Idiopathic Intestinal Smooth Muscle Hyperplasia in a French Bulldog: Clinical, Imaging, Capsule Endoscopy, and Histopathological Findings by Hyomi Jang, Sang-Woo Kim, Joon Woo Lee, Munso Kim, Dong-In Jung

“…Capsule endoscopy revealed mild-to-moderate mucosal irregularities and changes in the ileum, with a reduced luminal diameter caused by irregularly protruding walls, leading to the partial obstruction of the distal ileum. …”
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Simulation of a TRIGA Reactor Core Blockage Using RELAP5 Code by Patrícia A. L. Reis, Antonella L. Costa, Claubia Pereira, Maria Auxiliadora F. Veloso, Amir Z. Mesquita

“…The transients are related to partial and to total obstruction of the core coolant channels. The reactor behaviour after the loss of flow was analysed as well as the changes in the coolant and fuel temperatures. …”
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Clinical and laboratorial characterization and post-surgical follow-up of 87 patients with non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas by Paulo Andrade de Mello, Luciana Ansaneli Naves, Aldo Pereira Neto, Eduardo Henrique Oliveira, Ivan Coelho Ferreira, Antônio Santos de Araújo Júnior, Franz Jooji Onishi, Luiz Augusto Casulari

“…The axes affected were gonadotropic (72.6%), thyrotropic (48.4%) and corticotropic (38.7%), without significant changes after surgery. The average largest tumor diameter was 3.1 cm before surgery and 1.56 cm after surgery. …”
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Interstitial lung disease associated with systemic sclerosis in a patient with long-term employment as a marble worker by A. A. Chinova, M. N. Zatsepina, L. A. Ponomareva, E. N. Popova, S. V. Moiseev

“…Silicosis in these patients may be accompanied by SSc with rapid progression of bronchial obstruction, restrictive disorders, as well as myocardial involvement and the development of pulmonary hypertension.…”
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Does IL-17 Respond to the Disordered Lung Microbiome and Contribute to the Neutrophilic Phenotype in Asthma? by Xu Yang, Yunqiu Jiang, Changzheng Wang

“…Th17-associated inflammation usually contributes to the neutrophilic phenotype, which is often characterized by greater severity, airflow obstruction, and steroid resistance. Concurrently, advanced culture-independent molecular techniques have increased our understanding of the lung microbiome and demonstrated that disorders of the lung microbiome, including changes of the total burden, diversity, and community composition, may contribute to severe, treatment-resistant neutrophilic asthma, although the precise mechanism is still unclear. …”
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Water Hyacinth’s Extent and Its Implication on Water Quality in Lake Victoria, Uganda by Hussein Kiyemba, Bernard Barasa, Joyfred Asaba, Paul Makoba Gudoyi, Gertrude Akello

“…Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) degrades and obstructs the integrity of freshwater ecosystems. However, little attention has been paid to monitoring water hyacinth’s spatial extent, its determinants, and its effects on water quality in Lake Victoria, Uganda. …”
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Smart natural technology & maintenance of sustainable aquatic environment: A study during lockdown by Sucharita Bhattacharyya, Anwesh Bhowmick

“…Natural climatic changes and human activities affect environmental balance influencing various global ecosystems including the aquatic one. …”
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Frontal Sinus Trephination and Repeated Irrigation in a Cat with Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Case Report by Hyomi Jang, Hyojun Kwon, Sunyoung Kim, Jiheui Sohn, Jong-in Kim, Dong-In Jung

“…Diagnostic imaging with computed tomography revealed bilateral nasal and frontal sinus obstructions with viscous inflammatory exudate and localized osteolytic changes in the patient. …”
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Invasive Diagnosis of Coronary Functional Disorders Causing Angina Pectoris by Sascha Beck, Valeria Martínez Pereyra, Andreas Seitz, Johanna McChord, Astrid Hubert, Raffi Bekeredjian, Udo Sechtem, Peter Ong

“…Ischaemia associated with microvascular spasm can be confirmed by ischaemic ECG changes and the measurement of lactate concentrations in the coronary sinus. …”
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Evolving Concepts in the Diagnosis and Management of May–Thurner Syndrome by Murthy R. Chamarthy, Patrick Sutphin, Matthew Anderson, Mark Reddick, Sanjeeva P. Kalva

“…Endovascular ultrasound is highly useful to detect early mural changes and accurately quantify venous narrowing. …”
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Myocardial Bridging Unmasks as an Acute Coronary Syndrome from Dehydration by Naji Maaliki, Michael Omar, Aleem Azal Ali, Amy Roemer, Jose Ruiz, Edin Sadic

“…The diagnosis can be made through coronary angiography, which reveals a dynamic vessel obstruction pattern corresponding with the cardiac cycle. …”
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Small guide in therapetic management of inflamation and colics in ecvines (Ro.) by Adrian Gurban - Marcu, Romeo T. Cristina

“…Any disruption of their function, positional changes, twisting, swelling, infection or trauma willlead to the colic symptoms. …”
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A qualitative exploration into the experience of mindfulness in moderate-severe persistent depression. by Timothy Sweeney, Elena Nixon, Richard Morriss, Patrick Callaghan

“…Thematic analysis captured six themes highlighting changes in mindfulness relating to the onset of depression. …”
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GASTROINTESTINAL INVOLVEMENT IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: CLINICAL INSIGHTS AND EMERGING THERAPIES by Dana Bekaryssova, Gulmira Mutalipova

“…GI symptoms may precede cutaneous changes and can significantly impair quality of life and prognosis. …”
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Implementación de alternativa de secado en el proceso de fabricación de aire medicinal comprimido en Norte de Santander by Cristian David Cardona Mora, Álvaro Eulalio Villamizar Villamizar

“…Compressed air must enter its final stage through a series of filters whose function is to obstruct, mitigate, and eliminate impurities according to the process's own requirements. …”
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Occurrence of wildfire in peat/coal forming periods and its influence on paleoclimate in the Permo-Carboniferous by Jiabao Chu, Vivek Mishra, Yanheng Li

“…These areas are also obstructed by different geological processes which are also described in detail. …”
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Using masking metrics as a means to quantify effect and guide mitigation measures of underwater anthropogenic noise by R. E. Burnham, S. Vagle

“…The use of thresholds facilitates an empirical interpretation of changes in the sound field over space and time, whereas a masking metric determines when and where a whale's ability to send and receive acoustic information will be most obstructed. …”
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Wet meadow regeneration through restoration of biophysical feedbacks by Michael M. Pollock, Laura M. Norman

“…These include nature-based solutions that create obstructions such as beaver dams and their analogues, rock and wood-based obstructions and incision trench or gully filling and grading. …”
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Stepwise Oligocene–Miocene breakdown of subpolar gyres and strengthening of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by F. S. Hoem, F. S. Hoem, K. van den Broek, A. López-Quirós, S. H. A. van de Lagemaat, S. M. Bohaty, S. M. Bohaty, C.-D. Hillenbrand, R. D. Larter, T. E. van Peer, T. E. van Peer, T. E. van Peer, H. Brinkhuis, H. Brinkhuis, F. Sangiorgi, P. K. Bijl

“…Our data are in line with the timing of the removal of bathymetric and geographic obstructions in the Drake Passage and Tasmanian Gateway regions, which enhanced deep-water throughflow that broke down gyral circulation into the<span id="page498"/> Antarctic circumpolar flow. …”
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Understanding and Overcoming Negative Attitudes That Hinder Adoption of Reablement in Dementia Care: An Explorative Qualitative Study by Tuntland H, Ashfaq K, Zingmark M, Metzelthin SF

“…:When we better understand and address the reasons why reablement is not used, we can make real changes. These changes can help people with dementia live more meaningful and independent lives, and also support their caregivers.Keywords: dementia, strategies, caregivers, capabilities, adoption…”
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