) where patients resided. …”
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La educación de arquitectura del paisaje en Argentina by Lucas Períes

“…El artículo presenta un estudio descriptivo y cuantitativo como testimonio sintético de los hechos, personas e instituciones que marcan hitos trascendentes en el transcurrir de esta historia. …”
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Addressing the Scientific Gaps Between Life Cycle Thinking and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for the Sustainability Assessment of Electric Vehicles’ Lithium-Ion Batteries by Maria Tournaviti, Christos Vlachokostas, Alexandra V. Michailidou, Christodoulos Savva, Charisios Achillas

“…Electric vehicles can substantially lower the overall carbon footprint of the transportation sector, and their batteries become key enablers of widespread electrification. …”
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A Conceptual Approach to Complex Model Management with Generalized Modelling Patterns and Evolutionary Identification by Sergey V. Kovalchuk, Oleg G. Metsker, Anastasia A. Funkner, Ilia O. Kisliakovskii, Nikolay O. Nikitin, Anna V. Kalyuzhnaya, Danila A. Vaganov, Klavdiya O. Bochenina

“…This need extends where the model itself becomes a complex system. One of the important aspects of complex model management is dealing with the uncertainty of various kinds (context, parametric, structural, and input/output) to control the model. …”
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Endophytic Bacillus bacteria with RNase activity in the resistance of potato plants to viruses by G. F. Burkhanova, A. V. Sorokan, E. A. Cherepanova, E. R. Sarvarova, R. M. Khairullin, I. V. Maksimov

“…The endophytic microorganisms studied in this report may become the basis for the creation of biological agents for plant protection.…”
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Diversity of Soil Filamentous Fungi Influenced by Marine Environment in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil by Igor Vinícius Pimentel Rodrigues, Katia Regina Assunção Borges, Marcos Antonio Custódio Neto da Silva, Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento, Juliano dos Santos, Alexandre Santana Azevedo, Geusa Felipa de Barros Bezerra

“…In recent decades, there has been an intensification of environmental problems, which are becoming increasingly critical and frequent due to population growth. …”
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Urban residents’ perspectives on eco-city: a second-order confirmatory factor analysis of Khon Kaen, Northeast Thailand by Buapun Promphakping, Rasita Dasri, Kritsada Phatchaney, Ninlawadee Promphakping, Pornpen Somaboot, Songmuang Laotrakul

Subjects: “…eco-city…”
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Innovative Zein-derived inks: Towards sustainable 3D printing solutions by Derniza-Elena Cozorici, Erika Blanzeanu, Ionut-Cristian Radu, Marian Nicolae Verziu, Cristina Stavarache, Minodora Marin, Rafael Luque, Catalin Zaharia

“…The demand for sustainable materials has become increasingly critical with the rapid expansion of 3D printing technologies. …”
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Relaparotomy Two Years after Incisional Hernia Repair Using a Free Fascia Lata Graft by Yuuki Sekine, Hiroyuki Sugo, Naoki Iwanaga, Shigefumi Neshime, Ikuo Watanobe

“…During surgery, the fascia lata graft had survived well and become incorporated into the native fascia. We incised this fascia lata graft in the same way as for a normal laparotomy. …”
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