Bilateral Obturator Hernia Diagnosed by Computed Tomography: A Case Report with Review of the Literature by Sanjay M. Khaladkar, Anubhav Kamal, Sahil Garg, Vigyat Kamal

“…Obturator hernia is a rare form of abdominal hernia and a diagnostic challenge. It is commonly seen in elderly thin females. Its diagnosis is often delayed with resultant increased morbidity and mortality due to bowel ischemia/gangrene. …”
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Kaposi´s sarcoma, epidemic type. Case presentation by Gilberto Serrano Ocaña, Juan Carlos Ortiz Sablon, Ilen Ochoa Tamayo

“…It affects approximately 20% of people with HIV that don’t take antiretroviral drugs. It is more common in homosexual’s patients, but may appear in any HIV positive individual, in Africa where heterosexual HIV transmission route is the most important can also be found in children and women. …”
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RANKL-Targeted Therapies: The Next Frontier in the Treatment of Male Osteoporosis by Alicia K. Morgans, Matthew R. Smith

“…Male osteoporosis is an increasingly recognized problem in aging men. A common cause of male osteoporosis is hypogonadism. …”
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Effective Scheme of Channel Tracking and Estimation for Mobile WiMAX DL-PUSC System by Phuong Thi Thu Pham, Tomohisa Wada

“…Simulation results show a significant performance enhancement when the proposed joint scheme is utilized, at least 5 dB, compared to only commonly used channel estimation approaches.…”
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Phosphorous Acid and Phosphoric Acid: When all P Sources are not Equal by Asha M. Brunings, Lawrence E. Datnoff, Eric H. Simonne

“…Some common phosphorus-containing compounds are listed in Table 1. …”
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Marked Gingival Overgrowth Protruding from the Oral Cavity Due to Sodium Valproate by Mami Uegami, Hiroaki Ito, Tadashi Shiohama

“…Among antiepileptic medications, phenytoin is commonly reported to cause this condition. In contrast, sodium valproate (VPA), another widely used antiepileptic drug, rarely induces gingival overgrowth. …”
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Important Things to Know about Medicare: Chapter Seven--How does my other insurance work with Medicare? Who pays first? by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

“… Important Things to Know about Medicare is a series of 10 publications that will cover the most common Medicare concerns. The series will provide general information about Medicare, including the four major plans, supplemental policies, interactions with different types of insurance, and assistance programs. …”
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Identification of Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and Poison Sumac in Florida by Patricia Grace, Sherrie Lowe

“… Every year, numerous Floridians are accidentally poisoned by coming in contact with one of several plants typically found in Florida parks and woodlands. The most common plant encountered is poison ivy. Poison oak and poison sumac are also found in some of these settings. …”
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Hierarchical Bayesian Spatio-Temporal Modeling for PM10 Prediction by Esam Mahdi, Sana Alshamari, Maryam Khashabi, Alya Alkorbi

“…Over the past few years, hierarchical Bayesian models have been extensively used for modeling the joint spatial and temporal dependence of big spatio-temporal data which commonly involves a large number of missing observations. …”
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A Real-Time Facial Expression Recognition System for Online Games by Ce Zhan, Wanqing Li, Philip Ogunbona, Farzad Safaei

“…Although detailed facial animation has already been achieved in a number of MOGs, players have to use text commands to control the expressions of avatars. In this paper, we propose an automatic expression recognition system that can be integrated into an MOG to control the facial expressions of avatars. …”
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Incidence and Comorbidity of Dementia with Lewy Bodies: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Sheng-Kung Yang, Weishan Chen, Chun-Hsien Su, Chung-Hsiang Liu

“…Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the third most common form of dementia. Epidemiological studies of DLB in Taiwan are scarce. …”
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Transformation numérique du jam : de l’improvisation à la composition collective by Sylvain Martet, Elsa Fortant

“…Thus, our research shows that the will to develop a temporary collective, common project encourages participants to negotiate with the potential format of the event.…”
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Evaluating the Utilization of the National Cancer Institute Computed Tomography Program for Calculating Size-specific Dose Estimate and Effective Dose in Computed Tomography in Tha... by Supawitoo Sookpeng, Colin J. Martin, Natch Rattanarungruangchai, M. Rosario López-Gonzalez

“…The objectives of this study were to assess the feasibility of utilizing computational calculations and the simulation of the National Cancer Institute computed tomography (NCICT) dosimetry system to obtain size-specific dose estimate (SSDE) and effective dose values resulting from the most common CT examinations in Thai pediatric patients and to evaluate age- and size-specific k conversion factor. …”
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Virtual assistant robot for physical training exercises supervision by Robinson Jimenez-Moreno, Anny Astrid Espitia Cubillos, Esperanza Rodríguez Carmona

“…To do this, deep learning algorithms such as convolutional networks and short- and long-term memory networks are used to recognize voice commands and the user's video actions. A predefined dialogue template is used to guide a user's training cycle based on the execution of the exercises: push-ups, abdominal, jump or squat. …”
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Interactions between Phosphoric/Tannic Acid and Different Forms of FeOOH by Lefu Mei, Libing Liao, Zise Wang, Chunchun Xu

“…Alpha, beta, gamma, and delta hydroxyl ferric oxides (FeOOH), as the most common rust layers on iron surface, play different roles in iron preservation. …”
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Kommerell’s Diverticulum: An Unusual Cause of Chronic Cough by Rahul Magazine, Charudutt Sambhaji, Ranjan Shetty, Umesh Goneppanavar

“…Vascular anomalies such as Kommerell’s diverticulum, though uncommon, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic cough particularly when other common causes have been ruled out.…”
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Resignifying the Unexpected: Career Shocks and its Impacts on the Trajectories of Executive Women by Anna Paula Visentini, Camila Vieira Müller, Angela Beatriz Scheffer

“…These shocks boosted movements toward more sustainable trajectories, demonstrating that the subjective character of careers allows the positive valuation of experiences commonly considered negative. Career shocks, in addition to revealing opportunities, signaled restrictions in women’s career contexts.…”
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Mycotic Renal Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Critical Limb Ischemia in Culture-Negative Endocarditis by Vy Thuy Ho, Nathan K. Itoga, Tiffany Wu, Ehab Sorial, Manuel Garcia-Toca

“…We report a case of a 53-year-old woman with a history of intravenous drug abuse presenting with critical limb ischemia, in which CT angiography identified a mycotic renal aneurysm. …”
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Research on the Infl uence of Earth Station Tracking Modes on Frequency Compatibility Evaluation Between NGSO-GSO Systems by Xiujuan YAO, Suhui DONG, Xiang GAO, Jing WANG, Jia ZHI, Yunlong SUN

“…Aiming at the simulation analysis scenarios of frequency compatibility between NGSO constellation system and GSO satellite system in the Ka uplink and Ku downlink frequency band, one tracking mode of the earth station of NGSO constellation was proposed.By calculation results analysis, the quantitative infl uence was depicted in common tracking mode of the earth station, such as ephemeris guided tracking, single pulse automatic tracking, and sidelobe tracking.And taking the parameters registered on ITU of Telesat and CHNSAT-98E systems as an example, the simulation data was compared and analyzed in diff erent tracking modes of the earth station.Then, one available tracking strategy of the NGSO constellation station was proposed, which is under the constraint of recommendation ITU-R S.1323.The research results can be used as a reference for NGSO-GSO system compatibility analysis, also the tracking plan formulation of earth stations.…”
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Unusual Manifestations of Acute Cytomegalovirus Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Hosts: A Report of Two Cases by Alfredo Mena Lora, Justin Khine, Nadia Khosrodad, Vijay Yeldandi

“…Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts. …”
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