Potentially Inappropriate Medications Use among Older Adults with Comorbid Diabetes and Hypertension in an Ambulatory Care Setting by Monira Alwhaibi

“…Almost one out of two individuals had PIMs used, with the average number of medications taken being seven. The most commonly prescribed PIMs were the use of gastrointestinal and endocrine medications. …”
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Ant-Mimicking Spiders: Strategies for Living with Social Insects by Fadia Sara Ceccarelli

“…In this review, I briefly outline the dynamics of the most common types of mimicry to then apply it to some of the spider-ant associative systems known to date. …”
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Functional Dyspepsia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: From Pathogenesis to Current Treatment Strategies by A. S. Trukhmanov, D. E. Rumyantseva

“…The high frequency of the combination of FD and GERD is caused by common pathogenetic mechanisms and presents an urgent problem in clinical practice. …”
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Fractional Dimensionless Indicator with Random Forest for Bearing Fault Diagnosis under Variable Speed Conditions by Yujing Huang, Zhi Xu, Liang Cao, Hao Hu, Gang Tang

“…Fault diagnosis of rolling bearings under variable speed is a common issue in engineering practice, but it lacks an effective diagnosis algorithm, while approaches developed for steady speed cannot be directly applied. …”
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Simultaneous Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax Revealed Birt-Hogg-Dubè Syndrome by Alessandro Tamburrini, Francesco Sellitri, Federico Tacconi, Francesco Brancati, Tommaso Claudio Mineo

“…An underlying lung disease has been commonly described; in most istances primary or secondary tumors, interstitial diseases, and infectious diseases. …”
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Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Otitis Media: Mastoiditis and Meningitis Complicated with Central Venous Thrombosis in an Immunocompetent Child by Erdem Gönüllü, Nesrin Özkan, Ahmet Soysal, Engin Acıoğlu, Emine Betül Tavil, Selin Nar Ötgün, Metin Karaböcüoğlu

“…Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) commonly colonizes children’s upper respiratory tract and causes otitis media, sinusitis, and bronchitis. …”
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Otology/Neurotology recommendations – Choosing Wisely campaign by Andrew K. Ma, Julian Nedzelski, Joseph Chen, Trung Le, Paul Mick, Jane Lea, David Morris, Margaret Aron, Sumit Agrawal, Lorne Parnes, Tamara Mijovic, Vincent Lin, Otology/Neurotology subspecialty group of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery

“…The otology/neurotology subspecialty group within the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Society developed a list of five common otologic presentations to help physicians deliver high quality effective care: (1) Don’t order specialized audiometric and vestibular testing to screen for peripheral vestibular disease, (2) Don’t perform computed tomography or blood work in the evaluation of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, (3) Don’t perform auditory brain responses (ABR) in patients with asymmetrical hearing loss, (4) Don’t prescribe oral antibiotics as first line treatment for patients with painless otorrhea associated with tympanic membrane perforation or tympanostomy tube, and (5) Don’t perform particle repositioning maneuvers without a clinical diagnosis of posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.…”
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Coronary Plaque Boundary Enhancement in IVUS Image by Using a Modified Perona-Malik Diffusion Filter by S. Anam, E. Uchino, N. Suetake

“…We propose a modified Perona-Malik diffusion (PMD) filter to enhance a coronary plaque boundary by considering the conditions peculiar to an intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) image. The IVUS image is commonly used for a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). …”
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Current Evidence and Insights about Genetics in Thoracic Aorta Disease by Gianluigi Bisleri, Lorenzo Bagozzi, Claudio Muneretto

“…Moreover, the presence of congenital anomalies, such as bicuspid aortic valve, may have a unique common genetic underlying cause. Finally, also sporadic forms have been found to be potentially associated with genetic disorders, as highlighted by the analysis of rare variants and expression of specific microRNAs. …”
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis Revealing a Severe Hypertriglyceridemia and Acute Pancreatitis in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Fatima Zahra Zaher, Imane Boubagura, Sana Rafi, Ghizlane Elmghari, Nawal Elansari

“…Moderate hypertriglyceridemia is commonly observed in DKA but severe hypertriglyceridemia with a triglyceride level exceeding 10g/L is very rarely reported. …”
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DOSAGE COMPENSATION: REGULATION OF SEX CHROMOSOME GENE EXPRESSION by E. V. Dementyeva

“…Study of this process in the sex chromosomes of Drosophila melanogaster, Caenorhabditis elegans, and mammals has shown that, despite the common reason of dosage compensation origin, entirely different ways were elaborated to regulate X-linked gene expression level. …”
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Multitarget CDK inhibitors roscovitine and UCN‑01 induce apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells by inhibiting cell cycle progression and transcription by Sonal Mohan Manohar, Kalpana Sanjay Joshi

“…Cell cycle aberrations due to deregulation of cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs) and cyclins are common events during colorectal carcinogenesis. Herein, we investigate the anticancer potential of two multitarget CDK inhibitors viz. roscovitine (specific inhibitor of CDK1, 2, 7, and 9) and UCN-01 (pan CDK inhibitor) against three CRC cell lines. …”
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Mortality Influenced Factors for Outcome of Epidural Hematoma Patient Which Performed Emergency Craniotomy in M Djamil Hospital Padang Periode January-December 2017 by Amrizal Amrizal, Syaiful Saanin

“…Epidural Hematoma (EDH) is the most common emergency case in neurosurgery, mortality rate was higher than other country. …”
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Barriers and Enablers of AI Adoption in Human Resource Management: A Critical Analysis of Organizational and Technological Factors by Mitra Madanchian, Hamed Taherdoost

“…This paper presents a complex analysis that questions the common perception of AI as only disruptive by delving into the relationship between power dynamics, corporate culture, and technology infrastructures. …”
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A three-phase current source inverter with third harmonic injection for grid-connected renewable power sources by Ninković Predrag, Janda Žarko, Pejović Predrag

“…It is based on a three-phase six-pulse inverter topology with unidirectional switches using line-synchronous control to achieve unity displacement factor at the point of common connection. An additional power circuit to implement the third-harmonic current injection technique is used in order to improve the line current total harmonic distortion. …”
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Cutting Edge: Biomarkers for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria by Marco Folci, Enrico Heffler, Giorgio W. Canonica, Raffaello Furlan, Enrico Brunetta

“…It represents the most common subtype of chronic urticaria and is gaining importance in civil society because of its association with impaired quality of life. …”
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Institutionnaliser la collaboration : planifier le recours aux approches collaboratives en environnement by Nicolas Milot

“…Civic society participation is more and more common in environmental and natural resources governance. …”
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Peran Parenting Self-Efficacy dan Optimisme terhadap Psychological Well-Being Ibu yang Memiliki Anak Intellectual Disability by Nuri Ersy Pasyola, Asti Meiza Abdullah, Diah Puspasari

“…The data was collected using a questionnaire consists of the Self-Efficacy for Parenting Index (SEPTI) adapted from Coleman and Karakker, optimism scale, and psychological well-being Scales (PWBS) adapted from Ryff. …”
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Dramatic transfers: Mural painting and religious theatre in the Western Alps during the sixteenth century by Marianne Cailloux

“… In the specific context of the late medieval Alps, it has been demonstrated that artistic exchanges and the circulation of iconographic and stylistic patterns were quite common. Transference can take place between different media, like religious theatrical mysteries and painted works of art such as alpine chapels’ wall paintings. …”
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İLETİŞİM TEKNOLOJİLERİNDE YÖNDEŞME: SOSYO–EKONOMİK İLİŞKİLER ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİLERİNİ TARTIŞMAK by Adem Yılmaz

“…Bu çalışmada iletişim teknolojilerinde yöndeşmenin toplumdaki Sosyo–ekonomik ilişkiler üzerindeki etkilerini tartışılırken yeni medyanın varsayılan belirgin karakteristikleri olan dijital birbirine yakınlaşma, çoktan çoğa iletişim, interaktiflik, globallik, sanallık, gibi unsurlar çerçevesinde ele alınacaktır.…”
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