The Effect of Season and Weather on Orthopaedic Trauma: Consult Volume Is Significantly Correlated with Daily Weather by J. M. Wilson, C. A. Staley, A. L. Boden, A. R. Boissonneault, A. M. Schwartz, M. L. Schenker

“…On-call orthopedic clinicians have long speculated that daily consult volume is closely correlated with weather. While prior studies have demonstrated a relationship between weather and certain fracture types, the effect of weather on total orthopaedic consult volume has not yet been examined. …”
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Surface runoff estimation in an upper watershed using geo-spatial based soil conservation service-curve number method by C.A. Odiji, O.M. Aderoju, M.C. Ekwe, D.T. Oje, J.O. Imhanfidon

“…The average curve number for the normal condition was calculated to be 80.1 while the dry and wet season was 59.6, and 93.2 respectively. …”
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Analysis and Implementation of the MNRV DPWM Methods Applied to Single-Phase Diode-Clamped Four-Level PWM Inverter by Min-Sup Song

“…At a power factor (pf) of 0.9, it provides comparable or slightly better performance, while at pf =0.3 and a modulation index (m) of 0.3, it exhibits significant improvements. …”
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The power of microsatellite markers and AFLPs in revealing the genetic diversity of Hashemi aromatic rice from Iran by Alireza Tarang, Anahita Bakhshizadeh Gashti

“…The average value of polymorphic information content (PIC) was 0.393 and 0.468 for AFLP and SSR markers, respectively. …”
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Predicting the efficacy of tofacitinib therapy based on gene expression of proinflammatory cytokines and proteases in cultured blood cells of patients with rheumatoid arthritis by G. A. Markova, E. V. Chetina, A. M. Satybaldyev

“…We examined 12 patients with RA who had not previously received TOFA. The average age of the patients was 51 years, the average duration of the disease was 37.6 months. …”
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EFFECT OF SPRAYING ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL EXTRACTS ON SOME VEGETATIVE GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS AND YIELD OF TWO CUCUMBER VARIETIES by I. H. M. Al-Jaf, A. K. Alalwani, Kh. Y. Kh. Al-Kubissi

“…Fenugreek seeds, dry yeast, poultry waste, and seaweed extract were sprayed on both varieties while distilled water was sprayed as a comparison treatment. …”
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Preparation of mequindox microemulsion and its transdermal permeability in vitro by WU Jing-chao, OUYANG Wu-qing, RUI Xian, LIU Mei-xue, SONG Bing, LAN Ying

“…The TEM presented it as spherical drops, and their average diameter was (13.9±0.3) nm with PDI at 0.060±0.005. …”
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EFFECT OF ADDING GINGER ROOTS POWDER TO THE RATIONS OF AWASSI LAMBS IN SOME PRODUCTIVE AND PHYSILOGICAL PARAMETERS UNDER LOCAL CONDITION OF NINEVEH PROVINCE by Q. ShamsAl-dain, E.A. Jarjeis, H.A. Sulman, M.H.A. Shailai, Y.I. Hamad

“…Twenty four(12 male and 12 female) Awassi  lambs aged (3.5-4 months) with average weights 22.75±0.34 Kg. ,were assigned  into three main groups (8 lambs / group),each main group was divided into two sub groups(4 male or 4female/group) according to their live body weight.All groups of animals were fed on iso-nitrogen and iso-caloric diets, the 1st group was fed on ration without ground Ginger(control ration),while 2nd and 3rd  group were fed on standard  ration contained  either 15 or 30 g.ground ginger/Kg.dry matter, respectively, for four months. …”
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Aggregation of Nanochemical Microcrystals in Urine Promotes the Formation of Urinary Calculi by Yanting Lou, Wei He, Zhengyao Song

“…The particle size of the nanocrystals increased with the increase in the pore size of the membrane. The average particle size of the experimental group increased gradually from 163 ± 31 nm to 3219 ± 863 nm, while the average particle size of the control group increased from 183 ± 65 nm to 997 ± 522 nm. …”
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Low levels of soluble DPP4 among Saudis may have constituted a risk factor for MERS endemicity. by Khaled R Alkharsah, Salma Ali Aljaroodi, Jawad Ur Rahman, Awatif N Alnafie, Reem Al Dossary, Reem Y Aljindan, Amani M Alnimr, Jamal Hussen

“…The genotypes AG of rs35128070 and GT of rs1861978 were significantly associated with lower sDPP4 among Saudis (P value 0.002 for each). While both genotypes AA and AG of rs79700168 and rs17574 were associated with significantly lower average sDPP4 level in Saudis compared to other ethnic groups (P value 0.031 and 0.032, and 0.027 and 0.014, respectively). …”
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Contextual Modulation of Primary Visual Cortex by Temporal Predictability During Motion Extrapolation by Camila Silveira Agostino, Herman Hinrichs, Toemme Noesselt

“…Results Univariate results indicated that on average both low and high predictable contexts similarly modulated activity in primary visual areas. …”
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EG-DPoS: Optimized DPoS Consensus Algorithm Based on Evolutionary Game by LIU Yong, DENG Xiaohong, LIU Lihui, SHI Yiran, ZHANG Li

“…Simulated results show that compared with DPoS algorithm, EG-DPoS algorithm reduces the average delay by 36.83%, increases the average throughput by 19.44%, and improves the ratio of voting nodes to total nodes by approximately 42%. …”
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Blast characteristics of center-initiated cylindrical charge in high-altitude environments by Rui Li, Rui Sun, Ming-hang Hu, Ya-jing Chen, Quan Wang, Dong-Dong Zhang, Xue-jiao Li, Xiao-rong Cui

“…In contrast, diminished pressure led to an average reduction of 30.0% and 48.4% in overpressure and impulse, respectively, while increasing the action range by 58.9%. …”
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A comprehensive analysis and comparative study of the trends in thyroid cancer burden in China and globally from 1990 to 2021, with projections for the next 15 Years by Yulai Yin, Xiaoyu Zhang

“…Projections for the next 15 years show that the age-standardized incidence rates for both males and females are expected to continue rising in China and globally. While the age-standardized mortality rate for females is projected to decline significantly, the mortality rate for males is predicted to stabilize.ConclusionBetween 1990 and 2021, the number of thyroid cancer cases has increased both in China and globally, while the mortality rate has shown a marked decline. …”
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Land use changes and restraining environmental risks via mitigation approach, the case of Darakeh-Velenjak watershed in Iran by Hassan Esmaeilzadeh, Mohsen Ehteshami

“…The human risks with an average score of 4.21 were more than natural risks. …”
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The effect of kinesiophobia on gastrointestinal disorders in patients with lower extremity orthopedic surgery by Huseyin Gunes, Semra Bulbuloglu, Serdar Saritas, Ahmet Ozdemir

“…The mean total TSK score of the patients was above average (49.36 ± 8.74), while their mean total GSRS score was below average (31.22 ± 11.7). …”
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Age-period-cohort analysis of disease burden of depressive disorders in the Chinese population by Wang Ying, Hou Yuwei, Zhang Zhe

“…An age-period-cohort model， implemented in Stata 17.0， was applied to assess variations in incidence and disease burden attributable to age， period and cohort effects.ResultsFrom 1990 to 2021， the disability-adjusted life year （DALY） rate for depressive disorders in China decreased by an average of 0.27% annually， while the incidence rate decreased by an average of 0.24% annually. …”
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EFFECT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF UNDEGRADABLE PROTEIN ON THE NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY , RUMEN FERMENTATION AND SOME BIOLOGICAL TRAITS IN AWASSI LAMBS. by Sabah A. Shamoon

“…This study was carried out by using 9 Awassi Lambs, 10-12 months of age with average body weight 48.25kg. The lambs were divided into three groups each of three lambs, and fed on one of the three rations which contained different levels of undegradable protein (UDP) (20, 40, 60%) of the total protein of the rations. …”
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Clinical evaluation of 3D PEEK implants for skull bone defects repair: a single center case serious by Mohamed Ahmed Elnaggar, Hossam Abdelhakim Elnoamany, Mohamed K. Eissa

“…The mean time to cranioplasty was 6 ± 2 months, and the average operative time was 143 ± 34 min. Mean blood loss was 265 ± 97 cc, and the average hospital stay was 2.85 ± 0.9 days. …”
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Structural and 3D seismic attribute analysis for reservoir characterization in pearl field, offshore Niger delta by Oluwakemi Yemisi Adeogun, Stephen Oladapo Ajewole, Olatunji Yusuf Folohunsho, Lukumon Adeoti, Adeniyi Temitope Adelaja

“…The gas has an original volume (OGIP) of 90 million cubic feet while the oil has an original volume (OOIP) of 5.48 million barrel while in reservoir C, the fluid was identified to be oil with an original volume (OOIP) of 33.16 million barrels indicating that both reservoirs are commercially viable. …”
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