Medication use and symptomology in North American women with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome by Angela Pochakom, Gillian MacNevin, Robyn F. Madden, Amy C. Moss, Julia M. Martin, Sophie Lalonde-Bester, Jill A. Parnell, Eleanor Stein, Jane Shearer

“…Despite the profound physical and mental burden experienced by those living with ME/CFS, patients often face a trial-and-error process in finding medications that offer some relief.MethodThe current study surveyed 135 North American women diagnosed with ME/CFS to characterize medication use in relation to disease features, symptomology, and function. …”
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ANALYSIS OF INTERACTION OF A CANTILEVER KNIFE BLADE WITH SOIL by V. A. Nikolaev

“…The cantilever knife is divided into the elements: the edge of the blade, the upper face of the blade, the surface of the cantilever knife, a lower plane. …”
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Les quais nos 1, 12 et 13 du port romain de Saint-Lupien à Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) by Xavier Favreau, Nicolas Ménez

“…AD, the gradual backfilling of the base of the riverbank slope marks the definitive abandonment of the docks in their monumental form, in the face of the worsening hydrological crisis. This form would eventually be replaced by the installation of a gently sloped slipway established overtop of these destroyed structures.…”
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Endoscopic thermal injuries should not be ignored, especially in developing countries by Yangzhou Huang, Daobin Zhu, Hong Zhao

“…Even more disturbing is the prospect of an optic cable falling on a patient's face leading to disfigurement. In addition, the heat generated may cause thermal injuries to nerves. …”
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Project quality, regulation quality by Elena Mussinelli

“…If we apply to the standard the historical notion of “quality as fitness for intended use” (Juran, 1951), or to the more recent notion of «the set of properties and characteristics of a product or service that provide the capacity to satisfy expressed or implicit needs» (UNI EN ISO 8402:1995), it clearly appears that the challenge to be faced concerns not so much or only regulatory and administrative simplification, or the replacement of redundant, obsolete or unjustified regulations, but precisely the “quality of regulation”. …”
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FAIRYTALE MOTIVE OF BERLIN TEXT IN NOVEL “SEVENTEEN MOMENTS OF SPRING” BY Yu. SEMENOV by Daryna O. Holub

“…However, despite the large number of scholarly works on the topic of urban text, texts from a different perspective, namely the texts of a military city in the 30s and 40s having its difficult time when cultural monuments were erased from the face of the earth and old traditions remained to live among ruins and maimed destinies, remained unexamined. …”
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Prolonged ECMO Management (124 Days) in a Severe COVID-19 Patient Complicated by Acute Myocardial Infarction and Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report by Li K, Pan X, Liu T, Zhang D, Jiang S, Fang X

“…Nevertheless, the patient remained on ECMO for 124 days without oxygenator replacement or significant bleeding events. This case underscores the successful long-term use of V–V ECMO in the face of COVID-19, myocardial infarction, and thrombocytopenia, emphasizing the value of multidisciplinary teamwork and individualized treatment strategies.Keywords: infection, severe pneumonia, coronavirus disease 2019, respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, critical care, nursing, case report…”
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Experimental study on supercritical CO2 huff-n-puff process for mid-deep heavy oil reservoirs by Silangluojia , ZHOU Xiang, SUN Xinge, ZHAO Yulong, ZHANG Liehui, WU Yang, PU Hongbin, JIANG Qi

“…The mid-deep heavy oil reservoirs in the study area face critical challenges including strong formation water sensitivity and difficulties in large-scale waterflooding development, necessitating a shift from current water injection strategies. …”
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Never forget the adrenal glands: a case report on ibrutinib and the endocrine system by Megan Li Yuen Yeoh, Mahmoud Abouibrahim, Maya Venu

“…In the emergency department, he had puffy face with swollen hands and bradycardia; bloods showed normal potassium but low sodium and sugars. …”
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Noteworthy trends in maladaptive coping strategies and hindrances to help-seeking behaviour among adolescents living in Malaysia's People's Housing Project (PPR) during the COVID-1... by Siti Nur Farhana Harun, Noorlaile Jasman, Feisul Mustapha, Norrafizah Jaafar, Siti Nadiah Busyra Mat Nadzir, Zanariah Zaini, Manimaran Krishnan, Ponnusamy Subramaniam

“…Adolescents residing in PPR communities are among the most vulnerable groups of young people in urban areas, given their pre-existing conditions of vulnerability, face even greater challenges due to the pandemic. …”
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Mammography in 2022, from Computer-Aided Detection to Artificial Intelligence Applications by Filippo Pesapane, Chiara Trentin, Marta Montesano, Federica Ferrari, Luca Nicosia, Anna Rotili, Silvia Penco, Mariagiorgia Farina, Irene Marinucci, Francesca Abbate, Lorenza Meneghetti, Anna Bozzini, Antuono Latronico, Alessandro Liguori, Giuseppe Carrafiello, Enrico Cassano

“…However, to assess the real role of AI in clinical practice compelling evidence from accurate perspective studies in large cohorts is needed. Breast imaging must face with the exponential growth in imaging requests (and consequently higher costs) and a predicted reduced number of trained radiologists to read imaging and provide reports. …”
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Are cities navigating towards low carbon? A comparative view of China and globe by Hongyu Zhang, Shiyong Qiu, Jiaying Lin, Bo Li, Chen Liang, Yuan Wang, Zefeng Qi, Hongqiang Jiang, Dong Cao, Daizong Liu

“…While industrial cities face challenges in achieving low-carbon production and consumption, which need enhancing production efficiency, seeking non-fossil fuel replacement, and promoting circular economy in industries. …”
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Standard versus Miniature Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in the Treatment of Renal Stone sized between 1-2 cm: A Prospective Interventional Study by Vilas Sabale, Harsh Bagla, Shashikant Asabe, Vikram Satav, Deepak Mane, Abhirudra Mulay

“…While Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) has replaced open surgery for kidney stones, it poses risks such as bleeding and renal damage. …”
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Patient experiences of waiting for orthopaedic care and priorities for ‘waiting well’: a qualitative study in a London NHS trust by Jodie Chan, Sharon Poon, Anna Lawrence-Jones, Fiona O’Driscoll, Carol Waugh, Abiola Awojobi-Johnson, Leila Shepherd, Kate Grailey

“…Initial analysis at a London National Health Service (NHS) Trust showed that patients living in the most deprived areas were more likely to face longer waiting times for joint replacement surgery. …”
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Assessing Preparedness for Self-Management of Oral Anticoagulation in Adults With the PERSONAE Scale: Protocol for a Development and Validation Study by Rosario Caruso, Gianluca Conte, Serenella Castelvecchio, Irene Baroni, Giulia Paglione, Giada De Angeli, Malgorzata Pasek, Arianna Magon

“… BackgroundOptimal anticoagulation using vitamin K antagonists prevents strokes associated with atrial fibrillation and heart valve replacements. Preparedness for self-monitoring and self-management could improve outcomes, but this remains a challenge. …”
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Exploring Older Adults’ Perspectives and Acceptance of AI-Driven Health Technologies: Qualitative Study by Arkers Kwan Ching Wong, Jessica Hiu Toon Lee, Yue Zhao, Qi Lu, Shulan Yang, Vivian Chi Ching Hui

“…This study aimed to investigate perspectives on and acceptability of the use of AI-led health technologies among older adults and the potential challenges that they face in adopting them. The findings from this inquiry could inform the designing of more acceptable and user-friendly AI-based health technologies. …”
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Mutations close to a hub residue affect the distant active site of a GH1 β-glucosidase. by Valquiria P Souza, Cecília M Ikegami, Guilherme M Arantes, Sandro R Marana

“…Mutations placed on the opposite side of the same α-helix did not show these effects. Consistently, replacement of V336, which side-chain protrudes from a β-strand face towards F251, inactivated Sfβgly. …”
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Simplicial homeomorphs and trace-bounded hypergraphs by Jason Long, Bhargav Narayanan, Corrine Yap

“…Note that each face of dimension $k$ is determined by $k+1$ vertices, so the trivial upper bound for the number of faces is $\binom n{k+1}$, and therefore this result is saying that the trivial upper bound can be beaten by a power of $n$. …”
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AI-powered literature search: some observations and concerns by Farooq Azam Rathore, Fareeha Farooq

“…This issue of infiltration of citation databases have been highlighted earlier by experts.5,6 We have concerns that if this goes unchecked during an AI -powered literature search it will potentially pollute the academic journals by low quality citations from the predatory journals and thus undermining research integrity Inaccessible citations and sources Another issue that we have commonly faced is that some recommended sources and articles are often inaccessible – either due to broken links or non-existent articles. …”
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Research on Model Reconstruction Methods for Partial Point Cloud Information Loss by Zhengping CHANG, Guoshuai YUAN, Jiuhua LI, Yang ZHAO, Zhongqi WANG

“…However, large-sized and structurally complex parts face challenges such as blocks, which result in incomplete point cloud information. …”
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