Predictors of Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes following Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery in Parkinson’s Disease Patients: Disease, Patient, and Surgical Factors by Hesham Abboud, Gencer Genc, Nicolas R. Thompson, Srivadee Oravivattanakul, Faisal Alsallom, Dennys Reyes, Kathy Wilson, Russell Cerejo, Xin Xin Yu, Darlene Floden, Anwar Ahmed, Michal Gostkowski, Ayman Ezzeldin, Hazem Marouf, Ossama Y. Mansour, Andre Machado, Hubert H. Fernandez

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The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) Guidelines and Consensus on the Definition, Current Evidence, Clinical Use and Future Applications for Physiologic Closed-Loop... by Pope JE, Deer TR, Sayed D, Antony AB, Bhandal HS, Calodney AK, Chakravarthy K, Costandi S, Diep J, Durbhakula S, Fishman MA, Gilligan C, Goree JH, Guirguis M, Hagedorn JM, Hunter CW, Kallewaard JW, Kapural L, Lam CM, Li S, Mayrsohn B, Nijhuis H, Nikolic S, Petersen EA, Poree LR, Puri SK, Reece DE, Rosen SM, Russo MA, Shah JM, Staats PS, Verrills P, Vu CM, Levy RM, Mekhail N

“…Jason E Pope,1 Timothy Ray Deer,2 Dawood Sayed,3 Ajay B Antony,4 Harjot Singh Bhandal,1 Aaron K Calodney,5 Krishnan Chakravarthy,6 Shrif Costandi,7 Jack Diep,8 Shravani Durbhakula,9 Michael A Fishman,10 Christopher Gilligan,11 Johnathan Heck Goree,12 Maged Guirguis,13 Jonathan Michael Hagedorn,14 Corey William Hunter,15,16 Jan Willem Kallewaard,17,18 Leonardo Kapural,19– 21 Christopher M Lam,3 Sean Li,22 Brian Mayrsohn,23,24 Harold Nijhuis,25 Serge Nikolic,26 Erika A Petersen,27 Lawrence Raymond Poree,28 Shawn K Puri,29 David E Reece,30 Steven Mark Rosen,31 Marc A Russo,32 Jay M Shah,33 Peter Sean Staats,34 Paul Verrills,35 Chau M Vu,1 Robert M Levy,36 Nagy Mekhail37 1Evolve Restorative Center, Santa Rosa, CA, USA; 2Pain Services, The Spine & Nerve Center of the Virginias, Charleston, WV, USA; 3Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; 4The Orthopaedic Institute, Gainesville, FL, USA; 5Clinical Research, Precision Spine Care, Tyler, TX, USA; 6Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Solaris Research Institute, Wilmington, DE, USA; 7Pain Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; 8Nevada Pain Management, Las Vegas, NV, USA; 9Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA; 10Michael Fishman MD PLLC, Lebanon, PA, USA; 11Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; 12Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA; 13Interventional Pain Management Department, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA, USA; 14Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; 15Ainsworth Institute of Pain Management, New York City, NY, USA; 16Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, NY, USA; 17Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 18Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands; 19Carolinas Pain Institute, Winston Salem, NC, USA; 20Centers for Clinical Research, Winston Salem, NC, USA; 21Chronic Pain Research Institute, Winston Salem, NC, USA; 22National Spine and Pain Centers, Shrewsbury, NJ, USA; 23Interventional Pain Management, Maywell Health, Plainview, NY, USA; 24Interventional Pain Management, Maywell Health, New York City, NY, USA; 25Anesthesiology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Utrecht, The Netherlands; 26Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK; 27Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA; 28Anesthesia- Division of Pain Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; 29Integrated Pain Associates, Killeen, TX, USA; 30Absolute Pain Management, Rockville, MD, USA; 31Delaware Valley Pain and Spine Institute, Trevose, PA, USA; 32School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; 33Samwell Institute of Pain Management, Colonia, Livingston, and Englewood, NJ, USA; 34National Spine and Pain Centers, Atlantic Beach, FL, USA; 35Metropain, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; 36Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, International Neuromodulation Society, Boca Raton, FL, USA; 37Evidence-Based Pain Management Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USACorrespondence: Timothy Ray Deer, The Spine and Nerve Center of the Virginias, 400 Court Street, Charleston, WV, 25304, USA, Tel +1 304 347 6141, Email doctdeer@aol.comIntroduction: Neuromodulation has been a staple of treatment for moderate-to-severe chronic refractory pain since the introduction of the first spinal cord stimulator by Norman Shealy in 1967. …”
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The Confluence of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy and Tumor Immunology by Steven Eric Finkelstein, Robert Timmerman, William H. McBride, Dörthe Schaue, Sarah E. Hoffe, Constantine A. Mantz, George D. Wilson

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Distribution of Phenol Derivatives by River Waters to the Marine Environment (Gulf of Gdansk, Baltic Sea) by Nehring Iga, Staniszewska Marta, Bodziach Karina

“…Final assays were performed using high-performance liquid chromatography with a fluorescence detector (HPLC-FL). The highest concentrations of phenol derivatives were found in summer, most likely due to higher consumption of products containing phenol derivatives. …”
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A Review of Healthcare Challenges in the UK and the US: Medical Errors, Aging, Private Healthcare and Governance by John S. Bolwell

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MANAGING SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS: A FUZZY-FAILURE MODE AND EVALUATION APPROACH FOR RANKING THREATS by AYODELE OLUWASEGUN OLUWOLE, BABATUNDE OMONIYI ODEDAIRO, VICTOR OLUWASINA OLADOKUN

“…In this study, the aim is to identify, and rank, SC threats in a developing country using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) with Fuzzy Logic (FL). FMEA parameters were derived for 44 supply chain threats (SCT1 – SCT44) and their Risk Priority Number (RPN) determined. …”
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Acute Hypoxic and Refractory Respiratory Failure Induced by an Underlying PFO: An Unusual Case of Platypnea Orthodeoxia and Transient Complication after Transcatheter Closure by Carlos Salazar, Romeo A. Majano

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Histone Deacetylases Inhibitors in the Treatment of Retinal Degenerative Diseases: Overview and Perspectives by Hua Zhang, Xufeng Dai, Yan Qi, Ying He, Wei Du, Ji-jing Pang

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Suicide risks associated with pregnancy outcomes: a national cross-sectional survey of American females 41–45 years of age by David C. Reardon

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A hybrid Genetic Algorithm and Fuzzy Logic approach to ergonomic design of workstations in metal casting operations by Intan Berlianty, Irwan Soejanto, Indun Titisariwati, Favian Ersanta Andhika Putra, Wahyu Tri Utami, Mohamad Kamil Insani

“…Hazardous working conditions, including high temperatures, exposure to gases, and repetitive motions, increase the risk of injuries and fatigue. 1 This study proposes a novel hybrid approach that integrates Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Fuzzy Logic (FL) to optimize workstation ergonomics. The system utilizes real-time data from sensors to evaluate ergonomic factors such as worker posture, fatigue levels, and environmental conditions. …”
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BMP-Recommended Water and Phosphorus Inputs for Tomato and Watermelon Can Reduce Environmental Losses of Phosphorus and Save Water by Sanjay Shukla, Gregory S. Hendricks, Thomas A. Obreza, Willie G. Harris

“… A BMP study was conducted at the research farm of the UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in Immokalee, FL. The study evaluated two production systems made up of two levels of water and fertilizer inputs for tomato and watermelon production with seepage irrigation. …”
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Artificial Intelligence: An Untapped Opportunity for Equity and Access in STEM Education by Shalece Kohnke, Tiffanie Zaugg

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Mottled Water Hyacinth Weevil Neochetina eichhorniae Warner (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Eutychus Kariuki, Carey Minteer

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ADD C FOR CONTEXT: WHAT CAN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS FROM THE HUMANITIES CONTRIBUTE TORESEARCH IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION? by Dror Abend-David, James Kusch

“…In many cases, language departments rely upon instructors who are trained in disciplines in the humanities to teach FL and SLA courses. We look at previous research in FSLA, as well as CLT and TBLT, to discuss motivation and contextualisation as key factors that determine L2 achievement and attainment. …”
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Effect of Recombinant Human Epidermal Growth Factor Associated with Conventional Drug Therapy on the Dry Eye Symptom Score in Patients with Dry Eyes after Cataract Surgery: A Syste... by Changce Sun, Xiaojun Zhang

“…The fluorescein staining (FL) score of the research group after treatment was lower, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). …”
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A Comprehensive Review of the Development and Therapeutic Use of Antivirals in Flavivirus Infection by Aarti Tripathi, Shailendra Chauhan, Renu Khasa

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Trends in Extreme Precipitation Indices in Iran: 1951–2007 by Robert C. Balling, Mohammad Sadegh Keikhosravi Kiany, Shouraseni Sen Roy, Javad Khoshhal

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BMP-Recommended Water and Phosphorus Inputs for Tomato and Watermelon Can Reduce Environmental Losses of Phosphorus and Save Water by Sanjay Shukla, Gregory S. Hendricks, Thomas A. Obreza, Willie G. Harris

“… A BMP study was conducted at the research farm of the UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in Immokalee, FL. The study evaluated two production systems made up of two levels of water and fertilizer inputs for tomato and watermelon production with seepage irrigation. …”
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Herb-Induced Liver Injury by Cimicifuga racemosa and Thuja occidentalis Herbal Medications for Fertility by Rohan Patel, Fareeha Alavi, Susel Ortega, Ajsza Matela

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Mottled Water Hyacinth Weevil Neochetina eichhorniae Warner (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Eutychus Kariuki, Carey Minteer

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