A Case Report of Acute-on-Chronic Methemoglobinemia by Gabriel Lathrop, Rodney Fullmer

“…Introduction: Methemoglobinemia is a rare hematologic disorder of hemoglobin, in which iron contained within the heme moiety becomes oxidized from ferrous iron to ferric iron at a concentration greater than 1% in the blood. …”
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Declining Trend of Transapical Access for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Aortic Stenosis by Sumit Sohal, Harsh Mehta, Krishna Kurpad, Sheetal Vasundara Mathai, Rajiv Tayal, Gautam K. Visveswaran, Najam Wasty, Sergio Waxman, Marc Cohen

“…Consequently, transapical access (TA) has become significantly less common. This study analyzes in detail the trend of TA access for TAVR over the course of 7 years. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study Exploring Mental Health among Patients Suffering from Dengue in Pakistani Tertiary Care Hospitals by null Faiza, Fatima Jawad, Namra Chaudhary, Mahnoor Younas, Sadaf Fatima, Fiza Ayub, Allah Bukhsh Awan, Tahir Mehmood Khan

“…Dengue, known as “Tropical flu,” is a widespread disease that has recently become endemic in many Asian countries. Dengue disease still lacks research in many aspects, specifically the impact of patient factors and disease prognosis on mental health. …”
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Zwischen Traditionalismus und Modernisierung: Musikausbildung in Russland by Irina Susidko, Pavel Lutsker

“…It provides access to music education for a wide range of people and aims to teach a musical profession (mostly performance), although only a small percentage of students end up becoming musicians. Music education is based on a comprehensive basic course in the history of Western European and Russian musical culture (in several stages from primary school to higher education), as well as in theoretical and practical music disciplines. …”
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Effects of Metabolism-Related Indicators on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Nonobese Population Based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by XingWang Zhu, HaiPing Wang, HongLong Zhang, Guole Nie, Jun Yan, Xun Li

“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming more prevalent in the nonobese population. …”
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The European Court of Human Rights as Part of Criminal Procedural Legislation of Ukraine by O. S. Rozumovskyi, O. O. Kochura

“…Since the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms has become part of national legislation after its ratification by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, more detailed study should be conducted regarding the urgent task of fully understanding the content of this international treaty and the main mechanisms for implementing its norms. …”
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The Clinical Outcomes of Arthroscopic Tenotomy versus Tenodesis with Medium-to-Massive Rotator Cuff Tear in the Elderly: A Retrospective Study by Song K, Lu G, Cai M, Sun Q

“…Kaihang Song,* Guanghua Lu,* Ming Cai, Qi Sun Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ming Cai; Qi Sun, Email cmdoctor@163.com; tjdxsq@163.comPurpose: Shoulder arthroscopic repair of rotator cuff tears with simultaneous treatment of lesions of the long head of the biceps tendon has become increasingly accepted. However, the clinical outcomes between tenotomy and tenodesis remain unclear. …”
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Visualization of Observational Learning and Peer Influence on Plastic Waste Diversity in the Campus Environment Using ArcGIS by Nüket Sivri, Atilla Aydoğdu, Vildan Zülal Sönmez, Ceyhun Akarsu

“…Plastic pollution has become a major environmental problem affecting ecosystems, wildlife and human health. …”
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DC-NNMN: Across Components Fault Diagnosis Based on Deep Few-Shot Learning by Juan Xu, Pengfei Xu, Zhenchun Wei, Xu Ding, Lei Shi

“…In recent years, deep learning has become a popular topic in the intelligent fault diagnosis of industrial equipment. …”
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YAP/TAZ-associated cell signaling – at the crossroads of cancer and neurodevelopmental disorders by Aderonke O. Ajongbolo, Aderonke O. Ajongbolo, Sigrid A. Langhans

“…Indeed, in recent years, parallels between cancer development and neurodevelopmental disorders have become apparent with YAP/TAZ signaling being one of these pathways. …”
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Character in Young Adult fiction: The example of Lyra in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials (1995-2000) and The Book of Dust (2017- ) by Virginie DOUGLAS

“…Even if His Dark Materials identified puberty as a turning-point in the young protagonists’ process of growing up and construction of identity, it is significant that Pullman, who had already added a small companion book—entitled Lyra’s Oxford—to the trilogy’s literary universe, is still trying to explore the multiple dimensions of Lyra’s constantly shifting character: while book 1 of The Book of Dust, Pullman’s new trilogy, La Belle Sauvage (2017), is a prequel to His Dark Materials, which focuses on Lyra as a baby—before the action in Northern Lights takes place—, book 2, The Secret Commonwealth (2019), takes a closer look at Lyra once she has become a young woman, after her meeting with Will in His Dark Materials.…”
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Ecotope-Based Entomological Surveillance and Molecular Xenomonitoring of Multidrug Resistant Malaria Parasites in Anopheles Vectors by Prapa Sorosjinda-Nunthawarasilp, Adisak Bhumiratana

“…The emergence and spread of multidrug resistant (MDR) malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum or Plasmodium vivax have become increasingly important in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). …”
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Academic Philosophy as a Way of Life by Eli Kramer, Marta Faustino, Hélder Telo

“…Indeed, Hadot is not just describing what philosophy was in the past, but also evaluating what it is in the present and considering what it could become beyond his (and our) time. This is one of the reasons that made his approach so popular and led to so many fruitful developments in the field of PWL. …”
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Performance of engineered cementitious composites containing high volume of ceramic powder and magnetized water by Khalid A. Eltawil, Mostafa M. Keshta, Mohamed M. Yousry Elshikh, Waleed E. El-Demerdash, Osama Youssf

“…Sustainability of ECC has become a pressing concern due to its high content of cement that releases huge amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in its production. …”
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Promising Therapeutic Functions of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived-Exosome in Asthma by Jia-Ying Yuan, Xiang-Yun Wang, Zhi-Ying Tong, Yu-Chao Dong, Jia-Yi Zhao, Yi Zhang, Yan Shang

“…Oral corticosteroids (OCSs) were recommended for controlling asthma exacerbation but only for a short-term treatment because of the side effects on organs. …”
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Fatigue crack propagation in short-fiber reinforced plastics by K. Tanaka, K. Oharada, D. Yamada, K. Shimizu

“…Difference among MD, TD and matrix resin becomes small when da/dN correlated to a parameter corresponding the crack-tip radius, HGI, where H is compliance parameter. …”
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Investigating the effect of various lengths of bamboo straw on the mechanical properties of adobe by Balfaqih Ahmed, Baarimah Abdullah O., Yafouz Ayman, Yahaya Fadzil Mat, Najah Ali

“…This research aims to investigate the effect of different sizes of bamboo straw on adobe bricks, which is considered a process of seeking high-performance bricks in terms of compressive strength and flexural strength. …”
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Developing 21st Century Skills through the Make-a-Match Method in Reaction Rate Learning by Sari Sari, Khoerunisa Khoerunisa

“…Consequently, mastering critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication (4C) skills has become a necessity for success in this context. This study aims to analyze students’ activities during the Make a Match learning process assisted by question cards and the improvement of students’ 4C skills at each stage of the process. …”
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Immunoassay–mass spectrometry to identify Brucella melitensis by Amirreza Sharif, Ramin Bagheri Nejad, Alireza Ghassempour

“…When dealing with hazardous bacteria like Brucella, which are more difficult to handle and cure, this problem becomes even more crucial. To overcome these obstacles, Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) linked with Brucella-specific antibodies and MALDI-TOF MS analysis have been used to create a quick and accurate technique for direct bacterial separation and identification in complex samples. …”
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Surgical treatment of epirethinal fibrosis: a current state of the problem by S.A. Kochergin, D.G. Alipov

“…In particular, the data of meta-analysis is described, that shows that patients’ who ERM was removed together with ILM visual acuity is higher 6 months after surgery, but after 18 months the situation becomes reverse. The possibilities for visualization of ERM during the operation are described. …”
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