A Method of Transoral Finger Dissection for a Giant Epiglottic Lipoma by Toshizo Koizumi, Katsunari Yane, Toshiaki Yamanaka, Tadashi Kitahara

“…Subcutaneous lipomas that occur in the trunk and proximal extremities are commonly dissected by low-invasive method. However, a standard surgical method for lipomas of the epiglottis has been absent. …”
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Multiple parafoveal retinal detachment in myopic tractional maculopathy by Tsai-Chu Yeh, Shih-Jen Chen

“…This study investigates the occurrence of multiple parafoveal retinal detachments (RDs) in myopic traction maculopathy (MTM), emphasizing the atypical extrafoveal involvement compared to central foveal detachment commonly observed. Patient 1, a 46-year-old male, exhibited MTM with retinoschisis and four small subretinal fluid (SRF) pockets inferior to the fovea, accompanied by a hyperautofluorescent vitelliform deposit. …”
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Widespread anticoagulant resistance in house mice (Mus musculus musculus) linked to the Tyr139Phe mutation in the Czech Republic by Marcela Frankova, Zuzana Starostova, Radek Aulicky, Vaclav Stejskal

“…This study newly analysed the VKORC1 gene in M. m. musculus field populations from Czech farms and grain stores and identified a nonsynonymous mutation Tyr139Phe. This mutation was common throughout the Czech Republic and was present in 80.2% of the 86 individuals sampled. …”
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MicroRNA155 in non-small cell lung cancer: a potential therapeutic target by Xiangju Wei, Xiangju Wei, Xianmin Xiong, Xianmin Xiong, Ze Chen, Bi Chen, Cantang Zhang, Wenhui Zhang

“…Lung cancer (LC) is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among both men and women, and it stands as the leading cause of cancer-related mortality, characterized by high rates of morbidity and mortality. …”
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On the MIMO Capacity for Distributed System under Composite Rayleigh/Rician Fading and Shadowing by Santiago González-Aurioles, J. L. Padilla, P. Padilla, Juan F. Valenzuela-Valdés, Juan C. Gonzalez-Macias

“…Wireless channels are commonly affected by short-term fading and long-term fading (shadowing). …”
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Indigenous Theatre as Resistance: Toronto as a Nexus for Canada’s Burgeoning Indigenous Theatre Scene from Late 1980s to Early 1990s by Raphaela Pavlakos

“…By taking a closer look at Canada’s first Indigenous Theatre company, Native Earth Performing Arts, which is based in Toronto, as well as analyzing two fundamental texts, Drew Hayden Taylor’s (Curve Lake First Nations) Toronto at Dreamer’s Rock and Daniel David Moses’ (Delaware/Tuscarora) Almighty Voice and His Wife, this paper will trace the common themes in these two texts that were prevalent in the work of this time, as well as unpack the connection these plays have to place, specifically in their relation to Toronto and the Indigenous Theatre scene there.…”
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Fyn Signaling in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury: Potential and Therapeutic Implications by Fang Du, Tao Tang, Qingzhu Li, Jiaxin Liu

“…Ischemic stroke caused by arterial occlusion is the most common type of stroke and is one of the leading causes of disability and death, with the incidence increasing each year. …”
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Recrudescence of Plasmodium malariae after Quinine by Irfanali R. Kugasia, Farhana K. Polara, Hussein Assallum

“…Research in this field to date has not been able to establish definitively an emergence of resistance in Plasmodium malariae to commonly used antimalarials. In the presented case, patient had a recrudescence of P. malariae after full treatment with quinine and clindamycin. …”
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Computer-Aided Analysis of Multiple SARS-CoV-2 Therapeutic Targets: Identification of Potent Molecules from African Medicinal Plants by Franklyn Nonso Iheagwam, Solomon Oladapo Rotimi

“…Of the 65 compounds, only three, namely, 3-galloylcatechin, proanthocyanidin B1, and luteolin 7-galactoside found in almond (Terminalia catappa), grape (Vitis vinifera), and common verbena (Verbena officinalis), were able to bind to all eight targets better than the reported repurposed drugs. …”
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Quercetin Pretreatment Attenuates Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion-Induced Apoptosis and Autophagy by Inhibiting ERK/NF-κB Pathway by Liwei Wu, Qinghui Zhang, Weiqi Dai, Sainan Li, Jiao Feng, Jingjing Li, Tong Liu, Shizan Xu, Wenwen Wang, Xiya Lu, Qiang Yu, Kan Chen, Yujing Xia, Jie Lu, Yingqun Zhou, Xiaoming Fan, Chuanyong Guo

“…Hepatic ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury is a common phenomenon in transplantation or trauma. The aim of the present study was to determine the protective effect of quercetin (QE) on hepatic IR injury via the ERK/NF-κB pathway. …”
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An Overview of the Deadly Effects of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids: Clinical Cases and Scientific Insights by Maciej Mossakowski, Martyna Kaźmierczak, Marta Jajczak, Jakub Parys, Agnieszka Mikosińska, Patrycja Kałuziak, Aleksandra Witek, Mateusz Litwin, Stanisław Jesionek

“…Objective: The aim of this work was to highlight the health and life risks associated with AAS abuse, with a focus on the most common causes of death, based on example case reports and scientific studies. …”
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Study on Reduction of Water Fins in the Middle Pier of the Spillway of Miaotang Reservoir by FU Xuhui, LIU Zhiqing, GONG Ao, LUO Yuanyuan, DIAO Yunchuan, HU Guangping

“…The water fin phenomenon is a common hydraulic phenomenon behind the piers in the gate chambers of discharge structures such as spillways and spillway tunnels.Considering the serious water fin phenomenon at the tail of the middle pier of the spillway of Miaotang Reservoir,a model test with a scale of 1:30 is used to compare and study the three types of middle piers.The results reveal that the water flow of two holes meets and collides behind the elliptical middle pier of Type 1 to form a large-scale water fin.The middle pier of Type 2 has a limited effect in reducing the water fins at the tail of the pier in the spillway,and strong collision still occurs behind the pier.The front and rear ends of the tail middle pier of Type 3 are connected by streamlined curves to ensure that the water flows smoothly along the streamlined surface of the tail pier,and thus sudden changes in flow speed can be avoided to effectively reduce the scale of the water fin.In this way,the discharge flow is smooth,and the discharge flow pattern is significantly improved.The research results can provide a reference for similar engineering.…”
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Corticostriatal contributions to dysregulated motivated behaviors in stress, depression, and substance use disorders by Benjamin M. Siemsen, Daniela Franco, Mary Kay Lobo

“…Stress-induced depression and substance use disorders (SUDs) both share this common underlying pathology, manifested as deficits in perceived reward in depression, and increased attribution of positive valence to drug-predictive stimuli and dysfunctional cognition in SUDs. …”
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Electrostatic Particle Ionization for Reduction in Livestock and Potash Dust by Myra Martel, Matthew Taylor, Shelley Kirychuk, Kwangseok Choi, Huiqing Guo, Lifeng Zhang

“…Thus, this study tested a corrosion-resistant carbon-fiber discharge electrode and compared it with electrodes commonly used in EPI systems, that is, stainless-steel and tungsten electrodes, in terms of collection efficiency for potash dust and wheat flour (representative of livestock dust), ozone production, and power consumption. …”
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The Agreement Rate between Radiographic Interpretation and Histopathologic Diagnosis of Jaw Lesions by Soulafa Almazrooa, Nada O. Binmadi, Hanadi M. Khalifa, Fatima M. Jadu, Ahmed M. Jan, Dalia E. Meisha

“…OMFP required OMFR consultations to reach a diagnosis in 16% of cases. The most commonly encountered lesions were by far odontogenic cysts of inflammatory origin and the agreement for this disease category was 49.1%. …”
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Practical solutions for overcoming artificial disulfide scrambling in the non-reduced peptide mapping characterization of monoclonal antibodies by Andrew Kleinberg, Yuan Mao, Ning Li

“…However, conventional digestive strategies used throughout the biopharmaceutical industry have been shown to cause unintentional rearrangement of disulfide connections (disulfide scrambling), thus generating connectivity profiles that do not accurately represent the protein being analyzed. Common misconceptions (e.g. avoiding basic-pH digestion to prevent disulfide scrambling) have led to the development of alternative reagents and conditions that can alleviate this issue, but yield problematic digestion profiles. …”
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Retropharyngeal Calcific Tendinitis Mimicking a Retropharyngeal Phlegmon by Nathalie Gabra, Manon Belair, Tareck Ayad

“…We will describe this disease through 4 cases that presented in our institution. Results. The most common symptoms are severe neck pain, odynophagia, and a painful restriction of neck movement. …”
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Recovery of Cerium Dioxide from Spent Glass-Polishing Slurry and Its Utilization as a Reactive Sorbent for Fast Degradation of Toxic Organophosphates by Pavel Janoš, Pavel Kuráň, Jakub Ederer, Martin Šťastný, Luboš Vrtoch, Martin Pšenička, Jiří Henych, Karel Mazanec, Miroslav Skoumal

“…The recovery of cerium (and possibly other rare earth elements) from the spent glass-polishing slurries is rather difficult because of a high resistance of polishing-grade cerium oxide toward common digestion agents. It was shown that cerium may be extracted from the spent polishing slurries by leaching with strong mineral acids in the presence of reducing agents; the solution may be used directly for the preparation of a ceria-based reactive sorbent. …”
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A Swarm Robotic Exploration Strategy Based on an Improved Random Walk Method by Bao Pang, Yong Song, Chengjin Zhang, Hongling Wang, Runtao Yang

“…The random walk methods that are used most commonly are Brownian motion and Lévy flight, both of which mimic the self-organized behavior of social insects. …”
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Comparative Study on Steady and Unsteady Flow in a Centrifugal Compressor Stage by Changhee Kim, Changmin Son

“…Steady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulation with the mixing-plane approach is the most common procedure to obtain the performance of a centrifugal compressor in an industrial development process. …”
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