Effects of Virtual Reality Immersion and Audiovisual Distraction Techniques for Patients with Pruritus by Vera Leibovici, Florella Magora, Sarale Cohen, Arieh Ingber

“…BACKGROUND: Virtual reality immersion (VRI), an advanced computer-generated technique, decreased subjective reports of pain in experimental and procedural medical therapies. Furthermore, VRI significantly reduced pain-related brain activity as measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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A Pilot Study on Impact of Mood State on Emergency Response Capacity for Young Novice Drivers by Ping Wan, Xiaowei Jing, Youcai Ma, Shan Lu, Xiaofeng Ma, Liqun Peng

“…The results can provide theoretical support for developing targeted intervention to improve young novice drivers’ emergency response capacity for driving training or traffic management authorities.…”
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A METHOD MEASURING FRACTURE PARAMETERS OF BRITTLE MATERIAL USING U-NOTCHES by LIU XiaoMei, BIAN YongMing, LIANG YongCheng

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Genome-wide analyses of the NAC transcription factor gene family in Acer palmatum provide valuable insights into the natural process of leaf senescence by Xin Meng, Chun Feng, Zhu Chen, Faheem Afzal Shah, Yue Zhao, Yuzhi Fei, Hongfei Zhao, Jie Ren

“…In conclusion, this study contributes to elucidating the theoretical foundation of the ApNAC gene family and provides a valuable basis for future investigations into the role of NAC genes in regulating leaf senescence in woody ornamental plants.…”
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Anti-vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Outpatient Treatment Patterns in Patients with Exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration from a Japanese Hospital Claims Database by Tomohiro Iida, Aya Narimatsu, Kenji Adachi, Edward CY Wang

“…**Methods:** A hospital claims database was retrospectively reviewed for patients diagnosed with exudative AMD who were treated with anti-VEGF therapy in the outpatient setting between January 2010 and December 2012. …”
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Prospective clinical evidence from over 1,000 pan-cancer patients: a complement to fosaprepitant in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting by Lijuan He, Jize Wang, Weigao Pu, Haiyuan Li, Ben Liu, Zhuanfang Wang, Qinying Han, Yunpeng Wang, Bo Xu, Jike Hu, Guodong Sun, Hao Chen

“…No SAEs were recorded. 23.48% or 3.1% of patients needed rescue therapy for vomiting or nausea control respectively, most of which occurred in the acute phase. …”
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Effect of Task Specific Exercises, Gait Training, and Visual Biofeedback on Equinovarus Gait among Individuals with Stroke: Randomized Controlled Study by Mohamed Elsayed Khallaf, Ahmed Maher Gabr, Eman Elsayed Fayed

“…Participants in G1 received task specific exercises, gait training, and visual biofeedback and a traditional physical therapy program was applied for participants in G2 for 8 weeks. …”
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Ecological System Influences in the Treatment of Pediatric Chronic Pain by Deirdre E Logan, Lisa Engle, Amanda B Feinstein, Christine B Sieberg, Penny Sparling, Lindsey L Cohen, Caitlin Conroy, Dana Driesman, Akihiko Masuda

“…Finally, an acceptance and commitment therapy-focused group intervention for children with sickle cell disease and their parents demonstrates the benefits of peer contact as an element of the therapeutic intervention.…”
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食物及密度对高原鼠兔第二胎幼体体重增长的影响 by 李生庆 曲家鹏 杨虎虎 刘力华 张堰铭

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Impact of DEM Resolution on Hydrological Simulation Accuracy of VIC Model by SHI Bin, REN Zheng, MENG Pengfei, JIA Tengfei

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Current Evidence on the Use of Antifilarial Agents in the Management of bancroftian Filariasis by Sumadhya Deepika Fernando, Chaturaka Rodrigo, Senaka Rajapakse

“…Recent trials have shown that doxycycline therapy against Wolbachia, an endosymbiotic bacterium of the parasite, is capable of reducing microfilaria rates and adult worm activity. …”
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Antisynthetase syndrome with anti-glycyl tRNA synthetase antibodies in a patient with axial spondyloarthritis treated with tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors by Maria Iacovantuono, Chiara Bonini, Ernesto Di Biase, Vinicio Magliacani, Gian Domenico Sebastiani

“… We present a case of interstitial lung disease arising in the course of antisynthetase syndrome (ASSD) in a patient with axial spondyloarthritis (ax-SpA) undergoing tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inhibitors therapy. Only two cases of ASSD in ax-SpA patients have been described in the literature, although with a different autoantibody profile. …”
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“The big topic is COVID”: A qualitative study about changes in HPV vaccine conversations between parents and primary care team members throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by Josheili Y. Llavona-Ortiz, Lauren J. Van Scoy, Benjamin Fogel, Casey Pinto, Jamelia Graham, William A. Calo

“…Verbatim transcriptions were analyzed using both inductive and deductive approaches to thematic analysis. Participants were 44% pediatricians, 50% had ≥20 y experience, and 68% were White. …”
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Blunt trauma of the scrotum and testicle: algorithm of choice of treatment tactics by S. K. Yarovoy, R. A. Khromov

“…The article analyzes the clinical effectiveness of the developed algorithm for the choice of therapeutic tactics in different variants of scrotal and testicular injuries. …”
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Alpha-defensins increase NTHi binding but not engulfment by the macrophages enhancing airway inflammation in Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency by Jungnam Lee, Naweed Mohammad, Kyudong Han, Kyudong Han, Tammy Flagg-Dowie, Maria Magallon, Mark L. Brantly, Karina A. Serban, Karina A. Serban

“…Dampening the downstream effects of a high concentration of α-defensins may render AAT and TLR4 inhibitors as potential therapies to decrease NTHi colonization and increase its clearance by phagocytosis in AATD individuals.…”
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Existence of Solutions for a Quasilinear Reaction Diffusion System by Canrong Tian

“…By Schauder fixed point theorem, it is shown that the system admits at least one positive solution if there exist a coupled of upper and lower solutions. …”
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Non-invasive 4D transcranial functional ultrasound and ultrasound localization microscopy for multimodal imaging of neurovascular response by Rebecca M. Jones, Ryan M. DeRuiter, Hanjoo R. Lee, Saachi Munot, Hatim Belgharbi, Francisco Santibanez, Oleg V. Favorov, Paul A. Dayton, Gianmarco F. Pinton

“…These two methods have complementary spatio-temporal characteristics, making them ideally suited for multimodal imaging, but both suffer from limitations associated with transcranial ultrasound imaging. …”
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Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resilience and Mental Health Among Latino Day Laborers by Sylvia A. Ayieko, John Atkinson, Anna Llamas, Maria E. Fernandez-Esquer

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, Latino day laborers (LDLs) faced multiple stressors, making them vulnerable to poor mental health outcomes. Using a cross-sectional study design, we examine the association between situational stressors, mental health, and resilience among LDLs during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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New Energy Vehicles’ Technological Innovation Strategy Under Dual Credit Policy: The Role of Blockchain Adoption and Demand Information Sharing by Miaomiao Ma, Yuyu Li, Bo Huang

“…This paper explores the impact of market uncertainty and risk attitudes on technological innovation in new energy vehicles (NEVs) under the dual credit policy, focusing on the roles of manufacturers’ demand information sharing and blockchain adoption. We develop game-theoretic models based on mean-variance theory to derive optimal strategies across four scenarios. …”
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