A rare case of Ewing's sarcoma in a 4-year-old child treated by tumor endoprosthetics using 3D printing by Vladimir Stavrev, Luben Stokov, Petko Ganev, Georgi Georgiev

“…For reinsertion of the muscle groups to the endoprosthesis, we used a LARS textile tube that was attached to the femoral and tibial components of the endoprosthesis. A vascular surgeon also participated in the team. The patellar ligament was reinserted to the tibial component, and myoplasty was additionally performed with the medial head of the m. gastrocnemius. …”
Get full text

Effect of probiotic-fermented milk containing Lactiplantibacillus pentoses strain HBUAS 53657 on serum glutathione peroxidase activity and pancreatic histopathology in hyperglycemi... by Rita Yaswir, Eti Yerizel, Netti Suharti, Cimi Ilmiawati

“…Results: PFM administration at all doses significantly increased serum GPx activity (p = 0.002), with an optimal dose of 1 × 10⁹ CFU/day (P2). PFM also increased the Langerhans islet area (p = 0.001) and reduced islet damage scores (p < 0.001) in a dose-dependent manner. …”
Get full text

Feasibility and Reliability of a Novel Game-Based Test of Neurological Function in Youth: The Equilibrium Test Battery by Heather A Shepherd, Cody R van Rassel, Amanda M Black, Robert F Graham, Keith Owen Yeates, Carolyn A Emery, Kathryn J Schneider

“…Reliability across multiple baseline assessments was also analyzed using intraclass correlations for the second to sixth and seventh to eleventh obtained scores…”
Get full text

Background and Foreground: Connections and Distinctions When Health Professions Faculty Teach Both Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Quality Improvement—A Case Study by Katherine Stevenson, Johan Thor, Marcel D’Eon, Linda A Headrick, Boel Andersson Gäre

“…CONCLUSIONS The MU case elucidates the potential synergies that occur when faculty address quality improvement and interprofessional collaborative practice competencies with an integrated approach that leverages connections, while also respecting distinctions. For health professions education programs looking to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their curricular approach to these fields, it may be fruitful to consider ICP as background and QI as foreground, remembering that without each other, ICP risks losing meaning and QI risks losing impact.…”
Get full text

Huerto urbano Adelfas (Madrid, 24 de enero de 2021) by Claudia Antón Biezma

“…Gardens change the geography of cities and make good use of empty slots, and they are also small green lungs against pollution. …”
Get full text

Application of morphological criteria for definition of management approach for child with ulcerative colitis by E. N. Fedulova, P. P. Potekhin, O. V. Shumilova, N. Yu. Shirokova, O. V. Fedorova, O. A. Tutina, G. V. Medyantseva, A. R. Bogomolov

“…To show importance of interpreting of morphological data not only for statement of diagnosis and evaluation of activity of inflammatory process, but also for revealing morphological changes testifying aggressive course of disease, and to demonstrate efficacy of anticytokine therapy in achievement of histological remission.Features of the case. …”
Get full text

Global progress, challenges and strategies in eliminating public threat of viral hepatitis by Sihui Zhang, Fuqiang Cui

“…While improving the coverage of vaccine use, drugs for treating hepatitis B are not only becoming more effective, but also decreasing in price. The objective of this article was to explore the urgent issues that need to be addressed in global viral hepatitis with the increasing availability of vaccines and antiviral drugs. …”
Get full text

Acute Effects of Dry Needling on Myofascial Trigger Points in the Triceps Surae of Ballet Dancers: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Jennifer A Janowski, Deanna M L Phelan-Smith, Maria N Kroat Brady, Kelsey L Michels, Alexandra H Timm, Nicole M Boucher, Kedron D Casteen, David Village, Mark D Sleeper

“…The dancers had three pre-determined standard point (SP) measurement spots that were used as a baseline for surface temperature comparisons. The dancers were also palpated for trigger point (TP) spots. Both SP and TP spots were marked for future measurements. …”
Get full text

Quick Response Code Technology-based Contact Tracing Solutions to Mitigate Epidemic Outbreaks: A Review by Agburu O. Adikpe, Ezekiel E. Agbon, Abdulkadir M. Giwa, Habib T. Adeyemo, Moses A. Adegoke, Franklin C. Njoku

“…Quick response (QR) codes can be considered a lightweight technology as they provide environmentally friendly solutions with flexible applications across industries. They also enable contactless interactions and transactions, which is essential for the health and safety of users in the event of an epidemic. …”
Get full text

Effect of Scapular Retraction on Lower Trapezius, Infraspinatus, and Deltoid Muscle Electromyographic Activity During the Side-Lying Abduction Exercise by Masaaki Tsuruike, Todd S. Ellenbecker

“…All the subjects performed isometric resistance exercises in four arm positions: 0° horizontal abduction from the coronal plane (NEUT) with protraction (NEUT-PRO), 15° horizontal adduction from the coronal plane (HADD) with protraction (HADD-PRO), and NEUT with retraction (NEUT-RET), and HADD-RET in a side-lying isometric abduction exercise with two external loads: a 9.1 kg dumbbell and 40% of the manual muscle test (MMT). The subjects also performed two more isometric resistance exercises: supine protraction and side-lying external rotation (ER) of the glenohumeral (GH) joint in GH adduction at 90° of GH ER or with as much ER as possible. …”
Get full text

Study on the Impact of Climate Warming on Mariculture in China by GAO Jia, YANG Huaiyu

“…The results show that: (1) Although there are inter-annual fluctuations and regional differencesin temperature changes among provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) there is an upward trend on the whole, confirming the macro background of global warming. (2) The overall output of mariculture in China is generally on the rise, especially in Liaoning, Shandong, Fujian, Guangdong and other provinces, which have become the core regions of mariculture in China. (3) Through in-depth analysis of the correlation between the temperature and the mariculture yield, it is found that there is a significant negative relationship between the two, that is, every 1% increase in temperature will lead to a decrease of about 2.65% in the mariculture yield. Further research also reveals that in different marine industrial economic circles, the impact of climate warming on mariculture output is significantly different, which has a certain promoting effect in the Yangtze River Delta economic circle, while it has an obvious inhibitory effect in the Bohai Rim economic circle and the Pearl River Delta economic circle. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of osseointegration of dental implant with and without primary stability: An experimental study on sheep by Diyar M. Kheder, Ahmed A. Hayder

“…Radiologically, Cone Beam Tomography (CBCT) was taken using ImageJ software for measuring density in both groups. Histologically also ImageJ software used for measuring thread width, the distance between threads and amount of cortical bone at bone-implant contact. …”
Get full text

Study of COVID-19 cases with real data analysis by Wedad Albalawi, Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar, Nadir Omer, Adnan Aslam, Takasar Hussain, Muhammad Ozair, Shahid Hussain, Nida Hameed

“…Statistical method, based on the development of Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) models, has also been applied on the available data. After testing different ARIMA models, the best fitted ones are identified.…”
Get full text

Characteristics of PM and PAHs Emitted from Oil-fired Process by Ming Wei Chang, Minh Man Trinh, Chian Kou Lien, Moo Been Chang

“…Moreover, the emission characteristics of these pollutants were also evaluated at two loadings, i.e., low (30%) and high (80%) capacities. …”
Get full text

Development of mobile augmented reality-based geometry learning games to facilitate spatial reasoning by Arif Sapta Mandala, Lathiful Anwar, Cholis Sa'dijah, Hutkemri Zulnaidi

“…Students' spatial reasoning skills were also enhanced to compare the differences in the pre-test and post-test using Wilcoxon (Z = –3.578, p = 0.000 < 0.05). …”
Get full text

Filterable PM2.5, Metallic Elements, and Organic Carbon Emissions from the Exhausts of Diesel Vehicles by Yuan-Chung Lin, Ya-Ching Li, Kassian T. T. Amesho, Feng-Chih Chou, Pei-Cheng Cheng

“…Of the metallic elements, Ca exhibited the highest emission factor (EF), between 45.3 and 259 µg L-fuel−1 (with an average of 132 µg L-fuel−1), whereas Zn and Cr displayed the lowest ones, averaging 13.1 µg L-fuel−1 and 1.91 µg L-fuel−1, respectively. We also investigated the relationship between the concentrations and the EFs of the metallic elements in the exhaust, and the ambient PM2.5 composition. …”
Get full text

CTSG is a prognostic marker involved in immune infiltration and inhibits tumor progression though the MAPK signaling pathway in non-small cell lung cancer by Qian Dai, Xufeng Yao, Yanke Zhang, Qian Chai, Xueyi Feng, Hongbin Zhu, Lei Zhao

“…Conclusion CTSG inhibits NSCLC development by suppressing the MAPK signaling pathway and is also associated with tumor immunity.…”
Get full text

The impact of the physicochemical properties of calcium phosphate ceramics on biocompatibility and osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells by Yuliia Skliarenko, Volodymyr V. Kolomiiets, Volodymyr V. Balatskyi, Yuliia Galuza, Oksana S. Koryak, Larysa L. Macewicz, Tetiana P. Ruban, Sergey A. Firstov, Nataliia. V. Ulianchych, Oksana O. Piven

“…Results We demonstrate a reduction in solubility for all analyzed composite after the treatment with H2O and H2O2, accompanied by an enhancement in adsorption activity. This modification also resulted in an increase in micro- and macroporosity, along with a rise in the open porosity. …”
Get full text

Cost Analysis of Running Web Application in Cloud Monolith, Microservice and Serverless Architecture by Muhammad Uzair Nadeem, Syed Muhammad Khaliq-ur-Rahman Raazi, Bilal Mehboob, Syed Mubashir Ali, Saqlain Raza

“…The findings highlight the superior performance of Lambda, but also emphasize the importance of considering costs and specific workload requirements when selecting an architecture. …”
Get full text

The relationship between involutional ectropion and inflammatory disorders of the eyelids and ocular surface: insights from a large-scale national study by Ahmad Mansour, Tomer Kerman, Nir Amitai, Eran Zunz, Soltan Khalaila, Itai Hazan, Erez Tsumi

“…Systemic diseases such as hypertension (OR 1.46), dyslipidemia (OR 1.45), and autoimmune rheumatic diseases (OR 1.43) were also associated with involutional ectropion. This study found that localized chronic inflammatory conditions affecting the periocular tissues and ocular surface are significantly associated with the development of involutional ectropion.…”
Get full text