Household needs among wildfire survivors in the 2017 Northern California wildfires by Mitchell Snyder, Mira Miles, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Kathryn C Conlon

“…Physical needs (e.g. housing, food) were the most common (cited by more than 50% during the fires and about a third at the time of survey). …”
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Optimized Wideband Beamforming for mm-wave Communication Systems with Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces by Hiba A. Alsawaf, Saad Ahmed Ayoob

“…The basic idea is to introduce time delay (TD) and phase shift units into the IRS elements to perform common phase and pre-delay modulation instead of traditional phase shift. …”
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Machine vision model for drip leakage detection of pipeline. by Cong Xiao, Yiyuan Zhou, Yanwen Wu, Guodong Zhang

“…Given the often harsh conditions of these industrial equipment pipelines, leakage is a common occurrence that can disrupt normal operations and, in severe cases, lead to safety accidents. …”
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Epidemiological analysis of mental health morbidity in Tamil Nadu by Damodharan Dinakaran, Arpitha Krishna, Aravind Raj Elangovan, Senthil Amudhan, Selvi Muthuswamy, Chellamuthu Ramasubramanian, Palanimuthu T. Sivakumar, Girish N. Rao, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Mathew Varghese, Vivek Benegal

“…The treatment gap was 94.2% for any mental health problem. Common mental disorders (depression, anxiety, and substance-use) accounted for most of the morbidity. …”
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Azurin a potent anticancer and antimicrobial agent isolated from a novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain by Nourhan A. Zaghloul, Mona K. Gouda, Yasser Elbahloul, Nancy M. El Halfawy

“…The results of NMR revealed the presence of characteristic amino acids such as methionine and cysteine, which confirmed the EDX results for sulfur-containing amino acids. Purified azurin exhibited antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae. …”
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Effect of sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) on the clinical outcomes of patients with diabetic atrial fibrillation by Selim Aydemir, Sidar Şiyar Aydın, Emrah Aksakal, Onur Altınkaya, Murat Özmen, Oğuzhan Birdal

“…Abstract Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) and atrial Fibrillation (AF) are among the most common health issues. They are responsible for the highest rates of morbidity and mortality. …”
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Notational Analysis Of Wheelchair Women's Badminton Matches In The International Badminton Tournament by Senay Leyla, Muhammet Bastem, Ali Salah Zaynl Abdeın, Metin Ozlu, Erdal Taşgın, Fatih Yılmaz, Ozlem Bagıs, Ela Atay

“…As a result of the study, it was determined that the most common type of shots in 1527 strokes performed by wheelchair single female badminton athletes was Clear and the least used stroke was Drive. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Bivalirudin versus Unfractionated Heparin Monotherapy in Patients with CAD and DM Undergoing PCI: A Retrospective Observational Study by Jing Li, Sanbao Chen, Sicong Ma, Mingque Yang, Zizhao Qi, Kun Na, Miaohan Qiu, Yi Li, Yaling Han

“…A total of 3890 diabetic patients receiving PCI in the General Hospital of Northern Theater Command were divided into the bivalirudin group (n=869) and the UFH group (n=3021) according to different anticoagulant therapy regimens. …”
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Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 1B Haplotypes Increase or Decrease the Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in a New Zealand Caucasian Population by Lynnette R. Ferguson, Dug Yeo Han, Claudia Huebner, Ivonne Petermann, Murray L. Barclay, Richard B. Gearry, Alan McCulloch, Pieter S. Demmers

“…DNA samples from 388 CD, 405 UC, 27 indeterminate colitis patients, and 293 randomly selected controls, from Canterbury, New Zealand were screened for 3 common SNPs in TNSFRSF1B: rs1061622 (c.676T>C), rs1061624 (c.∗1663A>G), and rs3397 (c.∗1690T>C), using TaqMan technologies. …”
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Cohort profile: maternal and child health and parenting practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ceará, Brazil: birth cohort study (Iracema-COVID) by Marcia C Castro, Márcia Maria Tavares Machado, Simone Farías-Antúnez, David Augusto Batista Sá Araújo, Ana Luiza Penna, Francisco Ariclene Oliveira, Camila Machado de Aquino, Antônio Silva Lima Neto, Geziel dos Santos de Sousa

“…The prevalence of maternal common mental disorder symptoms was 32.5% (95% CI 27.8 to 37.6).Future plans Follow-up visits are planned to occur every 6 months for the next five years (2021–2025). …”
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Randomized controlled trial comparing quadratus Lumborum Block and Surgical Site Infiltration in Total Abdominal Hysterectomy: Efficacy Analysis by Sangeeta Dhanger, R L Jayavani, Bhavani Vaidiyanathan, Idhuyya Joseph Rajesh

“…Background: Total abdominal hysterectomy is a common surgical procedure associated with significant postoperative pain. …”
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Interleukin-10 Polymorphisms in Association with Prognosis in Patients with B-Cell Lymphoma Treated by R-CHOP by Min Kyeong Kim, Kyong-Ah Yoon, Eun Young Park, Jungnam Joo, Eun Young Lee, Hyeon-Seok Eom, Sun-Young Kong

“…Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was the most common histologic type (n = 83), followed by T-cell lymphoma (n = 18), mantle cell lymphoma (n = 6), and others (n = 5). …”
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Labor Epidural Analgesia to Cesarean Section Anesthetic Conversion Failure: A National Survey by Neel Desai, Andrew Gardner, Brendan Carvalho

“…Spinal anesthesia was commonly preferred if an epidural top up resulted in no objective sensory block (74%), bilateral T10 sensory block (57%), or unilateral T6 sensory block (45%). …”
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Reliability and Validity of the Functional Movement Screen™ with a Modified Scoring System for Young Adults with Low Back Pain by Khalid Alkhathami, Yousef Alshehre, Sharon Wang-Price, Kelli Brizzolara

“…# Background Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common complaints in individuals who seek medical care and is a leading cause of movement impairments. …”
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Identification of KIFC1 as an independent prognostic marker in renal clear cell carcinoma correlates with tumor proliferation and immune infiltration by Bin Du, Jia Wang, Jinping Zheng, Jing Huo, Pu Wang

“…Abstract Renal clear cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the world's most common form of cancer. Up to a third will develop metastases; the 5-year survival rate of the patients was only 14%. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy of visual acupotomy combined with rehabilitation training in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis by PAN Xigui, LIAN Xiaowen, FU Jiehui, ZHANG Zesheng, LIU Xuemei, XIU Zhongbiao

“…ObjectiveObserve the effect of ultrasound visualization needle combined with rehabilitation training for knee osteoarthritis .Methods70 patients with knee osteoarthritis, admitted from August 2021 to March 2023, were randomly divided into observation and control groups, with 35 patients each. 4 patients in the ultrasound knife group and 6 patients in the conventional treatment group withdrew.The observation group underwent treated under ultrasound guidance, combined with quadriceps rehabilitation training .ResultsThe efficacy of ultrasound visualization combined with rehabilitation training for knee osteoarthritis was compared between the two groups of patients, with no significant difference (P> 0.05).After treatment, VAS and WOMAC scores decreased in both groups, but the decrease was more obvious in the ultrasound knife group, with VAS score (P <0.05) and WOMAC score (P <0.01).Peak quadriceps torque value (PT) increased in both groups, but more significantly in the ultrasound knife group (P <0.01).The common lesions selected by tendon theory were 87.1% (27 / 31), 83.9% (26 / 31), 77.4% (24 / 31), and 74.2% (23 / 31), indicating echo enhancement, cyst fluid and synovial thickness. …”
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Efficacy and safety of Saireito (TJ-114) in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation procedures: A randomized pilot study. by Tetsuma Kawaji, Satoshi Shizuta, Hidenori Yaku, Kazuhisa Kaneda, Fumiya Yoneda, Shushi Nishiwaki, Munekazu Tanaka, Takanori Aizawa, Shun Hojo, Kenji Nakatsuma, Masashi Kato, Takafumi Yokomatsu, Shinji Miki, Koh Ono, Takeshi Kimura

“…<h4>Background</h4>Early arrhythmia recurrences commonly occur after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation because of irritability and inflammation of left atrium. …”
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What is the learning effect of video review in postgraduate medical education: a systematic review by Marieke Robbrecht, Myriam Van Winckel, Antonius Mulder, Mieke Embo

“…Abstract Background Video review is a feasible, commonly used learning tool, but current literature lacks a comprehensive review of its impact on learning in postgraduate medical education. …”
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Advanced shooting target with bullet collector, semi-automatic bulls-eye paper positioning and automatic shooting score by Dena Hendriana, Yunita Umniyati, Erikson Ferry Soonggalon, Isaac Hansen Averino, Mohammad Rizky Gartina, Rakhmad Aryo, Iwan Iwan, Prima Kharisma Indra Yahya

“…This system is equipped with a bullet collector system by directing the bullet to a container using 450 angled armor and a layer of sand in the container to stop the bullet. …”
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Estimates of critical loads and exceedances of acidity and nutrient nitrogen for mineral soils in Canada for 2014–2016 average annual sulfur and nitrogen atmospheric deposition by H. Cathcart, J. Aherne, M. D. Moran, M. D. Moran, V. Savic-Jovcic, P. A. Makar, A. Cole

“…Parameterisation of the model for Canadian ecosystems was considered with attention to the selection of the chemical criterion for damage at a site-specific resolution, with comparison between protection levels of 5 % and 20 % growth reduction (approximating commonly chosen base-cation-to-aluminum ratios of 1 and 10, respectively). …”
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