Unique Presentation of Septic Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in the Setting of Reusable Face Covering by Javier Barranco-Trabi, Jazmin C. Scott, Jacob M. Fryer, Matthew Byrne, Adam Smith, Kaoru H. Song, Chelsea W. Tagawa, Sharon Chi, Viseth Ngauy

“…We report a case of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in an immunocompetent 21-year-old man attributed to local skin irritation with resultant infection in the setting of continuous reuse of a mask that resulted in bilateral cavernous venous thrombosis and septic pulmonary embolism.…”
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Implication of the endogenous midgut microbiota on cell genotoxicity and biological fitness of Culex pipiens complex (Diptera: Culicidae) by Alaa Fouaad, Nagwa A. Rashdan, Refaat M. Gabre, Emtithal M. Abdel-Samie

“…Abstract Background Culex pipiens is one of the most important mosquito transmitter of diseases that attains its greatest impact as a vector through spreading out several serious arboviral, protozoal and filarial diseases. …”
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Security of Smart Grid: Cybersecurity Issues, Potential Cyberattacks, Major Incidents, and Future Directions by Mohammad Ahmed Alomari, Mohammed Nasser Al-Andoli, Mukhtar Ghaleb, Reema Thabit, Gamal Alkawsi, Jamil Abedalrahim Jamil Alsayaydeh, AbdulGuddoos S. A. Gaid

“…On the other hand, cyber threats and attacks against these systems have greatly expanded as a result of the enormous spread of sensors and smart IoT devices inside the energy sector as well as traditional power grids. …”
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Herrera complexity and shadows of spherically symmetric compact objects by Subhasis Nalui, Subhra Bhattacharya

“…The complexity factor obtained from the orthogonal splitting of the Riemann curvature tensor connects the geometric attributes of a compact spherically symmetric gravitating object with its matter inhomogeneity and pressure anisotropy via a scalar term. …”
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MFAP5 inhibits the malignant progression of endometrial cancer cells in vitro by Liang Guanying, Qi Zijuan, Du Chun

“…Besides, overexpression of MFAP5 attenuated the abilities of cell migration and invasion, as well as reduced MMP2 and MMP9 protein expression. …”
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Removal Characteristics of Organic Pollutants from Eutrophic Raw Water by Biological Pretreatment Reactors by Guangcan Zhu, Zhonglian Yang, Xiwu Lu

“…In CSBR at 5.5~13°C, 57.5% of atrazine was removed at 2 h hydraulic retention time, with background concentration of 136.5 ng/L. …”
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Nonequilibrium transport and the fluctuation theorem in the thermodynamic behaviors of nonlinear photonic systems by Yang Liu, Jincheng Lu, Zhongfei Xiong, Fan O. Wu, Demetrios Christodoulides, Yuntian Chen, Jian-Hua Jiang

“…Nonlinear multimode optical systems have attracted substantial attention due to their rich physical properties. …”
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Influence of rectangular micro inserts and micro chambers heat transfer characteristics of microchannel heat exchanger by Kuruva Krishna Murthy, K Vijaya Kumar Reddy, Abdul Saddique Shaik, Irfan Anjum Badruddin, Sarfaraz Kamangar, Muhammad Nasir Bashir, Muhammad Mahmood Ali

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Teacher Education in Canada: Current State and Development Trends by N. V. Tikhonova

“…In response to the new demands of the society, universities increase academic mobility, attract international students, introduce information technologies and new approaches to learning: personalized learning, problem-based learning, flipped classroom, distance learning, blended learning and so on. …”
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Case Report of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in an Adult with Chronic Visceral Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency by David Cassiman, Louis Libbrecht, Wouter Meersseman, Alexander Wilmer

“…The variceal bleeding in this patient was atypical in that it originated from venous collaterals bleeding into the small intestine rather than the more typical gastroesophageal varices observed in ASMD. …”
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Cultura organizacional de uma universidade brasileira: Uma análise dos valores e práticas organizacionais na percepção dos docentes by Maria Julia Pegoraro Gai, Vânia Medianeira Flores Costa, Luis Felipe Dias Lopes, Natália Funghetto Dapieve, Mauren Pimentel Lima

“…Esses dados foram corroborados pelas análises qualitativas, pelas quais é possível indicar a elaboração de estratégias para modificação gradual da cultura organizacional visando proporcionar um local de trabalho com uma cultura que favoreça ainda mais o desenvolvimento das atividades dos docentes. …”
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ANALYSIS EXPOSURE INDEX AS AN OPTIMIZATION EFFORT ON EXAMINATION CHEST POSTERIOR ANTERIOR by Muhammad Irsal, Firdha Adlia Syuhada, Yolanda Pangestu Ananda, Andre Galih Pratama Putra, Muhammad Rizky Syahputera, Syahputera Wibowo, Rizky Kahar

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Understanding reasons for delay in diagnosis of leprosy in Pakistan: A qualitative study. by Anil Fastenau, Maxwell Oliver Beresford, Matthew Willis, Sophie Cw Stuetzle, Fabian Schlumberger, Heleen Neeltje Willemijn Duighuisen

“…<h4>Results</h4>Leprosy experts identified three main areas, or domains, to which delay can be attributed: 1. Awareness and beliefs about leprosy, within the general population, 2. …”
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Ensaio sobre a natureza humana: uma reflexão a partir de Abraham Maslow by Jonas Muriel Backendorf

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By the time you read this it is already too late by Theron Schmidt

“… Performance is that which attempts to hold that within which it itself is held. …”
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Aptidão física relacionada à saúde de escolares de 7 a 10 anos de Marechal Cândido Rondon-PR by Michele Strassburger, Gustavo André Borges

“…Para tratamento estatístico dos dados, recorreu-se a estatística descritiva, como valores relativos quanto ao índice que atendem aos critérios relacionados à saúde. Como resultados, pode-se verificar um maior atendimento dos critérios pelos rapazes, por volta de 43% para cinco itens de teste, até 13,3% que alcançaram simultaneamente os seis itens avaliados. …”
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A Case of First Branchial Cleft Fistula Presenting with an External Opening on the Root of the Helical Crus by Sung Il Cho

“…In the patients with FBCA, careful recognition of atypical variants is essential for complete excision.…”
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Prevalence of rare anatomic variants - publication bias due to selective reporting in meta-analyses studies by Vasileios Papadopoulos, Dimitrios Filippou, Aliki Fiska

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A Comparative Study of the Multistage Solar Stills with Stacked Stages (MSS-SS) by Mfanafuthi Mthandeni Mkhize, Velaphi Msomi

“…About 0.8–41.3% distillate yield dropped from the upper stages when lower stages were exposed to the atmosphere. The upper stages increased their productivity by 7.1–15.4% when the lower stages were shut off completely. …”
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Predicting the Progress of Tuberculosis by Inflammatory Response-Related Genes Based on Multiple Machine Learning Comprehensive Analysis by Shuai Ma, Peifei Peng, Zhihao Duan, Yifeng Fan, Xinzhi Li

“…The CD274 immune checkpoint presents a promising target for the prevention and treatment of ATB. Furthermore, our findings suggest that retinoic acid may have a role in preventing LTBI from progressing to ATB and in treating ATB. …”
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