Use of Flexible Cystoscopy to Insert a Foley Catheter over a Guide Wire in Spinal Cord Injury Patients: Special Precautions to be Observed by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul Soni, Gurpreet Singh, Peter Hughes, Tun Oo

“…Spinal cord injury patients, who undergo flexible cystoscopy and urethral catheterisation over a guide wire, may develop potentially serious complications. (1) Persons with lesion above T-6 are susceptible to develop autonomic dysreflexia during cystoscopy and urethral catheterisation over a guide wire; nifedipine 5–10 milligrams may be administered sublingually just prior to the procedure to prevent autonomic dysreflexia. (2) Spinal cord injury patients are at increased risk for getting urine infections as compared to able-bodied individuals. …”
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Modeling of copper ions adsorption onto oxidative-modified activated carbons by LM Grishchenko, VE Diyuk, OP Konoplitska, VV Lisnyak, RT Maryichuk

“…In the concentration range from 1.5 to 6 × 10 −4  M of Cu 2+ , it reaches >55%. …”
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A hybrid mode to enhance the downward route performance in routing protocol for low power and lossy networks by Sukho Oh, DongYeop Hwang, Kangseok Kim, Ki-Hyung Kim

“…An IPv6 routing protocol for low power and lossy networks provides an IPv6 communication for a wide range of applications in multi-hop mesh networks. …”
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Stability of a Roadway below a Coal Seam under Dynamic Pressure: A Case Study of the 11123 Floor Gas Drainage Roadway of a Mine in Huainan, China by Pingsong Zhang, Yuanchao Ou, Chang Liu, Binyang Sun, Chong Xu

“…Dynamic data monitoring of the rock strata between the 11123 working face floor and the floor gas drainage roadway of a mine in Huainan was carried out. The field data obtained showed that, when stabilized by rock bolts and other fixed components in the surrounding rock mass of the floor gas drainage roadway, under the influence of mining, the area of concentrated stress appeared at a depth of 20.7 m, when cracks eventually formed, but the overall structural stability of the surrounding rock mass remained good. …”
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Malignant Hypertensive Retinopathy in an Infant with Mid-Aortic Occlusion by Lawrence J. Oh, Gaurav Bhardwaj, David S. Winlaw, Craig E. Donaldson

“…Binocular visual acuity improved to 6/9.5 over 9 months. There was a persistent left relative afferent pupillary defect and moderate left esotropia. …”
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Moderating effect of social participation on the relationship between health status and depressive symptoms in older adults by Yvonne Su Yong Ow, Chia-Shine Wei, Yang-Tzu Li

“…Older adults aged 65 years or older were included in the study. Multiple regression analysis was performed to examine the relationship between health status and depressive symptoms and assess the moderating effect of social participation.ResultsOf the 2,731 participants, higher depressive symptoms were observed among older women, older adults who were single, living alone and having lower satisfaction on financial status. …”
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Multilevel Association Rule Mining for Bridge Resource Management Based on Immune Genetic Algorithm by Yang Ou, Zheng Jiang Liu, Hamid Reza Karimi, Ying Tian

“…Secondly, we execute the immune genetic algorithm with the coding scheme for analyzing BRM. …”
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Relationship of Serum Total Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 with Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Glucose Tolerance in Korean Children and Adolescents by Sun-Young Kim, Minsun Kim, Youngman Oh, Dae-Yeol Lee

“…Serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels were correlated with age, HbA1c, C-peptide, insulin, and HOMA-IR in the NGT group. …”
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A Space Efficient Circular Patch MIMO Antenna Having Six Degrees of Freedom for 5G-n79/WLAN Applications by Susanta Kumar Badi, Om Prakash Acharya, Bhargav Appasani, Nicu Bizon

“…An acceptable inter port and inter element isolation below -15.2 dB is achieved by loading a simple magneto-electric structure on the patches in the operating range 4.48 GHz to 5.53 GHz which covers 5G-n79, all channels of IEEE 802.11j and few channels of IEEE 802.11a/h/n/ac/ax/be WLAN bands. …”
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Well-Suited Similarity Functions for Data Aggregation in Cluster-Based Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks by Khoa Thi-Minh Tran, Seung-Hyun Oh, Jeong-Yong Byun

“…Hence, similarity functions could be useful as a part of the data aggregation process for resolving inconsistencies in collected data. …”
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Shorter Path Design and Control for an Underactuated Satellite by Jung-Hyung Lee, Donghoon Kim, Jichul Kim, Hwa-Suk Oh

“…In the event of a control failure on an axis of a spacecraft, a target attitude can be achieved by several sequential rotations around the remaining control axes. …”
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The Lived Experience of Adult Cancer Survivors After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Qualitative Study From Saudi Arabia by Almutairi H, Aboshaiqah A, Alzahrani M, Almutairi AF, Salam M

“…Hamdan Almutairi,1,2 Ahmad Aboshaiqah,2 Mohsen Alzahrani,3 Adel F Almutairi,4 Mahmoud Salam5 1Transfusion Medicine Services, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 3Division of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 4King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 5Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing, Lebanese American University, Byblos, LebanonCorrespondence: Hamdan Almutairi, Transfusion Medicine Services, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966503414140, Email MotairiH@mngha.med.sa Mahmoud Salam, Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon, Tel +96170054397, Email mahmoud.salam@lau.edu.lbBackground: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a high-intensity treatment with the potential to extend the life expectancy of some patients with cancer. …”
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Atomic Marginal Distribution and Squeezing Phenomena of Correlated Two Modes Interacting with a Three-Level Atom in the Presence of an External Classical Field by A.-S. F. Obada, E.M. Khalil, S. Sanad, H.F. Habeba

“…The influence of the external classical field on a correlated two-mode of the electromagnetic field interacting with a three-level atom in the Λ structure is studied. …”
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Analyzing special needs reports for children: sociodemographic trends, diagnoses, and support areas over five years (2019–2024) by Semih Canpolat, Mehmet Emin Parlak, Esra Kurt Canpolat, Erdogan Oz

“…All data of the participants were collected and analyzed through the Hospital Information Management System (HIMS).ResultsThe mean age at the time of health board admission was 7.41 years with 58.3% boys and 41.7% girls. When the level of special needs was analyzed, the highest rate of 47.1% was found to have Special Condition Requirement Needs (SCRN). …”
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Effect of High Pressure on the Molecular Structure and π-Electrons Delocalization of Canthaxanthin as Revealed by Raman Spectra by Shun-li Ou-Yang, Nan-nan Wu, Yan-jie Tian

“…The correlations between Raman frequency of the three main bands and pressure are listed as follows: ν1(C=C) = 3.43P + 1512.3, ν2(C-C) = 3.29P + 1156.1, and ν3(CH3) = 2.16P + 1006.3. …”
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Combined tracheostomy and maxillomandibular advancement for extremely severe obstructive sleep apnea: A case report by Ning Zhou, Jean-Pierre T.F. Ho, Jan de Lange

“…Tracheostomy and maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) are both highly effective surgical treatments for adult obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The present case study described the successful application of combined tracheostomy and MMA for the treatment of extremely severe OSA.…”
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L-Threonine-Derived Biodegradable Polyurethane Nanoparticles for Sustained Carboplatin Release by Seoeun Oh, Soo-Yong Park, Hyung Il Seo, Ildoo Chung

“…The molecular weights and polydispersity, determined with GPC, were 28,800 g/mol and 1.46, respectively. The morphology and size of NPs, characterized by DLS, FE-SEM, TEM, and confocal microscopy, showed smooth and spherical particles with diameters less than 200 nm; <b>Conclusions:</b> In addition, the drug loading, encapsulation efficiency, and drug release profiles, using UV-Vis spectroscopy, showed the highest encapsulation efficiency with 2.5% carboplatin and sustained release profile.…”
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In Reply: Study Protocol of Early-Intervention Acupuncture Analgesia Among Patients With Suspected Acute Renal Colic in Emergency Department [Response to Letter] by Wang X, Cao Y, Liu CZ, Tu JF, Qu ZC

“…Xiao Wang,1 Ying Cao,2 Cun-Zhi Liu,1 Jian-Feng Tu,1 Zhi-Cheng Qu2 1School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People&rsquo;s Republic of China; 2Emergency Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People&rsquo;s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jian-Feng Tu, School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11, Bei San Huan Dong Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, People&rsquo;s Republic of China, Email tujianfeng1@126.com Zhi-Cheng Qu, Emergency Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, 23 Meishuguanhou Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100010, People&rsquo;s Republic of China, Email qzhch0824@163.com…”
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Development of a Plantar Load Estimation Algorithm for Evaluation of Forefoot Load of Diabetic Patients during Daily Walks Using a Foot Motion Sensor by Ayano Watanabe, Hiroshi Noguchi, Makoto Oe, Hiromi Sanada, Taketoshi Mori

“…Forefoot load (FL) contributes to callus formation, which is one of the pathways to diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). …”
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The Combination of Host-Associated Bacillus megaterium R32 and Stachyose Promotes the Intestinal Health of Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus. L) by Yaoyao Kong, Sifan Zhao, Weihao Ou, Kangsen Mai, Yanjiao Zhang

“…The results showed that diets RS and RC significantly inhibited the expression of cell development and apoptosis-related genes (β-catenin, CyclinD1, BAX, Bid); diets RS and RC significantly increased the expression of intestinal tight junction protein claudin-4, while RS group significantly decreased the expression of myosin light chain kinase; diets RS and RC significantly decreased the expression of proinflammatory factors (IL-13, IL-15, IFN- γ), diet RS also significantly decreased the expression of TNF-α and AP-1, and increased the expression of TGF-β. 16s rRNA gene sequencing results showed that diets RS and RC significantly decreased the abundance of conditional pathogenic bacteria (Corynebacterium, Desulfovibrio, Escherichia-Shigella). …”
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